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Colorado K-12 Funding: Follow the Money

Dive into the complex world of Colorado K-12 school funding through a comprehensive analysis of sources, distribution, and hidden costs. Understand the intricate system and explore ways to optimize funding for student learning outcomes.

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Colorado K-12 Funding: Follow the Money

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  1. Colorado K-12 Funding: Follow the Money “School Funding in Plain English” Ben DeGrow Independence Institute November 14, 2011

  2. The Money Pot: 2009-10 $8.7 Billion (Source: Colo Dept of Education)

  3. School Finance Act • “Formula” Funding / Per Pupil Revenue • October 1 Count (5-yr avg = “Phantoms”) • Formula: • Size, Cost of living, At-risk students • Wide range = $6,137 to $13,794 (2011-12) • Local $ = Foundation / State $ = Backfill (2/3)

  4. School Finance Act: 2009-10

  5. What Else Is There? • State Categorical Programs • SPED, ELL, Gifted, Transportation, Vocational, Health Services, “Small Attendance Centers” • Local Mill Levy Overrides • Federal Programs (Title I & many more) • Capital Construction • BEST matching grant program

  6. CO tax funding per student Fall Count ADM ADA

  7. Hidden Costs • Taxpayer-Funded Pension Promises • “Deferred compensation” …

  8. A Decade of More Spending Source: CDE, Adjusted for Inflation 1999-2000 2009-2010

  9. Where Does the Money Go?

  10. Instruction, By Location

  11. Instruction, By Object

  12. Support Spending

  13. Resources • Independence Institute • Citizens’ Budget, K-12 Funding Chapter http://education.i2i.org/2010/12/the-citizens-budget-k-12-funding-issue-brief/ • Other • CDE, http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_finance.htm • US Dept of Education, http://nces.ed.gov

  14. How Much Reaches the Student?

  15. Fix the System "...money is used so loosely in public education—in ways that few understand and that lack plausible connections to student learning—that no one can say how much money, if used optimally, would be enough." - Dr. Paul Hill, Center on Reinventing Public Education

  16. Education Policy Center http://Education.i2i.org http://www.SchoolChoiceforKids.org http://www.EdIsWatching.org http://www.IndependentTeachers.org

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