Unlike recent years, local educational agencies (LEAs) are not seeing the influx of new monies or historic cost-of-living adjustments. In fact, with declining enrollment, attendance rates decreasing, and the expiration of one-time funds, many LEAs will receive less funding in the
California law requires all children to attend school and bases the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)—the largest source of funding available to local educational agencies (LEAs)—primarily on average daily attendance (ADA). In addition to the LCFF, other large sources of K-12
Educational leaders in California are responsible to develop multiyear strategic plans and manage the fiscal resources available to the local educational agency (LEA). Leadership teams who have the greatest success are the . . .
Small school district boards have a unique perspective when it comes to setting budget priorities and making financial decisions. Join CSBA and School Services of California Inc. for a . . .
Position control is a set of procedures which manages personnel expenditures and is of the highest importance in a local educational agency’s (LEA) ability to maintain fiscal accountability. A functioning position control system operates with a high level of accuracy and the data
Statewide enrollment trends continue to experience decreases in enrollment. Since 2012-13, the state has experienced a loss of over 375,000 (roughly 6.0%) students. If current trends hold over the next ten years, further decline of almost 620,000, or 10.7%, in total enrollment is
School Services of California Inc. is presenting a series of roundtables on student attendance and instructional time. Each roundtable will feature a presentation followed by a facilitated . . .
Supervision and evaluation are ongoing active exchanges between a supervisor and employee supporting the objectives of the local educational agency (LEA). Due to restrictive statutory regulations and contractual obligations, evaluation processes and disciplinary proceedings for
Declining enrollment and attendance rates, the expiration of one-time dollars, marginal cost-of-living adjustments, and statewide fiscal uncertainty create the perfect financial cliff for the 2024-25 school year and will trigger many local educational agencies needing to execute
The 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is the second year of the latest three-year cycle and will likely usher in additional changes to the template, with the inclusion of students on the LCAP advisory committee and the special education addendum. We are still
School Services of California, Inc. and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Team (FCMAT) have teamed up to provide a free online workshop on fiscal solvency.
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