CSDC is proud to release the 2024-025 version of the Annual Planning Calendar, a helpful, time-saving resource tracking 200+ critical dates and deadlines on numerous topics.
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Last weekend, the Senate and Assembly wrapped up their work for the two-year legislative session.
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Charter school employers may need to accelerate employee pay raises on January 1, 2025, if voters approve a change to minimum wage laws in California.
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CSDC has developed two new resources for charter school governing boards to use as they get back into the swing of governing and board meetings.
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The two-year legislative session ends next week. All bills must be approved and sent to the Governor by the end of next week. Committee work is finished, and the focus is on finalizing last minute changes to bills.
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Board members should consider reviewing (or perhaps creating) the board’s meeting norms and discussing the composition of the current board.
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As the legislative session nears its end, lawmakers made key decisions affecting charter schools before taking a month-long summer break.
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The 2024-25 state budget education “trailer” bill has enacted a few modest, but noteworthy changes to independent study law.
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The legislature passed a set of budget and related “trailer” bills this week that reflect a full budget package negotiated with the support of Governor Newsom and that amend a prior “placeholder” budget.
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Over the past few years, the California State Legislature has passed new laws related to board meeting teleconferencing. The confusing array of options—some temporary, some permanent—has left charter school boards trying to unravel and comply with these important rules.