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Get the Facts About LCFF-LCAP
The Local Control Funding Formula is a huge opportunity for parents to shape the vision for your children’s education and make it happen! As California’s new school funding law, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is a new way for schools to focus on student success. The LCFF requires school districts to involve parents in planning and decision-making as well as in developing Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs).
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School Smarts: Creating Diverse and Meaningful Parent Involvement
Why Summer Learning Is Important
School Smarts Parent Engagement Program Brochure
Supporting Learning at Home
Working together, parents and teachers give kids their best chance to learn. The California Teachers Association and the California State PTA have joined forces to offer some tips for you that will give your children the best opportunity to succeed in school.
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School Smarts Makes an Impact
Creative Connection: Everything Arts and Arts Education
The Creative Connection newsletter raises awareness about the relevance of the arts in increasing academic achievement, building a vibrant, productive society, and providing opportunities to share best practices.
Take a look at the most recent issues of Creative Connection:
2021
2020
- November — English Spanish
- September — English Spanish
- July — English Spanish
- March — English Spanish
- January — English Spanish
Blueprint for Creative Schools: Elevating Arts to a Core Subject
An arts education task force formed by California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson is calling for arts education to be elevated to a core subject and be available to all students.
“We have been extremely fortunate to have such a knowledgeable and creative group committed to helping our state rebuild its infrastructure for arts education,” Torlakson said. “The picture they paint is one of a relevant, robust and dynamic curriculum to keep kids in schools, narrow the achievement gap and give students an opportunity to discover and develop their individual talents. But they also highlight the need to make certain all students have access to arts education so they can explore their own artistic vision.”
California State PTA representatives served on the group that developed the Blueprint, and the association is part of the CREATE CA Coalition dedicated to building public will around the recommendations.
Download and view a copy of the Blueprint for Creative Schools.
Student Assessment Flier: Moving Beyond the Bubble
Student assessments are changing. For years, most year-end tests were mainly multiple-choice exams that focused on basic skills. These tests did a poor job of measuring the skills students need for success after high school—like writing, critical thinking, and problem solving. With new education standards, states are working together to develop quality tests. In 2014-15, schools will replace their old tests with new assessments built to let parents and teachers know how well students are learning the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in today’s world.
Learn more about what the new tests are trying to accomplish and what you can be looking for locally on the Education pages of our Focus Areas section.
Download, print and share the flier from National PTA for more information.