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TISA review committee agrees on five priorities to send to governor and education leadership
Summary
The committee endorsed five top priorities—updating economically disadvantaged determination with multiple measures, adding infrastructure funding, more behavioral supports, redefining small-district allocations, and addressing unique learning needs—and authorized the chair to send a letter listing them.
The TISA Review Committee agreed to transmit five priorities to the governor, the State Board of Education and the commissioner of education after reviewing results from a second priority survey. Nathan James, who summarized the survey results, said the committee received 10 responses and synthesized a top-five list the group could present in a single letter.
"So our top 5 priorities then would be, number 1, recommend the use of multiple measures to update the economically disadvantaged determination formula," James said. The committee's other priorities were adding infrastructure funding, increasing supports for behavioral and middle-school needs, redefining allocations for small school districts in the TISA weighted formula, and addressing unique learning needs classifications.
Committee members discussed wording and sequencing for the letter but generally agreed the list reflected the priorities that received the most votes in the committee survey. Chair Eby asked that the chair and James draft the letter and send it; Vice Chair Cobins moved to authorize the chair to send the letter, a motion that was seconded and approved by roll call.
The authorization will not be the final report. James reminded the committee the TISA review report must be submitted by Nov. 1 and that the letter will also be included in the annual report, giving members additional opportunity to review language before publication.
