The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - For example, districts with challenges hiring instructional aides may reduce the number of aides in other grades to ensure compliance with TK staffing ratios. As TK fully expands, the Legislature may want to continue to monitor these various trade ‑offs to ensure that the current structure aligns with the Legislature ’s priorities for staffing at schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) is required to conduct an evaluation of the Golder State Teacher Grant Program, in partnership with CTC, and report to the administration and the Legislature every two years, beginning December 31, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - The proposal specifies that the screener must be (1)  developmentally appropriate for TK students; (2)  deemed adequate by technical experts; (3)  capable of administration by classroom teachers or aides to students; and (4)  capable of administration to any student, regardless of their primary language.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - A  common entry ‑level position is a Legislative Aide for a Capitol Office. Another  entry ‑level position is a District Representative for a District Office. These positions require a bachelor ’s degree and legislative experience is preferred.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Similarly, a school district can become basic aid over time if its local pro perty tax revenue grows at faster rates than its LCFF target. Basic Aid Districts Also Uniquely Benefit From Two Other Provisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

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

Feb 14, 2023 - These requirements would make hiring instructional aides for TK classrooms more difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Sep 16, 2024 - It also requires the California Student Aid Commission to prioritize applicants with the lowest income and asset levels when making award offers. Supports New and Ongoing Workload at CDE. The budget provides CDE with an additional $14.6  million ($5.9  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund, $8.7  million federal funds) to accommodate new workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - For most school districts, this “minimum state aid ” counts toward meeting their LCFF targets. (Basic aid districts are an exception, as they receive minimum state aid on top of their targets.) Minimum State Aid Increases Excess ERAF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - As part of a program ’s enrichment activities, ELOP funding can also be used to hire literacy coaches, tutors, counselors, and instructional day teachers and  aides. State Sets Requirements to Receive Emergency Attendance Funding .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Trailer legislation requires the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) provide CCGI with specific student financial aid data to better align reports across CSAC and CCGI, and allows CCGI to provide its services to all local edu cational agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818