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IB is NOT Cost Effective– Total Cost: @ $250,000 per year

• Full time Administrator: 80,000* +• Curriculum Development: 2,200• Professional Development: 3,300 +• Additional Textbooks: 1,000 +• Postage: 4,000 • Total Annual: 90,000 +• Times 2 (for MYP and PYP) 180,000*+

– Plus cost of special busing, small classes and etc.– *See next slide for footnote

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*FootnoteIBO RequirementsIBO Requirements One full time One full time

administrator for each administrator for each programprogram

USC reportsUSC reports 4/10ths of one 4/10ths of one administrator for 5administrator for 5thth through 12th grade through 12th grade programsprogramsUnspecified portion of Unspecified portion of another staff member for another staff member for PYP.PYP.

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IB is NOT Cost Effective

• Opportunity costs to USC to provide IB – Small IB class sizes create larger non-IB classes– Fewer AP classes are available than at comparable

school districts– Master Schedule is restricted by IB mandated

course offerings