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Nt131 Unit 3 Paper

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All three of the policies are in some way a little bit different than the current system in place in New York. Delaware uses a three-tier system that allows the state and local government to share the responsibility of making decisions regarding distribution. Tier 1 provides funding for the cost for such things as teachers salaries and their benefits. In addition, this Tier determines the amount of money needed per pupil, meaning that the number of students in the district determines the amount of funds that a district received. Tier II: this is the amount of money given to the district by the state to cover such things as schools supplies, building maintenance and utilities. Tier III: this is the fund, provided to the districts base on their pupil number, and this helps to equalize things between poor and wealthy districts. …show more content…

Therefore, poorer districts will receive a bigger share of Tier III funding to fill the gap for special needs in their district and the amount given to wealthier district. Whereas in Indiana the state government decides the distribution amount because the state is the biggest stakeholder and funder in their policy. New Jersey has a system that is similar to New York where a formula is used to determine the amount the district will receive and district makes up the rest. New Jersey funding policy works by using the SFRA formula to determine the base cost per pupil in order to meet their basic educational needs. The formula is used to calculate the extra funds needed for such things as special needs and Limited-English proficient (LEP). The state uses the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) to come up with the amount they will put and then the used that number to figure out how much the local district will have to contribute to their educational

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