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Board approves expulsion and early‑graduation petitions as superintendent highlights improved graduation rates
Summary
The board approved a student expulsion (case 02F2526) and petitions to graduate early, while superintendent Ilsa Garza Gonzales reviewed California School Dashboard results showing mixed performance: district graduation rates improved to green while suspension rates rose districtwide.
The Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees approved several student‑related actions on Nov. 19 and heard a data update from the superintendent.
Student discipline and petitions: The board voted to approve student expulsion case number 02F2526 as presented. In a separate action, trustees approved petitions for students to graduate early. Both motions were moved, seconded and approved in roll‑call votes recorded in open session; because the expulsion involves a student discipline matter, the meeting record notes only that board members voted without the student board representatives participating.
California School Dashboard update: Superintendent Ilsa Garza Gonzales reviewed the district’s latest California School Dashboard indicators. She reported the district’s suspension rate worsened (district moved from green to orange), with Fallbrook High School listed as orange for suspensions while Ivy High School and Oasis were reported at more favorable levels. Garza Gonzales highlighted improvement in English learner progress—an increase of 9.6 percentage points with 43.4% of English learners making progress—and noted district graduation indicators improved from orange to green overall, while Fallbrook High School individually was listed as yellow.
Other assessment notes: The superintendent said English language arts measures improved to green and mathematics moved from orange to yellow, and said the CAST science results for 2025 are informational as the state establishes a new baseline. She credited interventions such as weekly TIG advisory time and counseling alignment for some of the improvements and noted follow-up work will continue to expand supports.
Next steps: Board members praised improvements and asked staff to continue monitoring suspension drivers and intervention strategies; no additional immediate student-disciplinary actions were taken beyond the items voted that evening.
