LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA (LCFF) AND THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN (LCAP)

It is an exciting time in education, particularly in the Vacaville Unified School District. As you are aware, the state implemented a new method of funding public schools called the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The LCFF has been passed by legislation to provide a more equitable, rational and efficient approach to allocating resources to all School Districts. This formula is structured to do what the name implies – allow local insight and meaningful conversations from parents, employees, and the community of their schools.

Another new component to this process is the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). To ensure that the funding is targeted at the needs of all students in VUSD, as well as the identified subgroups of English Learners, Low Income, and Foster Youth, the District will begin the process of developing a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

As an involved partner with our district, I invite you to share your input and perspective based on the following Eight Priorities established by the California Department of Education for the LCAP, and also provide suggestions you feel will assist us in providing an optimum learning environment for students in the Vacaville Unified School District. Your input into this survey will be taken into consideration while developing the school district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP):

Flyers from nonprofit groups that provide services, programs, and activities which benefit VUSD students and parents are posted on the Community Bulletin Board.  You can view a list of posted flyers by clicking the Bulletin Board List attachment below.  You can also view each individual flyer on the following link: http://www.vacavilleusd.org/community.

Randy Henry, Chief Human Resources Officer for the Vacaville Unified School district, announced today that Lettie Allen will be serving as the Interim Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. Ms. Allen served as Assistant / Associate Superintendent of Business Services at Vacaville Unified and the Solano County Office of Education before her retirement in 2012. We are very pleased that Ms. Allen has agreed  to step in to help the district during the next 3-4 months.

The district will be conducting a state and national search in the next couple of months in hopes of recruiting a talented pool of applicants that will be part of an interview process. It is our hope to have our new permanent Assistant / Associate Superintendent of Business Services approved and named by our Governing Board at the June 26th Board meeting.

8th Grade Orientation

Tuesday, March 11 7:00 VHS Gym (Parents & Students welcome)

Vacaville High School

• Learn about academics, clubs, culture, sports, and life at VHS

• Ask questions to teachers and current students • Learn more about AP level courses and AP

results from instructors and students

Saturday, March 15, 2014, 9 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. at the Solano County Events Center, 601 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94534

Vacaville Unified School District will be holding Informational Meetings open to the community regarding the Local Control Accountability Plan.  We are interested in community input and feedback, as well as priorities and budgetary concerns.  The meetings will be held at the following locations:

·         Jepson Middle School – Tuesday, March 18^th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

·         Vaca Pena Middle School – Monday, March 24^th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

LCAP Community Meetings with EL Advisory Committees:

·         Padan Elementary School – Thursday, March 27^th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

·         Markham Elementary School – Wednesday, April 2^nd, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

·         Community Feedback Meeting on LCAP Draft

             o    Educational Services Center – Monday, April 28^th, 6:00pm-7:30pm

·         EL Community Feedback Meeting on LCAP Draft

             o    Markham Elementary School – Tuesday, April 29^th, 6:00pm-                            7:30pm

·         LCAP/School Board Meeting:  Presentation and Feedback

             o    Educational Services Center – Thursday, May 15^th, 6:00pm

·         LCAP/School Board Meeting:  Presentation and Adoption

             o    Educational Services Center – Thursday, June 12^th, 6:00pm

Please join us and share your thoughts and concerns.

As required by the California Department of Education, the Vacaville Unified School District will be conducting the California Healthy Kids Survey with all students in 7^th, 9^th and 11^th grade.  The survey will also be conducted with all students attending Buckingham Charter and Country High School.  The survey will take place between March 24^th and April 4^th.  This survey asks students about alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues, as well as questions about school safety the learning environment.  Participation in voluntary and completely anonymous.  Please encourage your students to participate, as every student’s input is valuable.  The surveys can be viewed at the links listed below: