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LCAP study session: district cites math gains and perceived safety, flags chronic absenteeism and EL‑progress measurement issue

Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education · April 23, 2026
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Summary

The board’s LCAP study session highlighted steady math gains, improved perceptions of safety and caring-adult relationships, and concerns about chronic absenteeism and an English-learner progress metric skewed by high reclassification rates; trustees discussed cohort tracking and consistent implementation of MTSS/PLC strategies.

Larry Hagquist, the district's executive director of educational services, presented an extensive Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) midyear study session on May 6, summarizing quantitative and qualitative data that will shape the 2026–27 LCAP.

Hagquist said the district has four core LCAP goals — academics; social-emotional learning; academic support and intervention; and cultural proficiency — and walked trustees through multiple indicators. He highlighted steady increases in math performance and growth in AP participation, noting that the district added 32 more AP test-takers this cycle. "Math was extremely…

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