CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONJack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Overcrowding Relief GrantCalifornia Department of Education School Facilities Planning Division

Fred Yeager, Assistant DirectorLisa Constancio, Consultant

JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction

Agenda

Introduction/Funding available Eligible Schools California Department of Education (CDE)

Pupil Density Adjustments

New Construction projects Multi-Level Adjustment

Determining Program Eligibility Maximum Eligible Pupils

Submission Information

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Introduction

Assembly Bill 127 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2006 – Nunez and Perata) established the Overcrowding Relief Grant (ORG) (Education Code sections 17079–17079.30)$1 billion available

Replace portable classrooms with permanent classrooms on overcrowded school sites with permanent classrooms

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Eligible Schools

School sites must be deemed eligible by CDE

School site must have pupil population density equal to or greater than 175% of CDE’s recommended population density

Based on population density utilizing the 2005/06 California Basic Educational Data Systems (CBEDS)

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CDE Recommended Pupil Density

Density Standards

Grade Span 100% 150% 175%

200% (COS)

K–6 57 85 100 115

7–12 43 65 75 90

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Adjustment to Per Pupil Density

Students to be housed in new construction projects including Critically Overcrowded Schools projects

Students housed in classrooms above or below the first floor (multi-level adjustment)

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Determining ORG Eligibility

Overcrowding Relief Grants Eligibility Determination Form (New 2/16/07)

Overcrowding Relief Grants Pupil Adjustment Form (New 2/16/07)

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

Blue Shaded areas require inputRemainder of form automatically

populates

Enter school site information

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

Pupils (Column A–C) Enter 2005–06 CBEDS Enrollment

Adjusted CBEDS enrollment = 2005–06 CBEDS Enrollment – Pupil Adjustment If no pupil adjustment to report, continue to Column E If pupil adjustment to report, go to Tab 2

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

School Site Usable Acres (Column D–H) Enter Number of Classrooms above or below the first floor

Multi-story adjustment = Number of classrooms above or below 1st Floor

960 square feet (standard classroom)

1.3 (represents circulation that occurs on multi-story buildings)

43,560 (number of square feet in an acre)

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

CDE recommended Acres (Column I)

Adjusted acres 100% CDE recommended Pupil Density per Acre (chart above)

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

CDE recommended Acres and Pupil Density (Column J–K)

CDE Recommended Pupil Density per Acre (chart above) Usable Acres

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ORG Pupil Adjustment FormTab 2

Enter COS Project (Section A)

Enter New Construction Projects (Section B)

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ORG Pupil Adjustment FormTab 2

Enter Other Adjustment (Section C) Narrative Form

Total Pupil adjustment = total number of pupils from Section A plus total number from Section B minus “other adjustments” in Section C Number will populate in Column B on ORG Eligibility Determination Form

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ORG Eligibility Determination FormTab 1

Eligibility

Adjusted CBEDS (Column C) Total Usable Acres (Column H) If school site pupil density is equal to or

greater than 175% number – school site is eligible for ORG funds

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Eligible Pupils

Maximum is lesser of A or B

Part A

Eligible Pupils = Adjusted CBEDS (Column C) minus Total schoolsite enrollment at 150% of CDE recommended density (Column K)

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Eligible Pupils

Part B

Enter number of portables on school siteMultiple by State loading standard Less pupils housed in portables

purchased with Class Size Reduction funds

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Form Submission

Form filled out on Web and submitted electronically

Print Hard copy Sign and date

Mail originals to CDE – Lisa Constancio

Continuous filing (list posted periodically on CDE web site)

1st Funding cycle due to OPSC 1/31/08

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Contact Information

Lisa Constancio(916) 445-4889

lconstancio@cde.ca.gov