The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) lists eight state priority areas that every district must address in their Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) to ensure a high-quality educational program for students focused on conditions for learning, engagement, and pupil outcomes. Each of the eight areas is listed below along with the indicators of success the state calls out. Each local district can use additional indicators of success as well.

Conditions for Learning

Basic Services

• Rate of teacher misassignment
• Student success to standards-aligned instructional materials
• Facilities in good repair

Implementation of Common Core State Standards  (CCSS)

• Implementation of CCSS for all students including English learners

Course Access

• Student access and enrollment in all required areas of study

 

Engagement

Parental Engagement

• Efforts to seek parental input
• Promotion of parental participation

Student Engagement

• Attendance rates
• Chronic absenteeism rates
• Middle school dropout rates
• High school dropout rates
• High school graduation rates

School Climate

• Student suspension rates
• Student expulsion rates
• Other local measures

Student Outcomes

Student Achievement

• Performance on standardized tests
• Academic Performance Index Scores (API)
• Share of students who are college and career ready
• Share of English learners who become English proficient
• Share of students passing Advanced Placement (AP) tests
• Share of students determined prepared for college by the Early Assessment Program (AEP)

Other Student Outcomes

• Other indicators of student performance in required areas of study

1. Connected School Communities: Caring staff actively build community relationships, identify assets and needs, and connect students and families with resources to help them access the best opportunities our schools have to offer.
2. Healthy Environments for Social and Emotional Growth: All staff cultivate inclusive, safe, equitable, culturally responsive and healthy environments by integrating social and emotional learning to ensure essential student development.
3. Engaging Academic Programs: All educators engage and support each student in a challenging and broad course of study that builds skills, knowledge and experiences preparing all to be critical thinkers who communicate effectively, collaborate and are civic-minded.
4. Clear Pathways to Bright Futures: Our whole school community engages each student in discovering their limitless potential, and through coordinated efforts prepares them for college, career and bright futures filled with opportunity.
5. Graduation and College/Career Readiness for Foster Youth and Students with Disabilities: Increase the percentage of foster youth students and students with disabilities who graduate and are college/career ready so that all students are prepared for college, career, and bright futures filled with opportunity.