Kern High School District

This Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Kern High School District outlines the use of state funds to enhance student success and support high-needs students. The plan focuses on four main goals: ensuring a highly qualified and diverse teaching staff providing rigorous instruction, maintaining safe and well-equipped learning environments with ample instructional resources, preparing students for college and careers through a broad course of study, and fostering positive, supportive school environments that value parent, student, and community engagement. It aims to improve academic performance, graduation rates, college and career readiness, attendance, and overall student well-being.

This document outlines the Kern High School District's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2026-2027 school year, detailing how the district will utilize state and federal funds to support student success. The plan is structured around four main goals: ensuring a well-trained and diverse teaching staff provides rigorous and relevant instruction; maintaining clean, safe, and well-equipped schools with ample instructional resources; preparing students for post-secondary education or careers through comprehensive course offerings; and fostering positive, supportive school environments that value parent, student, and community engagement. Key priorities include improving academic performance in ELA, Math, and Science, increasing graduation and college/career readiness rates, enhancing English language proficiency, and reducing chronic absenteeism and suspension rates across all student groups.

This document outlines the strategic evolution of It Gets Better in response to declining youth mental health and the complex challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth in the digital landscape. The organization has implemented significant changes to foster a more responsive, sustainable, and adaptable framework. Key strategic shifts include prioritizing empowering storytelling that portrays LGBTQ+ youth as holistic individuals, intensifying focus on youth leadership and civic engagement, and strengthening digital outreach to connect with youth in their primary online environments. The overarching objective is to ensure LGBTQ+ youth receive vital connection and unwavering belief in their future.

The board meeting included the administrative appointment of a supervising administrator of instructional services, the approval of a student expulsion report, and special recognition for the Highland High School Ceramics classes and art club for their 'Poppies for Veterans' community service project. The Superintendent's report highlighted student achievements in the national virtual enterprise competition, recognized a model continuation high school, celebrated exemplary dual enrollment sites, and summarized student success in the Skills USA competition. Additionally, the board recognized district classified employees and teachers of the year, provided an update on upcoming retiree recognition, and heard a presentation regarding the Bakersfield Care Interns' substance use prevention efforts.

This document outlines four redistricting plans for the Kern High School District, focusing on balancing population based on 2010 Census data and future growth projections. Key objectives include strengthening Latino Citizen Voting Age Populations (LCVAP) in specific trustee areas, unifying communities such as Lamont, Arvin, Oildale, and Greenfield within single trustee areas, minimizing precinct splits, and maintaining incumbent-constituent relationships. The plans provide detailed characteristics on population deviations and LCVAP percentages for each proposed trustee area.