Shifting staffing decisions from a per-pupil formula to needs-based allocation addresses staffing resource inequities¶

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Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? After reviewing for resource inequities, one district shifted staffing decisions from a per-pupil formula to account for additional needs of students by school and grade level. → Taylor 2024

Evidence¶

Taylor 2024¶

Taylor, T., & Bowman, A. (2024). Identifying Resource Inequities. Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED593369.pdf

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A district example reported in the document's Examples of Addressing Resource Inequities section. The document describes the change from formula-based to needs-based staffing but reports no outcome data or effect size.

"Staffing at schools was decided solely based on a per-pupil formula. After reviewing for resource inequities, staffing decisions were shifted to account for additional needs of students (e.g., multilingual language specialists, intervention specialists, etc.) by school and grade level."

Discussion¶

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