Aligning School Finance with Academic Standards: A Weighted-Student Formula Based on a Survey of Practitioners. Occasional Paper

Autor/in	Sonstelie, Jon
Institution	Public Policy Institute of California
Titel	Aligning School Finance with Academic Standards: A Weighted-Student Formula Based on a Survey of Practitioners. Occasional Paper
Quelle	(2007), (192 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Expenditures; Low Income; Graduation Rate; Educational Finance; Academic Standards; Academic Achievement; Unit Costs; Surveys; Weighted Scores; Public Schools; Budgets; Simulation; Poverty; Full Time Equivalency; Federal Legislation; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausgaben; Niedriglohn; Bildungsfonds; Schulleistung; Lohnstückkosten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Finanzhaushalt; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Armut; Bundesrecht; Kalifornien
Abstract	This report contains estimates of the cost to California's public schools of meeting the state's achievement standards. In the aggregate, the cost is about 40 percent greater than the expenditures of California schools in 2003-04. The bulk of these additional costs are for resources needed to boost achievement in schools primarily serving students from low-income families. The estimates derive from budget simulations conducted with 568 randomly selected public school teachers, principals, and school district superintendents. The simulations describe a hypothetical school, including the characteristics of its students, the cost of its resources, and its total budget. Participants then select the quantities of each resource that would maximize the academic achievement of the school's students. After making these choices, participants predict the academic achievement of the school's students. In the elementary school simulations, the measure of academic achievement is the school's Academic Performance Index (API), California's official measure of school performance. Participants in the middle school simulation also predict the percentage of their school's eighth graders who become proficient in mathematics. In the high school simulations, participants predict their school's API and the graduation rate of its students. Budget scenarios and student characteristics varied among participants, revealing how educational practitioners would spend additional funds and how they believe those funds would affect student achievement. Seven appendices are included: (1) Estimating a Linear Expenditure System Using Simulation Data; (2) Definition of Unit Costs; (3) Instructions for Elementary School Simulations; (4) Instructions for Middle School Simulations; (5) Instructions for High School Simulations; (6) Recruitment Letter; and (7) Estimate of School District Expenditure. (Contains 16 footnotes, 39 figures and 49 tables.) [The report was written with research support from Irene Altman, Sarah Battersby, Cynthia Benelli, Elizabeth Dhuey, Paolo Gardinali, Brad Hill, and Stephen Lipscomb.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10