1. Los Angeles Unified School District Edgar Zazueta, Chief of Staff-External Affairs Valley Schools Task Force 1/29/14 Los Angeles Unified School District Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) & Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Overview Edgar Zazueta, Chief of Staff-External Affairs Valley Schools Task Force 1/29/14

2. What’s New? LCFF A significant change to the state’s method of distributing funds to school districts. LCAP Major change to how districts are held accountable for using state funds and supporting targeted youth

3. What is LCFF? Based on specific considerations: Equity, additional resources for students with greater needs Low-income students English Learners Foster Youth Local decision-making and stakeholder involvement Accountability Transparency Alignment of budgeting with accountability plans

4. LCFF Greatly simplifies state funding for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) Grade Level Demographics (Low income, English Learner, and/or Foster Youth) Adjustments $ Per Student Base Amount This slide shows images that illustrate how the Local Control Funding Formula works. LCFF provides the same amount of funding per student with two adjustments (1) grade level and (2) demographics.

5. Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Base Grant Supplemental Grant Concentration Grant The District receives a Base Grant for every student. The District receives a Supplemental Grant for every high-needs student*. The District receives a Concentration Grant for every high-needs student* over 55% total enrollment.

6. Legislative Requirements Expending supplemental and concentration funds: To increase or improve services for English learners, low- income students and foster youth in proportion to the increase in funds apportioned on the basis of the number of unduplicated count of the students. The LEA may use these funds for school-wide, or LEA-wide, purposes in manner that is not more restrictive than the restrictions provided for in Title 1 of No Child Left Behind. * State Board of Education will adopt regulations by January 31, 2014

7. Focus of the LCFF Regulations & LCAP Template DRAFT Specifically: - Support intent of LCFF and implement current law - Simplicity - Transparency - Performance-focused rather than compliance-oriented - Equity, support for all students - Accountability - Local flexibility Provide coherence between regulations and template

8. Summary of LCFF Spending Regulations Regulations adopted on January 16, 2014 - Calculation of proportionality percentage - Clarification of “district-wide, county-wide, - charter-wide, school-wide” - Oversight and assignment of assistance by county - offices of education for districts

9. What is the Local Control Accountability Plan? Encourages telling a story of support, impact, and improvement Emphasis on good planning, communication, and engagement Organization: *Stakeholder Engagement *Goals and Progress Indicators *Actions, Services, and Expenditures

10. Key Requirements of the LCAP Annually, each California school district will, with meaningful stakeholder engagement, develop a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), to address eight State Priority Areas : Student Achievement Student Engagement Other Student Outcomes Parental Involvement School Climate Basic Services Implementation of Common Core State Standards Course Access

11. Basic Services Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards, and safe facilities Parental Involvement Parent involvement and participation, so the local community is engaged in the decision-making process and the educational programs of students. Implementation of Common Core Implementation of California’s academic standards, including the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math, Next Generation Science Standards, English language development, history social science, visual and performing arts, health education and physical education standards. Course Access Ensuring all students have access to classes that prepare them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live. School Climate Highlighting school climate and connectedness through a variety of factors, such as suspension and expulsion rates and other locally identified means. Student Achievement Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures, including test scores, English proficiency and college and career preparedness. Student Engagement Supporting student engagement, including whether students attend school or are chronically absent. Other Student Outcomes Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study, including physical education and the arts. What are the Eight State Priority Areas?

12. Required Data for Priority Areas Student Achievement *Performance on Standardized tests *Score on API *% of College and Career Ready *% of ELs that are Reclassified *% of students with AP score of 3 or higher *% of students determined prepared for college by EAP. 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 also include performance on other exams. Parental Involvement *Efforts to seek parent input *Promotion of parental participation Basic Services *Rate of teacher misassignment *Student access to standards-aligned instructional material *Facilities in good repair Implementation of Common Core *Implementation of Common Core Standards for all students, including EL Course Access *Student access and enrollment in all required areas of study School Climate *Student suspension rates *Other measures *student Expulsion rates

13. Outline of LCAP Engagement Process Solicit written comments from public Present proposed plan to Advisory committees Solicit comments and recommendations from public in a public hearing Develop Proposed Plan Respond in writing to comments of Parent Advisory Committees Adopt Plan in a Public Hearing Continuously consult with Employees, Parents and Students Board adopts both the LEA Budget and LCAP concurrently

14. “Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice.” –Jerry Brown, Governor of California