Legislative Analyst's OfficeLAO Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget Bill,
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Historical Perspective of Funding Per Student
Setting Education Priorities for 2002-03
Thinking and Acting Strategically About Proposition 98
Achieving Additional Current-Year Savings
Meeting Additional K-14 Spending Needs
How the PERS Offset to Revenue Limits Works
What if the PERS Deferral Is Not Enacted?
Mandates and Categorical Reform
Benefits of Including Proposition 98 Mandates In Categorical Reform
Mandates to Include in Categorical Block Grants
Test Claims and Reimbursement Claims Mandate
Collective Bargaining Mandates
Court Clarifies Term "Reimbursable Mandate"
Taking a Second Look at the Collective Bargaining "Mandate"
Additional Policy and Budget Concerns
LAO Recommendation: Initiate Mandate Challenge
School Testing—Physical Fitness Mandate
American Government Course Documents
Continuing Current-Year Reductions
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program
California Professional Development Institutes
Additional Budget-Year Reductions
California Subject Matter Projects
Education Technology Professional Development Program
Internship and Pre-Internship Teaching Programs
Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program
Eliminates Three Professional Development Programs
Staff Development Plans and Regional Professional Development Consortia
Demonstration Programs In Intensive Instruction
Augments Second-Year Funding for New Professional Development Program
Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program
Update on Implementation of MRPD Program
Current System Riddled With Problems
LAO Alternative Approach to Teacher Support and Development
Create New Formula-Based Teacher Support and Development Block Grant
Create Competitively Based Teacher Support and Development Block Grant
Advanced Placement Teacher Training
Another Reading Professional Development Program
Proposition 98 Spending by Major Program
K-12 Enrollment Growth to Slow Significantly
Divergent Trends in Elementary and High School Enrollment
Budget and Policy Implications
The Current Categorical Program Structure
Recent Efforts to Increase Flexibility
Consolidating and Simplifying Categorical Programs
Academic Improvement Block Grant
Create an Academic Improvement Block Grant
Compensatory Education Block Grant
How the Compensatory Education Block Grant Would Work
Alternative Education Block Grant
Problems With Existing Alternative Education Programs
Create an Alternative Education Block Grant
Why a School Safety Block Grant?
Teacher Support and Development Block Grant
Block Grant Features for Small School Districts
Benefits of Additional Flexibility
Recent Federal Program Provides Flexible Example
A Revised Role for SDE Under Categorical Reform
Technical Assistance and Program Oversight
Create Ongoing Research and Evaluation Program
Current- and Budget-Year Funding
Federal Assessment Funds for STAR
Seek Federal Waiver to Use Assessment Funding for Title I Needs
State Department of Education Assessment Workload
Use Federal Funds for English Language Development Test
Public Schools Accountability Act and Related Programs
Programs Based on the API and Targeted to Low Performing Schools
Eliminate the Certificated Staff Performance Award Program
Aligning State and Federal Accountability Systems
New Federal Title I Accountability Requirements
One Set of Accountability Standards Instead of Two
Low-Performing School Interventions and Sanctions
Aligning Existing Intervention Programs
Funding Available for Additional Intervention and Sanctions
Schools at Risk of Sanctions under Federal Title I
SBE Definition Will Determine the Number of Schools Facing State Sanctions
Create School Assistance and Intervention Teams
Clarifying PSAA and Federal Sanction Process
Excess Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Funds
Other Actions to Ensure Full Use of Future CSRD Funds
Inadequate Funding to Evaluate PSAA
Current Status of CSIS Implementation
When Does the Legislature Want CSIS Completed?
Provide Needs Assessment for School Districts Not Participating in CSIS
The CSIS Mission Needs Greater Specificity
Resource Needs for SDE to Transition State and Federal Reporting Uncertain
Federal Special Education Funds
The Governor's Budget Proposal
Recommendation for Allocating Additional Federal Funds
Charter School Access to Revenue Limit Funding Sunsets
Charter School Funding Model Removes Legislative Discretion
Background on Community Schools
Background on the SEA Charter School
Funding Mechanism Consistent With Charter School Funding Model
Benefits of Operating as a Charter School
Mixed Performance on Accountability Goals
The Governor's Child Care Reform Proposal
Lack of Cost Data Makes It Difficult to Evaluate Proposal
Eliminate Reading Incentive Programs
Concerns With Budget-Year Appropriation for High-Tech Highs
Major General Fund Budget Proposals
Eliminate Fee Waiver for First-Time Credential Applicants
Changes in Higher Education Funding Over Time
State "Backfill" Compensates for Flat or Declining Fees
Fees Have Fluctuated Over Time
UC and CSU Fees in Perspective
Fee Policy Needed to Promote State Objectives and Facilitate Planning
Setting Fee Levels: A Balancing Act
New Financial Aid Guarantee Changes the Fee Landscape
Update on Summer Operations at UC and CSU
Key State Actions Promoting Summer Expansion
State-Supported Summer Operations Date Back More Than 35 Years
Update on Summer 2001— All UC Campuses Succeed at Attracting Additional Students
Update on Summer 2001— CSU Expands Summer Session At Ten Campuses
Both UC and CSU Manage First Transition Successfully
UC and CSU Should Account for Summer 2001 Activities
Governor Proposes to Expand Summer Operations at UC Davis and CSU Chico
Continue Linking Funding to Summer Enrollment Growth
Support Consistent Enrollment-Growth Policy
Reexamining the Role of Colleges and Universities In Providing State-Funded Financial Aid
Governor Proposes Reduced Funding for Institutional Financial Aid Programs
Expand Competitive Cal Grant Programs by Pooling State Funds
Other Budget-Savings Options Might Have Less Adverse Consequences
Update on UC's and CSU's Efforts to Expand Joint Education Doctoral Programs
Existing CSU and UC Joint Ed.D. Programs
Placing Administrator Training in Broader Context— Other Options, Lower Costs
Requirements for Administrative Services Credential Under Review
CPEC Paying $96,000 for Data Services It Does Not Receive
Outreach Inventory Should Be Clarified
Crosscutting and Intersegmental Issues Involving UC
Funding for Faculty Hiring For Unopened Campus Unnecessary
Purpose and Priorities of Outreach
Existing Outreach Programs and Funding Levels
Problems With Current K-12 Outreach Programs
How Can the Legislature Improve Its K-12 Outreach Efforts?
Approve Outreach Reductions Proposed in Budget
Ask UC to Report on Evaluation Efforts
Target Funding Depending on Type of Outreach
Crosscutting and Intersegmental Issues Involving CSU
Convert Governor's Teaching Fellowships Into APLE Warrants
Proposition 98 Spending by Major Program
Update on Partnership for Excellence
PFE Failing to Meet Objectives
Legislature Should Reconsider PFE in Light of Performance
Categorical Consolidation Should Accompany Proposed Cuts
Governor Proposes $122 Million in Cuts to Categorical Programs
Reductions Are Reasonable, But Greater District Flexibility Needed
Possible Increase in PERS Contribution Rate Would Add District Expenses
Statutory COLA May Be Overfunded
Governor Proposes to Move Adult and Vocational Education Programs From K-12 to CCC
Major General Fund Budget Changes
Cal Grant Programs Prior to 2001
New Entitlement and Competitive Programs
First-Year Implementation of Chapter 403
More Cal Grant B Awards Are Now Issued
Fewer Awards Issued Than Commission Initially Projected
High Schools and Community Colleges Need to Improve Transmission of GPA Verification Forms
Provide Update on Second-Year Implementation of Entitlement Program and Future Cost Projections