Study%20Work%20Plan

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Study Work Plan

• Justin Silverstein, APA
• Mark Fermanich, CU-Denver

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Review of Other States

• Undertake a literature review to examine how the
  50 states count students for funding purposes
• Will present a table later today with the
  preliminary study
• Make a closer examination of three to five states
  that use Average Daily Membership
• Looking at Arizona, New Mexico,,,

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District Data Gathering

• Gather information on their experiences with
  student enrollment and attendance patterns
• How they count, track and report these data, the
  relationship between student counts and the
  services that are offered how students flow into
  and out of the district,
• How student count data are used
• Current policies, processes, information systems
  (both hardware and software), reporting, and
  staffing related to student counts.

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District Data Gathering

• Have had interviews, by phone and in person, with
  a number of districts over the past week
• Districts have ranged in size from xxx to 85,000
  students and are from different parts of the
  state
• We are synthesizing this information and creating
  a brief survey that all districts will have the
  opportunity to take

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District Data Gathering

• We will also bring together a group of five or
  six CFOs to discuss the implications of
  alternative student counts

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Meet with CDE

• Meet with CDE staff to discuss the states
  current student counting policies and procedures
  and how alternative counting methods may impact
  the
• Examine issues of state and district data systems
  compatibility, training requirements, management
  practices, and administrative changes and costs.

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Data Analysis

• We will gather data from both CDE and districts
• Examine how both enrollment and attendance vary
  over the year for districts

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Model and Alternatives

• Create a model to examine the financial
  implications for the state and school districts
  of using alternative ways to count students
• Will examine the impact on districts based on
  size, location, and student demographics
• Develop a set of alternative approaches to
  counting students
• Describe the possible changes for the state and
  districts

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Report and Presentations

• The report will be finished in early January
• We will present to CDE and/or the appropriate
  legislative committees

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Advisory Committee

• Welcome the input of the advisory committee
• Will meet today, December 15th and then once in
  early January
• Can be reached at 303-293-2175 or at
  jrs_at_apaconsulting.net