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LCAP Year: 2014‐15

Planned Actions/Services Actual Actions/Services

Budgeted Estimated Actual
Expenditures Annual
Parent trainings, workshops, activities (leadership, college and career, Expenditures
engagement/motivation and School Site Council trainings) $4,000 Parent workshops and trainings were provided at the district as well as
Supplemental the school site. Some parent trainings included, but were not limited to: $4,000
Online Class Parent Information Meeting, Introduction to Thinking
Maps, Mindset, Math Strategies for Home, SBAC, English learner
information, and various Special Education Meetings. Foster Youth
parent meetings met to discuss topics and offer supports and services.

Furthermore, OUSD in partnership with Santiago Canyon Community
College provided English Classes for OUSD parents at several school sites
(Yorba Middle, Taft Elementary, and Handy Elementary). Technology
classes were also provided at the district office to increase parent
awareness of OUSD school portals, including how to access student
report cards and other helpful resources provided by the district. OUSD
parents attended Orange Coast College’s Parent Fair, which provided
information to various community resources.

The Mental Health Counselors provided the following supports and
trainings to parents: Parent education (individual and group) on the
importance of structure in the home follow through on rules and
consequences in the home, Concept of Love and Logic (module training),
setting appropriate boundaries, warning signs of self‐harm, effective
communication provided in student engagement and behavioral
strategies, support attendance and truancy through guidance and
counseling, role as parent, understanding child development and family
life cycle, building routines, effective communication, high risk behaviors
and protective factors, positive motivation and discipline, parenting
styles, co‐parenting teams, home visits to support student engagement.

Lastly, OUSD coordinated a school climate training through the San
Diego State University Research Foundation (On behalf of California
Parent Center). One full‐day Family Engagement Training titled,
“Engaging All Families Through Welcoming Schools”, was offered to site
and district administrative leadership at the beginning of the year to
increase parent involvement and customer service. Additionally,4
elementary and 1 middle schools attended PTA School Smarts Facilitator
Training in order to develop parent leadership skills and increase parent
involvement on their campus. 2 schools piloted the School Smarts
parent involvement program.