West Ridge Academy's spending plan for the 2018 school year:

• Funding for the Assistant Principal position
• Playground monitor T.A.’s
• Classroom T.A.’s
• Covering the remainder of expenses for the Kindergarten teachers
• Leveled Readers
• Classroom Library Books
• Reading List Books
• 12 IPAD Mini’s
• Security Cameras
• Laptops for additional staff
• Additional IT Hardware for our school server
• Replacing broken or dilapidated furniture and equipment

Union Colony Schools will be using a portion of the FY18 MLO funds for start-up costs of the new Preparatory School.  Additional investments at this time include curriculum, technology, and personnel.  Any remaining funds will be rolled to FY19.

Construction

• Short-throw interactive white-board projectors, PA/Bell system, security cameras/system, networked door access controls, etc.

Technology

• Elementary server

Curriculum

• Elementary reading, middle school language arts, and social studies

Personnel

• Technolgy Director to start in May to overlap with the existing tech director

Frontier Academy is planning to first focus on deferred maintenance projects as the greatest priority this year and then address other areas identified below:

• Costs associated with design and engineering for different maintenance projects
• Mitigating water and flooding issues at the elementary (drainage along building perimeters at the elementary school)
• Parking lot re-engineering to correct flooding and water retention issues along with general potting
• Parking lot resurfacing at the secondary campus
• Carpeting and flooring in common areas 

• Planning stages of this piece

• Costs associated with front entrance safety and security on both campuses
• Update health clerk office at the elementary campus
• Increasing the number and coverage area of security cameras

• Update classroom instructional technology (e.g. document cameras and audiovisual displays) on both campuses

Salida Del Sol Academy will be identifying needs by using the MLO funding for:

Safety and Security

• The school will add additional security cameras to the interior and exterior of our campus.  A drop-off/pick up loop is also be considered adjacent to our current parking lot to improve safety and security of arriving and departing students.
  
  

Professional Development

• Funding will be used for additional professional development, including, but not limited to, additional training in Gomez & Gomez.
  
  

Retention of Highly Qualified Faculty and Support Staff

• SDSA will provide additional funding to lower cost of insurance/benefits for our employees.
  
  

Technology

• SDSA provides a Chromebook for each student and teacher.  Additional Chromebooks and other forms of technology will be purchased as well.
  
  

Curriculum and Instructional Materials

• Additional textbooks and supplemental materials for dual language instruction will be purchased for students in grades K-8.