Senator Carol Liu, Chair
INFORMATIONAL HEARING
Implementing the
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Legislation:
Current Status, Opportunities, Challenges, and Options
January 21, 2015
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
- Welcome and Hearing Purpose
- Overview: LCFF and its School Planning and Accountability
Provisions
Legislative Analyst Office
Mr. Edgar Cabral, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst
- First-Year Implementation Steps and Progress
State Board of Education
Mr. Brooks Allen, Deputy Policy Director and Assistant Legal Counsel
- Issuesfor Consideration
Legislative Analyst Office
Ms. Carolyn Chu, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst
- Perspectives on Opportunities, Challenges, and Options
- What have been the successes and challenges in developing and
implementing local control and accountability plans (LCAPs)?
- What is necessary to support local educational agencies (LEAs) and build
their capacity to implement the LCFF planning and accountability
provisions and achieve their LCAP goals?
- Specifically, what will the county offices of education, the California
Collaborative for Educational Excellence, the State Board of Education,
and the California Department of Education need to do to support LEAs and
provide oversight for this system?
- As the state’s accountability system evolves in light of the LCFF
legislation, what will be the roles of the new evaluation rubrics, the Academic
Performance Index (API), and the School Accountability Report Card (SARC)?
From a state and local perspective, what are the key elements of an effective
accountability system?
Lawndale Elementary School District
Dr. Ellen Dougherty, Superintendent
San Mateo County Office of Education
Dr. Gary Waddell, Deputy Superintendent, Instructional Services Division
Stanford Graduate School of Education
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Professor
Public Advocates
Ms. Liz Guillen, Director of Legislative and Community Affairs
- Looking Ahead: Next Steps for the State Board of Education
- How does the State Board of Education and California Department of
Education, anticipate the evolving accountability system will serve and
support both students and LEAs? How will state policymakers be able to
assess if statewide policy changes are needed?
- What are some thoughts on the potential roles that county offices of
Education, the California Department of Education, and the California
Collaborative for Educational Excellence can play?
State Board of Education
Ms. Sue Burr, Member
California Department of Education
Ms. Monique Ramos, Director, Government Affairs Division
California Department of Education
Mr. Keric Ashley, Interim Deputy Superintendent, District, School and Innovation Branch
- Public Comment