Michigan State Senate

Senate Fiscal Agency

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School Aid (K-12)

Scheduled Legislative Committee Meetings

Link to Department's Home Page

   
Senate Fiscal Agency Analysts: Kathryn Summers-Coty and Debra Hollon
   
Michigan State Department Contacts
State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Mike Flanagan, (517) 373-9235 
Deputy Superintendent: Carol Wolenberg, (517) 373-3901
Legislative Liaison: Elaine Madigan, (517) 335-4074
   
Programs/Issues Covered by this Budget Area
Per-Pupil Funding (Foundation Allowance) Public School Academies (Charter Schools)
Special Education Funding Proposal A
At-Risk Funding Vision and Hearing Screening Funding
School Readiness Program School Lunch and Breakfast
Adult Education Federal No Child Left Behind Grants
Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) Vocational Education

School Districts

MEAP Testing Funding
 
For more information on the topics above, check out the following links or contact the Senate Fiscal Agency Analyst.
Budget Highlight Sheets and Decision Documents
Most recent Highlight Sheet
Most recent Detailed Decision Document: Governor, Senate, House, and Conference
Most recent Line Item Spreadsheet
Most recent Recommended Fiscal Year 2008-09 Foundation Allowances
Links to current Department Budget Bills
 
Other Budget Information
FY 2008-09 K-12 Conference Report - July 17, 2008
FY 2007-08 Initial Appropriations Report
 
Department/Program Data
General Overview
Funding History
Bar Chart Illustrating FY 2007-08 Per-Pupil Foundation Allowance Increases Generated by Returning to the Gap-Closing Formula Implemented after Proposal A
Comparing State Funding for K-12 to Detroit Area Fiscal Year CPI: FY 1995-96 through FY 2006-07 (August 2007)
Sources of Local School Operating Revenues: FY 1968-69 through FY 2004-05 (August 2007)
K-12 Budget Bill Appropriations History: FY 1991-92 through FY 2006-07 (August 2007)
History of the Minimum, Basic, and Hold Harmless Foundation Allowances Since Proposal A (February 2008)
Each School District's Foundation Allowance Since Proposal A (February 2008)
 
Related Senate Fiscal Agency Publications
Financial Review Team Process for Detroit Public Schools - September 22, 2008
Declining Enrollment: A Continuing Issue (May/June 2008)
School Aid Funding Formula: Further Closing of the School Aid Equity Gap (November/December 2007)
Per-Pupil Funding Gaps and Equity in School Aid (March/April 2007)
Fiscal Implications of Dow Chemical and Midland Cogeneration Venture Property Tax Appeal Cases (September/October 2006)
Presentation: Analysis of K-16 Funding Initiative (September 2006)
Analysis of the November 7, 2006 Ballot Proposal 06-5: K-16 Mandatory Funding (September 2006)
The Michigan School Readiness Program And Factors Affecting School Districts' Allocations (August 2006)
Updated Cost Analysis of the K-16 Funding Initiative (July 28, 2006)
Declining Enrollment and its Effect on School District Revenue (November/December 2004)
The Michigan School Aid Act Compiled and Appendices (Updated November, 2006)
Michigan School Finance Reform: Analysis of the Enacted School Finance/Education Reform Package (October 1994)
 
Related Links
Michigan Department of Education
State Aid News
Education Commission of the States
 
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