Denial: No The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the SBE approve this waiver on the condition that the SKUSD maintains increased instructional minutes at Rosamond High School for grades nine through twelve of at least the amount required by law plus 725 minutes for a period of two years beginning in 2017–18 through As an additional condition of the waiver approval, the district must report the annual instructional minutes offered by the district for grades nine through twelve in its annual audit report. Summary of Key Issues During an audit of instructional minutes for 2015–16 it was discovered that the SKUSD failed to offer the required number of minutes for grades nine through twelve at Rosamond High School. The SKUSD would like to use school years 2017–18 and 2018–19 to make up the shortfall of instructional minutes at Rosamond High School. The minimum number of required annual instructional minutes for grades nine through twelve in 2017–18 and 2018–19 is 64,800. Demographic Information: SKUSD has a student population of 3,400 and is located in a rural area in Kern County. Summary of Previous State Board of Education Discussion and Action The SBE has approved similar requests with conditions. EC Section 46206 authorizes waivers to be granted for fiscal penalties due to a shortfall in instructional time. A waiver may be granted upon the condition that the school, or schools, in which the minutes were lost, maintain minutes of instruction equal to those lost, in addition to the minimum amount required for twice the number of years that it failed to maintain the required minimum length of time. Fiscal Analysis (as appropriate) The 2015–16 penalty amount of $86,379 is calculated as follows (some differences due to rounding): The average daily attendance of 821.85 for all students in grades nine through twelve multiplied by the district’s funding rate of $9,384.21 (transition rate) is equal to the district’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) apportionment of $7,712,413.00. A shortfall of 725 instructional minutes for the affected grade levels divided by the 64,800 minute requirement is equal to 1.12 percent of minutes not offered.
Denial: No The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends that the SBE approve this waiver on the condition that the SKUSD maintains increased instructional minutes at Rosamond High School for grades nine through twelve of at least the amount required by law plus 725 minutes for a period of two years beginning in 2017–18 through As an additional condition of the waiver approval, the district must report the annual instructional minutes offered by the district for grades nine through twelve in its annual audit report. Summary of Key Issues During an audit of instructional minutes for 2015–16 it was discovered that the SKUSD failed to offer the required number of minutes for grades nine through twelve at Rosamond High School. The SKUSD would like to use school years 2017–18 and 2018–19 to make up the shortfall of instructional minutes at Rosamond High School. The minimum number of required annual instructional minutes for grades nine through twelve in 2017–18 and 2018–19 is 64,800. Demographic Information: SKUSD has a student population of 3,400 and is located in a rural area in Kern County. Summary of Previous State Board of Education Discussion and Action The SBE has approved similar requests with conditions. EC Section 46206 authorizes waivers to be granted for fiscal penalties due to a shortfall in instructional time. A waiver may be granted upon the condition that the school, or schools, in which the minutes were lost, maintain minutes of instruction equal to those lost, in addition to the minimum amount required for twice the number of years that it failed to maintain the required minimum length of time. Fiscal Analysis (as appropriate) The 2015–16 penalty amount of $86,379 is calculated as follows (some differences due to rounding): The average daily attendance of 821.85 for all students in grades nine through twelve multiplied by the district’s funding rate of $9,384.21 (transition rate) is equal to the district’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) apportionment of $7,712,413.00. A shortfall of 725 instructional minutes for the affected grade levels divided by the 64,800 minute requirement is equal to 1.12 percent of minutes not offered.
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