1. School Funding Information Off the Record Meeting May 11, 2007

2. 2005-07 Biennium Essential Budget Level (EBL)  $5.318 billion Close of Session Funding Level  $5.240 billion $78 million lower than EBL Later additions (lottery, general fund)  $65 million Total Funding for 2005-07  $5.240 billion + $65 million = $5.305 billion $13 million LOWER than EBL

3. 2007-09 Biennium Essential Budget Level (EBL)  $5.791 billion K-12 Education Coalition Funding Proposal  Partners: COSA, OEA, OSBA, OSEA, Stand for Children, AFT-Oregon, OAESD, Oregon Small Schools Association Our ultimate goal – funding schools at the Quality Education Model (QEM)  2007-09 estimate of QEM - $7.78 billion

4. The Education Coalition supports… State School Fund Grant$6.0 billion School Improvement Fund$ 300 million $6.3 billion For 2007-09

5. Governor’s Budget State School Fund Grant$6.0 billion School Improvement Fund$ 60 million $6.06 billion

6. Co-Chairs Budget State School Fund Grant$5.985 billion School Improvement Fund$ 260 million $6.245 billion Essential Budget Level$5.791 billion Above EBL$ 454 million

7. Total Funding, 05-07 to 07-09 05-0707-09Increase SSF$5.305B$6.245B17.7% Local Revenue$2.609B$2.806B 7.6% TOTAL$7.914B$9.051B14.4% ($5.985B+$260M) $1.137 Billion Increase

8. State School Fund Revenue Co-Chairs Budget (refer to handout)

9. School Improvement Fund $260 million $181/ADMw for School Districts $8/ADMw for Education Service Districts

10. School Improvement Fund What you can spend it on  Early Childhood Support (including Pre-K and Full-Day K)  Class Size Reduction  Increasing Instructional Time (summer, before/after school, etc.)  Mentoring, teacher retention, professional development  Remediation, alternative learning, student retention  Services to at-risk youth  Programs to improve student achievement gaps  Vocational education programs  Literacy programs  Other research-based student improvement strategies approved by the State Board of Education

11. School Improvement Fund Process: Apply to Department of Education  Applications to shall include Activities to be funded Goals for increasing student performance Becomes part of the district improvement plan  Evaluation ODE shall evaluate annual progress ODE shall issue biennial report to Legislature

12. “Big” Opportunity: 2009 Session 07-0909-11Increase SSF$6.245B$7.411B18.7% Local Revenue$2.806B$3.067B 9.3% TOTAL$9.051B$10.477B15.8% ($6.870B+$541M) $1.426 Billion Increase (PROJ)

13. What’s Next May 15 – Updated State Revenue Forecast May 17 – Education Coalition Partners meet with Co- Chairs (Rep. Mary Nolan, Sen. Kurt Schrader)  Holes to Fill in Co-Chairs Budget: Higher education funding for community colleges and universities  Other Issues: Federal Forest Fees Updates to the SSF Estimates (2005-06 closeout, 2006-07, 2007-08)