Board hears draft LCAP and proposed 2026–27 budget; public hearing closes with no comments

The Greenfield Union School District board received a presentation June 4 on the district’s draft 2026–27 Local Control and Accountability Plan and a proposed 2026–27 budget.

LCAP: Dr. Maria Alvarez, associate superintendent of educational services, said the draft LCAP is organized around California’s eight state priorities and reflected input from school-site and districtwide meetings and surveys. She reported district enrollment at 3,423 students (as presented), with 85.5% classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged, 57% identified as English learners and 2% as foster youth. The draft plan totals roughly $13.77 million and the presentation noted that approximately 93.76% of those funds support personnel (certificated and classified). Dr. Alvarez highlighted red indicators on the California dashboard in ELA and math for specific student groups and said the district aims to be out of CSI (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) by October 2026 if current growth continues. The board held an informational public hearing on the LCAP; no public comments were offered and the hearing was closed.

Budget: Dr. Colleen Stanley presented the proposed 2026–27 budget and cautioned that the state budget had not yet been adopted, so the district took a conservative approach. Key figures presented: the budget was built on an ADA assumption of 3,188.81; statutory COLA for planning purposes is 2.87% with an additional 1.44% LCFF add-on described as tied to recent legislative changes; projected revenue was approximately $68.47 million and projected expenditures about $71.0 million, creating a planned deficit and an estimated ending balance of about $8.91 million. The district’s required reserve is 3%; the presented books show an actual reserve equal to about 4.18%.

Board process and next steps: Dr. Stanley said the board is scheduled to consider formal adoption on June 18 and may need a 45-day budget revision in August after state budget finalization. Trustees asked clarifying questions about TK funding, enrollment versus ADA, and the LCAP–budget sequencing; staff agreed to provide the detailed slides and underlying data to trustees for review.

No votes were taken on the LCAP or budget at the June 4 meeting; both items were presented for public hearing and information with planned action at the June 18 meeting.