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Board hears midyear LCAP update and detailed math‑department report on grading, supports and optional BC final
Summary
District staff presented the midyear Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) update and school SPSAs; the Saratoga math department described changes to placement, a peer‑mentoring program, increased tutorial accountability and an optional second‑semester multiple‑choice BC Calculus final to give some students a recovery opportunity.
District staff provided the board with a midyear Local Control Accountability Plan and Single Plans for Student Achievement update, summarizing goals, metrics and the data the district will include in the annual June report. Principals and department leaders from Los Gatos and Saratoga presented school‑level SPSA progress across academic, socioemotional and staff‑collaboration goals.
Saratoga High’s math department described actions aimed at reducing academic stress and supporting students who are underperforming. Presentations covered: a new ELD pathway, expanded collaborative general‑education classes for students with disabilities, a math‑mentoring peer program (50+ matches), revised scope and sequence and placement tools, multiple mastery and recovery options (late passes, test corrections, retakes in certain courses) and increased tutorial tracking. Teachers and staff stressed ongoing work to align essential learning outcomes (ELOs) and unit assessments with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies.
The department also proposed an optional, cumulative multiple‑choice second‑semester BC Calculus final that students could take after AP exams as a pathway to improve a grade; if taken, the result would be recorded in the gradebook per a signed agreement. Trustees, students and public speakers pressed for more data about course drop rates, differential access to tutoring, test security and how grading practices align with AP exam outcomes. Math staff said they would provide requested data (drop/retake numbers, safeguards for peer programs) and continue refining grading and recovery practices. The board noted the topic’s connection to a strategic plan goal on grading practices and scheduled further community engagement, including an April 21 world‑cafe on STEM and academic stress.
