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Designing a School Finance System to Support Student Learning. Lawrence O. Picus USC Rossier School of Education Testimony before the California Assembly Education Committee May 13, 2009. Our Approach To School Funding. Doubling student performance in five years Without doubling costs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Designing a School Finance System to Support Student
Learning Lawrence O. Picus
USC Rossier School of Education
Testimony before the California Assembly Education
CommitteeMay 13, 2009
Lawrence O. Picus
Our Approach To School Funding
Doubling student performance in five years
Without doubling costs
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Evidence-Based Approach
Not just a funding model Core academics Electives including art and music Teacher professional Development All aspects of schools Resources to produce large
improvements in student learning
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Instructional Materials
Pupil Support: Parent/CommunityOutreach/Involvement
Gifted
Tutors and pupil support:1 per 100 at risk
Elem 20%
Middle20%
High School 33%
The Evidence Based Model:A Research Driven Approach to Linking Resources to Student Performance
K -3: 15 to 14-12: 25 to 1
State and County Offices
District Admin Site-based Leadership
TeacherCompensation
ELL1 per100
Technology
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What We Do • We link state policy with what works
in schools • We know what works from studying
schools/districts that have doubled performance, reviewing existing research on individual programs, assessing the most effective use of resources in schools, and turning that into a school funding model
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States that have used the EB Model to Align Resources with Student Learning
•Arkansas
•Wyoming
•North DakotaPending in:
•Ohio
•Washington
•Wisconsin
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What Does the Evidence-Based Model Cost?
Compared to current expenditures Model costs are 2-9 percent above national average
Exceeds current costs in low spending states
Less than current costs in high spending states
In California this could be as much as $17 billion
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So What Do We Do? Determine what a California
education system “should” be Estimate the resource needs
and cost of that system Establish priorities for initial
investment •Strategies for struggling students
•Professional development
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How Do We Do That? Based on our experience in other states
•Reform must come from a Legislative Committee
•Process includes the professional judgment of members of the education community
•Establish priorities and the will to pay for the services needed
• If the will to spend all that is needed for the system we desire does not exist, we must make clear, research based decisions about our priorities
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Contact Information Lawrence O. Picus, Professor USC Rossier School of Education Division of Administration and Policy WPH 904C University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-4039 Voice 213 740-2175 or 818 980-1881 E-mail [email protected]