Workshops
State Budget workshops
Subject-Based workshops
June 25, 2024
Special Education—Both Sides of the Equation
Local educational agencies (LEAs) continue to require substantial General Fund contribution to cover special education programmatic costs in personnel, service delivery, and administrative support, despite several years of . . .
August 6, 2024
Human Resources Leadership
Human resources (HR) leaders are confronted with a work environment that has changed in unprecedented ways, which is difficult for the experienced HR leader, and may overwhelm the HR leader who is new to their role. Current workplace trends reflect an environment of transitional
August 13, 2024
LCFF 101—For Beginners
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is the largest source of unrestricted revenue for most local educational agencies (LEAs). In spite of proposed modest increases to LCFF funding, most school agencies are facing declining enrollment and average daily attendance, and many
August 20, 2024
The Local Allocation Policy—Considerations for SELPAs and LEAs
Special education funding policies utilized by Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) have historically reflected the Education Code in place at the time of their development, the needs of the students being served, and the unique regional resources and partnerships to
September 10, 2024
Advanced Collective Bargaining
Unlike recent years, local educational agencies (LEAs) are not seeing the influx of new monies or historic cost-of-living adjustments. In fact, with declining enrollment, attendance rates decreasing, and the expiration of one-time funds, many LEAs will receive less funding in the
September 17, 2024
Attendance Accounting and Instructional Time
California law requires all children to attend school and bases the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)—the largest source of funding available to local educational agencies (LEAs)—primarily on average daily attendance (ADA). In addition to the LCFF, other large sources of K-12
October 8, 2024
Unraveling the Mystery of School Finance
Unraveling the Mystery of School Finance—For Superintendents and Top Administrators This webinar explores the complexities of school finance and educational program development. The program’s content is presented to include the perspective of superintendents, assistant
October 22, 2024
Position Control—The Fundamentals
Position control is a set of procedures which manages personnel expenditures and is of the highest importance in a local educational agency’s (LEA) ability to maintain fiscal accountability. A functioning position control system operates with a high level of accuracy and the data
November 5, 2024
Declining Enrollment—Operational Strategies
Statewide enrollment trends continue to experience decreases in enrollment. Since 2012-13, the state has experienced a loss of over 375,000 (roughly 6.0%) students. If current trends hold over the next ten years, further decline of almost 620,000, or 10.7%, in total enrollment is
November 12, 2024
Effective Supervision and Evaluation
Supervision and evaluation are ongoing active exchanges between a supervisor and employee supporting the objectives of the local educational agency (LEA). Due to restrictive statutory regulations and contractual obligations, evaluation processes and disciplinary proceedings for
December 3, 2024
Planning for Reductions in Force
Declining enrollment and attendance rates, the expiration of one-time dollars, marginal cost-of-living adjustments, and statewide fiscal uncertainty create the perfect financial cliff for the 2024-25 school year and will trigger many local educational agencies needing to execute
December 10, 2024
LCAP—From Accountability to Compliance
The 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is the second year of the latest three-year cycle and will likely usher in additional changes to the template, with the inclusion of students on the LCAP advisory committee and the special education addendum. We are still
Online workshops
Fiscal Solvency for School Districts (2020)
School Services of California, Inc. and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Team (FCMAT) have teamed up to provide a free online workshop on fiscal solvency.