1. L OCAL C ONTROL F UNDING F ORMULA & L OCAL C ONTROL A CCOUNTABILITY P LANS Town Hall Meeting Special Guest, Ted Lempert Tuesday, April 1, 2014

2. A GENDA Welcome Local Control Funding Formula – LCFF Local Control Accountability Plans – LCAP Community Input Closing

3. LCAP P ROCESS Strategic Plan LCFF/LCAP Parent/Community Engagement School Sites (Site Council, Student Groups, PTA, ELAC) Town Hall Meeting Broader Community 8 State Priorities/Your feedback!

4. L OCAL C ONTROL F UNDING F ORMULA S PECIAL T OWN H ALL M EETING A PRIL 1, 2014

5. H OW WE ARRIVED AT LCFF LCFF was four decades in the making A diverse coalition of education, equity, business, parent and civic leaders, in concert with the Governor’s leadership, made LCFF a reality in 2013 2

6. W HAT DOES LCFF MEAN FOR SCHOOL FUNDING ? Historic investment of in high need students: $10 billion once LCFF is fully implemented LCFF addressed part of the school funding problem: Now we know how schools are funded by the state Local communities will have greater control over what to invest in We still need to invest more in public education: California is 49 th in the nation in our investment 3

7. H OW DOES THE FORMULA WORK ? 4

8. W E WILL TRANSITION TO LCFF BASED ON AVAILABLE STATE FUNDING Target Funding = base + supplemental + concentration Funding increases each year depending on how much new Prop. 98 dollars are available until target is reached. Current year revenue limit funding Categorical funding Growth 5

9. Every school district will be starting different places based on historic patterns Reserve Levels Reserve surplus in order to weather Proposition 30 uncertainty Minor deficit spending during the downturn Severe deficit spending, further cuts required this year Cuts to the Core Program Able to forgo deep cuts Able to reinvest in core programs in the current year Deep cuts to core program requiring a multi year recovery LCFF annual growth in funding Above average growth Statewide average growth Below average growth Alignment between “base” funds & current expenditures Able to maintain and expand districtwide expenditures with “base” funding levels Misalignment between “base” funding amounts, but in 2-3 years funding will match Severe misalignment between “base” funding amounts and districtwide expenditures 6 Every Community is Unique

10. R EVENUE VS. E XPENSES ( PER ADA) Base State Revenue doesn’t get back to 2007-08 levels until 2015-16 Revenue doesn’t catch up to expenses until 2018-19 (~16% of revenue) (~79% of expenses)

11. R EVENUE O VERLAY ( PER ADA) Much of the deficit for 2013-14 and 2014-15 is paid from one-time funding sources, such as the proceeds from last year’s legal settlement. Those sources are fully expended by 2015-16.

12. T OTAL P ROJECTED R ESERVES 3% minimum reserve level 15% reserve benchmark

14. L OCAL C ONTROL A CCOUNTABILITY P LANS (LCAP S ) By July 1 each year districts will be required to adopt their plans which will for the first time be linked to the their budget Plan must address how district will meet goals for state and local priorities for the district and all school sites State priorities extend beyond academic goals and also include parental involvement, student engagement and school climate 7

15. P LAN MUST MEET STATE AND LOCAL PRIORITIES 1. Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards and safe facilities. 2. Implementation of California’s academic standards, including the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math, Next Generation Science Standards, English language development, health education and physical education standards. 3. Parent involvement and participation, so the local community is engaged in the decision- making process and the educational programs of students. 4. Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures, including test scores, English proficiency and college and career preparedness. 5. Supporting student engagement, promoting positive school climate and providing access to a broad course of study. 6. Highlighting school climate and connectedness through suspension and expulsion rates and other locally identified means. 7. Ensuring all students have access to classes that prepare them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live. 8. Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study, including physical education and the arts. 8

16. P ARENTAL I NVOLVEMENT There are specific points in the development of the LCAP that necessitate parental involvement Districts must establish parent advisory committees to provide advice to the district regarding the LCAP State Priority - Increasing parental involvement, including district efforts to seek parent input in decision-making and promoting parental participation in programs for high needs and special education students 9

17. B UILD R ELATIONSHIPS : P ARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY Groups and local stakeholders across California are organizing to engage in LCFF planning efforts. Who are active stakeholders so far? Are there other partners that could be engaged? 10

18. LCFF sets a target for every district that will be phased in over several years. Upon full implementation of LCFF funding, what outcomes, services and support does the district community envision will be in place for students? The LCAP is a three year plan What are the intermediate steps that can be achieved in the next three year window to support that vision? Each year the district has to adopt a budget aligned to the LCAP. What strategic investments can be made next year that are aligned and moving toward that vision? What can districts and communities do now? Focus on long-term, multiyear planning 11

19. What can districts and communities do now? Implement early, ongoing and meaningful community engagement 12 LCFF is based on the idea that locally-made decisions will be more reflective of both the needs of children and the goals and aspirations of parents and the community for their children. Effective engagement strategies build understanding and support for difficult decisions about where to focus scarce resources. Increased transparency about budgets is essential to build or rebuild trust and increase community support for public education.

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21. California Department of Education Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/ Questions: lcff@cde.ca.gov LCFF Listserv: join-LCFF-list@mlist.cde.ca.gov WestEd LCFF Implementation: http://lcff.wested.org/http://lcff.wested.org/ Children Now http://www.childrennow.org/school_funding_reform http://caweightedformula.com/ For additional resources 14

23. C OMMUNITY I NPUT