WASC Focus on Learning Meeting
SPSA & LCAP
El Rancho High School
September 23, 2022
El Rancho High School SLOs
TODAY WE WILL ANALYZE & EXAMINE
THE SPSA IN RELATION TO THE LCAP
The SPSA
The School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is of utmost importance to us as a staff because it is a "site plan created by a school team including the principal, teachers, parents, community partners, and, where applicable, secondary school students. The SPSA is a tool for sites to prioritize particular programs and strategies that will best serve their students, families, and the community." The SPSA must address how funds provided to the school will be used to improve the academic performance of all pupils; therefore, any money that we as a school spend must be stated in the SPSA. Any money that we have that is not allocated and specified in the SPSA we lose as it is absorbed by the district after a certain date.
The LCAP
The Local Control and Accountability Report (LCAP) Process: school districts like ERUSD are required to develop an LCAP that guides priorities in the budget development process.
Each district’s LCAP must be built around eight priority areas identified by the California Department of Education: 1) Access to core services 2) Implementation of Common Core State Standards 3) Access to a broad course of study 4) Student achievement 5) Other student outcomes 6) Student engagement 7) Parent involvement 8) School climate
The SPSA should be a direct reflection of the district's LCAP.
The LCAP Goal 1
The LCAP Goal 1
(Single Plan for Student Achievement)
The SPSA: Goal 1 / Group 1
Use the link to access the 2021-2022 SPSA
Goal 1 is on pages 54 - 59
-Confusing as to what the total amount is for materials; $47K(page 55) is not enough for materials and supplies for our program
-What is the LCAP funding for each goal?
-The SPSA funding numbers look low compared to the LCAP funding in correlation to the population of students (we have the most students- is funding proportional?)
When comparing our SPSA to the district’s LCAP, what does the SPSA reveal about our values at ERHS? What have we chosen to focus on to address the needs of students?
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
-IB pass rate on LCAP
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Do you feel that we are missing anything? (a focus, a population, a need, …)
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
The LCAP Goal 2
The LCAP Goal 2
(Single Plan for Student Achievement)
The SPSA: Goal 2 / Group 2
Use the link to access the 2021-2022 SPSA
Goal 2 is on pages 60 - 64
When comparing our SPSA to the district’s LCAP, what does the SPSA reveal about our values at ERHS? What have we chosen to focus on to address the needs of students?
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
Do you feel that we are missing anything? (a focus, a population, a need, …)
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
The LCAP Goal 3
(Single Plan for Student Achievement)
The SPSA: Goal 3 / Group 3
Use the link to access the 2021-2022 SPSA
Goal 3 is on pages 65 - 73
When comparing our SPSA to the district’s LCAP, what does the SPSA reveal about our values at ERHS? What have we chosen to focus on to address the needs of students?
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
Facilities
Freshmen and Sophomores
Accountability/ Transparency
Teacher training /PD
Do you feel that we are missing anything? (a focus, a population, a need, …)
Analyze ERHS’s SPSA in comparison to the district’s LCAP
Group 1: Goal 1 | Group 2: Goal 2 | Group 3: Goal 3 |
-Funding- on page 55 there is a lack of clarity as to the amount of money is total -The LCAP vs. SPSA funding aren’t comparable WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING SPENT IS NOT DISCUSSED! | -LCAP doesn’t identify specific strategies for engagement; doesn’t reflect HOW -LCAP is focused on parent on engagement but SPSA doesn’t reflect that WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING SPENT IS NOT DISCUSSED! | -LCAP has a big emphasis on ELA and math progress; not as emphasized on the SPSA -There is a lack of transparency as to what the SPSA says and what is being spent -PD is referenced in the SPSA; how often do we train our teachers? (or district only trains our teachers to leave) WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING SPENT IS NOT DISCUSSED! |
SPSA & LCAP: Groups Share Out
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