ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC EDUCATION ADEQUATE EQUITABLE

ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC EDUCATION

ADEQUATE & EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING “A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools. ” - The Texas Constitution, Article 7, Section 1 The Texas Constitution requires the state legislature to provide a free public education to all students.

Lt. Gov. DAN PATRICK June 9, 2017 “The truth about education spending. ” Retrieved from My San Antonio The 2017 legislative session recently ended (a special session has been announced for July 18) and, as if on cue, education bureaucrats began pushing out misinformation, insisting that the state cut funding for public schools. You may have seen it in the media or maybe even heard it directly from your local school officials. Texas spends $60 billion on schools in our two-year budget, including both federal and state funds. Of that, $41 billion is state funding. That is on top of the estimated $28 billion to $30 billion annually paid by local property taxpayers. When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget – about 52 percent of all state dollars. Health care is second, accounting for most of the remaining dollars. It is disingenuous to suggest that we are, somehow, holding back funding that we could spend on schools.

STATE REVENUE BUDGETED FOR EDUCATION IN TEXAS Budget Years Share of Revenue *Budgeted for Public & Higher Education 1998 -99 61% 2000 -01 63% 2002 -03 59% 2004 -05 59% 2006 -07 56% 2008 -09 59% 2010 -11 61% 2012 -13 57% 2014 -15 53% 2016 -17 53% 2018 -19 52% Education accounts for the smallest share of budgeted state spending in at least 20 years.

We must also focus funding on improving student growth. We cannot continue to fund schools based merely on the number of students sitting in a classroom and expect better results. Attendance should not be confused with achievement. For example, according to Texas Education Agency data, overall education spending in Texas has increased by more than 50 percent since 2006, and the state is contributing 29 percent more education funding per student in that time period. Yet this investment has not led to an increase in student achievement. GOV. ABBOTT August 29, 2018 “Texas must boost school funding. ” Retrieved from Dallas News

FUNDING In Spring 2006, the state legislature passed a property tax reform bill which reduced school property tax rates for M&O by one-third. The Legislature promised to make up the loss in funding by providing districts money sourced from the business franchise tax. In late 2007 the Great Recession occurred, cropping state tax revenues. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 helped buoy education funding in Texas. In 2011 the ARRA money ran out, and the Texas Legislature cut $5. 4 billion from education funding. That $5. 4 billion has not been fully restored. • 2013 Legislature added $3. 4 billion towards public education; • 2015 Texas Legislature added $1. 5 billion toward public education; • 2017 state withdrew $1. 1 billion in funding, with the expectation that local property taxes will add $1. 4 billion. Student Growth: • According to TEA, statewide student enrollment from 2007 -2008 to 2017 -2018 grew by 728, 189 • Texas has added over 70, 000 new students per year for the last ten years. Ø That’s the equivalent of adding three and a half Allen ISDs to the state every year

STATE FUNDING IN DECLINE 67% 30 years ago the state paid 67% of all public education costs 45% 10 years ago the state paid 45% of public education funding 38% Currently, the state pays 38% of public education funding 20% Currently, the state contribution to the AISD budget is 20%

According to Taxparency. Texas. org, when adjusted for inflation and population growth, the per student funding in Texas has decreased by $795 per student since 2008.

CURRENT SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM… Nations’ Report Card % English Learners Expenditures Per Pupil 2 nd 4 th Readin g 46 th % Econ. Disadv. 12 th 38 th Reading 41 st 4 th Math 19 th 8 th Math 24 th …DOES NOT SET US UP FOR SUCCESS GIVEN THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR STUDENTS

ALLEN ISD TAX RATE HISTORY TAX RATE LOWERED FOR State Max. $1. 67 2018 -19 Tax Rate $1. 64 $1. 61 $1. 59 $1. 57 2013 -2014 -2015 -2016 -2017 -2018 $1. 55 2018 -2019 FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS

TAX RATE FUNDING FOR ALLEN ISD 2018 -19 Interest and Sinking Allen ISD Property Tax Rate $1. 55 per $100 valuation $0. 41 per $100 valuation Cannot use Interest and Sinking for Maintenance and Operations Debt Service Payments for bonds, which include funding for items such as capital improvements and technology Maintenance and Operations Expenditures $1. 14 per $100 valuation Pays for recurring expenses: salaries, utilities, supplies and day-to-day operations TEA aid sent to AISD general fund State Aid Recapture Texas Education Agency

RECAPTURE ALLEN ISD Under the Texas Constitution, the state has no income tax to help pay for schools. To make up for that, the Legislature created a system called recapture. Recapture, or the “Robin Hood” plan, stems from Senate Bill 7, passed by the state Legislature in 1993. The bill sought to create a system that equalized the amount of funding available per student at propertyrich districts and property-poor districts. Due to recapture, although taxes paid by Allen ISD’s property owners grew 11. 9% for 2018, the effective tax rate increase for Allen ISD was only 1. 9%. The remainder went to the state. The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas.

UNFUNDED MANDATES • Accelerated Reading Instruction for Students in Kindergarten through Grade 2 • End-of-Course Exams • Criminal Street Gang Database • Electronic Student Record System • Accelerated Reading Instruction for Students in Grades 3 -8 • College Preparatory Courses • Emergency Operations Plan • Bilingual Education and Special Language Program Reports • Grade Placement for Students in Grades 5 and 8 • Administration of Tests to Home-Schooled Students • Model Training Curriculum and required Training for Certain School • Compensatory Education Allotment Report District Peace Officers and School Resource Officers • Truancy Prevention • Identifying Preschool Students for Special education Services • Truancy Complaints • Translation of the Individualized Education Program • Fiscal Transparency and Accountability • IEP Facilitation • Report on Utilities Consumption • Transition Plan and Services • Annual Performance Report, Notice, and Hearing • Video Cameras in Special Education settings • Notice of Low Accreditation Status • School District Election Schedule and Dates • Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Notice and Hearing • Accelerated Instruction for High School Students • Public Discussion of District and Campus Ratings • Reading Diagnosis for Certain Middle School Students • Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (First) • Dyslexia Services • Sanctions for Low-Performing Campuses • Identifying Preschool Students for Prekindergarten Programs • Community and Student Engagement • Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction for At-Risk Students • Cost of Benefits Associated with State Pay Increase • Personal Graduation Plan for Junior High or Middle School Students • • Personal Graduation Plan for High School Students Retirement Benefits Contribution Above Sate Minimum Salary Schedule • Retirement Benefits Contribution During First 90 Days of Employment Local School Health Advisory Council Budget Summary Report Instruction in High School, College, and Career Preparation • • School Breakfast and Lunch Program • Annual Financial Management Report, Notice, and Hearing Conflict • Dropout Prevention Strategies Contribution for Employee Health Insurance Benefits • Open Records Requests Under the Texas Public Information Act • Audio and Video Recordings of School Board Open Meetings • Right of Trustee to Obtain Information • Integrated Pest Management Program • Bond Elections • Inspection of School Food Establishments • Annual Improvement in Student Achievement Report • Inspection of Portable or Modular Buildings • Teacher Report Card • of Interest Disclosure Statements • Counseling About Postsecondary Requirements • Continued Group Health Benefits After resignation • Gifted and Talented Program • Leaves of Absence • Coordinated School Health Program • Order of Personal and/or Sick Leave • Criminal Background checks • School Bus Emissions Testing • Student Report Cards and Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance • Hiring Independent Hearing Examiners and Court Reporters • Asbestos Removal Certification • Campus/School Report Cards • Safety training Related to Extra-Curricular Athletic Activities • Lead-Abatement Certification • Notice of “Top 10 Percent” Automatic College Admissions Law • Training in Detection of Students with Mental Health Illness • Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Pipe Testing • Notice of Parental Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and • Recycled Materials and Solid Waste Management • Construction Contracts for Facilities • Notice of Inappropriately Certified or Uncertified Teacher • Posting of Proposals and Public Comment and Access to • Notice of Class Size Limit Waiver Procurement Records • Notice of Public Education Grant (PEG) Eligibility Training for Childcare Facility and Registered Family Home • Notice of Student Physical Activity Policies and Data Employees and Operators • Notice of Availability of Student Physical Fitness Assessment Results • Foundation High School Graduation Program • Religious Literature Instruction • College Credit Program • Credit by Exam • Student Physical Fitness and Assessment • Fine Arts Requirement • Mental Health Promotion, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Prevention Training for Educators in Public Schools • Automated External Defibrillators • Class Size Limit • Personal Financial Literacy • Instruction in CPA in secondary Education Curriculum • Adoption of Major Curriculum Initiatives by a School District • Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors on School Campuses and at Off- • Human Sexuality Instruction • Test Administration and Security Procedures • Campus School Events • • Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs (DAEP) Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Data Reporting Privacy Act (FERPA)

LEGISLATED WASTE HB 89 § Sec. 2270. 002. PROVISION REQUIRED IN CONTRACT. A governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract.

STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Teachers are the most important school-based factor for student success Administrators are the second Strong Teachers + Strong Administrators = Strong Public Schools

TRS ACTIVECARE 2001 2018 State contribution per month toward health care insurance

WALMART INSURANCE VS. TRS ACTIVECARE Monthly $ 1, 200 TRS - Plus Spouse Walmart - Plus Spouse TRS - Plus Family VS. Walmart - Plus Family Monthly Difference - $ 1, 000 Plus Spouse: $350 more expensive $ 800 $ 600 $ 400 Plus Family: $654 more expensive $ 200 $ TRS Active. Care Walmart Annual Difference TRS PLUS SPOUSE TRS PLUS FAMILY WALMART PLUS SPOUSE WALMART PLUS FAMILY Plus Spouse: $5, 671 more expensive Monthly $695 $1, 034 $345 $389 Annual $8, 340 $12, 408 $3, 440 $3, 968 Plus Family: $9, 213 more expensive

TEACHER RETIREMENT DEFINED BENEFIT (TRS) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION Formula determines amount of BENEFIT You decide amount to CONTRIBUTE TRS responsible for investing contributions Employee responsible for investing contributions Investment risk resides with TRS Investment risk resides with employee Retirement income stream guaranteed for life Retirement income stream NOT guaranteed for life Amount of retirement income stream known Amount of retirement income stream NOT known Retirement income guaranteed for life Retirement income NOT guaranteed for life

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