Part #3: How the Evidence Based Funding model will never get Geneseo to long-term financial stability and what the District will have to do with that knowledge. Another critical part of the Evidence Based Funding (EBF) model is the district’s local capacity. Local capacity is the district’s ability to generate revenue locally, through property taxes … Continue reading "The Evidence Based Funding Model: What it means for Geneseo and what it doesn’t mean for Geneseo (Part #3)"
Part #2: How the Evidence Based Funding model is meant to benefit the Geneseo School District. The EBF model looks at 27 research-based elements that are proven to increase student achievement such as smaller class sizes, reading specialists, and access to technology. The Illinois State Board of Education then distributes additional money to schools who … Continue reading "The Evidence Based Funding Model: What it means for Geneseo and what it doesn’t mean for Geneseo (Part #2)"
This week I am going to do a three-part series of posts on what the new Evidence Based Funding (EBF) model means for the Geneseo School District, and what it does not mean for the Geneseo School District. Part #1 will deal with what the model is and what it is supposed to do for … Continue reading "The Evidence Based Funding Model: What it means for Geneseo and what it doesn’t mean for Geneseo (Part #1)"