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Board hears LCAP mid-year report highlighting literacy pilot and transition supports
Summary
San Mateo County Board of Education received a mid-year LCAP update on Jan. 14 detailing improved attendance, a SIPPS literacy pilot at Hillcrest, plans to expand transition follow-up via a Workforce Navigator, and concerns about short-term grant funding for probation-linked services.
The San Mateo County Board of Education on Jan. 14 received the 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan mid‑year report focused on student data, family engagement and supports for Court and Community Schools.
Associate Superintendent Kris Shouse and Executive Director Sarah Notch told trustees the county office is seeing improved attendance attributed to stronger student engagement and is expanding follow-up metrics to track students after they exit programs. Notch said long‑term follow‑up "is happening and being expanded," citing work by Jonas Barbour, Coordinator, Transition Services, who serves as the Workforce Navigator and monitors post‑program outcomes.
Trustees pressed staff on several operational gaps. Board Member Patricia Love asked about establishing a student board member; staff said a meeting with the Youth Commission is scheduled to develop a selection process and that the Board supports moving forward mid‑year if needed. Board Member Chelsea Bonini raised whether Hillcrest serves middle‑school students; Notch confirmed some middle schoolers attend and explained data are separated because high‑school metrics like credit recovery would be distorted by including younger students.
The report acknowledged a gap in dedicated staff for outward transitions from Gateway. Shouse said enrollment follow‑up and district coordination occur but no single person currently oversees transition management; she noted that Assembly Bill (AB) 1230 will require districts to monitor transitions more closely going forward. Trustees discussed whether transition support should be a Budget Subcommittee priority, especially given that probation‑funded transition services aiding Hillcrest may lose funding in about a year.
