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An explanation of material differences between Budgeted Expenditures and Estimated Actual Expenditures and/or Planned Percentages of
Improved Services and Estimated Actual Percentages of Improved Services.
Action 4.8 has a significant material difference between planned and estimated expenditures. This difference was due to the need to hire
additional staff to support the Teen Parent Center, along with additional hourly pay negotiated with staff.
An explanation of how effective the specific actions were in making progress toward the goal.
Many of the actions implemented were effective to support graduation requirements and college and career goals. Overall, there was an
increase in the cohort graduation rate from the prior year to the Spring of 2021, particularly with two subgroups, students of low
socioeconomic status and English learners. SED students increased by 1.2% and EL students increased by 1% in their graduation rates.
These improvements can be attributed to the robust enrollment and outcomes for CTE pathways, Dual enrollment, summer school, and
Edmentum online learning. Increased outreach efforts to enroll and retain English learners and low income students in CTE pathways
resulted in improved outcomes for these two student groups. There was an 83% increase in English learner students completing a CTE
pathway in high school and a 20% increase in low-income students completing a cohort pathway.
There are specific areas that require additional attention as data reflect minimal effectiveness. The AVID program has shown a decrease in
A-G graduates, particularly for low-income students in the program. 78.7% of low-income students in the AVID program graduated meeting
A-G requirements. This is a 5% decrease from the prior year.
Advanced Placement enrollment decreased from prior years. This may be due to a drop in enrollment across secondary sites. Subgroups
such as English learner students and socioeconomically disadvantaged students have a drop in enrollment in AP coursework from 1 to 3%.
In addition, data shows that there was a 10% drop in the number of exams that scored a 3 or higher.
A description of any changes made to the planned goal, metrics, desired outcomes, or actions for the coming year that resulted from
reflections on prior practice.
To address the decrease in A-G outcomes in high school AVID programs, the goals and actions will continue with specific attention to the
role of academic counselors. Student voice forums provided insight from AVID students that indicated a need for early academic counseling
support. Parent surveys indicated that access to qualified, trained academic counselors was the highest priority for 89% of families.
Therefore, additional high school counselors will begin to hold 4 and 6-year college and career planning sessions for 9th-grade AVID
students during the summer school transitional programs.
To address a decline in Advanced Placement enrollment by unduplicated student groups, the goals and actions will shift towards in-person
support for students. In a survey of secondary parents for grades 7 -12, access to a broad range of AP course offerings was rated as the next
important priority (second to counselor support noted above) by 85% of families surveyed. Consequently, further research and exploration of
open access coursework, such as AP research and seminar courses, will be conducted by district and site staff as an alternative to traditional
content-specific courses.
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