Page 124 - MFB State Annual Meeting 2018 -- RESOLUTIONS BOOK

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receive a state of Michigan tax credit that shall equal the cost of tuition up to 50 percent of the foundation grant per student per year.
Require state foundation grant aid reimbursement be determined by June 1 of each year.
Fund special education programs for teacher training, children with special needs and gifted children.
Fully fund state mandated programs whether new or amended. Funding for state mandated programs should not decrease the basic pupil grant for other Michigan students.
Ensure the per pupil foundation funding grant follows the student to the school of their choice. Require state school aid funding to reflect current year enrollment based on average student attendance, and eliminate the official count day. Increase added-cost funding for vocational training programs.
We further support: Charter schools and home schooling.
Local school boards should have the ability to establish policies such as starting and ending dates, classroom hours in a school year, personnel management, student discipline, and use of local facilities/resources.
Collaboration between the local school district and Intermediate School District to establish a uniform calendar.
The utilization of Farm Bureau members and organizational resources to assist locally in reviewing classroom curriculum for accurate information concerning agriculture before its adoption.
Michigan colleges and universities offering dual credit opportunities for high school students. Michigan colleges and universities offering agriscience instructor certification.
In cases of school district consolidation, existing FFA and agriscience programs in any of the consolidating districts should be maintained as part of the curriculum of the successor consolidated district.
We encourage the Legislature to review the foundation funding grant for education. We support aid, limited to the rate of inflation, to districts operating under caps. School districts must exercise fiscal responsibility and look for efficiencies that will maximize the use of financial resources.
We support Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) education in K-12 and acknowledge that agricultural education is an effective vehicle to deliver
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