Jefferson Elementary board adopts 2025–26 goals, approves LCAP and budget after dashboard update

The Jefferson Elementary School District governing board on Tuesday approved revised district goals for the 2025–26 school year, adopted the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2025–26 and approved the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget. The board took the actions after an information presentation on the California School Dashboard local indicators and a wide-ranging discussion about assessment and instructional strategies.

Superintendent Mulik told trustees the district had completed its required local self-assessments and determined it “met” the local indicators for 2024–25, including facilities and safety conditions, implementation of state standards, parent engagement, school climate and access to a broad course of study. Mulik noted the state’s public dashboard will publish state-level data in the fall and emphasized that the district uses multiple local measures — including I‑Ready and curriculum-based assessments — alongside state CASP results to track student progress.

Why it matters: Adoption of the LCAP and the accompanying budget aligns district spending with the board’s stated goals for student learning, equity and community engagement. Trustees said they want the public to understand that CASP is only one measure among several and heard staff plans to increase parent communication about I‑Ready and other local indicators.

Board action and process: Trustees voted to affirm the revised goals and to adopt the LCAP and budget so the documents can be submitted to the county and implemented for 2025–26. The board approved the goals and the LCAP by majority voice/roll-call votes; the budget passed on a separate motion. (See 'Votes at a glance' below for itemized outcomes.)

Assessment and instruction: During a long Q&A, trustees pressed staff on how to encourage students to take state testing seriously, how parents can access assessment reports, and the district’s timeline for implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Mulik described UDL as an instructional framework that is being embedded in teacher practice over multiple years and said next year will focus on leadership teams, classroom observations and lesson-study cycles to scale implementation.

What’s next: The LCAP will be transmitted to the county as required. Trustees asked for improved communications to parents that highlight I‑Ready and other continuous measures alongside CASP results, and the superintendent agreed to pursue those publication and comparison options.

Votes at a glance - Adopt revised board and district goals for 2025–26: adopted (motion passed unanimously). - Adopt Local Control Accountability Plan 2025–26: adopted (motion passed unanimously). - Adopt proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget: adopted (motion passed unanimously).

Sources and provenance: Coverage is based on the board presentation of local indicators and related discussion (topicintro: SEG 568; topfinish: SEG 1660).