This document contains a transcript of questions and comments from a town hall meeting to discuss a school district's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Responses are provided to 13 questions from attendees. Key details include: survey results from over 1700 people will be analyzed and posted online; the draft LCAP plan will be presented for public feedback in June and voted on by the school board on June 30th; and stakeholder input is being considered through committees and a facilitator to develop priorities in the plan.

1.
QUESTIONS
AND
COMMENTS
TOWN
HALL
MEETING
AT
JGHS
MARCH
12,
2014
1. When
you
say,
“give
us
your
feedback”
does
this
include
input?
Yes,
off
course.
We
have
been
collecting
input
in
a
variety
of
ways.
We
have
provided
surveys,
both
online
and
on
paper
and
have
been
meeting
with
various
stakeholder
groups-­‐
District
English
Learner
Advisory
Committee
(DELAC),
District
Site
Leadership
Team
(DSLT),
Secondary
Action
Team
(SAT),
Principals,
Associations,
etc.
2. Did
you
provide
teachers
with
results
of
the
surveys
we
filled
in?
We
received
over
1700
responses
from
parents,
teachers,
students,
administrators
and
classified
staff,
which
took
over
a
month
to
compile.
We
are
currently
reviewing
this
data
and
will
be
asking
the
DSLT
on
March
27
to
help
us
identify
the
major
trends
and
then
that
will
be
posted
on
the
District
website.
3. How
do
we
know
that
the
input
gathered
at
this
evening’s
hearing
will
be
given
serious
consideration?
Although
collecting
input
is
a
requirement
of
the
LCAP
process,
we
are
seriously
interested
in
hearing
from
various
stakeholders
about
ways
to
improve
our
schools
for
our
students.
We
realize
that
it
takes
a
collaborative
effort
and
we
are
appreciative
of
all
input
and
points
of
view.
4. Please
implement
programs
in
all
the
schools,
not
only
in
certain
communities.
All
the
students
deserve
quality
education.
5. How
will
the
plans
eventually
become
public
and
we
will
know
how
these
monies
will
be
spent?
The
LCAP
draft
will
be
presented
to
the
DSLT
on
June
3,
posted
on
the
website,
the
public
at
a
school
board
meeting
on
June
8
and
the
DELAC
on
June
12.
The
plan
will
include
a
budget
describing
how
the
LCAP
plan
will
be
implemented.

2. 6. How
do
we
know
that
stakeholder
input
is
fairly
considered
in
the
decision
making
process?
We
have
hired
a
facilitator
and
have
formed
two
strategic
plan
committees
to
ensure
that
we
have
an
inclusive
and
fair
process
to
determine
priorities
to
“increase
and
improve”
services
to
our
English
Learners,
Low
Income
and
Foster
Youth
students
that
will
be
included
in
our
plan.
7. Who
makes
the
final
decision
on
the
LCAP
Plan?
The
School
Board
will
have
the
opportunity
to
vote
to
approve
the
plan
on
June
30.
8. What
are
we
doing
to
retain
highly
qualified
teachers?
We
provide
a
competitive
salary,
excellent
working
conditions,
high
quality
professional
development,
and
well-­‐
trained
staff
to
support
students
and
teachers.
9. It
seems
as
if
the
District
might
already
have
a
plan
for
the
money.
When
will
the
proposed
budget
be
available
to
the
public?
(How
far
before
the
deadline).
The
proposed
budget
will
publicly
adopted
on
June
30,
2014.
10. Can
we
build
facilities
that
attract
other
students?
The
proposed
Bond
for
2014
contemplates
modernizing
buildings,
possible
new
computer
labs,
new
classrooms
instead
of
portables
etc.
The
Facilities
Master
Plan
that
is
developed
based
on
needs
identified
from
all
stakeholders
will
be
released
on
June
2014
to
the
Board
of
Education.
11. How
can
we
support
and
highlight
the
already
successful
programs
at
the
schools?
It
is
always
our
intention
to
maintain
and
support
both
District
and
Site–based
data
driven
successful
programs.
Many
of
these
are
outlined
in
the
District’s
Local
Educational
Agency
Plan
(LEAP)
and
the
school
site
plans
developed
by
the
School
Site
Councils.
11. Can
we
offer
more
courses
throughout
the
day
so
both
electives
and
classes
are
supported?
This
is
an
option
that
reflects
the
intent
of
state
priorities
7
and
8
and
will
be
considered
as
part
of
the
development
of
the
LCAP
goals
and
action
steps.
12. How
will
this
information
get
to
teachers?
This
was
an
excellent
presentation:
Informative,
interactive
and
engaging.
I
learned
a
lot
and
would
hope
I
could
present
this
to
my
staff.
Congratulations!
Thank
you.
Our
presentations
and
other
documents
will
be
posted
on
a
separate
section
of
the
Norwalk
La
Mirada
Unified
School
District
website.

3. 13. Evaluation
Phase:
How
will
participants’
comments,
sticky-­‐notes,
and
green-­‐yellow-­‐
red
dot
evals
be
utilized?
The
dots
still
do
not
provide
specific
input,
only
priority
“points.
The
sticky
notes
are
another
form
of
data
in
addition
to
the
surveys
and
the
achievement
data.
The
dots
were
part
of
the
state
requirement
to
consider
the
legal
(Ed
Code)
,
educational,
and
economic
priority
areas
for
schools
in
the
state
of
California.
The
programs
listed
were
only
intended
to
be
examples
and
not
a
specific
list
of
programs
to
be
voted
on.
We
will
use
a
process
to
synthesize
and
summarize
the
data
to
support
the
writing
of
the
LCAP
plan.
14. How
are
you
going
to
make
sure
the
money
is
spent
wisely
and
everyone
gets
a
voice?
We
have
developed
an
open
process
that
allows
for
multiple
forms
of
input
in
the
development
of
the
plan.
Although
it
is
a
three-­‐year
plan,
it
has
to
be
reviewed
annually
in
order
for
it
to
align
to
state
and
local
guidelines.
The
State
Board
of
Education
is
working
with
the
California
Department
of
Education
(CDE)
to
further
develop
the
regulations
for
the
accountability
and
monitoring
of
the
LCAP
and
Local
Control
Funding
Formula
(LCFF)
in
school
Districts
and
charter
schools
throughout
California
15. Ask
students
their
suggestions
and
ideas.
Listen
and
actually
make
changes
as
soon
as
possible
so
students
will
know
you
(school
district
administration
and
teachers)
actually
CARE
about
the
students
and
not
seem
that
you
just
care
about
money
for
raises,
etc.
The
Superintendent
is
meeting
with
students
to
get
their
input
in
ways
to
improve
and
increase
services
for
our
students
and
their
families.
We
have
also
received
survey
input
from
our
350
students.
We
are
interested
in
hearing
all
voices
to
help
improve
our
services
to
our
students
and
staff
but
many
changes
take
time
and
money.
That
is
one
of
the
reasons
we
are
developing
a
strategic
plan
in
conjunction
with
the
LCAP
Plan.
16. When
students
have
needed
medical,
dental
appointments,
the
teachers
don’t
count
this
against
the
student.
Parents
try
to
schedule
these
after
school,
but
some
are
emergencies
or
some
dentists/orthodontists
have
each
patient
alternate
appointments
during
school
then,
next
time,
after
school.
Some
teachers
don’t
allow
make
up
so
students
get
downhearted.

4. 17. In
the
performing
arts
departments
at
each
school
site,
there
is
a
great
gap
in
equality
from
LMHS
to
JGHS
and
finally,
NHS.
Can
we
look
at
each
school’s
needs
and
create
equal
access
for
all?
We
will
definitely
consider
as
many
ways
as
possible
to
develop
an
equitable
distribution
of
the
state
funds
to
our
schools.
COMMENTS
1. Availability
of
the
programs
that
are
going
to
be
implemented
should
be
at
all
the
schools.
Not
only
in
the
areas
where
you
see
families
with
a
higher
economic
level
like
the
city
of
La
Mirada
where
they
enjoy
programs
than
at
the
Norwalk
schools
2. Every
time
you
have
a
parent
meeting
and
parents
only
understands
Spanish
it
would
be
nice
if
you
brought
the
interpreting
devises.
Thank
you
for
bringing
them
tonight.
3. Please
always
bring
the
interpreting
devises
because
I
feel
much
better
that
way.
4. Availability
of
the
programs
that
are
going
to
be
implemented
should
be
at
all
the
schools.
Not
only
in
the
areas
where
you
see
families
with
a
higher
economic
level
like
the
city
of
La
Mirada
where
they
enjoy
programs
than
at
the
Norwalk
schools.
5. Every
time
you
have
a
parent
meeting
and
parents
only
understands
Spanish
it
would
be
nice
if
you
brought
the
interpreting
devises.
6. Please
always
bring
the
interpreting
devises
because
I
feel
much
better
that
way.
7. More
counselors.
Maybe
use
college
students
whose
major
is
“counseling”
can
help
the
school
counselors
just
as
student
teachers
may
help
teachers.
8. You
need
to
better
explain
what
LCAP
is
for
the
community
members.
They
are
confusing
it
with
the
Bond
Measure.
9. Bring
back
Drivers
Training.
Now
my
daughter
is
in
the
12th
grade
and
18
years
old
but
does
not
have
a
driver’s
license.
Show
actual
photos
of
accident
scenes,
etc.
to
stress
safe
driving.
I
have
been
out
of
work
for
a
very
long
time
and
don’t
have
money
for
a
driving
school
to
help
my
daughter.