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LCAP adopted after staff explains 'wonky math' in college-and-career indicator data
Summary
Staff clarified why the state's college-and-career indicator (CCI) undercounts local students — citing reporting timing, dual-enrollment timing, and data-feed gaps — and presented internal audit findings. The board approved the 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan.
Trustees adopted the 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan after staff walked through an internal audit that explained discrepancies between the district’s internal counts and the state’s CDE dashboard.
Patty, the district data lead, told the board the CCI is a complex and relatively new indicator with multiple qualifying paths (Smarter Balanced scores, AP/dual-enrollment, CTE pathway completion, state seal of biliteracy). She said the district’s internal review found underreporting in CalPADS/Aries and timing mismatches when dual-enrollment and CTE capstone courses are completed in the same academic year — a configuration that can disqualify students under the state rules.
Patty said the class of 2025 produced 330 graduates; her internal count showed 126 students meeting the state’s prepared criteria and another 126 recorded as not prepared under the state calculation. She highlighted a local nuance: 161 students completed district CTE pathways but only 44 were counted as prepared by the state’s CCI because many dual-enrollment capstone/college-credit courses occurred in the same year and, under state rules, must be in different CTE pathways to qualify in the same academic year.
"You may hear me retire the phrase 'wonky math'," Patty said as she described the data feeds and fixes the team is implementing. She recommended the board consider local indicators to capture outcomes the state tool misses — for example, military-bound students who score well on ASVAB (which does not count toward CCI) and students whose CTE sequencing makes them statistically ineligible even when they complete rigorous pathways.
Trustees asked staff to continue refining data uploads and to develop a small set of local indicators that better reflect community priorities. The board voted to adopt the district LCAP for 2026–27.
What’s next: Staff will continue to correct CalPADS/Aries reporting issues, pursue SOP changes for the state seal of biliteracy where appropriate, and return with refined metrics and recommended local indicators.
