CA Proposed Budget May Revision 2026-27 - aka “May Revise”
Governor Newsom’s Proposed Budget May Revision was released on May 14, 2026, and proposes a record $127.1 billion in Proposition 98 funding for California TK-12 schools and community colleges. In this May Revision, the Governor proposes an estimated $8.1 billion more in total education funding than the initial January budget proposal, or about $1,400 more per pupil!
Here is an article with more details from the Association of California School Administrators, and here is a recap connected to school counseling, student support services, and postsecondary readiness program funding:
Per-Pupil Funding: Reaches $21,013 (or $28,282 combined with federal/local sources). This equates to about $155 per student day of attendance (ADA).
COLA: $906.7 million for a 4.31% boost to the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a discretionary investment, commonly referred to as a “Super COLA,” that results in a total (statutory plus discretionary) COLA of 4.31 percent.
Student Support and Professional Development Discretionary Block Grants: $5 billion (about $900 per ADA) that could be utilized for staff training, recruitment and retention, and career pathways and dual enrollment expansion efforts for career education; These funds are COMPLETELY DISCRETIONARY! Similar to last year’s $1.7 billion discretionary block grant.
Community Schools: $1 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funds to expand the community school model to more school sites, building on the investment of $485 million from the existing California Community Schools Partnership Program;
MTSS: $50 million to continue supporting schools to implement MTSS, and to coordinate and align academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and mental health interventions into a single, comprehensive system - a "key foundational support" for the state's ongoing Community Schools initiative.
Special Education: $2.4 billion ongoing investment (43% boost) for students with disabilities representing the largest investment (about $1,340 per student) in special education in CA’s history. This investment frees up general fund dollars previously used to backfill for increasing SPED costs.Have questions about how your district can put these funds to work? We'd love to connect. Whether you're thinking through MTSS alignment, training to support school counseling and student support services, or how to improve postsecondary readiness outcomes Hatching Results is here to help you turn funding into student student!
