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Santa Ana USD pushes LCAP engagement as parents press for school-level results and special-education supports
Summary
At a Dec. 2025 town hall, district educational leaders described the Local Control Accountability Plan process and invited community input; parents pressed for school-by-school budget/outcome data, expanded scratch-cooking at elementary schools, and stronger special-education monitoring.
Santa Ana Unified School District officials used a Dec. 2025 town hall to walk families through LCAP priorities and to gather community feedback on how the district should allocate supplemental and concentration LCFF dollars.
"We get to make our own plan," said Dr. Wolk of educational services, describing the LCAP as a state-mandated three-year plan that must align the budget to community priorities. He explained the LCAP’s key buckets — student outcomes, engagement (including parent involvement), and conditions of learning (facilities and materials) — and described ThoughtExchange and other tools the district will use to collect and prioritize community input.
Wolk highlighted recent progress on state dashboard metrics, saying the district improved on five of seven areas this year, with gains in English learner…
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