LCFF and LCAP in VUSD

VUSD’s LCFF Explanation

 Local Control Funding Formula
• Pros and Advantages • Cons and Disadvantages
• School funding restoration model • Very time consuming to hold community
designed to address loss in revenue forums and get input from all
schools suffered due to budget cuts and stakeholders
recession. • Difficult to keep everyone happy and to
• Includes additional funding for high- meet the needs of all
needs student populations in three • It remains difficult to allocate funds for
categories: low-income, English other students (not in the 3 special
learners, and foster youth. populations) and for high achieving
• School district receive a base students
grant allocation for each student in • Reduction in funding due to declining
attendance. Funding for each student is enrollment is a major impact in LCFF as
determined by their grade span and is funding is based on # of students and
more flexible than categorical funds. their daily attendance
• District developed our Blueprint and
LCAP (Local Control and Accountability
Plan) to meet unique needs of the local
district and shifts greater control and
influence over goal setting and spending
decisions to school personal, parents,
and students.
• The district budget must be aligned to
the priorities and actions identified in
the LCAP before it is approved by the
County and then the School Board of
Education.
• Positive shift from categorical funding
model
 LCAP
• The LCAP is intended to be a three-year plan to
improve student achievement by setting annual
goals for the district in eight priority areas.
LCAP PRIORITIES

• Basic Necessities - Qualified and properly assigned

teachers, sufficient instructional materials, facilities in
good repair
• Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
• Parental Involvement
• Student Achievement - Statewide Assessments, API, EL
Reclassification rate, College Preparedness, etc.
• Student Engagement- Attendance rates, dropout rates,
graduation rates, etc.
• School Climate - Suspension and expulsion rates, etc.
• Access to Courses - All students have access to rigorous
course work by properly credentialed teachers
• Other Student Outcomes in Subject Areas
• The California School Dashboard is the
accountability element of the Local Control
Funding Formula and the Local Control
Accountability Plan. The California School
Dashboard provides parents and educators
with information on school and district
progress so they can participate in decisions
to improve student learning. The
reports provide a way to track district and
school performance through multiple
measures that go beyond student test
scores. These new reports replace the old
California accountability system called the
Academic Performance Index (API).
 LCAP Community Forums
• Over 1000 students, parents, teachers and staff
participated to provide ideas and feedback to
continue to improve the district’s actions and
services for students. In an effort to be
transparent, all of the community feedback has
been archived on the Community
Forums webpage. Thanks to the great work of the
Blueprint Construction Network, the entire body
of feedback has been consolidated into an LCAP
Community Forum Master Themes Report. These
themes will be used to drive the revision of the
LCAP and Blueprint for the 2019-20 school year.
THE BLUEPRINT HOUSE OF LEARNING
VUSD’s Superintendent’s LCFF
Budget Advisory Committee
This committee met regularly since
December 2018 to review budget information
such as:
• Deficit spending pattern
• Reduction of Net Existing Balance
• Enrollment Decline
• Increased STRS and PERS costs
 The LCFF BAC agendas &
attachments are available on
the district website:
LCFF/BAC MEETING DATES:
• * Wednesday, 12/12/18 Agendaand Sign in Sheet
• * Tuesday, 1/15/19 Agenda with
Handouts and Sign in Sheet
• * Wednesday, 1/23/19 Agenda with
Handouts and Sign in Sheet
• * Wednesday, 1/30/19 Agenda with Handouts
• * Thursday, 3/14/19 Agenda and Sign in
Sheet **This meeting is being held at Major
General Murray MPR*
Budget Information on VUSD
Website
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ACTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
• The Board reviewed and approved
reductions and cuts to the budget
for 2019-2020 = $12.4 million.
• It is projected they will need to
further reduce the budget an
additional $2.3 million in 2019-2020
and $10.9 million in the 2020-2021
school years.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACTIONS
AND DISCUSSIONS
Empresa - SPSA - Single Plan for
Student Achievement Goals
will determine our site budget
*aligned to VUSD’s 3 new Board Goals

Goal 1 - Conditions of Learning

• During the 2019-20 school year,
Empresa will adopt the MTSS
framework as a strategic, targeted
screening tool to determine areas of
academics and social emotional
needs for students.
• Goal 2: Academic Outcomes
• 100% of students, including English
Learners and Special Education, will
meet their expected yearly growth
targets as determined by iReady
reading and math assessments.
• 75% of all students 3rd-5th grade will
“exceed or meet” English Language
Arts and Mathematics standards as
measured by end of the year CAASPP
data.
• Goal 3: Engagement
• During the 2019-20 school year, all
students at Empresa will participate
in multiple opportunities to engage
in their learning through musical
instruction and higher level learning
opportunities targeted at students’
strengths, interests, and values.
•
 Needs Assessment Survey – Themes
From Parent Feedback
• Increased Communication between school and
home. Parents would like more emails and text
messages and less voice calls.
• More education on behavioral expectations
and anti-bullying messages.
• Increased differentiation for students who are
at or above grade-level.
 Empresa’s Operational Funds
•
Lottery $19,968
•
PL-Personalized Learning
Funds $40,557
•
Site Technology $19,065
•
Daily Operations $39,636
•