Potential Changes to Education Funding
As we move into November, the potential for ed funding changes are very obvious.
As we move into November, the potential for ed funding changes are very obvious.
As we move into November, the potential for education funding changes are very obvious. We don’t really know how the recent ruling on motor vehicle taxes will affect distributions, and the possible revenue increase from 779 (if it passes) along with the increased likelihood of a fiscal year revenue failure will make this a very different spring. As we prepare for all of these eventualities, it is important to be working toward finding a consistent budgeting model to accommodate these eventualities.
Let’s look at the primary issues that are facing us in the immediate future:
As we move into the spring and prepare to set budgets for FY 18, it is important that you are cognizant of the current situation but also aware of the future situation. We won’t know until after the election how the money will be distributed to districts if 779 passes, and preparation for the following year as soon as this knowledge is passed on to districts is essential for future budgeting.
We should have a better picture after the next payments from motor vehicles on how the motor vehicle formula will be changed and what year will be used as the protected ADA percentage. OPSRC will have the historical data for you to compare your collections, and we will be pulling down the November, December and January payments from the Tax Commission for your ease in comparison. We don’t really know what the net effect of the court ruling will be until we see the data. We do know there will be 311 districts receiving relief and about 75 districts that will have an adjustment to their actual payments.
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Anyone can eat an elephant… one bite at a time! One of my mentor teachers told me this early in my career, and it is a mantra I use in just about every facet of my life but more often than not in an educational setting.
I know June can be crazy as you close out your year, but I hope you’ve found time here and there to relax and get some rest. We’ve got some great things happening here at the OPSRC, and we’re looking forward to working with you this next school year.
The whole summer--yes, the ENTIRE summer--sounds like a lot of time for planning and reflection. But as we all know, before you can turn around it’s the night before you return to your pre-school professional development days.
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