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Board reviews 2026–27 LCAP focusing on equity multiplier, English learner supports and student safety
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Julie Harrison presented Bassett Unified’s draft 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), highlighting four goals (including a new equity multiplier goal), partner engagement feedback (mental health, testing streamlining, CTE expansion) and targeted supports for long‑term English learners; the board opened a public hearing and invited comments ahead of a June 23 adoption vote.
At the June 9 meeting the Bassett Unified Board of Education heard a detailed presentation of the district’s draft 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) from Interim Superintendent Dr. Julie Harrison.
Dr. Harrison summarized the four LCAP goals that will guide spending and services: high academic achievement, safe learning environments, college and career readiness, and a new equity multiplier goal targeted to sites with high transient enrollment and high free‑and‑reduced‑price lunch rates (noted as triggering additional funding used to support CTE and college access at Nova Vista). She described how partner engagement (parents, staff, students, unions and advisory councils) informed the plan and shared common feedback themes: expanded mental‑health services and restorative practices, streamlining benchmark testing, increasing CTE at middle and high schools, celebrating school culture through cafeteria offerings, and increasing visible campus monitoring for safety.
The presentation called attention to data flagged by state reporting: long‑term English learners (LTELs) were identified as requiring focused supports because of elevated suspension rates and chronic absenteeism. Dr. Harrison said the district will add interventions targeted to these students and expand MTSS counseling support.
Nut graf: The LCAP presentation set the stage for a public comment period and final adjustments through June 23, when the board expects to act on the plan. Trustees asked clarifying questions about reclassification for students with disabilities and how newly available equity multiplier funds will be allocated to career and college readiness programs.
Board members and student board representatives were encouraged to review the plan’s goals and bring additional feedback. The LCAP public hearing was opened and closed at the meeting per Education Code procedures; the board noted it will accept revisions through June 23 before taking a final vote.
Ending: Staff said the plan will carry forward into the 2026–27 school year and that 2027 will be a rewrite year when the board and community evaluate goal structure and progress across the three‑year cycle.
