23-24- Projected Budget is $1,091,653.79

Education Salaries w/ Vacancy Positions-$768,180.28 Fringe Benefits- $291,908.51 Travel Expenses- $0 General Operating Expenses- $4800 Services & Contracts- $10,065 Communication- $1,700 Other Expenses (Memberships, Periodicals, Engagements, Department Physical Upgrades)- $15,000

Challenges Faced During the Past Fiscal Year- Provide a bulleted list of challenges highlights, and why, which may include:

Enrollment

• Conflicting information from several sources on campus as to actual number of students in our program.
• Praxis Testing impact on EPP enrollment
• Secondary Education programs
• MASPE
• National perspective on school safety

Fiscal

• Lacked funds for technological upgrades to School of Education area, PE/Health areas and Model Classroom - Lacked funds for technological upgrades to School of Education area, PE/Health areas and Model Classroom
• Lack of equipment needs for Health and Physical Education Program
• Redesigning and upgrading various Exum areas that occupy SEHDCS students
• Lack of funds to support Departmental celebrations and upgrades

Functional

N/A

Personnel

• Shortage of faculty in Health and Physical Education Department Salaries
• Faculty pay is not competitive with state and regional institutions