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Superintendent's Office

Superintendent of Schools, Joseph A. Ovick, Ed.D.
925.942.3433

 

School Finances 101 (PDF)
Bill Clark, Associate Superintendent, Business and Administrative Services

Department of Finance 2011-12 California Revised Budget (proposed May 2011)
K thru 12 Education Summary (PDF)

Department of Finance 2011-12 California Budget - (proposed)
K thru 12 Education Summary (PDF)

CAL Facts - January 2011

State of the Budget Update - December 2010
COE Budget Update

Budget Discussion
Governor-Elect Edmund G. Brown Jr.
December 14, 2010



 

California Education Headlines

A California School Funding Map Tool
This map tool is a starting point to show what the estimated loss in per-pupil spending would be under an all-cuts budget. An all-cuts budget means current sources of revenue will expire on June 30, 2011 without extension.

California could cut school year by several weeks
The calendar says spring, the weather says late winter, but at this time next year, it could be summer vacation for schools. That's if California is forced to patch its budget hole by taking billions of dollars out of education.

Teacher pink slips - Uncomfortable budget uncertainty for instructors and school districts
As she has every year since she began teaching, Holly Gonzalez celebrated her May 15 birthday with a pink slip -- not the silky kind that comes in a shiny box, but the flat one that comes in a plain white envelope.

A California School Funding Map Tool
This map tool is a starting point to show what the estimated loss in per-pupil spending would be under an all-cuts budget. An all-cuts budget means current sources of revenue will expire on June 30, 2011 without extension.

 


 

The 90-second video on how drastic budget cuts affect all schools in
Contra Costa County will begin playing automatically
. This video was produced and is provided courtesy of the San Joaquin County Office of Education

 

csba "education - an investment we can't afford to cut" logo

 

csba "education - an investment we can't afford to cut" logo

 

More Information

  • A Contra Costa Times guest commentary by Dr. Ovick regarding misleading published statistics pertaining to the impact of California's budget crisis (April, 2008)

     

  • A Contra Costa Times editorial by Dr. Ovick addressing the impact of the California budget crisis on public education (March, 2008)

     

  • California Department of Education's "Budget Crisis Report Card" is online

     

  • California PTA's "Flunk The Budget Not Our Children" resource is available

 

 

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