| Title: |
Fostering Innovation: How User-Centered Design Can Help Us Get the Local Control Funding Formula Right. Policy and Practice Brief |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Knudson, Joel; Ramanathan, Arun; Carter, Allison; O'Day, Jennifer; California Collaborative on District Reform; Pivot Learning Partners |
| Source: |
California Collaborative on District Reform. 2017. |
| Availability: |
California Collaborative on District Reform. Available from: American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: cacollaborative@air.org; Web site: https://cacollaborative.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), California Education Policy Fund (CEPF); Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation; S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; S.H. Cowell Foundation; Silver Giving Foundation; Stuart Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Funding Formulas; School District Autonomy; School Districts; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Resource Allocation; State Aid; Accountability; Program Implementation; Educational Policy; Problem Solving; Educational Finance; Educational Planning; Politics of Education; Program Effectiveness; Design; Strategic Planning; Budgeting; Compliance (Legal) |
| Geographic Terms: |
California |
| Abstract: |
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has introduced positive and much-needed change to California's approach to K-12 education funding by allocating resources according to student need and freeing districts to make decisions that address local priorities. For all of LCFF's advantages, however, the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) in which districts articulate their programmatic and spending decisions have received criticism for being archaic, cumbersome, difficult to complete, opaque, and incoherent. This brief, written in partnership with Pivot Learning, is the fifth in a series from the California Collaborative exploring key issues of LCFF implementation, and it describes an alternative approach to solving policy problems. The brief shares four prototypes that emerged from a November 2016 design sprint as new approaches to achieving LCFF goals. By embracing user-centered design, California's education leaders have an opportunity to overcome flaws in the LCAP, fulfill the potential of LCFF, and preserve the funding system through the upcoming statewide elections and into the future. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
9 |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
ED578916 |
| Database: |
ERIC |