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How Well Will Your State’s Schools Weather the Next Financial Storm?
This brief delves into some of the most pressing conditions contributing to current revenue volatility and explores policies that states may want to consider implementing to help them weather economic uncertainty and declining enrollment.
Schools Can’t Do It Alone: Envisioning a Statewide System of Support to Advance School-Based Behavioral Health in California
This brief describes how a statewide system of technical assistance in California to support school-based behavioral health might be structured to create improved statewide access to technical assistance for local educational agencies and their partners.
Schools Can’t Do It Alone: Developing Sustainable Systems of Care for School-Based Behavioral Health in California
Read about research into how California’s short-term investments align with districts’ highest priority needs for supporting students’ mental and behavioral health and with the state’s goal of advancing integrated, school-based systems of care to support students in the long term.
“Put your money on the table”: Interagency Coordination to Address the Crisis in Student Mental and Behavioral Health
This report shows the key role county offices of education (COEs) play in leading or coordinating an integrated system of care in collaboration with child-serving agencies to provide a holistic and accessible set of mental and behavioral services to students and families.
Strategic Use of One-Time State and Federal Resources
Narrated by WestEd leaders, these short videos highlight best practices and are accompanied by practical tools to support education leaders in their use of state and federal one-time funds.
Is There a “Fiscal Cliff ” on the Horizon for California School Districts? Planning for Financial Sustainability in an Uncertain Time
As state and federal pandemic relief wind down, California school districts must consider how to sustain programs beyond the duration of this one-time funding. This paper explores funding sustainability, investigates whether California school districts face a “fiscal cliff,” and offers insights into how leaders are approaching funding sustainability.
Evaluation of California’s Differentiated Assistance
In this report, WestEd presents findings on its evaluation of California’s Differentiated Assistance and recommendations for further refining and improving DA based on lessons learned from the first years of implementation.
Following Through: 5 Strategies for Getting Federal Relief Aid to Students Who Need It Most
This Federal Aid Policy Brief offers five strategies that state and local education agency leaders can use to ensure federal aid is allocated equitably at the school level based on need — so that students who face the highest barriers to learning during the pandemic receive additional support.
Spotlighting Whole-Person Success: A Guide for Using Statewide Data to Identify Exemplar Districts in SEL and School Climate
This guide aims to support state and regional leaders to identify districts or schools with notably positive outcomes in the areas of SEL and school climate, learn about those exemplars’ strategies and experiences, and share their learnings in order to scale up whole-person efforts and outcomes.
SCFF The Student Centered Funding Formula: Oversight Committee’s Recommendations on Priority Area Two
The Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF) Oversight Committee issues recommendations for Priority Area Two regarding noncredit instruction and instructional service agreements as well as district allocations during a possible recession.
