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Proposal to let state charter association allocate parcel-tax funds fails after heated debate over inclusion of state-authorized Edison
Summary
A proposal to have the California Charter Schools Association distribute a fixed parcel-tax allocation to local charter schools failed after board members objected to delegating allocation authority and including state-authorized charter operators such as Edison.
The board considered an MOU that would have the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) act as a pass-through and distribution agent for a fixed parcel-tax allocation to charter schools. Staff and some commissioners described prior negotiations with local charter leaders and said the agreement was intended to provide a practical mechanism for distributing charter school portions of parcel-tax proceeds.
Commissioner Wins and others objected strongly to the inclusion of state-authorized charter schools (most notably Edison) in the distribution formula and to delegating allocation authority to a statewide advocacy organization rather than keeping distribution decisions local or within a district-held framework. Commissioner Wins said the State Board of Education had granted a charter in a political deal and argued the board should not empower the CCSA to allocate local parcel-tax funds. Other board members said charter leaders locally had requested the arrangement and that the CCSA was functioning as a neutral pass-through nominated by the charter schools themselves.
After extended debate on process and equity, the board voted on the MOU and the measure failed on roll call; the chair said the item would return to further negotiation and discussion.
