MARCH 28, 2014

Important News from the Superintendent

Save the date! LCAP parent input meeting moved to Apr. 3!!

Dear Parents:

What: LCAP meeting with MDUSD Superintendent Meyer
Where: College Park High School, Library
When: Thurs., Apr. 3 at 6:30pm

Description: In 2013, California passed landmark legislation to change the way that it funds public education. This funding change, known as the Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF, will be implemented beginning with next school year's budget.

What the change means to MDUSD:
The past For nearly 40 years, California has relied on a system that included general funding and more than 50 tightly-defined categorical programs that school districts needed to follow in order to obtain state funds.
The change Most state categorical programs have been eliminated; districts have much greater control in how they spend their monies.

What the change means to parents:
As part of the LCFF, school districts are required to develop a plan, known as the Local Control Accountability Plan or LCAP, by July 1, 2014 to show how they intend to spend their monies and are required to seek parent input to help them make their LCAP.

MDUSD is in the process of seeking parent input for its LCAP by holding parent meetings by feeder pattern. For College Park, our meeting date has been moved from May 20 to April 3, 2014!

Our meeting with Dr. Meyer will be most productive if our parents come to the meeting educated on the issue and prepared to give our input. To learn about the issue, please visit a few key sites:

Next Month's General PTA Meeting Moved to April 10th

Because it is very important that as many parents as possible attend the meeting at College Park on the 3rd (see above), our General PTA Meeting has been moved to Thursday, April 10th at 7pm in the Library. Thank you!