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Current Realities 2010:A Snapshot of Management & Policy Issues in
Vermont Public Schools
Presented by theVermont School Boards Association
Vermont Superintendents AssociationVermont Principals’ Association
September, 2009
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Part I: Overview
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Vermont Public Schools: State Rankings
• 4th best four-year graduation rate
• 4th or better in reading (NAEP)
• 6th or better in math (NAEP)
• Best AP achievement gains (College Board)
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Percentage of 2nd Graders Meeting or Exceeding the Reading Standard
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Rank State
Current Expenditure Per
Pupil (FY07)1 New Jersey $16,163
2 New York $15,546
3 Washington D.C. $15,511
4 Connecticut $13,659
5 Vermont $13,6296 Rhode Island $13,453
7 Wyoming $13,266
8 Massachusetts $12,857
9 Alaska $12,324
10 Maryland $11,975
U.S. $9,683 7
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StateIncome per Capita
(FY07) RankNew Jersey $49,149 3
New York $47,385 5
Washington D.C. $61,092 1
Connecticut $54,117 2
Vermont $36,670 24Rhode Island $39,463 18
Wyoming $43,226 7
Massachusetts $49,082 4
Alaska $40,352 16
Maryland $46,021 6
U.S. $38,611 8
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Student and Staff Ratios (FY07)Vermont U.S.
Student : Adult 5.0 : 1 8.0 : 1
Student : Teacher 10.8 : 1 15.5 : 1Student : Board
Member 67 : 1
Student : Superintendent 1558 : 1
Board Member : Superintendent 23 : 1
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“Act 60 and Act 68 are fundamentally broken and beyond repair.”
Governor Douglas, Inaugural Address
January 8, 2009
Courtesy of Vermont Public Radio
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Source: Public Assets Institute12
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Defeated School Budgets as of Town Meeting Day
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Source: VLCT, Joint Fiscal Office15
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“Way Forward”
Gov. Douglas: Cut spending
Legislature: Discourage spending increases
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“Way Forward” continued
• Commissioner Vilaseca, former Commissioner Cate, Vermont Superintendents Association:
K-12 District Alignment
• Vermont School Boards Association: Respect local authority
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Part II: Education Funding Realities
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(Net of income sensitivity)
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State Teachers’ Retirement System:State Appropriation
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Tipping the Scales
Cost Shifts
Reduced State
Revenue
Property Taxes
Property Taxes
Spending Increases
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Base Education Amount Frozen
• Base Education Payment renamed Base Education Amount (BEA)
• BEA will not increase from FY10 to FY11 ($8544)
• Freezing the BEA compounds the effect of increased per pupil spending on residential taxpayers
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Statewide Education Spending Increase from Prior Year
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Legislature presuming 0% increase in education spending this year (FY2011)
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Part III: Demographic Realities
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Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment Growing Rapidly
Source: National Institute for Early Education Research
5%9% 7%
10% 11%
36%
13%
45%
14%
47%
16%
45%
17%
50%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
3-year olds 4-year olds
PERCENT OF STATE POPULATION ENROLLED
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Ratio Readjustment = $40 – $50 million savings annually
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Managing Labor Costs
• Review planning time for consistency
• Hire flexible educators to share between content areas and schools/districts
• Early retirement programs / RIF retiree’s positions
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Vermont-NEA Perspective
Urging members to not:• Re-open contracts• Accept salary freezes or benefit reductions
• “symbolic not substantial”
• Supports Catamount health and national healthcare reform.
• See more: www.vtnea.org
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Part IV: Succeeding in the Current Climate
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Energy Efficiency
• Free energy assessment walk-through (VSA’s SEMP program: 802-229-1017)
• Energy managers & Facility Operating Plans encourage best practices
• Policies and efficiency campaigns reduce energy usage
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Purchasing: Flexibility!
• State contract
• Local discounts
• Bulk purchasing
• Leasing
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Technology
• Utilize multifunction copiers
• Consider using free software
• Share costs with other organizations
• Consider distance and virtual learning
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Collaboration
• Build regional collaboratives
• Share staff
• Bulk purchasing and technology
• Collaborate on regional professional
development
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This presentation will be available on the VSBA website
www.vtvsba.orgfollowing the final
regional meeting on 9/30/09