1. Legislative Update & Budget Outlook May 12, 2010

2. Results of 2010 Legislative Session NEGATIVE Lower Base Student Allocation Vouchers Change in Charter School Funding & Class Size Clarification FRS Increase POSITIVE DCD Study Far better outcome than forecasted at start of session 2 NEUTRAL Graduation Requirements Civic Education Gaming

3. 3 Gas Price 20032010 $1.44$2.87 100% Home Value $139,100$234,287 68% Teacher Salary $47,285$52,398 11% Base Student Allocation $3,630$3,623.1% NOTE: All data are averages for Miami-Dade County

4. 4 CLAIM: Education Held Harmless REALITY: $40M in Legislative acts of juggling & $60M of unfunded cost increases

5. 5 2003-042009-10 Average Class Size 1 29.42 18.56 Cost = $1.5 Billion Net Class Size Revenue= $1.0 Billion 1 Data from FLDOE Class Size Averages, Grades 4-8 Underfunded by $500 Million

6. 6 18 Grades K-3 21 22 Grades 4-8 27 25 30 Grades 9-12 Current Constitutional Class Size Limits Proposed Change Adds Class Level Caps # of Students Schoolwide Average Class Limit

7. The Proposed Penalty 7 4 th Grade 28 th Student 2010-11 Financial Penalty $3,000 25% to other districts (Total for M-DCPS = ~$16M) 75% contingent on 11-12 plan (Total for M-DCPS = ~$48M) 1 Using FTE out-of-compliance data provided by FLDOE in January 2010 (which recognizes ALL Florida districts as non-compliant), and revenue figures from 2010-11 Appropriations 1 1 23 rd thru 28 th Students

8. 8 Proposed Amendment Passes Proposed Amendment Fails Budget as if Referendum Passes Budget as if Referendum Fails* Initial Cost: $34M Penalty: $0 11-12 Cost: $0 Consequences: relatively minor program cuts Initial Cost: $94M Penalty: $0 11-12 Cost: $0 Consequences: drastic & irreparable cuts to educational progs Initial Cost: $94M Penalty: $0 11-12 Cost: $0 Consequences: unnecessary cuts to educational programs Initial Cost: $34M Penalty: ~$16M 11-12 Cost: $60M Consequences: minor initial cuts; loss of $16M; drastic in 11-12 * without additional State revenue