tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post3838619408793696625..comments2023-07-03T05:58:37.124-07:00Comments on THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: OUSD Expenditures Per Pupil: Charter vs. Traditional Public SchoolsThe Perimeter Primatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-13111176754731339902011-04-06T08:59:31.802-07:002011-04-06T08:59:31.802-07:00Just to clarify.
The SAT scores posted on CDE wer...Just to clarify.<br /><br />The SAT scores posted on CDE were only for the 12th grade class, the enrollment of which was 23 students (but only 19 kids took the test). <br /><br />The SAT scores do not reflect a set of scores which are combined with those of other grade levels, something which one commenter on Katy Murphy's blog once stated as a way to explain why they were so low.<br /><br />Based on what you're saying, Marsha, the 11th grade crop of kids should reflect a different range of scores in a higher tier. It's a shame the CDE takes so long to post those results to the public.The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-71427500361178644432011-04-06T00:15:55.071-07:002011-04-06T00:15:55.071-07:00Thanks for your information on American Indian Pub...Thanks for your information on American Indian Public high School SAT scores. My son attends the school. So, I followed up on what you wrote regarding the SAT test results. I learned that "every student" at AIPHS must take the PSAT and SAT at the school. The cost for any test are paid by AIPHS. I asked to look at the 11th grade SAT test results for this year which is my son's grade level. These students had an average SAT score of 1826.5 for all 11th graders. I recommend you contact the school and see for yourself. We LOVE the school!marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-58735885440398883262009-11-29T19:51:38.076-08:002009-11-29T19:51:38.076-08:00And Charter Schools keep finding more ways to appr...And Charter Schools keep finding more ways to appropriate Public Moneys away from Public Schools and INTO their own voracious Charter-Maw.<br /><br />This just might make you nauseous:<br /><br />http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/5301niktohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219069038917729013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3359348507190689090.post-41041251266255527712009-11-27T19:05:35.923-08:002009-11-27T19:05:35.923-08:00http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2009/11/24/the-ch...http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2009/11/24/the-charter-movement-5000-new-schools-in-18-years/comment-page-1/#comment-22943<br /><br />Steven Weinberg Says:<br />November 27th, 2009 at 5:35 pm<br /><br />Thank you Sharon for your informative postings on this subject. I was impressed by the fact that even the lowest funded charter schools spent more per student than the average district school.<br /><br />You asked for details about the differences between basic and supplemental funding, and why they would vary so much from school to school. For regular OUSD schools the basic funding is General Fund money that is alloted to each school based on Average Daily Attendance. It varies by grade level, with K-5 schools getting the most, because of the state’s class size reduction program in grades K-3. High schools get a little more than middle schools because of the complexity of the master programs at that level. In addition, the district gives some additional basic money to very small schools, since every school, regardless of size, has some fixed expenses: principal, secretary, custodial, etc. (EnCompass, Sankofa, and Burhalter all made the highest expenditure list because they are small schools.) <br /><br />Most basic funds are used for teachers, site administrators, custodial staff, one secretary, and perhaps an attendance clerk, and basic supplies, textbooks, and office equipment.<br /><br />Supplemental funds come from various funding sources and have limits as to how they can be spent. The largest program is the federal Title One program. These funds are allotted to schools based on the number of students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program. <br /><br />Schools with too small a percentage of students in this category receive no Title One funds. (This probably explains all the schools on the lowest expenditure list.) The state has its own comp ed program that follows the same rules for allotting funds. These funds usually provide for extra teachers or classified staff to give students additional assistance. They can pay for staff development to improve teacher skills. They can pay for Teachers on Special Assignment to train and support the rest of the staff in meeting the needs of underperforming students. They can pay for books and materials that will help those students.<br /><br />The state also provides extra funds for each English Language Learner at a school. This money must be spent to improve the education of those students.<br /><br />There are many other smaller state programs. Nineteen Oakland schools have Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) grants that provide an extra $600/K-5 student, $900/6-8 student, and $1,000/9-12 student. These funds are used primarily for class size reduction. QEIA schools were based on need, as shown by low state test scores. (Maxwell Park and ACORN made the highest expenditure list because they are QEIA schools.)<br /><br />I am not sure what is included in these categories for charter schools, but Ben Chavis of American Indian Charter once told me that Title One funds for his school were based on the percentage of low income students at nearby regular schools. I’m not sure if that was really the case, or if it still is, but if it is that seems unfair.<br /><br />I’m sorry this post is so long, but even at this length it oversimplifies the school budgeting process and rules, which were always complex, and this year have become more so as a result of state funding cuts and federal stimulus money.The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.com