Dr. Rick Timbs has added new Data that you can utilize here from the website. We have analyzed the Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal’s impact on school districts and have suggestions for improvements- critically needed improvements.

It must be clear that their continued advocacy effort hinge, in part, on these data. We continue to press for the legislators to convince the Governor that every penny of the $250 million of Performance Grant monies be reallocated for distribution to fiscally distressed low and average wealth school districts across the state in an equitable formula.

Item 1: Executive Summary of Graphs Demonstrating the Effect of the Proposed 2012 Executive Budget - click here

This is a written explanation of the effects of the proposed 2012 Executive Budget. It includes what works and what still needs improvement.

Item 2: Distribution and Impact Graphs with Notes on Graphs- click here

This is prepared for your use so that an audience will be able to see our conclusions as they view the graph

Item 3: Distribution and Impact Graphs with Notes - click here

This is prepared for you to use so that an audience will have handouts and can make notes, as needed

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- new Elba Central School District advocacy presentation on the true impact of the 2% property tax levy, Dec. 3, 2011 >view presentation

- new Presentation, State Aid Formulas and New York Senate Not Making the Grade for Our Schools, Children & Communities, Dec. 1, 2011 >view presentation

- new Presentation, Suggestions for interacting with state legislators, Part II, SSFC Annual Conference, Nov, 14 and Nov. 16, 2011 >View

- new Presentation, Analysis of NYS senators representing SSFC member districts, Part II, SSFC Annual Conference, Nov, 14 and Nov. 16, 2011 >View

- new Data You Need to Know SSFC East: SSFC Conference Part 1, September 2011-Much of the information included in this data set shows the impact of enacted state aid cuts on lower wealth districts compared to wealthier districts – including per-pupil cuts by county and inequities with the Foundation Aid Formula and how it seriously hurts the poorest school districts in the state. You will also find charts that highlight key elements in school aid changes for 2010-11 and 2011-12 (in $billions) and a look at the 2% tax levy cap impacts for school districts <view

- new Tax Cap Model, from Nov. 2011: SSFC Conference Part 2, November 2011 -The information included in this data set shows MODELS to explain the 2% tax levy cap and its complicated, multi-step equation. There are many unanswered questions about the 2% tax levy cap, which will affect school districts to varying degrees. REMINDER, the data here is a MODEL only.<view

- new Onondaga Central School District advocacy presentation on inequities in state aid, Aug, 25, 2011 >view presentation

- Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District advocacy presentation, “A Tale of Two Districts” (comparison of aid cuts highlighting inequities), March 3, 2011 >view

- If tax cap was in place for 2011-12 vote and budget limits for 2012-13 >pdf file

- Tax Cap Ceiling from low to high Nov2010 >pdf file

- Tax Cap Impact <view

- Tax Cap Impact Chart (XLS) >click HERE

- Tax Cap Impact >click HERE

- Property Tax Report Card: budget levy enrollment data report (5/4/11) >click HERE

- Property Tax Report Card: fund balance data (5/4/11) >click HERE

-With the Tax Cap in Place, here’s a chart showing the result of the legislation >view

-Tax Cap Ceiling (from high to low) >view

- UPDATE Compare and Contrast Inequity by Enrollment, November, 2011 This chart shows district-by-district cuts as a percentage of each district’s total budget and levy. Compare your district to those from high wealth communities. >pdf file

- Enacted Sort 11-12 Cuts per student Per County >pdf file

- Enacted cuts per student 2011-12 graph >pdf file

- Aid Cuts vs. Tax Increase >click HERE

- TRS and ERS to 2011 >pdf file

- Website distribution of state aid cuts 2010-11 2011-12 enacted >pdf file

- Website distribution of state aid cuts 2010-11 2011-12 enacted w NOTES >pdf file

- Compare and Contrast inequity by enrollment >click HERE

- Foundation Aid Flaws >click HERE

- Mike Ford and Superintendents make presentation to media >view

-CHART – The relationship between Aid, Taxes and Budget >view

-CHART – Cuts per student (by County) >view chart

-GRAPH – Cuts per student (by County) >view graph

-Distribution of Cuts: > view With Notes
>view Without Notes

- ECASB Legislative Breakfast – 2/12/11 – >click here to see presentation

- Legislative Toolkit >click HERE