Supporting Our Students

Presentation to the Wake CountyBoard of Commissioners and

Board of EducationApril 16, 2008

“Good is the enemy of best, and best is the enemy of better.”

Milliken Research Center

Number one issue

Access to talent and recruiting talent= Brain Power

Geography matters less

Best opportunities go to the best educated, no matter where they live

America is losing ground

25-34 year olds with bachelor’s degree1998 – U.S. ranked first2005 – U.S. ranked seventh

2000 – 2005, U.S. only country with no increase in postsecondary graduation rateHigh school graduation rate

U.S. once was the bestU.S. now 20th (out of 26)

“A country’s ability to compete in an ever more integrated world economy depends on a highly educated workforce.”

Organization for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentEconomic Survey of the United States, 2007

Principles

Strengthen commitment to measurably improve student achievementFocus on student performance for all studentsCommit to close the achievement gapsAlign responsibility and accountability for issues of growth

BOC-BOE InterlocalAgreement

Establish multi-year funding formula for annual county appropriation,

Provides for student and operations growthImplements 2007 curriculum audit strategies for measurable improvements to close all achievement gaps between current and potential performance

Board of Education

Will retain authority and responsibility for:School programming (including school calendar)Geographic designation of school sites (“the circles”)Student assignment

* All employees impacted by any agreement will be held harmless

Board of Commissioners

Will take responsibility for:ConstructionMaintenanceOperation of facilities

Benefits

Measurable improvement in student achievement through targeted increased investmentPredictability and better planning with multi-year funding agreement by formulaClear line of accountability for the taxpayer for construction, maintenance and operation of facilities

Benefits

Greater focus on student achievementIncreased public confidence

Wake County Public School System

Student achievement among best in stateInter-board conflicts erode public confidenceBoard conflicts divert attention from issues of learning and teaching

Principles

Strengthen community commitment to significantly improve student achievementFocus on student performance for all studentsCommit to close the achievement gapsAlign responsibility and accountability for issues of growth

Board of Education

Will be able to focus its time and energy on academic achievement of school system’s students

Board of Commissioners

Will be able to turn its attention to aligning Wake County’s assets in planning for future school construction and funding

Both BOE and BOCWill demonstrate expanded and strengthened commitment to creating best public school system in America

CommunityWill provide greater support for continued excellence in public schools

Comparison with Peer Districts

Fairfax County

Chapel Hill-Carrboro WCPSS

Total spending $13,407 $10,614 $8,116

SAT avg. score 1104 1185 1057

Graduation rate 83.0% 87.9% 79.3%

More must be done

N.C. at low end of money spent on educationMoney makes a differenceN.C. test scores rank around national averageWCPSS is nationally recognized leader, with high scores and other academic achievements

More must be done

To bring N.C. up to national average for monies spent, additional $2 billion neededTo bring WCPSS up to national average, additional $222 million needed

Source:Carlson, Kelsey. "Are North Carolina Schools on a Shoestring

Budget?”WRAL. 01 Apr 2008. www.wral.com/news/local/story/2664252

“Being a good school system isn’t good enough anymore.”

Biggest winners are the students who attend our public schools.

NO TAX INCREASE

2007-08 134,002 4,505 138,507 300,744,100 4.23% 2,1712008-09 140,443 4,825 145,268 311,270,144 3.50% 2,143

2009-10 147,039 4,997 152,036 322,164,599 3.50% 2,119

2010-11 154,244 5,154 159,398 333,440,359 3.50% 2,092

2011-12 161,320 5,412 166,732 345,110,772 3.50% 2,070

2012-13 169,354 5,682 175,036 357,189,649 3.50% 2,041

2013-14 177,803 5,966 183,769 369,691,287 3.50% 2,012

School Year

County Appropriation

Prop. Tax Revenue Growth

Co. Per Pupil Funding

WCPSS Student #

Charter Student #

Total Student #

TAX INCREASE - to keep Per Pupil flatAdditionalFundingNeeded

(3.5% increase)

2008-09 2,171 315,424,447 4,154,304 11,492,832 $0.004

2009-10 2,171 330,119,994 7,955,395 11,895,081 $0.007

2010-11 2,171 346,105,309 12,664,950 12,311,409 $0.010

2011-12 2,171 362,029,827 16,919,055 12,742,309 $0.013

2012-13 2,171 380,060,533 22,870,884 13,188,289 $0.017

2013-14 2,171 399,022,739 29,331,452 13,649,879 $0.021

School Year

Cumulative Tax Increase Needed

Flat Per Pupil Funding

County Appropriation

Projected Per Penny

Prop Tax Rev.

TAX INCREASE - to maintain and growCo. Per Prop. Tax CumulativePupil Rev. Growth County Additional Tax Increase

Funding x 75% Appropriation Funding Needed

2007-08 2,171 300,744,1002008-09 2,311 335,786,907 24,516,764 $0.021

2009-10 2,372 2.63% 360,656,203 38,491,604 $0.032

2010-11 2,434 2.63% 388,045,819 54,605,460 $0.044

2011-12 2,498 2.63% 416,554,922 71,444,150 $0.056

2012-13 2,564 2.63% 448,780,379 91,590,730 $0.069

2013-14 2,631 2.63% 483,539,440 113,848,154 $0.083

School Year

TAX INCREASE - to grow and increase achievement

Co. Per Prop. Tax CumulativePupil Rev. Growth County Additional Tax increase

Funding x 75% Appropriation Funding Needed

2007-08 2,171 300,744,1002008-09 2,581 375,000,000 63,729,857 $0.055

2009-10 2,649 2.63% 402,773,525 80,608,926 $0.068

2010-11 2,719 2.63% 433,361,692 99,921,333 $0.081

2011-12 2,790 2.63% 465,200,080 120,089,308 $0.094

2012-13 2,863 2.63% 501,188,816 143,999,167 $0.109

2013-14 2,939 2.63% 540,007,029 170,315,742 $0.125

School Year

Comparison School District Per Pupil Fundingin 2007-08

Students Co. Approp. District Tax State Federal TotalWCPSS 138,507 2,171 0 5,344 601 8,116

NC Average 7,838 (2005-06 inf lated at 3% per year)

National Average 9,695 (2005-06 inf lated at 3% per year)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 11,382 3,069 1,434 5,672 439 10,614

Fairfax Co., Virginia 166,596 13,407

ProcessBoards meet independently to consider implications of presentationBOE decides which funding scenario worksIf a scenario can be developed, BOE presents its proposal to the BOCBOC considers BOE proposal and respondsBoards negotiate details of InterlocalAgreement