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Galt district reports small enrollment gain, pockets of SBAC growth and plans to target students not meeting standards
Summary
District administrators told trustees enrollment rose by 11 to 3,470 students and shared preliminary SBAC and ELPAC results showing modest cohort gains; trustees asked for root-cause analysis and student-by-name conferences to support students not meeting standards.
District leaders presented a fall snapshot showing modest enrollment gains and preliminary academic assessment results, and trustees pressed for follow-up work to support students who did not meet grade-level standards.
"We're up 11 students from ending the school year in June. We now have 3,470 students," Speaker 3 reported in the enrollment update. The presentation noted two elementary sites under 500 students — Lake Canyon (473) and Marengo Ranch (434) — and that McCaffrey approached 797 students.
Administrators reviewed preliminary SBAC (ELA and math) and ELPAC results; final state figures are expected in October. The presentations highlighted district- and school-level cohort gains (examples: a 5% gain at Lake Canyon in ELA and pockets of 1–3% growth districtwide) and pointed to vertical/cohort analysis showing larger gains in some grade-to-grade transitions.
Trustee Speaker 10 pressed administration on the students who remain below proficiency: "What are the top three root causes why scores are going down?" Administration said principals and teachers will use academic conferences and MTSS teams to review students by name, set tiered interventions and use multiple assessments (SBAC, MAP, grades) to target supports.
The district also previewed additional diagnostic screening (I-Ready) and an early reading screener to identify students at risk of reading difficulties; administrators said teachers will use assessment data to set initial PDSA goals and intervention plans.
Next steps: the district will publish final scores to the dashboard in October, conduct student-by-name academic conferences, and provide trustees with more detailed breakdowns by student group and cohort.
