What Is The LCFFWhat Is The LCFF

The LCFF is intended to provide greater discretion to localThe LCFF is intended to provide greater discretion to local communities to determine how to best meet the educational needs of their children. 

Parents, teachers, classified staff, administrators, and board members need to be engaged in meaningful conversations about goals and strategies and allocations of resources to implementgoals and strategies and allocations of resources to implement them. 

State law requires districts to begin developing its Local Control and State law requires districts to begin developing its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and to establish Parent Advisory Committees (PACs) that must include parents and guardians of E li h L /L I /F t Y th t d tEnglish Learners/Low Income/Foster Youth students. 

To Act Differently We Must Think DifferentlyTo Act Differently We Must Think Differently

Old SystemSt t f C lif i

New System

Policy

State of California

Local Board Sets Policy

Community Involvement

Policy

FundingResults Reported

Local Board Empowers Schools

State Provides Funding

Program Rules

Local Board Implementation

Board RevisesPolicy

pto Public

Focus onStudents

School Site Performance

Audits and Compliance Reviews

Students

Student Audits and Compliance Reviews

Compliance Model Empowerment Model

Student Achievement

Adopting and Updating the LCAPAdopting and Updating the LCAP

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Opportunity for public

Adoption of the plan:Adopted concurrent with

Consultation with:TeachersPrincipals

Present for review and comment to:

Parent advisory committee

pp y pinput:

Notice of the opportunity to submit written

concurrent with the LEA’s budgetSubmitted to COE for approvalPrincipals

School personnelPupilsLocal bargaining

committeeEnglish learner parent advisory committeeThe superintendent

submit written commentPublic hearingThe superintendent

ppPosted on district websiteCOE posts LCAP for each units must respond in

writing to comments received

must respond in writing to comments received

for each district/school or a link to the LCAP

Eight State PrioritiesEight State Priorities

Pupil EngagementCredentials/Materials

P il O t School Climate

Adopt Standards

Pupil Outcomes

Parental Involvement State Adopt Standards

Course of StudyPupil achievement

Priorities

LCAP LCAP A t bilitA t bilitAccountabilityAccountability

• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)o Three year plan which must be adopted in conjunction with the annual budget

• Public hearing regarding plan must take place at a separate public meeting before approval

o Based on state priorities o District annual goals recordedo Specific actions or programs identifiedo Description of expenditureso Description of expenditures

• List and describe expenditures serving socio-economic disadvantaged, English learners, and foster youth

• Other accountability plans could be done in concurrencey po Technology plano Common Core implementation plano Title I (Single Plan for Student Achievement, LEA Plan)

English Learner support plan (Title III Accountability)o English Learner support plan (Title III Accountability)

20152015‐‐16 BUSD Goal Elements16 BUSD Goal Elements1 Provide a coherent-high quality curricular and

instructional program for all students.2 Provide all students the knowledge skills and2 Provide all students the knowledge, skills, and

values to graduate from high school and tobecome productive citizens in the 21st century.

3 Provide students the opportunity to demonstratecollege and career readiness.

4 Provide all students and staff a healthy safe and4 Provide all students and staff a healthy, safe, andsecure environment that supports learning.

5 Build strong relationships with students, families,d th it t i th i l tand the community to increase the involvement

with school site events while allowing foropportunities for input regarding district programspp p g g p gand site specific student achievement goals.

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