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Crisis? What Crisis?

Crisis? What Crisis?. The Washington State Legislature has formed a Task Force to develop a new system for funding K-12 education in this state. . The model for education funding has not been changed in 30 years. Fact #1.

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Crisis? What Crisis?

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  1. Crisis?What Crisis?

  2. The Washington State Legislature has formed a Task Force to develop a new system for funding K-12 education in this state. 

  3. The model for education funding has not been changed in 30 years.

  4. Fact #1

  5. In general, the state funds K-12 education on a per pupil basis.  The average per pupil allocation from the state does not cover the actual cost. 

  6. Ask your school district Finance Officer for figures showing the actual costs in your district.

  7. Fact #2

  8. The state allocation pays for only 5 class periods per day.

  9. Most school districts offer students 6 or 7 periods per day. They pay for those additional periods out of levy and other funds.

  10. Fact #3

  11. The state legislature has passed anumber of mandates, but provided no additional funding for school districts to comply.

  12. Unfunded mandates for the Northshore School District cost the district almost $17 million, or approximately 10% of their $172.6 million budget.

  13. What does your district pay to comply with unfunded mandates?

  14. Fact #4

  15. When the state’s allocation doesn’t cover the actual costs, some districts make up the difference with levy funds, foundation funds, or PTA fundraisers.

  16. Not all school districts in the state can raise the same amount of funds to make up the difference….

  17. …sonot all Washington State students are receiving the same basic level of services.

  18. Fact #5

  19. Larger class sizes are not just a problem in your school district.

  20. Washington State ranks 46th in the country, fourth worst in class sizes.(Source: NEA Ranking and estimates)

  21. Fact #6

  22. The Office of the Superintendentof Public Instruction has currently placed 7 school districts under Binding Conditions for the 2007-08 school year. 

  23. This means that these districts could not cover their bills for the year.

  24. There have never been this many school districts so close to bankruptcy in the memory of OSPI officials.

  25. Are you concerned?

  26. The single most important thing you can do is to get informed and engaged.

  27. The BEF Education Committee and State PTA Legislative leaders are monitoring the situation and will be asking our members for support throughout the school year.

  28. Start by talking with your local district about its concerns, then help us to spread the word.

  29. The Legislature’s Basic Education Task Funding Task Force (BEF-TF) will release its report in December. That’s when things will really heat up.

  30. Watch for this signup sheet from WSPTA’s BEF Education Committee

  31. Sign up for Action Alerts, and visit http://capwiz.com/npta2/wa/home/ to contact your Legislator.

  32. On February 26, attend Focus Day to let your Legislators know in person how you feel about Ed Funding.

  33. Our kidsare depending on it.

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