Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) Spending PlanState Bilingual Directors Meeting

September 26, 2019

Whole Child • Whole School • Whole Community

Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act

REQUIRES each organizational unit (school districts, laboratory schools, ROEs, and ISCs) to complete Annual Spending Plan.

GOAL is to facilitate local conversations tying investments to school improvement goals.

Where and why schools direct resources tell important story about what matters to each school community.

105 ILCS 5/18-8.15

(9) All Organizational Units in this State must

submit annual spending plans by the end of September of

each year to the State Board as part of the annual budget

process, which shall describe how each Organizational Unit

will utilize the Base Minimum Funding and Evidence-Based

funding it receives from this State under this Section with

specific identification of the intended utilization of Low-

Income, English learner, and special education resources.

Additionally, the annual spending plans of each

Organizational Unit shall describe how the Organizational

Unit expects to achieve student growth and how the

Organizational Unit will achieve State education goals, as

defined by the State Board.

FY 2020 EBF Spending Plan

Includes three parts, asking questions about how each school district:

1) Intends to achieve student growth?

2) Plans to spend existing and new EBF, based on data?

3) Aims to allocate resources to support low-income students, students with disabilities, and English Learners?

1. I have played no role in the development of this reporting

2. I have been consulted for the development of this plan

3. I have been a critical contributor in the development of this plan

4. Other

What has been your role in your district’s

development of the FY 2020 EBF Spending Plan?

EBF Spending Plan: Part I

“What effects on student outcomes do you anticipate as a result of your EBF investments and other focused efforts?”

EBF Spending Plan begins with students:

How the school district intends to achieve student growth in FY 2020 – checkboxes

Board goals (listed as of June 2019) on which the school district intends to make progress in FY 2020 – checkboxes

EBF Spending Plan: Part II

“What will you do with your EBF Tier Funding? Why?”

EBF Spending Plan focuses on opportunities for a district as it decides what to do with new state funds:

Data sources the school district team reviewed in determining how to best allocate the EBF Tier Funding –checkboxes

Planned spending of FY 2020 EBF Tier Funding – checkboxes

Verify planned spending FY 2020 EBF Base Funding Minimum – checkboxes

Also includes optional narratives and references to Consolidated District Plan submissions.

EBF Spending Plan: Part III

“How will you support special student groups through all FY 2020 funds received (federal, state, and local), especially in relation to the EBF dollars designated for them?”

EBF Spending Plan spotlights equity:

Positions, programs, and/or services to be provided

Investments in general program of instruction benefiting all students

Investments additionally benefiting low-income students

Investments additionally benefiting English Learners

Investments additionally benefiting students with special needs

OPTIONAL:Explanation of allocation decisions and/or FTEs reflected in the dollar amount specified

18 options, including “Other”

X $ $ $

Also includes optional narratives (including FTE option), pre-populated FY 2020 EBF dollar amounts, and English Learner assurances.

EBF Spending Plan on IWAS

Reflections thus far on Part III

Refers to ALL funds and ALL investments, not just EBF or new investments

Highlights EBF designated amounts that must be spent on the designated student groups – the only mandated spending in all of EBF statute!

Does not require the entire budget to be dumped in. The only dollar amounts to be entered are the “additional” investments.

It can be really tricky to distinguish between an investment made for any child vs. an investment to specifically address a need or opportunity

EBF statute: “In addition to and not in lieu of all other funding under this paragraph…”

Your ideas?

EBF Spending Plan: Part III Supplement

English Learners (EL) Assurances

EBF Spending Plan upholds EL protections without requiring a new plan and brings parents of ELs into dialogue with districts:

Assurance that at least 60% of the district’s state funds attributable to ELs will be used for instructional costs of programs and services for ELs, and the remaining balance of state funds attributable to ELs will also be used to serve ELs – checkboxes

For applicable districts, assurance that the district’s Bilingual Parent Advisory Council has reviewed the EBF Spending Plan – checkboxes

For applicable districts, name of Bilingual Parent Advisory Council chair and date of meeting for EBF Spending Plan review – short answer

FY 2020 = Refinement Year

Learn from refinement year engagement through focus groups and surveys.

Develop ISBE resources to support intra-district collaboration and strategic resource allocation.

Consider in partnership with school districts what further level of detail would be meaningful within the EBF Spending Plan.

As possible, further integrate EBF Spending Plan with other plans submitted by districts.

Tell Us What You Think

EBF Spending Plan due for submission in FY 2020 was designed by ISBE and the Professional Review Panel, with school district input included.

We know we have more to learn from the field.

Survey is included at end of EBF Spending Plan IWAS application; your responses will directly influence the design of the FY 2021 EBF Spending Plan.

Resources

EBF Annual Spending Plan available through IWAS and due Sept. 30

Webinar and instructions available at isbe.net/ebfspendingplan.

Full text of Evidence-Based Funding for School Success Act.

Questions? Contact ISBE at ebfspendingplan@isbe.net