vote no on 744
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A Vote AGAINST
State Question 744Is a Vote FOR
Oklahoma Public SchoolStudents & Taxpayers
es ore Oklahoma Public Educa io
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As worded on the ballot, this
question is extremely deceitful
Monies involved are not identified - the
ballot states current legislated per pupilspending of $42 (time frame?) is obsoleteand must be raised to the regional average
Wording could mislead voters to think moremoney will mean increased studentperformance
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OSDE published $7,615 annual average
spending per pupil3 independent research groups (SteveAnderson of OPAC, ROPE and SunshineReview) calculated annual average per pupil
spending between $10,000 to $11,000
Which is the correct figure?
What is per pupil
spending of$42?
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GOOD NEWS: SQ 744
Will NOT Raise Taxes
Money will be appropriated from fundspreviously budgeted to other state agenciesand transferred directly to the OSDE rightoff the top of the budget
There will be very little oversight ortransparency of use of funds
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But will Money from SQ744Improve Our Kids Education?
OSDEs 2009 Progress Report:67% of ALL 8th grade studentsconsidered proficient in readingand only 61% proficient in math
ACT Inc: Oklahoma is
below thenational average in ACT scores inEnglish, Math and Science
*NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress
History Says NOAccording to a summary of NAEP* progress reports:
National
Oklahoma
Change
in
Test
Points
15
1
8
-6
Math
Reading1992-2009 1998-2009
8TH GRADE TEST SCORES
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Education Next: Number ofOklahoma schools failing to
make AYP (Adequate YearlyProgress) dropped by 85%beginning in 2003-2004 - NOTBECAUSE STUDENTS WEREIMPROVING - because the
standards were lowered!
Education Next 2008: 3 states- GA, OK and TN - expectedso little of students that theyreceived the grade of F forthe gap between reportedtesting performance and NAEPscores
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Since 1989 Spending has
gone up, but results have notA graph of
Oklahoma per pupilspending resultswould look similarto this graph of
Federal per pupilspending versustest scores
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More evidence of Lots of
Spending with Little Results
This graph
compareschanges inOklahomapublic
educationrevenuesand ACTscores
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How Much is Oklahoma CurrentlySpending on Public Education?
3 sites reporting OSDE spending showdifferent numbers (OpenBooks.org, NationalCenter for Educational Statistics, & OSDE)
OSDE reports spending numbers in their FactSheet and in their Investing in Oklahomapublication, but the numbers dont match
It is hard to know for sure . . .
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Current Spendingaccording to the
2007-2008 OSDE Fact Sheet
OK Public Education receives a bit over 40% of totalstate budget annually ($2.4 billion)
Local and county taxes add up to a bit over $1 billion(unsure of money source)
State dedicated funds add up to $386 million (moneysource?)
Federal funds - various grants & Title I funding - $471million
TOTAL BUDGET: $4.3 billion or $6,780 per student
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WAIT!! OSDE forgot to includesome of the money
2009 Stimulus Funds (ARRA) Investing in Oklahoma p. 43
more than $120 million will be given through the OSDE tolocal school boards
$167.5 million was given to the governors State Fiscal
Stabilization Fund to cover shortfalls in state appropriatedfunding
Grants and funding from non-profits
i.e. $3.4 million to Enid Public Schools & countless grants to
schools like NW Classen by local notables & graduates
Contributions by associations with private and public highereducation
i.e. John Marshall received entire piano lab from UCO
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Dont forget to include . . .
Site-specific fundraising by parents andstudents
Lottery AppropriationsFor FY 2009, public education received $31million
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Where is the money going?
Show Me
the
MONEY!!
Its there . . . why arent we seeingresults in student performance?
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Perhaps the problem is WHERE the money is going . . .
Administration
Parents,
we needcopy paper
We haveto sharetextbooks
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Oklahoma Public School
Stats from OSDEApprox. 634,251 students enrolled1,845 public schools
83,471 public school employees (NOTincluding those in OSDE or associated withdistricts, i.e. custodians, program directors, etc.)
Average 344 students per school
1 employee per 7.6 students
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All these employees are paid to administer programs, buthave no direct input on a pupils educational experience
427 OSDE employees draw a paycheck
Say the average pay is $20k each
More Overhead Costs ...
427 x $20,000 = $8.5 millionConservative Estimate of OSDE Annual Payroll
Teachers Retirement Board has 52 members
State Education Employees Group InsuranceBoard has 178 employees
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Education . . . a Cartel?In mid April 2010 New Jersey public school patrons defeated 58% of
school budgets with nearly double voter turnout.WHY?
Because citizens are starting to see through the but, its for the kidsteachers union propaganda and realizing money is being misspent
THANKS IN PART TO . . .new Governor Chris Christie and a film expose by Bob Bowden on NJ
public schools named, The Cartel.
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Dont Think Oklahoma is New Jersey?
Explore the number of audits being run onOklahoma school districts after theegregious misuse of public funds brought topublic scrutiny from the Broken Arrow and
Skiatook school districts
Look at the number of Superintendents ourstate employs compared to our K-12 public
school student population (520 per 634,251kids or 1 in 1,220)
NOTE: Superintendents get pay raises even
when the state education budget is cut.
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Superintendent Salaries
Did you know . . . Okla-homa has 37 districtswith
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ROPES POSITION
Oklahomas public education system
needs LESS money in the system
and MORE accountability for what
is already there.
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Important Articles & InfoAvailable at www.restoreokpubliceducation.com
HOPE Isnt Change or Vote NO on StateQuestion 744
Groups oppose Oklahoma education spendinginitiative
State Would Pay Heavily for Education
Funding PlanSQ 744 Fact Sheet (http://www.stop744.com/factsheet/)
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It about our kids
but Voting Yes on SQ744 willNOT improve their education
Please educate yourself, friends and familyon this issue
Like New Jersey residents, it is time for
Oklahomans to show the OEA and NEA (thebackers of SQ744) that were finally on tothe but its for the kids game weve letthem them play so well all these years
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