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Superintendent outlines evaluation targets as district presents unaudited 2023–24 financials
Summary
Superintendent Nelson described new evaluation alignment tied to board goals and Cradle-to-Career metrics, including targets for third-grade reading, sixth-grade math and graduation; finance staff presented unaudited 2023–24 actuals showing fund balances and planned TK facility projects.
Superintendent Kylie Nelson told the Apple Valley Unified School District board on Sept. 1 that the district has revised its superintendent-evaluation process to align with board goals and the Cradle-to-Career roadmap, and detailed measurable targets for the coming year.
Nelson said the district set a target to increase third-grade reading proficiency (measured by i-Ready) from 47% to 52% and to raise sixth-grade math proficiency from 23% to 30% by the end of the 2024–25 school year. The district also set a graduation-rate goal of 92%, up from 89.4% last year.
"Our target is 100% of our teachers have a classroom management plan," Nelson said, and she described an implementation metric that 80% of classrooms should show evidence of management-plan implementation during walkthroughs.
Finance staff then presented the unaudited actuals for fiscal year 2023–24. The district reported approximately $195 million in unrestricted revenue and $156 million in unrestricted expenditures, with a combined ending fund balance of roughly $43.4 million (about $25.5 million unrestricted and $17.9 million restricted).
Officials said the district intentionally spent down ESSER funds last year on capital projects (notably HVAC replacements at multiple sites) and had transferred about $40 million from unrestricted to restricted funds to support special education programs, maintenance and other restricted purposes. Board members were told auditors will review the books in October and produce an audited report likely in January or February.
Fiscal staff noted several restricted accounts supporting facilities and programs: fund 25 (developer fees) earmarked for transitional-kindergarten classrooms currently out to bid, fund 14 (deferred maintenance) which had a resolution earlier this year to uncommit $2 million back to the unrestricted side, and fund 51 (bond interest and redemption) tied to Measure S bond receipts.
Board members asked for copies of the unaudited-actuals attachment (the presenter said it was included in the consent agenda as an attachment). No votes were taken on the evaluation framework or the unaudited-actuals at the meeting; the reports were informational and will be revisited during budget-adoption processes and future interim reporting.
