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A Vision for Colorado: Every Student Graduates
Ready for the World
Great Education ColoradoApril 2015
Which deserve a great education?
Our Vision: Every Student Graduates “Ready for the World”
Prepared for:• Post-secondary education (2 or 4 yr) • 21st century careers• Independence• Engaged, productive citizenship in
community, state and country• Life-long learning
Colorado Academic Standards: Our Proxy for “Ready for the World”
Statewide standards in:• Math (CCSS)• Language Arts (CCSS)• Science• Social Studies• World Languages• Arts• Health & Physical Ed
Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)
• Adopted in 2014• Successor to CSAP/TCAP• Reflects new Colorado Academic Standards• Testing in– Math (3rd – 8th, high school) – English Language Arts (3rd – 11th)– Science (5th, 8th, and 12th)– Social Studies (4th, 7th and 12th)
But, standards don’t teach themselves We need…
A great start with quality ECEWell-supported, inspiring, high quality teachers
Rich curriculum
Individual attention & reasonable class size
Updated technology & textbooks
Safe schools & classrooms
The best teaching & classrooms in the nation.
Is Colorado stepping up to the “RFTW” challenge?
Is Colorado making an adequate commitment to the teaching
profession?
Stepping up for teachers?
Is Colorado making an adequate commitment to the teaching
profession?
Stepping up for teachers?
Stepping Up on Class Size?Colorado ranks 43rd in
pupil-teacher ratio.
Stepping up on Early Childhood?
Colorado ranks:• 16th in 3-4 yr old enrollment• 47th in “Poverty Gap”• 45th in Full-Day preschool• 45th in Full-Day K
Is Colorado stepping up to the “RFTW” challenge?
Not Yet.
FY92
FY93
FY95
FY97
FY99
FY01
FY03
FY05
FY07
FY09
FY11
-3000
-2500
-2000
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
Trends in Per Pupil Spending:Dollar Amounts Colorado Spends Less than the National Average
Profile Data: U.S. Census: Ed Week NCES US Average
U.S. Average per Pupil Spending (baseline)
Funding Gap between what CO spends per student and the Na-tional Average
Does it matter that we’ve fallen behind?
Every state that rankshigher in achievement than Colorado . . .
. . . spends more per pupil than Colorado.
.
What’s Getting in the Way?
1995 1999 2002 2009 20127500
7700
7900
8100
8300
8500
8700
8900
9100
9300
9500Per pupil funding (adjusted for inflation)
Growth in at-risk, English lan-guage learners, and special
needs populations
Transition to standards-based ed – higher expectations &
universal proficiency
Increased reliance on up-to-date technology: instruction,
student data, testing, etc.
Higher inflationary growth in energy, transportation, health
care.
1995 - 2012 – Increasing Expectations schools
The Recession’s Toll on Students
FY13-14 per pupil funding is below FY07-08.
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
FY
14
-15
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,651
Average per pupil funding
Actual per pu...
$7,021
Colorado’s Debt to Students
FY13-14 per pupil funding is below FY07-08.
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
FY
14
-15
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,651
$134
$423 $906 $1278
$1209 $1056
Constitutional level of funding under Amendment 23.
Actual per pupil Neg. Factor
$7,021
That’s $890M total – the equivalent of more than 11,000 teachers.
What about this year’s budget?
FY13-14 per pupil funding is below FY07-08.
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
FY
14
-15
(FY
15
-16
)$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,651
$7,259
$134
$423 $906 $1278
$1209 $1056
$237
Ave. per pupil funding – Gov’s budget for 15-16
Actual per pupil One time $ Neg. Factor
$7,021
$813
$200 M one-time dollars
What about this year’s budget?
FY13-14 per pupil funding is below FY07-08.
FY
08
-09
FY
09
-10
FY
10
-11
FY
11
-12
FY
12
-13
FY
13
-14
FY
14
-15
(FY
15
-16
)$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$6,874 $7,077 $6,813 $6,468 $6,474 $6,651
$7,259
$134
$423 $906 $1278
$1209 $1056
Ave. per pupil funding – Long Bill for 15-16
Actual per pupil One time $ Neg. Factor
$7,021
$1021
$25 M GF set aside for school fi-nance.
2015 Legislative OutlookThe Budget Bill:– Nowhere near the amount necessary to reverse
cuts. – Doesn’t include the Governor’s request for $200
million in one-time dollars. We’re still fighting for that extra funding in the School Finance Act.
So, why such a tight budget, when . . .
Colorado’s economy is taking off?
Why can’t Colorado pay back the debt?
Colorado’s Constitution has a provision that imposes a barrier to restoring cuts without a
vote of the people.
It’s called TABOR.
TABOR’s Impact
When state revenues exceed voter approved cap, Colorado’s Constitution requires money be returned in some way to taxpayers unless voters
allow the state to keep the surplus.
Colorado is about to exceed that limit for the first time in well over a decade.
FY 2013-2014 FY 2014-2015 FY 2015-2016 FY 2016-2017 $10,900
$11,400
$11,900
$12,400
$12,900
$13,400
$13,900
Total TABOR Revenue Legislative Council Total TABOR Revenue OSPB
TABOR limit/Ref C Cap Legislative Council TABOR limit/Ref C Cap OSPB
Mill
ions
Current Projections: TABOR Refunds Return This Year
The New Colorado Paradox:
During bad economic times… we cut K-12.
During good economic times…we can’t reinvest.
Current estimated TABOR rebate next year
$20Per taxpayer
. . . or pay down Colorado’s debt to kids.
What we do together.
“Well, sure Coloradans know how to spend their money. But we also know we can’t personally hire a teacher, repair a failing bridge or hire a prison guard. That’s why we all pool our resources – to do things we can’t do individually, for the good of everyone.” -- Former Rep. Don Marostica
What’s Next?
• Advocate at the Capitol for maximum education funding in current budget.
• Put pressure on state leaders to take action and provide leadership to “Keep the TABOR Surplus for Kids”
• Prepare for a ballot initiative in next 2 years - use TABOR surplus to pay debt to Colorado’s kids.
Join others from your community at our
legislative advocacy days.
Bring Stories/Passion to Capitol
Join others from your community at our
legislative advocacy days.
Bring Stories/Passion to Capitol
Schedule a school tour for your legislators.
Bring the Capitol to Classrooms
Schedule a school tour for your legislators.
Bring the Capitol to Classrooms
Check out “Advocate’s Corner”
Join us!
Sue CatterallOutreach Director, Great Education Colorado
[email protected] 722 5901
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