The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Comprehensive Staffing Model (CSM) provides schools staff positions based on the school’s expected enrollment and the staffing model for that school type (e.g. elementary school). Some positions are required while others are not required. Funding for non-required positions is provided as flexible money. Visit the DC Council Office of the Budget Director website for further documentation.On the left-hand side, this dashboard visualizes the CSM and its changes from year-to-year by position. On the right-hand side, it includes positions funded under school-based budgets as of October 1 for each fiscal year. This means that the data does not include any positions funded under the School Support and Central Office divisions that may serve students in schools. You will notice that one of the school options is listed as “Schoolwide.” This is a budget line that includes positions for various locations— see the second  tab, “Schoolwide Positions” to see which positions are funded at various locations.