Projected massive cuts in the state education budget have placed the burden of severely reduced spending directly on local school districts. We expect all three of the school districts we serve (Albany, Berkeley, and Oakland) to be impacted heavily, with serious implications regarding funding support for WriterCoach Connection at our seven schools.
To develop strategies for coping with these budget realities, we have formed the CAFL Ahead of the Curve Committee (ACC). This group of CAFL associates will hold a day-long skull session, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, to formulate alternative, lower-cost service-delivery methods for writer coaching and to create the basis for a revised strategic plan for the full CAFL board of directors at its annual meeting in March.
Bob Menzimer