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The LCFF establishes uniform per-student basegrants, with different rates for different gradespans. These differences are intended torecognize the higher costs of education athigher grade levels.
The LCFF acknowledges that English learner,low-income, and foster youth (EL/LI/FY)students have greater needs that require moreresources to address. For each EL/LI/FYstudent, districts receive an additional 20%of the adjusted base rate per student.
On top of the supplemental grant, districtsthat have a high proportion (over 55%) ofEL/LI/FY students receive an additional 50%of the adjusted base rate per student foreach student above 55% of enrollment.
BASE GRANT
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT
CONCENTRATION GRANT
LCFFLocal Control Funding Formula
The LCFF is a new funding formula that will increaseschool funding & direct more resources to California’shighest-need students. It leaves significant spendingdecisions to local discretion, but does not requiredistricts or counties to adopt formal plans for thesefunds until 2014. It is up to parents and students tomake sure LCFF funds are used responsibly this year.
how it works
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RevenueLimit
CategoricalFunds
Districts used to receive moneythrough categorical funds thatcould only be spent on specificprograms. There were over 40of these categorical programs,
the majority of which havebeen eliminated under LCFF.
The rest of the money, calledthe revenue limit, was givenout using a complicated andoutdated formula. The calcu-lation was different for eachdistrict, and did not take the
needs of students into account.Districts could use these funds
at their discretion.
Districts get more money,& more freedom to spend it.The LCFF will add $2.1 billion in funding for the2013-14 school year. When fully implemented, theLCFF will increase California’s education spendingby $18 billion. School districts are getting moremoney and a lot more freedom to spend it how they want. Though the old system’s categoricalprograms were problematic, they did ensure thatdistricts had to spend money on certain importantpriorities. Now spending decisions are largely leftto the discretion of local districts.
By January 31, 2014, the State Board of Educationmust set the rules regarding how LCFF funds can bespent. The LCFF requires districts to develop LocalControl and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) thatestablish annual goals for all students, describe whatwill be done to achieve these goals, and detail howfunds will be spent to increase or improve servicesfor EL/LI/FY students. These plans do not have to beadopted until July 2014. This means that until then,a district could decide to use its money in ways thatdo not help its highest-need students.
it is up to you to make sure districts spend responsibly.
Districts are deciding howto use these funds RIGHT now
* These are target figures that will be reached gradually over time.The LCFF is expected to take 8 years to reach full implementation.
ConcentrationGrant
SupplementalGrant
BaseGrant
K-34-67-8
9-12
$6,845$6,947$7,154$8,289
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No districts receive less money than they would have under the old system. Most districts will receive more.
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what you can do
Talk to your local sch�l boardSchool boards are in the process of finalizing their budgetsfor this school year.
Ask administrators and board members:How much do they estimate they will receive in supplementaland concentration funds? How are they planning to usethese funds to increase or improve services for EL/LI/FYstudents, as required by the LCFF? How will these funds bedivided between the school district and the individual schoolsites that have a lot of high-need students? How will thedistrict coordinate with existing school site councils, EnglishLearner Advisory Committees, and other parent andstudent advisory committees? How will they ensure thatparents and students have a substantial and meaningful rolein making decisions for the school district and for individualschools, as the law requires?
Learn and AdvocateThe LCFF is intended to provide greater discretion tolocal communities to determine how to best meet theeducational needs of their children. For this to work,parents, teachers, administrators, and board membersneed to be engaged in meaningful conversations aboutgoals and strategies and allocations of resources toimplement them. Stay informed and participate whenyour district begins developing its Local Control andAccountability Plan (LCAP).
State law requires districts to establish Parent AdvisoryCommittees (PACs) that must include parents andguardians of EL/LI/FY students. If ELs make up at least15% of a district’s enrollment or if the district enrolls atleast 50 students who are ELs, it must establish a DistrictEnglish Learner Parent Advisory Committee (DELAC).
Districts must:• Present proposed LCAP or annual update to the PAC forreview & comment, and respond in writing to any comments;
• Present proposed LCAP or annual update to the DELAC forreview & comment, and respond in writing to any comments;
• Provide an opportunity for members of the public tosubmit written comments regarding the specific actionsand expenditures proposed in the LCAP or annual update;
• Hold a public hearing at a school board meeting to solicitcomments and recommendations from the public regardingthe specific actions and expenditures proposed in theLCAP or annual update; and
• Adopt the LCAP or annual update in conjunction with thedistrict's budget in a subsequent public meeting of theschool board.
Northern CA:Southern CA:
www.aclunc.orgwww.aclusocal.org
San Diego: www.aclusandiego.org
Questions? Email Sally Chung [email protected]
The ACLU of California will be hosting a series of listening sessions throughout the state to shareinformation and hear your thoughts and concerns about the LCFF.
For further information on these listening sessions and/or to receive updates from the ACLU, emailSally Chung at [email protected].
This handout is current as of October 2013.
STAY CONNECTED WITH THE ACLU
Stay informedThe California Department of Education has a number ofresources on its website:
• For general information on the LCFF, visit
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/
• Take a look at the fact sheet available at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/lcff13factsheet.asp
• To receive updates regarding LCFF, send a “blank” email to