San Diego Unified School District

San Diego Unified School District 2012-2013 X Factor Analysis

Committee Members • Debbie Foster – Co-Chair (F) • David Lorden – Co-Chair (A) Area Sup • Cesar Alcantar, Atypical Principal • Kirk Ankeney*, Small School Principal • Barbara Samilson, High School Principal • Hedieh Khajavi, Human Resources • Jonathan McDade, Elementary Principal • Lillie McMillan, Elementary School Principal • Sarah Sullivan, Middle School Principal • Gamy Rayburn, Finance * Added at end of process for added small school perspective. Cesar was formerly a small school principal.

What Worked with 2011-2012 Model! • Provided control and some flexibility • The process of involving school communities with decision-making • Ability to strategize around what schools have and what they need • Provided an attempt at maximum flexibility • In concept, addressing the needs of different types of schools

What Didn’t Work • Consideration of unique needs of all types of schools • Funding ratio favored some and hurt others. Depending on cut point, a school with higher enrollment received considerably less per student • Timeliness of decisions • Internal consequences of bumping • Confusion in nursing, counseling, etc.. • Lack of funding considerations for unique populations (high Sp.Ed for example) • Changes in BOE actions along the way • Lack of consistent implementation of rules, policies, etc.. • Unrealistic timelines

2011-2012 X Factor Funding Ratio Starting Per Student = $396 Ratio Amt Per Student • Small Elementary School (<300) 1.5 $594 • Mid Size Elem. Level 1 (300-399) 1.2 $475 • Mid Size Elem. Level 2 (400-750) 1.0 $396 • Large elementary (>750) 1.25 $495 • Small Middle School (<750) 2.6 $1,030 • Large Middle School (>750) 2.0 $792 • K-8 2.3 $910 • Small High School 2.3 $910 • Mid Size High School (<2300) 1.85 $733 • Large High School (>2300) 1.7 $673 • Atypical/Alternative 2.6 $1,030

The X Factor Committee’s Charge • Learn and apply what worked and what didn’t work with X Factor funding from 2011-2012 • Distribute the allocated X Factor dollars in a way which would more closely align with enrollment by devising formulas for schools to normalize funding to growth. • Consider the minimum needed to keep offices and schools operating while staying within a $69 million cap. Given restoration of furlough days and the 3% raise, this equated to approximately a $10 million reduction to X Factor • Investigate what each school bought with their X Factor fund as a guide and then redistributed the X Factor as appropriate • Investigate our authority to weigh for special needs (poverty, special ed, magnet, atypical, school academic focus, etc…)

Elementary Schools $280 Per Student Plus an ESA @ $61,325

K-8 Schools For Every Increase of 50 Students starting at $850 for 350 students, Per Pupil Allocation Decreases by $10, Plus an ESA @ $61,325

Middle Schools For Every Increase of 25 Students Starting at $1,042 for 400 students, Per Pupil Allocation Decreases by $10

High Schools For Every Increase of 50 Students, Starting at $803 for 1,150 Students, the Per Pupil Allocation Decreases by $5

Small High Schools For Every Increase of 35 Students, Starting at $1,000 for 375 Students, the Per Pupil Allocation Decreases by $35

Atypical Schools $975 Per Student Plus 2.0 Counselors at Twain & Garfield

Year Over Year X-Factor ComparisonActual 11/12 v. 12/13 Proposed (by total amount allocated school sites)

San Diego Unified School District