financing & governing america’s schools ms. tracy
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FINANCING & GOVERNING AMERICA’S SCHOOLSMs. Tracy
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BELL RINGER
•Who is James Meredith?
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BELL RINGER ANSWER• First black student to enroll in the University of
Mississippi to put pressure on JKF ton enforce civil rights for African Americans.
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AGENDA
• Bell Ringer / Attendance / Announcements
• Revisit Property Taxes within JCPS• What was interesting? How would you pay for your property taxes if you
owned a home?
• Review JCPS’ budget proposal from August
• Discuss Federal Funding
• Read and discuss “The Tale of Two Kentucky Schools”• Reading reflection in notebook.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TopicPage #
Pros and Cons of Becoming a Teacher 4Pros and Cons of Becoming a Teacher 512 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher 6Where Do I Stand? 7Reforms in Education 8 - 12History of American Education 13 – 14Property Taxes in Louisville
15The Tale of Two Kentucky Schools
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Property Taxes in Louisville The Tale of Two Schools
Talking Point:
3 Big Take-Aways /Interesting Facts:
Question / Comment:
Property #1:1234 East Main StreetLouisville, KY 40000Asking Price: $215,980Estimated Property Tax: $1,533.46How to pay: I would need to set aside approximately $130 each month to pay for my home’s property taxes.
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THE PROPERTY TAX
“The method of financing public schools…can be fairly described as chaotic and unjust.”
-Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart
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HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED
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THE PROPERTY TAX
•Unlike many other nations, which use a centralized funding system, we have a very decentralized system.•We have 3 levels of government (local, state, and federal) and raising and distributing funds.• THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS SHARE THE BIGGEST BURGE OF FUNDING SCHOOLS.• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TYPEICALLY RESPONSBILE FOR 7 – 9% OF THE TOTAL.
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THE PROPERTY TAX
• In colonial America, schools were the concern of local communities.• The Constitution did not designate a federal role in education, effectively
leaving it the responsibility of the states.
• In the colonial times, wealth was measured by the size of people’s farms.• Colonial towns and districts assessed a PROPERTY TAX.
• Today’s property taxes are levied on real estate (homes and businesses) and sometime personal property (cars, boats, aircrafts, etc).
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WHAT’S THE ISSUE WITH THIS?!?
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PROPERTY TAX EXAMPLES:
• Jefferson County property tax rate book http://revenue.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6411A040-F3F9-47C5-8E24-18AE9C3E277D/0/Jefferson.pdf• Statewide Assessment Values http://
revenue.ky.gov/taxpro/CountyInformation/jeffersonco.htm
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JCPS PROPERTY TAX HIKE IN THE NEWS
• http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/louisville-news/board-approves-increase-in-jefferson-county-property-taxes/21440780• http://
www.wdrb.com/story/26284758/jcps-considering-seventh-straight-property-tax-hike
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ASSIGNMENT• Using Zillow’s website, find three properties that you would be
interested in purchasing in Louisville.
• Record the properties’ addresses in your Interactive Notebook along with the asking price of the property and the estimated property taxes.• Estimated Property Taxes (Asking Price of the house * 0.0071)
• Devise a plan of how much money needs to be set aside each month to pay for that property tax each month.
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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
• Fact Sheet regarding Kentucky Public School Systems http://education.ky.gov/comm/edfacts/Pages/default.aspx
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SEEK FUNDING• SEEK Summary: http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Board/Orientation/SEEK_Executive_Summary.pdf
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JCPS
• High School Data Book• http://
www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/departments/acctresplan/Profiles/2013_2014_Profiles/HighProfile13_14.pdf
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FEDERAL FUNDING• The Supreme Court ruled that education is not a “fundamental right”
under the US Constitution, and has left education to the states.
• Categorical Grants Funds directed at specific categories and targeted education needs.• Pre-school programs for poor children, library construction, acquisition of new
technology, lunches for low-income youth.
• Block Grants Large sums of money given directly to the states with few strings attached.
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FEDERAL FUNDING• American Recovery and Revitalization Act (ARRA) was a
huge stimulus package aimed to revive the nation’s economy.• One part of the ARRA doubled federal aid to schools and
added new programs desiged to create log-lasting educational reform.• The federal government sent the states $80 billion to help
maintain current school programs and avoid firing thousands of teachers.
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FEDERAL FUNDING
• Race to the Top Billions of dollars set aside for a competition between states.
• States competed in four priority areas:• Boosting teacher effectiveness and moving better-trained teachers into
high-poverty, high-minority areas.• Setting up new data systems to track student learning each year.• Improving academic standards and tests• Providing extra support to improve struggling students
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THE TALE OF TWO SCHOOLSThe Tale of Two Kentucky Schools• http://
www.kentucky.com/2014/01/04/3018252_tale-of-two-kentucky-schools-barbourville.html?rh=1
Kentucky School Report Cards
• http://applications.education.ky.gov/SRC/
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WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
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COMMERCIALIZING CHILDHOOD