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.