Over the last few years, you’ve probably heard about LCAP: The Local Control and Accountability Plan. But what exactly does that mean, and why should you participate in EUSD’s upcoming LCAP community meetings?

In a nutshell: Imagine being able to provide input and help influence EUSD’s educational priorities and budgetary spending. That’s what the LCAP process does.

In July 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed a new school funding model into law. This new plan is known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), and it requires school districts like EUSD to develop an LCAP that guides priorities in the budget development process.

Each district’s LCAP must be built around eight priority areas identified by the California Department of Education:

Access to core services
Implementation of Common Core State Standards
Access to a broad course of study
Student achievement
Other student outcomes
Student engagement
Parent involvement
School climate

But while these priority areas are dictated by the State, the specific goals and targets within each area are largely determined by each school district.

In other words, LCAP helps ensure that EUSD — not Sacramento — will have more authority to spend precious resources in a way that is better aligned with the needs of the Escondido community and our students.

That’s why opportunities for public input are so critical to the development of the LCAP. In fact, the following EUSD programs and initiatives were created or expanded as a direct result of LCAP input we received from 2014 through 2017:

Summer school
Dual Language programs at four of our schools
Before and after school intervention and enrichment programs
Physical Education teachers at every school
Family liaisons at every school
Social workers at every school
School-based resource teachers at every school who help teachers customize learning plans for their students
District coaches and coordinators to support additional on-site professional development with an emphasis on English Learners, STEM, Math, Language Arts, and Technology
A one-to-one iPad program for new teachers as part of our iREAD program
Our new district website, Facebook page, and other marketing efforts designed to improve communication with parents and reverse declining enrollment

Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)

What is LCAP, and why is it so important?

2021-2022

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan/Program Improvement