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Trainer suggests backup plans for staffing to avoid 10% carryover issues
Summary
Trainer recommended that schools include backup plans in action steps (for example, alternate uses of funds if a budgeted hourly position is not fully funded) to prevent exceeding the program's 10% carryover limit and reduce frequent amendment requests.
The trainer recommended including backup plans in the action-step and expenditure section to address partial-year staffing and other contingencies. Using a hypothetical, he described an hourly reading support position budgeted at $30,000 that might only be used for $20,000; the backup plan specifies alternate uses for remaining funds and prevents frequent board amendments.
"We've started training on backup plans, which can be introduced into the action plan step section of your school land trust plan to kind of address those moments where it doesn't go right," the trainer said. He said backup plans can reduce administrative burden on principals and the board by avoiding minor in‑meeting amendments.
