Jack Garcia- San Benito CISD Texas ACE conference 2013 Austin, Texas

1. Jack Garcia

2. Jack Garcia
San Benito C.I.S.D.
ACE Director
 Graduate from San Benito CISD / UTPA Edinburg—
History Major ; Criminal Justice Minor
Masters work in Public Policy and Management - UT Brownsville
 Teaching experience with special needs students and coaching
 Worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer
 Worked for San Antonio Police Dept.
 After School Program Site Coordinator --- August 1999
 After School Program Director—August 2003
 Former City Commissioner & Mayor of San Benito

3.  Breaking the Barrier “Soft Money Theory”
 Plan of action for Sustainability and Supplement
Funding
 Preparing to deal with Administration and School Board
 Putting the plan into action based on your needs

4.  Help Economically Disadvantaged Students
 Must align with Campus Needs Assessment
 Meets the needs of the students
 Is it reasonable and necessary objectives
 To assist student in a subject area of need
 Title I funds should be used for Instruction Only

7.  Contract Key:
Subject Description
Math Critical Thinking Math Skills
Reading Academic Literacy & Thinking Skills in Reading
Recreation/ Kids Health Wellness & Educational Courses on Kids
Wellness Healthy Choices
Fine Arts Literacy Assessments to Enhance Technology Applications
Science Exploration with Hands on Strategies in Science
Social Studies Implementing Foundation Building in History &
Geography

8. Purchase Order Timesheet

9. Contract
Student Roster

10.  Good Site Coordinators bring value to your
program
 Experience
 Quality Programming

11.  Showcase
 Data
 Students
 Parents

12. Superintendent’s Meeting
• What kind of documentation should you have for this meeting ?
• How will you sell sustainability and supplement funding to the
superintendent ?

13. Examples of Proposals:
Site
Coordinators
$12/hr
*Hourly*
Site
Coordinators
$10/hr
*Non District
Consultants
Staff /
Director
*Percentaged
out
All staff
*Decrease
calendar
days
A B C D
Site
Coordinators
*1/2 Salary
1/2 Hourly
E

14. School Board Meeting Presentation
• What kind of documentation should you have for this meeting ?
• What kind of questions should you prepare yourself to answer in
front of the school board, public, and administration ?

15. Examples for Board Members:
Students Served - 2,000
Adults Served - 530
DATA
Equation:
Total Amount of Funding Requested
Total Amount of Students Served
=
(Cost per Student)
..
$200,000 / 2,000 =
$100 cost per student
Example:
Finance Committee
Board Meeting

16. Interview

17.  Outline Plan for Sustainability / Supplement
funding
 Sustainability & Supplement Funding Plan should start
Year 2 of a Five Year Grant.
 Supplement Funding should occur first
 Network with Staff and Administration (ideas)
 Program Assignment (your needs)

18.  Comments / Questions