Parent engagement key for new school finance law

The Local Control Funding Formula law emphasizes the role of parents and community members in making decisions about how the new education money will be spent.  So far, Kern High School District has not met expectations to get parents involved, and to keep the public in the loop.  District representatives did not respond to invitations to a roundtable about how the media can help the public learn about LCFF, and the media's role in getting parents engaged in the process.  "Regretfully, KHSD is not doing an adequate job of seeking the input of the parents of English learners as required by the law. It does not share the information being collected at public meetings. It has not published the results of the pertinent meetings since April 2013, a violation of the Ralph Brown Open Meetings Act.” Read more at South Kern Sol.