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Finance staff outlines state budget wins and new grant opportunities for schools
Summary
Finance staff summarized the governor’s signed state budget and highlighted potential increases in special-education funding (staff cited an estimated 35–40% increase), expanded community-schools funding, restored learning-recovery funds and new one-time kitchen-infrastructure grants.
Finance staff summarized takeaways from the governor’s signed state budget and recent finance conferences: revenue assumptions are bolstered by strong stock-market performance but inflation and energy prices remain watch points. The presenter said the state budget includes substantial investments in special education—an estimated 35–40% increase from recent allocations—and funding for expanded community schools as well as one-time grants for student support, professional development and kitchen infrastructure.
Staff noted that some funds are ongoing and some are one-time; schools will receive allocations through the local district (LAUSD) and final awards will inform how amounts are rolled into next year’s budget. The presenter told the board that detailed allocation figures will be provided when LAUSD finalizes awards and that staff will monitor legislative actions through the end of August.
