1. Investing Early for Success:
LCFF and Early Education at LAUSD
Advancement Project
Kim Pattillo Brownson
Director of Educational Equity

2. LCFF Names Several Areas of State Priority That Are
Key for Early Education
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Student Achievement
School Climate
Student Engagement
Parental Involvement
Basic Services
Other Student Outcomes
Course Access
Implementation of Common Core State
Standards

3. What Is the State of ECE in LAUSD?
Following $1B+ in cuts at state level to early learning,
only 33 seats available for every 100 children between
0 to 5 years old within LAUSD
June 18, 2013: Board Resolution to Create Plan & Cost
Estimates for Restoration through LCFF including Early
Education Reinvestment
Aug 20, 2013: Bd President established policy
committee to focus upon early education
1436 votes in online voting re budget for restoring early
education

4. Estimated Cost for First Installment of Preschool Restoration
ECE
$20 M ECE

5. LAUSD Early Education Division Snapshot
Program
# of
% of
Children Children
Enrolled Enrolled
by
By
Program Program
Early
Education
Centers
(EECs)
10,299
42%
CA State
Preschool
3,358
14%
CAL-SAFE
72
0%
School
Readiness
Language
Development
Program
(SRLDP)
10,861
44%
Total
24,590
100%
Total Cost
(F,S,L)
$122,300,000
Total
Total Cost
LAUSD
% of LAUSD Cost
Per Child
Contribution Contribution Per
(LAUSD
Only
to Total Cost Child
only)
(F,S,L)
$37,000,000
30.25%
$14,300,000
$0.00
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
100.00%
$36,500,000
$36,500,000
100.00%
$74,500,000
42.79%
$174,100,000
0.00%
$11,875
$3,593
$4,258 $0
$13,889
$13,889
$3,361 $3,361
$7,080

6. Early Education Advocates Proposing Reinvestment
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Increase access in elementary schools with high concentrations of target
populations:
– Low income
– ELL
– Foster youth
Restore professional development for early education teachers
Restore and improve parent education and engagement
Increase current LAUSD contribution to Early Education from $74.5 M to
$96.9M over 3 years
The $22,350,000 increase is distributed over the next 3 years incrementally
– Year 1: $4,470,000
– Year 2: $6,705,000
– Year 3: $11,175,000

7. LAUSD’s Public Engagement Timeline on LCFF