Appendix A: Status of Recommendations and Savings
Chapter 1: District Organization and Management
| Rec# |
General
Recommendation |
Implementation
Status |
TSPR's
Projected Five-Year Savings (Costs) |
Actual Savings
(Costs) to Date |
BISD's
Projected Five-Year Savings (Costs) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Establish "self-censorship" guidelines and obtain additional guidance concerning governance issues from a variety of sources. p. 22 | In Progress | ($3,200) | $0 | ($3,200) | The district conducted two retreats for the board in December 2000 and January 2001 to set the superintendent's performance goals. However, additional training and self-evaluation are still needed and are in progress. |
| 2 | Use the District Improvement Plan (DIP) as the designated BISD strategic plan and integrate all other plans into the DIP. p. 33 | In Progress | $0 | $0 | $0 | The objectives in the District Improvement Plan (DIP) will be presented to the board for approval in spring 2002. The DIP focuses on the students' academic improvement. The plan incorporates four broad-based board goals to close achievement gaps in all student groups, create an inclusive and service-oriented environment, develop an effective counseling and career planning program and develop systematic management structures for district operations. All other plans developed for the district are to follow the same format and alignment. |
| 3 | Revise the District Improvement Plan to include all functions of school district operations. p. 37 | In Progress | $0 | $0 | $0 | All functions of the district are to be included in the 2001-02 DIP. |
| 4 | Tie the allocation of resources to the District and Campus Improvement Plans. p. 39 | In Progress | $0 | $0 | $0 | The timeline for planning and approval of the campus and district improvement plans are being changed to allow the district to align resources during the fiscal budget planning cycle. |
| 5 | Reorganize BISD operational functions to fully use all senior management positions. p. 42 | Complete | $271,400 | $65,791 | $263,164 | The reorganization has been implemented with a director of Operations instead of a Human Resources Coordinator. The reorganization resulted in the elimination of a deputy superintendent. BISD is also engaging in management training to improve the way district administration work together. |
| 6 | Create a position of assistant Community Resource coordinator. p. 51 | Complete | ($155,250) | ($28,750) | ($156,150) | BISD hired a communication specialist in September 2000. This newly created position has had a positive effect on the Communications Department and made it more efficient. The position also oversees the Partners in Education volunteer programs, Hand-in-Hand Mentor program, Adopt-a-School, updates and maintains Web sites, assists with the community education program and manages districtwide facility use. |
| Totals: Chapter 1 | $112,950 | $37,041 | $103,814 |