February 16, 2018
Click the link below to find the latest information on facilities published by the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) during the Orange County Office of Education monthly facility planner’s meetings. It contains an update on CTEFP, Charter Schools Facility Program, Grant Agreements, an update on regulation changes, Annual Adjustments to School Facility Program Grants…
February 15, 2018
At their January meeting the State Allocation Board (Board) adjusted the School Facility Program (SFP) grants, the Level 1 developer fees and approved $243 million in Charter School Facilities Program Unfunded Preliminary Apportionments. The regulations package included items changing the new construction funding application process requiring districts to re-establish their eligibility, including a requirement to…
February 15, 2018
By Tom Chorneau of the K-12 Daily (2/14/18) The ink on Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget proposal is barely dry and already his revenue assumptions are short by almost $2.4 billion, the state controller reported Tuesday. The state collected $17.4 billion last month, which exceeded projections from the governor’s Department of Finance made only a…
February 14, 2018
The California Energy Commission has issued a final reminder that the last date to submit energy expenditure plans to them is February 26, 2018. This is the final opportunity to request Proposition 39 funding. If a LEA has award allocation remaining, now is the time to apply by submitting an energy expenditure plan (EEP) to…
In recent weeks the superintendencies in Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago, the largest U.S. school districts, have been vacated. Superintendents have long been in short supply and veterans of large urban districts even more so. All superintendents are called on to manage daunting challenges ranging from increasing academic achievement to managing elected board…
Forty years after Californians revolted against rising property taxes to pass Proposition 13, advocates of tax reform believe the timing is finally right to do surgery on it. They’ve filed a draft initiative with the state — the step before starting to collect signatures for the November ballot — proposing a “split roll” system that…
February 13, 2018
The governor’s January budget plan offers $6.3 billion in new Proposition 98 spending over three years, according to a new review from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst. The revenue projections are also probably understated because the Brown administration had to finalize its budget before the deal in Washington on the new tax law was approved. Click…
February 13, 2018
California school districts have more information on what they need to do to equip all school buses with child reminder systems before the start of next school year. The regulation requires all 24,000 school buses – newly purchased and already in operation – to have “Child Safety Alert Systems” that prompt school bus drivers via…
February 13, 2018
Teachers struggling to afford the high cost of housing caught a break Thursday, with the launch of a new initiative that could help many buy a home. Landed, a San Francisco-based startup that assists local teachers with their down payments, said it’s expanding its reach to San Jose — offering its services to about 10,000…
The Sonora Union High School District declared the historic Sonora Dome and two adjacent buildings rented by the Tuolumne County Arts Alliance as surplus property Tuesday night, opening the opportunity for an array of select agencies to submit bids to buy or lease the site before proposals can be accepted from the city of Sonora…