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The contents of the attached articles may be used for CUCPTSA Unit Newsletters or other communications based on the Guidelines for Advocacy  in publications.  Always note the source of the information on any article or portion of the article included in a newsletter or website.  Please contact one of the Legislation Chairs at legislation@cucptsa.com if there are any questions concerning the content

Fourth District PTA Advocacy Communicator
Download November Report 
 
CUCPTSA Legislation Report 
Download November Full Report

November 2023 - List of Topics 
LOCAL UPDATE
  • The Capistrano Unified School District will be defining a district standard for the safety for all of our schools.
  • School Facilities:
  •   CUSD has about $4M for deferred maintenance per year. The only way to get funding for school facility needs in California is to pass a bond.
  •   CUSD has not passed a bond since 1999. Four bonds since then have failed. Because of that while the State bonds have passed, we are not receiving any of the money.
  •   To receive the State matching school Bond money, a City or District has to pass its own School Facility Bond.
  •   Since 2010 over 16 School bonds have been passed in Orange County.
  •   In the past year alone there were 20,000 work order requests submitted to the district. The School District cannot fulfill all of them because they just dont have the resources.
  • New Grading Policy was supposed to be implemented in the 2nd quarter of this year however it will be implemented next year as the District needs more time to fine-tune the process.
  • On October 18th there was a board meetin where the controversial parental notification policy did not pass.
  • This month is Red Ribbon month. 
STATE UPDATE
  • We have to keep talking about school funding in California.
  • Raise the Base is an ongoing initiative.
  • One piece of legislation can change the future of education for generations to come.
  • By 2025-2026 the CUSD Civid reliefe funds would be exhausted, which translated into no more small-size classrooms and eliminating some of the P.E. teachers in elementary schools.
  • Please review the Local Control Funding Formula per student for the the academic year 2023-2024 in Orange County by downloading the full report..
FEDERAL UPDATE
  • Congress is working on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget and the proposal is to cut $22.1 billion in education. PLEASE take a second and follow the link below to the CAPTA & National PTA "Take Action"! 
  • https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/take-action

  • Advocacy letters for National PTA by category: Child Health and Safety, Education Technology and Data Privacy, Elementary and Secondary Education, Federal Investments in Education, Gun Safety and Violence Protection, Post Secondary Access and Opportunity, Special Education
SEE LEGISLATION CALENDAR FOR IMPORTANT DATES:
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No Report - March 2023 
 
CUCPTSA Legislation Advocacy Report - No September Report
CUCPTSA Legislation Advocacy Report - May 2022
CUCPTSA Legislation Advocacy Report - No April Report
 
 


   
 

      
Capistrano Unified Council PTSA
PO Box 2183
Mission Viejo, CA  92690  
Elizabeth Mordock - 2022-2023 President
4th District PTA - California State PTA - National PTA
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