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San Juan Unified reports midyear progress on 2025–26 LCAP; $108 million spent or encumbered
Summary
District staff told the board the 2025–26 LCAP is mid‑cycle, implementation is largely on track and about $108,000,000 has been spent or encumbered; early indicators show reduced chronic absenteeism and an 88% graduation rate, while math proficiency and persistent group gaps remain concerns.
San Juan Unified trustees heard a midyear update on the district’s 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) during their meeting. Gwen Dillinger, director of the Office of Student Learning Assistance, said the presentation is intended to check implementation and pacing rather than present a full student‑outcomes analysis.
Dillinger told the board that “what we have spent or encumbered a little over $108,000,000, which means we are on track to spend plan allocations,” and stressed the report is a midplan checkpoint required under Assembly Bill 114. She said the district is in year two of a three‑year plan covering 2024–27 and is using both state dashboard indicators and local measures to monitor progress.
The update highlighted early movement on several indicators: district staff reported declines in chronic absenteeism, an overall graduation rate that has risen to 88 percent, and reductions in suspension rates for groups including African‑American students, foster youth, long‑term English learners and students experiencing homelessness. At the same time, Dillinger and staff flagged ongoing challenges, notably mathematics performance and uneven academic progress across specific student groups.
Board members praised the district for early implementation and the alignment among the LCAP, the strategic plan, and superintendent goals. Board member Zima Creason thanked staff for explaining the origin and dynamic nature of the work and noted that the majority of actions are already implemented. Trustee Ben Avey, participating remotely, said the district has tried to extend one‑time investments post‑COVID but acknowledged that funding sunsets will require difficult choices.
Dillinger outlined that the midyear update reflects implementation status, expenditures, and whether actions are being carried out as intended; she said 39 of 41 actions under Goal 1 were fully implemented and described local indicators used to track student growth, such as I‑Ready growth and course completion.
The board did not take action on the LCAP this evening. Dillinger said staff will present annual updates to advisory committees this spring and return a package for adoption later in the LCAP cycle.
