APPENDIX F
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON COSTS
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Accelerated Schools
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Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate | 25% coach | $13,000-$15,000 | Costs decreased by four days of training | |||||
| Site 1 | $5,000 for teacher training | Materials and personnel paid from the original operating budget | $4,000 for teacher training | Material and personnel paid from the original operating budget | ||||
| Site 2 | $2,000 for staff development | Materials and personnel paid from the original operating budget | $3,000 for staff development; staff development has increased in cost every year for 8 years, | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using America’s Choice
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate for K-8 school of 500 | Design coach; literacy and community outreach coordinators (possibly Title 1) | $650 per class for Reference Exams; $1,000 per literacy coordinator for supplies | Travel costs for staff development; release time for staff (20 days for literacy coordinator, 3 days for design coach, 1.5 days for community coordinator, 5 days for teacher conference) | $65,000 tutoring expenses |
Same as year 1 |
$65,000 for two additional years | |||||
| Developer’s estimate for high school of 1,200 | Design coach; school-to-career and community outreach coordi-nators (possibly Title 1); teacher release time | $650 per class for Reference Exams; $1,000 per literacy coordinator for supplies | Travel costs for staff development | $95,000 | Same as year 1 |
$95,000 for two additional years | |||||
| Site 1 | Design coach and community outreach coordinator (use people already employed by the district) | Staff release time and travel | $65,000 fee to developer (includes all training and technical assistance) | Design coach and community outreach coordinator (use people already employed by the district); added literacy coordinator this past year | Staff release time and travel | $65,000 fee to developer (includes all training and technical assistance) | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using America’s Choice
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Other |
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| Site 2 | On-site coordinator (use current district employee; no additional salary requirements) | School chooses not to purchase available materials | $65,000 fee to developer | On-site coordinator (use current district employee; no additional salary requirements) | School chooses not to purchase available materials | $65,000 fee to developer | ||
| Site 3 | Designated liaison $1,000 |
Does not pay NCEE for materials | $5,000 per year for training | $65,000 all on grant funding | $1,000 a year for liaison | Does not pay NCEE for materials | $5,000 per year for training | $65,000 paid in grants |
Costs for Sample of Sites Using ATLAS Communities
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | Part-time pathway coordinator (for entire pathway) | Workbooks for 70% of staff at $20/copy; supplementary materials | Release time for 30% of staff to attend 3-4 day institute; weekly teacher study group; release time; travel costs and release time for 3-day prin-cipal institute; support for leadership institutes | $50,000 (includes half-time site developer; 9-12 technical support visits; visit from another ATLAS site; materials for training, plan-ning, and evalu-ation; Web site, newsletter, registration for principal institute) | Same as year 1 | Same as year 1 | Same as year 1 | Year 2: $51,700 Year 3: $53,330 (includes same support and materials as first year; increase due to cost-of-living increases) |
| Site 1 3 schools |
$500-1,000 per visit for school staff to attend retreats and visit schools | $60,000 | $500-$1,000 per visit for school staff to attend retreats and visit schools | Years 2-4: $60,000 Year 5: $20,000 (school began to do own professional development) |
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| Site 2 5 schools |
Estimates about $50,000 a year in expenses; most of the money goes for extra time for teachers | $50,000 consistent price for three years | ||||||
| Site 3 5 schools |
$200,000 for materials and joint planning activities | Gradual reduction of funding after first two years | ||||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Audrey Cohen College:
Purpose-Centered Education
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
Materials |
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Other |
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Materials |
Staff |
Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | Staff resource specialist; district liaison |
$7,878 | $36,685 plus release time, travel, lodging, and meals for Audrey Cohen College staff | $7,000 (one time district licensing fee) | Year 2-4 same as year 1 | Year 2: $6,325 Year 3: $4,025 Year 4: Market price |
Year 2: $23,345 Year 3: $22,425 Year 4: $10,000 |
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| Site 1 | $7,000 | $30,000-$40,000 plus release time, travel lodging, and meals for Audrey Cohen College staff | Licensing fee waived for original pilot sites; everything is paid | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Basic Schools Network
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
Materials |
Staff |
Other |
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Materials |
Staff |
Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | $12,000 per year above current operating cost. The figure mostly includes training and staff release time. | Same as year 1 |
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| Site 1 Suburban, approximately 40% free lunch |
$10,000 grant used for staff release time, professional development, and visits to other sites | Similar to year 1 |
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| Site 2 Urban |
Also received start-up grant; four planning meetings/year + other professional development and training | Similar to year 1 |
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| Site 3 Urban |
Inservices, visit four times/year from mentor, conferences, summer institutes | Additional staff release time for planning | Costs similar to year 1, but after a number of years, school staff become mentors rather than having mentors from Basic Schools | Additional staff release time for planning | ||||
| Site 4 | No additional costs associated with becoming a Basic School | No additional costs associated with becoming a Basic School | ||||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Coalition of Essential Schools
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
Materials |
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Other |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | No more than 10% of school budget without approach | Same as year 1 | ||||||
| Site 1 | No additional personnel; small school | $4,000 | $3,000 a year | Small school; 2-3% of the school’s budget |
No additional personnel | $4,000 | $3,000 a year | Small school; 2-3%, of the school’s budget |
| Site 2 | Not affiliated with the Center. Did not spend any additional funds outside the operating budget. | |||||||
| Site 3 | $15,000 a year includes atten-dance at 2 Fall Forums | 10% of the school’s budget | $15,000 a year; a consistent cost | 10% of the school’s budget | ||||
| Site 4 | Additional release time and substitute time required | $9,000 | Option to send 1 or 2 people to fall conference; cost is $2,000 | 10% of the school’s budget | Additional release and substitute time required | $8,000 | $2,000 plus cost of inservice days off for teachers | 10% of the school’s budget |
| Site 5 | Works within existing operat-ing budget | $8,000-$9,000 for books | $2,000 for travel and staff development | Non-traditional program cost for less than 10% | Works within existing operat-ing budget | $8,000-$9,000 for books | $2,000 for travel and staff development | Non-traditional program cost for less than 10% |
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Community for Learning
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | Part-time district coordinator, full-time school facilitator | $30,000 for training and technical assistance; teacher release time (estimated 7.5 days for 25 teachers) | District coordinator; school facilitator | $15,000 and $5,000 in year 2 and year 3 respectively for training and technical assistance | ||||
| Site 1 | School facilitator already em-ployed by the district | Less than $30,000 | School facilitator already em-ployed by the district | Less than $30,000 | ||||
| Site 2 | School facilitator already em-ployed by the district | $20,000 | $30,000 (includes consultant to train teachers) | School facilitator already em-ployed by the district | $15,000 and $5,000 in year 2 and year 3 respectively (includes consultant) | |||
| Site 3 | District facilitator (cost shared among schools in the district) | $30,000; 4 days release time for each teacher | District facilitator (cost shared among schools in the district) | $25,000 and $5,000 in year 2 and 3 respec-tively; 4 days release time for each teacher | ||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Co-NECT
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
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Other |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | $500,000 hardware and software | $7,500 Critical Friends (travel and hotel); teacher release time (75 days); $4,800 trainer (travel and expenses) | $55,000 fee paid to the developer | Hardware and software upgrades, maintenance, services | $6,500-7,500 Critical Friends (travel and hotel); teacher release time (65 days); $3,500 trainer (travel and expenses) | $55,000 paid to the developer | ||
| Site 1 | $600,000 hardware and software | $50,000 fee paid to the developer | $15,000 fee | |||||
| Site 2 | $30,000 part-time facilitator | $2,500 travel, Critical Friends; $480 substitutes (8 days) | $55,000 fee | $30,000 part-time facilitator | $2,500 travel, Critical Friends; $480 substitutes (8 days) | $55,000 fee | ||
| Site 3 | $30,000 part-time facilitator | $5,000 travel, Critical Friends | $55,000 fee | $30,000 part-time facilitator; technology coordinator | $5,000 travel, Critical Friends | $55,000 fee | ||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Core Knowledge
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
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Other |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | $10,000 for classroom and library books, maps, etc.; $25/teacher for Core Knowledge Sequence; $50/teacher materials fee (for all workshops) | $500 schoolwide fee for overview course, $3,375 for other work-shops; $5,000 technical assistance; teacher release time (estimated 5 days for 25 teachers) | $15 membership fee | Additional costs for classroom and library books | $15 membership fee | |||
| Site 1 | $58,000 first 2 years for materials and staff development; $1,500 for additional supplies | $3,500 personnel | $3,500 for materials | $7,500 additional supplies | ||||
| Site 2 | $6,000 | $2,000 for 2 teachers to conference | $6,000 | $2,000 teacher training | ||||
| Site 3 | Exceeded operating budget prior to implementation; paying for materials problematic | $2,000 conference | Paying for materials a continuous problem | $2,000 conference | ||||
| Site 4 | Send teacher to national conference | $65,000 for materials and staff development | Send teachers to national conference | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Different Ways of Knowing
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | Release time or stipend for professional development (7 days for 25 teachers); time for study groups and in-class coaching; additional leadership training; preservice from local college | $35,000 fee; additional costs for curriculum planning time, independent evaluation (if desired), summer school support | Same as year 1 |
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| Site 1 (25 teachers) |
Curriculum modules ($500 per module) | 3 days initial training and 3 days ongoing training | $35,000 (roughly $1,250 per teacher for training) | Same as year 1 |
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| Site 2 | Release time for teachers; cost of substitutes ($80 per day) | $35,000 | Same as year 1 |
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Costs for Sample of Sites Using Different Ways of Knowing
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Site 3 (20 teachers) |
$11,000 (discounted from $16,000 because site hosts meetings for other schools); includes materials—model units and supporting materials, library books, audio and video tapes— plus 6-10 tech-nical assistance site visits | Year 2: $11,000 Year 3: less than $11,000 |
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Costs for Sample of Sites Using Direct Instruction
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
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Other |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students and 25 teachers | Facilitator | $62,500 | $65,000 for training and technical assis-tance; release time (estimated 9.5 days for 25 teachers) | Time to collect and send data to NIDI | $62,500 | Years 2-5: $65,000/year for training and technical assis-tance; release time (estimated 4.5 days for 25 teachers) | Time to collect and send data to NIDI | |
| Site 1 (20 teachers) |
$1,000-$1,200 conference (20 teachers) | 2 facilitators;, master teacher | $500-$600 conference (10 teachers); $1,000-$1,200 out-of-state conference (2 teachers); $1,500–$2,000 technical assis-tance visits |
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| Site 2 (40 teachers) |
Facilitator consultant, 10 days per year @ $300-$500/visit | $7,000 | $40,000 (including materials) | |||||
| Site 3 | DI resource teacher | 4 days of training (entire staff) | Close to $120,000 (including materials) | DI resource teacher | 4 days of training (entire staff) | $45,000 (including materials) | ||
| Site 4 | $45,000 | $30,000 to developer (includes technical assistance) | Year 2: $25,000 Year 3: $35,000 (starting to use mathematics materials) |
Year 2: $25,000 (reduced con-sultation hours) Year 3: $16,000 (consultation down again) |
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Costs for Sample of Sites Using Expeditionary Learning
Outward Bound
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
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Other |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | $1,000-$1,200 per faculty member (travel, stipends, etc.) | $53,750 | $1,000 per faculty member (travel, stipends, etc.) | Year 2: same as year 1 Year 3: 20% less than year 2 Year 4: 20% less than year 3 Year 5: 20% less than year 4 |
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| Site 1 | Operating budget | Operating budget | $7,000 a year for staff development |
No additional cost | Operating budget | Operating budget | $7,000 for staff development | No additional cost |
| Site 2 | $8,000 total | $8,000 total First year expects 20% drop per year | ||||||
| Site 3 | $175,000 for 5 extra teachers; $35,000 per teacher | Operating budget not a major expenditure | $25,000 a year on staff development | Additional planning time | $1,050,000 for 30 additional teachers at $35,000 per teacher | $20,000 down 20 percent | Has to budget additional planning time | |
Costs for Sample of Sites Using The Foxfire Fund
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate | $50-600 for Taste of Foxfire presentations or
workshops (average 9 hours, does not include travel); $12,000 to $14,000 for whole-school for Level One courses (estimated 51 hours) |
$40 for membership or $20 for journal subscription | $7,000-$9,000 for whole school for Level Two
courses; $300 per teacher for summer seminars |
$40 for membership or $20 for journal subscription | ||||
| Site 1 | $100 per teacher (not schoolwide) | $100 per teacher | ||||||
| Site 2 | $12,000 total (schoolwide) | |||||||
| Site 3 | $400 per teacher (not schoolwide) | $400 per teacher | ||||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using High Schools That Work
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | $15,000-$20,000 for other profes-sional develop-ment (e.g., planning time, curriculum development, stipends) | $25,000-$35,000 (site development conference, staff and curriculum development, technical assistance, assessment package, team registration at conference, materials) | $15,000-$20,000 for other professional development (e.g., planning time, curriculum development, stipends) | $25,000-$35,000 (technical assistance visit and follow-up, staff and curriculum development, assessment package, team registration at conference, materials) | ||||
| Site 1 | $33,000 for 3 years total; HSTW has not given site any money since the grant; sites have to apply to state and county when the money is gone | $11,000 a year total; run with mostly state and local funds. | ||||||
| Site 2 | $25,000-$35,000 total | $25,000-$35,000 | ||||||
| Site 3 | $5,400 total | $1,500 workshop (6 teachers); $2,200 conference (principal and assistant principal) |
$5,400 | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using High/Scope K-3 Model
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school that contains 8 K-3 classrooms | $4,967 estimated travel and subsistence cost for consultant | $250 for work-shop materials; $1,333 curricu-lum guides and recordings for 8 classrooms | $11,900 consulting fee for 5 site visits; $600 registration fees for 6 staff to attend Registry Conference | Travel, release time, compensation, and other expenses for conferences and workshops | Similar to year 1 |
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| Site 1 – BIA school | Computer tech | Various materials | Training for all staff 2-3 times/year | "It’s costly, but it pays off" | Similar to year 1 |
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| Site 2 | Materials were not noted as a large cost | Training 2-3 times/year | Costs reflect estimate given to site by the developer | Similar to year 1 |
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Costs for Sample of Sites Using League of Professional Schools
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Other |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | 36 person days, additional costs for travel and expenses |
$1,000 (membership fee) | 24 person days; additional costs for travel and expenses |
$1,000 (membership fee) | ||||
| Site 1 | $4,000 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | $4,000 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | ||||
| Site 2 | $1,000 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | $1,000 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | ||||
| Site 3 | $1,500 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | $1,500 (travel) | $1,000 (membership fee) | ||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Modern Red Schoolhouse
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | Costs for technology ranging from $8,333 to $100,000 | Teacher release time (estimated 25 teachers for 5 days and groups of 8 teachers for 25 days) | $60,000 to $80,000 paid to developer | Similar to year 1 |
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| Site 1 | Full-time curriculum coordinator | $24,000 (3 schools) |
Additional staff development < $24,000 |
Full-time curriculum coordinator | $72,000 (3 schools for 3 years) |
Additional $72,000 (3 schools for 3 years) |
County school system in the first year of a 3-year grant | |
| Site 2 | No additional staff; paid for by grant | $20,000 (2 schools for 3 years) |
(10-15 teachers, $100 a day); $1,500 total for conference |
$70,000 for the whole grant (2 schools) |
No additional staff | $20,000 a year (2 schools for 3 years) |
$1,000 for 10 teachers to attend a 2-day conference | $70,000 for 2 schools over 3 years |
| Site 3 | No additional costs | $5,000 | $25,000 for staff development | $25,000 | No additional costs | $10,000 | $25,000 for staff development | $25,000 |
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Onward to Excellence
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
Materials |
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Other |
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Materials |
Staff |
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| Developer’s estimate | .25 FTE facilitator | $7,500 training, release time (13 days for 4-member leadership team, 4 days for 3 4-member study groups, 3 days for entire staff) | Travel for OTE training to visit school (7 $500 visits in the first year) | 25% FTE facilitator | $7,500 (training) 6-12 days release time | Travel for OTE trainer to visit school (2 visits in the second year) | ||
| Site 1 | $1,500 (teacher release time, expenses) | $10,500 | $1,500 (teacher release time, expenses) | $10,500 | ||||
| Site 2 | $700 (teacher release time), 7-10 times a year | $700 (teacher release time), 7-10 times a year | ||||||
| Site 3 | Less than $10,500 | Less than $10,500 | ||||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Paideia
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Staff |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | School facilitator | Teacher release time (4 days for all teachers, 25-35 days tech-nical assistance) | $50,000 to $70,000 in year 1 for implementation of the Paideia seminar, including training materials, follow-up visits, and other services | School facilitator | Teacher release time | $40,000 to $50,000 in year 2 for
implementation of coaching; $30,000 to $40,000 for assessment |
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| Site 1 | Shared Leadership and Seminar Planning teams (made up of school faculty) | Received implementation grant that funded staff development for first 3 years | Shared Leadership and Seminar Plan-ning teams (made up of school faculty) | New staff now trained by current staff (no development funds) | Cost analysis showed the costs of operating this school to be no more/less than other schools in the district (including non-Paideia schools) | |||
| Site 2 | School facilitator | Teachers sent to professional development opportunities | School facilitator | Teachers sent to professional development opportunities | ||||
| Site 3 | $50,000 total for first year of implementation; first-year evaluation is one of the most expensive costs | $35,000 a year after the first year; West coast schools pay more because of the professional devel-opment and tech-nical assistance costs. | ||||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Roots and Wings
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Personnel |
Materials |
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Other |
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Materials |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | Full-time facilitator and tutors | $70,000 total plus additional costs for family support team | Same as year 1 | $70,000 per year for years 2 and 3 | ||||
| Site 1 | $107,238 | $82,500 | $14,000 | Release time $16,000 |
$107,238 | $15,000 | $7,000 | Release time $4,000 |
| Site 2 | $210,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $210,000 | $30,000 | $25,000 | ||
| Site 3 | 1 facilitator, 3 tutors |
Unlimited | 5 to 5 ½ days | 2 Facilitators, 6 Tutors |
Unlimited | 3 days for incoming personnel, 4 to 5½ days for all | ||
| Site 4 | 4-5 paraprofes-sionals for tutors, facilitator, parent liaison | $100,000 reading | $100,000 reading | $40,000 MathWings (including materials and staff development) |
4-5 paraprofes-sionals for tutors, facilitator, parent liaison | $10,000 reading | Varies | $27,000 MathWings (including materials and staff development) |
Costs for Sample of Sites Using School Development Program
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate | Quarter-time facilitator | $10,000 (5 staff, 2 1-week workshops); $1,000 principals’ aca-demy; additional costs for teacher release time (estimated 10 days for 5 staff and 1 additional day for princi-pal); travel expenses | $5,000 per district; $2,000 for technical assistance site visits |
Same as year 1 | $5,000 (5 teachers, 1-week workshop) | Same as year 1 | ||
| Site 1 | $3,000 | Same as year 1 | ||||||
| Site 2 | $20,000 | $5,000 (3-5 staff members) | $3,000 | |||||
| Site 3 46 SDP schools |
na (schools pay separately) | $5,000 fee for district | Same as year 1 | Same as year 1 | ||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Success for All
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Other |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 500 students | Full-time facilitator, tutors | $70,000 total plus additional costs for family support team | Same as year 1 | $30,000 total year 2; $20,000 total year 3 plus additional costs for family support team | ||||
| Site 1 | Full-time facilitator, tutors | Various supplies | Three visits from SFA staff, technical assistance | Full-time facilitator, tutors | Replacement of consumable supplies | Two visits in year 2, one visit in year 3 | ||
| Site 2 600 to 620 students, 90-95% free/ reduced lunch; 55% LEP |
Facilitator shared between several schools, other additional staff | Various supplies; have used Spanish-language materials | Two trainers provided 3 2-day visits and
trained every teacher; Bilingual consul-tants; share training with other schools |
Costs are less than in first year because of less cost for materials and less training. However, the facilitator was unable to give an exact estimate of cost decrease. | ||||
| Site 3 | Full-time facilitator, tutors | Various supplies | Three visits from SFA staff, technical assistance | $86,000 total for three years (this is the first year) | The school has been told to expect a large decrease (as much as half). Consistent cost on process and development. | |||
| $35,000 extra needed for tutors | $60,000 for materials and initial staff development | $35,000 extra needed for tutors | $38,000 for total cost year of the program. Expect $30,000 total for the 4th year. | |||||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Talent Development High School
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Subsequent Years |
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| Developer’s estimate for a school of 2,0001 students | $30,000 (two part-time facilitators) | $1,000 guide books; $3,600 interest inventories |
$10,000 for 10 days consulting; teacher release time (4 hours/ mostly for 25 teachers); $47,130 summer training (include-ing stipends) |
$2,500 brochures; $5,000 facility adaptation; $2,000-$5,000 discretionary funds |
$60,000 (two part-time facilitators) | $1,600 interest inventories | $400 leadership meeting; attendance workshop; teacher release time (250-500 days total) |
$12,000 technical assistance on curricula; $2,500 brochures expenses for twilight and Saturday schools; $5,000-$10,000 discretionary funds |
| Site 1 | $47,000 per teacher, 3 full-time teachers and 3 part-time teachers | $20,000 for professional development | $47,000 per teacher, 3 full-time teachers and 3 part-time teachers | $20,000 total for professional development | $150,000 over 3 years on con-struction to make class size smaller | |||
| Site 2 | No additional staff; worked within operating budget | $4,600 on materials | $10,000 for professional development | Work within operating budget | Work within operating budget | $10,000 for professional development | ||
Costs for Sample of Sites Using Urban Learning Centers
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First Year |
Subsequent Years |
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Other |
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Staff |
Other |
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| Developer’s estimate | Additional costs for technology; Product Design Center; other materials | Additional costs for professional development and planning (20 days for 50-75 teachers) | $75,000 (training, technical assistance, materials, part-time coordinator) | Full-time coordinator (salary) | Additional costs for technology; Product Design Center; other materials | Additional costs for professional development and planning (20 days for 50-75 teachers) | $75,000 (training, technical assistance, materials, part-time coordinator) | |
| Site 1 (2,000 students, 87 teachers) |
$27,000 (technology, other materials, training, technical assistance) |
$27,000 (technology, other materials, training) | ||||||
| Site 2 (3,220 students, 139 teachers) |
First two years were free because approach was being developed at the school. | $90,000 (coordinator for health center, parent and community involvement coordinator, materials, training) | ||||||
| Site 3 | $27,000 (materials, training, travel costs, release time) | |||||||