The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education released their budget recommendations this morning. It includes the following recommendations:
– a significant reduction in the “LEA adjustment” or “discretionary reduction,” funds that school districts must return to the state. The discretionary reduction was projected to be just over $500 million for the upcoming year. Republicans reduced it to $169.7 million
– $535,000 – funds for EVAAS, North Carolina’s value-added teacher assessment system
– additional millions for pass-through funds for Teaching Fellows (NC Public School Forum), Teacher Cadet (NC Association of Educators), Parental Involvement Initiative (PTA), Tarheel ChalleNGe (NC National Guard), and Teach for America
– $5.2 million – additional funds for residential schools (to ensure that all three of the schools remain open)
– $200,000 – restores funds for Governor’s Schools
The House proposal would increase the education budget from $7.4 million budgeted in 2011 to $7.7 million.
