Dear Curriculum and Instruction Leaders,
As we head toward the end of the school year, I’d like to take a moment to say, "Thank you." What you have accomplished in the service of students while in the face of endless challenges and obstacles is an incredible feat. It is my hope that you take a moment to reflect and celebrate all of the positive wins that took place this year, no matter how small. And that you find some time to relax and recharge your batteries this summer, in preparation of a new school year with new students and another chance to make a difference in their lives.
As you continue to plan for next year, I want to extend an invitation to join us to begin your Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) journey! We are seeking district teams to be a part of Cohort 4 of our MTSS District Leadership Training (DLT) series. The MTSS DLT supports the practice of memorializing your MTSS journey and helps teams understand their needs throughout the installation of MTSS, equipping you to lead important conversations about systems change and implementation of the MTSS framework. Once your district completes this offering you have the opportunity to continue your learning and implementation either by joining the MTSS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) training or the MTSS Academic Collaborative where your MTSS implementation can deepen and take hold at individual schools. The Cohort 4 MTSS District Leadership Training professional learning series will launch in September 2022 with intake meetings taking place throughout the summer. Contact me for more information.
Take care and have a great summer!
Shannon
Sr. Director, Curriculum and Instruction
(she-her-hers)
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May 17 Curriculum and Instruction Leaders Network Meeting Recap
At the Curriculum and Instruction Leaders Network meeting this week we heard a variety of presentations focused on Federal Program Monitoring (FPM), Universal PK-3, MTSS professional learning opportunities, and an elementary literacy grant opportunity.
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Elementary Literacy Learning Acceleration Grant Participation Opportunity
In partnership with the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence and Saint Mary’s College we are offering free professional learning opportunities for ELA and EL TOSAs across California as part of a statewide learning acceleration grant. We are offering Teacher Leader training in both Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura. After training, these Teacher Leaders will help build system capacity within districts by supporting the implementation of literacy interventions and training teachers across their system. The project will fund tuition, fees (up to $15,000 per Teacher Leader for 16 units of graduate coursework), all professional books and instructional materials, and more.
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Updates and Learning Opportunities From the Curriculum and Instruction Department
Computer Science
Does the implementation of computer science (CS) in your district feel haphazard sometimes? Do you wish you and your leadership team had some time to really think through making CS a priority? Do you ever wonder if there is somebody who can help facilitate some future planning?
The Strategic CSforALL Resource and Implementation Planning Tool, or the SCRIPT, is a framework to guide teams of district administrators, school leaders, and educators through a series of collaborative visioning, self-assessment, and goal-setting exercises to create or expand upon a computer science education implementation plan for their students.
SDCOE can facilitate a multi-day visioning workshop using the SCRIPT when you’re ready, and it includes support for a full year! Email your inquiries to Mark Lantsberger to start thinking about how to assemble your team.
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May Budget Revise Overview from Capitol Advisors
Governor Newsom’s 2022-23 May Revision budget proposal was released last week. See below for an overview of the PreK-12 education highlights from Capitol Advisors.
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Prop 98 Guarantee for 2022-23 — Projected to be $110.3 billion, about $8.3 billion above estimates in January and roughly $16.6 billion above the Prop 98 Guarantee in the 2021 Budget Act
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COLA — 6.56%, compared to 5.33% estimated in January
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Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Base increase above COLA — Proposes an additional $2.1 billion beyond the 6.56% COLA
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County Offices of Education — Proposes $101.2 million to augment LCFF funding for COEs
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Current-year ADA protections — Proposes to allow classroom-based LEAs to be funded at the greater of their current year ADA or their current year enrollment adjusted for pre-COVID-19 absence rates
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Declining Enrollment — Retains three-year rolling average proposal from January to address declining enrollment
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Discretionary Block Grant — Proposes $8 billion one-time funding for a discretionary block grant to LEAs distributed on a per-pupil basis (depending on adjustments, should be about $1,360 per ADA)
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Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) — Proposes an additional $403 million for the ELOP (brings total proposed ongoing program funding for ELOP to $4.8 billion)
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Universal Transitional Kindergarten (TK) — Reduces Prop 98 re-bench for TK expansion from January by about $25 million to $614 million in May Revision, and no proposal related to impact of TK expansion on basic aid school districts
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Community Schools Grant — Proposes $1.5 billion one-time funding to expand access to community school grants to every eligible LEA that opts to apply for its high-need schools
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Universal Meals — Proposes an additional $611.8 million ongoing funding to augment the state meal reimbursement rate
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Facilities — Proposes use of one-time General Fund to support School Facility Program projects, including $2.2 billion in 2021-22, $1.2 billion in 2023-24, and $625 million in 2024-25. Also proposes approximately $1.8 billion one-time Prop 98 funding for schools to address outstanding school facility maintenance issues with no school district receiving less than $100,000 (protecting small districts)
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STRS and PERS — No direct proposal to address increasing employer contribution rates, although Governor mentions these costs when discussing LCFF base increase and discretionary block grant.
Capitol Advisors concludes: Without a doubt, this is a very good budget for K-12 schools in California. Given the enormous growth in the Prop 98 Guarantee over the last few years, and current funding proposals by leadership in both houses of the Legislature, expect continued negotiations over increasing the LCFF base grant and mitigation of STRS and PERS employer costs, among other issues.
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