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LCFFLocal Control Funding Formula

The LCFF is a new funding formula that will increase school funding& direct more resources to Californias highest-need students. It leavessignificant spending decisions to local discretion, but does not requiredistricts or counties to adopt formal plans for these funds until 2014.It is up to parents and students to make sure LCFF funds are used

responsibly this year.

how it works

Revenue

Limit

Categorical

Funds

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Districts used to receive money throughrestricted categorical funds which could

only be spent on specific programs.There were over 40 of these categorical

programs, each with its own funding

stream. The majority of these programshave been eliminated under LCFF.

The rest of the money, called therevenue limit, was given out using acomplicated and outdated formula.

The calculation was different for eachdistrict, and the formula did not take

the needs of students into account.Districts could use these funds at their

discretion.

why it matters

what you can do

The Old Way: Revenue Limit The Ne Way: Local Control

VOID

Districts get more money,

and more freedom to spend it.The LCFF will add $2.1 billion in funding for the 2013-14 school year.When fully implemented, the LCFF will increase Californias educationspending by $18 billion. School districts are getting more money anda lot more freedom to spend it how they want. Though the old systemscategorical programs were problematic, they did ensure that districtshad to spend money on certain important priorities. Now spendingdecisions are largely left to the discretion of local districts.

By January 31, 2014, the State Board of Education must set the rulesregarding how LCFF funds can be spent. The LCFF requires districts todevelop Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) that establishannual goals for all students, describe what will be done to achieve thesegoals, and detail how funds will be spent to increase or improve servicesfor EL/LI/FY students. These plans do not have to be adopted untilJuly 2014. This means that until then, a district could decide to use itsmoney in ways that do not help its highest-need students.

it is up to you to make sure districts spend responsibly.

1Aend a Regional Input Seion

2Talk t you local schl board

3Learn and Advocate

The State Board of Education is currently developing rules for how the new fundingfor high-need students can be spent and how schools and districts should go aboutplanning and budgeting to foster greater student achievement. The State Board isholding meetings for stakeholders like parents and students to share their input andideas on how the LCFF should be implemented.

Reflect and ask yourself: What could your district and school be doing to help allstudents and particularly English learner, low-income, and/or foster youth (EL/LI/FY)students reach their full potential? What would help ensure that your district directsfunds towards these goals?

Attend a Regional Session and Speak: Share your top priorities and concerns. Describethe types of rules and regulations you believe will lead to better education for allstudents. Share your thoughts on the restrictions that should be placed on the use ofsupplemental and concentration funds to make sure that the highest-need studentsactually benefit. If you cannot attend a session, email comments or submit a requestfor a session in your county to lcff@wested.org by noon on August 13, 2013.

School boards are in the process of finalizing their budgets for this school year.

Ask administrators and board members: How much do they estimate they will receivein supplemental and concentration funds? How are they planning to use these funds toincrease or improve services for EL/LI/FY students, as required by the LCFF? How willthese funds be divided between the school district and the individual school sites thathave a lot of high-need students? How will the district coordinate with existing schoolsite councils, English Learner Advisory Committees, and other parent and studentadvisory committees? How will they ensure that parents and students have asubstantial and meaningful role in making decisions for the school district and forindividual schools?

The LCFF is intended to provide greater discretion to local communities to determinehow to best meet the educational needs of their children. For this to work, parents,teachers, administrators, and board members need to be engaged in meaningfulconversations about goals and strategies and allocations of resources to implementthem. Stay informed and participate when your district begins developing its LocalControl and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Districts are required to seek input fromschool employees, parents, and students.

The LCFF requires that districts establish Parent Advisory Committees (PACs) toadvise school boards and superintendents on LCFF implementation. These committeesmust include parents and guardians of students that are eligible for free or reduced-

price meals, English learners, or foster youth. Furthermore, if English learners make upat least 15% of a districts enrollment and the school district enrolls at least 50 studentswho are English learners, it must establish a District English Learner AdvisoryCommittee (DELAC) which must include parents / guardians. Districts must presenttheir LCAPs to these advisory committees for review and comment.

Aug 8,20139:30AM - 12:00PM

primary location

remote location

Los Angeles County

Office of Education9300 Imperial HighwayDowney, CA 90242

San Diego County

Office of Education

6401 Linda Vista RoadJ.Rindone Regional TechnologyCenter, Comm. Lab 1-4San Diego, CA 92111

Aug 12,20139:30AM - 12:00PM

primary location

remote location

Sacramento County

Office of Education

10474 Mather BoulevardMather RoomMather, CA 95655

Shasta County

Office of Education

1644 Magnolia AvenueConference RoomRedding, CA 96001

9:30AM - 12:00PM

Kern County

Office of Education

1300-17th StreetRoom 1BBakersfield, CA 93304

primary location

Aug 13,2013

remote locationFresno County

Office of Education

1111 Van Ness AvenueTower Building, T101Fresno, CA 93721

Districts are deciding how to

use these funds RIGHT now

Concentration

Grant

Supplemental

Grant

Base

Grant

K-3

4-6

7-8

9-12

$6,845

$6,947

$7,154

$8,289

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A live video stream of theAugust 12session will be available atwww.k12hsn.org/conferencing/lcff

Questions? Email Sally Chung atschung@aclu-sc.org

Northern CA:

Southern CA:

www.aclunc.orgwww.aclusocal.org

San Diego: www.aclusandiego.org

*These are target figures that will be reached gradually over time.

The LCFF is expected to take 8 years to reach full implementation.

The LCFF establishes uniform per-student base grants,with different rates for different grade spans. Thesedifferences are intended to recognize the highercosts of education at higher grade levels.

The LCFF acknowledges that English learner,low-income, and foster youth (EL/LI/FY)students have greater needs that require moreresources to address. For each EL/LI/FYstudent, districts receive an additional 20%

of the adjusted base rate per student.

On top of the supplemental grant, districtsthat have a high proportion (over 55%) ofEL/LI/FY students receive an additional 50%of the adjusted base rate per student foreach student above 55% of enrollment.

No districts receive less money than they wouldhave under the old system. Most districts willreceive more.

BASE GRANT

SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT

CONCENTRATION GRANT