As you may know, three years ago, the State of California adopted the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a new framework for funding California K-12 public schools. As part of the LCFF, school districts must adopt a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) with input from stakeholder groups throughout the district. I am pleased to report that average class sizes at Venado are lower than the allocated 1:31 teacher to student ratio due to three class sections that were provided to middle schools in our current LCAP (individual class sizes may vary). Two additional sections were used to provide targeted intervention in math and reading. These LCAP investments are set to expire in June 2018, but the Board of Education extended these investments for one additional year. These investments are slated to expire in June 2019. For more information about LCFF or the LCAP, please visit this page on the district’s website: LCAP Information. Another excellent resource is available on the state PTA website: http://capta.org/focus-areas/lcfflcap/
~ Luis Torres, Principal