The first step will be to understand the changes myself! I agree that this is a very important issue and I will make sure that the changes are discussed at a School Board meeting. However, very few parents attend those meetings--something I hope to change--so I will also send letters to the editor of our two local papers explaining the basics of the changes (as space allows). I would also see whether a public meeting to discuss the changes would be appropriate, and whether it would get greater attendance than a regular school board meeting.

Calistoga is a Basic Aid district so does get funding in the traditional sense. The local property taxes provide the funding to Calistoga which in the last 10 years has exceeded what the State would provide. With that siad, it is the District Leadership's duty to make sure that there are reserves set aside incase the financial situation changes. The Board has set goals for the District administrators to budget the dollars we do get to the appropriate areas. 

Our district currently lacks a coherent plan to communicate and explain the LCAP to the public, or to have them comment or participate in any meaningful manner. I would like to change that, but I also understand that the complicated template formulated by state LCFF regulations make this task difficult. I will do my best to assure that our district is in compliance with both the regulations and their intended outcomes, and that the public is allowed to comment and to participate in the decision-making process.