APPROVED FISCAL 2014 BUDGET Howard County Public School System Fiscal 2014 Approved Budget Renee A. Foose, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Frank J. Aquino, Esq. Ann De Lacy Sandra H. French Ellen Flynn Giles Brian J. Meshkin Janet Siddiqui, M.D. Cynthia L. Vaillancourt June 2013 This is a publication of the Howard County Public School System Budget Offi ce 10910 Clarksville Pike Ellicott City, Maryland 21042 An electronic copy of the budget can be found on the school system’s website at (www.hcpss.org) The cover of the budget features art from three students: Angela Ji – Burleigh Manor Middle School (Instructor-Sherry Jankiewicz) Helen Kuo – Burleigh Manor Middle School (Instructor-Sherry Jankiewicz) Peyton Trost – Elkridge Elementary School (Instructor-Bruce Wong) Fiscal 2014 Approved Budget Table of Contents Introduction Introduction ................................................................................................................................................Introduction-1 Board of Education’s message ...................................................................................................................Introduction-3 How you can participate in the budget process .........................................................................................Introduction-7 Revenue and expense overview .................................................................................................................Introduction-9 Budget highlights by expense category ...................................................................................................Introduction-13 Budget process, development of the budget ............................................................................................Introduction-23 How to read the budget book ...................................................................................................................Introduction-25 Administration Administration Summary ...................................................................................................................... Administration-1 Board of Education ............................................................................................................................... Administration-3 Offi ce of the Superintendent ................................................................................................................. Administration-7 Staff Relations/Equity Assurance/Policy .............................................................................................Administration-11 Legal Services Offi ce ........................................................................................................................ Administration-15 Partnership Offi ce ............................................................................................................................... Administration-19 Business Services and Operations. ..................................................................................................... Administration-23 Budget Offi ce ...................................................................................................................................... Administration-27 Payroll Services .................................................................................................................................. Administration-31 Purchasing Services ............................................................................................................................ Administration-35 Accounting Services ........................................................................................................................... Administration-39 Public Information Offi ce ...................................................................................................................Administration-43 Human Resources ............................................................................................................................... Administration-47 Other Support Services ....................................................................................................................... Administration-51 Accountability and Continuous Improvement ...................................................................................Administration-55 Mid-Level Administration Mid-Level Administration Summary ............................................................................................................Mid-Level-1 Central Offi ce Instructional Personnel ..........................................................................................................Mid-Level-3 Curriculum & Curriculum-Based Assessments ............................................................................................Mid-Level-7 Media Technical Services ...........................................................................................................................Mid-Level-11 Cable Television/Video Production ............................................................................................................Mid-Level-15 Temporary Services Offi ce .........................................................................................................................Mid-Level-19 School-Based Administration .....................................................................................................................Mid-Level-23 Professional and Organizational Development ...........................................................................................Mid-Level-27 Professional Development Schools ............................................................................................................Mid-Level-31 Instruction Instruction Summary ................................................................................................................................... Instruction-1 Art ................................................................................................................................................................ Instruction-3 Elementary Program .................................................................................................................................... Instruction-7 Fiscal 2014 Approved Budget Table of Contents Instruction (continued) Business & Computer Management Systems ............................................................................................ Instruction-11 Language Arts ............................................................................................................................................ Instruction-15 World Languages ....................................................................................................................................... Instruction-19 English for Speakers of Other Languages ................................................................................................. Instruction-23 Health Education ....................................................................................................................................... Instruction-27 Technology Education ............................................................................................................................... Instruction-31 Kindergarten/Prekindergarten .................................................................................................................... Instruction-35 Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................... Instruction-39 Library Media ............................................................................................................................................ Instruction-43 Music ......................................................................................................................................................... Instruction-46 Physical Education ..................................................................................................................................... Instruction-50 Reading ...................................................................................................................................................... Instruction-54 Science ....................................................................................................................................................... Instruction-58 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................. Instruction-62 Theatre and Dance ..................................................................................................................................... Instruction-66 Gifted and Talented .................................................................................................................................... Instruction-70 Summer School .......................................................................................................................................... Instruction-74 Instructional Technology ........................................................................................................................... Instruction-78 Digital Education Program ........................................................................................................................ Instruction-82 Elementary Staffi ng ..................................................................................................................................