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State Superintendent Evers Fair Funding for our Future Plan

State Superintendent Evers Fair Funding for our Future Plan. For more details visit: Fairfundingforourfuture.org. The Challenge. Growing Poverty in WI Change in Free & Reduced Lunch (2001-2010). The Challenge. Deep Cuts in School Funding Impact of 5% School Revenue Limit Reduction.

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State Superintendent Evers Fair Funding for our Future Plan

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  1. State Superintendent Evers Fair Funding for our Future Plan For more details visit: Fairfundingforourfuture.org

  2. The Challenge Growing Poverty in WIChange in Free & Reduced Lunch (2001-2010)

  3. The Challenge Deep Cuts in School FundingImpact of 5% School Revenue Limit Reduction

  4. The Challenge Fewer Educators & Staff Wisconsin schools cut more than 3,000 educators last year, many of which could be restored under the Fair Funding Plan.

  5. Two (related) Problems How we slice the pie… (School Funding Formula) And the size of the pie… (State School Aid/Revenue Limits) DPI budget wil address both issues.

  6. School Funding – Simplified! How much we spend on kids How much the State pays How much you pay Average ***The impact on individual property taxes varies with home values***

  7. Prioritize Education Funding The 3Rs of Fair Funding: Reinvest, Reform & Restore

  8. 3Rs: REINVEST in Public Schools Return to reasonable Revenue Limits growth

  9. 3Rs: REINVEST in Public Schools Reinvest in State Aid to support local schools

  10. 3Rs: REFORM School Funding Formula • Establish Minimum Aid Per Student: Ensure the State invests at least $3,000 per student in every Wisconsin kid. • Incorporate Ability to Pay (Poverty Factor): Account for local property wealth and family income in school funding. • Increase Transparency: Transfer the levy credit into state aid, so all school funding would go directly to districts. • Provide Predictability & Sustainability: Index revenue limits and state aid to inflation to keep pace with costs.

  11. 3Rs: RESTORE Respect for Education • Restore respect in education starting with parents and teachers. • Provide crucial resources to add back staff to reduce class sizes and restore cuts to career and technical education as well as electives like music, art, and physical education. • Expand access to technology, next generation learning and career- and college-ready assessments like ACT.

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