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District reports Prop 28 arts spending and hires; sites set allocation plans
Summary
Mount Diablo Unified reported receipt and initial spending of Prop 28 funds, said it has hired 20 new arts staff so far and that the district is on track to meet the 80% personnel requirement for Prop 28.
At the Mount Diablo Unified School District board meeting on April 23, curriculum staff updated trustees on district spending and activities supported with Prop 28 arts funding.
Kelly Hoover, curriculum specialist, and district fiscal staff said the district received $4,072,821 in Prop 28 funding for 2023–24 and $4,010,391 for 2024–25. Prop 28 provides an annual allocation to districts equal to 1% of the state’s Prop 98 apportionment and requires that at least 80% of funds be used for additional certificated or classified FTE for arts instruction.
District staff said they have hired 20 new art instructors so far (“20 and counting”), added 25 secondary arts sections and nine high‑school sections this year, purchased instruments, kilns and lighting equipment and created new dedicated arts spaces at several sites. The district reported that roughly 78% of its Prop 28 expenditures and encumbrances so far are for personnel, 21% are goods and services and roughly 0.06% are indirect costs.
Site administrators retain local control to craft spending plans for their allocations with stakeholder input, staff said, and principals submit site spending plans that the arts office reviews. Staff told trustees they had obtained a waiver for 2023–24 that will allow the district flexibility to use supply funds to create dedicated art spaces where needed. The first Prop 28 annual report is due to the California Department of Education; the district will return in June with that required report.
Trustees asked for a district arts calendar and a site‑by‑site summary showing each school’s Prop 28 allocation, year‑to‑date spending and planned uses so the board can see whether any sites are at risk of not spending their allocations before grant deadlines. Hoover said the district maintains site spending plans and will share them with the board.
The presentation also highlighted arts activities at Bancroft, Sequoia, Mount Diablo and other schools and the inclusion of arts experiences aligned to the district’s arts strategic plan. Staff emphasized the funding is intended to supplement, not replace, existing arts funding.
