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District highlights strategic‑plan progress, launches after‑school meal program and reports mixed California Dashboard results

El Monte City School District Board of Education · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Administrators reported progress on the district’s strategic plan, including a newly launched after‑school meal program serving ~2,400 students, and Dr. Teresa Pinedo reviewed California Dashboard results—language arts up but still below standard, math stagnant, improved English‑learner progress and lower chronic absenteeism.

District leaders used the Dec. 15 board meeting to outline progress on the strategic plan and to announce new student supports.

Dr. Teresa Pinedo presented the California Dashboard update: the district rose 4.7 points in language arts to yellow but remains 8.2 points below the standard for green; math showed essentially no growth and shifted to orange; the English‑learner progress indicator improved to 53% (green); chronic absenteeism declined to 8.1% (green); suspension rate dropped…

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