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GOLD SPONSORS
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War and
Rumors of
War
Equity Center’s
15th Annual School Finance
& Legislative Workshop
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A World Class Education
for All Texas Children
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Aspirational
A World Class Education
for All Texas Children
Practical?
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Before anything else, EFFICIENCY is
Absolutely Key to the Solution
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Every dollar spent, must address
a state-recognized cost.
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$2,000,000,000
every year is spent
without regard to a
state-recognized cost.
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Is there any wonder we don’t
have enough money to fully
fund Bilingual Education?
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Is there any wonder we don’t
have enough money to provide
all small districts with the
funding the state already
recognizes as necessary?
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Is there any wonder we don’t
have enough money to update
the Cost-of-Education Index?
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Is there any wonder we don’t
have enough money to
increase the Basic Allotment?
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We need greater efficiency in
how the state distributes the
money it is already spending?
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World Class requires a sacrifice,
but even more, it requires a
real-world commitment.
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Our children, their ability to
make Texas competitive on a
global stage in the future,
matter more than the politics
of today.
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What we have been doing has
broken the system.
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We should probably
stop doing it.
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The Basic Allotment is
BASIC to School
Funding.
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Basic Allotments since 2009
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
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Maximum Basic
Allotment
$4,765
$4,765
$4,765
$4,765
$4,950
$5,040
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$275 Increase
(5.8%) in two
years!
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Basic Allotments since 2009
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
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Maximum Basic
Allotment
$4,765
$4,765
$4,765
$4,765
$4,950
$5,040
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$275 Increase
(5.8%) in 5
years
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Hypothetical 2% Increase since 2009
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
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Maximum Basic
Allotment
$4,765
$4,860
$4,958
$5,057
$5,158
$5,261
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$496 increase
(10.4%)
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Hypothetical 1.0113% Increase since 2009
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
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Maximum Basic
Allotment
$4,765
$4,819
$4,873
$4,928
$4,984
$5,040
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$275 Increase
(5.8%)
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Basic Allotment Over Six Years
Annual vs. Actual Periodic Increases
$5,050
$5,000
$4,950
$4,900
$4,850
$4,800
$4,750
2009-10
2009-11
2009-12
2009-13
Annual Increase (1.0113%)
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2009-14
2009-15
Actual
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Basic Allotment Over Six Years
Annual vs. Actual Periodic Increases
$5,050
$5,000
$4,950
$4,900
$4,850
$4,800
$4,750
2009-10
2009-11
2009-12
2009-13
Annual Increase (1.0113%)
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2009-14
2009-15
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Tier 1 Poor and Tier 2 Rich
$55.00
$50.00
$50.40
$45.00
$40.00
$35.00
$31.95
$30.00
$25.00
$20.00
Tier 1
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Tier 1 Poor and Tier 2 Rich
$55.00
$50.00
$50.40
$45.00
$40.00
$35.00
$31.95
$30.00
$25.00
$20.00
Tier 1
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$35 GL Unchanged Since 1999
$5.0
Billions
$4.5
$4.0
$3.5
$3.0
Local Tax
Collections
State EDA and
IFA Funding
$2.5
$2.0
$1.5
$1.0
$0.5
$0.0
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Litigation
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Revenue per WADA at Adopted Tax Rate
2014-15 Funding Parameters on 2013-14 Data
$7,500
$7,000
$7,113
$6,500
$6,000
$5,500
$5,837
$5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
Poorest 255 Districts
Wealthiest 255 Districts
Revenue per WADA
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Average Adopted Tax Rates
$1.100
$1.101
$1.080
$1.060
$1.040
$1.034
$1.020
$1.000
Poorest 255 Districts
Wealthiest 255 Districts
Adopted Tax Rate
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Local Option Homestead Exemption
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
98
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Poorest 255 Districts
Wealthiest 255 Districts
Districts with Local Option Homestead Exemption
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Classroom Disadvantage
$43,845
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El Paso ISD and Glen Rose ISD
$72,359
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Trying to Justify an Unfair Advantage
Districts with high funding levels before equity
Mediocrity
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Trying to Justify an Unfair Advantage
Districts with high funding levels before equity
Mediocrity
Districts with even LOWER funding levels before equity
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One Texas
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Standing Up for Texas Taxpayers and Children
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