Mansfield Summit Allocation Case Study
Mansfield Summit is a Title 1 campus that serves the students of south Arlington, Texas. The campus is one of eight high school campus in the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD). According to the U.S News 2014-2015 ranking criteria, Summit is ranked 185 within Texas and has earned a silver medal – a recognition only awarded to the top 10 percent of all schools analyzed. Under the State Board of Education accountability ratings, Mansfield Summit has met standards. Mansfield Summit’s budget allocation procedures follow specific campus guidelines, follows the federal guidelines for Title I spending, and the principal along with campus committees determines campus monies allocation.
In MISD, the district shapes campus budgets based on snapshot data from the previous school year. In her second year as Mansfield Summit’s principal, Dr. Charlotte Ford next works closely with the Campus Leadership Team (CLT) and the Site Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM) in spending of allotments. In MISD, the district controls salaries, however salaries purchased by Title 1 funds can be controlled at the campus level. Once the district assigns campus monies,
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Student assessment data is used to develop the campus improvement plan; comprehensive needs assessment, and the Title 1 budget, according to Dr. Ford. The budget is developed with the philosophy that the end of the fiscal year must use all campus funds. Dr. Ford stated, the campus budget is for instructional programs of the entire campus not just the content areas tested. Supplementary funds are used to purchases tested areas resources. For example, Summit offers after school tutorials for state tested areas. The funding for these resources will come from the supplementary funds. As the budget requires various funds, Mansfield Summit’s campus level fundraising is