Trustees review Perris Union High LCAP update, hear budget priorities and next steps

PERRIS, Calif. — At a June 2 special meeting, Perris Union High School District trustees heard an annual update on the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan from Lindsay Chavez, who the board introduced as the meeting’s presenter. Chavez summarized the LCAP’s purpose, funding sources and planned adjustments for the 2025–26 school year and invited trustees to help oversee implementation.

"The LCAP is not just a compliance document," Chavez told the board, urging trustees to "hold me accountable" and to use the packet materials and an infographic she provided to follow the district’s progress. She described the LCAP as a three-year strategic plan that must show how supplemental and concentration funds increase or improve services for high-needs students.

Chavez outlined five headline goals that will guide spending and actions through the current LCAP cycle: academic achievement; college and career readiness; student well-being; family and community engagement; and an equity multiplier that applies to two schools identified as needing extra supports. She said the equity multiplier funding this year supported counseling, social work and…