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SAA Throws Support to Ellis/Olsen Plan
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 12, 2013
After careful consideration, the SAA has thrown its support to the school finance proposal offered by Senators Ellis and Olsen – a plan that would increase the revenue cap per pupil adjustment by $150 in each year of the 2013-15 biennium. As you know, the SAA has been staunchly supporting a $200 per pupil increase.
After consultation with key legislative leaders, SAA leadership has concluded that supporting the Ellis/Olsen plan is in the best interest of all SAA members, and Wisconsin school children, at this time. Simply put it is the best viable alternative to Governor Walker’s proposed revenue cap freeze.
The Ellis/Olsen proposal, if adopted, will provide Wisconsin public schools with $382 million more under the revenue cap than Governor Walker’s revenue cap freeze proposal. The plan will be paid for with a 60/40 split of state aid and local property tax support – approximately $229 million in state aid and $153 million in local property taxes.
The SAA encourages all SAA members to begin advocating on behalf of the Ellis/Olsen proposal to increase the revenue cap per pupil adjustment by $150 in each year of the 2013-15 biennium.
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