PROCESS FOR LCFF IMPLEMENTATION HAPPENING QUICKLY
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) - a new funding formula that will increase school funding and direct more resources to California's highest-need students - is on the horizon. The LCFF gives districts more local control and flexibility to spend the money, delivering needed services to our most needy students.
Built on a need criterion, target base grants will be distributed in certain target amounts with those amounts rising when the concentration of English learner, low-income, and foster youth grow. The LCFF is targeted to add $2.1 billion in funding for the 2013-14 school year. When fully implemented, the LCFF is targeted to increase California's education spending by $18 billion.
The Governor's office, the CA Dept. of Ed & the State Board of Ed held regional sessions earlier this month to learn about priorities for best outcomes and a spending plan, especially for the first uncertain year of its implementation.
