LCAP

In February and March, Poway Unified School District (PUSD) conducted its annual survey to gather input from high school students, staff, and families. Your feedback plays a vital role in shaping our District’s goals and guiding our budgeting priorities for the 2025–2026 school year.

We appreciate everyone who took the time to share their perspectives. The survey responses provided valuable insights aligned with our three Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) goals. Below is an overview of the results followed by links to interactive web reports for each survey.

Goal 1 - Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments

Participants highlighted the importance of creating a supportive and welcoming school climate:

Learning Environment: Ensuring safe campuses, well-maintained facilities, and nutritious school meals.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Expanding access to mental health resources, promoting empathy and respect, and addressing bullying.
Inclusive Practices: Prioritizing inclusivity by meeting diverse student needs and making sure all students feel seen, heard, and valued.

Goal 2 - Improving Systems, Structures, and Programs

Feedback pointed to the importance of strong staffing and robust student support systems:

Qualified Staff: The need for passionate, well-trained educators who uphold high academic standards and deliver personalized learning experiences.
Programs and Resources: Continued investment in programs and resources such as tutoring, extracurricular activities, supportive policies, and effective scheduling.
Staffing Ratios: Concerns about class sizes and ensuring staffing is efficient and aligned with student needs.

Goal 3 - Foster and Maintain Positive Relationships with Parents and Community

Building strong, collaborative partnerships remains essential:

Communication: Participants highlighted the importance of consistent, clear communication about student progress, school and district events, and transparency around important or sensitive issues.
Parental Involvement: Participants expressed an interest in more opportunities for families to actively engage in school life and decision-making processes.

LCAP INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

PUSD 2024 LCAP Survey Results

From February 1 through February 16, 2024, PUSD conducted our annual survey to gather stakeholder input on our Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, which will help shape the District’s goals and guide our budgeting priorities for the 2024-2025 school year.

This year, we asked everyone to answer the following question: “What existing or additional school programs or specific supports should we prioritize to ensure our students' future success?"

You can explore the 2024 results here.

LCAP 2023-24

PUSD 2023 LCAP Survey Results

PUSD 2023 LCAP Survey Results

From February 1 through February 17, 2023, PUSDP conducted our annual survey to gather stakeholder input on our Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, which will help shape the District’s goals and guide our budgeting priorities for the 2023-2024 school year.

This year, we asked everyone to answer the following question: “What supports do students need to have their most successful school experience in Poway Unified?" (this may include academic, extracurricular, safety, behavioral, social-emotional, environmental, or related to learning options.)

You can explore the 2023 results here.

Your feedback matters!
Please review this graphic to see some of the impacts of your previous survey input.

LCAP 2022-23

PUSD 2022 LCAP Survey Results

PUSD 2022 LCAP Survey Results

From February 3 through February 17, 2022, PUSD conducted our annual survey to gather stakeholder input on our Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, which will help shape the District’s goals and guide our budgeting priorities for 2022-2023. We heard from nearly 4,500 parents, students, staff, and community members!
We asked: “What are the most important things that we need to focus on in order to make progress towards meeting our three LCAP goals?”

Goal 1: Create safe, positive and healthy learning environments that demonstrate value for the individual and advance each and every student toward their greatest potential.

Goal 2: Increase student achievement and learning pathways to prepare students to thrive in college, career and life.

Goal 3: Increase engagement of parents, business, and community partners to deliver personalized, rich, and rigorous learning experiences.

You can explore the 2022 results here.

PUSD's LCAP Survey Process

To make it as easy and convenient as possible to participate every year, Poway Unified uses an online tool called Thoughtexchange that participants can access right from their smartphone or computer. Responses are confidential, and you can respond with as few or as many different thoughts as you like. After sharing your own thoughts, you are asked to consider and assign stars to the ideas shared by others, to discover what’s most important to our community.

Thoughtexchange is essentially a virtual conversation, where you can share your thoughts, see the thoughts of others in your school community, and prioritize the thoughts most important to you. For the answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Thoughtexchange, go here for FAQs.

Thank you for your participation and partnership.

LCAP 2021-22

LCAP 2019-20

LCAP 2018-19

LCAP 2017-18

The Poway Unified School District has a long and proud tradition of engaging stakeholders to ensure student success. To increase the depth and breadth of stakeholder voice, this year we will be using multiple formats to gathers input around these five critical questions.

Can’t attend a Community Forum or have more to share? Email your input to [email protected]