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Board accepts LCAP mid‑year update as staff outline student performance, AP and graduation metrics
Summary
District staff presented the Sweetwater Union High School District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) mid‑year update on Feb. 10, summarizing metrics on graduation rates, AP participation and pass rates, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, and program expenditures. The board voted to accept the mid‑year report.
The Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Education received and accepted the district’s LCAP mid‑year update on Feb. 10, a required report that pairs programmatic actions with budget and student performance metrics.
Dr. Alvarez, presenting the mid‑year update, said the LCAP tracks state indicators including graduation, academic performance, suspension rates, chronic absenteeism and English‑learner progress. The report compared first‑semester grades to the prior year and summarized interventions — including tutoring contracts with HeyTutor, expanded AVID, credit recovery and extended after‑school assets — intended to support students off track.
Why it matters: The LCAP guides how the district spends supplemental funds and documents progress on goals for teaching and learning, safe and healthy campuses, family engagement and operational foundations.
Key points from the presentation - Graduation: The district’s graduation indicator appears in the green on the California Dashboard, though staff noted disparities for some subgroups (foster youth, homeless students and some small subgroups) that remain in differentiated assistance. - AP participation and pass rates: Staff said the number of students taking AP exams has increased, and pass rates rose to around 64% in 2024 for AP exams overall. Alvarez noted passage rates vary by subject and that even students scoring 2 on an AP exam often benefit academically in college coursework. - Grades and credit recovery: First‑semester grade comparisons showed increases in D/F rates at middle schools in some subjects; the district reported more than 1,000 credits earned through credit recovery in the first semester and HeyTutor services supporting more than 8,500 students at 26 schools. - Attendance and suspension: Chronic absenteeism (measured at middle schools) has shown some decreases; districtwide attendance remains below pre‑pandemic levels. Suspension rates have decreased compared with last year, though small subgroup sizes make year‑to‑year swings possible.
Board discussion and action Board members asked for comparisons with similar districts and pushed for targeted supports where D/F rates are high. Trustee Marty Emerald and others stressed that recovery will take sustained, coordinated efforts among teachers, counselors and support staff. After questions from trustees, the board voted to accept the LCAP mid‑year update.
Ending: The mid‑year report will be used to guide site‑level interventions and continued monitoring; staff said some expenditures and year‑end budget realignment will appear in the final LCAP figures at year‑end.
