http://www.slideshare.net/JackieKlerkWaldie/blog-budget-presentation
The problems RCAS are facing are mutli-faceted and complicated. There is no easy fix. We will try to break it down so we can start a discussion about all the players and their role in our children's education. We all know the state has drastically cut funding over the years. Their purpose is to put the control back into the hands of the local people. If the state increases the funding, they have more say on how it is used. However, the cuts have been so drastic most districts cannot keep up. For example, the state did decide to give us a 2% increase this year. That is a move in the right direction but it does not even cover the cost of increased expenses. The formula is also flawed. It does not account for inflation or a transient population. The Governor has created a Blue Ribbon Task Force of legislators to look into problems with education. (There are no teachers, administrators, or parents on this task force.) We need to lobby our state to increase funding and change the formula. We are looking to gather all of that contact information to disseminate to the public. Here are some links that might help explain the above post:
http://www.sdbpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SD-Talking-k-12-funding-web-posting-11-6-14.pptx |
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