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Coordinating Council

12.18.23

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Reflection

What do you love most about the Moraga School District?

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Norms

What types of norms should guide our work?

  • Respect all points of view
  • Start and end on time
  • Describe and explain acronyms before using them
  • Ask questions
  • Confirming action items and expectations for future meetings
  • All participate in discussions
  • Engage in true collaboration
  • All stakeholders are heard - ensure all voices are present, be conscious of gaps
  • Expect and accept non closure
  • Assume positive intent

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Staying Centered

Believing

Thinking

Feeling

Acting

Triggers a deep value; may be hard to identify.

Processing words and facts, analyzing, questioning.

Responding with emotion, like anger, fear, or sorrow.

Active movement to accomplish a task or a goal.

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Purpose

The purpose of Coordinating Council is to support the implementation of the Local Control and Accountability Plan by tracking progress, providing feedback on goals, and assisting in the development of action plans for meeting goals.

In addition, we will be utilizing some time in Coordinating Council to set Site Council goals for our school sites this year.

The Safety Committee and the Cultural Proficiency Committee take a more in-depth look at goals in these areas.

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Coordinating Council Calendar

Meeting Date

Topic

September

Introductions, Norms, Review of LCAP Priorities

Goal 2: Social Emotional Learning and PBIS

October

Site Plans (Goal Review and Reflection)

Goal 1: Statewide and Local Assessments

November

Dashboard Review

Goal 1: Teachers Fully and Appropriately Assigned, Access to Standards

Goal 2: Attendance

December

Budget Review

January

Safety Plan Feedback

Goal 1: Review JM Instructional Schedule, FIT and Deferred Maintenance Plan

Goal 2: Student Connectedness and Safety

February

LCAP Mid-Year Report

Goals 1 Development

Goal 1: Integrate Diversity/Inclusivity Lessons

Goal 2: SEL, Student Diversity/Inclusion Survey

March

Goals 2 Development

Goal 1: Increase Math and ELA Support

Goal 2: Implement MTSS

April

Goal 3 Development

Goal 1: STEAM, Environmental Literacy, PBL

Goal 3: Service Learning

May

Final LCAP Review

Goal 1: Professional Development

Goal 3: Parent Education, Parent Participation, Communication, Board Meetings

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Outcomes for Today

  • To understand the budget cycle for the Moraga School District, including:
    • The timeline for the State budget and how this impacts schools.
    • Statutory requirements and deadlines for fiscal reports.
    • The multi-year projections and how the are generated.
  • To review the LCAP goals and actions.
  • To generate a list of top priorities for ongoing action and funding.

To clarify, the outcomes for today DO NOT include making budget reductions.

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Moraga School District

2023-24

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2023-24 Moraga School District

  • Spending plan

  • Based on estimates

  • Projected Revenues and Expenses

  • Assumptions tied to the State’s budget

  • Projections are based on internal analyses and external data sources

What is a Budget?

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Budget Calendar

2023-24 Moraga School District

Governor’s proposed State Budget

October

January

August

July

June

May

April

March

September

February

November

December

  • Dartboard
  • LAO analysis
  • Budget process begins
  • Enrollment projections
  • Budget development
  • Approve any employee reductions
  • Kindergarten registration
  • Approve budget reduction
  • Board approval for any certificated layoffs

Second Interim Report

  • Review LCAP
  • Update staffing budgets
  • Reviewing budget related information that’s available
  • Review budget forecast based on May revise

Governor’s May Revise

  • Public hearing LCAP
  • Review budget forecast based on May revise

Budget Adopted

  • Submit Adopted Budget and LCAP to CCCOE
  • Revise Adopted Budget if needed based on new legislation
  • Work on closing the books

45 Day

Revise

  • Close the books
  • Submit Unaudited Actuals to CCCOE

Unaudited Actuals Report

  • Financial Audit
  • Start working on First Interim changes
  • Complete Financial Audit
  • Prepare for reporting First Interim changes
  • Review and present First Interim Report
  • Get Auditor’s Report

First Interim Report

Adoption of State Budget

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Budget Categories

2023-24 Moraga School District

  • Restricted and unrestricted money left over after expenditures are made. Reserves are crucial to a district’s long-term financial health.

REVENUES

  • Distribution of resources based on district goals, cost of instruction and cost of operating the system

  • Resources available to fund the priorities of the district

EXPENDITURE

RESERVES

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2023-24 Moraga School District

REVENUES

LCFF Revenue – for The Moraga School District

  • Schools receive money based on student needs

  • Base grant for each student

  • Grade span adjustment money for TK-3

  • Supplemental funding for each student with higher needs (English learners, foster care or reduced lunch) 20% additional funding per student

  • The LCAP guides the use of LCFF funds

  • The LCFF revenue is the total bucket – influenced by Cost of Living Adjustment

  • Part of this bucket is funded with property taxes and the state guarantees the rest

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2023-24 Moraga School District

Source

%

LCFF

69%

Local

22%

State

7%

Federal

2%

FIRST INTERIM REVENUES

MEF & Donations

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What Affects LCFF Revenues?

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2023-24 Moraga School District

REVENUES

Overall in Revenues of $290k

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2023-24 Moraga School District

EXPENDITURES

Expenditures – for The Moraga School District

  • Certificated Salaries – Teachers, Student Support, Administrators

  • Classified Salaries – Instructional, Support, Technical, Supervisors, Administrators

  • Benefits – STRS, PERS, Medicare, Health and Welfare

  • Books and Supplies – Approved Textbooks, Reference Materials, Supplies

  • Contracts and Services – Insurance, Consulting Services, Repairs, Leases

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Schedule of Changes

2023-24 Moraga School District

EXPENDITURE

Overall in Expenditures of $881k

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2023-24 Moraga School District

FIRST INTERIM EXPENDITURES

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2023-24 Moraga School District

REVENUE AND PERSONNEL COSTS

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RESERVES

  • State Required Minimum – 3%

  • Moraga School Board – Additional 1%

  • Small District Reserves – No State Limit

  • Monthly Salaries and Benefits - $2M rounded

  • Reserves for Moraga have been steadily declining

  • Deficit Spending, not unusual but eats into Reserves

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Schedule of Changes

2023-24 Moraga School District

RESERVES

Overall in Fund Balance of $131k

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Multi-Year Projection

Why do we need a Multi-Year Projection?

  • A MYP is required by the State

  • It is important for the district to project out three years of fiscal health

  • The MYP helps the district negotiate with labor partners – ongoing costs

  • County Office review is required

  • It is good accounting practice

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Fund 01 – Assumptions for MYP

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Multiple Year Projection - MYP

2023-24 Moraga School District

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Reporting Results

Negative – It is projected that the district will not be able to meet its financial obligations in the current or next fiscal year

Qualified – It is projected that the district may not meet its financial obligations in one of the three years

Positive – District is projected to meet its financial obligations for all three years

The County Office intervenes for a Qualified or Negative report

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Balanced Budget

  • The District’s goal is to have a balanced budget

  • Revenues should cover Expenses

  • Essential for long-term fiscal health

  • 2024-25 COLA uncertain

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Questions?

2023-24 Moraga School District

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LCAP

Review of Goals and Actions

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LCAP Goals and Big Picture

Learning & Intervention

Wellness & Connectedness

Community

Engagement

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LCAP Goals

Goal

Description

1

All students will have support, access to and demonstrate progress in mathematics, English language arts/literacy, Next Generation Science, physical education, history/social science, visual and performing arts, and health.

2

Provide a safe environment for the well-being of students, where they feel confident and are connected with peers and caring adults, who challenge them with clear and high expectations, and present culturally responsible and inclusive lessons to maximize their learning potential.

3

Increase parent engagement by improving the frequency and transparency of communication, building alliances with the school community to foster relationships, sharing resources, and developing mutual goals with stakeholders.

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LCAP Goal #1

All students will have support, access to and demonstrate progress in mathematics, English language arts/literacy, Next Generation Science, physical education, history/social science, visual and performing arts, and health.

Title

Description

Teachers Fully and Appropriately Assigned

Teachers are assigned and fully credentialed teachers assigned for the students they are teaching.

Access to Standards

Staff will implement and students will have access to standards-aligned instruction, materials and resources.

School Facilities in Good Repair

Utilizing the Facilities Inspection Toolkit report, ensure school facilities are maintained and in good repair.

Deferred Maintenance Plan

Develop, implement, monitor, and annually update the Deferred Maintenance Plan.

Professional Development Priorities

Improve core subject academic achievement by increasing educator capacity via professional development and professional learning communities, and identifying and implementing successful teaching methodologies, with a concerted focus on CCSS and ELD standards for ELL and students with disabilities.

Statewide and Local Assessments

Emphasizing mastery versus output, analyze CAASPP and local assessment data to identify annual improvements and for the purpose of addressing individual needs of students for instructional planning.

PBL, STEAM, and Environmental Literacy

Develop a plan for implementing Project Based Learning (PBL). Continue to implement STEAM and introduce elementary science teachers, including Environmental Literacy (making informed decisions concerning the environment).

Review JM Instructional Schedule

Review JMIS traditional 7-period plus Z period schedule to determine if it meets the needs of all students. Per review, reimagine the JM school day schedules and customize the use of time to meet content needs rather than adapting content to fit a fixed schedule.

Summer School

Implement summer school programs in 2021 and 2022.

Increase Math and ELA Support

Increase math and ELA support periods at JMIS and the elementary Reading Tutor and Fundations programs in elementary schools. Use Academy period at JMIS to provide targeted support for student learning.

Integrate Diversity/Inclusivity Lessons

Promote time for educator collaboration to work on integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in lessons, in schools, in the district and in PTA programs.

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LCAP Goal #2

Provide a safe environment for the wellbeing of all students, where they feel confident and are connected with peers and caring adults, who can challenge them with clear and high expectations, and present culturally responsible and inclusive lessons to maximize their learning potential.

Title

Description

Social Emotional Learning and PBIS

Establish or re-establish Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) teams and provide professional development as needed.

Student Connectedness and Safety

Administer and track “connectedness” and “safety” survey questions and develop plans per outcomes which include focus on bullying.

Implement MTSS

Implement Multiple Tiers Systems of Support (MTSS) to provide targeted support to struggling (academic/social/emotional) students which includes Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS) school teams and a focus on restorative practices.

Student Diversity/Inclusion Survey

Develop and administer a student Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) survey and develop action plans per survey outcomes.

Attendance/Chronic Absenteeism/Drop Outs

Develop and implement individual attendance improvement plans to provide needed student supports for chronically absent students.

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LCAP Goal #3

Increase parent engagement by improving the frequency and transparency of communication, building alliances with the school community to foster relationships, sharing resources, and developing mutual goals with stakeholders.

Title

Description

Parent Education

Provide parent education programs: English Language Learner, Special Education, Executive Functioning, Wellbeing, Safety, Diversity/Inclusion.

Communication

Schools and the district will communicate programs and activities, with information focusing on climate surveys, LCAP development, committees, and parent education programs at least twice a month and provide communication in multiple languages as needed.

Parents with Students with Disabilities

Continue Parents of Exceptional Moraga Students (POEMS) meetings.

Parent Participation

Individually contact low-income, English learners, and foster youth parents to participate on the Coordinating Council and provide translation services as needed.

Board Meetings

In-person Board meetings will be live-streamed.

Community Service and Family-School Partnership

Improve family-school partnership and student understanding of the perspectives of world views by increasing promotion and encouragement by participating in the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Program.

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Defining Priorities

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Processing Activity

All our LCAP goals and actions are important and necessary - they were developed collaboratively three years ago and represent requirements from the state and local priorities.

In this activity you will be given post-it notes. You will use these to identify priorities in Goal 1 (5) and in Goal 2 (4).

Administrators will be at the charts to answer questions.

After the activity, we will divide into two groups to organize the priorities and report out.

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Next Steps

The collective priorities of our group will be key components in developing a plan for adjusting our budget to adapt to our new fiscal reality.