1. Equity in Education Funding
So a child’s zip code doesn’t determine the value of her education

2. Areas of Inequity Inequity Why it matters Solutions Special Education
Students with severe disabilities reduce funding for the basic program, hitting urban districts hardest
SpEd Add-on, Intensive Needs
At-Risk populations
Costs to provide additional services drain funding from the basic program, hitting low-income districts hardest
At-Risk Enhancement, Title I
Rural schools
Small and rural schools have a higher administrative and transportation burden draining funding from the basic program
NESS, Administrative Cost Formula
Property Tax Yield
District boundaries create different geographic or demographic advantages in some districts over others
WPU, State Guarantees, and SB80

5. Is this a problem?

6. If so, then this is a problem

7. What are our funding priorities?
Do we believe in a competitive market for teachers that will raise salaries?
Are we willing to provide equitable funding so that local control means something?
Do we believe in the Constitutional mandate to provide a “reasonably equal” education for every child?
Does Park City need the same funding increase as Tooele?

8. The Promise of the Equity Pupil Unit
We have a moral and constitutional obligation to every child
The value of a child’s education doesn’t change when a child moves
The disparity in per student funding is resulting in wasteful education spending
Closing the funding gap between the highest and lowest funded districts will mean more buying power in the market for teachers, which will drive teacher salaries higher
Within a generation, we can achieve equitable funding for (nearly) every child