Local Control & Accountability Plan
Background on the Local Control and Accountability Plan
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was enacted in 2013, requiring all school districts in California to produce a Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) every three years. The plan is intended to provide transparency to our community about the District's goals, priorities, and expenditures, and to enable the community to provide input as the budget is developed. CUHSD's Local Control and Accountability Plan goals from the 2019-2020 plan are:
- Human capital strategies that support staff effectiveness
- Instruction that engages all students equitably
- School climate that promotes physical and emotional well-being
- Systemic, rigorous expectations with supports to help all students succeed
The LCAP describes in detail how the district will work towards achieving its goals over a three-year period. As a CUHSD community stakeholder, your participation in creating the LCAP is critical to its success.
Planning for the 2020-2021 School Year
School districts are required to provide an update on the 2020-2021 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan as well as the 2019-2020 Local Control and Accountability Plan, while also developing a new three-year Local Control and Accountability Plan. For more information about the Local Control and Accountability Plan please visit the California Department of Education's website.
Budget Overview for Parents
School districts receive funding from different sources: state funds under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), other state funds, local funds, and federal funds. The public can view the Budget Overview for Parents for the 2019-2020 school year by clicking here. Adoption occurred at the December 14, 2020, regular Board meeting.
Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
The Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan replaced the requirements for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2019-2020 school year. The public can view the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan by clicking here for English or here for Spanish. This plan includes a description of proposed uses for COVID-19 relief funds. Adoption of the plan occurred at the September 24, 2020, regular Board meeting.
Background
Due to ongoing COVID-19 school closures, school districts across California have made substantial changes to their plans for the 2020-2021 school year. Each school district adopted a Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan before September 30, 2020, that described how it was providing continuity for its educational programs and services, including:
- Delivery of instruction
- Daily attendance
- Addressing learning loss
- Access to technology
- Mental health supports
- Providing meals
- Supporting students with additional needs
A Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Committee was created with representation of staff, parents, and students to review the CUHSD's current distance learning plan and provide input on how to make improvements or add supports.
Presentations were additionally made at staff, parent/guardian, and student committees during the summer and through September. Questions from the President's Council (consisting of school site parent/guardian liaisons) and District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC), along with responses from the District Office, are provided in the document linked below.
Surveys were sent to the community multiple times since the COVID-19 closures began, including surveys about the reopening of school, learning from home, and priorities for distance learning. These surveys were used to inform the development of the plan. To the see results of these surveys follow the links below:
Staff Reopening Survey - May 2020
Parent/Guardian Reopening Survey (English) - May 2020
Parent/Guardian Reopening Survey (Spanish) - May 2020
Learning from Home Student Survey - May 2020 and August 2020 (use login information below)
Username: 4369401
Password: LFHS4369401!1655
Please follow the links below for more information about the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan:
California Department of Education's Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Website
California Department of Education's Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Website
If you have any questions about the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan please contact Jennifer Orlick, Director of Innovation at jorlick@cuhsd.org, or by phone at (408) 371-0960 x2041.
COVID-19 Operations Written Report
California school districts each developed a COVID-19 Operations Written Report to describe how they responded to school closures during the Spring Semester of the 2019-2020 school year. The report describes how CUHSD continued its educational programs, distributed technology, and provided meals to students during the Spring Semester school closures of the 2019-2020 school year. This report was adopted by the CUHSD Board of Trustees at the regular Board meeting held on June 25, 2020. Follow the links below to read the report.
2020-2021 LCAP Development
Due to the school closures that occurred as a result of COVID-19, current LCAP development activities are postponed until Spring Semester 2021. Current stakeholder feedback opportunities are focused on developing a set of fall reopening recommendations. To learn more about these opportunities please visit our CUHSD Reopening Steering Committee website.
The 2020-2021 LCAP will be a new three-year plan for CUHSD and will incorporate feedback from a diverse group of stakeholders in our community. The California School Dashboard will be released with updated results in December of 2019 and the State Board of Education will release a new template for the LCAP in January 2020. The District anticipates releasing an LCAP survey in January for all stakeholders to engage with about CUHSD's educational programs and will organize an LCAP Committee to review progress on outcomes as well as feedback from the community on educational programs and development of the new LCAP.
New to the 2019-2020 school year is a more consistent level of engagement with our community through ThoughtExchange to follow up on popular topics from our Spring 2019 LCAP Survey. Click on the links below to see the results of previous exchanges and information about upcoming opportunities for input.
LCAP Committee Meetings (on hold)
ThoughtExchange Feedback
Climate Surveys (conducted prior to COVID-19 closures)
You can see the summary results of the annual climate surveys by clicking on the links below.
School Reopening Input Surveys (conducted after COVID-19 closures)
You can see the summary results of surveys distributed to staff and parents/guardians in May 2020 to gather their input on how to reopen schools in the fall by clicking on the links below.
You can use the information below to see results from the Learning from Home student survey, which was sent to all students via email in May 2020 to learn about their experiences with distance learning.
Username: 4369401
Password: LFHS4369401!1655
2019-2020 LCAP
The Board of Trustees approved the 2019-2020 LCAP on June 20, 2019. Click here to download the final LCAP as approved by the Santa Clara County Office of Education: 2019-2020 LCAP.
CUHSD has also prepared an LCAP Federal Addendum, which can be found here in English.
LCAP Anexo Federal para CUHSD se puede encontrar aquí en español.
Stakeholders were engaged in developing the LCAP priorities through the following venues:
- The Superintendent visited all high school sites during March to gather staff input on budget priorities.
- A community event, the State of the District, was held on April 15 to inform stakeholders about the District's budget opportunities and challenges ahead.
- The results from the online survey ThoughtExchange were presented and discussed at the LCAP Committee, District English Learners Advisory Council and the parent representatives committee, known as the President's Council, in May. Presentation materials can be found here. Questions and answers from the committee meetings are available here.
- Results of the online survey ThoughtExchange were shared with the LCAP Committee and on the CUHSD website in May.
- A summary of climate survey results for parents can be found here, results for staff can be found here, and results for students can be found here.
- The Student Well-Being Survey was piloted during May to better understand the supports and services being provided to students around socioemotional well-being and mental health.
Differentiated Assistance
The District was identified to receive Differentiated Assistance from the Santa Clara County Office of Education for the 2018-2019 school year because three CUHSD student groups (students with disabilities, African American students and English learner students) were rated “red” on multiple indicators on the California School Dashboard. These student groups are achieving far lower outcomes in academics, disproportionate suspensions, and lower rates of college and career preparation than their peers. If these ratings persist, the District will be identified for the highest level of support by the California Department of Education.
The District leadership team met with Santa Clara County Office of Education representatives for four meetings during the 2018-2019 school year, during which the team completed a root cause analysis and determined the next steps for improving student outcomes.
LCAP Committee Meeting
A committee comprised of staff and parents from all school sites participated in a review of ThoughtExchange survey comments and conducted an analysis of alignment and gaps in comparison with the current LCAP. The results were presented to the Board of Trustees at the annual Budget and LCAP Workshop on May 23.
LCAP Committee Presentation for Board Workshop
2018-2019 LCAP
The Board of Trustees approved the 2018-2019 LCAP on June 21, 2018. Click here to download the final LCAP as approved by the Santa Clara County Office of Education: 2018-2019 LCAP.
LCAP Community Input Session
Dr. Bravo led community members through a presentation and question and answer session on April 2nd, 2018 to get feedback on the District's LCAP. The presentation materials are below.
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LCAP Committee Meetings
The LCAP Committee covers topics related to goals and strategies at each of the committee meetings.
School Climate Survey Results
Students, staff, and parents participated in school climate surveys. Click here to see the district-level reports.
Meetings with Parent Groups and District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
Superintendent Bravo's designee Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services German Cerda met with the DELAC to discuss the LCAP on April 18. Superintendent Bravo met with parent representatives from school sites and the CUHSD Education Foundation to discuss the LCAP on May 7. You can view the questions and answers here.
2017-2018 LCAP
The Board of Trustees approved the 2017-2018 LCAP on June 30, 2017. Additional documents, including committee meeting materials, are available here.
Click here to download the 2017-2018 LCAP.
2016-2017 LCAP
Click here to download the 2016-2017 LCAP.
2015-2016 LCAP
Click here to download the 2015-2016 LCAP.
2014-2015 LCAP
Click here to download the 2014-2015 LCAP.
Local Educational Agency Plan
The approval of a Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan by the local school board and State Board of Education was a requirement for receiving federal funding subgrants for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) programs. The LEA Plan includes specific descriptions and assurances as outlined in the provisions included in NCLB. In essence, LEA Plans describe the actions that LEAs will take to ensure that they meet certain programmatic requirements, including student academic services designed to increase student achievement and performance, coordination of services, needs assessments, consultations, school choice, supplemental services, services to homeless students, and others as required. In addition, LEA Plans summarize assessment data, school goals and activities from the Single Plans for Student Achievement developed by the LEA’s schools.
Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
State law requires that school-level plans for programs funded through the Consolidated Application be consolidated in a Single Plan for Student Achievement (Education Code Section 64001), developed by schoolsite councils with the advice of any applicable school advisory committees. LEA’s allocate NCLB funds to schools through the Consolidated Application for Title I, Part A, Title III (Limited English Proficient), and Title V (Innovative Programs/Parental Choice). LEA’s may elect to allocate other funds to schools for inclusion in school plans. The content of the school plan includes school goals, activities, and expenditures for improving the academic performance of students to the proficient level and above. The plan delineates the actions that are required for program implementation and serves as the school's guide in evaluating progress toward meeting the goals.
SPSA School Files