The Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15CC) partnered with the California Department of Education to create resources for local education agencies (LEAs) to guide the development of well-written goals for their Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs). The LCAP is a three-year plan that California LEAs use to set goals, plan actions, and leverage resources as part of their strategic planning process to improve student outcomes. Included in this report is a checklist that LEAs may use in conjunction with the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Template instructions to support the development of well-written goals, why statements, metrics, baselines, yearly outcomes, desired outcomes, and actions, along with the Local Control and Accountability Plan.