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Orange Unified adopts 2024–27 LCAP after trustees press for action on chronic absenteeism
Summary
The Orange Unified School District Board approved the 2024–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) 6–0–1 after a presentation on local indicators and extended discussion about chronic absenteeism, community schools and climate surveys.
The Orange Unified School District Board of Education approved the 2024–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Year 1 at its June 26 meeting following a presentation by Dr. Schaffer and questions from trustees about attendance and engagement.
Dr. Schaffer told the board the district is on schedule to present local indicators to the board by July 1 and to report them to the California Dashboard by July 31. “The deadline is July 1 to present these local indicators to our board,” Dr. Schaffer said, explaining how local indicators differ from state dashboard measures. She summarized the district’s evidence: basic services and standards implementation were marked as met; parent and family engagement was supported by nearly 13,000 survey participants and about 1,100 focus‑group participants; and school‑climate measures will now be collected annually via the Each Mind Matters survey.
Trustees focused extensive discussion on chronic absenteeism and how the district addresses it. Trustee Kelly said chronic absenteeism remained a pressing issue across sites: “That is a huge deal,” Kelly said, urging the district to consider systemic strategies beyond site‑level interventions. District staff described an ARC attendance recovery tool used by principals and said Student Community Services would provide a written response on how absenteeism is being tracked and addressed.
Trustees also asked about community schools and how those programs might support attendance and family engagement. District staff said community schools will have an action in next year’s LCAP and that program APR (annual program review) reports are due June 30 and will inform a district report due July 30. The board discussed survey options should the county’s Each Mind Matters survey change and noted the California Healthy Kids Survey as a statewide alternative.
After discussion, the board voted to approve the 2024–27 LCAP Year 1 as presented (motion carried 6–0–1). The approval allows staff to proceed with LCAP implementation and required reporting for the coming year.
Looking ahead, trustees requested more detail on the district’s chronic absenteeism interventions and the Student Community Services office’s results; staff committed to returning additional documentation and analysis to the board.
