Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Study Session Jefferson Union High School District Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Study Session District Office, Board Room January 21, 2015 6:00 P.M.

Agenda Purpose of the Study Session LCAP Overview 8 State Priorities JUHSD LCAP Goals Summary of DAC meetings & Stakeholder Engagement Summary of Highlights of JUHSD LCAP Goal #1 Summary of Highlights of JUHSD LCAP Goal #2 Summary of Highlights of JUHSD LCAP Goal #3 Next Steps

Purpose of the Study Session To use the state required annual update template to provide information to the Board of Trustees on the progress of actions and services for each JUHSD LCAP goal.

LCAP Overview The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is mandated by the state of California and districts, charter schools and County Offices of Education (COE’s) must do the following: Address the eight (8) state priorities Identify the actions and services to meet district LCAP goals Identify metrics (indicators) for monitoring progress of each LCAP goal Account for the LCFF supplemental expenditures and District funds

LCAP Overview The LCAP includes a description of annual goals, for all pupils and for each subgroup of pupils which include English Learners, Foster Youth, and Socio-Economically Disadvantaged students.

State Priorities Areas State Priority Areas Student Engagement Basic Services School Climate Student Achievement Common Core Standards Implementation Parental Involvement Course Access Other Student Outcomes

Required Data for the Eight State Priority Areas   Priorities Metrics 1 Basic Services Rate of teacher misassignments Student access to instructional materials School facilities in good repair 2 Implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Implementation of CCSS for all students including English Learners 3 Parent Involvement Parent input for decisions at district and school site Promotion of participation of parents representing unduplicated pupil groups and Students with Disabilities 4 Student Achievement Standardized test results A-G and CTE course sequence completion EL progress towards English proficiency EL reclassification rate Advanced Placement scores of 3 or higher Early Assessment Program results Academic Performance Index (API) 5 Student Engagement School attendance rates Chronic absenteeism rates High School dropout rates High School graduation rates 6 School Climate Student suspension rates Student expulsion rates 7 Course Access Student access and enrollment in all required areas of study 8 Other Student Outcomes Other indicators of student performance required in areas of study (National Merit Scholars, Participation in county or statewide events, PFT, local formative assessments)

JUHSD LCAP Goals 2014-15 Increase student achievement for all students Increase school/community connectedness Increase student support services

Summary of DAC Meetings & Stakeholder Engagement The JUHSD has had two DAC meetings. October 1, 2014 & December 3, 2014. 13 stakeholders attended the October DAC meeting while 24 stakeholders. attended the December DAC meeting. We had 4 parents resign from the DAC thus far.

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement for all Students 1.1.Continue intervention classes at Jefferson High School 1.2 Implement strategic and intensive intervention classes at Westmoor High School

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement 1.4 Tag appropriate transfer courses and college courses as College Preparatory (CP) A District code list has been produced and will be used starting in 2015-16 On October 30, 2014, Counselors attended a training on numerous topics: R-Tag (repeat tag) Naviance Out-of-district transcript evaluation

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement 1.6 Implement and continue to transition to Common Core State Standards, English Language Development standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Professional Learning Team (PLT) templates have been submitted to DO in late September 2014. PLT goals have been shared with Board of Trustees in November 2014

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement Designated time has been built in to the schedule to allow staff time to transition to CCSS. All certificated staff have been assigned to a PLT and are working on defining essential standards, implementing effective instructional practices and are committing to administer at least one common formative assessment during the 2014-15 school year CTE, World Language & Fine Arts Implementation

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement A study session on October 14, 2014 focused on gathering input from stakeholders on the Communication plan The Communication plan needs to be finalized and shared with all stakeholders during the spring of 2015

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement 1.7-Increase technology at school sites (computer lab) and in classrooms for staff The remodeled Jefferson High School library will be the basic model for library upgrade at all sites. Jefferson, Westmoor, and Terra Nova’s library computers have been replaced. Oceana is scheduled for spring/summer 2015. The goal is that 90% of all classrooms will be equipped with mounted projectors, document camera and AV connections by the end of summer 2015

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement 1.8-Provide professional development (Leading Edge Certification - LEC) for interested teachers (Digital Educator) On January 10, 2015, 14 teachers participated in a 14 week online course where teachers will be exposed to various technology infused pedagogy. School # of Participants Courses Participants Teach Adult School 3 Algebra Art Citizenship Computer Science Dean of Students Digital Literacy Economics English English as a Second Language English Language Development GED Government Health Integrated Math Student Government US History Web Design World History Jefferson High School 6 Oceana High School 1 Terra Nova High School Westmoor High School TOTAL 14

LCAP Goal #1 Increase Student Achievement 1.1, 1.2 & 1.5-Continue Implementation of ELD Curriculum Met with EL teachers three times to discuss integration of CCSS-ELA and ELD standards EL and sheltered teachers attended Kate Kinsella’s PD on Academic Vocabulary Development One ELD classroom is piloting a class set of Chromebooks to help integrate technology in the classroom

English Learner Next Steps Identify low-income English learners who are making inadequate progress in developing English language and provide targeted support (tutoring, counseling, differentiated instruction, etc.)

LCAP Goal #2 Increase School/Community Connectedness 2.1 Explore the possibility of creating a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) Mr. Irish & Ms. Segalas will hold a meeting in January 20, 2015 with all Dean of Students and Vice Principals of Administration to start researching the following topics: Current truancy notification processes at all schools

LCAP Goal #2 Increase School/Community Connectedness Assign staff to conduct research and interview other districts and the San Mateo County Office of Education regarding School Attendance Review Board (SARB) And truancy process. Explore Alternative to Suspension options

LCAP Goal #2 Increase School/Community Connectedness 2.2 Evaluate current Progressive Discipline implementation at all schools Follow up training for Vice Principals of Administration and Deans regarding inputting all suspensions and referrals as mandated by the state (CALPADS)

LCAP Goal #2 Increase School/Community Connectedness Brainstorm ways to identify and track students in Hispanic/Latino & African American subgroups in order to provide potential solutions to reduce the number and percentage of suspensions/referrals in 48900(K)

Number of parents who have accessed the ParentVue Portal at least once ParentVue Usage Rate Number of parents who have accessed the ParentVue Portal at least once 2013-2014 2014-2015 (as of 1.14.15) Count of Last Access Number of Parents % Usage C.E.E.P 10 37 27% 40 25% Jefferson 323 1885 17% 344 2005 Oceana 359 1085 33% 366 1197 31% Terra Nova 844 1864 46% 797 1985 40% Thornton 34 163 21% 62 246 Westmoor 693 2920 24% 702 3130 22% TOTAL 2263 7954 28.45% 2281 8603 26.5%

TeacherVue Usage Rate Points to Consider: 2013-2014 2014-2015 (as of 01.10.14) Count of Last Access Number of Teachers % Usage Jefferson 50 55 90.9% 52 94.5% Oceana 31 32 96.9% 33 100% Terra Nova 47 51 92.2% 49 95.9% Thornton 6 8 75% 7 Westmoor 44 75 58.7% 46 61.3% TOTAL 178 221 80.5%* 184 218 84.4% * Different value than Needs Assessment Tool data Points to Consider: Some teachers use grade book for only one section. How many/which sections should teachers grade book for? Some teachers have not used grade book for a few months. How often should teachers update the grade book?

LCAP Goal #2 Increase School/Community Connectedness Foster Youth Liaisons per Site Jefferson Wellness counselor, Dean of Students and SPED teacher Oceana Guidance Counselor Terra Nova Thornton Principal and Wellness Counselor Westmoor English teacher and Guidance Counselor

Foster Youth Numbers by School School Name Total Enrollment # of Foster Youth Jefferson 1136 6 Non-Public School 15 1 Oceana 632 Terra Nova 1039 Thornton 181 Westmoor 1693 3 TOTAL 4696 17 Source: CALPADS Census Data 10.01.2014

Foster Youth-Next Steps Mr. Irish will continue to meet with all Foster Youth liaisons to define a process, select forms and develop metrics specific to each school site in order to measure effectiveness

LCAP Goal #3 Increase Student Support Services 3.1 Add one section of support class at all four comprehensive schools Westmoor is the only school in the district that currently has a designated support class as a part of the master schedule.

LCAP Goal #3 Increase Student Support Services 3.2 Add one section of counseling at four comprehensive school Each school has been allocated 1 section of counseling to provide services to foster youth, English Language Learners, Socio-economic disadvantaged students.

LCAP Goal #3 Increase Student Support Services Counseling Department Heads are working on creating a district wide senior exit survey. The meeting occurred on January 16, 2015. This survey will be administered to all seniors via Naviance in May 2015.

LCAP Goal #3 Increase Student Support Services 3.3 Integrate Personal Finance units through Acellus in Economics Class for 12th grade students Training for one or more representatives from each school site occurred on December 12th, 2015. School site representatives will send Associate Superintendent of Education the following information by February 2, 2015

LCAP Goal #3 Increase Student Support Services Select one or more Personal Finance Unit(s) to be integrated into current curriculum Select a class or classes at each school site. Please include number of students and indicate grade level. Teachers will agree to use the pre-and post assessment via Acellus

LCAP Process Next Steps Continue to meet with the DAC to analyze district and school level data as requested by DAC or Board of Trustees State Priority-Increase student engagement Survey and focus group(s) through Google hangout Associated Student Body (ASB)-Create a process that engages the student body and seeks its input and feedback regarding the district's educational programs and activities Gather input from stakeholders and draft 2015-2016 LCAP starting March 2015

LCAP Process Next Steps State Priority #6 - School Climate Re-establish Wellness Committee Explore Mindfulness activities at our schools State Priority #7- Course Access and #8 - Other Student Outcomes PSAT AP Potential