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District fiscal staff explain how LCFF and restricted grants fund Mountain View schools
Summary
On the Just Sayin' podcast, Mountain View School District fiscal director Lisa Loop said California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is the district's primary revenue source, supplying more than 95% of unrestricted funds and about 70% of total funding; she described supplemental funding streams for high-need students and listed restricted grants that support programs and facilities.
Lisa Loop, the Mountain View School District's senior director of fiscal services, told the district's Just Sayin' podcast that California's Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF, is the district's principal source of revenue.
"LCFF stands for Local Control Funding Formula, which is California's main system for funding public schools," Loop said. She explained the state largely allocates money based on student attendance, measured as average daily attendance or ADA, and that the formula provides a base grant for…
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