FY25 DCPS
School Budget Development Guide
The FY25 Budget Guide Table of Contents is outlined below. There are buttons beneath each dropdown that link directly to the referenced pages. To read about a specific section, click on its button like the one below:
Budget Guide SectionTable of Contents
Introduction
- Chancellor’s Letter
- FY25 Guiding Principles for Navigating Budget Pressures
- FY25 Updates
Building a Budget with Allocations – All Flexibility Levels
Level 1 allocations are unable to be changed. Even a within program, changes cannot occur. This may be determined by fund source requirements or allowability, such as grants and MOUs, legal requirements, or other core operational considerations.
Level 2 allocations are rarely flexible. Any shift in the allocation must maintain the intended purpose of the original allocation. Principals must demonstrate how they will meet related programmatic requirements.
Level 3 allocations are fully flexible funds that are provided to schools to budget for staff and programming.
Level 1 Flexibility Allocations
- Special Education – Self-Contained
- Library Programs
- Title I – Parental & Family Engagement
- Title II – Professional Development
- Pool Programming
- Credit Recovery
- NAF
- Ninth Grade Academies (NGA)
- JROTC
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Twilight
- Title I – Reading Specialists
Level 2 Flexibility Allocations
- School Mental Health
- School Counselors
- Multilingual Learners
- Special Education – Inclusion
- Afterschool Programming
- Career & Technical Education (CTE)
- Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Dual Language
- Custodial
- Global Studies
- Safe & Positive Schools
Level 3 Flexibility Allocations
- Student-Based Funding
- Specialty Payments
- School Office Support
- NPS Total Allocation
- At-Risk
- Title I – Schoolwide
- Safety Net Supplement
- Stabilization
Building a Budget with Discretionary Dollars
This includes recommendations by program for non-allocated positions and non-personnel items. Please note that programs under Additional Programming are not required by DCPS but may have internal requirements for participating schools.
Required Programming
- Core Content
- LEAP
- Arts & Music
- World Languages
- Health & Physical Education
- Athletics
- Attendance
Additional Programming
- Technology Purchasing
- ANet
- Blended Learning
- School Partnerships
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Pathways Programming
- College & Career Coordinator Initiative
- High Impact Tutoring (HIT)
- Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)
- Flamboyan
- School Strategy & Logistics
- Resident Teachers
- Connected Schools
- Redesign
- School Health Services & Centers
- Historical NPS Spending & Reprogramming
Additional Information
This includes resources that complement the budgeting process.
Additional Information
- Extra Duty Pay
- Flexibility Chart
- Item Catalog
- Budgeting & Procurement Responsibilities Chart
- LSAT Recommendation Departure Form
