[Vision2020] Idaho Education Budget Proposals

[Kenneth Marcy]

Idaho Education Budget Proposals

http://www.idahoednews.org/news/key-education-groups-praise-ybarras-budget-proposal/ 


On Sept. 2, Ybarra released her 2016-17 public school budget proposal 
<http://www.idahoednews.org/news/ybarra-seeks-110-million-budget-boost-for-k-12/#.VgMTuLTI5VI>, 
which calls for increasing K-12 spending by 7.5 percent, or an 
additional $110 million more than this year. Ybarra’s budget would also 
increase funding for teacher pay and restore school districts’ 
operational funding (sometimes called discretionary funding in state 
government lingo) to pre-recession levels reached in 2009. (Click the 
highlighted text at the end of this sentence for a spreadsheet 
containing Ybarra’s 2016-17 budget proposal 
<http://idahoednews.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FY17-Public-Schools-Budget-9.2.2015.pdf>).

For next year, Ybarra is seeking a slightly larger funding boost than 
the one lawmakers approved for the current year, when they increased 
public school spending by 7.4 percent, or $101.2 million 
<http://www.idahoednews.org/news/house-quickly-approves-7-4-percent-increase-in-school-funding/#.VgMWFLTI5VI>. 


Idaho Education Association President Penni Cyr said teachers are “very 
excited about the budget” because of the recommended spending increase 
and the second installment of funding for the career ladder teacher 
salary program approved by the 2015 Legislature.

“What is significant is Superintendent Ybarra recognizes the 
Legislature’s Constitutional obligation to fully fund public education,” 
Cyr said. “Her request goes a long way toward that mandate.”

Ybarra’s budget proposal would return the state to 2009 operations 
funding levels, but does not account for inflation or any increased 
costs districts absorbed, Cyr said. Nevertheless, Cyr called it “a great 
start in the right direction.”



*Ken

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