San Bernardino County presents revised Student Services LCAP; students, parents testify at public hearing

County Superintendent Ted Alejandre and Student Services staff presented the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ draft Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2025–26 and opened a public hearing on the document at the board’s May 12 meeting.

The Student Services branch said the LCAP will return to the board in June for formal adoption after staff continue to incorporate feedback from educational partners. “This is the time of the year where we will be presenting the local control and accountability plan,” Superintendent Ted Alejandre told the board before turning the presentation over to Student Services staff.

The draft LCAP focuses on six priority themes that student services said were carried over from the 2023–24 plan: professional development, high-quality instruction, implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), expanded support staff, increased family engagement, and data-informed instruction. Dr. Scott Wyatt, Area Director for Alternative Education, said the county’s alternative education programs serve students across a large geographic area and include community schools, an Independent Learning Academy (ILA), and juvenile court schools.

Student Services presented program data from April 18, 2025, showing a Student Services population of 5,904 students, with 1,351 cumulative enrollments in Alternative Education for the year. Staff said 64% of…