tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013004.post111410602434985874..comments2023-10-04T08:49:54.442-05:00Comments on GregLSBlog: Am I missing something?Greg Leitich Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863202693824428638noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013004.post-1116171872388024452005-05-15T10:44:00.000-05:002005-05-15T10:44:00.000-05:00Many places separate the P.E. period from the "Ath...Many places separate the P.E. period from the "Athletics" period, but both are instructional class periods during the school day. I'd be worried, though, if that definition includes pay for coaching stipends and extra workdays for coaches (or band directors, for that matter!), since that pay is specifically related to the "extra curricular" portion of athletics (or band). Like athletics, the band class period is considered instructional, but anything outside the class instruction period is considered extracurricular.<BR/><BR/>It's sheer insanity to leave libaries out of the instructional definition. <BR/><BR/>The Texas legislature has recently indicated that it, too, wants 65% of school funds to go toward direct classroom expense but, in true Texas fashion, has yet to define what's included in the calculation. Hopefully they'll figure it out before school districts have to adopt their budgets for the next school year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com