Investing In A Better Future

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Investing In A Better Future
2007-08 Executive Budget
Edward G. Rendell, Governor
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Investing In A Better Future
Pennsylvania Department of
Education
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak Secretary of Education
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Pennsylvanias Investments Yield Results

• 1.8 billion in new Pre-K 12 funding in
  Governor Rendells first four years.
• Pennsylvania One of only seven states to make
  progress on elementary school reading and math.
• Pennsylvania two out of three students are on
  grade level in these core subjects.

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Preparing Pennsylvania Students for the Future

• 2007-2008 Budget 527.8 Million increase for
  Pre-K-12 funding, bringing total new investment
  to 2.3 billion.
• Ensuring that every child masters early literacy
  and math skills by attending high quality early
  childhood education.
• Every high school student graduates prepared to
  succeed in a high tech high skills economy
  through a rigorous high school education.
• Every high school graduate has access to quality
  affordable higher education programs that prepare
  them for the high skills workplace.

Raising the Bar on Student Achievement AYP Targets
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Governor Rendells 2007-08 Budget Continues to
Invest in a Better Future
Building a Fair Funding System Early Childhood
Education Science Its Elementary Tutoring High
School Reform Quality Teachers and Leaders Child
Wellness Making Every Dollar Count Higher
Education Libraries
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Building a Fair Funding System

• Basic Education Funding - 166.7 million (3.5
  increase) including Foundation Funding - 58
  million for 169 school districts
• Special Education Funding - 29.4 million, 3
  increase
• Career Technical Education - 1.8 million, 3
  increase

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Basic Education Subsidy

• Base Supplement - 48.7 million for all school
  districts, with the most resources for the
  districts with the least local wealth.
• Poverty Supplement - 26 million for 189
  districts with at least 30 of students eligible
  for free/ reduced lunch.
• Foundation Supplement - 58 million for 169
  districts that spend less than the state target.
• Tax Burden Supplement - 3 million for 34
  districts with the least growth in market value.
• Small District Assistance - 2.4 million for 107
  small districts.
• Growth Supplement - 2.5 million for 44 growing
  school districts with a weak local tax base.
• Inflation Index Supplement - 14.4 million for
  262 districts to ensure that all school
  districts receive an increase of at least (3.4
  inflation rate X districts aid ratio).
• Limited English Proficiency Supplement - 2.7
  million for 31 school districts with a
  significant Limited English Proficiency student
  population.
• Minimum Increase Guarantee - 4.55 million for
  170 school districts to guarantee at least a 2
  increase for all school districts.

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Foundation Funding

• A school funding formula ensures adequate
  resources in every Pennsylvania community.
  Foundation Funding sets a per-student funding
  target and helps school districts reach that
  goal.
• Funding per classroom varies dramatically from
  district to district, which can result in a
  difference of more than 265,000 for every
  classroom of 25 children.
• Since 2005-06, Governor Rendells Foundation
  Funding has provided dedicated resources to move
  school districts towards an adequate funding
  level. Pennsylvanias investment has reached
  144 million to boost resources for low-resource
  school districts through this strategy.
• The 2007-08 budget increases the per-pupil
  foundation target to 9,337, to keep up with
  inflation and dedicates more than one-third of
  the basic education subsidy increase to helping
  districts reach school funding adequacy.

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Fair School Funding
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Special Education Subsidy

• Special Education Subsidy - 29.4 million, 3
  increase.
• 27 million Base Supplement increase for all
  school districts.
• 695,000 to guarantee all districts a minimum 2
  increase.
• Inflation Index Supplement increase to ensure
  that school districts receive an increase of at
  least the inflation rate multiplied by the
  districts aid ratio.
• Continue the contingency fund at 1 of the
  Special Education appropriation - 10.1 million.
• Helps school districts pay for special education
  students with the most exceptional, high-cost
  needs.

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Early Childhood Education

• Studies have shown that the return on investment
  for every 1 invested in early childhood
  education is between 6 and 17.
• Proposed 2007-2008 Budget
• High Quality Pre Kindergarten
• Accountability Block Grant, Pennsylvania Pre-K
  Counts
• Head Start Supplemental Assistance
• Full Day Kindergarten

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Early Childhood Education

• The 2006-2007 investment of 250 million in the
  Accountability Block Grant is funding proven
  programs like pre-k, full-day k, smaller classes
  teacher training.
• Its time to build on that investment with a 100
  million new investment in Accountability Block
  Grants for early childhood education
• 75 million for quality pre-kindergarten through
  Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts
• 25 million for districts to establish or expand
  full-day kindergarten

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Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts

• Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts will greatly expand
  quality pre- kindergarten opportunities to
  children and families across the commonwealth.
• 2007-2008 Proposed Budget
• 75 million new investment will benefit more than
  11,000 3 and 4-year olds to attend quality half-
  and full-day pre-kindergarten.
• Grants will be given to providers with proven
  track records, including
• School Districts
• Head Start Programs
• Child Care Centers
• Nursery Schools

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Full Day Kindergarten
In 2002-2003 38,427 children enrolled in full
day kindergarten. 2006-2007 69,481 children in
335 school districts are in full day
kindergarten. In 2007-2008 A 25 million
increase will help Pennsylvania reach 65
enrollment in full day kindergarten every
school district can receive funding for this
proven program.
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Science Its Elementary

• Science Its Elementary provides inquiry-based
  science instruction in grades K-6 by
• Fully stocked science kits for hands-on
  learning and
• Intensive teacher training.
• In the current 2006-07 year, the 10 million
  investment provided over 1,300 teachers in 74
  elementary schools in 68 districts with
  professional development so they could teach over
  35,725 students the wonders of science.
• In the 2007-08 proposed budget, an additional 5
  million will help another 50,000 more students in
  85 new school districts become active science
  explorers.

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Tutoring

• The 2007-08 budget continues the 66 million
  tutoring initiative to provide extra help to over
  90,000 students who are struggling in reading and
  math.
• Tutoring Success
• EAP Tutoring helps low-performing elementary
  school students achieve
• 8 out of every 10 struggling elementary school
  students who received EAP tutoring made progress
  in reading and math in districts across the
  commonwealth, including
• Northern Lebanon SD Allentown City SD
  Williamsport SD McKeesport SD Upper Darby SD
  Southeast Delco SD Cornell SD Danville
  Area SD Pocono Mountain SD Erie City SD
  Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD Scranton SD Old
  Forge SD East Stroudsburg Area SD Northern
  Potter SD
• EAP Tutoring helps low-performing high school
  students achieve
• 8 out of every 10 low-performing high school
  students who received EAP tutoring made progress
  in districts across the commonwealth, including
• Milton Area SD Stroudsburg SD Northern Potter
  SD Athens Area SD Wilson Area SD Allentown
  City SD Meyersdale Area SD New Brighton Area
  SD Sharpsville Area SD Northern Tioga SD
  Big Springs SD Northeast Bradford SD Conneaut
  SD Forbes Road SD Troy Area SD

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High School Reform
Classrooms for the Future Project 720 Dual
Enrollment
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Classrooms for the Future

• Classrooms for the Future is changing the way
  teachers teach and students learn in Pennsylvania
  high schools by providing a laptop in every core
  academic subject classroom and using the power of
  the Internet to engage the technology Generation
  and make learning come alive.
• In the first year of Classrooms for the Future
• 103 schools in 79 districts are participating.
• 1,200 classrooms are fully equipped with over
  16,000 laptops.
• 1,900 teachers received professional development
  training.
• 2007-08 Proposed Budget
• 90 million total investment will cover 357
  schools, provide 83,000 laptops
• in 10,000 classrooms
• 11 million in professional development will
  train 12,100 teachers.

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Project 720

• Project 720 high schools are leading the way in
  transforming their academic programs to ensure
  that all students take a rigorous high school
  curriculum.
• 2005-2006
• 12.7 million invested impacted 115,000 students
  in 118 high schools in 95 school districts, which
  translated into
• 2,800 more 9th grade students took Algebra.
• 4,600 more 9th and 10th graders were offered
  tutoring.
• 6,120 more students were given individual career
  counseling guidance.
• 1,250 more students took college courses.
• 2007-08 Proposed Budget
• 3 million new funding
• 42,600 more students
• 17 more high schools

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Dual Enrollment

• Dual Enrollment offers high school juniors and
  seniors the opportunity to earn college credit
  while in high school at a reduced cost. Since
  the inception of the program in 2005-06, the
  program has grown exponentially.
• 2006-07 school year
•  12,000 students18,000 post-secondary courses.
• 306 districts/CTCs are partnering with 112
  postsecondary institutions.
• 2007-08 Proposed Budget
• 10 million total investment
• 2 million in new funding targeted to benefit
  3,000 more students, particularly low-income
  students

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Quality Teachers and Leaders
Improving teaching and school leadership quality
is one of the most important things we can do to
increase student achievement. Governor Rendells
2007-08 proposed budget investment of 30.4
million continues his investments for teacher
professional development. Notable programs
include National Board Certification - 1.2
million for 500 more teachers to earn the
professions gold standard. Pennsylvania
Inspired Leadership Initiative - 900,000 will
continue Pennsylvanias statewide standards-based
leadership development training. Rewarding
Leadership Excellence 2 million to reward
administrators who are succeeding in turning
their schools around. Classrooms for the Future-
11 million to train an additional 12,100
teachers.
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Child Wellness

• In 2005-06, Pennsylvania ranked 42nd in the
  nation for the number of schools participating in
  the School Breakfast Programs.
• 1.1 million Pennsylvanian students participated
  daily in the National School Lunch Program in
  2004-05 school year while only 223,000
  participated in the School Breakfast Program.
• Studies find that School Breakfast works
• Students achieve better academically in schools
  where all students are provided with a free
  breakfast.
• School breakfast was directly linked to improved
  student behavior, decreased disciplinary
  problems, and increased attentiveness.

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Child Wellness
Governor Rendells 2007-08 budget includes 6.5
million to make offering breakfast the norm in
our schools and provide incentives to create a
more nutritious school environment. The
breakfast incentive will result in 400 more
schools providing breakfast. The healthy
schools incentive includes increased
reimbursement rates when schools that offer smart
food options in cafeterias and vending machines.
Pennsylvanias 6.5 million increased
investment will produce an estimated 23.6
million increase in federal funding.
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Common Cents

• Governor Rendells 2007-08 budget includes 1
  million to provide expert advice to groups of
  school districts that want to save money and
  improve quality by sharing services.
• The goal is simple make every dollar count in
  the classroom rather than on administration
  costs. Grants will pay for consultants who will
  identify ways to be more efficient and effective
  in areas such as
• Instructional services
• Transportation
• Food services and nutrition
• Safety and security
• Purchasing

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Higher Education
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- 70 of the fastest-growing jobs require
education beyond high school. - 40 of all new
jobs require at least an associates degree.-
Many Pennsylvanians do not have access to quality
affordable higher education programs that prepare
them for the high skills workplace by offering an
industry certificate or two year degree. The
2007-08 budget provides 2 million to create new
opportunities for postsecondary education and
training in underserved regions in high-demand
technical fields by launching the states
Technical College Program. The funds will
establish the first two Technical College
Programs and cover the initial development and
equipment costs, benefiting future students and
enriching the local talent pool in those regions
for years to come.
Technical College Programs
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- Increase community college funding by 3.47 to
273.9 million including 2.5 million for
capital investments. - Increased community
college funding by 63.7 million since 2003
Continued Commitment to our 14 Community
Colleges
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Supporting Four Year Institutions

• The 2007-2008 Proposed Budget provides a 16.4
  million increase
• 3.5, for the State System of Higher Education.
  It now costs less
• for many middle- and low-income students to
  attend one of
• Pennsylvanias 14 state universities than in
  2003.
• A savings of 188, or 9.
• State Related Institutions- 2 increase in
  2007-2008.

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Public Libraries

• The 2007-2008 budget continues Governor Rendells
  historic high level of funding for Pennsylvanias
  public libraries at 75.8 million, a 250,000
  increase.
• Starting in 2003, Pennsylvania has established
  itself as a national leader in state funding.
  There are 6,800 internet equipped computers in
  the commonwealths libraries. Each year,
  Pennsylvanias libraries
• Offer more than 94,000 library programs, 70,000
  geared specifically for children.
• Have 32 million books and materials that are
  borrowed 62 million times.

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The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of
Education is to lead and serve the educational
community, to enable each individual to grow
into an inspired, productive, fulfilled life-long
learner.