On July 23, 2018, parents and students announced a settlement with the West Contra Costa Unified School District that will provide data on student performance and district spending that is required under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
The settlement agreement resolves an administrative complaint filed in April 2018 against WCCUSD by Public Advocates Inc. and pro bono counsel Mayer Brown LLP on behalf of complainants Wendy Lopez, and Reginaldo and Kateryn Ochoa.
The complaint was filed on April 23, 2018, and contended that district officials were violating state law by refusing to release data on student outcomes needed to evaluate the district’s spending plan.
The families claimed that the district’s failure to report 2016-17 data on outcomes despite repeated requests over the previous year was a violation of legal requirements under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), the state’s new school funding and accountability law. This was the first-ever complaint by families to enforce their right to obtain such data, which are vital for meaningful engagement in the continuous improvement process contemplated by California’s new system of local control and accountability.
Relevant documents:
Click here to read the April 23 press release
Click here to read an article in EdSource covering the complaint
For a copy of the administrative complaint against WCCUSD, click here
For a copy of the administrative complaint against Contra Costa County Office of Education, click here
For a copy of the signed settlement, click here
For a copy of the press release announcing the settlement click here
