LA Unified school board considers two plans for Brown's proposed boost in school funding
Board members at L.A. Unified will hold talks Tuesday morning about how to use funding increases expected from Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed student funding overhaul.
Board members have written up two proposals.
The first includes a long list of uses for the expected funds: Hire more teachers to reduce class size, rehire counselors, librarians, and campus maintenance workers. The proposal lists current L.A. Unified class sizes:
• Grade K-3 = 24 students to 1 teacher
• Grades 4-6 = 30 students to 1 teacher
• Grades7-8 = 30 or more students to 1 teacher
• Grades 9-12 = 30 or more students to 1 teacher
The proposal would also direct the superintendent to draw up a three-year strategy to raise employee wages.