Introducing the Budget Guide
Our new Budget Guide transforms dry fiscal data into an engaging, 10-page summary that helps your board and community understand how resources reach the classroom.
LCFF
CSBA magazine asks, “Is your District engaging?”
The California School Boards Association featured an article by Gobo’s principal, Randall Putz, in its Spring 2018 publication. The “From the Field” column highlights engagement insights gleaned from working with 100 school districts, charter schools, and County Offices of Education across California, and features the good engagement of 2 Gobo […]
LCAP Roundtable Insights
Gobo’s second LCAP Roundtable event was held in Orange County during the month of November. District representatives validated that LCAP engagement is an evolving challenge in which communicating with stakeholders is critical to gain support for funding formula priorities. LCAP teams feel they need to continue advocating for LCAP implementation […]
Engage & Prosper… and Lunch
What better way to explore LCAP engagement challenges than over lunch with peers? Gobo has started hosting a regional series of “Engage & Prosper” roundtables focused on addressing competing pressures and best practices for LCAP community engagement. Consistent with our commitment to help share the good work California schools do, […]
LCFF & LCAP Easily Explained With Free Infographic
Download LCFF OverviewCalifornia’s landmark Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation is transforming the State’s education funding and accountability systems. LCFF can be challenging for professionals to understand and even harder for the average stakeholder to grasp. To help overcome this comprehension hurdle, Gobo has created an introductory LCFF overview infographic […]
LCAP Insights through Structured Data
The untapped potential of the LCAP: Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) contain important insights, but they are often buried in weighty documents Big data, which can be put to work in support of our schools and our children, is locked up in LCAP documents GOBO can make LCAP production easier […]
5 Steps to a Better LCAP
Research and common sense tell us: simple is better. As our world gets more crowded, complex, and noisy, with more media and devices competing for our attention, there is a growing imperative for accessibility and simplicity. This trend especially applies to California’s Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAP). Expecting stakeholders to wade through, let alone really […]
State Board of Education Hearing & LCAP Infographic Comments
Watch selected testimony before the California State Board of Education and their enthusiastic response to the LCAP Infographic:
BVUSD & AESD Present LCAP Infographics
Two San Bernardino County school districts successfully presented their 2014-15 LCAP Infographics conceived and created by Gobo Infographics. As part of their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process, Adelanto Elementary School District presented their LCAP and accompanying infographic during a public hearing on June 24, 2014. “Thank you for […]
A Brief Overview of California Education’s LCAP & LCFF
California’s new 2014 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) requires California School Districts to create Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) with input from local stakeholders. These LCAPs, which are updated annually, must identify goals and measure progress for student subgroups across multiple performance indicators. The LCAP must also address California’s 8 Education Priorities, […]