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PROFESSIONAL REVIEW PANEL Annual Spend Plan Committee Presented on March 18, 2019

PA 100-465 - Annual Spend Plan (ASP) ■ The Annual Spend Plan Committee was created by the Professional Review Panel (PRP) to review the format and scope of the annual spend plan as outlined in PA 100-465. ■ 9) All Organizational Units in this State must submit annual spending plans by the end of September of each year to the State Board as part of the annual budget process, which shall describe how each Organizational Unit will utilize the Base Minimum Funding and Evidence-Based funding it receives from this State under this Section with specific identification of the intended utilization of Low-Income, English learner, and special education resources. Additionally, the annual spending plans of each Organizational Unit shall describe how the Organizational Unit expects to achieve student growth and how the Organizational Unit will achieve State education goals, as defined by the State Board. The State Superintendent may, from time to time, identify additional requisites for Organizational Units to satisfy when compiling the annual spending plans required under this subsection ■ (h). The format and scope of annual spending plans shall be developed by the State Superintendent in conjunction with the Professional Review Panel. 3/18/2019 2

Public Acts 100-465, 100-578, and 100-582 related to ASP ■ Require that public school districts and laboratory schools that serve any students in kindergarten through 12th grades shall describe in a district-level spending plan how they will utilize the Evidence-Based Funding (comprising of Base Funding Minimum and Tier Funding) that they receive from this state. ■ This plan is designed to be incorporated into the annual budget process and submitted by September 30 of each year. 3/18/2019 3

Committee Members and Meeting Dates Dr. Carmen Ayala, Superintendent, Berwyn North School District 98 Susan Harkin, Chief School Business Official, CUSD 300 (Chair) Dr. Michelle Mangan, Professor of Research, Concordia University Chicago Ralph Martire, Executive Director, Center for Tax and Budgeting Accountability Cameron Mock, Senior Policy Advisor, CPS D299 Tron Young, Principal, Central School District #104 The committee has convened seven times. 3/18/2019 4

ISBE Acknowledgements ■ Amanda Elliott, Co-Director-Legislative Affairs ■ Barbara Hobrock, Legislative Affairs Coordinator ■ Mary Reynolds, Executive Director of Innovation & Secondary Transformation ■ Sara Shaw, Senior Manager, Fiscal & Academic Solvency 3/18/2019 5

2019 ASP Timeline ■ Professional Review Panel Subcommittee meetings December through February to provide input and collaboration in developing the Plan. ■ Initial report to Professional Review Panel in March, 2019. ■ Final approval of EBF Spending Plan by Professional Review Panel on June 18, 2019. ■ ISBE releases 2019 EBF Spending Plan to districts by August 1. 3/18/2019 6

State Requirements for Spend Plan ■ Timing: By the end of September, as part of the annual budget process ■ Requirements: Districts will create an annual district level spending plan that describes how they: – Will util iliz ize it its Evid idence-Based fund unding ng with specific identification of the intended utilization of Low-Income, English learner, and special education resources, – Expect to achieve student growth , and – Will achieve State e educat ation goals ls . 3/18/2019 7

Committee Guidelines for the Spend Plan ■ The Committee established the following guidelines for the development of the proposed Annual Spending Plan (ASP): – The ASP must comp mply with State legislation. – The committee should look for opportunities to util ilize exis isting s state reports to populate Annual Spend Plan, e.g, EIS reporting, Annual Budget, Adequacy Target Gap Calculator, etc. – The ASP data should be prospective ve . – The ASP should be a tool to facil ilitat ate lo local d dis iscussions tying school improvement goals to acade demic n need eeds and d res esource allocation . 3/18/2019 8

Recommended Elements of the ASP ■ Foundational Elements Questions ■ Comparative EBF FTE and Dollar Allocations and Explanations ■ Connection between resource allocation & school improvement goals to increase student achievement 3/18/2019 9

Foundational Strategies Districts populate the following items related to how their district is aligned to foundational element strategies that include: – Standards-based curricula (Drop-down menu by content area) – Effective Leaders (Pre-populated in from 5Essentials) – Collaborative Teachers (Pre-populated in from 5Essentials) – Supportive Environment (Pre-populated in from 5Essentials) – Ambitious Instruction (Pre-populated in from 5Essentials) – Involved Families (Pre-populated in from 5Essentials) 3/18/2019 10

EBF FTE and Dollar Allocation Comparison Using the Adequacy Target Gap Calculator , districts would be required to: ■ Enter projected FTE and dollar allocations aligned to the EBF elements and provide explanations for changes and ■ Provide explanations for funding out side of the EBF elements. 3/18/2019 11

Resource Allocation Tied to Student Achievement Using a drop down menus, districts would be prompted to answer the following questions and would select EBF elements being directed to support improvement goals where they answered no. ■ Inclusive of subgroups, are 90% of students: Meeting state standards in 3 rd grade reading? – Meeting state standards in 5 th grade math? – In 8 th grade passing algebra I? – In 9 th grade on track to graduate? – – Graduating from high school considered college and career ready? – If not, specify how resources are being targeted to meet this goal. 3/18/2019 12

Resource Allocation Tied to Other Student Outcome Measures Using a drop down menus, districts would be prompted to answer the following questions and would select the EBF elements being directed to support improvement goals where they answered no. ■ Inclusive of subgroups, how are resources connected to: – Student attendance rate – Chronic truancy percent – Chronic absentee rates – Disciplinary rates: School suspensions, expulsions, and violent incidents – 4- and 5-year graduation rates – Dropout rates – Early College Coursework – 5 Essentials – student feeling of belonging, etc. 3/18/2019 13

Next Steps ■ Feedback from the PRP ■ Refine components of the ASP from PRP feedback ■ Work with ISBE to develop the template to be utilized in the FY 2020 budget cycle ■ Finalize ASP at the June 2018 PRP Meeting 3/18/2019 14