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Strategic Planning

An Ongoing Process

Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) Executive Summary

Introduction to the Local Control and Accountability Plan

After more than 40 years of funding schools according to a calculation known as the “Revenue Limit,” the
California State Legislature in 2013 approved Governor Jerry Brown’s plan for the Local Control Funding
Formula (LCFF). The LCFF will bring an increase in funding to the Orange Unified School District over
the next eight years. The LCFF eliminated most “categorical” programs—restricted funds that could be
used only for specific purposes. Our state funding now comes with a “base grant” that is the same for all
school districts as well as supplemental and concentration funding based on the number of students who are
English language learners, low income or foster youth. The new funding that is generated through the LCFF
is dedicated to improve the learning outcomes for three groups of students: English language learners (ELL),
low-income (LI) students and foster youth (FY). In addition to a “base grant”, that is the same for all districts
in the state; Districts receive additional funding based on the unduplicated count of students who qualify in
one of those three groups. For each student in one of those three categories, districts receive what is known
in the LCFF as a “supplemental grant.” Districts that have more than 55% of their students in one of those
three categories also receive a “concentration grant.” The Orange USD only receives Supplemental Funding
due to the 51% unduplicated count of students.

In enacting the LCFF, the Legislature also approved the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP),
which mandates that districts describe how they intend to meet annual goals for all students and address
state and local priorities. The accountability plan must align goals to the defined priorities, set targets for
improvement based on data and link expenditures to the District’s goals. In creating the LCAP requirement,
the California legislature established priorities that must be included in the plan. These include:

• Conditions of Learning
–Williams Settlement Criteria: Basic Services
– Implementation of State Academic Content and Performance Standards
– Course Access

• Pupil Outcomes
– Pupil Achievement
– Other Student Outcomes

• Engagement
– Parent Involvement
– Pupil Engagement
– School Climate

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