westside education & career center

WESTSIDE EDUCATION & CAREER CENTER

Pre-SchoolMeetingSeptember 5, 2008

BUDGET UPDATE

2008-09 Budget Budget Summary Sheet Student Body Funds Grants

First Five LA Perkins

Donations Maurice Amado Foundation Crail-Johnson Foundation Berman Foundation

TEACHER HOUR BUDGET

03-04 78,33304-05 70,50005-06 58,04606-07 59,35707-08 63,34108-09 63,341

ROCP Teacher Hours: 1025

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE (ADA)

2005-06: 1,9672006-07: 1,9962007-08:2,000+

Up 1.5%

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCOUNT (IMA)

03-04 $48,952 04-05 $30,204 05-06 $22,197 06-07 $45,613 07-08 $46,526 08-09 $52,867

CBET & WIA BUDGETS

CBET03-04 $275,84704-05 $269,58005-06 $208,19906-07 $161,75807-08 $145,94708-09 $112,460

WIA03-04 $181,65404-05 $229,18405-06 $90,91306-07 $103,79507-08 $103,79508-09 $79,543

These funds are used exclusively for TAs.

STUDENT BODY FUNDS UPDATE

Registration fees Class fees Book Sales Scholarship funds Student body cards Student photo ID cards Donations

DEPARTMENT UPDATE

ESL & Citizenship Academic Older Adult Parent Education Vocational Distance Learning Family Literacy LAUSD Extension

NEW COURSES

Brain Fitness: Memory Enhancement Computer assisted learning for ESL students Saturday Art classes for High School Students Art for Mommy & Me (Daddies are welcome, too) Portraiture Scrapbooking Stained Glass Going Green: Recycled Art Conversational Spanish and French

WECC SUCCESSES

Expansion Program for Older Adults Expansion of Parent Education classes Increased Adult Independent Study Program Increased Distance Learning: Parent

Education Expanded Academic Program to Walt

Whitman Secured grants for Family Literacy Program Increased Citizenship enrollment

WECC CHALLENGES

Decreased Funding Decline in ESL Enrollment Implement Marketing Plan Recruiting, Processing, Retaining

Teaching Assistants Average Class size Renovation of Park La Brea Art Center Renovation of Fairfax Main Office Moving academic classes at Fairfax

PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR

Prepare for accreditation Expand Program for Older Adults Expand art program offerings at Park La Brea Expand academic program to continuation

schools Search for grants and donations Increase vocational offerings Increase staff development opportunities Increase Parent Education to Elementary

Schools

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

School Leadership Council responsibilitiesStudent disciplineIMA budgetStaff developmentCopiers

DACE Fall Conference

MARKETING UPDATE

Word of mouth Schedule of Classes Website Flyers and brochures Newspaper ads Press releases Connect-Ed Mass e-mails Adopt a site

MARKETING UPDATE (CONTINUED)

Newspaper and newsletter inserts Targeted mailings Banners and signs Community outreach Weekly bulletin Approval of flyers