Board Brief · June 2026
Riverside Unified School District
One-page summary for the Board of Trustees.
District Health
92
+3
Academic
84
+2
Financial
95
0
Strategic goals
- Reading proficiency to 78%76%
- Reduce vacancies below 3041 open
- Graduation rate 90%89.4%
- Fund balance ≥ $25M$28.4M
Major risks
- Lincoln Middle attendance and math performance trending down
- Special-education evaluator capacity at 110%
- Substitute teacher fill rate dropped to 78%
Major wins
- Jefferson Elementary reading gains +11 points YoY
- District discipline referrals down 10% MTD
- Forecast year-end surplus of $9.2M
Recommended decisions
- Approve expansion of Jefferson reading model to 4 additional Title I sites.
- Authorize emergency substitute recruitment incentive ($150K).
- Reallocate 2 SPED evaluators to highest-caseload campuses.
Prepared by Office of the SuperintendentGenerated by SDDS · June 4, 2026