LESC reviews structure and evaluation plans for Public Education Reform Fund programs

The Legislative Education Study Committee received an overview of the Public Education Reform Fund (PERF) on July 15. Jessica Hathaway, deputy director of LESC, and staff from the Public Education Department, the Legislative Finance Committee, and the Department of Finance and Administration described how each PERF program’s evaluation plan is drafted and reviewed, and how final evaluations will be completed. Committee members pressed presenters for additional detail on program balances and the funding mechanisms that sustain each program.