Use this self-assessment to determine whether your district is achieving the goals of equity, transparency, and flexibility
in its school funding system.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS and begin to understand best practices for effective resource use, potential obstacles, and how well your district matches funding with instructional priorities.
Schools need to get their "fair share" of district money to meet the needs of their students (equity), in ways that everyone can easily understand (transparency), and in ways that allow them to use resources to meet their unique needs (flexibility).
Once you have an idea of your greatest funding issues, use the ERS Resource Guide to dig deeper to explore the root causes of these issues and quantify the size of the problems in your district.
