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Presentations—Additional Topics & Sources |
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Choice of Topics Available in Presentations A variety of videos, slideshows and presentations are available on the web — a sampling may be found here. Please email us with your recommended additions—webmaster. This page is always in progress, thanks for your patience — |
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Funding Washington Schools |
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2007 WSPTA Presentation & Support Materials The original PowerPoint version was available by CD in the spring of 2007 — here are all the files you may need to give that presentation — a brief description follows immediately below. Introduction Info: ¨ Overview & Outline of the Presentation ¨ README File to the Presentation CD An Overview of the 2007 WSPTA Presentation - “The Crisis in Funding For Public Education: Your Child’s Future Is at Stake” Authors: Barbara Billinghurst and Byron Shutz The CD contains ready-to-use educational materials for informing an audience on WA State’s underfunding of public education. Who Presents: Anyone. Presentation Length: Approx. 28 to 40 minutes. What Is Required: A willing- ness to educate others! The Files for the 2007 Presentation, and Support To Deliver It The CD’s files provide all the materials you need to host a presentation, starting with a choice of one of 2 versions of the PowerPoint slideshow: 1a–EF Crisis Msg Narrated Show.ppt: This PowerPoint file has a full narration that runs by itself as a “movie” – play it as-is for a fully ready-to-go presentation–under 28 minutes. (It’s a large file; may run best directly from a computer’s hard drive - copy it from the CD) 1b–EF Crisis Msg Quiet Show.ppt: This PowerPoint version is the same slides with the verbatim text for a live presenter to narrate the slideshow – approx. 40 minutes. 2–EFC Presentation How-To Tips & Notes.doc: This document offers numerous tips and background data plus the full text of the slideshow’s script for 1b-EF Crisis Msg Quiet Show; several appendices elaborating the WSPTA funding positions, the current WA high school graduation requirements, and a ranking by UW of all WA high schools GPA comparisons. 3–EFC Audience Resources Handout.doc: A 1-page flyer handout listing advocacy resources and sources for further information. 4–EFC Advertising Flyer.doc: A simple poster/flyer to advertise the presentation—updated version 5–EFC Sign-In Form.doc: A simple form to collect contact info on your attendees. 6–EFC Letter of Invite.doc: A letter template you may adapt to formally invite your district Superintendent or administrators, or any local officials, to your presentation.
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New Additions to FWS ¨ Online video of Reps. Hunter and Jarret and Sen. Tom presenting an overview of their proposal to the BEF Task Force, Basic Ed Funding: A Model School Approach — great viewing, 1 1/2 hours. ¨ A New Finance Model to Meet the Needs of Today’s Students by BEF member legislators R. Hunter / G. Anderson / F. Jarret / P. Sullivan / R. Tom / S. Priest. Recent Presentations Delivered to the BEF Task Force Many education entities and stakeholders gave presentations on various topics—here are some to date (all may be found on the BEF website too). ¨ K-12 Finance: Depth, Breadth, and Causes of a Looming Finance Crisis, Oct. 2008: OSPI Report to BEF Task Force by Jennifer Priddy ¨ Overview of the Budget Process, July 14, 2008: by Dave Johnson, Office of Program Research. Explains how the legislature develops a biennium budget. ¨ K-12 Public Schools Budget: Base Budget Issues, July, 2008 – by Ben Rarick, Committee Staff. A basic overview of current budget structure & funding metrics; overview of agency (OSPI) budget & activities; analysis of provisos in the base budget; and summary of base budget issues for the coming session. ¨ Together We Can Improve Outcomes for All Children, July 2008: by WA State PTA. PTA’s vision of making every child’s potential a reality, shaped by individual advocacy positions that their Legislative Assembly has approved regarding the definition of basic education and how it is, or should be, financed in Washington state. WSPTA offers a set of principles to respectfully suggest the Committee may want to use as it evaluates the proposals that are being put forward. ¨ School Construction Subcommittee Report: ¨ K-12 Financial Outlook: Why Are District Finance Problems and Looming Cuts Deeper and More Widespread Than In Recent Years? OSPI School Report to BEF Task Force by Jennifer Priddy: ¨ Tom Ahearne's (NEWS) presentation highlights important concepts from the key education decisions (and with a little humor). |
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More Presentations
WA Learns The State Constitution and School Funding in Washington: What Policy-Makers Need to Know . League of Education Voter’s “Did You Know?” campaign More Presentations Available on YouTube The “Do You Know” series of observations of the changing world: Do You Know #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI Do You Know #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65wE6yFYgP8&feature=related Do You Know #3 http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=P7J_ereCiTo Other video: Washington Association of School Administrators - Generations of Progress Presentation Toolkit: www.wasa-oly.org/progress/index.htm Presentation by WASA The “Generations of Progress” PowerPoint Presentation: ¨ Outline & Notes PDF of the “Generations of Progress” Presentation ¨ PowerPoint Presentation “Generations of Progress” |
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