Updates
The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) is committed to supporting local educational agencies (LEAs) in developing and maximizing the impact of their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). SDCOE provides services and professional learning opportunities in alignment with state accountability requirements under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and California Department of Education updates and accountability requirements.
New Requirement: LCAP Adoption Fiscal Penalty
Beginning with the 2025 annual audit, external auditors will verify that each LEA has adopted its LCAP on or before July 1, as required by Education Code (EC) Section 52065.1. If an LEA does not adopt its LCAP by July 1:
- A fiscal penalty will be assessed equal to 20% of the LEA's second principal apportionment (P-2).
- The penalty will increase by 1% for each additional business day the LCAP remains unadopted after July 1.
To comply, LEAs must follow the appropriate Education Code sections:
For additional details, refer to EC Sections 1631(c) and 42128(c).
2025-26 Local Control Accountability Plans
All 43 districts within San Diego county had their LCAPs approved prior to Aug. 15, which is the first day of the formal clarification process. Districts and county leads worked together to ensure LCAPs were in compliance with state guidance in a timely manner. Kudos to all who worked on the 2025-26 LCAPs! Approved LCAPs can be found here.
LCAP Upload Submission Window
In October 2023, Senate Bill 609 amended California Education Code Section 52065(c)(1) to require that all LEAs upload their most recent LCAP to the California School Dashboard (Dashboard). Specifically:
- School Districts must upload a portable document file (PDF) of the 2025026 LCAP that has been approved by the county superintendent of schools.
- County Offices of Education (COEs) must upload a PDF of the 2025-26 LCAP that has been approved by the state superintendent of schools.
- Charter schools must upload a PDF of the charter school's LCAP that was adopted by the governing body of the charter school and submitted to its chartering authority and the COE, or only to the COE if the COE is the chartering authority.
The following components of the LCAP for the 2025-26 LCAP year must be compiled as one PDF and assembled in the following order:
- Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Budget Overview for Parents
- Plan Summary
- Engaging Educational Partners
- Goals and Actions
- Increased or Improved Services for Foster Youth, English Learners, and Low-income Students
- Action Tables
- Instructions
Dashboard Coordinators should upload a PDF of the LEA 2025-26 LCAP to the myCDEconnect unified system. The LCAP upload submission window will be open from October 13 through October 31, 2025.
2025-26 LCAP Training Modules (Technical Assistance)
LCAP 101 is a module designed to do more than walk through a compliance document - it's about helping LAs see the LCAP as a strategic planning tool that drives continuous improvement, aligns resources with student needs, and supports equity across an educational community. Whether brand new to this process or having been deeply involved for years, this module is meant to provide both a foundation and practical insights that can be applied immediately as support to a district or school. Additional training modules will be uploaded soon on the LCAP Launch Page and the LCAP Support webpage under Learning Opportunities.
The Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG)
The LREBG provides one-time funds to COEs, school districts, and charter schools for learning recovery initiatives through the 2027-28 school year that, at a minimum, support academic learning recovery and staff and pupil social and emotional well-being. The resources below are provided as additional support:
LCAP Midyear Update
The purpose of the midyear report is to provide the public with an update on the implementation of the current LCAP and to allow the LEA to be aware of, and plan for, changes that may need to be made based on revised estimates of revenue, budgeted expenditures and/or student performance. The Ed Code requires local educational agencies (LEAs/Charters) to present a report on the annual update to the LCAP and the Budget Overview for Parents on or before Feb. 28 of each year at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board of the LEA/Charter. The update must be presented to the board as part of a non-consent item.
The midyear update must include all available midyear outcome data related to metrics identified in the current LCAP, and all available midyear expenditures and implementation data on all actions identified in the current LCAP.
The following are resources for additional support:
