Taking Stock of Stakeholder Engagement in California's Local Control Funding Formula: What Can We Learn from the Past Four Years to Guide Next Steps? Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II

Autor/inn/en	Marsh, Julie A.; Hall, Michelle; Allbright, Taylor; Tobben, Laura; Mulfinger, Laura; Kennedy, Kate; Daramola, Eupha Jeanne
Institution	Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Titel	Taking Stock of Stakeholder Engagement in California's Local Control Funding Formula: What Can We Learn from the Past Four Years to Guide Next Steps? Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II
Quelle	(2018), (94 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Funding Formulas; School District Autonomy; Stakeholders; Educational Finance; Citizen Participation; Boards of Education; Resource Allocation; Educational Equity (Finance); Accountability; Elementary Secondary Education; Program Implementation; Board of Education Role; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Funding; Finanzierung; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Bildungsfonds; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Ausschuss; Ressourcenallokation; Verantwortung; Kalifornien
Abstract	In 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) with a clear mandate for democratic involvement in district goal setting and budgeting. School districts are expected to organize "meaningful engagement" of key stakeholders, including parents, students, educators, and the broader community, in developing and reviewing Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) that detail annual goals and improvement strategies and are ultimately approved by elected school boards. In recent months the Governor has doubled down on his commitment to the local decision-making aspects of this policy. Upon announcing the 2018-19 budget, Governor Brown defended LCFF, declaring "Local empowerment - that's what it's all about. The age of micromanagement from Washington or Sacramento is over as far as I am concerned." (EdSource, 2018). At this critical juncture--with LCFF in its 5th year and likely to come under even more scrutiny in the coming year with a new administration--one must ask if California should maintain a commitment to local control and expectations for stakeholder engagement in accountability and resource allocation. And if so, what more is needed to fully realize these democratic goals? This report seeks to address these key issues by answering three overarching research questions: (1) How have districts interpreted and implemented the LCFF requirement for democratic engagement over time?; (2) What role have school board members played in LCFF generally and stakeholder engagement efforts more specifically?; and (3) How does the implementation of stakeholder engagement relate to the enactment of LCFF's broader equity mandate? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE. 520 Galvez Mall, CERAS Room 401, Stanford, CA 94305-3001. Tel: 650-724-2832; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: info@edpolicyinca.org; Web site: http://www.edpolicyinca.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01