Crisis in Funding for Public Education: Your Child's
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The Crisis in Funding
for Public Education:
Your Child’s Future Is at Stake
A presentation by
Washington State PTA
May 2008
www.wastatepta.org
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Table of Contents
The Crisis in Funding for Public Education
1. Headlines
2. Background on Funding for K-12 Education
3. The Challenge of a 21st Century Education
4. Decreasing Funds
5. Increasing Costs
6. Districts Make Budget Cuts
7. Budget Cuts Affect All Students
8. Budget Cuts Affect Everyone
9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
10. What is the State Doing About the Funding Crisis?
11. What Can You Do About the Funding Crisis?
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Last updated June 8, 2007
Math scores still lag in WASL
Preliminary test results released
By JESSICA BLANCHARD
P-I REPORTER
Published: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
1 in 4 first-year students earn F's
Friday, September 1, 2006
248 schools in state fail U.S. goals
In Seattle, students at 28 sites 'need
improvement'
By JESSICA BLANCHARD
P-I REPORTER
More than 1 in 4 Snohomish County high school
freshmen failed …
By Eric Stevick, Herald Writer
“A total of 15,921 high school students
dropped out of school during the 2004–05
school year.”
Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Job Forecast
Board Update
April 2007
Inadequate numbers of students are
being prepared to fill the state’s critical
workforce needs, especially students with
bachelor’s and advanced degrees in highdemand fields.
Over the next five to seven years,
Washington State employers will
need more workers with some
form of postsecondary vocational
training than any other educational level.
Post Secondary Career and Technical Education
Works 2006
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Published: Monday, December 4, 2006
Published: Saturday, May 5, 2007
Marysville schools consider cuts
District officials will prioritize $3 million in
suggested cutbacks to save $900,000 next year
By Eric Stevick / Herald Writer
Bus funds fall short
Schools pay when state doesn't, study says
By Melissa Slager / Herald Writer
School cuts outlined
Sports, libraries, cleaning could all be slashed
Local News: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Renton schools face budget crunch
By Karen Johnson
Times Southeast Bureau
Sara Leaming
Staff writer
March 8, 2007
Local News: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Local News: Friday, March 23, 2007
Issaquah district seeks ideas
on budget woes
Seattle schools to find way to balance budget
By Rachel Tuinstra
Seattle Times Eastside bureau
By Alex Fryer
Seattle Times staff reporter
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Districts challenge special-ed financing
By DAVID AMMONS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OLYMPIA
Coalition suing Washington state over school funding
January 11, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007 Southeast Opinion
It's time to solve state's education-funding crisis
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By Skip Priest
Special to The Times
#2. Background on Funding for K-12 Education
The State Constitution
“It is the paramount duty of the state
to make ample provision
for the education of all children
residing within its borders…”
Table of
Contents
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2. Background
K-12 Ed is 25% of State’s Total Operating Budget
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2. Background
K-12 Ed is 41% of State’s General Fund Budget
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2. Background
State has Biggest Piece of K-12 Ed Funding Pie
Source: Based on OSPI data for General Fund revenues
for school year 2006-07.
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3. The Challenge of a 21st Century Education
“Young People Urgently Need
New Skills to Succeed in the
Global Economy”
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3. The Challenge of a 21st Century Education
Do our students know how to
deal with massive amounts of
information?
Do our students know how to
communicate globally?
Do our students understand how to
be self-directed and how to organize
their own learning?
Have we changed our teaching methods
to reflect the new technology?
Do our schools have the new technology?
Table of
Contents
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3. Challenge of 21st Cent.
Per-Pupil Funding Comparisons
WA
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4. Decreasing Funds for Schools
Washington State’s per-pupil funding
ranks 44th in the nation
U.S. Average per pupil- $8,973
WA State per pupil - $7,432
Source: Education Week, Quality Counts 2008, based on per-pupil
expenditures adjusted for regional differences in education costs (2005).
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4. Decreasing Funds
Washington State’s per-pupil funding has lagged behind
the US national average since 1995.
Table of
Source:
U.S. Dept. of Education, Digest of Education Statistics 2005, Table 167.
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4. Decreasing Funds
The State’s student funding has not kept up with inflation since ’92.
$2,103
Source: OSPI’s Education Reform and Implications for School Finance, Jan. 11 2008
Presentation before the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
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4. Decreasing Funds
Seventeen districts have very low per-pupil funding
County
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
King
Snohomish
King
King
King
King
Snohomish
Snohomish
Snohomish
Snohomish
Snohomish
King
King
Kitsap
King
Snohomish
Yakima
Adjusted*
Amount
Total
Below
District
Funding
Average
Per Pupil Funding Per
Pupil
Federal Way
$5,851
$1,055
Granite Falls
5,982
924
Kent
6,059
847
Auburn
6,063
842
Renton
6,099
807
Snoqualmie Valley
6,155
751
Mukilteo
6,163
743
Sultan
6,167
739
Stanwood-Camano
6,183
722
Lake Stevens
6,205
701
Arlington
6,240
666
Highline
6,254
652
Issaquah
6,257
648
South Kitsap
6,269
636
Tahoma
6,273
633
Snohomish
6,290
615
Grandview
6,291
615
State Average $6,906 + $577, School Year 2001-02
The 17 districts accounted for 171,106 students, about 17 % of state’s total student population.
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4. Decreasing Funds
Rank of the 65 Districts* that were below the avg. $6,906 per-pupil funding
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
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Adjusted1 Total
Adjusted1 Total
Per-Pupil
Per-Pupil
County
District
Funding Rank
County
District
Funding Rank
Benton
Kiona-Benton
$6,866 112
34 Pierce
University Place
$6,733
129
Clallam
Sequim
$6,558 148
35 Pierce
Sumner
$6,635
138
Clark
Evergreen
$6,771 127
36 Pierce
Puyallup
$6,563
144
Clark
La Center
$6,581 141
37 Pierce
Orting
$6,503
150
Clark
Ridgefield
$6,578 142
38 Pierce
Bethel
$6,481
153
Clark
Battle
$6,475 154
39 Pierce
Franklin Pierce
$6,399
156
Cowlitz
Kalama
$6,650 136
40 Skagit
Mount Vernon
$6,834
117
Grant
Royal
$6,865 113
41 SnohomishLakewood
$6,832
118
Grays HarborMontesano
$6,804 125
42 SnohomishEverett
$6,678
134
Island
Oak Harbor
$6,681 133
43 SnohomishMarysville
$6,561
147
King
Bellevue
$6,815 120
44 SnohomishEdmonds
$6,543
149
King
Vashon Island
$6,732 130
45 SnohomishMonroe
$6,414
155
King
Shoreline
$6,692 132
46 SnohomishSnohomish
$6,290
159
King
Northshore
$6,585 140
47 SnohomishArlington
$6,240
164
King
Enumclaw
$6,577 143
48 SnohomishLake Stevens
$6,205
165
King
Riverview
$6,561 146
49 SnohomishStanwood-Camano
$6,183
166
King
Lake Washington
$6,492 152
50 SnohomishSultan
$6,167
167
King
Tukwila
$6,357 157
51 SnohomishMukilteo
$6,163
168
King
Tahoma
$6,273 160
52 SnohomishGranite Falls
$5,982
173
King
Issaquah
$6,257 162
53 Thurston Tumwater
$6,868
111
King
Highline
$6,254 163
54 Thurston Yelm
$6,796
126
King
Snoqualmie Valley
$6,155 169
55 Yakima
Union Gap
$6,863
114
King
Renton
$6,099 170
56 Yakima
Highland
$6,847
115
King
Auburn
$6,063 171
57 Yakima
Toppenish
$6,844
116
King
Kent
$6,059 172
58 Yakima
Yakima
$6,827
119
King
Federal Way
$5,851 174
59 Yakima
Selah
$6,812
121
Kitsap
South Kitsap
$6,269 161
60 Yakima
Naches Valley
$6,727
131
Lewis
Toledo
$6,562 145
61 Yakima
Wapato
$6,652
135
Okanogan
Brewster
$6,874 110
62 Yakima
East Valley
$6,650
137
Pierce
Fife
$6,811 122
63 Yakima
Zillah
$6,623
139
Pierce
White River
$6,809 123
64 Yakima
West Valley
$6,499
151
Pierce
Peninsula
$6,804 124
65 Yakima
Grandview
$6,291
158
Pierce
Eatonville
$6,757 128 *Study included 174 districts & school year 2001-02 data.
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5. Increasing Costs for Schools
More Students with Greater Needs
Source: OSPI Report Card
Table of
Contents
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4. Increasing Costs
Certain federal and state laws require that all children
must meet State Academic Standards
Federal No Child Left
Behind Act
+
WASL State Law
These laws ADDED big costs, BUT have not been
accompanied by any significant increase in
State or Federal funding.
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6. Many Districts Have Cut Their Budgets
Decreasing Funds and Increasing Costs
Districts can’t initiate new programs
or expand existing ones.
Districts cut budgets.
Districts cut administrative programs.
Districts cut support services, maintenance.
Districts cut instructional programs.
Balanced budget, but
inadequate services.
Table of
Contents
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6. District Budget Cuts
Classified Staff
Office Staff
Maintenance Workers
Custodians
Security Guards
Bus Drivers
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6. District Budget Cuts
Enrichment Programs
Sports
Band
Arts
Music Programs
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6. District Budget Cuts
Certificated Support Staff
Nurses
Instructional Coaches
Librarians
Counselors
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6. District Budget Cuts
Instructional Supplies & Equipment
Lab Equipment
Computers
Paper
Classroom Technology
Textbooks and Student Materials
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6. District Budget Cuts
Advanced
Placement
Specialized or Advanced Courses
World
Languages
Career and
Technical
Education
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6. District Budget Cuts
Certificated Teaching Staff
ELL Teachers
Core Classroom Teachers
Tutors
Math & Science Teachers
Special Ed Teachers25
7. Budget Cuts Affect All Students
Class of 30
9 Need Help
9 students
who require
extra
attention….
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without
extra
staff, the
burden
falls on
classroom
teacher.
Lack of funding for student needs affects all students.
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Lack of Resources Linked to Low Math WASL Scores
Percent of 10th Graders Meeting Math Standards
1999-2006
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
33%
35%
39%
37%
39%
44%
48%
51%
'98-99 '99-00 '00-01 '01-02 '02-03 '03-04 '04-05 '05-06
10th Graders
Source: OSPI data from State Report Card
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Schools struggle to prepare students for
the workforce and postsecondary education.
Universities
Business &
Marketing
Community
Colleges
Health &
Human
Services
Technical
Institutes
Technology &
Industry
Agriculture
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7. Cuts Affect Students
Students Not Prepared for Work
Although about 34% of Washington’s 60,000 high school
graduates go straight to work after graduation,
only about 20% of all graduates have completed a Career and
Technical Education (CTE) program in high school.
Which is too bad, because:
Businesses are more likely to hire CTE students
Workers with CTE credits earn more than workers without
Workers with CTE credits are more likely to continue their
education
Source: Washington State Workforce Training and Education
Coordinating Board, 2004 Report
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Most Students Not Ready for College
Most Washington State Students Who Graduate
High School Are Not Ready for College
100%
On Time Graduation Rates
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
1990
1995
2000
2005
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Many high schools have low rankings in UW admit decisions
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
College Remediation Rates
are High and Costly
42% of the students who graduated
from public high schools in 2004 and
attended a WA State technical college,
community college, or university
enrolled in at least one remedial course
Families pay double; students need
more time to earn their degree
Leading predictor of college dropouts is
the need for remedial reading
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Washington’s Leaky Education Pipeline
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7. Cuts Affect All Students
Our Children’s Opportunities and
Financial Security Are at Stake
Source: U.S. Census 2004. Cited by Edfund. Learn and Earn Chart 2005
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8. School Budget Cuts Affect Everyone
Without an investment in education,
• we face a future labor force less skilled than the present one,
• our potential tax revenues will be reduced,
• public expenditures for crime, health care and public
assistance will increase, and
• our youth will be less able to care for our elderly.
Table of
Contents
Source: Belfield, C. and Levin, H. The Price We Pay: Economic and Social
Consequences of Inadequate Education, The Brookings Institution, 2007.
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8. Cuts Affect Everyone in WA
Lifetime Savings to Taxpayers for Every Dropout that is Prevented
Extra Tax
Payments
Public
Health
Savings
Criminal
Justice
Savings
Welfare
Savings
TOTAL
SAVINGS
Average $139,100
$40,500
$26,600
$3,000
$209,200
Source: Belfield, C. and Levin, H. The Price We Pay: Economic and Social
Consequences of Inadequate Education, The Brookings Institution, 2007.
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
Not Enough Funding for
Table of
Contents
General Student Needs
Special Student Needs
Staff
Operating Facilities
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Basic Education Programs
WA State is Legally Required to Fund the
Six Legally Defined Programs = Basic Education
1)
General Apportionment
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Special Education
Vocational Education
Learning Assistance Program
Some Pupil Transportation
Juvenile Detention Center & State Institution Ed
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
General Apportionment Formulas
• Certified Instructional Staff
• Certified Administrative Staff
• Classified Staff
• Facility Needs & Instructional Supplies
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Let’s follow a
simple but vital
funding formula
….
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
For example ….
How does the State Funding Formula allot
Certified Instructional Staff
(teachers, instructors, librarians, counselors, nurses, etc)
in Grades 5-12
to the Renton School District?
46 c. i. staff
1,000 students x
368 c. i. staff
8,000 students
=
368 certified instructional staff
x base salary x staff mix factor = $ staff salary allotted
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
How much funding does The State allot to
Renton S.D. for C.I. Staff in Grades 5-12?
46 c. i. staff
1,000 students x 8,000 students = 368 certified instructional staff
368 c. i. staff x base salary x staff mix factor = $ staff salary allotted
368 c. i. staff
x
$31,386
x
1.47707
=
$17,060,229
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
How much funding does The State allot to
Renton S.D. for C.I. Staff in Grades 5-12?
46 c. i. staff
1,000 students
x 8,000 students = 368 certified instructional staff
368 c. i. staff x base salary x staff mix factor = $ staff salary allotted
368 c. i. staff
x
$31,386
x
1.47707
=
$17,060,229
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
How much funding does The State allot to
Renton S.D. for C.I. Staff in Grades 5-12?
46 c. i. staff
1,000 students x 8,000 students = 368 certified instructional staff
368 c. i. staff x base salary x staff mix factor = $ staff salary allotted
368 c. i. staff
x
$31,386
$31,386
x
1.47707
=
$17,060,229
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
How much funding does The State allot to
Renton S.D. for C.I. Staff in Grades 5-12?
46 c. i. staff
1,000 students x 8,000 students = 368 certified instructional staff
368 c. i. staff x base salary x staff mix factor = $ staff salary allotted
368 c. i. staff
x
$31,386
x
1.47707
1.47707
=
$17,060,229
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 1 - The C. I. Staff-to-Student Ratio
Traditional
= 1 to 5 ?
Modern WA =
1 to 21.7
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 1 - The C. I. Staff-to-Student Ratio
in Grades 5-12 – As Recommended by Experts
Category of
Certified
Instructional Staff
Number
1
Core teachers
40
2
Specialist teachers
13
3
Instructional Facilitators
5
4
Pupil Support Staff
11
5
Librarian/Media Specialists
TOTAL
2
71
Based on the Picus model developed for WLC. This excludes CIS for
extended learning, summer school, certified tutors and special education.
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 1 - The C. I. Staff-to-Student Ratio
• Recommended by Experts = 71
/ 1,000
• Allocated by State Formula = 46
/ 1,000
So, over 1/3 fewer staff than shown effective…..
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 1 - The C. I. Staff-to-Student Ratio
To Get the Job Done, Districts Do Hire More Certified Staff
Than the State Allocates*
Renton hired
State allocated
Renton paid for an
additional
911 certified staff
- 674
237
When the state increases salaries or benefits for state
employees, Renton must use local funds to match increases in
salaries, COLAs and benefits for their non-state employees.
*Data is from 2006-07. Certified Staff include instructional and
administrative staff for all grades.
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 2 - Staff Base Salaries Vary Across Districts
2006-07 Salary
Schedule
Certificated
Instructional
Staff Salary
Administrative
Staff Salary
Classified Staff
Salary
Highest District
$33,377
$77,924
$33,970
Lowest District
$31,386
$46,485
$22,454
$31,386
$54,005
$29,303
Renton
Source: LEAP Document 12E Salary Allocations for the 2006-07 School Year
http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/leapdocs/k12docs.asp
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 2 - Staff Base Salaries Vary Across Districts
Districts Pay Administrators Much More than State’s
Formula Allotment
2006-07 Administrative Salary
Actual Avg. Renton Salary
$105,500
State Share to Renton S.D.
-$54,005
Difference Covered by Local Funds
$51,495
FYI- Average Admin Salary for State = $95, 084
Source: LEAP Document 12E Salary Allocations for the 2006-07 School Year
http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/leapdocs/k12docs.asp
Final School District Personnel Summary Reports for 2006-07 School Year
http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/PUB/PER/0607/ps.asp Table 36B
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9. What’s Wrong with State School Funding Formulas?
Part 2 - Staff Base Salaries Vary Across Districts
Base Salaries for 2006-07 (LEAP Document 12E)
King County
School Districts
Certified
Instructional
Administrator
Classified
1
Auburn
$31,386
$53,244
$29,260
2
Bellevue
31,470
56,557
31,874
3
Enumclaw
31,386
53,677
28,671
4
Federal Way
31,386
50,361
28,834
5
Highline
31,386
57,698
29,177
6
Issaquah
31,386
55,116
28,554
7
Kent
31,386
52,359
28,977
8
Lake Washington
31,543
56,496
29,255
9
Mercer Island
31,386
58,394
29,679
10
Northshore
33,120
52,863
29,848
11
Renton
31,386
54,005
29,303
12
Riverview
31,386
57,560
28,499
13
Seattle
32,012
55,355
33,970
14
Shoreline
31,386
58,294
30,877
15
Skykomish
31,386
77,924
29,612
16
Snoqualmie Valley
31,386
52,394
28,673
17
Tahoma
31,386
53,363
29,586
18
Tukwila
31,386
64,700
29,206
19
Vashon Island
31,386
59,968
27,674
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 3 – The Staff-Mix Factor Varies Across Districts
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 3 - Table Of Staff Mix Factors For Certificated Instructional Staff
State Average is 1.53105 - Renton is 1.47707
*** Education Experience ***
Yrs of Service
BA
BA+15
BA+30
BA+45
BA+90
BA+135
MA
MA+45
MA+/Ph.D
0
1.00000
1.02701
1.05499
1.08304
1.17303
1.23099
1.19891
1.28891
1.34693
1
1.01346
1.04084
1.06918
1.09846
1.18939
1.24704
1.21224
1.30317
1.36079
2
1.02628
1.05393
1.08257
1.11411
1.20478
1.26303
1.22566
1.31632
1.37458
3
1.03950
1.06741
1.09636
1.12890
1.21940
1.27905
1.23838
1.32881
1.38850
4
1.05246
1.08160
1.11072
1.14439
1.23542
1.29551
1.25171
1.34274
1.40286
5
1.06585
1.09513
1.12454
1.16008
1.25077
1.31206
1.26526
1.35599
1.41728
6
1.07961
1.10825
1.13866
1.17597
1.26623
1.32785
1.27915
1.36942
1.43100
7
1.10379
1.13286
1.16367
1.20301
1.29461
1.35793
1.30517
1.39673
1.46008
8
1.13919
1.16984
1.20138
1.24398
1.33681
1.40246
1.34610
1.43896
1.50458
1.20814
1.24125
1.28538
1.38038
1.44826
1.38747
1.48253
1.55041
1.28158
1.32891
1.42517
1.49532
1.43104
1.52733
1.59744
11
1.37371
1.47207
1.54362
1.47584
1.57423
1.64574
12
1.41708
1.52023
1.59391
1.52240
1.62236
1.69607
13
1.56956
1.64544
1.57060
1.67169
1.74756
14
1.61913
1.69890
1.62022
1.72451
1.80105
15
1.66126
1.74310
1.66233
1.76934
1.84788
16 or more
1.69447
1.77794
1.69557
1.80472
54
1.88482
9
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9. What’s Wrong with Funding Formulas?
Part 3 – The Staff-Mix Factor Varies Across Districts
• Extra Pay for Teachers in Challenging Districts
• Competitive Pay to Attract Best & Brightest
• Shortages in Math, Science & Special Ed
•Pay-for-Performance
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10. What is The State Doing
About the Education Funding Crisis?
Education
Table of
Contents
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10. What Is The State Doing?
“World-class, Learner-Focused, & Seamless Education System”
• Washington Learns Committee released a long-term
plan for creating a world-class, learner-focused,
seamless education system for Washington.
Nov. 2006
www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov
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10. What Is The State Doing?
Washington Learns Report
Dear Washingtonian,
Education is the single most important investment we
can make for our children, our state, our economy and our
future. …
We propose a bold plan to redesign and re-invest in
education during the next decade. ...
Our education system must encourage creativity and
innovation, and reward performance. Students should be
allowed to learn at their own pace, and must be prepared
for success at the next level. As home to the world’s
technology leaders, we must embrace and use technology
to its fullest potential. …
It is time to get to work.
Sincerely,
Chris Gregoire
Governor, Washington
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10. What Is The State Doing?
BEF – The Basic Ed Finance
• Governor appointed the Basic Education
Finance Joint Task Force charged with
revising basic ed & developing new
funding formulas for education system.
August 2007
• Task Force will recommend a phase-in
plan for new K-12 funding and formulas report is due by Dec. 2008.
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10. What Is The State Doing?
2007-09 State Progress in Funding K-12 Ed
K-12 Budget 2007-09
K-12 Spending 2005-07
–
$13.5 billion
$11.8 billion
Increase in K-12 Funds
=
$1.7 billion
Even though the state increased K-12 budget by $1.7 billion,
• $841 million of it is needed to maintain current level of
services and,
• $902 million of it is for new investments, of which
most (58%) is to improve the pay and benefits of
existing teachers, classified staff and administrators.
The state still needs to add
more staff and more resources!
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11. What Can You Do About the Crisis?
Advocate for the Redefinition and Full Funding
of the State’s Basic Education Program.
• Look for the proposal coming from the Basic Education Finance
Joint Task Force in Dec. 2008.
• Encourage
your representatives in your district to support
proposed legislation calling for increased funding for K-12
Education.
• Senator Margarita Prentice
[email protected]
• Senator Lisa Brown
[email protected]
• Representative Kathy Haigh
[email protected]
• Representative Frank Chopp
[email protected]
• Support the Governor’s efforts to fully fund Basic Education
• http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp
Table of
Contents
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11. What Can You Do To Help?
Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force Schedule
•April 14, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•May 6, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•June 9-10, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•July 7-8, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•August 6, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•September 15-16, 2008 (Columbia Room, Legislative Building)
•October 14-15, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
•November 17-18, 2008 (Columbia Room, Legislative Building)
•December 8-9, 2008 (Senate Conf. Rm. A-B-C, Cherberg Building)
http://www.leg.wa.gov/Joint/Committees/BEF/
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11. What Can You Do To Help?
Steps to Take Now
• Become informed about
– Your school district’s finances
– The state’s school finances
www.fundingwaschools.org
– The progress of the Basic Education Finance Task
Force
www.leg.wa.gov/Joint/Committees/BEF/
• Educate others
– Present an Ed Funding PowerPoint to your group
– Invite an Ed Funding PTA speaker to your next
meeting
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11. What Can You Do To Help?
Thank You
Thank you for letting us share this
presentation!
www.wastatepta.org
Please Join PTA!
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Sources & References
Citations of information
presented in this slide show
are available from the
presenters.
B. Billinghurst & B. Shutz – May 2008
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Table of Appendices
Not Completed Yet
1.How Well Have School Districts Spent Their Funds?
2.Where Will We Get the Money to Fund K-12 Education?
3.What are Our Legal Rights to a Basic Education?
4.What Groups are Suing the State Over Inadequate K-12 Funding?
5.What is the Effect of Underfunding Students in Poverty?
6.What About Facility Needs & Instructional Supplies?
7.Who are the Members of the Basic Education Joint Task Force?
8.What Do Local Funds Pay For?
9.How Do Levies Work?
10.Where are the Lowest Funded Districts?
11.What will schools do with all the new money?
12.Are there a lot of efficiencies to be gained in the current system?
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Appendix - #
Are Taxpayers Getting What They Pay For?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Washington State
third in the return it gets for its investment in education.
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Appendix - #
Where Will We Get the Money to Fund K-12
Education?
Washington ranks 42nd in
spending total taxable
resources on
K-12 education,
And…
37th in the burden it
places on Taxpayers.
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Appendix - #
Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force
Members
Dan Grimm, Chair
Glenn Anderson, House of Representatives
Terry Bergeson, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lisa Brown, Washington State Senate
Cheryl Chow, President, Seattle School Board
Laurie Dolan, Director, Governor’s Executive Policy Office
Mike Hewitt, Washington State Senate
Janea Holmquist, Washington State Senate
Ross Hunter, House of Representatives
Bette Hyde, Superintendent, Bremerton School District
Jim Kowalkowski, Superintendent, Davenport School District
Skip Priest, House of Representatives
Pat Sullivan, House of Representatives
Rodney Tom, Washington State Senate
Alternates
Kathy Haigh, House of Representatives
Fred Jarrett, House of Representatives
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
• Not Enough Funding for Student Needs
Research:
Programs for students in poverty cost at least
twice as much (100% more) as regular education.
Washington State:
Programs for students in poverty provide only
an additional 7% to 17%.
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
The 20 School Districts with the Highest Poverty Rates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
County
Douglas
Klickitat
Grant
Douglas
Benton
Okanogan
Douglas
Yakima
Klickitat
Yakima
Ferry
Yakima
Yakima
Grant
Yakima
Yakima
Yakima
Grays Harbor
Grant
Walla Walla
School District
Orondo
Lyle
Soap Lake
Bridgeport
Finley
Brewster
Palisades
Toppenish
Roosevelt
Granger
Keller
Wapato
Mabton
Wahluke
Mount Adams
Sunnyside
Grandview
Lake Quinault
Royal
Prescott
Enrollment Poverty %
234
100%
379
100%
455
100%
748
98%
987
96%
959
96%
39
95%
3,324
94%
26
92%
1,372
90%
45
89%
3,406
89%
937
88%
1,882
87%
1,039
84%
5,853
84%
3,354
81%
228
81%
1,424
77%
258
77%
20 District Total
26,949
STATE
1,026,540
Source: OSPI Data for School Year 2005-06
37%
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
Nine of the State's 20 Largest Districts
have Above-Average Poverty Rates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
School District
Yakima
Highline
Tacoma
Spokane
Kennewick
Seattle
Mukilteo
Auburn
Vancouver
Enrollment Poverty %
14,995
75%
17,614
55%
31,694
52%
30,950
49%
14,919
41%
46,070
41%
14,332
40%
14,185
39%
22,415
39%
Nine Districts
STATE
207,174
1,026,540
Source: OSPI Data for School Year 2005-06
37%
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Appendix - #
• Not Enough Funding for Student Needs
Source: OSPI Data for School Year 2005-06
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
• Not Enough Funding for Facility Needs
Utility costs are for electricity, heating, and water/sewage.
Source: OSPI, State Summary, General Fund Expenditures by Activity and State Apportionment Summaries
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
• Not Enough Funding for Enough Staff
Instructional Staff
Elementary School
500 K-5 Students
with
37% Poverty
7% Bilingual
12% Special Ed
Core Teachers
Specialist Teachers
ELL Teachers
Instructional Coaches
Librarian
Pupil Support
Research
Recommends
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Instructional Staff
( 18 more or 40% )
State Provides
26 Instructional Staff
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Appendix - #
5. Many Problems in State School Funding
• Not Enough Funding for All Staff
Local Funds
State Legislature
Mandates Pay or Benefit
Increase for State’s
Instructional Staff
60,907
State-wide
Instructional Staff
State Funds
22% paid by Locals
78% paid by State
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