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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

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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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Page 1: Designing a School  Finance System to Support Student Learning

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

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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]