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District reports Prop. 28 arts funding: $1.2M allocation, $56K spent so far; waiver pending
Summary
Amber presented the district’s Prop 28 annual report: the district’s 2023–24 allocation was about $1.2 million, with roughly $56,000 spent on added music periods and supplies; a statewide waiver request to ease the 80% spending rule is pending with CDE.
Amber presented the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District’s annual report on Proposition 28 funding to the board on Sept. 10, describing how sites have started to spend the district’s 2023–24 allocation and outlining state compliance requirements.
"Our 23–24 allocation was $1.2 million and we spent about $56,000," Amber said, describing initial expenditures such as an extra music period at the high school, instrument purchases, art supplies, sound and lighting equipment, assemblies, and startup materials for new arts courses.
She explained Prop 28 funds are ongoing and subject to a supplement-not-supplant rule: the funds must add to existing arts programs, not replace them. Sites created plans (SIP/SSAs) showing how they will spend funds; those plans were board-approved earlier in the year and are included in the district’s annual report to the California Department of Education (CDE).
Amber also described a waiver submission to CDE seeking temporary flexibility on the requirement to spend 80% of funds on direct arts instruction/payroll; she said the waiver was submitted in July and that CDE was not approving waivers at the time of her update. "It's not approved but it's not not approved," she told the board, noting the agency’s expectation that districts will eventually meet the statutory spending requirements.
Sites plan further 2024–25 spending through June 2027 on expanded course offerings, after-school sessions, updated equipment, and staffing support for visual and performing arts classes. Amber said the 2023–24 narrative and required annual report were posted on the district website and will be audited as part of the district’s fiscal review.
The board accepted the report and asked that staff continue to provide updates on waiver status and site spending plans.
