Quick look: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Revision proposal includes a one-time $50 million investment to continue support for California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support framework. Led in part by OCDE, the statewide approach helps schools better coordinate academic, behavioral, social-emotional and mental health supports for students.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released his revised state spending plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposing continued investments in public education — including a one-time $50 million allocation to sustain California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support framework, known as CA MTSS.
The funding proposal appears in the governor’s May Revision, an annual update to the state budget proposal released each spring ahead of negotiations with the Legislature and the adoption of a final state budget.
California MTSS is a framework designed to help schools align instruction and interventions focused on students’ academic, behavioral, social-emotional and mental health needs into one coordinated system. The Orange County Department of Education has served as the statewide lead for California MTSS since 2016, working alongside partners including the Butte County Office of Education to support implementation, professional learning and technical assistance across the state.
According to the budget summary, the proposed CA MTSS funding would “continue support for the state’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework,” which the administration described as “a key foundational support to the state’s community schools initiative.”
The proposed investment comes as the state continues to emphasize community schools, integrated student supports and whole-child approaches to education.
“We appreciate the governor and legislative leaders for continuing to recognize the value of California MTSS and the impact it is having in schools and communities across the state,” Orange County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stefan Bean said. “When educators have a clear framework for aligning supports around students, schools are better equipped to help every learner succeed.”
The broader TK-12 education package in the May Revision includes $151.6 billion in total funding for schools statewide, including increases to Proposition 98 funding and additional support for the Local Control Funding Formula and special education. The governor also proposed additional investments tied to community schools, special education, literacy, mathematics instruction and professional development for educators.
Education leaders say MTSS has become an important approach for helping schools coordinate many of these investments and respond more effectively to student needs.
During a statewide briefing hosted in May 2025 by OCDE and the Butte County Office of Education, state leaders and education partners highlighted how California MTSS has helped schools improve academic outcomes, reduce suspensions and absenteeism, and strengthen alignment across major statewide initiatives.
“California MTSS builds the foundation to help other state initiatives succeed,” Dr. Jami Parsons, OCDE’s executive director of Educational Services, said during the May 2025 briefing.
The system supports schools through a tiered approach of universal, supplemental and intensive supports designed to address students’ academic, behavioral and social-emotional needs. Organizers of the annual California MTSS Professional Learning Institute say the framework also helps educators connect multiple statewide initiatives into a more coherent and coordinated system at the school and district levels.
The May Revision marks one of the final major steps in California’s annual budget process. Under the state Constitution, the Legislature must pass a budget bill by June 15 ahead of the new fiscal year, which begins July 1.