Update on the District’s 2022-2023 Budget
Dear Sac City Unified Families,
Last night, the SCUSD Board of Education received an update on the district’s 2022-2023 budget. The final state budget, which was enacted at the end of June, increases funding for public education statewide, and will provide more resources to our district than what was projected last June.
Sac City Unified will receive an additional $83.4 million in net revenues. However, a substantial portion of the new state funding is restricted, which means the money must be invested for specific programs and services. Those programs include:
- Learning recovery
- Expanded learning opportunities
- Art, music and instructional materials
Although the funding comes with restrictions, it will enable the district to increase our focus on helping students recover from Covid-related learning loss and deliver more robust programs for summer school and before and after school care, and serve other important student needs.
Sac City Unified will use additional ongoing state funds to further implement and improve our student support framework known as the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). This framework is designed to ensure that all students, particularly those who are among the least served in the community, receive high quality instruction and supports and interventions matched to their specific needs.
“This revised budget gives Sac City Unified a great opportunity to change course using proven methods to improve student outcomes. It will allow the district to invest more in the academic, social emotional learning, and mental health support and resources that we know our students need,” said SCUSD Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar. “It also steers the district further away from a path of fiscal oversight and toward a brighter future. We must seize this moment.”
“Following the traumatic past few years of learning impacted by the pandemic, our students need and deserve extra support. With these additional resources, it is my hope that our district will be able to make great strides in implementing a robust MTSS strategy that our community has demanded through our LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) which we adopted in June,” said Board President Christina Pritchett.
The Board of Education and district staff have identified many areas for student-centered investment and will continue exploring these options in the coming months while remaining committed to a sustainable fiscal plan that best serves our students. We will keep our families updated on this progress.