Date post: | 01-Apr-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | adriel-haine |
View: | 214 times |
Download: | 1 times |
Life After Vouchers: Expansion, Accountability &
Outcomes
Part I: Challenges Moving Forward
In General, Wisconsin Schools are High Performing…
Nearly 9 out of 10 (86%) rated schools meet expectations or better.*
Only 4% fail to meet expectations.
Accountability Rating for Wisconsin Schools
*Excludes schools that did not receive a rating.
3%34%
49%
10%
4%
Significant Exceeds ExpectationsExceeds Expec-tationsMeets ExpectationsMeets Some Ex-pectationsFails to Meet Expectations
Wisconsin Schools are High Performing
865%
69336%
90447%
1699%
583%
Significant Exceeds ExpectationsExceeds ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsMeets Few ExpectationsFails to Meet Expectations
Schools
*Excludes schools that did not receive a rating.
Nearly 9 out of 10 (88%) rated schools
meet or exceed expectations.*
92%
13432%
26964%
102%
10%
Significant Exceeds ExpectationsExceeds ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsMeets Few ExpectationsFails to Meet Expectations
DistrictsAlmost all districts meet or
exceed expectations.*
2013-13 District & School Report Cards
But Poverty is Growing in WI…
Change in Free & Reduced Lunch (2001-2012)
Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. School Finance Maps. http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/maps.html
In many rural districts, more than half the students are eligible for free-and-reduce lunch.
Wisconsin FRL Rate Doubles
2001: 21%2012: 43%
And is a Particular Challenge for Rural Districts
Free & Reduced Price Lunch Declining Enrollment
Moreover, Poverty Impacts Student Performance
There is a very strong correlation between poverty and school performance.
Avg. FRL
HIGH-poverty, LOW-performing schools
LOW-poverty, HIGH-performing schools
Wisconsin is Increasingly Diverse…
Source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction & University of Wisconsin –Madison, Applied Population Laboratory. Raw Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2009. http://nces.ed.gov/
year
2017
2014
2011
2008
2005
2002
1999
1996 -0.0199999999999998
2.32452945780892E-16
0.0200000000000002
0.0400000000000002
0.0600000000000002
0.0800000000000002
0.1
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
Native American, 0.013
Asian, 0.028
Black, 0.094
Hispanic, 0.033
Proportions of Students of Color in Wisconsin (1997-2019)
Pop
ula
tion
Pro
port
ion
But Students of Color are More Likely to Attend a Low-Performing
School
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
% Amer. Ind. % Asian % Black % Hispanic % White
? ? ?So, What Should We Do?
Vouchers for
Private Schools
More Money
Less Money
Charter
SchoolsVirtual Schools
FlexibilityState
Intervention
Longer School Day
Longer School Year
Bottom LineHow do we equip our successful, schools to do even
better in an increasingly competitive world?
And how do we improve our struggling schools to ensure no child is left
behind, particularly in rural areas?
Part II. The State Budget & Education Funding
School Funding – Simplified!
Property Tax Levy
State Equalization
Aid
Revenue Limit
Categorical AidFederal FundsOther Revenue
Outside the Revenue Limit
Revenue Limits Have Been Cut…
($600)
($500)
($400)
($300)
($200)
($100)
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400 Change in Per-Pupil Revenue Over Time
"Psuedo-General" Categorical Aid Revenue Limit Change
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
4543.1
39.8 40.1 39.3 38.1 37.6 37.3 37.134.1 33.1
4.3 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.7 6.1 6.2 6.2 6
School Aids School Levy/First Dollar Tax Credit
Perc
enta
ge S
hare
of
Sta
te G
enera
l Fund
Budget
Shrinking Share of the General Fund
Significant Staff ReductionsTeachers Aides Administrators Support Staff
-2000
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
-599
-355
26
215
-690
-153-43
-130
-1,676
-812
-175
-785
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12Wisconsin schools cut more than 3,000 educators during the Great Recession.
And Categorical Aid Reimbursement Rates Have
Fallen
Reimbursement rates for special education (36% to 26%) and bilingual-bicultural (18% to 8%) services have dropped 10 percentage points since 2000-01.
In the Last Budget, Voucher Schools
got the Biggest Increase…
Public Schools Ind. Charter Voucher Schools
$- $200 $400 $600 $800
$1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 $2,000
$300$300($150
Cat. Aid)
$768
Public schools also get a $75 per student categorical aid for all kids.
$1,414
Per-Pupil Revenue Increase by School Type
Although, Voucher Schools Get Less Than Public Schools (But
Getting Closer)
Public Schools Ind.
Charters Voucher Schools
$-
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
2011-13
2013-15
$1
0,2
00
$7
,75
0
$6
,44
2
$1
0,3
50
$8
,05
0
$7
,85
6
Total Per-Pupil Revenue by School Type
Bottom LineOn Average, the State funds 61% of the cost for public school
students.
However, the State pays 100% of the cost of the statewide voucher and independent charter
students.
Part III. Vouchers, Charters, and Virtual Schools, Oh My!
Most Kids Attend Public School
83%
4%1%
3%
10%Public Independent Char-ter Schools (7,500)
Private School Vouchers(25,000)
Public Schools(822,500)
Private School (Tuition-Paying)(98,000)
Public SchoolOpen Enroll-ment(41,500)
Wisconsin enrolls about 5,000 students in Virtual Charter Schools
(district and open enrollment)
Total Enrollment (2012-13)
Public Schools: 875,000Private Schools: 120,000
But Voucher Enrollment Grows Over Time
1991
-92
1993
-94
1995
-96
1997
-98
1999
-00
2001
-02
2003
-04
2005
-06
2007
-08
2009
-10
2011
-12
2013
-14
(Est
.) -
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000
341
In 1998, the State Supreme Court ruled that religious schools could participate in the voucher program.
In 1991-92, the Voucher Program cost $733,800In 2014-15, the Voucher Program will cost:$208,656,000
Private School Choice Programs
2013-14 Estimates
FTE Student
sEnrollment Restriction Costs
MilwaukeeMPCP
25,500 •300% Federal Poverty ($70,947 family of four)•No enrollment cap; •Only students from Milwaukee•61.6% State funded; 38.4% Local funded
$164.3 million
RacineRPCP
750 •300% Federal Poverty ($70,947 family of four)•No enrollment cap; •Only students from Racine•100% State funded
$4.8 million
WisconsinWPCP
500 •185% Federal Poverty ($43,752 family of four)•Enrollment cap: 500 in 2012-13; 1,000 in 2013-14•No students from Milwaukee or Racine•100% State funded
$3.2 million
Over Time, almost All the Students in a Voucher School are Publicly-
FundedIn 2012-13, 78% of students enrolled in any given choice school participated in MPCP.
• 1/5 of choice schools were 100% choice students;
• 1/2 of choice schools were 95% or more choice students;
• 3/4 of choice schools were 68% or more choice students.
And Most Statewide Voucher Students Came From Private Schools
1,39367%
37172%
122%
224%
10%
Sales
PublicPrivateHomeschoolNo SchoolOut-of-State
Statewide Choice Program Enrollment:
3/4th of the students were already enrolled in private
schools
Overall, Students in Milwaukee Continue to Struggle
Reading Proficient/Advanced % Mathematics Proficient/Advanced %0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
9.9%12.0%
14.0%
19.7%16.6%
29.9%
35.8%
48.2%
20.5%
30.9%
2011-12 Wisconsin Student Assessment Scores (Using the new college & career ready standards)
MPCP (Voucher) MPS (All students) Independent ChartersState (All) State (Econ Disad)
Note: All students, rather than full academic year (FAY) students are shown for comparison purposes. While FAY data is usually used for accountability purposes, it is not available for choice schools.
Bottom LineFor 20 years, the voucher program
in Milwaukee has increased educational options, but not
student achievement.
How does further expanding this program statewide make
sense, given the existing fiscal challenges?