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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FY2022 BUDGET - DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL ...
Highlights of the DeKalb County
School District’s FY2022 Budget
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FY2022 BUDGET - DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL ...
Highlights of the DeKalb County School District’s FY2022 Budget as of 8/9/2021                                                                   Highlights of the DeKalb County School District’s FY2022 Budget as of 8/9/2021

    DeKalb County School District (DCSD) proposes a $2.02 billion
    budget for all funds including the General Fund (operating                      FY2022 General Fund Key Investments:
    budget) of $1.196 billion. The General Fund budget provides in
    excess of $836 million (70%) directly to schools with enrollment               2 $10 million directly to schools for additional instructional

                                                                                                                                                         VISION FOR THE
    forecasted at above 97,000 students.                                             staff and resource needs (above earned funding)

    High quality instructional programs include:                                   2 $32 million for Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors
    School Choice, Gifted, International Baccalaureate, Montessori,
    STEAM and STEM, World Languages, and Arts and Music
    programs, Athletic and Mentoring programs.
                                                                                   2 $27 million in funding for Paraprofessionals, $2.9 million
                                                                                     for Interpreters
                                                                                                                                                         DCSD GRADUATE                                                                                                                                             G Globally Competitive

                                                                                                                                                                                                     The North Star                                                                                                I   Innovators
                                                                                   2 $27 million for Custodians, $4 million for HVAC/Mechanic/           The vision of the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is to inspire our community of learners                                                              Focused &
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   F Financially Literate
    Central office supports for schools include:                                     Technicians, $1.6 million for Electricians, $1.6 million for         to achieve educational excellence. The essence of who we are and what we do is to ensure
    Maintenance, Transportation, Hospital Homebound, Fernbank                        Painters                                                                      student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning.                                                                     T Thinkers
                                                                                                                                                            We are committed to our scholars and removing barriers that disrupt their pathway to
    Science Center, International Student Welcome Center, Special                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  E Effective
                                                                                   2 $2.4 million for virtual learning FLEX Academy                         their preferred future. We are one District, and we want to ensure all students succeed                                                                  Communicators
    Education, Psychological Services, Career Tech, Community                                                                                                                               with equity and access.                                                                                                D Determined
    and Family Engagement budgets. The General Fund proposes                       2 $7.7 million for Counselors, $4.8 million for Social Workers,                                                                                                                                                                 0Dual Enrollment
    to use $16.5 million of the FY2022 beginning fund balance to                     $9.5 million for Nurses
    support activities and maintain no less than Board’s targeted                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Family Impact Hub
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0CTAE              Counseling Services

    balance of $100 million. The projected ending fund balance is
                                                                                   2 $4.7 million for School Resource Officers, $6 million for                                        DCSD Empowering Opportunities
                                                                                     Campus Supervisors                                                                               DCSD offers world class programs from which scholars are                                            My Brother's Keeper
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           My Sister’s Keeper
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0Advanced Placement             School Health Services
    $102.9 million for June 30, 2022.                                                                                                                                                 able to choose to prepare them for the jobs of the future.
                                                                                   2 $14 million for the Improvement of Instruction and                                               The programs range from *ELC/Pre-K, Theme Schools, Montessori,
                                                                                                                                                                                      Dual Language Immersion, and *STEM/STEAM at the elementary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              International            0International
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Welcome Center                                          Student Advisement
                                                                                     Professional Development for staff                                                                                                                                                                                                Baccalaureate
    Salary Improvements for all eligible employees in FY2022                                                                                                                          level, to *International Baccalaureate, CTAE, Advanced Placement
                                                                                                                                                                                      and Dual Enrollment at secondary level.
    2$11.6 million for district-wide employee compensation raises
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3DE Junior
                                                                                   2 $1.6 million to support Athletic Programs                                                                                                                                                                                      0Theme Schools                   Exceptional Education

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Achievement

     (Full Step increase)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Support Services                0STEM/STEAM                     Arts and Athletics
                                                                                                                                                                                      Eliminating Barriers to Success
    2Bonuses – Retention bonuses for all eligible employees                                                                                                                           DCSD provides a continuum of wrap-around supports and strategies                                                              0Dual Language                       English Learner
     (6% in FY22, 4% in FY23, and 3% in FY24)                                                                                                                                         to assist students on their journey to graduation. DCSD utilizes the                        Social Work Services                  Immersion                        Services
                                                                                                                                                                                      multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), counseling and advisement,
    2Elimination of all calendar reduction days for all employees                                                                                                                     health services, parent and family engagement, nutrition, social work,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Psychological Services
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            0Pre-K                         Enrollment/Registration
                                                                                                                                                                                      psychological support, and services to address social/emotional
     in FY22, FY23, and FY24
                                                                                                                                                                                      wellness.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0Early Learning Center
                                                                                                                                                                          *ELC (English Learner Center) | *STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
                                                                                                                                                            *STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) | *CTAE (Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Pre-K to
                                                                                                                                                                    *STEM/STEAM and International Baccalaureate available at elementary, middle and high school.                                                           Grade 12

                        $2.02 B                                        97’000                                      $1.6 M                                            Vision for the DCSD Graduate: V8.18.2021, to download the most updated version please visit:                                                       Pathway to Excellence

                                                                                                                                                                                                   https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org

                        proposed budget                                Student enrollment                          To support Athletic
                        for all funds                                  forecast                                    Programs

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FY2022 BUDGET - DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL ...
Highlights of the DeKalb County School District’s FY2022 Budget as of 8/9/2021                                                                    Highlights of the DeKalb County School District’s FY2022 Budget as of 8/9/2021

    Curriculum and Instruction:                                           FY2022 will also include significant funding from
    2Hire Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) specialists               the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and
     (CARES/ESSER funds)                                                  American Recovery Plan Act funds (CARES/ESSER) II & III _ $452M
                                                                          available through September 30, 2024.
                                                                                                                                                                                              DCSD Theory of Action
    2Increase Professional Learning e.g. MOSIAC Professional
     Development Institute to address Instructional planning, reading,    To address the District’s needs including additional steps to safely
     academic discourse, vocabulary, literacy                             reopen schools, strategies to meet students’ social, emotional, mental
    2Expand early learning centers (3 and 4 year-old)                     health, and academic needs; offer crucial summer, afterschool, and
    2Purchase instructional resources for multilingual learners           other extended learning and enrichment programs; support early
                                                                          childhood education; invest in staff capacity; avoid devastating layoffs,
    2Provide support to administrators/learning in various environments
                                                                          and ensure that all students have access to teachers, counselors, and
                                                                                                                                                           Central Office         So that        Regional               So that                               So that        Educators
    2Build college and career pathways                                    other school personnel to support their needs as a result from the                                                                                          Principals                              and staff
                                                                                                                                                              Leaders                        Superintendents
    2Monitor special education progress                                   pandemic and the ongoing recession.                                                                                                                       can support the                       can support the
                                                                                                                                                            must provide                    can spend their time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   development and                      development, growth
    Equity and Student Empowerment                                        More than 20% will be allocated to address learning loss, as well as             support to the                   on the development
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  growth of educators                   and improvement of
                                                                          facility needs, including upgrades, renovations, capital                      schools and Regional                   and growth of
    2Increase staff, Nurses, Mental Health, including counselors                                                                                                                                                                       and staff                         students and their
                                                                          improvements, continued sanitation and supplies including                       Superintendents                        Principals
     and services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            outcomes
                                                                          Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
    2Address social emotional learning needs
    2Provide foundation Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
    2Provide extended services to schools/regions by utilizing tiered                                                                                 2Ensure schools have adequate budget resources to support             2Target resources to support social and emotional needs
     approach for wrap-around services                                        Key CARES II & III investments:                                          student achievement (i.e., staffing, discretionary funds               (general and supplemental funding (i.e., CARES I, II, & III)
    2Extend wraparound services delivery model
    2Develop models and tools for counselors                                  2Class-size reduction                                                   2Ensure equity and internal control structures for
    2Create data dashboard management of the COVID-19 reporting               2Extended School Day (before and after school)                           accountabilitty

    2Identify and implement well-being strategies to support for staff        2Extended School Year (adding days to the calendar)
                                                                              2High Frequency Tutoring
    Facilities and Operations:                                                2Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) for schools                                                  REVENUE FY2022
    2Improve transportation systems to prioritize on-time delivery            2Recruiting Highly Qualified Staff                                                                  Revenue sources for FY2022: DCSD will receive $494 million in state funding and property tax digest is
    2Address work orders to ensure clean environments                         2Summer Programming                                                                                 expected to grow with a valorem taxes, real estate taxes, and intangible taxes anticipated at $685 million
    2Conduct facilities assessments                                           2Virtual Learning (credit recovery, tutoring, remediation, etc.)                                    in FY2022. The proposed budget does not recommend an increase in the property tax millage.

    2Increase quality of meals services for students                                                                                                                              The rate will remain at 23.08 mills. The General Fund proposes to use $17 million of the FY2022
    2Assess athletic programmatic needs                                                                                                                                           beginning fund balance to support activities and maintain no less than Board’s targeted balance
    2Implement financial controls and oversight                                                                                                                                   of $120 million.
    2Manage construction oversight to ensure efficiencies

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FY2022 BUDGET - DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL ...
Highlights of the DeKalb County School District’s FY2022 Budget as of 8/9/2021

             Continuous Improvement (Accountability)                      Equity & Student Empowerment
             $4.6 million invested in skilled professionals to provide    $23 million invested in realignment of staff and
             data analytics and support systems to identify and           added key positions to address district needs to
             address chronic low performance and underlying               strengthen social emotional and wellness and
             contributing factors.                                        provide a continuum of wrap-around supports, as
                                                                          well as manage school supports such as Counselors,
             Community Empowerment, Innovation & Partnerships             Nurses, Psychologists and Social Worker programs
             $6 million invested in a new structure re-aligning and       and interventions.
             adding staff and resources to create a community
             framework to deepen school support for families,             Information Technology
             empower parents, build community partnerships,               $23 million invested to realign and add key positions
             overseer charter schools and manage grant funding.           and resources to address district-wide learning and
                                                                          teaching environments (including hybrid/virtual)
             Curriculum and Instruction                                   through technology and information resources, ERP
             $76 million invested in staff and resources to advance       support and business continuity.
             the school learning environments by addressing
             academic subgroups, promoting student equity,                Facilities and Operations
             creating engaging instruction and support, and               $130 million invested in district-wide facility
             managing programs such as Pre-K, Early Learning              maintenance and supplies and responsiveness,
             Centers, Special Education, ESOL, etc.                       building cleanliness, personal protection equipment,
                                                                          meal coverage, fleet maintenance, air integrity (HVAC),
             Finance                                                      route integrity/optimization - Student Transportation,
             $8.9 million invested in staff resources, training, and      capital outlay (Non-SPLOST), development of
             financial systems, including ERP, to deliver accurate        operational efficiencies as well as athletic programs.
             financial information and reports, address audit
             deficiencies, implement support for schools and
             internal control structures.

             Human Resources
             $8.8 million invested to reorganize, realign and hire
             skilled professionals to improve district-wide recruitment   Key Central Office
                                                                            Investments
             and retention, strengthen employee benefits and
             compensation, provide training and professional
             development and accountability systems, as well as
             manage district-wide programs (i.e. Supplements and
             Substitute programs).

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FY2022 BUDGET - DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL ...
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mrs. Vickie B. Turner, District 5 (Board Chair)
Mr. Diijon DaCosta, District 6 (Vice Chair)
Mrs. Anna Hill, District 1
Mr. Marshall D. Orson, District 2
Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce, District 3
Ms. Allyson Gevertz, District 4
Dr. Joyce Morley, District 7

DISTRICT LEADERSHIP
Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris
Superintendent

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