2012-13 Budget News

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January 12, 2012

Board Meeting Updates

Latest information on the SCUSD Budget from the Board of Education. Includes links to presentations and video archives. Learn more.

Budget Q&A

Frequently asked questions about the 2012-13 district budget. Learn more.

Latest News

What’s being reported in the news across the state. Learn more.

Budget resources

How you can get involved, plus a listing of all relevant documents and links to other resources about the state and district budget. Learn more.

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February 2, 2012 Board Meeting
Budget Update

February 3, 2012

The Board of Education on Thursday approved $28 million in cuts to next year’s budget, action necessary to comply a March 15 deadline for providing a balanced budget to the Sacramento County Office of Education. SCUSD is continuing to work on solutions to this fiscal crisis that could lead to restoration of programs and positions. The district’s final 2012-13 budget is due to the state on June 30.

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Budget Q&A:

January 13, 2012
  1. Does SCUSD spend tens of millions on “consultants’ fees” that could be used to balance our budget?
  2. Is the district’s deficit caused by spending down reserves?
  3. Is the district proposing to cut counselors and librarians and raise class sizes?
  4. Is a $28 million deficit the “worst-case” 2012-13 budget scenario for SCUSD? Is it possible that the deficit will be less?
  5. Is SCUSD at risk of state takeover? What does that mean?
  6. Is it true that the Superintendent and the Cabinet received raises or holiday “bonuses” while teachers did not?
  7. If all California K-12 districts face the same problem of “flat funding” and the loss of one-time funds, why are surrounding districts proposing fewer cuts and smaller reductions than SCUSD?
  8. Can the deficit be closed with money from the California Lottery?
  9. Is it true that the district employs an executive chef to prepare administrators’ lunches at the Serna Center? Could this money be used to save teachers’ jobs?
  10. How much does Superintendent Raymond make? How does this compare to other superintendents?
  11. What’s going to happen to Early Kinder next year if there is no funding?
  12. What is SCUSD doing to mitigate cuts?
  13. I’ve read that teachers are already giving back $2,250 annually to the district. Is that true?
  14. I’ve read that the $95-a-month contribution from teachers was supposed to be used to keep K-3 classes to no more than 25 students but wasn’t. Is that true?
  15. Is it true that students learning culinary arts at the Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center won’t be allowed to finish their program?
  16. Woodbine Elementary School teachers attended a workshop on Balanced Literacy at the Serna Center that had more trainers than participants. It also lasted six hours when it could have been completed in half that time. What are you doing about this?

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Have a budget question or suggestion?

January 12, 2012

Do you have a budget question, suggestion, or heard a rumor? Fill out our contact form. We will be posting answers to questions here on the budget news page as well as our facebook page.

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Download Board Approved Budget Reductions

February 7, 2012
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Download Restricted Contracts Information

January 31, 2012
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Download Unrestricted Contracts Information

January 31, 2012
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Download Budget Community Forum Presentation

January 31, 2012
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Fill out our Budget Survey

January 25, 2012
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2011-12 Budget Book

February 9, 2012
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Board Meeting Archives

January 12, 2012
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Superintentent Raymond’s Letter to Staff
1/24/12

January 24, 2012

Dear Colleagues:

As the month wears on, we are gaining a better understanding of some of the nuances of the Governor Brown’s 2012-13 budget plan and its potential impacts on public education. While some aspects of his plan are intriguing – we are anxious to know more about the Governor’s “weighted student funding” formula and proposed reduction of mandated programs – other elements are, unfortunately, grim.

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