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• Attention to Attendance • Proactive health services • Safe School Partnership with the Pleasanton Police Department Mapping the Change — 3 Year Plan — Common Core State Standards: • 2012-2013 — Data Collection • 2013-2014 — Fill in the "Gaps" • 2014-2015 — Systemic Implementation A State Led Effort • Coordinated by the National Governors Association for Best Practices, and • Council of Chief of State School Officers • In collaboration with teachers, school administrators, education experts Key Features of the Common Core Movement: • Aligned to college and work expectations • Clear, understandable, and consistent • Rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills • Built upon strengths and lessons of current state standards • Benchmarked in relation to other top-performing countries Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: • Consortium of 27 states working to develop next generation assessments • Federal grant $175 million • Educators, researchers, policy makers, community groups • Teacher teams from each state to aid in development, review, field testing and evaluation of test items • Higher education representatives are involved in design decisions • All Smarter Balanced Assessments are online • Computer adaptive • Approximately 40% selected response • 60% constructed response Budget: • Prop 30 was approved by the voters of California. • The estimated $6B in temporary tax increases will be allocated for K-14 and other state priorities. • For K-12 education specifically, Prop 30 will provide for flat-funding. • Our District's share of temporary tax revenues prevented the mid-year loss of $7.1 M in ongoing revenue. • The passage of Prop 30 removes the riskiest assumption with the FY12/13 Budget Act. • The passage of Prop 30 will not provide new revenues to the District. What Did PUSD Do for FY12/13? • The Governor instructed school districts to develop the FY12/13 budget assuming voters would approve his tax initiative. He also instructed us to develop a backup plan in case voters did not approve it. • PUSD approved a budget assuming flat funding and spending reductions and negotiated concessions to ensure our fund balance could absorb the loss of $7.1M while maintaining our 3% reserve for economic uncertainties. Proposed Budget for FY13-14: Joint City Council and PUSD Board Minutes Page 10 of 11 January 28, 2013