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Spanish Achievement Test Materials $ 4,650 The Dual Language Program teaches children in two languages but, currently, assesses students only in English in any standardized way. We would like to measure the effectiveness of the academic skills and content of the Dual Language Program students in Spanish. We are not aware of such tests being available in Chinese. 5u' Grade French /Spanish Assessments $ 7,500 This year there was a new world languages curriculum that made our district exam for 511' grade obsolete, These tests would allow us to measure and track the effectiveness of teaching world languages in elementary school. District Client Assessment $ 27,750 The district has not done a climate survey since 2002, but it is in the strategic plan outcomes report, This budget request includes staff, parent and student surveys with up to ten optional questions for each site Staff Development for Technical Staff Upgrades $ 20,000 The MIS Department's training budget is currently $7,000; insufficient to support 13 MIS positions. Ongoing information technology training is required for both new and existing personnel to meet the changing technology skills required for their jobs. Internet Access for School Board Members $ 4,500 In order for the district to more efficiently distribute information, particularly school board meeting materials, to school board members each member will need to have Internet access in their homes. This required access should not be a financial obligation incurred by a board member. Tile district will use existing recurring capital funds to provide laptop computers as needed. Additional Staff or Resources to Support Increasing Number of Employees Human Resource Management System (HRMS) Clerk Position $ 41,415 This is a repeat request to fund a clerk level position in the Human Resources Office to manage the data input into the HRMS. Accurate and timely data input into this system will allow the district to more efficiently prepare the required external reports on our workforce. The HRMS also interfaces with the Payroll System to update employee data and eliminate the duplication of data entry by both Human Resources and Payroll. The HRMS is also crucial to staff recruitment and position control. Payroll Supervisor Position $ 47,600 The district's payroll office is staffed with the same number of payroll technicians as it had seven years ago. The payroll volume experienced by producing a biweekly and monthly payroll has outgrown the processing capacity of two positions. The Finance Director and Assistant Finance Director spend considerable hours each week assisting with the payroll function. A payroll supervisor position would provide day -to -day management over the payroll function and add another person to relieve the time pressure of meeting payroll 10