The Court used the same argument to support its mandates for health and social service programs, as well as other supplemental services. We turn next to a description of this law. The foundation amount established in the law is intended to enable all school districts to deliver the standards efficiently, thus meeting the other half of the constitutional mandate. It assumed that no more than 10 percent of the students would be classified for special education services other than speech. Each school has principals, assistant principals, and clerical staff considered appropriate to its size, and one security guard.
Provision is made for a central office staff.
Although no specific basis is cited for the specific amounts of the various inputs, they arguably reflect patterns in suburban districts in a generally suburban state. The approach is similar to that embodied in Massachusetts' funding law, with two exceptions. For 1998-1999, the basic foundation amount is increased by the regional consumer price index to adjust for inflation. The range partly addresses cost differences in the state as well as local voter preferences. This report has three required elements.