Community Information SessionLake County Office of Education

March 11 and 13

Objectives

• Welcome• Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)• Common Core State Standards (CCSS)• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

(SBAC)• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)• Questions and answers

Education Funding

School Funding Then…

Each bucket represents 4 categorically funded programs

School Funding with LCFF

Local Control Funding Formula

• What we know:

– Moves California to a weighted student funding methodology

– Estimated eight years to full implementation– Begin in 2013-14, but provisions phase in over time– There are questions, many questions– 2014-15 budget outlook is good and Governor has strongly

signaled commitment to LCFF

Local Control Funding Formula(LCFF)

• Greatly simplifies state funding for local educational agencies (LEAs)

Per Student Base Amount

Grade Level

Demographics(Low income, English Learner,

and/or Foster Youth)

ADJUSTMENTS

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Budget Decisions

• From Sacramento… • To Lake County

Common Core State StandardsWhy Common Core State Standards?

Preparation: The standards are college- and career-ready. They will help prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in education and training after high school.

Competition: The standards are internationally benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure our students are globally competitive.

Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not dependent on a student’s zip code.

Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents and teachers) understand what is expected of them.

Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools, professional development, common assessments and other materials.

Common Core State StandardsKey Instructional Shifts in Mathematics

The Common Core State Standards emphasize coherence at each grade level – making connections across content and between content and mathematical practices in order to promote deeper learning.

The standards focus on key topics at each grade level to allow educators and students to go deeper into the content.

The standards also emphasize progressions across grades, with the end of progression calling for fluency – or the ability to perform calculations or solving problems quickly and accurate.

The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe mathematical “habits of mind”, mathematical applications, and aim to foster reasoning, problem solving, modeling, decision making, and engagement among students.

Finally, the standards require students to demonstrate deep conceptual understanding by applying them to new situations.

Common Core State StandardsKey Instructional Shifts in English Language Arts

In Reading, the major advances are the shift away from literature-focused standards to a balance of literature and informational texts to reflect college- and career-ready expectations. There is also a greater focus on text complexity and at what level students should be reading.

In Writing, there is a strong emphasis on argument and informative/ explanatory writing, along with an emphasis on writing about sources or using evidence to inform an argument.

The Common Core also include Speaking and Listening expectations, including a focus on formal and informal talk, which can be done through presentations and group work.

The Common Core also address reading, writing and literacy across the curriculum, and include literacy standards for science, social studies and technical subjects. These standards complement rather than replace content standards in those subjects, and are the responsibility of teachers in those specific disciplines, making literacy a shared responsibility across educators.

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Six Item Types

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia

Key Points

Technology-Based, Computer Adaptive

Field Test in Spring 2014

Full implementation in Spring 2015

Grades 3-8 and 11, ELA and Mathematics

Reduced testing with multiple intended uses

Technology Readiness

• From Sacramento… • To Lake County

Local Control Accountability Plan

Local Control and Accountability Plan

• Encourages telling a story of support, impact, and improvement

• Emphasis on good planning, communication, and engagement

• Organization:• Stakeholder Engagement• Goals and Progress Indicators• Actions, Services, and Expenditures

To Act Differently We Must Think Differently

Policy

Funding

Program Rules

Local Board Implementation

School Site Performance

Audits and Compliance Reviews

Old SystemState of California

Compliance Model

New System

Empowerment Model

Board RevisesPolicy

Results Reportedto Public

Local Board Empowers Schools

State Provides Funding

Local Board Sets Policy

Community Involvement

Focus onStudents

Student Achievement

State Priority Areas

Conditions of Learning

Adopting and Updating the LCAP© 2013 School Services of California, Inc.

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Consultation with:TeachersPrincipalsSchool personnelPupilsLocal bargaining units

Present for review and comment to:

Parent advisory committeeEnglish learner parent advisory committeeThe superintendent must respond in writing to comments received

Opportunity for public input:

Notice of the opportunity to submit written commentPublic hearing The superintendent must respond in writing to comments received

Adoption of the plan:Adopted concurrent with the LEA’s budgetSubmitted to COE for approvalPosted on district websiteCOE posts LCAP for each district/school or a link to the LCAP

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Resources

• lakecoe.org > click on Common Core Standards

• corestandards.org• pta.org > click on For Parents• smarter-balanced.org > click on Parents &

Students• lcff.wested.org

Questions and Answers