D181 Curriculum Overhaul: How Much Will It Cost?
Implementing the new advanced learning plan and the Common Core standards will result in $493,500 worth of new costs over the next two school years, according to the administration's projections.
District 181’s newly approved advanced learning plan, paired with the federally mandated implementation of new Common Core curriculum, will add more than $520,000 in new costs to the district’s budget over the next four school years, according to financial projections provided by district administration. READ: D181 Board Approves Long-term Curriculum Overhaul The administration projects implementation of the advanced learning plan will cost $283,600 in 2013-14, but most of the expenses are not considered to be incrementally new. Common plan time and professional development for staff new to teaching Algebra, the resulting substitutes, and stipends for those performing the staff training—$217,100 total—are all costs that will be paid for …
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