Common Core State Standards Implementation Funding
Assembly Bill (AB) 86 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013), Section 85, appropriates $1.25 billion (approximately $200 per prior year enrollment) in the 2013-2014 school year to support the integration of academic content standards in instruction adopted pursuant to various Education Code sections.
CCSS implementation funds can be expended for any of the following purposes:
As a condition of receiving CCSS implementation funds, Forest Ranch Charter School, is required to:
The funds may be spent in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
CCSS implementation funds can be expended for any of the following purposes:
- Professional development for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessional educators or other classified employees involved in the direct instruction of pupils that is aligned to the academic content standards adopted
- Instructional materials aligned to the academic content standards including, but not limited to, supplemental instructional materials
- Integration of these academic content standards through technology-based instruction for purposes of improving the academic performance of pupils, including, but not necessarily limited to, expenditures necessary to support the administration of computer-based assessments and provide high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity for the purpose of administration of computer-based assessments.
As a condition of receiving CCSS implementation funds, Forest Ranch Charter School, is required to:
- Develop and adopt a plan delineating how the CCSS implementation funds will be spent. The plan must be explained in a public meeting of the governing board of the school district and then be adopted in a subsequent public meeting
- Report detailed expenditure information to the California Department of Education (CDE) on or before July 1, 2015, including, but not limited to, specific purchases made and the number of teachers, administrators, or paraprofessional educators that received professional development.
The funds may be spent in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
Common Core State Standards Implementation Funds - Spending Plan
At an open, public meeting on November 19, 2013 the Forest Ranch Charter School Governing Board discussed the uses of Common Core State Standards Implementation funding. A proposed spending plan was put forth to the board for approval at their next meeting on January 21, 2014. We plan to use the funds during 2013-14 and 2014-15 in the following manner:
- Provide inservices for certificated and classified classroom staff on the new content standards and to develop curriculum aligned to the new standards
- Adopt and purchase current standards-aligned instructional materials for English language arts and mathematics
- Upgrade the technology infrastructure to provide Internet access and meet Smarter Balanced Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications
- Purchase additional computers and software for technology-based instruction
