This document summarizes a presentation given by ACSA (Association of California School Administrators) to superintendents. It discusses the upcoming state budget and its impacts, including funding levels for K-12 education, LCFF implementation, and other initiatives. It also summarizes several state ballot initiatives that could affect education policy and provides an overview of ACSA's advocacy efforts at the regional and state levels.

1. ACSA GR Speaks on State Budget,
LCFF, State Ballot Initiatives and
Advocacy
ACSA Superintendents Symposium
Portola-De Anza Ballroom Monterey, CA
January 29 , 2014

2. Today’s Moderator & Presenters
• Sherry Griffith, Director Governmental Relations
• Adonai Mack, Legislative Advocate
• Kimberly Rodriguez, Legislative Advocate
• Laura Preston, Legislative Advocate
• Sal Villasenor, Legislative Advocate

3. What We Will Cover Today
• State Budget Elements and Impacts
• LCFF and the LCAP
• State Ballot Initiatives
• Advocacy Local and State

4. 2014-15 State Budget:
K-12 Proposal - Overview
• K-12 overall Prop 98 funding of $61.6 billion
• $5 billion in ongoing funding for categorical programs outside LCFF
• K‐12 Deferrals - $5.6 billion to eliminate remaining inter-year funding
deferrals
• LCFF - $4.5 billion for school district and charter implementation and
$25.9 million for COE implementation (fully funds COEs)
• COLA Increases - provides .86% increase to LCFF base grants and
some remaining categorical programs

5. 2014-15 State Budget:
K-12 Proposal - Overview
• Prop 39 energy efficiency - $316 million for the second of a 5year program
• $46.5 million increase for state testing programs
• Independent study reform
• School facility finance - funds shifts and reform
• Special Education - adjustments for growth and COLA
• Emergency Repair Program - increase of $188.1 million (one‐
time)

6. Proposed Constitutional Amendments
• Governor proposes to strengthen Prop 58 (2004) and ACA 4
(Nov 2014) Rainy Day Fund
– Deposits into account when capital gains are more than 6.5%
of total General Fund revenues
– Doubles maximum size of fund to 10% of revenues
• Prop 98 reserve
– Also tied to variations in capital gains

7. Something’s Missing
• No funding for Common Core Implementation
• Adult Education Consortium
• MOE for CTE/ROCP
• STRS Unfunded Liability
• California Collaborative for Education Excellence
• Special Education Taskforce

8. LCFF and LCAP
• SBE unanimously approved emergency LCFF spending
regulations and the LCAP template.
• Regulations allow districtwide and schoolwide expenditures of
supplemental and concentration grant funds, provided school
districts explain these expenditures in their LCAP.
– The level of detail in your explanation depends on the number of
unduplicated pupils enrolled districtwide or schoolwide.
• The LCAP is a district-based document. Unique schoolsite
services and goals must be included.

9. Next Steps in LCFF Implementation
• Over the next year, the SBE will conduct a permanent
regulatory process and begin designing the evaluation
rubric. The following are issues for consideration as part
of this process:
– Better alignment between the LCAP Template and
other state/federal planning requirements.
– Creating a “user-friendly” LCAP Template.
– Elements of the evaluation rubric.
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10. Next Steps in LCFF Implementation
• California Collaborative for Education Excellence
(CCEE) - $10 million allocated in the 2013-14 Budget
Act
– What is the mission/goal?
– What should the governance structure be?
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11. 2014 State Ballot Initiatives
• Numerous ballot initiatives circulating impacting various policy
matters including state pensions, charter schools, teacher
evaluations and education funding.
• Many of them have sponsors and resources for qualifying and
making it to the ballot while others will likely not qualify.
• Millions of dollars required to circulate for signatures and
passage.

12. 2014 State Ballot Initiatives
• Public Employees. Pension and Retiree Healthcare Benefits.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Cleared for Circulation
(Mayor Chuck Reed SJ)
• State School Funding. Timing of Distributions to Schools.
Initiative Statute. Cleared for Circulation
• School Employees. Dismissal or Suspension for Egregious
Misconduct. Initiative Statute. Cleared for Circulation (Ed Voice)

13. 2014 State Ballot Initiatives
• Protection of Local School Revenues Act of 2014. Pending
Review by Attorney General.
• The Stop Corporate Exploitation of Charter Schools Act. Pending
Review by Attorney General. (CTA)
• High Quality Teachers Act of 2014. Pending Review by Attorney
General. (Students First)
• The Highly Qualified Charter School Administrator and Teacher
Act. Pending Review by Attorney General.(CTA)

14. 2014 State Ballot Initiatives
• The Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act. Pending Review by
Attorney General.
• Stop the $100 Billion Dollar High-Speed Rail and Reinvest in
Education Act. Pending Review by Attorney General.
• Referendum to Overturn Non-Discrimination Requirements for
School Programs and Activities (Repeal of AB 1266) Signature
Verification Due Feb. 24, 2014

15. Major Policy Implications Within These
State Ballot Initiatives
• CalSTRS
• School Funding
• Charter Schools
• Teacher Evaluations
• Tenure and Seniority
• Dismissals
• Student Gender Rights

16. Advocacy Regional & Statewide
• ACSA One Voice Initiative Areas
– Improving Student Outcomes by Implementing Common Core
and 21st Century Learning Schools
– Creating Human Resource Processes that Support Meeting the
Needs of Students
– Creating a Stable Funding System

17. Advocacy Across Regions and The State
• Use ACSA and its resources to build relationships and influence
local and state policy
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Legislation ACSA is supporting/Capwiz
ACSA PAC – Candidates & Issues
Legislative Action Day
Advocate in your local community
Participate in local media events
Special Lobby Days
Testify in Sacramento
• Effective advocacy is a year-round job
• Make a habit of advocacy

18. Questions?
For copies of this presentation: www.acsa.org