patricia hamamoto superintendent january 31, 2007 informational briefing department of education...
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Patricia HamamotoSuperintendent
January 31, 2007
Informational BriefingDepartment of Education
Weighted Student Formula
Informational BriefingDepartment of Education
Weighted Student Formula
Copyright © 2007 Hawaii State Department of Education
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DOE supports equitable educational opportunity
for all students
Weighted Student Formula (WSF) is a way to allocate funds to schools based
on student educational needs….
WSF does not address
adequate funding
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Underlying Assumptions for Equity:
1. Schools with similar students should get a similar amount of funds.
2. Schools with students who have a harder time becoming proficient should get more funds to support their efforts.
In other words….Education is the great equalizer…
it supports social justice!
It takes more resources to teach a child in a poor area than it takes to
teach a child in an affluent area.
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Percent of Students with Special Needs 2006
Special Education
5%
Section 5041%
Multiple Special Needs13%
Economically Disadvantaged
30%
No Special Needs49%
English Second Language Learners
3%
Totals may not be exactly 100% due to rounding
Over 50% of our students require more resources!
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SY2005-06 Data Indicates:
• Schools with higher % of economically disadvantaged students have lower % of proficient readers
• Schools with higher % of ESL students have lower % of proficient readers
• Schools with higher % of transient students have lower % of proficient readers
• Also true in national data
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Poverty is a strong predictive indicator for poor student performance
Hawaii State Assessment Reading 2005 and 2006
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Poverty is a strong predictive indicator for poor student performance
Hawaii State Assessment Math 2005 and 2006
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Other factors of inequity:
• Very small schools cost more per student
• K-2 class ratios
• Isolated schools (Hana, Molokai, Lanai, Kohala, Kau)
• Multi-track schools cost more in some operational areas
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Tale of Two Schools: Pre-WSF
Fern Kalihi Waena Diff.
Enrollment 555 556 +1
% “Poor” 73.4% 70.9% -2.5%
% ESLL 36.7% 27.3% -9.4%
$*/student $5,012 $5,101 +$89
Total $* $2,781,804 $2,836,116 +$54,312
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Weights for SY2006-07
Weighted Characteristic Weight $ Value
Economically Disadvantaged
.100 $428.84
ESL .189 $808.78
K-2 .150 $643.26
Geographic Isolation .005 $21.44
Multi-track .005 $21.44
School Level Varies by School Level
Transiency .025 $107.21
Small School Adjustment per student under enrollment
$400
Value of “1” = $4,288.40
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Tale of Two Schools: WSF
Fern Kalihi Waena
Enrollment $2,458,056 $2,464,485
% Poor $174,379 $168,743
% ESLL $164,423 $122,529
% Trans. $9,858 $39,027
K-2 $142,544 $152,175
Total WSF $ $2,949,260 $2,946,959
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Act 160/SLH2006, Section 47.1
• $20M – Base Foundation - SY2006-07– Elementary $63,300– Middle $84,350– High School $126,580– Combination $147,680
• $20M – Base Foundation - SY2007-08– Not included in Executive Budget– Executive Budget includes $20 M
in WSF for Equipment Replacement
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WSF is a tool that supports equity for educational opportunities!!
• Continue to support Weighted Student Formula
• Continue the $20 Million foundation
• Continue the $1 Million Supt fund
• Support isolated and unique schools ($ X Million)
• Remember…we’re only in the FIRST year of Weighted Student Formula implementation!
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Mahalo for all your support these past years!