The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is intended to describe how the district will meet annual goals for all pupils, including high needs pupils, and how these plans tie to the District’s budget.  Before the budget can be formally adopted, the district is required to consult with its stakeholders to develop its plan, establish and gather input from a Parent Advisory Committee as well as its already established English Learner Advisory Committee, and hold a public hearing regarding the LCAP and its proposed budget.  In reviewing a district’s budget, county offices of education are required to determine whether or not the budget includes expenditures sufficient to support the actions and strategies described in the LCAP

The goals identified in the District’s 2015-16 LCAP are to:

• Improve student achievement through the implementation of research-based teaching and learning strategies
• Improve teaching and learning through high quality professional development
• Maximize safety and school connectedness for all students and employees.
• Improve student achievement by targeting students not meeting California state standards
• Address the needs of the "whole child" through excellence and accessibility in physical education, the arts, and career technical education.
• Maintain strong results as evidenced by indicators including high attendance rates, low dropout, suspension and expulsion rates, and the employment of educators who are all highly qualified in their area of instruction.

The District's 2015-16 Annual Budget has been developed in alignment with the LCAP goals.  The budget reflects an ongoing structural deficit but maintains a positive ending fund balance through 2015-16 and the two subsequent fiscal years.

Per Education Code (EC) Sections 42127 and 52062, two separate Governing Board public meetings, held at least one day apart, are required for the school district budget hearing and budget adoption. In addition, the LCAP public hearing must occur at the same meeting as the budget public hearing and the LCAP adoption must occur at the same meeting at the budget adoption. The LCAP item must precede the budget item at each meeting. The public hearings require 72 hours public notice and both the 2015-16 budget and the 2015-16 LCAP must be adopted on or before July 1, 2015.

This year is the second year of a new funding formula for California: The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Many categorical programs that targeted certain segments of students have been eliminated. In an effort to make certain that school districts work and have the resources to address the needs of ALL students, The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a critical part of LCFF. Districts must use the LCAP to create a plan that details how they will support student success. It must detail the goals, the plans, and the dollars that will be devoted to helping all students succeed. 

The LCAP will not replace school site or district goals, but all district and site goals should be aligned with the LCAP, the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the California English Language Development Standards. 

In the development of this draft plan, we have examined student achievement data, surveyed parents, employees and Mira Costa High School students for their feedback, and presented data to all PTAs and gathered their feedback. We have presented data to the teachers on the Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) and heard their feedback. We invited all EL parents to a meeting, presented data to them, and received their feedback. From that data and input, we have drafted the attached goals and progress indicators for the MBUSD LCAP. 

Anyone seeking information about the LCAP can find information by clicking the LCAP button at mbusd.org.

It is recommended the Board of Trustees convene an open public hearing for the purpose of taking input regarding the preliminary 2015-16 district budget and multi-year projections for 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18.