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Poway Unified and the State of Education

Poway Unified and the State of Education. “There is a failure here that topples all our success.”. - John Steinbeck. 3 Questions:. Where are we? How did we get here? Where are we going?. Where are we?. California. 50th in students per teacher 47th in per pupil funding

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Poway Unified and the State of Education

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  1. Poway Unified and the State of Education

  2. “There is a failure here that topples all our success.” - John Steinbeck

  3. 3 Questions: • Where are we? • How did we get here? • Where are we going?

  4. Where are we?

  5. California • 50th in students per teacher • 47th in per pupil funding • 47th in education spending as a percentage of personal income • 49th in students per guidance counselor • 50th in students per librarian • 47th in total principals and assistant principals • 48th in total school staff • 46th in district officials and administrators • 45th in instructional aides • 49th in access to computers.

  6. National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) • 47th in 4th grade reading • 46th in 8th grade math.

  7. To Reach the National Average, Need: • 104,000 teachers • 26,569 instructional aides • 5,740 guidance counselors • 5,740 librarians • 5,630 principals or assistant principals • 63,000 more computer work stations

  8. Robles-Wong v. California The California School Finance Lawsuit • On May 20, 2010 a historic lawsuit was filed against the State of California requesting that the current education finance system be declared unconstitutional and that the State be required to establish a school finance system that provides all students an equal opportunity to meet the academic goals set by the State.

  9. www.fixschoolfinance.org • CAPTA, CSBA, ACSA, and over 60 school districts, parents and students

  10. 2010-11 State Tax Dollars 39.2 cents out of every dollar – $35.8 billion – supported elementary and secondary education Where do state tax dollars come from?

  11. 1980 – State and Federal Categorical Programs – 13% of state education funding Today – 1/3 of state funding is categorical with general purpose funds being reduced correspondingly Categorical Funding (Funding tied to a specific program or service)

  12. How did we get here?

  13. 1849 – Cal. Const. art. IX, s2 – The State School Fund was created 1910 – Const. Amendment – No longer finite source 1920 – Const. Amendment - State Average Daily Attendance (ADA) and local property taxes 1946 – Const. Amendment: “The Foundation Program Minimum (state “basic aid” + local district tax revenues < Foundation Program Minimum, then State “Equalization Aid”)

  14. 1971 – Serrano v. Priest • 1972-1973 Response to Serrano – “Revenue Limit” controls • Revenue Limit was based on the state’s Foundation Program Minimum Funding and local property tax revenues as of 1972-73

  15. Revenue Limits • Unrelated to actual cost of district educational program • “Level Up” and “Level Down” • Became maximum funding levels (adjusted for inflation only) • Continues to be based on historical data unrelated to actual costs of providing educational program and services

  16. 1978 – Proposition 13 • Rolled property assessments to 1975-76 levels • Limited property tax rate to 1% • Gave state complete control in allocating reduced property tax revenues • Eliminated school districts’ ability to levy ad valorem property taxes for education

  17. 1978 – Proposition 13 • 60% reduction in local property tax revenues • Share of property tax revenues allocated to schools reduced from 53% to 35% • 1 year after Proposition 13 school district revenues from State went from 23% to 53% **Education now forced to compete with other programs for General Fund revenues**

  18. 1988 – Proposition 98 • Minimum funding level for K-14 education • Ties school funding to growth in State General Fund revenues • Volatile and unpredictable, with revenue projections changing over the school year • Can be suspended during economic crisis • Funding formulas based on 1986/87 education budget, which was based on antiquated caps set in 1970’s (adjusted for cost of living and population).

  19. 1988 – Proposition 98 • “Minimum” has become a Maximum • Includes: child care, adult education, probation schools, California Youth Authority programs, health screening, public safety… • Accounting gimmicks • Prop. 98 funding cut by $17 Billion in last 2 years

  20. Governor’s Committee on Education Excellence - 2007 • “Quite simply, the finance and governance system is broken and requires fundamental reform….”

  21. “Getting Down to Facts” Studies • “The state school finance system is extraordinarily complex and has no coherent conceptual basis.”

  22. No longer need supermajority to pass budget, but still need 67% to pass any measure resulting in a tax increase, including the closing of tax loopholes.

  23. Americans for Tax Reform • YOUR STATE • Taxpayer Protection Pledge • I, ____________, pledge to the taxpayers of the _____ District of the • State of _________ and to all the people of this state, • that I will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes.

  24. California State Legislature • For Revenue Measures, including closing (unintended) tax loopholes, Need: • 27 of 40 Senators; and • 54 of 80 Assembly Members • 13 of 15 Republican Senators signed pledge (leaves 27 votes) • All 28 Republican assembly members signed pledge (leaves 52)

  25. Where are we going?

  26. Children working as Janitors? Pizza served as a Vegetable? LET’S HOPE NOT!

  27. Two 2010 Propositions • California Citizens Redistricting Commission http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/ • Prop.14 - Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act.

  28. November 2012 Proposed Ballot Initiatives (so far) • Brown, Democrats, CTA, SEIU ($7 Billion) - >$500,000 - Up to 2% higher income taxes for five years. - Sales Tax: Temporary ½ cent increase.

  29. November 2012 Proposed Ballot Initiatives (so far) • Our Children, Our Future ($10 Billion) • Molly Munger, PTA • Raises personal income tax rates on all but the poorest Californians, with the greatest increases on the wealthy.

  30. November 2012 Proposed Ballot Initiatives (so far) • Think Long Committee ($10 Billion) • - Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen, Silicon Valley executives, and others. • Taxes services • Reduces personal & corporate tax rates (except out of state) • $5 Billion for K14 schools after debt paid down

  31. November 2012 Proposed Ballot Initiatives (so far) • Restoring California ($6 Billion) • (CFT, Courage Campaign, UC Student Association) • Income tax rate: +3 for $1 million - $2 million. +5 for > $2 million • 3/5 to K12 + higher ed.

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