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Santa Rita Union pursues ADA recovery through ELOP and Saturday programs amid budget uncertainty
Summary
District reported a 94.6% overall attendance rate, described a first‑year ADA recovery of roughly 1,440 hours through Saturday programs, and outlined plans to claim ADA during ELOP and extended Saturday offerings as LCFF and federal funding face uncertainty.
District leaders described attendance gains and a strategy to recover Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funds as the district faces state and federal budget uncertainty.
The district reported an overall attendance rate of 94.6% and said attendance is improving year over year. Staff said ADA recovery efforts this year—run as Saturday programs—recovered about 1,440 student hours (described in meeting as "1440 hours or days days of student time"). The district said it has adjusted its calendar to better align recovery programs with reporting periods.
Under new regulations described in the presentation, the district can claim ADA recovery during ELOP if the program offers nine hours of instruction. To meet that requirement, staff said the district will extend its Saturday program and coordinate after‑school programs to reach the nine‑hour threshold so the district can claim ADA for those periods. The district expects a substantial ADA recovery for the next year if implemented as planned.
In the business overview, staff summarized volatile COLA (cost‑of‑living adjustment) projections: a July COLA projection that earlier appeared at 2.43% had moved to 2.3% in early May, and district presenters said statewide and federal funding remain unstable. The district identified possible federal proposals that could affect funding for English learners (Title III) and one‑time grant programs; staff said the proposals were not final and that more information is expected later in the fiscal year.
District staff said they are implementing ADA recovery through ELOP and Saturday programming to protect LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) resources and to reduce reliance on unrestricted funds.
