EDLD 5342 Week 3 Part 1

Summary: One district is obviously a wealthy district, with only 20.7% meeting the criteria to be economically disadvantaged. Their refined ADA is 4032.937.  Their WADA is 4794.07, and their ADA is 4032.  The other district has a population that is 93% economically disadvantaged. Their refined ADA is 3893.754.  Their WADA is 5,555.81 however because they have a higher number of at-risk, disadvantage, or special needs students. The district with less wealth has an ADA of 3898.  The district with the smaller ADA is indeed the one with less wealth in this scenario, therefore their WADA is higher.

Reflection: Upon completing the first assignment, the only thoughts that came to my mind were that I was developing more of an understanding of how to read the reports. I understand and support the philosophy that districts with higher needs should have adjustments made in their funding to meet the needs of their students. It was not until completing the rest of this week’s assignments that I fully understood how good intentions are not met.