| Item Title: | Approval for Single School Plans for Student Achievement (SPSAs) 2015-2016 School Year | | Item Type: | Consent | | Background: | The purpose of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is to create a cycle of continuous improvement of student performance and to ensure that all students succeed in reaching academic standards set by the State Board of Education.
In 2001, the California legislature amended the planning requirements for schools that participate in state and federal categorical programs funded through the Consolidated Application process.
This legislation, EC Section 64001(a), established the following eight requirements for school plans:
1. School districts must assure “that school site councils have developed and approved a plan for schools participating in programs funded through the consolidated application process and any other school program they choose to include.”
2. School plans must be developed “with the review, certification, and advice of any applicable school advisory committees.”
3. Any plans required by programs funded through the Consolidated Application, the School and Library Improvement Block Grant, the Pupil Retention Block Grant, and NCLB Program Improvement must be consolidated into a single plan.
4. The content of the plan must be aligned with school goals for improving student achievement.
5. School goals must be based upon “an analysis of verifiable state data, including the Academic Performance Index... and the English Language Development test… and may include any data voluntarily developed by districts to measure student achievement.”
6. The plan must address how state and federal funds will be used to “improve the academic performance of all students to the level of the performance goals as established by the Academic Performance Index.”
7. The plan must be “reviewed annually and updated, including proposed expenditures of funds allocated to the school through the Consolidated Application, by the school site council.”
8. Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board of the local educational agency “whenever there are material changes that affect the academic programs for students covered by programs” funded through the Consolidated Application.
9. Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board of the local educational agency “whenever there are material changes that affect the academic programs for students covered by programs” funded through the Consolidated Application.
Additionally, the role of the SPSA in engaging school site stakeholders in the collaborative planning for school improvement is a foundational aspect of the state’s new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process. Goals, actions, and services included in each site’s SPSA directly align to the district’s LCAP.
AUSD’s LCAP goals are to:
• Eliminate barriers to student success and maximize learning time
• Support all students in becoming college and work ready and demonstrating measured annual growth relative to their individual performance level(s)
• Support parent/guardian development as knowledgeable partners and effective advocates for student success
• Ensure that ALL students have access to the required basic services
Tonight we are seeking approval for each site’s 2015-16 SPSA. All SPSAs have been approved by their respective School Site Council (SSC).
| | Goals: | Routine Matter | | Fund: | | | Fund Codes: | | Fiscal Analysis
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| | Department Budget: | | | Recommendation: | Approve as submitted. | | | | AUSD Guiding Principle: | #4 - Parental involvement and community engagement are integral to student success.| #6 - Allocation of funds must support our vision, mission, and guiding principles. | | Submitted By: | Barbara E. Adams, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent |
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