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This informative document delves into North Carolina's education funding processes, accountability model, and funding disparities among counties. It examines the impact of funding on teacher pay, enrollment growth, ABCs bonuses, and overall education spending within the state's budget. The comparison between Hyde and Wake counties sheds light on significant spending differences. Moreover, the document outlines North Carolina's ABCs accountability model and highlights the key features and differences between ABCs and NCLB. It emphasizes the rewards and consequences associated with school performance under these models, as well as the state's efforts to improve student accountability through additional resources, funding flexibility, and support for high-priority schools.
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Education Adequacy:Strategies for Achieving Reform in Difficult Times John Poteat February 6, 2004 jpoteat@ncforum.org
Who Pays for What? • NC’s Funding Process • NC’s Accountability model
What the Government Does w/ $14.7 B Agriculture Commerce Environment & NR Clean Water Mgt. Labor Administration Auditor Cultural Resources General Assembly Governor Insurance Revenue Treasurer Secretary of St. State Health Plan Retiree Health Benefit Education HHS Public Safety Debt $13.8 B
School Finance Impact • Impact on Other Agencies • Since 1997, Teacher Pay $1.4 B • K-12 lion’s share of revenue (1% raise=$37 m) • Enrollment Growth=$125+m • ABCs bonuses=$776.5 m (equivalent to a 21% ) • Education spending for K-12 & higher education= 58% of the budget
NC’s School Funding Process Wake is 152 Times Larger Than Hyde!
Hyde ($7.4 m)Wake ($673 m) PPE $12,779 $6,846 superintendent 1 1 teachers 76 6,372 principals 5 122
$4,825 State Average=$2,172 $621 Source: 2003 Local School Finance study
County Spending DisparitiesTop Spending County Compared w/ Bottom Spending Counties
Disparities in County Funding “… there can be nothing unconstitutional about their doing so or in an inequality of opportunity occurring as a result.” --Leandro v. N.C. (1997)
North Carolina’s Model ABCs Accountability Model A=accountability for results B=focus on basics C=local control 1996-97=K-8 schools; 1997-98 HS K-8:reading, math & writing (4 & 7) HS: 10 end-of-course tests Growth Model—schools have targets based upon the school’s population; meet or exceed growth targets
ABCs & NCLB Major Features/Differences… • A Growth Model versus an Absolute Standard Model • ABCs is based on a continuous growth model – does one get better each year is the driving force behind the ABCs • NCLB holds all schools to the same standard, regardless of where they are today.
ABCs & NCLB Major Features/Differences… ABCs Has Rewards & Consequences Financial/recognition for success • High Growth:$1,500/Expected Growth: $750 • Since 1996-97, $776 million in bonuses Lowest performing schools get assistance teams NCLB has only consequences; NO Rewards
North Carolina Highlights… • ABCs provides a roadmap for improvement • General Assembly has appropriated additional resources for student improvement: • Low-Wealth Supplemental funding (since 1991: $621 m) • Financial Flexibility (83% can be transferred) • Improving Student Accountability • High-Priority Schools
