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Founded in 1995, the Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) is a non-profit whose mission is to compile, collect, and distribute research-based, non-partisan information and data on topics related to school finance for state and local policymakers.

November 2024 Election Tracker - will update as info becomes available
ESSER Information
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Property Tax Background and Talking Points
Colorado Input Based Financial Adequacy Study 2024
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Interim Committees:
Property Tax Task Force - Access all information HERE.

School Finance Task Force - Access all information HERE.

School Transportation Task Force - Access all information HERE.

Override Mill Levy Match Working Group - Access all information HERE.
CSFP at Colorado ASBO - October 18, 2024
CSFP at Western Slope Superintendents Conference - October 17, 2024
Strategic School Finance - Colorado Springs, CO
October 10-11, 2024
Full Detailed Agenda

Colorado Context for School Finance - CSFP
Fund Balance Basics - CDE
Strategic School Finance - CDE/CSFP
Revenue and Expenditure Optimization - CDE
Review School Finance Formula Changes - CSFP
Base Teacher Salary - CDE
Declining Enrollment and Forecast - CDE
Putting it into Action - CSFP
CSFP at Clear Creek Presentation - October 8, 2024
October Advisory Meeting - October 4, 2024
Recording of meeting
Colorado Economic & Revenue Outlook & Property Tax Policy presentation - David Hansen
Education and the 2024 Ballot - Lisa Weil
Adequacy Study Update - Justin Silverstein
Strategic School Finance - Cortez, CO
September 26-27, 2024
Full Detailed Agenda

Colorado Context for School Finance - CSFP
Fund Balance Basics - CDE
Strategic School Finance - CDE/CSFP
Revenue and Expenditure Optimization - CDE
Review School Finance Formula Changes - CSFP
Base Teacher Salary - CDE
Declining Enrollment and Forecast - CDE
Putting it into Action - CSFP
September Economic Forecast - September 19th, 2024
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Report
• Legislative Council Economic and Revenue Forecast Presentation
• Legislative Council Consumer Price Index Forecast
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Presentation
• OSPB Colorado Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report
• OSPB Colorado Outlook Supplemental Materials
4th Annual CSFP Conference in September 18th, 2024 in Vail, CO
Access all presentations, resources, and videos here.
August 2024 Special Session
HB24b-1001 Bill and Fiscal Note
HB24b-1003 Bill and Fiscal Note
Strategic School Finance - Lamar, CO
August 1-2, 2024

Full Detailed Agenda

Colorado Context for School Finance - CSFP
Fund Balance Basics - CDE
Strategic School Finance - CDE/CSFP
Revenue and Expenditure Optimization - CDE
Review School Finance Formula Changes - CSFP
Base Teacher Salary - CDE
Declining Enrollment and Forecast - CDE
Putting it into Action - CSFP
September What We're Reading
"Seven citizen measures on ballot: Initiatives going to Colorado voters in Nov. include abortion, ranked-choice voting" , Seth Klamann, Denver Post, September 2, 2024.
"With schools, money does indeed matter; so does how we spend it", David S. Knight and Pooya Almasi, Seattle Times, August 30, 2024.
"The clock is ticking: Time is running out for local governments to use share of $350B COVID-19 relief funds", David A. Lieb, Associated Press, September 15, 2024.
"Private School Choice in the 2024 Election, Explained", Mark Lieberman, Education Week, September 19, 2024.
"Colorado state budget woes grow as property tax cuts, Medicaid costs and economic slowdown take a toll", Brian Eason, Colorado Sun, September 19, 2024.