Check & Connect
Overview
This department includes Check & Connect, ProjectGRAD. and We Want You Back programming. Check & Connect provides a personalized, comprehensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention aimed at increasing student engagement in school and learning. The program serves K - 12 marginalized and disengaged students by emphasizing relationship-building, problem-solving, skill development, and social-emotional learning through sustained support. The We Want You Back program supports K - 12 students dropped from enrollment due to non-attendance by facilitating reengagement and re-enrollment to improve retention and graduation outcomes. Project GRAD offers individualized academic and social-emotional support, including appropriate school placement, credit recovery, and tutoring, to students who have not earned a diploma, with the goal of increasing graduation rates.
Budget Summary
Division: Academics Division
Sub-Division: Academic Programs
Total Budget Allocation: $1,927,295
Salary/Non-Salary
|
Amount |
Percentage |
| Salary |
$1,520,758 |
78.91% |
| Non-Salary |
$406,537 |
21.09% |
| Total |
$1,927,295 |
100.00% |
Funding Sources
| Name |
Budgeted Amount |
| Citywide Special Education Services (1004) |
$670,312 |
| Department Budget (General Fund) |
$884,179 |
| Local Grants |
$126,500 |
| Title IV |
$246,304 |
| Total |
$1,927,295 |
Budget Category Amounts
|
Amount |
| Capital |
$0 |
| Central Operations |
$197,062 |
| Other |
$0 |
| School Support |
$1,483 |
| Student Support |
$1,728,750 |
| Total |
$1,927,295 |
Positions
Position Summary
| Position Count |
FTE Amount |
Salary Amount |
Fringe/Benefits Amount |
Total Salary Budget |
| 20 |
15.00 |
$1,104,400 |
$416,358 |
$1,520,758 |
Positions
| Name |
FTE |
| Associate Educator |
2.50 |
| Director, Student Retention and Recovery |
1.00 |
| School Success Program Assistant |
0.75 |
| Student Support Specialist |
10.25 |
| Teacher, Counselor |
0.50 |
| Total |
15.00 |
Non-Salary Expenses
| Name |
Funding Type |
Amount |
Explanation |
| Admin Supplies |
Citywide Special Education Services (1004) |
$67 |
ADSIS Supplies |
| Admin Supplies |
Department Budget (General Fund) |
$323,393 |
State Pilot and Hennepin County dollars to be used for possible positions after SY26 attendance data |
| Contracted Services |
Department Budget (General Fund) |
$40,000 |
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows - Minnesota Alliance WIth Youth |
| Conf. Registration/Travel |
Department Budget (General Fund) |
$7,000 |
Mileage for pilot team and county implementation. |
| Classified Ext. Time |
Title IV |
$7,414 |
Academic support |
| Fringe, Other |
Title IV |
$1,483 |
20% fringe for academic support extended time |
| Contracted Services |
Local Grants |
$27,180 |
Mental Health Contracted Services required by grant. |
| Total |
$406,537 |
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