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Tony Evers, Deputy State Superintendent Brian Pahnke, Assistant State Superintendent

2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget School Finance Initiatives Special Legislative Council Committee on Review of the State School Aid Formula. Tony Evers, Deputy State Superintendent Brian Pahnke, Assistant State Superintendent October 25, 2006. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Overview.

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Tony Evers, Deputy State Superintendent Brian Pahnke, Assistant State Superintendent

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  1. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget School Finance InitiativesSpecial Legislative Council Committee on Review of the State School Aid Formula Tony Evers, Deputy State Superintendent Brian Pahnke, Assistant State Superintendent October 25, 2006

  2. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Overview • Current K-12 education funding in 2006-07 is $5.9 billion. • The DPI budget maintains two-thirds funding during 2007-08 and 2008-09 by increasing overall school aids (general, categorical and residential school) by $588.5 million over two years ($197.1 million in 2007-08 and $391.1 million in 2008-09 over 2006-07 base). • In percentage terms, the DPI budget increases K-12 education funding by 3.3% in 2007-08 and 3.2% in 2008-09, figures that are estimated to be close to inflation estimates during the next two years. • The DPI budget increases general equalization aids by $422 million ($150 million in 2007-08 and $272 million in 2008-09 over 2006-07 base) and categorical aids by $165 million ($47 million in 2007-08 and $118 million in 2008-09 over the 2006-07 base) over the next two years.

  3. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Categorical Aids New Programs • Sparsity Aid-Targeted funding of between $150 and $300 per pupil for small, rural districts that meet certain criteria related to size, poverty and “sparsity” (pupils per square mile). • Expanded Bilingual Aid-Funding of $350 per pupil for all districts in the state educating English Language Learners that do not meet the current statutory thresholds to be eligible for bilingual-bicultural aid. • World Language Grants-As part of a World Languages Initiative for Elementary Schools, provide support for school districts implementing world language instruction in grades 1-6. • Science, Technology and Math (STEM) Grants-Provide seed money to districts to develop innovative STEM instructional programming.

  4. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Categorical Aids New Programs(continued) • Before and After-School Programs-Provide assistance to public schools, community organizations and local units of government to support and expand extended learning opportunities. • School Health Services-Provide school districts with funding to improve student access to school nurses. • Extended Calendar Pilot (MPS)-Provide MPS with funding to support up to three extended calendar pilot schools in the district. • Driver Education (MPS)-Provide $150 per pupil for eligible, low-income MPS students taking an approved driver education course.

  5. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Categorical Aids Existing Programs • Special Education-Provide $75 million over the biennium to reimburse districts, County Children with Disabilities Education Boards, CESAs and charter schools for providing services to children with disabilities. • Bilingual-Bicultural Aid-Provide $3.1 million over the next two years to districts required to have bilingual-bicultural aid programs for English Language Learners (ELL). • SAGE-Provide $21. 2 million over the biennium to fully-fund current law, which increases SAGE reimbursement from $2,000 to $2,250 per eligible low-income pupil in participating districts and for up to five new schools to begin participation in the program in 2008-09. • Transportation-Increase the reimbursement rate by over 20% for districts transporting pupils over 12 miles to and from school each day.

  6. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Categorical Aids Existing Programs (continued) • Talented and Gifted (TAG) Grants-Double funding for current program, which provides support for school districts and CESA’s providing TAG services for middle school students in grades 5-8. • Open Enrollment Transportation-Fully-fund state reimbursement for transportation expenses incurred by low-income students participating in the state Open Enrollment (Public School Choice) program. • P-5 Program-Provide a 5% increase in funding for the 38 schools participating in the program in Milwaukee, Beloit, Kenosha and Racine.

  7. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Categorical Aids Existing Programs (continued) • Nutrition Programs-Three proposals: (1) Fully-fund School-Day Milk program for children in participating public and private schools; (2) Fully-fund and increase School Breakfast reimbursement rate from 10 to 15 cents per breakfast served to all children enrolled in public and private schools; and (3) Eliminate reduced-price school breakfast fee, allowing reduced-price pupils to receive a free breakfast. • School Library Aids-Increase funding by $17 million over the next two years based on estimated earnings from the Common School Fund.

  8. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Revenue Limits • Annual Per Pupil Adjustment-Estimate per pupil adjustment will increase 3% annually from $257 per pupil in 2006-07 to $265 in 2007-08 and $273 in 2008-09. • Low Revenue Ceiling-Increase low revenue ceiling from $8,400 in 2006-07 to $8,700 in 2007-08 and $9,000 in 2008-09 to continue to allow the state’s 90-100 lowest revenue districts to increase their revenue limits on a per pupil basis without having to go to referenda. • Declining Enrollment-Two proposals: (1) Increase current 75% hold harmless to full hold harmless to benefit all school districts experiencing declining enrollment; and (2) Provide that all districts receive at least their prior year’s base revenue limit, even if they are in declining enrollment.

  9. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget-Other Items • Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP)-Change the state’s funding split of this program so that Milwaukee taxpayers do not pay more to support an MPCP pupil than they do to support an MPS pupil. Specifically, reduce MPS’ share of funding the MPCP from 45% of the cost of the program to 25%, beginning in 2007-08 and reduce property taxes in Milwaukee by over $50 million over the next biennium. • Early Childhood Opportunities-Provide that districts with four-year-old kindergarten (4K) programs that adopt “community approaches” to early education would be able to count an additional 0.1 FTE toward their aid and revenue limit membership for each 4K pupil enrolled in the district.

  10. 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget • Additional information on the 2007-09 DPI Biennial Budget is available at: http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sprntdnt/bud0709.html • Or contact: Michael Bormett, Policy and Budget Director at 266-2804

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