Board adopts district and East Palo Alto Academy LCAPs and the 2026–27 proposed budget

The Sequoia Union High School District Board on June 17 approved its 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the East Palo Alto Academy (EPA) LCAP, and adopted the district’s proposed budget for 2026–27. Each action passed on roll call votes that recorded unanimous approval (5–0).

Dr. Wilmont presented the district’s LCAP self-reflection, noting strong fundamentals — for example, the presentation stated zero students lacked standards-aligned instructional materials and zero facilities fell below the state's good-repair standard — and highlighted areas for growth. Dr. Wilmont said parent understanding of the A–G requirements was low (34%) and that only 41% of parents fully understood graduation requirements; these gaps will be addressed in LCAP goals and communications. He also emphasized improvements in school climate metrics: the share of ninth graders reporting that schools feel safe rose from 72% to 75%, connectedness among ninth graders rose from 64% to 70%, and chronic absence among ninth graders fell from 16% to 11%.

Miss Silver presented site-level LCAP results for East Palo Alto Academy, noting that the school reported 21.1 total full-time-equivalent positions in available 2023–24 data, most teachers are properly assigned, and the school has concurrent-enrollment partnerships and a full-time bilingual family liaison. EPA leaders reported growth areas including educator training in English Learner practices and the need to increase family and student survey response rates.

After public hearings earlier in the district’s LCAP process, the board approved item 13.1 (district LCAP), item 13.2 (East Palo Alto Academy LCAP), and item 13.3 (proposed 2026–27 budget for all funds) by roll call (each 5–0). The district indicated that the LCAP reflections will guide investments in student mental-health supports, family outreach, and additional supports for historically underserved student groups.