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Saturday, September 19, 2020

SCUSD No Longer Insolvent ? They Found the Money ??

SCUSD No Longer Insolvent ? They Found the Money ??

THIS FALL A WINDFALL: SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS A SURPLUS OF $23 MILLION DOLLARS

How is it that SCUSD is no longer insolvent ?

Perhaps it is because the inappropriately took the money from the LCFF directed to English Language Learners and used it to cover their budget shortfall.

As we described to the Board each year for the last 4 yearsl

https://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2020/06/ab-1835-passes-assembly-assists-english.html

Less than one month after the Sacramento City Unified School District announced it will run out of cash in Feb. 2021, citing a $40 million deficit, both the district and an independent fiscal adviser said this week that the district serving more than 40,000 students likely won’t go insolvent that soon.

Instead, the financially distressed district and FCMAT, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, said the district is closer to having a $20 million surplus, due to savings from the coronavirus pandemic and overbudgeting on the district’s part.

The district is still in trouble down the road and will likely go insolvent. Mike Fine, chief executive officer at FCMAT, said it’s not a matter of if, but when.

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PROCEED AT YOUR OWN PERIL – Dad Gone Wild

PROCEED AT YOUR OWN PERIL

“When the whole world is crazy, it doesn’t pay to be sane.”
― Terry Goodkind, The Pillars of Creation

“The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it”
― D.L. Moody

It was about 7, or a little after, as we made our way back across town from my daughter’s ballet class at Nashville Ballet. Both my 5th-grade son and 6th-grade daughter were engaged in an animated conversation about their school day.

“Daddy, Mr. Keel’s sense of humor is so like mine. Right now we are covering the Mesopotamian age. Mr. Keel says it is really a lot of ground to cover and we don’t want to rush through it too fast. But it’s so interesting.”

“Ms. Cacho’s class is really good. She’s almost as hard as Mrs. Yaklin. She’s really making us work hard.”

“Yea well everybody says Mr. Keel is really strict, but Daddy he’s not. Sure he’s tough but he really tries to help students. I also really like the way Dr. Lemmon is teaching us writing, the prompts really get me thinking. Peter, how was Drama class?”

“Drama Club!!! I was in Drama Club! it was good, Grace and Diana were in there.”

“Grace? Well, that figures, she likes drama…but I didn’t know Diana would be in there. I need to get in that.”

By just listening to them talk, you’d never realize that every class and every teacher they discussed was experienced virtually. Eventually, they got around to listing their favorite all-time teachers, CONTINUE READING: PROCEED AT YOUR OWN PERIL – Dad Gone Wild

SSPI THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

California Department of Education

SSPI THURMOND

STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

August 25, 2020 Tuesday at 2 Webinar

21h

The CDE NSD hosted the eighth Tuesday @ 2: School Nutrition Town Hall webinar on August 25, 2020 for school food service operators, chief business officials, and community partners.

COVID 19: FFVP School Year 2020–21 Waivers

21h

Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted the California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division two waivers for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for School Year 2020–21.

SEP 14

COVID-19: CNP Response 47 and Q&A

The CDE NSD is pleased to announce that on September 11, 2020, the USDA released a new Nationwide Waiver and Q&A related to the Nationwide Waiver to allow SFSP and SSO through December 2020.

SEP 10

New Seal of Civic Engagement

100+ 8d

California State Board of Education approves State Seal of Civic Engagement Award.

SEP 09

Webinar on Public Health Guidance

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond convenes California school leaders to review public health guidance for safe learning.

LivingWorks Virtual Youth Summit

shines a light on mental wellness and suicide prevention.

September 6, 2020 Statewide Emergency: Fires

10d

On September 6, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino, and San Diego County.

Public Safety Power Shutoff Event September 2020

10d

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) have announced that public safety power shutoffs are in progress due to extreme weather and fire danger.

Summer Food Service Program Annual Update 2020-21

10d

The California Department of Education (CDE) has opened the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Annual Update in the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (CNIPS) for School Year (SY) 2020–21 (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021).

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Free Two Day Virtual AgVentura

10d

The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) is offering a free two day virtual AgVentura in lieu of the 2020 California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference.