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Appendix Education Resource Strategies 1 Methodology To ensure comparability across districts in our analysis, ERS uses its own methodologies, definitions and coding structures – including “use” and “function” Use Instruction Leadership • Teacher Compensation • Governance • Aides Compensation • School Supervision Function • Substitute Compensation • School Administration • Librarian & Media Specialist • Research & Accountability • Instructional Materials & Supplies • Communications • Other Non-Compensation • Student Assignment • Other Compensation Operations & Maintenance • Extended Time & Tutoring • Facilities & Maintenance Pupil Services & Enrichment • Security & Safety • Enrichment • Food Services • Social Emotional • Student Transportation • Physical Health Services & Therapies • Utilities • Career Academic Counseling Business Services • Parent & Community Relations • Human Resources Instruction Support & Prof. Dev. • Finance, Budget, Purchasing, Distribution • Professional Development • Data Processing & Information Services • Curriculum Development • Facilities Planning • Recruitment(of Instructional Staff) • Development & Fundraising • Special Population Program Management • Legal & Support • Insurance Source: ERS knowledge management Education Resource Strategies 2 ERS codes the budget to identify how much the district spends at the following four “levels”: DC: % of Expenses District Governance, Management of the “Central Overhead” Leadership & support services provide to Schools Management Example: Superintendent, Board, Strategy, 10% Dir. of Math, Dir. of Transportation All FTEs, services, and materials that provide Support support to schools but generally on as- 11% Services needed or irregular basis Example: Summer School, Early Stages Center “School-Attributed” All FTEs, services, and materials not reported School on on the school budget, but support schools on 16% Central a regular and predictable basis Example: Security, Afterschool, PSNs All FTEs, services, and materials allocated School 63% directly to schools in the district expenditures Reported This is what ERS uses to Example: CSM Allocation, Equity Modification compare spending across schools Source: DCPS SY1112 Budget Education Resource Strategies 3 Methodology ERS adjusts per pupil spending at each school to account for SPED, ELL, and TI funding 1 2 … so ERS takes the student type weights These two schools have the same per that we calculated to adjust each pupil amount but Barnard ES serves a school’s enrollment to create an needier student population … “adjusted” per-pupil amount $13,953 $14,007 $14,526 $12,386 Simon ES Barnard ES Simon ES Barnard ES % SPED 12% 15% Enrollment 251 483 % ELL 0% 15% Weighed 241 546 Enrollment* % Pov 60% 77% *For example: We know that the district overall spending on SPED-Resource students is 2.4 weight-> so any SPED-Resource students at Simon and Barnard are weighted 2.4 in the school’s weighted enrollment. Across the district, the weighted enrollment is then grossed down proportionally to get to the district’s actual enrollment. Source: DCPS SY1112 Budget Data Education Resource Strategies 4