Reauthorization will be a major topic at the Improving America's School's Conference in Portland next month and at the National Title I Conference in New Orleans in January. It also included the deficit factor which was presumed would cause the Governor to veto, but he signed it. Districts applying need to write a districtwide library plan. Money can be spent on equipment as well as books. Materials must be aligned with state board standards.
Teachers can override.
It includes a short term voluntary program, long term mandatory program, is well thought out and comprehensive. The Governor will veto. Title VII Continuation Grants can continue to be funded as long as districts sent a letter saying they will comply with Proposition 227. Next year's performance reports will have to report how districts met their objectives and were compliant with 227. Only four new grants were submitted from California and three were funded.