If you are interested in learning more about the development and implementation of the LCAP and Portrait of a Graduate, your voluntary participation is requested at the following community forums:

• March 14, 2024 (3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.): District Advisory Committee Meeting (Meeting 1 of 3) –
  • Presentation
• March 21, 2024 (3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.): District Advisory Committee Meeting (Meeting 2 of 3) -
  • Presentation
• March 28, 2024 (5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.): LCAP 2024-2027 Community Forum –
  •  Presentation
• April 4, 2024 (3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.): District Advisory Committee Meeting (Meeting 3 of 3) - 
  •  Presentation
• April 18, 2024 (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.): Budget & LCAP Alignment Community Forum

This spring, the Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees will approve the 2024-2027 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the related 2024-2025 Mill Valley School District Budget.  

To assist us in this process, the Mill Valley School District seeks members for its District Advisory Committee (DAC). The District Advisory Committee is a representative group of staff, parents or caregivers, students, district labor partners, and trustees whose purpose is to ensure that the district addresses all of its students' needs in meeting the state’s eight priority areas: basic services, implementation of state standards, course access, student achievement, other student outcomes, student engagement, parent involvement, and school climate.

What does the DAC do to help develop the LCAP? The District Advisory Committee members will play a key role in developing the LCAP and monitoring its implementation during the 2024-2025 school year.  In addition to providing personal perspectives, the DAC team will review student outcome data as well as information collected through surveys, Thought Exchanges, community forums, and focus groups.  

For 2024-2025, attendance at approximately 12 hours of DAC meetings between November 2024 and May 2025 to update and complete the annual report for the 2024-2025 LCAP year. 

If you wish to be considered for the DAC, please complete this simple application form.

• View the 2022-23 LCAP & Budget Overview for Parents
• View the 2021-24 LCAP Document
• View the 2022 LCAP  with Progress Reporting
• View the 2023 LCAP  with Progress Reporting

According to the California Department of Education, the LCAP is a tool for local education agencies to set goals, plan actions, and leverage resources to meet those goals to improve student outcomes. As part of the California funding formula for schools, known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), school districts, county offices of education and charter schools are required to develop, adopt, and annually update a three-year Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The LCAP is required to identify annual goals, specific actions geared toward implementing those goals, and must measure progress for student subgroups across multiple performance indicators based on eight priorities set by the State. The priorities must be aligned to the district’s spending plan. The LCAP must be approved before the annual district budget can be adopted. Once the budget and LCAP are adopted at the local level, the plan is reviewed by the County superintendent to ensure alignment of projected spending toward goals and services. 

There are eight state priority areas for which school districts, with parent and community input, must establish goals and actions: 

1. Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards, and safe facilities.
2. Implementation of California’s academic standards, including the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math, Next Generation Science Standards, English language development, history/social science, visual and performing arts, health education and physical education standards.
3. Parent involvement and participation, so the local community is engaged in the decision-making process and the educational programs of students.
4. Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures, including test scores, English proficiency and college and career preparedness.
5. Supporting student engagement, including whether students attend school or are chronically absent.
6. .Highlighting school climate and connectedness through a variety of factors, such as suspension and expulsion rates and other locally identified means.
7. Ensuring all students have access to classes that prepare them for college and careers, regardless of what school they attend or where they live.
8. Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study, including physical education and the arts.

In addition to these eight areas, a district may also identify and incorporate in its plan goals related to its own local priorities.

A requirement in the development of the LCAP is to solicit input from parents, teachers, students, local bargaining units, staff, and other community members in regard to which goals they think will be most effective for implementation in our schools toward reaching state priorities.

The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a major component of the LCAP development. Please see the information that outlines the PAC composition requirements above in the "LCAP Committees" section on this page. Another major feedback group is the District English Learner Parent Advisory Committee (DELAC). Please see information about this group in the "LCAP Committees" section as well. 

Please see our stakeholder engagement meeting dates on this page to learn how you can become involved in the development process. 

The LCAP is directly related to student performance and is tied to the district budget.

The Strategic Plan covers the full scope of the district and is tied to objectives and actions. 

There is some overlap in the Mill Valley School District LCAP and Strategic Plan as the two goals of the LCAP are the same as the first two goals of the Strategic Plan: Balanced Learners and Supported Staff.