Professional Review Panel REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION FUNDING COMMITTEE PRESENTED ON MARCH 18, 2019
Background The ROE Funding Committee was created by the Professional Review Panel (PRP) to study funding related to Alternative Schools, Laboratory Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning opportunities as outlined in PA 100-465. As stated in PA 100-465: (4) On a periodic basis, the Panel shall study all the following elements and make recommendations to the State Board, the General Assembly, and the Governor for modification of this Section: (H) Funding for Alternative Schools, Laboratory Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning opportunities programs. By the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, the Panel shall study and make recommendations regarding the funding levels for Alternative Schools, Laboratory Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning opportunities programs in this State. 2 03/18/2019
Issue and Purpose for Studying Regional Office of Education (ROE) Funding On any given day, the education for 7,127 students is funded differently from the other 2 million students in Illinois. These students receive educational services from ROE/ISCs. These students may: • have multiple suspensions , • be expulsion eligible, • be in danger of dropping out , or • have significant attendance issues caused by a variety of problems. Currently, the EBF model does not address the needs of these students as compared to the other students in Illinois Public Schools. 3 03/18/2019
Summary of Issues Related ROE Funding EBF funding for ROE/ISCs was and will be held flat because: ◦ There is no local effort target for ROE/ISCs. ◦ There is no low income count for ROE/ISCs. ◦ The model does not account for dynamic program enrollment. Because ROE/ISC FY18 funding was held flat, there was a s upplemental appropriation in FY18 to fund FY17 programs that experienced increased enrollment. 4 03/18/2019
Committee Members & Meeting Dates Committee Members Susan Harkin, Chief School Business Official CUSD 300 Justin Miller, Assistant Superintendent, Carbondale SD 95 Cameron Mock, Senior Policy Advisor, CPS D299 Gregg Murphy, Regional Superintendent, I-KAN ROE Julie Wollerman, Regional Superintendent, ROE 3 Meeting Dates To date, the committee has met on 17 separate occasions to complete their work. 5 03/18/2019
ISBE Support and Acknowledgements The committee would like to acknowledge the following Illinois State Board of Education staff for their assistance in the development of the committee’s recommendation. Jeff Aranowski, Executive Director, Safe and Healthy climate Amanda Elliott, Co-Director-Legislative Affairs Jason Hall, Director, State Funding and Forecasting Barbara Hobrock, Legislative Affairs Coordinator Leticia Pickens, Senior Policy Advisor, State Funding and Forecasting Cara Wiley, Director, Safe and Healthy Climate Robert Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer 6 03/18/2019
Recommendation 7 03/18/2019
Recommendation & Discussion 1. Modify the EBF state statute to allow Regional Safe School and Truant Alternative Optional Education Programs to receive Tier Funding effective with the FY 2020 budget cycle to include: a) Setting a local effort to 10% ⇒ Mirrors Lab Schools b) Establishing a Low Income Count of 50% ⇒ State average c) Using a March Enrollment Count ⇒ Addresses the fact that programs grow throughout the year. ROE/ISC will receive the funding for these students/not the home school enrollment account with a phase of FY20 – Current year enrollment only, FY21 – Current year or two year average enrollment (highest of), and FY22 and ongoing – Current year or three year average enrollment (highest of) 2. Eliminate the Hold Harmless Base Funding Minimum for Regional Safe School, Truant Alternative Optional Education and Alternative Learning Opportunity Programs once they no longer continue 3. Continue studying the following items: a) Alternative Learning Opportunity Program funding, b) EBF elements in relation to RSSP, TAOEP, and ALOP , and c) Truancy alternatives for students no longer in the public education system. 8 03/18/2019
ROE Funding - EBF 2018-2019 Proposed # #1 #2 Students Tier Supp. Per Pupil Total Served EBF Funding Funding Total EBF Spend Grant Funding RSSP 2,116 $12,701,570 $1,538,386 $385,356 $14,625,312 $6,911 $6,300,000 $20,925,312 TAOEP** 1,153 6,478,180 897,713 435,871 7,811,764 6,775 8,459,124 16,270,888 ALOP 3,858 13,585,076 3,926,609 4,577,369 22,089,054 5,726 - 22,089,054 Total 7,127 32,764,826 6,362,708 5,398,596 32,764,826 4,597 14,759,124 59,285,254 Effective FY 2020, the proposed recommendation estimates RSSPs and TAOEPs would receive $2.4M in Tier Funding. With the current proposal of $325M of additional tier funding, no LEAs would lose funding through the proposal. **Students served by TAOEP does not include students that are receiving support services through the ROE/ISC but are still enrolled/counted in their home school for EBF purposes. 9 03/18/2019
Entertain a Motion Motion to approve the recommendation of the proposal as presented with the understanding that appropriation amounts for FY 2020 are sufficient so as to not impact or diminish the amount of tier funding available to all organizational units. 10 03/18/2019
Answers to Follow Up Questions 12/18/2018 PROFESSIONAL REVIEW PANEL QUESTIONS 11 03/18/2019
Questions Posed by PRP on 12/18/18 Program Requirements Tuition Charged Tier Funding Impact Alignment to the Elements New Program Amount 12 03/18/2019
Programs and Requirements Program Type • Regional Safe School Programs (RSSP) • Truants Alternative and Optional Education (TAOEP) • Alternative Learning Opportunity (ALOP) Goal in each Program • Address the student’s unique needs (Social Emotional, Educational) • Keep the student on-track academically • Prepare the student for successful return to their home school 13 03/18/2019
Regional Safe Schools (RSSP) RSSP serves expulsion-eligible and suspension-eligible students in grades 6-12. School districts face increasing challenges in maintaining a safe environment for all students. The purpose of RSSP is twofold: • Increase safety and promote the learning environment in schools, and • Meet the particular educational needs of disruptive students more appropriately and individually in alternative educational environments. Each student in an RSSP has an Alternative Education Plan (AEP) and positive outcomes include: • reduction in disruptive behavior, • regular attendance, • coursework/credit completion resulting in advancement in grade level • return to home school, and • high school graduation and where appropriate completing a program leading to taking a HS equivalency test and passing. Behavior modification training and other counseling, life skills training, community service, and work - based learning experiences are aspects of RSSP. RSSP has 39 grants representing 38 ROE/ISCs and the Chicago Public Schools. 14 03/18/2019
RSSP Requirements Each student receives an Alternative Education Plan ◦ Length and duration of the plan ◦ Specific academic and behavioral components ◦ Method and time frame for reviewing progress on the plan Curriculum ◦ Multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may include work-based learning and community service work ◦ Emphasize making the educational experience of each student meaningful and worthwhile ◦ Give due consideration to rules and regulations adopted by ISBE for alternative schools 15 03/18/2019
Truants’ Alternative & Optional Education (TAOEP) TAOEP programs serve students with attendance problems and/or dropouts up to and including those who are 21 years of age. The purpose of TAOEP is to: • Improve student attendance rates & increases high school graduation rates and • Increase the number of high school students earning high school credits. Programs are divided between two methods of operation: 1. Provide truancy prevention and intervention services that integrate resources of the school and community to meet the needs of the students and parents to improve student attendance. 2. Provide optional education programs to serve as part-time or full-time options to regular school attendance and offer modified instructional programs or other services designed to prevent students from dropping out of school. Most truant students have suffered from (multiple) trauma. They and their families require more one- on-one attention than the average student. The typical TAOEP student comes from a family that has experienced very little school or academic success. Outreach to parents, grandparents, guardians, and more take significant time by school personnel to help educate caregivers as well as their students. 16 03/18/2019
TAOEP Requirements Individualized Optional Education Plans must include: • Learning objectives or individual outcomes • Basis upon which the student is referred to the program • Services that will be provided with regard to the student’s educational, social and career development needs • Assessment procedures to measure progress • Time period sufficient to allow the student to achieve their objectives • Statement indicating that placement in the program is the choice of the student/guardian 17 03/18/2019
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