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2007-2009 Governor’s Budget Proposal

2007-2009 Governor’s Budget Proposal. Focus on K-12 Sections. 07-09 Governor’s Budget Propsal. OSPI Programs Apportionment Changes Education Reform Programs Student Achievement Program. OSPI Programs.

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2007-2009 Governor’s Budget Proposal

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  1. 2007-2009 Governor’s Budget Proposal Focus on K-12 Sections

  2. 07-09 Governor’s Budget Propsal • OSPI Programs • Apportionment Changes • Education Reform Programs • Student Achievement Program

  3. OSPI Programs • $1.8 million for development of school district financial health and monitoring system (Sec 501(1)(b)) • Districts will be placed within one of three financial health categories based on up to six different measures. • Implemented in 2008-2009.

  4. OSPI Programs • $7.6 million for scholarship loans and mentor stipends for candidates seeking an endorsement in special education, math, science, or bilingual education. (Sec 501(1)(d))

  5. OSPI Programs • $6.4 million for distribution of Navigation 101 curriculum to all districts (Sec 501(2)(c)(ix)) • Includes grants to at least one hundred school districts for implementation in each year

  6. Apportionment Changes • Staffing formulas unchanged with the following exception • One additional cert instructor per 25 students in grades 6-12 math and science classes only for districts with grades 6-12 class sizes in excess of 25 students (Sec 502(2)(b)) • Not part of basic ed funding

  7. Apportionment Changes • Cost of Living Adjustments (Sec 504(1)(a)) • 2007-2008: 3.4% • 2008-2009: 2.6% • Additional base salary increases to all 262 districts not grandfathered (Sec 504((1)(b)) • Intent is to reduce grandfathered districts to 24 in 07-08 and 13 in 08-09 • Applies to cert instructional/admin and classified staff salaries.

  8. Apportionment Changes – Special Education • Funding Formula based on two categories (Sec 507(5)(a)): • ages 0-4 and 5 yo not enrolled in K (BEA * 1.15, no enrollment percentage limit); and • 5-21 (BEA * .9309, limited to 12.7% of enrollment)

  9. Apportionment Changes – Special Education • Safety Net (Sec 507(8)(c) • High needs individuals application continues • New application category added: Extraordinary costs associated with communities that draw a larger number of families with children in need of special education services

  10. Education Reform Programs • Additional Professional Development Days (Sec 513(6)-(8)) • Two per year for 4th and 5th grade certs for math and science standard and curriculum implementation • Three per year for middle and high school math and science teachers. • Five additional days for one math teacher and one science teacher in each middle and high school in every district.

  11. Education Reform Programs • $42 million provided for all day kindergarten (Sec 513(14)) • Available for students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch at the highest poverty schools (top 10% in 07-08, top 20% in 08-09) • Funding for ½ day only

  12. Student Achievement Program • Increase from 06-07 per student amount to 07-08 per student amount is $75. (Sec 517) • “…districts shall prioritize the use of the increase…for class size reductions in kindergarten through third grade.

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