Different Funding and Outcome Patterns Call for Different Next Steps
The graphic is a four-quadrant matrix showing how Estimated Funding Adequacy (bottom of matrix horizontally) relates to Estimated Efficiency, described as outcomes relative to expectations (vertically along the left side of the matrix).
The horizontal axis arrow represents Estimated Funding Adequacy. It runs from Larger funding gap (left side of arrow in the beginning) to No funding gap (right side of arrow in the end).
The vertical dimension arrow represents Estimated Efficiency, or outcomes relative to expectations, ranging from Lower estimated efficiency (bottom left of the quadrants) to Higher estimated efficiency (top left of the quadrants).
The four areas of the matrix identify different funding and outcome patterns and a corresponding next step:
Explore Additional Investment (top left in Higher estimated efficiency and Large funding gap area with two icons one of coins and the other of a plus sign)
Funding is below estimated need. Examine where additional resources could support improvement priorities.
Coordinate Funding and Capacity Support (below Explore Additional Investment in Lower estimated efficiency and Large funding gap area with two icons one of coins and the other of gears)
Funding is below estimated need and outcomes are below expectations; Investigate resource gaps and implementation conditions together.
Examine Resource Alignment (is to the right of Coordinate Funding and Capacity Support in the Lower estimated efficiency and No funding gap area with one icon a magnifying glass on three person avatar with lines connecting them)
Funding is near estimated need and outcomes are below expectations. Examine how staffing, time, services, and funding align with student needs.
Learn from Promising Practices (is above Examine Resource Alignment and to the right of Explore Additional Investment in the Higher estimated efficiency and No funding gap area with one icon a lightbulb in the center of a circle of arrows with thee dots at the end of each arrow)
Funding is near estimated need and outcomes are at or above expectations. Identify practices and enabling conditions.
Together, the matrix illustrates that different combinations of funding adequacy and student outcomes call for different types of support, rather than assuming that the same intervention is appropriate for every school.