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M so that the total funding to the district will increase as appropriate to address demonstrated unmet needs. III. The commissioners will formulate funding guidelines and priorities for the countywide supplemental tax. For example, the tax could be used for funding equity, to promote collaboration, and for other purposes to allow the schools to operate at a higher standard. The commissioners will also define equity and identify their intentions concerning the total tax increase that will be necessary to achieve funding equity between the two'school districts and the time period for that increase. (Spring 2004) STEPS TOWARD COLLABORATION I. The two school districts, in partnership with the commissioners, will wee to work with a facilitator to identify concrete steps for collaboration. They will agree on the funding, the facilitator, and other aspects of the collaboration study. (By February 2004) II. The collaboration study will produce an interim report by May 2004, in time to initiate some meaningful collaboration during the 2004 -2005 school year if at all possible. The final report will recommend significant collaboration that will take place during the 2005 -2006 school year and beyond. Proposed by Alice Gordon at the November 11, 2003 BOCC Work Session *If action cannot be taken by this date, the tax will be implemented as soon as legally possible.