LCAP midyear review: math gains, attendance improvements and trustee concern over sustainability of grant‑funded social workers

District staff presented a midyear Local Control Accountability Plan update at the Feb. 12 board meeting, highlighting gains in student outcomes and raising questions about long‑term staffing sustainability.

Staff reported improvements across metrics: the ELA indicator increased modestly while the math indicator rose by 12 points year over year, and the district cited improved P1 average daily attendance and reductions in fights and chronic absenteeism at specific sites. Officials credited targeted professional development, expanded use of interim assessments, Scholar Plus tutoring technology and site practices (attendance check‑in systems and cell‑phone policies) for those gains.

At the same time, trustees focused intense scrutiny on staffing funded by recent grants. Trustee Garcia asked how the district would sustain social workers and therapists paid by limited-term grants (including the Community Schools grant). "We can't guarantee 100% that we will be able to keep positions forever," Dr Ross replied, describing a plan that uses a mix of grant funds, medical billing reimbursements and targeted reserves; staff said they would be transparent with candidates about contract terms tied to funding sources.

The board approved several personnel items during the meeting by unanimous roll-call votes, including certificated and classified personnel actions, a salary adjustment for the deputy superintendent of business and services, and an employment agreement for the assistant superintendent of educational services. Trustees also approved the non‑reelection of a certificated employee as presented and a dismissal of a classified employee noted earlier in the agenda (dismissal of classified employee number 34382 was recorded with a 5–0 vote reported in the closed‑session report).