The purpose of this infographic is to cap-
ture key features of California’s account-
ability system and locate them on a single
sheet of paper. This is not meant to replace
the hundreds of pages of documentation that
have been placed on the California Depart-
ment of Education or State Board of Educa-
tion websites, rather it was created to com-
municate key features of the system.
Moreover, it shows how the state priorities
will be measured through state and local in-
dicators, and finally, how the multi-dimen-
sional California Dashboard will display the
progress of our work across several metrics.
The CDE has recently updated its LCAP
template and is now allowing school districts
to use an alternative format for the plan
summary, as long as it includes the informa-
tion specified in each prompt and the budget
summary table. This is a great opportunity
for school districts to utilize an infographic
to help with the communication, under-
standing, implementation and transparency
of a district’s LCAP implementation pro-
cess.
Patrick Lencioni (2012) states that, “The
only way for a team to really become a team
and to maximize its output is to ensure that
everyone is focused on the same priorities –
rowing in the same direction.” Fullan fur-
ther states the intent of the LCAP is to first
develop a compelling focus that promises to
move the needle. I believe that infographics
can be utilized as a great tool to help in this
process.
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