Oakland Unified School District

1. OaklandUnified School District COMMUNITY MEETING – JANUARY 22, 2011 Community Schools, Thriving Students

2. Agenda • OUSD Schools Snapshot • The California State Budget Process • How does OUSD get funding? • What can you do to help? • OUSD’s School Site Budget Process • How do OUSD schools get funding now? • Equity-based Budgeting Activity • What does equity mean in school funding allocations? • What should be taken into account? Community Schools, Thriving Students

3. Snapshot of OUSD Schools – 2010-2011 • 13th Largest School District in California (2009-10) • Number of Schools*: 97 (excluding Street Academy, Gateway, and Advanced Path) • Student Enrollment*: 36,656 (excluding Gateway and Special Day Classes) • Average Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.7 (excluding Prep Teachers) • Average School Size: 378 • Students per School: • 13 schools - 500 or more students • 46 schools - between 300-499 students • 38 schools - 299 or less students Community Schools, Thriving Students

4. The California Budgeting Process January Proposal. What are schools to do? School Services of California - Dartboard Sacramento – State Budget May Revise October Budget Passes Alameda Office of Education (Common Msg) OUSD Community Schools, Thriving Students

5. 2011-12 Governor’s Proposed Budget Community Schools, Thriving Students

6. The Governor’s Challenge • New Governor, new approach, same lousy environment • The Governor faces the biggest deficit ever faced by any governor in U.S. history ($25 Billion) • And he inherits huge economic problems and a divided Legislature • All of his proposals are opposed by someone: • Republicans oppose new taxes • Democrats oppose spending cuts • Taxpayers oppose more debt • You cannot balance this Budget without taxes, spending cuts, and maybe some debt Community Schools, Thriving Students

7. The Governor’s Proposal • So, how does the Governor propose to dig the state out of this economic quagmire? • Cuts – lots of them • But with the acknowledgement that education has already taken more than its fair share of cuts • Realignment • To restore local control of service delivery and save the state money • Continuation of taxes and categorical flexibility • Temporary taxes would be extended by five years • Categorical flexibility includes adult ed, maintenance, textbook adoption, class-size reduction penalties, and others • Basically the Governor has two plans: • If the taxes are extended, the cuts are as budgeted in January • Education would be flat funded for 2011-12 • If the taxes are not extended, an estimated additional $9 billion in cuts would be needed, including large cuts to education Community Schools, Thriving Students

8. Risks to the Budget Proposal • Flat funding for K-12 education is dependent upon voters approving the extension of the current temporary taxes • The Legislature must place this proposal on the ballot, requiring two-thirds vote in each house • Two Republicans in each house must agree – will be a tough sell! • Voters may turn this down even if it gets on the ballot • Legislature must approve shifting special funds (Proposition 63 for mental health and Proposition 10 for First 5 Program) • Two-thirds vote is required • The Legislature must approve the local government realignment proposal and place the tax extension proposals on the ballot to pay for realignment Community Schools, Thriving Students

9. Impact of Governor’s Budget on OUSD Community Schools, Thriving Students

10. How has state funding changed over time?

11. Proposed 2011-12 Funding vs. 2010-11Enacted Budget $6,493 $6,386 • The Governor’s Budget does not fund the 1.67% estimated COLA ($107 for unified districts) • The funded base revenue limit drops approximately $19 per ADA from the 2010-11 level 17.963% Deficit 19.608% Deficit -$1,273 -$1,148 Community Schools, Thriving Students

12. 2010-11 Unrestricted Expenses (1st Interim)

13. Impact of Governor’s Budget on OUSD Community Schools, Thriving Students

14. Questions

15. What You Can Do • Join Youth Together’s Budget Campaign

16. OUSD’s School Site Budget Process • Results-Based Budgeting • Two Primary Goals: • Stop historical pattern of unequal funding across the city • Give school communities more power to do what works at their schools Community Schools, Thriving Students

17. RBB – How It Works Our Focus Today RBB Community Schools, Thriving Students

18. Our Task Force Work • Select a funding allocations model and process that supports all students and all schools to meet the OUSD goal of academic and fiscal solvency • Use learnings from our community, our experiences, and other task forces to guide our decision-making and recommendations Community Schools, Thriving Students

19. What does equity mean in school funding allocations? • Working Definition • Equitable funding means giving more resources to students who are furthest away from opportunity. • Questions • What do we measure to determine a student’s distance from opportunity? • What factors do we prioritize? Why? Community Schools, Thriving Students

20. Next Steps • Participate in the Budget Campaign – Advocate and Vote! • Come to a task force meeting • Next meeting: Monday, January 24 5p 1025 2nd Ave, 4th Floor • Give feedback at thrivingstudents.org Community Schools, Thriving Students