VCMS Draft LCAP
LCFF Budget Overview for Parents
Local Educational Agency (LEA) Name: Valley Charter School
CDS Code: 19647330122754
School Year: 2022-23
LEA contact information:
Carolyn Yaffe
Executive Director
8188106713
School districts receive funding from different sources: state funds under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), other state funds, local funds, and federal funds. LCFF funds include a base level of funding for all LEAs and extra funding - called "supplemental and concentration" grants - to LEAs based on the enrollment of high needs students (foster youth, English learners, and low-income students).
Budget Overview for the 2022-23 School Year (TBD)
This chart shows the total general purpose revenue Valley Charter School expects to receive in the coming year from all sources.
The text description for the above chart is as follows: The total revenue projected for Valley Charter School is $, of which $ is Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), $ is other state funds, $ is local funds, and $ is federal funds. Of the $ in LCFF Funds, $ is generated based on the enrollment of high needs students (foster youth, English learner, and low-income students).
LCFF Budget Overview for Parents (TBD)
The LCFF gives school districts more flexibility in deciding how to use state funds. In exchange, school districts must work with parents, educators, students, and the community to develop a Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) that shows how they will use these funds to serve students.
This chart provides a quick summary of how much Valley Charter School plans to spend for 2022-23. It shows how much of the total is tied to planned actions and services in the LCAP.
The text description of the above chart is as follows: Valley Charter School plans to spend $ for the 2022-23 school year. Of that amount, $ is tied to actions/services in the LCAP and $ is not included in the LCAP. The budgeted expenditures that are not included in the LCAP will be used for the following:
This information is TBD
Increased or Improved Services for High Needs Students in the LCAP for the 2022-23 School Year
In 2022-23, Valley Charter School is projecting it will receive $ based on the enrollment of foster youth, English learner, and low-income students. Valley Charter School must describe how it intends to increase or improve services for high needs students in the LCAP. Valley Charter School plans to spend $ towards meeting this requirement, as described in the LCAP.
LCFF Budget Overview for Parents
Update on Increased or Improved Services for High Needs Students in 2021-22 (TBD)
This chart compares what Valley Charter School budgeted last year in the LCAP for actions and services that contribute to increasing or improving services for high needs students with what Valley Charter School estimates it has spent on actions and services that contribute to increasing or improving services for high needs students in the current year.
The text description of the above chart is as follows: In 2021-22, Valley Charter School's LCAP budgeted $ for planned actions to increase or improve services for high needs students. Valley Charter School actually spent $ for actions to increase or improve services for high needs students in 2021-22.
This information is TBD.
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Supplement to the Annual Update to the 2021–22 Local Control and Accountability Plan
Local Educational Agency (LEA) Name |
Contact Name and Title |
Email and Phone |
Valley Charter School |
Carolyn Yaffe Executive Director |
818-810-6713 |
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California’s 2021–22 Budget Act, the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and other state and federal relief acts have provided local educational agencies (LEAs) with a significant increase in funding to support students, teachers, staff, and their communities in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and to address the impacts of distance learning on students. The following is a one-time mid-year report to the local governing board or body and educational partners related to engagement on, and implementation of, these Acts. |
A description of how and when the LEA engaged, or plans to engage, its educational partners on the use of funds provided through the Budget Act of 2021 that were not included in the 2020–21 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). |
Please see below for VCMS engagement timelines for the use funds provided through the Budget Act of 2021 that were not included in the 2021-2022 LCAP:
1. ESSER III
On-going input from staff was used to develop proposed plans for the grant.
Proposed plans for the funds were shared at a Parent Faculty Council on October 19, 2021; agenda items are shared with the school community prior to the meeting.
Proposed plans for the funds were shared at a public Board of Directors' Meeting on October 21, 2021; agenda items are shared publicly prior to the meeting.
The ESSER III Expenditure plan itself describes in more detail how input shaped the plans and is available at our website: https://www.valleycharterschool.org under the Accountability Section.
2. Educator Effectiveness Block Grant ($664,676427)
On-going input from staff was used to develop proposed plans for the grant.
Proposed plans for the funds were shared at a Leadership Team meeting on November 3, 2021.
Proposed plans were shared at a Parent Faculty Council meeting on November 16, 2021; agenda items are shared with the school community prior to the meeting.
Proposed plans were initially shared at a Board of Directors' Meeting on November 18, 2021 and were approved at a Board of Directors' Meeting on December 16, 2021; agenda items are shared publicly prior to the meeting.
3. Expanded Learning Opportunity Program Grant ($50,000)
In February we will elicit family feedback during a Parent Faculty Council meeting to understand what would enable and entice families to participate in our before and after care programs.
In March/April we will develop a proposed plan for the use of these funds and share these plans with staff and our Parent Faculty Council.
Proposal will be revised with input and brought to the Board of Directors for public comment and review on May 19th, 2022.
4. Additional Concentration Grant: ($30,017)
On-going input from staff and families related to additional needs led us to expand the roles of some staff members providing direct services to students.
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A description of how the LEA used, or plans to use, the additional concentration grant add-on funding it received to increase the number of staff who provide direct services to students on school campuses with an enrollment of students who are low-income, English learners, and/or foster youth that is greater than 55 percent. |
VCMS received $30,017 as a result of the concentration grant add-on funding. While this amount was not enough to hire additional staff, the funding was utilized to expand staff roles providing direct services.
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A description of how and when the LEA engaged its educational partners on the use of one-time federal funds received that are intended to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of distance learning on pupils. |
All one-time funds intended to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of distance learning on pupils went through the following engagement process with VCMS educational partners:
- A series of meeting with leadership team/key staff members to develop a proposed plan
- Sharing of proposed plan with relevant staff members for input
- Sharing of proposed plan through parent-faculty council for input
- Revision of plan utilizing input
- If necessary based on the grant, presentation for public comment at a board meeting and approval from the Board of Directors.
Educational Partner engagement in the use of funds received to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning impacts is detailed in the following plans:
- Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant plan
- 2021-2022 LCAP
- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
- ESSER III Expenditure Plan
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A description of how the LEA is implementing the federal American Rescue Plan Act and federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief expenditure plan, and the successes and challenges experienced during implementation. |
To ensure safe and continuous in-person instruction and address students needs, VCMS has allocated ESSER III resources to:
Director of Operations: a Director of Operations to drive the development and implementation of our COVID-19 safety plan, oversee our COVID-19 testing, oversee Independent Study for students in quarantine and isolation, and manage human resources protocols for our vaccination policy. This position supports our ability to provide a continuous and safe in-person learning experience for all of our students by ensuring all appropriate health and safety protocols are in place to respond to the ever-changing context and guidelines related to COVID-19.
School Psychologist: a School Psychologist to support mental health and social-emotional supports as well mandated counseling and required assessments. Our school psychologist procures additional resources and programs to support student mental health, as well as provide 1:1 and small group counseling for students who have presented with needs for social-emotional support upon return to an in-person setting. This supports our ability to offer continuous and safe in-person learning for all students, even those who have experienced trauma or setback due to the pandemic.
Assistant Teachers: Assistant Teachers (ATs) are a key support to addressing a safe learning environment by supervising nutrition, lunch, transitions, and classroom settings. ATs also address the impact of lost instructional time with all of our students and students who have been identified as performing below grade level. ATs support on-going reading and math assessments of our students. In addition, ATs support the delivery of differentiated, individualized instruction by allowing the facilitation of small group instruction differentiated by need, as well as 1:1 support identified by the teacher. Maintaining ATs is integral to our instructional program.
A Reading Interventionist to support students identified as reading below grade level and use targeted and research-based intervention approach (Orton Gillingham) to move students towards grade-level mastery in reading.
Reading Interventionist: the Reading Interventionist will support students identified as reading below grade level (through the guided reading level assessments and I-ready) 1:1 or in small groups. The RI will use the evidence-based, Orton Gillingham approach, specifically these research-based elements of that approach: multi-sensory practice (movements associated with sounds or skills), systematic alignment of reading, spelling, and writing, facilitation of student progression through phonemic awareness and phonics skills in a consistent, research-based order, and constant assessment.
English Language Development: the ELD teacher will design and deliver designated ELD instruction and support teachers across content areas to integrate ELD objectives and supports across classrooms.
Math intervention: The Math intervention teacher will design and deliver math intervention to students identified as below grade level in math in order to address lost instructional time and support students towards grade level skills.
Successes:
We have been successful in designing and implementing effective COVID-19 health and safety policies, including running a weekly COVID-19 testing program that allows us to identify and isolate positive cases and limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community.
Our school psychologist is effectively addressing individual needs as well as developing systematic and coherent Tier 1 supports across classrooms.
OurATs have effectively supported ensuring that students are following safety protocols inside the classrooms and providing targeted support for identified students.
Our Reading Interventionist has supported progress for many of our students, as measured by iReady progress from fall to winter.
Challenges:
The changeability and complexity of the COVID-19 guidelines, especially during the Omicron surge, have been hard to navigate.
We have struggled to find the right staff to support ELD and math intervention.
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A description of how the LEA is using its fiscal resources received for the 2021–22 school year in a manner that is consistent with the applicable plans and is aligned with the LEA’s 2021–22 LCAP and Annual Update. |
Valley Charter Middle's 2021-2022 LCAP is a comprehensive plan that drives the high quality implementation of our instructional model and supports positive student outcomes; the LCAP also serves as the school's Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Our model and plan addresses the academic, social-emotional, and mental health needs of our students. VCMS is using the fiscal resources received for the 2021-202s school year to implement the requirements of the Safe Return to In-person Instruction and Continuity of Service Plan in alignment with the 2021-2022 LCAP. VCMS has used its fiscal resources to implement the requirements of the ESSER III Expenditure Plan to ensure the safe in-person instruction and support student needs. Please note that the ESSER III Expenditure plan includes actions that extend beyond this school year.
Overall, Valley Charter Middle is on track our fiscal resources received for the 2021-22 school year in a manner that is consistent with the applicable plans and aligned to the 2021-2022 LCAP, although there are few actions related to Goal 1 that we have had to revise due to staffing barriers caused by COVID-19.
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Instructions for the Supplement to the Annual Update for the 2021–22 Local Control and Accountability Plan Year
For additional questions or technical assistance related to the completion of the Supplement to the Annual Update to the 2021–22 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), please contact the local county office of education (COE), or the California Department of Education’s (CDE’s) Local Agency Systems Support Office, by phone at 916-319-0809 or by email at [email protected].
Local Control Accountability Plan
The instructions for completing the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) follow the template.
Local Educational Agency (LEA) Name |
Contact Name and Title |
Email and Phone |
Valley Charter Middle School |
Carolyn Yaffe Executive Director |
8188106713 |
A description of the LEA, its schools, and its students in grades transitional kindergarten–12, as applicable to the LEA.
Valley Charter Middle School (VCMS) was founded in 2011 and currently services 240 students. Our work is framed by the five design elements below. Our student population reflects design element five, which is our commitment to building intentionally diverse schools. VCMS student data currently reflects the rich diversity of the San Fernando Valley. Our student demographic data is as follows:
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A description of successes and/or progress based on a review of the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) and local data.
The California dashboard has not been updated due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
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A description of any areas that need significant improvement based on a review of Dashboard and local data, including any areas of low performance and significant performance gaps among student groups on Dashboard indicators, and any steps taken to address those areas.
The California dashboard has not been updated in two years due to the COVID 19 pandemic. While many of our students made significant progress based on iReady assessments, many of our students performance levels still remain below grade level. 7th grade math is a particular area of focus, as both progress and performance lagged, as well as reading and math progress for our English learners. The data reveals a need to continue our already established focus on raising student achievement overall and supporting our low-income students, Hispanic students, English learners, and students with disabilities to achieve grade level mastery in reading and math, thus narrowing the achievement gap.
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A brief overview of the LCAP, including any key features that should be emphasized.
This LCAP fully addresses the eight state priorities with three overarching goals:
Goal 1 addresses student achievement, outcomes, and course access: VCMS students have equitable access to a broad course of study and teachers are well-prepared to accelerate learning in service of improved proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and math state standards for all of our students, including our significant sub-groups, as measured by the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English learner reclassification rates.
Goal 2 addresses basic services - teacher credentialing, materials, and facilities: VCMS will maintain basic services (teacher assignment, access to appropriate materials, and facility maintenance) to ensure that students experience a safe and high quality learning environment.
Goal 3 addresses stakeholder engagement and participation: VCMS student and family survey data will be gathered from a diversity of families and reflect a positive school climate, high levels of school engagement, a strong sense of school belonging, high levels of confidence in next level preparedness, and high levels of confidence in school safety.
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Comprehensive Support and Improvement
An LEA with a school or schools eligible for comprehensive support and improvement must respond to the following prompts.
A list of the schools in the LEA that are eligible for comprehensive support and improvement.
Valley Charter Middle School |
Support for Identified Schools
A description of how the LEA has or will support its eligible schools in developing comprehensive support and improvement plans.
COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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Monitoring and Evaluating Effectiveness
A description of how the LEA will monitor and evaluate the plan to support student and school improvement.
The identification and progress monitoring of the progress of our "students of focus" is at the heart of how Valley Charter Schools will understand how effective the VCMS plan for improvement is and to make on-going adjustments to increase impact.
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Engaging Educational Partners
A summary of the process used to engage educational partners and how this engagement was considered before finalizing the LCAP.
School leadership and staff are engaged in an on-going discussion about program design and impact on student growth through weekly staff meetings, regular parent-faculty council meetings, ELAC meetings, 1:1 or team meetings with school leaders, and monthly board meetings. Families and students have also completed end of year surveys on their experience with VCMS. All written communication is sent home in both English and Spanish and a concerted effort is made to gather diverse perspectives, including from families of our English learners, students with disabilities, and socio-economically disadvantaged students to ensure we are meeting the needs of all of our stakeholders. In additional, formal processes utilized to gather feedback towards this LCAP include:
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A summary of the feedback provided by specific educational partners.
TBD |
A description of the aspects of the LCAP that were influenced by specific input from educational partners.
TBD |
Goal # |
Description |
1 |
VCMS students have equitable access to a broad course of study and teachers are well-prepared to accelerate learning in service of improved proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and math state standards for all students, including our significant sub-groups, as measured by the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English learner reclassification rates. |
An explanation of why the LEA has developed this goal.
This goal addresses state priorities related to student outcomes and achievement, in particular for historically underserved and unduplicated pupils. This goal also addresses student access to a broad course of study in service of preparedness. This goal also addresses student access to a broad course of study in service of preparedness. Essential to access to a broad course of study is attendance in school, and therefore attendance, chronic absenteeism, and expulsion are metrics that we monitor as part of this goal. Increasing proficiency for all of our students, our significant sub-groups, and our special populations continues to be a priority to ensure next level readiness for all of our students regardless of race, ethnicity, designation (e.g, students with disabilities or English learners), or socio-economic status. While VCMS data sets have consistently remained above resident median schools performance, California dashboard data reveals that in both ELA and math, for students overall and with our significant sub-groups and special populations, our scores are below state averages. Reclassification rates play a role in our understanding of our English learner progress towards grade level proficiency. While it is a challenge because VCMS receives many 6th graders who were not reclassified in their elementary years, our overarching goal is to reclassify all of our English learners by the end of 8th grade. |
Measuring and Reporting Results
Metric |
Baseline |
Year 1 Outcome |
Year 2 Outcome |
Year 3 Outcome |
Desired Outcome for 2023–24 |
School-wide CAASPP ELA proficiency. |
34.80% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 44.23% met or exceeded ELA standards. |
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44.80% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP ELA proficiency for economically disadvantaged students. |
18.05% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 36.25% met or exceeded ELA standards. |
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28.05% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP ELA proficiency for Hispanic/Latino students. |
21.05% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 40.23% met or exceeded ELA standards. |
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31.05% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP ELA proficiency for students with disabilities. |
12.73% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 20.93% met or exceeded ELA standards. |
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22.73% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
School-wide CAASPP math proficiency. |
23.20% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 16.67% met or exceeded math standards. |
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33.20% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP math proficiency for economically disadvantaged students. |
6.02% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 11.76% met or exceeded math standards. |
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16.02% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP math proficiency for Hispanic/Latino students. |
10.52% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 13.30% met or exceeded math standards. |
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20.52% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
CAASPP math proficiency for students with disabilities. |
7.27% met or exceeded ELA standards in SY 18-19. |
SY 20-21 data: 11.76% met or exceeded math standards. |
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17.27% will meet or exceed ELA standards by 23-24. |
English learner reclassification rates |
4.7% of our English learners were reclassified in SY 19-20. |
SY 20-21 data: 15.38% of our English learners were reclassified. |
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Reclassification rates will increase to at least 15% by 23-24. |
Percent of students who have access to a standards-based, broad course of study. |
100% of our students have access to a standards-based, broad course of study, per our local indicator reflection. |
100% of our students have access to a standards-based, broad course of study, per our local indicator reflection. |
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Maintenance of percentage of students who have access to a standards-base, broad course of study, per our local indicator reflection. |
Percent of chronically absent students |
15.4% of our students were chronically absent in SY 18-19, as compared to 10.1% for the state-wide average. |
We do not have updated data from the CDE or LAUSD for this metric at this time. |
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Reduction of chronically absent rates from 15.4% to 12%. |
School-wide attendance rate |
95.4% for SY 19-20 |
P2 attendance for SY 21-22 is 90.9% |
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Increase to 96.4% overall attendance rate. |
Expulsion rate |
0% of students |
0% of our students were expelled. |
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Maintenance of 0% expulsion rate |
Action # |
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Description |
Total Funds |
Contributing |
1.1 |
Teacher Quality - On-going professional learning and coaching to improve the quality of the VCMS instructional program. |
To elevate all elements of our instructional program and accelerate student growth, the school embeds professional development into the weekly schedule. Foci of this time include the backward design and implementation of standards-based instruction, differentiated instruction, effective partnership and planning between general education and special education teachers, learning acceleration strategies, and targeted support for our most vulnerable students. In addition school leadership observes each teacher regularly and provides detailed feedback as part of on-going coaching and support to accelerate student growth.
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No X |
1.2 |
Access and support for students with disabilities |
To ensure that all our students with disabilities are assigned to the least restrictive environment and participate in the services required by their IEPs, Valley Charter Schools engages and collaborates with LAUSD's SELPA to provide special education support services. VCMS also has also budgeted 2 full-time RSP teachers, 1 part-time Special Education coordinator, 1 full-time School Psychologist, and 1 part-time School Counselor to ensure a coherent, aligned, and supportive special education program.
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No X |
1.3 |
Electives and Physical Education program |
To ensure our students have access to a broad course of study that includes physical education and the integration of arts-based electives, VCMS will maintain a full-time physical education teacher, add an elective teacher (arts or foreign language), and dedicate a portion of each teacher's course load over the course of each semester to teach an elective. VCMS will also partner with community-based arts organizations to provide arts-based experiences. (TItle IV: $20,000)
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No X |
1.4 |
Math coach |
To support our math teachers' ability to design and deliver a coherent, standards-aligned math curriculum growth and support the growth and achievement for our unduplicated pupils and those performing below grade level, VCMS will maintain a math coach/consultant.
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No X |
1.5 |
Assistant Teachers in core classrooms |
To ensure strategic student support across core classrooms, VCMS will fund Assistant Teachers (AT). Having an AT assigned to each teacher is foundational to supporting growth and grade level mastery for our English learners, low-income students, and students performing below grade level. ATs support strategic guided reading groups, small group work, math intervention, and 1:1 support designed by the teacher.
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Yes X |
1.6 |
Promotion of a data-driven instruction |
To promote data-driven instruction and student growth and achievement, VCMS will maintain the use of the iReady assessment platform for all students to provide a clearer, more detailed picture of current levels and student growth to inform planning and intervention, continue to work with a school data coach to support teacher capacity in this arena. Professional development on a monthly basis will be dedicated to this work.
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Yes X |
1.8 |
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No X |
1.9 |
Reading Intervention Specialist |
To impact grade level reading mastery, VCMS will maintain a Reading Intervention Specialist to work with our most struggling readers, with priority given to our English learners and low-income students identified as not meeting grade level reading criteria.
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Yes X |
1.10 |
Viable, coherent, and aligned curriculum |
To ensure that VCMS has a viable, coherent, and aligned curriculum in core subject areas and across grades 6-8, we will be dedicating resources to workshops from experts in reading and writing workshop and project-based learning, as well as release time for teachers to engage in this learning and build curricula aligned to our defined instructional approach. Over the course of the year, there will be 44 total days of release time (~4 days per teacher) based on the scope and sequence designed with our various curriculum consultants. In addition, we will be holding a Summer Institute in 2022 to reflect on and refine curricula built over the the 21-22 SY.
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No X |
1.11 |
Expanded Learning Opportunity Program |
In order to support our unduplicated pupils through wraparound services that include extended care, homework support, and enrichment, VCMS will establish an ELOP program and offer it to all of our unduplicated pupils and provide access to at least 50% of those pupils.
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1.12 |
English language development teacher/coordinator |
To support growth and achievement for our English learners, VCMS will hire a full-time English language development teacher to design and deliver designated and integrated ELD services, coordinate ELPAC testing, and own progress monitoring and communication with families.
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No X |
1.13 |
Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction |
To impact student growth and achievement for our unduplicated pupils and all of our students, VCMS is redefining the assistant principal role to focus on the quality of Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction across classrooms and through our intervention program.
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1.14 |
Relay Leadership Coaching |
To support the principal in ensuring instructional quality and coherence across classrooms towards the outcome of increased student progress and achievement, the principal will participate in the Relay Leadership program.
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Yes X |
An analysis of how this goal was carried out in the previous year.
A description of any substantive differences in planned actions and actual implementation of these actions.
Differences between planned actions and actual implementation of actions include:
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An explanation of material differences between Budgeted Expenditures and Estimated Actual Expenditures and/or Planned Percentages of Improved Services and Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services.
TBD |
An explanation of how effective the specific actions were in making progress toward the goal.
Overall, the individual and collective actions related to Goal 1 have been effective in increasing the quality of the Tier 1 classroom experience and Tier 2 and 3 support in support of student progress and achievement. While we do not yet have the state testing data for the SY 21-22 school year, the data from SY 20-21 reveals an increase in all metric categories with the exception of school-wide math proficiency. In addition, the VCMS iReady data from September to January of this school year demonstrates on-track progress overall for both ELA and math, although there were specific areas of need surfaced, specifically: 6th grade ELA, 7th grade math, and progress for English learners.
While progress was not made in regards to attendance, we attribute this to the COVID-19 pandemic and the several surges that deeply impacted student attendance.
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A description of any changes made to the planned goal, metrics, desired outcomes, or actions for the coming year that resulted from reflections on prior practice.
The central strategy and the vast majority actions outlined in SY 21-22 will remain in place for the SY 22-23 school year as each action is part of a broader strategy to elevate the quality and impact of Tier 1 instruction across classrooms and Tier 2 and 3 supports. A few key revisions in the upcoming school year include utilizing our ELOP program/funding as a key strategy to supporting our unduplicated pupils, increasing the scope of professional support our reading and writing workshops will be providing to teachers, increasing strategic release time for planning and revising for teachers, and providing additional professional learning for school leadership through the Relay Graduate Program to ensure effective instructional supervision towards established student goals. |
A report of the Total Estimated Actual Expenditures for last year’s actions may be found in the Annual Update Table. A report of the Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services for last year’s actions may be found in the Contributing Actions Annual Update Table.
Goal # |
Description |
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VCMS will maintain basic services (teacher assignment, student materials, and facility maintenance) to ensure that students experience a safe, well-resourced, and high quality learning environment. |
An explanation of why the LEA has developed this goal.
This goal addresses the state priorities related to basic services in service of a welcoming learning environment. Qualified staff, appropriate student resources, and a clean, safe, physical environment are foundational to learning. |
Measuring and Reporting Results
Metric |
Baseline |
Year 1 Outcome |
Year 2 Outcome |
Year 3 Outcome |
Desired Outcome for 2023–24 |
Percent of teachers assigned appropriately given qualifications and credentials. |
80% of our teachers are appropriately assigned per CalSASS and/or CTC regulations. |
We do not yet have data from the state regarding this metric, but believe the only non-compliant credential in SY 21-22 is one missing EL authorization for a PE teacher; he is in the midst of procuring it for the upcoming year. |
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100% of teachers appropriately assigned per CalSASS and/or CTC regulations. |
Number of identified instances where facilities do not meet the "good repair" (including deficiencies and extreme deficiencies) standard on annual facilities walk0through that informs local indicator survey |
0 identified instances where facilities do not meet the "good repair" standard. |
0 identified instances where facilities do not meet the "good repair" standard. |
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Maintenance of 0 identified instances where facilities do not meet the "good repair" standard. |
Number of annual suspensions. |
2 student suspensions in SY 19-20. |
2 student suspensions in SY 20-21 |
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Less than 2 suspensions per year. |
Percent of students who have access to standards-aligned and appropriate texts, resources, and materials. |
100% of students have access to standards-aligned and appropriate texts, resources, and materials. |
100% of students have access to standards-aligned and appropriate texts, resources, and materials. |
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Action # |
Title |
Description |
Total Funds |
Contributing |
2.1 |
Repair and maintenance budgeting and tracking |
To ensure a safe, clean, and welcoming environment, VCMS will allocate funds for ongoing repair and maintenance in service of the school facilities.
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No X |
2.2 |
Facility maintenance staffing |
To ensure a clean, healthy, and safe school and classroom environment, VCMS will contract with janitorial services to address on-going cleaning, health, and safety needs and conduct quarterly walk-throughs.
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No X |
2.3 |
Credential monitoring and compliance |
To stay up to date on teacher licensing and certification requirements and ensure 100% qualified and appropriately assigned teaching staff, we will conduct an annual review of certification and assignment requirements as part of staffing plans for the upcoming year and update credential information and address any mis-assignments in CalSASS.
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$0.00 |
No X |
2.4 |
VCS Operations Manager |
To support operations, VCS will hire an Operations Manager; part of this role's time will be split across both schools to ensure high quality, unified and effective operations in the Payroll, Purchasing, PowerSchool, Enrollment, School Lunch Compliance and Employee Onboarding.
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No X |
2.5 |
Student supplies |
To ensure all of our students, regardless of socio-economic background, have access to supplies and materials to engage in learning, VCMS purchases all student supplies for 100% of our students.
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No X |
An analysis of how this goal was carried out in the previous year.
A description of any substantive differences in planned actions and actual implementation of these actions.
This goal was generally carried out as planned, although our Director of Operations left her position at the end of the first semester (in January) and we did not replace her at that time. |
An explanation of material differences between Budgeted Expenditures and Estimated Actual Expenditures and/or Planned Percentages of Improved Services and Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services.
Not all of the funds for the VCS Director of Operations were utilized as planned because the person in the role left her position mid-year. |
An explanation of how effective the specific actions were in making progress toward the goal.
The actions identified were effective towards the goal in that we had credentialed teachers, well-maintained facilities, and an effective COVID-19 response throughout the course of the school year. |
A description of any changes made to the planned goal, metrics, desired outcomes, or actions for the coming year that resulted from reflections on prior practice.
VCS revised the approach to network-level operations and changed the roles, responsibilities, and structure of the operations role to what is described above in the action related to the VCS Manager of Operations. |
A report of the Total Estimated Actual Expenditures for last year’s actions may be found in the Annual Update Table. A report of the Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services for last year’s actions may be found in the Contributing Actions Annual Update Table.
Goal # |
Description |
3 |
VCMS student and family survey data will be gathered from a diversity of families and reflect a positive school climate, high levels of school engagement, a strong sense of school belonging, high levels of confidence in next level preparedness, and high levels of confidence in school safety. |
An explanation of why the LEA has developed this goal.
This goal addresses state priorities related to culture and climate, and student and family engagement. Families and students are key stakeholders in fulfilling our mission and vision. Creating a sense of belonging and investment for all family stakeholders is key to attracting and retaining families who believe in and support the Valley Charter mission and vision. Student safety and sense of belonging are foundational to learning. |
Measuring and Reporting Results
Metric |
Baseline |
Year 1 Outcome |
Year 2 Outcome |
Year 3 Outcome |
Desired Outcome for 2023–24 |
Student panorama survey questions related to positive school climate. |
81.2% of students indicated a positive perception of school climate. |
48% indicated a strong positive perception of school climate. |
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maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Student panorama survey questions related to school engagement. |
50.4% of students indicated high levels of engagement. |
26% indicated a strong positive perception of school engagement. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Student panorama survey questions related to sense of school belonging. |
62% of students indicated a strong sense of school belonging. |
38% indicated a strong positive perception of school belonging. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Student panorama survey questions related to school safety. |
80.4% of students indicated a strong feeling of school safety. |
63% indicated a strong positive perception of school safety. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Family panorama survey questions related to school engagement. |
62.9% of families indicated high levels of family engagement.
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11% indicated a strong positive perception of family engagement (see note below in analysis regarding engagement questions being focused on in-person experiences). |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Family panorama survey questions related to sense of school belonging. |
78% of families indicated a strong sense of school belonging. |
66% indicated a strong positive perception of school belonging/fit. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Family panorama survey questions related to preparedness. |
64.3% of families indicated high levels of confidence in next level preparedness. |
67% indicated a strong positive perception of preparedness/learning recovery. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Family panorama survey questions related to school safety. |
73.7% of families indicated high levels of confidence in school safety. |
80% indicated a strong positive perception of school safety. |
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Maintenance of or increase to 75% or higher positive perception |
Action # |
Title |
Description |
Total Funds |
Contributing |
3.1 |
Panorama Survey |
To root decisions in valid data and positively impact the stakeholder experience, VCS will partner with Panorama to gather valid survey data from families and students to accurately understand and address successes and needs in relation to stakeholder experience and perception data.
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$2,500.00 |
No X |
3.2 |
Robust mental health supports |
To support student mental health and social-emotional well being and embed additional supports to address chronic absenteeism, VCMS will hire a full-time School Psychologist; this person will support school engagement, sense of school belonging, and help to advance structures to positively impact students' mental health and increase attachment to the school community. This will increase attendance and ultimately, student growth and achievement. In addition, VCMS will continue to invest in a part-time school counselor to support additional students with mental health and their ability to engage with schoolwork and the school community.
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No X |
3.3 |
Director of Family and Student Engagement |
To support family and student engagement, outreach and recruitment, VCS will hire a full-time Director of Family and Student to develop and implement a strategic plan to impact engagement, connectedness, and satisfaction so that students and families feel connected, well-informed, and are able to contribute to the school community in ways that are meaningful. This position will be split across both schools.
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No X |
3.4 |
Anti-bias collective |
To foster a sense of belonging for all families and students, the Anti-bias collective (ABC) will continue their work this year to ensure that an anti-bias lens is applied to teaching and learning, organizational practices, and family engagement. This funding will be utilized to pay for stipends for teacher leaders of the ABC to design and deliver professional learning.
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No X |
3.5 |
Dean of Students/Site Supervisor |
To foster a sense of belonging through a high-quality advisory program and effective systems and structures to help students meet behavior expectations, the Dean of Students role at the 6/7 site and the Site Supervisor role at the 8th grade site oversee Advisory and student behavior management. In addition, these roles will be responsible for creating fun, student-centered activities and incentives that foster a sense of connection and engagement with the school community.
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An analysis of how this goal was carried out in the previous year.
A description of any substantive differences in planned actions and actual implementation of these actions.
There were not any substantive differences. |
An explanation of material differences between Budgeted Expenditures and Estimated Actual Expenditures and/or Planned Percentages of Improved Services and Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services.
There were not any material differences. |
An explanation of how effective the specific actions were in making progress toward the goal.
Based on the baseline data and the year 1 metrics outlined above, it looks as if our family and student engagement dipped, rather than advanced, however this is a context/ explanation for this. Last year (SY 20-21), we used the open-source Panorama questions as a starting point but tailored them to our school environment, and left some questions out in each category. Additionally, when we tallied the results for last year's LCAP, we made the calculations ourselves based on the google survey we had created and we counted "positive" as anything that was above neutral (e.g., if a student or parent indicated "somewhat" it was included in the continuum of positive responses). This year (SY 21-22) we utilized the actual Panorama Survey wholesale, which means we used their questions, scale and calculations, which only includes fully positive responses. This is an explanation for why the Year 1 outcomes do not fully demonstrate progress towards meeting targets; the baseline data and the Year 1 data are not apple to apple comparisons. In addition, the family engagement section from Panorama was comprised entirely of questions about in-person experiences at schools, which were not possible for the vast majority of the school year due to COVID. For SY 22-23, the survey data will yield appropriate comparative data because we will be using the same questions and scale as SY 21-22.
As a result of the above explanation, our take-away is that while we still want to continue to improve on each of the categories we have outlined for student and family engagement, we do not believe the data this year accurately represents whether or not our strategies have been effective, particularly in relation to the family engagement question.
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A description of any changes made to the planned goal, metrics, desired outcomes, or actions for the coming year that resulted from reflections on prior practice.
The central changes that we are making next year related to resources towards this goal are:
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A report of the Total Estimated Actual Expenditures for last year’s actions may be found in the Annual Update Table. A report of the Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services for last year’s actions may be found in the Contributing Actions Annual Update Table.
Increased or Improved Services for Foster Youth, English Learners, and Low-Income Students [2022-23]
Projected LCFF Supplemental and/or Concentration Grants |
Projected Additional LCFF Concentration Grant (15 percent) |
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Required Percentage to Increase or Improve Services for the LCAP Year
Projected Percentage to Increase or Improve Services for the Coming School Year |
LCFF Carryover — Percentage |
LCFF Carryover — Dollar |
Total Percentage to Increase or Improve Services for the Coming School Year |
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0.00% |
$0.00 |
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The Budgeted Expenditures for Actions identified as Contributing may be found in the Contributing Actions Table.
For each action being provided to an entire school, or across the entire school district or county office of education (COE), an explanation of (1) how the needs of foster youth, English learners, and low-income students were considered first, and (2) how these actions are effective in meeting the goals for these students.
The following actions are school-wide but consider the needs of our unduplicated pupils and will be effective in advancing goals established for these students:
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A description of how services for foster youth, English learners, and low-income students are being increased or improved by the percentage required.
Using the formula provided by the state, Valley Charter Middle School must increase or improve services for foster youth, English learners, and low-income students by 17.96% as compared to services provided for all students.
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A description of the plan for how the additional concentration grant add-on funding identified above will be used to increase the number of staff providing direct services to students at schools that have a high concentration (above 55 percent) of foster youth, English learners, and low-income students, as applicable.
TBD |
Staff-to-student ratios by type of school and concentration of unduplicated students |
Schools with a student concentration of 55 percent or less |
Schools with a student concentration of greater than 55 percent |
Staff-to-student ratio of classified staff providing direct services to students |
TBD |
TBD |
Staff-to-student ratio of certificated staff providing direct services to students |
TBD |
TBD |