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Colton Joint Unified unveils new culinary arts facility as district highlights rising graduation rates and LCAP-funded supports
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At an event at Colton High School, district officials unveiled a new culinary arts facility and summarized the Local Control and Accountability Plan, saying graduation rates and several dashboard indicators have improved and that LCAP funds support mental-health services, CTE, and early-college efforts.
Colton Joint Unified officials onstage at Colton High School celebrated the opening of a new culinary arts facility and used the occasion to summarize the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), saying the plan has helped raise graduation rates and expand student supports.
Doctor Peterson, who led the district’s LCAP presentation, said, “Our graduation rate continues to increase,” and noted that most dashboard indicators showed improvement over the past year. The presentation described the current LCAP as the third year of the district’s three-year plan cycle and invited the public to review the full plan online or at the district’s June board meeting.
The district framed LCAP as funding that supports equitable access, student achievement and wellness. Doctor Peterson listed programs paid for through LCAP including English-learner supports, career-technical education (CTE), AVID, visual and performing arts, GATE, summer school, new-teacher professional learning and expanded counseling and mental-health services. She said the district has seen three years of growth in key indicators and emphasized parent and community engagement in setting priorities.
Event organizers also showed a short video and gave students time to speak about the new kitchen. An event host (S11) said the gathering was “to celebrate the unveiling of a new culinary arts facility at Colton High School,” and student participants described excitement about new equipment and opportunities to demonstrate skills for CJUSD. A board representative (S5) told attendees the facility “is gonna serve our students for many years to come.”
Speakers named Jodah Murphy as a member of the educational services team and highlighted award-recognized mental-health programs that the district said are county leaders; exact funding amounts and line-item allocations for those programs were not specified during the presentation. Doctor Peterson invited attendees to consult the full LCAP document on the district website or attend the June board meeting for a more detailed slide presentation and additional data.
The event combined celebration of a new facility with an overview of district priorities and supports funded through the LCAP. No formal board actions or votes were recorded during the event portion of the program; the district directed interested community members to review materials online or attend the upcoming board meeting for further details.
