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Deferrals, Deficits. And other Demagoguery of California School Finance. ‘12-13 late (“deferred”) payments to school districts from the State: $7.4 billion or About $1,240 per ADA. Deferrals. $ 225 million will arrive after the end of the budget year on June 30 th . Alameda Effect.
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Deferrals, Deficits And other Demagogueryof California School Finance
‘12-13 late (“deferred”) payments to school districts from the State: • $7.4 billion or • About $1,240 per ADA Deferrals
$225 million will arrive after the end of the budget year on June 30th. Alameda Effect
The combined total expenditures of Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emery, and Piedmont were about $277 million! Perspective
.77728 • Or 77.728% of the actual revenue limit entitlement Deficit Factors
Oakland Unified • Revenue Limit : $6,711 • After Deficit: $5,217 • State’s Share (66%): $3,455 • After Deferral: $2,444 • After Education Protection Account : $1,355 Alameda Effect
Boss to Employee: • I know I promised to give you a Cost of Living raise every year – but I can’t afford it. I’ll give you 77 cents on the dollar for now but I’ll make it up to you later. Trust me. Boss to Employee
Boss to Employee:Oh, and I don’t have enough cash to pay you for all twelve months, but I’m good for it. So, I’ll only be paying you through February. You’ll get the rest of it in July or August, okay? Boss to Employee
And did I mention that I don’t expect to get some of my big contracts until late in the year – so I’m going to have to give you December, January and February’s checks in June. But hey, at least it’s still this year, right? Boss to Employee
And this is just the money with no strings attached. • Add to this over 40 programs with unique funding restrictions. And that is the easy part
Eliminate those 40+ categorical programs and let local governing boards set priorities. Local Control Funding Formula
Allocate funding according to the same formula to all districts Equity
Based upon grade spans: • K-3: $6,342 per ADA • 4-6: $6,437 • 7-8: $6,628 • 9-12: $7,680 By Grade Span
Add a 35% supplemental grant for each unduplicated student count : • English Language Learner OR • Free/Reduced Price Meal Count OR • Foster Children 35% Supplemental Grant
If a district has more than 50% such identified students… • Add another supplemental grant for each student above 50% Concentration
Add 11.23% to the K-3 grade span for the purposes of Class Size Reduction • Add 2.8% to the 9-12 grade span for the purposes of Career Tech Education Add-Ons
Special Education • Home-to-School Transportation • Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant • Child Nutrition Major Programs Outside the LCFF
Local Control and Accountability Plan • 14-15 • Template to be adopted by the State Board of Education Flexibility and Accountability
Department of Finance: • Alameda (38%) $9,379 • Albany (27%) $8,926 • Berkeley (40%) $9,932 • Emery (85%) $11,456 • Oakland (70%) $10,951 • Piedmont (1%) $8,237 Alameda Effectat Full Implementation
Castro V (18%) $8,712 • Dublin (12%) $8,443 • Fremont (22%) $8,896 • Hayward (76%) $10,911 • Livermore (26%) $9,030 • New Haven (52%) $9,741 • Newark (54%) $9,896 More of Alameda County
Pleasanton (8%) $8,451 • S Leandro (71%) $10,694 • S Lorenzo (62%) $10,304 • Sunol Glen (10%) $8,273 More of Alameda County
Thank you! Thank you!