1. League of Women Voters Illinois Issues Briefing
70 East Lake Street Suite Chicago, IL
Evidence-Based Model
Saturday, March 4, 2017
League of Women Voters Illinois Issues Briefing
University Center
525 S. State Street
Chicago, Illinois
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2. Why Switch from Current Model: NO FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Dollar Shortfall in State Per-Pupil K-12 Education Funding to Meet EFAB Adequate Education Standard by Fiscal Year
Sources: CTBA analysis of January 2013 EFAB data. Education Funding Advisory Board, Illinois Education Funding Recommendations, (Springfield, IL: January, 2017).
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3. No Real Increase in School Funding for Poverty
Changes in GSA Spending, FY2008-FY2016 ($ in Millions, Inflation Adjusted)
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4. Bottom Line: Bottom Feeder Funding Gaps
Source: Funding Gaps 2015, The Education Trust
“By far the largest gap is in Illinois, where the highest poverty districts receive nearly 20% less state and local funding than the lowest poverty districts.”
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5. Key Features of the Formula
Evidence-Based Adequacy Model
Local Contribution Target
Resource Ratio
Funding Tiers
Accountability & Updates
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6. Adequacy Model Highlights
Calculates Core Instructional Cost / Student
Ratios for staffing and expenses
Additional Ratios for Staffing/Expenses for
Low Income students
English Learning students
Special Education students (mild/moderate)
State Average Salaries
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8. Allocation of New GSA Funds
Incorporates a Hold Harmless
Previous year’s disbursement/student
Based on Funding Target = 90% of Adequacy
Hold Harmless calculation
Local Contribution Target (based on EAV)
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9. Hold Harmless/Base Funding
To start, each District receives prior year’s per pupil state funding for:
GSA (w/ Equity Grant and/or Tier Funding)
Supplemental Poverty Grant
Bilingual
PTEL Adjustment
Special Ed Personnel
Special Ed Child Funding
Special Ed Summer School
Base Funding will be:
Sum of per pupil funding for above grants, multiplied by
Average Student Enrollment
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10. Distribution Districts in one of 4 Tiers based on current adequacy %
Adequacy % = (Adeq – Local Share – CPPRT – Base Funding Min)/Adeq
Tier 1 (50% of funds) = all districts where 50% of new state appropriation can cover 50% of Tier 1 gap. Dynamic Adeq %
Tier 2 (49% of funds) = all districts with less than 90% Adequacy (special override so all Tier 2 receive more than any Tier 3 districts)
Tier 3 (.9% of funds) = all districts between 90 and 100% Adequacy
Tier 4 (.1% of funds) = all districts over 100% Adequacy
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11. Education Wage Gaps Over Time
1979
1995
2007
2011
College/high school
23.5%
42.5%
46.4%
46.9%
Advanced degree/high school
32.4%
62.3%
66.6%
69.6%
Source: The State of Working in America
*NOTE: The gaps doubled over the sequence!
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12. Getting it Wrong Leads to Racial Inequities
Median hourly wages for Whites increased modestly between 1980 and 2014, but:
The White-Hispanic wage gap is larger in amount, growing from $4.36 per hour in 1980 to $5.98 in 2014, an increase of 37% over 1980
Median wages for African-Americans declined, in real terms. The hourly wage gap between Whites and African-Americans grew from $1.74 in 1980 to $5.18 in 2014, an increase of 197% over 1980
Getting 90% H.S. graduation rate for students of color = $246M more annually to IL state GDP
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13. Ralph M. Martire Executive Director (312) 1049 martire@ctbaonline.org
For More Information
Ralph M. Martire Executive Director (312) 1049
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