District overview
Brittan Elementary School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How Brittan is paid for and who decides
Brittan Elementary School District runs one school, Brittan Elementary (TK-8), at the foot of the Sutter Buttes. Like most California districts, almost all of its money comes from the state's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which pays a set amount per student based on attendance, plus extra for low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Because funding follows students, small drops in enrollment matter. A five-member elected Board of Trustees sets the budget and policy; Superintendent/Principal Heather Azevedo runs both the district and the school.
State formula money
The 2026-27 plan expects .12 million in revenue, .37 million of it from LCFF. About 00,000 of that is extra money for high-needs students.
Enrollment drives funding
Enrollment was 539 in 2024-25 and about 517-520 during 2025-26 and fall 2026.
One leader for district and school
Heather Azevedo is both superintendent and principal; Josh Abken is vice principal.
Elected board
Five trustees with staggered terms; an election is set for November 3, 2026.
Brittan's spending plan is close to balanced, and the 2024-25 audit was accepted by the board in February 2026. Falling test scores and higher suspensions are real concerns, but the district has written plans to respond to both.
Where the district stands
Down from 539 in 2024-25 (SARC).
Up from $6,788,687 projected for 2025-26.
Up from $6,711,546 planned for 2025-26.
Context: $7,147,332 divided by 517 students enrolled in September 2026.
Worse than 36.2 points below in 2024. Math: 53.8 below, from 46.5.
Up from 0% in 2024; Red on the California Dashboard.
Down 1.6 points from the year before.
Major projects
Raising reading and math scores (Differentiated Assistance)
in progressAfter 2025 scores fell, the state placed Brittan in Differentiated Assistance. The plan focuses on whole-class (Tier 1) teaching, practice state tests, reading and math specialists and new math and writing materials.
- Superintendent reports 2025 score declines to board
- 2026-27 LCAP adopted
- County approves LCAP
Funding
LCAP actions (state LCFF and grants); total for all LCAP actions
New student phone policy (BP 5131.8)
under considerationThe board began a first reading of a stand-alone Mobile Communications Devices policy on October 13, 2026. The handbook already requires phones off and put away all day.
- First reading scheduled
Funding
Not applicable
Five-year facilities plan and state facilities funding
in progressThe board certified a five-year facilities master plan and authorized applications to the state School Facility Program, after raising developer fees in March 2026.
- Developer facilities fees increased
- Facilities master plan certified; state applications authorized
Funding
State School Facility Program (application) and developer fees
November 2026 trustee election
scheduledThe board approved the election order in June. Incumbents Brandon McReynolds and Heather Barnes were reported to have filed; the seat count and full list are not confirmed from an official page we could open.
- Election order (Resolution 2026-4) approved
Funding
District election costs
Recent news
All posted Board of Trustees agendas and approved minutes from November 2025 to October 2026 and Brittan Advisory Committee minutes and agendas were read in full (scanned minutes by OCR), plus the 2025-26 and 2026-27 LCAPs, the 2024-25 SARC, 2025-26 salary schedules, the 2026-27 handbook and technology and conduct policies.
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