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District presents midyear LCAP showing gradual gains in English learners and declines in suspensions and chronic absenteeism
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting Los Banos Unified trustees received a midyear LCAP update showing modest gains for English learners, improvements in kindergarten–grade SEL measures, a 96.7% graduation rate and targets for additional supports; trustees asked for more parent survey outreach.
Los Banos Unified School District officials on Feb. 11 told the school board the district is making incremental academic and social-emotional progress while continuing to target groups that lag state averages.
Doctor Sutton, who presented the district's midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan review, said the district's three-year target includes raising English learner (EL) proficiency from 52.3% to 60%. Sutton reported small year-over-year gains for EL students: a 2.53% increase in English fluency proficiency and gains on state-aligned ELA and math measures.
"Our EL students actually increased their English fluency proficiency by 2.53%," Sutton said, adding that the district has closed some of the distance to the state average on ELA and math.
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