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LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY11 APPROPRIATED BUDGETS 21000 Education Court Ashburn, VA 20148 www.loudoun.k12.va.us FY11 Appropriated Budgets Loudoun County Public Schools 21000 Education Court Ashburn, VA 20148 Email: [email protected] Website: www.loudoun.k12.va.us Prepared by Budget Division (571) 252-1250 Loudoun County Public Schools FY11 Appropriated Operating Budgets SCHOOL BOARD John Stevens, Chairman Potomac District Priscilla B. Godfrey, Vice Chairman Blue Ridge District Thomas E. Reed At-Large District Bob Ohneiser, MBA, JD Broad Run District Jennifer K. Bergel, Catoctin District Robert F. DuPree Dulles District Tom Marshall Leesburg District J. Warren Geurin Sterling District Joseph M. Guzman, Ph.D. Sugarland Run District Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick, Superintendent BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Scott K. York Chairman At-Large Susan Klimek Buckley, Vice Chairman Sugarland Run District James G. Burton Blue Ridge District Lori Waters Broad Run District Sarah R. Kurtz Catoctin District Stevens Miller Dulles District Kelly Burk Leesburg District Andrea McGimsey Potomac District Eugene A. Delgaudio Sterling District Tim Hemstreet, County Administrator TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY SECTION (Pages 1 through 36) Budget Awards ................................................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 3 ORGANIZATIONAL SECTION Section Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 45 Loudoun County Public Schools Senior Administration ................................................................ 47 Organization Chart ......................................................................................................................... 48 Loudoun County At-A-Glance ........................................................................................................ 50 Loudoun County Public Schools Building Locations ..................................................................... 52 Loudoun County Public Schools Goals ......................................................................................... 54 Budget Development Calendar ...................................................................................................... 58 Budget Development Process ....................................................................................................... 60 Basis of Presentation ..................................................................................................................... 63 Significant Budget and Financial Policies ...................................................................................... 64 School Board Funds ...................................................................................................................... 70 FINANCIAL SECTION Section Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 71 Description of Financial Structure .................................................................................................. 72 Fund Summary ............................................................................................................................... 75 Combined Fund Statement ........................................................................................................... 76 Operating Fund Section Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 79 Operating Budget Revenues .......................................................................................................... 80 History of Revenues ....................................................................................................................... 82 History of Expenditures by Department ......................................................................................... 86 History of Expenditures by Major Object ....................................................................................... 87 Operating Budget Expenditures by State Category ....................................................................... 88 Operating Fund Statement ............................................................................................................ 89 FY11 Appropriated Budget Changes ............................................................................................. 90 Department Of Instruction ............................................................................................................ 93 Assistant Superintendent for Instruction ..................................................................................... 98 Co-Curricular ............................................................................................................................. 100 Research ................................................................................................................................... 102 Testing ...................................................................................................................................... 106 TABLE OF CONTENTS Operating Fund (Continued) Department Of Instruction (Continued) Career and Technical Education ............................................................................................. 108 Adult Education ................................................................................................................... 112 Family Life Education .......................................................................................................... 114 Curriculum and Instruction ....................................................................................................... 116 Art ......................................................................................................................................... 118 Driver Education ................................................................................................................... 122 English ................................................................................................................................. 124 English as a Second Language ............................................................................................ 126 Foreign Languages .............................................................................................................. 130 Gifted Education .................................................................................................................. 134 Health and Physical Education ............................................................................................ 138 Kindergarten ........................................................................................................................ 140 Mathematics ........................................................................................................................ 142 Music ................................................................................................................................... 144 Reading ............................................................................................................................... 148 Science ................................................................................................................................. 150 Social Sciences .................................................................................................................... 154 Starting Toward Excellence in Pre-School ........................................................................... 158 Summer in the Arts ............................................................................................................... 160 Elementary Education ............................................................................................................... 162 Summer School ................................................................................................................... 166 High School Education ............................................................................................................. 170 Instructional Services ................................................................................................................ 174 Instructional Technology ..................................................................................................... 178 Library/Media Services ......................................................................................................... 182 Outreach Program ................................................................................................................ 184 Staff Development ................................................................................................................ 186 Technology Resource .......................................................................................................... 190 Middle School Education ......................................................................................................... 192 Regular Education ................................................................................................................... 196 Department Of Pupil Services ...................................................................................................
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