Yosemite Unified School District

This document outlines the district's three-year strategic roadmap, known as the Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP), focusing on improving student success. It is structured around four main goals: providing high-quality instruction and a rigorous curriculum (Academic Excellence), fostering a safe, healthy, and positive school climate (Safe & Supportive Schools), strengthening family and community partnerships, and offering extra support for schools with the greatest needs (Targeted Support). The plan aligns with California's state priority areas to ensure comprehensive student success.

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for Yosemite Unified School District outlines the district's strategy for utilizing state funds to serve its student population, particularly high-needs students. The plan is structured around three core goals: providing high-quality instruction and a rigorous curriculum to prepare students for college and career; fostering a safe, healthy, and positive school climate that supports social-emotional development and school connectedness; and engaging students, parents, and community members to enhance student success. Key focus areas include improving academic outcomes in ELA and Math, increasing English learner progress, reducing suspension rates and chronic absenteeism, and boosting graduation rates. The plan emphasizes equitable access to resources and opportunities, with a focus on addressing disparities identified in performance indicators.

This Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Plan Guide for Yosemite Unified School District details a comprehensive program designed to support the whole child, focusing on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and overall development. The plan addresses key areas including providing a safe and supportive environment, fostering active and engaged learning, promoting skill building, empowering youth voice and leadership, encouraging healthy choices and behaviors, ensuring diversity, access, and equity, maintaining a quality staff, establishing clear vision, mission, and purpose, developing collaborative partnerships, implementing continuous quality improvement, and ensuring effective program management. The overarching goal is to empower students to realize their full potential, foster self-worth, leadership, and a sense of belonging, and provide a safe and enriching environment beyond the instructional day.

This Strategic Plan for the Yosemite Unified School District outlines the educational programs and requirements for Yosemite High School and its educational options schools. Guided by a mission to empower students to thrive and a vision of fostering adaptable, innovative lifelong learners, the plan details course selections for the 2026-27 academic year, including International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and Career Technical Educational pathways. It further addresses graduation requirements, counseling services, college admission criteria, and an alternative diploma pathway, all aimed at ensuring student success and positive global impact.

The meeting commenced with a Closed Session where the Board took action on personnel changes, including the approval of the Personnel Report and the Non-Reelection of Probationary Certificated Employees (Resolution 2025/2026-06). The Open Session included the approval of the agenda, presentations from a student regarding her Peer Communication class, and reports from staff and board members covering topics such as the 100th day of school, CTA Dinner, and school site happenings. The Consent Agenda included ratification of Accounts Payable Warrants and acceptance of donations, notably one from EECU. Discussion items involved the first reading of revised Board Policies, a mid-year review of the LCAP, an update on the Coarsegold Elementary groundwater treatment project, and the initial bargaining proposals exchanged with CSEA. Action items included the approval of the 2024-2025 Audit Report, certification of corrective actions for audit findings, final approval of revised Board Policies, approval of the ParsecGO Data Dashboard contract, approval of Site Safety Plans, approval of the Rivergold Elementary School Accountability Report Card (SARC), ratification of a change order with American Business Machines for the security project, and approval of four funding agreements with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution District.