REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTEducating Every Child For Success

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) PresentationFall 2013

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Reason for Meeting About RCSD What is the Local Control Funding

Formula (LCFF)? What does LCFF mean for RCSD? What is the Local Control

Accountability Plan (LCAP) What the next steps for RCSD?

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About RCSD Serves about 9,000 students in

Redwood City Portions of San Carlos Menlo Park Atherton Woodside

16 schools 14 elementary 2 middle schools

About half of students are English language learners More than half of students qualify for free and reduced lunch

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First RCSD School, circa 1895

A District that Perseveres

• Lowest funded District in area• About $15 million in cuts since

2003-04• Serving more students with less

resources• Increased class sizes, eliminated

programs, staff reductions, no raises for staff

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And yet . . . . heart, hope, optimism

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Award Winning Schools and Staff• 3 California Distinguished schools• National Blue Ribbon School• Golden Bell Award• Kent Awards• Teacher, Principal, Superintendent

of the Year• Rising test scores: Academic

Performance Index (API) up dramatically in 10 years

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What is Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)?• New law signed by Governor Brown in June 2013• Changes allocation• Greater weight:

– High numbers of students in poverty– English Language Learners– Foster students

• Requires Districts to align budget with LCFF priorities• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

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LCFF: Opportunity, but . . .• Chance to reboot, rebuild and redefine RCSD values• But, it is not perfect

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Media Headlines Suggest . . .

• California has “fixed” public education

• Public schools finally have enough money

• Districts like ours are getting a lot more money

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LCFF Reality Does not increase overall level of spending Does not restore schools to 2007-08 spending until at

least 2021 Affected by California economic performance (impacts

path to target) Prop 30 expires before target spending is reached in

2021

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LCFF Reality• Does not significantly raise California’s low ranking in

per-pupil spending:– On average, Calif. per pupil spending Is $2,475 less than

the rest of the nation (Source: California Budget Project, “School Finance Facts”, October 2013. www.cbp.org)

• Does not remove regulatory and reporting requirements to county and state

• RCSD still does not have actual numbers for 2013-14

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What does LCFF mean for RCSD?• Changes how we receive

and spend money• Big transition• Opportunity to define

values and spending priorities

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Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Priorities

StudentEngage-ment

CCSSImple-menta-tion

OtherStudentOutcomes

ParentalInvolve-ment

CourseAccess

SchoolClimate

StudentAchieve-ment

BasicServices

RCSD Budget Considerations

• Enrollment• Rise in costs overall• Special ed costs • Budget timelines• Pent-up demand

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LCAP ProcessLCAP Action Timing

Provide information to community November/December

Gather community input January/February

Develop Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) February/March

Solicit written comments March/April

Present to parent advisory committee for comments March/April

Respond to comments in writing April

Adopt plan in public hearing June

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Information Needed?• What do you need to know?

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Questions, comments, discussions

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