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Desert Sands reviews draft LCAP and budget outlook as enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels
Summary
At the June 10 meeting the Desert Sands Unified School District board received a presentation on the draft Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and a detailed budget overview. Staff highlighted equity-focused goals and noted continued enrollment declines, a high personnel share of the budget and a multi-year fund balance plan.
The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education on June 10 reviewed a draft Local Control and Accountability Plan and a budget overview that ties district spending to academic, college-and-career and social-emotional goals.
Gabriela Yamas, the district’s LCAP coordinator, told trustees the draft “tells the story of how Desert Sands is working to improve outcomes for all students with a specific focus on our English learners, low income and students in foster care.” The plan frames actions around three core goals — academic growth and early literacy; college- and career-readiness; and social-emotional learning and mental-health supports — and incorporates state equity multiplier goals for several high-need schools.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Jordan Aquino reviewed the fiscal context. He…
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