1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Overcrowding Relief Grant California Department of Education School Facilities Planning Division Fred Yeager, Assistant Director Lisa Constancio, Consultant

2. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Agenda  Introduction/Funding available  Eligible Schools  California Department of Education (CDE) Pupil Density  Adjustments New Construction projects Multi-Level Adjustment  Determining Program Eligibility Maximum Eligible Pupils  Submission Information

3. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Introduction  Assembly Bill 127 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2006 – Nunez and Perata) established the Overcrowding Relief Grant (ORG) (Education Code sections 17079–17079.30) $1 billion available  Replace portable classrooms with permanent classrooms on overcrowded school sites with permanent classrooms

4. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Eligible Schools  School sites must be deemed eligible by CDE  School site must have pupil population density equal to or greater than 175% of CDE’s recommended population density  Based on population density utilizing the 2005/06 California Basic Educational Data Systems (CBEDS)

5. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CDE Recommended Pupil Density Density Standards Grade Span100%150%175% 200% (COS) K–6K–65785100115 7–1243657590

6. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Adjustment to Per Pupil Density  Students to be housed in new construction projects including Critically Overcrowded Schools projects  Students housed in classrooms above or below the first floor (multi-level adjustment)

7. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Determining ORG Eligibility  Overcrowding Relief Grants Eligibility Determination Form (New 2/16/07)  Overcrowding Relief Grants Pupil Adjustment Form (New 2/16/07)

8. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1  Blue Shaded areas require input Remainder of form automatically populates  Enter school site information

9. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1  Pupils (Column A–C)  Enter 2005–06 CBEDS Enrollment Adjusted CBEDS enrollment = 2005–06 CBEDS Enrollment – Pupil Adjustment If no pupil adjustment to report, continue to Column E If pupil adjustment to report, go to Tab 2

10. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1  School Site Usable Acres (Column D–H)  Enter Number of Classrooms above or below the first floor Multi-story adjustment = Number of classrooms above or below 1st Floor  960 square feet (standard classroom)  1.3 (represents circulation that occurs on multi-story buildings)  43,560 (number of square feet in an acre)

11. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1  CDE recommended Acres (Column I) Adjusted acres  100% CDE recommended Pupil Density per Acre (chart above)

12. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1  CDE recommended Acres and Pupil Density (Column J–K) CDE Recommended Pupil Density per Acre (chart above)  Usable Acres

13. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Pupil Adjustment Form Tab 2  Enter COS Project (Section A)  Enter New Construction Projects (Section B)

14. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Pupil Adjustment Form Tab 2  Enter Other Adjustment (Section C) Narrative Form Total Pupil adjustment = total number of pupils from Section A plus total number from Section B minus “other adjustments” in Section C Number will populate in Column B on ORG Eligibility Determination Form

15. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction ORG Eligibility Determination Form Tab 1 Eligibility Adjusted CBEDS (Column C) Total Usable Acres (Column H) If school site pupil density is equal to or greater than 175% number – school site is eligible for ORG funds

16. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Eligible Pupils Maximum is lesser of A or B Part A Eligible Pupils = Adjusted CBEDS (Column C) minus Total schoolsite enrollment at 150% of CDE recommended density (Column K)

17. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Eligible Pupils Part B Enter number of portables on school site Multiple by State loading standard Less pupils housed in portables purchased with Class Size Reduction funds

18. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Form Submission  Form filled out on Web and submitted electronically  Print Hard copy Sign and date  Mail originals to CDE – Lisa Constancio  Continuous filing (list posted periodically on CDE web site)  1 st Funding cycle due to OPSC 1/31/08

19. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Contact Information Lisa Constancio (916) 445-4889 lconstancio@cde.ca.gov