EDUCATION COALITION 104 East 25th Street, 2nd Floor , Maryland 21218 (410) 467-9560

October 3, 1992 Conference Report

The conference on "Schools, Families, Communities Working as a Team" drew about 220 people (about 195 paid) from 20 counties, and included parents, teachers, administrators, and people from civic groups and business.

Income Projected Actual

Co-Sponsorship 0 550.00 Program Book 3,000 3,645.00 Food 0 500.00 Registration 5,250 5,040.00 Grants 14,650 14,650.00

Total Income 22,900 24,385.00

Expenses

Advance Flyer 500 435.24 (printing & postage) Conf. Brochure 1,000 1478.94 (printing & postage) Other Mailings 1,000 411.13 Handouts 500 21.00 Program Book 2,000 1,310.00 Supplies 0 251.31 Place 1,000 100.00 Food 3,000 2,281.50 Speaker Fees/Travel 1,000 0 Staff Time 5,400 4,998.22 Office Support 7,500 6,910.57

Total Expenses 22,900 18,197.91

Total Income Over Expenses 0 6,187.09

Expenses per paid registrant: $93

conf2. lst C9/1O.23.92 BALANCE SHI:::ET f;S (:I f '3/30/'32 MEC92-All Accounts Page 1 10/14/'32 '3/~)O/'32 A,:ct Balance

ASSI:::TS

Cash and Bank Accc,unts MECCHECKING-Checking Account 7, '355.13 MECSAVINGS-Gensral Savings 21,313.5'3 MECSAVINT-Interest Tracking Say 0.00

Total I:ash and Bank AI:counts 2'3,278.72

TOT AL ASSET~3 2'3,278.72 =;;;:;;;:~=;;:;;=;;;:;==== LI AB I1_ IT IES ~, F_UND BALANCE

LIABILITIES Ot~,er Liabilities 3050-FEDERAL WITHHOLDING '=)03.00 3051-FICA WITHHOLDING 5L3.23 3052~MEDICA~('WITHHOLDING 120aOO 3053-MAPYLAND WITHHOLDING 4'::J5. '31 3054-ACCRUED MD UNEMPLDYMT 0.00

Total Other Liabilities ~"2, 0:::;:2. 14

TOTAL LIABILITIES :2..03:2.14

FUND BALANCE 27,245.58

TOTAI_ L IAB 1U TI ES ~, FUND BALANCE 2'3,278.72 ===::::==.===== STATEMENT DE INCOME AND EXPENSES 9/ 1/32 T~lYOLlgh 9/:30/92 MEC92-All Ac':ounts Page 1 10/14/92 9/ 1/92- 9/31:)/'32

INCOME/EXPENSE INCOME GENERAL DONATIONS 880.00 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP 31JO.00 INTEREST 529.12 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP 300.00 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 4,000.00 SPECIAL PROJECTS DONATION 1,945.00

TOTAL INCOME 7,954.12

EXPENSES 4000, GROSS PAYROLL 8,278.43 4001, EICA EXPENSE 596.1)4 5000, TRAVEL 147.35 5050: TELEPHONE 249.01 5100: OEFICE SUPPLIES 157.54 5150: PRINTING 2,122.14 5200~ POSTAGE 453.18 5300: MEETING SUPF)LIES 325.54 5400: PUBILC'fN/MEMBERSHIP 19.66 5450: BD/STAFF DEVELDPMl 140.00 5000: UTILITIES 92.24 6100: OCCUPANCY 373.70 5300: EDUIPMT SERVICE/PPR 230.00 Expenses - Other (l.ao

TOTAL EXPENSES 13,195.93

TOTAL INCOME/EXPENSE -5,241.81 ======•

BUDGET REPORT BY YEAR 10/ 1/91 Through 9/30/92 MEC92-All Accounts Page 1 10/14/'32 10/1/91 - 9/30/92_ Category Description A,:tuEtl Budget Diff

INCOME/EXPENSE INCOME DESIGNATED FUTURE YR :::.)00 o 500 FUNDRAISING EVENT DONA TN :;2, ::200 3,.000 -800 GENERAL DONATIONS ~:~ 1 'J (';':1 0 15,000 -12,040 m?I,NTiJ, GEI~EF<:AI_ C:,o1. y 000 7:':::,000 -12,000 GRANTS, RESTRICTED 2.::1·, C:.3[J o 24, E,38 GRANTS, UNRESTRICTED o o o INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP E, :':')El? Ely000 ~·1,613 INTF,F:E,i3T 1 ~::'3'~)/ 2,000 -60:3 MAJDF: DONAT IDNS :::~~ (J U o ~~:,000 1,000 DRGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP 4 ~::·3l:3:5 ::~,000 1, 38~5 OTHER/REIMBURSEMENT ~50 o 50

PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME :5 ~ ::;~~3'::) 3,000 2123'3 SPECIAL PROJECTS DONATION :'3'1 7'J~:.j o 3,7'35

TOTAL INCOME 110~OOO

EXPENSE:, 4000, GROSS PAYROLL FJO s [''::1·'::'' 78, 4:~:';;5 2,214

4001: FICA EXPENSE ::ij,864 (), OO:~~ -138 4300: MD UNEMPLOYMENT 6'::14 132 4400: WORKER'S COMPENSATN 300 400 -100 4500: BENEFITS CONTRIBUTN o 1,250 -1, ::;:~50 5000: TF:AVEL 1, 74:l ::2,500 -75'3 .~, '":.1 ':'>'j 5050: TELEPHONE ":" , ... 1 .... ' .... 1 z, 200 133 5100: OFFICE SUPPLIES 1, 1"J::' 3,000 -1,808 5150: pF:INTING 'J, lE:,'3 12,000 -2,231 .5200: .POSTAGE s, 409 6,500 -'31 5250: MEETING SPACE 1E:,::! ~.JOO 5300: MEETING SUPPLIES 1 , f3'J2 6,000 -4, 108 5350: HONOF:AI,:IA o o o 5400: PUBILCTN/MEMBERSHIP 4:30 300 150

5450: BD/STAFF DEVELOPMT ~!,:_:::ll "7 11000 4,317 5500: PROFESSIONAL SVCS :;:-~.'~-;-~1~2 ~3,000 -2,788 5990: MISC/OPERATIONS .~500 -137 6000: UT 11._ IT IEiJ ':)17 1, 580 -763 6100: OCCUPANCY 4, ::384 -1

6200: EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 241 1 f 500 -1,25'3 6300: EQUIpMT SERVICE/RpR 7=iO ·-lEI3 6400: INf3IJF:ANCE 42(; 400 :26 6500: CORP FILING FEE :200 50 150 6990: MISC/OFFICE 4 o 4

TOTAL EXI:ENSI:::S -8,807

TOTAL INCoME/EXPENSE ======Organizing for Quality Education and Funding Equity: A Citizens Summit

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Saturday, September 28, 1991 University of Maryland Baltimore County 9am to 5:30pm

Sponsored by

METROPOLITAN EDUCATION COALITION and UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY METROPOLITAN EDUCATION COALITION

The Metropolitan Education Coalition (MEC)is a broad alliance of persons and organizations supporting a common mission to educate, organize, and encourage action for improvement in the quality of Maryland education. MEC membership is statewide - from business, community groups, labor, school systems, universities, and parent groups - working together across special interest and governmental boundaries. HEC's purposes include: • To promote an understanding that quality education is key to both individual well being and to the social and economic health an9 growth of the region. • To create broad based support for education. • To encourage the general citizenry to make informed judgements on critical education issues. • To foster and develop creative and innovative approaches for collaboration in improving education. • To share resources, talent and information on education throughout the region.

Members receive the newsletter, notification of meetings and conferences, action alerts, and updates on current educational issues, and may participate on committees to develop strategies and programs of HEC.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

The University of Maryland Baltimore county maintains the traditions and values of a liberal arts institution while advancing knowledge across a variety of disciplines. Its 28 undergraduate degree programs range from the sciences and engineering through the arts and humanities. Its graduate program, conducted with the Baltimore City campus of the University of Maryland (UMAB), offers 87 degree programs, 41 on the UMBC campus.

Located at the University is the Center for Educational Research and Development. CERD uses the resources and talent of the University of Maryland community to study today's complex educational issues. In the last 5 years CERD has completed a number of important Research Projects including:

• a longitudinal process evaluation study of 30 exemplary schools throughout the State.

• a longitudinal study of the social studies curriculum in Carroll County, Maryland.

• the development of a management information system for the Maryland State Department of Higher Education.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEC would like to express thanks to our hard working conference committee.

Gil Austin Arthur Boyd Chris Bailey Ginger Eckroade Hathaway Ferebee Elaine Franz Tru Ginsburg Jan Hagey Yolanda Hart Carl Hyman Jerry Kunkle Hazel Laing Patty Pollard Joan Roache Patty Wilhelm Dolores Winston Lucretia Coates CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcome • Dr. Nita Barbour, Chair, Education Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County • Dr. , State Superintendent of Schools • Tru Ginsburg, President, Metropolitan Education Coalition 9:15 Opening Speakers • The Historical Imperative for Funding Equity U.S. Representative Benjamin Cardin, former Speaker. Maryland House of Delegates • What Works - Money Can Make a Difference Dr. Joyce Epstein, Co-director. Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning, 10:15 Workshops A - E 11:15 Break 11:30 Workshops A - E (repeated) 12:30 Luncheon 1:00 Speakers What Can Be Accomplished: Success in Kemucky • John Carroll, Editor, The Baltimore Sunpapers; former Editor, Lexington Herald- Leader. Kentucky • Robert Sexton. Executive Director, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Kentucky 2:00 The Maryland Chalienge • Legislative Update Delegate James Rosapepe, Co-chair, Joint Study Group on Revenues, Maryland General Assembly • Statewide Action Plans for 1991 -1992 Arthur Boyd, Executive Director. Metropolitan Education Coalition 2:45 Local Ideas for Action • Small work group meetings of people from the same county, city or region 3:30 Break 3:45 Developing a Local Action Plan • Same groups or combined by region 4:15 Reports from Local Work Groups • Building Momentum Across the State 5:00 A Call to Action • William Ecker. Superintendent Caroline County Schools 5:30 Adjourn MORNING SPEAKERS

"The Historical Imperative for Funding Equity" United States Representative Congressman Benjamin Cardin is a three term Democrat from Maryland's Third Congressional district. Formerly a 20 year member of the Maryland House of Delegates, he served as its speaker from 1979 to 1986 and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 1974 to 1979. He is a past member of the Governor's Commission on Excellence in Higher Education and the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism. Congressman Cardin serves on the Boards of the University of Maryland Law School, ReVisions Foundation, Maryland Legal Services Corporation, Baltimore Museum of Art, and 51. Mary's College. In Congress, Mr. Cardin is a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Health and Social Security. and the Ethics Committee as well as serving as Assistant Marjority Whip.

"What Works: Money Can Make a Difference" Dr, Joyce Epstein Joyce L. Epstein is Co-Director of the Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning, Director of the Effective Middle Grades Program of the Center on Effective Schooling For Disadvantaged Stu- dents, Principal Research Scientist, and Professor of Sociology at The Johns Hopkins University. She has over one hundred publications on the effects of school, classroom, family, and peer environments on. student learning and development. This includes numerous articles, chapters, and materials for researchers and educators on school and family connections. Other recent publications focus on middle grades organization, curriculum and instruction and their effects on early adolescents. She is Chair of the AERA Families as Educators Special Interest Group, serves on the executive council of the Society for Research in Adolescence, the AERA Committee on the Role and Status of Minorities in Educational R&D, on numerous advisory roles concerning parent involvement and middle grades education, and as an editorial reviewer for many professional journals. She is a recipient of the Academy for Educational Development's 1991 Alvin C. Eurich Education Award in the area of family-school partnerships.

2 NOON SPEAKERS

"What Can Be Accomplished: Success in Kentucky"

John Sawyer Carroll John Carroll is currently the Editor and Vice President ofthe Baltimore Sun. Before returning to Maryland, Mr. Carroll was Editor and Executive Vice President of the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Kentucky. There he directed the prize-winning series of news stories that exposed the problems of Kentucky's public education system and state school aid. In honor of Mr. Carroll's leadership in education reform, reporters for the Lexington Herald-Leader estab- lished the John S. Carroll Endowment, which will provide scholarships for disadvantaged students in Appalachia. Prior to Kentucky, Mr. Carroll was on the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer and served as a white house correspondent and foreign correspondent for the Baltimore Sun.

Robert Sexton Dr. Robert F. Sexton is the Executive Director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, a citizen's group working for education reform in Kentucky. He is also the President of the Kentucky Center for Public Issues, recently created to analyze public policy and encourage citizen involvement. He formerly served as Deputy Executive Director of the Council on Higher Education. While there he organized the Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky's Future, and wrote their report, In Pursuit of Excellence, published in 1981. In 1983, he and the members of that Committee created the Prichard Committee. He became the group's Executive Director, and was responsible for the Committee's report on elementary and secondary education, The Path to a Larger Life, published in 1985. Dr. Sexton has taught at the high school and college levels and served in administrative positions at the University of Kentucky and state government. He was founder of Kentucky's Governor's Scholars Program and the Commonwealth Institute for Teachers. He is Co-Chairman of the Board for the Carnegie Literacy Center (Lexington). He has a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Washington, and for his contributions to education he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Berea College in 1990.

3 AFTERNOON SPEAKER

"A Call to Action"

William R. Ecker Bill Ecker is currently the Superintendent of Schools for Caroline County. Before becoming Superintendent, he was an elementary and middle school teacher and counselor, Director of Supervision and Staff Development, and Director of Elementary and Middle Schools. In addition, he is an adjunct Professor at Western Maryland College. He has received many honors including: Outstanding Young Educator in Maryland and 1989 Middle Level Ed ucator of the Year. He has served on the "Governor's Commission on Teacher Salaries and Incentives," the "Governor's Advisory Council on AIDS" and the "Governor's Task Force on Self-Esteem." He is past president ofthe Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland and is currently Chairperson of the "Maryland Task Force on Middle Learning Years."

4 MORNING WORKSHOPS

A. WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE MEDIA How to get media (TV, radio, print) interest and coverage.

Section I Moderator: E. A. "Betty" Edmonds Maryland League of Women Voters Board of Directors Presenters: Janet Covington Director of Public Service WMAR TV Channel2 Terry Trouyet Director of Public Affairs WBSB-FM B104 Brad Lint Media Relations Maryland Citizens Action Coalition Section II Moderator: Ellen Katz Executive Director M D Conference of Social Concern Presenters: Pat Onley Editorial Director WJZ TV Channell3 Andy Markowitz Reporter Prince Georges Journal

B. REACHING OUT TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT Networking, mobilization, and outreach strategies to reach local constituencies. Section I Moderator: Danise Jones Dorsey Chief, Field Operations Baltimore Urban Services Presenters: President, AFSCME Local 112 Department of Social Services Employees Union Windy Sawczyn BEST (Beuer Education Starts Today) Allegany County Mary Pat Clarke President. Section II Moderator: Dolores Winston Drector, Office of Community Relations/ Mobilization Baltimore City Public Schools Presenters: George Buntin Executive Director NAACP. Baltimore Chapter Susan Davis BEST (Better Education Starts Today) Allegany County

5 C. UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL FUNDING ISSUES Developing a clear understanding of how school funding works and what reform proposals do. Section I Moderator: Lois Hybl Johns Hopkins University Presenters: Mark Woodard Assistant Executive Director Maryland Association of Counties Dr. JoAnn Robinson Professor, Morgan State University Coordinator, Barclay Community Council Section II Moderator: Legal Director ACLU. Maryland Presenters: Judson Porter Director of Fiscal Management Baltimore City Public Schools Jill Porter State Liaison M D State Department of Education

D. INFLUENCING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS How to make your voice heard in Annapolis. Section 1 Moderator: Rosetta Kerr Wilson Director, Governmental Relations Baltimore City Public Schools Presenters: Lorraine Sheehan President Association for Retarded Citizens, Maryland Phil Andrews Executive Director Common Cause. Maryland Section II Moderator: Charlie Cooper Executive Director Maryland Foster Care Review Board Presenters: Robin Shaivit z President Robin Shaivitz & Associates Bert Booth President ACLU, Maryland

6 E. REACHING THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS How to ;den~ifY and gain support from the influential people and organizations in your community. Section I Moderator: Whitty Cuninggim M Ee Steering Committee Presenters: The Hon. Eileen Rehrmann Harford County Executive Robert Keller President Greater Baltimore Committee Section II Moderator: Anne Sterling Harford County Board of Education Presenters: The Honorable Parris Glendening Prince George's County Executive Michael Morton Executive Director State Councilfor Vocational and Technical Education June Streckfus Director Governmental and Educational Affairs Maryland Economic Growth Associates

AFTERNOON WORK GROUPS Participants from each county and Baltimore city will meet in small groups in the afternoon to pull together ideas from the morning skills workshops and to develop action plans for mobilizing support for education in their jurisdiction.

7 SENATE OF MARYLAND ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21401·1991 JOHN A, CAOE cceeerrrcs DISTRICT 33. ANNE ARUNDEL. COUNTY LEGtSL,o,TIVE POLICY ROOM 407 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING BUDGET!l. T"IlATION ANNAPOLIS ...... RVLAND 2140' -199' RULES 841·:)566 September 4, 1991

MINORITY LE ...O[R

Gertrude Ginsburg, President Metropolitan Education Coalition 104 East 25th Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Dear Tru:

On the eve of the Coalition's September 28th Conference - "Orqani z inq for Quality Education in Maryland", I wanted to convey to you my congratulations for your dedicated work on behalf of Maryland's children.

I share the Coalition's conviction that Maryland can do a better job of distributing state education aid dollars to the children who need it most -- not only those who are developmentally disabled~ but those who are disadvantaged by their socio-economic backgrounds as well.

The Coalition has been a valuable resource to the Legislature during our summer study on revenues and expenditures. It has been helpful to have a "p leyer" at the table who represents such a diverse constituency as yours and who can speak with credibility on education issues.

I look forward to continuing our productive relationship as we work together to ensure that every Maryland child has the opportunity to excel in his or her educational endeavors.

Sincerely.

~ JAC:skb

8 BARBARA A.. HOFFMAN A.NNAPOLIS OFFICE, STATE SENATOR JAMES SENATE OFFICE BUILOING 42NO LEGISUlTIVE DISTRICT ROOM 100 SAL TIMORE CITY 841·3548

COMMITTEES' DISTRICT OFFICE: VICE-CHAIRBUDGETlIrTAXATIONCOMMITTEE 651~ REISTERSTOWN ROAD CHAIR, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATlON, SUITE 301 HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES BALTIMORE, MARVLAND 2\215 764-3614

SENATE OF MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21401·1991

August 29, 1991

Tru Ginsburg, President Metropolitan Education Coalition 104 East 25th Street, 2nd Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21218

DearpreSid~rg:

As Co-Chairman of the Joint Expenditure Study Group for the Maryland General Assembly, I want to personally thank you and the members of the Metropolitan Education Coalition for ,your input and support during our recent deliberations.

There are several issues which I believe are important and which I know the Coalition supports. Aid to education should be better targeted to help low wealth counties provide a quality basic education, and should be targeted to students with special needs. Programs that improve the educational performance of these students, such as pre-kindergarten through grade 3 compensatory education, should receive priority consideration in the alloca- tion of funds. Funds should be directed to policies that lead to demonstrated improvements in student performance and employment opportunities.

I commend the Coalition for the work they have done in the past, and for all their future endeavors. I look forward to working with you and the other members as we continue to address educa- tion needs in Maryland.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Hoffman

9 HOUSE OF DELEGATES

ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21401-1991

NORMAN H. CONWAY ""'N"POL.IS ADDRESS:

Mrs. Tru Ginsberg Metropolitan Education Coalition 104 East 25th Street, 2nd Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Dear Mrs. Ginsberg,

I have appreciated the efforts of MEG and your interest in funding equity for all of the subdivisions of Maryland. As you are aware, it has been a real effort to coordinate arrd comp-ile the information necessary to present reasonable proposals for change on issues that have so many influencing factors. I believe that MEC has been the sounding board and the catalyst for change in a most reasonable approach.

I continue to believe that we must change the funding formula factors that create the inequity. This will not be an easy task due to the factors that will need changing. If we continue to add new dollars to the same process, the gap will only increase. I believe that this is recognized and will be worked on by the General Assembly. Youngsters regardless of where they reside must have an equal chance and opportunity to be successful through the educational systems of Haryland and I feel that the citizens of Haryland agree.

As always, I look forward to working with you and the MEC organization to address the issues of education in our State. Best wishes.

Sincerely,

~~ Norman H. Conway

NRC/ sm Enclosure

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HOWARD P. RAWLINGS ANNAPOLIS OFFICE 40TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 131·C HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING BALTIMORE CITY .!f\CJ{()'ll,'~&H:1! ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21401·1991 13011 B41-3407 ~", ""f"~ VICE-CHAIRMAN DISTRICT OFFICE: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 3502 SEQUOIA AVENUE HOUSE OF DELEGATES BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21215

CHAIRMAN 1301)466·4224 ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21401-1991 SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEAL n--I AND n--IE ENVIRONMENT

September 4, 1991

Dear Advocates for Education,

As a founding member of the Metropolitan Education Coalition, I am pleased to see ~ become such an effective voice for quality education and funding equity. MEC's "New Apex" model funding formula. which I sponsored as a bill in the 1991 Legislative Session, raised the level of debate on this issue.

Time is running out. As each year goes by, the gap between the poorest school districts and the rest of the state grows larger. Each year another 16,000 students fail to finish high school. Each year we fall short in the goal of our graduates having the skills needed for today's economy. We can't continue to "write of!" large numbers of our youth. We should not tolerate condemning students of some jurisdictions to an inferior education just because of where they live.

We can't ignore this problem: it comes back at us whether we like it or not in much higher state costs for welfare, prisons and remedial training programs. It drags our society down and keeps us from achieving our state's economic development potential.

We must now all work together to support education funding equity and adequacy as an investment in the future of our children and the prosperity of our state. I commend you for your work on behalf of our children and our future.

HOWARD "PETE" RAWLINGS Delegate

II HOUSE OF DELEGATES

JAMB C. ROIiAPEPE ANNAPOLIS. MARYlAND 21401-1991 &t03 PATUXENT AVENU£ TWENTY·FlRST LEGISLATIVE D1srRlCT COLLEGE PARt.;. "'0 20740 PRINCE: GEOI'IGE'S COUI'fl'Y

JOINT COMMITTEE ON 5P£NDlNG ...fFOROA9ILlTY WAStlINGTON AREA 85&-3122 SAl.-TlMORE AREA 8.'·3122 JOINT COMMITTEE September 6, 1991 ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Metropolitan Education Coalition 104 E. 25th Street Baltimore, MO 21218

Dear friends of pUblic education:

with all the difficulties our students face, one very good thing has happened for them in the past year: the latent power of Marylanders committed to better education for all children has been activated by the Metropolitan Education Coalition.

In a remarkably short time, NEe has become the citizen voice for education equity and improvement, active throughout the state and respected in Annapolis. That is no small accomplishment.

Now, the challenge is to convert that respect and that breadth of support into real dollars and real reform. As an initial cosponsor, with Delegate Pete Rawlings, of HEC's New APEX bill, I am convinced that your principle of equity and accountability provide the best -- indeed, the only -- route to self-reliance and productivity for Maryland's next generation. I look forward to continuing to work closely with you to accomplish these goals.

Keep up the good work!

Best wishes,

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AMERICAN AssOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

Computer Math Science Career Learning Day

March,1992

Membership is open to all four-year college graduates

For Information about Maryland AAUW call Lynn Hapchuk 301/544 - 5133

13 ·t·· G)\ " ..,..:. THE DUNBAR ALUMNI W:~e tJilllltinwre W:ulIhegee ASSOCIATION, INC. tJumni t-1I110dlltion SUPPORTS JUD. ~ox 2541 • ~l1ltim(lre, ~ar~lnlll'l 21215 QUALITY EDUCATION CONGRATULATION TO THE IN MARYLAND METROPOLITAN EDUCATION COALITION " One might as well try to stop the • progress of a mighty railroad train by throwing his body across the track, as try to stop the growth of the world in Robert Holt, President the direction of giving more intelligence, P.O. Box 13123 more culture, more skill, more liberty, and in the direction of extending more Baltimore, Maryland 21203 sympathy and more brotherly kindness"

-Booker T. Washington, founder, Tuskegee Institute

We would like to thank those who have sponsored the Program Book for our 1991

Fall Conference.

14 Patrons League of Women Voters of Baltimore City Beck, Powell & Parson, Inc. Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore (BLEWS) Dorothy J. Barrick Arthur Boyd & Meg Meyer Whitty and Merriman Cuninggim John S. Davis, D.D.S. Dorchester County Schools Barbara and George Dover & Family Elizabeth Arthur "Betty Edmonds Fund for Educational Excellence William & Yolanda Wallace Hart St. Mary's County Board of Education Maryland Association of Non-Public Special Education Facilities Dorothy R. Ginsburg Jim, Tru, Matthew & Joshua Ginsburg Mary S. Johnson Maryland Disability Law Center, Inc. Hazel D. Laing Erla M. McKinnon Sarah McPherson Tom & Patty Pollard Lynn Dumson Scholz The Seipp-Williams Family Richard C. Tippett, Baltimore County Board of Education Derek Walker

THE FOLLOWING GROUPS HAVE PROVIDED IN-KIND SERVICES FOR rms CONFERENCE

Major's Office of community Relations, Baltimore City Maryland Assocation of Counties (MACO) League of Women Voter's Baltimore City Urban Services Agency, Baltimore City citizens Planning and Housing Assocation Maryland Conference of Social Concern Baltimore City Public School Office of Community Mobilization Maryland State Department of Education Maryland Municipal League

15 IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE

Wicomico METROPOLITAN County EDUCATION COALITION'S Schools DEDICATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN MARYLAND •

SALIMA SILER MARRIOTT 40TH DISTRICT MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

(301) 367-0746 "Education is the Key" FAX (301) 466-4703 Support Opens the Door We Support

MT. WASHINGTON from the MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. Officers and Members LUXURY APARTMENTS- WESTSIDE of the Baltimore Club of the * National Association of Negro Business and 1500 SULGRAVE AVENUE Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. BALTIMORE, MD 21209 A. Bernice S. Hunley, President

16 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TAKES ACTION TO SUPPORT MEASURES WHICH RECOGNIZE THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION LIES WITH THE STATE.

SUPPORT FOR: _ A FOUNDATION PROGRAM BASED ON A WEIGHTED PER PUPIL FORMULA SUPPORTED FROM GENERAL 51' ATE REVENUES AT A LEVEL HIGH ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE INEQUALITIES. • SOME LOCAL LEEWAY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION. • CONTINUATION OF LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE SCHOOLS. • THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INCREASED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EDveA TION.

League of Women Voters of Maryland

The Johns Hopkins University

Center for Social Organization of Schools

Edward L. McDill and James M. McPartland, Co-Directors

Center for Research on Effective Schooling for Disadvantaged Students

Jomills Henry Braddock II, Director

Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning

Joyce L. Epstein and Don Davies (Boston University), Co-Directors

Baltimore Public Education Institute

Robert E. Slavin and James M. McPartland, Co-Directors

17 Improving the quality of education is critical to Maryland's Future

UNITED FOOD

18 I salute the valuable work

of the

Metropolitan Education Coalition

and wish you great success with your conference . • Congressman Benjamin L. Cardin Third District - Maryland

Paid for by: Cardin for Congress

BALTIMORE ALUMNAE CHAPTER

Delta Sigma Thoeta,.~~rority, Incorporated

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EXKUli~e 80llrd 1991-199J

PrtJi,unt ... . G_lldoly" A.. Uway lSI Viu P"side"' ...... Roslyn L. Smith 2nd Viet Prtsitkru .. . EltanQr Btverly lrd Vice-Prrsitknt .. , Harrill P. Tradu Rurmiilll &CUIOry ...... Elnora F"IIWQ<)1i Corrtsponding ~crtrary . . Phyllis! B. NtlsOfl F/Mlle/a/ Secutary _ . ... Btvuly Bos/Oll ..us/sront FiNvlcio1 Surtlary .. . Patricia &1'''11 Trtasllru .. .. Mury C. Mactf Mslslon/ TrtWilJ.rtr .. ,. eons/anet Philpot JOIlnwlisl _." ...... EIiZDbtlh Alltf! HislOrion . .... C}uult1ll! coooer BMlon ParliQIMnlarion . . EIi~~lh Edmondt Sugtl1lll-al-AmLl' ...... Mirlam !kJrrtrl ChDpLJiIl .. _.....••...... _...... Ltah G. Hll£ry Nomifl(J(j"8 Cdmmillu Choir .. . DoJorts A. HOIldy Past Presidtlll ...... Sara E. Snwllry

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19 Making Dreams Come True For Baltimore Youngsters ... URBAN SERVICES AGENCY 2330 SAINT PAUL STREET. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21218 • 396-7547

Cultural Arts Program Day Care Program ... Head Start Program ... Project Survival Program Tutorial Programs ... Youth Development Program

Kurt L. Schmoke Senator Nathan C. Irby, Jr. Lloyd C. Mitchner Mayor of Baltimore City Chairman. Urban Services Commission Executive Director

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24 EDUCATIONAL EQUITY Our Promise -- Our Commitment

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Adequate and Equitable Education Funding - Now!

CPHA, celebrating 50 years of citizen action, applauds MEC and all conference attendees for their commitment and hard work.

27 EDUCATION FUNDING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

1. We believe that current disparities in spending on education between Maryland's jurisdictions have resulted in unequal educational opportunities for thousands of Maryland children.

2. We believe that our state's education resources must be expanded and then distributed in a way which reduces this disparity so that all Maryland children have equal educational opportunities no matter where they live.

3. We believe there must be an adequate funding floor for all students, and that equity must not be achieved by providing for one group of students at the expense of another.

4. We believe that low local wealth should not be an impediment to a child's educational opportunities.

5. We believe that all Maryland schools should be provided with the resources necessary to produce educated children who can read and write, compute and think, and who will meet the responsibilities of citizenship and will adapt to the changing jobs of the future.

6. We believe that providing adequate levels of funding should be viewed as an investment in our children's and our state's future.

7. We believe that while more money is not a cure-all, adequate funding is a prerequisite for achieving equal educational opportunities for all Maryland children.

8. We believe that accountability for effective use of increased funds and for performance is essential to the compact between taxpayers and schools, and between schools and the children they serve.

9. We believe that these principles can be achieved by a formula which:

• ties funding to accountability;

• recognizes both the diverse needs of students and the variations in the cost of living, and thus the variation in the costs of achieving success;

• distributes a larger portion of state aid weighted by local ability to pay;

• is tied to the ~ costs of providing an adequate education and is therefore self-correcting over time and under changing circumstances.

10. We believe the New Action Plan for Educational Excellence (New APEX) proposal is a basis for achieving these goals.

28 CRITERIA FOR FUNDING REFORM

Performance and Accountability: Proposals for funding equity must provide for funding based on performance. With a common set of statewide standards for the outcomes we want for excellence in education, and with adequate funds for the programs necessary to achieve these outcomes. we should then hold ourselves, our schools and our school systems accountable. Adequacy: Proposals should provide a funding level sufficient to cover the cost of educating the disadvantaged and handicapped, and sufficient to provide those programs necessary to assure for every student the opportunity to reach his or her potential, and for every school to reach state performance standards. Student Equity: An equitable solution is one which uses a formula weighted by the diverse needs of students, variation in the cost of living, and thus variation in costs to achieve success. Equity does not mean equal dollars; it means equal opportunity to meet standards in each district, and recognizes that some districts and some children will need more funding per pupil. Local Choice and Innovation: Proposals must support local decision making on how best to achieve the state goals based on local needs and must allow additional local funding. Proposals should foster innovation among school systems in providing special programs. Taxpayer Equity: Proposals must take into account the varying fiscal capacities of the localities. The formula should be weighted by local ability to pay, require local maintenance of effort, and reduce reliance on the property tax. The determination of ability to pay should include a more realistic assessment of local wealth, and consider total local effort on the varying demands for public services. Hold Harmless: No subdivisions should receive less state funding under a new plan than under the current plan. Political Viability: Key to political viability is the understanding that adequate and equitable education funding is necessary to meet performance standards, that meeting performance standards is necessary for the economic health of the state, and that there will be accountability for results. Selr-Correcting: Proposed formulas should be self-correcting over changing conditions and over time, so that the solution is long lasting. Evaluation should be built-in to assure the solution achieves its goals. Revenue Sources: An adequate level of funding for all, which does not take from one group of students for another, will require new revenue. The revenue source should reduce reliance on the local property tax, more accurately reflect ability to pay, be dependable over the long term, and raise the increased amount needed to reach state education goals.

29 ISSUES IN SCHOOL FINANCE

A major challenge facing Maryland policymakers in the 1990's is the development of an adequate and equitable system for financing the state's public elementary and secondary schools, and of assuring standards of performance by those schools. In 1989~90, $2,929 per pupil separated the lowest and highest spending districts, or S87,870 per classroom (of 30). Maryland's record of high average test scores masks wide disparities between districts, with poorer districts often having lower scores. Even in wealthy districts, too many students do not reach their potential. With the educational level of its workforce a key ingredient in the future economic development of the state, more is expected of OUf public school systems.

Per pupil expenditure disparities are related to:

• wide disparities in per pupil property wealth across districts; • a heavy reliance on local property taxes to fund public education; and • an insufficient amount of state education aid to offset wealth-related disparities in education spending.

To a lesser extent, disparities are related to:

• local decisions as to what programs at what funding levels to include in schools • local variation in cost of education services.

School finance formulas themselves are not the panaceas. Real reform will require the resolution of several issues:

• What are the performance standards which should be expected of schools and how should schools be held accountable to them? • What are the elements and the costs of a basic quality education necessary to reach the performance standards? • What is the appropriate state share of education funding? • What is the degree of equity in educational opportunity for each student that the state wishes to achieve? • What is the best way to distribute state funding for education to meet those performance and equity goals?

Current Funding Programs

Maryland's constitution says that the state shall establish and provide for "a thorough and efficient system of free public schools." In 1922, Maryland adopted one of the first programs designed to provide an adequate education throughout the State. The principle was to provide equal dollars per pupil with equal local effort. Today, with 17 programs of aid to local governments for primary and secondary education, the 1922 goal has yet to be met.

FY 1991 STATE AID FOR EDUCATION - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

PROGRAM AMOUNT IN $ MILLIONS PERCENT OF TOTAL Basic Current Expense - APEX 797.2 45 Compensatory Aid 62.7 3 Special Education 120.2 7 Teacher Retirement 338.9 19 Teacher Social Security 136.7 8 Transportation 132.4 7 School Construction 137.4 8 Magnets - Prince George's 13.1 I Other Categorical 36.4 .1 TOTALS $1775 100.0% Two of the programs are equalizing (weighted towards the less wealthy jurisdictions). These are:

30 basic current expense aid (now called APEX) and compensatory aid (for children who are economically and environmentally disadvantaged according to federal definitions). Together, these programs account for 48 % of State aid for education. Two programs, teacher retirement and teacher social security, are distributed disproportionately to the school systems that can afford to hire more teachers and pay them berter. As 27% of State aid for primary and secondary education, these wealth related programs substantially offset the equalizing programs. Maryland's aid to public schools is 39% of the total dollars going into education. The local governments contribute 56% and the federal government 5%.

SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS MARYLAND PERCENT USA AVERAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 56.3 45.0 STATE GOVERNMENTS 38.7 48.7 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 4.9 6.3 Local subdivisions in Maryland must provide over half the funds needed for education. Yet the ability of local subdivisions to raise money varies widely. The wealthier jurisdictions have a wealth base per pupil (includes income and property) as much as four times larger than the poorer. The tax:rates vary also. So, for example, a county with a wealth base per pupil three times larger than its neighbor could raise the same amount with a tax rate three times smaller. In spite of recent increases in state aid and a policy intention to reduce inequities, there are wide and growing disparities between districts. During the 1989-90 school year, the state average costs per child (excluding school construction) were $5460. While Montgomery County spent $7213 per child, Caroline County spent $4,284, a difference of $2,929 per child, or over $87,000 per class of 30 students. In other words, the highest spending district was able to spend 68% more than the lowest spending district. At the beginning of the decade (FY79-80) that disparity was $1,123 per child, and the highest spending district was able to spend 63% more that the lowest.

APEX Maryland uses a "foundation" funding program, intended to guarantee a set mrmmum or foundation level of per-pupil expenditures to all school systems through a combination of state aid and local revenue. With the enactment of APEX (Action Plan for Educational Excellence) in 1987, Governor Schaefer and the General Assembly agreed that Maryland must assure that the state and local jurisdictions would share in a foundation program for each school child equal to 75% of the statewide average costs. The local jurisdictions combined contribute almost half of the total, and each jurisdiction's share is based on the property and income wealth per pupil. This foundation program formula covers only basic current expenses (about 44% of State aid for primary-secondary education in FY 1990). Increases in the basic foundation program after FY 1992 are to be based on 75% of the two-year average of actual per pupil expenses for the third and fourth previous years. So, in FY 1993, the average of expenses statewide in FY 1989 and FY 1990 ($3964) would be used to determine the 75% foundation amount ($2973). The APEX legislation was to also provide a phase-in towards the 75% target, 50 that meeting the goals would not place a great burden in anyone year. Dollar amounts were estimated and put into the law through FY 1992 to meet the phase-in targets. Even with substantial state aid increases, these actual dollar amounts have fallen short of the percentage target by a great deal, because local appropriations are higher than predicted as are student enrollments. Therefore, the statewide average expenses are higher, and the estimated amounts are further from the planned targets each year. It is estimated that the dollar amount to meet this commitment to APEX (including compensatory aid increase) will be approximately $177 million over the FY 1992 appropriation. Thus. the APEX plan for reducing funding disparities covers less than half of state aid for primary-secondary education. only attempts to bring poorer subdivisions up to 75% of the average statewide, and uses a goal that is al ways three to four years out of date.

31 HOW STATE EDUCATION AID FORMULAS WORK

BASIC CURRENT EXPENSE The State and local governments share in the cost of this per pupil foundation program for elementary and secondary education. A formula distributes the state aid inversely to local wealth per student. The law states that the foundation program for each school child in the 1992-93school year is to be based on 75% of the statewide average actual costs for basic instructional needs in the fiscal years 1989and 1990.This foundation amount will be $2969. The following steps are taken to distribute the aid. First, to determine the enrollment, use the full time equivalents for September 30 of the preceding fiscal year. Next, find the wealth base for each county and Baltimore City by adding the net taxable income for the second preceding fiscal year, the assessed real property value for the prior fiscal year, and 50% of the assessed personal property value for the prior fiscal year. Then determine the overall local contribution rate by taking 45% of the first $624 of the foundation plus 50% of the remaining foundation times the total state enrollment divided by the total wealth base. Finally, State aid to a local jurisdiction equals the foundation times enrollment minus the local share (local contribution rate times local wealth). The law provides that county education spending must equal the prior year's per pupil expenditure times the current year's enrollment.

COMPENSATORY AID Since 1980 the State has distributed aid to local governments to fund programs for students with special education needs resulting from educationally or economically disadvantaged environments. The first step is to determine the statewide total program multiplying each county's Chapter I eligible count times 25% fo the basic current expense aid. Next, set the county wealth factor by dividing the county wealth base by the

32 statewide wealth base. After the wealth adjustment, the statewide program is greater than the initial funding level. So, divide the statewide total program by the sum of each county's initial funding level divided by each county's wealth factor. We then have a reducing factor. The law provides that all aid is to be used for instructional purposes. $70 per prior year Chapter I student plus 25% of any increase over FY 85 must go to programs for disadvantaged students.

PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION There are two distribution formulas for public school placements. Since 1978, the State has had a $100 million program with the State paying 70%. The required local contribution is the basic cost of non handicapped children times the number of special education students plus an adjusted excess cost of special education. To determine the adjusted excess cost for a county, first divide the $100 million by the total public school special education enrollment and multiply the result by the county's special education enrollment. Then divide $30 million by statewide.county wealth and multiply the result by the county wealth. Funding amounts in this program are frozen at the 1981levels. The new program provides additional funding distributed on the basis of total handicapped enrollment, age 0-21, and by the same equalization method as compensatory education aid. In FY 91, of a total $120.2 millino in State aid for special education, $50.2 million was in the new program.

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION State funds to local jurisdictions are calculated using the bus formula amounts distributed in FY81, adjusted by the lesser of 8% or the Consumer Price Index for transportation in the Baltimore area for the second preceding fiscal year. In 1989, a floor was set of no less than a 3% increase. In addition, there is a grant of $500 times the number of handicapped students in need of special transportation services in excess of the number transported in the 1980-81school year.

33 METROPOLITAN EDUCATION COALITION MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS Member Organizations Advocates for Children & Youth American Association of University Women, Maryland Division American Association of University Women, Baltimore Branch American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Associated Student Congress of Baltimore City Association for Retarded Citizens/Maryland Association of Independent Maryland Schools Baltimore Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Baltimore City Commission for Women Baltimore Club, National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Club, Inc. Baltimore County Public Schools Baltimore Regional Council of Governments Baltimore U rban League Barclay Brent Education Corporation Belair-Edison Improvement Association Blacks in Government, Inner Harbor Chapter Brehms Lane PTA Brown Memorial Tutoring C & P Telephone Company Caroline County Public Schools Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University Central Maryland Ecumenical Council Central Medical Center, Inc. Citizens Planning & Housing Association City Union of Baltimore Delta Alumnae Foundation District Advisory Council Dorchester County Board of Education Dunbar Alumni Association, Inc. Dundalk Community College Federation of Maryland Teachers Friends School of Baltimore Fund for Educational Excellence Garrett County Board of Education Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Greater Homewood Community Corporation Harford County Education Association LCM Educational Services League of Women Voters, Washington County League of Women Voters, Baltimore City Learning Disabilities Association of Metropolitan Baltimore Leominster, Inc. List & Company

34 Marianist Office of Justice & Peace Maryland Committee for Children Maryland Conference of Social Concern Maryland State Department of Education Maryland State Teachers Association Mayor's Task Force for Liaison with the General Assembly Open Door of Baltimore, Inc. Park School of Baltimore, Inc. Roland Park Elementary/Middle School P.T.S.A. Somerset County Public Schools Southeast Middle School St. Mary's County Public Schools Stony Run Friends Meeting Talbot County Taxpayers Association The Baltimore Council for Equal Business Opportunity, Inc. The Baltimore Teachers Union The Door Towson State University United Cerebral Palsy of Maryland WJZ-TV Young Audiences of Maryland, Inc.

Institutional Funders Baltimore Community Foundation Macht Philanthropic Fund Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland Stony Run Friends Meeting The Abell Foundation The Zanvyl & Isabelle Krieger Fund William Baker Memorial Fund

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