Carmel Unified School District

 LCAP is District’s plan to meet learning needs of all students.  LCAP is a specific requirement of Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) (base grants, supplemental grants for specific subgroups, concentration grants for students over 55% concentration thresholds). Even though CUSD is not funded via this formula, we do write an LCAP.

 If CUSD were funded via LCFF, we would have received $596,222. We need to show costs of intervention services for subgroups that are at least equal to $596,222. We will spend more than $613,000 for these services next year.

 The LCFF and the LCAP require districts to develop a budget that is aligned with plans for improving student learning outcomes and closing achievement gaps. The plan includes these eight priorities: ◦ Student Achievement ◦ Student Engagement ◦ School Climate ◦ Basic Services ◦ Implementation of Common Core State Standards ◦ Parental Involvement ◦ Course Access ◦ Other Student Outcomes

 LCAP template will have three sections: ◦ Stakeholder Engagement ◦ Goals & Progress Indicators ◦ Actions, Services, Expenditures

 Spend more on services for unduplicated pupils in proportion to the increase in supplemental and concentration grant funds over the amount spent in the prior year.  Provide more, or improve, services for unduplicated pupils in proportion to the increase in supplemental and concentration grant funds.  Achieve more for unduplicated pupils in proportion to the increase in supplemental and concentration grant funds.

 December, 2013 – Present LCAP requirement to management team (AC, December 17, 2013).  January/February, 2014 – Site/District Administration review student achievement data and share with School Site Councils (SSC) and English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).  January/February, 2014 – Site/District Administration describe services and make recommendations to SSC/ELAC. Parent advisory groups asked for their input for increased/improved services for subgroups.

 February/March, 2014 – Draft plan (goals and actions) based on site/district recommendations and parent input. Share draft plan with school and parent groups.  April, 2014 – Complete “approved” LCAP template  May, 2014 – Public Hearing and input for LCAP  June, 2014 – Board Approval of LCAP

 Simple – avoids duplication with other plans, jargon, and non-essential information  Transparent – includes information necessary to demonstrate, describe, and explain how LCFF funding supports student performance and outcomes  Local – expects information shared is highly contextual and supports the sharing of a local story  Performance-focused – emphasizes student performance outcomes and avoids compliance-oriented information requests and questions