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Purchasing Off <br />Instructional materials, <br />The option to select <br />To allow more flexibility <br />State Contract <br />supplies and equipment <br />instructional supplies <br />in purchasing <br />on the State contract <br />and materials, <br />instructional supplies <br />must be purchased. <br />equipment and other <br />and materials, <br />State contracted items <br />equipment and other <br />from other vendors. <br />supplementary items (at <br />reduced cost and better <br />quality) based on the <br />needs of students <br />(Goals 1, 2, and 3). <br />Teacher Assistants <br />Teacher. assistants shall <br />The flexibility to employ <br />To allow better qualified <br />as Substitutes <br />not be paid as substitute <br />teacher assistants as <br />substitutes to provide <br />teachers during any time <br />substitutes when <br />continuity in <br />for which they are <br />teachers are absent. <br />implementing teachers, <br />employed as a teacher <br />instructional programs <br />assistant, nor shall they <br />because teacher <br />be used in lieu of <br />assistants know the <br />employing a substitute <br />students, their needs, <br />and the instructional <br />strategies implemented <br />in that classroom (Goals <br />2 and 3). <br />Teacher Assistant <br />State allocated teacher <br />Assign teacher <br />To allow more efficient <br />Assignment <br />assistants are assigned <br />assistants <br />use of all staff members <br />to teachers in grades K- <br />responsibilities based an <br />expertise and time to <br />3 <br />student needs at the <br />focus on improving <br />school level. Teacher <br />student performance. <br />assistant services in the <br />(Goals 1, 2 and 3). <br />classroom would not be <br />restricted to K -3 <br />classrooms <br />Reversion of State <br />State funds not used by <br />The flexibility to use <br />To allow the local school <br />Funds <br />June 30th revert to the <br />State funds after June <br />system better use of the <br />state. <br />30th to most the needs <br />funds throughout the <br />of students and staff. <br />year for meeting the <br />needs of students <br />(Goals 1,2, and 3). <br />Substitute Teacher <br />All substitute teachers <br />The flexibility to hire <br />To give schools the <br />must participate <br />substitutes without the <br />latitude of hiring <br />annually in a minimum <br />one -day orientation <br />substitutes in a more <br />one-day orientation or <br />requirement <br />timely manner. <br />instruction - related <br />Instructional delivery <br />activity developed by <br />during the teacher's <br />the local school <br />absence would also be <br />administrative unit prior <br />enhanced (Goals 1,2, <br />to being placed on the <br />and 3). <br />approved substitute <br />teacher roster adopted <br />I <br />by the local board. <br />14 <br />