This document provides an overview and agenda for a community engagement meeting about the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). It discusses the timeline for developing the LCAP, the 8 state priority areas it must address, and obtaining stakeholder input. The LCAP is a 3-year plan charter schools must develop and update annually to set goals across student subgroups and align funding to priority areas like student achievement and parent engagement.

1. Local Control &
Accountability Plan (LCAP)
Community Engagement Meeting
April 11, 2014
By: Sobeida Fuentes, Director/Principal
McGill School of Success
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2. AGENDA
• Acronyms
• LCFF & LCAP – Overview
• Timeline
• 8 State Priority Areas
• 3 Sections of the LCAP
• Stakeholder input
• Q&A
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3. ACRONYMS
• CDE: California Department of Education
• SBE: State Board of Education
• LCFF: Local Control Funding Formula
• LCAP: Local Control & Accountability Plan
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4. Overview
What are LCFF & LCAP?
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF):
• Provides flexibility for charter schools to work with our
stakeholders/community to identify education priorities
• Less strings attached to funding but with increased
accountability
• Formula will be fully funded after 8 years
Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP):
• Inform the public of our school’s alignment among academic
programs, funding, & stakeholder engagement
• 3-year plan – that is updated annually
• 8 Priority areas to be addressed 4
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5. Major Shifts Made by the
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)
Before LCFF After LCFF
Revenue Limits LCFF base funding differentiated by
grade span
State categorical programs with
temporary tiered flexibility
Unduplicated pupil weights, including
concentration funding
K-3 class size reduction limited funding
with unlimited class sizes
K-3 class size reduction, target 24:1
Accountability and performance process
separate from funding
Local Control Accountability Plans
required
Unchanged
• Financial audits
• Compliance with Williams
• School Accountability Report Cards
• Federal funding, planning, and accountability requirements
• Local educational agency as subgrantee of the state
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6. LCAP – Overview
• As part of the LCFF, school districts, county offices of
education and charter schools are required to develop, adopt,
and annually update a three-year Local Control and
Accountability Plan (LCAP), beginning on July 1, 2014, using a
template adopted by the California Board of Education (SBE).
• The LCAP is required to identify annual goals, specific actions,
and measure progress for student subgroups across multiple
performance indicators, including student academic
achievement, school climate, student access to a broad
curriculum, and parent engagement. School districts and
charter schools are required to obtain parent and public input
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7. LCAP – Overview
• The academic priorities must be aligned to our charter
school’s spending plan. Our governing board must approve
the LCAP and the annual school’s budget.
• Our charter school’s LCAP will then be submitted to our
authorizer, San Diego Unified School District.
• The state Superintendent of Public Instruction may intervene
if a school district or charter school fails to show improvement
across multiple subgroups in three out of four consecutive
years..
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8. LCAP TIMELINE
• Jan 2014: State Board of Education approved LCAP Template
• April 2014: Meeting with Stakeholders; communicate LCAP &
obtain input
• Mid-April 2014: Online Questionnaire for all stakeholders
• May: Draft LCAP with input from all stakeholders
• June: Submit LCAP to Governing Board for review & approval
• July 1, 2014: Deadline to submit LCAP to authorizer
• August 2014: Begin implementation & planning for new LCAP
cycle with greater alignment
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9. 8 STATE PRIORITY AREAS
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10. 3 SECTIONS OF THE LCAP
The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted an LCAP Template
with 3 main areas:
1. Stakeholder engagement: Engage students, parents, staff
and community in the development of the LCAP.
2. Goals & Progress Indicators: Identify the measurements
that support ongoing student learning.
3. Actions, Services & Expenditures: Describe how the
academic program is supported by the budget process.
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11. STAKEHOLDER INPUT
• Parent and community meetings with the
Director/Principal
• Online Questionnaire – see school’s website
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12. Q&A
AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Video: What is the LCFF? http://lcff.wested.org/lcff-
channel/episode-1/
• CA. Department of Education – LCFF & LCAP
http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/
• Sobeida Fuentes, Director (619) 239-0632
sfuentes@mcgillschoolofsuccess.org
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