Local Control Funding Formula & Local Control Accountability Plans

Local Control Funding Formula & Local Control Accountability Plans Town Hall Meeting Special Guest, Ted Lempert Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Agenda • Welcome • Local Control Funding Formula – LCFF • Local Control Accountability Plans – LCAP • Community Input • Closing

LCAP Process • Strategic Plan • LCFF/LCAP • Parent/Community Engagement • School Sites (Site Council, Student Groups, PTA, ELAC) • Town Hall Meeting • Broader Community • 8 State Priorities/Your feedback!

Local Control Funding FormulaSpecial Town Hall MeetingApril 1, 2014

How we arrived at LCFF LCFF was four decades in the making A diverse coalition of education, equity, business, parent and civic leaders, in concert with the Governor’s leadership, made LCFF a reality in 2013 2

What does LCFF mean for school funding? • Historic investment of in high need students: $10 billion once LCFF is fully implemented • LCFF addressed part of the school funding problem: • Now we know how schools are funded by the state • Local communities will have greater control over whatto invest in • We still need to invest more in public education: California is 49th in the nation in our investment 3

How does the formula work? 4

We will transition to LCFF based on available state funding Target Funding = base + supplemental + concentration Funding increases each year depending on how much new Prop. 98 dollars are available until target is reached. Growth Categorical funding Current year revenue limit funding 5

Every Community is Unique Every school district will be starting different places based on historic patterns 6

Revenue vs. Expenses (per ADA) (~79% of expenses) (~16% of revenue) Base State Revenue doesn’t get back to 2007-08 levels until 2015-16 Revenue doesn’t catch up to expenses until 2018-19

Revenue Overlay (per ADA) Much of the deficit for 2013-14 and 2014-15 is paid from one-time funding sources, such as the proceeds from last year’s legal settlement. Those sources are fully expended by 2015-16.

Total Projected Reserves 15% reserve benchmark 3% minimum reserve level

Local Control Accountability Plans(LCAPs) • By July 1 each year districts will be required to adopt their plans which will for the first time be linked to the their budget • Plan must address how district will meet goals for state and local priorities for the district and all school sites • State priorities extend beyond academic goals and also include parental involvement, student engagement and school climate 7

Plan must meet state and local priorities • Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards and safe facilities. • 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, health education and physical education standards. • Parent involvement and participation, so the local community is engaged in the decision-making process and the educational programs of students. • Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures, including test scores, English proficiency and college and career preparedness. • Supporting student engagement, promoting positive school climate and providing access to a broad course of study. • Highlighting school climate and connectedness through suspension and expulsion rates and other locally identified means. • Ensuring all students have access to classes that prepare them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live. • Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study, including physical education and the arts. 8

Parental Involvement • There are specific points in the development of the • LCAP that necessitate parental involvement • State Priority - Increasing parental involvement, including district efforts to seek parent input in decision-making and promoting parental participation in programs for high needs and special education students • Districts must establish parent advisory • committees to provide advice to the district • regarding the LCAP 9

Build Relationships: Partnerships are key Groups and local stakeholders across California are organizing to engage in LCFF planning efforts. • Who are active stakeholders so far? • Are there other partners that could be engaged? 10

What can districts and communities do now? Focus on long-term, multiyear planning • LCFF sets a target for every district that will be phased in • over several years. • Upon full implementation of LCFF funding, what outcomes, • services and support does the district community envision will • be in place for students? • The LCAP is a three year plan • What are the intermediate steps that can be achieved in the • next three year window to support that vision? • Each year the district has to adopt a budget aligned to the LCAP. • What strategic investments can be made next year that are • aligned and moving toward that vision? 11

What can districts and communities do now? Implement early, ongoing and meaningful community engagement LCFF is based on the idea that locally-made decisions will be more reflective of both the needs of children and the goals and aspirations of parents and the community for their children. Effective engagement strategies build understanding and support for difficult decisionsabout where to focus scarce resources. Increased transparency about budgets is essential to build or rebuild trust and increase community support for public education. 12

For additional resources • California Department of Education • Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/ • Questions: lcff@cde.ca.gov • LCFF Listserv:join-LCFF-list@mlist.cde.ca.gov • WestEdLCFF Implementation: http://lcff.wested.org/ • Children Now • http://www.childrennow.org/school_funding_reform • http://caweightedformula.com/ 14

Community Input

Local Control Funding Formula & Local Control Accountability Plans