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MASBO February Bi-Monthly Meeting February 7 2013 Doubletree Inn, Milford MA

MASBO February Bi-Monthly Meeting February 7 2013 Doubletree Inn, Milford MA. Update on C70 and other funding in Governor’s Budget Roger Hatch and Jay Sullivan MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Ed. House 1: Key Points About Chapter 70. Aid rises $226 million (5.4%) to $4.397 billion

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MASBO February Bi-Monthly Meeting February 7 2013 Doubletree Inn, Milford MA

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  1. MASBO February Bi-Monthly MeetingFebruary 7 2013Doubletree Inn, Milford MA Update on C70 and other funding in Governor’s Budget Roger Hatch and Jay Sullivan MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Ed.

  2. House 1: Key Points About Chapter 70 • Aid rises $226 million (5.4%) to $4.397 billion • Aggregate wealth model is fully implemented • Below-effort communities’ requirements ramped up • Out-of-district sped rates raised by $10,000 • Capping of regular ed pk pupils eliminated • 179 operating districts receive foundation aid • $25 per pupil minimum aid increase Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  3. Local Contributions • House 1 Chapter 70 proposal fully implements the effort-reduction targets for the first time. • 241 communities with excess effort are reduced by 100% of that excess, amounting to $202 million in lower required contributions. • 110 communities are below their targets and are moved closer by their municipal revenue growth factors, plus • an additional 2 percent if below by 2.5 to 7.5% (n=44) • an additional 3 percent if below by more than 7.5% (n=20) • The additional contributions total $28 million. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  4. Progress Toward Target Contributions

  5. Progress Toward Target Contributions

  6. Foundation Budget Changes • Out-of- district special ed rate is raised from $25,848 to $35,838 • PK cap on regular ed students is removed: 4,810 pupils count that wouldn’t have in the past. 4,224 additional PK pupils pay tuition and therefore do not count in foundation enrollment • Inflation is 1.55 % Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  7. Calculating Chapter 70 Aid • Base aid = FY13 c70 ($4.173 billion). • Add together the base aid and the required local contribution. • If the combined amount is less than foundation budget, then foundation aid provides additional funding for districts to spend at foundation levels. (179 operating districts) • Each district receives at least $25 per pupil in additional aid over FY13. (N =151)

  8. Key Factors in Determining Aid Foundation Budget • Enrollment • Wage Adjustment Factor • Inflation Local Contribution • Property value • Income • Municipal Revenue Growth Factor These six factors work together to determine a district’s Chapter 70 aid.

  9. Biggest Increases in Aid

  10. Urbanized centers receive largest increases per pupil

  11. Progress Toward Target Aid Share

  12. Progress Toward Target Aid Share

  13. Foundation Aid Implications • 179 of 324 operating districts receive increases from foundation aid (compared to 115 in FY13) • Better chance of aid increases beyond minimum in subsequent years • Foundation aid trumps target share • “Next pupil in” generates full foundation budget funding: implications for FDK, eliminating pk tuition. • Shifts in a enrollment among a community’s districts can generate additional aid • Protection from cuts in times of state funding difficulties Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  14. Chapter 70 Websitehttp://finance1.doe.mass.edu/chapter70/ FY14 link

  15. Circuit Breaker • Funded at FY13 amount ($230m) • Estimate reimbursements at between 53-58% • Remember your mix of pupils served determines reimbursement, be aware of pupils “aging out” as well as new pupils served Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  16. Transportation • Homeless Transportation funded at $6.05m • Estimate reimbursement between 45-50% Regional Transportation level funded at $44.5m Estimate reimbursement between 50-55% Out of District Vocational Transportation funded at $250k Estimated reimbursement between 5-8% Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  17. Contact Info • Chapter 70 • Melissa King, 781-338-6532 mking@doe.mass.edu • Roger Hatch, 781-338-6527 rhatch@doe.mass.edu • Circuit Breaker & Transportation • Jay Sullivan, 781-338-6594 jsullivan@doe.mass.edu

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