News Impacting CA School Districts Through March 26
Federal News
Besides API and AYP scores there are NAEP scores, which were released this week. NAEP stands for National Assessment for Educational Progress and unlike API and AYP there are no local scores for NAEP. As a result the best you can do is to compare state scores.
Sacramento News
The state superintendent of public instruction is traditionally not one of the glamorous or bank-breaking political campaigns in California. However, when the three leading candidates are receiving campaign donations from different educational groups it signals a brewing fight among traditional Democratic groups.
Expect the list of financially troubled school districts to double or triple in June unless school districts pass local parcel taxes or negotiate significant concessions from employee groups. The list identifies school districts who determined in December they may not be able to meet their fiscal obligations in the coming three years. The list was created before the Governor released his budget reducing public education funding by an additional $2 billion dollars.
Reforming State and Local Governance
With the leading Republican calling for major reform to public employees pensions it is no wonder why some local school districts are feeling angst about the projected shortfall in the teachers retirement system.
With country’s largest annual increases in taxes set to expire at year-end, one wonders how Sacramento will be able to pass budget.
School District Impacts
Putting a tax measure on the ballot is a tough decision especially outside the nine Bay Area counties. As a result, one central coast school district rejected a teacher union request to place a $8 a month parcel tax on the June ballot.
With Federal stimulus monies ending, school districts like this are looking to shorten the 2010/2011 school year by five days.
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