Michigan Association of School Administrators Peter Spadafore
Legislative Update January 26, 2017
Service · Leadership · Collaboration · Excellence
Michigan Association of School Administrators Peter Spadafore Associate Executive Director, Government Relations [email protected] 517.896.5951 @pjspadafore
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Agenda • Lame Duck – What Happened? • What Didn’t Happen • Revenue Estimates – How much? • Michigan’s 99th Legislature •
New Faces
•
Same Soup Different Day
• President Elect Trump’s Education Priorities • MASA’s Priorities • Questions
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LAME DUCK – WHAT HAPPENED
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Zero Tolerance – PA 360 of 2016 • HB 5618 - Considerations Before Certain Suspensions and Expulsions • • •
• • • •
The student's age, The student's disciplinary history, Whether the student has a disability, [Section 1311(1) does provide that if there is reasonable suspicion to believe the student has a disability and has not been evaluated, that evaluation will take place immediately] The seriousness of the violation or behavior, Whether the violation or behavior committed by the student threatened the safety of any student or staff member, Whether restorative practices will be used to address the violation or behavior, and Whether a lesser intervention would properly address the violation or behavior.
• More than 10 Days – Rebuttable Presumption - Compromise
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Zero Tolerance – PA 360 of 2016 • HB 5619 – Restorative Practices – Considered before Suspension • Restorative practices may include victim-offender conferences that: •
Are initiated by the victim;
•
Are approved by the victim's parent or legal guardian or, if the victim is at least 15, by the victim;
•
Are attended voluntarily by the victim, a victim advocate, the offender, members of the school community, and supporters of the victim and the offender; and
•
Would provide an opportunity for the offender to accept responsibility for the harm caused to those affected, and to participate in setting consequences to repair the harm.
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Seclusion and Restraint – PA 394 of 2016 • Under the legislation, restraint and seclusion practices may only be used if a child is a danger to themselves or others. • The bills also require any use of restraint and seclusion to be reported to the parents and the Michigan Department of Education, as well as mandate additional training for school personnel on how to handle behavioral situations. • Require districts and intermediate school districts to develop policies that follow the state plan. • Define the conditions under which seclusion and restraint could be used during emergencies and require that such incidents be reported. • Establish a “positive behavioral support system and intervention plan” to be adopted by all schools. • Create best practices for data collection on incidents and school training requirements for emergencies. ©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
LAME DUCK – WHAT DIDN’T HAPPEN
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What Didn’t Happen • MPSERS Reform • Tax Shift • 1280c Repeal • Truancy Changes
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REVENUE ESTIMATES
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CREC – January 2017 FY 2017
FY 2018
$274.7 m (GF/GP)
$232.6 m (GF/GP)
$338.3 m (SAF)
$326.1 m (SAF)
__________________
__________________
$613 million
$558.7 million
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Constitutional Revenue Limit Revenue (billions) 2.00 0.00 (2.00) (4.00) (6.00) (8.00) (10.00) (12.00)
Fiscal Year
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Pupil Counts 2016/17
2017/18
Locals: 1,337,700
Locals: 1,336,500
PSAs:
PSAs:
153,000 1,490,700 FTE
150,000 1,486,500 FTE
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MICHIGAN’S 99TH LEGISLATURE
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Speaker of the House Rep. Tom Leonard Republican – Dewitt
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Education Committees – 2017-19
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Issues for 2017-19 • MPSERS • Income Tax Rollback • Tax Shift • 1280c Repeal • 1280c Replacement • Infrastructure • Taxes
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP EDUCATION AGENDA
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Trump Education “Vision” • •
• •
• •
Immediately add an additional federal investment of $20 billion towards school choice. This will be done by reprioritizing existing federal dollars. Give states the option to allow these funds to follow the student to the public or private school they attend. Distribution of this grant will favor states that have private school choice, magnet schools and charter laws, encouraging them to participate. Establish the national goal of providing school choice to every one of the 11 million school aged children living in poverty. If the states collectively contribute another $110 billion of their own education budgets toward school choice, on top of the $20 billion in federal dollars, that could provide $12,000 in school choice funds to every K-12 student who today lives in poverty. Work with Congress on reforms to ensure universities are making a good faith effort to reduce the cost of college and student debt in exchange for the federal tax breaks and tax dollars. Ensure that the opportunity to attend a two or four-year college, or to pursue a trade or a skill set through vocational and technical education, will be easier to access, pay for, and finish.
Source: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/education/
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MASA PRIORITIES
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Background • Policy Survey Sent to Members • 191 Responses • MASA Staff Compiled the Results • Drafted Recommended Priorities • Submitted to Legislative Committee on Jan. 11, 2017 • Revised by Committee • Submitted to Council for Feedback and Approval
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Top 10 Vote Getters 1. Funding – 166 Votes 2. Streamline Reporting – 61 Votes 3. State Assessments – 55 Votes 4. School Calendar – 44 Votes 5. K-3 Literacy – 41 Votes 6. Private School Funding – 34 Votes 7. Regulate/Reduce Charter/Cyber Schools – 33 Votes 8. Sinking Fund Expansion – 32 Votes 9. Pre-School Early Education – 31 Votes 10. Teacher Licensing/Certification –28 Votes
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Additional Topics/Issues • • • • • • • • • • •
SRO Open Carry Laws (no guns in schools) Support research/evidence-based practices Retirement/Insurance Costs (reduce) End unfunded mandates Increase local control Special education reform Seclusion and restraint End non-academic homeschool courses Truancy intervention support Incentivize district consolidation
• • • • • • • • • •
Increase access to vocational programs (CTE) Flexibility of Michigan Merit Curriculum Teacher evaluations Protect the School Aid Fund ESSA Implementation Transparent, flexible and positive state accountability system Manage declining enrollment Clarity on gender issues Reform teacher preparation system School of Choice Reform
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
APPROVED PRIORITIES
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Education Funding A stable School Aid Fund is vital to a successful education system. MASA supports efforts that protect school funding and work toward a more equitable and stable funding system for all pupils in the State of Michigan. To that end the Association opposes any efforts to erode the stability of the School Aid Fund and any policy mechanisms that intentionally reduce revenues without adequate replacements. Additionally, MASA supports continuing the work that began with the 2016 Michigan Education Finance Study to better understand funding needs for all local and intermediate school districts.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
State Assessments In an era of high stakes evaluation and school accountability, MASA believes that our student assessment system must be meaningful and consistent. MASA supports an assessment system that accurately and appropriately measures student growth and that can be used to inform the craft of educators. Additionally, MASA believes that the state should adopt an assessment and accountability system that is fair, transparent, open and stable to provide educators with the tools they need to be successful long-term. Work continues within the ESSA process to ensure that an assessment system that meets the above benchmarks is achieved.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
School Calendar Michigan has long been a leader in education, however our current calendar clings to the past and serves adults over students. MASA supports repealing language in MCL 380.1284b that prohibits starting school before Labor Day to grant local districts the control and flexibility they need to determine what is educationally appropriate for their community. MASA supports efforts to encourage flexibility in the calendar to accommodate a wide range of learning needs and arrangements.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Privatization of Public Education MASA firmly opposes using any public dollars for private education. The voters of Michigan have twice spoken; public dollars are for public schools. Actions taken in recent School Aid Budgets look to overturn the will of the people and undermine that line of demarcation. The Association is currently working to roll back that dangerous precedent and safeguard school aid dollars from unconstitutional expenditures on private schools and work to reverse the trend of profit in public education.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Accountability and SRO MASA supports the repeal of Sec 1280c, the so-called “Failing Schools Legislation”. In its place, MASA supports an accountability system that supports schools in their effort to ensure that every student succeeds. That system should be fair, transparent, consistent, and should explore multiple options to ensure that Michigan is on track to be a top ten state.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Virtual Education MASA recognizes the importance of flexible learning delivery methods. However, the proliferation of virtual schools must not be unfettered. To that end we support more accountably in virtual education to ensure that every student participating in cyber programming is receiving a quality education and services are not duplicative. Additionally, MASA will work to ensure that funding methods for virtual schools are aligned with costs associated with virtual education.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Questions/Comments? Peter Spadafore Michigan Association of School Administrators Associate Executive Director, Government Relations [email protected] 517.896.5951 @pjspadafore
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Service · Leadership · Collaboration · Excellence
Michigan Association of School Administrators Peter Spadafore Associate Executive Director, Government Relations [email protected] 517.896.5951 @pjspadafore
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Agenda • Lame Duck – What Happened? • What Didn’t Happen • Revenue Estimates – How much? • Michigan’s 99th Legislature •
New Faces
•
Same Soup Different Day
• President Elect Trump’s Education Priorities • MASA’s Priorities • Questions
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
LAME DUCK – WHAT HAPPENED
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Zero Tolerance – PA 360 of 2016 • HB 5618 - Considerations Before Certain Suspensions and Expulsions • • •
• • • •
The student's age, The student's disciplinary history, Whether the student has a disability, [Section 1311(1) does provide that if there is reasonable suspicion to believe the student has a disability and has not been evaluated, that evaluation will take place immediately] The seriousness of the violation or behavior, Whether the violation or behavior committed by the student threatened the safety of any student or staff member, Whether restorative practices will be used to address the violation or behavior, and Whether a lesser intervention would properly address the violation or behavior.
• More than 10 Days – Rebuttable Presumption - Compromise
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Zero Tolerance – PA 360 of 2016 • HB 5619 – Restorative Practices – Considered before Suspension • Restorative practices may include victim-offender conferences that: •
Are initiated by the victim;
•
Are approved by the victim's parent or legal guardian or, if the victim is at least 15, by the victim;
•
Are attended voluntarily by the victim, a victim advocate, the offender, members of the school community, and supporters of the victim and the offender; and
•
Would provide an opportunity for the offender to accept responsibility for the harm caused to those affected, and to participate in setting consequences to repair the harm.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Seclusion and Restraint – PA 394 of 2016 • Under the legislation, restraint and seclusion practices may only be used if a child is a danger to themselves or others. • The bills also require any use of restraint and seclusion to be reported to the parents and the Michigan Department of Education, as well as mandate additional training for school personnel on how to handle behavioral situations. • Require districts and intermediate school districts to develop policies that follow the state plan. • Define the conditions under which seclusion and restraint could be used during emergencies and require that such incidents be reported. • Establish a “positive behavioral support system and intervention plan” to be adopted by all schools. • Create best practices for data collection on incidents and school training requirements for emergencies. ©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
LAME DUCK – WHAT DIDN’T HAPPEN
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
What Didn’t Happen • MPSERS Reform • Tax Shift • 1280c Repeal • Truancy Changes
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
REVENUE ESTIMATES
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
CREC – January 2017 FY 2017
FY 2018
$274.7 m (GF/GP)
$232.6 m (GF/GP)
$338.3 m (SAF)
$326.1 m (SAF)
__________________
__________________
$613 million
$558.7 million
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Constitutional Revenue Limit Revenue (billions) 2.00 0.00 (2.00) (4.00) (6.00) (8.00) (10.00) (12.00)
Fiscal Year
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Pupil Counts 2016/17
2017/18
Locals: 1,337,700
Locals: 1,336,500
PSAs:
PSAs:
153,000 1,490,700 FTE
150,000 1,486,500 FTE
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
MICHIGAN’S 99TH LEGISLATURE
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Speaker of the House Rep. Tom Leonard Republican – Dewitt
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Education Committees – 2017-19
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Issues for 2017-19 • MPSERS • Income Tax Rollback • Tax Shift • 1280c Repeal • 1280c Replacement • Infrastructure • Taxes
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP EDUCATION AGENDA
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Trump Education “Vision” • •
• •
• •
Immediately add an additional federal investment of $20 billion towards school choice. This will be done by reprioritizing existing federal dollars. Give states the option to allow these funds to follow the student to the public or private school they attend. Distribution of this grant will favor states that have private school choice, magnet schools and charter laws, encouraging them to participate. Establish the national goal of providing school choice to every one of the 11 million school aged children living in poverty. If the states collectively contribute another $110 billion of their own education budgets toward school choice, on top of the $20 billion in federal dollars, that could provide $12,000 in school choice funds to every K-12 student who today lives in poverty. Work with Congress on reforms to ensure universities are making a good faith effort to reduce the cost of college and student debt in exchange for the federal tax breaks and tax dollars. Ensure that the opportunity to attend a two or four-year college, or to pursue a trade or a skill set through vocational and technical education, will be easier to access, pay for, and finish.
Source: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/education/
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
MASA PRIORITIES
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Background • Policy Survey Sent to Members • 191 Responses • MASA Staff Compiled the Results • Drafted Recommended Priorities • Submitted to Legislative Committee on Jan. 11, 2017 • Revised by Committee • Submitted to Council for Feedback and Approval
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Top 10 Vote Getters 1. Funding – 166 Votes 2. Streamline Reporting – 61 Votes 3. State Assessments – 55 Votes 4. School Calendar – 44 Votes 5. K-3 Literacy – 41 Votes 6. Private School Funding – 34 Votes 7. Regulate/Reduce Charter/Cyber Schools – 33 Votes 8. Sinking Fund Expansion – 32 Votes 9. Pre-School Early Education – 31 Votes 10. Teacher Licensing/Certification –28 Votes
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Additional Topics/Issues • • • • • • • • • • •
SRO Open Carry Laws (no guns in schools) Support research/evidence-based practices Retirement/Insurance Costs (reduce) End unfunded mandates Increase local control Special education reform Seclusion and restraint End non-academic homeschool courses Truancy intervention support Incentivize district consolidation
• • • • • • • • • •
Increase access to vocational programs (CTE) Flexibility of Michigan Merit Curriculum Teacher evaluations Protect the School Aid Fund ESSA Implementation Transparent, flexible and positive state accountability system Manage declining enrollment Clarity on gender issues Reform teacher preparation system School of Choice Reform
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
APPROVED PRIORITIES
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Education Funding A stable School Aid Fund is vital to a successful education system. MASA supports efforts that protect school funding and work toward a more equitable and stable funding system for all pupils in the State of Michigan. To that end the Association opposes any efforts to erode the stability of the School Aid Fund and any policy mechanisms that intentionally reduce revenues without adequate replacements. Additionally, MASA supports continuing the work that began with the 2016 Michigan Education Finance Study to better understand funding needs for all local and intermediate school districts.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
State Assessments In an era of high stakes evaluation and school accountability, MASA believes that our student assessment system must be meaningful and consistent. MASA supports an assessment system that accurately and appropriately measures student growth and that can be used to inform the craft of educators. Additionally, MASA believes that the state should adopt an assessment and accountability system that is fair, transparent, open and stable to provide educators with the tools they need to be successful long-term. Work continues within the ESSA process to ensure that an assessment system that meets the above benchmarks is achieved.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
School Calendar Michigan has long been a leader in education, however our current calendar clings to the past and serves adults over students. MASA supports repealing language in MCL 380.1284b that prohibits starting school before Labor Day to grant local districts the control and flexibility they need to determine what is educationally appropriate for their community. MASA supports efforts to encourage flexibility in the calendar to accommodate a wide range of learning needs and arrangements.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Privatization of Public Education MASA firmly opposes using any public dollars for private education. The voters of Michigan have twice spoken; public dollars are for public schools. Actions taken in recent School Aid Budgets look to overturn the will of the people and undermine that line of demarcation. The Association is currently working to roll back that dangerous precedent and safeguard school aid dollars from unconstitutional expenditures on private schools and work to reverse the trend of profit in public education.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Accountability and SRO MASA supports the repeal of Sec 1280c, the so-called “Failing Schools Legislation”. In its place, MASA supports an accountability system that supports schools in their effort to ensure that every student succeeds. That system should be fair, transparent, consistent, and should explore multiple options to ensure that Michigan is on track to be a top ten state.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Virtual Education MASA recognizes the importance of flexible learning delivery methods. However, the proliferation of virtual schools must not be unfettered. To that end we support more accountably in virtual education to ensure that every student participating in cyber programming is receiving a quality education and services are not duplicative. Additionally, MASA will work to ensure that funding methods for virtual schools are aligned with costs associated with virtual education.
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
Questions/Comments? Peter Spadafore Michigan Association of School Administrators Associate Executive Director, Government Relations [email protected] 517.896.5951 @pjspadafore
©2016, Michigan Association of School Administrators. All Rights Reserved.
