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November 21, 2008 - Powerpoint presentation to the California Association of School Business Officials which examines the LAO's Fiscal Forecast, An Overview of the Governor's (November) K-12 Special Session Proposals and an LAO Assessment of the proposals.
June 17, 2008 - Presented to Conference Committee
June 17, 2008 - Agenda Pages 344, 348, and 358, Items 6110-195-0890, 6110-144-0001, and 6440-001-0001 LAO Compromise: Title II Carryover Funds
June 17, 2008 - Agenda Pages 341 and 342—Issues 566, 567, 411, and 441 Items 6110-134-0890, 6110-125-0890, 6110-001-0001, and 6110-001-0890, LAO Compromise: K-12 School Improvement Proposals
June 17, 2008 - Agenda Pages 338 and 339,Item 6110-001-0001—CDE State Operations, LAO Compromise
June 10, 2008 - California currently operates two systems designed to turn around low–performing schools—one for state purposes and one for federal purposes. The two systems are uncoordinated and often duplicative, in addition to being poorly structured. We recommend replacing the two systems with an integrated system that serves both state and federal purposes. Under the new system, the state would support district reform efforts. Districts would receive different levels of support depending on the severity of their underlying performance problem and be given short–term funding linked to specific short–term district reform activities. By virtue of being integrated and district–centered, the new system would cost substantially less than the existing system and could be supported entirely with federal funding.
May 21, 2008 - Presented to Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
May 13, 2008 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
May 12, 2008 - Presented to the California Association of School Business Officials.
April 29, 2008 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
March 25, 2008 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
March 11, 2008 - Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance
February 26, 2008 - Presented With the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) broadcast, "The LAO Analysis of the Governor's Budget, 2008-09." The panel discussion itself can be viewed at http://www.lao.ca.gov/2008/webcasts/ficmat/ficmat_022508.asx
February 20, 2008 - The current index used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for K-12 programs is not a particularly good indicator of increases in school costs. The Governor proposes to switch to a new index. Instead, we recommend the Legislature modify the current K-12 COLA index to focus on projected compensation cost increases.