1. Funding Preschool in San Diego County Susan Muenchow Karen Manship September 25, 2007 Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation

2. AIR’s statewide estimate of per child operating costs To upgrade existing State Preschool slot: $1,650-$3,250 To upgrade existing Head Start slot: $1,400-$3,200 Full cost of a new slot: $5,300-$6,900 (Range depends primarily on whether beginning or average teacher salaries are used.) For comparison: Current K-12 per pupil expenditure in CA: $7,521

3. First 5 California PFA Demonstration Grant criteria Minimum of 3 hours/day of services for school year Staff-child ratio of 3:24 or 2:20 Master teacher with BA & 24 ECE units within 5 years & ECE credential within 10 years Assistant teacher with AA degree Compensation for BA level teacher comparable to that of public school teachers Full-time teachers teach two 3-hour sessions

4. San Diego P FA Demonstration Project Tier 3 Quality Assumptions Adult : child ratios of 1:10 Maximum group size of 20 Score of at least 5.5 on ECERS Score of at least 4 on ELLCO Lead teacher holds Bachelor’s degree and has at least one year of experience in preschool classroom Staff Development requirements

5. Preschool in San Diego County: Next steps? Supporting all demonstration project slots Supporting all 4-year-olds in API 1-3 school attendance areas Supporting all 4-year-olds countywide Tier 2 quality Tier 3 quality Average elementary teacher salaries Some Scenarios

6. Estimated Annual Operating Costs (in millions) * Assumes a 70% participation rate ** Does not include start-up funds for new programs

7. Leveraging Revenue

8. Impact of First 5 Funds Through January 2007, First 5 San Diego and First 5 California have enhanced 492 existing preschool slots and supported 117 other new slots through the Power of Preschool demonstration grants in San Diego County.

9. San Diego County AB172 Awards Part Day La Mesa-Spring Valley School District$78,601 Vista Unified School District$109,620 Cajon Valley Union School District$520,330 San Diego Unified School District$1,638,447 Full Day San Diego Unified School District$114,367 TOTAL$2,461,365

10. What if San Diego is allocated three times as much in AB172 funds next year? $23.5 million $18.3 million $7.4 million $8.0 million $7.0 million $33.6 million

11. What if San Diego is allocated three times as much in AB172 funds next year? $81.2 million $90.2 million $7.4 million $18.0 million $55.9 million $115.6 million

12. Use of Title I for preschool Title I funds are flexible May be used for early education, from birth through kindergarten Chicago Parent-Child Centers funded by Title I

13. School districts in San Diego allocating Title I dollars to preschool School District Title I Allocation, FY2005 Actual Title I Preschool Allocations, 2005 -06 Percent Allocated to Preschool Carlsbad Unified$770,352$67,9248.81727% Escondido Union Elementary$4,931,331$53,5001.08490% Lakeside Union Elementary$478,667$49,209 10.28042% South Bay Union Elementary$2,766,911$145,9705.27556% TOTAL$106,732,650$316,603

14. Title I funds for preschool What if all school districts in San Diego county allocated 10.3% of their Title I allocation to preschool? –$11 million countywide –$1.4 million in demonstration project communities These funds could support additional quality upgrades or improved access

15. Using AB172 and Title I Funds: Preschool in API 1-3 neighborhoods TOTAL $97.6 million $7.4 million $18.0 million $11.0 million $44.9 million

16. Countywide? Estimated total cost at 70% participation: $168 million Phase-in suggested over ten years, as outlined in 2004 recommendations Possible sources of revenue: –AB172 ($7.4 million) –Title I ($11.0 million) –First 5? –Sliding scale/parent investment fees –School bonds –Other options

17. Questions? Susan Muenchow- smuenchow@air.orgsmuenchow@air.org Karen Manship- kmanship@air.orgkmanship@air.org