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FY 2010 Budget and Project Updates Occupy State Board

The State Board of Education will ask Governor Sebelius and the Legislature to fully fund current law [which requires using the Consumer Price Index – Urban to determine general state aid, along with a $69 increase to base state aid per pupil [instead of the $59 currently approved], resulting in a total request of $131,869,344 for FY 2010.

The Board’s request includes

·        Full funding of statutory amounts for mentoring

·        Full funding of statutory amounts for professional development

·        92% of excess cost of special education

·        $69 increase to base state aid per pupil.

The Board also heard updates on current work of

·        The Teaching in Kansas Commission

·        The Kansas Educational Leadership Commission

·        A survey of professional development practices

·        Increasing the number of Highly Qualified teachers in high poverty schools.

In other action, the State Board:

·        Discussed guidelines for Virtual Schools in Kansas

·        Approved recommendations of the Professional Practices Commission to deny 1 application and revoke 3 licenses

·        Approve recommendations of the Evaluation Review Committee to approve new programs at:
          o       University of Kansas  
          o       Pittsburg State University  
          o       MidAmerica Nazarene University

·        Approve recommendations of the Licensure Review Committee to deny 4 license/endorsement requests and approve 13

·        Approved model curriculum standards for world languages

·        Approve bond elections for
          o       USD 383, Manhattan  
          o       USD 453, Leavenworth  
          o       USD 498, Valley Heights

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KNEA Legislative Contacts

Blake West, President
Peg Dunlap, Director, Instructional Advocacy
Mark Desetti, Director, Legislative and Political Advocacy
Terry Forsyth, Director, Political Action

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