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School Funding Information. Off the Record Meeting May 11, 2007. 2005-07 Biennium. Essential Budget Level (EBL) $5.318 billion Close of Session Funding Level $5.240 billion $78 million lower than EBL Later additions (lottery, general fund) $65 million Total Funding for 2005-07
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School Funding Information Off the Record Meeting May 11, 2007
2005-07 Biennium • Essential Budget Level (EBL) • $5.318 billion • Close of Session Funding Level • $5.240 billion • $78 million lower than EBL • Later additions (lottery, general fund) • $65 million • Total Funding for 2005-07 • $5.240 billion + $65 million = $5.305 billion • $13 million LOWER than EBL
2007-09 Biennium • Essential Budget Level (EBL) • $5.791 billion • K-12 Education Coalition Funding Proposal • Partners: COSA, OEA, OSBA, OSEA, Stand for Children, AFT-Oregon, OAESD, Oregon Small Schools Association • Our ultimate goal – funding schools at the Quality Education Model (QEM) • 2007-09 estimate of QEM - $7.78 billion
The Education Coalition supports… For 2007-09 • State School Fund Grant $6.0 billion • School Improvement Fund $ 300 million $6.3 billion
Governor’s Budget • State School Fund Grant $6.0 billion • School Improvement Fund $ 60 million $6.06 billion
Co-Chairs Budget • State School Fund Grant $5.985 billion • School Improvement Fund $ 260 million $6.245 billion • Essential Budget Level $5.791 billion • Above EBL $ 454 million
Total Funding, 05-07 to 07-09 05-07 07-09 Increase SSF $5.305B $6.245B 17.7% Local Revenue $2.609B $2.806B 7.6% TOTAL $7.914B $9.051B 14.4% ($5.985B+$260M) $1.137 Billion Increase
State School Fund Revenue • Co-Chairs Budget (refer to handout)
School Improvement Fund • $260 million • $181/ADMw for School Districts • $8/ADMw for Education Service Districts
School Improvement Fund • What you can spend it on • Early Childhood Support (including Pre-K and Full-Day K) • Class Size Reduction • Increasing Instructional Time (summer, before/after school, etc.) • Mentoring, teacher retention, professional development • Remediation, alternative learning, student retention • Services to at-risk youth • Programs to improve student achievement gaps • Vocational education programs • Literacy programs • Other research-based student improvement strategies approved by the State Board of Education
School Improvement Fund • Process: Apply to Department of Education • Applications to shall include • Activities to be funded • Goals for increasing student performance • Becomes part of the district improvement plan • Evaluation • ODE shall evaluate annual progress • ODE shall issue biennial report to Legislature
“Big” Opportunity: 2009 Session 07-09 09-11 Increase SSF $6.245B $7.411B 18.7% Local Revenue $2.806B $3.067B 9.3% TOTAL $9.051B $10.477B 15.8% (PROJ) (PROJ) ($6.870B+$541M) $1.426 Billion Increase
What’s Next • May 15 – Updated State Revenue Forecast • May 17 – Education Coalition Partners meet with Co- Chairs (Rep. Mary Nolan, Sen. Kurt Schrader) • Holes to Fill in Co-Chairs Budget: Higher education funding for community colleges and universities • Other Issues: • Federal Forest Fees • Updates to the SSF Estimates (2005-06 closeout, 2006-07, 2007-08)