Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The state could consider soliciting input from COEs and other experts on alternative education or other relevant outcome metrics that could be added to the Dashboard that would be a better indication of performance at COE ‑run schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - While equity leads have the added task of providing support that address es racial disparities, we question how this support will be different or more effective than other assistance provided through system of support entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - DDS required providers to complete a data collection survey by October 4, 2024 and then validate the submitted data in the Provider Directory in order to satisfy this performance metric. The department has been engaging in technical assistance with providers to clarify whether they have completed the necessary steps to enroll in the Provider Directory and receive the 10   percent of rates reserved for this metric.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Review of School Districts' 2014-15 Local Control and Accountability Plans [Publication Details]

Jan 20, 2015 - We also recommend the Legislature clarify the metrics districts can include in their plans. Additionally, we recommend the state disseminate model LCAPs to help districts improve their plans moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3162

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - (LEAs may also include any local metrics as part of the needs assessment.) Trailer legislation specifies that the needs assessmen t and block grant expenditures must be included in Local Control and Accountability Plans from 2025 ‑26 through 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - As Figure  8 shows, seven of the performance measures are metrics that districts report to the state and are measured consistently statewide. The remaining six measures are local indicators for which districts report locally developed metrics or qualitative information describing their progress in the priority area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Under either approach, the Legislature may want to ensure that the level of funding provided is aligned with any service requirements added in statute. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990