Wiseburn Unified reviews state California Dashboard results, LCAP midyear and budget implications

Maggie Mayberry, a district staff member presenting the California Dashboard and LCAP midyear, told the Board that Wiseburn’s 2024 state Dashboard included one green indicator in English language arts and four yellow indicators in math, English learner progress, chronic absenteeism and suspension rate. “The California dashboard…is a great tool that helps our communities be updated about how we’re performing,” Mayberry said.

Mayberry and other staff explained why the Dashboard matters: it compares local performance against statewide measures, isolates 14 state subgroups (Wiseburn tracks 10 of those locally) and now includes CAST (the California Science Test) for fifth and eighth graders. She said the CAST result appears on the Dashboard for the first time and will generate a color indicator in future years once growth is measurable.

Staff described subgroup findings and changes from prior reporting. Mayberry reported Wiseburn’s distance‑from‑standard in ELA was well above the state average (23.3 points above standard) though it declined slightly year‑over‑year. She also reported math remained in yellow (5.6 points…