6110 Department of Education
Major Program Changes
  • The budget includes a decrease of $411,000 General Fund and $469,000 federal Title I funds and the removal of 9.0 positions in 2010-11 due to the elimination of the High Priority Schools Grant Program.

  • The budget includes an increase of $2.5 million federal Title VI funds in 2010-11 for continued implementation and development of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), which will establish a longitudinal student level database.

  • The budget includes an increase of $600,000 federal Title I and Title VI funds in 2010-11 to conduct an alignment study of the California Modified Assessment.

  • The budget includes an increase of $8.0 million federal funds in 2010-11 for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, which provides an additional free fresh fruit or vegetable snack to students during the school day.

  • The budget includes an increase of $96,000 federal Title I funds and 1.0 position in 2010-11 to research school accountability growth models pursuant to Chapter 273, Statutes of 2009.

  • The budget includes a reduction of $340 million General Fund in 2009-10 to reflect projected savings in the K-3 Class Size Reduction program. Although the penalties for exceeding class size limits were significantly reduced in 2009-10, we anticipate program savings of $340 million due to schools increasing class sizes.

  • The budget includes an increase of $15 million General Fund in 2010-11 to provide categorical funding to newly-established schools. Under current law, schools established after the base year used for proportioning the categorical funds that were made flexible in 2008-09 may receive an allocation for these programs if they are administering the programs as they existed before they were made flexible.

  • The budget includes an increase of $65 million General Fund in 2010-11 for the ongoing costs of mandated behavioral assessments and intervention plans.

  • The budget contains a reduction of $1.2 billion General Fund in 2010-11 targeted to school district central administration. This proposal will protect classroom spending, including funding for teachers and principals, from further reductions.

  • The budget includes a reduction of $45 million General Fund in 2010-11 for county office of education administrative costs. This proposal will require county offices of education to form regional consortia in order to consolidate functions and services. By consolidating county offices, this proposal will achieve economies of scale and reduce administrative costs.

  • The budget includes a reduction of $300 million General Fund in 2010-11 to school districts and county offices of education. This proposal will eliminate barriers to contracting out in order to enable school districts to achieve significant cost reductions.

  • The budget includes a reduction of $550 million General Fund in 2010-11 to reflect projected savings in the K-3 Class Size Reduction program. Although the penalties for exceeding class size limits were significantly reduced in 2009-10, we anticipate program savings of $550 million due to schools increasing class sizes.

  • The child care budget includes a reduction of $77.1 million General Fund in 2010-11 to reduce reimbursement rate limits in voucher-based programs from the 85th percentile of the market to the 75th percentile, based on the 2005 regional market rate survey, effective July 1, 2010. This proposal will also reduce the reimbursement rate limits for licensed-exempt providers from 90 percent of the ceilings for licensed family child care homes to 70 percent. This proposal affects all voucher programs, including the Alternative Payment Program ($12 million), and the caseload-driven CalWORKs Stage 2 ($37 million) and Stage 3 ($28.1 million) programs.

  • The child care budget includes a further decrease of $122.9 million in 2010-11 to CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care to achieve additional ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund savings. Providing a set-aside for former CalWORKs families creates an inequity in accessing care for working poor families which must compete for services on a waiting list and may incentivize families to seek welfare assistance in order to access care.

  • The budget includes an increase of $50 million Proposition 98 Reversion Account in 2010-11 to fully fund the 2008-09 appropriation for the Emergency Repair program.

  • The budget includes an increase of $20 million Proposition 98 Reversion Account in 2010-11 to provide categorical funding to newly-established schools for 2008-09 and 2009-10.