Budget

The Civics for All Initiative

Budget:

One-time foundational expenses: 

1) All classroom civics banners – $ 93,000

2) Gr. 6-12 Soc. Studies political spectrum banners – $ 3750

3) Enhanced SPS Civics webpage – $ 1,000 – 3,000

Total: $ 100,000 (approx.)

Annual expenses:

1)    “Civics coordinators”— $40,000 per year

2)     Elections — $ 50, 000 per year – KCE (King County Elections has granted $50,ooo per year for five years for mock elections materials)

3)     Administration of CBA filing (poss. labor expense) – $5,000

Total: $ 45,000  (approx.)

Explanation of expenses

1) “Civics coordinators”—One per building — annual, recurrent expense— $300-600 depending on size of school, difficulty of job— 97 schools total in SSD and approximately 80 full size schools

2) Elections – King County Elections will help substantially providing age appropriate voting guides and ballots for grades K-5 and grades 6-12

3) Essential Civics Questions Banners Banner on all 3100 classroom walls

4) Pol. Spectrum banners—on all 145 social studies gr. 6-12 classroom walls

Other potential Expenses:

1)    Professional Development

  1. a.     $$$  per day of PD?

2)    Core Texts, e.g.

a. True Patriot, Eric Liu and Nick Hannauer, Seattle, 2007.   $10 per student for gr. 6-12 students

 

Banner Bids for Pol. Spectrum and Essential Civics Questions Banners

1 – Banner 2 feet long and 10 feet wide:

  • 1 Banner: Retail $115; discounted price for you $100 plus $0.50/grommet
  • 50 Banners: Retail $100; discounted price for you $75 plus $0.50/grommet
  • 100 Banners: Retail $90; discounted price for you $68 plus $0.50/grommet
  • 150 Banners: Retail $75; discounted price for you $60 plus $0.50/grommet

2 – PREVIOUS BANNER (5 feet long and 3 feet wide):

  • Thin Paper:
    • 1 Banner: Retail $73; discounted price for you $63 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 50 Banners: Retail $63; discounted price for you $53 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 100 Banners: Retail $55; discounted price for you $45 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 150 Banners: Retail $50; discounted price for you $40 plus $0.50/grommet
  • Thick paper:
    • 1 Banner: Retail $75; discounted price for you $65 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 50 Banners: Retail $65; discounted price for you $55 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 100 Banners: Retail $55; discounted price for you $50 plus $0.50/grommet
    • 150 Banners: Retail $50; discounted price for you $45 plus $0.50/grommet

source: The UPS Store – Ballard (note- they made the vinyl banners that 40 SPS high school teachers already use)

206-784-5514Tel

[email protected] , http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/6129/