Transcript Preliminary Cost Estimates of Providing Preschool in

Funding Preschool in
San Diego County
Susan Muenchow
Karen Manship
September 25, 2007
Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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
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
San Diego P FA Demonstration Project
Tier 3 Quality Assumptions
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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
Preschool in San Diego County:
Next steps?
Some Scenarios
•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
Estimated Annual Operating Costs (in millions)
200
168
150
97.6
100
63.2
50
13.6
15.5
25.6
0
Demonstration Demonstration Demonstration
project slots,
project slots,
project slots,
Tier 2 quality ** Tier 3 quality **
average
elementary
teacher salaries
API 1-3, Tier 3 API 1-3, average
quality*, **
elementary
teacher
salaries*
Countywide,
average
elementary
teacher
salaries*
* Assumes a 70% participation rate ** Does not include start-up funds for new programs
Leveraging Revenue
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.
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
What if San Diego is allocated three times
as much in AB172 funds next year?
$23.5 million
$33.6 million
$7.0 million
$18.3 million
100%
80%
60%
$7.4 million
40%
20%
$8.0 million
0%
Serving all demonstration Serving all demonstration
project slots at Tier 3
project slots, elementary
quality
salaries
SP and GCC
AB172
Cost remaining
What if San Diego is allocated three times
as much in AB172 funds next year?
$81.2 million
$115.6 million
$55.9 million
$90.2 million
100%
80%
60%
40%
$7.4 million
20%
$18.0 million
0%
Serving all API 1-3 school
attendance areas, Tier 3
quality
SP and HS
AB172
Serving all API 1-3
attendance areas,
elementary salaries
Cost remaining
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
School districts in San Diego allocating
Title I dollars to preschool
Title I Allocation,
FY2005
Actual Title I
Preschool
Allocations,
2005 -06
Carlsbad Unified
$770,352
$67,924
8.81727%
Escondido Union
Elementary
$4,931,331
$53,500
1.08490%
Lakeside Union
Elementary
$478,667
$49,209
10.28042%
South Bay Union
Elementary
$2,766,911
$145,970
5.27556%
$106,732,650
$316,603
School District
TOTAL
Percent
Allocated to
Preschool
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
Using AB172 and Title I Funds: Preschool in
API 1-3 neighborhoods
TOTAL $97.6 million
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
$44.9 million
$11.0 million
$7.4 million
$18.0 million
Tier 3 quality
SP and HS
AB172
Title I
Remaining cost
Countywide?
• Estimated total cost at 70% participation:
$168 million
• Phase-in suggested over ten years, as outlined
in 2004 recommendations
• Possible sources of revenue:
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–
–
–
–
–
AB172 ($7.4 million)
Title I ($11.0 million)
First 5?
Sliding scale/parent investment fees
School bonds
Other options
Questions?
Susan Muenchow- [email protected]
Karen Manship- [email protected]