Funding of
California’s k-12 public education system is changing fundamentally. Some schools will get much more money to
educate kids. It is critical that
teachers, parents, and educational advocates get involved now. The centerpiece
of the change is the Local Control
Funding Formula, designed to send additional funds to districts where “the need and the challenge is greatest.”
The law requires that parents, students, teachers, and other
community members be involved in the process of deciding how new funds are
spent. Ed Source has an excellent guide to these changes.
A recent
PPIC poll revealed that over 70% of public school parents do not know that the
funding process has changed and that they are invited to participate in making
budget decisions.
The ACLU of California and Public Advocates have prepared
materials in English and Spanish to assist community members to understand the
Local Control Funding.
Sacramento City Unified’s plan for Local Control Funding is
here.
· LCAP Timeline and
Process- Within
a PowerPoint
presentation, which the district provides on its website, SCUSD outlines its LCAP
development process, Community Planning Process, timeline, and lists
potential community partners to engage with in LCFF implementation.
It tells you how you
can get involved.
Other
districts will have their plans up on web sites or School Board Agenda. This is an important time to get involved.
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