In 2023, Senate Bill 114 added a requirement for Legal Education Agencies to present a report on the annual update to the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Budget Overview for Parents (BOP) on or before Feb. 28 each year at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board or body of the LEA.
The report must include all available mid-year outcome data related to metrics identified in the current LCAP and all available mid-year expenditure and implementation data on all actions identified in the current LCAP.
During the Mariposa County Unified School District board meeting on Feb. 20, Tracy Lingenfelter, LCAP and District Improvement Coordinator, provided an update.
At this point during the school year, some metric outcomes are unknown, while others are in progress and some are known.
When in comes to LCAP expenditures and implementation, at this point in the school year some LCAP actions have not started, while some are in progress and some have been completed.
“The goal is to update you on our progress on the goals outlined in the LCAP,” Lingenfelter said.
“We have four goals that I will go through.”
Goal number one
Goal number one is based around achievement.
The goal was to provide high quality standards aligned instruction and opportunities to prepare students for college, career and life readiness.
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) is a system of tests that measures student skills in English, math and science.
For English Language Arts (ELA), the baseline is low: 43.6 points below standard.
The target outcome for the 2026-2027 school year is to increase all students to within five points below standard or better.
For the 2024-2025 mid-year update, the outcome is low at 41.2 points below standard and remains in progress.
When it comes to math, the baseline for all students is low at 68.9 points and below standard.
The target outcome for the 2026-2027 school year is to increase one status level by improving the distance from standard.
At the 2024-2025 mid-year update, the result is medium at 64.4 points below standard and remains in progress.
In regard to the California Science Test with students at or above, the baseline is 26.6 percent with the target outcome for 2026-2027 to increase by 5 percent.
At the mid-year update, the percentage was 25.42 percent and remains in progress.
The metric for English learners in progress, the baseline is medium at 47.2 percent.
The target outcome for 2026-2027 is to increase to 55 percent.
At the mid-year update, progress is very high at 67.2 percent while remaining in progress.
In regard to students prepared for college and career readiness, the baseline is medium at 43.8 percent with the goal for 2026-2027 to increase all to 55 percent.
At the mid-year mark, the percentage is low at 35.2 percent while remaining progress.
Graduation rate has a baseline of a high percentage of 92.5 percent with the target goal for 2026-2027 remaining 92.5 percent or better.
At the 2024-2025 update point, the percentage was high at 93.7 percent while remaining in progress.
The percentage of graduates completing A-G requirements (UC/CSU eligible) has a baseline of 24.5 percent with a goal of increasing by 5 percent by 2026-2027.
The mid-point update showed a result of 22.4 percent while remaining in progress.
The percentage of students completing the CTE pathway has a baseline of 29.3 percent with a target outcome for 2026-2027 to increase each group by 5 percent.
This data is still pending and remains in progress.
“Some celebrations we had related to goal one is a significant increase in English learner progess as well as small growth in ELA and math as well as and excellent graduation rate,” Lingenfelter said.
“Areas of focus are to continue steps to increase ELA and math as well as college career and readiness.”
Goal number two
Goal number two is based around engagement, which is to engage students, staff and parent/guardians in a supportive school climate that cultivates a sense of safety and school connectedness.
The first metric is chronic absenteeism with a very high baseline of 43.5 percent. The goal for the 2026-2027 school year is to decrease with 20 percent or less.
The mid-year update showed a medium level of 33 percent while remaining in progress.
The next metric is suspension with a high baseline of 7.7 percent. The goal for 2026-2027 is 4.5 percent or less with the mid-year update being very high at 8.4 percent and remains in progress.
In regard to students reporting school connectedness from the Healthy Kids Survey (average from reporting grades five, seven, nine and 11), the baseline for connectedness is 60 percent with 85 percent participation.
The goal for 2026-2027 is to increase all grades to 70 percent or higher with a 90 percent or higher participation rate.
The mid-year report shows connectedness at 64 percent, participation at 85 percent while the goal remains in progress.
Students reporting perceived school safety from the Healthy Kids Survey (average from reporting grades five, seven, nine and 11) has a baseline of safety at 70 percent with participation at 85 percent.
The goal for the 2026-2027 school year is to increase safety in all grades to 70 percent or higher and 90 percent or higher in participation.
The mid-year point shows safety is currently at 69 percent and participation is at 85 percent while the metric remains in progress.
“We saw a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism,” Lingenfelter said.
“Focus areas for goal two are suspension with a continued focus on school connectedness and safety.”
Goal three
Goal three focuses on conditions of learning to ensure the necessary conditions and services required to support optimum learning opportunities for student success.
The first metric measured the basics including teachers, instructional materials and facilities.
The baseline was 100 percent of students have access to standards aligned course materials with the target outcome for 2026-2027 being the same.
At the mid-point mark, the standard has been met and the metric is completed.
The second metric was access to broad course of study with a baseline of 100 percent of students enrolled in board course of study.
The goal for the 2026-2027 school year was the same as the baseline and the mid-year update showed the standard has been met and is complete.
Mid-year results for Coordination of Services for expelled Students (Average Rating of Self-reflection Tool) and coordination of services for foster youth are still pending while the percentage of teachers appropriately assigned and fully credentialed in subject area measured 71.3 percent fully credentialed for subject placement and continues to remain in progress.
Mid year results for the Facilities Inspection Tool (FIT) showed two out of eight Criteria in Good Repair: Spring Hill while Greeley Hill and Coulterville received five out of eight.
Monarch Academy is in good repair with an eight out of eight while the goal remains in progress.
“The celebration is that all students have access to a broad course of study,” said Lingenfelter.
“Basics were provided and next steps will be a focus on facilities inspections.”
Goal four
Goal four is Equity Multiplier: Ensure the necessary conditions and services required to support optimum learning opportunities for student success by addressing resource inequities, minimally resulting in a reduction of suspension rates by at least one status level by the end of the 2025-26 school year.
“There are certain schools who qualify for equity multiplier,” Lingenfelter explained.
“These include Greeley Hill, Coulterville High, Spring Hill, County Community and Monarch Academy.”
The first metric is chronic absenteeism. The baseline for Greeley Hill was very high at 73.2 percent. Monarch Academy was also very high at 47.7 percent. Coulterville, Spring Hill and County Community were not applicable due to enrollment size and or status as nine-12 school.
The goals for the 2026-2027 school year were for Greeley Hill to decrease to 20 percent or less; low income to decrease to 20.0 percent or less; white population to decrease to 20 percent or less; Monarch Academy to decrease to 20 percent or less.
The mid-point update showed Greeley Hill is high with 60.4 percent, Monarch Academy is high with 40.5 percent while the goal remains in progress.
In regard to suspension, the baseline for Greeley Hill was very high at 18.2 percent, Monarch Academy was 11.9 percent while Spring Hill was very high at 19.3 percent.
The goals were to decrease all to 20 percent or less.
At the mid-point mark, Greeley Hill remains high at 23.2 percent while Monarch Academy is also high at 8.2 percent. Spring Hill was high at 11.1 percent while the goal remains in progress.
When it comes to percentage of teachers appropriately assigned and fully credentialed in subject area, the mid-year update from 2022-2023 showed Greeley Hill at 4.9 percent, Monarch Academy at 25.1 percent, Coulterville High at 33 percent and Spring Hill at 20.9 percent while the goal remains in progress.
When it comes to the Facility Inspection Tool (FIT) Inspections at these locations, the goal for 2026-2027 is that all sites will have eight of eight criteria in good repair.
The mid-year update for 2024-2025 showed two out of eight for Spring Hill, five out of eight for Greeley Hill and Coulterville and eight out of eight for Monarch Academy.
“In terms of next steps, over the next several months you will see many opportunities for educational partner input toward the LCAP,” said Lingenfelter.
“You can expect to see a rough draft in April and May with us coming back to you in June for final approval.”
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