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- Conferences, Meetings, Communication / Media:
- Presented at virtual conferences, superintendent gatherings, SAC meetings, BOCES meetings, and individual district and community meetings virtually as requested.
- This past year transitioned to hosting 10 CSFP Advisory Meetings virtually on Zoom.
- Shared our research and information via email, website and social media connections with school districts, elected officials, state and community leaders, the media, and the general public.
- Pride ourselves on being available and respond quickly to your questions.
- Have an easily accessible website https://cosfp.org with school finance information.
- Research and Data Analysis:
- Research and support analysis on tax policy changes with a focus on P-12 and state revenue
- Equity analysis: Taxpayer/wealth, regional, size, student need
- Mill Levy Equalization/Stabilization analysis
- Collect and Share information from school districts state-wide
- District reported budget cuts due to COVID
- School district elections
- Monitor and share:
- COVID-19 Public School Assistance dollars
- A look at Average Teacher Salaries
- Actively monitor school finance legislation during the legislative session
- Updated CSFP reports:
- Twelve Years of Colorado’s K-12 School Funding Cuts – Budget Stabilization Report by district from 2009-10 to 2020-21 annual total and grand total
- Interactive tools for budget planning given economic downturn- see all tools available under 2020-21 Budget Stabilization Factor tab
- Individual District and State Profile data (provided annually since 1997)
- Student Population Trends: Free and Reduced Lunch, Gifted Education, Emerging Bilinguals, and Homeless
- Continued reporting on Tax Equity, Mill Levies, and Fiscal Capacity by District
- At the National level: Focus on COVID relief dollars allocated to school districts