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LBUSD presents LCAP update and proposed 2025'26 budget; public hearings opened
Summary
Staff presented the district's LCAP update covering three goals (college & career readiness, whole-child supports, safe and inclusive schools) and a proposed budget projecting roughly $90 million in revenue and a planned use of assigned fund balance for capital transfers. The board opened public hearings on both the LCAP and the budget; formal adoption is scheduled for June 9.
LBUSD staff used the May 22 meeting to present the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update for 2024'27 and an accompanying 2025'26 budget overview. Presenters described the LCAP as the district's three-year strategy for improving outcomes, especially for students the state identifies for additional support.
On Goal 1 (college and career readiness), staff highlighted state and local assessment data and noted that 81% of the 2024 graduating class earned early college credit through CTE articulation, AP exams, or dual enrollment. "We want students to have these skills ready for college or career," Dr. Mayberry said while introducing the goal.
Goal 2 (whole-child supports) showed a suspension rate of about 1.3% as of April 2025 and an average daily attendance of 96%. Dr. Keller described restorative practices, student-success panels, counseling resources and a focus on reducing chronic absenteeism (reported at over 250 students). He said a recent 15-year high in respiratory viruses affected attendance this year.
Goal 3 (safe, equitable and inclusive schools) included early ELPAC results: the district started the year with 70 identified English learners and 16 students (23% of that cohort) had met reclassification criteria at the time of reporting. Special-education enrollment was reported at 233 students districtwide; staff described MTSS, family resource center supports, summer programs and plans to expand student-led cultural initiatives.
On the budget, Acting Business Official Jeff Dixon gave a multiyear forecast showing local property tax as the largest revenue source and projected revenue of roughly $90,000,000 next fiscal year with expenditures projected near $87.5 million (about 78% for salaries and benefits). Dixon said the district expects to deficit-spend next year against assigned fund balance that the board previously reserved for the capital improvement program and aims to maintain a reserve for economic uncertainties set at 5% of expenditures. The presentation included line-item explanations for notable year-over-year changes (textbook adoption, copier savings, paving at the bus yard, and capital transfers).
The board opened public hearings for both the LCAP and the budget; public comment on the LCAP was brief and the item was closed at 7:55 p.m. Board members and staff reiterated that the LCAP and the budget will return for formal adoption at the June 9 regular meeting.
