Yesterday the Legislature closed session and settled on keeping the base state aid at $4012 for the 2010-2011 school year. This is both good and bad news for schools. The entire balancing act is based on an 1 cent sales increase in sales tax.  I do not want to be Dave downer. However, what happens [...]

The House released the proposal for state funding for next year.  The effect would be the following: 2010-11 Estimated computed general fund budget at BSAPP of $4,005 with the following adjustments in weightings. Eliminates high enrollment weighting Reduces low enrollment weighting Reduces vocational weighting from .5 to .4825 Reduces bilingual weighting from .395 to .3812 [...]