La Mirada Town Hall Presentation for LCAP and LCFF

1. Questions
and
Comment
Cards
Town
Hall
Meeting
at
La
Mirada
HS
March
4,
2014
1. How
does
the
LCFF
impact
SSC?
The
School
Site
Council
(SSC)
at
each
school
will
still
be
involved
in
the
development
of
the
new
plan
that
uses
the
new
funding
LCCF
–Local
Control
Funding
Formula
to
support
programs
for
the
students
and
staff
and
parents
of
the
school.
New
regulations
will
be
coming
from
the
CA
Department
of
Education
soon.
2. Why
is
the
District
focusing
on
all
8
priorities
when
they
could
choose
less
to
focus
on?
It
seems
the
effectiveness
will
be
seriously
diffused
by
this
approach.
The
8
state
priorities
are
required
to
be
addressed
in
each
LCAP
plan
because
they
are
the
basic
legal
(Ed
Code),
educational,
and
economic
guidelines
provided
by
the
State.
It
is
part
of
the
template
that
was
approved
on
January
16
along
with
other
emergency
regulations.
IT
IS
a
three-­‐year
plan
that
can
allow
for
a
focus
each
year,
if
the
process
determines
that
after
input
from
stakeholders.
3. Will
La
Mirada
schools
be
funded
at
the
same
levels
as
the
Norwalk
schools?
The
equitable
distribution
of
funds
in
order
to
create
parity
among
programs
will
be
emphasized
in
the
development
of
the
plan.
4. What
is
being
done
to
help
students
who
don’t
fall
under
“basic”
or
“Special
Ed,”
etc.?
Those
that
can
fall
through
the
cracks
easily?
I
have
noticed
and
been
through
this
-­‐
my
child
would
have
fallen
through
the
cracks
if
I,
her
parent,
didn’t
push
for
answers/responses.
The
District
has
developed
interventions
including
digital,
common
core
aligned
programs
such
as
I-­‐Ready,
remedial
reading
programs
such
as
Read
180,
Reading
Plus,
tutoring
etc,
The
District
provides
support
for
these
data
driven
programs
that
help
teachers
to
differentiate
their
instruction
and
enable
all
children
to
catch
up
to
their
grade
level
peers.
A
strong
focus
will
continue
to
address
the
needs
of
at
risk
academically
and
emotionally.

2.
Comments
• May
I
suggest
on-­‐going
town
hall
meetings?
Perhaps
twice
a
year.
You
may
gain
public
support
and
confidence
if
your
local
schools
and
communities
are
heard.
• Conversation
is
very
important
in
order
to
make
truly
informed
decisions.
• Better
advertising
about
the
town
hall
meetings.
• Charts
are
deceiving
–
black
words
=
in
place,
but
are
not
in
place
at
all
schools.
• Has
this
new
funding
formula
been
done
before?
If
so,
what
have
been
the
results?
• Success
–
academic
and
psycho-­‐social
is
dependent
on
the
village:
o All
of
us!
o Create
this
environment
o Make
parents
engage
and
be
responsible
for
the
schools’
success
• I’d
like
to
see
good/great
programs
expanded
throughout
the
District.
• Make
good/great
teachers
a
focus:
o Reward
them
monetarily
and
give
professional
development
• Would
like
to
hear/have
conversation
with
all
stakeholders.
• Better
advertising/communication
of
meetings
and
task
force
members.
• Black
lines
–
programs
in
district
–
are
deceptive,
not
all
schools
have
equal
access.
• While
I
understand
the
3
dots
were
to
prioritize
funding,
I
hope
the
LCAP
Task
Force
is
cognoscente
of
all
8
state
priorities.
• It
is
deceptive
to
indicate
programs
that
are
in
place
and
only
some
schools
on
charts
as
if
they
are
in
place
at
all
schools.
• Basic
services
–
priority
• The
issue
of
attracting
and
retaining
quality
teachers
to
ensure
student
success
is
ongoing
o Competitive
salary
benefits
• Please
don’t
let
Special
Education
become
the
red-­‐headed
step
child,
and
include
our
children.
• More
parent
input
needs
to
happen.
Teachers
will
have
union/TANLA
to
advocate.
Parents
need
it
too.
• California
8
State
Priorities
–
post
on
District
website.