1. Maximizing Existing Funding Sources to Sustain and Enhance Progress on Preschool
Susan Muenchow, Jennifer Anthony, Karen Manship
American Institutes for Research
Panelists:
Jay Hoffman, Superintendent, Nuview Union School District
Bill Baltazar, Superintendent, Delhi Unified School District
Natalie Woods Andrews, Sacramento County Office of Education
Doreen Diehl,  First 5 Sacramento County
October 30, 2007

2. Estimated Cost of Preschool for Targeted Populations
To finance direct services for 4-year-olds at NIEER level of quality:
$398 million to $581 million in API 1-3 neighborhoods.
$833 million to $1.2 billion for children eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
$1 billion to $1.5 billion in Title I school attendance areas

3. 21 Potential Finance Options
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4. Statewide Preschool Title I Allocations
Total Title I Allocations, FY2005: $1,755,720,284
Actual Preschool Title I Reservations, FY2005: 1.7%: $29,359,146
If Every School District Reserved 5%: $87,786,014
If Every School District Reserved 10%: $175,572,028

5. Parent fees for preschool
$100 average annual parent fee in low API attendance areas:
$8.9 million in API 1-3
$16.7 million for all free/reduced lunch eligible children
$1800 annual parent fee for parents over income threshold:
Title I schools (estimated 40% parents would pay): $160.1 million
Statewide (estimated 47% of parents would pay): $304.3 million

6. Impact of 3 Potential Revenue Sources: Title I School Attendance Areas
Scenario I- Serving all Title I school attendance areas at beginning teacher salaries: Total cost $1.1 billion

7. Impact of 3 Potential Revenue Sources: Free/Reduced-Price Lunch Eligible
Scenario II- Serving all free/reduced-lunch eligible at beginning teacher salaries: Total cost $833 million

8. Impact of 3 Potential Revenue Sources: API 1-3 School Attendance Areas
Scenario III- Serving API 1-3 at beginning teacher salaries: Total cost $398 million

9. Questions? Susan Muenchow – smuenchow@air.org
Jennifer Anthony-
Karen Manship-