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Hermosa Beach trustees hold public hearing on 2025–26 LCAP and LCFF budget; no adoption tonight
Summary
The Hermosa Beach City School District board held public hearings on the 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) budget, heard staff presentations on goals and funding priorities, and left both hearings open for public comment and later board approval; no final adoption took place.
The Hermosa Beach City School District Board of Education held public hearings on the 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan and the district’s Local Control Funding Formula budget, hearing staff presentations and public comment before leaving both items for later adoption.
Paula (staff member) and Miss Gluck (staff member) presented the LCAP, describing three continuing district goals: inclusion (social-emotional development and climate), achievement (research-based Tier 1 instruction and a new K–8 English language arts adoption), and community (partnerships and enrollment growth). The presentation noted the district’s shift to full‑day TK and kindergarten, plans for a teacher on special assignment for technology, library media technicians at each site, a dedicated ELD block in middle school, and additional counseling hours at Hermosa View and Hermosa Vista.
The budget presentation emphasized revenue sources and local support: the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation’s planned contribution of roughly $1.4 million to support counselors, library media techs, elementary PE, and expanded electives; HP PTO contributions of about $278,000; federal funds (about $271,000 projected) and other state program monies. The district reported total budgeted expenditures of about $23.2 million, with roughly 80% of spending on salaries. Multiyear projections presented assumed enrollment of about 1,479 and an average daily attendance (ADA) near 1,407–1,407; staff noted an approximate loss of $56 per absent student per day tied to ADA (presented as an example of the budget sensitivity to attendance).
Presenters said local indicators and California Dashboard metrics guided the LCAP. The presenters described improved chronic absenteeism (moving from a red to green level on the dashboard) and listed participation and scheduling as continuing challenges. Staff described next steps: the draft LCAP is posted on the district website for review, staff will accept public feedback, LACOE will review the financial component, and the board is expected to approve the LCAP at its June 23 meeting.
The board opened and later closed public hearings on both the LCAP and LCFF budget at the meeting (motions to close were made and voted). No final adoption or vote on the LCAP or LCFF budget occurred at this meeting.
The LCAP presenters (Paula; Miss Gluck) and district finance staff encouraged community review and written comment before the June 23 adoption vote.
