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Community Priorities-- Education

Community Priorities-- Education. J. Patrick Atkins. Legislative issues impacting public education. Local initiatives:. Greater Waco Education Alliance Advanced Manufacturing Academy Prosper Waco. Three priorities. Pre-K Career & Technology Education School funding.

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Community Priorities-- Education

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  1. Community Priorities-- Education J. Patrick Atkins

  2. Legislative issuesimpactingpublic education

  3. Local initiatives: • Greater Waco Education Alliance • Advanced Manufacturing Academy • Prosper Waco

  4. Three priorities • Pre-K • Career & Technology Education • School funding

  5. Impact of Pre-K programs Source: Texas A & M University Bush School of Government: Cost Analysis of the Benefits of Universal Accessible Full Day Pre-K in Texas, 2006

  6. Statistics • IN THE UNITED STATES: 33.5% of high school graduates obtain a bachelor’s degree (Source: Pew Research Center) • IN TEXAS: 26% of Texas high school graduates obtain a bachelor’s degree (Source: Kids Count, Annie E. Casey Foundation) • CLASS OF 2011: 52.1% of Texas high school graduates enrolled in college, but only 24.6% enrolled in a 4-year institution (Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

  7. Texas Graduation Requirements • Recommended Plan: • 5.5 elective credits • Distinguished Achievement Plan: • 4.5 elective credits

  8. Projected revenues – WISD • 2010-11: • $115,707,465 • 2012-13: • $109,673,000

  9. Closed campus 2012-13 • Brazos Middle School • Lake Waco Montessori • Meadowbrook Elementary • North Waco Elementary • STARS High School • Sul Ross Elementary • University High/University Middle • Viking Hills Elementary • WISD Alternative School

  10. Funding disparities Impact of “Target Revenue” • Examples

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