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Funding Tier 1 – The Basic Educational Programs. By David Del Bosque, Superintendent Avalon ISD September, 2010. A Shared Arrangement. The Funding Tiers. The Basic Allotment – not all starting points are equal. The Basic Allotment – not all starting points are equal.
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Funding Tier 1 – The Basic Educational Programs ByDavid Del Bosque, Superintendent Avalon ISDSeptember, 2010
Not All Adjusted Allotments Are AlikeThe BA Has Different Starting Points Even If Everyone Starts at $4,765. The BA is Based on the M&O Tax Rate of 2005. The final adjusted allotment is the greater of Adjusted Basic Allotment Adjusted Basic Allotment increased for a small district Adjusted Basic Allotment increased for a mid-size district
Example of the effect on the Basic Allotment and Adjusted Basic Allotment based on an M&O tax rate less than maximum of $1.50 in 2005.
Small School Adjustment is two-tiered. Small districts of less than 1600, but less than 300 square miles, receive one adjustment. Small districts with more than 300 square miles receive a different adjustment that is higher.
Tier 1 AdjustmentsResources and allowances, in the form of weights, are provided to provide for the individual needs of students. The AA is the multiplier. • AA x # spec. ed. x 1.1 –5.0 • + AA x # career/tech x 1.35 • + AA x # regular x 1.0 • + AA x # bilingual x .10 • + AA x # comp ed x .20 • + AA x # pregnant x 2.41 • + AA x # gifted/talented x .12 • + AA x # PEG x .10 • + Other Allotments • High school student - $275 per ADA • Students at a new campus - $250 per ADA • Students completing a virtual course - $400 each • Students w/parent on active duty - $650 each • Staff Allotment - $500/Full time, $250/Part-time • Technology Allotment - $29.66 per ADA • Available School Fund - $262 per ADA • Transportation Allotment - $0.68 - $1.43 per mile = Tier 1 entitlement Entitlement =Adjusted Allotment (AA) x number of students in groups x weight
Small District Sample (less than 1600 and less than 300 square miles) of a district that was not taxing at the max of $1.50 in 2005. The 2005 M&O now proportionately reduces funding in the 2010 Tier 1 Funding. This an example of a district taxing $1.43 in 2005.
Small District (less than 1600 and greater than 300 sq. miles) affected by a M&O tax rate of less than $1.50 in 2005 and the effect of the 300 mile penalty. The loss is nearly 13%.
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Reflection • Nearly 40% -50% of school districts in Texas are operating with a deficit budget this school year. • Until the current public school finance system is revisited, reviewed and repaired, the inequities in the system will remain a detriment to the children of Texas. • Contact your state representatives and senators and tell them to fix these inequities for the benefit of every child.
References • Biddle, B. & Berliner, D. (2002, May). Unequal School Funding in the United States. Educational Leadership 59. Retrieved July 8, 2009 from http://www.ascd.org/ publications/ educational_leadership/ may02/vol59/ num08/ Unequal_ School_ Funding_in_the_United_States.aspx. • Equity Center. (2010, March). Basic Allotment: The Buck Starts Here.Equity CenterNews and Notes,29,2,1. • Finn, J. & Gerber, S. (2005). Small Class Sizes in the Early Grades, Academic Achievements, and Graduating From High School. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97 (2). Retrieved July 5, 2010 from http://www.scribd.com/ doc/31613162/Small-Class-Szs-Finn-Gerber. • Finn, J. & Suriani, A. (2007, November 27). Small Classes in the Early Grades: One Policy – Multiple Outcomes. Retrieved July 5, 2010, from http://www. earlychildhoodrc.org/events/presentations/finn.pdf. • Grusendorf, B. (2010, March). Texas Small/Rural Schools and the Diseconomy of Scale. Equity CenterNews and Notes,29,2,1.
References • Hardwick, J. (2008, December). Data Suggests Target Revenue Level is Tied to TAKS Success. Equity Center News & Notes, 27(5). Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://www.equitycenter.org/ members/newsletters/ December%202008% 20NNotes.pdf. • Haselton, B. & Davis, M. (2004). Resources Do Produce Results. Foresight, 11(1). Retrieved October 23, 2009 from http://www.kltprc.net/ foresight/Chpt_76.htm. • Mullis, I.V.S. (1999, n.d.). Third International Mathematics and Science Study. Executive Summary: TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking, A Bridge to School Improvement. Retrieved June, 4, 2009. • Odden, A & Picus, L. (2008). School Finance: A Policy Perspective (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. • Texas Education Agency. (2010, April.) School Finance 101: Funding of Texas Public Schools. Retrieved July 14, 2010 from http://ritter.tea. state.tx.us/school.finance/ School_Finance_101.pdf.
