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RAISE THE BASE! California Is Underfunding K- 12... Schools Are Hurting!

Dawn Urbanek, Neighbor
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Source Documents can be found at: http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/5925159031413898971.pdf page 66 and 67


The Capistrano Unified School District just released a Chart showing California Per Pupil Spending Compared to the National Average and the picture isn't pretty.

Governor Brown promised to change the way education is funded and promised that under the New Local Control Funding Formula that schools would be better off. Unfortunately the new funding formula assures Districts that they will remain broke for years to come.

California's "new" Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) law changes the way the State funds school districts. The new law provides a universal base grant of $6,500 per student then gives those Districts with a higher population of disadvantaged students more funding.

Under the new law CUSD will receive $6,773 per student. Not much when you compare that to the average for the State o California and the United States.

Per Pupil Spending 

  • Capistrano Unified School District 2014- 2015: $6,773

  • Average in the State of California: $9,139

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  • Average in the United States: $10,560

    • I encourage Parents and the Public to contact your legislators and ask them to raise the Base Funding Grant to $9,500.

    My letter to Jerry Brown can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WCSUA6CP4ofuy0hJhxKmE9Do0Psrb3ruwqKfsJO3LIY/edit

    Contact Your State Elected Officials Now: 

    Governor

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    Edmund G. Brown

    http://gov.ca.gov/home.php

    State Capitol, Suite 1173

    Sacramento, CA 95814

    Phone: (916) 445-2841

    Fax: (916) 558-3160

    California State Assembly District 73

    Assemblywoman Diane Harkey

    http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD73/

    Capital Office:

    P.O. Box 942849

    Room 6027

    Sacramento, CA 94249-0073

    Phone: 916.319.2073

    District Office:

    29122 Rancho Viejo Road

    Suite 111

    San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

    Phone: 949.347.7301

    California State Senate District 38

    Senator Mark Wyland

    http://district38.cssrc.us/

    Capital Office:

    State Capitol

    Room 4048

    Sacramento, CA 95814-900

    Phone: 916.651.4038

    District Office:

    27126-A Paseo Espada

    Suite 1621

    San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

    Phone: 949.489.9838

    House of Representatives District 49

    Congressman Darrell Issa

    http://issa.house.gov/

    Washington, DC Office:

    2347 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

    Washington, D.C. 20515

    Phone: 202.225.3906

    District Office:

    33282 Golden Lantern

    Suite 102

    Dana Point, CA 92629

    Phone: 760.559.5000

    Senate

    Senator Dianne Feinstein

    http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/

    Washington, DC Office:

    331 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

    Washington, D.C. 20510

    Phone: 202.224.3841

    Los Angeles Office:

    11111 Santa Monica Blvd.

    Suite 915

    Los Angeles, CA 90025

    Phone: 310.914.7300

    Senator Barbara Boxer

    http://www.boxer.senate.gov/

    Washington, DC Office:

    112 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

    Washington, D.C. 20510

    Phone: 202.224.3553

    Los Angeles Office:

    312 N. Spring Street

    Suite 1748

    Los Angeles, CA 90012

    Phone: 213.894.5000

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