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.
Month
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Engagement Activity
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September
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Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan development
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February
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School climate surveys for students, parents/guardians, and staff. Click here to view the District-level reports.
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March
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March 22 - 1st LCAP committee meeting to review the spending of COVID-19 relief funds and evaluate progress on metrics. Click here to view the presentation slides.
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April
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April 14 - ThoughtExchange to brainstorm and rank priorities for the LCAP
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April
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Discuss LCAP goals and priorities with stakeholder groups including the President's Council, District English Learner Advisory Committee, and the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee
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April
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April 19 - 2nd LCAP committee meeting to establish top priorities and learn more about educational programs and services
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May
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May 10 - 3rd LCAP committee meeting to share draft LCAP goals and priorities and refine plans
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May
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Draft LCAP is shared with stakeholder groups including the President's Council, District English Learner Advisory Committee, Collective Bargaining Associations, Special Education Local Plan Area, and the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee
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May
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May 24 - 4th LCAP committee meeting to share final draft of LCAP
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June
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Public hearing at the Regular Board Meeting on June 17 and final adoption at the Regular Board Meeting on June 24
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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:
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.
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