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Presentation by Pilar Steele

Overview of SLT Spending plan from 2023-2024

1. Teams will use summer collaboration to create common assessments that align to the Utah Core Standards, district essential standards and school priorities. $13,500
2. Teachers will collaborate weekly on data gathered to focus on academic progress of all students and groups.
3. Teachers will focus on explicit Tier 1 instruction using district and state approved materials along with research based practices.
4. Trained aides to work directly with students using our 95% program. $50,000
5. Teachers will be provided with professional development conferences. These include the UVU Engaging Readers National conference, the BYU CITES Conferences, and other conferences as they become available. $8,000
6. Purchase Chromebooks to enhance the literacy goal. These will be used daily for Lexia
   reading, Spelling City, and online vocabulary enhancement. 20 x $329 $6,580
7. A portion of a teacher’s salary that allows a teacher to provide extra time to collaborate as teams with the coach to support students in learning outcomes. $3,000
8. Supplies and materials will be purchased that directly support reading enhancement throughout the school. $3,500. We are purchasing BOB decodable readers, Half pint Decodable readers, and Spire Decodable readers. These are research based.
9. Purchase books and reading software to support the classrooms. $12,500
10. Through the Teacher Student Success Act (TSSA), Cascade Elementary will have a half-time counselor working in our school to meet the social emotional needs of our students.

Amendments made on October 15, 2023

Due to the reevaluation of Title 1 Status, new funds have been received and allocations of
alternative funds have been Proposed thusly:

Amendments

Expendable Items – we are purchasing classroom libraries for our new teachers. $500 per teacher for 3 teachers. This is to provide access to literacy materials and supplies for students in these classrooms to directly support reading enhancement. Additionally,
decodable books will be purchased for students in grades K-1 to support reading in the home at a cost of $2,500. Salaries and Benefits – Remove the summer collaboration stipends ($13,500) due to this expenditure coming out of different accounts. Add in $30,000 for a certified teacher and/or certified aides to enhance academic achievement through working with students in areas of need. Books, Ebooks – Include purchase of literacy materials to support MLL’s in their language and reading acquisition; increase
this amount to $32,500

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