Local Control & Accountability Plan
What is the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)?
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was enacted in 2013, requiring all school districts in California to produce a three-year Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), updated annually, with a focus on the needs of English learners/emergent multilingual students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and foster youth. The plan provides transparency about a district's goals, priorities, and expenditures and is developed with community input.
Current Local Control and Accountability Plan
View the CUHSD Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2022-2023 school year approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 23, 2022, regular Board meeting. A summary is provided below as an image and PDF.
2023-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plan Development
The District is currently collecting community input for the development of the 2023-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plan. You can view a draft here.
New to the development of the District's plan is the inclusion of priority recommendations from the Educational Equity Audit and Blueprint process, a two-year study completed in partnership with The Education Trust-West. Below is a summary of the Educational Equity Audit. Click here to learn more and read the full report.
A timeline of Local Control and Accountability Plan engagement activities is listed below.
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2022-2023 Local Control and Accountability Plan Development
The CUHSD Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2022-2023 school year was approved at the Board of Trustees Meeting on June 23, 2022, along with the Local Indicators for the California School Dashboard. The plan is currently under review by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
On February 17, 2022, a midyear report was provided to the Board of Trustees on midyear 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.
- LCAP Midyear Presentation to the Board of Trustees
- Supplemental Report to the Annual Update
- Detailed Midyear LCAP Report
The district hosted an LCAP Committee inclusive of staff, family members, students, and community partners, and collected feedback from other district committees throughout the spring of 2022. Below is a timeline of engagement activities that occurred to gather input for the 2022-2023 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 district staff, are available here.
2021-2022 LCAP
View the 2021 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.
2020-2021 Budget Overview for Parents & Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
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. Adoption occurred at the December 14, 2020, regular Board meeting.
2020-2021 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.
- Committee Meeting #1 Presentation
- Committee Meeting #2 Presentation
- Committee Meeting #3 Presentation
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:
- ThougthExchange on distance learning priorities to staff, families, and students - August 2020
- 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: 4369401Password: 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
- Upcoming CUHSD Board Meetings
- CUHSD Distance Learning Information
If you have any questions about the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan please contact Jennifer Orlick, Director of Innovation at [email protected], 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
- How to Prevent Vaping on Campus for Students - September 2019
- Parent Communication - October 2019
- Promising Instructional Practices - October 2019
- Academic Supports Needed by Students - November 2019
- Supporting our Community During School Closures - March 2020
- What's Working and What's Not with Distance Learning - April 2020
- Ideas for Cost Savings - May 2020
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.
- Student Well-Being Survey
- Student Socioemotional Learning Survey
- Staff Climate Survey
- Parent Climate Survey
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.
- Staff Reopening Survey
- Parent/Guardian Reopening Survey (English)
- Parent/Guardian Reopening Survey (Spanish)
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.
- Learning from Home Student Survey
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.
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
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.