Lori Michi Knight

The Gorman Joint School District's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2025-2026 focuses on increasing student proficiency in math, English Language Arts, and literacy. It aims to involve parents in school activities and decision-making, cultivate a welcoming and inclusive school environment, and ensure staff are well-trained. Key strategies include ELA interventions, math coaching, English language acquisition support, STEAM instruction, and providing opportunities for parental involvement and communication. The plan also addresses chronic absenteeism and aims to maintain facilities in good repair.

The agenda includes items such as the FFA Report, Public Comments, Superintendent's and Principal's Reports, and the 2023-24 School Accountability Report Card (SARC). The board will also discuss the payment of bills, trial balance by fund and object, the quarterly report on Williams Uniform Complaints, employee insurance renewal, the external audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the LACOE Return of 2024-25 First Interim Letter. Additional items include mileage reimbursement, certificated and classified salary schedules, and the ratification of purchases for a bus and air conditioning unit. Furthermore, the board will consider the Western Governors University Clinical Experience Agreement, a revised E.L. Liaison job description, and classified employment matters.

The meeting will cover the annual organization of the board, including the administration of the oath of office, election of officers, and authorization of signatures. Reports will be given on FFA, robotics, and the Superintendent's report. Financial items include payment of bills, a trial balance report, the 2024-25 1st Interim Budget Report, and Resolution No. 24-12-01 regarding the Education Protection Account (EPA). Other agenda items include curriculum and instruction, personnel matters, school plant, and public comments.

The meeting will include FFA reports and presentations, personnel matters (in closed session), public comments, approval of the agenda and consent agenda items (including field trip reports and fundraiser authorizations). Discussion will cover the superintendent's and principal's reports, the comprehensive school safety plan, a resolution for a welcoming school district, board policies on discipline, an LCAP mid-year review, and Williams' second-quarter fiscal year results. Finance and business items include payment of bills, a trial balance, employee insurance renewal, an obsolete items list, and a conference report. Personnel matters include classified and certificated employment decisions. Finally, the meeting will include school plant updates, announcements about the next meeting, and adjournment.

The Community Advisory Committee meeting will include a review and approval of the agenda and meeting minutes from 8/29/23, 12/04/23, and 6/11/2024. An update from Legal Counsel on virtual attendance and meeting protocols will be provided. The meeting will also include a presentation of Google survey results, discussion and voting on topics and meeting dates (11/12/2024, 1/28/2025, 3/18/2025, 5/13/2025), meeting times, representatives' roles and responsibilities, and public comment periods. Future agenda items will also be discussed.