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April 2002
HB 4800 Would Allow 230 Additional Charter Schools by 2017!
Substitute Teacher Bill Needs Your Attention
"No Child Left Behind Act 0f 2001"
Statewide Forums on Proposal A
K-12 School Aid For Fiscal Year 2002 - 2003
K-12 FOUNDATION ALLOWANCES
Links to current Legislative Action Alerts
may be found on the Legislative Hotline page of this website.
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HB 4800 Would Allow 230 Additional Charter Schools by 2017!
The eight-member Commission on Charter Schools, created by Governor Engler and the Legislature, has issued a 27- page report recommending 230 more charter schools in Michigan by 2017.
House Bill 4800 (Rep. Kuipers, R-Holland) has been redrafted to reflect the Charter School Commission s recommendations. The bill is currently before the House Education Committee and could be reported to the House floor as soon as April 30.
Michigan now has 64,000 students in 187 charter schools, the third most in the nation. About half of these schools are in Metro Detroit. Universities reached the 150-school cap in 1999.
Community colleges, school districts and intermediate school districts can charter schools with no cap, though 90 percent are sponsored by universities. Central Michigan University has the most charters, followed by Grand Valley and Ferris State Universities. Michigan State University has no charter schools.
House Bill 4800 now includes the following provisions:
- Five conventional charter schools could open this fall and 10 each year until 2007, for a total of 55. No more than two university-chartered schools could open in a single school district in one year, and one new academy in Detroit in each of the next three years.
- Additionally, it calls for new specialty charters, where half the students must be considered at-risk of failing because of factors such as low income or disabilities. Fifteen of those schools could open each year between 2003 and 2007, and 10 a year could open each year until 2017, for a total of 175. These schools could also have a special mission or purpose.
- The Superintendent of Public Instruction would have more authority to monitor academic standards of charter schools and students, create a certification process for charter school authorizers and revoke chartering ability of authorizers who fail to be accountable for their charter schools.
- Charter school authorizers would be required by law to pay more attention to how charter schools operate, eliminate conflicts of interest, and shoddy business practices.
- Charter schools would be required to do annual testing in math and reading for all students in grades three through eight until ESEA testing is required by all public schools.
- Charter schools would have to provide more public access to information about their curriculum and finances.
- Bay Mills Community College would be included in the cap on university-authorized charters.
The Michigan Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel opposes increasing the number of university-chartered public schools. Please contact your state legislators immediately urging a NO vote on House Bill 4800. For your convenience, a pre-written letter is on the Legislative Hotline page of our website: http://www.mftsrp.org/legislative.html. Go to Action Alert "Michigan Charter School Expansion".
Suggested talking point are:
- Michigan s charter schools have been studied more than any other state in the nation. The research indicates that charter schools are not performing as well as their host districts.
- Michigan is third behind Arizona and California in the number of charter schools and has more company-operated charter schools than any other state.
- The Department of Education must receive additional staffing and funding to oversee current charters schools: without this support, any oversight is meaningless. (The current Office Charter School within the Department of Education consists of one person with no staff support.)
- Limiting one charter per year in Detroit from 2002 to 2004 is meaningless if two charters can be started in each district surrounding Detroit.
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Substitute Teacher Bill Needs Your Attention
Senate Bill 213 would allow school districts to contract with companies like Kelley Services to provide for substitute teachers. This bill is sitting on the floor of the House and can be moved at any time (when they have 55 votes).
Please call or e-mail your State Representative and urge them to vote NO on Senate Bill 213. Among other things, it will: 1) take substitute teachers out of the retirement system; and 2) school districts would give up their rights to manage their own substitute employees.
For your convenience, there is a letter already written on Senate Bill 213 on the Legislative Hotline page of our website: http://www.mftsrp.org/legislative.html. Go to Action Alert "Privatizing Substitute Teachers".
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"No Child Left Behind Act 0f 2001"
President Bush signed the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" on January 8, 2002. This federal legislation makes changes to programs administered by the Office of Field Services, including Title I and the former Title VI (Now title V, Part A). It also combines the former Eisenhower and Class Size Reduction programs in a new Title II, Part A and consolidates Emergency Immigrant with a new Language Instruction Program (Title III). New options for transferring funds between programs are also being discussed.
Workshops will be conducted on the new legislation to assist each district in planning its 2002 - 2003 programs. The programs that will be discussed include:
| Title I, Part A |
Improving Basic Programs |
| Title I, Part C |
Education of Migratory Children |
| Title I, Part D |
Neglected or Delinquent |
| Title II, Part A |
Teacher and Principal Training |
| Title III |
Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient
and Immigrant Students |
| Title V, Part |
Innovative Programs |
You may attend any of the workshops listed below, however, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Registration may be made by e-mail to mcclainc@michigan.gov or by telephone to Michele Hedrick at 517-373-4004. Internet registration is also available at the Department's website at http://www.state.mi.us/mde/off/fs/index.htm.
May 1, 2002 - Alpena
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Alcona-Montmorency Conference Room
2118 US Highway 23 South
Alpena, Michigan 49707
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May 2, 2002 - Adrian
Lenawee ISD
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Community Room
4107 North Adrian Highway
Adrian, MI 49221
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May 6, 2002 - Jackson
Jackson ISD
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PD Room 123
6700 Browns Lake Road
Jackson, MI 49201
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May 10, 2002 - Mason
Ingham ISD
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Career Center, Room 606
611 Hagadorn Road
Mason, MI 48854
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May 14, 2002 - Clinton Township
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Superior and Michigan Rooms
44001 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
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May 22, 2002 - Waterford
Oakland Schools
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Donelson Center
1200 West Huron
Waterford, MI 48328
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Statewide Forums on Proposal A
The Michigan Department of Education is holding several statewide public forums in April and May to obtain feedback on the State Board of Education s recently developed report on school financing in Michigan.
From Proposal A and A+ - A discussion of issues and options regarding the financial requirements of public education in Michigan was accepted by the State Board of Education at its March meeting.
The bi-partisan report, funded by the North Central Regional Education Laboratory and written by a cadre of school finance experts, including representatives from Indiana University, Wayne State University, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and the non-partisan Citizens Research Council, is designed to general conversation about the way schools funding works in Michigan.
All forums are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The forums will be held in the following locations:
Monday, May 6 - Hamtramck
Hamtramck High School Community Center
11410 Charest
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Wednesday, May 8 - Lansing
Hill Center - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Lansing Public Schools
5815 Wise Road
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Tuesday, May 14 - Traverse City
Northwestern Michigan College
Dennos Museum-Milliken Auditorium
Munson Avenue
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Tuesday, May 21 - Bay City
Bay City Central High School-Auditorium
1624 Columbus Avenue
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Additionally another forum will be held at the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce's annual gathering on Mackinac Island on May 30 - 31.
The State Board of Education will review final recommendations from the task force and forward policy recommendations to the Legislature in July for its consideration.
A copy of the full report is available at http://www.state.mi.us/mde. For further information about the Proposal A to A+ forums, contact the Michigan Department of Education at 517-241-1160.
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K-12 School Aid For Fiscal Year 2002 - 2003
Public Act 191, 2002 (Senate Bill 1107)
Governor Engler signed Senate Bill 1107 into law as Public Act 191, of 2002, totaling nearly $12.7 billion and guaranteeing a minimum foundation allowance of $6,700 per pupil for 2002-2 003. Listed below are some of the major provisions contained in this law:
| Section |
Current Law |
Public Act 191, 2002
(Senate Bill 1107) |
Section 6 (4) y & z
Declining Enrollment |
Current provision is in Section 22 b.
This section allows districts with 1,550 pupils or less and 4.5 miles per student to use a 3-year average as their pupil membership. |
Continues language for FY 2003 allowing districts with 1,550 pupils or less and 4.5 miles per student to use a 3-year average as their pupil membership for Lower Peninsula districts only.
New language allows a district that educates high school students from a contiguous district to use the square mileage of both districts in determining the number of pupils per square mile under this subsection.
Adds language to allow a district that receives students from a closed public school academy that was in operation for more than two years to count the new students as if they were in attendance on the February count date. |
Section 11 (1)
Total Appropriation |
N/A |
Adds language stating that the GF/GP appropriation for FY 2002 - 2003 shall be reduced by $79,500,000 if legislation is not authorized to transfer this amount from the Michigan Employment Security Act Contingent Fund, Penalties and Interest Subaccount by October 1, 2002. |
Section 11 (3)
Proration of Public School Academies |
If expenditures exceed available revenue, a proration shall occur to reduce the amount of School Aid Fund monies expended.
If a proration is necessary, the portion of a district s foundation allowance that was received in 1995 is protected from proration for any district that existed in FY 1995. |
Recommends language to protect the foundation allowances of charter schools at the 1994 - 1995 level if there is a proration caused by a reduction in School Aid Fund revenues. |
Sections 20
Per Pupil Foundation Grant |
See foundation allowance chart. |
Increases basic per pupil foundation allowance by $200 from current year. |
Section 20 (19)
Class Size Reduction Grants Rolled Into Foundation Allowances |
N/A |
Provides $26.7 million for Class Size Reduction grants awarded under Section 32e in FY 2001 - 2002 to be rolled into base foundation allowance funding for the 26 recipient districts beginning in FY 2002 - 2003. |
Section 22 NEW
School Consolidation Grant |
N/A |
Amends the calculation of the foundation allowance for districts that consolidate after June 1, 2002, to be $50 per-pupil above the highest foundations allowance of the consolidating districts, capped at the hold-harmless state maximum.
This change is moved from Section 22 to Section 20 (10). |
Section 31 a (1)
At-Risk Funding |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriation of $314.2 million.
FY 2002 - 2003 appropriation of $319,095,200 was vetoed. |
FY 2003 appropriation of $314.2 million. |
Section 31 a (12)
Dearborn Schools Eligible for At-Risk Funds |
Allows the Dearborn Schools to receive At-Risk funds at 5.75% of their foundation allowance, multiplied by the number of kids eligible for free lunch. |
Increases the percentage that Dearborn Schools would receive for At-Risk funds to 11.5% beginning in FY 2002 - 2003, at an estimated cost of $2,500,000. |
Section 31 a (6) NEW
Teen Health |
N/A |
Appropriates $2.4 million in FY 2002 and $3.7 million in FY 2003. (Projected lapsed At-Risk funding.) |
Section 32 b
Parent Involvement and Education (PIE) |
Appropriates $45 million in FY 2001 - 2002 for parenting grants.
FY2002 -2003 funding was vetoed. |
N/A
Adds a new subsection (8) to allow grant recipients to carry forward funding until it is all expended. |
Section 32 c
Interagency Early Childhood Grants |
Appropriates $2 million in FY 2001 - 2002 for early childhood grants.
2002 - 2003 vetoed funding. |
Appropriates $2 million in FY 2003. |
Section 32 d
School Readiness |
Appropriates $72.8 million in FY 2001 - 2002 for pre-school programs for At-Risk four-year-olds.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed. |
Restores FY 2003 funding to $72.8 million for the partial day program. |
Section 32 f
Reading Improvement Program Grants |
Appropriates $45 million in FY 2001 - 2002 for reading grants.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed. |
Allows districts to indefinitely carry forward funding received under this section. |
Section 32 i NEW
Intent Language to Fund Certain ASAP Programs |
N/A |
Adds intent language that if School Aid Fund revenue increases over the January 2002 estimated level, the additional funding would be allocated to programs under repealed Sections 32b (PIE), 32c (Interagency Early Childhood Grants), 32d (3) (Full-day wraparound School Readiness programs) and Section 32f (Reading Grants and MLPP). |
Section 33
Payment to Detroit Schools |
Appropriates $15 million to Detroit Schools in FY 2001-2002. |
N/A |
Section 39 a NEW
FEDERAL Funds from "No Child Left Behind Act" |
N/A |
Provides funding to the FEDERAL "No Child Left Behind Act" grant program. Prior year funding for most of these programs was in the Department of Education budget.
FY 2003 appropriation of $641.4 million.
Language added to clarify that the funds must continue to be distributed in accordance with FEDERAL laws.
Language stating that payments of FEDERAL funds shall be paid on a schedule determined by the Department. |
Section 51 a (1)
Total Special Education Funding |
Appropriates $794.8 million in FY 2002 and $848.7 million in FY 2003 from state sources for Special Education. |
FY 2002 increase of $1.6 million to $796.4 million and FY 2003 increase of $4.1 million to $852.7 million to reflect updates to the date upon which the cost estimates are based. |
Section 51 c
Special Education Durant Payment |
FY 2002 appropriation of $568 million.
FY 2003 appropriation of $611 million to pay court-mandated percentages of special education costs. |
FY 2002 appropriation of $576.1 million.
FY 2003 appropriation of $621.9 million.
Changes reflect revisions to the data upon which the cost estimates are based. |
Section 51d NEW
FEDERAL Special Education Programs |
Funding for these Special Education programs was in the Department of Education budget. |
Appropriates $59.8 million for FY 2003 for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers ($16 million), Preschool Grants ($13.5 million), and Special Education ($30.3 million). |
Section 81 (1)
ISD General Operations Funding |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriation of $92.2 million.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed. |
FY 2002 - 2003 appropriations of $95,028,100.
Provides a 3.1% increase to match foundation allowance increases. |
Section 94 a NEW
Center for Educational Performance and Information |
N/A |
Allows districts to submit the February/ September 2002 pupil count data via the EDN if non-auditable.
Requires a payment of $2 per pupil to ISDs and constituent districts for SRSD costs. |
Section 96
Golden Apple MEAP Incentive Program |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriates of $800,000.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed.
Allocates $1,000 per full-time employee plus $10,000 to the principal for school improvements and sets the minimum grant at $50,000.
Allows unexpended funds to be carried forward to the next fiscal year. |
Restores the funding at $1,320,000, or a $10,000 award per eligible building. |
Section 98
Michigan Virtual University |
Appropriates $1,500,000 for FY 2001 - 2002 for the continuing operations of the univesity (FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed in P.A. 121 of 2001). |
Appropriates $5,000,000 to the MVU in FY 2002 - 2003 for the operations of the university, and $3,500,000 of this shall be allocated for developing innovative strategies to use wireless technology to improve student achievement.
No more than 5 pilot sites shall be established, with at least one in he Upper Peninsula.
Also appropriates a total of $6,584,700 in Federal funds to the MVU.
The State Education Agency must sign a memorandum of understanding with MVU requiring the MVU to coordinate activities in accordance with Federal law aligned with each Federal grant funding source. |
Section 99
Math and Science Centers |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriation of $10.2 million.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed. |
Restores FY 2002 - 2003 funding at $10.2 million. |
Section 101 (8) NEW
Travel Time |
N/A |
Changes the limit on travel time counted as hours of pupil instruction from 2 hours per week to 3 hours per week. |
Section 105 (17)
90% Pupil Membership Guarantee |
If fewer than 90% of the pupils living in a local district attend school in that district, the district s foundations allowance payment shall be paid as if exactly 90% were enrolled in the district. |
Amends this section to phase out this pupil membership adjustment clause.
Districts that receive Section 105 or 105c pupil adjustments under a new subsection (18) in FY 2002 - 2003 would receive 75% of the corresponding funding adjustment in FY 2002 - 20003, 50% of the funding adjustment for FY 2003 - 2004, and 25% of the funding adjustment for FY 2004 - 2005.
The funding adjustment would stop in FY 2005 - 2006. |
Section 107 (1)
Adult Education |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriation of $75 million.
FY 2002 - 2003 funding was vetoed. |
Appropriates $75,000,000 in FY 2001 - 2002 and $77,500,000 in FY 2002 - 2003.
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Section 108
Partnership for Adult Learning |
FY 2001 - 2002 appropriation of $20 million. |
FY 2003 appropriation of $20 million. |
Section 121a NEW
Reimbursement for Costs Due to The Early Collection of State Education Tax |
N/A |
Appropriates $4.6 million to the Department of Treasury to reimburse local treasurers for the costs associated with the early collection of the School Education Tax. |
Section 147
Retirement Rate |
Estimates the FY 2001 - 2002 payroll contribution rate to the Public School Employees Retirement System at 12.17%. |
Includes an estimated FY 2002 - 2003 contribution rate of 12.99%. |
bk:opeiu42aflcio: April 17, 2002
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K-12 FOUNDATION ALLOWANCES
Fiscal Years 1999-2000, Fiscal Year 2000-2001, Fiscal Year 2001-2002, and Fiscal Year 2002-2003
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| County |
District Name |
FY 1999-2000
Foundation
Allowance |
FY 2000-2001
Foundation
Allowance |
FY 2001-2002
Foundation
Allowance |
FY 2002-2003
Foundation
Allowance |
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| Arenac |
Arenac Eastern School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Chippewa |
Rudyard Area Schools |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Chippewa |
Whitefish Schools |
$10,129 |
$10,430 |
$10,730 |
$10,930 |
| Crawford |
Crawford Ausable Schools |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Grand Traverse |
Kingsley Area School |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Ingham |
Lansing Public School District |
$ 6,304 |
$ 6,605 |
$ 6,905 |
$ 7,105 |
| Iosco |
Hale Area Schools |
$ 5,772 |
$ 6,073 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Iosco |
Tawas Area Schools |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Lapeer |
Imlay City Community Schools |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Leelanau |
Glen Lake Community School District |
$ 6,059 |
$ 6,360 |
$ 6,660 |
$ 6,860 |
| Mackinac |
Les Cheneaux Community School District |
$ 6,339 |
$ 6,640 |
$ 6,940 |
$ 7,140 |
| Macomb |
East Detroit City School District |
$ 6,599 |
$ 6,900 |
$ 7,200 |
$ 7,400 |
| Macomb |
Roseville Community Schools |
$ 6,551 |
$ 6,852 |
$ 7,152 |
$ 7,352 |
| Macomb |
Lake Shore Public Schools |
$ 7,072 |
$ 7,373 |
$ 7,673 |
$ 7,873 |
| Macomb |
Utica Community Schools |
$ 6,438 |
$ 6,739 |
$ 7,039 |
$ 7,239 |
| Macomb |
Van Dyke Public Schools |
$ 6,849 |
$ 7,150 |
$ 7,450 |
$ 7,650 |
| Macomb |
Warren Woods Public Schools |
$ 7,938 |
$ 8,240 |
$ 8,540 |
$ 8,740 |
| Midland |
Midland Public Schools |
$ 7,615 |
$ 7,916 |
$ 8,216 |
$ 8,416 |
| Missaukee |
Lake City Area School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Oakland |
Huron Valley Schools |
$ 6,005 |
$ 6,306 |
$ 6,606 |
$ 6,806 |
| Oakland |
Lamphere Public Schools |
$ 9,637 |
$ 9,937 |
$10,237 |
$10,437 |
| Oakland |
Waterford Public Schools |
$ ------ |
$ 6,568 |
$ 6,868 |
$ 7,068 |
| Oscoda |
Fairview Area School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Presque-Isle |
Onaway Area Community School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Saginaw |
Chesaning Union Schools |
$ 5,705 |
$ 6,006 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Saginaw |
Hemlock Public School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Sanilac |
Brown City Community School District |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Washtenaw |
Ypsilanti School District |
$ 6,623 |
$ 6,924 |
$ 7,224 |
$ 7,424 |
| Wayne |
Detroit City School District |
$ 6,283 |
$ 6,584 |
$ 6,884 |
$ 7,084 |
| Wayne |
Dearborn City School District |
$ 7,793 |
$ 8,094 |
$ 8,394 |
$ 8,594 |
| Wayne |
Melvindale/North Allen Park Schools |
$ 7,973 |
$ 8,274 |
$ 8,574 |
$ 8,774 |
| Wayne |
Hamtramck Public Schools |
$ 5,700 |
$ 6,000 |
$ 6,500* |
$ 6,700 |
| Wayne |
Highland Park City Schools |
$ 6,573 |
$ 6,874 |
$ 7,174 |
$ 7,374 |
| Wayne |
Inkster City School District |
$ 6,686 |
$ 6,987 |
$ 7,287 |
$ 7,487 |
| Wayne |
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools |
$ 6,224 |
$ 6,525 |
$ 6,825 |
$ 7,025 |
| Wayne |
Romulus Community Schools |
$ 7,849 |
$ 8,150 |
$ 8,450 |
$ 8,650 |
| Wayne |
Taylor School District |
$ 6,666 |
$ 6,967 |
$ 7,267 |
$ 7,467 |
| Wayne |
Crestwood School District |
$ 6,445 |
$ 6,746 |
$ 7,046 |
$ 7,246 |
| Wayne |
Ecorse Public School District |
$ 6,518 |
$ 6,819 |
$ 7,119 |
$ 7,319 |
| Wayne |
Northville Public Schools |
$ 7,249 |
$ 7,550 |
$ 7,850 |
$ 8,050 |
*Includes equity payment adjusted in per-pupil foundation to bring them up to the $6,500 minimum.
bk:opeiu42aflcio- April 30, 2002
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Michigan Federation of Teachers & School Related Personnel
