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Paramount Unified presents midyear LCAP update, outlines interventions after California Dashboard results
Summary
District leaders gave a midyear Local Control Accountability Plan update tied to the California Dashboard, detailing intervention programs, a proposed K–12 ELA adoption, expanded AVID and intervention classes, and next steps for LCAP budgeting and community advisory input.
District officials presented a midyear Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) update at the Paramount Unified School District board meeting on Jan. 15, saying the presentation was informational and not for board action.
Dr. Nelson, introducing the session, told trustees the update connects district goals to the California Dashboard and explained the dashboard’s growth-based color ratings. "There is nothing for you to vote on today but it is for you and the community to have an insight of our progress," Dr. Nelson said.
The presentation walked trustees through district- and subgroup-level results for English language arts, math and the English Learner Progress indicator (ELPAC). District staff said the dashboard shows mixed results across schools and student groups and that the midyear LCAP update is being used to calibrate interventions and resource allocations. Presenters described interventions in place or planned at different grade bands: elementary universal-access time and phonics supports, a new elementary/middle math intervention curriculum, high-school support classes, expanded AVID and study-skills sections, and continued emphasis on career-technical education (CTE) pathways and dual-enrollment opportunities.
Principals who joined the presentation described site-level implementations. Tanner Elementary Principal B. McConnell said the school uses grade-level collaboration, instructional leadership teams and a 30-minute block model for targeted reading and math support. Lisa Kirk, a secondary principal, noted expanded electives, 28 intervention sections, and targeted outreach so a broader set of students can benefit from college- and career-readiness programming.
Budget staff summarized how LCAP funds and other one-time dollars are being staged across the year; they cautioned that some major expenditures (for example an anticipated districtwide ELA adoption and related staff training) are planned for later in the school year and therefore remain reflected as available in midyear budget snapshots.
Board members asked for more granular, near-real-time measures of academic growth and subgroup performance. Board member Kenta said he was "very concerned about our English learner progress" and requested follow-up reports showing benchmarks and academic growth between meetings. Other trustees asked that future reports make clearer the link between specific expenditures and measurable student gains.
The district said it will continue to compile the attachment with detailed LCAP activities and cost amounts, convene a Local Accountability Advisory Committee with parent and community members, and return to the board later this year with updates tied to the next LCAP cycle. The presentation closed with district staff inviting community input into the implementation and evaluation of LCAP activities.
