Noemi Hernandez Alexander

This document is a mid-year update for the Local Control and Accountability Plan, outlining strategic priorities for the period of 2024-2027. The plan focuses on demonstrating growth in academic grade level standards, increasing English Learners' progress toward proficiency, ensuring all students are college and career ready, and enhancing school connectedness. Additionally, it aims to provide safe, engaging, innovative, and equitable learning environments for all students, with a consistent emphasis on narrowing outcome gaps between diverse student groups.

This document outlines the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the Riverside Unified School District for the 2024-2027 period, detailing actions for the 2025-26 school year. The plan focuses on five key priorities: demonstrating growth in academic grade-level standards, increasing English language proficiency for English learners, ensuring all students are college and career ready, enhancing school connectedness for improved learning and well-being, and providing safe, engaging, innovative, and equitable learning environments. Additionally, it includes an Equity Multiplier action plan with specific goals for identified schools to support low-income students.

The meeting commenced with a tour of the Harrison Elementary School campus improvements related to Measure O. Key discussion items included project updates for John W. North High School, which is nearing completion with a scheduled ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ofelia Valdez-Yeager Eastside Elementary School, which is in design and undergoing DSA review amidst soil remediation, and Casa Blanca Elementary School, which is in final closeout. The committee reviewed the Measure O financial status as of October 31, 2025, noting total funds generated, expenditures, and clarification on certain line items. An update was provided on the successful closing of the final $40M Measure O bond issuance (Series D) and the refinancing of outstanding bonds, resulting in significant taxpayer savings. The committee also addressed the projected $9.46 million cost escalation for the Ofelia Valdez-Yeager Eastside Elementary School project due to a one-year delay caused by DTSC requirements. The committee voted to maintain the current June-June election cycle for Chair and Vice-Chair and received an unmodified "clean" opinion on the Measure O Annual Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, confirming compliance and proper use of bond funds. Finally, key discussion items were selected for inclusion in the next Annual Report, and requests were made for the next agenda concerning DTSC survey findings and expenses related to John W. North High School.

This document summarizes a meeting of the Riverside Unified School District Parent Advisory Committee concerning the Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP). The committee focused on connecting with the community, fostering collaboration, and planning for the future. Key discussions included the LCAP monitoring process, mid-year review, the distinction between quantitative and qualitative data, and preliminary qualitative findings derived from student, family, and employee engagement efforts. The LCAP aims to ensure equitable access to resources, particularly for high-needs students, and to guide continuous improvement through data-informed adjustments.

The meeting focused on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and community engagement. Key discussion items included a review of previous meeting notes, an overview of the budget for parents, a presentation on the Transportation Plan, and a guide to the CAASPP testing process. The LCAP priorities for 2024-2027 were detailed, covering Grade Level Standards, English Language Development, College and Career Readiness, School Connectedness, Supports for Learning Environments, and the Equity Multiplier. Feedback and concerns were solicited regarding academic support, college/career pathways, and school connectedness initiatives. The Budget Overview presented the comparison between the Adopted Budget and the First Interim reports for revenues and expenditures across the LCAP priorities.