EDUCATION
Department of Education
-$843.5 million
The Administration proposes the
following reductions in the Department of Education’s
budget:
Healthy Start Grants: $38 million of the $39 million Proposition 98 General
Fund appropriation
for a new cohort of Healthy Start
sites that will not affect existing programs.
Charter School Facilities Grants: $5 million of the $10 million in
Proposition 98 General Fund
appropriated for facility grants to
charter schools in low-income attendance areas pursuant to
Chapter 892, Statutes of 2001 (SB
740). Funding for this purpose has not been allocated, and
savings from non-classroom
instruction charters will be reduced to no more than 5 percent
pursuant to the Governor’s intent.
PERS Offset for K-12 Revenue Limits:
$35 million in
Proposition 98 Reversion Account
appropriated for reduction of the
PERS offset to revenue limits pursuant to Chapter 794,
Statutes of 2001(SB 6) in order to
suspend implementation until funding for this purpose is
appropriated in a subsequent Budget
Act. Funding has not yet been allocated.
K-12 Revenue Limit Equalization
Adjustment: $40
million in Proposition 98 Reversion
Account appropriated in Chapter 891,
Statutes of 2001 (SB 735) for purposes of equalization of
district revenue limits pursuant to
Chapter 794, Statutes of 2001 (AB 441) in order to suspend
implementation until funding is
appropriated in a subsequent Budget Act. Funding has not yet
been allocated.
Before/After School Expansion: $29.7 million from the Proposition
98 General Fund
appropriated for expansion of the
Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods
Partnership Program, including
$14.85 million for a new Before School component authorized
by Chapter 545, Statutes of 2001 (AB
6) in order to delay implementation. Funding has not yet
been allocated for the new
component, and costs have not been incurred by districts for the
After School expansion.
High Priority Schools Grant Program:
$197 million
local assistance appropriation to reflect a
July 1, 2002, implementation date
for the High Priority Schools Grant Program Chapter 749,
Statutes of 2001 (AB 961). This
program was designed to improve the academic performance
of pupils in schools in the bottom
five deciles, with priority being provided to the lowest
performing schools. Funding for this
program has not been allocated. Eligible schools would
receive grants beginning in 2002-03.
Beginning Teacher Support and
Assessment Program: $20 million for the Beginning
Teacher Support and Assessment
Program, which provides teachers with two years of
mentoring and support after they
earn a preliminary teaching credential. This program is
currently funded at $104.6 million.
It is anticipated there will be $20.0 million in savings in this
program.
Peer Assistance and Review Program: $50 million for the Peer Assistance
and Review
Program (PAR), which provides
mentoring services to veteran teachers who encounter
professional difficulties. This
program is currently funded at $134.2 million, school districts also
may use PAR funds to supplement the
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program,
the California Pre-Internship
Teaching Program, or any other program that provides training and
support to new teachers. The funding
reduction reflects a decrease in the number of PAR
participants.
National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards Certification Incentives: $5 million
for the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Certification Incentives
Program, which provides teachers who
earn certification by this organization with $10,000
bonuses. NBPTS-certified teachers
who agree to teach in low-performing schools are provided
an additional $20,000 bonus, which
is payable over a four-year period. Based on expenditures
in the past, it is anticipated that
there will be unutilized funds in 2001-02.
Teaching As A Priority Block Grant: $20 million for the Teaching As A
Priority block grant,
which provides schools ranked in the
bottom five deciles of the Academic Performance Index
(API) with grants to provide
recruitment and retention bonuses to fully credentialed teachers.
Participating schools that are
ranked in the bottom three deciles of the API currently receive
$44.00 per student, while schools
ranked in the fourth and fifth deciles receive $29.00 per
student. It is anticipated this
program will have savings in 2001-02.
High School Coach Training: $1 million for the High School Coach
Training Program, which
is intended to provide high school
coaches with training in safety-related topics such as CPR.
Expenditure records indicate that
this program has not been utilized.
Certificated Staff Performance
Awards: $50
million for the Certificated Staff Performance
Awards Program, which provides
bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to certificated staff in
schools that achieve significant,
sustained growth in their API scores over a two-year period.
The number of rewards will be
reduced to the following levels.
500 certificated staff receive
bonuses of $25,000 each
1,875 certificated staff receive
bonuses of $10,000 each
3,750 certificated staff receive
bonuses of $5,000 each
Professional Development Institute
Stipends: $6
million of the General Fund appropriation
for stipends. The 2001-02 Budget,
which contains $54.0 million to provide $1,000 stipends to
teachers who attend the University
of California-administered Professional Development
Institutes (PDI). These savings in
stipend payments conform to anticipated demand for the PDI
by school districts.
K-12 Per Pupil Block Grant: $67.8 million appropriation in
Proposition 98 Reversion Account
for the K-12 Per Pupil Block Grant
program, which provides grants of $12 per pupil to all school
districts and county offices of
education to be spent on a variety of categorical programs.
High Tech High: Delete $4 million of the $10 million
from the Proposition 98 Reversion
Account for the High Tech High
grants to reflect a reduced level of funding for High Tech High
Schools anticipated to open in Fall
2002. To date, none of the funds have been allocated.
Digital High School: $15 million Proposition 98 for the Digital High
School program. This
program provides approximately $45
per pupil for technical support and professional
development in participating
schools. The program has not spent its entire $76 million budget
allocation in the past, and this
proposal reflects program savings resulting from less than
anticipated participation.
One-Time Energy Relief Funding: $250 million Proposition 98 General
Fund for energy relief
for K-12 schools. These funds were
provided on a one-time basis to address higher than
anticipated energy costs. This
funding has not yet been allocated to schools. Given that energy
costs have not increased as much as
expected due, in part, to lower natural gas prices, this
funding can be eliminated in
2001-02.
9th Grade Class Size Reduction
Program Savings: $10
million Proposition 98 General Fund
for the 9th Grade Class Size
Reduction Program. The 2001 Budget Act appropriated
$145.2 million to allow schools to
reduce 9th Grade English and one other core class to a
20:1 ratio. Program participation
has been less than anticipated this year, resulting in at least
$10 million in program savings.