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Special Education & Shared Services Discussion February 12, 2008

Special Education & Shared Services Discussion February 12, 2008. Agenda. Overview of LESA LESA Funding Special Education Fund General Education Fund Shared Services (PA 63) Questions & Answers. Special Education Funding. Current Funding Formulas….

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Special Education & Shared Services Discussion February 12, 2008

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  1. Special Education & Shared Services DiscussionFebruary 12, 2008

  2. Agenda • Overview of LESA • LESA Funding • Special Education Fund • General Education Fund • Shared Services (PA 63) • Questions & Answers

  3. Special Education Funding

  4. Current Funding Formulas… • …Generally favor low numbers of special education student FTE’s and high costs… • …Some counties tried to achieve this by shifting costs from the local districts to the ISD’s… • …The State said “no” and beginning with the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the district or ISD that reported the special education support staff must continue to do so…

  5. Federal IDEIA Funding • Livingston County 2007-2008 IDEIA Grant Amount: • Base Calculation of 1998 December 1 headcount of 3,019 for Livingston County generates $1,565,689 (this amount is frozen and does not change). • K-12 Public, ISD, and Non-Public September 2006 student FTE count of 32,289 multiplied by the pro-rata allocation of $106.259758275 generates $3,431,021. • Poverty Allocation based on free lunch numbers of 2,541 for Livingston County multiplied by the pro-rata allocation of $64.6013258275 generates $164,152. • Total IDEIA Allocation for 2007-2008 is $5,160,862.

  6. State Funding • In Michigan, special education funding from the state is distributed on a per-pupil basis for some districts and on a per-pupil and categorical basis for other districts. • Some districts receive one type of categorical payment while others receive additional amounts for students that are in the care of various government institutions or in alternative residential arrangements.

  7. §51a.2 Foundation Allowance • The foundation allowance for general education is collected partly from local millage (18 mills on non-homestead property) and partly from state-aid payments. • The foundation allowance for special education is paid entirely by state government.

  8. §51a Special Education • A district or ISD qualifies for 51a funds whenever the special education foundation allowance does not equal the sum of • 28.6138% of the total approved “Special Education Costs” and • 70.4165% of the total approved “Special Education Transportation Costs”

  9. §51a Special Education Livingston County – 2006-2007 Per-Pupil Basis • Fowlerville • Howell • Pinckney Per-Pupil and Categorical Basis • Brighton • Hartland

  10. §51a Special Education

  11. County Funds • Special Education Millage • 3.31 mills approved in 1962, 1974, and 1988 • Due to Headlee “rollbacks” the current millage levy is 2.2691 mills • Using a taxable value of 7.6 billion, a “Headlee Override” could generate in the neighborhood of $7.9 million per year.

  12. Unfunded Special Education Costs

  13. General Education Fund

  14. Budget Summary Note:The Deficit in the General fund represents one-time spending for Instructional Consultation Teams in the amount of $408,403, Adolescent Literacy Initiatives in the amount of $76,600, energy conservation initiatives for constituent districts in the amount of $50,000, and a slight operating surplus. The Deficit in the Special Education fund represents a one-time supplemental pay-out of operational support to constituent districts and debt payments for Pathway.

  15. Public Act 63 Of 2007

  16. Managing in a Shared Services Environment Source: Deloitte Research – Driving More Money into the Classroom

  17. Public Act 63 of 2007 • Became law on September 19, 2007 • Requires each Educational Service Agency to conduct a study concerning opportunities for its constituent districts to share services with other providers of similar services such as… • Educational Service Agencies • 1 or more other School Districts • Other local units of Government • Other programs designed to achieve cost savings

  18. Public Act 63 of 2007 • Requires reporting for all of the following non-instructional services: • Pupil transportation • Human Resource Administration • Procurement of Supplies and other Purchasing • Technology Support Services • Professional Development • Accounting and other Financial Services • Legal Services • Food and Child Nutritional Services • Event Management • Production Printing and Graphics • Shipping and Receiving Services • Other services described in MCL 380.627

  19. Influences… Effectively Deploy New Resources

  20. Pre-Project Assessment

  21. 767 Schools in Michigan Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  22. Revenues by District Size Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  23. Federal Revenues Gap Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  24. The Size Paradox Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  25. The Size Paradox Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  26. Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  27. Source: 2005-2006 Bulletin 1014

  28. PA 63 of 2007Average Costs Per Student 2005-2006 Financial Data Rankings based on a total of 57 ESA’s in Michigan (*) 43% of all districts reported $0 in Human Resources Expenditures Source: MDE PA 63 File

  29. Existing Collaborative Efforts • ConsortiumsInside of Livingston County • GED Preparation and administration for the business community and county jail • Career & Technical Education Programs (LATEC) • Homebound School Services • Alternative Education (Renaissance Alternative School) • Substitute Teacher Placement • Special Education

  30. Existing Collaborative Efforts • Programs Inside of Livingston County • School Readiness/Early Childhood/Early-On • Head Start • Pupil Accounting and Auditing • Specialized Transportation (Special Education & Head Start) • Visual Imaging • Criminal Records Checks • Purchasing Cooperatives (Wayne RESA, REMC, Food Svc, State, MSBO, etc.)

  31. Existing Collaborative Efforts • …With Other Counties • Data Processing • Business & Student Management Software • Instructional Consultation Teams & Reading Apprenticeship • Drug Free Schools • Health Education • Math & Science Resource and Training Services • Nutrition Education

  32. Collaborative Efforts… • …that we have been working on since April, 2007 • Consortium pricing for cellular services beginning July 1, 2008 – 25% to 35% savings! • Proposal to Livingston County to provide Diesel Repairs & Maintenance for the entire LETS Fleet by Livingston ESA • Shared General Education Director with Washtenaw • Shared Agreement for Accounting Services between Livingston ESA and Pinckney Schools • County-Wide Technology Services at Livingston ESA (hardware and network support, administrative software support, etc.) • County-Wide Request for Proposal for Third-Party Agreement to meet compliance requirements for new IRS 403(b) regulations

  33. Public Act 63 of 2007

  34. Public Act 63 of 2007

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