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Newport‑Mesa reports midyear LCAP gains; chronic absenteeism falls to 13%
Summary
District staff told the board the midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan shows steady implementation, new counselor staffing and notable declines in chronic absenteeism and suspensions; midyear spending is near expected pacing.
Vanessa Gailey presented Newport‑Mesa Unified School District’s midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan update, telling the board the district is generally “doing the things we said we were going to do with tweaks.” The midyear summary aligns the district’s budget to board priorities and reports implementation and expenditure information through the first half of the year.
Gailey highlighted several concrete outcomes. “Last year, overall, we had 22 percent of students chronically absent, and we took that down to…
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