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 with a focus on the needs of emergent bilinguals/English learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and foster youth. The plan provides transparency about the district's goals, priorities, and expenditures and is developed with broad community input.
2022 Local Control and Accountability Plan Development
The LCAP for the 2021-2022 school year is currently under development. Click here to review a draft as of May 25, 2022.
On February 17, 2022, a midyear report was provided to the Board of Trustees on the outcomes and expenditures. You can find links below to view the presentation, supplemental report, and a detailed midyear LCAP report with metrics and expenditures through December 31, 2021.
The district hosts an LCAP Committee inclusive of staff, family members, students, and community partners, and also collects feedback from other district committees throughout the spring of 2022. Below is a timeline of anticipated engagement activities to gather input for the 2022 LCAP.
Information about the LCAP was presented to the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) and the President's Council (parent representatives committee) and their feedback as well as responses from the district are available
here.
Month
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Engagement Activity
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February
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LCAP Midyear Update to the Board on February 17
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School climate surveys administered to students, parents/guardians, and staff
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March
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March 9 - 1st LCAP Committee meeting to review the LCFF, midyear expenditures, and progress on LCAP metrics. The presentation is available here.
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April
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April - ThoughtExchange online survey to brainstorm and rank priorities for LCAP. The final results are available here.
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April 13 - 2nd LCAP Committee meeting to learn about the Educational Equity Audit preliminary findings from The Education Trust-West. The presentation is available here.
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April 14 - Presentation of preliminary equity audit findings from the EdTrust-West at the Board of Trustees Governance Workshop. The presentation is available here.
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May
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May 11 - 3rd LCAP Committee meeting for Q&A with the leadership team and to refine recommended updates to the LCAP. The presentation is available here.
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May 25 - 4th LCAP Committee meeting to share draft LCAP
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May 26 - Board governance meeting to review draft budget and LCAP
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June
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June 16 - Public hearing at a regular Board meeting
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June 23 - Adoption of the final LCAP at a regular Board meeting
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2021 Local Control and Accountability Plan
Click
here for the LCAP adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 24, 2021.
LCAP Development for 2021
School districts were 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 the years 2021 through 2024.
Month
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Engagement Activity
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September
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Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan development completed. View the plan by clicking here for English or here for Spanish.
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February
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School climate survey administration 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, evaluate progress on metrics, and develop goal statements. Click here to view the presentation slides.
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April
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April 14: ThoughtExchange survey launched to brainstorm and rank priorities for the LCAP. Click here to view the results.
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LCAP draft goals and priorities were presented to the President's Council, District English Learner Advisory Committee, and the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee.
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April 19: 2nd LCAP committee meeting to establish top priorities and learn more about educational programs and services. Click here to view the presentation slides.
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May
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May 10: 3rd LCAP committee meeting to refine the draft LCAP goals and priorities. Click here to view the presentation slides.
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The draft LCAP was shared with stakeholder groups including the President's Council, District English Learner Advisory Committee, Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), and the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee. A copy of the questions and answers from the President's Council (parent advisory committee) and District English Learners Advisory Committee meetings are available here.
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May 24: 4th LCAP committee meeting to share a draft of the LCAP and gather feedback from the committee.
Click here to view the presentation slides.
Click here to view a draft of the LCAP.
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June
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June 17: Public hearing at the Regular Board Meeting.
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June 24: Final adoption at the Regular Board Meeting with a presentation of the Dashboard Local Indicators. Click here to view the final adopted Budget Overview for Parents and LCAP.
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June 25: Submitted the LCAP to the Santa Clara County Office of Education for review.
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2020 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.
2020 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.
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.
Community Engagement in Planning
New to the 2019-2020 school year was a more consistent level of engagement with our community through ThoughtExchange. Click on the links below to see the results of previous exchanges and information about upcoming opportunities for input.
LCAP Committee Meetings (conducted prior to COVID-19 closures)
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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