Week 3 Part 2

Week 3  Part 2

	District 1	District 2
Revenue per WADA @ Compressed Rate	$5,555.82	$7,206.00
Total Target Revenue for M&O	$28, 023,556.08	$34,546,140.48
Teachers/Librarians/Nurses/Coun	281	307

Local Property Value in each district has a direct impact on the Revenue per WADA @ Compressed Rate. “Hold harmless” is a term used to describe a provision in new law that is designed to protect a school district from a loss of local revenue. (School Funding 101)  This law enables District 2 to money collected from local taxes. Districts have similar student numbers, however the Local Property Value in District 2 is higher and Revenue per WADA @ Compressed Rate clearly shows that the students in District 2 benefit from this.

A higher Revenue per WADA @ Compressed Rate allows District 2 to have a higher Total Target Revenue for M&O.  When one is in a smaller district 6 million dollars is a significant amount of money that can impact all areas of education. District 1 has a larger number of special programs children so it is odd that they do not have more money to address the needs of their students.

Reviewing the information on both districts, one can clearly see that the District 1, the lower economic district, does not have as many teachers, librarians, nurses and counselors as District 2. The current laws do not make the finances in education equitable for the children in Texas. Our legislators need to revamp what we are using to enable students in low economic  areas to have the same opportunities to be educated.