IUSD presents midyear LCAP update; district proposes adding homeless students to Goal 4
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Summary
District staff gave a detailed midyear update on the 2025–26 LCAP, reporting gains in graduation and reductions in chronic absenteeism districtwide, but noting a move into differentiated assistance for the homeless student group (96 students). Staff proposed including homeless students alongside foster youth in Goal 4 and reviewed action-item expenditures and proposed investments across LCAP goals.
District staff presented the 2025–26 midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) update, reviewing performance metrics, student-group trends, and expenditures tied to LCAP action items. Staff emphasized that the midyear report is a point-in-time snapshot required by Senate Bill 114 and is intended to inform course corrections for the remainder of the LCAP cycle.
Key metrics noted by staff included a districtwide attendance rate near 95%, a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism for the all-student group (from prior year levels), and graduation rates in the blue category (roughly 95%). Suspension rates remain low. Staff reported eight expulsions in 2024–25 and emphasized that small groups (for example, foster or homeless students) produce volatile percentage swings because of small numerators and denominators. The homeless student group was identified as having moved into differentiated assistance; staff cited 96 homeless students districtwide and 92 foster-youth students as context for that designation.
Staff proposed modifying Goal 4 (currently focused on foster youth) to include homeless students, citing similar needs and existing support infrastructure for small student groups. The presentation also reviewed LCAP expenditures: staff described roughly $37,000,000 associated with Goal 1 (mental health, school climate, SEL), about $17,000,000 for Goal 2 (academic support), over $225,000,000 for Goal 3 (college and career readiness/high-quality staff), approximately $160,000 for Goal 4 infrastructure supports, and an equity-multiplier allocation of roughly $119,000 outside LCFF. Staff noted most action items were tracking around a 50% midyear expenditure rate, with selected contracts paid earlier in the year accounting for higher percentages.
Board members discussed data glitches and the process for site teams to correct reporting errors, monitoring timelines for adjustments, and the April–June schedule for starting next-cycle LCAP conversations; staff described how school-site teams, Ed Services and data tools (Panorama, CA Dashboard, DataQuest) will be used for follow-up.
