In the midst of what is the greatest uncertainty for the California economy and State Budget, it is critical that district and school agency leaders are informed about state-level education finance and policy decisions impacting local programs. This year’s May Revision has . . .

All local educational agencies need to build capacity as new employees work to ensure continuity of services. In addition, both new and veteran staff need to understand the changes brought by . . .

Shifts in special education funding, updates to the Education Code, and adjustments to the Assembly Bill 602 special education funding formula have resulted in the need for every . . .

Local educational agency (LEA) management bargaining teams can expect salary demands in 2023-24 to exceed the new revenues being provided by the state. While per-pupil funding provided by the Local Control Funding Formula is . . .

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 . . .

The human resources (HR) department’s core function is to recruit, develop, and retain employee resources to support instructional and operational objectives of the local educational agency (LEA). The statewide staffing shortages have . . .

This webinar takes the complexities of school finance and presents them using examples so superintendents, assistant superintendents for educational programs, and other administrators of local educational agencies can . . .

Personnel expenditures, on average, account for nearly 80-85% of total costs for most local educational agencies, which should make the management of position control a top priority in maintaining fiscal solvency. This technical training will provide . . .

Employee supervision and evaluation involve a process of active and ongoing exchanges between a supervisor and an employee in support of accomplishing the objectives of the local educational agency (LEA). Due to restrictive . . .

Declining enrollment, attendance rates, falling unduplicated pupil percentages, and the expiration of programs funded with one-time dollars will find local educational agencies (LEAs) needing to execute . . .

The 2024-25 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) will not only be the start of a new three-year cycle, but it will also usher in changes to the template, which will be informed by the . . .