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Arcadia Unified hears May Revise briefing; district sees roughly $4.6M uplift and open questions on one-time grants
Summary
District staff told the board the Governor's May Revise raises state revenue projections and raises the LCFF COLA to about 4.31%; Arcadia Unified officials estimate roughly $4.6 million in additional ongoing revenue but flagged uncertainties for two one-time block grants and special-education allocation methodology.
District business services gave the board a detailed briefing on the Governor's May Revise and what it likely means for Arcadia UnifiedSchool District's 202627 adopted budget. Presenter Mr. Moe said state revenues are now projected "to be $16,500,000,000 higher than where we were in the January budget proposal," and that Prop 98 funding for 202627 is estimated at about $127.1 billion.
Moe told the board the May Revise raises the statutory COLA (2.87%) and adds an extra 1.44 percentage points, producing a 4.31% COLA in the presentation, and that the districtwould see an estimated $1.6 million in ongoing LCFF revenue from that change. He further said an increase to special-education base funding (AB602) would add roughly $3.0 million for the district, producing an aggregate ongoing revenue gain the staff presented at about $4.6 million. "So the highlights of the May revise were that...our state revenues is projected to be $16,500,000,000 higher," Mr. Moe said during the presentation.
Staff cautioned that some one-time block grants remain uncertain until the Legislature and governor finalize allocation methodologies. The Student Support and Professional Development block and the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant were described as "still being negotiated," and business services said the district will wait for the enacted budget before incorporating those one-time funds into the adopted budget. On next steps, staff said the district will hold a public hearing on the adopted budget and the Local Control and Accountability Plan on June 9, and bring the adopted budget back for board approval at the June 24 meeting.
Board members pressed for clarification on risk and sustainability given the state's reliance on capital-gains-driven revenue. Moe and other staff acknowledged the improvements but emphasized the importance of reserving one-time funds and cited a $10.3 billion projected Prop 98 reserve at the state level as part of the broader context. The board also discussed increased costs tied to paid pregnancy disability leave (staff estimated roughly $500,000 in additional substitute costs) and ongoing special-education expense growth.
