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This page provides curated tools, guidance documents, and reference materials organized by California’s eight state priority areas. These resources are designed to support districts and charter schools in developing, implementing, and refining their Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs). Whether you're looking for strategies to strengthen student engagement, improve academic outcomes, or enhance parent involvement, you'll find targeted supports to help align your efforts with state expectations and local needs.

Use this page to deepen your understanding of each priority area and access practical resources that can inform planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Priority 1: Basic Services

Basic services means ensuring all students have access to teachers who are fully credentialed in their subject areas, instructional materials aligned with state standards, and safe, properly maintained school facilities.

Resources to support California school districts with addressing basic services include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Teachers

Facilities

FIT Tool

Instructional Materials

Williams Case and Instructional Materials Adoption Resources
- Instructional Materials Survey Forms
- Instructional Materials Adoptions

Additional Tools

Priority 1 Summary including Quick Guide in English and Spanish (Source: CA State PTA)
LCAP Metrics Development Tool, 2025-26

Priority 2: Standards Implementation

Implementation of academic content and performance standards adopted by the state board for all pupils, including English learners (Source: California Department of Education).

Resources to support California school districts with implementation of state standards include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Instructional Frameworks

Content Standards

Professional Development

California Department of Education

Implementation Tools and Resources

Formative Assessment: An Enabler of Learning
CDE Common Core State Standards Implementation
Implementation of State Standards (Source: CA State PTA)
Priority 2 Summary

Priority 3: Parental Involvement

Efforts to seek parent input in decision making, promotion of parent participation in programs for unduplicated pupils and special need subgroups (Source: CDE).

Resources to support Califonria school districts with parental involvement include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Resources

Family Engagement Framework (Source: CDE)
PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide (Source: National PTA)
Priority 3 Summary

Research

Handbook on Family and Community Engagement: A Survey of the Best Research and Practice on Family Engagement (Source: Academic Development Institute/Center on Innovation and Improvement)
The Power of Parents (Source: EdSource)
National Network of Partnership Schools Research and Evaluation (Source: Johns Hopkins University)
Harvard Family Research Project (Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education)

Priority 4: Student Achievement

Performance on standardized tests, score on Academic Performance Index, share of pupils that are college and career ready, share of English learners that become English proficient, English learner reclassification rate, share of pupils that pass Advanced Placement exams with 3 or higher, share of pupils determined prepared for college by the Early Assessment Program (Source: CDE).

Resources to support California school districts with student achievement include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Statewide Assessments

A-G

Career Technical Education (CTE)

College Preparedness / Career Readiness (EAP)

English Learner Progress / Reclassification

Advanced Placement

Additional Resources

Priority 4 Summary

Priority 5: Student Engagement

Providing students with engaging programs and course work that keeps them in school, as measured in part by attendance rates, dropout rates and graduation rates (Source: CA PTA).

Resources to support California school districts with student engagement include but are not limited to:

Attendance/Chronic Absenteeism (Contact Elizabeth Bartholomew in RCOE’s Child Welfare and Attendance Unit for additional resources.)

Dropout / Graduation

Additional Resources

Priority 5 Summary

Priority 6: School Climate

Factors both inside and outside the classroom that impact student success such as health, safety, student discipline and school connectedness, as measured in part by suspension and expulsion rates, and surveys of students, teachers and parents. (Source: CA PTA).

Resources to support California school districts with school climate include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Research and Resources

Additional Resources

Priority 6 Summary

Priority 7: Course Access

Pupil enrollment in a broad course of study that includes all of the subject areas described in Education Code section 51210 and subdivisions (a) to (i), inclusive, of Section 51220, as applicable (Source: CDE). Ensuring all students have access to a broad course of study in all required subject areas, including math, social science, science, visual and performing arts, health, physical education, career and technical education and others, that prepares them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live (Source: CA PTA).

Resources to support California school districts with course access include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

Research

Additional Resources

Priority 7 Summary

Priority 8: Other Student Outcomes

Pupil outcomes in the subject areas described in Education Code section 51210 and subdivisions (a) to (i), inclusive, of Education Code section 51220, as applicable (Source: CDE).

Resources to support California school districts with other student outcomes include but are not limited to:

California Local Indicators

LCFF Resources: Priority 8 Student Outcomes - Transforming Schools: Superintendent’s Initiatives (CA Department of Education)
Priority 8 Self-Reflection Tools
Local Performance Indicator Quick Guide

Research

Additional Resources

Priority 8 Summary

CDE's LCFF Priorities/Whole Child Resource Map

OSATv2-5_31-500

Infographic Text Version

Riverside County Office of Education

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