8/9/2019 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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