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K-12 Funding Alaska Municipal League Juneau, AK February 21, 2019

Dive into the complexities of Alaska's unique school funding system, exploring factors like local contribution constraints, state aid entitlement, cost differentials, and impact on rural districts. Understand the challenges and dilemmas faced regarding equity and adequacy in public education funding.

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K-12 Funding Alaska Municipal League Juneau, AK February 21, 2019

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  1. K-12 FundingAlaska Municipal LeagueJuneau, AKFebruary 21, 2019 Ralph Townsend Director Institute of Social and Economic Research

  2. Center for Alaska Education Policy Research (CAEPR) Dayna DeFeo Director

  3. Sample ISER Education Reports Alaska School District Cost Study Update. 2005. Alaska Native-Focused Teacher Preparation Programs. 2014. Will they stay, or will they go? Teacher perceptions of working conditions in Alaska. 2014. Salary & Benefits Schedule and Teacher Tenure Study. 2015. The Cost of Reacher Turnover in Alaska. 2017.

  4. State Aid Entitlement State aid entitlement = Basic need minus: Required Local Contribution (2.65 mills) minus: 90% of Federal Impact Aid plus: $16 per adjusted ADM for Quality School Grants

  5. Determining “Basic Need” Student Counts (“ADM”) ↓ Basic “District Student Basic Adjusted X Allocation = Need ADM” (BSA) ($5930)

  6. District-adjusted ADM for “regular students” ADMthru table multiplymultiply to adjust by cost by 1.218 for for school factor special needs size and CTE (up to 4:1) (up to 2:1)

  7. Cost factor differentials

  8. Add factors for 2 categories Final District Adjusted ADM = Adjusted ADM for “regular” students plus 13 for each “intensive” special education student plus .9 for each correspondence student

  9. Local funding beyond Required Local Contribution Constraint: Extra local school support cannot exceed greater of additional two mills or 23% of basic need.

  10. For further details Alaska DEED: “Public School Funding Program Overview.” https://education.alaska.gov/SchoolFinance/ pdf/Funding-Overview.pdf

  11. Alaska school funding is different from other states Highest funding goes to rural districts, and hence districts with lower income and higher minorities.

  12. The dilemma of increasing reliance on local funds. At what point does a reduction in total funding violate constitutional guarantees for a public education? At what point would an increase in local funding create inequities that violate either constitutional guarantees and/or federal limits?

  13. Alaska Municipal LeagueFebruary 21, 2019 Institute of Social and Economic Research Publications, Collaborations, Projects: www.iseralaska.org

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