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Colton Joint Unified board adopts 2025-26 LCAP/budget overview, approves consent items and CFD levies
Summary
Trustees heard a detailed Local Control and Accountability Plan presentation and budget preview showing $76.1 million in supplemental LCAP funds, questioned program cuts and contract growth, approved consent items 6.1—6.83 (except 6.2) and adopted four CFD tax-levy resolutions; board also upheld two expulsions and approved multiple personnel appointments.
The Colton Joint Unified School District board on June [date not specified] heard a full Local Control and Accountability Plan presentation and a preview of the district's 2025-26 budget, approved the bulk of its consent calendar and adopted annual special-tax-levy resolutions for four Community Facilities Districts.
Board presenters said the district's LCAP supplemental and concentration funding is projected at $76,100,000 for the coming year and noted $1.2 million in new equity-multiplier funds for three additional schools. Director Murphy told trustees the LCAP includes investments in AVID, CTE pathways, counseling and one-to-one student devices and that most state dashboard indicators showed year-over-year improvement.
"We've increased performance in most areas after one year," Director Murphy said, summarizing work on English learners, chronic absenteeism and graduation-rate efforts and the district's emphasis on…
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