You are asked to present a portion of the budget presentation at the Public Hearing on a district initiative or program enhancement (select from list below) for which you presided over a program based budget committee. Create a narrated PowerPoint, that includes graphics, create enthusiasm and foster buy in for the program. Make sure to explain the identification of the need, the process in developing the program and the budget, the benefits, the return the implementation will produce and its applicability to the district mission. Feel free to add assumptions and hypothetical facts to the brief descriiption of the scenario you select from the list below.
1. Upgrade district technology infrastructure and provide 1:1 laptops at the Middle School, a total district budget of $40,000,000, 3 K-5 buildings and 1 Middle School. Project cost is estimated to be $1,800,000. Could be financed at $400,000 per year for 5 years.
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2. Add 5 full time certificated staff members to serve as reading coaches. The total district budget is $50,000,000. The district is a K-6 regional with 5 K-5 buildings. The program is estimated to cost $400,000.