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Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) & Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). Legislature Enacted AB 97 - LCFF. AB 97, as amended by SB 91 and SB 97 enacted LCFF Equity & additional resources for students with greater needs: Low-income students English learners Foster youth
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Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)&Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
Legislature Enacted AB 97 - LCFF • AB 97, as amended by SB 91 and SB 97 enacted LCFF • Equity & additional resources for students with greater needs: • Low-income students • English learners • Foster youth • Local Decision-Making • Accountability • Transparency • Budget Alignment with Accountability Plan
Flexibility vs. Targeting • It’s the Local Control Funding Formula! • But, it also targets funding to specific student characteristics and needs • Both flexibility and resource “equity” are core tenets of the LCFF and both are supported by research and practice • State Board tasked with maintaining the right balance
LCFF Fund Allocation for Unduplicated Counts LCFF Funds No More Restrictive Than Title I (E.C. 42238.07) – “Currently a Debated Topic at SBE”
Local Control Funding Formula(LCFF) • LCFF simply gets us to a target of 2007/08 funding over an eight year period. • There will be many disparities among different districts. • Comparability with other districts will be difficult to determine as some districts receive significantly more and others significantly less. • Each District needs to determine what they can afford to remain solvent.
State Board of Education Review Timeline LCFF LCAP Jan 30, 2014 Public School Accountability Act Advisory Committee (PSAA) recommendations regarding the API, March 31, 2014 LCAP templates Oct 1, 2015 LCAP Evaluation rubrics that provide a “holistic multidimensional assessment” (E.C. 52064.5) • Jan 1, 2014 Updated standards & criteria for use by LEAs in the adoption of local budgets (E.C. 33127). Align with LCAP requirements. • Jan 31, 2014 Spending regulations that clarify how expenditures should be managed to demonstrate compliance.
Student Engagement Student Achievement 8 LCAP Priorities Other Student Outcomes School Climate Parent Involvement Credentials/ Materials Course Access Implementation of Common Core Standards
LCAP Template Editable Template Format Guiding Principals Simple:Avoids plan duplication & non-essential information Transparent: Necessary information to demonstrate how LCFF funding supports student performance outcomes Local: Contextual sharing of local story Performance-Focused: Emphasizes student performance outcomes • Can be downloaded & posted on your LEA website • Organized into sections with guiding questions for analysis, data, & findings • Online tool to pre-populate data
LCFF & LCAP Definition of Services Includes, but are not limited to, services associated with the delivery of instruction, administration, facilities, technology, and other general infrastructure necessary to operate & deliver educational instruction & related services (E.C. 42238.07).
LCAP Development process Involvement Transparency Notify public of written comment opportunity Public meetings throughout the District boundaries Hold 2 Public Hearings: Recommendations & Comments 1 at Budget public hearing Reminder – 1 Public Hearing is also required for the one-time CCSS funds • The Board of Trustees must consult with: • Teachers • Principals • School Personnel • Pupils • Local Bargaining Groups • Present for Review & Comment: • Parent Advisory Committees • Superintendent must respond in writing to comments received
County & State Oversight of School District LCAP Progress • State Superintendent of Public Instruction Intervention IF… • District fails to improve outcomes for 3 or more subgroups 3 out of 4 consecutive years THEN… • Appoint academic trustee • Stay & rescind Board action • Impose budget revisions • Make changes to LCAP • County Office of Education • Aug 15 – Districts Send COE LCAP • Oct 8 – COE Approves District LCAP or… • Identifies strengths & weaknesses • Assigns academic expert/team • Requests SPI assign the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) to provide assistance