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Board reviews LCAP midyear update as English-language gains dip; trustees approve routine personnel, policy and consent items
Summary
District administrators presented the Alisal Union School District's midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan update, highlighted a decline on the English-language-proficiency indicator, and the board then approved a set of routine personnel and policy actions by unanimous votes.
District administrators presented the Alisal Union School District's midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update and highlighted a decline on the English language proficiency (LP) indicator before the board considered and approved routine personnel and policy items.
Dr. Alvarez (presenter on the LCAP midyear update) said the district built a three-year plan that includes $33,300,000 for the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) supplementary and concentration portion and that the midyear update is a required public report. "The plan requires that we use the state the 8 state priorities in order to plan our goals, our actions, and services and expenditures for our students," she told trustees. The presentation spelled out six goals and linked specific actions to schools and student groups, highlighting supports for English learners, math professional development, reading specialists and school psychologists.
Administrators flagged a decline on the English language proficiency indicator (EL progress). As Dr. Alvarez explained: "LP stands for English Language Proficiency Level." She said the district saw a drop in the percentage of students making one year's growth on that indicator, which contributed to red dashboard status and required targeted actions focused on designated ELD, instructional EL specialists (six specialists assigned two sites each) and professional development.
The board then moved through the meeting's business items. A series of motions, each decided by roll-call vote, passed unanimously (5–0). Votes at a glance: adopt agenda (approved 5–0); consent agenda (approved 5–0); human-resources waivers for 2024–25 (approved 5–0); approval of one new full-time Nutrition Services Warehouseman Lead position (approved 5–0); CSBA delegate assembly ballot (approved 5–0); multiple revised and new board policy series in the 2000 and 3000 series (approved 5–0).
In closed session the board took a personnel action: it voted to issue notices releasing and reassigning certificated administrators to administrative or classroom teaching positions pursuant to Education Code section 44951, effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year, and directed the superintendent or designee to send appropriate legal notice. The board recorded the roll-call vote as ayes 5, nays 0, absent 0.
Other items of note from the public session: Superintendent Koenig announced a groundbreaking at Cesar Chavez Elementary School for three new kindergarten classrooms and explained the classrooms will be larger than standard classrooms and include two bathrooms as required for TK/K settings. LCAP next steps outlined by district staff include stakeholder meetings through March and April, staff and parent surveys in late February–March, a public hearing on June 5 and final approval targeted for June 26.
Ending: The board adjourned following the reconvened open session; no litigation or other reportable items were announced beyond the specified personnel action taken in closed session.
