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Covina Valley presents midyear LCAP update, reports nearly $19.9M in supplemental spending
Summary
Interim district staff told the board the district has allocated about $19,890,000 of supplemental and concentration funds primarily to salaries and benefits, and reported progress across LCAP goals including increases in English-learner progress and graduation rates.
The Covina Valley Unified School District on Feb. 12 received a midyear update on its Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), which staff said is on track for 2025–26 and will meet state midyear reporting requirements.
Dr. Kearns, introduced as the district’s director of equity and assessments, told the Board of Education that the district has implemented the majority of actions under its four LCAP goals. She highlighted programs such as AVID, Pre-AP and CTE pathways, expanded dual-language programs, universal screening and targeted interventions. She said roughly $19,890,000 of the district’s supplemental and concentration grant funds are committed to salaries and benefits and that about 31 percent of those funds support non‑salary expenditures such as academic software and devices.
The midyear presentation included data the district uses to set goals and monitor progress. Dr. Kearns noted that 56.3 percent of the district’s English learners are making progress, an increase of 8.2 percentage points from the prior year, and cited gains in graduation and college-and-career preparedness. She said science was included on the California dashboard for the first time this year for informational purposes and that the state verified the district met standards on five local indicators.
Board members sought clarity on how consistently teachers use assessment data to drive in-class interventions. One board member asked what percentage of teachers regularly apply the screening data to individualized interventions. Dr. Kearns and Dr. Blackmore said all teachers have access to assessment data and that principals, instructional leadership teams and site intervention staff are responsible for ensuring interventions occur; they acknowledged fidelity varies across sites and described ongoing training and site walk-throughs to expand consistent practice.
Dr. Kearns described next steps for the LCAP cycle: more site-level engagement with parents and advisory groups this spring, launch of district LCAP surveys, and a draft update that will come before the board for approval and then to the county for final review. She said new proposals for 2026–27 would require revising current actions and reallocating resources when necessary.
The presentation closed with the board thanking staff for the update; no formal vote was required at this meeting. The district will continue community engagement and return with the annual LCAP update as scheduled.
