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Los Angeles Unified adopts shorter 2026–30 strategic plan, sets 2030 student targets
Summary
The LAUSD Board approved a streamlined 2026–2030 strategic plan that narrows measures of success, adds a science goal, and commits to annual public reporting with baselines set after fall state data. Staff said baselines and the technical appendix will be presented in October.
The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday adopted a shorter, outcome-focused 2026–2030 strategic plan that narrows district measures, adds science as a district goal and pledges regular public reporting on student outcomes.
The board voted to approve the plan after a multipronged presentation from district staff summarizing three months of engagement with more than 6,400 participants and more than 70 listening sessions. The document, staff said, reduces the number of measures of success and shifts the district from counting activities to tracking outcomes through five pillars: academic excellence; joy and wellness; engagement and collaboration; operational effectiveness; and investing in staff.
Superintendent Chait told the board the plan was explicitly designed to set direction for the district and that operational plans will be developed separately by divisions with implementation milestones. Staff said the district expects state data in October and will publish baselines then; that baseline information will inform the 2030 targets.
A priority in the plan is expanded metrics for literacy, numeracy, science, college and career readiness, and social-emotional learning, with disaggregation by grade spans and student groups. Officials said the new SEL report card will be piloted in 2026–27, with a full launch slated for fall 2027, and that annual progress reports to the board will begin once final state data are available.
Board members pressed staff on technical details including how SEL growth would be measured, how college- and career-readiness indicators would be reported, and what public-facing dashboards would look like. Staff said they will publish a technical appendix spelling out the measures and reporting tools and return to the board in October with baseline data.
Public commenters — parents, expanded-learning providers and high-school students — urged the board to keep funding for afterschool programs, arts and career pathways and to ensure the plan’s measures align with school budgets. Several school-community leaders said they want more detail about how strategic priorities will translate into dollars at the school site.
The board’s adoption includes a commitment to refine the plan as the district learns; staff described the document as a “living” plan that will be updated and reported on annually. The board voted unanimously to adopt the plan.
