It’s important to keep in mind the purpose of the action plan, which is to focus our efforts towards continuous improvement. The organizational restructuring, which is part of the plan, is designed to help us be more systemic, focused and aligned with our improvement initiatives that most directly impact overall district effectiveness.
As we look at these changes, the shift in emphasis from Central Office to Central Services must also be noted. The organizational restructuring also has a focus on teacher-leadership as part of that shift. As a result, we are decreasing the number of district-level administrators:
· 2010-2011 – 17 administrators and 8 teacher leaders
· 2011-2012 (restructure) – 9 administrators, 17 teacher leaders
While the restructuring is not driven by the budget, the financial impact of all staffing decisions must be considered. It is important to realize:
· Dollars associated with the organizational restructuring were already allocated for and included in the FY12 budget. When I was hired, the Board of Education allocated funds for me to use in implementing this action plan.
· When comparing costs of the two models from last year (2009-2010) to next year (2011-2012), there is an overall net savings of $176,028.