57 schools get money to pilot 'weighted student funding' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

57 schools get money to pilot 'weighted student funding' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

57 schools get money to pilot 'weighted student funding'

by Jamie Raver

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by Dale Mezzacappa

The School District has begun a pilot project in which 57 schools are testing parts of a system called “weighted student funding” (WSF) that would significantly change how resources are allocated to schools and how spending decisions are made.
Under WSF, funds are allotted to schools based on students’ needs, with weights given to factors such as poverty and English-language proficiency, rather than allocating each school a set number of teachers and other staff based on enrollment. In addition, school teams are actively involved in deciding how the money is spent.
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