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District and Washington Middle College present LCAP drafts; staff propose extra social‑worker and expanded tutoring
Summary
District and Washington Middle College presented their Local Control and Accountability Plan drafts. Staff proposed expanding social‑worker staffing from eight to nine funded by supplemental concentration funds, highlighted tutoring across sites and outlined community engagement before final adoption at the next meeting.
Washington Unified School District staff presented draft Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) for the district and Washington Middle College at a June 11 public hearing, describing goals, funding sources and planned actions for 2026–27.
Stephanie Grode, the district’s director of compliance and accountability, said the LCAP is a three‑year plan aligned to strategic goals, equity principles and the district’s four pillars. The LCAP includes supplemental and concentration funds, learning recovery emergency block grant funds and some Title funds; it does not include all federal funds. Grode described the LCAP development process as beginning with students, gathering educational partner input (surveys, advisory committees and in‑person meetings), and aligning goals, actions and expenditures.
On the budget overview slide, Billy Duba said the district’s general fund revenue for 2026–27 is $140 million and the LCFF portion is approximately $101 million; of that LCFF amount, about $18.7 million is from supplemental and concentration funding targeted to high‑needs students (foster youth, English learners and low‑income students). Grode said the LCAP proposes increasing social‑worker staffing: the 2025–26 plan had eight social workers and the 2026–27 draft proposes nine social workers funded through supplemental concentration funds to expand student mental‑health and family services.
Trustees asked operational questions. One trustee welcomed tutoring included across sites, including high school, and asked whether tutoring would be scheduled during or after the school day; staff said the timing is still being refined. Another trustee asked how newcomer‑class staffing increases align with recent declines in newcomer enrollments; staff said they will provide additional data as the LCAP is finalized.
Washington Middle College’s presentation noted the charter school’s revenue of about $3.4 million, most of it LCFF, and $482,000 tied to high‑needs students that are included in its LCAP. The college‑high reported a continued 100% graduation rate and an increase in associate degrees awarded by students (15 AA degrees this year).
Both LCAP drafts are scheduled to return for board approval at a subsequent meeting in conjunction with budget adoption; once approved they will be posted as required. Trustees and staff encouraged continued community feedback through the budget advisory and LCAP advisory processes.
This public hearing was informational; no formal adoption occurred at the meeting.
