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District reports LCAP annual update: investments in instruction and services, rising chronic absenteeism
Summary
The district presented the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) annual update for 2024–25, citing multimillion‑dollar investments in professional learning, multilingual programs, health and safety, and mental health, while flagging a 3.5 percentage‑point rise in chronic absenteeism to 21.7%.
Ms. Cosgrove, presenting the district’s annual LCAP update, told the governing board Wednesday that the district made multiyear investments in instruction, student supports and family engagement as part of its 2024–25 LCAP priorities.
The update said English learner reclassification rose 0.3 percentage points to 32%, the district invested nearly $500,000 in professional learning, directed more than $5 million toward multilingual learner services, allocated over $3 million for mental and emotional health services, and spent more than $4 million on health and safety. Cosgrove said instructional materials were sufficient for 100% of students and all teachers were appropriately credentialed.
Cosgrove identified chronic absenteeism as the most significant concern, reporting a 3.5 percentage‑point increase to 21.7% for the year. “This tells us that more students are missing significant amounts of instructional time,” she said, and added the issue will require deeper site‑level efforts in 2025–26. The presentation noted small increases in suspensions and expulsions but singled out chronic absenteeism for attention.
The annual update also summarized family engagement metrics: more than 2,600 survey respondents and a tally of over 10,000 family engagement opportunities districtwide across 11 sites. The district reported parent favorable responses to family engagement rose in school‑level surveys and allocated $218,000 at the district level and more than $1.3 million in site funds for engagement activities in the coming year.
Looking ahead to 2025–26, Cosgrove summarized the district’s three‑year LCAP commitments and proposed allocations, including roughly $2.7 million to expand multilingual programs, $2.4 million for special populations, and more than $5.2 million to maintain small class sizes. She told the board that next year’s plan funds $3.2 million for instructional resources and nearly $800,000 for facilities and safety work. The presenter said the district expects to receive “MET” ratings for all local indicators on the 2025 California Dashboard when it is released in November.
Cosgrove opened and closed the public hearing at 6:42 p.m.; no additional public commenters addressed the LCAP items during the hearing. No formal board vote on the annual update was recorded during the hearing.
