Budget Adoption Narrative 2024-25

Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding source

• 2024-25: 21, 492.34
• 2023-24: 23,428.10
• 2020-21: 24,514.93

Revenue Sources

• LCFF................. 70.5%
• Local................ 12.9%
• Other State.. 12.5%
• Federal............ 4.1%

General Fund Expenditures

• Salaries, benefits, and fixed charges-...81%
• Supplies...........................................................6%
• Operational Expenses............................... 9%
• Equipment...................................................... 4%

2024-25 Local Control and Accountability Plan highlights

• "The district is one of the largest employers in the Coachella Valley (nearly 4308 employees), covers more than 752 square miles of Riverside County, and operates on a projected annual budget of $479,800,841. As of census day 2023, the district’s enrollment for students (inclusive of two charter schools) in TK-12 was 25,898 of which 75.7% are of Hispanic/Latino descent, 15.2 % are white, 1.4% are Black/African American, 2.2 % Asian, and 5.5% other ethnicity. The diversity among the population is evidenced by the 49 different home languages reported with Spanish being the home language of 91.7 % of the district's 4687 English learners. The district has an unduplicated pupil percentage of 77.99; 25.32 % (5113) are English language learners (EL), 97.53 (19699) are from low-income (LI) families eligible for free or reduced-priced meals, including 0.80% (162) foster youth (FY) and 1.76 (356) homeless students."(p1)

• "Since 2022, the district has had an increasing number of refugee students enroll. Families seeking asylum arrive from Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Romania, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. Children of asylum seekers make up as much as 30% of some of our DSUSD schools." (p.2)

• "As part of the continuing implementation of MTSS, a comprehensive framework that aligns academic, behavioral, and** social-emotional learning** in a fully integrated system of support for the benefit of all students, the DSUSD professional development plan for secondary schools will support Tier 1 instruction by providing school teams with training and resources for deep data analysis in their Professional Learning Community (PLC) work. School teams will be able to customize school site training based on their areas of need and tailored to the specific needs of their student groups. This plan is intended to focus on PLC processes and be especially supportive of schools with red indicators." (p 9)

**For information on the Consultant that DSUSD uses, via a Federal Effective Educators Block Grant see here and here.

• "Elementary schools will receive Tier 1 training on integrating Step-Up to Writing strategies for EL and SED students with the new Benchmark Advance writing curriculum and will continue emphasizing Foundational Reading Skills. Hattie's visible learning strategies will be used to maximize the effectiveness of instructional practices. In Math, primary schools will focus on developing conceptual understanding using problem strings, "count around," and the "I have... we need" strategy. Additionally, all district **professional development **will include multicultural and diversity training to promote equitable outcomes, especially for BIPOC students." (p.9)

• "DSUSD leadership engaged in a series of data analysis sessions with school principals who used the training to conduct similar analyses at school sites. This work is intended to support the ongoing efforts in providing behavior and discipline supports that support student learning. In the school year 24-25, Assistant Principals will participate in training from the Riverside County Office of Education that will support the PBIS implementation at school sites. Training topics will include Legal Framework, behavior theories, Equity and inclusion, conflict resolution, and parent engagement." (p.10)

• "To further support the social climate, school administrators and educators will receive training inSEL, anti-bias, and culturally relevant teaching. DSUSD believes this training will be particularly effective in improving school climate, reducing suspensions, and benefiting Hispanic, African American, and multiracial students. (Action 1-2a) Additional multicultural and diversity training will be provided for Assistant Principals to support PBIS and help to decrease suspensions with the African American, Hispanic, English Learner and Multi-Race group." (p. 10)

• "Panorama SEL Survey was offered Spring of 2024, March 1- 22" (p. 14)

• "James Madison Elementary School, located in Indio, serves 411 students in grades TK through fifth. The student population is predominantly Hispanic (85%), with smaller percentages of white (3.1%), Black/African American (1.0%), and Asian (0.2%) families. About 30% of the students are English Learners, and of those, 98% speak Spanish at home. The school qualifies for Title I funding and meets the criteria for a School-Wide Program. Recently, there has been an increase in students from various countries due to the nearby Galilee Center, a local nonprofit that hosts refugee families. In response to this influx, Madison Elementary needs to implement a tiered support system that includes a strong language acquisition program, social-emotional learning (SEL) initiatives, and access to community resources." (p. 90)

2024-25 Total Expenditures (p. 151)

LCFF Funds.................... .$151,250,676.00

Other State Funds...... $40,030,469.00

Local Funds.................. $12,083,285.00

Federal Funds............. $14,412,295.00

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Total Funds..................... $217,776,725.00

Total Personnel............. $180,227,529.00

Total Non-personnel... $37,549,196.00