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APA and WestEd present statewide plan that emphasizes educator panels, case studies and fiscal modeling
Summary
Augenblick, Polich & Associates and WestEd proposed an approach centered on extensive stakeholder engagement—eight listening sessions, 16 educator panels, 12–16 case studies—plus multivariate regression, GIS mapping and fiscal models to inform Arkansas' adequacy review.
Amanda Brown of Augenblick, Polich & Associates and Jason Willis of WestEd told the joint Education Committee they propose a statewide study with deep stakeholder engagement and a heavy quantitative core. "APA will be the primary vendor for this study," Brown said, stressing APA’s national experience developing state finance formulas; Willis emphasized WestEd’s analytic strength and planned fiscal and performance modeling.
The APA/WestEd bid centers on three stakeholder strands: open listening sessions across four locations (eight events total), 16 targeted educator panels that would engage roughly 320 educators in multi‑hour sessions, and…
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