IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL FINANCE ADEQUACY SCHOOL …

IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL FINANCE ADEQUACY: SCHOOL LEVEL RESOURCE USE IN WYOMING FOLLOWING ADEQUACY-ORIENTED FINANCE REFORM

By Lawrence O. Picus

Allan Odden Anabel Aportela Michelle Turner Mangan Michael Goetz

Lawrence O. Picus and Associates 4949 Auckland Ave.

North Hollywood, CA 91601 818 980-1881



June 30, 2008

Contents

1. Background

1

2. Review of the Literature

4

Fiscal Federalism

4

Use of the Education Dollar

5

School Level Programmatic Resource Use

6

3. Methodology

8

School Level Research Design

8

Instruments

10

Procedures

14

Data Analysis

14

State Level Research Design

15

4. Results

17

District Expenditure and Average Teacher Salary

Analysis

17

Trends in Overall Expenditures at the District

Level

17

Trends in Average Teacher Salaries and Salary

Schedules

21

Analysis of School Level Resource Allocation

and Use

23

Trends in School Level Resource Use

23

Use of Time

24

Use of Staff Resources in Schools

24

Elementary Schools

25

Middle Schools

29

High Schools

33

Class Size/Core Teachers

38

Instructional Aides

40

Certified Teacher Tutors

41

Instructional Facilitators/Coaches

42

5. Discussion

44

References

48

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List of Tables

Description

Comparisons of Student Demographics in Wyoming and the First Year Sample Schools (n = 186) Number and Type of Schools in Wyoming and Sample Number and Percentage of Schools in Wyoming and Sample by School Size

School Expenditure Framework and Resource Indicators

A Cost Structure for Professional Development Total State Education Expenditures by Fund (Excludes Capital and Debt) Percentage of Total Expenditures by Function Change in Instructional Function Expenditures Devoted To Compensation Statewide Total of Teacher FTE, 2002-03 to 2006-07 Statewide Total of Teacher FTE Compared to The Wyoming School Funding Model, 2006-07 Statewide Average Teacher Salaries, 2002-03 to 2006-07 Average Resources in Elementary Schools with More than 96 Students

Average Resources in Elementary Schools with 49-96 Students

Average Resources in Elementary Schools with Less than 49 Students Average School-Level Resources in Middle Schools with More than 105 Students Average School-Level Resources in Middle Schools with 49-105 Students Average School-Level Resources in Middle Schools with Less than 49 Students Average School-Level Resources in High Schools with More than 105 Students Average School-Level Resources in High Schools with 49-105 Students Average School-Level Resources in High Schools with Less than 49 Students Students per Core Teacher (Excludes Small & Alternative Schools data) Core Teachers in Year 1 Sampled Schools (Excludes Small & Alternative Schools Data)

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List of Tables (Continued)

Description Number of Instructional Aides

Number of Certificated Tutors in Sample Schools (Does not include small or alternative schools data) Average Number of Instructional Facilitators in Medium and Large Schools (Schools with more than 49 students)

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