While California turned the page from 2020 to 2021, educators continue to face challenges originating at both the local and state level. This year’s May Revision was much less earth-shaking than in 2020, but still has significant implications for local educational agencies’

About the Webinar For both the chief human resources (HR) officer and the technical HR staff, job-specific and consistent training is required to maintain operational compliance and efficiency. Effective training should include legal requirements in concert with the mechanics

About the Webinar As cost increases exceed revenue growth in the present cost-of-living-only environment, understanding the fundamentals of school finance is more important than ever. The purpose of this webinar series is to provide attendees—with a limited background in school

About the Webinar Local educational agency bargaining teams are tasked with bargaining the “new normal” which may include changes in instructional models, fluctuations in staffing needs, and the use of emergency COVID-19 funding resources. The lines between represented employees

About the Webinar The economy, at least the economic impact on the state’s General Fund, has done an about-face and revenues are coming in fast and furious. Communicating the ever-changing financial picture, as well as understanding and managing school district and charter school

About the Webinar Statewide enrollment trends have been on a slow decline; however, the drop from 2019–20 to 2020–21 was by far the largest drop ever at -2.61% in the statewide student population. Zero population growth in 2020 and demographic projections suggest that local

About the Webinar The cash deferrals of 2020–21 were a stark reminder that cash is king. While the focus is typically on budget, the significant amount of cash deferrals caused many local educational agencies (LEAs) to look for outside sources of borrowing to weather the cash

About the Webinar Supervision and evaluation involves 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 statutory regulations and contractual

About the Webinar California’s accountability and continuous improvement system continues to mature. 2021–22 will find local educational agencies (LEAs) adjusting to its evolution. This two-part webinar series will provide an overview of the accountability system for those new to

About the Webinar The purpose of this webinar is to take the complexities of school finance and distill them so that superintendents and other top administrators of local educational agencies can use financial information to make improved policy decisions. Topics include budget