Board approves updated Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan after data-driven presentation

The Anaheim Elementary School District board voted unanimously to approve updates to its Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) plan, following a presentation from director Cecilia Romain laying out procedural and program refinements.

Romain said the revisions include updated student enrollment procedures, revised arrival and dismissal protocols, a new registration and parent agreement to create consistent site-level expectations across the district's 23 sites, and a stronger focus on equitable access and program sustainability. She told trustees that continuous-improvement work led to the changes and highlighted partnerships with the City of Anaheim and the Boys & Girls Club for staffing and enrichment activities.

Romain also described how attendance-recovery credits tied to state ADA rules allowed the district to recover days of attendance from recent camps and targeted programs. She reported that the district worked with personnel and fiscal teams to recoup 4,044 days from two camps ("that's about $323,000"), 1,437 days from small-group supports ("about $115,000"), and another 1,655 days from teacher pathways and interventions (about $130,000), totaling a projected return of a little over $500,000 spread across three years. "So together, it's a little over 500,000 that we will be able to bring back to our district over a period of about 3 years," Romain said.

Trustees praised the program and its data ties to student learning. Trustee Ryan Rellis (remote) said he looked forward to the formal action and noted the plan's stronger alignment to district learning goals; the motion to approve passed by roll call vote with all trustees voting yes.