ACADEMY STAFF REPORT RECCOMENDATIONS
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Consider approving WA Resolution 23-26 to authorize payment to Theory of Knowledge teacher for CAS duties in school year 2023-24 and amend the fiscal year 2023-24 compensation plan; and take appropriate action (Dr. Owen, High School Principal)
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STAFF: Dr. Owen, High School Principal
BACKGROUND:
Creativity, Activity and Service is a mandatory component of the IB Diploma Programme Core, alongside Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay. Each IB school that offers the Diploma Programme must have a CAS coordinator. The IB CAS Guide “highly recommends” a CAS adviser to support the coordinator, specifically in helping contact with students to review experiences and advise on further experiences (2015, p. 35). For the 2022-23 school year, the Theory of Knowledge teacher provided informal support for students with writing up their CAS experiences during class time. This support has continued into the 2023-24 school year. It is now clear that this extra support is greatly benefiting WA’s CAS programme, and the High-School leadership would like to formalize this position with a stipend during this school year. This additional stipend will be added to the 2023-24 stipend pay schedule included in the previously adopted Employee Compensation Plan for fiscal year 2023-24. The updated schedule will be provided to the Board of Trustees and published in the required manner after approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact to the school of providing a stipend payment of $750 to the Theory of Knowledge teacher will be removing $750 from the DP employee travel allocation in the 2023-24 school budget. The total allocation for DP employee travel is $17,000 based on identified trainings for 2023-24. One initially identified category of IB training, which would cost approximately $2,000, is not being offered by the IB for the 2023-24 academic year.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the approval of resolution WA 23-26, allocating $750 from the 2023-24 DP employee travel allocation to create a stipend for the Theory of Knowledge teacher to carry out duties as a CAS adviser and amends the adopted fiscal year 2023-24 Employee Compensation Plan.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACTION/OPTIONS: (Council Member reads motion)
1) Motion to approve WA Resolution 23-26, as presented.
2) Motion to amend with the following stipulations (please state stipulations in motion)
3) Motion to table
4) Motion to deny