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District finance presentation spotlights ADM-driven funding gaps for counselors, nurses and technology
Summary
District staff presented a breakdown of the state's block-grant funding model and how the district's average daily membership (ADM) generates FTE and revenue. Presentation highlighted low FTE generation for counselors (0.23), librarians (0.83), no model funding for school nurses or SROs, and potential recalibration tied to a recent court case.
District staff reviewed a funding-model presentation explaining how state block-grant formulas and average daily membership (ADM) determine staff FTE and revenue the district receives.
The presenter said the state model produces partial FTEs for many student-support positions: a librarian position in the model equates to 0.83 FTE at the district's ADM; the model generates roughly 0.23 FTE for a counselor; and there is no separate FTE in the model for a school nurse or for a school-resource officer (SRO). Staff emphasized those model outputs do not necessarily match locally deployed, full-time positions and that the district must make up the difference.
The presentation noted external cost adjustments (ECAs) that the Legislature applies for factors such as energy prices and staffing costs; the presenter said this year the model will reflect less funding tied to energy (natural gas, electricity). Committee members also discussed career-and-technical-education (CTE) funding and reported the district retained middle-school CTE funding after statewide debate.
The presenter called attention to a recent district-court decision that challenged the constitutionality of the state funding model; several of the positions flagged in the presentation were mentioned in the court opinion as potential underfunded categories. As a result, the presenter said recalibration work scheduled by the state in June could produce changes to funding allocations.
Budget committee work will continue; staff asked trustees to direct questions about specific financials to the business office.
