THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN

Author

Angela Carter Pascual, University of the PacificFollow

Date of Award

2020

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Educational Administration and Leadership

First Advisor

Brett Taylor

First Committee Member

William Ellerbee

Second Committee Member

Heidi J. Stevenson

Abstract

In 2013 the California Legislation passed a new K-12 School accountability mandate.

The Local Control Accountability Plan was sought to increase the educational equity for targeted student groups in addition to allowing school districts to mine a diverse set of local school data to develop goals in the 8 priority areas that speak to the needs of their local students. A requirement of the LCAP was that school districts include a diverse set of stakeholders to work in a collaborative manner to develop, critique, and refine local goals. Stakeholder groups are required to consist of district-level administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community stakeholders.

This qualitative study focused on the experiences and insights of district and community stakeholders as they participated in the development of LCAPs. To answer the questions and understand the experience of stakeholders interviews, document analysis, and observations were used. The results of the study revealed that while the intent of bringing a diverse set of stakeholders is noble there is a need to build trust amongst stakeholders. Findings also show the need to build community stakeholder understanding of the purpose, promises, and limits of the LCAP. The study revealed the need for school districts to examine and dismantle historic practices in order to fully embrace and implement the LCAP mandates.

Pages

143

Recommended Citation

Pascual, Angela Carter. (2020). THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. University of the Pacific, Dissertation. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3682