tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629520590544369617.post1028130381002139810..comments2019-02-25T08:59:42.310-08:00Comments on Educational Alchemy: Making Sense of Dollars and CentsDr. Mugitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053328984097815737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629520590544369617.post-31877417013481413912012-02-09T18:16:02.207-08:002012-02-09T18:16:02.207-08:00If families move in to our school district with ch...If families move in to our school district with children enrolling in our school, the state aid per learner we would receive is far less than what we pay out to charter schools for tuition. Put in another way, the money we lose in state aid if a child moves out of our district to enroll in another public school is much less than what we pay if they remain in our district and go to a charter school.<br /><br />Here is the state education department's explanation on how charter school tuition is calculated: Calculation of Final 2010-11 Charter School Basic Tuition<br /><br />2010-11 charter school tuition per pupil equals the product of the school district's 2008-09 approved operating expense per pupil (AOE/TAPU) multiplied by the percentage increase between the 2009-10 statewide total approved operating expense and the 2007-08 statewide total approved operating expense (111.8%).<br /><br />Please note that the 2009-10 State Budget initiated a one year freeze on these per pupil charter school payments. The 2010-11 Executive Budget proposed extending that freeze for one additional year, and the budget bills enacted by the legislature included that provision. While that legislation was vetoed by the Governor for reasons unrelated to the charter school tuition freeze, no additional legislation was enacted during the 2010 legislative session, and the provisions currently in law continue to apply.Dr. Mugitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053328984097815737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629520590544369617.post-35972832522918792542012-02-09T06:03:41.400-08:002012-02-09T06:03:41.400-08:00Your blog is a great model of clear communication ...Your blog is a great model of clear communication with the public about public finance issues.<br /><br />I was curious about the $14,000 tuition figure you mentioned above, and wondered if it was the same for all school districts. I discovered that it is apparently quite different from district to district. https://stateaid.nysed.gov/charter/html_docs/charter_1112_final.htm<br /><br />The variation in the table is a mystery to me.<br /><br />Some wealthier districts with larger tax bases (e.g., North Colonie) pay substantially less in tuition per pupil attending charters than your district, which seems odd, since your district is clearly less able to afford the loss than those districts are.<br /><br />I also wondered how the amount your district loses in state aid when a parent decides to "vote with their feet" and moves out of the district in order to enroll their child in a public school elsewhere compares to the amount lost by the district if they stay in Green Island and send their child to a charter.<br /><br />Or--framed more positively--how much does your district *gain* in state aid if the excellence of your school attracts new families with school-age children to move *into* your district in order to enroll their children in your schools?Mary O'Keeffehttp://bedbuffalos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com