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28 <br /> • <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Non-Binding Task Force Members <br /> FROM: John Link, Neil Pedersen, Andy Overstreet <br /> DATE: September 3 , 1.992 <br /> RE: . Categories of School Funding <br /> Last week, we met to discuss a topic from the most recent <br /> Non-Binding Task Force meeting that required followup before <br /> tonight' s meeting - categories of school funding . We had a <br /> thorough and productive discussion about the use of <br /> "continuation" , "expansion""additional continuation" , and expansion as <br /> the categories of funding we use in preparing school budgets . <br /> We recommend that we retain these three categories of funding <br /> in discussing future school budgets . We reviewed the general <br /> definition of each category established several years ago and <br /> • agree that the definitions remain appropriate and useful . <br /> We discussed the need to take a closer look at how items are <br /> categorized in next year' s budget. Some "expansion" items in <br /> the 1992-93 school budgets may have been more properly <br /> categorized as "additional continuation" in that the <br /> requested funding was related to the increase in student <br /> enrollment. While we recognize there can be no upfront <br /> commitment to fund a certain percentage increase in the <br /> overall school budgets or to fully fund any or all categories <br /> of requested funding , we think that appropriate <br /> categorization can be helpful in understanding the nature of <br /> school funding needs . We plan to prepare an updated paper on <br /> school funding categories with new examples of each category <br /> based on actual experience. <br /> • <br /> • <br />