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TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Governance - or - “Just who’s running this place?”. State Constitution. State Legislature. State Courts. Governor. Texas Education Association. Organizational Structure of a Texas State School System. Commissioner of Education. State Board of Education.

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TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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  1. TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Governance - or - “Just who’s running this place?”

  2. State Constitution State Legislature State Courts Governor Texas Education Association Organizational Structure of a Texas State School System Commissioner of Education State Board of Education Local School Board Superintendent Principals

  3. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY http://www.tea.state.tx.us

  4. Texas School GovernanceTEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY • http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/ncate_chap%2015/Structure_of_the_Texas_Education_System.html

  5. TEXAS GOVERNOR • Rick Perry • Lt. Governor • Commissioner of Agriculture • Bachelor of Animal Science • Texas A & M • Served as Governor since December 2000

  6. STATE SENATOR • Ken Paxton • McKinney (R) • District 8 • Juris Doctorate • Lawyer • Served 5 terms in House, Elected to Senate in 2012

  7. STATE REPRESENTATIVE • Jeff Leach • Plano (R) • District 67 • Elected 2012 • B.S., Baylor University; • J.D. Lawyer • Southern Methodist University

  8. STATE REPRESENTATIVE • Jodie Laubenberg • Rockwall (R) • District 89 • B.A. from UT • Business/Politician • Seniority: first elected in 2002

  9. STATE SENATOR • Scott Sanford • McKinney (R) • District 70 • B.B.A., MTax • Baylor University • Elected in 2012

  10. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/

  11. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/

  12. LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD • Elected from the community • 18 years or older • No other requirements

  13. Local School Boards • Plano ISD • http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/board.of.trustees/index.shtml • McKinney ISD • http://www.mckinneyisd.net/departments/board-of-trustees/

  14. National Profile of School Board Members

  15. TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Finance - or - “Just Who’s Paying for All of This?”” Presented: March 24, 2011

  16. Percentage of Revenues from Federal, State & Local Sources

  17. Funding Sources in Texas

  18. Local School Property Taxes • Maximum of $1.50 (plus interest payments) per $100 valuation of property. • Divide Total Property Value by 100 • Multiply the result by the Tax Rate • Property-Rich school districts have more money per pupil to spend than Property-Poor Districts

  19. State-Level School Funding • Tier I : Average Daily Attendance Funding • Funding per pupil in attendance per school day • Tier II : Recapture Funds • TEC Chapter 41 & 42 Definitions • Tier III : Instructional Facilities Allotment • Only for Building Construction • Must be “Chapter 42” School District • Must have maximum local school tax rate • Voters must approve bond election for 15%

  20. Texas Recapture Law • Property-Rich districts send back part, all, or more of their State Allotment to equalize the spending per pupil between districts. • Found to be inequitable by Texas Supreme Court • Effectively a “State Property Tax” • No new plan in place yet.

  21. Effects of the Inequity • Students in more affluent districts still end up with more money being spent on their education • Can you get the SAME education at 90% of the price? 80%? 70%? • Equal spending vs. Equitable Spending • Are students from less affluent districts (tend to be mainly ethnic minorities) receiving lower quality education?

  22. Categorical Money must be spent for designated purposes or categories Title I & No Child Left Behind Block Money is not designated for special purposes and may be spent as receiver chooses The “old” way of receiving Federal money Federal Money to the Rescue! Categorical v. Block Grants

  23. U.S. Secretary of Education • Arne Duncan • CEO, Chicago Public Schools • Education Non-Profits • Pro Basketball Player • Bachelor of Sociology from Harvard • Term: January 2009 through the “Pleasure of the President”

  24. Key Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • Yearly standardized reading and mathematics tests in grades 3-8 • “Highly qualified” teacher in every classroom • Demonstrable progress toward academic proficiency for all students in every state and school district • Consequences for low-performing schools (Loss of Federal Money - ???)

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