Program B: Instructional Services

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Program B: Instructional Services

Program Authorization: R.S. 17:1961-1968

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Instructional Services Program is to provide a challenging educational experience designed to enhance the development of the academic/social potential of each Louisiana School student toward work and service in a global society.

The goals of the Instructional Services Program are:

Provide for its students well-qualified facilitators, appropriate textbooks and materials of instruction, technology, and facilities necessary for each student to successfully complete the prescribed course of study through the examination and exchange of ideas in a community of learners.

Increase student participation in meaningful research in a myriad of subjects throughout the curriculum and thereby generate opportunities for such students to receive internships, scholarships, and awards.

The Instructional Services Program provides a rigorous and challenging educational experience for academically-and artistically-motivated high school juniors and seniors through a unique accelerated curriculum which includes instruction, investigation, and research. Faculty members are required to possess a minimum of a master’s degree in the academic discipline they teach, and more than half of the faculty possess terminal degrees in their subject field. Faculty are selected from throughout the nation.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

SOURCE OF FUNDING

This program is funded with the General Fund and Interagency Transfers. The Department of Education transfers funds to the program for the Professional Improvement Program.

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL FUND	TOTAL	T.O.	DESCRIPTION

$3,126,204	$3,144,518	56	ACT 19 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999

			BA-7 TRANSACTIONS:
$0	$0	0	None

$3,126,204	$3,144,518	56	EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET – November 20, 1998

$1,444	$1,444	0	Annualization of FY 1998 -1999 Classified State Employees Merit Increase
$247	$247	0	Annualization of FY 1998-1999 Unclassified State Employees Merit Increase
$1,880	$1,880	0	Classified State Employees Merit Increases for FY 1999-2000
$8,854	$8,854	0	Unclassified State Employees Merit Increases for FY 1999-2000
$42,895	$42,895	0	Unclassified State Teacher Merit Increases for FY 1999-2000
$55,139	$55,139	0	Acquisitions and Major Repairs
($238,747)	($238,747)	0	Nonrecurring Acquisitions and Major Repairs
($3,259)	($3,259)	0	Salary Base Adjustment
($49,373)	($49,373)	0	Attrition Adjustment
($1,608)	($1,608)	0	Salary Funding from Other Line Items
($1,008)	($1,008)	0	NON-RECUR one-time only Non-MFP support personnel salary supplement

$2,942,668	$2,960,982	56	TOTAL RECOMMENDED

($183,536)	($183,536)	0	DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET)

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 94.2% of the existing operating budget. It represents 70.0% of the total request ($4,228,580) for this program. The changes in this program are primarily due to the full funding of all recommended positions. The remainder is attributable to statewide adjustments.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$26,007		Other Professional Services for adjunct faculty to augment regular faculty

$26,007		TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

$54,944		Louisiana Quality Education Fund [8(g)] - Telelearning
$8,374		Professional Improvement salary increments for instructors
$21,195		Salaries and related benefits for other LSMSA instruction

$84,513		TOTAL OTHER CHARGES

		Interagency Transfers:
$30,000		Printing services

$30,000		TOTAL INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

$55,139		Various pieces of instructional equipment including calculators

$55,139		TOTAL ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

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