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

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

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

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

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

In January, Governor Gavin Newsom will release his 2025-26 State Budget, which—as his penultimate proposal as the state’s chief executive officer—will likely include . . .