“The better prepared you are as a team, the better supported the parent is and the smoother the process is going to be as we navigate the IEP.”

Planning and preparation should always be at the forefront when teams are tasked with challenging meetings. Join us on Mosaic Days where we discuss how administrators can provide additional support and training to prepare for meetings so that we can meaningfully engage in informed decision making.

While in office, former California State Senate Member Portantino introduced SB 98, which requested the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to research the change in student count methodology of California’s funding formula from average daily attendance (ADA) to student enrollment. With this change, would California schools benefit or would they lose out on key fiscal resources for students?

Join us on the next episode of Mosaic Days where we review the LAO report, debate the challenges of the current ADA model for funding, and discuss the overall impact that enrollment based funding would have on California schools.

With a new budget proposal released for California, Governor Newsom has made a recommendation to change the structure of governance of education in the state, moving control of the department of education under his watch. While most education advocacy groups support the recommendation, Tony Thurmond, the current Superintendent of Public Instruction, is in opposition of this new plan as he feels it will take power away from voters. Join us as we discuss the impact that this update will have on the state of education in California and whether or not there will be an impact on our current work at the district or school site level.