1. Community Priorities-- Education J. Patrick Atkins

2. Legislative issues impacting public education

3. Local initiatives:  Greater Waco Education Alliance  Advanced Manufacturing Academy  Prosper Waco

4. Three priorities  Pre-K  Career & Technology Education  School funding

5. Impact of Pre-K programs Source: Texas A & M University Bush School of Government: Cost Analysis of the Benefits of Universal Accessible Full Day Pre-K in Texas, 2006

6. Statistics  IN THE UNITED STATES: 33.5% of high school graduates obtain a bachelor’s degree (Source: Pew Research Center)  IN TEXAS: 26% of Texas high school graduates obtain a bachelor’s degree (Source: Kids Count, Annie E. Casey Foundation)  CLASS OF 2011: 52.1% of Texas high school graduates enrolled in college, but only 24.6% enrolled in a 4-year institution (Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

7. Texas Graduation Requirements  Recommended Plan:  5.5 elective credits  Distinguished Achievement Plan:  4.5 elective credits

8. Projected revenues – WISD  2010-11:  $115,707,465  2012-13:  $109,673,000

9. Closed campus 2012-13  Brazos Middle School  Lake Waco Montessori  Meadowbrook Elementary  North Waco Elementary  STARS High School  Sul Ross Elementary  University High/University Middle  Viking Hills Elementary  WISD Alternative School

10. Funding disparities Impact of “Target Revenue”  Examples