Legislative Priorities
89TH Session Legislative Priorities
We believe all entities receiving public dollars for education must be held to the same rigorous financial and academic transparency and accountability standards.
Increase per-student funding for public schools to meet the needs of students and index it to inflation
- Increase pay for all teachers
- Reduce property tax rates
- Add campus support staff to reduce burdens on teachers
- Cover inflationary increases to fuel, utilities, insurance and more
- Reduce recapture
- Increase opportunities for enrichment programs for all students
- Increase classroom support for student academic and behavioral needs
Fully fund programs and requirements enacted by the state legislature.
- Fully fund required armed security officers and physical security measures for each campus
- Fully fund required full-day PreK programs
- Fully fund provision of special education services
- Fully fund schools based on enrollment instead of attendance
Provide meaningful assessment and accountability that holistically measures school performance.
- Recognize the expectations of local communities by including measures beyond performance on state assessments
- Accurately measure student growth in required knowledge and skills for each subject
- Account for changing student needs and time spent within a school district prior to assessment
- Align accepted industry-based certifications with regional workforce needs
- Provide consistency and transparency for schools and communities