TSSA PLAN 2025-2026
South Sevier Middle School
24-25 roll-over $64,382.98
25-26 awarded amount $83,827
Total budget $148,209.98
**roll-over amount ended up being high because all staffing costs from the 24-25 plan were moved to the School Trustlands budget because of excess funds being higher than the state allowance.
Goal 1 ($104,000)
Assure learning and academic achievement to show a minimum of 5% increase in the number of students achieving proficiency on end-of-year testing from Spring 2024 to Spring 2025.
Action Plan approx. $80,000 (Monroe 5.5, H 5.5, Okerlund 5.5, NEW 5.0)
FOUR 5-hour per day instructional assistants to be assigned to one specific grade level to assist in all subject areas. Doing so will result in the possibility of one instructional assistant per grade level to help support teacher instruction and student learning.
Action Plan approx. $16,000
Pay ONE teacher to teach his/her prep period in order to provide Tier II Intervention support in tested subject areas and/or other assignments to provide students with academic/attendance/mental health support and instruction.
Action Plan approx. $8,000
Implement music education/beginning band opportunity for EVERY 6th grade student by renting a full inventory of instruments to supplement the limited school inventory already in place.
Goal 2 ($18,500)
Provide teachers and students with instructional supplies/technology or online programs necessary to support a positive and productive learning environment.
Action Plan see individual items below
Take an accurate inventory of supplies and other materials already present in the building. Allow teachers to make requests for items that support their instructional plans. Require teachers to explain how/why the materials are necessary. Provide teachers with a allowance maximum to help guide their requests.
1. General Classroom Materials/Supplies $10,000
(for both core classroom instruction AND explore/intervention time)
Task content area teams to determine what technical or online learning platforms they
would like to incorporate into their teaching to aid in increasing and maintaining the mastery of skills.
2. Online Programs $6,000
Read Theory (7th and 8th grade) $648.00
Gizmos (all grades, science) $2070.00
Generation Genius (all grades, science) $1295.00
Lanschool (all students, device safety management) $1590.00
TOTAL for all programs $5603.00
3. Fitness Room Needs $2,500
To better support the physical and emotional well-being of students, the fitness room
will be updated with a more complete set of equipment, including weight plates, bars,
and clips, plate racks, kettlebells, and safety belts.
Goal 1 ties directly to the strategies listed as part of the school trustlands plan to increase student proficiency levels and overall performance. It has been decided by the community council that it is wise to invest more of our funding into manpower, providing students with a higher level of support for success. Implementing music education/beginning band opportunities for every 6th-grade student will provide the unique opportunity to learn and develop the skills of personal discipline, memory, problem-solving, confidence, and more which will result in a direct positive impact in all areas of learning.
Goal 2 is specific to the responsibility of funding instructional supplies for the school. It also allows for regular inquiry into finding ways to use technology as an instructional supply to aid student learning.
Total Budget $148,209.98
Proposed Expenditures $122,500.00
Roll-Over for 26-27 school year $ 25,709.98
Roll-over amount is intentionally being left high to help maintain instructional assistant positions for several upcoming years. Unexpected needs (new programs, technology, etc) may also be paid from this budget.