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District reports modest test gains, higher graduation rates in LCAP midyear update
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Isaac Wong told the board the district saw a 6% CAASPP ELA gain, FAFSA submissions at 77%, higher graduation rates and modest I-Ready progress; staff also explained a reporting discrepancy between Cyrus and CALPADS special-education counts.
Doctor Isaac Wong, assistant superintendent of educational services, told the Fillmore Unified School District board during a midyear LCAP presentation that the district has seen modest academic gains and improvements in several accountability indicators. "We take a look at a 6% gain with all of our students across the district with our CAASPP English Language Arts," Wong said, noting parallel gains in distance-from-standard measures for English learners and students with disabilities.
Wong reviewed I-Ready midyear diagnostic results—"all students currently are 26% proficient or above" in ELA and about 20% in math—and summarized a rise in the college-and-career indicator from roughly 48% to 55% districtwide. He highlighted FAFSA/CADAA submission rates that staff report at 77% and said the district has added dedicated counseling and EAOP partnerships to support student access to college and financial aid.
On special-education placement metrics, Director Trina Tafoya explained a data discrepancy: the district’s Cyrus IEP extract includes preschoolers while the CALPADS public report excludes preschool students, which changes the district’s reported percentage of students served in the least restrictive environment. "So our preschoolers aren't accounted for in our percentage of students that are generated on the 16.13 report," Tafoya said, describing why internal and state-extracted numbers diverge.
Wong also noted graduation-rate improvements (districtwide increases and specific gains for English learners) and a decrease in the high-school dropout rate from earlier years. Trustees asked no substantive follow-up questions during the meeting; Wong said the full LCAP deck is posted to the board agenda materials and staff will continue monitoring action items and the school climate survey.
