Guidelines for 2011/12 Program and Incentive Funds
2011-12 Program Funding: Program funding for 2011 focuses on reading and writing instruction and intervention. Programs, services, or materials should increase students’ interest in and enthusiasm about reading and writing, and/or should improve or enhance effective literacy instruction. DFEE funds have been allocated to each 9-R school as described in the 2011-12 Program Funding Structure, based on needs identified by each school and according to the following criteria:
- Programs should take place before, during, or after school, and fall outside of the possibilities of the Durango District 9-R budget.
- Requested programs, services, or materials should be identified and endorsed as a priority at each school through staff/administration collaboration.
- Requested programs, services, or materials should be supported by accepted research, and/or clearly support District and school literacy goals.
- Proposals should not assume future District funding.
- Proposals should include a detailed budget.
- Proposals should be student-focused.
- Proposals may address the needs of any group of students within the school’s student population, or the needs of all students in the school.
2011-12 Funding Structure:
DFEE funds have been allocated to all District 9-R schools as follows:
Each school may use $500 to $1,000 of the allocated amount for academic or behavioral incentives. The remainder will be used to address the 2011-12 Program Funding focus.
Approved Programs
- Durango High School - 9th Grade Reading/Writing Support Program
- Big Picture High School/DeNier - high interest books
- Miller Middle School - visiting authors and classroom book sets
- Escalante Middle School - whiteboard equipment and curriculum materials for struggling readers
- Sunnyside Elementary - summer Reading Program, E-Book library, guided reading materials, and K-5 reading incentives
- Riverview Elementary - software and materials for individualized reading instruction
- Park Elementary - netbooks for classroom writing instruction
- Needham Elementary - books/materials for trans-disciplinary learning units
- Florida Mesa Elementary - books/materials for trans-disciplinary learning units
- Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary - professional development for improved reading instruction
- Animas Valley Elementary - Reading Interventionist support, and K-2 projectors