David Stepner

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the Saugus Union School District for the 2026-2027 school year outlines a comprehensive strategy centered on five primary goals. These goals include closing academic achievement gaps across core subjects, with a particular focus on English Learners, Foster Youth, and Low-Income students; ensuring academic success and English language acquisition for English Learners; creating responsive school environments that support student engagement and wellness through social-emotional learning; enhancing educational partner and family involvement in decision-making processes and core services; and fostering diversity and understanding by promoting culturally responsive and inclusive school cultures. The plan details specific actions, services, and metrics to address the unique needs of all students and improve overall educational outcomes.

This Comprehensive School Safety Plan outlines the Saugus Union School District's commitment to providing a safe learning environment for students and staff at Rio Vista Elementary School. The plan focuses on ensuring a positive school environment through behavior interventions, social-emotional learning, and restorative practices; maintaining a secure physical environment by controlling access, preventing vandalism, and addressing child abuse; and enhancing disaster preparedness through systematic drills and staff training. It aims to prevent crime and violence, promote conflict resolution, and ensure the physical and psychological well-being of the school community, detailing procedures for various emergencies, discipline, and the prevention of harassment and cyberbullying.

This Comprehensive School Safety Plan outlines requirements under the California Education Code to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for students and staff. It details strategies for the prevention of crime and violence, and education about potential incidents on school campuses. Key goals include promoting school connectedness, enhancing positive school climate, reducing property losses, ensuring campus security, minimizing COVID-19 transmission risks, and continuously training for emergency preparedness.

This ESSER III Expenditure Plan outlines how the Saugus Union School District will utilize Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to address students' academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs, and to close opportunity gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Key areas of focus include strategies for continuous and safe in-person learning, addressing lost instructional time through evidence-based interventions, and utilizing remaining funds for compensatory education and unemployment insurance costs.

This Comprehensive School Safety Plan for the 2024-2025 school year aims to provide a safe and secure learning environment for students and staff. It focuses on three main goals: enhancing a positive school climate through behavioral interventions and anti-bullying; ensuring a safe physical environment with secure facilities and visitor management; and strengthening disaster preparedness through regular drills and staff training. The plan also details procedures for child abuse reporting, disaster response, suspension and expulsion, sexual harassment policies, dress codes, safe ingress and egress, school discipline, and the prevention of hate crimes and bullying.