MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Each site must submit a plan developed by the site or advisory counsel for how it proposes
to use the funding. A site council should be in place at any school that receives Pupil
Retention Block Grant and/or School Improvement Program funds. School site councils
must include the principal, teachers, school personnel, and parents (and students at
secondary schools). There is no minimum number of participants but there must be parity
between parents (and students) and representatives of the school administration and staff.
The school district’s governing board must approve the plan before expenditures are made.
If the governing board and site councils cannot reach agreement on how the funds will be
used by May 1, 2007, county boards of education must resolve it.
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
The Legislature and Governor continue to focus on providing funding for the programs to
help students pass the exam. Approximately $70 million will be provided for intervention
support for high school seniors who have not passed the exam, including students with
disabilities. This funding can be used during the regular school day, after school, or on
weekends, and is provided at $500 per student with priority for 12 th graders.
Support for Teachers
Another year of funding for Teacher and Principal Support Grants will be provided.
Approximately $50 per student will be made available for Decile 1 to 3 schools, (based on
the 2005 API), to attract and retain staff. This funding may be used for improving
educational culture and environment by improving safety and cleanliness of schools,
providing support services for students and teachers, incentives to recruit and retain
teachers for hard-to-staff schools, small group instruction, and collaboration time.
Child Care
The Governor’s budget includes $50 million for preschool. Specifics of how the program will
operate are not yet known, but the Governor has indicted this funding will provide free
preschool for all four-year olds living in low-performing school districts. It is possible that
this funding will go to school districts with Decile 1 to 3 school to establish preschool
programs for four-year olds in the attendance area of such schools.
In conclusion, the increased funding of one-time monies and ongoing grants, in addition to
an increase in the EIA funding of $1.9 million, will provide the District with a lot of funding to
work with and this additional funding was not included in the proposed budget. Staff is
recommending that the Board approve this additional funding. A committee of the District’s
stakeholders will meet to discuss how this funding will be spent and establish a plan to be
brought back to the Board for approval in the future.
There was Board discussion and clarification of several questions. It is important that the
District maintain strong fiscal responsibility, that a plan be established by involving the
stakeholders, as well as members of the School Site Councils and Booster Clubs, at all
grade levels, and that there is equitable distributions of the funds. It was also emphasized
that one-time funds should not be used for ongoing expenditures.
It was moved by Jacqueline L. Ashe and seconded by Tracey B. Vackar that the budget
modifications be approved as presented.
VOTE: AYE – 4 (Coz – Absent) NAY - 0 ABSTAIN – 0
S-C-11
CONSENT ITEM – 102
SUPERINTENDENT
AUGUST 15, 2006