Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (LCP)

Senate Bill (SB) 98 established that the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and an annual update to the LCAP are not required for the 2020–21 school year and that the California Department of Education (CDE) shall not publish the California School Dashboard in December 2020 based on performance data on the state and local indicators. SB 98 supersedes the requirement to develop and adopt an LCAP by December 15, 2020, which was established by Executive Order N-56-20, which was published in April 2020.

SB 98 also separates the development and adoption of the Budget Overview for Parents from the development and adoption of the LCAP for the 2020–21 school year. The legislation also requires that the Budget Overview for Parents be developed and adopted by December 15, 2020. The requirements to hold a separate public hearing and adoption at a public local governing board meeting consistent with California Education Code (EC) Section 52064.1 of the Budget Overview for Parents remains.

SB 98 establishes California EC Section 43509 and the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (Learning Continuity Plan) requirements for the 2020–21 school year.

Information on the Learning and Continuity Plan

Why are LEAs required to complete a Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan for the 2020–21 school year?

Learning Continuity Plan Template

When will the Learning Continuity Plan Template be made available?

Are LEAs required to use the Learning Continuity Plan Template developed by the CDE in consultation with the Executive Director of the SBE?

Will the Learning Continuity Plan Template be available in the CDE's eTemplate system?

Will the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan be translated into languages other than English?

Adoption and Posting

Is a public hearing required for the Learning Continuity Plan?

Must the Learning Continuity Plan be made available for public comment in advance of the public hearing or just on the board agenda and posted in advance of the public hearing?

If the Learning Continuity Plan must be adopted by September 30, may the Plan be adopted at a special board meeting or must it be adopted at a regularly scheduled board meeting?

What are the posting requirements for the Learning Continuity Plan?

Stakeholder Engagement

What are the LEA's consultation and stakeholder input requirements for developing the Learning Continuity Plan?

Do the Parent Advisory

Committee (PAC) and English Learning Parent Advisory Committee (English Learning PAC) need to be newly established committees, or may LEAs utilize committees convened in the prior school year?

May an LEA consider input from stakeholders that was received prior to the development of the Learning Continuity Plan to inform the actions and expenditures within the Plan?