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Budget Preparations
Contact Information
Detailed data and tools to begin budgeting for the next school year: Budget Driver (John Jenft) sheet, K-3 Class Size Compliance, CEDARS Poverty Percentage, LAP Calculator, Estimated Levy Authority and Local Effort Assistance (LEA) and Special Education Percentages.
State Budget News & Information
2021–22 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated December 28, 2020)
CEDARS Poverty Data
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
Special Education Funding
State Budget News & Information
- State Basic Education Funding Overview - The following is a high level overview of the state budget with respect to basic education versus non-basic education funding sources. This document is for discussion purposes only, and is not intended to be legally binding. If you have questions on any of the following categories or characterizations, please email T.J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer or call at 360-725-6301 (Posted 5/4/2020)
- End of Session Supplemental Budget Overview - ESSB 6168 as enacted 4/3/2020 (Posted April 8, 2020)
- All Hold Harmless funds for 2019-20 list of districts receiving hold harmless for ESHB 2163, Transportation, and LEA for 2019-20 and estimated hold harmless for 2020-21 (Posted May 1, 2020)
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance.
2020–21 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated July 31, 2020)
- LAP Calculator for 2020–21 School Year (Updated August 10, 2020)
- 2019–20 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator using data as of January 2020 Apportionment (Posted February 10, 2020)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated April 23, 2020)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Implicit Price Deflator (I.P.D.) | ||||
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Applied to LEA & Levy per pupil inflators | Applied to salary allocations and National Board Bonus | ||||
2020–21 (2020 CY) | 2021–22 (2021 CY) | 2022–23 (2022 CY) | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
2.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
CEDARS Poverty Data
- FINAL Poverty Percentages for the 2020–21 School Year - By District for LAP Funding and By School for Additional High Poverty LAP Funding (Posted July 17, 2020)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2021 through 2024 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated November 9, 2020)
- 2019 Assessed Valuations for 2020 LEA (Posted April 24, 2020)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2020–21 (Posted March 20, 2020)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2020–21 (Posted March 20, 2020)
State Budget News & Information
K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance.
2019–20 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- 2019-20 Transportation Comp Increase (Updated September 19, 2019)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated August 9, 2019)
- Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated July 9, 2019)
- 2018–19 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator as of January using 2019–20 Budget Drivers (Updated May 9, 2019)
- LAP Calculator for 2019–20 School Year (Updated August 27, 2019)
- 2019–21 Biennial Budget Update (Posted May 15, 2019)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- Final LAP CEDARS Poverty Percentages for the 2019–20 School Year - By District and By School for Additional High Poverty LAP Funding (Posted April 2, 2019)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2020 through 2023 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated December 9, 2019)
- 2018 Assessed Valuations for 2019 LEA (Posted April 11, 2019)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2019–20 (Posted July 15, 2019)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2019–20 (Posted April 1, 2019)
State Budget News & Information
- Bill Information (A link to the Legislature's Bill Information page)
- LEAP Documents (A link to the LEAP Committee's K-12 Documents page)
- Message from State Superintendent Regarding 2018-19 Salary Allocations and Collective Bargaining (Posted April 26, 2018)
2018-19 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated August 28, 2018)
- LAP Calculator for 2018–19 School Year includes Professional Learning Day Calculation (Updated June 26, 2018)
- 2017–18 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator as of January (Posted February 2, 2018)
- 2018 Legislative Session Wrap Up (Posted March 15, 2018)
- Updated Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated June 15, 2018)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- Final LAP CEDARS Poverty Percentages for the 2018–19 School Year - By District and By School for Additional School Based Funding (Posted April 6, 2018)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2019 through 2022 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated October 29, 2019)
- 2017 Assessed Valuations for 2019 LEA (Updated May 14, 2018)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2018–19 (Updated July 17, 2018)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2018–19 (Posted March 9, 2018)
State Budget News & Information
- 2017–19 Biennial Budget Proposals (A link to the proposed budget for the 2017-19 biennium)
- Bill Information (A link to the Legislature's Bill Information page)
- LEAP Documents (A link to the LEAP Committee's K–12 Documents page)
- 2017 Legislative Session Wrap Up Power Point (Posted July 7, 2017)
2017–18 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated July 5, 2017)
- 2017–18 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator as of January (Posted February 2, 2018)
- LAP Calculator for 2017–18 School Year (Posted July 27, 2017)
- Inflation Projections as of March 2017 (Posted March 23, 2017)
- Governor Inslee's 2017–19 Biennial Budget Driver Comparison (December 28, 2016)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- Final LAP CEDARS Poverty Percentages for the 2017–18 School Year (April 7, 2017)
- Final LAP CEDARS Poverty Percentages By School for Additional School Based Funding for 2017–18 (July 11, 2017)
Substitute Senate Bill 5607 Analysis
(2018–19 School Year Funding Formula Impacts)
For questions on these documents, please call T.J. Kelly at 360-725-3601 or Michelle Matakas at 360-725-6079.
- State Fiscal Note Summary and Impact Tables - This document contains a summary of the bill as well as state costs described in narrative and table format.
- School District Fiscal Note Summary and Impact Tables - This document contains a summary of the bill as well as school district costs described in narrative and table format.
- SSB 5607 Detail Regarding Other State, Federal, and Local Revenue (Posted March 22, 2017) - The following tool is intended to help school districts identify specific revenues that are being included in SB 5607 as "other state, local, and federal revenues". These are the specific values in the Senate projection models and have not been inflated or otherwise altered by OSPI in any way.
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2018 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated July 28, 2017)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2018 through 2021 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated November 2, 2017)
- 2016 Adjusted Assessed Valuations for 2018 LEA (Posted October 16, 2017)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2017–18 (Posted February 21, 2017)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2017–18 (Updated August 14, 2017)
State Budget News & Information
- K–3 Class Size Calculation Tool (April 5, 2016)
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A This document addresses some of the most common questions regarding K-3 and K-3 class size compliance.(May 9, 2016)
- 2016 Supplemental Budget Proposals (A link to the proposed budget for the 2015–17 biennium)
- Bill Information (A link to the Legislature's Bill Information page)
- LEAP Documents (A link to the LEAP Committee's K–12 Documents page)
2016–17 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Pivot Tables - 2016 Supplemental Pivot Table (April 1, 2016)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (April 12, 2016)
- K–3 and K–3 High Poverty Class Size Crosswalk (March 4, 2016) – This file shows you what K–3 and K–3 high poverty class sizes were used in January apportionment as well as what was used in the calculations for all three budget versions modeled.
- House Budget Proposed Staff Mix Factors (March 4, 2016) – This file contains the districtwide staff mix factors used for January apportionment compared to what they would be under the House proposal.
- State-Funded Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) Schools for 2016–17 School Year (August 5, 2016)
CEDARS Poverty Data
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Final October 1, 2015 CEDARS Poverty Data (Updated April 12, 2016)
This is October 1, 2015 CEDARS poverty data with changes made through March 31, 2016. There is no appeal process which allows changes to this final data, and further CEDARS data revisions are not considered. -
Final K–3 High Poverty Class Size Eligibility List (April 4, 2016)
This final list is based on CEDARS data from October 1, 2015 with changes made through March 31, 2016. There is no appeal process which allows changes to this final data, and further CEDARS data revisions are not considered.
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2017 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated March 17, 2017)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2017 through 2021 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated November 2, 2016)
- 2015 Adjusted Assessed Valuations for 2017 LEA (Updated April 21, 2016)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2016–17 (Posted April 4, 2016)
- ESD 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2016–17 (Posted April 5, 2016)
State Budget News & Information
- 2015 Budget Proposals (A link to the proposed budget for the 2015–17 biennium)
- Bill Information (A link to the Legislature's Bill Information page)
- LEAP Documents (A link to the LEAP Committee's K–12 Documents page)
- 2015 End of Session K–20 PowerPoint
2015–16 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Pivot Tables - 2015–17 Biennial Pivot Table (Posted July 10, 2015)
- Duplicated Salary and Benefits in Pivot Table Baseline (Posted April 13, 2015)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated 7/1/2015)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- Final October 2014 Poverty Percentages for 2015–16 LAP Funding (Posted April 6, 2015)
- Final List of Schools Eligible for State Funded Full-Day Kindergarten for the 2015–16 School Year (Posted August 4, 2015)
- Final K–3 High Poverty Eligible Schools for 2015–16 School Year (Posted April 6, 2015)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2016 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated July 21, 2015)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2016 through 2020 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated November 17, 2015)
- 2014 Adjusted Assessed Valuations for 2016 LEA (Posted April 20, 2015)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2015–16 (Posted April 2, 2015)
- ESD 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2015–16 (Updated January 14, 2016)
State Budget News & Information
- 2014 Supplemental Budget (A link to the proposed budget for the 2013–15 biennium)
- Bill Information (A link to the Legislature's Bill Information page)
- LEAP Documents (A link to the LEAP Committee's K–12 Documents page)
- SHB 2776 - A Refresher (Posted January 12, 2011)
2014–15 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated March 19, 2014)
- Pivot Tables (Updated March 19, 2014)
- Estimated 2014–15 Student Transportation Revenue (Posted March 24, 2014)
- Timber Revenue SHB 2207 (Posted March 19, 2014)
- 2014 Session Review K–20 Presentation (Posted March 25, 2014)
- FINAL List of Schools Eligible for K–3 High Poverty Funding for 2014–15 (Updated April 11, 2014)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2015 Levy Authority and LEA (Posted April 9, 2014)
- 2013 Adjusted Assessed Valuations for 2015 LEA (Posted April 8, 2014)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2014–15 (Posted March 11, 2014)
- ESD 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2014–15 (Posted March 11, 2014)
K–1 High Poverty Compliance Documents for School Year 2014–15
- K–1 High Poverty Compliance Draft Rules (Updated 3/31/2014)
- K–1 High Poverty Compliance Projections Comparison Between April and May (Updated May 13, 2014)
- Estimated K–1 Funding for 2014–15 May Data (Added May 13, 2014)
- Mock K–1 Compliance Reports Using 2013–14 School Year Data as of April (Added April 15, 2014)
- Mock K–1 Compliance Reports Using 2013–14 School Year Data as of May (Added May 13, 2014)
Federal Funding
- Preliminary Title I Part A Allocations for 2014–15 (Posted May 8, 2014)
Transportation To/From
- 2014–15 Diesel and Gasoline Fuel Price Inflators (Added September 26, 2014)