Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

The LCAP is a tool for local educational agencies to set goals, plan actions, and leverage resources to meet those goals to improve student outcomes. The LCAP is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for LEAs (county office of education [COE], school districts, and charter schools) to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.

There are eight areas for which school districts, with parent and community input, must establish goals and actions. This must be done both district-wide and for each school.

1. Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards, and safe facilities.

2. Implementation of California’s academic standards, including the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math, Next Generation Science  Standards, English language development, history, social science, visual and performing arts, health education, and physical education standards.

3. Parent involvement and participation, so the local community is engaged in the decision-making process and the educational programs of students.

4. Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures, including test scores, English proficiency, and college and career preparedness.

5. Supporting student engagement, including whether students attend school, or are chronically absent.

6. Highlighting school climate and connectedness through a variety of factors, such as suspension and expulsion rates and other locally identified means.

7. Ensuring all students have access to classes that prepare them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live.

8. Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study, including physical education and the arts. In addition to these eight areas, a district may also identify and incorporate in its plan goals related to its own local priorities.