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El Rancho Unified presents LCAP midyear update showing mixed budget variances and modest academic gains
Summary
District staff presented the Local Control and Accountability Plan midyear update, reporting improved parent and staff perceptions of safety and modest gains in early-grade reading and advanced-course enrollment while noting budget variances tied to reclassified facility projects and expanded student wellness spending.
El Rancho Unified School District staff presented their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) midyear update at the board’s June 17 meeting, saying the plan documents priorities, goals and spending that drive services for student subgroups.
The presenter described five LCAP goals and highlighted several metrics showing modest progress: staff-reported school safety rose to 90.5% and parent-reported safety rose to 91.1%; honors, AP and IB enrollment grew 4.4%; third-grade benchmark proficiency rose from 45.7% to 50.8%; and dual-enrollment participation increased by 1.9 percentage points.
District staff also identified notable budget variances. ‘‘Planned facility projects were reclassified to deferred maintenance and other capital funds,’’ the presenter said, explaining that a $7.46 million planned facilities amount was largely charged to funds outside the LCAP. By contrast, student wellness expenditures exceeded the original budget due to hiring an additional licensed vocational nurse and expanded nursing support, which raised actual spending to $950,131.45 from a budgeted $793,067.
Trustees asked for clarifications about discrepancies between the posted LCAP document and the version presented. Trustee Arlene Perez said she found a different document on the district website and asked staff to reconcile the versions; the presenter said final adjustments could reflect feedback from the Los Angeles County Office of Education and that the board will be asked to approve a finalized LCAP on June 24.
Board members also pressed for more detail about Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways. The presenter described Salazar High School’s current pathways — a medical/health pathway and a life-management pathway added this year — and said next year the district expects two full pathways at Salazar after staffing and scheduling adjustments. ‘‘Next year there will be two full pathways at Salazar,’’ the presenter said, noting one teacher had split duties this year so only half a salary was counted toward the new pathway.
Officials said some planned supports have been delayed or scaled down for staffing reasons. For example, a planned Board Certified Behavior Analyst allocation of $290,000 showed no actual expenditures because of recruitment and implementation delays, though the district now has a contract in place.
The superintendent’s office said the full, finalized LCAP will be returned to the board for approval on June 24 and then submitted to LACOE, which may require minor amendments such as clearer end dates.
The board opened a public hearing on the LCAP as required and closed it the same night with no substantive new public testimony.
