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LATEST DATA (11/7/16 - November Conferences)
2016-17 LRFA template 11-10-16 WEB
This is the Updated and Improved Long Range Financial Analysis Template for used only by SSFC members that we discussed in detail at our November 2016 conferences.
LATEST DATA (September Conferences)
2016-17 6 yrs ter cwr frpl WEB 11-10-16
This is a working spreadsheet that contains members’ only data sets. Copy and Paste a member school district’s BEDS number from the BEDS CODES tab into the top left corner (A1) of the RESULTS spreadsheet to reveal following metrics gleaned from state aid date files from SED: Tax Effort Ratios, Combined Wealth Ratios, Property Value Ratios, Income Value Ratios, Estimated Enrollments, and Free and Reduced Lunch percentages of the last 6 years. Underneath this trend data will be a series of graphs that illustrate these metrics. Each of these metrics is used in the Foundation Aid formula. I will explain the workings of this spreadsheet at our conference in September.
Foundation Aid History Full 2016-17 WEB 11-10-16
This is a working spreadsheet that contains members’ only data sets. Copy and Paste a member school district’s BEDS number from the BEDS CODES tab into the top left corner (B1) of the DISTRICT SUMMARY spreadsheet to reveal 2007-08 to present Foundation Aid data. Included are: the amount of Foundation Aid received each year, the amount of Foundation Aid due to the district had the formulation been fully phased in, the dollar difference between the two amounts and the percentage between the two amounts and the “hypothetical” amount of Foundation Aid Over or Under funded has the formula “run”. Additionally, underneath the spreadsheet is a graph that illustrates the Foundation Aid amount received and the “hypothetical” amount of Foundation Aid Over or Under funded had the formula “run”. I will explain the workings of this spreadsheet at our conference in September.
This session is about the initiatives taken by SSFC during the deliberation for the FY 2016-17 NYS budget that determined state aid to schools. It also sets the stage for the challenges ahead. Membership information is also provided.
SSFC Annual Session 2 2016.pdf
This session is about a number of items. For the first time SSFC has included economic regional data as well as poverty and fiscal capacity data within its data sets. This session includes data about the distribution of the full restoration of the GEA, the distribution of Foundation Aid increases, significant difference and variation within the Foundation Aid formula of fiscal capacity metrics within districts and regions. Additionally the distribution of total foundation aid is examined based on fiscal capacity, FRPL and economic regions of the state. The role of enrollment as a factor in Foundation is introduced.
This session is about a number of items. SSFC has included economic regional data as well as poverty and fiscal capacity data within its data sets. The important role of enrollment is further explored with regard to Foundation Aid. Fiscal Capacity and FRPL are also examined with reference to enrollment. Further examination is give to enrollment trends and its affect on the future of Foundation Aid. The notion of a “hypothetical“ Over or Under Foundation Aid funding is introduced and examined as a matter of enrollment, Fiscal Capacity , FRPL and regionally. The distribution of Foundation Aid per Student is introduced. Additionally, inherent issues and some flaws in the formula are introduced.
This session is about a number of items. SSFC has included economic regional data as well as poverty and fiscal capacity data within its data sets. This session examines “Total Aid”, in whole and in its parts. The distribution of certain aid categories is illustrated to show what regions of the state and what demographics receive various types of aid. The ration of aid to fiscal capacity, FRPL and region are shown. Enrollment trends are used to sum up the aid picture going forward and the challenges faced by SSFC member districts.
