Show Davis Schools Could Up Funds J Davis School District will be beable beable beable able to increase its school operating op- op crating program by 1254 1251 per distribution classroom unit next year under the new school finance program approve approved approved ap ap- prove proved by the 1963 Utah Leg Leg- This represents an increase of per cent above the Uie actual program nm in effect cUcci this year ear i I THESE F FACTS ACT S were w ere brought out in a comprehensive sive analysis of 1963 school legislation prepared prepared by Utah by Foundation the private governmental gov gov- governmental research h tion g to the Foundations Foundations Foundation's Foundations Foundation's tion's calculations Davis D a v vis I s School District will be able to finance a school operating program program pro pro- gram of or per distribution unit under the new school legislation without resorting to further special elections TIllS THIS lP COI COMPARES AllES with an actual program of or 01 per distribution unit in the 63 1962 school year earA ear A further increase of 1010 1910 or 1118 per distribution unit is possible if the voters were to approve of such action ac ac- lion tion at al a special leeway elec elec- election election tion lion called for lor the purpose TilE THE FOUNDATION c a ex x x- x plains that a distribution unit is allowed for each classroom unit of 27 21 pupils in average daily attendance Additional distribution units are arc provided for or supervisory supervisor persona e a 1 small schools and special classes for handicapped children chil chit dren vocational education and other special purposes During the current 1962 63 school year Davis School District District District Dis Dis- had an estimated distribution units which is an average of one distribution unit for each 2326 pupils in average daily n nee c e. e Throughout the state there isa isn is isa a n total of distribution units or a statewide average of 2323 pupils for lor each distribution distribution dis dis- Ul unit t. t TilE THE FOUNDATION study observes that the Uie new school program should permit substantial substantial sub sub- salary boosts for most teachers A number of dis dis- disI districts I already have offered contracts to teachers calling for lor salar salary increases ranging from to 1072 per year In general the smallest increases increases in in- creases were for beginning ng teachers with the experienced teachers receiving the largest salary boosts Foundation analysts point out that approximately 79 per percent percent cent of the added funds provided pro pro- vided under the new school fi finance finance fi- fi nance narice law Claw will come from increased increased increased in in- creased state slate aid and only 21 per cent from higher local taxes THESE percentages w will t ill illar 11 ar vary considerably from district district dis to district In some local districts all of or the additional school funds will come conic from state stale aid while in others much luch I of the increase will come from local taxes The report indicates that the Uie maximum program without further election can be financed fi financed n- n in Davis is School Dis with a decreased local property tax levy y of or 32 mills null SINCE TilE THE district had haQ unused un un- un-li un used leway aut authority au of o J mills under the old lold l la la the the 5 b 6 total local property properly tax increase increase in in- crease could be as much as mills above 1 1962 52 levels le MOREOVER i if voter roter approval approval ap ap- for additional local leway leway le Ie- way war were secured a still further further further fur fur- ther increase ol of 1712 mills would be possible However since this spec special 31 I voted leeway leeway- must be approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by br the toe people in an au t election held on or before belore the 1 first da day of o l May no additional election leeway can be authorized author author- r before belore ISM 1964 IN i to lo time tile increased in in- creased operating program the 1963 im Utah Legislature Legislature boosted the amount o of ol state slate aid going for tor school bUilding J purposes pcs Altogether the HIe Foundation estimates that 10 mil lion in J state stale aid will fill be dis dig to local districts for lor 1 building p purposes during the next nett biennium Thusn Thus This compares n nith tb 55 65 million in state school chool bUilding aid id which Was t tradable during this Ib s MM ien |