Seize the Moment to Change Your Kid’s School!
For a Few More Weeks, California Educators Are Required to Listen to Parents As Districts Plan for the Future
If you’ve ever wanted a chance to tell the people running your local school district how to do their jobs better, now is your moment.
The state of California has a new Local Control Funding Formula. Under the formula, districts are required to develop a Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), a summary of spending priorities and goals for student achievement for the next three years. For the plan to be approved, the district must demonstrate that parents had the opportunity to weigh in (“meaningful stakeholder input” is the key phrase), …