SNN:尔湾市政府刊文介绍资助教育业绩，尔湾市直接资助每年920万美元 IPSF130万美元
SNN学生记者 Tom Gao 编译
尔湾每年的920万美元 - 这是前所未有的，而且我们需要更多,比起所有没有运行自己的学校制度的美国城市，尔湾市议会为其公立学校提供的支持是前所未有，无与伦比的（这词用的，据说公仆们遣词用句上脸皮必须要厚）。
前几日SNN学生记者编译的IUSD学区教育长Terry Walker视频讲话中提到：尔湾学区是橙县和加州预算最低的学区之一。尔湾学区每年的预算是3亿2千万美元，比加州平均学区3亿7千万美元的年预算少了5千万美元。按照热心家长介绍，这个数据主要是加州财政教育预算给尔湾学区的数据，Property Tax是学校和社区经费的主要来源，这些地方税收本来应该归地方所有，地方安排用途，但是加州所有地产税其实是交给州级大政府全权掌管，然后通过统一公式逐级下拨给地方，然后拨给学区，不是按照学区上交的比例，因此缴税和使用自己上面并不对等，对于贫困人口多的地方预算拨款反而照顾多一些。)
尔湾教育资助是怎么来的
尔湾市每年通过尔湾教育卓越伙伴关系提供920万美元的直接资助资金，并通过尔湾公共安全和社区服务部门为Irvine学生及其家人提供的服务提供间接资助资金。直接拨款支持尔湾学生的学业成绩和班级规模支持措施的两个项目是教育伙伴基金项目以及尔湾挑战赛奖学金和它们的附属基金。
例如：
■城市对尔湾的公立学校的直接资助资金，所有的尔湾学校以及附近的塔斯廷学区的尔湾校区，每年有400万美元。
■这包括通过尔湾挑战赛奖学金补助项目的尔湾公立学校基金会IPSF拨款的130万美元。随着社区向支持尔湾学区非营利组织的捐款，城市将这些资金1美元对1美元的匹配了起来，每学年最高达130万美元。
■间接的资助资金包括共享威廉沃利特水上中心和城市领域，学校资源官员和穿越警卫与学生项目，每年达到了520万美元。
■总捐款额 - 间接和直接的资助资金 - 帮助了学区保持拥有在美国最好的项目。
■在过去10年里，尔湾市的直接资助资金已经达到了2000万美元。
2016年1月26日，市议会批准了一个对公立学校不间断的资金支持决议。该决议又批准了至少两年内的400万美元，这两年为2016-17和2017-18财政年度。
尔湾市自2006年以来就开始通过教育伙伴基金向尔湾学校和学生提供资金，并通过2008年以来的挑战赛资助项目提供资金。
2016-17年度的支持是如何来的
例如，Tustin学区的Irvine校园受益，获得共924,613美元的直接和间接资助资金。而尔湾学区，获得的支持总额为8,318,534美元。 Irvine学区和Tustin学区都可以使用城市分配的的直接资助资金。
每个学区都有酌情权来用城市的直接资助资金满足其的需求，其中可能包括学校护士，指导服务，额外的教室工作人员和用品，实地考察和服务学习项目等。间接资助资金包括以下项目：
■禁毒教育（DARE）的警官提供课堂教学，重点在让学生做出正确的选择：禁毒教育，和互联网安全教育。
■学校资源官被分配到中学和高中，以提供预防犯罪和安全教育。该项目包括家长教师协会会议，安全校园会议和高风险干预会议。
■穿越警卫在上学期间帮助全市的中小学生。
■高中青年行动小组和中学青年行动小组都是由城市资助的。
■探索大公园，一个科学，技术，工程，艺术和数学（STEAM）项目向橙县大约2,500名一年级学生提供。这是基于一个“在门外”部门的合同，“在门外”部门是橙县教育部的一个分支部门。
■其他项目，如尔湾青年就业和应急准备，以及田野和水池是联合使用协议的一部分。
Supporting our Schools
Irvine’s $9.2 million per year—unprecedentedand much-needed
The support that Irvine’s City Council provides to its public schools is unprecedentedand unmatched by any U.S. city that does not run its own school system.
How Financial Support is Generated
TheCity provides $9.2 million per year in direct funding through Irvine’s Partnershipfor Educational Excellence and indirect support with services provided via IrvinePublic Safety and Community Services Departments that benefit Irvine studentsand their families. Direct funding supports Irvine students’ academic performanceand class size support measures in two programs: the Educational PartnershipFund Program as well as the Irvine Challenge Match Grant, with matching funds.
For example:
■ The City's direct funding for Irvine's public schools, all ofIrvine Unified as well as the Irvine campuses of nearby Tustin Unified School District,equals $4 million a year.
■ This includes $1.3 million for Irvine Unified via the Irvine PublicSchools Foundation through a Challenge Match Grant program. As the communitydonates funds to the nonprofit that supports Irvine Unified School District,the City matches those funds, $1 to $1, for up to $1.3 million per school year.
■ Indirect contributions include shared use of the William WoollettJr. Aquatics Center and City fields, school resources officers, crossing guardsand student programs, reaching $5.2 million a year.
■ The total numbers—both the indirect and direct contributions—help theschool districts to remain among the very best programs in the country.
■ The City of Irvine's direct giving has now reached $20 million overthe past 10 years.
OnJan. 26, 2016, the City Council approved the uninterrupted financial support ofpublic schools. The Resolution approved $4 million for at least two more years—fiscalyears 2016-17 and 2017-18.
TheCity of Irvine has provided funding to Irvine schools and students through theEducational Partnership Fund since 2006 and through the Challenge Match GrantProgram since 2008.
How the Support Works for 2016-17
Forexample, the Irvine campuses of Tustin Unified School District benefit,receiving $924,613 in direct and indirect support. For Irvine Unified School District,the total is $8,318,534. Direct City support for Irvine Unified School Districtand Tustin Unified School District is allocated based on enrollment.
Eachschool district has the discretion to use the City’s direct funding to meet itsneeds, which may include school nurses, guidance services, additional classroomstaff and supplies, field trips, and service learning programs, among otheroptions. Indirect support is provided with programs that include:
■ Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) police officers provideclassroom instruction that focus on making the right choices; drug preventioneducation; and Internet safety education.
■ School Resource Officers are assigned to middle schools and highschools to provide crime prevention and safety education. The program includesParent-Teacher Association meetings, safe campus meeting and high riskintervention meetings.
■ Crossing Guards assist elementary and middle school students throughoutthe City during the school year.
■ The High School Youth Action Team and Middle School Youth ActionTeam (see “Springing to Action” are funded through the City.
■ Exploring the Great Park, a science, technology, engineering, artsand math (STEAM) program is offered to about 2,500 first grade studentsthroughout Orange County. This is operated under a contract with Inside theOutdoors, a division of the Orange County Department of Education.
■ Other Programs, such as Irvine youth employment and emergency preparedness, as well as fields and pools are part of the joint use agreement.
本文由SNNnews学生记者翻译编辑： 学生记者 Tom Gao 来自 RanchMS 8年级，原文：尔湾市政府刊物 Inside Irvine
相关资料： 学区教育长Terry Walker的2016-2017学年的讲话
视频中Terry Walker介绍了尔湾联合学区过去取得的一些成绩，尔湾学区位于全国top5，同时他也介绍了尔湾教育预算匮乏，尔湾教育预算每年大幅度低于加州平均学区水平，而我们知道加州的教育预算本身在美国也排名落后。 Terry Walker特别重点提到：“尔湾学区是橙县和加州预算最低的学区之一。尔湾学区每年的预算是3亿2千万美元，比加州平均学区3亿7千万美元的年预算少了5千万美元。你可以很快的算出，在20年间，我们已经比加州的平均年预算少了10亿美元。所以我们必须非常有战略性的使用这些资源”。
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