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Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

Natomas Unified School District is committed to continuous improvement. Two years ago, NUSD engaged in a significant strategic planning process that resulted in a 5-year district plan called The NEXT 5 and a three-year Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). These plans guide our work to graduate all students as be college and career ready, productive, responsible, and engaged global citizens.

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Overview

Natomas Unified School District established the Local Control Accountability Plan Parent Advisory Committee (LCAP PAC).  Members of this committee will be consulted to assist in developing the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).  In addition, members will review progress towards meeting the goals outlined in the LCAP.

The 20-member committee will be formed to emphasize members who represent the diversity of the school district, English learners, foster youth, homeless youth, migrant students, students with disabilities, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and ideally, a representative from each of our schools.

Committee meetings will be scheduled on Thursday evenings starting in February 2021, once or twice a month as needed, and are held in the district office board room, unless otherwise noted.  During stay-at-home orders, video/audio conferencing meetings will be required.

2021-2024 LCAP Stakeholder Engagement Survey/Feedback Presentation
2021-2024 LCAP Stakeholder Engagement Survey Open Ended Responses
2021-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Update – February 25, 2021
LCAP PAC Meeting Documents
LCAP PAC Schedule
LCAP PAC Bylaws
LCAP PAC Members

If you have any questions or comments about the LCAP, please email [email protected] or contact Constituent and Customer Service at (916) 561-5253.

Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan 2020-2021

The final version of NUSD’s Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan is available below. We’ve also posted the feedback from the Stakeholder Engagement survey that asked families and staff to complete. The Board approved plan at the September 23 Board of Education meeting.

Final Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (English)
Final Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Spanish)
Leroy Greene Academy Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Responses (Raw Data)
Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (English)
Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Spanish)
Stakeholder Input Form
Public Hearing Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan on September 9, 2020
Presentation to the Board of Education on August 26, 2020
Stakeholder Engagement Efforts Related to Plan
Public Posting on Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
Six Pillars to Successfully Reopening Schools

Public Hearing Date
September 9, 2020
Available by Livestream at natomasunified.org/board-of-trustees/videos

Board Action
September 23, 2020
Available by Livestream at natomasunified.org/board-of-trustees/videos

Executive Summary

Since March 2020 when Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) was required to physically close our facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we focused our delivery of service to students and staff into Six Pillars to ensure we were addressing the most pressing needs of our families as a result of the pandemic and in particular a distance learning environment and in-person environment, when allowable.

The Six Pillars to Successfully Reopening Schools, which was presented to the NUSD Board of Trustees and Community on May 20, 2020, included the following areas of focus:

  1. Eliminating the Digital Divide
  2. Providing Families with Educational Options
  3. Expanding Physical Health and Safety of Students and Staff
  4. Expanding Emotional Health of Students and Staff
  5. Feeding Our Students
  6. Creating a Culture of Connectivity in a New School Environment

In alignment with NUSD’s Core Beliefs and Goals, the Six Pillars have been our guide as we plan and make decisions for this extraordinary, unprecedented time that has significantly impacted the way we deliver service to our families. The Six Pillars to Successfully Reopening Schools is directly aligned with the major areas that must be addressed in the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan and will be reflected throughout the plan.

The actual draft plan is over 40 pages. Some highlighted actions are provided and reflected in the categories of our Six Pillars:

Eliminating the Digital Divide – Since NUSD has been providing instruction in Distance Learning since April 2020, we have made tremendous investments in technology to support students learning from home. The district has purchased Chromebooks and WiFi Hotspots to ensure that all students have access to be actively engaged in learning.

Expanding Physical Health and Safety of Students and Staff – To ensure we are prepared when we are able to return to NUSD physical buildings, extensive work has been done at each school site and district office to make sure it’s a safe environment for all where social distancing is practiced, personal protective equipment is available, and safety precautions are instituted.

Providing Families with Educational Options – Our staff continues to adjust to a virtual setting by learning the different technologies and resources available to provide instruction online, connect and engage students, and adjust their normal day-to-day functions from in-person to virtual. We’ve negotiated multiple MOUs with the Natomas Teachers Association (NTA) and the local Chapter of Classified School Employee Association (CSEA) that support this new environment and the impact it has on staff, students, and community.

Our students started the new school year in distance learning with live instruction and activities within their classes to promote social-emotional connectedness.  Meanwhile, pending negotiations with our labor associations and guidelines from the State, we will have specifics and direction of what in-person instruction will look like, and apart from these actions, we will implement our collective bargaining agreement wherever applicable language already exists in terms of instruction.

Expanding Emotional Health of Students and Staff – We have increased our social-emotional support for our students because of the current need and future impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on them and their families. The plan will reflect the addition of resources and staff in this area including the addition of social workers at all of our elementary and K-8 campuses and a dedicated one for Foster/Homeless Youth.

Creating a Culture of Connectivity in a New School Environment – Knowing that our students thrive and look forward to the connectedness that happens with classmates and adults on campus, we are providing virtual opportunities for students to receive that connectedness with a $1 million investment in extracurricular activities such as athletics, music/band, theater, clubs, rallies, etc.

Feeding Our Students – From the onset of our physical closure, our meal service was a constant in our community providing breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks at no cost to children 18 years and younger. The plan will elaborate on the shifts we have made with the start of the school in distance learning to continue to feed and service our students.

There are many efforts that Natomas Unified School District has made and continues to make to serve our students the best that we possibly can during distance learning and when we are allowed to return to in-person instruction. The Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan will reflect those efforts with the understanding that when new State, County, and Local guidelines are introduced and required, the district may need to adjust its plans to ensure we are in compliance.

We encourage our community to read the plan and submit input using the form at this link prior to our public hearing to be held on September 9, 2020, if at all possible. The State requires us to request approval of the plan from our Board of Trustees no later than September 30, 2020. NUSD will present the final plan to the Trustees at the September 23, 2020, Board meeting.

6 Pillars of Success Status Reopening Our Schools

2016-2017 LCAP

2016 Stakeholder Engagement Survey

Encuesta de Participantes Interesados 2016

February 10, 2016 LCAP Mid Year Update Board Presentation

April 13, 2016 Board Presentation LCAP Stakeholder Engagement

2016-2017 Draft LCAP

Parent Advisory and English Learner Parent Advisory Committees Feedback and District Responses

2016-2017 NUSD Board Approved LCAP

2016-2017 NUSD Board Approved LCAP in Spanish

2015-2016 LCAP

Board Approved LCAP in English or in Spanish

Draft LCAP

February 25, 2015 Board Presentation update

Student, Parent, Staff Survey

April 15, 2015 Board Presentation on Stakeholder Feedback 

Parent Advisory and English Learner Parent Advisory Committees Feedback and District Responses

June 10 Board Presentation on Draft LCAP for Public Hearing

2014-2015 LCAP

Board Approved LCAP in English or in Spanish

Second Draft in English or in Spanish

First Draft in English or in Spanish

Responses to Parent Advisory and English Learner Parent Advisory Committees in English and Spanish

NUSD Data and Evidence for LCAP

2014 Community Engagement

During the fall of 2013, more than 600 stakeholders shared more than 700 ideas about what’s important to help ALL students succeed.

Review the December 2013 Board Presentation on LCFF titled: “First Interim & Local Control Funding Formula Update”

Phase 2: January to February 2014 – Stakeholder Engagement (Completed)

We met, phoned, and surveyed students, staff, families, and community members and received more than 2,800 new ideas for helping ALL students succeed in school.

January 2014 Board Presentation on LCFF and LCAP titled: “Establishing Student Success at the Local Level”

Superintendent welcome letter for  NUSD Parent/Community Engagement Nights

The first Parent/Community Engagement Night at Witter Ranch Elementary School

The second Parent/Community Engagement Night at Jefferson School

The third Parent/Community Engagement Night at Inderkum High School

Review the feedback and ideas received during Phase 2 of our LCAP Stakeholder Engagement process.  This document contains all of the feedback NUSD collected in January and February, 2014; and it represents over 2,800 ideas organized by themes.  The vast majority of this information was left exactly as it was shared with us (typos and all).  We have redacted one incident of vulgarity and the names of specific staff members when (s)he was mentioned in a derogatory way (but we left the feedback for that item in this document).

Phase 3: March to July 2014 – LCAP Plan Development

March 2014 Board Presentation on LCAP Draft Goals

April 9, 2014 Board Presentation on Actions for Student Success Part I

April 30, 2014 Board Presentation on Actions for Student Success Part II

May 15, 2014 Post draft LCAP on website for stakeholder review

May 19, 2014 Review draft LCAP with Parent Advisory Committee

May 20, 2014 Review draft LCAP with District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)

June 6, 2014 Post Second Draft LCAP on website for stakeholder review

June 11, 2014 Public Hearing at Board Meeting

June 25, Approve LCAP

July 1, 2014: LCAP due to Sacramento County Office of Education

The LCAP requires that NUSD and our stakeholders use qualitative and quantitative data and evidence to 1) identify student needs and district goals; and 2) review progress toward meeting those needs and goals. Here are a number of resources for reviewing NUSD’s performance and progress: