This study was released last week and needs more feedback to inform the final product. Take some time to review and provide feedback to dme.adequacystudy@dc.gov. The DME will be accepting written comments until Friday, October 18, 2013.
For more information please visit:
DC Education Adequacy Study PDF online
Summary:
The Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) contracted with two education finance organizations (the study team) to undertake the District's first education adequacy study. Over the past 13 months, the study team collected extensive data, conducted analysis, engaged with professional educators, administrators, school finance experts, education advocates and other stakeholders, and developed a series of five recommendations. In developing these recommendations, the study team and the stakeholders they consulted set out to assess the adequacy of public education funding in light of several factors that impact the District's public education sector, including:
- The adoption of the Common Core State Standards in 2010, which established higher performance expectation for all District students;
- The demographic profile of public education students in the District, which includes a high proportion of students living in poverty, as well as students with specific learning needs;
- The persistent achievement gap between higher and lower income students in the city; and
- The need to ensure equity of public education funding across the traditional public school and public charter school sectors.
While recognizing that the Mayor and Council have increased general and special education funding over the last several years, the recommendations in this report reflect what the study team believes it will take to ensure District students achieve 21st Century learning skills that will adequately prepare them for college and career. As you will see, the instructional and student-support specifications underpinning the study reflect a comprehensive set of educational strategies. Extended school day and school year for at-risk students, summer bridge programs for new 9th graders, and comprehensive technology to support differentiated classroom instruction are among the assumptions upon which the study based its funding formula. The study also carefully considers the need to equitably fund both DCPS and public charter schools, and the resulting costs. The Deputy Mayor for Education and her team are currently reviewing the recommendations in detail, including their fiscal impact.
On October 7, DME held a stakeholder meeting, where the study team presented the preliminary findings and recommendations in more detail, answered questions, and solicited feedback from the public.
You may also send your feedback in writing by e-mail to dme.adequacystudy@dc.gov. DME will be accepting written comments until Friday, October 18, 2013.
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