What is Equity?: Review of dictionary and other definitions of equity (copy attached to end of these notes) o Per Merriam Webster o Per Brent Jones

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1 WSS / Schl Allcatins Wrkgrup May , 1:13 PM Attendees: JLynn Berge, Linda Sebring, Sara Bnneville, Sherri Kkx, Jeff Clark, Eric Andersn; (jined fr 2 nd hur) Ted Hward, Erika Ayer, Mia Williams, Michael Tlley, Chris Crnas Agenda: What is Equity, Bard plicy n Budgeting, Review adpted budget Big Sheet, $2.8 M fr Equity needs, Gap Clsing strategies What is Equity?: Review f dictinary and ther definitins f equity (cpy attached t end f these ntes) Per Merriam Webster Per Brent Jnes Discussins: need t lk thru lens... Kids with mre need tend t be cncentrated in certain areas Equity is abut leveling the playing field Several spke f liking the first f the definitins prvided by Brent Jnes, Equity is abut... Bard Plicy 6010, Schl Funding Mdel review: Review f existing bard plicy n Schls Funding Mdel (cpy attached t end f these ntes) It was nted that the existing plicy des nt use the wrd equity Discussin: Cmment that wuld like t lk at mre whle district budget, nt just schls funding; i.e. Weighted Staffing Standards (WSS); Can take this plicy t cabinet and ask if they are interested in asking bard abut revising t include language abut equity; Opening sentence shuld set gal (gap clsing, etc.) Big Sheet adpted budget versin: Review f characteristics Research & Evaluatin dept wuld be mre cmfrtable if did nt use the 2016 seg levels, as transitining t a new measurement f equity/needs; Discussin n what segmentatin levels man r shw us Cnsensus is t remve that clumn. Discussin n stipends fr lw seg level schls; is it enugh f an incentive? Can K 8 data be separated fr K 5 and 6 8 levels? (Answer: nt n aggregate level, due t staff allcated based n ttal enrllment e.g. principal, assistant secretaries, nurses, etc. Ed.) Example f Eckstein and Denny: why are they the same? What are plicies that ther schl districts have abut using grant funding fr staffing? Prepared by Budget Office/SLB page 1 5/23/2017 wrkgrup meeting

2 What des Other Grants mean when it is at a pint in time add asterisk with pint in time infrmatin t updates. Discussin: what grants shuld cunt fr this analysis? This sheet/analysis shw what resurces were available t each schl as f a certain pint in time during budget develpment r pint in time during the budget year. Hw is this analysis used? Request t have file sent electrnically: (Tw versins f Big Sheet fr were ed t wrkgrup members n 3/21/2017 Ed.) $2.8 M additinal funding fr Equity Needs in Schls : Discussin f 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) teacher value allcatin t schls in Tier I and 2; Why nt allcate full $2.8 M? Additinal teachers may generate additinal PCP (Preparatin, Cnference, Planning time) needs if the allcatin is used fr classrm teacher in K 5. Gathering data as t what schls want t staff (classrm r specialist teacher), and what changes t PCP staffing after taking int accunt June revised enrllment prjectins. (Accrding t current prjectins, if Allcatins t Elementary and K 8 schls were all used fr classrm teacher, and additinal 2.0 FTE fr PCP at elementary grades wuld be needed Ed.) Discussin: Fr what purpse are schls ging t use the additinal FTE? Sme want t wait until September while ther schls want t use it nw. Schls t send in plan detailing what they will d with the 1.0 FTE allcatin Need a deadline June 1; Sherri K will cmmunicated t schls All tier 1 schls shuld write plan fr 1.5 teacher add, and district will fund what they can, depending availability f funding. Gap Clsing Strategies Eric Andersn presented infrmatin Natinal Research Gaps begin in early childhd Neur science f early childhd develpment Implicatins f starting [schl] already behind ther students Why gaps widen in K 12 educatin (ecnmics, bias, steretypes, etc.) Initial Recmmendatins Natinal Research Rn Fergusn s wrk Big Picture Discussins Hw des this wrk with blanket class sizes? Hw des frced placement [f teachers] recncile with hiring the best high quality teachers (bargained requirements) SPS Gap clsing Seattle has large gap, natinally Mercer s MTSS mdel Gap clsing schls what d they have in cmmn? Prfessinal culture Instructin Systems f supprt Prepared by Budget Office/SLB page 2 5/23/2017 wrkgrup meeting

3 Crrelatin fr schls with highest grwth in AA students Adults at schl care abut me Psitive Learning, Psitive Beliefs, Psitive Relatinships, Psitive Partnerships Frmula fr Success What can be addressed within the WSS mdel Class size, student supprts, FRL based discretinary funding What effect is $15 per hur minimum wage expected t have n FRL cunts? What ther research driven wrk, data, etc. des the grup want as far as infrming gapclsing strategies that can be supprted by WSS funding? What are tp 10 gap eliminating districts in the cuntry, and what are cmmnalities in their schl funding mdels? Discussins... Hw t identify 10 tp gap clsing schls? GFOA (Gvernment Financial Officers Assciatin)? ASBO (Assciatin f Schls Business Officials)? Cuncil f Great City Schls? Which Schl districts? Lngbeach CA? Mntgmery Cunty? Oakland? What d we anticipate abut impact f increase in Charter Schls Fcus n Trauma infrmed practice Invest in prfessinal develpment, cmmitment fr resurces t prvide supprt Always talking abut FTE; [shuld be] referring kids t right services fr right need Wrap arund services Finalize Scpe f Wrk Review dcument Cst neutral (fr nw) [Wrk fcus n] WSS and ideas fr Phase in changes that are cst neutral Discussin can smene frm Labr Relatins cme t talk abut bargaining issues? Example Flexibility arund cunselr requirements? Als, definitin f cunselr : schl cunselr as ppsed t mental health cunselr. Priritize key deliverables (list f tpics), t get dwn t what really can be accmplished in 7 meetings Discussin: Grup t tp 5 10 issues t (Sara Bnneville, t cmpile) Tackle 2 issues per meeting Parallel wrk with schl funding mdel Equity lens applies t all tpics Invite smene frm Special Ed, Transitinal Bilingual, and Human Resurces t selected meetings. Next meeting(s): June 20, 1:00 4:00 PM High level lk at June Enrllment update Updates Prepared by Budget Office/SLB page 3 5/23/2017 wrkgrup meeting

4 (Handuts Included) What is Equity? Per Merriam Webster Equity : 1.a. Justice accrding t natural law r right; specifically freedm frm bias r favritism 1.b. Smething that is equitable 2.a. A system f law riginating in the English chancery and cmprising a settles and frmal bdy f legal and prcedural rules and dctrines that supplement, aid r verride cmmn and statute law and are designed t prtect rights and enfrce duties fixed by substantive law 2.b. Trial r remedial justice under r by the rules and dctrines f equity 2.c. A bdy f legal dctrines and rules develped t enlarge, supplement, r verride a narrw rigid system f law. Per Merriam Webster Equitable : 1.a. Having r exhibiting equity; dealing fairly and equally with all cncerned (an equitable settlement f the dispute) 1.b. Existing r valid in equity as distinguished frm law (an equitable defense) Per Brent Jnes: Equity is abut prviding thse wh need it mst what they need t meet a standard r success. It is nt based n equal share. It's based n amunt f need. Sme schls/prgrams may need 5 fte and thers may need nly 1 fte t make their prgram successful. Cntext matters t. "Equity and equality are tw strategies we can use in an effrt t prduce fairness. Equity is giving everyne what they need t be successful. Equality is treating everyne the same. Equality aims t prmte fairness, but it can nly wrk if everyne starts frm the same place and needs the same help." "Equity in educatin means that persnal r scial circumstances such as gender, ethnic rigin r family backgrund, are nt bstacles t achieving educatinal ptential and that all individuals reach at least a basic minimum level f skills." Prepared by Budget Office/SLB page 4 5/23/2017 wrkgrup meeting

5 (Handuts Included) It is the plicy f the Seattle Schl Bard that budgetary frmulas and staffing standards determining schl budgets within Seattle Public Schls be reviewed annually in the budget develpment prcess t ensure service f the academic needs f their students, within the cnfines f the district s annual budget. The Seattle Schl Bard directs the Superintendent t implement a schl funding mdel that prvides a cre fundatin which includes necessary resurces fr teachers, teachers supprt and administrative supprt fr academic success fr all students f Seattle Public Schls and uses the fllwing guiding principles: 1. Prvide the basic staffing fr schl adjusted fr substantive size differential cnsidering nn-instructinal csts; 2. Result in a transparent schl funding mdel that schls, families, and cmmunity members can understand; 3. Prvide the cre staffing needed fr schls t fcus n academic issues; 4. Based n data, prvide persnnel differentially t schls n the basis f student characteristics, including pverty, bilingual, special educatin, highly capable, and academic perfrmance levels; 5. Align resurces with funding requirements, state and federal grant requirements, and cntractual bligatins; 6. Align staff adjustments with changing student ppulatins and schl level administrative duties; 7. Invest mre resurces in early learning (K-3); and 8. Prvide cntinuity f prgrams by attempting t retain cre staff levels frm year-tyear. The Superintendent is authrized t establish prcedures r administrative guidelines t supprt the implementatin f this plicy. Adpted: February 2012 Revised: September 2014 Crss Reference: Plicy N. 600 Related Superintendent Prcedu Previus Plicies: G11.00 Legal References: RCW 28A.505 Management Resurces: Prepared by Budget Office/SLB page 5 5/23/2017 wrkgrup meeting