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Board reviews LCAP, discusses Goal 4 equity multiplier and teacher supports; motions made to approve LCAP and 2026-27 budget
Summary
District staff presented the draft Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and a budget overview for parents, noting a clerical correction to baseline expulsion-rate data. Board members pressed staff on Goal 4 (equity multiplier funding), library resources, and why many indicators are rated a 4 rather than a 5. The board moved to approve the LCAP and the 2026 budget overview and separately moved to approve the 2026-27 original budget; required disclosures were explained. The transcript ends during a roll-call restart, and final vote tallies for those motions are not recorded in the excerpt.
District staff presented the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) draft and an accompanying budget overview for parents and asked the Chico Unified board to approve both. Staff noted public input received since the prior public hearing, including requests to explore funding and space for library books, and said site funds are currently used to support school libraries.
Tim, the district data staff member, told the board that a clerical correction was made to baseline expulsion-rate data on page 83 (the 2022-23 baseline) and that the approved LCAP would include that revision. Board members pressed staff on Goal 4 (equity multiplier funding), which targets the district's highest-need schools, and asked whether the LCAP spending is achieving intended results. One board member requested a high-level effectiveness review (referenced historically as "FICMAP") and staff and Tim agreed to meet and provide a follow-up in September.
Board members also asked why many local indicators are rated a 4 (full implementation) rather than a 5 (full implementation with sustainability). Staff said time and incremental improvements typically push an indicator from 4 to 5 and described ongoing multi-year professional development efforts, department-based collaboration, language-arts training at elementary levels, and math-focused work intended to improve instruction and sustainability.
The chair moved to approve the LCAP and the 2026 budget overview for parents and recorded a second. Later in the meeting, a board member moved to approve the 2026-27 original budget and a second was recorded. Before voting, staff explained required budget disclosures: Education Protection Account funds are not new money but part of the local control funding formula, and the state requires districts to disclose reserves above the 3 percent minimum and state the intended use of assigned or unassigned funds. The board proceeded to a roll-call vote, which was re-run because of a technical issue; the provided transcript ends while the roll call was being restarted, and final vote tallies were not captured in the excerpt.
