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