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Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
Other Policy Issues
LOANS FOR NATIONAL FOREST AREA SCHOOLS
Rural communities often have difficulty providing educational programs for youth because they cannot benefit from economies of scale. For several years, the federal government has aided local education agencies in national forest areas. Because a sunset provision in federal law was not extended, this support was not provided in the current year.
In order to mitigate the short-term hardship for rural schools that have come to depend on this support, the Administration proposes a short-term $69 million current year General Fund loan to backfill the loss of federal aid. Our understanding is that Congress intends to renew this funding relatively early in its next session, so the districts will be able to repay the state loans in the budget year.
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANTS
To ensure that pupils from low-income families have access to high-quality educational alternatives, the Budget proposes $43.9 million from the Proposition 98 Reversion Account to fund the Charter School Facility Grant Program. This program mitigates the cost of leasing facilities for charter schools that serve predominantly low-income populations. Of the funds to be provided, $20 million is intended to reimburse qualifying facility costs for 2006-07 while the remaining $23.9 million will serve as an advance on budget year costs.
MEETING CALIFORNIA'S INFORMATION NEEDS
Timely and accurate information is increasingly critical in the education decision making process at all levels, from local schoolsite decisions to decisions made at the federal level and the Administration remains committed to enhancing the quality of data available on the state's student population and the teacher workforce. To support this effort, the Governor's Budget proposes $2.5 million from state and federal funding sources to support state-level activities necessary to continue the development of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CalPADS). The Governor's Budget proposes $1.1 million in federal Title II funding to support state-level activities at both the Department of Education and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to continue the development of the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System (CalTIDES).
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER TRAINING
The Chief Business Officer (CBO) Training Program was established in 2005 to provide CBOs and CBO candidates with training in the skills and knowledge required to successfully administer school district budgets. Participants receive rigorous instruction in school finance, school operations and leadership for a period of at least 200 hours. The program was designed as a three-year effort to train over 1,000 CBOs. Priority for participation in the program goes to candidates nominated by school districts that have recently experienced fiscal distress. The 2005-06 Budget Act provided $1.1 million to fund the first cohort of 350 participants. The Governor's Budget proposes $2.5 million to fund training for 700 additional candidates, completing the objectives of the program.
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for
K thru 12 Education Back to Top
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
Budget Summary - K thru 12 Education (pdf * - 138K)
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Provides this entire K thru 12 Education Chapter in pdf format.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - K thru 12 Education
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for K thru 12 Education.
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