| Item Title: | 2021-2022 Budget & LCAP Adoption Process: Review of Categorical Programs and One-Time Pandemic Funds (20 Mins/Information) |
| Item Type: | Information |
| Background: | The District’s Categorical Programs provide a variety of school services that are specially funded by the Federal or State government. Federal and State Categorical Programs were created by the legislators to serve the special needs of students that are not covered by general fund regular education programs. All categorical funding that schools receive will in addition be accounted for in their Single Plan for Student Achievement.
Tonights' presentation also includes information on pandemic related funds allocated to the District as part of the State Assembly Bill 86 relief package and multiple series of Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Expenditure plans for Expanded Learning Opportunity Funds, part of the AB86 funding, will be presented to the Board of Education for action before June 1, 2021.
Public Hearings on the Comprehensive Budget proposal and the LCAP are scheduled on June 8, 2021. The 2021-2022 Budget and LCAP will be presented to the Board for adoption on June 22, 2021. |
| AUSD LCAP Goals: | 4. Ensure that all students have access to basic services. |
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| Recommendation: | This item is presented for information and will return to the Board for approval at a subsequent meeting. |
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| AUSD Guiding Principle: | #5 - Accountability, transparency, and trust are necessary at all levels of the organization.| #6 - Allocation of funds must support our vision, mission, and guiding principles. |
| Submitted By: | Shariq Khan, Chief Business Officer |