EPA: Education Protection Account
Education Protection Account
The Education Protection Account (EPA) provides local educational agencies (LEAs) with general purpose state aid funding pursuant to Section 36 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. The EPA funding is a component of an LEA's total LCFF entitlement as calculated in the Principal Apportionment.
The creation of the Education Protection Account (EPA) by Proposition 30, The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, approved by the voters on November 6, 2012, temporarily increased the states sales tax rate for all taxpayers and the personal income tax rates for upper-income taxpayers. Proposition 55 extended Proposition 30 until the year 2030.
Revenues generated from Proposition 30 / Proposition 55 will be deposited into a newly created state account called the EPA and local agencies have the sole authority to determine how the funds received from the EPA are spent, with these provisions: EPA funds cannot be used for the salaries or benefits of administrators or any other administrative costs.
For additional information on the EPA Spending Plan please click on the link below:
EEF: Educator Effectiveness Block Grant
One-time funding provided to county offices of education, school districts, charter schools, and state special schools to provide professional learning for teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and classified staff in order to promote educator equity, quality, and effectiveness. The following plan details the district's goal on how to expense these funds.
PROP 28 The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Grant
In November 2023, California voters successfully passed Proposition 28, The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act. This measure mandates the establishment of ongoing support for arts instruction in schools starting from the academic year 2023-2024. Specifically, one percent of the K-12 portion of the Proposition 98 funding guarantee from the previous fiscal year, excluding funding allocated for the Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) program, will be earmarked for this initiative.
The California Department of Education (CDE) will determine the allocation of grants to individual school sites on an annual basis. Subsequently, each school can decide which arts education programs to offer. In this decision-making process, school leaders will collaborate with teachers, families, and students, ensuring that the choices made best serve the unique needs of their local school community.
The funds from Proposition 28 can be utilized for a wide range of arts education purposes. These include but are not limited to providing instruction and training, acquiring necessary supplies and materials, and establishing partnerships with arts organizations for enhanced educational programs. The supported art forms include dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, which may involve folk art, painting, sculpture, photography, craft arts, creative expression (such as graphic arts and design), computer coding, animation, music composition, ensembles, script writing, costume design, film, and video. Prop 28 funding is intended to expand existing arts education at all school sites. The site-specific plans below describe how programs are expanding their arts programs using their Prop 28 yearly allocations. This description does not include all aspects of visual and performing arts (VAPA) offerings. The funding has certain conditions: 80% must be used to hire certified or classified staff for arts instruction, and the remaining 20% can go toward training, supplies, materials, and partnerships in arts education.
To learn more about Proposition 28, please click here to visit the California Department of Education website.
Proposition 28 AMS Act infuses our district with funds for the arts including:
ongoing state funds starting from the 2023-24 school year.
approximately $54,500 in 22/23 and $28,500 23/24 and each subsequent year to grow arts offerings for GESD students
empowers school sites to tailor plan toward individual school needs