APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER KALB AND COUNCILMEMBER REID
ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 98 (PORTANTINO)
WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF “AVERAGE DAILY
MEMBERSHIP” IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
FUNDING TO LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES OF WHICH THIRTY
PERCENT SHALL BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCY EXPENDITURES TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
AND HABITUAL TRUANCY BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO IMPROVE SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE OR ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF ABSENTEEISM
WHEREAS, California is one of six states that does not consider enrollment figures for determining state aid to school districts; and
WHEREAS, California funds schools based on average daily attendance (ADA) instead, which is calculated as the total attendance divided by the number of school days in session; and
WHEREAS, Districts plan their budgets and operations based on enrollment but receive funds based on attendance; and
WHEREAS, this bill defines “average daily membership” as the quotient of the aggregate enrollment days for all pupils in a school district or county office of education, from transitional kindergarten to grade 12, divided by the total number of instructional days for the local educational agency (LEA) in an academic year; and
WHEREAS, LEA includes school districts, county office of educations and charter schools; and
WHEREAS, this bill would require LEAs to direct at least 30% of their additional education funding to existing LEA expenditures to address chronic absenteeism and habitual truancy; and
WHEREAS, this bill is sponsored by the California School Employees Association, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond; now, therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED: That the City Council directs the City Administrator or his designee to immediately distribute this Resolution upon its adoption to Governor Gavin Newsom and State Senator Portantino.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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