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The Review October 21, 2014 EDUCATION | FUNDING
Bill could bring $5.5M to area Being discussed in House, it would benefit bulk of area districts BY JERMAINE PIGEE
DIXON – Dixon Superintendent Michael Juenger wants to gather as much support for Senate Bill 16 as he can. SB16 is intended to completely rework the way the state funds public education by shifting money away from suburban and urban school districts and toward more rural districts with lower assessed property values. The Dixon School District stands to gain $299 per pupil in funding, meaning the district would get an additional $766,452, based on the way the bill is written. “We are promoting the passage of Senate Bill 16 because it will be beneficial to the school district,” Juenger said. “Something has to be done, and this is one way to get the talks started.” SB16 has passed the Senate and is being discussed in the House. If the bill passes, it will be the first time since 1997 that the state’s school funding formula has changed. “Districts with higher poverty rates have received less state aid, and it makes no sense,” said Ron McCord, superintendent of Rock Falls High School. “Something needs to happen, because the idea of equality funding does not apply to the current formula.”
According to the State Board of Education’s projections, the bill would generate an additional $371,325 for McCord’s district, and the Rock Falls Elementary School District stands to gain $1,055,548, should SB16 pass. The Sterling School District is slated to gain more than $1.5 million via SB16. Superintendent Tad Everett could not be reached for comment Thursday. All told, the projections show that the bill could generate an additional $5.5 million for districts in the Sauk Valley. The area districts that are projected to lose funding are Bureau Valley, Eastland and Erie. The Erie School District could lose more than $436,000. “I’m definitely not in favor of a bill that will cost our school district over $400,000,” Superintendent K. Bradley Cox said. “That would account for 4 percent of our total revenue.” Illinois ranks 49th in the nation in terms of state funding for students. Despite that, State Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, voted against the bill. “Senate Bill 16 is an elaborate reshuffling of state aid for our schools through an overly complicated formula,” Bivins said. “It pits schools against one another, taking money away from some school districts and sending it to others. Despite the fact that some of the local
schools in northwestern Illinois would receive more money, I cannot support a measure that robs Peter to pay Paul.” In the 45th Senate District, which Bivins represents and includes all or a part of Carroll, DeKalb, JoDaviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties, the bill would cut funding for 20 school districts and increase funding for 22 other school districts. “It’s just a redistribution of the money local school districts get,” Bivins said. “This is an attempt to address the funding issue, but it’s not ready for prime time yet, because it’s still a work in progress.” Rep. Tom Demmer, another Dixon Republican, said some schools gain money, others lose money under SB16 because of different factors. “It’s a very complicated formula,” he said. “Dixon benefits because they have a higher percentage of students on the free and reduced lunch program.” Demmer also said equalized assessed valuation plays a role.
• See the projected impact for local school districts on PAGE 2 • Student demographics shift in state, PAGE 2 “If a school district has a higher EAV, they may lose funding under the new formula,” he said. “Poverty levels and special education numbers also play a factor.” SB16 could be voted on by the House sometime in November, following the fall election. However, Demmer said he would not be surprised if additional time is needed. “There could be some significant hearings on this and some amendments on the bill,” he said. “The next steps are uncertain, but the bill is getting a lot of attention right now.” BILL CONTINUED ON 2
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