Existing law requires school districts, county superintendents of schools, and charter schools to adopt and update a local control and accountability plan (LCAP) using a template adopted by the State Board of Education that requires an LCAP to include certain information, including, among other information, (1) a description of the annual goals to be achieved for specified state priorities, including, among others, pupil achievement and pupil outcomes, (2) a description of the specific actions that the local educational agency will take during each year of the LCAP to achieve these goals, and (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the specific actions described in the existing LCAP toward achieving the goals, as provided.
Existing law requires a school district, not later than 5 days after adoption of an LCAP or annual update to an LCAP, to file the LCAP or annual update to the LCAP with the county superintendent of schools. Existing law prescribes processes for the county superintendent of schools to seek clarification regarding the LCAP or update to the LCAP and submit recommendations to the school district regarding the LCAP or update to the LCAP. Existing law requires the county superintendent of the schools to approve the LCAP or update to the LCAP if specified conditions are met. If the county superintendent of schools does not approve the LCAP or update to the LCAP, existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to provide technical assistance to the school district focused on revising the LCAP or update to the LCAP so that it can be approved.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would provide tools to county superintendents of schools to help school districts better address equity concerns in their LCAPs.