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Ill. Proposed Budget <br /> <br />· At present the proposed Governor's School qualifies for ½ day status <br /> according to the state depa, mtent's defmition. <br />· Transportation, textbooks, and dual enrollment costs will be handled by <br /> the individual school divisions. <br /> Salaries for the ten teachers will be based on a ten month contract taking <br /> into acceunt advanced degrees in the salary scale <br />· The director and secretary salaries will be commensurate with those of <br /> high school principals and secretaries within the five school divisions. <br />· Added to the school's budget are line items that include substitute pay, <br /> increase in travel, conference expenses, audit, and monies for instructional <br /> materials. <br />· Technology needs will be divided into two categories: those common to <br /> both sites and those needed exclusively for the Danville site. The <br /> Governor's School must provide its own technology lab at the Danville <br /> site whereas the Patrick Henry site will share technology labs supplied by <br /> the community college. <br />· The second year of operation, the budget will reflect a more detailed <br /> budget for the Patrick Hen~y site for science lab equipment. <br />· The budget for the proposed beginning of the Piedmont Governor's <br /> School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology clearly defines the <br /> revenues. No grants will be needed for the startup of the school. <br /> · Each school division will be reimbursed for the amount of time staff <br /> members, who are not classroom teachers, worked on the planning of the <br /> Governor's School by means of the planning grant fund. <br /> <br />Schedule of 2001-2002 Activities <br /> <br />· The proposal will be presented to each school division's local school <br /> board during the month of July. <br />· Letters of support from governing boards of each division, businesses, and <br /> community leaders of the area will be solicited. <br />· The proposal will be placed on the September agenda of the Virginia State <br /> Board of Education for the fn'st reading. <br />· If approved for continuance, the proposal will be on the October agenda of <br /> the State Board of Education. <br />· Once final Board approval has been given, the school divisions will solicit <br /> sponsors from the House of Delegates and the State Senate to present the <br /> proposal and its budget to the Virginia State Legislative for the 2002 <br /> session. <br />· Without the second year planning grant funds, the hiring of a director will <br /> be an issue for future discussion by the Superintendents. <br /> <br /> <br />