The Governor’s Education Finance Task Force
Joint House and Senate Education Committee
BriefingSeptember 19, 2007
www.ie2.org
IE² - The Right Formula
StateAppropriation
AllocationMethodology
•Cost Formula• Cost Model
•Set % of Budget
• Wealth Issue• Property Tax• Income
Partnership
• Performance Standards and Goals• Strategic Plans• Contracts
IE² - The Right Formula
StateAppropriation
AllocationMethodology
•Cost Formula• Cost Model
•Set % of Budget
• Wealth Issue• Property Tax• Income
Partnership
• Performance Standards and Goals• Strategic Plans• Contracts
Alignment of InterestAlignment of Interest
IE² - The Right Formula
StateAppropriation
AllocationMethodology
•Cost Formula• Cost Model
•Set % of Budget
• Wealth Issue• Property Tax• Income
Partnership
• Performance Standards and Goals• Strategic Plans• Contracts
IE² Cost Model Methodology
Best Practice
Elementary
General LedgerCost Model
Best Practice
High
Best Practice Middle
BestPractices
Strategic Multiples
Strategic Requirements
$/Student
$/Student
$/Student
$/Student
$/Student+
StrategicMultiples
Cost Components• Direct• Indirect• G&A
Return On Investment (ROI)•Achievement•Cost
Best Practice Elementary • 600 students per school.• 100 students per grade
level.• Grade levels include K-5.• One principal per school.• One assistant Principal.• One secretary.• One academic/literacy
coach.• One Art teacher.• One music teacher.• One half-time medical
professional.
• One media specialist.• On-site staff professional
development.• One Parent Resource
Center, staffed with a half-time person.
• One half-time foreign language teacher.
• One physical education / health teacher
• One Guidance Counselor• Technology: Technology
for each teacher, and two technology labs.
AcademicAcademicRequirementsRequirements Elem. $6,220Elem. $6,220
Strategic Multiples
OperationOperation& &
MaintenanceMaintenance$600$600 ($4.93/sq. ft.)($4.93/sq. ft.)
TransportationTransportation$151 ($3.04/mile)$151 ($3.04/mile)
OutsideOutsideServicesServices
CostCostModelModel
Cost Model Process
Fiscal Year 2007 Education as % of Total State Budget
Board of Regents$ 1,917,240,948
10.3 %
Department of Education $ 7,189,516,840
38.5 %
Other $ 9,211,018,206
49.4 %
Technical and Adult Education
$ 336,788,0641.8 %
IE² - The Right Formula
StateAppropriation
AllocationMethodology
•Cost Formula• Cost Model
•Set % of Budget
•Wealth Issue• Property Tax• Income
Partnership
• Performance Standards and Goals• Strategic Plans• Contracts
IE² - The Right Formula
StateAppropriation
AllocationMethodology
•Cost Formula• Cost Model
•Set % of Budget
• Wealth Issue• Property Tax• Income
Partnership
•Performance Standards and Goals•Strategic Plans•Contracts
IE² Partnership Model
Students
Students
State
Schools
Students
Students
Schools
Local System
IE² Partnership
ComplianceCompliance
& Performance
Performance
• Prescriptive Task• Prescriptive Way• Low Flexibility• No Accountability• No Consequences
• Prescriptive Task• Prescriptive Way• Low Flexibility• Low Accountability• Some Consequences
• Meet Standard• High Flexibility• High Accountability• Significant Consequences (Sanctions & Rewards)No Child Left Behind
A New Partnership (IE²)
IE²Flexibility vs. Accountability
High
High
Low
Low
FlexibilityA
ccou
nta
bilit
y
Current
Future
Schools – Change Mechanism
Loca
l Boa
rds
/ Su
perint
ende
nts.
– C
hang
e Age
nts Superinten
dents / Principals– Change Leader
Local School Systems
StudentAchievement
Change Process Structure
State Sets Performance
Standards and Evaluation Criteria
…Then Hold SystemsAccountableLocal
Community
IE² Partnership Model – Confluence of Interest
Students
Students
State
Schools
Students
Students
Schools
Local System
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
District Size
SizeNumber of Systems
% Total Systems
Total Students
% Total Students
Total 184 1,629,157
50,001 + 6 3 547,738 34
25,001 - 50,000
9 5 277,528 17
10,001 - 25,000
21 11 322,533 20
5,001 - 10,000
28 15 195,261 12
3,001 - 5,000
40 22 153,010 9
Under 3,000
80 43 133,087 8
IE² Partnership
Model
Contract Model“QBE”
State
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
LocalSystem’sStrategic
Plan
Contract Model
“C”
Contract Model“B”
Contract Model“A”
Contract Model
“Charter”
Partnership Contract ModelsAccountability/Performance/Flexibility Concept
High Accountability for Georgia’s Schools:Non-Negotiable
Level of Flexibility Based on Contract Model Chosen and Results Achieved/Performance
Low Flexibility
•QBE Default
High Flexibility
•Charter• Contract B • Contract C• Contract A
Partnership Contract ModelsAccountability/Performance/Flexibility Concept
QBE Default
Achievement Measures:• AYP • Graduation Rate• Promotion Rate• EOCT• SAT• AP• Percent exceeding grade-level performance
on state assessments• Writing Assessments• Local system initiatives• ???
Flexibility Based on Contract M
odel & Performance
Contract A Contract CContract B Charter
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