2019-20 Second Interim Budget Report Update

2019-20 Second Interim Budget Review letters were mailed to Board Presidents, Superintendents and District Business Officials on April 15, 2020.

6th Annual Property Tax Forum - Rescheduled to May 13, 2020 at 1:00pm

The 6th Annual Property Tax Forum has been rescheduled from April 27, 2020 to May 13, 2020 at 1:00p.m.  The  forum will be held via a Zoom Meeting.

COVID-19  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Chief Business Officials (CBOs)

The COVID-19 FAQs for CBOs was first released to the district business officials at the April 22, 2020 District Business Officials (DBO) meeting. Updates will be provided on a weekly basis. Click here to view the latest update distributed to CBOs on April 30, 2020.

Marin County Office of Education Property Tax Estimates

The County of Marin has released the 2020-21 property tax estimates as of April 30, 2020. This information has been shared with our District Business Officials.

• 107911 Marin County Office of Education 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107051 Bolinas Stinson School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107171 Kentfield School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107191 Laguna Joint Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107211 Lagunitas Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107231 Larkspur Corte Madera School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107251 Lincoln School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107291 Mill Valley Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107111 Miller Creek Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107311 Nicasio Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107651 Novato Unified School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107351 Reed Union School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107371 Ross School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107891 Ross Valley School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107451 San Rafael Elementary School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107741 San Rafael High School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107471 Sausalito Marin City School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107641 Shoreline Unified School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates
• 107761 Tamalpais Union High School District 2020-21 Property Tax Estimates

Parcel Tax Administration Training | May 27, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The annual parcel tax administration training for district staff will be provided by the County of Marin on May 27, 2020 . This information has been circulated to the District Business Officials.

2018-19 Audit Findings

We are completing our review of the 2018-19 Audit Findings and will be submitting our certification to the State in May.

Budget Adoption and LCAP Preparation

Governor Newson issued Executive Order N-56-20 to provide guidance to local educational agencies in the development of the 2019-20 LCAP Annual Update and the new three-year LCAP for the years 2020-21 through 2022-23.

The Executive order suspends LCAP requirements until December 15th requiring a written report in its place to address the areas of student services identified in the Governor’s Executive Order N-26-20 holding LEAs harmless for the loss of attendance associated with school site closure.

The emergency measures require the governing board or body of the LEA to adopt, during the same meeting at which the governing board or body of the LEA adopts the annual budget due July 1, 2020, a written report to the community that explains the changes to program offerings that the LEA has made in response to school closures to address the COVID-19 emergency and the major impacts of such closures on students and families. The report must include, at minimum, a description of how the LEA is meeting the needs of the LCFF student groups during the period of school closures and the steps taken by the LEA, to support the following during the period of school closures:

1. Continue delivering high-quality distance learning opportunities;
2. Provide school meals in non-congregate settings;
3. Arrange for supervision of students during ordinary school hours

The Executive Order also directs the California Department of Education to develop a form that can be used for the required written report. The report should be submitted with the Adopted Budget to the county office of education, however, the county superintendent’s responsibilities in relation to the LCAP and associated implications for budget approval are suspended and the county superintendent does not need to approve the report. Once the governing board has approved the report, it should be posted on the LEA’s website.

CDE has develop LCAP Executive Order – Frequently Asked Questions FAQ) online to answer questions about the Executive Order.

The new template design that was to be used for the 2020-21 through 2022-23 LCAP will instead be suspended until the 2021-22 through 2023-24 cycle. The precise template to be used for the 2020-21 LCAP to be adopted by December 15, 2020 is still to be determined and will need to be detailed in future legislation. We understand the CDE will be convening a working group as they did for the template redesign to develop the report format. The report template is expected to be available by late summer.

The requirement to bring local indicator data to the local governing board in conjunction with the adoption of the 2020-21 LCAP is waived.

The requirement to hold a public hearing for Budget Adoption still stands.

Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) Alerts

The following fiscal alerts have been published by Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT).  These alerts have been shared with the District Business Officials.

• Associated Student Body (ASB) Considerations During COVID-19
• Effective Cash Management During Uncertain Times
• Preparing Budget Scenarios for 2020-21