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Mill Valley board approves midyear LCAP after discussion of EL supports and scheduling constraints
Summary
Trustees approved the district's midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) after a presentation from the superintendent highlighting professional learning, English‑learner volatility (34 EL students districtwide), chronic absenteeism, a 2.6% suspension rate and staffing constraints affecting MTSS and scheduling.
The Mill Valley School Board voted Jan. 15 to approve the district's midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) after a presentation and trustee questions about English‑learner supports, assessment data and scheduling.
Superintendent (speaker 6) summarized recent professional development offerings and the midyear LCAP dashboard, noting priorities in the plan: ensuring highly qualified teachers, implementing a guaranteed and viable curriculum, building multi‑tiered systems of support (MTSS) and improving community engagement. The superintendent said the district currently has 34 English learners and described the difficulty of providing both designated ELD and targeted learning supports given staffing and scheduling constraints.
The superintendent flagged chronic absenteeism as a district concern—especially for socioeconomically disadvantaged students—and said the suspension rate has increased to about 2.6%, reflecting, in the superintendent's view, stricter enforcement of behavioral expectations. The district is working with the county office on differentiated assistance and is consolidating assessment data (I‑Ready and DIBELS) into systems to monitor student growth.
Trustees asked whether classroom teams can access student‑level assessment data and how the district will use common assessments to identify and monitor students needing extra supports. The superintendent said the district now has a common language‑arts assessment and plans to implement progress monitoring and an array of tiered interventions, but noted a lack of staff capacity and the time needed to implement MTSS, UDL and PBIS systemwide.
After discussion, a trustee moved to approve the midyear LCAP and another seconded; the board approved the motion by voice vote ('Aye').
What it means: Approval keeps the district on schedule for LCAP reporting and signals continued emphasis on staffing and targeted supports; the board asked staff to return with additional implementation details and PD summary results at upcoming meetings.
