Hard Choices LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Reconnecting resource choices to student learning LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Investing in student learning while reducing costs to address the budget imbalance are inextricably linked LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Hard Choices Report Increase transparency and 1 establish a set of facts Different approach to planning and budgeting LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Hard Choices Report Increase transparency and 1 establish a set of facts Different approach to 2 planning and budgeting LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
LAUSD Students who Met or Exceeded Standards LAUSD Proficiency Rates in Reading and in English and Math by Ethnicity and English Math for Fourth and Eighth Grade Language Learners Status Students by Ethnicity English Math Reading Math 13% 4th - African American 40% 30% 17% LAUSD LAUSD 4th - African American 16% 4th - Latino 66% 57% 13% White White 4th - Latino 30% 19% African American African American 15% 8th - African American 34% 24% 12% Latino Latino 8th - African American 16% 8th - Latino 4% 5% 13% English Learners English Learners 8th - Latino 2017 California Assessment of Student Performance and 2017 National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced Assessment Tests LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
LAUSD Principals In-School Duration Average by School Need Lowest Need Highest Need Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Schools Schools 56% 57% 61% 66% 0-2 years 3-5 6-8 37% 38% 35% 33% 7% 5% 4% 1% 2.7 years 2.5 2.4 2.1 Average Principal Duration In-School LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD, page 31 June 2018
Teacher Time Devoted to Planning, Collaboration, and Professional Learning Days Compared to Strategic Practice Teacher Individual Teacher Collaborative Teacher Days Devoted Planning Per Day Time Per Week to Professional Learning (minutes) (minutes) (days) 60 100 8 45 75 6 4 30 50 90 7 50 50 15 25 2 0 2.9 >0 Strategic LAUSD Strategic LAUSD Strategic LAUSD Practice Practice Practice LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD, page 27 June 2018
Weighted Per Pupil Funding by School Level $11,850 $11,540 $10,660 ES MS HS LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD June 2018
Percent of Schools with Multiple School Designations by School Level 65% percent of high schools have more than one designation and 23% of high schools have 3 or more school designations 65% 38% 27% 16% Districtwide ES MS HS LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD , page 49 June 2018
*LAUSD 2016-17 Budget Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD, page 64. LAUSD 2016-17 Adjusted Budget (Dollars in Billions) Capital Total Special Funds General Fund Investment Budget $9.1 $0.9 $0.4 $0.4 $7.5 $0.3 $7.2 $1.7 $0.5 $0.8 $3.1 Capital 2016-17 Debt Operating Cafeteria Total Special Ed: Total *Pension Math English Investment Budgeted Service Adult, Early General Non-Public; Available and Instruction Instruction Expenses Childhood Fund Required Pass TK-12 Healthcare (Not TK-12) Throughs Per Pupil $17,800 $1,700 $600 $800 $14,700 $600 $14,100 $1,200 $1,000 $1,600 Cumulative Per Pupil $14,700 $14,100 $3,800 $2,600 $1,600 *Both LA Unified and the Advisory Task Force included pension costs as a part of TK-12 operating expenses as reflected in the figure above, which brings per pupil spending to $14,700. ERS excluded pensions from its analysis of TK-12 operating expenses to ensure an accurate comparison with peer districts, which brings per pupil to $13,600
LAUSD Actual and Forecasted Revenue and Expenditure Actual Forecast 9.0 8.5 Budget 8.0 Deficit 7.5 $400 M 7.0 6.5 6.0 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: ERS Resource Map for LAUSD, page 11. LAUSD 2018-19 District Budget Preparations (Feb 2018) June 2018
LAUSD Reserve Balance as a Percent of General Fund 15 11.64% 10.61% 10 7.25% 5 3.42% 3.42% 0 -3.31% -3.31% 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 LA Unified Advisory Task Force Source: LAUSD 2016-17 Final Budget, Appendix E (Dollars in Millions) June 2018
Long-Term Plan • Investments in student learning, teaching and school leadership • School funding based on student need • Remove structural deficit • Align resources with District goals LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Long-Term Plan • Investments in student learning, teaching and school leadership • School funding based on student need • Remove structural deficit • Align resources with District goals LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Long-Term Plan • Investments in student learning, teaching and school leadership • School funding based on student need • Remove structural deficit • Align resources with District goals LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Long-Term Plan • Investments in student learning, teaching and school leadership • School funding based on student need • Remove structural deficit • Align resources with District goals LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Hard choices can no longer be avoided Los Angeles Unified School District Report of the Independent Budget and Policy Post Financial Review Panel September 25, 2017 Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits November 10, 2015 Introduction Rising Cost of Retiree Health Benefits Placing Added Pressure on District Budgets. Most school districts in California provide their retired employees with health benefits at least until they reach age 65. These benefits are becoming an Prepared By: increasingly important issue for districts given their rising cost. Adjusted for inflation, districts today are spending about twice as much on retiree health benefits Maria Anguiano as they did in the early 2000s. This added cost pressure comes at a time when Delaine Eastin districts are facing other pressures—most notably, rising pension costs and expectations to enhance services for lowincome students and English learners. Michael Fine Bill Lockyer Legislature Could Benefit From Better Understanding of These Issues. Knowing more about school districts’ retiree health benefits could help the Legislature in Darline Robles various ways. It could help the Legislature understand why certain districts spend Miguel Santana more on these benefits than other districts. It also could help the Legislature better Darrell Steinberg understand how proposals affecting the cost of health care could interact with Peter Taylor district budgets. Additionally, it could help the Legislature better assess school districts’ overall fiscal health. Kent Wong This Web Post Provides an Update. The first section of this web post provides background—describing how retiree health benefits vary across districts, explaining how districts pay for these benefits, and reviewing associated disclosure LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
Seize this time as an opportunity to build the public school district our communities deserves LA Unified Advisory Task Force June 2018
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