District reports midyear LCAP progress, adds DIBELS and other screeners; $9,988 learning-recovery funds noted

District staff presented the Hermosa Beach City School District's midyear review of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), saying the district remains aligned with its strategic plan and is tracking actions, expenditures and outcomes for year two of a three-year plan.

"We are in year 2 of our LCAP of a 3 year LCAP," the presenter said, summarizing that the district is focusing on inclusion (social-emotional supports and school climate), excellence (academic achievement, research-based curriculum) and community engagement. Presenters reported an unduplicated student population of about 8 percent, three schools and close to 200 employees. They said the district aims for roughly a 2 percent annual increase from the 2023–24 baseline on targeted academic metrics.

Staff noted some action items were discontinued (for example a previously planned reading-intervention coach) where the district determined existing programs were sufficient; other items are partially implemented due to timing or staff availability. The presentation highlighted a $9,988 increase in learning-recovery emergency block grant funds for the year. Presenters described expansion plans for a Project Lead The Way robotics class (currently one sixth-grade class) and said Common Sense Media will be used as a free digital-literacy curriculum provided by library media technicians.

On assessments, staff said the iReady diagnostic will be implemented in February for grades 2 3 and that the California Healthy Kids Survey and staff survey will measure school climate; the district will also administer a K 2 DIBELS reading-risk screener beginning in mid-February. "The screening window opens up on Tuesday the seventeenth," the superintendent said, and staff will produce class-, grade-, school- and subgroup-level reports and family reports within state-required timelines.

Board members asked about data tracking in PowerSchool and whether to label the action item more specifically; staff agreed to clarify language when updating the LCAP. The presenters said the district will return in June to review year-two outcomes and any adjustments needed for year three.

Provenance: Midyear LCAP presentation began at item 10.1 and continued through discussion of goals, expenditures and upcoming assessments and surveys.