Buttonwillow Union School District

This Sustainability Plan outlines strategies to ensure the long-term viability of the California Community Schools Partnership Program. It focuses on securing funding, fostering partnerships, and building systems to sustain the program beyond initial grants. Key areas of focus include maintaining shared commitments, centering community-based learning, promoting collaborative leadership, sustaining essential staffing and resources, and strengthening strategic community partnerships. The plan also emphasizes programmatic and fiscal sustainability, alignment with the California Community Schools Framework, and a collaborative development process with all stakeholders to support whole-child initiatives and continuous improvement.

This document outlines an implementation plan for a community school, guided by the California Community Schools Framework, to support students through a whole-child approach. It focuses on five key strategies: fostering shared commitment and understanding, centering community-based learning, strengthening collaborative leadership, ensuring sustainable staffing and resources, and developing strategic community partnerships. The plan aims to create a collaborative, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning environment that integrates educational services with student and family supports to improve academic achievement and wellness.

This Local Control Accountability Plan for the Buttonwillow Union School District outlines three primary goals for the 2025-26 academic year. The first goal focuses on ensuring student mastery in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with targeted support for English learners and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. The second goal aims to enhance school culture and student engagement through expanded leadership programs, extracurriculars, and social-emotional learning (SEL) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiatives, with an emphasis on reducing chronic absenteeism. The third goal seeks to increase parental collaboration and engagement through events, activities, and training programs to foster improved communication and active participation in school decision-making.

This document provides notice for a public hearing concerning the Buttonwillow Union School District's proposed Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Budget for the fiscal years 2025-2026. The LCAP serves as the district's strategic plan, outlining its goals, actions, and expenditures to support student outcomes.

The board meeting agenda includes the review and approval of bill warrants and payroll. Personnel matters involve the appointment of a temporary preschool aide. Departmental reports will cover current enrollment, construction updates, and attendance. Key discussion and action items include the installation of security cameras, the renewal of a contract with Thoughtful Exchange, the approval of job descriptions for classified substitutes, and the approval of an employment contract for the Superintendent.