State Aid allocations showed an increase from $3,032.20 to $3,419.80 per WADM, and there are a few things to consider when evaluating the increase's effect:
State Aid allocations showed an increase from $3,032.20 to $3,419.80 per WADM, and there are a few things to consider when evaluating the increase's effect:
We continue to help schools with calculating pay raises, so if you would like to have us work with you, please let us know so we can schedule some time.
The current state collections are still doing extremely well. We haven't published a July finance report due to OMES waiting to publish an end-of-year financial report. However, we will publish one as soon as we get the data. The State Treasurer’s report shows strong growth over the previous year’s
collections. We also know that the 1017 Fund showed strong growth over the past two years. These are all positive signs for state-level education funding.
Also, we have scheduled encumbrance/treasurer trainings for FY19. If you would like to set up a training for you and other area schools at no charge, we will come out to you and even provide lunch. We do get the SDE's input on various points of emphasis for our training. The first one of the year is scheduled at Ft Supply on August 14.
We are also working to put as much board training online as possible. This is also free for members, and we will be adding all the required topics. This process does take a little time, though, so please be patient. If there is specific area that you think your board needs, please contact us and we will try to accommodate the
request with an in-person training.
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Welcome back! I hope you have had time to rejuvenate and get revved up for the second half of the school year.
Congratulations on completing the 2017-2018 school year, and happy summer to you! We realize summers aren’t necessarily packed full with vacations and relaxing; it's the opposite in fact.
It never ceases to amaze me when I attend professional educational conferences or professional development sessions how the attire of some teachers and even administrators can be questionable at best. Yet everyone from the Oklahoma state superintendent down is working desperately to elevate the teaching profession’s credibility.
This seems to be the new buzzword in the media these days--from international athletes (making the wrong choices) to our presidential nominees (making the wrong choices) to our own children (making the wrong choices).
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