CPACE REVISION PAST EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
What di Prop 13 do? - ✔✔shifted control from local to state government
What are some aspects of the voucher/choice/privatization issue? - ✔✔- it involves
issuance of a document entitling the student to schooling of family preference
- Advantage: families have a choice
-Disadvantage: would take away financial support for PE
When was the school breakfast program (SBP) established and what is the participation
in it by students in California? - ✔✔-> established in 1966 by congress to help ease
morning hunger
-> open to all students, those who qualify for the free or reduced lunch qualify for
breakfast as well
-> funded by the state
What must a district do on both of these dates: Oct 31 and Jan 31? To whom does this
information go and what are the three types of responses? - ✔✔- district files and
submits Interim Financial Report with COE, SPI and SC
Three responses:
1. Positive -> district has sufficient resources to meet obligations
2. Qualified -> may have sufficient resources to meet obligations, some concerns need
to be checked
3. Negative -> no sufficient funds and budget is no good
What is a "work order" and what are the advantages of using such system? - ✔✔- use a
computer to track where the majority of the repairs are going
- use it to predict budget needs for the upcoming school year
- account for repairs efficiently
What is meant by encroachment and in what three programs does it occur? - ✔✔- when
a program spends more money than what it is entitled or generated to spend
- Special Ed, Transportation, food services
California's school finance system is largely controlled by... - ✔✔the legislature. Then
the governor approves
Who must approve all fund raisers? - ✔✔Principal and student council
Approximately how much of the sate categorical funding is for special Needs? Who are
these students? - ✔✔- 32%
Special Ed
EIA - Economic Impact Aid
,List seven areas that should be addressed in a board policy on the maintenance and
operations function of the district. - ✔✔1. philosophy of maintenance
2. financial commitment
3. contracting out VS in house
4. capital improvements
5. priorities for responding to maintenance requests (regular, urgent, 911)
6. cleaning of facilities and landscaping
7. organization plan for the maintenance and operations department
Are districts allowed to charge students or their parents for books or supplies? What
about transportation? - ✔✔- materials (textbooks, computers) must be provided fro free.
However if student damages materials then school can hold parents liable for damage
fees
- Special Ed and athletic programs cannot be charged for transportation/LAUSD could
charge for buses but doesn't. Parents can pay for filed trip buses
The administration of child nutrition programs is a three-way partnership among - ✔✔1.
School District
2. California Department of Education
3. US department of Agriculture
On the District Budget Calendar, what is significant about March 15? - ✔✔- District
serves notice of intent to reduce site-level certificated management personnel teachers
and central office certificated management personnel
- Budget worksheets are distributed to program administrators
List three major reasons fro enrollment growth in CA? - ✔✔1. appealing destination
2. birth rate
3. immigration
Who is defined as special needs students? - ✔✔ELL
Gifted
Talented
Special Ed
From what type of tax does the state get the largest amount of its funds? - ✔✔From
income taxes
The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT subsidizes meals with varying degrees of payment
depending on whether the meal served is a (1) ________, or a (2) ________ or a (3)
_______. The STATE reimburses only what type of meals? - ✔✔1. free
2. reduced
3. full paid
-> district can only be reimbursed for free and reduced programs
, What are the reasons seat belts are not yet required on buses? - ✔✔- seat belts will
reduce school bus capacity 17%-33%
- who is responsible to ensure students are wearing seatbelts?
- what are the liability and insurance applications?
What could an audit cost a district with an ADA of 10,000? - ✔✔$200
What is the legal framework for student body organizations - ✔✔ED Code 48930
Which program gets the largest share of the state categorical aid funds? - ✔✔Special
Ed
List major object codes used in school district budgets, show what programs and
activities are included in each. - ✔✔1000->salaries, certificated and personnel
2000-> classified personnel salaries
3000-> Employee benefits
4000-> Books and supplies
5000-> Services
6000-> Capital Outlay
7000-> all other charges
8000-> money received
What are some other sources of local income for school districts? - ✔✔user fees,
interest income, sale and lease of property, cafeteria fees, library fines and donations,
and its only a SMALL way to get money
Who has the ultimate responsibility for management and accounting of student body
funds? - ✔✔- the principal has primary responsibility but in a large school the task can
be delegated to a student activities director
- the funds are tracked by the student body clerk and the principal
What is Incremental or Historical Budgeting? - ✔✔- starting point is the prior year's
budget
- process calls for increasing or decreasing the previous year's allocation for each
budget item
- expenditures continue year after year, budget cycle after budget cycle
- allocations change very little form year to year
When and why is a fiscal advisor assigned to a district? - ✔✔Under AB 1200 the county
superintendent may assign fiscal advisors to a district that has been determined unable
to meet its financial obligations
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
What di Prop 13 do? - ✔✔shifted control from local to state government
What are some aspects of the voucher/choice/privatization issue? - ✔✔- it involves
issuance of a document entitling the student to schooling of family preference
- Advantage: families have a choice
-Disadvantage: would take away financial support for PE
When was the school breakfast program (SBP) established and what is the participation
in it by students in California? - ✔✔-> established in 1966 by congress to help ease
morning hunger
-> open to all students, those who qualify for the free or reduced lunch qualify for
breakfast as well
-> funded by the state
What must a district do on both of these dates: Oct 31 and Jan 31? To whom does this
information go and what are the three types of responses? - ✔✔- district files and
submits Interim Financial Report with COE, SPI and SC
Three responses:
1. Positive -> district has sufficient resources to meet obligations
2. Qualified -> may have sufficient resources to meet obligations, some concerns need
to be checked
3. Negative -> no sufficient funds and budget is no good
What is a "work order" and what are the advantages of using such system? - ✔✔- use a
computer to track where the majority of the repairs are going
- use it to predict budget needs for the upcoming school year
- account for repairs efficiently
What is meant by encroachment and in what three programs does it occur? - ✔✔- when
a program spends more money than what it is entitled or generated to spend
- Special Ed, Transportation, food services
California's school finance system is largely controlled by... - ✔✔the legislature. Then
the governor approves
Who must approve all fund raisers? - ✔✔Principal and student council
Approximately how much of the sate categorical funding is for special Needs? Who are
these students? - ✔✔- 32%
Special Ed
EIA - Economic Impact Aid
,List seven areas that should be addressed in a board policy on the maintenance and
operations function of the district. - ✔✔1. philosophy of maintenance
2. financial commitment
3. contracting out VS in house
4. capital improvements
5. priorities for responding to maintenance requests (regular, urgent, 911)
6. cleaning of facilities and landscaping
7. organization plan for the maintenance and operations department
Are districts allowed to charge students or their parents for books or supplies? What
about transportation? - ✔✔- materials (textbooks, computers) must be provided fro free.
However if student damages materials then school can hold parents liable for damage
fees
- Special Ed and athletic programs cannot be charged for transportation/LAUSD could
charge for buses but doesn't. Parents can pay for filed trip buses
The administration of child nutrition programs is a three-way partnership among - ✔✔1.
School District
2. California Department of Education
3. US department of Agriculture
On the District Budget Calendar, what is significant about March 15? - ✔✔- District
serves notice of intent to reduce site-level certificated management personnel teachers
and central office certificated management personnel
- Budget worksheets are distributed to program administrators
List three major reasons fro enrollment growth in CA? - ✔✔1. appealing destination
2. birth rate
3. immigration
Who is defined as special needs students? - ✔✔ELL
Gifted
Talented
Special Ed
From what type of tax does the state get the largest amount of its funds? - ✔✔From
income taxes
The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT subsidizes meals with varying degrees of payment
depending on whether the meal served is a (1) ________, or a (2) ________ or a (3)
_______. The STATE reimburses only what type of meals? - ✔✔1. free
2. reduced
3. full paid
-> district can only be reimbursed for free and reduced programs
, What are the reasons seat belts are not yet required on buses? - ✔✔- seat belts will
reduce school bus capacity 17%-33%
- who is responsible to ensure students are wearing seatbelts?
- what are the liability and insurance applications?
What could an audit cost a district with an ADA of 10,000? - ✔✔$200
What is the legal framework for student body organizations - ✔✔ED Code 48930
Which program gets the largest share of the state categorical aid funds? - ✔✔Special
Ed
List major object codes used in school district budgets, show what programs and
activities are included in each. - ✔✔1000->salaries, certificated and personnel
2000-> classified personnel salaries
3000-> Employee benefits
4000-> Books and supplies
5000-> Services
6000-> Capital Outlay
7000-> all other charges
8000-> money received
What are some other sources of local income for school districts? - ✔✔user fees,
interest income, sale and lease of property, cafeteria fees, library fines and donations,
and its only a SMALL way to get money
Who has the ultimate responsibility for management and accounting of student body
funds? - ✔✔- the principal has primary responsibility but in a large school the task can
be delegated to a student activities director
- the funds are tracked by the student body clerk and the principal
What is Incremental or Historical Budgeting? - ✔✔- starting point is the prior year's
budget
- process calls for increasing or decreasing the previous year's allocation for each
budget item
- expenditures continue year after year, budget cycle after budget cycle
- allocations change very little form year to year
When and why is a fiscal advisor assigned to a district? - ✔✔Under AB 1200 the county
superintendent may assign fiscal advisors to a district that has been determined unable
to meet its financial obligations
