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Panel weighs plan to shift differentiated assistance to three‑year cycle and broaden State Board authority
Summary
The governor’s budget would reallocate differentiated assistance into universal and targeted assistance with a three‑year support cycle and give the State Board more authority to set performance criteria; proponents say it reduces churn and stabilizes county funding, while the LAO and some legislators warned the Board should not obtain open‑ended authority before criteria are set.
Legislators pressed state education officials over a proposal to change how the state identifies and funds districts needing differentiated assistance and technical support.
Stephanie Gregson of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence described the statewide system of support as layered (universal, targeted/supplemental, intensive) and said the proposed approach would better coordinate technical assistance across county offices and other partners. “Deep systems change work requires focus, intention and time,” Gregson said, urging coordinated pathways of…
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