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Fallbrook board reviews 2025–26 LCAP, seeks public comment before June 24 vote
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Tavka Banani Bastani presented a first read of the district’s 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan, describing goals for instruction, climate, family engagement and equity, demographic highlights and a two-week public-comment window ahead of a June 24 approval vote.
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District on Tuesday presented a first read of its 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan, outlining academic and support priorities for 5,121 students and opening a two-week public comment period before the board is scheduled to consider final approval on June 24.
Assistant Superintendent Tavka Banani Bastani told the board the LCAP centers four goals: rigorous standards-based instruction (with an emphasis on third-grade reading proficiency), a safe and supportive school climate, stronger family and community partnerships, and an equity-focused "multiplier" targeting highest-need schools. She said the plan aligns with state priorities and includes a federal addendum describing intended uses of Title I–IV funds.
Why it matters: the LCAP connects spending and board goals. Banani Bastani said the district serves roughly 5,121 students from preschool through eighth grade, with about 23% English learners, 18% students with identified disabilities, 25% military-connected families and that approximately 73% of students qualify as low income; those counts drive supplemental and concentration funding under California’s LCFF formula.
The presentation listed measurable actions and refinements. Highlights include expanded local assessments, investments in instructional coaching, targeted reading interventions, and a combined extended-school-year model that integrates general-education and special-education students. The district also reported reductions in chronic absenteeism and growth on local literacy measures.
Trustees asked for clarity on operational details, including the "data cycles with resource alignment" Banani Bastani described: teams review student data every six weeks to shift intervention staff and short-term supports where the data shows greatest need. Superintendent Hazel and Banani Bastani emphasized interventions are meant to be temporary, targeted supports rather than year-long placements.
The plan also flags needs: deeper alignment for students with disabilities, targeted supports to accelerate English-language development, and strategies to increase family survey response rates after an identified decline. Banani Bastani said staff will review and revise the draft during a two-week public-comment window and return the plan for board approval at the June 24 meeting.
Public process and next steps: the district will accept public comments via a posted online form (QR code referenced in presentation) and will submit the board-adopted LCAP to the county office of education in accordance with state guidelines. "This document is a living plan," Banani Bastani said. "We review it, reflect and refine every year."
