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Board hears LCAP and proposed 2026–27 budget; trustees ask staff to draft resolution to use one‑time grant funds to reduce cuts
Summary
District staff presented the LCAP and 2026–27 proposed budget, including possible augmented COLA and a large, one‑time SSPD grant; trustees asked staff to draft a resolution that could use learning‑recovery and potential SSPD funds to offset near‑term cuts while noting long‑term obligations remain.
District staff presented the 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and a proposed district budget on June 3, and trustees spent significant time questioning staff about program effectiveness, site allocations and whether one‑time state grants could reduce planned cuts under the fiscal solvency plan.
LCAP presentation: Catherine (LCAP lead) and other staff reviewed five LCAP goals—engaging learning environments, access to high‑quality educators, instructional programming, supports for students with disabilities and outcomes for focal student groups—and described metrics and program updates. DLCAP and ASAP members asked the board for stronger accountability measures on implementation: their submission noted a reduction in site allocations from $3.8M to $2.3M and requested a formal working session and written response prior to the June 24 hearing.
Budget presentation: Finance staff reviewed key planning factors for 2026–27, including an augmented COLA (the presentation cited a proposed 4.31% augmented COLA and an "effective" $7.8M figure in the district model), changes to restricted special education base rates and an anticipated onetime Student Support and Professional Development (SSPD) grant. Staff explained the governor proposed $5B statewide for SSPD; depending on final state action, the district could receive a portion (the presentation estimated a potential district share in the low tens of millions, with staff citing a rough $21M figure tied to the governor's proposal as an illustrative estimate). Staff emphasized these figures depend on the state's final budget.
Board direction: Trustees asked whether the board could use remaining learning‑recovery funds (noted in the budget as about $1.8M) and potential SSPD funds to delay or reduce the planned $14M+ reductions in the fiscal solvency plan. Staff and trustees discussed tradeoffs: one‑time grant funds can blunt near‑term reductions but do not solve ongoing deficits. Multiple trustees supported directing staff to draft a resolution committing available onetime funds to offset near‑term reductions and to return with an action item; the superintendent and finance staff said a resolution could be prepared for the June 24 meeting.
Why it matters: The LCAP and budget presentations frame district priorities for the next school year and quantify resource changes that will affect programming across schools. DLCAP/ASAP objections to funding reductions, combined with public testimony on site impacts, prompted trustees to seek options that could preserve school‑level services while acknowledging ongoing structural deficits.
What’s next: Staff will draft a resolution to modify the fiscal solvency plan using specified one‑time funds and present it to the board for possible action at the June 24 meeting; the final district budget depends on state budget actions that are expected in late June.
