District overview
Lafayette School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How are local revenue and reductions reshaping the district?
Lafayette Elementary is a six-school public elementary district governed by a five-member board. The reviewed year centered on a second $2 million round of reductions, a replacement parcel tax, a districtwide math adoption, and new leadership at Stanley Middle School.
Another $2 million reduction plan was approved
The March action brought the district's stated three-year total of cuts and revenue changes to $6 million.
Measure H would replace Measure L
The June packet says the $585-per-parcel measure appeared to pass but was not yet certified.
Core math is changing districtwide
Draft June minutes record adoption of Amplify Desmos from kindergarten through Algebra 1 for 2026-27.
Stanley Middle School has a new principal
The board approved Ann Kim as principal by a 4-0 vote in May.
The public record provides clear board actions and item descriptions, but the classified-reduction minutes do not identify affected roles or employee counts, and the newest minutes remain draft.
What the official record establishes
All unique, readable records collected across 33 meetings.
From August 27, 2025 through August 13, 2026.
Four elementary schools, Stanley Middle School, and the Early Intervention Preschool.
The district describes $6 million in total budget changes over three years.
The June packet says the result appeared to pass but was not yet certified.
Major projects
Fiscal stabilization and Measure H
Cuts approved; election certification pending in reviewed recordThe board approved another $2 million in reductions while pursuing a nine-year replacement parcel tax described as generating about $5.1 million annually.
- Board unanimously approves $2 million reduction plan
- Board approves final classified-reduction resolution
- Official packet says Measure H appears to have passed, pending certification
Funding
General fund and proposed replacement parcel tax
The reviewed record does not itemize all affected classified positions.
Amplify Desmos mathematics adoption
Adoption recorded in draft minutesAfter a districtwide pilot, draft minutes record approval of Amplify Desmos as the core K-Algebra 1 program beginning in 2026-27.
- Board records a 3-0 adoption vote in draft minutes
Funding
District instructional materials
A total adoption cost is not stated in the reviewed item.
Stanley Middle School leadership transition
Principal appointedThe board appointed Ann Kim to lead Stanley Middle School.
- Board approves Ann Kim as principal, 4-0
Funding
District staffing budget
Compensation details were not stated in the reviewed action.
This overview synthesizes all 37 unique official records from 33 meetings reviewed chronologically for the trailing year, with proposals and draft minutes labeled as such.
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