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Presentation to and discussion by LCAP - Parent Advisory Committee of What Is “Central”? Review Of 2021-22 Centrally Managed Investments:
Funding and Budget Context (10 minutes)
→How did student enrollment and attendance shape our funding and budget this year?
→What are the different funding sources for this year's budget?
→What have been changes in our funding since the June adoption of the LCAP, budget, and school site plans(SPSAs) to which we have been adjusting?
Review of Centrally-Managed Investments (Departments, Programs) (25 minutes)
→What are our centrally managed investments (departments, programs, etc.)?
→Which of these investments are considered base (essential or required)? What is their purpose? What needs do they meet and what services do they provide? How many positions and dollars are allocated to each of them?
→Which of these investments are discretionary? What is their purpose? What needs do they meet and what services do they provide? How many positions and dollars are allocated to each of them?
→Which centrally managed investments are located at specific school sites? Which ones provide support across school sites? Which ones operate as part of the central office in support of districtwide functions?
Questions and Answers (30 minutes, two 15-minute segments)
10 MINUTE BREAK
Breakout Group Discussions (30 minutes)
Question for Discussion in Breakout Groups:
→Which of these investments (departments, programs, etc.) are most unfamiliar to you? What additional information do you need to understand their purpose and the services that they provide?
→Which centrally managed investments are especially important to meet the needs of students in your school community? Explain why.
Large Group Share Out (15 minutes)