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Economic Impact Aid

April 27, 2004 - Presented to Senate Education Committee on April 28, 2004.

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LAO School Safety Block Grant Proposal

April 12, 2004 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 12, 2004.

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Reforming K-12 Categorical Programs

April 12, 2004 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on April 12, 2004.

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Proposition 98 Mandates, Part III

March 22, 2004 - Presented to Assembly Special Committee on State Mandates on March 22, 2004.

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A Fiscal Perspective on Meeting Federal Teacher Quality Requirements

March 17, 2004 - Presented to Assembly Education Committee on March 17, 2004.

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Proposition 98 Overview

March 15, 2004 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on March 15, 2004.

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School District Revenue Limits

March 15, 2004 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on March 15, 2004.

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Proposition 98 Mandates

March 15, 2004 - Presented to Assembly Special Committee on State Mandates on March 15, 2004.

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Proposition 98 Pupil Discipline Mandates

March 12, 2004 - Presented to the Assembly Committee on State Mandates on March 8, 2004.

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Education Budget Overview

March 8, 2004 - Presented to Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on March 8, 2004.

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Economic Impact Aid

February 18, 2004 - The Economic Impact Aid (EIA) program provides funding to school districts to provide compensatory education services to low-performing and English learner (EL) pupils. School districts use funding for a variety of purposes, including: (1) extra assistance to low-achieving pupils, (2) supplemental instructional services to EL students, (3) training to teachers who instruct EL students, and (4) supplementary materials. We find that the EIA funding formula is outdated and results in district allocations that appear arbitrary and unpredictable. We recommend the Legislature simplify the EIA formula so that district allocations are predictable and meet local needs for serving both poor and English learner students.

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The Governor's School Safety Consolidation

February 18, 2004 - The Governor's budget proposes to consolidate five of seven existing school safety programs into a School Safety Competitive Grant, leaving two programs outside of the block grant. We recommend the Legislature expand on the Governor's proposal by creating a formula-driven School Safety Block Grant combining all seven school safety programs and 12 school safety-related state reimbursable mandates. We also recommend reversion of $1.6 million in current-year funds for competitive grant programs that the State Department of Education does not plan to administer.

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Teacher Quality

February 18, 2004 - We recommend the Legislature consolidate the ten remaining teacher-related programs into a teacher quality block grant. This would allow the state to retain its focus on teacher quality while simultaneously allowing school districts to pool their existing resources and use them more strategically. To ensure that the greater flexibility provided through a teacher quality block grant is balanced with greater accountability, we also recommend the Legislature develop a comprehensive teacher information system. Specifically, we recommend the Legislature: (1) develop clear teacher quality objectives and associated performance measures, (2) enhance data-collection efforts to ensure performance can be tracked, and (3) provide feedback and assistance to struggling school districts.

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Proposition 98 Budget Priorities

February 18, 2004 - The Governor's budget offers a good starting point for addressing the 2004-05 budget problem. Given the structural budget situation the state faces, we believe the Governor's proposed suspension of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee is appropriate. If suspension is approved, we recommend the Legislature balance K-14 funding priorities with other General Fund priorities without regard to the exact Proposition 98 funding level proposed in the Governor's budget.

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K-12 Categorical Reform Headed in Right Direction

February 18, 2004 - The Governor proposes to consolidate $2 billion in funding for 22 existing categorical programs into revenue limits to provide schools and districts with greater funding flexibility. We recommend the Legislature transfer 17 programs into revenue limits, including 14 proposed by the Governor, plus two class size reduction programs and deferred maintenance. We propose redirecting the remaining programs in the Governor’s proposal into a professional development block grant, or a restructured Economic Impact Aid program. We also propose a separate block grant for school safety programs.

Education Staff

Jackie Barocio
(916) 319-8333
Child Care, Expanded Learning, School Facilities, and Teachers
 
Sara Cortez
(916) 319-8348
Special Education, Preschool, and Child Nutrition
 
Kenneth Kapphahn
(916) 319-8339
Proposition 98, School District Budgets, School Transportation
 
Lisa Qing
(916) 319-8306
California State University, Student Financial Aid
 
Paul Steenhausen
(916) 319-8303
California Community Colleges
 
Ian Klein
(916) 319-8336
University of California; College of the Law, San Francisco; California State Library
 
Michael Alferes
(916) 319-8338
Local Control Funding Formula, Charter Schools, Alternative Schools, High School Career Technical Education
 
Edgar Cabral
(916) 319-8343
Deputy Legislative Analyst: K-12 Education
 
Jennifer Pacella
(916) 319-8332
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Higher Education