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02/19/2015 03:30 PM Senate EDUCATION
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE
February 19, 2015
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Mike Dunleavy, Chair
Senator Charlie Huggins, Vice Chair
Senator Cathy Giessel
Senator Gary Stevens
Senator Berta Gardner
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
PRESENTATION: FEDERAL IMPACT AID DOLLARS; STATE SUPPORTED
EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT
- HEARD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
MIKE HANLEY, Commissioner
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented information on state supported
efforts of the Department of Education and Early Development
(DEED).
SUSAN MCCAULEY, Director
Teaching and Learning Support
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented information on state supported
efforts of the Department of Education and Early Development
(DEED).
ELIZABETH NUDELMAN, Director
School Finance and Facilities Section
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented information related to Federal
Impact Aid Program.
RYAN HERBERT, Student
Outside Education
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Shared his experience with Outside
Education.
LISA SKILES PARADY, Executive Director
Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on the importance of the Division
of Teaching and Learning as a very valuable service to the
state.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:30:18 PM
CHAIR MIKE DUNLEAVY called the Senate Education Standing
Committee meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators Huggins, Giessel, Gardner, and Chair
Dunleavy. Senator Stevens arrived shortly thereafter.
^Presentation: Federal Impact Aid Dollars; State Supported
Efforts of the Department
Presentation: Federal Impact Aid Dollars; State Supported
Efforts of the Department
3:30:46 PM
CHAIR DUNLEAVY announced that the first presentation today would
be by the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
on state supported efforts of the department, followed by
information on the Federal Impact Aid Program.
3:31:24 PM
MIKE HANLEY, Commissioner, Department of Education and Early
Development (DEED), introduced himself.
SUSAN MCCAULEY, Director, Teaching and Learning Support,
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED), introduced
herself.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said the presentation would focus on the
work the department does that is supported by general funds -
state funds. He said a lot of the work the department does is
directed by funds provided by the legislature and the Alaska
Constitution that drives that work.
DR. MCCAULEY related that one of the duties of the department is
found under AS 14.07.020(a)(3): "The department shall provide
advisory and consultative services to all public school
governing bodies and personnel." She said there are 509 schools
in 53 districts in the state, and meeting that statutory
requirement in the Division of Teaching and Learning Support
constitutes a large part of what the division does.
She said a large part of the division's responsibility is to
provide professional learning for educators, especially in
conference presentations. She listed several of the larger
conference presentations: a fall Superintendent Fly-In, a
Teaching and Learning Support Institute, and an annual
Principals' Conference. She said there have been 17 conferences
in FY 15 so far with just over 1,000 participants. In FY 14 the
division held 18 presentations that included about 900
participants.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY noted the arrival of Senator Stevens.
3:34:57 PM
SENATOR HUGGINS asked how many professional development days are
required.
DR. MCCAULEY said the statute allows for ten.
SENATOR HUGGINS asked how professional development topics are
prioritized and targeted appropriately.
DR. MCCAULEY explained that it is no small task to provide the
variation of topics to such a wide variety of school district
types. She said the division tries to decide which phase of
professional learning a district is in; an awareness phase, a
transition phase, or an implementation phase. For the Teaching
and Learning Support Institute, they try to differentiate
between the needs of large and small districts in order to
provide learning to all staff. Sometimes there are breakout
groups; "like" groups, or groups working together. The Institute
provides content and serves as a convener.
SENATOR HUGGINS noted there is a different relationship with Mt.
Edgecumbe.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY replied that Mt. Edgecumbe is under
different management, but is treated the same.
SENATOR HUGGINS asked if Mt. Edgecumbe is going to close.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said it is up to the legislature. He said he
believes it should be kept open.
3:39:06 PM
DR. MCCAULEY continued to describe professional learning for
educators, which sometimes is a request for on-site technical
presentations and webinars. She said that so far in FY 15, the
division has presented to 11 districts and last year presented
to 13 districts.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if the requests are from small districts.
DR. MCCAULEY responded that the requests are not exclusively
from small districts, but they make up the majority of requests.
SENATOR GARDNER asked if school districts request a subject.
DR. MCCAULEY said school districts always suggest the topic and
sometimes it is a general request that can be made specific to
fit their needs. The division seeks to personalize the
presentations.
SENATOR GARDNER asked how larger conferences are done and how to
add a topic to the agenda, such as Erin's Law.
DR. MCCAULEY said when there is new legislation that has
implications for districts, they do their best to be responsive
to those requests. The presentation tends to be about what the
law requires and how to find solutions; to clarify what needs to
be done and then provide options.
3:43:25 PM
She spoke of the standardized schedule of webinars that are
available to provide technical assistance to districts and the
variety of ways they can be delivered. There are distance
delivered webinars about standards implementation, educator
evaluation redesign, and assessments.
SENATOR STEVENS asked what a webinar is and how it differs from
an audio conference.
DR. MCCAULEY explained that a webinar is a prepared Power Point
presentation that people can request by calling in to the
division.
SENATOR STEVENS said more and more organizations are doing them.
He asked if they will be used more in the future to save money.
DR. MCCAULEY said that is part of the direction the division is
heading in. They recognize that the division can't do everything
and be everywhere.
3:46:20 PM
CHAIR DUNLEAVY referred to Erin's Law and asked if the model
curriculum could be a webinar. He noted that districts have a
full plate of in-service requirements. He wondered if that would
fulfill the training requirements for teachers and maybe for
parents and their children.
DR. MCCAULEY related how the division has assisted districts
with mandated training by providing e-learning modules. It is
different than a webinar because it is a prepared, self-paced,
curriculum, not a live person holding a seminar.
SENATOR GIESSEL asked what all the professional learning for
educators costs.
DR. MCCAULEY said the work is supported through general funds
and conducted by a "lean team" of folks.
SENATOR STEVENS requested a brief presentation of a webinar at
some time.
3:49:44 PM
DR. MCCAULEY showed a webinar schedule on accountability -
educator evaluation and support. It listed available times
scheduled for the year. There are webinars on other topics, as
well, such as standards implementation.
3:50:39 PM
At ease
3:53:35 PM
DR. MCCAULEY related that the division tries to increase its
capacity and maximize effectiveness by partnering with other
organizations to provide support. Some of the organizations are
the Alaska Council of School Administrators, the Association of
Alaska School Boards, the Alaska National Education Association,
and the University of Alaska.
SENATOR GIESSEL inquired if the programs and in-services are
mandatory for teachers in order to keep a teaching certificate.
DR. MCCAULEY clarified that all are optional, but they are
frequently set up so teachers can receive continuing education
credits.
SENATOR GIESSEL asked if they are effective and should be
continued.
DR. MCCAULEY said there are post-evaluations that include
specific learning objectives that are measurable. Sometimes
mini-interviews are done. The division evaluates whether or not
the efforts meet the needs of districts and schools.
SENATOR GIESSEL asked if teachers apply what they learn and if
that is evaluated.
DR. MACCAULEY said there is not a measure of application, but
rather an increase in skill and knowledge.
SENATOR GIESSEL called it self-reporting.
DR. MACCAULEY said that is accurate.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY added that most of the training is requested
by districts and many times they request additional information.
There is currently a backlog of requests by districts. He called
it an exciting shift in the collaboration between districts and
the department than was previously held.
4:01:02 PM
DR. MCCAULEY described the mentoring and coaching programs,
three programs funded through general funds with specific
purposes: Alaska Administrator Coaching Project, Alaska
Statewide Mentor Project, and State System of Support. The first
two are voluntary and support beginning administrators and
teachers, and the third is for low-achieving districts at the
recommendation of superintendents.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if the third category is assigned and the
first two are voluntary.
DR. MCCAULEY said that is correct. She gave an example of a
superintendent's request for a coach for a specific school in
the district.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if superintendents can refuse to host
coaches.
DR. MCCAULEY said probably not.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY summarized that the department has mandates to
provide coaching support to schools that need it.
DR. MCCAULEY said yes, the department is obligated to provide
support to low-achieving districts.
4:05:46 PM
SENATOR STEVENS asked who the coaches are.
DR. MCCAULEY said they are on contract and most are retired
principals who have worked in rural Alaska.
She continued with details about the Support for School
Improvement Plan provided by EED liaisons. She explained that
EED liaisons are nine cross-program EED employees who provide
technical assistance to schools in developing school improvement
plans. They have scheduled check-ins with the school principal
and they review the plans and provide feedback for 86 one-star
and two-star schools. There are two liaisons who can provide on-
site and distance-delivered assistance.
4:07:59 PM
DR. MCCAULEY described the resources and publications the
division publishes with educators and parents in mind. She
showed examples of some of the resources and said quite a bit of
work has been done on the parent and community star on the web
site. She showed an example of an Alaska Standards guide. Most
resources have been developed at the request of school
districts.
SENATOR GIESSEL commented that the average parent may not be
able to understand the publications.
DR. MCCAULEY said they worked with on the publications with the
National Parent Teacher Association.
4:10:42 PM
COMMISSIONER HANLEY drew attention to another division - the
Libraries, Archives, & Museums Division. It provides education
for professionals in museums, archives and libraries statewide
through technical support, advice, site visits, webinars, and
presentations. Training is available, as is Live Homework Help.
There also are AmeriCorps and Vista volunteers available to
help.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked why this item is not under the Division of
Teacher and Learning Support.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said it could be. He did not know how it was
originally organized under this division.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if the division deals with all libraries in
the state.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said only state libraries. He explained that
state libraries often partner with local libraries, but some
local libraries are independent.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked about filters in public libraries.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY did not have that information.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY requested more information regarding filters.
4:14:20 PM
COMMISSIONER HANLEY noted Live Homework Help had 24,000 live
sessions last year equaling 8,400 hours. That has increased
every year. He related that there is also technical and on-line
support available in libraries. He gave an example of
teleconferencing in small communities.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if Live Homework Help is available to
everyone with a wide-open system.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said it is wide open. He noted some concern
about increased out-of-state use.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if a private school student, home-schooled
student, or adult could use it.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said yes. He said he knew of several adults
who are taking college courses and using the service for help.
SENATOR GARDNER asked how many school libraries are open in the
summer.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY said not enough, especially if they are not
connected to the community library.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if Live Homework Help is available for 12
months.
COMMISSIONER HANLEY offered to find out.
4:18:17 PM
COMMISSIONER HANLEY talked about AmeriCorps and Vista Volunteers
that provide some of the library services. He explained about
grants for operating libraries and special projects.
He concluded that the intent of the Division of Libraries,
Archives, and Museums is to empower communities and provide the
resources they need, to find the solutions that they need.
4:19:03 PM
COMMISSIONER HANLEY turned to the topic of school finance and
facilities and introduced Ms. Nudelman.
ELIZABETH NUDELMAN, Director, School Finance and Facilities
Section, Department of Education and Early Development (DEED),
presented information related to the Federal Impact Aid Program.
She began with school finance and how it provides a variety of
financial service and support to school districts. She explained
that the section consists of two groups, school finance and
school facilities.
She said school finance provides a variety of financial services
and support to the school district business officials around the
state including:
Annual budget and audit review and analysis
State Single Audit Compliance Supplement for DEED
Public School Funding Formula calculations and
assistance
Pupil Transportation payment and oversight
State Pass-Through Report
Debt Retirement/School Bond Reimbursement with
City/Boroughs
Residential/Boarding Home Program
Calculation and Issuance of Tuition Rates
Provide school finance training opportunities to
Business officials
4:24:29 PM
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if the old boarding home stipend program
still exists and, if so, which statute it is in.
MS. NUDELMAN said it exists under AS 14.07.020.
4:25:39 PM
She discussed the Alaska Association of School Business
Officials (ALASBO) annual conference. She said it is a very
strong group of individuals who have an annual conference and
work on new accounting standards, studies, and provide good
data. She praised that group of individuals.
4:27:03 PM
MS. NUDELMAN drew attention to the responsibilities of School
Facilities:
Preventative maintenance program evaluation and
support.
Capital improvement plan (AIP) application support.
Assistance to districts on the
management/administration of projects.
Review educational facility submittals and provide
verbal and written feedback to districts.
Guidance to districts on school facility planning,
design, construction, and operations.
SENATOR STEVENS asked about the status of Kasayulie v. State of
Alaska.
MS. NUDELMAN related that in the Kasayulie Case all of the
appropriations have been made for all of the schools except for
one. Only the piece for planning remains and is in the FY 16
budget for approximately $4.9 million. The total project is
approximately $60 million. She added that Kivalina in the
Northwest Arctic is the remaining school.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY commented on Kivalina.
He opened public testimony.
RYAN HERBERT, Student, Outside Education, shared his experience
with Outside Education. He explained that all work is done via
webinar. He gave an example of a webinar, which cuts the cost of
education and is convenient because it can be accessed anywhere.
He said he develops webinars and they are the wave of the
future.
SENATOR GARDNER asked if Mr. Herbert was familiar with the
Alaska Learning Network, which includes webinars.
MR. HERBERT said he is familiar with it, however, other webinars
like his are more advanced.
LISA SKILES PARADY, Executive Director, Alaska Council of School
Administrators (ACSA), said that for ACSA members, the Division
of Teaching and Learning is invaluable, especially in light of
recent mandates. She gave an example of the support they will
provide during the Superintendent Fly-In. She stressed that the
division provides critical services.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY moved on to the topic of Federal Impact Aid.
4:41:03 PM
At ease
4:41:53 PM
MS. NUDELMAN explained that Impact Aid (Public Law 874) is a
federal formula grant program that is designed to assist local
schools that have lost revenue due to tax-exempt federal related
property and incurred increased expenditures due to the
enrollment of federally connected children.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY said examples of federal property would be
military bases, national parks and preserves, and other land
taken out of the possibility to be locally taxed.
MS NUDELMAN said correct.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY said in lieu of the ability to tax, the federal
government has enacted Public Law 874 that has been in place for
a long time. He noted Alaska has a lot of set-aside land that
districts cannot tax.
MS. NUDELMAN said correct. She outlined what her presentation
would cover.
She provided the history of impact aid:
The federal Impact law came into effect in 1950.
Alaska has participated in Impact Aid since inception.
The equalization provision was added to the Impact Aid
law in 1976.
The equalization provision allows a state to reduce
the amount of state aid sent to a district if
certified as "equalized" by the U.S. Department of
Education.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY summarized if a school district has non-taxable
land, PL 874 was enacted to offset that, and there has been a
change in 1976 that provides that the state has access to the
money before it goes to school districts, and the amount that
goes to the district is reduced.
MS. NUDELMAN said that is conceptually correct, but the funds go
to the school districts and the state reduces the payments from
basic need from the state's portion.
4:46:16 PM
MS. NUDELMAN listed who participates in Impact Aid: school
districts with concentrations of federally connected children who
are children of military personnel or others who work on federal
land, or whose parents reside on Indian lands or federal low rent
housing. Under a provision in the Impact Aid law, the state of
Alaska applies for military Impact Aid and passes the funds
directly to the participating school districts. This provides for
a higher reimbursement rate than if the application was submitted
individually by the military base effected school districts of
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Kodiak. The state also applies on
behalf of Mt. Edgecumbe. She added that Alaska applies that way
because the funding is higher with one application.
She listed the other eligibility requirements. A district's
eligibility is based on the number of eligible federally
connected children equal to at least 3 percent of the total
number of students in average daily attendance, or the number
equal to at least 400.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if there are small schools districts that
don't apply because it is not worth it for them to fill out the
paperwork.
MS. NUDELMAN said it would be financially worth small district's
efforts to apply. A district with only seven students would not
be able to apply because the program has a floor.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY inquired if there are schools along the Tongass
National Forest in Southeast Alaska that can apply for Impact
Aid.
MS. NUDELMAN replied that there is a category for national
lands. She did not know how many students were federally
connected to national lands in Southeast Alaska.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY gave Juneau or Sitka as examples.
MS. NUDELMAN said most Impact Aid students are on native land or
military. The students must be federally connected; federal
lands many not impact the costs of educating students in a
district. She believed that students in Southeast Alaska don't
live on federal land out of the tax base.
4:50:58 PM
SENATOR STEVENS questioned Kodiak's application.
MS. NUDELMAN clarified how the unified application of military
impacted districts. Rather than each of the districts submitting
an application, the Department of Education collects the
information and submits it in one application in order to
qualify for a higher rate of funding. The money is then divided
within the districts.
4:52:53 PM
SENATOR GARDNER asked how school districts know where parents
work.
MS. NUDELMAN offered to provide that information. Anchorage
School District works with a military-connected housing
association. She noted it is a lot of work to put together the
applications. She said some districts have a form requesting
information from students. The funding to Alaska is $140 million
a year and the districts go through a process to apply.
SENATOR GARDNER asked if a district can require a parent to
reveal that information.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY said that happens.
SENATOR STEVENS asked about students of military families that
do not live on federal land.
MS. NUDELMAN said there are many different categories; one is
for students whose parents work on federal land, but who does
not live on federal land. There are about ten categories and the
calculations vary.
She continued with an overview of the school district
application. She said there is a deadline of January 31 for
submitting the electronic application. An applicant can still
apply for up to 60-days following the deadline, however, this
applicant will incur a 10 percent reduction in funding.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked if it is a one-day count.
MS. NUDELMAN said the impact count day is chosen by the
district; no earlier than the fourth day of the school year and
no later than January 31.
4:58:08 PM
She said Impact Aid Provides funding related to four main
categories:
1) 8003: Basic Support (basic support, basic support
for heavily impacted districts, and basic support for
children with disabilities)
2) 8007: Construction
3) 8002: Property
4) 8008: Facilities
She noted Alaska qualifies on an annual basis for 8003 and 8007
funding.
She said that the one heavily impacted district in Alaska is
Annette Island School District because of its "reservation"
boundaries. They receive a substantially higher reimbursement.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY said their direct state aid is reduced, as well.
MS. NUDELMAN clarified that the heavily impacted portion cannot
be viewed and reduced under federal law, only the basic portion.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY said they "get more money."
MS. NUDELMAN said correct.
She explained that basic support also includes money for
children with disabilities.
She related that basic support payments are based on a formula
that considers the number of eligible Impact Aid students in the
district; the Impact Aid count of federally connected children
in the district. The formula also considers the Local
Contribution Rate - one-half of the average statewide per pupil
expenditures. Basic Support is discretionary funding for free
public education of federally connected children.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked whether a school district can opt out if it
does not want to apply.
MS. NUDELMAN explained that some categories are not considered
for equalization and disparity. There is a ratio for
municipalities to calculate the portion that is offset, and the
state only offsets at 90 percent. That entices schools to fill
out the applications. She stated that the state of Alaska helps
fund basic need.
She reviewed basic support for children with disabilities, which
can range from $500 to $1,200 per child. She said the Bering
Strait School District qualifies for this.
5:03:36 PM
MS. NUDELMAN spoke of the 8007 construction fund payment, which
is only about 1 percent of the total funding in Alaska, and
applies when the federally connected children equal at least 50
percent of the membership in average daily attendance.
She showed a sample of an Impact Aid payment voucher from the
Bering Strait School District. She explained the basic support
payment category. She said that typically the money is disbursed
at 80 percent the first time out. She detailed other fund
categories. She pointed out that Impact Aid is not forward
funded at the federal level. She highlighted the local
contribution rate and type. She concluded that it is a "federal
direct program" and goes right to the district, not through the
state.
SENATOR STEVENS asked if it is a program that will continue or
if the state can expect some reductions.
MS. NUDELMAN replied that it has been a solid program. She
believed it was reduced when some programs were sequestered. It
was one of the first education funding programs. It also funds
students on reservations, which adds to its stability.
5:10:27 PM
MS. NUDELMAN showed an example of a military voucher.
She discussed the state consideration of Impact Aid Payments in
providing state aid. Public Law 874 allows a state to seek
permission to consider Impact Aid in its state formula if the
formula meets a specified equalization standard. Alaska's public
school funding formula (the Foundation formula) is designed as
an equalized formula and each year Alaska submits a disparity
test calculation showing that the per-pupil revenue between the
highest and lowest districts in the state does not exceed a 25%
difference. She noted the calculation is on DEED's website.
5:12:50 PM
MS. NUDELMAN shared how the disparity test is calculated. The
disparity test follows the Impact Aid program requirements. In
general, the test aggregates revenues per district and divides
by adjusted average daily membership (AADM) to arrive at
adjusted per-pupil revenues for each district. The districts are
sorted from highest to lowest adjusted per-pupil revenues and
the difference in adjusted per-pupil revenues from highest to
lowest cannot be more than 25 percent.
She mentioned litigation as it relates to funding formulas and
commented that using this formula that includes equalization
Impact Aid has provided the state with a foundation formula that
has stood strong to adequacy and equalization. After the Moore
lawsuit got underway, neither of those two items were pointed at
for deficiencies in the foundation formula.
She discussed the calculation for Impact Aid related to state
aid at AS 14.17.410. If the state is approved as an equalized
state under the disparity test, the state calculates the funding
for basic need in the Public Education Funding formula at AS
14.17.410 considering Impact Aid to the extent provide for by
federal Impact Aid law.
5:16:01 PM
She showed how to calculate eligible Impact Aid for
consideration in the state aid formula. A state may not take
into consideration the following: children with disabilities,
funding, one-fifth of funding for children who reside on Indian
Lands, construction funding, and heavily impacted districts.
She related that the state may consider 100 percent of the
remaining Impact Aid after subtracting those funds. For
municipal school districts, the amount considered is further
reduced by the Impact Aid percentage of required local divided
by actual local. Finally, the state considers 90 percent of the
eligible Impact Aid after all subtractions.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY asked why the final 10 percent is not considered.
MS. NUDELMAN said the statute is drafted that way. The 10
percent could be considered additional funding that stays with
the district.
5:18:11 PM
She provided two district voucher examples: Anchorage and Lower
Kuskokwim. The total amount of Impact Aid Anchorage was entitled
to was $20,887,370. She listed the amount that could not be
offset as $667,265. The state offsets 48.73 percent of the
Impact Aid. She summarized Lower Kuskokwim's Impact Aid
calculations.
5:21:31 PM
She stated the total of federal Impact Aid revenues are
approximately $140 million annually to Alaska schools.
She shared the Impact Aid summary chart from FY 14 that lists
all school districts.
She explained the FY 14 foundation funding: In FY 14 districts
received approximately $132 million in Impact Aid, the State
considered $71 million as funding in the foundation formula and
districts retained $61 million. The eligibility for the state to
consider Impact Aid as a funding component of basic need, and
the requirements such as the percentage to be considered and the
calculations required, are contained in the federal Impact Aid
law. If the state did not consider Impact Aid as a funding
source in the foundation formula the state general fund dollars
would have increased by $71 million in FY 14.
She showed a chart of the FY 14 foundation funding formula for
all school districts.
5:24:23 PM
She said various calculations can be seen from the charts. For
Anchorage, the state is providing about 76 percent of basic need
with state entitlement, for Chugach that number is about 97
percent, and for Lower Kuskokwim that number is about 79
percent. She pointed out that the foundation formula also
provides funding in other categories.
CHAIR DUNLEAVY thanked the Department of Education and Early
Development (DEED) for the presentations.
5:26:57 PM
There being nothing further to come before the committee, Chair
Dunleavy adjourned the Senate Education Standing Committee at
5:26 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Aid Presentation.pdf |
SEDC 2/19/2015 3:30:00 PM |
|
| Impact Aid Testimony - Chugach District (2-18-15).pdf |
SEDC 2/19/2015 3:30:00 PM |
|
| State Supported Efforts.pdf |
SEDC 2/19/2015 3:30:00 PM |