School overview
Morningside Elementary
Who governs Morningside, how its school-level budget is set, and what its current public plan says is underway. Part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
Who makes decisions for Morningside?
Morningside Elementary is governed by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, not by a separate school board. LAUSD's central formulas set the school allocation and much of its staffing. The school's published Targeted Student Population plan says families, staff, and community members can contribute through ELAC, SSC, LSLC, workshops, surveys, and Coffee with the Principal.
The 2025-26 allocation was $7.32 million
The allocation summary reports $7,315,410 across 50.73 calculated full-time-equivalent positions. It includes unrestricted, restricted, special-education, SENI, Title I, and family-engagement funding; cafeteria funding is excluded from that report.
The formula used an enrollment forecast of 390
LAUSD listed ECast 390, SENI Quintile 2 (HIGH), and Norm Category PHBAO in the 2025-26 allocation summary. These district classifications shape school staffing and supplemental resources.
The 2026-27 budget totals $7.36 million
The February 2026 final budget summary reports $7,357,516 for 369 enrolled students: 70.80% for positions, 11.37% for other salary items, and 17.64% for materials and supplies.
These official budget documents show planned resources, not every decision or expense during the year. The public online archive did not yield SSC or ELAC records, so it does not provide a complete record of school-level discussion.
Where the school stands
Across 50.73 calculated FTE; the allocation report says cafeteria funding is not included.
ECast is LAUSD's budget forecast, not an actual enrollment count.
The February 2026 summary reports positions, other salary items, materials and supplies, and indirect/direct support costs.
Includes 336 K-12 general-education students and 33 special-day-class students.
Context calculation: $7,357,516 final budget divided by 369 reported students. This school-level summary is not comparable to district revenue per pupil and may exclude or classify services differently.
The plan allocates $400,773 to Academic Excellence, $138,731 to Joy and Wellness, and $34,524 to Engagement and Collaboration.
Major projects
2026-27 Targeted Student Population plan
in_progressThe approved plan budgets $574,028 for academic, wellness, and family-engagement work. Its new Academic Excellence strategy calls for 40 minutes of daily targeted small-group UFLI Foundations phonics instruction in kindergarten through fifth grade, supported by staff training, collaboration, materials, and an instructional aide.
- Principal and regional director electronically sign the TSP plan
- FSEP approval date recorded on the published plan
Funding
LAUSD Targeted Student Population funds: $574,028 budgeted from a $604,241 allocation
The plan identifies $30,213 in potential funding variance.
Recent news
This overview uses Morningside's own LAUSD allocation summaries and Targeted Student Population plan. Amounts and staffing counts are reported directly in those records; the per-student figure is a calculation and is marked as context.
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