Governor’s Local Control Funding Formula and Other Education Issues in California in 2013 Children’s Advocates Roundtable February 14, 2013

Current K-12 funding system Current K-12 Funding System Current funding streams Unrestricted funding – based on historical snapshot of funding levels Categorical programs – such as instructional materials, professional development and supplemental services Challenges with the current funding system Unequal – districts receive varying amounts of unrestricted funding Disjointed – categorical programs have been layered upon each other overtime. May have same goals, but different requirements Complex – Overlapping rules and requirements make following how dollars are spent on students, classrooms and schools difficult Flexibility provided during years of cuts, but years of growth saw new programs added 1

2 Weighted Student Funding 2012 Governor introduced proposal in January 2012 Modified in May 2012 Most education groups were concerned Criticisms and concerns Timing – fears about changes when significant cuts looming Passage of Proposition 30 Stakeholder meetings in Fall 2012 Local Control Funding Formula

3 Three levels of funding Base funding – all students generate Supplemental funding – 35% weight applied for all English learners, students in poverty and foster youth. Count is unduplicated. Concentration factor – districts whose high needs populations exceed 50% additional funding provided for each student above 50%. Excluded programs – child care, state preschool, special education, nutrition, afterschool No programs are eliminated – funding decisions locally determined Transitional funding model – establishes a target that districts move towards as Proposition 98 grows Foster youth – included in the weight, but due to unduplicated counts no additional funding is provided Accountability measures and assurances District Plan for Student Achievement Tied to district budget adoption Local Control Funding Formula

4 Why LCFF and why now? Addresses primary concerns with current funding system Provides equity Provides additional resources for high needs students Provides greater local decision-making Removes unnecessary restrictions New funding for schools Funding shouldn’t be invested in an unequal and disjointed system Local Control Funding Formula

5 Assessments and Standards Reauthorization of the state’s assessment system Implementation of the Common Core State Standards Transition to Smarter Balance Assessments Adoption of Next Generation Science Standards Expansion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Other Legislative Issues in 2013 Other Legislative Issues Teacher Effectiveness Suspension and Expulsion