Supplemental budget request time is right around the corner, and the State Board of Education claims that it needs an additional $385.7 million, a five percent increase over this year’s budget.
Big ticket items include:
? $40 million for More at Four
? $38 million for mentors
? $20 million for child nutrition
? $60 million to equip middle school classrooms with gadgets
? $40 million for children with disabilities
? $86 million for the Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Fund
Fun Facts: In addition to more money for literacy coaches, the State Board of Education will request $2.3 million for data coaches. Data coaches are individuals that will “help school systems to use test data to improve student performance.”
