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Fixing a Local Aid Glitch. Discretionary Decisions in the Implementation of 2006 Education Aid Reforms. Required Local Contributions have converged, but there are still outliers. Grandfathering both preserves and mitigates effects of old model.
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Fixing a Local Aid Glitch Discretionary Decisions in the Implementation of 2006 Education Aid Reforms
Required Local Contributions have converged, but there are still outliers. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Grandfathering both preserves and mitigates effects of old model. Sen. Will Brownsberger
An example of problematic results continuing in FY13. Note, other similar contrasts can be found – e.g., Belmont vs. Watertown. Sen. Will Brownsberger
We dropped Down Payment aid in the financial crunch. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Example Waltham has fared poorly because (a) it was among the most disadvantaged under the old formula and (b) in the crunch, we chose Effort Reduction over Down Payment. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Experiments that bring aid for example Waltham to 13.25% of FB. (13.25% gets example Waltham $203,549 increase or 2.9% on $7,068,165 FY12 Aid.) Sen. Will Brownsberger
RLC Gap is just one factor explaining disparities among communities. Sen. Will Brownsberger
A cost-neutral (v H2) ceiling on RLC gap above target would improve future equity, although it would not help example Waltham in FY13. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Lowering RLC is inexpensive because most above target receive no increase in FY13 Aid. Spread of effort reduction wider after FY13. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Summary of Analysis • Elimination of Down Payment Aid while continuing effort reduction disproportionately disadvantaged those communities that (a) have above-target RLC and (b) were most disadvantaged by pre-reform aid model. • Attractive solution is to place a ceiling on the gap between target contribution and required local contribution, so increasing aid for those furthest below target aid level at all wealth levels and improving future equity. A further effort reduction can be used to maintain current year spread of aid. Sen. Will Brownsberger
Options Summary Note: All options shown provide standard grandfathering of FY12 base aid. The spreadsheet distributed with this analysis allows exploration of alternative options, including cost offsets. Sen. Will Brownsberger