LCAP at LMUSD Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Overview  The LCAP: Look How Far We’ve Come!  Draft Review  Section 1: Stakeholder Engagement  Section 2: Goals and Priority Areas  Section 3: Actions, Services, and Expenditures  LCAP Proposed Expenditure of Targeted/Supplemental Funds  Questions?

LCAP: The Process  Needs Assessment  Stakeholder Engagement  Consult and Advise  Writing the Draft  Board Approval Remember! The LCAP has to focus on improved or increased services to students. Everything in the plan must tie back to that overarching goal. Remember! The LCAP has to focus on improved or increased services to students. Everything in the plan must tie back to that overarching goal.

This System for Learning and Teaching is what we’re trying to build.

Parts of the LCAP  Section 1: Stakeholder Engagement (pages 1-4).  Describes state priorities, and lists the various activities to engage stakeholders.  Section 2: Goals and Progress Indicators (pages 5-12).  Describes areas of need, description of goals, and what will be different or improved for students.  LMUSD main areas include Student Achievement and Success, Staff Achievement and Success, School Climate, and Stewardship of Resources.  Should align with and support Board of Education goals.

Parts of the LCAP, continued  Section 3: Actions, Services, and Expenditures (pages 13-20)  This section contains strategies to increase or improve services to students.  Four funding sources: CCSS Implementation Funds, LCFF Base Grant, LCFF Targeted/Supplemental Funds, Program Improvement Funds  Strategies represent efforts to address needs from various stakeholders.  Strategies are targeted to be high-yield and broadly applicable.  Most strategies have been well-received. Some have prompted further discussion. We’ll take a closer look at those.

LMUSD Goals for Targeted/Supplemental Funds are:  Provide an intervention/ELD teacher for all elementary sites and two high-need middle school sites to provide Level Two RtI services.  Provide a professional learning coach for all non-TAP sites for curriculum development and Level One RtI support.  Provide school site allocations for all sites to support students in the targeted subgroups.  Provide an ongoing budget for summer school. Important intervention for many below proficient students.  Add the PIQE (Parent Institute for Quality Education) Program to ten sites. Targeted to help parents of English Learners.  Support Early Childhood Education by adding preschool and transitional kindergarten where possible.

Proposed ExpendituresEstimated Cost Intervention/ELD Teachers 12 FTE positions: one for each elementary site and middle school without a current ELD teacher. BR.5, SB.5, HA 1, OV 1, FA 1, GB 1, GH 1, DA 1, LA 1, OC 1, NI 1, Mesa 1, Jud 1 $997,332 Professional Learning Coaches 11.8 FTE positions: one for each non-TAP site. BR.5, SB.5, HA 1, OV 1, GB 1, GH 1, DA 1, LA 1, Paulding 1, CCNTH.2, Lopez.2, NHS 1.4, AGHS 2 $1,039,720 Site Allocations$810,569 Summer School$100,000 Add PIQE to support parents of English Learners at AGHS, NHS, Mesa, Jud, GB, DA, LA, FG, NI, OC (OC funded from Program Improvement) $88,101 Early Childhood Education Current preschools: OC, GB, NHS, Lopez, add FG in 14-15No cost: partnering with State of California, SLOCOE, and YMCA Current transitional kindergarten: NI, LA, GH, FG, add OC in No cost; reallocating existing district staff Total Expenditures$3,035,722

Site Allocations  Based on need, and relative to students in significant subgroups. School% Supplemental Grant Students Adjusted Allocation AGHS39.8%$125,454 Lopez67.4%$18,685 NHS56.9%$71,735 New Tech33.1%$21,521 Paulding39.7%$26,692 Judkins57.6%$32,698 Mesa66.1%$32,531 Branch23.8%$8,008 Dana70.3%$44,385 Grover Beach82.8%$75,887 Grover Heights55.7%$24,190 Harloe51.7%$35,034 Nipomo74.6%$64,920 Fairgrove70.9%$55,464 Oceano94.3%$95,514 Ocean View27.1%$11,344 Shell Beach25.6%$10,844 Lange63.3%$55,214 Total Allocation53.5%$810,569

LCAP Targeted/Supplemental Will Be Site- Driven, Based on Students at the Site. LCAP Funds at Grover Beach Elementary LCAP Funds at Shell Beach Elementary  Site Allocation: $75,887  Int/ELD Teacher: $83,111  Prof Learn Coach: $88,111  PIQE: $10,000 TOTAL LCAP FUNDS: $257,109  Site Allocation: $10,844 .5 Int/ELD Teacher: $41,555 .5 Prof Learn Coach: $44,055 TOTAL LCAP FUNDS: $96,454 By providing more teachers and more money to sites, schools will be able to support all learners, including English Learners, low-income, foster youth, and students with disabilities. We believe that all students should be supported, every day.

Students Are the Center of It ALL! It takes the combined effort of all the adults in our students’ lives to make them ready to meet the challenges of college and career in the 21 st Century.

How will this help our students?  Professional Learning Coaches will be site-selected, site-based, and site-focused.  They’ll provide the other half of the CCSS implementation equation: TIME and SUPPORT.  By supporting curriculum development through researching best practices and techniques, facilitating professional development, releasing teachers for collaboration or PD time, and analyzing student data, these teachers will serve other teachers at their site, and improve workplace efficiency.  We have a lot to do! CCSS, Next Gen Science, CAASPP, 21 st Century Skills, Project Based Learning, etc.  Rigorous curriculum, strong instruction, and focused assessments mean higher achievement for all learners.

How will this help our students?  The Professional Learning Coach, Intervention/ELD teacher, grade level leaders or department heads, and principal will be the Instructional Leadership Team at the site.  Under the very large umbrella of curriculum mapping, site ILTs will drive the professional development, scheduling, interventions, and other student supports for the site.  Each site’s needs are different. The professionals at the site should determine how best to meet the needs of the students, while achieving the broad district goals of Common Core State Standards, 21 st Century Skills, College and Career Pathways, and Project-Based Learning.  The district office will support the sites in achieving the site and board goals.

This cohesive, site- driven team will help us begin to focus our System for Learning and Teaching. And, we’ll make progress in closing the achievement gap at our sites.

And Now, A Very Special Guest! County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Julian Crocker

What Works to Close the Gap?  High expectations for all students  Quality teachers for all students  Universal preschool  Principals as instructional leaders  Ongoing professional development for staff  Early intervention starting in kindergarten  Careful monitoring of student progress THE ESSENTIALS

Adjusted Timeline  April 22—Proposed Special Board Meeting, review LCAP Draft.  May 6—Proposed Approval of Targeted/Supplemental Expenditures  June 10—First Public Reading of LCAP  June 24—Final Approval of LCAP

WE’RE ON OUR WAY!