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Vermont superintendents urge creating scale before enacting foundation formula in Act 73
Summary
The Vermont Superintendents Association told a joint legislative education hearing that the state should create scale at district and school levels before implementing a per-pupil foundation funding formula, warning that a formula alone risks 'shuffling inequities' and that consolidation will require upfront investment.
Patrick Reen, a trustee for the Vermont Superintendents Association, told a joint House and Senate education committee hearing that the state should pursue district and school consolidation before fully implementing a foundation funding formula in Act 73.
Reen said VSA’s top priorities for the session are “to create scale at the district and school level and take steps to ensure a truly equitable foundation formula.” He warned that a foundation formula by itself “does not provide equitable funding” because districts are structured differently and therefore will deliver different outcomes with the same per-pupil dollar amount.
Why it matters: Reen argued that without meaningful scale—both larger school districts and larger schools—new funding formulas will simply redistribute inequities rather than…
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