2024-2025 Program and Budget Handbook

The flow chart below illustrates the cycle of continuous improvement in the development of the SPSA.

Develop measurable objectives and identify evidence-based strategies in the SPSA Pillar pages

Conduct comprehensive needs assessment, including data analysis/SPSA Evaluation

Develop budget based upon prioritized expenditures that support and align to the evidence-based strategies described in the SPSA Pillar pages

Monitor the implementation of the SPSA and adjust as necessary

Conduct the Comprehensive Needs Assessment: During the Comprehensive Needs Assessment, schools conduct the annual SPSA Evaluation to determine if measurable objectives from the prior school year were met. Schools also analyze current state and local data to identify the underlying issues impacting student achievement using root cause analysis tools and processes. Based on the data and root cause analysis, schools identify areas in need of improvement. Within each Pillar page, schools must identify target CA School Dashboard indicators and focus Based on the areas of need identified during the Comprehensive Needs Assessment, schools develop measurable objectives, strategies, and actions for improvement. Schools are required to write two different types of measurable objectives: Develop Measurable Objectives, Strategies, and Actions:

student groups who are very low or low status based on the dashboard academic content areas (e.g., Graduation, ELA, Math, EL Progress) or Very high or high status in Chronic Absenteeism and or Suspension. As part of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment process, schools must also reflect upon and identify resource inequities that may contribute to areas of lower student performance and identify an evidence-based intervention that will result in improved student outcomes. • Implementation Objectives: Objectives aligned to a strategy within the SPSA that, when implemented effectively with fidelity, will result in improved student outcomes. • Improvement Objectives: Objectives aligned to formative and/or summative assessment data that measure improved student outcomes.

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