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Oregon education officials review state school fund formula, explain weights and charter funding differences
Summary
State education officials told the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education on March 12 that the State School Fund distributes a base per-student amount plus additional "weights" for students and district needs, and explained why some charter schools are funded at 80%.
State education officials told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education on March 12 that the State School Fund distributes a base per-student amount and additional weights to account for special needs and district characteristics.
Vanessa Clark, State School Fund Program Manager at the Oregon Department of Education, told the committee that "ADM is how we refer to student enrollment in the state school fund formula" and explained the related terms ADMR (resident ADM), ADMW (weighted ADM) and extended ADMW, which the formula uses as the higher of the current or prior year.
The nut graf: The State School Fund is a revenue-distribution formula that the department said is designed to balance local resources and statewide equity. Clark and other presenters described how the formula converts the statewide appropriation into a per-ADMW rate, and how weights are intended to target additional resources to students with higher needs.
Most important facts first: Clark…
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