School Funding Information

Off the Record MeetingMay 11, 2007

2005-07 Biennium

Essential Budget Level (EBL) $5.318 billion

Close of Session Funding Level $5.240 billion

$78 million lower than EBL

Later additions (lottery, general fund) $65 million

Total Funding for 2005-07 $5.240 billion + $65 million = $5.305 billion

$13 million LOWER than EBL

2007-09 Biennium

Essential Budget Level (EBL) $5.791 billion

K-12 Education Coalition Funding Proposal Partners: COSA, OEA, OSBA, OSEA, Stand for

Children, AFT-Oregon, OAESD, Oregon Small Schools Association

Our ultimate goal – funding schools at the Quality Education Model (QEM) 2007-09 estimate of QEM - $7.78 billion

The Education Coalition supports…

State School Fund Grant $6.0 billion School Improvement Fund $ 300

million

$6.3 billion

For 2007-09

Governor’s Budget

State School Fund Grant $6.0 billion School Improvement Fund $ 60

million

$6.06 billion

Co-Chairs Budget

State School Fund Grant $5.985 billion School Improvement Fund $ 260 million

$6.245 billion

Essential Budget Level $5.791 billion

Above EBL $ 454 million

Total Funding, 05-07 to 07-09

05-07 07-09

Increase

SSF $5.305B $6.245B 17.7%

Local Revenue $2.609B $2.806B 7.6%

TOTAL $7.914B $9.051B 14.4%

($5.985B+$260M)

$1.137 Billion Increase

State School Fund Revenue

Co-Chairs Budget (refer to handout)

School Improvement Fund

$260 million

$181/ADMw for School Districts $8/ADMw for Education Service Districts

School Improvement Fund

What you can spend it on Early Childhood Support (including Pre-K and Full-Day K) Class Size Reduction Increasing Instructional Time (summer, before/after school, etc.) Mentoring, teacher retention, professional development Remediation, alternative learning, student retention Services to at-risk youth Programs to improve student achievement gaps Vocational education programs Literacy programs Other research-based student improvement strategies approved

by the State Board of Education

School Improvement Fund

Process: Apply to Department of EducationApplications to shall include

Activities to be funded Goals for increasing student performance Becomes part of the district improvement plan

Evaluation ODE shall evaluate annual progress ODE shall issue biennial report to Legislature

“Big” Opportunity: 2009 Session

07-09 09-11Increase

SSF $6.245B $7.411B 18.7%

Local Revenue $2.806B $3.067B 9.3%

TOTAL $9.051B $10.477B 15.8%

($6.870B+$541M)

$1.426 Billion Increase

(PROJ) (PROJ)

What’s Next

May 15 – Updated State Revenue Forecast May 17 – Education Coalition Partners meet with Co-

Chairs (Rep. Mary Nolan, Sen. Kurt Schrader) Holes to Fill in Co-Chairs Budget: Higher education

funding for community colleges and universities Other Issues:

Federal Forest Fees Updates to the SSF Estimates (2005-06 closeout, 2006-07,

2007-08)