House Appropriations Committee
K-12 Finance Work Group

Final Report of the House of Representatives K-12 Finance Workgroup  December, 2004 (1823 kb)

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PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE

The following presentations were made before the House of Representatives' K-12 Finance Work Group on the date they are listed. Presenters include Work Group staff from the House Office of Program Research, staff of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Office of Financial Management, and expert witnesses providing information at the request of the Work Group.

Work Session (June 7, 2004)

Allan Odden Aligning School Finance with Student Performance (63 KB)
Jacob Adams Aligning School Finance to Performance Goals (19 KB)
Janet Hansen The “New” School Finance: Implications for Policy (221 KB)
School Transportation Funding (87 KB)

Work Session (May 12, 2004)

May Agenda (13 KB)
Bilingual Education Funding Formula (77 KB)
Compensation (275 KB)
Education Reform (159 KB)
House K-12 Finance Study
JLARC 1999 Study
(72 KB)
Special Education (122 KB)
Summary of Recent Selected Studies (92 KB)

Overview of Washington State
K-12 Finance System and Education Policies (April 13, 2004)

Title Slides (47 KB)
I -The State Constitution and School Funding in Washington (101KB)
II - Washington's Education Policies (231 KB)
III - K-12 Finance Structure Overview (3 MB)

 

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