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CSDC Legislative Update: Charter Bills in Limbo, Assembly Cuts CSFG Funds

The legislature is buzzing with action as key deadlines approach. Bills must move out of the Assembly to the Senate, and vice versa, by the end of next week or they will be shelved. The legislature also has to finish up their budget and get it ...

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May 25, 2023

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CONFERENCE

Your Submissions and Nominations Needed by June 30!

The 2023 CSDC Conference − taking place on November 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center − offers an in-depth program that provides the critical content, resources and technical assistance that charter leaders are seeking. Share ...

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May 25, 2023

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Advocacy Alert: Stop the Attack on Charter School Facilities!

AB 1604 (Bonta) is moving to the California Assembly Floor this week, where every Assemblymember will cast a vote on this terrible bill.

Last time, we asked you to contact members of the Assembly Education Committee. Today, CSDC urges you to ask ...

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May 23, 2023

Leadership Trainings

CSDC offers a comprehensive catalogue of trainings for charter school principals, chief business officers, governing board members, and charter developers. These trainings, combined with our annual statewide leadership conference, provide charter school leaders with invaluable opportunities for professional development, while helping them ensure continual improvement of their schools.

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CBO Training Program
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Registration closed on January 9, 2023. Please contact CSDC regarding current availability.

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Sacramento, CA & Online

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June 26-30, 2023
Leadership Intensive
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Registration closes June 9

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Hotel Winters; Winters, CA

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CSDC's Annual School Planning Calendar is an exclusive resource for CSDC Member schools that includes over 200 critical dates with CSDC's commentary and guidance.

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CSDC's Charter School Governing Board Sample Policies is a repository of the policies California charter schools are required to adopt (or otherwise ought to have in place). CSDC’s team of charter experts created these policies so that California charter school leaders would have a starting point for the policy drafting and adoption process.

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Board Bulletins highlight topics of interest to board members. New topics of interest to governing board members are sent out via email six times a year and past issues are archived on the CSDC website.

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Governor Newsom’s May Revision budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year would fund increased cost-of-living adjustments despite declining state revenues, but would also impose unexpected, deep cuts to two current-year funding programs.  This brief article outlines CSDC’s preliminary take on the May Revision based on partial information available at the time it was drafted.   

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May 12, 2023

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Volatile economic conditions, delayed tax filings, persistent inflation, bank runs, and a sagging technology sector are weighing heavily on state revenues after several years of dramatic increases in school funding. While the statutory cost-of-living factor has increased, state revenues are down, and other cost pressures are increasing. More so than ever, this year’s annual May Budget Revision will force the governor and his staff to make difficult estimates with very limited information.

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May 18, 2023

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May 19, 2023

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May 19, 2023

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The legislature is buzzing with action as key deadlines approach. Bills must move out of the Assembly to the Senate, and vice versa, by the end of next week or they will be shelved. The legislature also has to finish up their budget and get it to the governor by June 15.

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May 26, 2023

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