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--2- <br /> AND QUALITY CRITERIA; E.G., COURSE HOURS, CREDITS, TYPES OF COURSES, .L ING <br /> OUTCOMES DESIRED. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INTERIM REPORT, A 30-HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL <br /> WEEK WAS USED FOR GRADES K-8 AND Tl.E_CURRENT(?CREDIT RE' : Nut'+ , • 0 .e..RS <br /> PER CREDIT WAS U #'i.giTHS, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL 2E� ,7' 0� 0 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION <br /> PLUS OTHER ELECTIVES TO "ROUND OUT A BALANCED AND 'w' : a. .:∎ I■ciARY <br /> PROGRAM" RESULTING IN 3,600 TOTAL HOURS FOR ONE STUD ■ •. ; • : 4 : <br /> PERIODS PER DAY IS PROJECTED. <br /> COSTS <br /> COSTS ARE DETERMINED ON A 79-80 ADJUSTED P_A535, USING FOUR DATA SOURCES: <br /> SONNEL <br /> THE PROFESSIONAL/ACTIVITY REPORT, THE STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND BUDGET, THE <br /> ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AND THE "408" BUDGET FILE. <br /> LOCAL COSTS ARE ESTIMATED BASED ON PRIOR YEARS' EXPENDITURES. RELATI SST <br /> PER GRADE PER FUNCTION VARY CONSIDERABLY: E.G. , 100% FO;. . Mzi! S TO 4% FOR <br /> NON-CAPITAL FACILITIES AND MATERIALS (REFER TO TABLE ON PAGE 8) . <br /> WHAT IS NEEDED <br /> BEFORE A BASIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM CAN BE ESTABLISHED, IT WILL BE NECESSARY <br /> TO MOVE FROM THE PRESENT COST SUPPORT : INFORMATION TO TRA REIUI I FOR <br /> ANb ESTOVABLISHED BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL THAT HAS BE N <br /> DEVELOPED THUS FAR IS ROUGH INFORMATION FOR THE COST OF CURRENT INPUTS. THE <br /> .--., <br /> FOLLOWING, THEREFORE, NEEDS TO BE DONE: fe DECIDE ON A PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH <br /> A BASIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE COST FOR SAME* I.E. , FULCHER COMMISSION <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS OR PERHAPS PERCENTAGE INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD, ETC. <br /> ASSIGN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY; FOR EXAMPLE - SHOULD IT BE THE STATE ONLY OR <br /> A COMBINATION OF LOCAL AND STATE SUPPORT? (FEDERAL FUNDS ARE NOT CONSIDERED <br /> IN THE REPORT) . IF ONLY STATE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED FOR SUPPORT OF A DEFINED <br /> BASIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, THEN CONSIDERABLE FUNDING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SUCH <br /> LOW SUPPORT INPUTS AS PLANT OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND <br /> NON--CAPITAL FACILITIES AND MATERIALS <br /> 0 <br /> DETERMINE DIFFERENTIAL COSTS OF <br />