Quality Schools Interim Committee 2005-2006

Committee Staff

Connie Erickson, Lead Staff
Chris Lohse, Research Analyst
Eddye McClure, Attorney
Fong Hom, Secretary
Phone:(406)444-3064
FAX:(406)444-3036

Committee Meeting Information

Agendas and Minutes

PowerPoint presentations from August 30, 2005 meeting

• American Indian Achievement - (Silverthorn)
• Determining the cost of providing an adequate education in the State of Montana- (Wood-Smith)
• Montana K-12 Funding Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis - (Farrier-Robson)
• Recruitment, Retention, and Teacher Salaries
• State Funding Issues for Small and Isolated Schools and Districts - Michael Griffith

General Information

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Fund Structure Task Force
  • July 11, 2005 - Agenda
    • Summary Notes from July 11 meeting
  • August 4, 2005 - Agenda
    • Notice to Task Force Members
    • Summary Notes from August 4 meeting
  • Final Report for MT School Funding Formula
  • Funding Structure Report
  • Question for Funding Structure Group

Membership
Membership - PDF version

Working Group

Work Sessions:

• Schedule
• Agenda

Committee Activities

Assigned Studies

• Senate Bill No. 525

Staff Reports

• Defining and Funding a Basic System of Free Quality Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Final Report on School Facilities (Mike Burke)
• The Achievement Gap in Montana: Features and Policy Prescriptions (Chris Lohse)
• American Indian Student Achievement in Montana Public Schools (Chris Lohse and Susan Ockert)
• July 21-22, 2005
  • Disparities in School Mill Levies (OBPP)
  • Disequalizing Affects of State HB 124 Reimbursements (OBPP)
  • Property Tax Information Related to K-12 (OBPP)
    • Related charts and tables
• September 8, 2005
  • At Risk Distribution Mechanisms
• Per Pupil Entitlement
• Jim Standaert's spreadsheet (Excel)
• Spreadsheet - Per Student & Classroom matrices (Excel)
• Spreadsheet - accredit entitlement matrix (Excel)
• September 14, 2005
  • K-12 Health Care Package
    • Cover Letter from David Ewer, Budget Director
    • Purpose, Background, and Major Components
    • State of Montana Employee Benefits Plan
    • Capital and Risk Management - Large Claim Component Statewide K-12
    • Capital and Risk Management - Large Claim Component by District Size
    • MT K-12 Claimant Distribution Data
    • Article on Reinsurance
• September 23, 2005
  • Equalizing School Mills Statewide (OBPP)
  • A Proposed Mechanism for Funding Montana Schools (Chris Lohse)
• September 30, 2005
  • Classroom Entitlement Options (Working Group)
• Progress Report on Work of the Quality Schools Interim Committee (Jim Standaert for Legislative Finance Committee)
• October 17, 2005
  • Teacher Salary Comparisons and Options
  • Classroom Entitlement, Full-day Kindergarten Option
  • Per Student Entitlement
• October 24, 2005
  • Accredited Program Component - Madalyn Quinlan and Joan Anderson
  • Revenue for General Fund and Retirement for FY 2004 - Jim Standaert
• November 1-2,2005
  • Schools Budgeting of Oil and Gas and Coal Revenue - OBPP
  • Report on Mill Levy Impacts under Various Revenue Options- OBPP
  • New Model Revenue Structure Options - Jim Standaert
  • School Funding Budget Comparisons
  • Fund Structure Task Force Report
  • Motion Options - Fund Structure
• November 18, 2005
  • School Funding Proposal Spreadsheet
  • School Funding Proposal Spreadsheet by size
  • Status Sheet as of 11/02/05

Consultants' Final Reports

• Recruitment, Retention, and Salaries of Teachers and Other School Personnel - Dr. Douglas Young and Dr. Christiana Stoddard
• Determining the Cost of Providing an Adequate Education in the State of Montana - R.C. Wood & Associates

Legislation

• Senate Bill No. 152
• Health Insurance Proposal
• School Funding Formula Draft Bill (Revised LC0001)

Related Links

• State of Montana School Funding Formula, Report of Joint Select Committee on Education Funding, 2005 Legislative Session
• R.C. Wood and Associates RFP
• Teacher Compensation Contract Awarded to Montana State University-Bozeman
  • Stoddard-Young Proposal
• R.C. Wood & Associates' Website - District Needs Assessment and Public Surveys www.mtk12funding.org
• Montana Virtual Education Consultancy Report
• Governor Schweitzer's letter to education community, September 22, 2005
• Governor's Schweitzer's letter to Attorney General McGrath, September 30, 2005
• The Montana Constitution: Progressive Spirit of the Rocky Mountain West, Seminar II: Indian Education
  

How to Contact Us

Legislative Services Division
PO Box 201706
Helena, MT 59620-1706
Phone: (406)444-3064
FAX: (406)444-3036