If we find that base funding does not support adequate numbers of support staff, how do we argue that the base number ought to be increased?
TDOE states the proposed $6,860 base would make Tennessee [...]
Do we know if the proposed base actually covers adequate numbers of teachers, counselors, social workers, RTI instructors and so on?
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Any idea how they arrived at the precise $6860 base amount? How do we know that the base is appropriate? What’s the rationale for setting it there, rather than say, $5000, and then contributing more funding for weights? How does the proposed base amount (as a ratio of total per-pupil funding) compare to other states?
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How does the state anticipate increasing base funding with population growth?
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Is the base state money, or is that inclusive of the local funding?
The proposed $6860 base will be subject to a [...]