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Capistrano Unified Board of Trustees Will To Hold Public Hearing on 2014 - 2015 Budget Tonight
CUSD will be presenting it's 2014-2015 Budget at tonights Board Meeting.
Source: http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/7596214135846133291.pdf
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http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/2311769830568877799.pdf at Page 45
The District is receiving $25 million in new funding which is projected to be spent as follows:
$12.15 million Certificated Salary Increase
$7.2 million Restore school year to 180 days - No Furlough Days
$4.95 million Class Size Decrease by 1.5 students across all grades
$4.45 million Step and Column Salary Increase for Employees who qualify
$2.55 million Increased Contributions to CalPERS to 11.7%
Increased Contributions to CalSTRS from 8.25% to 9.5%
$ .8 million Increased Health and Welfare Benefit Increases (Retiree/employee)
$ .5 million Special Education Teachers/Psych
$ .45 million Classified Positions
$1.66 million Books and Supplies
$1.29 million Increased cost of Services and Operating Expenses
$ .29 million Increased Cost of County Special Ed
Salary Schedule Increases as follows:
(Contracts have not been finalized so this could change)
CUEA (Teachers) 1.5%
CSEA (Support Staff) 2.0%
CUMA (Administrators) 1.5%
Teamsters 2.0%
Class Sizes will revert to contract:
Kindergarten: Currently 32:1 will change to 30.5:1
Grades 1-5: Currently 33:1 will change to 31.5:1
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Grades 6-8: Currently 34:1 will change to 32.5:1
Grades 9-12: Currently 36:1 will change to 34.5:1
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Source CUEA Employment Contract: http://www.cuea.org/information_v2/info_contract.php at page 19.
From the Districts projections it costs $4.95 million to reduce class sizes across all grades by 1.5 students. To get CUSD class sizes down to a reasonable level the State recommend 24:1 CUSD would need to receive and additional $25 million in revenue per year.
The State of California is now 50th in Per Pupil Funding. The State has surplus funding but is not choosing to spend funds on ADA as promised if Tax Payers Passed Prop 30. The State is intentionally underfunding schools in order to spend money on other programs such as High Speed Rail and Driver Licenses for illegal immigrants.
The message that parents and tax payers need to send to Sacramento is that the Base Funding Formula is insufficient to provide our students with a basic education. The State of California has a Constitutional obligation to increase the Local Control Funding Formula Base Grant.The Base Grant Should be a minimum of $9,500 by any measure
Under the new LCFF CUSD will receive $6,773 per student.
The California average ADA is $8,341 per student.
The national average is $11,864 per student.
CUSD is severely underfunded by any measure and we will see more cuts if the State increases the Districts CalSTRS and CalPERS contribution to 10% of the total budget by 2021
