The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - In addition to The 2021-22 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook report and the accompanying The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges report, several related posts on health and human services, economics and taxes, and other issues will be published in the coming days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4297

Update on State and School District Reserves

Apr 5, 2020 - Property tax revenue, for example, arrives in two large installments (in December and April). Districts also save money for large, anticipated costs like replacing computers or unexpected costs like repairing a damaged roof.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4216

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - SELPAs are typically a regional consortium of local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education (COEs) —that coordinate special education funding and services, with large districts often serving as their own SELPA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Each consortium, in turn, awards grants to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education on a competitive basis. Requires that grantees partner with a community college develop CTE opportunities and career pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The Legislature can respond to excess revenues by (1)  lowering tax revenues, (2) splitting the excess between taxpayer rebates and one ‑time payments to school and community college districts, or (3) appropriating more money for purposes excluded from the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - The vast majority of funds would be distributed to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education (COEs) based on their share of total Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - STEM = science, technology, engineering, and math; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; COE = county office of education; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; and CDE = California Department of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - The state reimburses school districts and county offices of education (COEs) for mandated activities either through a claims ‑based process or from the K ‑ 12 m andates block grant. Under the state ’s traditional mandate reimbursement process, districts submit claims for the actual cost of performing each mandated activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - A district that is identified as low performing based on the school dashboard is to receive targeted support from its county office of education (COE). In providing technical support, COEs sometimes consult with other regional and state partners known as lead agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided $150  million one ‑time Proposition  98 to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —for kitchen upgrades ($120  million) and training food service staff ($30  million) to help implement the new state universal meals requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519