The state of California gives schools money through the School Improvement program for supplemental supplies and services.
Requests for these funds are submitted to the budget committee. The committee meets and reviews the requests and then either recommends or denies the requests. All requests that are approved for recommendation are then submtted to the school Improvement committee for final approval.
All parents are invited to attend the budget meetings. You do not have to be a member of the School Improvement committee to be a member of the Budget committee.