Pahvant Elementary School TSSA Plan and Budget 2026-2027
2026-2027 Allocation and Use: $150,449
1. Provide instructional support for struggling learners.
Instructional assistants will be hired to provide salaries and benefits for personnel working with struggling learners in our literacy and math intervention programs. This program provides services for students who are not meeting grade-level proficiency or growth goals, as well as provides opportunities for students benefiting from accelerated opportunities. Staff members working with struggling students use a variety of instructional techniques, utilizing small groups, individual instruction, and computer-assisted programs. In connection with SB 241, we are utilizing three coordinated budgets: Title I, Trust Lands, and TSSA. All three budgets have significant funds dedicated to achieving the goal of having 80% or more of our 3rd Grade students on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. We will continue to focus our efforts on ensuring we are aligned with the funding efforts of dedicating 50% of our TSSA budget towards SB 241 as we continue to learn more and as we move into the 2026-27 & 2027-2028 school years.
- Funds will be used to increase student attendance
Funds will be used to increase student attendance through multiple methods, including efforts to make school time more fun, engaging, and rewarding. Funds will be used to purchase incentives and for attendance parties, including food, engaging assemblies, field trips, and other incentive-based activities to encourage student participation in school each day. Funds will also be used to purchase signage and promotional materials to improve attendance. Our state data shows that 41.65% of our students were chronically absent in 2025. In addition, our subgroups of students with disabilities was 44.66%, and the Economically Disadvantaged subgroup was 48.51% chronically absent. This is a significant challenge and factor in student success. In working to meet all other goals, the goal to improve schoolwide attendance is a top priority. This plan will fully support our State CSI plan to improve attendance, with an estimated $6,000+ being spent on incentives, rewards, and promotional materials, and approximately $5,000 on an attendance support team member to achieve our CSI goal. Pahvant Elementary CSI Plan 2026-2027
- Assist all students in meeting reading, math, and science goals.
Support for reading, math, and science programs will be provided by purchasing software programs, other instructional supplies, technology hardware, and materials as needed to supplement instruction and to provide timely student reports and parent communication. Furniture items will be purchased as necessary to provide desks, tables, seating, etc. for academic areas. Rewards and incentives will be purchased to support academic programs, as well as our PBIS rewards, as part of our SEL programs. We have hired support staff to work with students to improve their social and emotional well-being from bell to bell. Funds will be used to create a culture of belonging: “What does it mean to be a True Wildcat?” This all supports a well-rounded academic atmosphere. Materials that help support a sense of belonging to our school community as well as school attendance, will be purchased to support this effort.
“PBIS was implemented school-wide using TSSA funds. Materials and incentives will continue to be purchased accordingly.”
4. Offer opportunities for teachers and administrators to participate in professional development offerings and to work in collaborative teams to plan for and improve learning opportunities.
Funds will be utilized to provide opportunities for teachers to plan collaboratively during the regular school day and off contract time as needed. Monies will also be used to pay for professional development seminars and travel expenses, as well as school-level professional development opportunities. Teachers will be paid a training rate for additional training time/planning/collaboration time/ team leader stipends above contractual obligations to meet students' needs as related to the stated goals in this plan.
5. Funds will be used to improve, enhance, or add the following key components of our school plan: Instructional Supplies/Professional Development/Software/Technology Related Hardware/Equipment/Rewards, and/or salaries and benefits.
6. We will support learning in science-related content.
- Science academic field experiences will be provided, including travel and associated admission expenses. Field experiences will be aligned with student learning specific to the grade-level core curriculum.
- Science materials will be purchased as related to each grade level’s curriculum.
Connection to School Improvement Plan:
Academic Goals:
Students will achieve a minimum proficiency as follows: 55% ELA, 65% Mathematics, and 55% Science. Also, at least 80 % of students will achieve one year’s growth in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. Anticipated to be completed by June 1, 2026.
Success Criteria and Measurement:
Success will be measured by the extent our goals listed above are achieved.