K-12
Finance
Jennifer Priddy, Assistant Superintendent for K-12 Fiscal Services and Policy, recently presented K-12 Finance: Depth, Breadth, and Causes of a Looming Finance Crisis, to Northshore's Key Communicators group and district staff. The 75-minute presentation has been edited into six segments of about five minutes each. Each segment includes the original audio and slides from the presentation.
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Part I
The
Basic Education Task Force (SB 5627), K-12 Financial outlook, use of
local levy dollars, how district balance their budgets, and how state
funding has increased for 2008-09.
posted 11/12/08
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Part II
Six Key Funding Shortfalls that must be
addressed, how state underfunding pushes costs onto maxed-out local
funds, ending fund balance, looking toward 2009-10. posted 11/21/08
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Part III
"The fact that the state is underfunding basic education is not disputed." Jennifer Priddy explains and tells why that small class-size teacher/student ratio you see isn't accurate.
posted 12/11/08
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Part IV
Certificated
staffing module, teacher salary disparity by district, balancing
teacher salaries, state NERC funding, and 8 year vs. 18 year curriculum
replacement cycles.
posted 12/12/08
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Part V
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(4:04)
Learning Assistance Program funding must be redefined; district's buying power remains constant despite large increases in funding; the state transitional bilingual program; transportation funding gap widens.
posted 12/15/08
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Part VI
Download Part VI (7:47)
The next steps in K-12 finance including some final thoughts.
posted 12/18/08
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Jennifer Priddy
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Jennifer Priddy
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Since 2003 Jennifer Priddy had served as director of the budget office for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. She oversees all state school apportionment and grant activities. She previously served in staff positions for the Washington House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Committee, and as the early childhood education program budget manager for the Department of Community Development. She holds a masters degree in public administration and bachelor of arts degree from The Evergreen State College.
