Part 4 - LCAP Annual Review - How Did CUSD Do In Meeting Its Goals To Improve Education For Students

Goal 4: Expand parent and community engagement to include representation of all students.

How Did CUSD DO?

CUSD Met 3 of 4 Goals:

#1 Parent and Community Engagement

#2 Added LCAP Parent Advisory Committee

#4 Engagement of Parents of English Language Learner

CUSD Did Not Met 1 Goal:

#3 Translation Services

Details

1. Upgraded parent communications - GOAL MET

CUSD purchased constant contact for distribution of weekly newsletters for parents and community members. Total Cost: $614,000

Purchased Constant Contact : $161,000

Hired Communications Staff:

• Classified Personnel Salaries Base $318,000
• Books and Supplies Base $9,000
• Services and Other $36,000

Hired Technical Support

• Classified Staff Salaries Base $90,000

Samples of CapoTalk newsletters can be found at:

June 19 2015
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/CORRECTION---June-19-Edition-of-Capo-Talk--News-From-Capistrano-Unified-School-District.html?soid=1107310278716&aid=kNBluCGCoBE

June 12, 2015
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/June-12-Edition-of-Capo-Talk--News-From-Capistrano-Unified-School-District.html?soid=1107310278716&aid=TfNGktPXPE4

June 5, 2015
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/June-5-Edition-of-Capo-Talk--News-From-Capistrano-Unified-School-District.html?soid=1107310278716&aid=Tk4OLiJMtcE

All links to CapoTalk can be found on the Districts Face Book Page:
https://www.facebook.com/CapoUnified?fref=nf

Of Note: CapoTalk is a marketing piece to highlight only bright spots for CUSD. This piece will never be used to inform parents or the public about important Board meeting items. To illustrate that fact look at the June 5th CapoTalk . At the very bottom of the letter it states:

The “news” fails to give the public any indication that the June 10th meeting is the Public Hearing on the 2015-16 Proposed Budget Adoption and the 2015-16 Local Control Accountability Plan. The intent of these communications is not to engage the public in real discussions about issues- this piece, like school loop, will share only awards and accolades and fundraising opportunities.

Maybe the $600,00 would have been better spent on 5 more teachers (average cost $108,000) to help reduce class sizes in grades 1- 3. The District already has School Loop to communicate with parents and Facebook to communicate with the public.

2. Increased participation in district advisories by 2% - Documentation?

Added LCAP PAC (parent advisory committee) District advisory committee

3. Provide translation services for school with 15% or more English Language Learners. GOAL NOT MET

Translators were not implemented - contracts currently being negotiated.

4. Increased participation by parents from underrepresented student groups in parent information and support activities. GOAL MET

Portal data in 2013-14 had 43,004 accounts which was an increase of 3,810 accounts (increased accounts benefitted 3,666 students). Title I school average increase 12.9%. District school average increase was 6%.

Hired Bilingual Community Liaisons:

• Classified Personnel Salaries Supplemental $1,277,044

Parent Education programs - PIQE - Services and other operating expenditures - Cost $30,000

DLAC childcare - Classified Personnel Salaries -Supplemental $2,000

Supplies and Materials - Books and Supplies Supplemental $1,000