BACKGROUND

Near the end of last school year, the state released the new accountability model for public schools and school districts known as the California School Dashboard. The Dashboard represents multiple measures to give a wider view of overall performance and progress. By December 1, 2017, it will include state and local performance indicators.

The state indicators are academic performance, graduation rates, college and career readiness, English learner progress, suspension rates and chronic absenteeism. Each school district will establish its own local performance indicators for the Dashboard. The four required local indicators are basic school conditions, implementation of academic standards, school climate surveys and parent involvement/engagement. The determination of Met, Not Met or Not Met for Two Years or More will be identified for each local metric.

The metrics and measure of progress selected are to be reported to the Governing Board at a regularly scheduled meeting and provided to the stakeholders and the public.

CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS

This presentation serves to inform the Governing Board and public of La Cañada Unified School District of the four Local Indicators on the California Dashboard. Local indicators are only provided in the Dashboard for districtwide measures. There is no information disaggregated by school site or student subgroups.

Priority 1, Basic Conditions Indicator will be measured by the annual School Accountability Report Card data.  The data includes teacher qualifications, textbooks for all students and safe and clean schools.

LCUSD will use the state provided Reflection Tool to rate Priority 2, Implementation of State Academic Standards. Ratings will be given for professional development regarding the academic standards, instructional materials, improvement in instructional delivery and implementation of Career Tech Ed, Health, Physical Education and Visual and Performing Arts .

To measure LCUSD’s progress on Priority 3, Parent Engagement, the Panorama Ed and Local Control Accountability Plan survey data will be submitted.

The Panorama Ed Student Survey will also be used to determine student perceived school safety and connectedness required in Priority 6, School Climate.

After careful review of the data, it will be reported in the 2017-2018 California School Dashboard that LCUSD met the standards for each local indicator. 
 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no financial impact to this discussion item.

The Governing Board is requested to review the public presentation of the Local Indicators on the 2017-2018 California Dashboard and facilitate any further public discussion.

Background

This marks the 4th year of our focused move towards more technology in the hands of our students. During that time we have had infrastructure updates, professional development on technology integration, digital citizenship lessons, staffing changes, parent technology academies, and now digital textbook access. With all of that change and growth, the student perspective is an important point of analysis. Technology changes at a pace that can feel untenable for some and others not fast enough. In order to preserve the integrity of our instructional models, gathering data from students must remain an evaluative tool in assessing progress and needs. This year also marks the expiration of our technology plan and while no longer necessary from a national mandated perspective to qualify for erate funding, there is an interest to develop a plan in conjunction with facilities master plan and local control accountability plan that contains specific guiding principles and goals. The student voice will be critical in the drafting of this new visioning document.

Current Considerations

Jamie Lewsadder will present on the data on technology use in the classrooms from the annual teacher technology survey and also highlight the feedback gathered from the initial meetings of the 7/8 and 9-12 technology councils. Additional information will include changes made in response to the increase usage of technology such as report card language and professional development needs. Lastly, an initial listing of potential concerns and needed innovations about technology in school will act as a starting point for conversations with all stakeholders.

Financial Implications

There are no financial implications at this time.

Background

It is important to continually review and update the district’s board policies in order to stay on top of changing state requirements and/or district needs.  LCUSD recently updated Board Policy 6146.31 to ensure that the policy accurately reflects current practices with regard to transcript credits earned for summer course work.    

Current Considerations

We would like to revise the Board Policy 6146.31 as well as the Administrative Regulations 6146.31 to reflect the proposed changes.                      

Financial Implications

There are no financial implications associated with the recommended Board Policy revisions.

This is a First Read item. It is recommended that the Governing Board review and discuss the recommended Board Policy revisions in preparation for adoption at Second Read in December.   

According to Education Code 44258.7(b), a person who holds a teaching credential in a subject or subjects other than physical education may be authorized by action of the local governing board to coach one period per day in a competitive sport for which students receive physical education credit, provided that he or she is a full-time employee of the school district and has completed a minimum of 20 hours of first aid instruction appropriate for the specific sport.

It is recommended that the Governing Board approve the Personnel Report as presented.

The Governing Board is requested to approved the LCHS Special Activity request to attend the State Cross Country Championship in Fresno, California November 24-25, 2017.