Are all Abbott schools implementing approved whole school reform plans required to blend their funds and develop school-based budgets?
A. School-based budgeting and the blending of funds are fundamental elements in implementing whole school reform. The blending of funds requirement is specified in the proposed Abbott code. First and second cohort whole school reform schools must blend their federal, state and local funds if the school has been designated a Title I schoolwide program. Midyear second cohort and third cohort schools must develop a school-based budget and begin to blend funds as of July 1, 2001.
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- Should CSR funds be used to support schools that are already implementing a comprehensive school reform program?
