Possible Funding Sources for School Districts

Funding & LCAP Self-Assessment Tool

• Create CA What is the Local Control Accountability Plan? 
• Create CA Video Playlists to Understand Local Control Funding Formula 

OVERVIEW: Learn more about this important funding stream. 

• CA Department of Education Website Updated March 2024 (FAQs is continually being updated)
• Create CA “What We Know So Far” Nov 2023
• “Expanding the Arts through Prop 28” CA School Board Assoc Summer 2023

For parents and community:

• Parent and Guardian Reference Guide February 2024
• Create CA Presentación para compartir información Sept 2023
• Create CA: One-pager for Parents | Un buscapersonas para padres Sept 2023

For schools:

• CDE Portal to submit waivers, reports, and certifications. Live on April 11, 2024.
• CDE AMS Financial & Audit Requirements March 2024
• EdSource Webinar Raising the curtain on Prop 28 March 2024
• CDE 2nd Webinar March 2024 (Walk through of waiver process, summary of audit guide, outline of mandated reporting and certification obligations)
• CDE 2nd Webinar – screenshots of slide deck March 2024
• CDE Webinar Feb 2024 (Curriculum Frameworks guidance at 28:05) (CTC at 34:40) (Arts Ed Framework implementation at 52:09) (Create CA at 1:08:01)
• Create CA Planning Toolkit Jan 2024
• Prop 28 Ed Code taken from California Legislative Information
• $ Entitlements to be distributed in Feb 2024 to Schools Districts
• Research about benefits tied to LCFF priorities
• 8 Steps for Great Arts Advocacy in Your District Courtesy Orange County Arts Now Oct 2023 
• Prop 28 Webpage CA County Superintendents
• Community of Practice Folder CA County Superintendents Updated Aug 2023
• Prop 28 Resources Folder Courtesy San Mateo County Office of Education
• Send a blank email to join Prop 28 ListServ join-prop28@mlist.cde.ca.gov
• Parent & Family Engagement Presentation Stanislaus County Office of Education 
• Survey Examples Stanislaus County Office of Education 
• Strategic Planning Guide Create CA 
• Arts Education Alliance “Questions and Responses” from School VAPA Leaders Meetup 4-5-23
• Talking Points for Fielding Questions from LEAs CA County Superintendents
• Questions/Discussions Prop 28 & Your School District Windsor Unified School District

 Credentialing/Hiring

• • CA Dance Ed Assoc Tips Sheet More Dance in More Schools 
  • CSU San Marcos Paves Path for More Arts Teachers
  • Prop 28 and Teacher Education Video of Eric Engdahl presenting to Institutes of Higher Ed 2023
  • Tipsheet for hiring arts educators CA County Supt Arts Initiatives 
  • Prop 28 FAQ Commission on Teacher Credentialing
  • Approved Credentialing Institutions
  • Credentialing Dance Teachers

• CA Department of Education Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
• Stanlislaus County Office of Ed Shared Slide Deck

• Title 1 for the Arts
• Title 3 for the Arts
• Title IV for the Arts

• Alliance for California Traditional Arts 
• California Arts Council 
• California County Superintendents
• California Department of Education 
• Community Foundation Sonoma County
• National Endowment for the Arts 
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Community Grants Program 
• Stuart Foundation 
• The Mockingbird Foundation
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 
• U.S. Dept of Education