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District reports positive first-interim certification and highlights one-time grants
Summary
The district presented a first interim financial report showing a positive certification for the current and two out years, outlined key budget assumptions (COLA, CalPERS, LCFF/ADA funding) and noted new one-time discretionary block grants and TK funding increases. The board accepted the report and scheduled the next budget milestones.
The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District presented its first interim financial report covering July 1–Oct. 31, 2021, and told the board that it currently meets the criteria for a positive certification for the 2026–27 fiscal year and the two subsequent years.
Amber Tavis, the district’s finance presenter (introduced by staff), said the report is based on three‑year projections and highlighted three volatile assumptions that will significantly affect future budgets: the cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA), CalPERS employer rates and LCFF funding tied to funded average daily attendance (ADA). She said the district’s revenue mix is approximately 77 percent LCFF.
Tavis called out several one‑time or limited‑term funding sources that the board should expect in coming months, including a new Student Support Discretionary Block Grant and additional funding for transitional kindergarten, and noted that some categorical grants (arts/music, educator effectiveness) are expiring. She said the district received roughly $313 per pupil in a new discretionary block grant and highlighted the TK span adjustment that increases per‑pupil revenue for TK enrollment.
The district described its unrestricted general‑fund visualization, where the required 3 percent minimum reserve for economic uncertainties is the key driver of its positive certification. Tavis said payroll and employee benefits account for approximately 78 percent of expenditures and that the second interim report in March and the May revision to the governor’s budget will be the crucial next checkpoints.
The board voted to accept the first interim report and noted next steps: review of the governor’s January proposal, a more detailed second interim report in March and final budget adjustments after the May revise.
