Budget 411
Continuous Improvement
Governing Board
Academic Services
Miscellaneous
100
The Deer Valley Unified School District’s Governing Board called for a Bond Election to take place on November 5, 2013 to fund safety, security, efficiency, and modernization projects through the year 2020. To the closest million...what is the dollar amount?
What is the amount of $158,315,000?
100
This is the continuous improvement model currently being deployed throughout DVUSD.
What is the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence?
100
Regularly scheduled Governing Board Meetings are held at the District Office on these days, unless otherwise noted.
What is the second and fourth Tuesday of the month?
100
Name five CTE programs offered within the DVUSD High School curriculum.
What is: •Accounting •Allied Health Services •Automotive Technologies •Aviation Technology •Bioscience •Business Operations • Contemporary Music & Sound •Cosmetology •Culinary Arts •Design & Merchandising •Drafting •Early Childhood Education •Education Professions •EMT •Engineering Sciences •Fire Science •Graphic Design •Information Technology •Health Careers • Hospitality Management •Information Technology •Law Enforcement • Marketing •Medium/Heavy Diesel Technology • Media Production • Nursing Services •Performing Arts and Entertainment
100
These two District websites house important information for external and internal stakeholders.
What is www.dvusd.org (The District Website) and www.portal.dvusd.org (the Portal)?
200
This is the official document of the current fiscal year budget, where maintenance and operations and capital budgets can be found. It is located on the district's website under the Budget 411 page.
What is The Gold Book?
200
Two places where stakeholders can find the DVUSD Strategic Plan.
What is: 1. www.dvusd.org >> Strategic Plan 2. www.portal.dvusd.org >>Quick Find >> Strategic Plan 3. DV AIR >> Support Documents 4. Poster located in front offices around the district 5. Fliers available in Communications and Community Engagement.
200
You can find the link to the Governing Board Policy Manual here.
What is www.dvusd.org >> Governing Board >> DVUSD Policy Manual.
200
These campuses have the Renaissance Academy.
What is Highland Lakes Renaissance and Music Academy and Canyon Springs Renaissance and STEM Academy.
200
This is where all volunteer information is available.
What is www.portal.dvusd.org >> Communications and Community Engagement >> Volunteers?
300
This person oversees all Business and Fiscal Services for the district. Including: Construction and Design, Facilities, Finance and Accounts Payable, Food and Nutrition, IS&T, Materials Distribution Center, Payroll and Benefits, Printing and Graphics, Purchasing and Transportation.
Who is Associate Superintendent, Jim Migliorino?
300
The basis of this goal has changed this year to align with the strategic plan.
What is Performance Pay Goal?
300
These are the members of the current DVUSD Governing Board.
Who are Christy Agosta, Michael Gregoire, Kelly Gorman, Ron Bayer and Ann Ordway?
300
This form should be pulled and sent home with parents every quarter if an update is needed.
What is the Pink Emergency Form?
300
45% of parents surveyed left or chose charter/private schools over public schools because of this reason.
What is Free Full Day Kindergarten?
400
As a result of the State Legislature's decision to provide an inflationary increase for K-12 funding, on July 9, 2013 the Governing Board voted to allocate an uncommitted budget balance of $1,352,000 to this.
What is a 1% base salary increase for all employees?
400
These are the four areas of the 2013-2018 DVUSD Strategic Plan.
What are: Excellence in Student Learning, Excellence in Workforce Performance, Excellence in Stakeholder Relationships, Excellence in Organizational Improvement and Accountability?
400
Under Arizona Open Meeting Law, the District must post the Official Agendas of all Governing Board Meetings 24 hours in advance of the meeting. These are the Official Posting Places of the Governing Board Meeting Agendas.
What is the bulletin board outside of the reception area and the bulletin board at the curb at the 15th Avenue District Office Facility?
400
This System uses a combination of students’ scores on the AIMS tests (50percent) and the academic growth of students from one year to the next (50percent). This more complete view of student learning provides a clearer picture of how well schools and districts/charter holders are educating their students.
How are school and district ratings calculated by ADE?
400
This bi-monthly event takes place on various campuses, where all district stakeholders are invited to join in an open and candid discussion with the Superintendent about current events and initiatives.
What is Live with Dr. V?
500
According to what report, does DVUSD classroom dollar expenses well exceed the State average?
What is the Classroom Site Fund report?
500
3 of the 7 components of the Baldrige Organizational Profile (Baldrige Hamburger).
What are: Leadership; Strategic Planning; Customer Focus; Workforce Focus; Operations Focus; Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management; and Results?
500
Name one of the 7 and ONLY reasons the Governing Board can call for an Executive Session.
What is: 1. Discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of any public body. 2. Discussion or consideration of records exempt by law from public inspection. (Stud. Expulsion/Suspension/employee term/other) 3. Discussion or consultation for legal advice with the attorney or attorneys of the public body. 4. Discussion or consultation with the attorneys of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding the public body’s position regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation. 5. Discussion or consultation with designated representatives of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations with employee organizations regarding the salaries, salary schedules or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of employees of the public body. 6. Discussions, consultations or consideration for international and interstate negotiations. 7. Discussion or consultation with designated representatives of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations for the purchase, sale or lease of real property. (Land Acquisition)
500
When notifying district office of a potential threat this is the FIRST step you should take.
What is phoning into Safe Schools Office (54951)?
500
To avoid this Open Enrollment situation, front office staff should send parents to neighboring schools, follow-up with parents and new schools when students leave one level campus to go to the next (K-6 to MS, MS to HS, etc), keep in communication with interested parents and follow-up with Student Support Services to ensure quick turnaround on Special Education approval.
What is an Open Enrollment Waiting List?
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