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San Bernardino County student-services midyear report: alternative education sees short enrollments, mixed assessment gains
Summary
County staff presented a midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update showing high student turnover in alternative education, mixed results on STAR Reading/Math growth for students with longer stays, and new literacy and math interventions.
San Bernardino County Office of Education staff told the Board of Education on Feb. 10 that alternative education programs — including juvenile court schools and county community schools — continue to serve a high-turnover population but are showing measurable gains for students who remain long enough to receive sustained instruction.
“We had 5,052 students (snapshot Dec. 23, 2024) across student services, and we grew 244 students in one month,” Area Director Scott Wyatt said, noting more than 100 of the new enrollments were in alternative education programs. Wyatt described a countywide constellation of programs — county community schools, juvenile court schools, hospital/homebound instruction and residential programs — and said many students are transient placements tied to…
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