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Calexico Unified presents midyear LCAP update, highlights gains and persistent attendance concerns
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Alyssa Ramirez told the district board the midyear LCAP shows gains in AP pass rates and some subgroup assessment scores but flagged chronic absenteeism and small regressions in dashboard indicators; trustees asked for targeted curriculum training and expanded attendance efforts.
Assistant Superintendent Alyssa Ramirez presented Calexico Unified School District’s required midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan update, outlining academic metrics, expenditures and actions aimed at the district’s unduplicated student groups.
Ramirez told the board the LCAP focuses on the district’s socioeconomic-disadvantaged students, English learners and foster youth, and that the district’s unduplicated count is roughly 92 percent. She reviewed multiple measures — state dashboard indicators, SBAC and CAST results, district diagnostic (i-Ready) progress, ELPAC reclassification rates and local indicators tied to the Portrait of a Graduate — and described which measures are final, in progress or still pending as the year continues.
Ramirez said some subgroups showed modest regressions on state dashboard indicators while others made small gains. She pointed to growth in science (CAST) scores and increases in AP test participation and pass rates, and noted an uptick in reclassification and i-Ready growth for several subgroups. She also described how the district uses multiple funding sources (LCFF supplemental and concentration funds, Title funds and grants) to support curriculum staff, EL specialists, instructional aids and the CTE program.
Trustees pressed for near-term actions to address regression and improve outcomes in the next 90-plus days. Ramirez described steps underway: grade-level curriculum planning and targeted small-group training in math and ELA, additional one-to-one meetings for English learners to support reclassification, and expanded classroom- and campus-level attendance campaigns. She noted chronic absenteeism remains the district’s most difficult challenge and said the district is conducting SART/SARB meetings and deploying attendance specialists.
The district also highlighted site-level and program investments: professional development, CTE partnerships and facilities improvements, a credit-recovery program that covers test fees for students, and targeted supports for foster and homeless youth. Ramirez said final LCAP numbers will be updated as in-progress assessments and surveys conclude.
The presentation closed with trustees praising parent engagement at recent LCAP sessions and urging continued system-building, while Ramirez emphasized the district’s high English-learner share and the need for multi-year work to improve outcomes for students with the greatest needs.
The board took no formal action on the LCAP update at the meeting; staff will finalize remaining metrics and return to the board with final LCAP materials later in the spring.
