Blueprint LCAP
The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback from administrators on the goals, actions, and services in the Blueprint / Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).
Welcome to Blueprint and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for school districts to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.
The LCAP is updated every year based on feedback from our community. The 2026-2027 LCAP and Blueprint will be linked here when approved. The Public Hearing will be held on June 10, 2026 Special Board Meeting. The final LCAP will be voted on June 25, 2026 VUSD School Board meeting and has been sent to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE).
Because of the state requirements, the LCAP has become a complex document. In order to simplify the information in the LCAP, we created the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation. The Blueprint contains the same actions and services as the LCAP, but it is published in a more user friendly format.
2025-2026 LCAP
Welcome to Blueprint and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for school districts to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.
The LCAP is updated every year based on feedback from our community. The 2025-26 LCAP (Spanish translation of 2025-26 LCAP), and our Blueprint received a Public Hearing at the June 12, 2025 Special Board Meeting. The final LCAP was voted on at the June 26, 2025 VUSD School Board meeting and has been sent to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE).
Because of the state requirements, the LCAP has become a complex document. In order to simplify the information in the LCAP, we created the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation. The Blueprint contains the same actions and services as the LCAP, but it is published in a more user friendly format.
LCAP Development Process 2026
Overview
The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) development process is a collaborative effort designed to align district resources and strategies with the needs of students and the community. It begins with extensive educational partner engagement, including input from parents, students, educators, and community members, to review and identify priorities and areas for growth. The process involves analyzing data related to student outcomes and aligning district goals to state and local priorities.
Community Engagement Opportunities
Engaging educational partners is an essential part of the LCAP development and annual update process. School districts are required to consult with teachers, principals, administrators, other school personnel, local bargaining units of the district, parents, and students. Below you will find opportunities to meaningfully participate in the LCAP development process.
LCAP Community Survey
The LCAP community survey provides an opportunity for educational partners to share their perspectives on current programs, suggest improvements, and highlight areas requiring additional support, helping to shape the LCAP to promote equitable student success. We invite you to participate in this survey and share your valuable feedback to helps us evaluate how well we are meeting the needs of our students and families.
2026 LCAP Surveys
LCAP Community Survey
Enlace a la Encuesta Comunitaria LCAP
Staff LCAP Survey
Community Forums
The school district will host community forums, both in-person and online, to provide an inclusive platform for educational partners to share their feedback on the LCAP. These forums will foster open dialogue, allowing participants to discuss district goals, actions, and priorities while ensuring all voices are heard in shaping plans to support student success. Following are the meeting dates and times for our Community Forums:
In Person Meeting Dates and Times:
February 10, 2026 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
February 25, 2026 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
February 10, 2026 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
February 25, 2026 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Virtual Meeting Dates and Times:
March 4, 2026 - Virtual - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Zoom Meeting Link
Coming Soon
LCAP Frequently Asked Questions
The California Department of Education has a website that addresses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the LCAP. The link to the website is: www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/lcfffaq.asp#LCAP
LCAP Budget Overview for Parents
The LCAP includes a Budget Overview for Parents and five major sections (Plan Summary; Engaging Educational Partners; Goals and Actions; Increased or Improved Services for Foster Youth, English Learner, and Low-Income Students; and Action Tables). The Budget Overview provides a summary of how funds are allocated to support the district goals and student needs and includes:
The total projected Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) revenue for the upcoming fiscal year
The projected general fund expenditures
The budgeted expenditures for planned actions and services
The current-year expenditures for increased or improved services for “high needs” students
2024-2025 LCAP
Welcome to Blueprint and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for school districts to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs. Another way to think about it is that the LCAP is like a special recipe for our district. Families, staff, students and community members all get to be chefs, sharing their ideas about what ingredients the district needs to make sure student has joyful learning experiences.
The LCAP is updated every year based on feedback from our community. The 2024-25 LCAP was adopted by the School Board on June 20th, 2024 and the San Diego County Office of Education approved the LCAP on August 26th, 2024. Because of the state requirements, the LCAP has become a complex document. In order to simplify the information in the LCAP, we created the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation. The Blueprint contains the same actions and services as the LCAP, but it is published in a more user friendly format.
Join us in helping develop our recipe for success for VUSD as we build our next 3 year plan called the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) 2024-2027!
The LCAP is like a special recipe for our district. Families, staff, students and community members all get to be chefs, sharing their ideas about what ingredients the district needs to make sure everyone has joyful learning experiences. We are needing to think about ways to still create a great recipe for success for our students, but may need to adjust the types of ingredients we might use, so we’ll need your help in determining the most cost effective recipe.
We have many opportunities for you to help us choose the right ingredients for our recipe! We have both in person and virtual meetings scheduled if you’d like to hear a presentation from our team and contribute your ideas and/or you can help us by participating in our School Community feedback survey. Click here to see the meeting dates.
Community Forums
The school district will host community forums, both in-person and online, to provide an inclusive platform for educational partners to share their feedback on the LCAP. These forums will foster open dialogue, allowing participants to discuss district goals, actions, and priorities while ensuring all voices are heard in shaping plans to support student success. Following are the meeting dates and times for our Community Forums:
In Person Meeting Dates and Times:
February 19, 2025 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
February 20, 2025 - Breeze Hill Elementary - 6:30 - 7:30 PM
March 20 - Foothill Oak Elementary - 8:00 - 9:00 AM
February 19, 2025 - Vista Innovation Center (VIC) - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
February 20, 2025 - Breeze Hill Elementary - 6:30 - 7:30 PM
March 20 - Foothill Oak Elementary - 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Virtual Meeting Dates and Times:
January 23, 2025 - Virtual - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
February 12 - Virtual - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Zoom Meeting Link
https://vistausd.zoom.us/j/94197295167
LCAP Frequently Asked Questions
The California Department of Education has a website that addresses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the LCAP. The link to the website is: www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/lcfffaq.asp#LCAP
LCAP Budget Overview for Parents
The LCAP includes a Budget Overview for Parents and five major sections (Plan Summary; Engaging Educational Partners; Goals and Actions; Increased or Improved Services for Foster Youth, English Learner, and Low-Income Students; and Action Tables). The Budget Overview provides a summary of how funds are allocated to support the district goals and student needs and includes:
The total projected Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) revenue for the upcoming fiscal year
The projected general fund expenditures
The budgeted expenditures for planned actions and services
The current-year expenditures for increased or improved services for “high needs” students
2023-2024 LCAP
2023-24 LCAP
During the development of the 2023-24 Blueprint and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) process. We actively engaged over 1000 members of our community in the development process; including students, parents, community members, staff, and administrators. The School Board of Trustees formally approved and adopted the Blueprint (and LCAP) at the June 22, 2023, School Board Meeting. This year-long process was driven by hundreds of feedback points from our community and a careful analysis of student progress in academic, social/emotional, and behavioral achievement.
The Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation sets a clear vision for the future, includes a purposeful mission, promotes positive, student-centered environments, and identifies goals for what we expect students to achieve.
District Goal Setting
DISTRICT GOAL SETTING
In order for the district to make progress toward the vision and fully implement the mission, the School Board Members have set overarching goals that encompass all programs and support systems for students.
Board Goal 1: If we focus on implementation of the system and adult portraits, then we will create equitable access to the conditions of learning that enable students to achieve the outcomes of the learner portrait and be ready to thrive in their lives and careers.
Board Goal 2: If we focus on student engagement, then adults will create lessons that are universally designed, culturally responsive, and assets-based, and students will engage in project-based learning opportunities that allow them multiple ways to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of grade-level content and make relevant connections to the world around them.
Board Goal 3: If we implement with fidelity a multi-tiered continuum of support for students, then adults will know their students by their strengths, interests, and values, and students will be able to engage in rigorous learning opportunities that allow them to demonstrate the elements of the learner portrait and our district values.
Link to Goals with Leading and Lagging Measures, Board Approved on March 9, 2023 Spanish - Español
Link to Goals with Leading and Lagging Measures, Board Approved on March 9, 2023 Spanish - Español
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Link to School Board Goals and Metrics Presentation, March 9, 2023 Spanish - Español
These goals are simple, yet they provide a powerful foundation upon which teachers and staff build engaging and rigorous learning pathways. Above all else, the goals focus on promoting equity in all learning environments. In fact, the School Board has made equity a key value for our Framework for the Future. These three goals are closely aligned to the California State Board of Education priorities for the development of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The Board spent considerable time revising the goals to better align to the California Department of Education One System Whole Child Model. The approach focuses all efforts toward setting the conditions for learning, creating engaging learning environments, and promoting positive student outcomes. Further, the Board aligned their new goals to the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. The MTSS framework places emphasis on high-quality instruction in three areas for all students: inclusive academic instruction, inclusive behavioral instruction, and inclusive social/emotional instruction. Each goal has a specific metrics identified to continuously monitor progress toward achieving the goal over time.
Link to School Board Goals and Metrics Presentation, March 9, 2023 Spanish - Español
These goals are simple, yet they provide a powerful foundation upon which teachers and staff build engaging and rigorous learning pathways. Above all else, the goals focus on promoting equity in all learning environments. In fact, the School Board has made equity a key value for our Framework for the Future. These three goals are closely aligned to the California State Board of Education priorities for the development of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The Board spent considerable time revising the goals to better align to the California Department of Education One System Whole Child Model. The approach focuses all efforts toward setting the conditions for learning, creating engaging learning environments, and promoting positive student outcomes. Further, the Board aligned their new goals to the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. The MTSS framework places emphasis on high-quality instruction in three areas for all students: inclusive academic instruction, inclusive behavioral instruction, and inclusive social/emotional instruction. Each goal has a specific metrics identified to continuously monitor progress toward achieving the goal over time.
Strategic Planning
STRATEGIC PLANNING
The Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation sets a clear vision for the future, includes a purposeful mission, promotes positive, student-centered environments, and identifies goals for what we expect students to achieve.
The Vista Unified School District's Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation was designed to provide a plan of action for how the daily educational environment will support students to access the California Common Core State Standards and demonstrate attainment of the School Board Goals. Ultimately, greater levels of student access to the standards and engagement in meaningful, personalized learning environments will lead the district towards becoming the model of educational excellence and innovation. This planning process led to the strategic parameters that define what the organization will do in a specific, methodical, and consistent way to promote high quality teaching and learning. The annual revision of the Blueprint actively engages all stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, and staff) in a series of community forums held to inform and gather input about how to ensure that Vista Unified becomes the model for educational excellence and innovation. All of the feedback gathered from the community forums, as well as feedback gathered from online surveys, is utilized during the strategic planning process.
The strategic planning process is labor-intensive because it requires careful consideration and alignment of the many different voices of the community. The process also carefully identifies who would be involved in each Strategy and Action Plan, what structure is needed to ensure success, how the Blueprint would be monitored, and what timelines are needed to keep track of progress.
A parallel project that is updated annually alongside the Blueprint is the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The LCAP is a component of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Each school district and charter school is required to develop an LCAP to identify goals and actions the district will take to ensure that students have access to the California Common Core State Standards and demonstrate high levels of achievement on a variety of state and local assessments. The information for developing the LCAP is taken directly from the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation. Please visit the Local Control Funding Formula and the Local Control Accountability Plan webpages for more information.
Blueprint Success
House of Learning
THE BLUEPRINT HOUSE OF LEARNING
The House of Learning is a simple, visual representation of the Blueprint for Educational Excellence and Innovation. This graphic is our theory of action, highlighting the importance of many systems working together to create the right conditions to transform teaching and learning into an engaging, relevant, and personal learning journey. Our goal is that each of the seven strategies work together to build a house of learning that will inspire every student to persevere as a critical thinker to solve real world problems.
