For the past few years, Connecticut's ten
neediest districts received increases of less than $ 300 per pupil per year on average, with strict strings attached mandating that they spend that money only the way Commissioner Pryor wanted it spent.
To see which
districts do qualify and how much they get, go here http://tinyurl.com/34hn4hf and use the drop down menu to choose «2009 - 10» for «period», then, for «entity», chose «school
district» then, for «program», choose «meals for
needy pupils» then for «county» choose San Francisco (or Alameda if you want to ultimately find Berkeley's funding) finally you will choose the school district (for SF, choose SF Unified) and that will bring you to the button called «preview report»; click and see the funding report for 2009 - 10 You will see that SF received $ 0 from Meals for Needy Pupils, while Berkeley is shown as receiving over $ 900
needy pupils» then for «county» choose San Francisco (or Alameda if you want to ultimately find Berkeley's funding) finally you will choose the school
district (for SF, choose SF Unified) and that will bring you to the button called «preview report»; click and see the funding report for 2009 - 10 You will see that SF
received $ 0 from Meals for
Needy Pupils, while Berkeley is shown as receiving over $ 900
Needy Pupils, while Berkeley is shown as
receiving over $ 900,000.
An important corollary to this last point is that
district leaders need to summon the fortitude to make sometimes controversial decisions if principals of the
neediest schools are to
receive the resources and backing required for success.
But structural inequities in the LCFF prohibit many charter schools from
receiving concentration grants for all of their
neediest students, because their concentration grant funding is capped at the
district average.