GOOD MORNING. WE WILL GET GOING
TODAY WITH A. ABBREVIATED AGENDA
HERE. SOME MISCELLANEOUS PRE K
THROUGH 12 PROPOSALS AND, UM WE
WILL START. OF COURSE, WE JUST
MEET APPEARS BUSY DAY WITH
PEOPLE PRESENTING BILLS ON THEIR
COMMITTEES. UM LET'S BEGIN WITH
ISSUE NUMBER ONE, THE EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
OTHERWISE ON AN AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS WILL HAVE PERMANENT
FINANCE, L E O. C D E AND THE
GREENFIELD UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. AND SO SHE'S ON. YEAH.
MM HMM. OKAY. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. PLEASE BEGIN. FINANCE I
WILL BE GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF
THE INVESTMENTS IN THE EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
FOR THE 2023 GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
THE 2022 BUDGET INCLUDED
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS INTO THE
YELLOW PROGRAM BY ALLOCATING AN
ADDITIONAL THREE BILLION ONGOING
PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUND TO
THE E L O PROGRAM INCREASING
TOTAL ONGOING PROGRAM FUNDING TO
FOUR BILLION IN THE FISCAL YEAR
OF 2022 23. THE ADMINISTRATION
REMAINS COMMITTED TO THIS
PROGRAM, AND THAT IS REFLECTED
TO THE IN THE 2023 GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET BY CONTINUING THE FOUR
BILLION INVESTMENT OF THIS
FISCAL YEAR CONSISTENT WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OUTLINED IN
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET STARTING
THIS FISCAL YEAR, LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO OFFER EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL
LOW INCOME STUDENTS. ENGLISH,
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND
YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH THE
HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF THESE
STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
OFFER EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS. AND THE BUDGET
CONTINUES TO ASSUME THAT FOR
FISCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE BY 25 26
. ADDITIONALLY THE BUDGET MAKES
TECHNICAL CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT
ELIA'S DO NOT INCUR PENALTIES
GREATER THAN THEIR YELLOW
PROGRAM ENTITLEMENT. AND FINALLY
, THE BUDGET CLARIFIES LAW SO
THAT LEAH'S CAN OFFER 30 NON
SCHOOL DAYS DURING THE SUMMER IF
THEY CHOOSE WITHOUT BEING
PENALIZED. THIS CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. OKAY THANK YOU. ELLA
OH, JACKIE BAROSSA WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE, AS
WE DISCUSSED IN THE OVERVIEW
HEARING, GIVEN THE PROPOSED PROP
98 BUDGET WOULD CREATE A DEFICIT
FOR NEXT YEAR. WE PROVIDE
VARIOUS OPTIONS THE LEGISLATURE
COULD CONSIDER TO ADDRESS THIS
SHORTFALL. ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS
BEING REDUCING FUNDING FOR L O P
, WHICH COULD BE ACHIEVED
THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAM CHANGES,
SUCH AS UM, LOWERING THE ASSUMED
PARTICIPATION RATE FROM 100%
PARTICIPATION TO SOMETHING THAT
REFLECTS ACTUAL TRENDS. LASTLY
AS WE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, WE
WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THE
LEGISLATURE REQUIRES SOME FORM
OF STATEWIDE DATA COLLECTION
REPORTING ON LP PROGRAM OUTCOMES
, SUCH AS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. C D. E.
GOOD MORNING. MICHAEL FUNK,
DIRECTOR OF THE EXPANDED
LEARNING DIVISION AT THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO,
WE HAD A GREAT HEARING ON
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WHERE WE
MENTIONED SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE
EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM AND
FEATURES. THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
WELL BEING OF STUDENTS AND THEIR
INCREASED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. I
JUST WANT TO CIRCLE BACK AND
HIGHLIGHT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE
THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM. THERE
STILL SEEMS TO BE SOME
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT
EXPANDED LEARNING IS AND SO I
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT EXPANDED
LEARNING MEANS BEFORE SCHOOL
AFTER SCHOOL SUMMER OR
INTERCESSION, LEARNING PROGRAMS
THAT FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE
ACADEMIC SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND
PHYSICAL NEEDS AND DEVELOPING
THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS
THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING
EXPERIENCES. LEARNING THAT IS
ACTIVE AND PROJECT BASED
LEARNING THAT IS COLLABORATIVE.
LEARNING THAT IS MEANINGFUL.
LEARNING THAT SUPPORTS MASTERY
AND LEARNING THAT EXPANDS
HORIZONS. WHAT I'M TRYING TO
EMPHASIZE HERE. IS THIS AS MUCH
MORE THAN SIMPLY KEEPING KIDS
SAFE AND OFF THE STREET. IT IS
EXPANDING WHO THEY ARE. WE'VE
BEEN VERY BUSY. UM THIS IS A
OVERVIEW. HEARING FOR THE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
PROGRAM. I WANT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE SYSTEM OF
SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING
HAS BEEN WORKING HARD. TO COACH
AND SUPPORT ELIA'S THROUGH THIS
IMPLEMENTATION. THE SYSTEM OF
SUPPORT PROVIDES TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. QUALITY SUPPORT.
COACHING. AND MONITORING FOR ALL
EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS IN
CALIFORNIA. SOME EXAMPLES
INCLUDE THE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT
HOST REGULARLY SCHEDULED OFFICE
HOURS. THAT BRING IN 50 TO 60 L
E. A S FOR INTENSE, NUANCED
DIALOGUE ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.
BY WEEKLY WE JUST CONCLUDED,
CONCLUDED THE YELLOW SPRING
ACADEMY FOR SESSIONS, WHICH HAD
OVER 1000 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. ATTENDING.
ADDRESSING SEVERAL ISSUES AND
CONCERNS. IN GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
ALL ACROSS THE STATE. THE SYSTEM
OF SUPPORT IS HOSTING OFFICE
HOURS AND PEER COMMUNITIES OF
PRACTICE. EVEN WITH THAT. ELIA
IS NEW TO EXPENDED LEARNING,
NEED COACHING AND SUPPORT OVER A
SPAN OF MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT E L.
O P AS INTENDED. A WEBINAR OR
SIMPLE OFFICE HOURS IS NOT
ENOUGH. THESE L E A S NEED
SUPPORT THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP
AND COACHING. IN ADDITION, THE
EXPANDED LEARNING DIVISION IS
ADDING E L O P TO THE F P. M
FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING
INSTRUMENT. FOR 23 24. BUT I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE FOCUS
OF THE EXPANDED LEARNING TEAM IS
TO COACH LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES INTO COMPLIANCE VERSUS
CATCHING THEM OUT OF COMPLIANCE
. WE WANT L E A S TO SUCCEED.
ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL THINGS
BEFORE US IS TO BUILD THE
CAPACITY OF EXPENDITURE IN
PROGRAMS. TO SUPPORT TK AND QUÊ.
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE
EXPENDITURE EARNING STAFF TO
SERVE AND SUPPORT TK AND QUÊ.
WILL TAKE AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW MOST EXPANDED
LEARNING PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORICALLY HAVE SERVED
PRIMARILY SECOND GRADE AND ABOVE
, SO SERVING T, K AND K AND EVEN
FIRST GRADE REQUIRES SOME VERY
SPECIFIC CAPACITY BUILDING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE APPROACH TO
DESIGNING THE TIME AND THE SPACE
IS THE CHILDREN SPEND IT SPEND
THEIR TIME IN IS INCREDIBLY SAFE
AND APPROPRIATE FOR THAT AGE
GROUP. A SMALL TIGER TEAM. IF
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT TERM
MEANS. IT'S A TEAM. IT'S A TERM
THAT WAS LAUNCHED DURING APOLLO
13. TIGER TEAM MEANS GOING FAST
AND DEEP VERY QUICKLY. TO
ADDRESS BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF
L E. A S TO, UH UNDERSTAND WHAT
RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR THEIR
STAFF TO BE ABLE TO SERVE. THESE
YOUNGER CHILDREN WERE ALSO
WORKING. ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO CLEAR UP
SOME LICENSING. AH LANGUAGE
REGARDING ELOPE AND ALSO TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
POLICIES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN. I'M JUST
GONNA TAKE ONE MORE MINUTE TO
ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT WERE PUT FORTH ON
THE AGENDA. UM IS THE
ADMINISTRATION'S FINAL FUNDING
GOLF FOR THE L. A P INITIATIVE.
STILL FIVE BILLION. WHAT WILL
THE FINAL GO LOOK LIKE? I AM NOT
GOING TO APPROACH THE
ADMINISTRATION'S GOALS. BUT I
CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR VISION. IF
THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THE ARC OF
TIME WAS TO REACH FIVE BILLION
WOULD BE FOR THERE TO BE ONE
TIER OF FUNDING, NOT TWO TIERS.
TWO TIERS OF FUNDING IS VERY
COMPLICATED AND NUANCED. IF
YOU'RE 75% AND ABOVE YELLOW P,
I'M SORRY. AND DUPLICATED
STUDENTS. YOU HAVE A CERTAIN SET
OF REQUIREMENTS IF YOU'RE BELOW
75% YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF
REQUIREMENTS AND DIFFERENT
FUNDING LEVELS AND DISTRICTS
THAT ARE ON THE CUSP OF BOUNCING
BETWEEN THAT LEVEL ARE OFTEN
CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THEIR
REQUIREMENTS ARE. WE'VE ALSO
HEARD FROM MANY SMALL RURAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT THE
MINIMUM UH APPORTIONMENT OF
$50,000 IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, UH
, CONSIDERATION OF AN INCREASE
OF THE MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT TO
$100,000. I REACHED OUT TO A
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
HAVE TWO STORIES FROM TO RURAL
DISTRICTS. AND THESE ARE SOME OF
THE PHRASES THAT I HEARD. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE ONE EXPANDED
LEARNING STAFF MEMBER THAT WE
FUND EACH AFTERNOON. THE MORNING
HOUR IS COVERED BY THE COOK. WHO
WAS PAID FOR ONE HOUR. AND THEN
MAKE SNACKS FOR THE KIDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WE ARRANGED FOR OUR
PART TIME OFFICE MANAGER TO WORK
IN THE AFTERNOON. SO THERE IS A
SECOND ADULT ON CAMPUS. WE COULD
. THERE'S A CHALLENGE WITH
FINANCING. SO THEY'RE SAYING WE
COULD LIMIT PARTICIPATION TO
JUST ONE AND DUPLICATED PUPILS
STUDENTS AND STAY UNDER THE TIN
THE RATIO OF 1 TO 10 PER KIDS
FOR KIDS. BUT IN SUCH A SMALL
SCHOOL THAT WOULD FEEL
EXCLUSIONARY. AGAIN. IN SUCH A
SMALL SCHOOL COMMUNITY. A
STRATEGY STRATEGY TO CHARGE NON
AND DUPLICATED PUPILS WOULD ONLY
HIGHLIGHT WHO ARE THE AND
DUPLICATED PUPILS ARE AND WHO
THEY'RE NOT. ONE MORE DISTRICT
JUST A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS THAT
ARE WORTH NOTING OF THE
CHALLENGES. NO CLASSIFIED
PERSONNEL LIVES NEAR THE SCHOOL.
THE DISTRICT MUST TRANSPORT
ESPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT FROM
OUR SCHOOL TO THEIR HOME. 150
MILES ROUND TRIP. IT'S THE ONLY
EVENT WE HAVE TAKING THAT VAN
OUT OF CIRCULATION FOR THE
EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM. AND
THE ONLY VAN DRIVER IS ALSO THE
CUSTODIAN. WHO DOES THE
DISTRICT'S LANDSCAPING AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR OTHER
SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS TO
PARTNER WITH IN MY DISTRICT.
THERE'S A SUMMER CAMP WITHIN A
MILE OF THE DISTRICT, BUT IT IS
FAITH BASED. THAT A CHURCH RUNS
OTHER CAMPS WOULD INVOLVE A 140
MILE ROUND TRIP. LAST QUESTION
IS STATE AND REGIONAL SUPPORT
CAPACITY SUFFICIENT IN THE SHORT
TERM TO SUNRISE, A UNIVERSAL
PROGRAM IN ALL, ELIA'S WE'RE
DOUBLING THE OASIS SYSTEM OF
SUPPORT SUFFICIENT. IF IT'S THIS
FISCAL YEAR'S ALLOCATION OF $5
MILLION FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION THAT ARE IN THE SYSTEM
OF SUPPORT. HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES ARE NEEDED. LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES NEW TO
EXPANDED LEARNING. WILL NOT GET
WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
FROM A WEBINAR. OR. TWO MORE
RACES ARE NEEDED. MORE RESOURCES
ARE NEEDED TO ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE
IN DIRECT COACHING AND SUPPORT.
AND I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU
. LASTLY WE'RE GOING TO HEAR
FROM AN ACTUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
ROLLING OUT EXTEND LEARNING
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ON WEBEX
. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
THE GREENFIELD UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. GET SANDRA JOE.
GALVIN. AND IF YOU CAN JUST
START TALKING, WE'LL SEE YOU ON
THE SCREEN HERE. ALRIGHT GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OK
WE CAN GO AHEAD. EXCELLENT WELL
, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THIS SPACE
AND PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
DOING OUT IN THE AMAZING FIELD
OF THE SALINAS VALLEY IN
MONTEREY COUNTY. I AM THE PROUD
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GREENFIELD
UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. I PROUDLY
WEAR MY GREENFIELD BADGE AND I'M
ALSO, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF LATIN SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. I'M REALLY PROUD TO
BE IN THIS SPACE TO BE ABLE TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE DOING, AND I WANTED TO
THANK CITY STAFF FOR ALLOWING ME
THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO FIRST AND
FOREMOST, UM, THE GREENFIELD
UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT A LITTLE
DEMOGRAPHICALLY ABOUT WHERE
WE'RE LOCATED. WE ARE LOCATED IN
THE SALINAS VALLEY RICH
AGRICULTURAL LAND. I SERVE AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM
PRESCHOOL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN. ALL THE WAY UP TO
EIGHTH GRADE. UM AND I AM A
PRODUCT OF MY SCHOOLS. AND SO
I'M A VERY PROUD SUPERINTENDENT
THAT GETS TO WALK. WALKTHROUGH
CLASSROOMS AND MY SCHOOL
BUILDINGS. AND SEE A LITTLE
GIRLS AND LITTLE BOYS THAT LOOK
JUST LIKE ME. I AM A PROUD
MEXICAN AMERICAN SECOND
GENERATION HERE IN THE COUNTRY
AND THE STUDENTS THAT I SERVE
ARE 98% LATIN OF LATIN DESCENT,
95% OF THEM ARE STUDENTS IN
POVERTY AND SO ARE DUPLICATED
COUNT OF STUDENTS IS 95% BUT I
WILL TELL YOU THAT 1000% OF THEM
ARE AMAZING PROMISE AND SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO
SHARE WITH YOU HERE TODAY. IS
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH
THE L O PROGRAM IN GREENFIELD
AND SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS TO CREATE
JUST AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR
OUR STUDENTS IN GREENFIELD, THAT
WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE ABSENCE OF
THE FUNDING. WE STRETCH OUR OUT
CAP DOLLARS AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
UM IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT OUR
OUT CAP WE TRY TO GET AS CLOSE
TO KIDS AS POSSIBLE AND THAT
FUNDING IS COMPLETELY EXPENDED
EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND SO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO YOU USE A LOW
FUNDS TO PROVIDE EXTENDED
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AFTER
SCHOOL. THAT COUPLE WHAT WE
RECEIVE IS AMAZING. WE HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AFTER
SCHOOL, AND WE ALSO HAVE, UM
SATURDAY CAMPS THAT WE HAVE ABLE
TO RUN A FALL CAMP AS A WINTER
CAMP AS WELL AS A SPRING CAMP,
AND THEN DURING THE SUMMERTIME,
WE OFFER A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF A
SUMMER CAMP FOR ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS FOR A FIVE WEEK PERIOD
, THE STAFF THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
INVITE TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN
FULLY. FUNDED THROUGH THIS
OPPORTUNITY. GRANT IS WE HAVE
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. WE
HAVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
. WE HAVE OUR TEACHERS THAT ARE
TRAINED IN STEM ROBOTICS. WE'RE
PROUD DISTRICT THAT SERVES
STUDENTS AND ALL MEANS. ALL IS
OUR MISSION. AND SO WE'RE ABLE
TO BRING ROBOTICS TO EVERY
SINGLE CLASSROOM WERE ABLE TO
START VERY LOW WITH LEGO
EDUCATION. AND FIRST, IF ANY OF
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH FIRST,
IT'S FOR INSPIRATION,
RECOGNITION, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE ABLE TO DO
THAT WITH OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO
WITH THE FUNDING WERE ABLE TO
EXTEND OUR SOCIAL WORKERS AND
OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS. AS YOU
KNOW, COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC. THE GAME HAS CHANGED.
UM STUDENTS IN POVERTY HAVE
ALWAYS HAD EXTRA WORK TO DO AS
WELL AS OUR STAFF. SO WE WORKED
DOUBLE TRIPLE TIME TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE SERVING THEM TO THE
BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AND WE
ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE BECAUSE
WE KNOW IF WE DON'T BREAK THEM
FREE FROM THE CYCLE OF POVERTY,
NO ONE ELSE CAN AND NO ONE ELSE
WILL AND SO AS A PRODUCT. OF MY
COMMUNITY AS A JUST A TEAM
MEMBER. WE STAY ON THE BACK OF
OUR BUSINESS CARDS WERE ELITE
TEAM MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THE
ARDUOUS TASK OF SAVING STUDENTS
LIVES AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT
LIGHTLY WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES
THAT WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
DO IS WE PARTNER WITH OUR PARENT
ENGAGEMENT, AND WE'RE ABLE TO
OFFER ON SATURDAYS AS WELL. UM
AND DURING THE SUMMER AND AFTER
SCHOOL AS WELL, SOME OF OUR
PARENTS CAMPS THAT CO WORK
TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS AND
OUR TEACHING TEAMS. TO BE ABLE
TO DEVELOP THAT PARTNERSHIP TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENS AT
HOME IS SUPPORTED AND EXTENDED
FOR WHAT WE DO IN OUR CLASSROOMS
. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DON'T
HIRE AND LOOK AT THE ALOE
PROGRAM AS BEING AN ADDITIONAL
ADD ON. IT'S A SEAMLESS
TRANSITION FROM WHAT WE DO
DURING THE DAY, SO I'M ABLE TO
HIRE MY OWN PRINCIPLES. MY OWN
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO CARRY
THAT WORK. WHAT HAPPENS IS WITH
THE DATA AS YOU HEARD MR FUNK
SHARING DATA SO CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM. IF WE
CAN'T MEASURE THE IMPACT, WE'RE
NOT ABLE TO REALLY SHOW YOU THAT
THE FUNDS ARE ABSOLUTELY SERVING
THE PURPOSE THAT THEY WERE
INTENDED FOR, SO NOT ONLY DO WE
TRACK OUR ACADEMIC DATA WITH PRE
AND POST WE LOOK AT OUR STUDENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM IN OUR DATA
AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND
MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS
EXTENSION BY RE TEACHING SOME OF
THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS THAT WE
KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO MASTER A COUPLE
OTHER THINGS THAT WE ALSO TRACK
AS YOU HEARD WAS THE CHRONIC
ABSENTEEISM AND ATTENDANCE
STUDENTS WHEN THEY CAME BACK OUT
OF THE PANDEMIC. WE'RE NOT AS
ENGAGED AS THEY WERE WHEN THEY
LEFT. AND SO WE HAVE TO DO EXTRA
THINGS TO SUPPORT THEM AND TO
MAKE SURE WE INCENTIVIZE THEM TO
COME. AND THEN THE FINAL THING
THAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU IS ALSO
THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS
THAT YOU HEARD, UM MR
FUNCTIONING AS WELL. AND THAT'S
ALL ABOUT THE HOW THEY FEEL AND
HOW THEY ENGAGE IN SCHOOL. AND
SO THAT IS A SURVEY THAT WE GIVE
THEM. IT'S A CO VITALITY SURVEY
WITH ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS AND
SOCIAL WORKERS ADMINISTER TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS FAIL
A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE
SPACES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
PROVIDE FOR THEM, SO THAT'S A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO DO, BUT WE'RE JUST
INCREDIBLY PROUD. ON THE
SCOREBOARD. OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE
TO DO, UM, IN THE GREENFIELD
UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE OF
THESE FUNDS, SO I'LL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY OKAY.
THANK YOU. MAYBE I CAN START OUT
. MAYBE EITHER, MR FUNK OR OR
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT
GALVIN. UM. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
MAIN IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES THAT
YOU FACE TODAY ON IN LATE APRIL
OF 2023? WE KNOW THAT THIS CAN'T
START OVERNIGHT AND THIS IS A
SEVERAL YEAR RAMP UP BUT KIND OF
WHERE WE ATLAS SNAPSHOT TODAY.
YES SO I WOULD STAY. THE
STAFFING ISSUES IS SOMETHING
THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT. OUR
STAFF ARE TIRED, COMING OUT OF,
YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS AND
REALLY JUST FEELING OVERWORKED.
AND SO ONE THING THAT WE DO IS
WE INCENTIVIZE, UM BY ADDING
ADDITIONAL STIPENDS AND
PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT THEY
MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE GET IN A
REGULAR TYPE OF A CAMPER AND
ACADEMY. AND SO ONE OF THE
OBSTACLES THAT WE HAVE IS TO
FIND STAFF THAT IS WILLING TO
STAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR THAT
EXTENDING COMPONENT OR TO COME
ON SATURDAYS OR TO GIVE UP THEIR
SUMMERS TO BE WITH US, AND SO
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OBSTACLES
THAT WE EXPERIENCE AND SO ONCE
THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA,
YOU KNOW CASH TO HELP SUPPORT
THEM IN THAT MISSION OR THE
RESOURCES. WE'VE PURCHASED. SOME
THREE D PRINTERS AND KIDS ARE
ENGAGED IN THE ROBOTICS DESIGN,
AND SO WE TRY TO PUT OUR STAFF
FRONT IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE
PROGRAMMING IS TO INCENTIVIZE
THEM TO DO. THAT, BUT THAT'S A
CRITICAL ISSUE. UM THE PROBLEM
THAT YOU WOULD IMAGINE IS
WHETHER KIDS COME TO SCHOOL.
THEY GET SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER. I MEAN,
HONESTLY, IT IS A DISNEYLAND
EXPERIENCE. IF YOU THINK OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO
WITH THE ROBOTICS THERE, STOMP
ROCKETS. THERE'S PAINTING
THERE'S ADDING THE NUMERACY AND
LITERACY AND SO HAVING THEM COME
TO SCHOOL IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE STAFFING
ISSUES THAT ARE COMING COMING
FORTH. MR FONG? YEAH THANK YOU
AND XANDER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU
. SHE'S UH SHE'S AMAZING AND
DOES A GREAT JOB AND SHE'S
THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY LIKE
HER IN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE
REALLY TAKING THIS PROGRAM AND
IN SPITE OF THE CHALLENGES,
DOING SOME INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE
THINGS I WOULD AMPLIFY THE STAFF
INTENDS TO BE THE THING THAT
COMES UP. MOST BUT I THINK I
HAVE SEEN L E A S THAT HAVE
TAKING A APPROACH TO STAFFING
AND THEY THEY'RE STARTING TO
MAKE A DENT IN THIS AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IS THERE.
BLENDING THEIR E L O P DOLLARS
WITH THEIR ACES, FUNDING TO BE
ABLE TO PAY A COMPETITIVE WAGE.
NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE.
AND NUMBER TWO. THEY'RE
ADVERTISING THESE POSITIONS. FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE A TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE TO HAVE A PURPOSE AND
POSSIBLY BE A GATEWAY INTO A
CAREER IN EDUCATION. WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THE EXPANDED
LEARNING STAFF. THEY ARE FROM
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE
FAMILIES ARE FROM. THEY LOOK
LIKE THE KIDS THEY SERVE. AND
THEY ARE PRIMARILY IN MOST
CASES. THE PRIMARY POINT OF
CONTACT. THAT THAT FAMILY HAS
WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNOW
THIS FROM 20 YEARS IN THE BAY
AREA. WORKING WITH A LOT OF
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ON THE WEST
SIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN IT
WAS TIME TO PICK UP KIDS FROM
AFTER SCHOOL. PARENTS WOULD COME
AND INSTEAD OF JUST PICKING UP
THEIR CHILD, THEY WOULD BRING A
LETTER THAT THEY GOT FROM THE
MAIL FROM SOME OTHER POINT OF
GOVERNMENT. THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT SO THEY WOULD TALK
TO THE AFTER SCHOOL STAFF. HELP
ME UNDERSTAND THIS. IF YOU THINK
ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA.
EXPANDED LEARNING AND THEIR
STAFF ARE CRITICAL PART BECAUSE
IT IS THE PRIMARY CONNECTION TO
THE COMMUNITY. THAT THESE
FAMILIES HAVE WITH THEIR SCHOOL.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE STAFFING
CHALLENGE UH, I'VE BEEN THINKING
A LOT ABOUT THIS AND PREPARING
FOR A SESSION TOMORROW AT A
LARGE CONFERENCE. THE L E. A S
THAT ARE HAVING THE MOST
DIFFICULTY. BY THE LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. THAT ARE
GETTING STUCK IN COMPLIANCE
CULTURE. THIS EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. IS
INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE. I MEAN,
I'VE BEEN GIVING SUPERINTENDENTS
MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE. SO IF
YOU'RE STUCK CALL ME. AND I'VE
HAD SEVERAL SUPERINTENDENTS OVER
THE LAST YEAR YEAR AND A HALF.
CALL ME UP AND SAY WE JUST WE
CAN'T DO THIS. I DON'T HAVE ANY
IDEA WHAT TO DO, AND WE'RE JUST
GOING TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK.
AND IN THOSE CASES, I HAVE SAID
TWO YEARS AGO. WHEN YOU SAID IF
I ONLY HAD MORE MONEY, I WOULD
DO BLANK. WHAT DID YOU SAY? AND
THEY WOULD SAY, WELL, WE WOULD
DO THIS. WELL, YOU CAN DO THAT.
WE CAN YEAH, YOU CAN. CODY'S
PERMISSIVE IF IT DOESN'T SAY YOU
CAN'T YOU CAN'T BUT WE ARE SO.
OR SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF ARE SO
USED TO THINKING ABOUT KEEPING
THINGS IN SILOS AND CATEGORIES
AND NOT MIXING KIDS FROM
DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. AND
IF IT DOESN'T SAY WE CAN, THEN
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SO
THERE'S A CULTURE OF IF I'M NOT
CLEAR THAT I CAN DO THIS. I'M
GONNA SAY NO. TO MANAGE RISK. I
THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
BEFORE US IS HELPING OUR LOCAL
EDGE. EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH
THIS FUNDING. AND WHAT'S
POSSIBLE THAT THEY CAN DO THAT
THEIR FAMILIES NEED AND DESERVE
THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE
TO DO BEFORE. MY EXPERIENCE IS
THAT HAPPENS IN CONVERSATION
WITH EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, NOT IN
A MEMO FROM THE DEPARTMENT
EVENT. WE'RE COMMITTED TO HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE ARE
HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND
I HAVE SEEN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
ACROSS THE STATE. MOVE OUT OF A
FEAR OF COMPLIANCE CULTURE. YOU
KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT'S
AVAILABLE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND
KIDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE
EQUIPPED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DOLLY!
THE MORNING MORNING. SO MR FUNK.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT I
REPRESENT VERY RURAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. DO I THINK I SAID
THAT EVERY TIME I START TO
SPEAK, UM SO THE BASE GRANT OF
50,000. WHAT DOES THE STUDENT
ENROLLMENTS HOW WAS THAT BASE IF
YOU WERE MOVING. NOW YOU'RE
TAKING ME INTO THE WEEDS. I
CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT'S
A IT'S A FORMULA THAT OUR SCHOOL
FISCAL SERVICES DIVISION USES.
MAYBE SOME OF THE PANEL CAN HELP
ME OUT. THANK YOU. OKAY EDGAR
CABRAL WITH THE WITH THE L. A SO
THERE'S A THERE'S A PER STUDENT
GRANT AMOUNT. I BELIEVE IT'S
ABOUT 27 50 PER STUDENT, AND SO,
ESSENTIALLY THE WAY THE FORMULA
WORKS IS IT'S $2750 OF
ESSENTIALLY FOR EVERY BASED ON
THE, UM THE ATTENDANCE OF YOUR
LOW INCOME STUDENTS, SO WE LOOK
AT WHAT THAT NUMBER THAT FORMULA
SPITS OUT. AND IF THAT'S LESS
THAN 50,000, THEN YOU GET THE
50,000. INSTEAD IF IT'S HIGHER
THAN THAT, THEN YOU GET THE
HIGHER AMOUNT. SO IT'S REALLY
FOR THE FOR I HAVEN'T FIGURED
OUT WHAT THE WHAT THE POINT IS
WHERE YOU WHERE YOU GET THERE,
BUT IT'S USUALLY, UM, RELATIVELY
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE
GETTING THAT 50,000 GRAND LET'S
SAY THAT'S PROBABLY ALL OF MY
SCHOOLS. SO AND WHAT DO WE KNOW
AT THE AMOUNT WOULD BE TO MOVE
ALL OF THOSE SMALL SCHOOLS INTO
THE $100,000 BASE. DO WE KNOW
WHAT WE DON'T BUT I HAVE MADE A
REQUEST INTERNALLY AT THE
DEPARTMENT TO RUN THOSE NUMBERS
AND BE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK.
I APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD. I
MEAN HONESTLY, IN A IN THE $4
BILLION PROGRAM. HOPEFULLY
IDEALLY MOVING TO FIVE BILLION,
WHICH IS THE VISION. MOVING. THE
SMALL DISTRICTS. FROM 50 K. 2
100 K. CAN'T MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE. IN THESE DISTRICTS
THAT ARE GETTING LARGER
APPORTIONMENT. SO I BUT IT WOULD
OPEN UP SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PROGRAM WOULD MAKE. IT WOULD
BE A GAME CHANGER FOR YOUR
DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO DOUBLE
THE FUNDING. UH AND LIKE I SAID
, IN MY IN MY COMMENTS WHEN I
MEAN SOMETIMES IT'S THE
SUPERINTENDENT. THAT'S ALSO THE
BEST TRIP BUS DRIVER WAS SMILING
AND SHAKING MY HEAD DURING ALL
THOSE COMMENTS. SO I THINK FROM
AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE. MAKING
THIS POLICY CHANGE. TO DOUBLE
THE FUNDING FOR THE MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT FOR THESE SMALL
DISTRICTS. WOULD BE ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT MOVES WE COULD
MAKE IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
TO REALLY CHANGE THAT REALITY.
THANK YOU. OKAY REMEMBER,
MARTUCCI? YES. MAY I HAVE IT? UM
SO. SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND
IT'S SINCE IT'S YOUR AREA. YOU
ALREADY KNOW THIS. BUT IN
CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW WE HAVE
OVER 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE
SMALL AND CALIFORNIA WE HAVE 60%
OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE SMALLS. SO
ANYWHERE FROM 100 STUDENTS TO
YOU KNOW 1000 1500. SO THE
INCREASE OF WHAT YOU'RE
DISCUSSING WOULD BE INCREDIBLY
SIGNIFICANT. AND IN MY COUNTY UM
YOU KNOW, WE GO TO ALL OF OUR
SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGS THERE IN
MONTEREY COUNTY AND THERE ARE
QUITE A FEW IN OUR RURAL AREAS.
THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY JUST
THRILLED TO HAVE THOSE FUNDING
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT THEY'RE
DOING IS THEY'RE HAVING TO CO
KIND OF HIRE A SCIENCE TEACHER
OR CO HIGHER OF APA TEACHER CO
HIRE A PHYSICAL EDUCATION
TEACHER JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET
THOSE SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEN
THEY ONLY GET IT LIKE A COUPLE
OF DAYS A WEEK. AND SO THAT'S
SIGNIFICANCE WOULD BE HUGE. I'D
VOTE FOR EVEN MORE THAN OVER
100,000 BECAUSE IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO AND
MAKE SUCH AN IMPACT, BUT
DEFINITELY HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
OUR SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OKAY
THANK YOU. REMEMBER MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU. UM FIRST OF ALL,
LET'S SHARE. I APOLOGIZE FOR
BEING LATE, AND, UH, PLEASE
FORGIVE ME IF I ASK QUESTIONS
THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
ALREADY, BUT I WANTED TO SEE IF
ANY OF THE PANELISTS SITE I
UNDERSTAND THAT ELOP WAS MODELED
AFTER THE PROGRAM. FIRST OF ALL
, SO A CS, ACCORDING TO CD. UM
539 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT
RECEIVE A LOT FUNDING DID NOT
HAVE A HISTORY OF RECEIVING A CS
THAT SOUND FAMILIAR? YES, YES.
SO I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 1000
DISTRICTS, SO MORE THAN HALF OF
DISTRICTS HAD TO COME UP WITH A
NEW MODEL FOR ELOP. IS THAT
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. UM AND,
UM SO I SO FOR MORE THAN HALF OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE
THEY'VE HAD TO JUST START FROM
SCRATCH. ESSENTIALLY IS THAT
YES. UM. WELL I MEAN, STATEWIDE
. I MEAN, WHERE DO YOU HAVE? I
KNOW IT MAY BE TOO EARLY. I KNOW
THE CHAIR HAS A BILL TO GATHER
DATA TO TRY TO ASSESS THE
EFFECTIVENESS AND THE SUCCESS OF
THE L A PROGRAM. BUT DO WE HAVE
YOU KNOW WHAT ARE THE BEST EARLY
OR ANECDOTAL? UM AH, EVIDENCE OF
THE SUCCESS THAT THE L. A
PROGRAM IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, YOU'RE YOU'RE CORRECT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY CONCRETE DATA. THE FIRST
DATA COLLECTION EFFORT WILL BE
AH IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. BECAUSE
THE EDUCATION CODE CALLS FOR THE
DISTRICTS TO REPORT ON THEIR
EXPENDITURES. FOR THE 21 22
APPORTIONMENT. AT THE END OF
THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO WE'RE
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING AND WILL
WILL DEPLOY IN JUNE. A REPORT
THAT THE DISTRICTS WILL SUBMIT
TO US WITH HOW MUCH MONEY THEY
HAVE SPENT OUT OF THE 21 22
APPORTIONMENT, BUT WE'RE ALSO
SEEING THAT ALSO ASKING SOME
QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THAT
SURVEY. TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO
THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH WHAT
TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE
RUNNING, SO WE'LL HAVE SOME DATA
AND IF YOU WILL WE'LL START
COLLECTING THAT DATA IN A FEW
MONTHS. OKAY, BUT ANECDOTALLY I
CAN TELL YOU. I MEAN, YOUR
INSTINCTS ARE CORRECT TO TALK
ABOUT THOSE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
NEVER HAD ACES OR 21ST CENTURY
FUNDING IN THE PAST, IF YOU
IMAGINE A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
WHO. THEY KNOW SCHOOL. WELL THEY
UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE
PERIODS WHEN THE BELL RINGS THE
CURRICULUM THE ASSESSMENTS TO
FINANCE AND THEN YOU TELL THEM
OH, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO ASK
YOU. TO PROGRAM NINE HOURS 13 ON
SCHOOL DAYS. AND THERE'S NO
CURRICULUM. THERE'S NO GUIDANCE
IN WHAT TO DO. IT CAUSES GREAT
ANXIETY. WITH THESE
ADMINISTRATORS. AND THE ONLY WAY
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM TO
MOVE PAST THIS IS TO CONNECT
THEM WITH THEIR PEERS AND
CONNECT THEM WITH OUR STAFF.
THAT HAVE EXPERTISE IN EXPANDED
LEARNING. WE TRIED TO MAKE IT
EASY BECAUSE THEY ACES WORK PLAN
IS BASED ON THE QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING.
WHICH DESCRIBES IN DETAIL. THIS
IS WHAT A PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE.
WHEN THERE'S YOUTH, VOICE AND
LEADERSHIP WHEN THERE'S HANDS ON
ENGAGING LEARNING. THIS IS WHAT
STAFF Dð IN A PROGRAM THAT HAS
THOSE QUALITIES. THIS IS WHAT
CHILDREN EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY'RE
IN A PROGRAM. WE'VE WRITTEN ALL
THAT OUT. IT'S BEEN IN PLACE
SINCE 2014. AND IT'S A STANDARD
FOR OUR ACES IN 21ST CENTURY
PROGRAMS. WHEN L. O P WAS
MODELED AFTER THE ASIS PROGRAM
AND THE DISTRICTS WERE REQUIRED
TO DEVELOP A WORK PLAN. WE BASED
IT ENTIRELY ON THE QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING.
MODELED AFTER THE ASIS PROGRAM.
WE ATTACHED A. WORKBOOK FOR THE
QUALITY STANDARDS, WHICH
BASICALLY SAID THIS IS WHAT THE
PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE. IF YOU DO
THESE THINGS BUT EVEN WITH THAT
SCRIPTING AND THAT KIND OF
ADVICE MOST OF THE SUCCESS
ANECDOTALLY, AS YOU ASKED FOR IS
WHEN A SUPERINTENDENT WE ATTEND
THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE AND WE
GATHER SUPERINTENDENTS TOGETHER
AND SIT IN A CIRCLE. AND A
SUPERINTENDENT WHO WAS
STRUGGLING, SITS NEXT TO A
SUPERINTENDENT. LIKE UH,
SUPERINTENDENT GALVIN AND ASK
QUESTIONS AND WHEN THEY HAVE A
CHANCE TO SEE WHAT OTHERS HAVE
DONE THEY GET SOME IDEAS. UM I'M
SURE YOU DON'T TUNE IN. BUT I'VE
DO FIRESIDE CHATS ABOUT EVERY
TWO WEEKS. WE'VE DONE ABOUT 52.
WE RECORD THESE VIDEOS AND PUT
THEM OUT ON A VIDEO BLOG AND WE
BRING ON SUPERINTENDENTS AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING
THEM TALK ABOUT HOW THEY
IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM. WHAT
THEIR CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN AND
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT'S MAKING IN
THEIR FAMILIES. THE OVERWHELMING
RESPONSE WE GET. YES. HEARING
ABOUT THIS SUPERINTENDENT AND
WHAT THEY DID HAS GIVEN ME THE
IDEAS FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD. SO
I'M CONVINCED IF WE KEEP
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE
SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE TO TALK TO
EACH OTHER FOR OUR STAFF TO BE
OUT THERE ON SITE ON THE GROUND.
AND FOR US TO LIFT UP EXAMPLES
OF WHERE THIS IS DOING WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE A FULL AND
ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
PROGRAM LIKE WE'RE SEEING IN
MOST PLACES, I WOULD SAY BY AND
LARGE LARGE DISTRICTS AND MEDIUM
DISTRICTS HAVE DONE VERY WELL.
BECAUSE THEY'VE ALL HAD ACES IN
21ST CENTURY BEFORE IN THE PAST.
I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
BEFORE US OR THE SMALL
DISTRICTS. QUESTION FOR L A. OH,
I'M UM IT IS. LIKE I REMEMBER.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR,
WE HAD A INFORMATIONAL HEARING
WHERE THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION PRESIDENT LINDA
DARLING HAMMOND, UH, POINTED TO
ELOPE AS THE REASON WHY L A U.
S. T. ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THAT
THEY ACTUALLY INCREASED THEIR
THEIR PROFICIENCY SCORES. UH AND
YOU KNOW, I NOT SURE HOW THEY
CAN DRAW THAT CONCLUSION BASED
ON YOU KNOW, THE ONE YEAR OF
DATA THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAVE
HAVE YOU SEEN SIMILAR DATA THAT
WAS SUPPORT EARLY SIGNS OF
SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. EDITOR
BUT WITH NO. WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE HEARING
ABOUT. THE PROGRAM IS ANECDOTAL
BECAUSE WE HAVE LITERALLY NO
DATA AT THE STATE LEVEL RIGHT
NOW ABOUT ELOPE IN GENERAL. WHAT
I CAN SAY ABOUT UH, EXTENDED
LEARNING PROGRAM. MORE BROADLY,
I THINK WHAT THE MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESEARCH ON
WHAT THAT FINDS IN GENERAL WHAT
? WHAT THESE PROGRAMS. THE
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THEY CAN BE
HELPFUL, PARTICULARLY FOR
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, HELPING STUDENTS ATTEND
REGULARLY SCHOOL IF THEY'RE
EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S
GOING ON IN AN AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM THAT IS THAT THEY FEEL
MORE CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL,
THEY MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO
ATTEND. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, THAT
MEANS THEY'RE THERE FOR
LEARNING. SO THAT'S OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IF YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT MORE BROADLY LIKE
WHAT WE WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT
FROM THIS PROGRAM? THAT'S I
THINK THE GOALS THAT THAT IT
LEADS TO THAT AND OBVIOUSLY
BEING IN THE CLASSROOM MORE
FREQUENTLY ALSO MEANS YOU'RE
POTENTIALLY THEN CAN HAVE AN
EFFECT ON STUDENT TEST SCORES.
BUT IN TERMS OF ANY SPECIFIC
INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON
RIGHT NOW IN THE FIELD, I THINK
WE DON'T HAVE ANY GOOD SENSE OF
UM, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION ON IT ON ANY KIND OF
PARTICULAR SUCCESS STORIES. MM
HMM. IT'S A GOING BACK TO YOU,
MR FRANK. I MEAN, YOU TALKED
ABOUT UM ABOUT HOW THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT EXAMPLE THAT HE GAVE
EARLIER THAT THEY PUT OUR COOK
IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN
ORDER TO MEET THE 1 TO 10
TEACHER OR ADULT TO STUDENT
RATIO. UM MADE THAT, YOU KNOW.
TO ME WHEN I HEAR ABOUT ELOP,
I'M THINKING LITERACY, COACHES,
TUTORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS. I'M
NOT THINKING ABOUT COOKING THE
CLASSROOM JUST TO MEET THE
RATIO, BUT BUT BASED ON YOUR
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW OFTEN
THIS IS OFTEN THE ONLY CONTACT
WITH AN ADULT THAT THAT FAMILIES
AND STUDENTS HAVE. I MEAN, ARE
YOU ARE YOU SAYING THAT THAT
ENDED UP ITSELF IS PART OF THE
VALUE OF HAVING THAT ADULT IN
THE CLASSROOM. WELL, WE KNOW
THAT LEARNING IS SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL. LINDA DARLENE HAMMING
CODE SHARED THE ASPEN
INSTITUTE'S SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
ACADEMIC TASK FORCE COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO. SO WHAT WE DO KNOW IS
AH! WHILE A LITERACY COACH MIGHT
BE NECESSARY FOR SOME STUDENTS
WHO HAVE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
WITH DECODING WORDS OR
UNDERSTANDING AT THE FANATIC
APPROACH TO READING. THEY'RE
JUST NOT GETTING OTHERWISE. WHAT
WE KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT. IS THAT
UNLESS STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED,
SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO ALERT AND SO WHILE
IT MIGHT NOT BE IDEAL TO HAVE
THE COOK. SUPERVISING THE FIRST
HOUR IN THE MORNING. I CAN'T
THINK OF A MORE SOCIALLY
EMOTIONALLY NURTURING
ENVIRONMENT THAN HAVING A COOK.
HELP WELCOME MY CHILD TO SCHOOL.
AND BE SUPPORTIVE. SO IN SOME OF
THESE SETTINGS, AS YOU KNOW. UM
. IF YOU DON'T HAVE OTHER
OPTIONS. HAVING A CARING ADULT
IN THE CLASSROOM IS WHAT YOU'VE
GOT, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE GOT
TO START. IS IT? THE INTENT? I
MEAN? I THINK THE. I I'VE I'VE
RECENTLY BEEN, UM PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED. THE VALUE OF A HIGH
QUALITY LITERACY TUTOR. IN OUR
FAMILY. THAT WHATEVER THEY
WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING DURING
THE SCHOOL DAY, WELL
INTENTIONED, WELL DESIGNED FULL
OF CARE AND LOVE. WASN'T
PRODUCING THE ACADEMIC RESULTS
AND THE READING RESULTS. THAT WE
NEEDED. SO WE HAD TO FIND A
LITERACY SPECIALIST. TO HELP. IN
DISTRICTS AND IN GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS. WHERE THERE ARE
RESOURCES. INSTITUTIONS TO
PARTNER WITH. PROGRAMS THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM NEEDS
TO DO AND SHOULD DO. IS TO BRING
IN HIGH QUALITY TUTORING TO
STUDENTS THAT AREN'T GETTING
EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED FROM THE
GENERAL EDUCATION SYSTEM. SO I
THINK IT'S A I THINK IT'S A
SITUATION THAT IN GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS WHERE THERE'S
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE SEEING WHAT YOU'RE
DESCRIBING. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WE'RE SEEING THOSE ACADEMIC
INTERVENTIONS AS PART OF THIS
WE'RE SEEING. EXPANDED LEARNING
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE REALLY
DEVELOPED EXPERTISE. YEAH. AND
LITERACY COACHING. SCIENCE OF
READING MATH SCIENCE STEM UH UM.
SO YEAH, IT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING
, AND IT'S WHAT IS THE IDEAL,
BUT THE BASELINE IS SUPPORTING
OUR CHILDREN WITH CARRIED ADULTS
IN RELATIONSHIPS. AND DOING THE
BEST WE CAN ACADEMICALLY. THANK
YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SOME
REMEMBER ALVAREZ. THANK YOU HAVE
MORE OF A BASIC QUESTION. UM
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF HEARINGS ON A
LOT OF PROGRAMS, AND I JUST
WANTED TO HAVE CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING. THIS THE EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
IS THAT AVAILABLE TO ALL
STUDENTS ARE ONLY THE STUDENTS
WHO, UM, FOR WHICH DISTRICTS
RECEIVE FUNDING. SO EVERY LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCY IN CALIFORNIA
RECEIVES AN APPORTIONMENT
AUTOMATICALLY. AND IF A DISTRICT
IS 75% ON DUPLICATED STUDENTS OR
ABOVE THEN THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE L E A IS TO OFFER THE
PROGRAM TO ALL STUDENTS. OKAY,
REGARDLESS OF INCOME. ALL
STUDENTS ARE TO BE OFFERED THE
PROGRAM. AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDDIE STUDENT
WHOSE PARENT OR GUARDIAN
REQUESTS ACCESS AND BY ACCESS.
THE EDUCATION CODE DEFINES THAT
AS ENROLLMENT. MAKE SURE I GOT
THAT SECOND PART RIGHT? IF
SOMEONE REQUESTED THEN THEY MUST
BE PROVIDED EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT
AT A 75. THAT IS CORRECT. IF
THIS IF THE DISTRICT IS 75% AND
ABOVE IF THE DISTRICT IS BELOW
75% THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE
DISTRICT TO OFFER THE PROGRAM TO
ALL DUPLICATED STUDENTS. AND
PROVIDE ACCESS TO ANY UN
DUPLICATED STUDENTS THAT REQUEST
ACCESS. THIS IS WHY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. IN MY VISION
OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM COULD BE
FULLY FUNDED. IS IT IS FOR ALL
STUDENTS AT EVERY SCHOOL. WHEN
FULLY FUNDED, AND WE DON'T HAVE
THAT TEAR BETWEEN THE TWO.
IMAGINE IF YOU'RE AT 74. AND YOU
GET LESS MONEY AND YOU'RE ALL I
REQUIRED TO OFFER IT AND
DUPLICATED IN YOUR 76. AND YOU
THEN REQUIRED TO OFFER TO ALL
STUDENTS. IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT
OF SENSE TO ELIA'S ON THE GROUND
THAT ARBITRARY. DIVISION AND
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT CHANGES
FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT AND
YOU GO FROM ACROSS 17 A IS
GUARANTEED IF YOU'RE ABOVE 75%
AND ABOVE, AND ELIA IS
GUARANTEED THAT RATE FOR THREE
YEARS, EVEN IF THEY DROP BELOW
THREE YEARS IF THEY STILL STAY
BELOW 75. THEN THERE DROPPED TO
THAT SECOND TIER. AT ANY TIME
THAT DISTRICT POPS ABOVE 75%
THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY BACK IN
THE TOP TIER. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. UM UH, THIS IS ONE OF
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THINGS
WE'VE DONE IN EDUCATION IN THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND, UH, I
KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO
IMPLEMENT IT, JUST LIKE
UNIVERSAL TK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS,
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS, BUT YOU
KNOW, KEEP AT IT, AND I'M I'M
GLAD WE'RE HEARING FROM A SMALL
DISTRICT IN THE SALINAS VALLEY
AS WELL. THEY'RE IN GREENFIELD.
AND YES, I HAVE BEEN TO
GREENFIELD IN MY LIFE. SOME
CAMPAIGN WAY BACK IN THE DAY,
KNOCKING ON DOORS. UM UH, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
TODAY. THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL
ITEM. HOLD IT. OPEN ISSUE NUMBER
TWO SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAMS.
OKAY?
OKAY. PLEASE BEGIN. DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MICHELLE KNEW IN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I'M
ALSO JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE
RANDY KATZ, WHO IS IN THE
AUDIENCE IN CASE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS RELATED
FOR THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM,
ALSO KNOWN AS SFP, PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES,
SUCH AS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION. FOR BACKGROUND.
THE SFP HAS TYPICALLY ALLOCATED
FUNDING APPROVED FROM STATEWIDE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, LIKE
THE LAST THE LAST ONE BEING
PROPOSITION, 51 2016. HOWEVER
BECAUSE ALL REMAINING
PROPOSITION 51 BOND FUNDS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BE EXHAUSTED.
THIS YEAR, 2022 BUDGET ACT
APPROVED AND INVESTMENT OF
APPROXIMATELY FOUR POINT
3,000,000,001 TIME GENERAL FUND
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL
FACILITIES AND EXTEND THE SFP
FOR A MULTI YEAR PERIOD. ONE A
FUTURE SCHOOL BOND CAN BE PLACED
ON THE BALLOT. OF THAT FOUR
POINT 3,000,000,001 4.0.3
BILLION WAS APPROPRIATED FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020 23 2.1 BILLION
WAS INTENDED TO BE APPROPRIATED
FOR 2023 24. 875 MILLION IS
INTENDED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR
2024 25. THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES TO REDUCE THE PLANNED
INVESTMENT FOR 2023 24 BY
100,000,001 TIME GENERAL FUND.
AS PART OF A ROUGHLY 22.5
BILLION BUDGET SOLUTION PACKAGE
, WHICH INCLUDED A VARIETY OF
REDUCTIONS, DELAYS AND FUND
SHIFTS ACROSS THE STATE BUDGET.
THE PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
ACTION BRINGS THE PROPOSED
AMOUNT FOR THE BUDGET YEAR FROM
2.1 BILLION TO TWO BILLION. THE
2022 INVESTMENT WAS INTENDED TO
EXTEND THE AVAILABILITY OF STATE
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION INTO 2024. THE
ADMINISTRATION ANTICIPATES THAT
THIS REDUCTION WILL NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE
ORIGINAL TIMELINE, NOR WILL IT
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT CAN BE PROCESSED EVERY
MONTH BY THE STATE ALLOCATION
BOARD. FINALLY THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET AS AMENDED BY THE APRIL
ONE FINANCE LETTER INCLUDES
GENERAL FUND SUPPORT NETTING TO
5.2 MILLION FOR THREE CONTINUING
STATE SPECIAL SCHOOL CAPITAL
OUTLAY PROJECTS. THE FREMONT
MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITY CENTER.
THE RIVERSIDE ATHLETIC, COMPLEX
REPLACEMENT. AND THE RIVERSIDE
MODULAR BUILDING DEMOLITION. AND
RE APPROPRIATION OF 396,000
GENERAL FUND FOR THE FREMONT
PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING. AND
WITH THAT. THANK YOU HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE. THANK YOU. L A OH! GOOD
MORNING, SARA CORTEZ ELIO WITH
REGARD TO THE, UM WITH REGARD TO
THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS
PROPOSALS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, BUT WE'RE
STILL REVIEWING THOSE PROPOSALS
SO WE CAN WE CAN CONNECT WITH
STAFF. IF WE DO END UP HAVING
CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO THE
EARLY EDUCATION FACILITIES, SO
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES
TO DELAYING 550 MILLION, UM FOR
EARLY EDUCATION. FOR EARLY
EDUCATION FACILITIES FOR ONE
YEAR, AND WE MENTIONED THIS, UH
, IN DURING THE UNIVERSAL TK
HEARING ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST
STARTED. UM THAT THAT THESE
DELAYS DO SEEM REASONABLE GIVEN
THE STATE'S BUDGET PROBLEM, BUT
BASED, UM AND SINCE, UH, BUTT
AUGMENTATIONS FOR THIS FACILITY
PROGRAM HAVE BEEN OVERSUBSCRIBED
. THE LEGISLATURE COULD PROVIDE
SOME AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR
REEVALUATE NEXT YEAR BASED ON
THE BUDGET CONDITION. AND THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU. OFFICER. PUBLIC
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. GOOD
MORNING, BARBARA CAMP MINOR WITH
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION. THE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
SERVES AS STAFF TO THE STATE
ALLOCATION BOARD AND ADMINISTERS
THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM.
SINCE 1998 42 BILLION HAS BEEN
MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VOTER
APPROVED BONDS, ALONG WITH ABOUT
1.4 BILLION SO FAR IN GENERAL
FUND PROCEEDS. WE HAVE
TRANSITIONED OVER TO PRIMARILY
USING THE GENERAL FUND PROCEEDS
TO MAKE APPORTIONMENT AND WE ARE
STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF
THE CASH THAT HAS BEEN MADE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BOND SALE
PROCEEDS. ON AVERAGE. WE PROCESS
APPROXIMATELY 125 MILLION PER
MONTH OR 1.5 BILLION IN FUNDING
EACH YEAR AND SPEAKING
SPECIFICALLY TO THE PROPOSAL TO
REDUCE THE 23 24 GENERAL FUND
AMOUNT FOR THE SFP FROM THE 2.1
BILLION TO TWO BILLION. PSC DOES
NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL
IMPACT THE ESTIMATED TIME FRAME
FOR WHICH THE FUNDING IS
INTENDED. THE TWO BILLION ALONG
WITH THE 875 MILLION PROPOSED
FOR THE 24 25 BUDGET YEAR WILL
STILL LAST FOR THE END OF THE 24
CALENDAR YEAR, AND THIS IS
PRIMARILY DUE TO THE
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE ESTIMATED
REQUESTS FROM PROJECTS AND THE
AMOUNTS THAT END UP BEING FUNDED
. ULTIMATELY IN ADDITION, AS
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE
PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS,
THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT FALL
OFF. SO, UM SO 100 MILLION IS
NOT GOING TO HAVE A LARGE IMPACT
ON THE TIMELINE FOR THOSE
REASONS. UM AND SO WITHOUT THIS
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, AND I'D BE
HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY THANK YOU QUESTIONS. I KNOW
WE HAVE A MEMBER THAT'S
AUTHORING A SCHOOL FACILITIES
MEASURE. MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME
THOUGHTS ON THIS, MR MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM FIRST OF
ALL, A QUESTION. UH UM. FROM THE
COMMITTEE STAFF, SO JUST TO
CLARIFY TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HEARD YOU CORRECTLY THE JANUARY
BUDGET PROPOSAL IS PROJECTED TO
BE SUFFICIENT FOR FULL FUNDING
FOR THE SFP THROUGH 2024. YES.
UM SO AH! HOW MANY AND WHAT TYPE
OF SCHOOLS ARE PROJECTED TO BE
LEFT ON THE UNFUNDED APPROVAL
LIST BASED ON THE JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSAL. SO ON THE JANUARY
BUDGET PROPOSAL, UM SO WE
CURRENT. WELL THAT'S KIND OF A
TRICKY QUESTIONS. SO RIGHT NOW
WE'VE MOVED ALL THE PROJECTS
OVER. FOR THE AND FOUNDED LIST
SO ONTO OUR WORKLOAD LIST IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW, SO ONCE THE
BUDGET IS DECIDED, SO IF THERE'S
TWO BILLION THERE IT IS GOING TO
TAKE CARE OF ABOUT TWO BILLION
OF WHAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW ABOUT 3.6 BILLION IN
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEYOND
BAND AUTHORITY. UM AND THAT'S
JUST OVER 900 PROJECTS IS THAT
3.6 BILLION, SO THE TWO BILLION
WILL MOVE OVER TO OUR WORKLOAD
LIST ONCE THE BUDGET IS APPROVED
, AND SO IT LEAVES ABOUT 1.6 ON
THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEYOND
BAND AUTHORITY LIST. I CAN GET
YOU THAT PROJECT COUNT
BREAKDOWN, BUT I, UH, LARGELY
THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW THERE'S 690 IN MODERNIZATION
REQUESTS, AND THERE'S 231
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEW
CONSTRUCTION REQUESTS. BUT I'D
HAVE TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION
ON WHAT THAT TWO BILLION
BREAKDOWN IS SPECIFICALLY. SO
ABOUT 1.6 AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR
THE TWO BILLION AND, UM. DO YOU
HAVE A SENSE OR, YOU KNOW AN
ESTIMATE IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW
THE CHAIR TALKED ABOUT HOW THE L
. A PROGRAM AS WELL AS
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN IS THE
BIGGEST, UH, YOU KNOW MOST
AMBITIOUS INITIATIVES AND K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION IN RECENT
YEARS, BUT YOU KNOW WE'RE
CONCERNED THAT WE'RE YOU KNOW
THE QUESTION OF WHETHER WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE THE FACILITIES
ADEQUATE TO MEET. UH THESE
AMBITIOUS INITIATIVES. UM WHAT
IS YOUR OFFICES SENSE IN TERMS
OF THE UNMET NEED THE UNFUNDED
NEED, UM BASED ON THE
GOVERNMENT'S JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSAL. SPECIFICALLY AS IT
RELATES TO EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. UM I'M NOT SURE WE
HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THAT BECAUSE
WE KNOW WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE
REQUESTED FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
AND WE KNOW WHAT PROJECTS WE
HAVE IN HOUSE. THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM DOES ALLOW
DISTRICTS TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR
TK CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS FULL
DAY KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS. UM
WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDING
SPECIFIC TO THE PRESCHOOL TK AND
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS
, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE
OF A FILING AROUND FOR THAT. SO
WE WERE OVERSUBSCRIBED. WE HAD
ABOUT 360 MILLION AVAILABLE FROM
PRIOR PROCEEDS. UM AND THERE
WERE ABOUT 1.1 POINT. WELL JUST
UNDER 1.5 BILLION IN REQUESTS
FOR THAT FUNDING. YOU HAD 360
MILLION TO ALLOCATE AND YOU HAD
1.5 BILLION AND APPLICATIONS
REQUESTS AND THAT WAS ACROSS THE
PRESCHOOL, THE TK AND THE FULL
DAY KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS.
OKAY? UM. ARE THERE? UH. REGIONS
OF THE STATES OR OR TYPES OF
SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE URBAN,
SUBURBAN OR RULE THAT WILL BE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED. UM
. IF THE PROPOSED FUNDING IS
INSUFFICIENT, LIKE YOU KNOW, THE
UNMET NEED THAT THAT THAT YOU'RE
SEEING FROM THE FUNDING
AVAILABLE VERSUS THE
APPLICATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN,
YOU KNOW. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE
OF, UH, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL
CENSUS TO WHO HAS THE GREATEST
UNMET NEEDS. SPECIFIC TO THE
SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM OR TO
THE T K PRESCHOOL TK AND FULL
DAY KINDERGARTEN. LET'S START
WITH THE SCHOOL FACILITIES
PROGRAM OVERALL AND THEN FOLLOW
UP WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE
PRESCHOOL AND T K. UM I WOULD
SAY WITH THE 100 MILLION
REDUCTION FOR THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM THAT THAT'S NOT
NECESSARILY GOING TO TARGET ANY
PARTICULAR AREA. SO THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM WORKS ON A
FIRST IN FIRST OUT SYSTEM, SO
WHOEVER IS IT'S IN DATE ORDER
RECEIVED FROM WHEN A SCHOOL
DISTRICT SUBMITTED THE
APPLICATIONS. SO WHEREVER WE
HAPPEN TO RUN OUT OF MONEY, THEN
THE NEXT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE
END OF THE DAY WOULD BE IMPACTED
BY THAT, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO
TARGET UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO
EXHAUSTION OF THE FUNDS. UM WE
DO PRIORITIZE HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROJECTS IN THE SCHOOL FACILITY
PROGRAM. SO THOSE ALWAYS GO TO
THE TOP OF THE LIST, SO THOSE
ARE NOT IN DATE ORDER RECEIVE SO
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS WILL
ALWAYS TAKE PRIORITY. AND SO
THOSE GET TAKEN CARE OF
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE SEEN THAT
SMALLER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A
MORE DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE
FIRST IN FIRST OUT MECHANISM,
BUT THAT'S NOT TIED SPECIFICALLY
TO THE 100 MILLION. WITH RESPECT
TO THE OTHER PROGRAM, THE
PRESCHOOL TK AND FULL DAY KINDER
PROGRAM. THE STATUTE DOES
PRIORITIZE DISTRICTS THAT CANNOT
MAKE THE LOCAL MATCHING SHARES.
SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED THEY'RE
CALLED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
DISTRICTS. UM, AND THEN ALSO, IT
DOES LOOK AT DISTRICTS
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT
QUALIFY FOR FREE AND REDUCED
PRICE MEALS. SO WE TEND TO SEE
OUR FUNDING. UM GO IN ORDER WITH
THAT, SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THOSE DISTRICTS WITH THE HIGHER
F RPM PERCENTAGES IN THE
DISTRICT THAT QUALIFY FOR
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RECEIVING THE
FUNDING AND WE DO GET A MIX OF
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE
APPLYING FOR THE FUNDS BUT WHO
GETS FUNDED IS DRIVEN BY WHAT
THE STATUTE PRIORITIZES THERE.
SO. I MEAN THE HAIR IS RICH IS
SAYING THAT IN TERMS OF YOUR 1ST
AND 1ST ALLEN UH UM. UH MODEL OF
FUNDING AS WELL AS PRIORITIZING.
FACILITIES WITH HEALTH, HEALTH
AND SAFETY ISSUES. BUT MY, UM MY
QUESTION IS UM DO YOU HAVE A
SENSE ON WHERE THE OVERALL BIG
PICTURE OF STATE STATEWIDE WHERE
THE GREATEST UNFUNDED UM UH UM.
OR LACK OF FUNDING. THEY DO YOU
SEE IN TERMS OF FACILITIES WHERE
THE GREATEST NEEDS URBAN ROLE
SUBURBAN YES, SO WE CAN LOOK
HISTORICALLY ON WHAT'S BEEN
FUNDED. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO DETERMINE
NEED BECAUSE DISTRICTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO REPORT UM, CAPACITY
OR ENROLLMENT INFORMATION TO US
UNLESS THEY ARE SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM, SO
WE'RE DEALING WITH THE UNIVERSE
OF APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COME
TO US SO WE CAN CERTAINLY
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH THE
HISTORICAL INFORMATION. WE
ACTUALLY INCLUDE THAT, UM ON A
REGULAR BASIS IN OUR STATE
ALLOCATION BOARD AGENDAS AND WE
CAN RUN SPECIFIC REPORTS TO
THAT. SO WE HAVE DATA ON WHAT'S
BEEN FUNDED. BUT ON THE NEED,
UM, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE LESS
CLEAR BASED ON WHAT IS SHARED
WITH OUR OFFICE. THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE YOU'RE REMINDING ME THAT
MY STAFF TOLD ME THAT WE DON'T
HAVE A SURVEY OF THE SCHOOL
FACILITIES NEEDS STATEWIDE. AND
SO YOU'RE YOU'RE SAYING THAT
WE'RE RELYING ON THE
APPLICATIONS TO GIVE US A SENSE
AS TO WHO WAS APPLYING AND UM
YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU. SO MY MEMBER DOLLY
HAVE A FOLLOW UP. FOLLOW UP
ABOUT THAT, SO WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE NEED FOR OUR SCHOOLS
LIKE IN GENERAL ACROSS THE
STATE. WE DON'T HAVE WE KNOW
WHAT'S BEEN REQUESTED. SO WE
KNOW WHICH APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN SUBMITTED TO US. WE WOULD
HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY
ESTABLISHED FOR. MODERNIZATION
ELIGIBILITY, BUT IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY CURRENT. BECAUSE
IT'S AN OPTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE
DISTRICTS WILL REQUEST THE
FUNDING AND THEN IT'S AT THAT
TIME POINT THAT THEY TELL US
WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS. SO WE
WILL HAVE, UM, A GOOD DEAL OF
DATA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE
COMPLETE PICTURE. COULD YOU WALK
ME JUST QUICKLY THROUGH LIKE THE
APPLICATION PROCESS BECAUSE, AS
I THINK ABOUT MY SMALL SCHOOLS
AND MY SUPERINTENDENTS, WHO
MIGHT BE THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL
AS THE VAN DRIVER AT THE END OF
THE DAY? WHAT KIND OF A PROCESS
IS IT FOR THEM, TOO? SAY THE
SOUL JUST TAKE THE TK FACILITIES
NEEDING TO BE UPGRADED, LIKE
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO
APPLY FOR THOSE? IF IT'S MIGHT
NOT BE ON THEIR FIRST PRIORITY
LIST BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO RUN
THEIR SCHOOLS. SO WHAT IS THE
PROCESS? YES GREAT QUESTION SO
THAT IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE T K PROGRAM OR THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM. SO FOR IF
WE'RE LOOKING AT T K THROUGH THE
TK PROGRAM, UM, THAT PROGRAM
ACTUALLY WAS DESIGNED TO BE VERY
, VERY QUICK AND EASY FOR A
DISTRICT TO APPLY BECAUSE IT'S
YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING
THE FUNDING AND WHO THAT THE
PROGRAM TARGETS. DISTRICTS MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND A LOT OF
DOLLARS TO, YOU KNOW, DESIGN
PLANS, ETCETERA IF THEY DON'T
KNOW THAT THE MONEY IS COMING,
SO THE FIRST APPLICATION PROCESS
THEY SUBMIT A SITE MAP FOR WHAT
THE SCHOOL SITE LOOKS LIKE, AND
THEY IDENTIFY WHERE THEY'RE
KINDERGARTEN. CLASSROOMS ARE
LOCATED. THEY PROVIDE THE
ENROLLMENT AT THE SITE, AND THEY
LET US KNOW AND WHAT THE VISION
IS FOR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
BUILD. DO THEY WANT TO ADD TO
CLASSROOMS? DO THEY WANT TO ADD
ONE CLASSROOM, SO THEY GIVE US
AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PROJECT
SCOPE WOULD BE? SO THEY SUBMIT
THAT INFORMATION? UM IF THEY'RE
REQUESTING THE FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP STATUS, THE PRIORITY
POINTS FOR THAT, THEN THEY WOULD
PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION AT A
CERTAIN TIME POINT. THEY'LL
PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THEIR FINANCIALS, BASICALLY WHAT
THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO
CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE PROJECT.
SO IF THEY HAVE ANY FACILITIES
FUNDING, THEY SHARE THAT
INFORMATION. SO LIKE THEIR BANK
ACCOUNT BALANCES BASICALLY AND
THEN THEY WOULD LET US KNOW THE
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THEY HAD
THAT RECEIVED THE FREE AND
REDUCED PRICE MEALS SO WE CAN
HELP RANK THAT SO THAT
APPLICATION COMES IN, AND WE
REVIEW THAT AND IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
, WE LOOK TO SEE HOW MANY, UH
TITLE FIVE COMPLAINT.
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS THEY DO
HAVE AVAILABLE TO SEE WHAT THE
WHAT THE NEED IS FOR THOSE
CLASSROOMS. UM AND THEN, IF
THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING
ENOUGH POINTS TO BE WITHIN THE
FUNDING LEVELS THAN THEY GET
BASICALLY THE RESERVATION OF
FUNDING AND THEN THEY HAVE A
TIME PERIOD AFTER THEY KNOW
THEY'VE SECURED THE FUNDS. THEY
HAVE 12 MONTHS TO WORK WITH THE
STATE ARCHITECT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
DESIGN AND WHAT THEIR ARCHITECT
TO DESIGN THE PROJECT, SO THEY
KNOW THEY HAVE THE MONEY BEFORE
THEY'RE SPENDING DOLLARS ON
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. SO THAT'S
THE TK PROCESS THROUGH THE THAT
SPECIFIC PROGRAM IF THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM TO ACCESS THOSE
FUNDS, IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT. UM
WE HAVE OUR TWO MAIN PROGRAMS,
THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND
THE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM, SO
THAT'S GOING TO MANY SMALL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY'RE
LOOKING POTENTIALLY AT
MODERNIZATION IF THEY'RE
EXPERIENCING GROWTH THAN THEY
WOULD LOOK AT NEW CONSTRUCTION,
BUT NEW CONSTRUCTION IS LOOKING
AT YOUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT
OVER THE NEXT FIVE OR 10 YEARS
TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH
CLASSROOMS TO MEET THE NEED FOR
THAT ENROLLMENT, SO UM, THE
SIMPLE WAY THEY DO THAT IS TO
COUNT THEIR CLASSROOMS. UM PUT
SOME HISTORICAL ENROLLMENT
INFORMATION INTO A TOOL OR A
FORM THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND
SEE WHAT THAT SPITS OUT. AND IF
THEY HAVE MORE KIDS, AND THEY
HAVE CLASSROOMS, THEN THEY
POTENTIALLY QUALIFY FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION ELIGIBILITY. AND
FOR MODERNIZATION. IT'S LOOKING
AT EXISTING ENROLLMENT AND THE
CLASSROOMS THAT THEY HAVE THAT
ARE OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE IF
PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION AND OVER
20 YEARS OF AGE IF PORTABLE
CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THE
FACILITY AGE DRIVES A LOT OF THE
ELIGIBILITY FOR MODERNIZATION SO
THEY CAN LOOK AND SEE IF THEY
HAVE MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY.
CAN THEY THEN YOU KNOW, MAYBE
THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA
ENROLLMENT. CAN THEY TAKE THAT
MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY?
REDESIGNED THE CLASSROOMS INTO
KINDERGARTEN PURPOSES. OR MAYBE
THEY'VE GOT EXTRA CLASSROOMS.
TAKE THREE MAKE TWO CLASSROOMS
THAT MADE THE KINDERGARTEN SIZE.
AND WE DO OFFER OUTREACH AND WE
HAVE DONE UM SEVERAL OUTREACH
INITIATIVES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE
WE KNOW AS AN OFFICE THAT THEY
MAY HAVE LESS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
THE PROGRAM EXISTING AND HOW TO
PARTICIPATE. SO, UM ACTUALLY
BACK WHEN THE LAST BOND PASSED,
WE DID ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT 18
MONTHS CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO REACH
OUT SPECIFICALLY TO THE SMALLEST
TO TRY TO GET THEM AWARE OF THE
PROGRAM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT
THEIR OPTIONS MIGHT BE. SO IF
YOU HAVE DISTRICTS THAT ARE
INTERESTED, WE'RE HAPPY TO
ASSIST. OKAY? FURTHER QUESTIONS.
UH JUST ONE QUESTION RELATED TO,
UM OTHER THIS OR A POTENTIAL, UH
, FACILITIES. BOND OBVIOUSLY, IT
ALL GOES THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. DO
WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO
ADDRESS OUR NEEDS FOR FACILITIES
FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS FROM
UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN OR OTHER PRE K
FACILITIES. PRE K PROGRAMS THAT
ARE RUN BY L. E. A S ON CAMPUS.
I CAN I CAN I CAN TAKE THAT ONE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD,
PLEASE FEEL FREE. UM YOU KNOW,
AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THIS
COMMITTEE. WE DO ANTICIPATE
THERE WILL BE A SCHOOL BOND
DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT BETWEEN
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE. UM AS MENTIONED THE
REMAINING PROPOSITION 51 BOND
FUNDS AND THE BUDGET ACT
INVESTMENT APPROVED LAST YEAR
SHOULD ALLOW FOR PROCESSING OF
THOSE, UM, FACILITY SPENDINGS
UNTIL THE END OF 2024. EVEN WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, PROPOSED
ACTION, AS AS FOR WHAT A FUTURE
BOND WILL LOOK LIKE I'LL JUST
NOTE THAT ASSEMBLY BILL 48,
WHICH WAS THE BILL THAT WAS
PASSED IN 2019 AND EVENTUALLY
BECAME PROPOSITION 13 AND IN
2020, IT DID NOT INCLUDE A
SPECIFIC SET ASIDE FOR, UM YOU
KNOW YOU P K FACILITIES FUNDING
, BUT I WILL NOTE RECENT BUDGETS
HAVE APPROVED, YOU KNOW. OVER
ONE POINT 1,000,000,001 TIME
GENERAL FUND FOR THE AH,
CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN FOR
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM,
THOUGH, AS MY COLLEAGUE AT O P.
S C NOTED THERE WAS DEMAND
EXCEEDING THAT $1.1 BILLION AND
IN ADDITION TO REITERATE AGAIN,
WHAT MY COLLEAGUE STATED.
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS CAN BE
CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE CURRENT
SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM. UM BUT
I THINK THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING
DELAYED IN JANUARY. IS THAT AT
ALL CONCERNING THAT THERE WOULD
BE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO MEET
DEMAND. I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF
THE ISSUE, TOO. AH YEAH, SO
WE'RE NOT CONCERNED. DELAY THE
PROPOSAL. A WE HAVE AN APPROVED
IT YET WITH THE PROPOSED DELAY.
IS THAT GOING TO LEAD TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS? APPLYING AND TRYING
TO GET RESOURCES TO DO THEIR
WORK AND NOT RECEIVE THEM AND
POTENTIALLY, UM, STAY ME THEIR
ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL
TK YEAH, WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PROPOSED TO LABEL WILL
CREATE CHALLENGES FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. UM BUT YOU KNOW, AS
YOU KNOW THAT DELAY WAS PROPOSED
DUE TO THE BUDGET AND REVENUE
OUTLOOK THAT WE WERE SEEING, UM
AT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, BUT
YES, WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND
THAT IT MAY CAUSE CAUSE
CHALLENGES. UM I UNDERSTAND THAT
THE ELIO MAY HAVE THERE. THERE
MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DATA, UM,
THAT THE ELIO MENTIONED ON SURE
. SURE SARA CORTEZ ELIO. I'LL
JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS PART OF
THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS. THERE WAS REPORTS
SUBMITTED BY 100 AND 29TH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THESE REPORTS, 75%
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTED
HAVING ADEQUATE SPACE TO MEET
PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR TK
STUDENTS. UM BUT WE DO ALSO NOTE
THAT THE EARLY EDUCATION
FACILITIES GRANT HAS BEEN
OVERSUBSCRIBED. UM SO IT IS, YOU
KNOW, AFTER LEGISLATURES
DISCRETION IF THEY WANT TO FUND
THE PROPOSAL, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDS FOR THE GRANT OR YOU RE
EVALUATE NEXT YEAR BASED ON THE
STATE'S BUDGET CONDITION.
THANKS. OKAY THANK YOU. UH NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS HERE. WE'LL
HOLD THIS ISSUE. OPEN ISSUE
NUMBER THREE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
FINANCE AUTHORITY. SO YEAH.
MICHELLE NO. ONE AGAIN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FINANCE
AUTHORITY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS C
S, F A PROVIDES FACILITIES AND
WORKING CAPITAL FINANCING TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS, COUNTY
OFFICERS OF EDUCATION AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM,
WHICH IS IMPLEMENTED BY CSF TO
LARGELY PROVIDES PROPOSITION 98
GENERAL FUND GRANTS TO ASSIST
CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH RENT AND
LEASE COSTS. THIS PROGRAM
TARGETS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
WITH SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
STUDENTS. THE 2022 BUDGET ACTS
REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE
30,000,001 TIME PROPOSITION. 98
GENERAL FUND PER YEAR FOR TWO
YEARS. THOSE TWO YEARS BEING 22
23 2023 24 TO SUPPORT ELIGIBLE
FACILITIES COSTS FOR THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
THESE ONE TIME FUNDS MAY BE USED
BY ELIGIBLE CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMODELING
BUILDINGS, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
SITE IMPROVEMENTS. INITIALLY
INSTALLING OR EXTENDING SERVICE
SYSTEMS AND OTHER BUILT IN
EQUIPMENT. AND FACILITY
MODIFICATIONS TO MITIGATE THE
SPREAD OF COVID 19. THE 2023 24
GOVERNORS BUDGET PROPOSED THE
SECOND YEAR OF THE 30,000,001
TIME PROPOSITION. I NEED GENERAL
FUND INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THESE
ELIGIBLE FACILITIES COSTS AS WAS
CONSISTENT WITH THE 2022 BUDGET
ACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. IN ADDITION, THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES TO
WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM. THE FIRST IS 4.9
MILLION PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL
FUND TO SUPPORT AN 8.13. COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS A
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT, AND THE
SECOND IS 4.3 MILLION ONGOING
PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT REVISED LEAST COST
ESTIMATES. THESE WORKLOAD.
ADJUSTMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH
ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
IN RECENT BUDGETS. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ALSO PROPOSES
351,000 GENERAL FUND AND TO NEW
POSITIONS FOR CSF A TO
ACCOMMODATE INCREASED WORKLOAD
FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM DUE TO GROWTH IN
PROGRAM FUNDING OVER THE PAST.
SEVERAL YEARS. FINALLY THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE TO
AUTHORIZE BASICALLY DISTRICTS
WERE PRIMARILY FUNDED WITH LOCAL
REVENUE TO ENTER INTO A WHAT'S
CALLED A COUNTY INTERCEPT
PROGRAM WITH THEIR COUNTY FISCAL
OFFICER AND CSF, A THIS EXPANDS
CSF CSF PHASE CURRENT INTERCEPT
MECHANISM, WHICH ALLOWS CSF A TO
PROVIDE LOW COST FINANCING TWO K
14 SCHOOLS IN EXCHANGE FOR
INTERCEPTING STATE REVENUES.
THANK YOU HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OKAY.
THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
COBRA WITH THE L A O IN TERMS OF
THE $30 MILLION PROPOSAL. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THE
PROPOSAL. UM IT'S A CONTINUATION
OF THE AGREEMENT FROM FROM LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET. UM AND THEN WE
DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC COMMENTS
ON ANY OF THEM ON THE PROPOSED
STAFF, FIRST YEARS FRAME. THANK
YOU. HI THERE. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS AND CHAIR MCCARTHY. MY
NAME'S KATRINA JOHANSSON. FOR
OVER 20 YEARS I'VE SERVED AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FINANCE
AUTHORITY, UM, JUST FOR
REFERENCE. THE AUTHORITY WAS
CREATED BACK IN 1985. WAS
CREATED BACK IN 1985 TO SERVE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE
AUTHORITY OF THE AUTHORITY
CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS OVER 12,
ACTIVE FEDERAL AND STATE
PROGRAMS SERVING ALL ELIA'S
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSALS RELEVANT TO CSF. A WE
WANT TO REITERATE OUR SUPPORT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. THE COUNTY
LEVEL. INTERCEPT LANGUAGE. THE
COLA FUNDING ADJUSTMENT OF 8.13%
UNDER THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM.
AUGMENTATION TO THE PROGRAM TEAM
OF TO A GPA POSITIONS AND
FULFILLING THE $30 MILLION
COMMITMENT FOR OTHER COSTS UNDER
THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE FINDINGS OF THE
REPORT. 2022-1 10 ENTITLED
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM AND CONDUIT FINANCING
PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR, GIVEN
THAT THE AUDIT WAS MENTIONED
THROUGHOUT THE ISSUE ANALYSIS
FOUND THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE
GENERALLY ACHIEVING THEIR
PURPOSE OF INCREASING CHARTER
SCHOOLS ACCESS TO FACILITY
FUNDING. THE AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS
THREE KEY PROGRAM BENEFITS
PROGRAM FUNDING CORRELATES WITH
FEWER SCHOOL CLOSURES, THE
AUDITOR FOUND. THAT CLOSURE RATE
WAS DOUBLE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE
PROGRAM. PROGRAM FUNDING IS
ASSISTING THE STATE IN
ADDRESSING CLASSROOM SPACE
NEEDS. AND THE PROGRAM MAKES
MORE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR
STUDENTS AND DIRECTS MORE
FUNDING TO THE CLASSROOM.
BRIAN'S STORY, OUR MANAGER, ONE
WILL NOW PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM, AND THEN WE WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
. WE HOPE THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS
THE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED
FUNDING INCREASES IN STAFF
AUGMENTATION. TO ENSURE THE
TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE
ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CRITICAL
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. LET'S
GET THAT CLOSE HERE. SORRY. MY
NAME IS RYAN STORY. I'M THE
MANAGER, ONE OVERSEEING THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY. GRAHAM
PROGRAM. UM I WILL CALL IT SB 7
40 AS THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE
CALL IT ON AT THE STAFF LEVEL
AND KIND OF HAS A COLLOQUIAL
TERM FOR THE PROGRAM AS IT IS
ESTABLISHING BILL BACK IN 2001.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE SURVEY SINCE
2016 AND BEEN WITH SPS M. 40
SINCE 2020 PROGRAM WAS
TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE
AUTHORITY PER GOVERNOR BROWN
2013 14. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY
ASSIST ABOUT 30% OF CALIFORNIA
CHARTER SCHOOLS AT ITS CURRENT
LEVEL, AND ON AVERAGE, THE
SCHOOLS HAVE AVERAGE F RPM
PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN 70% TO
EXPLAIN HOW AWARDS ARE CAPPED TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW IT'S THE
PROPER USE OF STATE FUNDS, WHICH
CAPTAIN TWO METHODS. THE FIRST
IS AN OVERALL 88 CAP, WHICH IS
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE THAT IS ADJUSTED WITH
COLA SINCE 2017 18, AND THAT
IT'S AN ULTIMATE CAP ON AWARDS
SO SCHOOLS TIME WITH THEIR 88,
WHICH IS RATE, WHICH IS RIGHT
NOW, 14 20. THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE
MAXIMUM THEY CAN RECEIVE AS A
AWARD FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT IS
ALSO MATCHED WITH RENT COSTS
THAT ARE CAPTAIN A FEW DIFFERENT
WAYS RENT COSTS. IF THERE IS A
MULTI YEAR LEASE THAT WE'VE
ALREADY HAD IN THE PROGRAM
REVIEWED, IT'S CAPPED BY THE
COAL INCREASES DETERMINED BY D.
O F. AND THEN THAT WOULD MATTER
WHAT THE ACTUAL RENT AGREEMENT
SAYS IT WILL BE THE PREVIOUS
YEARS ELIGIBLE RENT. TIMES THE
COLA PERCENTAGE OR IF IT'S A NEW
FACILITY AGREEMENT, WE GO AHEAD
AND GET A FAIR MARKET VALUE FROM
AUTHORIZED APPRAISAL AND USE
THAT TO CAP THE AWARD AS WELL.
AND THEN IT WILL ENTER INTO THE
COLA CAP AS IT GOES THROUGH HIS
LIFE AND THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
THAT RED CAP ITSELF IS ALSO
CAPPED AT 75% AND THEN WE TAKE
THE 88 RATE AND THE CAP AT 75%
OF ELIGIBLE RENT. AND WHICHEVER
ONE IS LESS IS THE AWARD THAT
THE SCHOOL WILL BE GRANTED. TO
EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS WITH
OTHER COSTS. SCHOOLS ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO JUST FREELY SUBMIT
OTHER COSTS AND GET UNLIMITED
REIMBURSEMENT. IT IS ONLY BUILT
INTO THE 75% RENT COSTS. SO
RIGHT NOW WE DID AN ANALYSIS
ABOUT 50% OF THE CURRENT, UH,
APPLICANTS IN THE 2022 23
FUNDING ROUND WILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR OTHER COSTS, WITH AN
ESTIMATED AVERAGE OF ABOUT
190,000 PER SCHOOL. SO THERE'S
YOU KNOW, WE DO GET A LOT OF
SUBMISSIONS. ONE YEAR WE'VE HAD,
I THINK WAS 100 MILLION IN
SUBMISSION AND THE ACTUAL
REIMBURSEMENT WAS 13 MILLION,
AND THAT WAS 2016 17, SO WE
RARELY HIT THE ACTUAL REQUEST
WILL SEND IN MOST DOCUMENTS,
SOME OF THEM WE HAVE TO REJECT
AS UM MICHELLE EXPLAINED THAT
THE. CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENT
DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR NOT IT'S
ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY WAS IT COMMON
AREA MAINTENANCE IS ELIGIBLE.
COVID MITIGATION AND, UH, YOU
KNOW, JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, FOR
EXAMPLE, THINGS THAT HELP WITH
FACILITY RELATED OPERATION AND
THOSE ARE ALL REVIEWED BY STAFF.
WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPECTING ABOUT
100,000 DOCUMENTS TO REVIEW TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING IS APPROVED AND
ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SO
THAT IS THE ACTUAL FUNDING
FORMULA BEHIND THE PROGRAM, AND
I DO APOLOGIZE. LONG WINDED.
IT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROGRAM. UM,
BEYOND THAT THERE'S ELIGIBILITY
BENCHMARKS THAT SCHOOLS MUST
ACHIEVE IN ORDER TO GET FUNDING
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY MUST BE
SERVING STUDENT POPULATION THAT
IS 55% IS HAS A F R P M
PERCENTAGE OF 55% OR GREATER OR
GIVE PREFERENCE. A VAST MAJORITY
OF SCHOOL AND PREFERENCE IN
THEIR CHARTER PETITION HAS TO BE
APPROVED BY THE AUTHORIZED AND
ACTUALLY INSIDE THEIR CHARTER
PETITION VAST MAJORITY OF
APPLICANTS OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS AROUND 80% RELY ON THEIR
OWN STUDENT POPULATION TO MEET
ELIGIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY
SCHOOLS MUST HAVE A GOOD
STANDING CONFIRMATION BY THEIR
AUTHORIZE, ER. SCHOOLS ALSO MUST
PASS IT. LEGAL STATUS REVIEW BY
THE STATE TREASURER OFFICES.
LEGAL COUNSEL SCHOOLS MUST
PROVIDE EXECUTED LEASE
AGREEMENTS AND BOARD INFORMATION
PRIOR TO ANY TYPE OF AWARDING OF
FUNDS, INCLUDING THE REVIEW OF
THOSE LITTLE ATYPICAL FROM HOW A
TRADITIONAL GRANT GOES, WE
REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS, DEVELOP
ELIGIBILITY AND THEN PARSE OUT
THE GRANT AND THREE
DISBURSEMENTS, INCLUDING A
SECONDARY REVIEW BEFORE THE LAST
TO MATCH 88 NUMBERS AND ALSO TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES IN
CALCULATION OFF THE RENT. MAYBE
SCHOOLS HAVEN'T REALIZED THEIR
RENTS FOR WHATEVER REASON,
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALSO, AS
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S
MENTIONED THE AUDIT. WE'RE
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE F P P
C. WE DO HAVE A THROW A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST. UH, PROCESS. IT WAS
DEVELOPED IN 2013 PRIOR TO THE
PASSAGE OF SB 1 26, WHICH
BROUGHT CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE
GOVERNMENT. GO 10 90 AS THE
AUDIT DOVE INTO SO WE'RE WORKING
WITH PPC TO REVISE OUR CURRENT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS
. THE LOAN CHANGE THEY WANT US
TO ADD IS THE CMO AND THE
NONPROFIT CMO AND SUPPORT
SUBSIDIARIES INTO THE RELATED
PARTY REVIEW. IT'S ABOUT A THIRD
OF APPLICANTS. SO THEY WOULD BE
INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW. THAT
WOULD BE THE ONLY TECHNICAL
CHANGE THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE
AUDIT JUST TO BE ABLE TO GO
THROUGH AND REQUEST DOCUMENTS ON
THE FRONT END AND YOU ASSUME
THEY ARE RELATED PARTIES, PART
DEFINITION. AND THEN FOR OUR FOR
PROFITS REVIEW, WHICH WAS
MENTIONED ALSO IN THE AUDIT.
WE'RE COLLECTING DOCUMENTATION
THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF JUST
CERTIFICATION. WE'VE ALREADY
INFORMED SCHOOLS PER OUR WEBINAR
THAT WILL BE REQUIRING
DOCUMENTATION. ADDITIONALLY
WE'RE DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION SO WE CAN CONFIRM
NONPROFIT STATUS. IN AREAS WHERE
WE NEED THAT SECONDARY
CONFIRMATION AND LAST BUT NOT
LEAST WE HAVE SCHOOL SIGN A
CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATION, WHICH
GIVES US THE ABILITY TO RECOUP
FUNDS IF WE FIND ANY VIOLATIONS
AND REGULATIONS THAT WERE HIDDEN
FROM US OR VIOLATIONS IN
GOVERNMENT CODE, 10 90 AGAIN DO
APOLOGIZE. VERY DENSE THERE. SO
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE? I'D BE
MORE THAN GLAD TO ANSWER. THANK
YOU. OKAY, MR ALVAREZ. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE THAT LAST REPORT, AND
PARTICULARLY, THOSE ARE WHERE MY
QUESTIONS ARE. UM GIVEN MY
ATTENTION A LOT ON AUDITS THESE
DAYS, UM SO I UNDERSTAND THE 10
90 ISSUE AND YOU YOU STATED THAT
THE F PPC IS GOING TO BE, UM,
CREATING AH! A FORM. IS THAT
WHAT YOU SAID? OR WHAT'S WHAT IS
THE FTC DOING TO ADDRESS THE 10
90 ISSUE? YEAH SO THIS STATE
AUDIT ASKED THAT WE WORK WITH
THE BBC TO DEVELOP, UM, A
DIFFERENT PROCESS FOR EVALUATING
CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT APPLY TO
THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
PROGRAM. UM BACK WHEN SB 1 26
PAST JUST ME, BUT WE'LL BACK UP
IN 13 14 WHEN WE TOOK OVER
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, WE
DEVELOPED A ROBUST SET OF
REGULATIONS AND THE ISSUE OF
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CAME UP. WE
GAVE SCHOOLS A YEAR WE SAID IN
14 15, WE'RE GOING TO START THIS
ROBUST EVALUATION OF CONFLICT OF
INTEREST BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS NO UMBRELLA LAW THAT
SAID ALL CHARTERS ARE SUBJECT TO
ONE PARTICULAR LAW. IS IT
RELATED TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
SO UM SP 1 26 PASSED IN 2020
WHEN IT WAS EFFECTIVE. UM WE
REALLY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT OUR
REGS THEN AND SAID, SHOULD WE
EVEN BE LOOKING AT THIS? BECAUSE
NOW ALL CHARTERS IS SUBJECT TO
10 90. UM SO THE AUDITOR ASKED
THAT WE WORK WITH THE BBC. WE'VE
SENT A FORMAL ADVICE LETTER TO
THE PPC. UM AND WE'RE WE HAVE A
CALL WITH THEM TOMORROW AS YOU
MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THE PPC MAY
SAY, YOU KNOW. WE'RE NOT GONNA
KIND OF DRAFT, UM, PROCEDURE FOR
YOU BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY IN
THEIR LANE AS EITHER BE A
PROCEDURE OR POTENTIALLY, UM
SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO
ADDRESS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DEPENDING ON HOW THIS CALL GOES
TOMORROW. I DON'T KNOW HOW I
MEAN, HONESTLY, WE DON'T. WE
DON'T KNOW HOW THE CALL JUST
HOLD THAT FOR PPC HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN. THE
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAS RELEASED
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SO WE'VE
NEVER HEARD FROM THE VPC TO NOT
GRANT A GRANT TO A PARTICULAR
SCHOOL. UM SO RIGHT. UM SO MAYBE
I'LL JUST FOLLOW UP OR ASK YOU
TO FOLLOW UP AFTER YOUR CALL
TOMORROW. BUT THE OTHER ONE
THAT, UM WAS SORT OF NEWS TO ME
AND I WOULD LIKE CLARITY AND
BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED, HOPEFULLY
IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF
CLARITY HERE. WHEN A CHARTER
SCHOOL CEASES TO OPERATE, THEY
CAN DISPOSE OF THE PROPERTY THAT
PERHAPS A SUBSIDIARY. UM OF
THEIRS WAS THEN LEASING TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FOLLOWING THAT
ALREADY CORRECTLY, OKAY? AND
THEN THEY CAN DISPOSE OF IT, AND
THEY POTENTIALLY QUITE LIKELY.
UTILIZE. PUBLIC DOLLARS.
INCLUDING THIS PROGRAM,
POTENTIALLY TO BUILD THESE
FACILITIES OR TO ENHANCE THESE
FACILITIES ARE MODERNIZED
FACILITIES. BUT ONCE THEY
DISPOSE OF THEM UM OR WANTS
DISPOSITION COMES ONE. UH IT
SOUNDS LIKE THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE IS ONE NOT
REALLY BEING NOTIFIED. BUT TO,
UM. IN AN IN AN INSTANCE OR 10
INSTANCES, IT WASN'T REALLY
CLEAR. WHAT HAD HAPPENED AFTER
TWO AFTER THE CHARTER SCHOOL
LEFT. SO MY CONCERN AND AGAIN,
PERHAPS IT'S JUST A LACK OF
UNDERSTANDING. IS THAT WE'RE
UTILIZING PUBLIC DOLLARS TO
ALLOW ENTITIES TO BUILD
FACILITIES AND THEN THEY'RE
DISPOSING OF THEM. POTENTIALLY
SELLING THEM, I GUESS. UM
WHETHER THEIR PROFIT OR
NONPROFIT UM. BASICALLY USING
TAXPAYER DOLLARS THAT WERE
UTILIZED BEFORE TO GET THESE
FACILITIES BUILT. YEAH MY. WHAT
AM I GETTING WRONG ABOUT THAT?
SO FOR A CHARTER TO GET BUILT,
UM HYPOTHETICAL ISSUE. CONDO
ADVANCE CONDUIT BONDS WERE
MENTIONED IN THE AUDIT. SO THE
INVESTOR FRONTS 100% OF THE
PROJECT COST TO BUILD A FACILITY
THE CHARTER THEN ENTERS INTO
ANNALISE AGREEMENT AND APPLIES
FOR SB 7 40 TO GET AN ANNUAL
SUBSIDY TOWARD AN ANNUAL
PAYMENT. ON THE FACILITY. UM IF
THE CHARTER CEASES OPERATION AND
IS SOLD THE MINUTE THE CHARTER
CEASES OPERATION THEY'RE NO
LONGER GETTING SB. 7 40 YOU HAVE
TO BE AN OPERATION. SURE. SO IN
TERMS OF THE ANY DISPOSITION OF
ASSETS, UM, THAT'S MENTIONED IN
A CHARTER PETITION. I MEAN THE
CHARTER. IT'S AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHARTER AND THE AUTHORIZED
OR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CHARTER
CLOSES AND HOW THEIR ASSETS WHAT
HAPPENS TO THOSE FACILITIES.
OKAY SO IT IS POSSIBLE THEN THAT
THE ASSETS GET SOLD. AND
DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUNDS OF
WHATEVER SALE. THEN GETS
DISTRIBUTED TO A BOARD. I'M NOT
AN EXPERT IN CHARTER BOARDS.
QUITE FRANKLY, SO, I MEAN, I
KNOW THERE IS A NONPROFIT LAW
THAT GUIDES WHAT HAPPENS TO AN
ASSET AND WHAT HAPPENS TO IF
THERE'S ANY PROFIT IF SOMETHING
WERE FINANCED. UM LET'S SAY
BONDS ISSUED, UM, THE INVESTOR
IN THE BONDS WOULD BE MADE WHOLE
IF A CHARTER CLOTHES AND AN
ASSET WAS SOLD. UH HUH. YES I
THINK, UM I THINK PART OF THIS
ALSO SPEAKS TOGETHER LIKE THE,
UH, THE YOU KNOW, THE PIECE
STITCHED TOGETHER KIND OF WAY
THAT CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATION
SYSTEM IS WHAT CHARTERS BEING
PUBLIC ENTITIES. BUT HAVING THIS
THIS CONFUSING ELEMENTS TO THEM,
SUCH AS FACILITIES THAT KIND OF
HAVE TO GO INTO THIS DESCRIPTION
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
AUDIT NOT INVOLVED IN CLOSE
OUTS. WHAT WE TYPICALLY HEAR
ABOUT WHAT CLOSE OUTS IS THAT
IT'S AN AGREEMENT AND WHAT WE
KNOW IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
DISTRICT AND THE CHARTER WHEN IT
IS ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED THROUGH
ITS CHARTER PETITION, AND THEN
THOSE SPECIFICS ARE BETWEEN THE
AUTHORIZE. ER, OBVIOUSLY, ANY
TYPE OF STATE YOU KNOW,
ENFORCEMENT AND THE CHARTER
SCHOOL THEMSELVES, UM, FAR AS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE INTERESTING
THING ABOUT THE CHARTER SCHOOL
THEY MIGHT BE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW,
A LARGE FACT PATTERN OF SCHOOLS
PROGRAM THAT RENT FROM PRIVATE
LANDLORDS. AND SO WHEN THAT
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES, THEY
DON'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF INPUT IN
THAT PRIVATE FACILITY ITSELF
BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR PROPERTY,
SO THAT'S KIND OF ALSO AN
ELEMENT THAT EXISTS IN A LOT OF
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAM
ITSELF AS WELL. AND THEN I THINK
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ASSET. THE
CONCERN ABOUT PROGRAM FUNDS, AT
LEAST FROM THE PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION SIDE OF IT. IT'S
A IN A SINGLE YEAR GRANT WE'RE
LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THEY
WERE IN OPERATION THAT YEAR MET
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND
THAT THAT RENT WAS EXTENDED WAS
PROBABLY DONE THROUGH A LEASE
AGREEMENT. AND IF WE, YOU KNOW,
OCCASIONAL FOR MONTH MONTH, WE
ASKED FOR CANCELED CHECKS OR
SOME TYPE OF PROOF OF PAYMENT.
AND ONCE THAT YEAR IS DONE,
BARRING ANY TYPE OF VIOLATION IN
THE AGREEMENTS OR VIOLATION,
LET'S SAY SOMEBODY ROUNDUP
VIOLATED 10 90 SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A
THOUGHT JUSTIFICATION TO GO
AHEAD AND TAKE THAT MONEY BACK
TO THEN REDISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS
, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE SCHOOL
THAT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THEIR
ELIGIBLE THAT YEAR, RIGHT WOULD
GET THE FUNDING AND IT WOULD BE
BROKEN UP BETWEEN FOREIGNER
SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, PLUS
DEPENDING ON IT, SO NOT THAT
THERE'S ANY TYPE OF PROHIBITION
TO THE NOTION OF THE CONCERN OF
TAXPAYER FUNDS JUST FROM A
PROGRAMMATIC SIDE. WE HAVE A
HARD TIME WRAPPING OUR MINDS
AROUND. THE I GUESS THE
USEFULNESS AND HAVING IT COME
BACK TO US. AND THE NOTION OF
THIS GRANT BEING SOMETHING
BEYOND THE SINGLE YEAR KIND OF
PERIOD. BARRING SOME TYPE OF
HEY, THEY'VE BEEN VIOLATING
RULES FOR YEARS KIND OF STUFF,
RECOUP FUNDS. THE SENSE OF THE
SCHOOL JUST CLOSES AND WE DON'T
HAVE ANY TYPE OF RECOURSE.
ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS WISE, SO
THAT WOULD THAT'S KIND OF LIKE
THE AREA THAT I GET WHEN I HEAR
THAT A LITTLE BIT TO TELL YOU.
OKAY I REMAIN A LITTLE
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA THAT
WE'RE USING PUBLIC DOLLARS. TO
ITS GREAT AT THE SCHOOL REMAINS
OPEN, BUT IF IT CLOSES DOWN AND
THE ASSETS GET DISTRIBUTED, AND
THERE'S SOME INCOME USUALLY
CORRECT ME FROM WRONG. THIS
CHARTER SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS.
ARE LIKE LEASING FROM VERY
SIMILAR. VERY SIMILAR ENTITY.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAD SO IT'S
LIKE IT'S NOT THE SAME PEOPLE
FROM FROM THE LOST FROM THE VIEW
THE EYES OF THE LAW, BUT THEY'RE
THE SAME PEOPLE, RIGHT? YEAH,
THERE THEY DO. CREATE SOUL
MEMBER LLCS TO HOLD RIGHT, SO
THEY IT'S ALL VERY TRANSPARENT
AS IT RELATES TO THEIR AS BRIAN
MENTIONED THAT ACCOUNTS FOR
ABOUT 35 30 TO 35% OF THE
PROGRAM. FULLY DISCLOSED RELATED
PARTIES THAT WE KNOW AND
CONTRACT THE DOLLARS ACCOUNT FOR
ABOUT 35% OF WHERE THESE PROGRAM
PROCEEDS GO. THE REST GO TO
PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE
HOLDING COMPANIES THAT YOU KNOW
AGAIN, THAT STATE IS MAKING AN
INVESTMENT IN THOSE AS WELL
RIGHT? AND I JUST WANTED TO GO
ALONG WITH THAT, BECAUSE I MEAN,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM ABOUT
140 SCHOOLS OUT OF THE YOU KNOW,
THE 1213 100 ACTIVE CHARTER
SCHOOL. THAT'S REALLY JUST
ABOUT, YOU KNOW. 10% OR SO OF
THE ACTUAL OPERATING BASE THAT
HAS AND AT 30% OF THIS PROGRAM
ITSELF, UM CONSIDERING THE
PROGRAM CORRELATES WITH LESS
CLOSURES THAT THIS PREVENTS
THESE SCHOOLS FROM CLOSING. WE
DON'T HAVE A LARGE EXAMPLE BASE
OF SCHOOLS CLOSING. IT'S VERY
RARE IN THE PROGRAM, HONESTLY
AND THEN, ADDITIONALLY, JUST
BECAUSE OF THE WAY TO CARTER
SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED THE CONSTANT
. WE HEAR ABOUT THE IDEA OF
REMOVING THIS AND THEIR AUDITOR
BACKS IT UP. IT'S JUST GONNA
COME FROM OTHER TAXPAYER FUNDED
MONEY, AND IT PUT THE SCHOOL AT
MORE RISK OF CLOSURE. SO I
UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP, BUT
I THINK TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM AS
PART OF THAT DISCUSSION IGNORES
THE FACT THAT THIS PROGRAM
PREVENTS THOSE CLOSURES FROM
HAPPENING A LOT OF THE TIMES AND
THAT THERE IS NO EXAMPLE OF THIS
PROGRAM BEING USED TO YOU KNOW,
INITIATE CLOSURES OR HAVE A
SWATH OF CLOSURES. MORE CLOSURES
HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF THIS PROGRAM,
SO I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT CAVEAT, SURE, AND BUT THE
AUDIT ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES. THEN
CONTRIBUTE TO CLASSROOM OVER
CROWDING IN NEARBY SCHOOL, SO MY
POINT IS KEEPING THEM AS PUBLIC.
UM PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SCHOOL
FACILITIES ARE ENGAGING IN
RECEIVING THESE FUNDS IS
PROBABLY THE BEST OUTCOME AS
OPPOSED TO POTENTIALLY CLOSURE
AND NO LONGER FAMILIES NO LONGER
HAVING ACCESS TO A SCHOOL NEARBY
, SO I MEAN, THERE IS A BILL
RIGHT NOW THAT IS TRYING TO
ADDRESS THAT ISSUE A BE 16. OH,
FOUR WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH
VONTAZE OFFICE. OKAY, I'LL HAVE
PARTICULARLY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR MENDOCINE. THANK YOU.
I, UH UM IN LINE WITH. R J LIKE
CHAIRS, UM, INSTINCTS IN TERMS
OF THE CONCERN ABOUT WERE THE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE GOING AS IT
RELATES TO. PRIVATE CHARTER
SCHOOLS, UM AND, UM MY STAFF
KNOWS IS BETTER THAN THAN THAN I
DO. AND SO I'M GONNA ASK, TRIED
TO ASK SOME BASIC QUESTIONS. UM
SO. THE SEVEN FOR THE SP 7 $40.
ARE OFTEN USED TO FINANCE THE
CONDUIT BONDS. I WOULDN'T SAY
OFTEN, THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT,
BUT NOT OFTEN ABOUT A THIRD. I
THINK IT'S 69 69 SCHOOLS OVER
THE LAST FIVE YEARS BENEFITED,
YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING THE
PROGRAMS ONLY ABOUT 400
INSIGNIFICANT, BUT I WOULDN'T
SAY MAJORITY. OKAY SO 69 SCHOOLS
USE SEVEN SB 7 $40 TO FINANCE
CONDUIT BONDS? YES, OKAY. AND,
UM. WHO ISSUES THE CONDUIT
BONDS. UM CSF. THEY THE I BANK
CMF A CAL P F A CMF A. DID I SAY
CMF? A UM, IT'S LIKE I MEAN, WE
BECAUSE OF OUR, UM WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
GRANTS. I MEAN, WE HAVE A BOND
REPORT THAT WE JUST RELEASED TO
THE BOARD AND IT'S ON OUR
WEBSITE. I THINK I BELIEVE THAT
WE'RE OVER 80. BONDS ISSUED
ANNUALLY AND BY PARLIAMENT. WE
CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF, UM
CONDUIT ISSUERS IN THE STATE FOR
MYRIAD INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES
. SO YOU'VE GOT CIFA JAFFA WERE
THOSE WITHIN THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE AND THEN THOSE THAT ALSO
SERVE AS A CONDUIT ISSUERS
OUTSIDE OF THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE. OH WHEN SO THE PURPOSE
OF THE CONDUIT BONDS IS FOR THE
SCHOOL TO ACQUIRE THE ASSETS OF
THE FACILITY ASSETS IS THAT
CORRECT? YEAH CSF A WAS CREATED
TO FINANCE EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES AS WELL AS WORKING
CAPITAL. SO WHILE. WELL I UNDER
THIS CONDUIT BOND FINANCING. UH
SCHEME WHO HOLDS TITLE TO THE
PROPERTY. I MEAN, THERE'S A
NUMBER OF FACT PATTERNS SO I
TYPICALLY IT IS A AN L. L. C
THAT HOLDS TITLE TO THE FACILITY
FOR LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REASONS
. BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT. I'M NOT A
BOND ATTORNEY. I'M NOT AN
ATTORNEY WAS AN INVESTMENT
BANKER, AND I'VE BEEN A STATE,
UM, CIVIL SERVANT OR EMPLOYEE
FOR 23 YEARS, SO OKAY, SO, UM
AND I THINK. THERE WAS
INFORMATION IN THE YES. THIS
EXCELLENT STAFF REPORT. UH FLAGS
AS PART OF ITS SUMMARY OF THE
STATE AUDITOR REPORT THAT. THE
SAFEGUARDS FOR NOTIFYING Ó TAX
EXEMPT LLCS THAT OFTEN HOLD
TITLE TO PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER
SCHOOL PROPERTIES. ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO EXISTING LAW
REQUIRING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO BE NOTIFIED FOR THE SALE OF
ASSETS. UM I GUESS THAT'S A.
NOTIFICATION ISSUE, BUT MY UM
POINT IS THAT, UH, SAY IF THE.
YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS A
NATIONAL, UH CHARTER MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION. AND, UH, THEY FORM
AN LLC. TO HOLD TITLE. UH UM.
FOR THE PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER.
THAT. AT LEAST FOR THOSE 69
SCHOOLS, THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
AND SPF 7 40. GOES TO PAY FOR
THE PROPERTY RIGHTS. HELD IN
THAT LLC IS THAT CORRECT?
SUBSIDIZE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT.
PROBABLY SUBSIDIZE AN ANNUAL
LEASE PAYMENT. SO THEY ARE
ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS. YES CALIFORNIA
NONPROFIT CHARTER SCHOOLS,
CORRECT, OKAY? AND. AND SO THAT
IF THAT TITLE IS UH, OWNED BY A
PRIVATE L. L C THAN TAXPAYER
DOLLARS ARE HELPING TO SUBSIDIZE
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH I MEAN
AGAIN. THEY'RE A MARRIED FACT
PATTERNS AS TO WHO HOLDS TITLE.
UM RYAN, DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH
IN? I JUST WANT TO FEEL THIS
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, THE NATURE OF THIS TYPE
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CHOICE AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS, RIGHT? UM, THAT
I MEAN. WITH PRIVATE LANDLORDS.
I WOULD WE WOULD HAVE TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION. YES AS WELL TO
THAT. I MEAN, THE DIFFERENCE
THAT WE ALWAYS HERE IS THAT THE
LLC STRUCTURE, UM, BEING UNDER A
NONPROFIT LAW PROVIDES EXTRA
SCRUTINY. BUT YOU KNOW AGAIN,
THAT'S THE LEGISLATORS
DETERMINATION MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT FACT PATTERN WE WOULD
BE TRUE FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYONE
THAT HAD IN THE FACILITY LEAST
BECAUSE THEY ARE AT LEAST
FACILITIES SO IT WOULD BE A TRUE
FACT PIRATE THROUGHOUT THE
PROGRAM, IT JUST WOULDN'T ALWAYS
BE LLCS. IT MIGHT BE A PRIVATE
INDIVIDUAL. OKAY UM, I JUST
WANTED TO SHARE FOR THE PUBLIC
INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A
SOMEWHERE ASSEMBLY BILL COMING
UP IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSING
THIS ISSUE BILL HAD INTENDED TO
HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOK
AT CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES, BUT
I THINK, UM I THINK THAT'S
SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. UM
AND IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT LENS
AS IT RELATES TO HOW THOSE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE
DISPOSED OF. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM? ALRIGHT WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ITEM ISSUE NUMBER FOUR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE PANELISTS.
WE HAVE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
THEN LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE. THEN DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF
CRADLE TO CAREER. SO IF THAT
WORKS OUT, AND YOU ARE ALL SET.
AH GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS, ALEX SHOP WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SO I
WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR
THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE
INITIATIVE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION'S UM, DATA SUPPORT BCP
AND THEN, UM, WILL HAND OFF TO
MARIANNE FROM CRADLE TO CAREER
OR COLLEAGUES FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM, WHO
WILL PRESENT ON THE CRADLE TO
CAREER, BCP. THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROVIDES 3.9 MILLION
ONGOING PROP 98 GENERAL FUND FOR
THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE
INITIATIVE. CCG I TO INCREASE
PERSONNEL AND MEET RISING
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
. AS CCG. I CONTINUE SCALING AND
SERVICES TO REACH ADDITIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS AN
AUTHORIZED OPERATIONAL TOOL OF
THE CRADLE TO CAREER DATA
SYSTEM. THE 21 22 BUDGET PACKAGE
AUTHORIZED CCG TO PROVIDED
SERVICES TO ALL CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, AND UPON
FULL IMPLEMENTATION, CCG. I
WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
SEVERAL SERVICES, INCLUDING FREE
COLLEGE PLANNING, FINANCIAL AID
LESSONS AND CAREER PLANNING
CURRICULA FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES
SIX THROUGH 12. THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WILL BRING CCGS ONGOING
APPROPRIATION TO 20.5 MILLION
PROP 98 GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS
IN LINE WITH ESTIMATES IN THE
CRADLE TO CAREER WORKGROUPS
OPERATIONAL TOOLS ASSESSMENT
PUBLISHED IN 2020. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ALSO PROVIDES
15 POSITIONS AND 2.5 MILLION
ONGOING NONPROFIT 98 GENERAL
FUND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO INCREASE ITS
CAPACITY. TO MEET INCREASING
REPORTING COLLECTION AND
RESEARCH NEEDS INVOLVING STUDENT
AND TEACHER DATA. SO THIS
INCLUDES RESPONDING TO EXTERNAL
RESEARCH REQUEST FROM THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS, PROVIDING REAL
TIME DATA TO MEET PROGRAMMATIC
NEEDS. UM AND SUPPORTING CD
PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN
DATA RESOURCES. NEW POSITIONS
WOULD ALSO SUPPORT IMPROVED
TEACHER ASSIGNMENT MONITORING
OUTCOME, DATA COLLECTION AND
REPORTING. THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA LONGITUDINAL PEOPLE
ACHIEVING DATA SYSTEM, CAL PADS
AND CD PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIAL
AND, UM, AND THEIR WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE ASSIGNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. UM SO
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, AND
THEN I ALSO HAVE TESSA DEROY
FROM CCG HERE TO ANSWER ANY
PROGRAMMATIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE RELATED TO THAT SPECIFIC
PROPOSAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NEXT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MARY ANN BATES, AND I'M,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CALIFORNIA'S CRADLE TO CAREER
DATA SYSTEM WITH ME IN THE
AUDIENCE TODAY IS LESLIE TAYLOR,
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CRADLE TO
CAREER WAS NAMED IN STATUTE TO
BE CALIFORNIA'S SOURCE OF
ACTIONABLE USEFUL DATA AND
RESEARCH ON EDUCATION, ECONOMIC
AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. FOR
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITIES. THERE
ARE THREE AREAS OF WORK. ONE IS
TO BUILD A LINKED ANALYTICAL
DATA SET THAT CONNECTS EXISTING
STATE LEVEL DATA TO INFORM
DECISION MAKING, AND WE WILL
BUILD THREE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
FOR THAT DASHBOARDS, QUERY
BUILDER AND THE DATA REQUEST
PROCESS FOR RESEARCHERS. THE
SECONDARY OF OUR WORK IS
COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS TO
SCALE PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR
STUDENTS. INCLUDING CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES STUDY TO YOU AND THE
THIRD IS TO ENGAGE WITH
COMMUNITIES BY LISTENING TO
THEIR NEEDS AND CONDUCTING USER
CENTERED DESIGN WITH THE
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT
REFLECTS THESE PRIORITIES. THE
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR CRADLE
TO CAREER DEMONSTRATES HOW IT'S
DEVELOPED AS A COLLABORATIVE
GOVERNMENT WIDE EFFORT, A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. I REPORT TO A 21
PERSON GOVERNING BOARD, WHICH
INCLUDES TWO APPOINTEES OF THE
ASSEMBLY, TWO APPOINTEES OF THE
SENATE, AS WELL AS SENATOR LAIRD
IN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN. A
NUMBER OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR
RECENT WORK, SO I JOINED IN
FEBRUARY OF 2022. AS OF APRIL,
1ST. WE FILLED 12 OF OUR CURRENT
16 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS. WE HAVE
SIX ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENTS IN
PROCESS RIGHT NOW, AND WE EXPECT
TO HIRE THE REMAINING POSITIONS
BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL
YEAR AND BEGIN HIRING THE
POSITIONS REQUESTED IN OUR BCP.
NH█P INTO THE BLANKET. LAST
SUMMER, WE SIGNED LEGAL
AGREEMENTS WITH 15 DIFFERENT
ENTITIES TO ENABLE THE DATA
SHARING TO BUILD THAT LINKED
DATA SET. AND WE'VE PROCURED THE
RELEVANT COMPONENTS OF THE
TECHNOLOGY STACK AND HER TEAM
AND CONTRACTORS ARE BUILDING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO RECEIVE
DATA AND OUR DATA PART PARTNERS
ARE ACTIVELY REVIEWING THE DATA
SECURITY PROTOCOLS THAT OUR TEAM
IS REFINING. WE'VE ALSO LAUNCHED
USER CENTERED DESIGN AND SEATED
32 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. OUR
BUDGET REQUEST IS FOR 4.9
MILLION GENERAL FUND AND FISCAL
YEAR 23 24 ONGOING TO FUND AND
MANAGE ONGOING WORKLOAD RELATED
TO THE CRADLE TO CAREER DATA
SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES REQUESTING
10 NEW POSITIONS. APPROVAL OF
THIS REQUEST WILL ENABLE CRADLE
TO CAREER TO DELIVER ON ITS
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO BUILD
AND MAINTAIN A NEW STATEWIDE
DATA SYSTEM THAT PRIORITIZES THE
SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF THE DATA
. THE NEEDS OF END USERS,
INCLUDING A FOCUS ON ADVANCING
EQUITY. A USER CENTERED DESIGN
PROCESS AND TOOLS AND RESOURCES
THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND USEFUL
TO CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU, AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH NEXT YEAR. WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO THIS? PAUL SEEN
HOUSING WITH LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. SO THERE ARE
THREE PROPOSALS IN ISSUE FOUR. I
WILL ADDRESS THE CRADLES OF
CAREER PROPOSAL, WHICH YOU JUST
HEARD FROM THE SPACE. AND THEN
MY COLLEAGUE JACKIE BRO CEO WILL
PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE OTHER
TWO PROPOSALS. SO WHEN THE STATE
AUTHORIZED THE CRADLE TO CAREER
DATA SYSTEM IN THE 2021 22
BUDGET PACKAGE. IT CHARGED THE
NEW OFFICE, THE STATE CHARGED
THE OFFICE WITH LARGE SCOPE OF
WORK, AND MYSPACE JUST NAMED A
LOT OF THE REQUIREMENTS LINKING
DATA WITH 15 DATA PROVIDERS,
CREATING SEVERAL TOOLS FOR
ACCESSING THAT DATA COORDINATING
WITH A COMPANION. STATE DATA
PORTAL, THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE
GUIDANCE INITIATIVE, STAFFING
THE GOVERNING BOARD AND A
REQUIREMENT TO EXT EIGHT, UH,
ENGAGE EXTENSIVELY WITH THE
PUBLIC ON THE DESIGN AND USAGE
OF THE DATA TOOLS. THOUGH THE
PROPOSED INCREASE IN STAFFING
AND FUNDING IS NOTABLE AND WOULD
BE NOTABLE FOR THIS OFFICE BASED
ON OUR REVIEW. THE REQUESTED
RESOURCES DO ALIGN WITH THOSE
STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND
WE DID ASK THE OFFICE. THE
RAILCAR OFFICE FOR MORE DETAIL
ON THE PROPOSALS. WE DID GET
THAT INFORMATION. AND BASED ON
THAT DETAIL, WE THINK THE
REQUEST APPEARS REASONABLE. THAT
SAID. THE STATE IS FACED WITH A
LARGE BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS IS
NON PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUND
MONEY THAT'S REQUESTED. SO THE
LEGISLATURE, OF COURSE, DOES
HAVE TRADE OFFS TO CONSIDER. MY
COLLEAGUE, MS BROSSEAU WILL WILL
TALK ABOUT THE OTHER TWO
PROPOSALS. BUT I'M HERE. OF
COURSE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE CRIMINAL
CAREER DATA SYSTEM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JACKIE
BRUCIA, ELIO WITH REGARDS TO THE
PROPOSED INCREASE TO CCG. WE
HAVE NO CONCERNS BUT WOULD AGAIN
RAISE OUR BROADER COMMENTS
REGARDING THE LONG TERM
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR CCG THAT
ARE LAID OUT IN THE AGENDA ON
PAGE 18. SPECIFICALLY WE BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT
THE LONG TERM CAUSE FOR FULLY
SCALING CCG AND JUST, UM NOT A
LOT OF DETAIL ON THE OVERALL
PLAN ON HOW CCG WILL EXPAND TO
THE REMAINING DISTRICTS.
CREATING A LONG TERM
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN COULD
CLARIFY HOW CCG WOULD TARGET
OUTREACH AND RESOURCES TO ENGAGE
NEW DISTRICTS AND ADDRESS ANY
BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. BUT
ALSO, UM A LONG TERM PLAN COULD
IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES IN WHICH
EXISTING STATE LAW COULD BE
AMENDED OR CHANGED TO ENCOURAGE
OR INCENTIVIZE MORE DISTRICT
PARTICIPATION. UM WITH REGARDS
TO THESE, UM DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION PROPOSAL AND DATA
SUPPORT, AS THE ADMINISTRATION
NOTED, THESE RESOURCES, IN PART
WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE
LEGISLATURE AS IT WOULD EXPAND
THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPACITY TO
RESPOND TO LEGISLATIVE DATA
REQUESTS AND PROACTIVELY
PRODUCED DATA PRODUCTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTEREST, SUCH AS
TREND. ANALYSIS OF ENROLLMENT BY
L. C. S F L CFF SUBGROUPS. UM
THUS IF THESE RESOURCES ARE
APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE
LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
ADOPTING SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
OR REPORTING PARAMETERS. UM THIS
COULD INCLUDE SPECIFYING CERTAIN
DATA PRODUCTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTEREST ARE REGULARLY PRODUCED
, SUCH AS THE CONTINUED
PRODUCTION OF THE TEACHER
ASSIGNMENT DATA, UM OR END
REQUIRING PERIODIC UPDATES OF
WHAT NEW DATA PRODUCTS ARE
PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH
THESE NEW RESOURCES BUT ALSO THE
LEGISLATURE COULD SPECIFY THE
PROCESS IN WHICH, UM A
LEGISLATIVE REQUEST WOULD BE
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT. UM
AND THAT AND HOW THAT BACK AND
FORTH PROCESS WOULD GO. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
NAME IS TESSA CARBON JOY. SORRY
MY NAME IS TESSA CARBON DROID.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE
INITIATIVE. WE MANAGE CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES DOT E. D U ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE. UM I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST ADDRESS A
COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
WERE RAISED BY THE ELIO JUST
NOW, UM, THERE ARE MULTIPLE
VARIABLES INVOLVED IN THE
SCALING OF THIS WORK. BUT LET ME
STEP BACK FOR A MOMENT AND JUST
EXPLAIN VERY BRIEFLY WHAT THE
WORK ENTAILS. CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES DOT E. D U IS A COLLEGE
AND CAREER PLANNING PLATFORM, SO
THERE'S A STUDENT FACING
COMPONENT RIGHT? THAT INCLUDES
ALL OF THE TOOLS THAT YOU WOULD
NEED TO FIGURE OUT INTERESTS IN
CAREERS, THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN CAREERS AND DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS OF STUDY. HOW DOES ONE
GET ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID?
THERE'S ALSO THE ABILITY THAT
WE'VE BUILT OUT OVER THE LAST 10
YEARS TO APPLY TO EITHER THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THE CSU OR
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
FROM WITHIN THAT ONE PLATFORM,
AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO LAUNCH
ONCE FAFSA OR CALIFORNIA DREAM
ACT APPLICATION. THOSE ARE
STUDENTS FACING TOOLS AND THE
SCALING OF THAT, UM, WILL BE
ACHIEVED THROUGH A DATA SHARING
AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE JUST ABOUT
TO SIGN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
ED. IT'S SORT OF BEING READY FOR
CIRCULATING FOR SIGNATURE
SHORTLY. UM WHICH WILL PROVIDE
US FROM THE COW PAD SYSTEM. THE
BASIC DATA ELEMENTS REQUIRED TO
ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT FOR EVERY
SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE
STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THERE'S ANOTHER
DIMENSION OF THE WORK, WHICH WE
CALL TRANSCRIPT INFORMED
ACCOUNTS, AND THEY'RE BASICALLY
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE. IT'S A
COLLEGE PLANNING ACCOUNT THAT
CONTAINS YOUR TRANSCRIPT. DATA
UM, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT,
BOTH FOR THE K 12 EDUCATORS THAT
ARE SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THEIR
COLLEGE TRANSITION PROCESS
BECAUSE IT WE RUN THEM. WE RUN
THE TRANSCRIPT DATA THROUGH SOME
ALGORITHMS TO HELP THEM
UNDERSTAND. FOR EXAMPLE, THEIR
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CSU OR THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SYSTEMS. THAT UM, TRANSCRIPT
DATA IS ALSO ESSENTIAL TO
BUILDING OUT EFFICIENCIES AND
STREAMLINING PROCESSES FOR
STUDENTS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN
STUDENTS LAUNCH AN APPLICATION
TO THE CAL STATE SYSTEM RIGHT
NOW, WE CAN TAKE ALL OF THAT
TRANSCRIPT, DATA AND
INSTANTANEOUSLY POPULATED INTO
THE APPLICATION. THIS AVOIDS
TREMENDOUS CONFUSION FOR
STUDENTS. AND THEN PROVIDES THE
CAL STATE SYSTEM WITH THE SORT
OF PRE VERIFIED DATA THAT MAKES
THEIR ADMISSIONS PROCESSING AND
FIRST YEAR ACADEMIC PLACEMENT
PROCESS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
THAT PART OF THE WORK, THE
TRANSCRIPT INFORM ACCOUNTS RIGHT
NOW IS HAPPENING ON A DISTRICT
BY DISTRICT BASIS. THERE ARE 420
. UNIFIED IN HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. THAT'S
OUR TARGET. POPULATION PRESENTLY
SERVING, UM WHAT WERE SCHEDULED
FOR 23 24 TO SERVE 240 OF THEM
AND BY 24 25 EXPECT TO BE
SERVING AN ADDITIONAL, PROBABLY
60 OF THEM THAT WILL REPRESENT
ABOUT 80% OF THE STUDENTS IN THE
STATE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF
DISCUSSION TODAY ABOUT SMALL
SCHOOLS. THOSE ARE CLEARLY GOING
TO BE THE HARDEST FOR US TO
REACH. AND THAT'S PROPOSED TO
HAPPEN THROUGH BOTH OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH CD AS WELL.
SOME WORK WITH THE STUDENT
INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDERS,
THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES
THAT MANAGE THE SYSTEMS THAT
HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT DATA WITHIN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I'D BE
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOMEONE
FROM CITY GONNA GO NOW. GOOD
MORNING, UH, CINDY CASINOS ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. I MANAGE THE
STATE'S DATA REPORTING, UH FOR,
UH, REQUIREMENTS THAT RELATE TO
STATE AND FEDERAL
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. UM AS UM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MENTIONED
INCLUDES AN INCREASE OF 2.5
MILLION AND NON PROP 98 GENERAL
FUND AND 15 POSITIONS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO MEET STATE AND
FEDERAL DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SUPPORT
DATA EXCHANGES WITH OTHER
AGENCIES AND DESIGNED TO QUICKLY
RESPOND TO EMERGENT NEEDS. FOR
DATA BOTH INTERNALLY AND
EXTERNALLY. THIS PROPOSED
FUNDING WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL
SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED NEED
TO PROCESS ANALYZE AND REPORT
HIGH QUALITY DATA. SPECIFICALLY
THE FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT TO
PROJECTS FOCUSED ON TEACHER DATA
AND THE CREATION OF A DATA
SCIENCE OFFICE. THE FIRST
PROPOSAL WOULD SUPPORT UM, THE
CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON TEACHER
CREDENTIALING, OR CTC, AND THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN
WHICH WE HAVE RELEASED FOR THE
FIRST TIME THIS PAST YEAR.
TEACHER ASSIGNMENT MONITORING
OUTCOMES BY FULL TIME
EQUIVALENCY REPORTS. THIS
INFORMATION PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT
BROKEN DOWN BY COUNTY DISTRICT
AND SCHOOL THAT SHOWS HOW MANY
TEACHERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO TEACH
IN THEIR ASSIGNED COURSES BASED
ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS,
INCLUDING THE SUBJECT AREA OF
THE COURSE, AND THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE COURSE.
AND THIS RELEASE HAS CREATED
FOR, UH THE STATE OF BASELINE
DATA SET THAT WILL INFORM STATE
AND LOCAL DECISIONS OVER THE
COMING YEARS AS AGENCIES WORK TO
ADDRESS TEACHER SHORTAGES AND,
UH, WHICH IS A PERSONAL LONG
TERM NATIONAL ISSUE EXASPERATED
BY THE COVID 19 CRISIS. WITH
THESE POSITIONS AND FUNDING THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
GUIDANCE TO SCHOOLS AND
DISTRICTS AND ANALYZING AND
UNDERSTANDING SUBJECT AREAS,
CLASS SIZES AND TEACHER SHORTAGE
AREAS, AS WELL AS STAFF
ASSIGNMENTS WITH PROPER
CERTIFICATION. UM, THAT'S
PROMOTING, OF COURSE, THE
MISSION OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH
IS TOO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS
AND BETTER SURF SCHOOLS AND
DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A WORLD
CLASS EDUCATION FOR ALL
STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY THE
POSITION IS BEING REQUESTED WILL
SUPPORT COLLABORATION AROUND
ANALYZING RELEVANT POLICIES,
COMPILING STAFF AND COURSE DATA
PRODUCING REPORTS AND FILES
COMMUNICATING WITH INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL PARTNERS IN PROVIDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE
FIELD. THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS INCLUDED IN
THIS BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL WILL
HELP TO MITIGATE OR RATHER
MIGRATE OUR SYSTEM TO THE CLOUD
. UH PERFORM UPGRADE TO THE
PLATFORM DATA REPORTING AND
VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENTS OF
OUR DATAQUEST REPORTING SYSTEM
AND THIS ALIGNMENT WE THINK WILL
ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
BETTER POSITIONED TO RESPOND TO
THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE STATE
AROUND THE TEACHER WORKFORCE AND
AREAS AROUND TEACHER SHORTAGE.
AND FINALLY, THE SECOND PROPOSAL
, THE DATA RESEARCH SCIENCE
OFFICE SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF
A DEDICATED DATA SCIENCE OFFICE
TO HELP REMOVE THE PRESSURES.
FROM EXISTING AND FULLY EMPLOYED
RESOURCES, ALLOWING THEM TO
FOCUS ON THEIR EXISTING MISSION
. THE DEDICATED TEAM WOULD
PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH NEW
AND MUCH NEEDED INTERNAL
CAPACITY TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS
FROM THE LEGISLATURE. WE'VE
ALREADY RESPONDED TO SIX DATA
REQUESTS THIS YEAR FROM
LEGISLATIVE STAFFED REGARDING
BILL ANALYSIS AND OTHER
PROPOSALS, UH, AS WELL AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE
PUBLIC ON RESPONDING TO EMERGENT
SITUATIONS. THE INTERNAL
CAPACITY TO COLLECT ONE TIME NEW
ONE TIME OR SHORT TERM DATA AND
PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS IS
NEEDED TO MEASURE PRIORITY
INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS ENSURE
INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS ARE
MOVING IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION
AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY TO
LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRATORS AND
THE LEGISLATURE SO THAT
EFFECTIVE POLICY DECISIONS CAN
BE MADE. WHILE EXISTING DATA
TOOLS SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL DASHBOARD AND DATAQUEST'S
CAN BE USED TO ADJUST A DEGREE,
THEY ARE STATIC, AND THEY
PROVIDE A LOOK AT THE DATA FROM
A SINGLE CONTEXT IN A
RETROSPECTIVE AND NOT ABLE TO
PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE ON THE
CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE
EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT, USING
CURRENT DATA FROM CAL PADS OR
OTHER SYSTEMS, AND SO WE ARE, UM
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE
PROPOSALS, AND THEN JUST
BRIEFLY. I WANTED TO TURN MY
ATTENTION TO THE DISCUSSION THAT
JUST WAS HAD ON THE CCG. I UH,
WORK IN JUST WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ENGAGED OVER THE LAST
10 MONTHS WITH TESSA AND HER
TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
OVER THE FINISH LINE ON THE DATA
SHARING AGREEMENT AND WE ARE
OPPOSED TO HAVE THAT AGREEMENT
IN PLACE IN THE NEXT MONTH.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP, UM, BEING ABLE TO
ALLOW ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE
GRADUATING FROM CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR TRYING TO
GRADUATE FROM CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ACCESS TO THIS CRITICAL
RESOURCE WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO
TURN IT TO MY COLLEAGUE STEPHEN
PROPERTY TO ADDRESS THE OTHER
ISSUES IN THIS PROPOSAL. THANK
YOU, CINDY. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ASKED EVEN PROFIT ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT. PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION HERE TO SPEAK
SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY ON THE
ELEMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AS THEY RELATE
TO CRADLE TO CAREER. YOU MAY
RECALL THAT A B 22, WHICH WAS
ENACTED LAST YEAR, REQUIRES THE
CD TO COLLECT DATA ON CHILDREN
AND EDUCATORS ENROLLED IN THE
SEA SPP SIMILAR TO HOW DATA IS
COLLECTED FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED
IN T K 12. THROUGH CAL PADS. AH!
WE ARE REQUIRED TO START
COLLECTING THIS DATA BY JULY. 1
2024. THIS BILL ALSO CREATED A
MUCH NEEDED PATHWAY TO ESTABLISH
UNIQUE CHILD IDEAS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM, WHICH DO NOT CURRENTLY
EXIST. AS ENACTED, THIS DATA
COLLECTION IS LIMITED TO
CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE REFERRED TO
HEREAFTER AS CS PPS OPERATED BY
SO IT'S LIMITED TO LIAISE THAT
THAT THE BILL IS WHICH MEANS A
LITTLE MORE THAN 40% OF CSP P
PROGRAMS AND ABOUT 31. A HALF
PERCENT OF CHILDREN ARE NOT
INCLUDED BECAUSE MAYBE 22 IS NOT
INCLUSIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. TO IMPLEMENT THE
BILL. THE CD BEGAN WORKING WITH
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TECH TECHNOLOGY LAST YEAR, UM,
AND TOOK A FEW STEPS TO BEGIN
IMPLEMENTING, INCLUDING REQUESTS
. RELEASING A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION. UM UM, FROM
POTENTIAL VENDORS IN OCTOBER, 22
THEN SUBMITTING STAGE STAGE ONE
BUSINESS ANALYSIS, WHICH IS THE
FIRST STEP IN THE EAST IN THE
STATES, IT PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
THE FOLLOWING MONTH IN OCTOBER,
OR I'M SORRY, NOVEMBER 22. WE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CDT, AND
WE'RE PREPARING TO RELEASE A
REQUEST FOR OFFER, HOWEVER,
DURING A RECENT MEETING WITH CDT
AND THEIR OVERSIGHT PARTNERS,
THE GROUP RAISED SOME CONCERNS
AROUND THE DIFFICULTY WITH
MOVING AS FAST AS THE BILL
CONTEMPLATES. WHILE ALSO ABIDING
BY THE STATE'S PROCUREMENT RULES
. WE'VE LEARNED THAT EITHER THE
TIMELINE NEEDS TO BE PUSHED OUT
FROM JULY 1 2024 TO A LATER DATE
OR THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO BE
EXEMPTED FROM SOME OF THE
PROCUREMENT PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
WERE HAPPY TO GO INTO FURTHER
DETAIL OF ASKED OR WORK WITH THE
CHAIR STAFF TO CLARIFY THE NEED.
REGARDING A B 22 THE BROADER E E
, UH, FOLKS I MENTIONED I
HIGHLIGHTED ELIA'S AS BEING
CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY IN 18 22
AND HOW COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT SO AS WE
LOOK AT THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND
WHAT IT MEANS FOR BROADER EC. UM
THE, UH, THE BILL ITSELF DOES
NOT ALLOW CTE TO FULLY MEET THE
CRADLE TO CAREER REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. AS THOSE
REQUIREMENTS WOULD REQUIRE US TO
INCLUDE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS
WELL. TO FULLY MEET THIS CRADLE
TO CAREER REQUIREMENTS, CTE
WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
AND AUTHORITY TO INTEGRATE
COMMUNITY BASED STATE PRESCHOOLS
INTO THE DATA SYSTEM. SOLUTION
FOR A B 22, WHICH IS BEING
DESIGNED TO PRODUCE THOSE UNIQUE
CHILD IDEAS TO SUPPORT
INTEGRATION OF DATA INTO CRADLE
TO CAREER. LIAISE CURRENTLY HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION, WHICH IS ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT MADE SENSE WITH
A V 22 THAT AND SO THEIR SUPPORT
THEIR EXISTING TWO WITH
RESOLVING SITUATIONS AROUND, UM
, POTENTIAL MULTIPLE CHILD
IDENTIFICATION ACROSS ELIA'S,
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EXISTING
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STATE
PRESCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. FOR THOSE POTENTIAL
DUPLICATIONS WHICH WOULD NEED TO
BE RESOLVED IN ORDER TO BRING
OUR CBOS INTO SUCH A DATA
SOLUTION. WE'D BE HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP ON THE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT AND LANGUAGE NEEDED TO
INCLUDE ALL STATE PRESCHOOLS IN
THE DATA SYSTEM, AND THAT
CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS AND I'M
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. OKAY? OKAY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MR
BARTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE
FOR THE PRESENTATION HERE. I
HEARD THAT 80% WILL BE UTILIZING
PROGRAM AND I THINK IN THE YEAR
TO YOU HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE
CURRENTLY UTILIZING PROGRAM NOW?
THE CCG AYE. HI UM, WE'RE
PRESENTLY WE ALSO FOR FALL 23.
WORLD WE EXPECT TO HAVE ABOUT
60% OF THE SIXTH THROUGH 12TH
GRADE STUDENTS IN THE STATE.
IT'S THE SMALL DISTRICTS OF
WHICH THERE ARE MANY. THAT HAVE
VERY SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
IT'S THERE'S BARRIERS TO ENTRY
FOR THEM FOR EXACTLY THE REASONS
YOU GUYS WERE DISCUSSING THIS
MORNING ABOUT PEOPLE DOING
MULTIPLE JOBS, AND SO GETTING A
DATA SHARING AGREEMENT OR
UPLOADING DATA, THAT KIND OF
THING CAN BE VERY BURDENSOME AND
DIFFICULT FOR THEM, WHICH IS WHY
THE SCALING PLAN RELIES ON THE
DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY'RE ALREADY
UPLOADING THEIR DATA. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. I THINK ANYTHING WE
CAN DO TO CONTINUE EXPECT,
EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS TO SCALE
IT UP FOR ALL STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA'S CREDIT CARDS. WE
LOOK AT HAVING THAT PATHWAY TO
COLLEGE AND HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
SO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORKING
EFFORTS ON THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISSED THE FIRST PART
OF IT, BUT I APPRECIATE COMING
AT THE END HEARING FROM CD AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF MAYBE 22. THAT
IS, UH, CRITICAL AS WE BEGIN TO
IMPLEMENT OUR UNIVERSAL PRE K
PROGRAM FIRST WOULD BE A U. T K
IN CALIFORNIA. SO THANK YOU, UM
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS. WE
WILL HOLD THE ISSUE OPEN ISSUE
NUMBER FIVE K 12 HIGH SPEED
NETWORK WITH D O F L A AND C D.
UH THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, ALEX
SHOW UP AGAIN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROVIDES
3,787,000. ONGOING PROP 98
GENERAL FUND FOR THE K 12 HIGH
SPEED NETWORK TO MAINTAIN
OPERATIONS AS IT PROVIDES
BROADBAND SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT
TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
ACROSS THE STATE. THE TOTAL
AUTHORITY PROVIDED FOR K 12 HSN
IN THE BUDGET IS 18,862,000,
WHICH INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF
EXISTING FUNDING FROM THE
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. ONE POINT
OH, AND TWO POINT OH PROGRAMS,
FEDERAL AND STATE SUBSIDIES AND
OPERATIONAL RESERVES. IN
ADDITION TO THE PROPOSED STATE
AUGMENTATION AS NOTED IN THE
AGENDA K 12 AGES AND PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED ONGOING FUNDING IN THE
ANNUAL BUDGET ACT, HOWEVER,
BEGINNING 2017 18, IT WAS
DIRECTED TO UTILIZE REMAINING B
I G BALANCES AND RESERVES TO
COVER ITS OPERATIONAL COSTS.
GIVEN THAT B I G BALANCES ARE
DEPLETING ADDITIONAL ONGOING
FUNDING. UM IS NOW NEEDED TO
SUPPORT K 12 HSN'S OPERATIONS
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU, LEO. JACKIE
BAROSSA WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST OFFICE. NO CONCERNS BUT
AGAIN WOULD NOTE THAT THIS
BACKFILL IS ONE TIME MEANING
THAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD HAVE
TO REVISIT THE ISSUE NEXT YEAR.
UM, BUT ADDITIONALLY, THE SIZE
OF THE BACKFILL LIKELY WILL
INCREASE IN FUTURE YEARS AS
ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND BEGIN TO
RAMP DOWN. THANK YOU. C D. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS JEFF BELLO.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT, UM AS
FINANCE NOTED, THIS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE
WANTED FIRST APPRECIATE OUR
EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. UM IT
HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH B I G FUNDS
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND AS L
A AND JUST NOTED NEXT YEAR WILL
BE REQUEST TO BE FULLY FUNDED.
GOING FORWARD. UM THERE IS NOT A
PROPOSAL TO SHRINK CAPACITY,
ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME. UM ON
THE SECOND QUESTION RELATING TO,
UM, A. FIND FACILITY BOND THIS,
UH, IT'S MORE OF A SERVICE
PROJECT, AND SO, UM, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT PANDEMIC AND
RECENTLY, UM EXPERIENCE SCHOOLS
HAVE SHOWN IS THAT IT'S A, UM
CRITICAL. UM ASPECT OF WHAT'S
GOING ON IN SCHOOLS TODAY. I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU
HAVE APPROPRIATE TIME. OKAY.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS MR
MARTUCCI. THANK YOU. SO I NEED
TO, UH. REFRESH MY MEMORY ON
SOME OF THE HISTORY AND THE
BACKGROUND OF THE K 12 HIGH
SPEED NETWORK. I'M READING THE
ANALYSIS HERE. THE UM. IT SEEMS
LIKE THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS
PRIMARILY TO ASSIST SCHOOLS THAT
DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY TO CONDUCT THE ARE
ARE UM, CAST UH UM. TESTING
PROGRAM IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT
THAT THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE
B IG PROGRAM AS IT'S COMMONLY
REFERRED TO YES. THAT WAS $77
MILLION. I BELIEVE IN 16 AND 17
WAS THAT WAS THE FUNDING THAT
THAT WAS USED FOR BELIEVED THERE
WAS WE CONNECTED OVER 450
SCHOOLS. UPGRADED THEIR
CONNECTION WITH HIGH SPEED
BROADBAND, BOTH WIRELESS AND
FIBER. OKAY, SO AH, I LOST THE
CONNECTION. WHAT IS THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE B, I G
AND THE K 12 HIGH SPEED NETWORK
PROGRAM. CASE OF HIGH SPEED
NETWORK PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND
SINCE 2006. I BELIEVE I'VE ONLY
BEEN WORKING WITH IT FOR, UM,
SINCE ABOUT 2015, AND ITS
PRIMARY PURPOSE IS PROVIDING
CONNECTIVITY THROUGH OUR COUNTY
OFFICES. HALLORANN UM AND UM THE
CALDERON NETWORK AND SCENIC
THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICES TO
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTO THE
SCHOOLS. ALL THE COUNTY OFFICES
ARE CONNECTED TO IT. AND I
BELIEVE WE'RE ALMOST 90% OF OUR
SCHOOLS UTILIZE THE HIGH SPEED
NETWORK. OKAY? SO IT'S PRIMARILY
A SUIT THROUGH OUR COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION AND THROUGH THE
SCENIC NETWORK. YEAH, THAT'S THE
THAT'S THE TOPOLOGY THAT IT'S
DELIVERED. SCHOOL CONNECTS TO
ITS DISTRICT DISTRICT CONNECTS
THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY
CONNECTS. THROUGH EACH OTHER
THROUGH CAL RAN AND SCENIC. UM
OKAY? AND? AND SO, UM THE I MEAN
, ON ON AVERAGE, LIKE, HOW DOES
THAT TRANSLATE INTO STUDENT
ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED? UH,
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. UM AT
SCHOOL SITES. UM. PRIOR TO I
MEAN, GOING BACK. IT WAS ALL YOU
KNOW, IN COMPUTER LABS, IF YOU
WANT TO THINK OF THAT IN THE OLD
SCHOOL DAYS, UM UP INTO THE
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE SOME
STUDENTS USING CARTS AND WIFI
AND USING FEDERAL AND STATE
SUBSIDIES. SINCE THE PANDEMIC
WHEN THERE'S SO MANY STUDENT
DEVICES, THE SCHOOLS USED A LOT
OF THEIR FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
UPGRADE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE
BECAUSE ALL THOSE STUDENTS ARE
COMING BACK TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR
DEVICES CONNECTED TO WIFI, DOING
THEIR LEARNING AND ACCESSING
THEIR LEARNING, SO IT'S THAT'S
THE INCREASE OF TRAFFIC IS
THERE'S MORE KIDS AT SCHOOL. YOU
KNOW, CONNECTING OUT,
EXPERIENCING LEARNING AT SCHOOL
WITH THEIR DEVICES. UH HUH. OKAY
SO TWO MORE DEVICES. MORE MORE
PEOPLE TRYING TO LOG ON.
ABSOLUTELY BUT BUT. YOU SAID
THAT MORE THAN 90% OF BUT COUNTY
OFFICERS OR EDUCATION OR ALL OF
OUR COUNTIES, COUNTY OFFICES ARE
ON THE HIGH SPEED NETWORK, AND
IT'S ABOUT 90% OF OUR SCHOOLS.
90% OF SCHOOLS. OKAY SO 90% OF
SCHOOL SITES, YES, COOL SITES,
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL
SITES. THERE'S SOME THAT JUST
HAVE FOUND OTHER OPTIONS. SO
OKAY, IT'S A SERVICE THAT'S
PROVIDED. IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
OKAY SORRY. SO MISS DOLLY IS NOT
HERE. BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR
MISS DOLLY. HER DISTRICT'S UP IN
SHASTA COUNTY OR ARE BENEFITING
FROM THIS K 12 HIGH SPEED
NETWORK. YEAH I KNOW IF YOU LOOK
AT THE LIST OF B I G SITES. THE
ONES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND ALL
THOSE ONES BOTH AND THE HIGH
SPEED NETWORK. MOST OF THE, UM,
FOCUS HAS BEEN OUT THERE IN
CHESTER COUNTY AND THE RURAL
PARTS OF CALIFORNIA. OKAY
APPRECIATION IS GREAT. IT'S WHEN
YOU SEE AN INTERNET CONNECTION
TO THE SCHOOL LIKE THAT. KIDS
LIKE THEY THINK IT'S STAY A DAY
AT DISNEYLAND. UH HUH. AND SO
YOU KNOW, I HAD A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO. I INTEREST OF
BROADBAND STATEWIDE BROADBAND
BOND BILL. UM AND YOU KNOW, WE
ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE TWO KIDS
SITTING OUTSIDE OF TACO BELL TO
DO THEIR THEIR TO ACCESS WIFI DO
DO THEIR HOMEWORK. IF THEY HAD
GONE TO THEIR SCHOOL SITE. NINE
OR 90% OF SCHOOL SITES IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THEY WOULD
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS HIGH
SPEED INTERNET WELL, YEAH, A LOT
OF SCHOOLS DID DO THAT THEY
WOULD OPEN UP. THEY WERE OPEN
WELL PAST THE DAY, YOU KNOW, END
OF THE DAY FOR KIDS TO CONTINUE
AND LEARNING KIDS WOULD GO AT
SCHOOL. BUT THAT'S OF COURSE NOT
IDEAL BETTER, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE
SEPARATE CAN OF WORMS. OKAY, BUT
BUT JUST IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW
WHAT PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AS WELL
AS HOW MUCH MORE WORK WE NEED TO
DO TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT. AT THE
CURRENT STATE, THE K 12 HIGH
SPEED NETWORK IF THEY GO TO A
SCHOOL SITE. THERE THERE MAY BE
ISSUES IN TERMS IN TERMS OF THE
NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT ARE
LOGGING ON, BUT BUT BY AND LARGE
, THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
HIGH SPEED, RELIABLE INTERNET
ACCESS. YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU. NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS. THIS WILL HOLD THIS
ISSUE OPEN. UH THAT CONCLUDES
THE I'M SORRY. VERY, VERY SORRY.
UM SO, UM, EITHER FROM THE WELL
AND ANY OF THE PANELISTS, UM
SHOULD, UH. IS THERE A NEED AS
AS WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT OUR
SCHOOL FACILITY, BOND
DISCUSSIONS TAKING PLACE IT
SHOULD DISCO FACILITY BOND
DISCUSSIONS. UH BE FOCUSING ON
ANY UNMET NEEDS IN TERMS OF THE
. MAKING SURE THAT OUR
CLASSROOMS ARE 21ST CENTURY
CONNECTIVITY THAT THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM
FACILITIES TO SUPPORT OUR
KITTEN. STUDENTS 21ST CENTURY
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. UM. I THINK
FOR ME, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THIS
IS WHAT IT'S LIKE. TECHNOLOGY
USED TO LAST A LOT LONGER. I
REMEMBER TEACHING IN A COMPUTER
LAB WHEN I WAS STILL IN THE
COMPUTER LAB, AND I HAD EIGHT OR
NINE YEAR OLD DEVICES. YOU KNOW,
COMPUTERS THAT WE'RE STILL
WORKING. UM TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T
QUITE LAST THAT LONG ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW, THE CHROMEBOOKS KIDS
ARE USING ARE MUCH HAVE A MUCH
SHORTER ABILITY TO BE USED. AND
SO WHEN I THINK OF A BOND AND A
30 YEAR BOND THAT'S ALWAYS
CONCERNS ME THAT SOMEBODY IS
GOING TO, YOU KNOW, USE A BOND
FOR A DEVICE TO THE LAST TWO OR
THREE YEARS, AND IT'S PAID FOR
IT OVER 30 SO THAT THAT THAT'S
MY ONLY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON
IT, BECAUSE I WASN'T QUITE
UNDERSTANDING? SURE ACTUALLY, I
MEAN, I I'M MORE FOCUSED ON THE
FACILITIES AS OPPOSED TO THE
EQUIPMENT, UH, MAKING SURE THAT
THAT, UM. YOU KNOW ALL OF OUR
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH
SPEED, RELIABLE INTERNET
SERVICE. UM YOU'RE YOU'RE SAYING
THAT OVER 90% OF SCHOOL SITES
ALREADY HAVE THAT? AND SO IT
DOES. ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT
THE THAT YOU KNOW ANY SCORE
FACILITY. BOND DOESN'T HAVE TO
DEVOTE FUNDS FOR AH! FOR
INTERNET BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY YEAH, LET
ME GO AHEAD AND WE WERE ACTUALLY
ON A COLUMN. UM WAS THE LAST
WEEK ABOUT THIS WITH SCENIC
THERE? YOU KNOW FACILITIES THERE
ARE STILL SCHOOLS THAT ARE HAVE
A CHALLENGE TO GET THE BROADBAND
TO THE FRONT DOOR. YOU KNOW,
ONCE IT'S IN THE DOOR, THAT'S A
DIFFERENT THING. UM, THERE IS A
QUOTE FROM A SCHOOL UP IN ALPINE
COUNTY WITH SIX STUDENTS IN THE
QUOTE FROM MOVE FAST. I BELIEVE
IT WAS FOR LIKE $20 MILLION TO
GET TO THAT ONE SCHOOL FOR SIX
KIDS, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S THAT
BALANCE, SO IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
THERE AREN'T STILL THAT WITH ALL
THE, UM MUCH APPRECIATED
INVESTMENT IN THE GOLDEN STATE
NET AND THE MIDDLE MILE AND ALL
THAT. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO
SEE WHAT PATHS ARE BUILT OUT.
AND HOW THAT CHANGES YOU KNOW
THAT $20 MILLION UM PROPOSAL
MIGHT BE MUCH LESS GOING FORWARD
. SO THERE ARE STILL SCHOOLS OUT
THERE THAT ARE HARD TO REACH,
AND WE'VE HAD SOME PROJECTS THAT
ARE PRETTY EXPENSIVE. I MEAN, I
THINK OF THE EARLY B I G. SCHOOL
FORT ROSS WAS OVER A MILLION
DOLLARS TO CONNECT THOSE YOU
KNOW THAT 2020 KIDS, SO, UM
THOSE THOSE ARE STILL THERE. SO
YEAH, I GUESS I MUST HAVE
MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION
BECAUSE THEY'RE OKAY. BROADBAND
TO THE FRONT DOOR THERE. WE'RE
GETTING CLOSE, BUT I THINK ALSO
SEEING HOW GOLDEN STATE NET IN
THE MIDDLE MILE UM COMES. I KNOW
A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE WAITING FOR
THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE
REALLY HAPPY TO CONNECT TO FIBER
AT THAT TIME ONCE THAT IS FULLY
DEPLOYED. OKAY THANK YOU, ELLA.
OH, HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE THIS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
AS IT RELATES TO THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE. I MEAN AND BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE. WOULD YOU CONCUR
WITH THE C D. NO ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AT THIS TIME, BUT IN
OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH C, D E.
THEY'VE SHARED ADDITIONAL THOSE
SIMILAR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU.
AGAIN, THIS ISSUE WILL BE HELD
OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW PLEASE
PROCEED TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM
. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE OR LESS 60
SECONDS OR LESS. THANK YOU,
CHAIRMAN. IS THAT ON THERE WE GO
AHEAD. MR CHAIR MEMBERS JOHN
WINGER HERE FOR THE CALIFORNIA
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT OF THE $30 MILLION GOING
TO THE CHARTER FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM AS IT WAS AGREED TO LAST
YEAR. IT'S NOT AN INCREASE. IT'S
AN AGREEMENT FROM FROM PAST YEAR
IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THERE'S
PRIVATE CHARTERS JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT ALL CHARTER SCHOOLS
ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE'S NO
PRIVATE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE
STATE. UM I WOULD JUST SAY THAT
THE FACILITIES IS ALWAYS AN
ONGOING ISSUE FOR US. WE DON'T
GET ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF BOND
DOLLARS. WE DON'T GET PROP 39 CO
LOCATIONS VERY EASILY AND
SURPLUS PROPERTY FROM DISTRICTS
IS A LOT OF TIMES SOLD OFF TO
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS INSTEAD OF
GIVEN TO CHARTER SCHOOL NEED,
CHARTERS HAVE TO LEVERAGE
PRIVATE BOND DOLLARS IN ORDER TO
GET ADEQUATE FACILITY FOR OUR
STUDENTS. THERE'S SOME TECHNICAL
ISSUES AROUND THE AUDIT THAT WE
ARE WORKING THROUGH. BUT OVERALL
, THE AUDIT WAS VERY POSITIVE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND EVEN
STATED THAT NO PART OF THE NET
EARNINGS FROM THE SALE OR LEASE
OF ASSETS THAT ARE HELD BY TAX
EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES CAN
BENEFIT A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.
AND SO WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
PROTECTIONS AROUND THAT WE'RE
OBVIOUSLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK ON A B 16. OH, FOUR. UM AND
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
NO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FROM
THAT, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THOSE
PRIVATE BOND DOLLARS, WE DO HAVE
TO ENSURE THAT THE BONDHOLDERS
ARE HELD HARMLESS WHEN THERE'S A
DISSOLUTION OF ASSETS. THOSE
DISSOLUTION OF ASSETS ARE ALL
GOVERNED UNDER NONPROFIT LAW
HAVE TO GO BACK TO A PUBLIC
BENEFIT, BUT I DO HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE'S A FAIR MARKET
RATE GIVEN THERE SO THAT THE
BONDHOLDERS ARE HELD HARMLESS
AND THAT WE CAN PRESERVE THE
PROGRAM. SO LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATIONS ON
THAT. BUT DO SUPPORT THE BUDGET
ITEM TODAY. THANK YOU. NEXT
SPEAKER, PLEASE ELIZABETH
ESQUIVEL, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS. WE
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION THAT
HAPPENED WITH THE PROGRAM AND WE
WERE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY ABOUT
THE STAFFING CHALLENGES AND THE
NEED TO HELP BUILD UP THOSE
PROGRAMS AND SO FOR, UM FOR US
SPECIFICALLY, WE DO SUPPORT AND
WE WANT TO RECOMMEND CARRYING
OVER THE 2022 2023 FUNDS TO 23
24 IN FUTURE YEARS. ALLOW THE
AIRLOCK ALLOW THE UNSPENT ELOPED
FUNDS TO BE RETAINED BY
DISTRICTS TO BE USED FOR THEIR
INTENDED PURPOSE IS WE'RE ALSO
VERY APPRECIATIVE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR THE
FACILITIES FUNDING. AND
APPRECIATE SOME REMEMBER
MARTUCCI CASTLE IS DEFINITELY A
STRONG SUPPORT. REMEMBER FANG?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRONG. UM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND LEADING THOSE EFFORTS FOR A
B 2 47 CASTLES IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THEM. THANK YOU. HI GOOD
MORNING, REBECCA COLLEEN ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION, PRADA
QUIT SCHOOL HOUSING AND THE
COUNTY SCHOOL FACILITIES
CONSORTIUM. WE OPPOSED THE DELAY
OF THE $550 MILLION FOR THE TK
AND THE PRESCHOOL FACILITIES. WE
URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE PRIOR
BUDGET COMMITMENTS FOR THOSE
PURPOSES. OTHERWISE, OUR BACKLOG
OF PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE TO
GROW. GIVEN THE EXPANSIVE NEED
FOR OUR CORE NEW CONSTRUCTION
AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS IN
THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM. WE
KNOW THAT THE BOND IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO COVER ALL THOSE CORN
NEEDS AS WELL AS THE SUBSTANTIAL
NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE T K
AND PRESCHOOL FACILITIES. UM OUR
CURRENT YOU HEARD THAT OUR
CURRENT ROUND FOR THE TK
FACILITIES FUNDING AS WELL
OVERSUBSCRIBED WITH $1.5 BILLION
IN APPLICATIONS ONLY $350
MILLION AVAILABLE. WE CAN'T PLUG
THAT GAP WITH THE FUTURE BOND
AND ALL THE OTHER COMPETING
NEEDS IN THE STATE. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WITH THE
CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
CENTER. THERE'S A STRUCTURAL
INEQUITY WITH CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES. YOU CAN GET A
CHARTER, BUT NO ONE GIVES YOU
MONEY FOR FACILITIES, SO YOU
JUST SCRAPE TOGETHER SOLUTIONS.
NONE OF THEM ARE PERFECT. SP 7
40 IS A LIFELINE FOR SCHOOLS
THAT ARE SERVING MOSTLY LOW
INCOME STUDENTS, MOSTLY IN URBAN
AREAS, SO WE REALLY SUPPORT THAT
$30 MILLION IN HOPE THAT IT WILL
STAY IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHEN D SHARK WITH
THE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUTH AND THE CALIFORNIA AFTER
SCHOOL ADVOCACY ALLIANCE REALLY
WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION THIS MORNING ISSUE
ONE ABOUT EXPANDED LEARNING AND
WANTED TO RESPOND TO A COUPLE OF
THE MEMBER QUESTIONS THAT WERE
RAISED. UM YES, WE NEED A LOT OF
DATA ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
EXPANDED LEARNING RIGHT NOW. BUT
OUR ORGANIZATION, UM DID A
REPORT ON THE FIRST SUMMER OF
ELOPE WHAT WE'RE SEEING AROUND
THE DISTRICT. WHAT THEMES ARE WE
SEEING, AND WE'VE SEEN MORE KIDS
BEING SERVED SHORTER WAIT LIST
MORE SITES AVAILABLE FOR
FAMILIES AND A HIGHER QUALITY OF
PROGRAMMING. THEY GET FIELD
TRIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A
LONG TIME. UM AND WE CAN SEND
YOU THE REPORT WITH THE DETAILS
AND SECONDLY, UM, I TOTALLY
AGREE WITH THE SPEAKERS. THAT
STAFFING IS THE NUMBER ONE
CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW, UM, YOU
KNOW, DUE TO RISING COSTS TO
OPERATE, AND THERE ARE HIGHER
WAGES OUT THERE, AND WE'RE
COMPETING FOR YOUNG WORKERS, AND
IT WAS HARD TO RECRUIT AND
RETAIN STAFF BEFORE THE PANDEMIC
, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN
THIS BUDGET TO PROVIDE AN
EQUITABLE COLA FOR ASIS IN 21ST
CENTURY PROGRAMS THAT ARE MAYBE
THE ONLY CATEGORICAL THAT ARE
LEFT OUT OF THE PROPOSED COLA
THIS YEAR AND THEN LASTLY, JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT, UM L O P GOES
TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT
HAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. UM, AND
THERE ARE OVER 70 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT ARE HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT DON'T RECEIVE ANY
E L O P FUNDING AND SO REALLY
APPRECIATE, UM YOUR DISCUSSION
AND THINKING ABOUT MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ALSO
NEED AND DESERVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS
AND STAFF. I HAVE A HANDOUT ARE
L A UNIFIED MARTHA ALVAREZ FROM
L. A UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I'LL BE BRIEF. THE GREAT THING
ABOUT BEING THE LAST ONE. YOU'VE
HEARD HEATHER'S PEOPLE SAY MY
COMMENTS. ALL I LEARNED L. A
UNIFIED'S COMMENTS WITH CASTRO
REGARDING THAT YOU LOVE FUNDING
ON TWO FRONTS. ONE. WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OR
EXTENSION OF THE CARRY OVER
FUNDS FROM THE 21 22 22 23
SCHOOL YEAR. AND WE ALSO KINDLY
REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR
ONGOING FLEXIBILITY ON THE USE
OF THAT YOU LOVE FUNDS AT L. A
UNIFIED WE'RE LEVERAGING THE
FANS FOR A CULTURAL ARTS
PASSPORT, TRYING TO EXPAND
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS TO MUSEUMS, ART CENTERS
AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT VENUES.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND
ONLINE TUTORING FOR KIDS TO HAVE
ACCENT AT HOME, NOT JUST IN THE
SCHOOL SETTING. THERE'S MANY
OTHER WAYS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN LOVE TO BE ABLE TO MEET
STUDENTS NEEDS BEYOND WHAT ELOP
IS CURRENTLY ALLOWING US TO USE
THE FUNDS FOR, UM SECONDLY, WELL
LINER COMMENTS WITH CASH AND
OTHERS AROUND THE SCHOOL BOND
GREATLY SUPPORTED. REMEMBER MARK
SUE CHIEF MR FONG AND OTHERS ARE
WORKING ON THAT EFFORT AND THE
LAST BUT NOT LEAST ON THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE AND CONNECTIVITY
. WE ARE URGE YOUR INVOLVEMENT
IN SUPPORTING L, A UNIFIED AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN ASKING
CONGRESS TO EXTEND THE INNER
EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND THAT
EXPIRES IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.
IT ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
PROVIDE DURING THE COVID AND
SINCE COVERED CONNECTIVITY AT
HOME FOR KIDS WHO DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET
AND THAT'S A FEDERAL FUNDING
SOURCE. THAT WILL BE SUNSETTING
THIS DECEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WITH THAT THAT WILL CONCLUDE
TODAY'S HEARING.
RIGHT?