AISD and the Public School Funding Crisis

Public School Funding 101

1000 + districts

Large and Small

27

63,000

200,000

Divide ISD

Arlington ISD

Houston ISD

Rich and Poor

How Do We Fund Schools?

Local 50%

Federal 10%

State 40%

State Revenue

• Sales tax

• Corporate tax

• Fuel tax

• Natural gas

• Sin tax

• Lottery

• Recapture funds• Insurance tax• Utility tax

Local RevenueMajority : Property tax

Other Local Revenue

Earned interest, Activities fees, Tuition

Remember Robin Hood Plan?

Now: Foundation School Program

Pool of Property Taxes

Foundation School Program

Ensures that all districts receive equal access to similar revenue per student at similar tax effort

• Compressed Tax Rate

• Enrichment Tax Rate

• Target Revenue

• Basic Allotment

• ADA and WADA

• Equalized Wealth Level

• Recapture

• Golden and Copper Pennies

• Local Fund Assignment

FSP Uses System of Calculated Formulas

very complex!

State Budget Crisis

$27 billion short of being ableto provide services at

the current level

Education is 44% of budget

AISD could lose $35 million due to state shortfall

Biggest cutback in school funding since WW2

How did we get in this Mess?

2006 HB 1

Property tax roll back.

Lower property taxes were suppose to be offset by new business and sin

taxes.

They were not.

HB 1 will only make things worse over time.

e.g. not tied to inflation

What does this mean for AISD?

AISD CUTS

• Turning Point Elementary Closed

• Student Affairs Department Dissolved

• Success Program Eliminated (K-6)

• Jr. High Assistant Principals Reduced

• Guidance Tech Position Eliminated

• Two Kindergarten Aids Eliminated

AISD CUTS (cont.)

• Assign high school teachers one additional teaching period

• Eliminate teaming at the junior high level• Delay IB implementation at Martin and Seguin

high schools• Eliminate printing of the Annual Wall Calendar

and School Boundary Map• Eliminate the UTA stadium rental• Eliminate contract mowing from the plant

services budget

AISD CUTS (cont.)

• Dissolve the safe and drug-free schools/parent relations department

• Eliminate Convocation

• Reduce the district’s monthly contribution toward health insurance by $25 for professional employees and $10 for all other employees

• Eliminate a receptionist position per secondary campus

Potential Cuts

• Eliminate all teachers with probationary contracts. Some positions might be hired back depending on need

• Eliminate two coaches at each high school• Eliminate one fine arts teacher at each high

school• Eliminate all cafeteria monitors at the

elementary level• Eliminate three attendance officers• Eliminate three intervention specialists

Potential Cuts

• Eliminate fifth- and sixth-grade orchestra and sixth-grade band:

• Close Kooken Education Center

• Close one junior high

• Reduce teachers in grades K through 4 if the state legislature changes the 22:1 student-teacher ratio

• Reduction in force: As needed

What does this mean for Butler?

What Can You Do?

Contact your state legislators –

Rep – Diane Patrick(Barbara Nash)

Senator – Wendy Davis

Additional contacts – Representatives Bill Zedler, Barbara Nash, and Senator Chris Harris

Texas State Senators

• Senate District 10--Senator Wendy DavisCapitol Office: EXT E1.608Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0110Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol StationAustin, TX 78711District Address: 2421 W. 7th, Suite 350, Building AFort Worth TX 76107Phone: (817) 332-3338State District Offices

• Senate District 9--Senator Chris HarrisCapitol Office: CAP 3S.5Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0109Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol StationAustin, TX 78711District Address: 2001 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 150Arlington TX 76006Phone: (817) 461-9109State District Offices

Texas State Representatives

• House District 93--Representative Barbara NashCapitol Office: EXT E2.404Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0562Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910Austin, TX 78768District Address: P.O. Box 121008Arlington TX 76012Phone: (817) 235-7743

• House District 94--Representative Diane PatrickCapitol Office: EXT E2.610Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0624Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910Austin, TX 78768District Address: 318 West Main Street, Ste. 102Arlington TX 76010Phone: (817) 548-9091

• House District 96--Representative William 'Bill' ZedlerCapitol Office: EXT E1.302Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0374Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910Austin, TX 78768District Address: P.O. Box 2910Austin TX 78768