Rich Baker

This document outlines the strategic direction for the South Bay Union Elementary School District, structured around four key pillars: Enriched Learning, Supportive Environment, Family Engagement, and Intentional Collaboration. The plan's mission is to provide student-centered learning opportunities that appropriately challenge and support every child to learn, grow, and thrive, fostering independence and success. It details strategies for comprehensive strategic planning, meaningful engagement with educational partners, and compliance with statutory requirements, particularly focusing on increasing or improving services for foster youth, English learners, and low-income students through targeted actions and resource allocation for the 2025-26 and subsequent school years.

This document outlines the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) Plan for South Bay Union Elementary, detailing how the program will support the whole child and foster Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The plan is structured around 11 Quality Standards, including providing a safe and supportive environment, promoting active and engaged learning, skill building, youth voice and leadership, healthy choices and behaviors, and ensuring diversity, access, and equity. Key components also address quality staff, a clear vision, mission, and purpose, collaborative partnerships, continuous quality improvement, and effective program management. The mission is to provide student-centered learning opportunities that challenge and support every child to learn, grow, and thrive.

This document outlines the South Bay Charter School's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2025-26 school year. It details projected revenue and expenditures, with a specific focus on increasing or improving services for high-needs students. The plan is structured around four key strategic pillars: Enriched Learning, Supportive Environment, Family Engagement, and Intentional Collaboration. It includes reflections on past performance in academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rates for various student groups, aiming to address specific needs and enhance overall educational outcomes and student well-being.

The board is asked to approve the Prop 28 Annual Report. Proposition 28, approved by California voters on November 8, 2022, mandates a new, ongoing program supporting arts instruction in schools starting in 2023-24. The legislation allocates 1 percent of the K-12 portion of the Proposition 98 funding guarantee for the AMS education program.

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for South Bay Union Elementary School District focuses on several key goals. These include engaging families and community members in students' education, providing inclusive learning environments for all students regardless of background, and offering a continuum of supports to address academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs. The plan emphasizes Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) to ensure equity and improve student outcomes.