Millbrae district reports modest academic gains, outlines LCAP revisions and new professional development

Catherine Wasliff, director of educational services for the Millbrae Elementary School District, on the board’s June meeting presented year‑one results and revisions to the district’s three‑year Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), reporting modest gains in student outcomes and plans to expand professional development for teachers.

Wasliff told the board the district’s dashboard shows 64–65.4% of students met or exceeded the standard in English language arts, an increase of about 2.8 percentage points. She said 62.6% of third‑through‑eighth graders met or exceeded standards in the 2023–24 school year, up about 1.5 points overall, and reported a decline in chronic absenteeism to 9.9%, down 1.8 points. For multilingual learners Wasliff reported a larger gain: 65.5% making progress on English‑learner measures, an increase of about 11.4 points from the prior year.

Why it matters: the LCAP is the district’s plan for directing state and local funds toward identified priorities. Wasliff described four district goals — structured literacy, academic achievement, student engagement…