Next week, the State Board of Education will meet to discuss, among other things, their 2009-2011 biennial budget request. Yippee!

Notable proposed expansion items include:

? $317,367 – Three Responsiveness to Instruction positions

? $100,000 – Jiangsu Provincial Dept. of Education Agreement

? $24,750,000 – More at Four (increase slots, dollars/slot)

? $59,823,504 – 21st Century Classrooms

? $29,241,034 – Literacy Coaches (100 more, to 300 total)

If you want to know what a “Responsiveness to Instruction” position is or why an agreement with the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education in China would cost $100,000, your guess is as good as mine. I guess we’ll find out next week.