savy STAKEHOLDERS 4 students stop the shell game!

track actual data and include all the funds

aT THE END OF THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, ca pUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT COFFERS STILL HELD

$97 BILLION Taxpayer dollars

Brookings "research suggest most school board trustees are simply going through the motions when it comes to budget deliberations."

Reserves: Problem/ Solution

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR DISTRICT?

SELECT BY COUNTY BELOW, THEN SCROLL TO

SEE Actual 2013-2025 reserves data

for EVERY district in the state.

THE BILLIONS HAVE BUILT UP OVER THE PAST DECADE.

The numbers speak for themselves and are meant to provoke a litany of questions:

How much in reserves is too much? Is all the money truly "restricted" or is it just "designated", "assigned", or "committed"? When is/was it due to be spent? How much can be redesignated, reassigned, or recommitted back to the General Fund to be spent as part of the Budget? How can one say all the reserves are "one time money" when all employee groups do not receive their share of annual Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) dollars? Where is the money? Who manages it? Is it earning interest? What other assets does the district have? How much surplus property does the district have? Is/ was a parcel tax or another bond really necessary? How could this have happened? Who is advising the school board? Do all government agencies operate this way? The list goes on and on.

The answers depend on what board members' constituents demand.

Share the data, organize your community,

and get real answers and results,

or get new board members.

Students and taxpayers deserve better!!!

SOLUTION

General Fund Revenues, Expenditures, and Ending Balances and Governmental Fund Revenues, Expenditures, and Ending Balances from California Department of Education's Ed-Data.org.

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