10/15 General Aid Run from DPI
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 17, 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction posted state general school aids on 10/15/22. The information published includes certified general school aid amounts for each school district, as well as 2022-23 student enrollment numbers for independent charter schools and private schools participating in state parental choice programs. The enrollment numbers are used to determine the dollar amounts to be deducted or withheld from school districts’ aid payments to fund state parental choice programs.
For data and information pertaining to general school aids, read the DPI’s news release on its website.
The data published on fall student counts is unaudited and is based off enrollment counts performed on Sept. 16, 2022, the third Friday of September, and reported to the DPI.
For information pertaining to fall student counts and school district revenue limits, read the DPI’s news release on its website.
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Education Law Center Special Education Funding Report
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 11, 2022
The National Education Law Center published a new study today based on the work done by the Wisconsin Policy Forum and with input from some of our public education advocates on Wisconsin’s special education reimbursement rate. Their findings are consistent with the information all of you have been sharing with us for many years, that districts are covering approximately $1.25 billion in unreimbursed special education costs. Due to this being a national study, it may draw some additional attention from the media on this very important issue.
Read the ELC’s report here, and they have a new interactive map to find the special education funding gaps in your district and region to help tell your district’s story.
Below are some quick facts regarding the state of special education funding in Wisconsin:
- The annual special education categorical aid appropriation increased from $369 million to $450 million in the 2019-21 State Budget.
- Prior to the 2019-21 increase, the appropriation had been frozen at $369 million for a decade.
- The Governor requested funding to raise the reimbursement rate from 28% to 40% by the end of the biennium in the 2021-23 budget.
- The legislature only provided a funding increase of approximately $18 million in FY22 and $68 million in FY23 bringing the base appropriation to approximately $518 million.
- The current state reimbursement rate is likely to come in short of 30 percent of aidable costs due to increased reimbursement claims.
- Wisconsin school districts collectively transfer more than $1.25 billion annually from district general funds to cover the funding gap between required special education costs and current state special education reimbursement rate.
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Expulsion Notices Must Contain Specifics
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 5, 2022
From the Legal Side…
In its most recent School Law FYI, the BoardmanClark Law Firm focuses on the specifics that must be contained in an expulsion notice.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates, and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of the BoardmanClark Law Firm. The information in this update is no substitute for consulting with your district legal counsel, and we encourage you to do so.
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Human Growth and Development Instruction: What Does Wisconsin Law Require?
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 5, 2022
From the Legal Side . . .
In its most recent Legal Update, the Renning, Lewis & Lacy Law Firm focuses on what Wisconsin law requires regarding human growth and development instruction.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of Renning, Lewis & Lacy. The information in this update is no substitute for consulting with your district legal counsel, and we encourage you to do so.
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Michels Campaign Does Not Respond to SAA Survey
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 5, 2022
As you know, on September 8th the SAA asked the Michels and Evers campaigns to respond in writing to several questions on current education policy issues impacting Wisconsin public schools and public school children.
The Evers campaign submitted their responses prior to the September 28th deadline. After multiple requests, we have yet to receive a response from the Michels campaign.
Stay tuned.
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