May Revision Today

In all goes according to the theory and schedules from Sacramento, we should have the Governor's May Revision to the Budget today.  In every year, that is helpful as it tells us what to expect and therefore what to include in our local budgets, which by law must be totally completed by the end of the year (June 30th).  Essentially, the May Revise becomes the source of budget planning as it is the latest "official" information in the absence of a state budget (which last year, you recall, didn't arrive until October).

While there is always an argument of what gets included and how it gets labeled, there is a May report from Ed Source -- which is a long-standing independent voice in California politics and education.  The report outlines the impacts of budget reductions on schools.  The report is essentially 2 pages and includes a graphic of how dollars are split up between categories in the typical California school district.  For purposes of comparison I am including below the same data for the same year in RUSD -- the only distinction is that Special Ed is included with instruction category.

We will look forward to what the Governor has to offer today in his May Revise message.