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Wednesday, November 20 the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released its Fiscal Outlook for the 2025-26 State Budget and a separate Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges. The news is positive for the 2025-26 state budget and for school funding, with some cautions about potential deficits in future years. The bottom-line for schools and community colleges is that Proposition 98 funding is higher throughout the the three-year budget period than anticipated in the 2024 Budget Act, which could mean:

On November 20, 4:30 - 5:30 PST We hope you will join us for this event designed for California Association of World Schools (CAWS) educators. This session will bring together experienced teachers and ManageBac experts to share practical insights on embedding ATL skills—from critical thinking to self-management—into everyday teaching. We will be diving into best practices for collaborating across grade levels, aligning ATL development with California standards, and preparing students for the global challenges ahead.

If you were unable to attend this event and would like to be sent a copy of the slide stack contact [email protected]

Monday September 23, 2024 , 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Chapman University, Orange CA
Featuring: Paul Teulon, Head of Global Recognition, IBO and Marie Vivas, Senior Recognition Manager US and Canada

Thank you to everyone who attended this event.

Kelsey and Laurel

Any of these courses can now be added to your school A-G list for the
2024-2025 school year.

 English Language and Literature IB SL1/Preparation Course
 English Language and Literature IB SL
 Chemistry IB SL1/Preparation Course
 French IB SL1/Preparation Course
 Spanish IB SL1/Preparation Course
 Spanish Ab Initio IB SL1/Preparation Course
 Spanish Ab Initio IB SL
 Theatre IB HL1 (now approved for honors)

While in recent years the state has seen a growing push by outside groups to use initiatives to implement policy changes while circumventing the state legislative process entirely, these efforts have rarely been successful in ultimately making the ballot. What has become more common practice is for proponents to use an eligible ballot measure to put pressure on the Legislature and Administration to broker a deal that will achieve the proponent’s aims while also pulling their initiative from the ballot before it officially qualifies. This was particularly the case this year, where we saw an unusually high number of measures pulled from eligibility after an agreement was reached just days before the June 27th qualification deadline.

Wednesday, July 3, was the deadline for all bills to be heard and passed by policy committees, and the last day before the Legislature takes Summer Recess. Legislators return on August 5 to wrap up their work for the year before the 2023-24 Legislative Session closes on August 31 at midnight.

We wanted to give you a little detail on the agreement reached last night on the State Budget that will be acted upon very swiftly in the coming days.

The agreement includes the revenue and taxation proposal adopted by the Legislature, which speeds up the suspension of some tax credits and increases general fund revenue by about $5 billion in the budget year compared to the Governor’s May Revision. With overall general fund revenue at about $211 billion in the budget year, there is a corresponding increase to the Proposition 98 Guarantee to $115.3 billion.

May 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM PDT! Can't make it live? Don’t worry! Register anyway, and Toddle will make sure to send you the recording

When was the last time you truly felt ahead of the curve in your policy review and your programme evaluation? Juggling exam logistics, viva voces, DP1 subject selection, and planning for AY 2024-25 requires not just keeping up but staying ahead.

Join fellow PYP coordinators, CAWS Association leaders, and IB World Schools to gather resources brainstorm ways in which we can better serve students learning multiple languages in the PYP setting.

This event is for all school teachers and leaders!
May 17, 2024 - Americas - 11 AM PT

At Toddle, the Big Hairy Audacious Goal is to give each teacher 10 additional hours every week while helping elevate their practices! Their second Demo Day is all about innovations that will bring them closer to this goal.

Governor Newsom’s January Budget recognized a significant deficit compared to the revenue and expenditure numbers used in the 2023 Budget Act, but within a couple months both the Department of Finance (DOF) and Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) announced that revenues were falling sharply below even the numbers used in January. Fortunately, we have had better news recently, and while we are still likely to see a revenue shortfall in the May Revision (compared to the Governor’s January estimates) the magnitude of the shortfall should be more manageable than feared just a few weeks ago. We are hopeful this could mean we are able to mitigate or even avoid cuts to ongoing K-14 programs in the budget.

This morning, Governor Newsom released his initial draft of the 2024-25 budget.

First, the big news: earlier, the Legislative Analyst had recently opined that the state’s budget shortfall (covering 3 years) would total $68 billion. Significantly, the Department of Finance estimates that shortfall to be only $38 billion. Although revenues are still down, The Governor’s proposed budget reflects that lower deficit number.

As we gear up for our upcoming Spring Seminar, I'm excited to invite you to our post event mixer hosted by our partners - Toddle. Toddle is an AI-powered Teaching and Learning Platform, licensed by the IB and used by 1600+ schools globally. Our partnership is aligned with our mission to bring innovative learning experiences to our IB community.