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Santa Rita board hears LCAP update highlighting gains in attendance, technology access and English‑learner supports
Summary
The Santa Rita Union Elementary School District held a public hearing on its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), presenting Year 1 implementation results and proposed allocations for 2025–26.
The Santa Rita Union Elementary School District held a public hearing on its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), presenting Year 1 implementation results and proposed allocations for 2025–26.
District leaders said the LCAP covers goals, actions, services and expenditures aimed at improving student outcomes, and noted the LCAP allocation for 2025–26 was presented as $12,426,431 with planned expenditures that include prior‑year carryover. Staff explained carryover must be budgeted into the current LCAP, which is why planned expenditures may exceed the base allocation.
Officials reviewed 10 district goals. Highlights included modest growth on local formative ELA and math assessments for most student groups, improved I‑Ready math scores districtwide, and a sharp reduction in the number of long‑term English learners (LTELs), particularly at John Gutierrez Middle School. Staff attributed EL progress to the district’s new English 3D curriculum and a focus on designated ELD time and reclassification supports.
The presentation also noted gains in parent engagement for some groups, expanded access to technology (district remains 1:1 for devices), increased social media outreach and a drop in chronic absenteeism across nearly all student groups. Special education remains an area of focused intervention; the district implemented TeachTown in moderate‑severe classrooms and reported reductions in suspension rates and improved attendance for students with disabilities.
Staff said parent participation in the California Healthy Kids Survey more than doubled this year and that the district will launch a Latino Family Literacy project districtwide in 2025–26. Board members asked for additional conversation in a forthcoming summer workshop and thanked staff for the breadth of engagement used to develop the plan.
The hearing was closed; the district will return with the LCAP for approval at a subsequent board meeting.
