Alhambra Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan LCAP Parent Informational Meeting Dr. Gary Gonzales Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services
What is the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) New system to fund CA. public schools (Base plus Supplemental & Concentration) to support improved student outcomes and accountability Move to a system of accountability based upon local needs, measured by progress toward annual goals, and explicitly linked to AUSD budget LCFF requires that we think first about outcomes and plan differently AUSD must develop a 3 year Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) that achieves improved results for all students
LCAP Requirements The LCAP must Be a 3 year plan, revised annually Identify goals based on state priorities for all students, “numerically significant subgroups” Address the needs of high priority subgroups List annual actions that the District will implement in accomplishing the goal Describe expenditures in support of the annual actions and where they can be found in District budget The LCAP is intended to be a comprehensive plan School site plans and the Single Plan for Student Achievement must align with the LCAP
Eight State Priorities Pursuant to Ed Eight State Priorities Pursuant to Ed. Code 52060 LEAs are expected to begin rethinking their approach to planning, budgeting, and using funds aligned to the following eight priorities. Student Achievement Performance on standardized tests Score on Academic Performance Index Share of ELs that become English proficient EL reclassification rate Share of students that pass Advanced Placement exams with 3 or higher Share of students determined prepared for college by Early Assessment Program Student Engagement School attendance rates Chronic absenteeism rates Middle school dropout rates High School dropout rates High School graduation rates Other Student Outcomes Other indicators of student performance in required areas of study. May include performance on other exams. (ie…SAT, ACT, District Assessments)
Eight State Priorities Pursuant to Ed Eight State Priorities Pursuant to Ed. Code 52060 LEAs are expected to begin rethinking their approach to planning, budgeting, and using funds aligned to the following eight priorities Parental Involvement Efforts to seek parent impact Promotion of parental participation Basic Services Rate of teacher misassignment Student access to standards-aligned instructional materials Implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Implementation of CCSS for all students, including EL. Course Access Student access and enrollment in all required areas of study School Climate Student suspension rates Student expulsion rates Other local measures
LCAP Sections Section 1 Stakeholder Engagement Section 2 Goals & The LCAP template is comprised of three sections and includes a description of each section, provides instructions, and lists guiding questions to facilitate completion of the template based on the date collected Section 1 Stakeholder Engagement Section 2 Goals & Progress Indicators Section 3 Actions, Services & Expenditures
LCAP Sect. 1 - Stakeholder Engagement Pursuant to Ed LCAP Sect. 1 - Stakeholder Engagement Pursuant to Ed. Code 52062 and 52063 Meaningful engagement of parents, students, and other stakeholders is not only important but it is a statutory requirement AUSD will have to demonstrate evidence of stakeholder engagement, describe how stakeholders were involved, and what impact that engagement had on development of the plan Guiding Questions: How have parents, community members, pupils, local bargaining units, and other stakeholders been engaged and involved in developing, reviewing, and supporting implementation of the LCAP? How have stakeholders been included in AUSD’s process in a timely manner to allow for engagement in the development of the LCAP? What information (e.g., quantitative and qualitative data/metric) was made available to stakeholders related to the state priorities and used by AUSD to inform the LCAP goal setting process?
LCAP Sect. 2 Goals & Progress Indicators Pursuant to Ed LCAP Sect. 2 Goals & Progress Indicators Pursuant to Ed. Code 52060 and 52061 Must describe AUSD goals for the term of the plan The annual update must include a review of progress based on identified metric (qualitative and quantitative) Goals must address each state priority area and any additional local priorities Guiding Question: What are AUSD’s goal(s) to address the eight state priorities?
LCAP Sect. 3 Actions, Services, Expenditures Pursuant to Ed LCAP Sect. 3 Actions, Services, Expenditures Pursuant to Ed. Code 52060 and 52061 Identify annual actions to meet the goals in Section 2 and describe expenditures to implement the action In describing actions and expenditures that will serve eligible pupils, identify whether they are for school-, district-, county-, or charter-wide purposes This section has four subsections Annual actions and expenditures related to the goals for all pupils Annual actions and expenditures provided to eligible pupils above what was provided to all students Describe how the LEA is expending supplemental and concentration grant funds for any school-, district-, county-, or charter-wide purpose and how they are the most effective use of funds Demonstrate proportionality Guiding Questions: What actions/services will be provided to all pupils, to subgroups of pupils identified pursuant to Education Code section 52052, to specific school sites, to English learners, to low-income pupils, and/or to foster youth to achieve goals identified in the LCAP? How do these actions/services link to identified goals and performance indicators? What expenditures support changes to actions/services as a result of the goal identified? Where can these expenditures be found in the LEA’s budget?
AUSD Timeline Time Activities Nov. - Jan. LCAP Mtgs., LCAP Drafts, Priorities & Actions Feb. - March DELAC/DAC, Parent, Dept. Chair, Central Curriculum, Mgmt., Prin Mtgs., April LCAP Revisions 13-May LCAP Plan Presentation to BOE for Public Hearing 3-Jun LCAP budget changes due to Accounting 24-Jun LCAP & Budget to BOE for final review and adoption
LCAP Stakeholder Survey Visit http://www.ausd.us/