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El Rancho Unified reports midyear LCAP progress; trustees press for more tutoring dollars and clearer spending breakdowns
Summary
District presented midyear LCAP metrics and estimated expenditures through 12/31/2025, highlighting growth in honors/AP enrollment and CTE participation but noting math performance challenges at Salazar High; trustees asked for clearer encumbrance vs. expense reporting and urged expanding tutoring and intervention supports.
El Rancho Unified staff presented the district’s midyear Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) update, reviewing goals, available midyear metrics and the estimated actual expenditures recorded through Dec. 31, 2025.
The presentation covered five LCAP goals — standards‑aligned instruction, inclusive school climates, pupil outcomes, English‑learner progress and an equity multiplier focused on Salazar High School. Staff highlighted increases in honors/AP course enrollment (43.1 percent at the high‑school level vs. a 40 percent target) and growth in CTE participation, while noting continued concern about math performance and Salazar’s CAST scores.
"At this point in the school year, some LCAP actions have not started, some are in progress, and some have been completed," the fiscal presenter said; estimated actuals are limited to expenditures recorded through Dec. 31, and encumbrances or contracts not yet invoiced may not appear in those totals.
Trustees asked detailed budget and program questions. Trustee Perez pressed for clarity on survey breakdowns and on the definition and measurement of "high‑dosage tutoring," which staff described as a 5:1 tutor‑to‑student model provided through the Think Together partnership and targeted by teacher/principal selection. "I think that's the best way to measure it instead of just a survey," she said, endorsing pre/post assessments to evaluate impact.
Board members also discussed funding buckets: multiple revenue sources (ELOP, Title I, equity multiplier funds and other grants) are being combined to provide services, creating reporting complexity. "So the services are being provided for our students, but they're using different funding sources for that," a district official said, noting the district is trying to "empty every bucket" and also plan for funds that will sunset.
Trustees requested follow‑up material: a clearer breakdown of estimated actuals versus encumbrances, site‑level tutoring expansion plans (including additional Learn tutors), and confirmation of where high‑dosage tutoring funds are being expended. Staff said they will provide the requested ledger details and a report on tutoring expansion plans for Salazar High and other secondary sites.
No formal board action was taken on the LCAP presentation; multiple trustees emphasized the need to prioritize tutoring and use available funds to expand interventions, particularly in math.
