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Bonita Unified says districtwide scores show recovery from pandemic in LCAP midyear update
Summary
At a Feb. meeting, LCAP presenter Anne Veil told the Bonita Unified School Board the district had mitigated pandemic learning loss, reported record reclassification for English learners, a small rise in AP participation and mixed shifts on safety and engagement metrics; trustees asked for multi‑year trend data.
Bonita Unified presented a midyear update to its Local Control and Accountability Plan on metrics including student achievement, attendance and credentialing, with district staff reporting signs of recovery from pandemic-era learning loss.
Anne Veil, who delivered the presentation, said Bonita Unified “has successfully mitigated learning loss from the pandemic,” and pointed to districtwide ELA and math figures and higher English learner reclassification rates as evidence of progress. Veil also noted that AP exam participation rose from roughly 1,800 exams in 2023 to over 1,900 in 2024 and that 26 more students enrolled in AP classes year over year.
The midyear report covered four LCAP goals: teaching and learning (with emphasis on English learners, students with disabilities, socioeconomically disadvantaged students and foster youth), school safety and climate, engagement, and a mandated equity-focused goal for Vista High School. Veil described improvements on multiple measures, including steady facilities inspection ratings and a decrease or maintenance in suspension rates that moved the district’s dashboard indicators upward.
Board members asked for more longitudinal context. One trustee asked whether the dashboard can show multi‑year trends to better interpret changes tied to COVID and seasonal timing; Veil said the district can compare spring‑to‑spring or fall‑to‑fall results and will present the full 2025 LCAP in June when final data are available.
Trustees also questioned the rise in AP participation. Veil said the increase reflected deliberate efforts to remove access barriers and to expand enrollment without large new course sections: “there was not, like, a broad offer, you know, addition of AP sections,” she said, adding staff focused on removing prerequisites and encouraging broader access.
A trustee requested follow-up on low benchmark participation in math at one site; Veil said benchmarks are now in place and that staff would report back. The presentation closed with a reminder that site-level goals for attendance, academic performance and student connectedness will guide work through the remainder of the school year.
The board received the update and directed staff to return with the full 2025 LCAP and any requested trend analyses at the June presentation.
