School Finance Week 1 Assignment Part 3

Equality-ensuring the same standard and balance to school district funding throughout the state to provide students with the best possible education Examples: (1)state provides funding for the core curriculum (2)the use of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for funding purposes

Equity-providing individuals impacted by the state funding system with fairness and access to the state educational programs Examples: (1)providing students with disabilities the same rights as their non-disabled peers (2)meeting the needs of bilingual students that enter our educational system

Adequacy-ensuring districts statewide have sufficient funding to provide students with the mandated educational requirements Examples: (1)the state requires additional courses to the core curriculum and provides funding for new textbooks (2)several districts in a state educational region affected by adverse weather, attendance is poor on that specific day, district held harmless for ADA