The State is allocating $576 million to Education Infrastructure

CUSDWatch: 2018 Five- Year Infrastructure Plan - 90% is going to Transportation and High Speed Rail. Not one penny is for K-12 Public Education

The State is planning to allocate $576 million to Education infrastructure. All of it is going to Community College. While K-12 facilities crumble the State is allocating 90% of its infrastructure budget to Transportation/High Speed Rail.

While Schools crumble from a lack of funding, the State is pouring billions into a train to no where.

Source: 2018 Five Year Infrastructure Plan

CUSD is preparing to ask for another Bond.

The Capistrano Unified School District just released its Facilities Condition Assessments for every school in the District. The results show that CUSD has almost $200 million in needed repairs and maintenance that threaten the health and safety of students and rise to the level of an "EMERGENCY FACILITIES NEED" under the Williams Settlement.

Struggling to Do More With Less

Under the State's New Local Control Funding Formula, school district funding is limited to 2007-08 levels plus inflation, not to be reached until 2020-21 (Base Grant). Those districts with a low percentage of students who are english language learners, receiving free and reduced lunch and are in Foster Care receive additional money. CUSD does not qualify additional funds (Supplemental and Concentration Grants).

The State's proposed 2018 budget does not include any increase to the Base Funding Grant, which means that CUSD will remain at $8,000 per pupil into the foreseeable future. Learn More

Source: Dec 6, 2017 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #6 page 25 of 657

Board Audio at 56:58

CUSD schools are being intentionally underfunded so that money that should be going to our schools is being diverted to high speed rail and other programs and entitlements that are not Constitutionally mandated.

The State of California is enjoying record high revenues.

State policy has forced school districts to shift funds away from Deferred Maintenance to pay for everything else.

By 2011-12 70% of districts shifted funds away from Deferred Maintenance and 31% reported shifting all funding away from Deferred Maintenance since the state granted categorical flexibility in 2009.

Source: Williams v. California - Lessons from Nine Years of Implementation at page 28

It is now 2018 (6 years later) and school facilities are in critical disrepair.

Is the only answer a Bond? No.

The State Must Be Forced To Meet It's Obligation to ALL CHILDREN

Every child; irrespective of their individual wealth, race or ethnicity has a fundamental right to go to school in clean, safe and properly maintained facilities.

The State must fund K-12 Facilities. If not, it is time to revisit the Williams Settlement.

When Money is Tight, the Economic Interest of Employees is at Odds with the Educational Interest of Students.

Despite flat funding since 2007-08, CUSD has given employees four consecutive across the board compensation totaling over $120 million dollars.

The District is currently at an impasse with its teachers.

FACT FINDING PART 2 TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 12 NEW!!

December 12th

The CUEA and CUSD bargaining teams met all day for Fact Finding on Tuesday, December 12. Both parties agreed to an additional meeting date on January 11, 2018.

The Fact Finding neutral has directed both sides to keep confidential all details regarding the Fact Finding.

Information following the next meeting will be released as soon as the neutral permits us to go out to our members. At this point we are all committed to letting the process work

Source: CUEA Negotiations

Employee Compensation is currently 90% of CUSD's total budget.

The State continue to pass the cost of CalSTRS and CalPERS down to school districts. By 2020-21 over 100% of CUSD's budget will be spent on employee compensation.

Source: Dec 6, 2017 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #6 page 11 of 657

Board Audio at 56:58

How much more can CUSD taxpayers afford to pay for Education?

Donations of Funds and Equipment

CUSD relies on fundraising and donations to pay for art- music - science - instructional materials and supplies- playground equipment - class size reduction - instructional aids - teacher salaries - teacher release time - computers and technology.

Fees

Parking Fees: CUSD raises over $500,000 per year by charging students to park on campus

Increased Taxes

Prop 30 We now know that 80% of Prop 30 went to salaries pensions and benefits

Prop 55 Extension of Prop 30 Taxes on incomes over $250,000.00

Prop 51 School Facilities Bonds $9 billion in debt - no money ha been released for K-12 schools.

The State of California In Collusion With Public Employee Unions Crated A Common Message "Road to Recovery"

The plan was to protect public employee compensation during the great recession, and restore compensation to maximum highs by 2015.

The student road to recover is not guaranteed, and is dependent on finding continual new revenue streams by 2021:

The past election cycle:

Prop 51 - $9 billion dollar State School Facilities Bond

Prop 55 - the extension of Prop 30 taxes on incomes over $250,000.

Measure M - CUSD's $889 million dollar Local School Facilities Bond.

School Facility Bonds

CUSD's Measure M Failed $889 million dollars representing $600 per year for 35 years on a million dollar home.

During the November 2016 Elections 187 of 206 school bond measures passed representing almost $50 billion (with a B) in new debt for California Property owners

HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOUR FAMILY AFFORD TO PAY SO THAT YOUR MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON HIGH SPEED RAIL AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PENSIONS?

It is time for the State to meet it's Constitutional obligation to ALL students!

Stop spending our tax money on new programs and entitlements that are not Constitutionally mandated!

Mello Roos Tax

Property Tax

Gas Tax

The average California family will be forced to pay $700 or more a year if the new gas tax is not repealed.

Sales Tax

Local Taxes

FICA

Federal Taxes