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Countywide Special Education Millage Proposal

Countywide Special Education Millage Proposal. August 7, 2012. Telling the story…. $6.5 Million decline in revenue over the last two years (a) Local Property Tax – over 5% decline (b) State – no more Section 56 funding (c) Federal – no more ARRA dollars. Telling the story….

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Countywide Special Education Millage Proposal

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  1. Countywide Special Education Millage Proposal August 7, 2012

  2. Telling the story….. • $6.5 Million decline in revenue over the last two years (a) Local Property Tax – over 5% decline (b) State – no more Section 56 funding (c) Federal – no more ARRA dollars

  3. Telling the story… • Professional Development investments in intervention programming has helped reduce numbers in special education • Still, 17% of Jackson County students receive some form of special education services (1 in every 6 students)

  4. Telling the story… • Significant resizing has taken place!! (a) Over 20 positions at Torrant/Kit Young have been cut (b) Consolidated all services under JCISD (c) Restructured reimbursement formula for greater equity (d) Staffing reductions for local districts (e) Contract freezes and health care concessions

  5. Telling the story… • Even with the resizing, local districts have seen an 18% cut in reimbursement for special education costs in 2011-12 (82% reimbursement) • Local districts are projected to see an additional 7% cut in reimbursement for special education costs in 2012-13 (approximate 75% reimbursement) • Should this fail, and no other millage passes, an additional 50% cut is projected in 2013-14 (approximate32% reimbursement)

  6. Renew + Restore = 2012 Millage Proposal • 0.9 enhancement mills - Renew (a) $3.7 Million (b) Renewal, not new tax (c) Renewed three times since 1997 (JCISD chose not to ask for renewal in 2002)

  7. Renew + Restore = 2012 Millage Proposal • 0.65 mills - Restore (a) $2.7 Million (b) Restores a portion of the lost Headlee (c) $32.50 / Year on a $100,000 home

  8. Renew + Restore = 2012 Millage Proposal • 0.9 + 0.65 = 1.55 millage proposal • 6 year renewable millage

  9. What does this mean to local school districts?

  10. 85% of this millage goes directly to local districts • 15% goes to JCISD to provide direct services to local districts • Will recent resizing be reversed if this passes? NO ! • Does this election impact ALL students? YES !

  11. This is Everyone’s Millage • Each district is running its own campaign • It is a personal story… district by district • Friends of Special Education Meetings

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