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<title>2012 Budget Preparations</title>
<description>Contains information for Washington school districts to prepare their fiscal year 2012-13 budgets.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/12budprp.asp</link>

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<title>2012 Supplemental Budget</title>
<description>This is a link to the various proposed versions of the 2012-2013 Supplemental Budget.</description>
<link>http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/default.asp</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Link to Bill Information</title>
<description>This is a link to the Washington Legislature's website for tracking information on bills as they move through the Legislature.</description>
<link>http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>LEAP Documents</title>
<description>A link to the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committe's documents pertaining to staff mix ratios and salary allocation tables.</description>
<link>http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/leapdocs/k12docs.asp</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Budget Driver Summary - 2012-13 Budget</title>
<description>The John Jenft Budget Driver summary file highlights the budget factors that drive school apportionment. This version of the file covers the Governor's proposed budget, and reflects the new school funding formula under 2776. This sheet also includes the item numbers appearing on the F-203 system.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/misc/budprep12/2776_Jenft_Sheet_(F-203)_Gov's_Budget_12.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Governor's Proposal to Restructure K-12 Levy Equalization</title>
<description>As part of her budget, Governor Gregoire includes a proposal to restructure Levy Equalization (LEA) funding for districts. This is a link to her proposal.</description>
<link>http://www.ofm.wa.gov/budget12/highlights/levy_equalization.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pivot Tables - Governor's Budget</title>
<description>The Pivot Tables provide an estimate by district, by ESD, and by county of the impact on school district funding, based on the factors outlined in the budget document. This version contains the Governor's Proposed Budget.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/2012-13_Pivot_Table_97-2003_Excel.xls</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Governor's Budget K-20 Presentation</title>
<description>This is a copy of the PowerPoint being presented on December 6 via K-20 pertaining to proposed cuts in the Governor's Budget.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/K-20_Presentation_for_12-6-11.ppt</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Small High District Cuts</title>
<description>This Excel file shows the estimated cuts for districts receiving small school funding, based on the factors in the Governor's budget proposal.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/Small_High_for_Web_Posting.xls</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Governor's Proposed Cuts as a Percent of Ending Fund Balance, by District and Legislative District</title>
<description>This Excel file shows the impact of the governor's budget cuts on districts, measured against their total ending Fund Balance. The information is by school district, with Legislator district numbers included as well.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/Fund_Balance_vs_Total_Cuts.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 13:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pivot Tables - House and Senate Budgets</title>
<description>The Pivot Tables provide an estimate by district, by ESD, and by county of the impact on school district funding, based on the factors outlined in the budget document. This version contains the House and Senate versions.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/2012-13_Pivot_Table_97-2002_Excel.Version1.2_House_and_Senate.xls</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pivot Tables - Early Action</title>
<description>The Pivot Tables provide an estimate by district, by ESD, and by county of the impact on school district funding, based on the factors outlined in the budget document. This version reflects early action items from the December 2011 2nd Special Session.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/2012-13_Pivot_Table_97-2002_Excel.Version1.1_Early_Action.xls</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>HB 2813 Proposed LEA Change</title>
<description>HB 2813 proposes a change in LEA funding starting with an LEA reduction of 2% effective August 1, 2013, and a levy lid reduction of 4% effective January 1, 2014. This sheet examines the potential impacts of this proposed legislation.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/LEA_change_CY14.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pivot Tables - House and State Budgets</title>
<description>The Pivot Tables provide an estimate, by district, by ESD, and by county of the impact on school district funding, based on the factors outlined in the budget documents. This version contains the House and Senate updates, reflecting the Senate version that passed on March 3.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/2012-13_Pivot_Table_97-2002-Excel.Version1.3_House_and_Senate.xls</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Mar 2012 15:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>John Jenft Budget Driver Summary</title>
<description>The John Jenft Budget Driver Summary Sheet highlights the budget factors that drive school apportionment. This version of the file covers the Governor's proposed budget, as well as the House and Senate budgets that passed their respective chambers. This sheet also includes the item numbers appearing on the F-203 system.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/John_Jenft_Sheet_for_Senate_and_House_Budgets.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>John Jenft Budget Driver Summary</title>
<description>The John Jenft Budget Driver Summary Sheet highlights the budget factors that drive school apportionment. This version of the file is complete through the Conference budget.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/BudPrep12/Final%20John%20Jenft%20Sheet.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Pivot Tables - Final Budget</title>
<description>The Pivot Tables provide an estimate, by district, by ESD, and by county of the impact on school district funding, based on the factors outlined in the budget documents. This is the final version, through the Conference budget.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/misc/BudPrep12/2012-13_Pivot_Table_97-2002_Excel.Version1.4%20Final.xls</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Eligible Schools for K-3 Poverty Class Size</title>
<description>Schools that are considered high poverty, based on the number of students eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunches, are eligible for additional funding in grades K-3, per WAC 392-140-915. This is the preliminary list of eligible schools for 2012-13.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/misc/BudPrep12/K-3%20Poverty%20Schools%202012-13%20-%20March%20Initial.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>To/From Transportation Fuel Deflators</title>
<description>When calculating their mileage rates for a new school year, districts have the option of inflating their fuel prices separately from those of other costs. These price inflators are computed annually, based on the Transportation Revenue Forecast. For 2012-2013, these are actually deflators, but the information is provided for any district using the Long Form that desires the data.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/TT/To-From%20Transp/Fuel%20Inflators%202012-13.xls</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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