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Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 705 North Shady Retreat Road, Doylestown, PA 18901

PROGRAMS & SERVICES AND

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS & RESEARCH SERVICES BUDGET IU BOARD APPROVAL – 1/15/13

FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

2013-2014

BUCKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT #22


STRATEGIC PLAN

OUR MISSION

As educational innovators, we ensure optimal growth of all learners by collaborating with our school districts and community to initiate, design, and deliver exemplary leadership, teaching and learning.

OUR GOALS

All students will achieve their maximum learning potential in order to develop their productivity, responsibility and independence as citizens.

We will successfully anticipate and fulfill the educational and support service needs of our clients.

We will increase capacity in instructional leadership by developing effective methods for creating, managing and sustaining systematic change.

OUR STRATEGIES

We will increase the use of evidence-based practices that will provide maximum leverage for growth in student achievement.

We will expand the use of technology to address organizational needs and enhance student learning.

We will use systematic data collection and analysis to evaluate and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services.

We will collaborate to marshal resources to meet changing opportunities and client needs.

We will build staff capacity to accomplish our goals and fulfill our mission.

OUR OBJECTIVES

All students in BCIU special education programs and members of educational subgroups throughout Bucks County school districts will demonstrate progress through varied assessment strategies and realize Adequate Yearly Progress toward the goals of No Child Left Behind.

We will build, support, adapt and adopt technological systems that enhance the operation of the organization.

We will increase partnerships and collaboratives.

We will experience high quality professional learning and leadership development opportunities.

All staff will develop, execute and endorse research-based professional designs and practices.

BUCKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT #22 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIVISION

BUDGET 2013-2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION Executive Director’s Budget Message 3 Change in Budget (Graph) and Value of the Act 183 videoconferencing eFund grant 4 Programs and Services Budget Overview 5 Programs and Services Division - Overview 6 Budget Calendar 30 BUDGET 31 Summary of Revenue and Expenditures 32 Revenue Comparison (Graph) 33 Revenue Detail 34 Revenue Explanation and Information 35 Expenditures (Graph) 39 Expenditure Explanation and Information – 2200 Instructional Staff Services 40 Expenditures By Function – 2200 Instructional Staff Services 41 Expenditure Explanation and Information – 2300 Administrative Services 42 Expenditures By Function – 2300 Administrative Services 43 Expenditure Explanation and Information – 2800 Central Support Services 44 Expenditures By Function – 2800 Central Support Services 45 Graph of Expenditure by Object 46 Expenditure by Object 47 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 49 The Reporting Entity and Its Services 50 Board of Directors and Administration 52 Table of Organization 53 Budgeting Policies and Process 55 Three Year Comparison of Revenues - Expenditures 57 Three Year Comparison of Expenditures by Function and Object 58 Member District Contribution - Formula for District Support 60 Revenue and Expenditure Account Narrative 61

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BUCKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT #22PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIVISION

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

January 15,2013

Dear Bucks County School Board Members:

The proposed 2013-2014 Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & ResearchServices Budget in the amount of $1,734,570 is submitted herewith. This budget supportsthe operation of the Programs & Services Division of the Bucks County SchoolsIntermediate Unit, which provides direct curriculum, instruction, assessment, staffdevelopment, school improvement, instructional materials, research and instructionaltechnology services to Bucks County school districts. The Budget includes additionalinformation about a number of key BCIU services that support increased studentachievement in our school districts.

This budget is funded by state subsidies, district contributions, and other local sources.This year's budget has decreased from last year's budget by 842,696 or 2.40%o, as a resultof economies that we have realized. In fact, the Programs and Services Division hasdecreased its budget for the fifth consecutive year, while, at the same time, improvingand expanding its services to Bucks County public schools.

The Pennsylvania law requires that the member school districts of Intermediate Unitsvote on this budget before May I't of each year. This budget was reviewed by theSuperintendents' Advisory Council, and has been preliminarily approved by a majorityvote of the Intermediate Unit Board of School Directors.

Your district's contribution to this budget (see page 37) is determined by two formulasthat reflect your aid ratio and the number of students. As a result of these formulas,districts with declining enrollments need fewer services and contribute less to support thisbudget; districts with growing enrollments receive additional services and contributemore to support this budget. The chart on page 4 illustrates the Programs & Services andInstructional Materials & Research Services Budget history over the last six years.

We appreciate having the continuing opportunity of working with your district and theother Bucks County school districts to help fulfill your educational objectives.

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Executive

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BUDGET 2013-2014

$2,013,345

$1,932,000 $1,896,000

$1,845,538

$1,777,266

$1,734,570

$1,550,000

$1,600,000

$1,650,000

$1,700,000

$1,750,000

$1,800,000

$1,850,000

$1,900,000

$1,950,000

$2,000,000

$2,050,000

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

1.82%

Total decrease from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014 is $278,775 or 13.85%

-1.86%

-4.04%

-2.66%

-3.70%

-2.40%

Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services

Change in Budget – Last Six Years

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BUDGET OVERVIEW

BUDGET: $1,734,570

Revenues

There is an overall decrease in Inter-Governmental “Direct Purchase” (except as affected by

enrollment). State sources have increased due to the increase in the PSERS employer contribution rate.

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has absorbed costs by making personnel changes and by looking for alternative revenue sources. Allocation of revenues from corporate sponsorships, commercial partnerships, contracts with non-public schools, special grants, collaborative agreements with ‘Higher Education’ to share tuition revenues, and direct user fees for non-profit institutions are projected to maintain or exceed their current levels.

We will continue the surcharge fees to 'out of county’ participants at workshops and conferences.

We will continue to look for ways to provide contracted services to non-profit agencies and providers in order to generate revenue that is reflected in the use of fund balance.

Expenditures - Decrease of $42,696 or 2.4%

Budget Notes:

Instructional Technology Services will continue to provide support and training for classroom and distance learning initiatives.

We will maintain instructional resources, including video-on-demand solutions and the professional library, to support districts in providing standards-based instruction.

We will maintain the allocation for curriculum and/or staff development to support district initiatives in meeting the requirements of Chapter 4 Regulations, No Child Left Behind, the Common Core Standards, the Keystone Exams, Teacher and Principal Evaluations, and Acts 45 and 48.

This budget reflects an overall 6.61% decrease in salaries.

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PROGRAMS & SERVICES DIVISION OVERVIEW

It is the mission of the Programs & Services Division to provide direct professional and technical assistance to the schools of Bucks County. The Programs & Services Division provides support in ten major categories:

1. Professional Education Services 2. Curriculum and Instruction Services 3. Instructional Materials and Research Services 4. Professional Library 5. Program Quality Review Services 6. Federal and State Programs and Grants Services 7. Advisory Services 8. Online Learning 9. Student and Parent Programs 10. Prevention Services

The following pages contain a description of the benefits provided to Bucks County schools and districts in each of these ten categories.

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1. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES

The core mission of the Intermediate Units in Pennsylvania is to provide constituent districts and Intermediate Unit staff with high quality, sustained, job-embedded professional development. Professional Education Services provide educators and school leaders with a wealth of opportunities to grow both personally and professionally in order to enhance students’ achievement and growth. The BCIU provides:

Nearly 550 professional development opportunities annually. Over 11,500 participants with high quality professional development annually. Over 300 Continuing Professional Education Courses annually. Approximately 75 videoconferences/teleconferences annually.

Building Capacity through Professional Development The Programs and Services Division offers teachers and administrators in Bucks County schools a wide variety of professional development opportunities throughout the year. The following information provides an overview of how many educators participate in Intermediate Unit classes and related areas of special focus.

Number of Educators Registered through the BCIU Online Catalog for Professional Development Courses/Workshops

2011-2012 11,987 2010-2011 13,759 2009-2010 17,930 2008-2009 16,038 2007-2008 13,027 2006-2007 13,807 2005-2006 13,349 2004-2005 13,238 2003-2004 13,001 2002-2003 12,756

Total 126,905

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Professional Learning Themes in 2012-2013:

Common Core Standards o English Language Arts o Mathematics

Designing Curriculum and Instruction o Understanding by Design o Formative Assessment o The Learning Brain Series o Reading Apprenticeship

Keystone Exams: Getting Ready o Algebra I o Biology o Literature

Inclusive Practices o Co-Teaching o Universal Design for Learning

Instructional Technology o Traditional and Web-based Videoconferencing o PAIUnet Initiatives: Keystone Commons, Keystone Catalog, SAFARI Montage o Video-on-Demand o Electronic Whiteboards o Web 2.0 Tools o Office applications o Online Learning Environments

Leadership and Supervision o Leadership Seminar Series (Bucks County School Administrators Association) o Mindful Leadership Series o Wilkes University Certification Program

Instructional Technology Programs Principal Certification

o Lehigh University Certification Programs Superintendent Letter of Eligibility Supervision, Special Education/Pupil Services

o Chestnut Hill College Certification/Masters’ Degree Programs Reading Specialist Special Education

o Act 45 Professional Education for Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals and Assistant Principals, and Career and Technical Center Directors

o LaSalle University Certification Programs Concentration Program in Autism Spectrum Disorder Concentration Program in Classroom Management, Student Resilience and

Independence School Culture and Climate

o Barriers to Learning and At-Risk Youth o School Community Partnerships o Positive School Climate o Response to Crisis

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National Thought & Research Leaders Sponsored by the BCIU Since 2003

Dick Allington Literacy Jim Knight Coaching Jeff Anderson Literacy Stephen Leinwand Mathematics Laurie Halse Anderson Children’s Author Anthony Le Storti Leadership Anita Archer Literacy Jeff Litts Education Law Victoria Bernhardt Data Analysis Greg Marshall Science Katherine Bomer Writing Robert Marzano Art &Science of Teaching

Richard Byrne Technology Integration Scott McLeod Technology and Assessment

Gay Campbell Communication Jay McTighe Understanding by Design Peter Catalanotto Children’s Author Walter Dean Myers Adolescent Literacy Alison Cook-Sather Secondary Literacy Jack Naglieri Gifted Chris Corrallo Technology Integration Sue O’Connell Math Process Standards Vicki Davis Technology Integration Kyle Peck Technology Integration Denise DeCoste Special Education Penn Literacy Network Literacy James Delisle Gifted Neale Pitches Literacy Leadership Steve Dembo Technology Integration Tim Rasinski Literacy Debbie Estes Gifted Doug Reeves School Reform Eileen Feldgus Early Literacy Will Richardson Technology Integration Nancy Fitchman-Dana Staff Development Stephanie Romano Secondary Literacy Michael Fullan Organizational Change Lance Rougeux Technology Integration Judy Galbraith Gifted Keith Sawyer Collaboration Kelly Gallagher Secondary Literacy Mike Schmoker School Reform Joseph Goebel World Languages Tim Shanahan K-12 Literacy Tom Guskey Assessment Eric Sheninger Technology Integration Persida and William Himmele

English as a Second Language Elliot Soloway Technology Integration

Heidi Hayes Jacobs Curriculum Mapping Beth Still Technology Integration

Jennifer James Cultural Intelligence Richard Strong & Harvey Silver Struggling Students

Stephanie Hirsch Collaboration Cathy Toll Coaching

Kevin Honeycutt Creativity Carol Tomlinson Differentiated Teaching and Learning

Ellin Keene Outcomes of Understanding Tony Vincent Technology Integration JoEllen Killion Professional Development Sue Watson Literacy Leadership

Scott Kinney Technology Integration Judy Willis Brain Research, Mathematics

Paula Kluth Inclusive Practices Rick Wormeli Middle School Curriculum & Instruction

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Virtual Professional Development In addition to traditional face-to-face models for professional learning, the BCIU continues to take advantage of virtual models of professional development, using a mixture of web-based and traditional videoconferencing platforms. This new form of professional development allows Bucks County educators to connect with top-notch talent from across the nation, and provides high quality, interactive professional development directly to Bucks County teachers and administrators at a greatly reduced cost. Recent speakers and topics include: BCIU Interactive Book clubs Katherine Bomer: Hidden Gems – Assessment Practices for the Writing Classroom Richard Byrne: Common Challenges Facing Educators and Tools to Address Them Vicki Davis: Flattening Classrooms, Expanding Minds Doug Fisher and Diane Lapp: Comprehension Within Guided Reading Michael Graves: Vocabulary Instruction Stephanie Hirsch: Utilizing Standards for Professional Learning Kevin Honeycutt: Creativity is Essential Mary Margaret Kerr: Suicide Prevention Jo Ellen Killion: Building Effective Professional Learning Communities Brandon Lutz & Scott Snyder: 60 Apps in 60 Minutes Dr. Scott McLeod: The Future of Assessment Tim Rasinski: Fluency and Vocabulary Development Will Richardson: How to Answer the ‘Yeah, Buts’ that Stop Innovation Keith Sawyer: Group Genius Eric Sheninger: Twitter for Educators Beth Still: Get Ready! Get Set! Get Organized!Tony Vincent: Learning Through Projects Judy Willis: Brain-Friendly Instructional Strategies for the Math and Science Classroom

New Teacher Induction The BCIU plans, organizes and conducts a consortium for New Teacher Induction in collaboration with several Bucks County school districts. A full day workshop is provided each year in late August for teachers new to the profession and experienced teachers new to a district. A specialized program is designed to meet the needs of elementary, secondary, special education, and experienced teachers with the highlight of experienced teacher panels from our participating districts.

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2. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SERVICES

The BCIU supports and assists member schools and districts in the review, planning, development, and evaluation of curricula and instructional materials. Assistance is available in all subject areas to design curricula that include significant, meaningful content and higher levels of achievement for all students. Regular updates on national trends and curriculum regulations are also provided.

Recently, the BCIU has provided particular emphasis in the following areas through workshops, councils, and customize services to Bucks County school districts:

Curriculum and Instruction

Schooling by Design/Understanding by Design Customized School Improvement Support Early Childhood Initiatives/Tender Bridges Response to Intervention and Instruction (RTII)

Reading Apprenticeship Integration of Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering Developing Mathematical Ideas Brain Research Inquiry-based Science Global Learning

Standards and Assessment Transition to the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics PSSA Science Benchmark Assessment

ISTE National Education Technology Standards Formative Assessment Student Achievement Data Analysis iNACOL Online Learning Standards SAS – Standards Aligned System

The Math and Science Collaborative of Bucks County Since 1980, the school districts of Bucks County have voluntarily contributed a small portion of their Title II funds (approximately one and one-half percent) to the Intermediate Unit’s Math/ Science Collaborative. Annually, more than 500 educators receive professional development through the Collaborative. Collaborative funds provide for presenter fees, materials for participants, and a light lunch or dinner for each workshop. In return for contributing Title II funds to the Collaborative, all teachers in a school district and teachers from nonpublic schools within that school district are eligible to attend Collaborative workshops at no charge. The Math and Science Advisory Councils guide the Math/ Science Collaborative, keeping the BCIU updated on district initiatives and professional development needs

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3. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESEARCH SERVICES

Instructional Materials & Technology Media Circulation Through its Instructional Materials and Research Services (IMRS), the BCIU provides high quality instructional media to Bucks County educators, utilizing technology resources through the Regional Wide Area Network that connects the schools of Bucks County. The BCIU hosts the Discovery Education Streaming Digital Library, as well as the Safari Montage Digital Media Collection for elementary and secondary schools. These two resources offer a combined digital collection of 13,000 full-length instructional videos from today’s leading educational content producers. These titles are searchable in a variety of ways: by keyword, by Pennsylvania state standard, and by content area. The titles are also broken down into smaller clips, allowing educators the ability to easily navigate to specific parts of a video without having to fast forward or rewind. The titles are supplemented with instructional guides, lesson plans, blackline masters, and writing prompts and quizzes. By hosting both services locally for Bucks County districts, the BCIU alleviates bandwidth strains on district Internet connections by utilizing the high capacity countywide Wide Area Network (WAN). The BCIU has successfully negotiated a reduced rate for SAFARI Montage content since 2009, saving districts in Bucks County $200,000 each year in content subscription costs alone. Annually, the BCIU lends more than 1500 site-based videos to Bucks County elementary and middle schools, in order to provide curriculum support for language arts and social studies. By circulating the StarLab to local districts, the BCIU brings the universe to Bucks County students. StarLab is a portable planetarium valued at $18,000. Once trained, teachers literally bring their students inside StarLab to lead lessons on astronomy. The StarLab is on loan to Bucks County school classrooms for 36 weeks during the school year. The IMRS van provides inter-district mail delivery among all thirteen schools districts, the three CTCs, Intermediate Unit locations, and subscribing non-public schools as a value-added service. IMRS delivery service delivers more than 11,000 units of mail, packages, books, media, and other instructional materials annually. Technology Integration/Digital Resources Moodle Learning Management Services – The Intermediate Unit’s Moodle solution supports the professional learning of school district staff who participate in continuing professional education courses, Act 45 and Act 48 professional development, and online learning. “Training Camp” provides the county and state with a variety of customized, discounted technology professional development boot camps on-site.

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MyLanguage 360 provides Bucks County students with synchronous Mandarin Chinese language instruction taught by Pennsylvania state-certified native speakers through web conferencing technology. The BCIU facilitates instructional uses of the Bucks County Wide Area Network, the high-speed infrastructure now connecting all LEAs in the county to one another, the Internet, and PAIUnet. Multimedia Services is responsible for the administration of the Intermediate Unit’s website (www.bucksiu.org) and related social media accounts to include design, professional development opportunities, and training. New additions to the Intermediate Unit website for School Year 2011-2012 include an enhanced social media toolbar, an embedded Intermediate Unit Twitter stream, and a streamlined district Point of Contact information page. Training and support in digital media are also provided to help incorporate emerging technologies in an on-demand environment. The Intermediate Unit also facilitates teleconferences, web conferences, and videoconferences.

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4. THE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY

The BCIU makes available a collection of 2,000 specialized books and eBooks for use by educators in Bucks County. The periodical collection includes EBSCO’s online Education Research Complete database, ACCESS PA Interlibrary Loan, and the multitude of resources in the P.O.W.E.R. Library (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources) suite. The Professional Library collection is easily accessed online through the BCIU webpage. Special collections are also available in the area of safe and drug free schools, brain-based instruction, gifted education, innovation, school leadership, instructional technology, special education, and online learning.

In 2011-2012 access to over 2,100 professional journals and publications was added to the collection through a subscription to EBSCO’s Education Research Complete collection. Additional databases are available through the state-wide ACCESS P.O.W.E.R. Library project. This is an online research tool that contains a wealth of full text information from EBSCO, ERIC, SIRS, AP Photo Archives, and many other sources.

Through the EBSCO Education Research Complete database, Bucks County educators have access to over 2,000 education-specific research journals and publications. Educators performed more 6,300 research inquiries and accessed 961 full-text articles and 1401 abstracts. The BCIU also fulfills Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests through Access Pennsylvania, an interlibrary loan project for sharing needed materials across the state. The collections of over 2,9001 libraries and 22.2 million unique titles are included in this project and accessible to library patrons.

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5. PROGRAM QUALITY REVIEW SERVICES

In 1985 the superintendents of Bucks County endorsed a school/program evaluation process. Since that time, Bucks County School Districts have participated in a mutually-beneficial school or program quality review process enabling teams of educators - teachers, administrators, content specialists and consultants - to visit a requesting school district for three days to develop a detailed report on the state of its program. The team uses a set of questions and probes to interview district personnel, examine documents, and collect data from a variety of sources, including parents and students. The data are then used to write a report detailing the team's conclusions about the educational program. This report also summarizes strengths, needs and recommendations to be used by the district for future planning. Over the past twenty-seven years, the Intermediate Unit has participated in the review process of seventy school programs. Program Quality Reviews in the last ten years have included the following:

Bensalem Mathematics K-6 Mathematics 7-12

Bristol Borough Reading/English/Language Arts

Bristol Township Technology

Centennial School District Website

Council Rock Mathematics Gifted K-12

New Hope-Solebury English Language Arts 6-9 Mathematics K-12 Science K-12

Palisades Business/Informational Technology

Pennsbury Reading/English/Language Arts District Information Systems Gifted K-8

Quakertown Mathematics Social Studies

In school year 2012-2013, the Intermediate Unit has planned four Program Quality Reviews for Bucks County districts. The value of each review is estimated at $20,000. The BCIU also provides Program Quality Review services to out-of-county and non-public schools for a fee, which contributes to cost reduction to Bucks County schools for BCIU Programs and Services.

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6. FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS SERVICES

The BCIU assists districts in preparing applications and implementing programs or grants from the federal and state governments. Major initiatives in this area include: Title I, Part A /Nonpublic These programs are designed to improve opportunities for educationally-deprived children and to help them meet the state content and performance standards in reading, language arts and mathematics. Eligibility is based on student’s residence in a district’s Title I ‘attendance area’ and her/his achievement level. The Intermediate Unit has contracts with numerous Bucks County school districts to provide required remedial reading to eligible students in nonpublic schools in these districts. PAIUnet PAIUnet is a statewide, high-speed digital network that connects all 29 Pennsylvania Intermediate Units and their respective member schools. The network enables educators and students throughout the Commonwealth to create, communicate, collaborate and share valuable resources to enhance student learning. Examples of PAIUnet services include: SAFARI Montage, iSAFE, videoconferencing, and the Standards Aligned Systems Portal (SAS). Training for District Federal Programs Coordinators The BCIU receives a grant annually to provide PDE Training for New Federal Programs Coordinators at BCIU. Title I Neglected and Delinquent The BCIU provides assistance to agencies that operate educational programs for children and youth in institutions or community day programs for Neglected or Delinquent children. The purpose is to prevent at-risk students from dropping out of school, to complete high school or make progress toward a GED, training or employment program, and to make successful transitions from programs in an institution to further schooling and employment. The BCIU collaborates with a number of local institutions and community day programs for neglected and/or delinquent children and youth for supplementary programs in reading, mathematics, and GED tutoring. Title II, 21st Century Community Learning Centers The BCIU is named as the external evaluator for six grants at school locations in Bucks County and Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching Grant (PIIC) The Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching Grant (PIIC) provides the uniform and consistent delivery of sustained professional development around instructional coaching and mentoring. Through the PIIC grant, the BCIU works with teams of teachers from several Bucks County school districts to increase student engagement and improve student achievement.

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Keystones to Opportunity - Bristol Township School District The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) program is authorized as part of the FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 111-117) under the Title I demonstration authority (Part E, Section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Through the Act, Congress provided $200 million for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12. The purpose of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) discretionary grants is to create a comprehensive literacy program to advance literacy skills — including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing — for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities. Discretionary grants were awarded to six SEAs. They will use 95% of the award to make subgrants to Local Educational Agencies or certain early childhood education providers to support services and activities that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level, and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practice. Pennsylvania was one of the six states awarded a grant for the initial amount of $38 million for the first year of a possible 5-year grant. Through a competitive process based on capacity and need, 56 Pennsylvania school districts were awarded subgrants. Bristol Township School District was one of the 56 districts. Please note that Pennsylvania re-named the federal Striving Readers Grant as the Keystones to Opportunity Grant for participating Pennsylvania schools. Bristol Township School District contracted with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 to provide a comprehensive and systemic implementation plan for K-2 literacy instruction in all nine of BTSD elementary buildings for the 2012-13 school year. Title I State System of Support This grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education enables the BCIU to provide expertise support and training for school improvement, standards aligned systems, and student and school growth data (PVAAS). PDE Initiatives PDE initiative grants enable the BCIU to provide expertise, support, and training for Keystone Exams, Common Core Standards, Teacher, Specialist and Principal Evaluation and Safe Schools.

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7. ADVISORY COUNCILS

The Programs & Services Division supports twenty-one separate advisory councils. These councils meet periodically throughout the year to plan workshops, collaborate on projects, share information across districts, and assist the Programs & Services Division in setting goals and priorities. The central council is the Programs & Services Advisory Council, comprised of Curriculum Directors and/or Assistant Superintendents. Through collaboration across the county, the advisory councils achieve economies of scale, avoid duplication of effort, inform the BCIU regarding needs of schools and districts, and reinforce and support connections and communication between Bucks County school districts and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Active advisory councils include: Act 48 Advisory Council Business Computers Information Technology (BCIT) Classrooms for the Future Continuing Professional Education English as a Second Language Committee Health and Physical Education High School Consortium IMRS (Librarians) Leadership Trainers Advisory Council Mathematics Programs and Services Reading/English/Language Arts School Counselors Science Social Studies Technology Advisory Council Technology Staff Developers Tender Bridges Advisory Council Title I Visual Arts Advisory Council World Languages

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8. ONLINE LEARNING

Online Teaching and Learning BCIU22 continues its partnership with the Quakertown Community School District on the development of Bridges Virtual Education Services, an initiative that focuses on bringing a variety of high quality virtual learning options to the students and school districts of Bucks County and beyond. Through BCIU and QCSD’s unique experiences with virtual learning, Bridges Virtual is able to provide both cyber course offerings and cyber program development support to any district interested in providing virtual learning opportunities for their students. With so many vendors now promising to deliver similar services to school districts to meet the growing demand of school-aged virtual learning, Bridges Virtual will provide Bucks County with a catalog of affordable options that meet the high-quality standards of rigor and design supported by national organizations such as iNACOL. Bridges Virtual offers the following services:

1. School districts are able to enroll their own students in one or more virtual courses provided by the partnership. Districts would be required to pay a fee for each course at rates lower than typical third-party curriculum providers. Volume discount pricing is available.

2. School districts can participate in the consortium option, allowing a district the opportunity to leverage existing staff to create and facilitate courses for the Bridges Virtual partnership. The benefits of this partnership are reduced course pricing, teacher and administrative professional development, and revenue for the district.

3. School districts are able to enlist the consultation services of Bridges Virtual in an effort to fully implement a comprehensive virtual program in their own districts. Consultation provided to these districts would be customized depending on the need and scope of the implementation determined by the school district.

4. Professional Development opportunities will be available for all levels of staff, specific to their roles and responsibilities.

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9. STUDENT AND PARENT PROGRAMS

The Reading Olympics, now in its 19th year, motivates students in Bucks County to read and discuss books. The purpose of the event is to encourage children to read more than they currently do, to read a greater variety of books, and to enjoy the excitement of reading and talking about books. The team format encourages students to share the challenge of reading each year’s selection of books with their peers. At last year’s event, 5,400 students in 387 teams read approximately 40,000 books. The event is coordinated by the Intermediate Unit, in collaboration with representatives from each district in the county.

The Regional High School Computer Fair showcases local high school students’ talents in the areas of animation, logo design, web design, digital movie creation, graphic design, multimedia presentation, programming, and desktop publishing. 2012’s event saw more than 50 students from eight (8) high schools share their work with their peers, receive invaluable feedback from industry judges, and vie for a spot at the statewide competition held in late May.

The Girls in Focus with Technology (GIFT) Conference encourages middle-to-high school girls to explore the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). From interactive seminars with professional women and hands-on technology workshops to open forum discussions and college recruiting, GIFT opens the door to many career options available to young women. Last year, 250 female students from all over Bucks County and beyond attended the event.

The Bucks County Student Forum brings 11th and 12th grade student representatives together monthly to develop initiatives and collaborate on projects identified by members of the forum.

The Bucks County World Language Tournament allows hundreds of students to demonstrate their language skills and knowledge of world cultures in an environment where teamwork and language learning are celebrated.

The Bucks County Student Artwork Gallery at the Intermediate Unit showcases one piece of student artwork from each of our thirteen school districts at the Intermediate Unit for one year. In addition, student artwork from five non-public schools is included on a rotating basis. The collection includes each student’s name, grade, school, and district. The gallery provides the thousands of visitors to the IU with a sample of the quality of visual arts teaching and learning present in Bucks County schools.

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit Art on the Move Program through the efforts of the BCIU Arts Education Trust Board, makes available portions of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 Art Collection to all the students of Bucks County. The Art on the Move program brings original pieces of art created by Bucks County artists to the students in a meaningful way. Through the program each school receives a collection of six original pieces of art for 8 – 10 weeks in the fall or spring. With each collection is curriculum that allows the artwork to be used as a springboard for learning and to create work related to the collection. The Art on the Move Curriculum is available to each grade level and consists of lesson ideas connected to the standards for Math, Social Studies, Science, Art, Language Art, Cultural Connections, and Technology.

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The Intermediate Unit also provides programs to students in the area of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, suicide and violence prevention. Other student programs provided include conflict resolution, peer mediation, and bullying intervention.

The BCIU appreciates the significant role that parents play in their children’s educational success. Therefore, parent workshops are offered both during the school day and in the evening for our districts’ schools.

ADHD in children ADHD in Teens and Adults How to Stubbornly Refuse to Get upset Sane Parenting Increasing Accountability in Children Test Anxiety Self Control in the Classroom, part 1 Self Control in the classroom, part 2 Self Control in the Classroom, part 3 How to Stubbornly Refuse to get upset

The Intermediate Unit is a member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Kids Voting Board

of Directors. In this role, the Intermediate Unit provides assistance to the program in planning, communication, and technical support. Kids Voting is a non-partisan organization that works with schools to provide students with hands-on, realistic voting experiences on Election Day.

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10. PREVENTION SERVICES Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD)/Violence Prevention The BCIU Prevention Programs include programs and services in the area of ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) and violence prevention. These programs include:

ATOD Education Services-Student based programs: Provide classroom speaking engagements throughout Bucks County schools

ATOD Information Dissemination: Through school-based advisory councils and meetings prevention resources and current prevention information and updates are disseminated to school representatives.

ATOD Alternative Activities: This program provides a Peer Leadership program to schools. This program trains high school students in a tobacco prevention lesson. The high school students then present the prevention lesson to 4th and 5th grade classes.

ATOD/Violence Prevention Professional Development for teachers & administrators: This program provides workshops to school staff and administrators on topics such as: Best Practices in Bullying Prevention/Intervention strategies, violence prevention, current drug trends and drug & alcohol prevention.

Bullying Prevention: Bullying programs for students encompass a blend ofinteractivecontentanddiscussiontohelpstudentsrecognizetheprevalenceandtypesofbullying,theimportantroleofthebystander,whybullyingcontributestoviolence and how students can play a vital role in maintaining a bully freeenvironment. The BCIU prevention coordinator is a certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Program trainer.

Gambling Prevention Gambling prevention education programs are available through a grant from the PA Department of Health & The Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, These programs include:

Gambling Educations Services-Student-based programs: Provide classroom based gambling prevention programs to schools.

Gambling Information Dissemination: Through school-based advisory councils and meetings gambling prevention resources and current information and updates are disseminated to school representatives.

Gambling Prevention Professional Development: The gambling prevention curriculum, “Facing the Odds: The mathematics of gambling”, was provided to math teachers and supervisors throughout Bucks County schools.

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Youth Suicide Prevention According to the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office Of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth age 15-24, accounting for more deaths than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, the flu, and chronic lung disease combined. During the past half century, the incidence of suicide among adolescents and young adults has nearly tripled. In response to this alarming statistic, a group of concerned community and school professionals, under the direction of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools, formed the Bucks County Youth Suicide Prevention Taskforce. The mission of the Bucks County Youth Suicide Prevention Taskforce is to provide an opportunity for professionals to come together to network, share resources, share data, provide professional development opportunities and consider some advocacy efforts in an attempt to decrease the incidence of youth suicide and better prepare schools to prevent this tragedy. Other initiative

The BCIU provides representation and support to the county consortium, Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities (BPYC). The mission of BPYC is to mobilize, build and strengthen the community around our youth to enrich the quality of life in Bucks County. The consortium is comprised of community individuals who support the mission of BPYC including, Key Leaders, Catchment Area Representatives, Community Mobilizers, Agency Representatives, and Business Representatives.

The BCIU also acts as a liaison for PA Department of Education in Safe Schools

initiatives in Bucks County schools.

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PROGRAM INITIATIVES

The Programs and Services Division continues to meet districts’ needs by targeting key areas common to the county that, in turn, become division priorities. Annually, the Programs and Services Division, in consultation with the Bucks County Schools, identifies major goals or initiatives to be addressed. In addition, through PDE’s new comprehensive planning process, specific action plans are identified for the division. Major initiatives include: Act 183 eFund Grant: Interactive Videoconferencing The Intermediate Unit, on behalf of all thirteen school districts and three technical high schools, was awarded a multi-year Act 183 eFund grant from PDE for instructional technology hardware, professional development, and content in the amount of $339,103.00. The grant allowed our schools to focus on the instructional uses of the high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) that connects Bucks County districts and technical high schools to one another and to the Intermediate Unit. The first phase of this grant was the deployment of high-definition videoconferencing units and related peripherals to each school district and technical school. This state of the art equipment allows Bucks County schools to connect to each other and to the rest of the world in a synchronous, real time environment. Additionally, technical training and best practice sessions have been (and continue to be) provided to help the technology departments, technology staff developers, and instructional coaches to deploy the equipment. With the equipment in the schools, the Intermediate Unit has worked with districts to increase the number of learning opportunities available to the students and educators for real world collaborations with peers and experts outside of the physical classroom and school building. As such, grant funds have been allocated to each district and technical high school to purchase distance learning experiences with content providers such as:

Bensalem: Royal Botanical Garden, Canada / Mt. Washington Observatory / Football HOF

Bristol Borough: Maritime History Museum Bristol Township: NASA eMissions BCTHS: Paley Center for Media, NYC: The Fine Art of Persuasion: TV and Advertising Centennial: Great Barrier Reef HQ Aquarium, Australia / CYBER Surgeons Central Bucks: Pearl Harbor / Rock & Roll HOF / Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Council Rock: Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, Canada Morrisville: NASA eMissions Neshaminy: U of Penn MAGPI Professional Development New Hope – Solebury: Day of the Dead Celebrations Palisades: Center for Puppetry Arts / Baseball Hall of Fame Pennridge: Baseball Hall of Fame / SF Giants Pennsbury: MegaConference Jr. / Noisy Writing Project / Jared Boxes Quakertown: Philadelphia Museum of Art / Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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The Intermediate Unit has also used this new technology to coordinate a wide variety of virtual, videoconferencing-based for our stakeholders throughout the county. Examples include:

November 6, 2012 Bucks County Educators Conference featuring Dr. Robert Marzano. The BCIU’s use of videoconferencing technology enabled 2000 educators at five locations throughout Bucks County to participate in the event.

Pennsylvania Department of Education/PAIU-sponsored sessions related to: o Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) o Online Learning (Featuring Quakertown Community School District)

Kids Voting legislative presentations to students within Bucks County featuring: o Congressman Fitzpatrick o Congressman Murphy

Intermediate Unit-specific events, including Opening Day for staff, MDS Graduation Ceremonies, Life Skills Graduation Ceremonies, and Employee Recognition Awards Ceremonies

Penn State University/PAIU-Sponsored Act 45 Coursework, including: o The New Fiscal Reality o School Law o School Ethics

District Support Teams With the endorsement of the Bucks County Superintendents of Schools, the BCIU has worked with the leadership of each school district to identify a school district initiative that would benefit from the support and expertise of the BCIU. The BCIU then assembled teams to work in each district on an ongoing basis. In 2012-13, the BCIU District Support Teams are providing direct services to Bucks County Districts as follows:

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District/ School

Focus of BCIU District Support Team

Bensalem Township

Professional development series for mathematics teachers focusing on student engagement in High school Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 courses.

District-wide grading and assessment committee Comprehensive Planning Support

Bristol Borough

Continued literacy support for K-3 Language Arts Program, the introduction of Harcourt Journeys in 4th and 5th grade, and the transition from full-day to half-day kindergarten. Comprehensive Planning Support

Bucks County Technical H. S.

Monthly workshops on Marzano’s The Art and Science of Teaching and PA Teacher Effectiveness Phase 3

Bristol Township

Danielson evidence-based observation training for all school district supervisors of teachers. (Act 45) Expansion of Instructional Coaching project (PIIC) at FDR, and addition of teams from Truman and Armstrong Keystones to Opportunity Grant (KtO) Comprehensive Planning Support

Centennial

Continued monthly participation in planning and facilitation of the 3-year professional development plan for administrators. Design and implementation of a walkthrough model for administrators Participation in Instructional Coaching project (PIIC) Comprehensive Planning Support

Central Bucks

Plan and obtain PDE approval of Resiliency professional development for school district administrators (Act 45) Comprehensive Planning Support

Council Rock

Program Quality Review of Gifted programs K-12 (April 29, 30 and May 1, 2013) Instructional Coaching project (PIIC) will expand to include two teams from CR HS South, and additional teachers CR HS North and Newtown Middle School. 50 secondary ELA teachers will participate in 5 days of Reading Apprenticeship Training. Comprehensive Planning Support

Morrisville

Ongoing alignment of course outlines with Common Core Standards and Keystone Exams in Algebra 1 and Biology. Federal Programs Transition

Neshaminy Danielson evidence-based observation training for all school district supervisors of teachers. (Act 45)

Comprehensive Planning Support

New Hope-Solebury

Program Quality Review of K-12 Mathematics and Science programs November 28, 29 and 30, 2012.

Development of a three-year plan to support district initiatives in Understanding by Design, formative assessment, differentiated instruction, universal design for learning, and co-teaching. Comprehensive Planning Support

Palisades

Support of Palisades School District as a PA LEADS district, focusing on curriculum and assessment reform. Comprehensive Planning Support

Pennsbury Program Quality Review of Gifted programs K-8 (February 6-8, 2013)

Comprehensive Planning Support Pennridge Staff development on use of technology to support 1:1 wireless pilot. Quakertown

Instructional coaching project (PIIC) focused on reading and writing across the curriculum Comprehensive Planning Support

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VALUE-ADDING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Shown below are some examples of initiatives that have directly impacted our school districts' students, teachers, and programs. In many cases, substantial funds flow through the Intermediate Unit for use at the district/school level. Quite often these funds are available as the result of the Intermediate Unit receiving a competitive grant. The preponderance of these funds goes directly to the school buildings and classrooms. The remainder supports essential services within the division in order to avoid an increase of costs to the school districts.

Grants and Funding that Positively Impact Bucks County Schools

Grant/Initiative Years Grant Amount 21st Century Teaching and Learning /Technology Instructional Coach 2010-2011 $125,000 Act 183 – Non-Public Schools Connectivity 2010-2011 $33,171 Act 183 – Wide Area Network Grant 2006 - 2009 $1,500,000 Act 183 Videoconferencing 2009-2011 $339,103 Art on the Move 2004 - 2006 $150,000 Bristol Township School District Keystones to Opportunity Grant 2012-2013 $202,000 Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission 2003 - 2011 $ 295,464 Bucks County Tobacco Control Project 2003 - 2008 $ 625,117 Core Teaching Skills: Aligning Curriculum to Standards in PA 2003 - 2005 $260,000 Enhancing Education through Technology 2003 - 2005 $167,310 Haley Foundation 2006 - 2007 $3,000 Health Promotion Council of Phila – Tobacco Prevention Program 2007-2008 $78,000 HIV/STD/Pregnancy Prevention Mini Grant (PDE) 2010 $5,000 Keystones I - Technology Integrators 2003 - 2005 $135,855 Keystones II - Technology Integrators 2004 - 2006 $175,000 Keystones III - Technology Integrators 2005 - 2007 $190,000 Keystones IV - Technology Integrators 2006 - 2008 $260,000 netTrekker 2005 - 2006 $35,936 PDE School Crisis Response Grant 2008 - 2009 $10,000 PDE Training for New Federal Programs Coordinators 2008 - 2011 $30,000 Pennsylvania Literacy Framework 2004 - 2005 $36,800 Pennsylvania Technology Integration Mentors 2008 – 2012 $60,000 Safari Montage Content Licensing Savings through PAIMS Grant 2010-2011 $220,855 Safari Montage PAIMS Grant Project Management 2009-2011 $187,500 Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (non-public) 2003 - 2009 $ 214,163 School Improvement 2007 - 2011 $139,368 Tender Bridges (Pre-K Partnership Forum) 2005 - 2006 $2,160 University of Pennsylvania MAGPI Fellowship 2008 - 2009 $600 Verizon e-Literacy 2004 - 2005 $2,500 Verizon Bucks County Educators Professional Learning Communities 2008 - 2009 $10,000 Wachovia 2006 - 2008 $15,000 Total $5,475,731

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Internet Safety and Technology New Federal regulations require that school entities receiving ERate funding to offset telecommunications expenses provide their staff and students with comprehensive training related to Internet Safety. As a result, the Intermediate Unit has developed and shared training resources and facilitated a wide variety of trainings and workshops to help our students ensure that they remain in compliance to protect this valuable funding source. New for School Year 2012-2013, the Intermediate Unit now coordinates a new Technology Policy Pool consortium for our districts and Career and Technical Centers through Sweet, Stevens, Katz, and Williams LLP, for the purpose of providing cost-effective legal support in the ever-changing area of educational technology. This “opt in” countywide consortium ensures that participating entities receive the following services at a significantly reduced rate of less than $1,000 per entity per year:

Telephone and e-mail advice and opinions concerning technology-related issues. Model policies, guidance, forms, worksheets, handouts, and outlines to be shared with

all pool counsel members where relevant and applicable. One (1) annual training, in-service, or group meeting concerning educational

technology for each participating LEA with the topics, nature, and size determined by the LEA.

In addition, the consortium receives: Two (2) half-day trainings and/or face-to-face consultations at joint advisory council

meetings (Tech Council, for example). Two (2) countywide trainings, in-service sessions, or group presentations regarding

educational technology determined by countywide needs. Site-based Technology Boot Camps and Workshops The BCIU has facilitated several on-site technical certification programs to meet local technical training needs for district stakeholders. These have resulted in significant savings. Most recently, the Intermediate Unit coordinated a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) technical certification boot camp for Bucks County school district personnel. CCNA certification is largely seen as the industry-standard endorsement for computer networking. However, obtaining the certification requires advanced coursework, often times held out-of-town. At the request of the district Technology Directors, the BCIU worked to host the training in our computer lab. Our efforts reduced the overall costs by aggregating our training needs to receive a discount and by eliminating a week's worth of overnight travel expenses, saving more than $20,000.

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INNOVATIVE REVENUE SOURCES Over the course of the last several years, the BCIU has worked to develop programs that meet the training needs of our schools. At the same time, we have created new sources of revenue to support our internal programs. This goal is realized through the development of partnerships with institutions of higher education and the marketing of the Intermediate Unit's facilities for professional development. It is important to note that the Intermediate Unit's facilities for professional development are available for use at no cost to member school districts. These external revenues have helped to defray costs for the schools. The Intermediate Unit continues to proactively seek new sources of revenue. Expansion of 21st Century CLC Evaluation Services to Philadelphia Grant Recipients The BCIU has extended the grant evaluation services that it has provided in Bucks County since 2004 to grant recipients in Philadelphia, thereby using BCIU expertise to tap a new source of revenue. Interlibrary Delivery Service of Pennsylvania (IDS) The BCIU serves as the contracted provider of management services for the Interlibrary Delivery Service (IDS) of Pennsylvania, whose purpose is to provide a cost effective efficient delivery service linking all types of libraries to support timely resource sharing throughout Pennsylvania. As an incorporated not-for-profit membership organization, IDS is supported by a state/local partnership, which includes a state subsidy and local dues. Through IDS, member libraries share print and non-print library resources to meet the information needs of users. IDS membership includes 545 academic, state, and school libraries throughout Pennsylvania and 8 out-of-state libraries. Management services include the coordination of the IDS Board of Directors, daily operations and customer service, liaison to the United Parcel Service (UPS) as the contracted shipping provider, financial services, technical services such as database management and website hosting. Since 1999, BCIU22 has generated $676,266 in revenue for these services.

Scholastic Consortium Through an established partnership with Scholastic Education, the Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit worked with individual school districts to provide consortium pricing for reading materials needed within school districts. Through this consortium, Bucks County school districts realized a savings of $64,500 in 2011-2012. Post-Secondary Partnerships Through post secondary partnership Bucks County Intermediate Unit realized revenue of $7,450 in 2011-2012, which helps defray costs to Bucks County school districts. Facility Rentals to Post-Secondary and Non-Profit organizations Revenue from this source totals $205,365 for the period 2003-present.

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CALENDAR

The following calendar was developed as a tool for the 2013-2014 budget allowing for review and discussion while adhering to specified deadlines.

10/17/12 Preliminary budgets are assembled and reviewed by the Executive Director, the Assistant

Executive Director for Education Services, and the Business Administrator.

11/30/12 Preliminary budgets are modified, as necessary, and submitted to the Executive Director for final review.

12/14/12 The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are reviewed by a committee comprised of Superintendents of the Intermediate Unit's member school districts.

12/14/11 The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are distributed to all superintendents of the member school districts of the Intermediate Unit for their review and consideration.

1/15/13 The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are reviewed by the Intermediate Unit Board’s Finance Committee.

1/15/13 The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are presented to the Intermediate Unit Board of School Directors for its review and consideration.

1/15/13 The Intermediate Unit Board of School Directors preliminarily approves the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets.

1/15/13 The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are made available to the general public, local school boards in the Intermediate Unit, and staff as necessary or requested.

1/16/13 through 3/01/13

The Executive Director, the Assistant Executive Director for Education Services, the Business Administrator and other appropriate staff present the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets, as requested, to member school boards of the Intermediate Unit. The member school boards review and take official action during public meetings on these budgets. To obtain official approval, these budgets must be approved by a majority of the local school boards. If the majority approves the budgets, all districts are required by law to contribute their support as requested in the Revenue Section of the budget. If the budgets fail to obtain the approval of a majority of the boards, they are returned, revised, and resubmitted for district approval until that approval is obtained.

4/16/13 The Intermediate Unit Board of School Directors reviews and adopts the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets.

4/30/13 The approved budgets are submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

6/30/13 The revised 2013-2014 Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budgets are submitted to Intermediate Unit budget administrators for the year’s operation.

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PROGRAMS &

SERVICES

AND

INSTRUCTIONAL

MATERIALS &

RESEARCH

SERVICES

BUDGET OF

$1,734,570

The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research services budget provides funds for two major activities of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22.

These two activities are: Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services.

This section contains a summary of the revenue and expenditures followed by the presentation of more detailed revenue and expenditure budget.

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INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS &

PROGRAMS & RESEARCH 2013-14SERVICES SERVICES TOTAL

REVENUE6000 District Sources 593,224$ 442,824$ 1,036,048 7000 State Sources 75,045 31,095 106,140 9000 Other Local Sources 442,452 149,930 592,382

TOTAL REVENUE 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$

EXPENDITURES - BY FUNCTION2000 SUPPORT SERVICES2200 Instructional Staff Services 671,005$ 623,849$ 1,294,854$ 2300 Administration Services 116,394 - 116,394 2800 Central Support Services 323,322 - 323,322 TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$

TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$

EXPENDITURES - BY OBJECT100 Salaries 613,819$ 253,274$ 867,093$ 200 Benefits 235,847 122,340 358,187 300 Professional Services 96,636 16,840 113,476 400 Property Services 7,000 6,383 13,383 500 Other Services 91,134 32,054 123,188 600 Supplies 20,035 179,358 199,393 700 Property 35,600 13,000 48,600 800 Other Objects 10,650 600 11,250

TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$

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The revenue for the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budget is receivedfrom a variety of District, State, and Other Local sources. Each revenue amount provided by a member school district of the Intermediate Unit, the state or other agency is dedicated to the delivery of programs and services that support Bucks County schools.

The 2013-2014 budgeted revenue and differences from the prior year are as follows:

Budget Percentage2012-13 2013-14 Percentage Increase Increase

Category Budget Budget of Total (Decrease) (Decrease)

District Sources 1,038,552$ 1,036,048$ 59.73% (2,504)$ (0.24%)State Sources 92,585 106,140 6.12% 13,555 14.64%Other Local Sources 646,129 592,382 34.15% (53,747) (8.32%)

Total 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ 100.00% (42,696)$ (2.40%)

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INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS &

PROGRAMS & RESEARCH 2013-14SERVICES SERVICES TOTAL

DISTRICT SOURCESContribution by Withholding 592,107$ -$ 592,107 Inter-Governmental Purchased Services 1,117 442,824 443,941

TOTAL DISTRICT SOURCES 593,224 442,824 1,036,048

STATE SOURCESGeneral Operating Subsidy - - - Social Security Subsidy 23,479 9,688 33,167 Retirement Subsidy 51,566 21,407 72,973

TOTAL STATE SOURCES 75,045 31,095 106,140

OTHER LOCAL SOURCESInterlibrary Delivery Service - 66,560 66,560 Nonpublic IMRS Service Fees - - - Special Programs/Services 292,000 - 292,000 Special IMRS - 62,370 62,370 Post Secondary Partnership 9,700 9,700 Fund Balance Appropriation 140,752 21,000 161,752

(P & S Generated Revenue)TOTAL OTHER LOCAL SOURCES 442,452 149,930 592,382

TOTAL REVENUE AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$


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REVENUE EXPLANATION AND INFORMATION

DISTRICT SOURCES

Revenue from district sources includes money received from the thirteen (13) public school districts comprising the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. All funds provided through this source are used to provide Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services for these districts. The Intermediate Unit does not use any of the funds received from the following “District Sources” to support its budget for general administration, overhead support, or indirect costs of the organization. All funds received through this source are returned to the Intermediate Unit’s member school districts in the form of programs and services identified by Pennsylvania Act 102. Contributions By Withholding - The public school districts comprising the Bucks County Intermediate Unit provide financial support to the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budget through a withholding contribution. The amount of each district’s contribution is determined in accordance with procedures developed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These procedures require the use of an inverse aid ratio formula. The result of this formula is that each district’s contribution is made in direct relation to its wealth. This contribution is withheld by the state from each local school district’s Equalized Subsidy for Basic Education (ESBE) and is paid directly to the Intermediate Unit. The total amount of this contribution is used entirely to provide funding for the Programs and Services activities included in this budget. This continues the past practice of the Intermediate Unit’s Board and Administration to insure that all of the financial support provided by the member school districts is returned in the form of direct program and instructional services. This amount of “direct contribution by withholding” is not sufficient to provide for all of the programs and services offered by the Intermediate Unit. The additional revenue needed to fund the programs offered to our member schools comes from State General Operating Subsidy, Social Security and Retirement Subsidies, Inter-Governmental “Direct” Purchased Services and Fund Balance appropriation. There is NO INCREASE in this year’s contribution by withholding due to changes made by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The calculation of District Contribution by Withholding on page 60 presents the computation of 2013-2014 contributions using the inverse aid ratio formula. The estimated amount of each district’s contribution during the 2013-14 school year and the change from the 2012-13 year are as shown on the following page.

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2012-13 2013-14

Budgeted Proposed Increase/

District Contribution Contribution (Decrease)

Bensalem 46,186$ 46,201$ 15$ Bristol Borough 5,331 5,434 103 Bristol Township 30,383 30,716 333 Centennial 42,402 42,191 (211) Central Bucks 137,362 137,023 (339) Council Rock 89,605 89,009 (596) Morrisville 4,932 4,886 (46) Neshaminy 61,202 61,196 (6) New Hope-Solebury 11,597 11,942 345 Palisades 14,176 14,326 150 Pennridge 47,140 47,033 (107) Pennsbury 70,228 70,568 340 Quakertown 31,563 31,582 19

TOTAL 592,107$ 592,107$ (0)$

The "Budgeted Contribution" rates were taken from the prior year and the "Proposed Contribution"rates were calculated using the aid ratios and WADM information taken from thePDE Website: www.pde.state.pa.us/Data and Statistics/Finances/Financial Date Elements/2012-13 Aid Ratios

Inter-Governmental “Direct” Purchased Source – This item includes revenue to provide funds for Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services programs. This revenue is provided by each of the thirteen (13) public school districts of the Intermediate Unit and the Special Education program operated by the Intermediate Unit. The amount of each district’s contribution is determined by two different formulas. One formula includes payments by each member district irrespective of its size. There is NO INCREASE in the amount of each district’s contribution over last year’s amount. The other formula is determined by multiplying a fixed dollar amount times the number of students enrolled in the district as of October (*) of the prior year. The dollar amount used to determine the “cost per student” contribution contains NO INCREASE over last year’s rate of $4.55 per student. All revenue received from “Direct” Purchased Service will be primarily used to provide Technology and/or Instructional Materials & Research Services, respectively, for the Intermediate Unit’s member districts. The following list represents each district’s contribution from both sources and the increase or decrease from last year’s contribution.

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Total Contribution Fixed TotalPurchased Estimated per Student Contr. Purchased Increase

Service No. of Enrollment ** per Dist. Service orDISTRICT 2012-13 Students* 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 (Decrease)

Bensalem 32,399$ 6,621 30,125$ 2,679$ 32,804$ 405$ Bristol Borough 8,766 1,259 5,728 2,679 8,407 (359) Bristol Township 33,059 6,707 30,516 2,679 33,195 136 Centennial 28,673 5,712 25,989 2,679 28,668 (5) Central Bucks 94,097 19,856 90,344 2,679 93,023 (1,074) Council Rock 55,782 11,512 52,379 2,679 55,058 (724) Morrisville 6,992 963 4,381 2,679 7,060 68 Neshaminy 43,083 8,799 40,035 2,679 42,714 (369) New Hope-Solebury 9,977 1,604 7,298 2,679 9,977 - Palisades 11,314 1,788 8,135 2,679 10,814 (500) Pennridge 36,230 7,352 33,451 2,679 36,130 (100) Pennsbury 51,996 10,745 48,889 2,679 51,568 (428) Quakertown 27,085 5,433 24,720 2,679 27,399 314 Sub-total 439,453$ 88,351 401,990$ 34,827$ 436,817$ (2,636)$ I. U. Contribution 6,992 977 4,445 2,679 7,124 132 TOTAL 446,445$ 89,328 406,435$ 37,506$ 443,941$ (2,504)$

* Source: 2011-12 LEA Schools Profile Enrollment Summary

** Cost for 2013-14 = $4.55 per Student (which is a 0% decrease)

The following is a summary of the total revenue provided by District Sources with a comparison to last year’s revenue:

2012-13 2013-14Total Contribution Purchased Total Increase

DISTRICT Dist. Support by Withholding + Service* = Support (Decrease)

Bensalem 78,585$ 46,201$ 32,804$ 79,005$ 420$ Bristol Borough 14,097 5,434 8,407 13,841 (256) Bristol Township 63,442 30,716 33,195 63,911 469 Centennial 71,075 42,191 28,668 70,859 (216) Central Bucks 231,459 137,023 93,023 230,046 (1,413) Council Rock 145,387 89,009 55,058 144,067 (1,320) Morrisville 11,924 4,886 7,060 11,946 22 Neshaminy 104,285 61,196 42,714 103,910 (375) New Hope-Solebury 21,574 11,942 9,977 21,919 345 Palisades 25,490 14,326 10,814 25,140 (350) Pennridge 83,370 47,033 36,130 83,163 (207) Pennsbury 122,224 70,568 51,568 122,136 (88) Quakertown 58,648 31,582 27,399 58,981 333 I. U. Contribution 6,992 - 7,124 7,124 132 TOTAL 1,038,552$ 592,107$ 443,941$ 1,036,048$ (2,504)$

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REVENUE FROM STATE SOURCES Revenue from state sources is money collected and distributed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support the activities of the Intermediate Unit. General Operating Subsidy - is intended to provide non-categorical support for the operation of the Intermediate Units. The formula used by the Commonwealth to determine the amount of this subsidy is based on three components. Two of these components guarantee a base amount, as determined by the state. One is entitled I.U.-County Guarantee; another is entitled Flat Grant. The final component is based on an I.U.-wide comparison of “Average Daily Membership” (ADM) to the total of all other Intermediate Units’ ADM throughout the state. Effective July 1, 2011, the Commonwealth no longer provides the General Operating Subsidy to Intermediate Units. Social Security Subsidy - is revenue received from the state, designated as the Commonwealth’s matching share of the employer’s contribution of the Social Security taxes for covered employees who are not federally funded. Retirement Subsidy - is revenue received from the state, designated as the Commonwealth’s matching share of the employer’s contribution to the Public School Employees’ Retirement System for covered employees.

REVENUE FROM OTHER LOCAL SOURCES Revenue classified as other local sources is money produced within the boundaries of the Intermediate Unit (or Local Education Agency) and available for its use. The Intermediate Unit anticipates receiving revenue from the following local sources during the coming year: Interlibrary Delivery Service (IDS) of Pennsylvania – is revenue received for administrative and management services that are provided for IDS, a non-profit membership cooperative of public, academic, school and special libraries providing for the delivery of library materials throughout the State of Pennsylvania. Nonpublic IMRS Service – is revenue received from nonpublic schools which subscribe to Instructional Materials & Research Services. Special Programs/Services - is revenue received for fees collected for program development, special conferences, symposia, or workshops, especially from out-of-county participants; and competitive grants. Post-Secondary Partnerships – is revenue received from tuition agreements with post-secondary institutions. Fund Balance Appropriation – is Programs & Services Division initiative revenue generated from prior periods that are being committed to finance current year operations.

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EXPENDITURES

The expenditures for the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budget are calculated from five different components: Programs & Services, Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Materials/Research Services, Technology Applications, and Professional Development.

The 2013-14 budgeted expenditures by function and differences from prior year are as follows:

2012-13 2013-14 Percentage Increase/ Increase/

Function Budget Budget of Total (Decrease) (Decrease)

2200 Instructional Staff Services 1,347,790$ 1,294,854$ 74.65% (52,936)$ (3.93%)2300 Administration Services 115,700 116,394 6.71% 694 0.60%2800 Central Services 313,776 323,322 18.64% 9,546 3.04%

Total 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ 100.00% (42,696)$ (2.40%)

$- $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000 $900,000

$1,000,000 $1,100,000 $1,200,000 $1,300,000 $1,400,000 $1,500,000 $1,600,000

Instructional StaffServices

AdministrationServices

Central Services

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EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION AND INFORMATION The 2200 Instructional Staff Services Function includes those activities associated with assisting, supporting, and advising the instructional and administrative staff of the Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in the Intermediate Unit’s service area. The expenditures in the Programs and Services column include Curriculum and Instruction Services and Professional Development Services. The expenditures in the Instructional Materials and Research Services column are all used in the operation and maintenance of the instructional materials, digital resources, and the Professional Library programs. Each of these areas is emphasizing the role of technology in the instructional process. Curriculum and Instruction Services are designed to provide direct services and assistance to school districts in the areas of curriculum management, planning, evaluation, review, instructional improvement, and subject area assistance. A critical function of this division is to provide assistance for the implementation of the curriculum regulations, the Pennsylvania Outcomes and Standards. Staff members provide assistance, support and resources for designing curriculum renewal processes and planned courses. Leadership and technical assistance are provided through County-wide Advisory Councils and Consortia in most subject areas and for key curricular and instructional issues. Resources are developed, analyzed, examined, and disseminated for current curriculum issues, such as the implementation of national standards and curriculum integration. Assistance is also provided for improving instruction and assessment practices. Professional Development Services are designed to provide direct services and technical assistance to school districts for comprehensive staff and program development planning, delivery, and evaluation. Special emphasis is currently placed on providing programs that relate to the priorities of member districts, such as performance assessment, organizational redesign, instructional improvement, and Pennsylvania curriculum regulations implementation. Programs and services include the organization, coordination, delivery and dissemination of information through workshops, seminars, graduate courses and symposia for districts’ staff. Currently, Professional Development Institutes, Summer Institutes, and the Common Inservice Day provide major vehicles for professional growth among staff and administrators. Exemplary projects and nationally recognized consultants, brought to Bucks County, enable teachers and administrators to access state-of-the-art programs and concepts. A Leadership Training Group, coordinated by Professional Development staff, provides a forum for district trainers, including technical assistance and networking. Special county-wide programs are also provided, based on common needs or mandates as circumstances may require. Instructional Materials and Research Services are designed to develop, operate, and maintain efficient and cost-effective instructional materials, digital resources, and research support systems. These services provide support that cannot be achieved economically by each district separately. It includes expertise on new developments in the utilization of instructional materials and educational research, as well as the maintenance and operation of related media materials and the professional library.

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EXPENDITURES - BY FUNCTION

PROGRAMS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS & SERVICES & RESEARCH SERVICES TOTAL

2200 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF SERVICESNo. of No. of No. of

100 SALARIES Positions Positions PositionsAdministrative & Other Salaries 1.85 262,583$ 0.25 34,149$ 2.10 296,732$ Regular Instruction & Other Prof. 0.50 42,464 1.00 88,434 1.50 130,898 Support 1.60 81,309 3.25 130,691 4.85 212,000

TOTAL SALARIES 3.95 386,356 4.50 253,274 8.45 639,630

200 BENEFITSSocial Security 29,556 19,375 48,931 Retirement 65,258 42,815 108,073 Tuition Reimbursement - 7,088 7,088 Worker's Compensation 2,896 1,898 4,794 Health Insurance 42,301 50,651 92,952 Other Benefits 3,793 513 4,306

TOTAL BENEFITS 143,804 122,340 266,144

300 PROFESSIONAL SERVICESProf ED SVCS-Other ED 21,800 21,800 Prof Dev Employee Training 610 1,200 1,810 Other Prof & Tech Services 31,200 31,200 Technology Plan Services 3,555 4,050 7,605 Contracted Services 25,500 11,590 37,090

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 82,665 16,840 99,505

400 PROPERTY SERVICESEquipment Maintenance Service 900 2,950 3,850 Vehicle Maintenance Service - 3,433 3,433 Vehicle Rental - - -

TOTAL PROPERTY SERVICES 900 6,383 7,283

500 OTHER SERVICESAuto Property Liability - 1,050 1,050 Communications 7,984 10,048 18,032 Printing and Binding 880 1,800 2,680 Xerox 7,500 3,800 11,300 Travel 29,171 15,356 44,527

TOTAL OTHER SERVICES 45,535 32,054 77,589

600 SUPPLIESGeneral Supplies 5,872 6,183 12,055 Audio-Visual Supplies 8,000 8,000 Media Supplies 10,000 10,000 Gasoline - 2,000 2,000 Prof Dev Meal/Refresh 923 175 1,098 Books and Periodicals 2,200 - 2,200 Tech Supplies & Fees 90,000 90,000 Educational Software & Rights - 63,000 63,000

TOTAL SUPPLIES 8,995 179,358 188,353

700 PROPERTYNew Equipment 800 13,000 13,800

TOTAL PROPERTY 800 13,000 13,800

800 OTHER OBJECTSMemberships and Dues 1,950 600 2,550

TOTAL OTHER OBJECTS 1,950 600 2,550

TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL STAFFSERVICES 671,005$ 623,849$ 1,294,854$


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EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION AND INFORMATION

The 2300 Administrative Services Function of the budget includes those activities concerned with establishing and administering policy in connection with the overall operation of the Programs & Services Division. The expenditures in the Programs and Services column are designated to administer the various educational programs that comprise the division as presented in the 2200 Instructional Staff Services Function, and to provide leadership, direction and coordination within the Intermediate Unit in the planning, development and improvement of educational programs, functions and services.

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2300 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESNo. of No. of No. of

100 SALARIES Positions Positions PositionsAdministrative & Other Salaries 0.20 33,898$ 0.00 -$ 0.20 33,898$ Support 0.20 10,286 0.00 - 0.20 10,286

TOTAL SALARIES 0.40 44,184 0.00 - 0.40 44,184

200 BENEFITSSocial Security 3,380 - 3,380 Retirement 7,430 - 7,430 Worker's Compensation 331 - 331 Health Insurance 3,733 - 3,733 Other Benefits 410 - 410

TOTAL BENEFITS 15,284 - 15,284

300 PROFESSIONAL SERVICESTechnology Plan Services 1,055 - 1,055 Contracted Services 400 - 400

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,455 - 1,455

400 PROPERTY SERVICESEquipment Maintenance Service 650 - 650

TOTAL PROPERTY SERVICES 650 - 650

500 OTHER SERVICESCommunications 2,399 - 2,399 Printing and Binding 300 - 300 Xerox 9,446 - 9,446 Travel 11,356 - 11,356

TOTAL OTHER SERVICES 23,501 - 23,501

600 SUPPLIESGeneral Supplies 2,508 - 2,508 Prgrms & SVCS Meal/Refresh 1,012 - 1,012 Books and Periodicals 300 - 300

TOTAL SUPPLIES 3,820 - 3,820

700 PROPERTYNew Equipment 19,400 - 19,400 Replacement Equipment - - -

TOTAL PROPERTY 19,400 - 19,400

800 OTHER OBJECTSMemberships and Dues 1,100 - 1,100 Program Development 7,000 - 7,000

TOTAL OTHER OBJECTS 8,100 - 8,100

TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 116,394$ -$ 116,394$

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EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION AND INFORMATION

The 2800 Central Support Services Function includes those activities which provide support for other Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services functions. This support includes the operation of a county-wide delivery system designed to support the delivery of instructional resources. Technology Applications Services are designed to disseminate information and services to school district staff on the effective use of computers, the Internet, the Wide Area Network, and emerging technologies in schools and classrooms. The major emphasis is on the application and integration of the new technologies into the classrooms and educational environment. Services include workshops and consultations covering various computer systems and software packages as well as integration methods. Areas of consultation include policy formulation, the integration of computers into the curriculum, technology assessment, and computer facility planning. In addition, Technology Applications Services coordinate provide various special projects on behalf of the county.

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2800 CENTRAL SUPPORT SERVICESNo. of No. of No. of

100 SALARIES Positions Positions PositionsAdministrative & Other Salaries 0.45 68,047$ 0.00 -$ 0.45 68,047$ Regular Instruction & Other Prof. 1.00 65,224 0.00 - 1.00 65,224$ Support 0.95 50,008 0.00 - 0.95 50,008

TOTAL SALARIES 2.40 183,279 0.00 - 2.40 183,279

200 BENEFITSSocial Security 14,021 - 14,021 Retirement 30,441 - 30,441 Tuition Reimbursement 10,000 - 10,000 Worker's Compensation 1,374 - 1,374 Health Insurance 20,000 - 20,000 Other Benefits 923 - 923

TOTAL BENEFITS 76,759 - 76,759

300 PROFESSIONAL SERVICESTechnology Plan Services 2,516 - 2,516 Contracted Services 10,000 - 10,000

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 12,516 - 12,516

400 PROPERTY SERVICESEquipment Maintenance Service 5,450 - 5,450

TOTAL PROPERTY SERVICES 5,450 - 5,450

500 OTHER SERVICESCommunications 5,442 - 5,442 Printing and Binding 800 - 800 Xerox 500 - 500 Travel 15,356 - 15,356

TOTAL OTHER SERVICES 22,098 - 22,098

600 SUPPLIESTech Meal/Refresh 120 120 General Supplies 5,100 - 5,100 Books and Periodicals 2,000 - 2,000

TOTAL SUPPLIES 7,220 - 7,220

700 PROPERTYEquipment 15,400 - 15,400

TOTAL PROPERTY 15,400 - 15,400

800 OTHER OBJECTSMemberships and Dues 600 - 600

TOTAL OTHER OBJECTS 600 - 600

TOTAL CENTRAL SUPPORT SERVICES 323,322$ -$ 323,322$

GRAND TOTAL 1,110,721$ 623,849$ 1,734,570$

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GRAPH OF EXPENDITURE BY OBJECT

BUDGET PERCENTAGEEXPENDITURES 2012-13 2013-14 PERCENTAGE INCREASE/ INCREASE/

BY OBJECT BUDGET BUDGET OF TOTAL (DECREASE) (DECREASE)

100 Salaries 928,509$ 867,093$ 49.99% (61,416)$ (6.61%)200 Benefits 411,443 358,187 20.65% (53,256) (12.94%)300 Professional Services 51,927 113,476 6.54% 61,549 118.53%400 Property Services 13,383 13,383 0.77% - 0.00%500 Other Services 122,281 123,188 7.10% 907 0.74%600 Supplies 196,473 199,393 11.50% 2,920 1.49%700 Property 42,000 48,600 2.80% 6,600 15.71%800 Other Objects 11,250 11,250 0.65% - 0.00%

TOTAL BY OBJECT 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ 100% (42,696)$ (2.40%)

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$0$100,000$200,000$300,000$400,000$500,000$600,000$700,000$800,000$900,000

$1,000,000$1,100,000$1,200,000$1,300,000$1,400,000$1,500,000$1,600,000$1,700,000$1,800,000$1,900,000$2,000,000

2012-13 2013-14

Other Objects

Property

Supplies

Other Svcs

Property Svcs

Professional Svcs

Benefits

Salaries

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EXPENDITURE BY OBJECT

EXPENDITURE BY OBJECT Expenditures decreased overall for objects in this budget by a total of 2.40% or $42,696. A description of each object category is presented below. SALARIES - The decrease of 6.61% in this category is the result of the elimination of one full time position and a part time position offset by budgeted increases in salary. The actual increase on individual salaries for staff members included in this budget is based upon existing Intermediate Unit salary agreements. BENEFITS have decreased 12.94% due to the elimination of one full time position and a part time position offset by the increase in the PSERS employer contribution rate (from 12.59% in 2012-13 to 16.93% in 2013-14). Other minor fluctuations are due to changes in health benefits – more specifically, because of qualifying life events that have occurred resulting in changes in selected coverage levels. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES have increased by 118.53% due to the need for outside professional services required as a direct result of the reduction in staff. OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES have increase .74% due to minor increases in printing costs and local travel. SUPPLIES have increased 1.49% to account for meeting supplies and software needs. PROPERTY increased due to the anticipated need for equipment to support the various educational software and technology applications offered through this budget. OTHER OBJECTS are expected to remain the same.

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SUPPLEMENTAL

INFORMATION

Included in the following section

is information designed to

provide and enhance the reader’s

comprehension of the services

provided through this budget.

This includes comparisons to

prior years’ budgets, information

on the Intermediate Unit as an

organization, the budget policy

used in developing this document

and narrative on the account

structure.

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BUCKS COUNTY SCHOOLS INTERMEDIATE UNIT #22 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIVISION

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THE REPORTING ENTITY AND ITS SERVICES The Pennsylvania General Assembly created the Intermediate Units in 1971 by Act 102 to provide local school districts with highly specialized services. The Act identified, but did not limit, seven areas of specialized services that were to be provided by Intermediate Units. These seven identified services include curriculum development and instructional improvement services, educational planning services, instructional materials and research services, continuing professional education services, pupil personnel services, state and federal liaison services, and management services. In addition to the services specified by Act 102, the Intermediate Unit has become heavily involved in the delivery of educational programs for special needs students of Bucks County. These programs include the delivery of itinerant and full-time "self-contained" classroom services to exceptional students including classes for students whose needs are so unique or whose handicaps are so severe that they cannot be economically served by the individual local district special education programs. The Intermediate Unit also provides educational services to institutionalized students in Cambridge at Point Pleasant and Ridgecrest Residential Facilities, Foundations Behavioral Health, MCC Warwick House, and the Bucks County Correctional Facility. FUNDS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO SPECIAL NEEDS AND INSTITUTIONALIZED STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER IN BUDGETS APPROVED BY THE RESPECTIVE FUNDING AGENCIES. The Programs and Services Division of the Intermediate Unit provides programs and services related to technology applications, curriculum and instruction, staff development, and instructional materials & research. The division serves the needs of the general Bucks County school population as well as its nonpublic schools. The Bucks County Intermediate Unit also provides an array of general school management, administrative, business, personnel, and state and federal legislative services for Bucks County school districts. Included in these services are numerous programs designed to assist various needs of the community. As in the case of the special education programs, funds to provide these programs are not part of this budget and are presented under separate cover in an Administrative Services Budget approved and controlled by the Intermediate Unit Board.

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MEMBER DISTRICTS

The Intermediate Unit was formed by and in accordance with provisions of Act No. 1970-102, as amended (the "Intermediate Unit Act"). The Act established area regional schools "Intermediate Units" throughout the Commonwealth to replace the then existing County Boards of School Directors. Intermediate Units are part of the public school system of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The public school districts located in Bucks County are assigned to the Bucks County Intermediate Unit's service area, and the Board of Directors of the Intermediate Unit is made up of one member from each of these School Districts. The public School Districts in Bucks County comprising the Intermediate Unit include: Bensalem Township School District Neshaminy School District Bristol Borough School District New Hope-Solebury School District Bristol Township School District Palisades School District Centennial School District Pennridge School District Central Bucks School District Pennsbury School District Council Rock School District Quakertown Community School District Morrisville Borough School District

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATION

Board of Directors

Michael Hartline, President (Centennial)

Mrs. Patricia Sexton, Vice President (Council Rock)

Pamela Strange (Bensalem) Charles Groff (Bristol Borough)

Helen Cini (Bristol Township) John Gamble (Central Bucks)

Ted Parker (Morrisville) Susan Cummings (Neshaminy)

Amanda Elefante (New Hope-Solebury) Carol M. Clemens (Palisades)

Dr. Peter Yarnell (Pennridge) Christopher Cridge (Pennsbury)

Fern Strunk (Quakertown)

Administration

Barry J. Galasso, Ed.D., Executive Director

Diane Paul……………………………..…….……….…………….… Director, Special Education Services

Michael J. Masko, Ed. D……………………………….Assistant Executive Director, Education Services

Wendy L. Macauley ………………….Business Administrator/Board Treasurer (Nonvoting Member)

Andrea DiDio ………………………………………………….Board Secretary (Nonvoting Member)

The Intermediate Unit Board is comprised of Board members who serve on School Boards at the local school district level. There is one Board member from each of the thirteen member school districts in Bucks County served by the Intermediate Unit.

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Board of Directors

13 Members

Executive Director

Assistant Executive Director,

Educational Services

Director,

Staff & Program Development

Director,

Non-Public Services

Director,

Professional Learning & Curriculum Alignment, TAC's

Director,

Strategic Planning & Communications

Director,

Instructional Materials & Technology

Director, Facilities

Instructional Technology Manager

Instructional Technology Specialists

Information Technology Manager

Director,

Special Education Services

Two Supervisors,

Early Childhood Education

Program Director,

Autistic Support, MDS, Nursing, PSSA/PASA

Supervisor,

Palisades, Pennridge & Quakertown School Districts

Supervisor,

Bristol Borough, Bristol Township & Bensalem School

Districts

Supervisor,

Neshaminy School District & Tawanka

Supervisor, Red Cedar Academy at Tawanka,

Centennial & Neshaminy School Districts

Program Director,

Related Services & BrainSTEPS

Supervisor,

Speech, Hearing and Language Services

Program Director,

IDEA Services, ESY, Emotional Support, Special Learning, Life

Skills, Psychologists, Social Workers, Behavioral Analysts

Supervisor,

Council Rock, Morrisville & Pennsbury School Districts

Supervisor,

Central Bucks School District, Residential Treatment Facilities,

Alt. Emotional Support & Detention Center

Director,

Professional Learning & Curriculum Alignment, TAC's

Director,

Human ResourcesBusiness Administrator

Director,

Purchasing

Director,

Student Accounting

Director,

Financial Services

Supervisor,

Special Education Transportation

Payroll Manager

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BUDGETING POLICIES AND PROCESS

The School Law of Pennsylvania, as enacted by the Commonwealth Legislature, requires that public school districts and Intermediate Units approve an annual budget on the modified accrual basis for the operation of the General and Special Revenue Funds prior to the start of the fiscal year. These approved budgets are required to be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Education within thirty (30) days of their approval. Once approved by the Intermediate Unit's Board of Directors, these budgets become the approved spending plan of the Intermediate Unit for the coming year and the Board is prohibited from spending or obligating funds in excess of these amounts. In some situations, such as that normally experienced by the Intermediate Unit, budgets may be adopted or amended after the start of the fiscal year when there is a change in state or federal revenues (PA School Code, Sect. 609, Par. 3). The Board is authorized to transfer funds within the budget during the last nine months of the fiscal year (PA School Code, Sect. 687). The budgeting cycle starts each September with administrative meetings to evaluate the prior year's budgeting process and to discuss goals and objectives for the coming year. All budget requests originate at the department or operational control level and are submitted by each supervisor or administrator involved in, or responsible for, a particular subject or program. Each request is reviewed by administrators responsible for specific areas of the budget. These requests are then drafted into a budgetary format for review by our Board and public prior to final approval. The Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budget is reviewed in varying degrees by each of the member school districts comprising the Intermediate Unit. The Executive Director, Assistant Executive Director for Education Services, Business Administrator, and other administrators and supervisors make public presentations, as requested by the Boards of the member school districts, to present and explain the programs and services included in this budget. Each Board is then required to take official action by voting for or against adoption of this budget at a public meeting. The review and approval by local Boards are required by Pennsylvania State Law to be completed by May 1 (PA School Code, Sect. 918-A). The results of the combined votes by the individual members as well as each Board in total are tabulated and counted based on a weighting of each district's student population and comparative wealth. If a majority of votes is positive, the budget is considered approved by the local boards and is sent to the Intermediate Unit Board for its consideration and approval. If a majority of votes is not positive, the budget is revised and resubmitted to the member school districts for their renewed consideration in the same manner as previously outlined. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has not approved extension of the May 1 submission date. The budget is controlled by responsible Program Supervisors and Administrators within each program and is reviewed monthly to assure the funding plans are being properly implemented. Budget deficits by individual accounts are controlled by transferring funds from accounts with available balances. Budget supervisors are responsible for notifying the Intermediate Unit's financial office of funds to be transferred for those accounts that they directly control, that are non-salary and non-benefit accounts. The salary and benefit accounts are controlled by the

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Business and Personnel Office and any necessary budget transfers are made in conjunction with that program's Assistant Executive Director. Budget revisions for those transfers which require program revisions are usually submitted toward the end of the fiscal year when forecasted expenses are more certain. Unused appropriations lapse at the end of each fiscal year; however, the Intermediate Unit increases the subsequent year's appropriation by an amount equal to outstanding encumbrances and reserves a portion of the fund balance in a like amount.

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THREE YEAR COMPARISON OF REVENUES - EXPENDITURES

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 BUDGET PERCENT APPROVED APPROVED PROPOSED INCREASE OF PERCENT P&S / IMRS P&S / IMRS P&S / IMRS OR INCREASE/ OF

CATEGORY BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET (DECREASE) (DECREASE BUDGET

REVENUEDistrict Source 1,042,292$ 1,038,552$ 1,036,048$ (2,504)$ (0.24%) 59.73%State Source 292,622 92,585 106,140 13,555 14.64% 6.12%Other Local Sources 510,624 646,129 592,382 (53,747) (8.32%) 34.15%

TOTAL REVENUE 1,845,538$ 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ (42,696)$ (2.40%) 100.00%

EXPENDITURESBY FUNCTIONProgram & Services 1,228,698$ 1,145,718$ 1,110,721$ (34,997)$ (3.05%) 64.03%Instructional Materials & Research 616,840 631,548 623,849 (7,699) (1.22%) 35.97%TOTAL EXPENDITURES & - OTHER FINANCING USES 1,845,538$ 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ (42,696)$ (2.40%) 100.00%

EXPENDITURESBY OBJECTSalaries 1,024,267$ 928,509$ 867,093$ (61,416)$ (6.61%) 49.99%Benefits 381,615 411,443 358,187 (53,256)$ (12.94%) 20.65%Professional Services 53,052 51,927 113,476 61,549$ 118.53% 6.54%Property Services 17,365 13,383 13,383 -$ 0.00% 0.77%Other Services 119,516 122,281 123,188 907$ 0.74% 7.10%Supplies 196,473 196,473 199,393 2,920$ 1.49% 11.50%Property 42,000 42,000 48,600 6,600$ 15.71% 2.80%Other Objects 11,250 11,250 11,250 -$ 0.00% 0.65%

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THREE YEAR COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION AND OBJECT

APPROVED APPROVED PROPOSED INCREASE PERCENT DESCRIPTION 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 OR OF

BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET (DECREASE) CHANGECURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SERVICES2260 INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

Salaries 204,353$ 133,762$ 87,508$ (46,254)$ Employee Benefits 72,338 63,892 33,529 (30,363)Professional Services 8,065 7,165 28,065 20,900Property Services 450 450 450 0Other Services 21,778 21,778 23,842 2,064Supplies 2,783 2,783 3,023 240Property 400 400 400 0Other Objects 850 850 850 0

TOTAL CURRICULUM ANDINSTRUCTION SERVICES 311,017 231,080 177,667 (53,413) (23.11%)

16.85% 13.00% 10.24%PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES2270 INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

Salaries 340,898 312,063 298,848 (13,215)Employee Benefits 117,245 126,881 110,275 (16,606)Professional Services 18,017 17,792 54,600 36,808Property Services 450 450 450 0Other Services 18,928 21,693 21,693 0Supplies 4,783 4,783 5,972 1,189Property 400 400 400 0Other Objects 1,100 1,100 1,100 0

TOTAL PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT SERVICES 501,821 485,162 493,338 8,176 1.69%

27.19% 27.30% 28.44%EDUCATIONAL SERVICES2300 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Salaries 45,392 45,392 44,184 (1,208)Employee Benefits 12,219 14,089 15,284 1,195Professional Services 760 760 1,455 695Property Services 650 650 650 0Other Services 23,501 23,501 23,501 0Supplies 2,808 2,808 3,820 1,012Property 20,400 20,400 19,400 (1,000)Other Objects 8,100 8,100 8,100 0

TOTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 113,830 115,700 116,394 694 0.60%6.17% 6.51% 6.71%

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS2800 CENTRAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Salaries 176,116 181,864 183,279 1,415Employee Benefits 64,684 70,664 76,759 6,095Professional Services 12,160 12,160 12,516 356Property Services 5,432 5,450 5,450 0Other Services 22,055 22,055 22,098 43Supplies 5,583 5,583 7,220 1,637Property 15,400 15,400 15,400 0Other Objects 600 600 600 0

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS 302,030 313,776 323,322 9,546 3.04%16.37% 17.65% 18.64%

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APPROVED APPROVED PROPOSED INCREASE PERCENT DESCRIPTION 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 OR OF

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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RESEARCH SERVICES

2220 SUPPORT SERVICESSalaries 257,508$ 255,428$ 253,274$ (2,154)Employee Benefits 115,129 135,917 122,340 (13,577)Professional Services 14,050 14,050 16,840 2,790Property Services 10,383 6,383 6,383 0Other Services 33,254 33,254 32,054 (1,200)Supplies 180,516 180,516 179,358 (1,158)Property 5,400 5,400 13,000 7,600Other Objects 600 600 600 0

TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSAND RESEARCH SERVICES: 616,840 631,548 623,849 (7,699) (1.22%)

34.71% 35.53% 35.97%

GRAND TOTAL 1,845,538$ 1,777,266$ 1,734,570$ (42,696)$ (2.40%)

68,272

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SERVICES10.24%

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES28.44%

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES6.71%

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS18.64%INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND

RESEARCH SERVICES35.97%

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MEMBER DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION FORMULA FOR DISTRICT SUPPORT

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has developed a system of financial support for Intermediate Units that includes support from its member school districts. This support is based on a formula developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, which takes into consideration the comparative wealth and size of the member school districts. Those having the larger population receiving Intermediate Unit services, and those districts having the ability to pay for these services provide a greater amount of support to the Intermediate Unit than those districts having a small population, or lower wealth. The schedule listed below indicates each member school district’s relative wealth of ability to pay as compared to all other districts (Inverse Aid Ratio) and each district’s size (Estimated Weighted Average Daily Membership – WADM) and the proposed 2013-2014 Withholding Contribution.

Market Value Aid Ratio (MV AR) is calculated as follows:

(School District Market Value/SD WADM)(State Total Market Value/State Total WADM)1 - X 0.5

Weighted average daily membership (WADM) is the term used for the assignment of weight by grade level to ADM. The current weighting is half-time kindergarten at 0.5, full-time kindergarten and elementary (grades 1-6) at 1.0, and secondary (grades 7-12) at 1.36.

2013-14Estimated

Market DistrictValue Inverse Estimated Weighted Factor Cost Per Withholding

MEMBER DISTRICT Aid Ratio Aid Ratio WADM Inv. AR*WADM Factor Contribution

BENSALEM 0.1988 0.8012 8,134.837 6517.6314 7.0887$ 46,201.34$ BRISTOL BOROUGH 0.5226 0.4774 1,605.693 766.5578 7.0887 5,433.88 BRISTOL TOWNSHIP 0.4739 0.5261 8,236.230 4333.0806 7.0887 30,715.78 CENTENNIAL 0.1230 0.8770 6,786.584 5951.8341 7.0887 42,190.59 CENTRAL BUCKS 0.1847 0.8153 23,708.951 19329.9077 7.0887 137,023.34 COUNCIL ROCK 0.1000 0.9000 13,951.630 12556.4670 7.0887 89,008.65 MORRISVILLE 0.3814 0.6186 1,114.299 689.3053 7.0887 4,886.26 NESHAMINY 0.2134 0.7866 10,975.043 8632.9688 7.0887 61,196.27 NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 0.1000 0.9000 1,871.839 1684.6551 7.0887 11,941.96 PALISADES 0.1000 0.9000 2,245.472 2020.9248 7.0887 14,325.67 PENNRIDGE 0.2377 0.7623 8,703.799 6634.9059 7.0887 47,032.66 PENNSBURY 0.2400 0.7600 13,098.757 9955.0553 7.0887 70,568.10 QUAKERTOWN 0.2939 0.7061 6,309.721 4455.2939 7.0887 31,582.11

TOTAL 106,742.855 83,528.5877 592,106.61$

The above aid ratios and WADM information are taken from the PDE Web Site: pde.state.pa.us dated 11/20/12

CALCULATION OF DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION BY WITHHOLDING

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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT NARRATIVE

REVENUE Revenues are generally recognized when net current assets are increased without a corresponding increase in liabilities. The sources of funds resulting in this increase are the generally recognized method of reporting revenue. These sources are defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in the Manual of Accounting and Related Financial Procedures for Pennsylvania School Systems (Revised May, 2001) as revenue from Local sources, revenue from State sources, revenue from Federal sources and other Finance sources. Each source is further separated to reflect the specific type of revenue being received. Information on the revenue sources of the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services budget by basic classification is presented in this section. Information on the specific type of revenue for each general category is presented in the revenue section of this budget. District Source “is revenue from funds collected by the Intermediate Unit's member districts and made available to support the Programs & Services and Instructional Materials & Research Services.” State Source “is revenue from funds produced within the boundaries of and collected by the state and distributed to LEAs (Local Education Agencies) in amounts different proportionately from the amounts collected within such LEAs.” (Manual of Accounting, p. 20.122) Other Local Source “is the amount of money produced within the boundaries of the LEA and available to the LEA for its use.” (Manual of Accounting, p. 20.122) EXPENDITURES Several levels of classification are used to present governmental fund expenditure data. The major classifications are by fund, function (or program), organizational unit, activity, character and object class. The function level provides information for a group of related activities. Standard function classifications include general government, public safety, highways and streets, sanitation, health and welfare, culture and recreation, and education. These functions vary in importance and nature, based on the government's activities. The object classification is a grouping of types of items purchased or services obtained. (Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting, GFOA Pg. 18). Expenditures By Function: 2000 Support Services: Support Services are those services which provide administrative, technical (such as guidance and health), and logistical support to facilitate and enhance instruction. Support Services exist as adjuncts for the fulfillment of the objectives of instruction, community services, and enterprise programs, rather than as entities within themselves.

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2200 Instructional Staff Support Services: Activities associated with assisting, supporting, advising and directing the instructional staff with or on the content and process of providing learning experiences for students. 2300 Administration Support Services: Activities concerned with establishing and administering policy in connection with operating the LEA. 2800 Central Support Services: Activities, other than general administration, which support each of the other instructional and supporting services programs. These activities include planning, research, development, evaluation, information, staff, and data processing services. Expenditures By Object: 100 Salaries: Gross salaries paid to employees of the LEA who are considered to be in positions of a permanent nature or hired temporarily, including personnel substituting for those in permanent positions. This includes gross salary for personnel services rendered while on the payroll of the LEA. 200 Benefits: Amounts paid by the LEA on behalf of employees; these amounts are not included in gross salary, but are in addition to that amount. Such payments are fringe benefit payments; and, while not paid directly to employees, nevertheless, are parts of the cost of personnel services. 300 Professional Services: Services that by their nature require persons or firms with specialized skills and knowledge. Included are the services of architects, engineers, auditors, dentists, medical doctors, lawyers, consultants, teachers, accountants, etc. 400 Property Services: Services purchased to operate, repair, maintain, and rent property owned and/or used by the LEA. These services are performed by persons other than LEA employees. 500 Other Services: Amounts paid for services not provided by LEA personnel but rendered by organizations or personnel, other than Professional Services and Property Services. 600 Supplies: Amounts paid for material items of an expendable nature that are consumed, worn out, or have deteriorated in use; or items that lose their identity through fabrication or incorporation into different or more complex units or substances. 700 Property: Expenditures for the acquisition of fixed assets, including expenditures for land or existing buildings and improvements of grounds; initial equipment; additional equipment; and replacement of equipment.

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800 Other Objects: Amounts paid for goods and services not otherwise classified in objects 100 through 700. 900 Other Financing Uses: This series of codes is used to classify transactions which are not recorded as expenditures to the LEA but require budgetary or accounting control.

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The Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religious creed, gender, ancestry, national origin, veteran’s status, or non-job related handicap or disability (except where any of these constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification) in its activities, programs or employment and promotion practices as required by State and Federal laws. It is the responsibility of the applicant or employee to inform the Director of Human Resources that an accommodation is needed. In accordance with State and Federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon the employee’s request. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures or for information regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by handicapped person, please contact the Director of Human Resources at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22, 705 North Shady Retreat Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, 215-348-2940, ext. 1520.

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