The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2021 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposals to address teacher shortages, as well as his proposals to provide additional professional development for school staff. For each, we provide background, describe the Governor’s proposals, assess these proposals, and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Classified Program ($25   Million Proposition   98). Funding would support at least an additional 1, 041 p articipants with grants of up to $24, 000 o ver five years. School districts, county offices of education (COEs), and charter schools that have not previously received funding would receive priority for funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - The proposed new grant would provide about $2. 7  m illion for technical assistance that could be spent over four years —$662, 000 p er year. This is somewhat higher than the $450,000 available over one year under the first round of grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - Provides $25   Million One Time to Expand County ‑School Partnership Grant Program. The Governor proposes $ 25  m illion one ‑time MHSA funding for the mental health county ‑school partnership grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4367

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - This incentive may be most likely to affect how districts address borderline cases, such as a three ‑year old with slow speech development, where it may be difficult to determine whether the child needs special intervention to catch up to peers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This post provides background on special education preschool and school Medi-Cal billing, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, details our assessments of the proposals, and offers associated recommendations for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4345

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - First, it requires students and their parents to begin thinking about transferring for the upcoming school year in the fall of the previous school year. For a district that begins school in late August, the Januar y 1 d eadline comes nearly eight months before the start of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4329