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Board hears midyear LCAP update showing modest gains, district emphasizes math and literacy investments
Summary
District staff presented the midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) review covering July–Dec. 2024 actuals, reported small improvements in math and other metrics, and outlined next steps including surveys and summer/expanded learning investments.
The Mount Diablo Unified School District presented its midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update on Feb. 26, reviewing outcome metrics and midyear expenditures for the 2024–25 school year. Samantha Allen, who led the presentation, described the update as a year‑one midyear check on a three‑year plan and highlighted where early investments have produced measurable gains.
Allen told trustees that much of the district’s early progress shows up in math, where a three‑year partnership with TNTP focused resources on grade‑level instruction and coaching. “We did have some growth and this is in the area where we put all our resources,” Allen said, pointing to modest improvements on CAASPP math indicators and higher AP exam pass rates.
Fiscal staff member Gustavo explained that the midyear actuals reflect expenditures from July 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2024, excluding encumbrances, and that budget‑to‑actual differences can reflect one‑time funding. Allen emphasized the timing: many actions funded by the LCAP began this school year and thus would not be expected to fully affect CAASPP baselines drawn from 2023 data.
Key program highlights presented: - Math professional development and coaching through TNTP showing early gains in classrooms. - A newly piloted early‑literacy effort (Heggarty early phonics) in transitional kindergarten (TK) this year with planned broader rollout to K–5 next year. - Increases in CTE completion and AP exam pass rates; small decreases in chronic absenteeism overall. - Site‑level work supporting focal scholar groups, tutoring and family engagement events.
Allen said the district will survey educational partners—families, staff and advisory committees—before the spring PAC activities and that results will inform revisions to the LCAP this spring. Trustees asked about program evaluation and screening tools; Allen and staff said the district is finalizing choices for literacy screeners and will report evaluation findings in future updates.
Ending: The board directed staff to continue outreach and bring a more complete set of midyear program evaluations and updated expenditure reports at future meetings, with a fuller LCAP update scheduled in late spring and summer for adoption.
