22.0 WASC & LCAP

(Updated 1/16/2026)

WASC accreditation is an important and validating schoolwide process that focuses on continuous school improvement. Our WASC accreditation status shows school stakeholders that PCA is a quality school, and that staff members are invested in improving school processes and practices to improve student achievement. The ongoing WASC process brings teachers and school leaders together to collaborate and discuss schoolwide achievements and growth and improvement areas.

Section 1: LCAP and Dashboard

• LCAP document link
• LCAP Advisory Committee meeting information, slides, Q&A docs
• LCAP survey links and information
• CA School Dashboard link
• CA School Dashboard info flyers

Section 2: WASC Accreditation

• Information about our WASC work for the current school year.
• Links to our WASC reports, Visiting Committee reports, and WASC accreditation letters.

PCA's LCAP and CA School Dashboard

2025-2026 LCAP Link

• PCA's 2025-2026 LCAP

2025-2026 LCAP Advisory Committee Meetings

All staff, parents/guardians, and students are invited to attend our LCAP Advisory Committee meetings. These meetings are the perfect opportunity for our school partners to learn about our LCAP strategic planning process and provide input and feedback on our LCAP goals and actions.

We hold all of our LCAP Advisory Committee meetings in Zoom, and we'll share meeting links through the Activities and Events Calendar and the staff Google Calendar. We look forward to seeing you there!

2025-2026 LCAP & LCAP Input Surveys

• Our LCAP surveys will be available on January 5th 2026! Please encourage all families to participate.
• Updated for 2025-26: Guidelines for HSTs - LCAP Survey Participation
  • Please review the guidelines document before sharing LCAP surveys.
• Staff LCAP Survey
  • If you are the parent of a PCA student, please also complete the parent/guardian survey below.
  • Please email Gillian if you are the parent of a Cabrillo Point or MVA student. I'll send you the link to that school's survey.
• Parent/Guardian LCAP Survey
• Student LCAP Survey (for students in grades 4-12)

PCA's 2024-2025 CA School Dashboard

• Dashboard Overview Flyers (from the CDE)
  • Getting to Know the CA School Dashboard
  • Getting to Know the State Measures
  • Getting to Know the Local Measures
  • How Dashboard Colors are Determined
• PCA's 2025 School Dashboard
  • 2024-2025 school year data
• Please contact Gillian (gillian.simcox@pacificcoastacademy.org) if you'd like more information or have questions about our Dashboard.

2025-2026 School Year WASC Work

Fall 2025

• 2025-26 Significant Developments Survey (September 2025)
  • 👉 Directions
  • Responses are due by October 24th, 2025.
• Student profile updates - Demographic and achievement data (Gillian)
  • Demographic Data
  • Achievement Data
    • ELA CAASPP
    • Math CAASPP
    • CAST Science
    • Language Proficiency (updates coming soon)
• PCA's 2024 School Dashboard (the CDE will release the 2025 Dashboard by November 15th, 2025)

Spring 2026

• LCAP surveys (see above)
• Review and share progress toward our WASC self-study and LCAP goals
  • March and April 2026
• Begin work on our Self-Study Report! We'll participate in a self-study visit during the 2026-27 school year.

WASC Reports & Accompanying Documents:

Pacific Coast Academy Initial Visit School Description. PCA was awarded an initial three-year accreditation term during the January 2018 initial visit, and our renewal self-study visit was held March 8th and 9th, 2021.

PCA Self-Study Report (Spring 2021)

• March 2021 Self-Study Visiting Committee Report
• Spring 2021 Accreditation Letter. PCA was awarded a six-year accreditation term, through June 2027.

PCA Schoolwide Action Plan (January 2022 Revision) - We'll review the action plan annually to discuss progress on each action step.

PCA Mid-Cycle Progress Report (February 2024)

• February 2024 Mid-Cycle Visiting Committee Report
• Spring 2024 Mid-Cycle Accreditation Letter - Continuing our six-year accreditation term through June 2027.

WASC Visiting Committee Volunteers:

The WASC Commission is always looking for certificated school employees to serve as Visiting Committee members. Like all WASC-related activities, serving as part of a VC is a collaborative experience. You will work with other educators to review a school's progress and identify schoolwide strengths and areas for improvement. A WASC visit is a fantastic PD opportunity, where you'll learn a lot about the accreditation process. Plus, it's fun to see what goes on "behind the scenes."

Serving on a WASC VC for a self-study visit requires a three-and-a-half day commitment (Sunday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon). The school you are visiting will cover the cost of your hotel stay, mileage, and meals. In addition to the visit days, you'll spend some time pre-writing the VC report during the weeks leading up to the visit.

WASC will provide lots of training, and the Visiting Committee Chairperson will guide you through every step of the process before and during the visit.

https://www.acswasc.org/serving-on-a-visiting-committee/

Please email Gillian if you are interested in serving on a Visiting Committee during the 2025-26 school year.

• gillian.simcox@pacificcoastacademy.org

Questions? Please contact Gillian Simcox, Director of Accreditation and Achievement at gillian.simcox@pacificcoastacademy.org.

Key Words: WASC, Accreditation, SLO, Schoolwide Action Plan, Achievement