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Lucerne Valley Unified presents major gains on state dashboard, credits MTSS and student supports
Summary
District presenters told the board the California dashboard showed across-the-board improvement — including large ELA and science gains, higher graduation rates and improved subgroup performance — and credited MTSS and a student-success team for the results.
Lucerne Valley Unified staff reported significant improvements on the state accountability dashboard and highlighted local programs they say drove the gains.
An agency official presenting district data told the board the district moved “from red in ELA to yellow” and noted similar gains in math and science. The presenter said, “we are in the green, and we increased by 9.5 points in science, which was amazing.” That presentation included districtwide figures — 53% of current students have been with the independent study program three or more years, and the presenter reported a total enrollment of 494 students with 111 students enrolled four years or longer.
The presentation attributed academic growth to the district’s MTSS (multi-tiered system of supports) program and a student success team that provides Internet hot spots, mental-health coordination and other wraparound services. The presenter said MTSS contributed to an 11.4% ELA increase over three years and a 12% increase in math over the same period.
Board members and staff discussed subgroup outcomes: 13 of the district’s 14 academic indicators improved year over year, while students with disabilities and long-term English learners remained a focus for targeted interventions. The district noted that, while most overall indicators moved out of low-performing designations, work remains for subgroups that still qualify for differentiated assistance.
The district framed the results as the product of sustained staff and program effort, with plans to use the gains as a basis for a possible five-year renewal of programs and continued emphasis on parent engagement, reclassification of long-term ELs and reducing chronic absenteeism.
