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Chief academic officer presents LCAP midyear update; board hears budget breakdown and progress on four goals
Summary
Sarah Huang presented the district’s midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update and a budget overview required by SB 114. The presentation covered LCFF revenue breakdowns, progress on four LCAP goals, and midyear expenditure reporting.
Sarah Huang, the district’s Chief Academic Officer, presented the Buena Park School District midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update and the budget overview for parents, as required by Senate Bill 114.
Huang told the board the district’s revenue picture is led by LCFF (local control funding formula) funds, which she said make up the largest share of district revenue (she presented LCFF as about 72% of total revenue). Huang also said that supplemental and concentration grants — the funds generated by counts of foster youth, English learners and low-income students — represent roughly 15% of the LCFF portion.
The midyear report lays out four LCAP goals: academic achievement in ELA/math and language proficiency; staffing and facilities/PD; college- and career-ready pathways and elective/passions access; and student connectedness/wellness and climate. Huang walked trustees through the metrics used to measure progress, including CAASPP and ELPAC results, i-Ready diagnostics (winter D2 still being finalized), California Dashboard indicators, progress on credentials/appropriate assignments, and results from student and parent surveys.
Huang gave examples of actions funded under the LCAP: instructional materials and i-Ready, CGI math professional development (PD), PLCs for teacher collaboration, tiered intervention supports, library/media clerks, tier 2 intervention small-group work, technology and assessment-coordinator supports, and middle-school dual-enrollment courses (currently a computer programming class in partnership with Fullerton College). She noted that Fullerton College will cover tuition for the dual enrollment course, reducing district costs to materials only.
On professional development, Huang explained a drop in the number of CGI PD sessions in the midyear report is expected because the CGI rollout is a three-year implementation and earlier years were PD-heavy; this year’s focus is sustaining and training new teachers.
Trustees asked several clarifying questions during the presentation. One trustee noted a revision on page 26: the middle-school guidance specialist line was updated after the agenda was posted — budgeted $128,635 and an updated actual expenditure of $56,014 as of Dec. 30. Another trustee asked whether the roughly $1.2 million listed for class-size reduction is primarily staff costs; Huang and staff confirmed most of that allocation is personnel. Trustees also asked about expanding middle-school college courses; Huang said the Fullerton College partnership and their willingness to fund tuition opens options, but expansion depends on interest and instructor availability. A trustee asked whether participant counts for parent trainings were unduplicated; Huang said counts are not deduplicated and she will provide a breakdown.
Huang described the LCAP process moving forward: the district will continue stakeholder engagement through surveys, steering committees and focus groups, finalize winter i-Ready data, and present the annual LCAP update in June.
Why it matters: The LCAP midyear update informs the public how the district plans to use state and local funds to support high-need students (English learners, foster youth, and low-income students) and reports midyear expenditures and implementation progress.
