November Regular PR delivery/pickup

November 24 & 25 & 30, 2020 Payroll Release Valley and North County – Delivery South County – Pickup/Delivery
Delivery and Pickup of the November Regular payroll is set to take place as scheduled on Tuesday November 24, & Wednesday, November 25, & Monday November 30. Please see below for details.
As a reminder, do not release any employee or vendor warrants prior to the issue date of Monday, November 30, 2020. Districts may mail paper warrants to employees and vendors no sooner than the afternoon of Friday November 27 (not Wednesday). Please be aware there might be delays in delivering mail if employees and vendors do not have a current address in the system. It is also possible there may be delays in deliveries by the U.S. Postal Service depending on their staffing.
Districts not mailing employee warrants may wish to establish safe in-person distribution practices. Districts may also want to consider taking action to review policies for allowing or working with their unions to have payroll direct deposit in place for all employees. Perhaps a direct deposit form can be provided along with each paper warrant distributed to employees on payday.
* South County – Pickup
* Individuals authorized to pick-up payroll may do so from 8:30 until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25 at the County Education Office. If coming at different time call 805.964.4711 ext 5242 when you are here, and we will bring it down to you in the parking lot. * Do not enter the building, we are not accepting visitors at this time. * Please drive to the lower parking lot and proceed to the main entrance for the building. Drive up to our temporary “Pickup Payroll” workstation. Staff will be available to release your payroll to you. Please bring your signed payroll release form or your own pen to sign for the receipt of your documents.
* Goleta – Pickup on 11/24 Tuesday * SELPA – Pickup on 11/25 Wednesday * Carpinteria – Pickup on Monday 11/30 * Hope – on SBCEO Truck 11/24 Tuesday morning * Montecito – Pickup on Monday 11/30 * Cold Spring – Pickup on Wednesday 11/25 * Adelante Charter – Pickup on Monday 11/30 * Peabody Charter – Pickup on Monday 11/30
* Valley and North County drop sites
* Individuals authorized to receive and sign for payroll at designated drop sites can expect delivery as shown below on Tuesday November 24 or Wednesday November 25. * You must plan to be at your designated drop site at the estimated time for the delivery and release of your payroll.
DELIVERY Tuesday 11/24 Estimated time Drop site Additional payrolls at drop site 9:45 a.m. Santa Ynez Valley Un. High Plus – Ballard, College, Los Olivos, Solvang 10:35 a.m. Blochman
10:55 a.m. Family Partner 11:10 a.m. Orcutt
11:55 a.m. Lompoc Plus – Manzanita 12:40 p.m. Santa Maria Jt. Un High
12:55 p.m. Santa Maria-Bonita

DELIVERY Wednesday 11/25 Estimated time Drop site Additional payrolls at drop site 10:00 a.m. SBCEO North County Liaison
10:50 a.m. Vista del Mar 11:05 a.m. Buellton
12:05 p.m. Guadalupe
1:30 p.m. Cuyama
Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.
Please direct questions about payroll delivery or pickup to Myron Porter mporter@sbceo.org<mailto:mporter@sbceo.org> or 805-964-4710 x 5280 or Richard Weger at rweger@sbceo.org<mailto:rweger@sbceo.org> or 805-964-4710 x 5242 .
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

First Apportionment for the Mandate Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2020–21

Dear School Business Professionals,
Please see the email below from the CDE regarding: First Apportionment for the Mandate Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2020–21.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
Please do not reply to this email. This is an unattended mailbox. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
From: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:27 AM To: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Subject: First Apportionment for the Mandate Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2020–21
The purpose of this email is to notify you that the California Department of Education (CDE) has sent an apportionment to the State Controller’s Office for payment. This apportionment, in the amount of $240,142,772, is made from funds provided by Item 6100-296-0001 of the Budget Act of 2020 (Chapter 6, Statutes of 2020). This apportionment pays 100 percent of each local educational agency’s Mandate Block Grant allocation for fiscal year 2020–21.
The Department of Finance Notification of Suspended Mandates for 2020–21 may be found at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/mandatebg.asp under the heading titled Correspondence.
For more information about the Mandate Block Grant apportionment, please go to the Mandate Block Grant web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/mandatebg20result.asp, where the letter and schedule for this apportionment are posted. If you have questions regarding this apportionment, please contact Julie Klein Briggs, Fiscal Consultant, Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, by email at jbriggs@cde.ca.gov<mailto:jbriggs@cde.ca.gov>.

Reminder – November Regular Payroll

Reminder – November Regular Payroll Submit Payroll by Thursday, November 19 Production begins on Friday, November 20 at 6 a.m.
* Please Submit your Payroll by Thursday, November 19. * Production for the November Regular Payroll begins Friday, November 20 at 6 a.m. for all organizations. See attached calendar. * Adhering to this timeline allows for sufficient time to complete a multitude of steps and meet additional deadlines such as transmitting direct deposit data necessary to issue payroll on payday. * Please plan accordingly to resolve all errors and submit your payroll on time. If one organization has a processing error, this halts production for all districts and charters using the payroll module. This is why it is critical to audit and resolve all errors as data is input into the system and not wait until the last minute.
For questions about the November Regular payroll, please contact:
* Myron Porter mporter@sbceo.org<mailto:mporter@sbceo.org> 1-805-964-4711 x 5280
* Staci Hunter shunter@sbceo.org<mailto:shunter@sbceo.org> 1-805-964-4711 x 5254
* Richard Weger rweger@sbceo.org<mailto:rweger@sbceo.org> 1-805-964-4711 x 5242
* Sheng Xiong sxiong@sbceo.org<mailto:sxiong@sbceo.org> 1-805-964-4711 x 5252
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office

2020-21 Requirements for Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Data Used to Determine Supplemental and Concentration Grant Funding

Dear School Business Professionals,
Please see the email below from the CDE regarding: 2020-21 Requirements for Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Data Used to Determine Supplemental and Concentration Grant Funding
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office _ Please do not reply to this email. This is an unattended mailbox. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
From: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 5:08 PM To: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Subject: 2020-21 Requirements for Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Data Used to Determine Supplemental and Concentration Grant Funding
The California Department of Education (CDE) has released a guidance letter to Chief Business Officials, Food Service Directors, and CALPADS Administrators regarding 2020-21 requirements for collecting free and reduced-price meal (FRPM) eligibility data for purposes of the Local Control Funding Formula Supplemental and Concentration Grants. The letter is available on the CDE website at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/frpmreq20ltr.asp.
Principal Apportionment Section PASE@cde.ca.gov<mailto:PASE@cde.ca.gov> 916-324-4541

Use of LLMF Resources

To CBOs,
As the CDE continues to encourage LEAs to spend their Learning Loss Mitigation Funds (LLMF), and with the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) expenditure deadline coming up on December 30, districts may wish to consider using LLMF to pay for COVID-19 surveillance testing of staff. This would have the double benefit of using the monies to cover appropriate costs and would also remove additional pressure on medical renewal rates, since such testing adds to claim costs when run through medical insurance.
Some districts may not have sufficient LLMF funds to make this a practical consideration, and others may have spent their funds already, but this is an idea that is beginning to gain traction throughout the state. If you have any questions about this option, please contact me directly.
Bill
Bill Ridgeway Assistant Superintendent Administrative Services Santa Barbara County Education Office (805) 964-4711, ext. 5700 bridgeway@sbceo.org<mailto:bridgeway@sbceo.org>

2020-21 J-29 P-1 Property Tax Report

Good Morning,
Attached is a copy of the 2020-21 P-1 Property Tax Report. This information should be used to develop your First Interim Budget.
Please note that although an impound amount was not estimated on P-1, it is possible an impoundment of taxes may occur this fiscal year. Estimated amounts (if any) for impounds may be available with the P-2 J-29.
Please contact Todd Humphreys (thumphreys@sbceo.org<mailto:thumphreys@sbceo.org> or 805-964-4711 x5372) if you have any questions.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office