The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, districts shifting from Tier 2 to Tier 1 rates may need to significantly expand program capacity to serve all students who request access beginning next school year. This may require hiring qualified staff, modifying facilities, and developing  new  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - It amounts to a statutory  entitlement to services and supports for individuals ages three and older who have a qualifying developmental disability. Qualifying disabilities include autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and other conditions closely related to intellectual disabilities that require similar treatment, such as a traumatic brain injury.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - The available data show tha t 3 2  p ercent of participating transfer students came from families with incomes low enough to qualify for the federal free or reduced ‑price meals program. For th e 2 018 ‑ 19 s chool year, a family of four qualified for this program if its annual income did not exceed $46,435.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. 2022 ‑23 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2. 2023 ‑24 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2. 2024 ‑25 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2. 2025 ‑26 Must have fourth birthday by September 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - New CTC teacher recruitment and support 2 Establishes eight career counselors to provide technical assistance for prospective educators and one position to develop a new teacher recruitment web portal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - Districts are eligible to receive funding for schools where at least 90  percent of students are EL/LI (rural schools qualify if at least 75  percent of students are EL/LI). In addition, the Governor proposes $235  million to support literacy programs, coaches, and interventions at schools where at least 94  percent of students are EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided as a competitive grant for LEAs to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and  TK teachers. School District Reports Give Snapshot of TK Expansion Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - This model would ( 1)  a ccount for differences in foster youth enrollment by SELPAs, ( 2)  b e easy to understand, ( 3)  u se reliable and easily updated data, and ( 4)  a void any inappropriate fiscal incentives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

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

Feb 15, 2022 - To  be eligible for funding, schools must: (1)  have at least 80  percent low ‑income students; (2)  have at least 15  percent English learners; and (3)  serve students in State Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, or first through third grade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Of the $225  million previously allocated to the National Board Program, $146  million has been spent or set aside for qualified teachers over the first three years of the program. This represents the full grant amount for roughly 5,800 teachers at $25,000  per teacher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012