Welcome to the

Mill Levy Learning Session

Why do we need funding?

To have smaller classes.

Keep teacher to student

ratio smaller.

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300000

600000

900000

Total Enrollment in Colorado

Colorado School Finance Project

Enrollment in public K-12 is increasing.

per pupil spend-ingstudent:teacher ratiotechnology in schoolssalaries for teachersK-12 spending/ $1000 incomehigher ed funding

Colorado ranks poorly in education support.

50th

40th

30th

20th

Attract & keep

quality teachers and staff,

or risk losing them.

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$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

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ColoradoUS

Average Salary in K-12 Public Education

Colorado School Finance Project

92-93 03-04 07-08 08-09$44,000

$46,000

$48,000

$50,000

$52,000

$54,000

$56,000

ColoradoUS

Average Salary in K-12 Public Education(adjusted for inflation)

Colorado School Finance Project

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ColoradoUS

Colorado School Finance Project

% Change in Average Salary in K-12 Public Education

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ColoradoUS

Colorado School Finance Project

% Change in Average Salary in K-12 Public Education(adjusted for inflation)

03/04 – 08/09 92/93 – 08/09

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000 EnglewoodAztecFarmingtonLewis-PalmerMapletonCheyenne MtnFountain-Ft CarsonRoaring ForkMontroseCortezWindsorGarfield9RDeltaCanyon City

9R ranks 13th of 15 similar districtsin mid-range

teacher salary.

After 12 years of teaching!

Support innovative programs & technology,

or fall behind in connectivity to the

21st century.

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$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

ColoradoUS

Per Student Current Spending andRevenues for K-12 Public Education

Colorado School Finance Project

03/04 - 08/09 92/93-08/090

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40

60

80

100

120

ColoradoUS

% Change in Per Student Current Spending andRevenues for K-12 Public Education

Colorado School Finance Project

Why now?

Waiting

? ? ? ?

$400,000 home

= $60 /year

= $5 /month

$1,000,000 business

= $575 /year

= $50 /month

What will it cost me?

What has 9-R done with your money?

English Algebra Soc Sci Biology0

30

60

90

9RCO

% of ACT-Tested Students Ready for College-Level Coursework in 2010

4th grade

6th grade

8th grade

10th grade

60

65

70

75

80

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% of Students Proficient or Advanced in CSAP Reading in 2010

4th grade

6th grade

8th grade

10th grade

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25

50

75

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% of Students Proficient or Advanced in CSAP Writing in 2010

4th grade

6th grade

8th grade

10th grade

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25

50

75

100

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% of Students Proficient or Advanced in CSAP Math in 2010

5th grade 8th grade 10th grade0

25

50

75

9RCO

% of Students Proficient or Advanced in CSAP Science in 2010

DHS Team Wins International Aerospace Design Contest

DHS culinary team wins

state, qualifies for

national competition

Academic DecathlonAerospace/ Design

Anime/Japanese Pop Culture ClubBook Club Chess Club

Colorado Mock Trial Creative Writing Club

DHS Culinary Arts/ProStart ClubDurango Teen Court

El Diablo School NewspaperFBLA FFA

Gay-Straight AllianceHigh School Leadership LaPlata

Philosophy Club “Jnana”Prejudice Elimination Action Team

RenaissanceScience Research Club

Ski ClubSkills USA

Speech/DebateStudent Council

Students for a Free TibetTheatre

Vocal MusicYearbookInstrumental Music

InteractKey Club

Knowledge BowlModel United Nations

Mountain Bike Club National Art Honor Society

National Honor SocietyNative American Club

Peer Helpers

Clubs

Activities

&

SportsVolleyball

Basketball

Golf

Soccer

Track &Cross Country

Football

Softball

Lacrosse

SwimmingWrestling

Tennis

Dance

DHS Academic Decathlon Team brought home a well-deserved state

championship.

“Durango High School Decathletes take Gold”

MITStanford

Dartmouth

“Mines”Colorado CSU

NYU

DHS graduates attend the

best of America’s colleges !

DHS has a nationally recognized drama department.

Escalante Destination Imagination teams advanced to the Global Finals.

20092010

“[Measures of] K-12 student achievement …almost always find that higher scores are positively correlated with [higher] house prices.” (Brasington & Haurin, 2007)“Many researchers have found that property values are higher where school spending is higher.” (Hayes and Taylor, 1996).

How does 9R’s quality directly affect you?

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Referenceshttp://www.cde.state.co.us/cdereval/rvAveTeachSallinks.htm

http://www.eiaonline.com/districts/Colorado.pdf

http://www.cosfp.org/COSFStateProfile.htm

http://humanresources.durangoschools.org/sites/default/files/

documents/humanresources/Certified_Schedule_2010.pdf

http://www.schoolview.org/SchoolPerformance/csapinfo.asp?Dist=15

&Sch=0&Sub=R&Grd=4&level=

http://www.greateducation.org/statistics-faqs/statistics/

Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Aiming for the Middle, 2009 Update