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Board approves three-year ELOP plan as staff warns of funding drop and staffing limits
Summary
Trustees approved the district’s 2025–28 Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan (ELOP) after staff outlined a phased registration (unduplicated, low-performing, general lottery), summer capacity targets and a $200,000 decline in 2024–25 state ELOP funding. Staff flagged staffing and operational constraints as the main limit on expansion.
The Lammersville Unified School District board approved a three-year Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan (ELOP) on Feb. 19 after staff detailed capacity, enrollment priorities and operational constraints.
Assistant Superintendent Sharp described a phased registration that gives first priority to unduplicated pupils (English learners, foster youth, homeless and low-income), then low-performing students and siblings, and finally a general lottery. "The sign up indicates interest in summer program, but does not guarantee enrollment," Sharp said; staff said summer placement will be confirmed by March 28 and fall confirmations by April 28.
Staff told trustees that funding for 2024–25 was $1,300,000 but "our funding amounts continue to decline. This most recent year, they it declined by $200,000," a presenter said, noting the district will manage the program within available funds and aims for a summer capacity of about 420 students. Staff discussed staffing limits, required state ratios (e.g., TK 10:1; grades 1–6 20:1 for aides) and operational realities — including hiring, substitute coverage and the safety limits of non‑credentialed aides — that will constrain program size despite demand.
Trustees asked how the lottery works; Dr. Faubert explained the mechanism: "We use a random number generator. Every student just gets assigned a random number, and then we run that generator." Trustees also discussed priorities if demand exceeds capacity; staff said they would run a lottery among unduplicated students if necessary, per the district procedure.
The board moved and seconded a motion to approve the 2025–28 ELOP plan; the motion carried on a roll call with five ayes and no noes. Staff said the district will continue outreach to increase unduplicated participation and will adapt the plan as state guidance and funding evolve.
