Local Control Funding Formula presentation by The Education Trust - West. The presentation was provided at the Local Control Funding Formula 101 Community Forum and Discussion held on October 29, 2013, at James Lick High School in San Jose, CA.
This new idea was 40 years in the making, since the last Serrano lawsuit.Many other states have implemented some version of a weighted student formula, but we are the largest state in the nation to have created an equitable formula and the work that everyone in this room will do on LCFF will have impact across the country. We have one chance, we have to get it right.
Phase-in rate of growth will depend on state revenue. The state will calculate the gap between each district’s current funding and its new target. Then, funding will be increased until the target is reached.
July 1: Deadline for Local School Districts to Pass Budget for 2013-14- But in September some school districts will have the opportunity to adjust their recently passed budget
Why meet?Accountability Let’s district know community is watching/asking hard questionsSets stage for longer conversation about 2014-15—July 2014 development of Local Control and Accountability Plans (There will be future opportunities for planning/training.)One of our partners, Families In Schools, has developed recommendations on how to strengthen parent engagement in the LCFF. They include:Incorporating Parent engagement indicators, like noting the % of staff that meet with parents to discuss student academic progress, # of workshops school provides to parents and % of those parents who attend, % of total school funding invested in parent engagementIncreasing the functionality of parent councils and committeesEnsure parent councils and committees are representative of diverse student population/enrolled students, have term limits to ensure members of representative of shifting student needs/populations; conduct baseline assessments on effectiveness of parent council committees to identify promising practices and areas of need.
Opportunity to express what this means for San Diego County and your school district want in the LCFF regulationsSBE Tasks:Regulations before Jan 31, 2014 to guide use of funding (EC 42238.07) Templates for LCAPs and spending plans by March 31, 2014 (EC 52064) Rubrics for evaluation of improvement and intervention needs by Oct 1, 2015 (EC 52064.5)LCFF Implementation Working GroupGroup of stakeholders brought together to help the SBE think through the regulations, templates, etc they will make decisions onFirst meeting on July 23, 2013Next meetings are August 22, September 19, and October 24 ETW is a part of this workgroup; they have let observers watch in the July meeting
The law is vague at best bout the role SSC wil play in develping the goals, actions and budgets for theinr individual schoolsites. We encourage the SBE to clarify the role of SSC and specify the role those councils will play in regards to developing, reviewing, approving and revising the LCAPs and monitoring school site expenditures.LCAPs have parentlinvovlement included as a state priority that must be addressed at the district and site levels. We suggest the SBE convene and solicit feedback from stakeholder groups representing parents and families of low-income and EL students and advocates for foster youth.Local Community Involvement in spending decisions:
