Joint Legislative Education Funding Task Force Agendas and Reading Files

Final Report

• 09-01-07: Final Report to the Governor and Legislature [PDF:607KB]
• Individual Task Force Member Editorial Comments [PDF:1.78MB]

Meeting Announcements and Agendas

• Revised Workplan & Schedule: Aug 29 - Aug 31 [PDF:97KB]

August 30th Meeting:

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• Revised Draft - Report to the Governor and Legislature [PDF:2.04MB]
• Table of Contents for Revised Draft Report [PDF:13KB]
• Work Draft - Proposed Resolution re: District Cost Factor Commission [PDF:84KB]
• Recommendation by Senator Stedman [PDF:111KB]

August 16th Meeting:

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• Meeting Agenda [PDF:100KB]
• Draft - Report to the Governor and Legislature [PDF:96KB]
• Work Draft - Proposed House Bill (25-LS1048\E) [PDF:132KB]
• Work Draft - Proposed House Concurrent Resolution (25-LS1041\A) [PDF:86KB]
• Fiscal Note to Work Draft Legislation [PDF:52KB]
• Alaska Military Youth Academy Recommendation - by Senator Wilken [PDF:89KB]
• Alaska Schools' District Cost Factors Recommendation - by Senator Wilken [PDF:169KB]
• In-State Teacher Training and Teacher Preparation Recommendations - by Senator Wilken [PDF:99KB]
• Recommendation by Representative Kelly [PDF:12KB]
• Recommendation by Representative Seaton [PDF:24KB]
• Written Testimony [PDF:753KB]
• National Forest Receipts Program Overivew - by Senator Stedman [PDF:184KB]
• Public School Trust Fund Information - by Representative Roses [PDF:2.69MB]
• Teacher Compensation Component Proposal - by Senator Wilken [PDF:1.17MB]

August 1st & 2nd Meetings:

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• 07/08/01: Meeting Agenda [PDF:83KB]
• Department of Education and Early Development Intensive Count Cost and FY07 Pupil Transportation Annual Costs Report [PDF:78KB]
• Recommendations Worksheet [PDF:22KB]
• Senator Wilken's recommendations for District Cost Factors [PDF:109KB]
• DEED Background Materials on Local Effort [PDF:371KB]
• School Funding Summary prepared by Legislative Finance (Modified by Senator Stedman's Office) [PDF:247KB]
• Senator Wilken's Recommendations for Teacher Preparation [PDF:206KB]
• Anchorage School District Pupil Transporation Costs [PDF:44KB]
• Outline of Committee Recommendations Adopted August 2, 2006 [PDF:29KB]

July 11th & 12th Meetings:

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• 07/06/10: Meeting Agenda and Information Packet [PDF:3.62MB]
• 07/06/07: Department of Education & Early Development Transmittal Request [PDF:4.17MB]
• ISER Cost Differential Index Recalculated Without Teacher Component [PDF:27KB]
• Alaska Department of Labor, Alaska Economic Trends - July 2006: The Cost of Living in Alaska - The Gap is Narrowing Between Alaska and the U.S.  [PDF]
• 06-25-07: Data Documents Requested from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development [PDF:110KB]
• 06-29-07: Data Documents Requested from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development [PDF:126KB]
• Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education - Special Education Funding Survey [PDF:651KB]
• Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's Proposed ''Leave No District Behind - At the Cap Circuit Breaker'' Legislation [PDF:115KB]
• 07-11-07: Fairbanks North Star Borough Testimony - Bob Shefchick [PDF:718KB]
• UAA ISER Report - Anchorage at 90: Changing Fast, With More to Come - Scott Goldsmith, Lance Howe, and Linda Leask [PDF:312KB]
• Department of Law Charts re: Moore v. Alaska. [PDF:337KB]
• Written Testimony [PDF:348KB]

June 14th Meeting:

• Audio Recording of June 14, 2007 Meeting [MP3:298.89MB]


• Charter School and Intensive Need Handouts [PDF:287KB]
• Agenda for June 14th and 15th Meeting [PDF:96KB]
• 2002 Alaska School District Cost Study  [PDF]
• 2004 Alaska School District Cost Study Review 
• 2005 Alaska School District Cost Study Update 
• Alaska Public School Funding Formula Overview Presentation, by Eddy Jeans - Director, Division of School Finance [PDF:159KB]
• Public School Funding Program Overview - Department of Education and Early Development [PDF:155KB]
• 2002 Retaining Quality Teachers for Alaska Study [PDF:450KB]

June 15th Meeting:

• Audio Recording of June 15, 2007 Meeting [MP3:222.06MB]


• Agenda for June 15th [PDF:90KB]
• Local Effort Comparison by Mill Rate [PDF:407KB]
• State Cost Projected to FY15 [PDF:176KB]
• ISER Implementation Projection Calculated by Quarters [PDF:64KB]

Task Force Background and Reading Files:

• Enabling Resolution - SCR 11 
• Education References in Alaska's Constitution, Statute, and Regulations - MS Word file [DOC:180KB]
• Education References in Alaska's Constitution, Statute, and Regulations - Acrobat file [PDF:121KB]
• Alaska Constitution: Section 7.1 - Public Education 
• Alaska State Statute: Sec. 14.17.300 - Public Education Fund 
• State Aid: (4 AAC 09.005 - 4 AAC 09.105) 
• School Operating Fund: (4 AAC 09.110 - 4 AAC 09.160) 
• General Provisions: (4 AAC 09.990) 
• Alaska State Superior Court Decision: Moore, et. al. vs. State of Alaska [PDF:48.71MB]
• 06-25-07: Data Documents Requested from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development [PDF:110KB]
• 06-29-07: Data Documents Requested from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development [PDF:126KB]
• Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education - Special Education Funding Survey [PDF:651KB]