Since May 2008, county office of education (COE) chief business officials (CBOs) have collaborated to develop common messages to guide districts in crafting assumptions for their budget and interim reports. The Business and Administration Services Committee (BASC) supports this endeavor by providing COE CBOs with a uniform common message based on assumptions used by the California Department of Finance (DOF).

 

The Business Administration Services Committee (BASC) would like to thank the California Department of Finance (DOF), State Board of Education (SBE), California Department of Education (CDE), Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), and our colleagues listed in the “Sources” section of this message for providing BASC and our local educational agencies (LEAs) with the most up-to-date information at the time of writing.

 

The BASC Common Message is intended to provide guidance and recommendations to COEs, which then tailor this guidance to the unique circumstances of the local educational agencies (LEAs) in their respective counties. Even within a single county, the guidance may vary considerably based on each district’s educational, fiscal and operational characteristics. Consequently, districts and other entities seeking to understand the guidance applicable to a specific LEA should refer to the information released by the COE in the county where that LEA is located.