Children’s Defense Fund, Latinos In Action, Long Beach Forward, and Public Advocates Presentation to LBUSD stakeholder groups Fall 2019
By the end of this presentation we will: Grow our collective capacity to have dialogue about our priorities related to LBUSD’s budget and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Share information and feedback about new services and interventions designed to help close the achievement gap, to inform future Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP).
Turn to someone sitting near you (you can move around if that is helpful) and respond to the following 2 questions: What are your budget priorities at home? How are budget decisions made in your household? Who participates and influences?
2% Revenue Amounts in 12% Source 2019-20 LCFF LCFF $738,061,857 7% Federal $ Federal $ $60,018,785 Other state $108,008,761 Other revenue state revenue Other local $20,396,709 Other revenue local TOTAL $926,486,112 79% revenue
L C F F L C A P L ocal C ontrol F unding F ormula L ocal C ontrol A ccountability P lan A law passed in 2013 to gradually restore A budget document with a lot of $ figures investments in public education, while and explanations, required by LCFF, to be revising the way schools are financed approved by the school board by July 1 of based on student need every year Funds consist of money provided by the Intended to make budgets more transparent state of CA, which are generated by and publicly accessible; includes every district’s pupil counts and information on services that are for all demographics students and for specific student subgroups
Equity and Fairness: Funding should be targeted to students 1. based on need. Simplicity: Funding sources and expenses should be easy to 2. understand. Funding Increases for K-12 Schools: Funding increases for 3. eight years, starting in 2013. Maximum Flexibility: Districts and schools should be able to 4. spend funding on programs and resources where they see the most need. District Accountability and “Subsidiarity”: Districts should 5. be held accountable to meet student outcomes based on the funding. Most decisions about the use of funding should be made at the local district level.
Base Grant Every district across the state receives the same level of funding per student depending on students’ grade levels. (ranges from $7,571 to $9,269; depends on student grade level) Supplemental Grant Every district receives a per-student grant equal to 20% of the base grant for every “student in need” (defined as low-income students, English Language Learners, and foster youth; or “unduplicated pupils”). Each student in need is counted only once. Concentration Grant Every district with more than 55% enrollment of students in need will receive a per-student grant equal to 50% of the base grant (for each student in need above the 55% enrollment level).
ESTIMATED PER-PUPIL GRANTS COMPARED TO PRE-LCFF 2011-2012 2018-19 LCFF estimate per Categorical Concentration Grant student: Grant State (per student in need $14,426 Funding per over 55%) Student: $7,258 $ 4,243 Supplemental Grant (per student in Restricted $ 1,697 need) State Funds $1,463 (per student) Base Grant (per Unrestricted $ 8,486 $5,795 State Funds student) (per student)
Every school district creates a three-year plan, the LCAP, showing how LCFF funds will be spent to improve student outcomes and increase or improve services for English Learners, low-income students, and foster youth, as well as for students districtwide. The LCAP has FIVE parts— Plan summary 1. Annual update 2. Stakeholder engagement 3. Goals, actions, & services 4. Demonstration of increased or improved services for unduplicated 5. pupils In 2019-20, an LCFF Budget Overview was added.
PUPILS
LCFF BUDGET OVERVIEW
1. Basic Conditions of Learning (includes sufficient instructional materials / textbooks, qualified teachers, and safe, clean facilities) 2. Common Core State Standards (new state standards for kindergarten through 12 th grade in English language arts and mathematics) 3. Parental Involvement (including efforts districts make to seek parents’ input for individual schools and the whole district)
4. Student Achievement (includes performance on statewide assessments / tests, Academic Performance Index, English Learner reclassification, and college readiness) 5. Student Engagement (includes attendance, dropout, and graduation rates) 6. School Climate (includes suspension and expulsion rates) 7. Access to a Broad Curriculum (in all subject areas) 8. Other Student Outcomes
NEW 1. Improved access to tutoring 2. Enhanced mental health and social- emotional services
Establish or maintain extended-hours in-school tutoring by teachers or other quality providers to help students with Math and English Language Arts (each site will consult with its School Site Council to determine the timing) at the 25 schools listed below plus Beach, Reid, Jordan, Renaissance and Cabrillo high schools. Students who are not meeting English and Math standards (scoring “Not Met” or “Nearly Met”) as measured by state tests will receive highest priority for scheduling. Students may not be refused tutoring based on behavior concerns. The principal must consult with the School Site Council, made up of staff and parents, to determine the best time for tutoring.
Family resource centers will provide mental health and social-emotional counseling for students from the 25 high-need elementary and middle schools. The centers will be at Cesar Chavez Elementary, Signal Hill Elementary, Stephens Middle, and Lindbergh STEM Academy. Students must have access to services in a timely manner and free of charge* in the way that best meets their needs – whether at the center or their school, during school or non-school hours. Services will be at the school if parents lack transportation to the center. Services will remain in place as long as the student needs. A high school readiness pilot program at Washington, Franklin, and Hamilton middle schools to provide counseling, mentorship, and provide for students’ social-emotional preparedness for high school. Access to counselors. Beach, Reid, Jordan, Renaissance, and Cabrillo high schools will keep the ratio of at least one counselor for every 250 students to provide academic and social-emotional support.
LBUSD will provide more opportunities to engage with the District as it develops the LCAP , including community forums every school year, and better online access to district documents that inform the LCAP. SAVE THE DATE 2020 LBUSD Community Forum Saturday, February 1 @ 9:30am-2pm Cabrillo High School
TOGETHER
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