Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible for the public to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
B.1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
B.2. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.3. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Teamsters Union 665)
B.4. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Case No.24CV-00530, OAH 2025050933 Special Services – continuing from last meeting)
B.5. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Litigation (Number of potential cases: 2)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
D. Reports
SRTA looks forward to a future report on the transitions SRCS is making. There are still so many questions.
Where are the metrics for evaluating the transitions to fewer elementary sites and two 7-12 sites?
What are the expected savings on these changes coming from, specifically? Is that being realized?
How much is being spent to make these transitions?
What are the current enrollment numbers?
What is the process for deciding if programs or schools will utilize closed sites?
How will lessons learned from these actions inform the transitions underway for another 7-12 and closing another elementary site?
What is the process and timeline for implementing the next round of changes, including transforming EAHS?
In the board minutes, the motion for consolidation states that MHS will have facilities for culinary and woodshop for the 26-27 school year. Where are the plans to facilitate this?
District communication issues were cited for causing heartache this week when it was temporarily understood that middle school athletes from the transitioned middle school sites would not be utilizing their old sites for athletics. What has changed structurally to assure strong and accurate communication moving forward?
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda and Consent Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards’ at the board meeting in order to make public comments. Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items (See section F.)
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
EdJoin shows a total of 80 current postings for 201 jobs in SRCS. There are twenty-four certificated opening postings for twenty-five positions. There are fifty-six current classified postings for two-hundred-one job openings (five more than the last meeting). There are no certificated and no classified management positions posted.
SRTA members wonder about HR processes. When is a job posted, and an interview required, vs when can a partial position just be given to an employee? What is the process for a job to be posted on EdJoin? Why might an unfilled position currently utilizing a substitute teacher not be posted? Why would a job posting remain on Ed Join after a new employee is actively teaching in the position?
SRTA heartily welcomes Audrey Castillo ( SPSV), Sierra Overton ( SPSV), Leila Mori ( SPSV), AshleyReich (EAHS), Alia Ismail-Nielsen (SRHS), Madison Winslow (JMES), Kyle Woodruff (EAHS), Armando Flores Partida (EAHS), Derek Piastrelli (MCHS), Danielle Durfey (HCMS), Mary Shappell King (MCHS), Zachary Asher (ARTS), Christina Pezzolo (MCHS), Timothy Wolcott (MCHS), Andrew Hathaway (MHS), Mollie Duran (EAHS), Nicolette Elliott (HVES), Julie Drogin (RVMS), Matthew Pitchford (MHS), Adrienne Boone (MCHS) and Anna Bernier (MCHS).
SRTA welcomes back the returning Elizabeth Irving (JMES), Brandi Ramos (PTES), Cynthia Miles (LELA) and Jessica Hazlewood (EdServ).
SRTA bids farewell to Clinton Sweek (ARTS) who has resigned after nearly 2 years of service to our students.
Changes to classified staff includes four new hires, six rehires, four resignations and one retirement. They leave taking with them twenty-seven years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
There are four administrative/supervisory hires, two new School Based Therapists and two new Program Managers. Additional changes in admin are shown in the org chart but not yet in the personnel report such as Aida Diaz’s promotion from CCLA Principal to Director of PD, and Lyndsey Nash’s move to admin as a Multi-Lingual Coordinator.
F.4. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
3
Humanidad Therapy and Education Services
$143,000
1 year of therapy services for CCLA
4
Portuguese Futbol Academy
$9,900
CCLA activities at lunch Mondays and Fridays
5
National Academy of Athletics
$19,456
CCLA activities at lunch twice a week
6
Colors of Spanish
$34,722
music and movement for CCLA TK and K students
10
Curriculum Associates
$2,300
iReady PD for FACS staff
15
IXL Learning
$1,575
platform for Math, Science, History and English for SRACS
District
2
Newsela, Inc.
$19,621
leveled articles for students at LBES, CCLA and EAHS from title 1 funds
7
California Association of School Business Officials CASBO
$5,250
one year memberships for all business service staff
9
Dominican University
No Direct Cost
teaching/counseling interns
11
CalState TEACH
No Direct Cost
teaching/counseling interns
16
Everway
$12,248
online platform to supplement the general education curriculum for Sped Students
17
360-Degree Customer Inc.
$2,930,000
for up to 45 paraprofessionals for $45 per hour through 6/30/2026
20
Integrated Security Controls, Inc.
$37,500
Security Cameras Maintenance Contract
Elementary
19
McGraw Hill
$80,492
1 year access to online the textbook and resources for Every Day Math
Secondary
1
Instructure / Parchment
$2,310
fee to setup Parchment transcripts services
8
The Backdrop
$7,850
MHS Prom Location
12
City Mechanical
$36,967
Repair water line to boiler system at MCHS
13
Classlink
$45,075
Single Sign On access to online resources and licenses management
14
Panaptic Inc.
No Direct Cost
online suspension diversions for alcohol and THC ed code violations at MCHS
18
Aeries
$2,100
training around 4×4 scheduling setup in Aeries for EAHS
21
CVS Pharmacy – 4th Street
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
22
CVS Pharmacy – Mendocino Avenue
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
23
CVS Pharmacy – Yulupa Avenue
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
24
Franco American Bakery
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
25
Round Table Pizza – Guerneville Road
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
26
Round Table Pizza / Circle Pizza
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
27
Lucky Supermarket
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
28
Oliver’s Market
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
29
Santa Rosa Cinemas
No Direct Cost
Transition students (18-22) participate in community based paid and volunteer work program
F.6. Approval of the Lease Agreements with Enterprise Fleet Management Vehicle Replacement for Maintenance and Operations
The district owns twenty-six (26) vehicles used by the maintenance and operations department. We replaced five (5) vehicles last year in round one of the vehicle replacement program. Staff proposes that the Board consider the Lease Agreement with Enterprise for the immediate addition of six (6) vehicles within the Maintenance and Operations Department. We will bring back each year, over the next three years, an addition of five vehicles until we have replaced all twenty-six. Lease cycles for most vehicles are sixty (60) months. Utilizing this program will provide a consistent preventive maintenance cycle and substantially reduce repair expenses and potential vehicle downtime. Enterprise will also provide a full maintenance program for all vehicles which will be serviced by approved local vendors.
Over the five year lease for these five vehicles, SRCS will pay $82,165 above the MSRP list price for these vehicles, but have nothing to show for it when the lease ends.
The average maintenance cost for a truck is less than $1,200 per year. For five vehicles this would be $30,000 for five years.
SRTA members support a replacement plan for aging and defunct items. Leasing items, so that everything is relatively new, seems ideal. However, this requires a continual financial commitment to lease payments which is a questionable tact given the financial situation of SRCS. New equipment is not the highest priority of our staff and students, when facilities are in such disrepair.
If SRCS used restricted maintenance funds to purchase equipment to replace the items in the poorest shape, there would be more funds to repair and replace parts of facilities which are desperately in need of attention.
F.7. Approval of Mandated Block Grant (MBG) Applications for 2025-26 for the Elementary School District, High School District, SRFAC, CCLA, SRCSA, SRAC
The funding rates for the 2025-26 MBG are $39.09 per ADA for Grades K-8, $76.48 per ADA for Grades 9-12, and $20.52 per ADA for Charter School Grades K-8.
Estimated Block Grant funding for 2025-26:
General Fund 01 Elementary & High Districts: $684,892
F.8. Approval of Resolution 2025/26-05 for the use of 2024/25 Education Protection Account (EPA) funds
Revenues generated from Proposition 30 are to be deposited into a state account called the Education Protection Account (EPA). The District must determine and report on how these unrestricted funds are spent. EPA funds cannot be used for any administrative costs. The recommendation is to use the EPA funds for teacher salary expenses. If approved, teacher salary expenses that were incurred during the 2024-25 school year will be transferred into these EPA accounts during the year-end close process. This is done at year-end because the final EPA amounts are known at that time.
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the EPA funds are as follows:
F.9. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the Piner High School Two-Story Classroom Building Project
Due to the current enrollment at Piner High School, additional capacity is needed to accommodate the 7th and 8th graders that will be housed at the site. Occupancy of the building is scheduled for August 11, 2026, with Substantial Completion, including site work, scheduled for August 31, 2026.
Project amount: $24,369,198.00
Fund 21, Measure C: $21,749,198.00 (minus the already approved pre-construction)
This contract is $5.3 million dollars less than the contract for the just completed two-story building at Montgomery.
F.10, F.11, F12, F13. Approval to file the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Exemption for the Albert Biella ES ECE Modernization Project, James Monroe TK Buildings Project, Helen Lehman TK Buildings Project, and Santa Rosa High School Parking Lot Improvements and Fencing Project
The project qualifies for a categorical exemption from further CEQA analysis. The filing ensures the District remains in compliance with environmental review requirements under CEQA.
F.14. Approval of Contracting with IAG Host for International Hiring Services
The district will save $80,724 this year utilizing this contractor to hire nine teachers. The savings comes from not paying retirement or benefit costs.
SRTA members are concerned about this action on three fronts.
First, these nine teachers were hired without any input from site staff. There is trepidation around a process which excludes teacher input. Past practice is clearly not sufficient to involve teachers in the hiring process.
Secondly, this contract raises enormous concern about the sustainability of the teaching profession. SRTA has pointed out the need to retain not just attract teachers to be able to meet the need. Improved teacher retention includes treating teachers as professionals, involving them in the decision making processes, reducing administrative burdens, supporting site cultures, and fostering effective leadership.
The last concern is for these teachers who will be in the SRTA bargaining unit, but not receiving negotiated healthcare benefits.
G. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
G.1. (Action) Approval of Resolutions Recognizing…
September as Suicide Prevention Month (Resolution)
September as Attendance Awareness Month. (Resolution)
September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Latinx Heritage Month. (Resolution)
This second PIP of the year will allow the district to fill a Special Education Teacher (SDC-ESN) position at Abraham Lincoln Elementary (1.00 FTE) for the 2025-2026 school year.
SRTA members realize the difficulty of learning the practice of teaching under the best of situations. Entering the profession without subject matter training or the course work that accompanies an internship or credential program is precarious at best.
G.4. (Discussion/Action) First Read and Possible Waive of Second Read of BP 4119.24, BP 4119.21, BP1114
SRCS proposes updating Board Policies on social media and teacher-student interactions to ensure a safe, professional, and consistent environment for everyone in our school community. The changes are a proactive response to the evolving digital landscape and are designed to provide clear expectations and protect staff, students, and the district.
The new policies establish clear, consistent guidelines for all staff. This ensures everyone understands what is and isn’t acceptable behavior on social media and other digital platforms, reducing confusion and the risk of non-compliance. These updates provide a clear framework for all professional digital interactions.
BP 4119.24– Maintaining Appropriate Adult-Student Interactions
As a system of practice, could staff representatives be invited to the table to discuss changes to board policy that dramatically impact expectations for staff prior to the policies going to the board?
SRTA members support disciplining and releasing of employees who have seriously broken professional standards. However, there is general concern about stated “ Inappropriate Conduct” that interferes with the “Connections First” mandate of our district while not actually deterring the worst offender.
Does the board really want to deter a teacher giving a student a token gift to honor their birthday?
When students are part of a teachers’ families social network, is staff expected to withdraw from that network to abide by these standards?
How do you build a real sense of community without sharing personal information?
Using other forms of communications with students besides district email allows for timely responses.
SRTA members are certainly free to use social media during their break or lunch. Perhaps the language can be changed to something more in line with instructional time with students, not “work hours” which seems to refer to the entire school day.
“Employees shall not use District property in social media posts without the express permission of the District. This includes, without limitation, the use of District facilities, classrooms or fields as a backdrop.” This goes too far. For instance, teachers should be able to publicly share a group photo of themselves taken at school, with the school logo. Being proud and active should be encouraged and shared with our communities!
Social media standards numbered 10 and 11 appear to repeat numbers 8 and 9.
G.5. (Discussion/Action) Second Read and Consideration of BP 3100 and BP 3312 and review of AR 3311
The Board Finance Subcommittee reviewed existing fiscal processes. Based on these discussions and an in-depth evaluation, the Subcommittee recommends these updates for Board approval and the review of the Administrative Regulation updates.
The Board shall annually establish budget priorities based on identified district needs and goals and on realistic projections of available funds.
The district budget shall show a complete plan and itemized statement of all proposed expenditures and all estimated revenues for the following fiscal year, together with a comparison of revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year.
The Board intends to maintain a minimum assigned and unassigned fund balance of 10% of the total restricted and unrestricted general funds. The Board deems this amount to be sufficient to maintain fiscal solvency and stability and to protect the district against unforeseen circumstances.
What is the timeline for the board to establish annual budget priorities based on district goals?
How does a complete plan and itemized statement differ from the current budget which is undecipherable for most casual readers?
Asserting the desire for a 10% reserve when a 3% is currently unattainable suggests a long term goal. What are the mediating steps to achieve that goal?
Every contract entered into on behalf of the district shall be made available for public inspection, except when the law prohibits disclosure.
The district has said it is working to become more transparent. Will all contracts continue to be included in the board agenda, or just contracts above the $15,000 amount? How would the public know a contract even existed if they are not posted in the agenda? Simply posting items on a wall at the DO does not count at transparently providing public notice.
and review of Administrative Regulation: AR 3311-Bids
Only projects over $15,000 must publicly advertise for bids.
Prequalification required to bid on projects over $1,000,000.
Exceptions are listed for not awarding jobs to the lowest bidder.
School consolidation moves were completed at 7 campuses (Albert Biella ES, Brook Hill ES, James Monroe ES, Herbert Slater MS, Santa Rosa MS, Montgomery HS, Santa Rosa HS). In total, an estimated 400 relocations occurred this summer across almost all SRCS sites. Cost: $181,178
Infrastructure improvements were completed at multiple sites, including the Piner HS building G courtyard and the James Monroe ES drainage project.
District-wide exterior painting (Phase 2) occurred at Abraham Lincoln ES, Rincon Valley MS, and Elsie Allen HS, each finishing under budget. Cost: $1,047,005 Savings: $73,895 (6.6%)
Gym Floor Refinishing & Striping was completed at Santa Rosa HS, Montgomery HS, and Rincon Valley MS. Each project was also delivered below contracted costs. Cost: $185,023 Savings: $27,797 (15%)
Phase 1 of the district-wide access control project began at four schools (Maria Carrillo HS, Montgomery HS, Santa Rosa HS, Rincon Valley MS) to enhance campus security; completion is scheduled for 2025–2026. Contract Cost: $8,186,523
New Facilities:
Montgomery HS Two-Story Classroom Building – construction substantially complete, occupied and operational, two months ahead of schedule. Contract Cost: $29,693,927
Central Receiving Warehouse – construction complete, pending final punch list items and closeout. Contract Cost: $8,226,756
Work has begun for 2025-2026 projects, including new Transitional Kindergarten (TK) classroom buildings at three sites, a new two-story classroom building at Piner HS, modernization of DeSoto Hall at Santa Rosa HS, and district-wide safety upgrades such as Electronic Access Control and Fencing at all sites.
SRTA members are confused about the access control project.
Many thought this was a summer project, but it is now stated to be complete this school year.
How will these mechanisms work? Will we still have our new keys?
Who will be tasked with adjusting door access on fobs or cards? There are ongoing concerns about district control of bell schedules, and fears of great frustration if this is not controlled at the site level.
SRTA members feel like cuts at sites were severe, while the district office has actually grown unnecessarily. California has a maximum of 8 administrative employees allowed per 100 teachers in a unified district. If 31 site admin are assumed, the total number of teachers would need to be nearly 938 to justify those positions. SRTA records show about 864 certificated unit members at the moment. (Not all of these are teachers.) It would appear this is further evidence of being overstaffed at the district office.
Having a chart with names and positions is helpful, but it doesn’t solve the “Who should I call?” problem.
Medina- AP instruction data with number of years of experience of
teachers
Caston- Site funding finance report with various amounts and sources
-strategy of athletics program across the district,
-update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Panorama and Youth Truth Survey Data (August 2025)
Discussion and update on Reconfiguration and Ad Hoc Committee with SCOE (August 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times? Is there data that the ISP program is sufficient to meet this need?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations around Special Services (January 2025)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House, and other sites
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds continues to diminish as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
J.3. SRCS Third Interim Letter from SCOE
SRCS is called out for continued deficit spending, and put on warning about cash flow concerns. SCOE awaits a detailed fiscal recovery plan. The ability for the district to continue operations is a concern. The following areas are identified for immediate action:
Failure to prioritize expending restricted funds before unrestricted funds
Deficit spending in the current or two subsequent fiscal years
Failure to decrease deficit spending over the past two fiscal years
Decreasing and/or unstable enrollment and/or average daily attendance (ADA)
Unstable or decreasing projected unrestricted fund balance
Identification rate of students as eligible for special education is above the countywide and/or statewide averages
Board Finance Subcommittee Meeting Santa Rosa City Schools Monday August 11, 2025 Hybrid: Superintendent’s Conference Room (110 Stony Point Road, Suite 210) 3:30 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA AND AGENDA ITEMS Public Comments are only accepted in person. Many employees are unable to attend this meeting because school is still in session at 3:30.
3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS) ; Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA Santa Rosa 75, and Teamsters Union 665 This seems like something that happens at the regular board meeting. Why would a committee use closed session to conference on negotiations?
4. DISCUSSION / ACTION a. (Discussion) Update on Board Policies The Board Finance Sub-Committee will discuss updates 3100 Budget, 3312 Contracts, and Administrative Regulation, 3311 Bids. Redline and clean copies are in the full agenda. b. (Discussion) Fiscal Stabilization No details are provided on this.Board Finance Subcommittee Meeting Schedule for the Remainder of 2025 Monday, September 8, 2025 Monday, October 6, 2025 Monday, November 3, 2025 Monday, December 1, 2025
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible for the public to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
B.1. Student Readmissions (Case Nos: 2023/24-15)
B.2. Public Employee Appointment/Employment (Position to be filled: Public Information Officer, Director, Coordinator, Principal)
B.3. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.4. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Teamsters Union 665)
B.5. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Case No.24CV-00520 Case name: In Re: Social Media adolescent Addiction/Personal Products Liability Litigation, 23CV-00397 Pienta Case, SCV-272273, Claim 2025-069, OAH 2025050933 Special Services)
B.6. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
After last year’s experience, It is expected that the performance evaluation process will be revamped to be more transparent, and that stakeholder input will be invited.
SRTA welcomes these student voices and encourages them to forge a network across the district to represent all students.
D. Reports
SRTA looks forward to a future report on the transitions SRCS is making. There are still so many questions.
Where are the metrics for evaluating the transitions?
What are the expected savings on these changes coming from, specifically? Is that being realized?
How much is being spent to make these transitions?
What are the current enrollment numbers?
What is the process for deciding what to do with the closed sites?
How and when will decisions for the future be made and shared?
In the board minutes the motion for consolidation states that MHS will have facilities for culinary and woodshop for the 26-27 school year. Where are the plans to facilitate this?
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards’ at the board meeting in order to make public comments. Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items (See section F.)
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
EdJoin shows a total of 94 current postings for 241 jobs in SRCS. There are for certificated opening postings (fifteen more than last meeting.) There are fifty-one current classified postings for one hundred ninety-six job openings (ninety more than the last meeting). There is one certificated and no classified management positions open. There are 29 coaching positions and one hundred fifty-two assistant positions accepting applications.
SRTA bids farewell to Dan Evans (PTES), Sydney Miller (PHS), Danielle Ullyott (SPSV), Annamarie Robustellini (SPSV), Cody Martin (BHES), Nathan Murray (HVES), Emma Parks (ABES), DonnaFernandez (PHS) and Anthony Henderson (EAHS) who have all resigned after a combined 29 years of service to our students.
SRTA congratulates William Kirk (Ed Services), Mary Anna Maloney (LBES) and Janet Fisher (SRHS) who have announced their retirements as of the end of last year. They take nearly forty-two years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes two new hires, five rehires, five resignations and one retirement. They leave taking with them twenty-nine years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
There are twenty-eight admin changes, including two resignations, two rehires, and seven new hires. There is a new Communications Office. Please check the linked report for all the specifics!
F.4. Approval of Donations and Gifts
Highlights include that Schools Plus gave SRCS $157,000, and the Holler Family Trust gave SRHS $32,000.
Donations (July 1, 2025, through August 1, 2025) $192,748.79
20 educational licenses and Webinar for board meetings
5
EMS LINQ
$48,949
Software for Child Nutritional Programs
6
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
$24,538
dues
7
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
$17,975
GAMUT (online board agenda platform)
8
Frontline
$30,352
Staff Absence and Substitute Management (the reduced contract amount looks like SRCS is no longer purchasing all the bells and whistles
9
School & College Legal Services (SCLS)
$30,000
Investigative services for a UCP Complaint
13
Summit K12
$70,843
Curriculum for K-12 newcomers
15
JetBrains
$366
Cross platform tool for data tasks and reports
21
HearYou.org
$30,000
Up to ten Mental health therapy sessions for staff
Elementary
3
Community Matters
No Direct Cost
Grant funding for Safe School Ambassadors at HLES.
11
Jack Schreder & Associates, Inc. / Elementary District
$7,166
Investigation for justifying developer fees.
17
All City Management Services
$573,901
Crossing Guard services. This has been reduced by about $25,000 even though the number of sites served has diminished it states 15 sites are still served.
Elementary
2
Angel & Denell Nunez
No Direct Cost
allow rancher to graze cattle on Alba Lane for fire prevention
10
Santa Rosa Junior College (ASL Instructors)
$110,000
May be for 1 hour per week of instruction for students, families and staff. Also states this is for 40 hours per week.
12
Jack Schreder & Associates, Inc. / Secondary District
$10,789
Investigation for justifying developer fees.
16
Tradeswomen, Inc.
No Direct Cost
support camp set up and Provide a tradeswoman to partner with teacher
18
Goodwill Redwood Empire
No Direct Cost
Job readiness and service programs
19
Sonoma County Library
No Direct Cost
Student One card allows school ID card to be library card
22
10,000 Degrees
No Direct Cost
EAHS, PHS and SRHS student assistance with financial help for college
24
MINGA Inc
$96,390
Comprehensive digital school management platform for hall passes and more
25
Imagine Learning
$22,575
ISP student learning platform
26
Magnolia Global Academy for Leaders, dba Magnolia Project
$34,500
PD for EAHS and MJr/SrHS CTE Wheel and Career Explorations
27
Santa Rosa Junior College
No Direct Cost
College and Career Pathway agreement
28
Simulation Curriculum
$996
Used for SPARQ students at PHS.
29
AV Consulting
$7,500
2 day Leadership Training for PHS students and freshmen
F.8. and 9. Belkorp AG purchase of New Mowers and Maintenance Tractor
Our existing John Deere mowers are aged and overworked. These two mowers replace ten-year-old mowers of the same style and size. These machines help to keep our grounds department operating efficiently as they help maintain 400 acres of District property. We expect, with proper maintenance, these new mowers to last the next ten years or more.
This purchase would come from restricted maintenance funds. (RRM) $108,448.99 (includes tax)
The thirty-year-old tractor has given out. For the last year, the M&O department has needed to rent a tractor to complete required work across sites. This new tractor is expected to last the M&O team for thirty years.
The restricted maintenance funds will cover this purchase. RRM funds- $43,243.50 (with tax)
F.11. Approval of Contracting with ValidateMe! for Foreign Transcript Evaluation Services
These services will include evaluations for high school students from various countries, including specialized services for students from Mexico. Procurement services will support the retrieval of academic records when families are unable to provide them. These services are critical to ensuring the accurate placement of newcomer students in core academic courses and language development programs.
Evaluations include transcript analysis from all countries ($225), Mexico-specific analysis ($200). Elementary/Middle School $125. Procurement services, when needed, are available at $350 per case. The cost will vary depending on the number of evaluations required and will be covered using general funds.
No proposed quantity is included which is required for a total contract value.
SRTA member counselors have had a difficult time ever since the transcript evaluation process was eliminated with the SOL Counselors. There is an appreciation for addressing this issue.
F.12. Fox Pacific Academy Contract
To provide a Certified Nursing Assistant Program to fifteen students at EAHS. Theory Portion of the Course over 13 Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am – 3:30 pm from 9/13/25 to 11/15/25. Clinical Rotations will be over 19 Saturdays and Sundays from 6:30 am – 1:00 pm from 1/10/25 to 5/16/25.
F.14. Capacity of Interdistrict Transfers for Various Grades, Special Classrooms, and Special Programs.
Outlines each of those capacities in a generalized way which allows the Wellness & Engagement department to then calculate the specifics. Those specifics are determined based on the capacity of each program, grade or school based on capacities established by the State, the Board, by the Agreements with the Associations or by program need. Specific capacities are not included.
F.15. Approval of School District Nomination to the Sonoma County School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
SARBs help truant or recalcitrant students and their parents or guardians solve school attendance and behavior problems through available school and community resources. SRCS is asking that Stacy Desideri, Executive Director, Wellness and Engagement be nominated to serve.
F.16. Approval of Resolution No. 2025/26-02 to Establish Temporary Inter-fund Transfers
This resolution allows for the temporary transfer of funds from a district fund with available cash reserves to cover any negative cash flow needed for the fiscal year until revenues are received.
F.17. Authorizing To Borrow Funds From The Sonoma County Treasury As Needed During The 2025-26 Fiscal Year
This resolution will allow the County Treasury to extend a line of credit to cover any negative cash flow needed for the fiscal year until revenues are realized at a ~3% interest rate. The amount requested cannot exceed 85% of the projected current year property tax revenue. When SRCS has a surplus of funds, i.e. right after property taxes are received, those funds accrue 3% interest from the Sonoma County Treasury. This authorization is for this 2025-26 fiscal year only. This resolution is presented to the Board for approval every fiscal year.
G.1. (Action) Trustee Area 6 Candidate Interview to Select a Board Member Due to Vacancy
Donna Prak has completed an application to be interviewed.
SRTA members appreciate the courage required to step up and serve SRCS at this time.
G.2. (Discussion) Safe Routes to Schools Program Update
These efforts are focused mostly on 2nd – 5th grade, with two middle school components. SRCS accounts for just 9% of student participation in the county. Bike to School Day in May successfully increased participation.
While increasing student safety is a laudable goal, it is concerning that implementation is dependent on site volunteers. If SRCS values this program, district implementation needs to be restructured so it is sustainable.
G.6. (Action) Approval of 2025-26 45 Day Budget Update
Welcome back to Luz Cazares, Interim Associate Superintendent of Business Services/CBO
SRCS is making budget adjustments because the state has passed its budget. SRCS K-6 is expected to qualify for Expanded Learning Grant with enrollment of higher than the newly reduced district wide requirement of 55% of Unduplicated students which are students who qualify as Low income, Multi-Language Learners, and/or Homeless/Foster youth. This will bring an additional $5.4 million to the district this year that hadn’t been budgeted. This increase of 2% reduces the $10.8 million deficit budget to $5.5 million, or about 2.3% of the budgeted expenses.
SRTA members are grateful for all efforts that helped the federal government release all budgeted funds to the district. This is an opportunity to focus the efforts of SRCS, and fully support and fund what is the most valuable. There is a need for focused goals with accountable metrics. The days of decisions based on hunches without defined expectations, left in place without evaluating their effectiveness must be over.
Historically, SRCS has transparently shared funding allocations for sites including Title 1, LCFF, and other site funds like Lottery. It is requested that these amounts be shared shortly.
Site budgets have been severely diminished. SRTA members feel like they have to choose between having their students do without, or purchasing things themselves. This is unacceptable, even in rough financial times.
This will allow SRCS to fill a Biological Science High School Teaching position at Elsie Allen High School (1.00 FTE) for the 2025-2026 school year with a candidate who has not yet met the subject matter competence requirement needed to enter an intern program.
G.5. (Action) Approval of Variable Term Waiver for a Pupil Personnel Services Credential for Carlos A Castaneda Avila
This will allow SRCS to fill a Counselor on Special Assignment (COSA) position covering grade levels 9-12 at Piner High School for the 2025-2026 school year with a candidate who is awaiting the results of his Praxis II Counselor Exam.
G.6. (Discussion / Action) First Read and Possible Waive of Second Read of Updated Board Policies
Proposed policies are attached. Redlined versions show the prior policy marked up in red with the proposed changes. The cleaned copy is the resulting proposed policy.
BP 6163.4 – Student Use of Technology RedlinedCleaned Internet access and safety
BP 5116.1 – Interdistrict Open Enrollment RedlinedCleanedStates priorities for allowing students to leave SRCS.
BP 5117 – Interdistrict Attendance RedlinedCleanedStates students shall be accepted until limits are full.
BP 5131.8 – Mobile Communication Devices RedlinedCleanedMobile communication devices shall be turned off during instructional time. Exceptions are enumerated.
BP 4040 – Employee Use of Technology RedlinedCleaned Employees have no reasonable expectation of privacy even when using their personal devices with district access. SRCS may monitor employee usage of district technology at any time without advance notice or consent and for any reason allowed by law.
G.7. (Action) Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #12 MOU 100 Hours Additional Work Jr/Sr High School Sites
Allocates 100 additional work hours per Junior-Senior High School site. That is 100 total hours for Santa Rosa and 100 hours for Montgomery. This time will be used to support student registration and related duties due to the transition of students from middle schools to the newly established Junior-Senior High Schools. Were it not for late-year vacancies, these funds would have otherwise been paid in salaries.
Approximate financial impact is $9,302 of unrestricted base general funds for these 200 hours.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Approval of Resolution for September as Attendance Awareness Month
Approval of Resolution for Suicide Prevention Month
Board Policy Updates
Panorama and Youth Truth Survey Data
Discussion and update on Reconfiguration and Ad Hoc Committee with SCOE
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations around Special Services (January 2025)
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House, and other sites
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
B.4. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 1)
B.5. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.6. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.7. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for 2024-2025 SRCS Retirees
This year’s retirees represent classified, certificated, and administrative staff. Altogether, our52 retirees represent 1,083 yearsof service to our students, staff, and community.
We thank each of them for their dedication, passion, and service:
First Name
Last Name
Current Position
Site/Department
Adele
Johns-Diehl
Teacher, Elementary
Santa Rosa French American Charter
Anjana
Pandya
Special Education Assistant
Piner High School
Ann
Hopkin
Teacher, Elementary
Educational Services Department
Beth
Lewis
Teacher, Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary School
Brian
Deller
Teacher,High School
Elsie Allen High School
Catherine
Paine
Teacher,High School
Montgomery High School
Cheryl
Miller
Elementary School Office Manager
Santa Rosa French American Charter
Chris
Bertozzi
Teacher, Elementary
James Monroe Elementary School
Dana
Alexander
Teacher,High School
Montgomery High School
Dawn
Baskin
Teacher, Elementary
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Dinah
Costello
Teacher,High School
Ridgway High School
Dorothy
Burge
Secondary 195 day Counselor
Montgomery High School
Edward
Benbow
Teacher,Middle School
Herbert Slater Middle School
Edward
Seche
Teacher,High School
Montgomery High School
Frank
Maynarich
Student Safety Advisor
Ridgway High School
Gustavo
Martinez
Custodian II-Night
Rincon Valley Middle School
Heather
Hecker
Teacher, Elementary
Albert Biella Elementary School
Jacquelyn
Crow
Teacher,Middle School
Santa Rosa Middle School
James
Sanders
Teacher, RSP, Middle School
Santa Rosa Middle School
Jan
Freifeld
Teacher,High School
Elsie Allen High School
Jennifer
Pickell
Lead Food Service Worker
Rincon Valley Middle School
Jill
Jackson
Teacher, Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary School
Karen
Guillory
Elementary School Technician II
Albert Biella Elementary School
Karl
Thammanouvong
Custodian II-Night
Albert Biella Elementary School
Katharine
Norris
Teacher,Middle School
Rincon Valley Middle School
Kathleen
Bassini
Admin Assistant – HS
Piner High School
Kimberley
Coffey-McKay
Teacher, Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary School
Lina
Hoyos-Berrios
Teacher,High School
Maria Carrillo High School
Lindie
Nelson-White
Middle School Technician
Rincon Valley Middle School
Lorrie
Clarke
Program Manager – Certificated
Special Services Department
Lynnette
Casey
Restorative Response Specialist
Piner High School
Marla
Herron Manzanares
Special Education Assistant
Santa Rosa Middle School
Matthew
Beaton
Teacher, RSP, High School
Santa Rosa High School
Michele
Doss
Senior High School Technician III
Elsie Allen High School
Mike
Erickson
Teacher,High School
Piner High School
Nikki
Winovich
Teacher, Elementary
James Monroe Elementary School
Pamela
Whittaker
Child Care Asst-12mo
Proctor Terrace Elementary School
Paul
Fleischer
Teacher,High School
Elsie Allen High School
Philip
Marshall
Custodian II- Night Shift
Child Nutritional Services Department
Rachel
Carusone
Teacher,Middle School
Herbert Slater Middle School
Robin
Prince
Teacher,High School
Montgomery High School
Rosemarie
Gueretta
Prog. Acct. Tech I
State and Federal Department
Rosemary
Herron
Noon/Yard Duty Aides
Brook Hill Elementary School
Sandra
Deas
Special Education Assistant
Steele Lane Elementary School
Sandra
Petersen
Elementary School Technician II
James Monroe Elementary School
Susan
Farkas
Teacher,High School
Montgomery High School
Susan
Figoni
Special Education
James Monroe Elementary School
Teresa
Swenson
Food Service Delivery Worker
Child Nutrition Services Department
Teresa
Gilardoni
Library Tech II
Hilliard Comstock Middle School
Theresa
Gutsche
Special Education Assistant
Montgomery High School
Tsega Yohannes
Kassa
Custodian II- Night Shift
Montgomery High School
Tsegga
Mehari
Lead Food Service Worker
Child Nutrition Services Department
Victoria
Serna
HS Couns Secty/Registrar
Montgomery High School
Wendy
Eberly
Teacher, RSP, High School
Elsie Allen High School
William
Ehmann
Custodian II- Night Shift
SRTA deeply appreciates the service of all these retirees and wishes them well. As they leave us, we will miss their expertise gleaned from their 1000+ years of service.
D. Reports
D. 7. School Reconfiguration Report
Nothing is attached to this agenda item.
Where are the metrics for evaluating this transition in progress being shared? How are they being evaluated?
Where are the updated financials on these changes? How much is being spent to make these transitions? What are the expected savings? What savings actually gained from closing sites and moving classrooms?
What is the process for deciding what to do with the closed sites? When will these decisions be made and shared?
In the board minutes the motion for consolidation states that MHS will have facilities for culinary and woodshop for the 26-27 school year. Where are the plans to facilitate this?
For the impacted elementary sites that are gaining students, can specific plans for facilities use be provided to the public?
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
EdJoin shows a total of 91 current postings for 139 jobs in SRCS. There are twenty-nine certificated opening postings (seventeen less than last meeting.) There are fifty-eight current classified postings for one hundred six job openings (eight less than the last meeting). There are four certificated and no classified management positions open.
SRTA bids farewell to Amy Waud-Reiter (SRCAS), Amber Ray (SLES), Stacey Olson (MCHS), Patricia Hurtado (EAHS), Monique Ortega (MHS), Christine Tucker (SRCAS), Maria Orozco Ruiz (HVES), Nicole Guest (EAHS), Julia Reilley (EAHS) who have announced their resignations after a combined 35 years of service to our students.
SRTA congratulates Rachel Carusone (HSMS) and Dorothy Burge (MHS) who have announced their retirements as of the end of the year. They take thirty-four years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes two new hires, six resignations and one retirement. They leave taking with them forty-six years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
In admin moves, we bid farewell to the resigning Mitchell Tucker (LBES), Gabe Albavera(EAHS), Allegra-Anne Buschman (HCMS) and Sarah O’Connor (SRMS) who leave after sixty-one years of service to our district.
F.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Secondary
1
North Coast Section, CIF
No Direct Cost
Identify school sites personnel to serve as voting representatives.
6
KYA
$33,448.50
Artificial turf maintenance for five high school turf fields.
9
Career Technical Education Foundation – Sonoma County
$20,000.00
Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) Implementation grant form EAHS and PHS included funds for this contract to provide intermediary services,
District
2
Finalsite
$27,000.00
Website platform service
3
Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma-Marin
$4,345,396.00
1486 students at 11 sites (7 elementary, 3 charter and 1 middle) Includes 2 weeks of break programming for 300 students and 4 weeks summer activities for 1000 students for two summers.
4
AVID
$61,608.00
Advancement Via Individual Determination is a college readiness system that is designed to increase school-wide learning and performance at EAHS, MJ/SHS, PHS, HCMS, HLES and CCLA.
5
Droplet
$6,000.00
Software for approval workflows like field trips. Does not address the majority of field trip forms, just the one that impacts the district office.
7
Aeries Student Information System
$458,946.58
student information management (attendance, scheduling, grades, portal access, State test results)
F.7. Approval of Alternate Design Build: James Monroe ES (JMES) Classrooms
Arntz Builders/PBK Architects Progressive Design Build contract for the JMES Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Classroom Buildings Alternate Design Build Project. This is for designing 3 buildings including six classrooms and a courtyard. The baseball field will be relocated.
F.8. Approval of Alternate Design Build: Helen Lehman ES (HLES) Classrooms
Wright Contracting contract for the Helen Lehman ES (HLES) TK Classroom Buildings Alternate Design Build Project. This is for designing 3 buildings including six modular classrooms and a playground.
F.12. Approval of Amplify Quotes for the mClass Assessment Tool for Elementary Sites
This is for the mClass DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) 8th Edition and mClass Lectura as the state-approved diagnostic screener for K-2. It includes an online version for teachers in grades 3-6, ensuring they have access to the latest Acadience (DIBELS) tests administered each trimester.
F.14. Approval of Contract for the Fundraising Platform GiveBacks
Givebacks is a district-wide fundraising and donation management platform designed to streamline operations, strengthen compliance, and ensure equitable access to fundraising opportunities. This platform also provides centralized oversight and policy enforcement for Associated Student Body (ASB) clubs, parent organizations, and school-based donation efforts. By addressing long-standing inefficiencies and compliance gaps, Givebacks supports fiscal accountability, reduces administrative workload, and improves transparency across all school sites.
Financial Impact: $8,300 plus 2-10% per transaction
There is a plan to provide more meetings and training for department chairs, without supporting any structure for increased capacity to share information for impacting the practices of department members.
F.16. Approval of Revised Job Description for Elementary Lead Teacher
This role supports site leadership, staff coordination, and emergency preparedness while acting as a liaison between school staff and administration. The updated description reflects a collaborative agreement between SRCS and SRTA for the 2025–2026 school year.
SRTA members are concerned with the reasonableness of a teacher to handle individual discipline issues while maintaining the teaching environment for a class of students. This position has grown in responsibility as site admin are off campus far more than they used to be. Teachers step up and perform this job for the good of their site, not because of the stipend.
F.17. Approval of Revised Job Description for Title III Multilingual Learner Facilitator
This role will support multilingual learners (MLs) and strengthen English Language Development (ELD) programs through site collaboration, instructional coaching, and alignment with district and state priorities. This is for one elementary and one secondary position.
This position appears to be a new district office TOSA. How will this position be implemented for success? How can two people be expected to do the job of the six eliminated EL Specialists?
F.18. Approval of Revised Job Description for Instructional Strategies Support Specialist
This role is designed to enhance teacher effectiveness and support the implementation of high-impact instructional strategies through job-embedded coaching and collaboration.
This position appears to be a new district office TOSA. How will this position be implemented for success? This use of Title 1 funds eliminates those funds being available at the site level.
G. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
G.1. Public Hearing for SRCS LCAP
Here is a summary of the LCAP action plans and the changes incorporated.
Goal 1
SRCS will provide student-centered teaching and learning opportunities by increasing programs and services that maximize student growth toward meeting or exceeding standards with an emphasis in the areas of English Language Arts and Math.
Action #
Title
Description
24-25
25-26
Change $
Change %
1.1
Assessment Systems TK-12
Implement comprehensive assessment K-12 with 3 days training for K-6. A new assessment for both ELA and Math is needed in secondary and will be explored in 2025-26 with plans for early implementation.
$751,139
$1,200,000
$448,861
+ 60%
1.2
Curriculum Supports and College and Career Readiness
Resources and training will be provided for the Sonday literacy system and Math Redesign efforts.A 1.0 FTE College and Career Readiness Coordinator and 1.0 FTE College and Career Readiness Senior Secretary will support the development of integrated pathways, early college opportunities, work- based learning, and high- quality Career Technical Education programs. (These are believed to be grant funded positions.)Decrease in College and Career Counselors from 5.2 to 3.0 FTEs.Provide funding to school libraries.Dropping 2.2 FTE while raising the line budget by 28% is confusing.
$1,463,158
$1,867,500
$404,342
+ 28%
1.3
Expanded Learning Opportunities and Interventions through Summer School and Afterschool Programs
Provide afterschool and summer programs to build and maintain academic skills, while providing additional experiences that enrich students, preparing them for the next level of their education while supporting their holistic development. Includes four sites granted CCSPP funding for implementation of Community Schools.
$3,790,012
$3,963,612
$173,600
+ 5%
1.4
School Based Support for SPSA Actions and Implementation
Site SPSA Funds are severely cut.
$2,300,768
$1,150,384
-$1,150,384
-50%
1.5
Multilingual Learners Site and Staff and Student Support
SRCS will allocate one FTE Multilingual Learner and Equitable Services Coordinator (.6 LCAP and .4 restricted funds.) Eliminates 6 EL Specialists and 1 TOSA. Funding allocation continues for extended pay rates for certificated members participating in site LARC activities.
$1,085,613
$477,388
-$608,225
-57%
1.6
Comprehensive and Collaborative Supports for Students
Continued fiscal support of 0.5 FTE school psychologist position and 1 FTE Behavior Specialist.Eliminates 1 FTE Position School Psychologist to support MTSS Counselors.Reduction of MTSS counselors from 6.8 to 5.0 FTEs MTSS Intervention Counselors (secondary)Eliminating 2.8 FTE would seem to save considerably more than $217K.
$1,512,964
$1,295,000
-$217,964
-14%
1.7
Enrichment Music Programs for Students & Increased Opportunities for Collaboration
Funds the elementary music program with 7.4 FTEs (Reduced from 8 FTE)
$1,140,171
$1,008,025
-$132,146
-12%
1.8
Academic Initiatives
Converts Elsie Allen High School from a 7 period day to a 4X4 schedule, reduces extra FTE by unstated quantity.Develop and support Jr/Sr High School Model and support signature programs at secondary schools with 1.0 Director Position (.2 FTE LCAP and .8 FTE A-G).Continue Dual Language Immersion TOSA at EAHS and CCLA.Support the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program for limited participating schools.
$933,531
$339,000
-$594,531
-64%
1.9
Supports for Increased Inclusive practices
Continue to support general education sections for math and ELA at the secondary level to support ideal ratios (1/3:2/3) in the co-taught classes. Compensate teachers for extra planning time and collaboration of co- teaching teams. Fund the additional 2.0 FTEs needed for additional 10 sections.
$300,000
$600,000
$300,000
+100%
1.10
NEW Supplemental Materials and Supplies TK-12
Provide adaptive/supplemental curriculum, materials and supplies as needed for tiered services TK-12 to ensure that teachers and students have supplemental materials to support district-adopted, standards-based curriculum for all pertinent content areas, including: the core subject areas, CTE, VAPA, Physical Education, summer school and expanded learning programs etc.
$0
$180,000
$180,000
+100%
1.11
NEW Class size reduction
Reduce class sizes in targeted grades and courses to provide additional support, specifically: Class Size reduction in elementary grades K-3 and 9th grade for math, ELA and science.
$0
$6,320,000
$6,320,000
+100%
Total:
$13,277,356
$18,400,909
$5,123,553
+ 39%
Goal 2
SRCS, in partnership with our community, commits to developing safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments to promote social-emotional wellness and address the physical needs of students, families, and staff.
Action #
Title
Description
24-25
25-26
Change $
Change %
2.1
needs of students, families, and staff. Q
Provides for Panorama wellness survey bi-annually and Youth Truth Survey annually.
$51,770
$51,770
$0
0%
2.2
Mental Health Supports
Continues funding for 14 School-Based Therapists. With no explained change to services, the 60% increase in funding is unsubstantiated.
$1,327,030
$2,098,150
$771,120
+ 60%
2.3
SEL and Anti Bullying Materials and Curriculum
Elementary Toolbox resources and professional development. Provides funding for the Panorama Playbook and the StopIT alert system. MCHS Project Wayfinder will now be site funded but the funding for this line is unchanged.
$20,600
$20,600
$0
0%
2.4
Increased Campus Student Engagement staffing
Restorative staff of 25 FTEs was revised and the position was renamed to Restorative Intervention Support. The staff of 8 FTEs (a reduction of 17 FTE) will function as a team across multiple school sites. Student Safety Advisors were increased by unknown FTEs of which some unspecified amount will be base funded and some will be LCAP funded.Seven FTE employees will continue to oversee enrichment activities and programs for elementary students.
$3,668,661
$2,485,750
-$1,182,911
-32%
2.5
Promoting Positive Attendance
Continue 2 FTE Family Engagement Facilitators and a partnership with Seneca and Sonoma County Juvenile Probation, providing 1.0 FTE Keeping Kids In Schools case manager (Grant funded.)
$145,000
$150,000
$5,000
+ 3%
2.6
Elementary Counselors
Attend to the social, emotional health, and well-being of students who predominantly represent English learners and/or are low income.9 FTE Elementary Counselors (one per school).
$1,453,386
$1,526,055
$72,669
+ 5%
2.7
Wellness & Engagement administration
Maintain funding to continue 2.0 FTE SRCS administrators for Wellness & Engagement (1.0 FTE Executive Director & 1.0 FTE Coordinator)
$389,875
$405,323
$15,448
+ 4%
2.8
Family Engagement Facilitators and Multilingual Community Engagement
Decrease in FTEs from 31 to 16 FEFs that will be site- situated but centrally supervised.Charter schools will independently fund their own FEF positions.
$2,014,725
$1,109,489
-$905,236
-45%
2.9
Extracurricular Wellness & Engagement
Support interscholastic athletics, covering organization fees and operational costs.Full time release for Athletic directors at the High Schools 1.0 FTE 0.2 at Middle Schools for a total of 5.8 FTEs.The desire to improve athletic programs across SRCS is not understood by SRTA to be resolved with this increase of release time for ADs.
$95,000
$995,000
$900,000
+ 950%
Total:
$9,166,048
$8,842,137
-$323,911
– 4%
Goal 3
SRCS commits to providing high-quality, relevant staff development that promotes professional growth and collaboration to increase student achievement.
Action #
Title
Description
24-25
25-26
Change $
Change %
3.1
PD for Safety, Discipline, and Restorative and Culturally Responsive Student Support
Annual administration professional development in restorative practices, student engagement, safety strategies, and legal mandates like Title IX.
$55,000
$37,500
-$17,500
– 32%
3.2
Teacher training and collaboration to develop and implement effective strategies for differentiating instruction, aligning instructional approaches, and aligning literacy practices.
Provide training on explicit multisensory teaching techniques for reading instruction.Prepare educators for the new California math framework by focusing on robust Elementary Math strategies.Provide additional 7-12 meetings for department chair members focused on essential standards, scope and sequence, and integration of district initiatives like ethnic studies pedagogy.Without any provided time, how will information impact the practice of secondary teachers?
$240,000
$910,000
$670,000
+ 279%
3.3
Alternative Education Development and Programmatic Implementation
Maintain Alternative Education seats for students for SRCS students who are not finding success in comprehensive schools. The Alternative Education Committee will continue to meet following direction from the Board and Superintendent to develop further alternative education options focused on middle school students who are struggling. Increase Independent Study Program with increase or 1-2 FTE. Further developing best practices at current alternative programs with PD.
$315,000
$315,000
$0
0%
3.4
Provide professional development for Staff
Support professional development for classified staff with 2 PD days.
$1,900,778
$1,900,778
$0
0%
3.5
Centralized support for Professional Development.
Maintain Executive Directors in Educational Services and Director of Multilingual Services. (Perhaps 2.5 dropped to 2 FTE)Also includes PD to support achievement for Multilingual or other identified students.
$589,840
$526,275
-$63,565
– 11%
3.6
Multilingual Learners Curriculum Training, Collaboration and department Professional Development
PD for Multilingual Services staff members will attend professional development
$35,000
$35,000
$0
0%
3.7
Ethnic Studies Interdisciplinary Programs
Ethnic Studies Program Specialist working one full day a week at three high school sites and one middle school site, paid for by school site SPSAs. The district office will direct .2 FTE of the Ethnic Studies Program Specialist work to ensure every site across the district is supported with Ethnics Studies by will collaborating with consultants, organize and communicate with teachers regarding PD participation and release days and extended day pay, and work with our community partners and affinity groups in our Ethnic Studies Community Committee.
$200,000
$200,000
$0
0%
3.8
Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Professional Development
Travel and registration costs for MTSS Intervention Counselors to attend professional development.
$14,000
$14,000
$0
0%
Total:
$3,349,618
$3,938,553
$588,935
+ 18%
Staff-to-student ratios by type of school and concentration of unduplicated students
Schools with a student concentration of 55 percent or less
Schools with a student concentration of greater than 55 percent
Staff-to-student ratio of classified staff providing direct services to studentsWhere are the staffing ratios broken down by position? Can sites depend on these posted staffing ratios?
Elementary: 1:16.1Middle: 1:11.9High: 1:25.4
Elementary: 1:13.7Middle: 1:14.2High: 1:24.8
Staff-to-student ratio of certificated staff providing direct services to studentsWhere are the staffing ratios broken down by position? Can sites depend on these posted staffing ratios?
SRTA members stand firm in that cuts should be made as far away from students as possible.
SRCS would benefit from a clearly defined timeline for annual revisions of the LCAP. This should include both district level and site level processes.
The stated “Additional Consultation with Employee Organizations: May 13, 2025 (Collab) and May 28, 2025 (Collab)” are not accurate. Sharing a copy of the LCAP in mid May, 2025 does not count as collaboration with bargaining units. This is a serious breach of process with classified and certificated units.
Site level work to create Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSAs) with the site level funds that are part of the LCAP would also benefit from a defined timeline. This work is for the School Site Council, which meets monthly, and ideally involves input from staff, students, and parents. The worst case scenario is when information is shared just prior to a deadline, and there is no time for site level collaboration to make these decisions.
With diminishing enrollment and staffing levels, it is reasonable to assume there would be less need for district office positions. That is not the case. This plan makes dramatic cuts at the site level while inflating spending at the central office. This is seen in decreasing site funds by fifty percent while increasing the LCAP budget by twenty-one percent. This dismisses the effective decisions and work at the site level that can not continue with the gutting of site SPSA budgets.
Reading this plan raises many concerns and questions. The community would benefit from transparency around the intent of these changes.
Sites are not being allowed to use SPSA funds for sections, except when called out above. This is a dramatic shift. Past practice has allowed sites to use their site funds to support their students in the best way possible.
There is an additional $450,000 (60%) for 7-12 assessments. The process for adopting assessments has not been well vetted in the past which has led to unsuccessful prior implementation campaigns.
The desire to improve athletic programs across SRCS is not understood by SRTA to be resolved with this increase of release time for ADs. This costs an additional $900,000.
Dropping 2.2 FTE College and Career Counselors while raising the line budget by 28% is confusing.
With no explained change to School Based Therapist services, there is a 60% increase in funding.
Eliminating 2.8 FTE of MTSS Counselors would seem to save considerably more than $217K.
SRTA members await the sharing of the new staffing ratios being utilized by SRCS. Can sites depend on these posted ratios for staffing levels? When will these ratios go into effect?
SRTA encourages members at charter sites reviewing their LCAPs.
What does ‘Local Control” mean with these plans for the charter schools? Where is the line between chater’s determining their own spending plan, and the district office mandating expenses (or red lining initiatives)? Is this all clearly delineated somewhere? Are all charters held to the same requirements?
G.6. Public Hearing for SRCS 2025-2026 Proposed Budget
SRCS has taken steps to increase utilization of restricted funding. SRTA supports increasing these efforts.
SRCS is supporting mandated spending with general funds and optional funding through supplementary and concentration funds (the LCAP.) SRTA members appreciate this shift.
The budget cash flow graphic suggests an improving overall trend line, but the Multi Year Projection shows an ever increasing deficit, with doom and gloom three years out with a final overspending amount that is 6% of the total projected income.
6% seems in the doable ballpark of belt tightening. Historically cuts of this size were handled by nearly across the board cuts to budgets, at the department level. District Office spending needs to be as impacted as much as the site level.
The Fiscal Stabilization Committee has not met for months.
The Board’s AdHoc Budget Committee is in its infancy, and still being trained on how finance works. While this work is admirable, how long will it take for the board to be able to actively advise on the budget?
The recent meeting included possible guidelines for recuperating district costs from charter schools. This is definite progress towards transparency.
There is appreciation for SCOE and FCMAT who appear to be helping with district finances. SRTA Members look forward to a future agenda item that addresses this work.
G.7. (Action) Approval of an Addendum MOU reached with SRCS and SRTA regarding SRTA 24-25 #2 Elsie Allen Senior High School Instructional 4×4 Block Schedule (Bell Schedule)
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution Recognizing May as the Month of Better Hearing and Speech
Approval of SRCS and Charter LCAP’s
Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #10 MOU and Job Description for Wellness and Engagement Family Liaison
Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #11 MOU and Job Description for Migrant Education Family Outreach and Support
Panorama and Youth Truth Survey Data
Discussion and update on Reconfiguration and Ad Hoc Committee with SCOE
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Maneri – timeline for implementing boys volleyball.
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Accept the Measure C, G, I and L Audits and Citizens’ Oversight Committee Annual Report (May 2025)
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Is the board not casting a vote?
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2025)
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
J.3. Family Engagement Facilitator Ratios for 25-26 School Year
This is based on the number of English Learners at a site.
– Sites with more than 300 English Learners receive 1.5 FTE
– Sites with 50 to 300 English Learners receive 1.0 FTE
– Sites with fewer than 50 English Learners receive a minimum of 0.5 FTE
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without any specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible for the public to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
SRTA supports the board utilizing hard evidence to make decisions.
B.1. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B. 2. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.3. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 2)
B.5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month
Brook Hill Elementary School
Madison Schmitt, Student of the Month
Vanessa Vargas Mendez, Classified Employee of the Month
Jessica Biddulph, Certificated Employee of the Month
Maria Carrillo High School
Callie Ritter, Student of the Month
Lisa Greenstein, Classified Employee of the Month
Trish Terrell, honoring deceased MCHS teacher
Montgomery High School
Lulia Embaye, Student of the Month
Jessica Andrade Bernabe, Classified Employee of the Month
Morgan Schmitt, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
D. Reports
D. 7. School Reconfiguration Report
Nothing is attached to this agenda item.
Where is information shared from the meetings with the SCOE advisory team?
Where are the metrics for evaluating this transition in progress being shared? How are they being evaluated?
What are the updates on enrollments? Are families choosing to participate in the 7-12 model? What happens if there is severe under enrollment?
Where are the updated financials on these changes? How much is being spent to make these transitions? What are the expected savings? What savings actually gained from closing sites and moving classrooms? There is perceived value in vacating sites so they can be prepped for other programs. It would be helpful to know that the needs of students currently on these sites are not less valued than the expected future students.
For the consolidated sites, can explicit information about what classes will be where, publicly shared to alleviate the concern that there is not enough space for programs, especially those serving students with disabilities? Which programs are actually being provided to middle school students in the Master Schedule?
Similarly, for the impacted elementary sites that are gaining students, can specific plans for facilities use be provided to the public?
D. 8. Special Presentation for Outgoing Student Board Member Zúñiga
SRTA Members thank Omé Zúñiga for his dedication to SRHS and SRCS students. We wish him well in his future endeavours.
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
EdJoin shows a total of 100 current postings for 173 jobs in SRCS. There are thirty-three certificated opening postings for forty-six positions (twenty-one more than last meeting.) There are sixty-four current classified postings for one hundred fourteen job openings (five less than the last meeting). There are two certificated and one classified management positions open (the same as last meeting.)
SRTA bids farewell to Carolina Ortega (HSMS), Angelica Salas de Torres (PHS), Michael Simanek (HSMS), Devin Marvosh (JMES), Stacey Smith (MHS), Eva Brena (EAHS) and Cara Parlato (EAHS) who have announced their resignations at the end of the year after a combined 44.6 years of service to our students.
SRTA congratulates Kimberley Coffey-McKay (HVES) and Mike Erickson (PHS) who have announced their retirements as of the end of the year. They take sixty-eight years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes two new hires, two rehires, and three retirements. They leave taking with them fifty years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
In admin moves, we bid farewell to the resigning Ryan Thompson (PHS) who leaves after 18 years of service to our district.
F.3. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
10
Tina Rogers
$3,000.00
Dance and music instruction for FACS summer school
Elementary
1
Walker Creek Ranch
$29,846.00
Outdoor Ed for HVES
2
Kathleen Farrell
$34,000.00
one year of Physical Therapy assessments and services to DHH infant program
3
Kimberly Imsdahl
$20,000.00
one year of Occupational Therapy assessments and services to DHH infant program
4
School Datebooks
$1,332.69
provide all HVES 4th, 5th and 6th grade students with a planner
District
6
Follett Software, LLC
$44,837.88
database system to manage library collections, textbooks, and other resources for one year
11
Informed K12
$72,117.00
electronic forms and workflow process to automatically collect signatures, route and track
12
Keeping Kids in School
$12,500.00
student attendance mentor works with students and families and can coordinate with other city and county services
Secondary
5
Cyber High
$65,139.00
online credit recovery platform
7
Walsworth
$6,600.00
EAHS Yearbook support and professional development for students and teachers over the summer
8
L’Audio North
$4,400.00
audio services at the MCHS graduation
9
JMA Security
$368.00
security services for the RHS Graduation
13
Let’s Go Learn
$2,880.00
Reclassification assessment for 7-12 students
14
Star View Behavioral Health / South Bay HS
$288,380.23
addendum brings the total contract amount to $563,380.23 for the placement of one student
15
Icing’s / Claire’s
No Direct Cost
Provide paid and volunteer work for students in the Transition (18-22) Program
This year 838 courses were taken through Cyber High, allowing students to earn a total of 4,190 credits. This platform is a cheap way for students to get credit for retaking a course in order to qualify for a diploma. These courses are qualified as A-G but are believed to be substandard to what students do in SRCS classrooms.
It is time for automation of the process for collecting overages when there are too many students enrolled in a class. Expecting an overworked teacher to submit detailed paperwork to get paid, when all the information can be pulled from the SIS, is a waste of precious time and energy. A former SRCS administrator said the system was intentionally cumbersome to prevent all teachers from collecting what was owed them.
F.4. Approval of Contracts – Bond
#
Contractor
Site
Service
Cost
Charter
11
Ahlborn Fence & Steel, Inc
SRCSA
Fence and gates
$22,365
Secondary
2
Greystone West
MHS, RVMS, SRHS
Addendum Construction Management of gym floor refinishing
$12,952
3a
Greystone West
RVMS, EAHS
Addendum Construction Management of exterior painting
$68,299
5
Greystone West
MCHS, MHS, RVMS, SRHS
Addendum Construction Management of access control
Page 16 of the implementation plan calls out a 5 Step Process. 1: Establish a Project Team
2: Identify Needs and Priorities
3: Develop Component Specifications
4: Implement the Design
These design phases will be developed with early and frequent outreach to the project team and at-large community stakeholders. With regular check-ins on the project design progress and critical element inclusion, there are ample opportunities for input from the key stakeholders to be discussed and vetted to allow these project-specific solutions and elements to be included in the project design process. The feedback received from the staff, administrators, students, parents, and community members working together to achieve the goals outlined in the project design will be conducted through regular meetings that will be held to review progress, identify challenges, and make adjustments to the design as needed.
5: Communicate Results
When does a project qualify for this process?
F.5. Approval of the Services Agreement with SchoolPRPro
This item is to contract with an experienced communication firm to cover for the vacant Information Officer position.
F.6. Approval of Architectural Services Firms Pool
The Board will consider approval of the Architectural Service Firms recommended for inclusion in the Architectural Service Firms pool through the Request for Qualification process. The Architectural Service Firms approved will be assigned projects identified through the Measure C and G Implementation Plan.
Bylaw 9150 adopted 10/9/24 The adopted policy does not include the rotation of sites dependent on location to Highway 101 as originally presented. It appears this idea was used to create this rotation schedule.
SRTA members welcome Jonathan Carrillo and Natalia Olivera-Gomez as the newest student board members. We look forward to hearing you represent student voices in board discussions.
There is concern about the posted rotation. With six high school sites, it seems reasonable that all high schools would be on a three year rotation. One site is listed as having a student representative three times in the next five years, while three sites are represented only once in that time frame. Can this schedule be revised?
F.8. Approval of Revised Job Description for Vice Principal for 2025-2025 School Year
The Board will consider approval of the revised Job Description for Vice Principal.
The next two items are problematic for SRTA members. The district office was to cut 2.5 administrators with the PKS reductions. These additional positions replace two of those positions and reconfigures a third position. The end result seems to hold the district nearly harmless from the impact of financial cuts. School Site SPSA funds have been reduced by about 50% while also holding a large share of special funds such as Title 1 back at the district level. The district has eliminated many site support positions and has denied sites Local Control of these funds by mandating sites to not use SPSA funds for site positions. With this lack of site funding, sites need to dig deep to prioritize extremely limited funds while the district office is experiencing no cuts. These new positions are not supported by SRTA members. SRCS must keep cuts as far away from students as possible.
F.12. Approval of Job Description for Director of School Innovation, Engagement and Strategic Outreach
Primary Function: Under general direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, serves as District lead to guide, enhance and support the SRCS secondary school administrative teams, faculty and staffs, students and greater communities to ensure success of this new model; to serve as a resource and liaison to district and site personnel during the early and critical transition years; oversee the continued integration to maximize student opportunities; achieve success in the full integration including focus, culture, and community.
Fiscal Impact: Starting Salary $151,422.28, 80% from A-G and 20% from LCAP.
A-G Implementation Improvement Grant As written, this grant provides support staff at sites. How can this grant be utilized for a district administrator? Or are there other A-G funds being utilized for this position?
If the district sees this as a full time job, then priorities should shift, to allow a current administrator to take on these duties. There is maybe one person in our district with the five years of successful secondary site administration required, based on recent cabinet decisions.
F.13. Approval of Job Description for Coordinator of Curriculum and Professional Learning
The Coordinator will lead efforts in designing and delivering professional development, supporting curriculum and instruction initiatives, facilitating assessment programs, and promoting effective teaching strategies. The role also includes support for instructional material adoptions, oversight of curriculum-related programs (such as the NB STEM Residency Program), and collaboration with school leaders and instructional staff to promote student and teacher success.
Fiscal Impact: Starting Salary $135,470, 60% from Title II and 40% from Title I.
SRTA members question how this can be a full time position.
The process for adopting instructional materials must be revisited. There is also the need to prioritize what curriculum we are replacing, as our funds are so limited. Delaying some adoptions so funds are available for sites to purchase materials could be far more important.
F.14. Approval of Job Description for Coordinator, Multilingual & Equitable Services
Under the direction of the Director of Multilingual & Equitable Services, the Coordinator will lead efforts to implement equity-focused initiatives, support teachers through targeted professional development, and guide practices that close achievement gaps.
This is a replacement position. Starting Salary $128,215, 57% from LCAP and 43% from Title I
SRTA members wonder about equitable practices in this time of limited funding. How is the funding of the Multilingual department being impacted? How much professional development will this position actually be supporting?
Members are preparing to be overwhelmed next year. Expecting practices to be implemented from professional development feels unconnected to the reality we will be facing with a reduction to site level support next year.
F.15. Correction to 2025-2026 Classified Employee Calendar
Key corrections to the calendar include:
Addition of columns for Elementary and Secondary School Year employees to reflect their differing non-work days.
Renaming the “Paid Days Off” column to “Total Days Off.”
Correction of November’s total days off to 4.
Designation of December 19, 2025, as a non-work day for Secondary School Year employees.
Addition of May 15, 2026, as a District non-work day.
Identification of June 4, 2026, as the final workday for Elementary School Year employees.
Identification of June 5, 2026, as the final workday for Teachers and Secondary School Year employees.
These updates ensure the calendar aligns with negotiated agreements and provides accurate scheduling information for all impacted employee groups.
G.1. (Action) Resolution Reaffirming Support for LBGTQIA+ Community
This resolution recognizes, celebrates, and builds awareness of the support for our LGBTQIA+ community. The agenda posting includes the following links for resources:
G.2. (Discussion) Update on Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs
2024 Data from the CDE Dashboard concerning the College and Career Indicator which is where SRCS is held accountable for the CTE Program.
The California Dashboard measures College and Career Indicators (CCI). Students can meet the requirement in a variety of ways. SRCS had 577/1956 (29.5%) seniors meet the CCI for 2024. Many of these students met multiple criteria.
Measure
# Students meeting
% of completers
CTE Pathway Completion
38
6.60%
Smarter Balanced Assessment
301
52.20%
College Credit Course
1
0.20%
Advanced Placement
240
41.60%
International Baccalaureate
16
2.80%
a-g Completion (includes more)
476
82.50%
State Seal of Biliteracy
205
35.50%
Total (unduplicated)
577
100%
There are other College and Career Indicators. Leadership/Military Science, Registered Pre-Apprenticeship, State or Federal Job Program, & Transition Classwork and Work-Based Learning Experiences were not utilized by SRCS students.
Nearly 94% of students with a CTE course graduate.
About 5% (101/1873) of the unduplicated students taking CTE classes complete a CTE pathway.
CTE Update includes staff, grants & initiatives, programs by site, enrollment, grade rate of participant, plans for dual enrollment, student organizations, advisory committee, and next steps (• Continued expansion of early college credit options • Increase work-based learning opportunities • Secure a-g approval for remaining CTE courses • Increase CTE Completer and Graduate Response Rates • Expand Industry Certifications • Develop Integrated Pathways • Establish College and Career Readiness Labs for middle school students • Expand CTE promotion and outreach efforts) Learning Experiences Descriptions of WBL Experiences
High-Quality CTE Describes 12 Essential Elements of a High-Quality Program
SRTA celebrates our CTE staff. We know our true strength lies in the people who work in these positions, not the program itself. Our students benefit from the soft skills learned from these teachers which translates beyond the scope of any particular CTE pathway into valuable life skills.
We are suspicious of the college credit course indicator in the CDE data, as we suspect that more than one graduating senior completed two semesters of college coursework with a C- or better. Is there something being done to remedy this issue?
This presentation does not include the financial picture of the SRCS CTE program. How much are each of the various grants, and what do they specifically provide? What is the total funding of the CTE program for SRCS? How is that funding allocated per site?
Which programs offer a third year capstone course? How are new CTE pathways chosen? What is the process for approving new courses? What are the priorities and the timeline for the next step items listed?
G.3. (Action) 2024-25 Third Interim Financial Report and Information on the Governor’s May Revision to the 2025-26 Proposed State Budget
Governors May Revise Summary: The state is worse off than projected.
Implications for SRCS include:
Expect a slight reduction and delay next years’ Prop 98 funding until the beginning of the following year.
Significant decrease in TK funding
Elimination of federal Migrant Ed and Title III funding
Nearly maintain Student Support and Professional Development grant ($3.7 million)
The third interim shows income of nearly $2 million less than expected from local property taxes, while expenses are nearly $2.2 million more than budgeted. $1.7 million of this is from Services and Other Operating Expenditures.
The projections for next year show $15 million less for salaries and benefits and $5 million less for Services and Other Operating Expenditures.
The three year forecast is concerning. SRCS projects overspending income for the next two years.
It appears that SRCS will slowly improve its financial situation, while weathering upcoming cash flow issues by continuing to utilize local borrowing. November of 2025 is projected to require a sum of $50 million in borrowing prior to January’s income from local Property Taxes.
SRTA members appreciate SCOE’s input into this report.
Can further reductions be made to the Services and Other Operating Expenditures?
We hope that the use of reserved funds can be maximized to serve our students during these tough times.
G.4. (Action) Approval of District and School Site Safety Plans
The Board will consider approval of elementary, middle, high school, and charter Comprehensive School Safety Plans for the 2025-2026 school year.
Site safety plans are expected to be created locally, with input from students, parents, staff and administrators while adhering to state and district expectations and recommendations. These annual plans are formally approved by each Site Council.
The SRCS community has learned how important it is to have functioning safety plans, at both the district and site level.
SRTA negotiated for a District Safety Committee as part of our last contract. We had hoped that this would be a place for helpful conversations, agreements, and for the creation of a functioning district template for Site Safety Plans. There is still far to go to achieve these goals.
Sites are able to have Safety Committees dedicated to this work, but there is no obvious district wide structure to support this work. A First Draft of the District Safety Plan has been delayed since the September 2024 board agenda.
A timeline that explicitly states the stages these annual site plans are expected to go through would be helpful to ensure that all invested parties are included in the yearly process of evaluating and updating these plans.
G.5. (Action) Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
The Board will consider approval of the applications for the Declaration of Need for fifty-nine Fully Qualified Educators for 2025-2026.
G.6. (Action) Approval of CSEA 75 24-25 #10 MOU and Job Description for Wellness and Engagement Family Liaison
This position is designed to support student well-being and academic success by serving as a key connection between schools, families, and community resources. Works with, maintains, and facilitates student attendance and truancy program. Works with, maintains, and facilitates support of Foster Youth and homeless students. Works with, supports, and facilitates student enrollment at both the site and district levels. The Family Liaison is distinguished from Family Engagement Facilitators or ELL Support Program & Support Technicians in that they engage the entire community to provide additional student support in areas of engagement, attendance, and intervention, including but not limited to unduplicated pupils. The are also responsible for collecting data.
Financial Impact: Unknown. This10 month position starts at $22.38 per hour.
G.7. (Action) Approval of CSEA 75 24-25 #11 MOU and Job Description for Migrant Education Family Outreach and Support
This is a new job description for the Migrant Education Family Support (MEFS) position. This role is designed to provide supplemental support and advocacy for migrant students and families, helping them access educational services and resources.
Financial Impact: Unknown. This10 month position starts at $22.38 per hour.
G.8. (Action) Approval of 2024/25-128 Resolution to Appoint an Interim District Superintendent Without an Administrative Services Credential
While Lisa August has many years of service to schools, she does not hold an administrative credential. In California a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (ASC) generally requires a valid teaching credential, and a minimum of five years of full-time teaching experience. This item is to waive the credential requirement as allowed by Education Code 35029.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution Recognizing May as the Month of Better Hearing and Speech
Public Hearing for District LCAP
Public Hearing for Charter LCAP’s (SRFACS, SRACS, SRCSA, CCLA)
Accept the Measure C, G, I and L Audits and Citizens’ Oversight Committee Annual Report
Public Hearing for 2025/26 Budget
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Maneri – timeline for implementing boys volleyball.
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Is the board not casting a vote?
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2025)
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without any specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible for the public to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
SRTA supports the board utilizing hard evidence to make decisions.
B.1. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B. 2. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.3. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 1)
B.5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month
Steele Lane Elementary School
Estefani Castro Hercules, Student of the Month
Maria Luna, Classified Employee of the Month
Kara Andersen, Certificated Employee of the Month
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
Ethan Renner, Student of the Month
Nadia Talbot, Classified Employee of the Month
Tina Peretz, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
D. Reports
D. 7. School Consolidation / Transition Update
Nothing is attached to this agenda item.
Where is information shared from the meetings with the SCOE advisory team?
Where are the metrics for evaluating this transition in progress being shared? How are they being evaluated?
What are the updates on enrollments? Are families choosing to participate in the 7-12 model? What happens if there is severe under enrollment?
Where are the updated financials on these changes? How much is being spent to make these transitions? What are the expected savings? What savings actually gained from simply closing sites and moving classrooms? There is perceived value in vacating sites so they can be prepped for other programs. It would be helpful to know that the needs of students currently on these sites are not less valued than the expected future students.
For the consolidated sites, can explicit information about what classes will be where, publicly shared to alleviate the concern that there is not enough space for programs, especially those serving students with disabilities?
Similarly, for the impacted elementary sites that are gaining students, can specific plans for facilities use be provided?
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
EdJoin shows a total of 87 current postings for 147 jobs in SRCS. There are sixteen certificated opening postings for twenty-five positions (two less than last meeting.) There are sixty-eight current classified postings for one hundred nineteen job openings (eleven more than the last meeting). There are two certificated and one classified management positions open.
SRTA bids farewell to John Sappington (SRHS), Celeste DiLullo (RHS), Alyssa Esposito (LBES), and Wendy Eberly (EAHS) who have announced their resignations, and to Jan Freifeld (EAHS) and Dinah Costello (RHS) who have announced their retirements as of the end of the year. They take ninety years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes one new hire, four resignations and one retirement. They leave taking with them twenty-four years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
There are two supervisory resignations of School Based Therapists, with a total of 4 years of service.
In admin moves, we bid farewell to the resigning Director Eduwiges Llamas and Proctor Principal Anna Moore who leave after a combined nine years of service.
F.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
4
Sonoma County Office of Education
$27,375.00
Five (5) Certificated SRCS District employees from Cesar Chavez Language Academy will attend the Footsteps to Freedom tour from July 22 to 29, 2025
8
Dr. Jose Medina Educational Solutions
No Additional Cost
professional development that will provide actionable outcomes that support the instructional needs of Emergent Bilingual Students in our Spanish Dual Language Program at CCLA and EAHS.
Elementary
11
Westminster Woods
$3,000.00
Outdoor Ed for LBES 6th graders.
13
Mystery Science
$18,645.00
online, engaging science lessons for teachers to use with students in grades Kindergarten – 5th grade.
16
NatureBridge
$22,160.00
Outdoor Ed for FACS
18
Westminster Woods
No Direct Cost
Outdoor Ed for ABES
District
1
CDW Education
$3,118.50
a tool that helps SRCS manage and audit Google Chrome policies in Google Workspace.
2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
$4,362.48
HPE Tech Care Basic service support for HP Servers.
10
Notable Inc. (KAMI)
$31,875.00
allow students to easily access, engage with and complete PDF assignments in Google Classroom, allowing students to annotate and markup a PDF, they can also make use of the text-to-speech tool.
12
North Bay Vision Therapy Center
$4,205.00
provide vision therapy assessments and services
15
GP Environmental Solutions
$2,095.00
Annual removal and disposal of hazardous medical waste accumulated at all SRCS locations.
Secondary
3
Sonoma County Office of Education
No Direct Cost
establishes a process for Information Sharing for Tier 2 Threat Assessment, in which Santa Rosa City Schools staff works with City Services, Sonoma County Office of Education, juvenile justice, and other local agencies to ensure a thorough investigation into student threat assessment
5
ImPACT Applications, Inc.
$5,000.00
The computerized platform provides to assess and manage concussions.
6
SportNet Inc.
$11,500.00
SRCS Athletes and Coaches eligibility management platform.
7
Healthy Roster
$3,307.50
electronic health records (EHR) platform for tracking student athletic injuries.
9
Sonoma County Office of Education
No Direct Cost
increase mental health services for students, and district access to high quality mental health providers, at no cost to SRCS.
14
American Red Cross
No Direct Cost
SRHS blood drive on May 9th to support the American Red Cross.
17
Sonoma County Office of Education
No Direct Cost
SRCS will hire up to 10 Wellness Coaches who will work as Wellness Technicians supporting student physical and behavioral health covered by SCOE until offset by CYBHI fees
F.8. Approval of Resolution 2024/25-114 Amending the District-Wide Electronic Access Control Contract
Design for Phase One of the District-Wide Electronic Access Control Project has been completed. This phase encompasses Rincon Valley Middle School, Maria Carrillo High School, Montgomery High School, and Santa Rosa High School. Amendment No. 1 to the existing Design-Build Agreement, which incorporates the finalized GMPs is now being presented to the Board of Education for approval. This project provides these large sites with new electronic access hardware, all software and hardware needed for all systems, repair and replacement of failed door closures, and repair or replacement of failed doors and frames.
F.9. Approval for the SRMS/HCMS TK Classroom Buildings Alternate Design Build Project for Flint Design Build LLC
In order to re-purpose the sites after their closure, it was determined that TK classrooms and playgrounds would need to be built at the sites to be ready for the 2026-2027 school year.
F.13. Correction of Car Allowance for District’s Confidential Administrative Assistants
With the original retroactive effective date of January 21, 2025, the Business Services Administrative Assistant would not receive the vehicle allowance for the time served in that role. The revised correction ensures that both positions are properly accounted for and compensated.
The $200 auto allowance for the 12 months is approximately $2,620.13 per employee.
F.15. Approval of Resolution Authorizing Personnel to Sign Orders on District Funds Accounts
This resolution authorizes removal of Dr. Daisy Morales, as an authorized signer on district accounts. Resolution
F.16. Approval of Reclassification Assessment i-Ready
The Board will consider the approval of i-Ready as a local assessment to determine reclassification eligibility for multilingual learners in grades K-6. Approval will allow i-Ready language arts benchmark scores to be used as evidence of meeting the basic skills requirement for reclassification to Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) status.
G.1. (Action) Organization of the Board: Election of Open Positions
Board Vice President Maneri’s position needs to be filled by appointment.
G.2. (Action) Filling Vacant Committee Positions: Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) AdHoc and Board Policy Subcommittee
Due to the resignation of former Trustee Manieri, vacancies exist on each of these committees.
SCOE Six by Six Ad Hoc Partnership: An ad hoc committee of the SRCS board meets periodically to stay informed on six key projects led by SCOE. The committee provides feedback to the County Superintendent and SCOE staff, helping shape potential solutions and keeping the full SRCS board updated on the partnership’s progress.
Board Policy Update Subcommittee: This subcommittee reviews and updates board policies to ensure legal compliance and alignment with district goals. It aims to enhance clarity and consistency in policy language and supports effective
G.3. (Action) Resolution Recognizing National School Nurse Day
We thank and appreciate our SRCS School Nurse Team:
Nicholo Atup, Amanda Arend, Cheryl Closser, Heather Ginnever, Elizabeth Munns, Alison O’Herlihy, Jennifer Rodriguez, Sharmagne Sterbens, Sangmo Witzman
Eliminating a nurse in the midst of increasing the number of students requiring their services makes this resolution ring hollow. The ratio for students to nurses for next year will be approximately 2000/1. Organizations like the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend significantly lower ratios, as pointed out in a report from the California State PTA. The NASN suggests a ratio of 1:750 for general student populations, while the AAP recommends 1:225 for students with daily health needs. With the addition of 2-3 ESN/MAP classes at Elsie Allen, the reopening of the MAP light medical class at Comstock, and additional RISE, CEP, & new PACES classes the demand on nurses will be greatly increased.
G.4. (Action) Resolution Recognizing May as the Month of Better Hearing and Speech
We are proud to recognize our SRCS Speech-Language Pathologists:
Mikayla Bell, Tina Boaz, Tessa Bronner, Guillaume Burel, Amanda Call, Macey Lomeli, Peter Lounibos, Anna Lundborg, Jamie Mariscal, Mark McLay, Koa Morgan, Jennifer Nevolo-Alwood, Jill Pettit, Nora Pike, Patrick Pike, Steven Schultz, Angie Thompson, Danielle Ullyott, Taylor VanBebber, Anna Weston
We continue to be understaffed with SLPs. The last few years we have outsourced some of our kids who receive Speech to online Speech services. Many of our SLPs also have the burden of huge caseloads to absorb the extra kids. How can we attract and retain more SLPs?
G.5. (Action) Resolution for Mental Health Awareness Month
SRCS is committed to reducing stigma, increasing mental health awareness, and expanding mental health interventions from a culturally conscious lens. Mental Health professionals are a long-standing component of education in Santa Rosa City Schools. Services are provided by counselors, School-Based Therapists, and School Psychologists. In addition to these specific positions, we recognize that every staff person who engages with students provides positive interactions and promotes positive student wellness.
SRTA appreciates all staff who support the mental health of our students. There is concern that eliminating counselors will result in noticeably less mental health support for students.
G.6. (Action) Resolution No.2024/25-112 Final Recommendation for Reduction or Discontinuance of Certain Particular Kinds of Services for the 2025-26 School Year
SRCS has determined that at this point in time, 31.7 FTE Certificated SRTA staff, 6.4 FTE Site Administrators and 3.0 FTE District Administrators are the final numbers recommended for reduction or discontinuance.
An attachment with up to date cuts is expected to be uploaded to the agenda prior to the board meeting.
Feb. Reduction List (The cost savings, if all 164.4 FTE preliminary notices and reductions were to be finalized, would be approximately $21,852,000.)
SRTA members would appreciate transparent communication sharing the vision for the implementation of these cuts. How will students’ needs be met with 22 less counselors?
G.7. (Action) Resolution No. 2024/25-44 Reduction in Classified WorkForce for the 2025-26 School Year
The cost savings, if all 115.18231FTE preliminary notices were to be finalized, is approximately $8,176,000.
The estimated savings from these reductions will be added to the agenda prior to the 5/14/25 meeting.
G.8. (Action) Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #9 MOU Job Description Changes and Layoff Rescissions
The District along with CSEA 75 have negotiated and updated the attached job descriptions:
Restorative & Intervention Support, Previously named Restorative Response Specialist, Per MOU #9 the District shall rescind the layoffs of at least the eight (8) most senior Restorative Response Specialists.
Special Education Technician, Previously named Typist Clerk IV, Per MOU #9 the District shall rescind the layoffs of at least the three (3) most senior Clerk Typist IVs
Special Education Health Aide, Establishment of new classification, placed at Range 25 of the CSEA 75 Salary Schedule
Certified Wellness Coach I, Updating to a 10-month work calendar to meet funding source requirements
For this MOU the following renamed job descriptions will remain in the same range:
Restorative & Intervention Support
Special Education Technician
Certified Wellness Coach I.
The attached CSEA 75 24-25 #9 MOU and applicable job description are pending ratification by the CSEA membership.
G.9. (Action) Resolution Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of General Obligation Bonds for Elementary Schools,In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed $30,000,000
Measure G (2022) allows the District to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of up to $125,000,000. The District has previously issued $32,000,000 of bonds.
G.10. (Action) Resolution Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of General Obligation Bonds for High Schools, In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed $100,000,000
Measure C (2022) allows the District to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of up to $398,000,000. The District has previously issued $104,000,000 of bonds.
G.11. (Discussion) Deferred Maintenance Plan/Update and Facilities Update
Beyond the bonds which support facility maintenance through upgrades to utilities, building modernization, and removal of deteriorated portables, a Deferred Maintenance Plan is also in place, outlining regular replacement schedules for key systems. Maintaining upgraded facilities helps the maintenance department work more efficiently and reduces the need for emergency repairs.
Facilities Updates Regarding School Closure and Reconfiguration
• Proposed New 12 Classroom Building at Piner HS
• Proposed New TK/K buildings at Monroe ES
• Proposed New TK/K and Classroom Buildings at Lehman ES
• Secure Fencing at School Site Perimeters
• Additional Lockers in the Girl’s Locker Room at MHS
• TK/K Classrooms on the HCMS and SRMS Sites
• New ECE Interior Restrooms and Play Structures at the Biella Campus
• Trenching Studies for HVES and PTES Campuses
• Architectural Planning for 7th and 8th Grade at the SRHS and MHS Campuses
How are decisions made for prioritizing bond projects? Specifically, what is expected to be funded with these funds, and what is the expected timeline?
G.12. (Action) Approval of Superintendent Employment Agreement
To approve the proposed 2025 -2026 contract for Interim Superintendent, Lisa August.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution Recognizing May as the Month of Better Hearing and Speech
Resolution Reaffirming Support for LGBTQIA+ Community
Governor’s May Revision Update
Site Safety Plans Report
Will this include recommendations from the District Safety Committee?
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Maneri – timeline for implementing boys volleyball.
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Is the board not casting a vote?
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2025)
Can this be incorporated with the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2025)
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
J. 3-4. School Site Reports and Parent Organization Updates
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without any specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
SRTA supports the board utilizing hard evidence to make decisions.
B.1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
SRTA members are still wondering what the process will be for hiring new administrators. There is a long standing history of hiring committees made up of parents, students (where appropriate), classified, certificated and administrative staff. There have been times when transfers have interrupted that process.
B. 2. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.3. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.4. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 1)
B.5. Student Expulsions (Case No: 2024/25-29)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month
Hilliard Comstock Middle School
Sinai Solorio, Student of the Month
Mireya De La Cruz, Classified Employee of the Month
Elizabeth Byer, Certificated Employee of the Month
Rincon Valley Middle School
William Moessing, Student of the Month
Natalie Long, Classified Employee of the Month
Ian Myers, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
D. Reports
D. 7. School Consolidation / Transition Update
Nothing is attached to this agenda item. That is concerning, as statements were made during the last meeting about transfers being the same as the prior year, and then the Press Democrat article quotes administrators from neighboring districts stating that transfers to their schools from SRCS schools are multiples more. There is a need for honest and transparent communication including real data.
There are no dates on the SRCS public calendar for May.
May 14 SRHS/SRMS Empowerment Team.
The Empowerment Team agendas must be shared out directly with all team members prior to the meetings. Having time to prepare supports making the best decisions.
Where are the promised communications, sharing information from the meetings with the SCOE advisory team?
Where are the metrics for evaluating this transition in progress being transparently shared? Where are they being transparently evaluated?
What is the guiding principle on enrollment? Is maximizing district enrollment the primary goal?
How many transfer requests the two remaining middle schools are getting? And how many are being allowed?
What is happening with the charter schools and waitlists? What are the metrics used to open a class when there is room?
What are the updates on enrollments? Are families choosing to participate in the 7-12 model? SRTA members are hearing of new middle school charters being hastily put together for families wanting another option besides the 7-12 model. What happens if there is severe under enrollment?
Where are the updated financials on these changes? How much is being spent to make these transitions? What are the expected savings at this point? Are savings actually gained from closing sites and moving classrooms?
There is no evidence that the 7-12 sites will have sufficient space for historical levels of students.
It was clearly stated that no programs would be lost in this model. However current plans show closing middle school programs including Biodiversity, Ethnic Studies, Guitar, Choir, and Culinary. SRTA members have questions about how students will be attracted to sites without these programs. They also want to know who is making the decisions about which classes get cut, and what is being considered in these decisions. There is no transparency, and poor communication about this.
SRCS must step up and handle things in a way that builds the trust of the community. This requires regular transparency, honest monitoring and clear communication. The weekly emailed list of checked boxes isn’t meeting this need.
A parent’s view on the district’s LCAP survey:
The way these questions are asked assumes a lot of knowledge on the part of the respondent, from being well versed on the district’s programs, to knowing very specific program-related terms. The questions are couched in language that’s opaque/unclear, and practical examples are not given that would illuminate the reader. They sound good on the surface but don’t really mean anything or have any substance. Simple, straightforward language would go a long way to engage the respondent, and make them actually feel like what was being answered matters. As is, it feels like the district is talking to itself, with no regard to the parent and student populations who they are there to serve.
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to as little as 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to attending at least one of the next six board meetings this year, and speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
SRTA members are invited to speak to the board about the impact of the lack of district leadership on your students and staff.
F. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
Only a limited audience even hears the words of these resolution presentations. Actions speak louder than words.
F.1. (Action) Resolution for May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have long contributed to U.S. history, culture, and progress, despite facing discrimination and exclusion. The 2025 AAPI Heritage Month theme, “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience,” honors the strength and impact of AAPI leaders over time.
F.2. (Action) Resolution Recognizing Guest Teacher Appreciation in May 2025
Santa Rosa City Schools is grateful for 329+ dedicated Guest Teachers—some of whom have served for over 25 years, with 11% staying more than a decade. Many retired teachers also return to serve in this vital role. Their flexibility, commitment, and professionalism make them an essential part of our educational team.
F.3. (Action) Resolution for Classified School Employee Week May 18-24, 2025
Santa Rosa City Schools joins the California Legislature in honoring classified employees—essential staff who keep our schools running smoothly every day. From transportation and meals to technology and campus safety, their dedication supports every aspect of student life.
F.4. (Action) Resolution for Teacher Appreciation Week May 5-9, 2025
Teachers shape the future by educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders, innovators, and citizens. They are not only educators but also role models, mentors, and guides who make a lasting impact on students’ lives.
Teaching is a demanding and deeply meaningful profession. Great teachers spark curiosity, build confidence, and help students reach their potential—often becoming one of the most influential figures in a young person’s life.
During Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor their dedication, celebrate their vital role in our communities, and thank them for their invaluable service.
F.5. (Discussion) Update on Child Nutrition Services (CNS) Department
This report was delayed from the last meeting. Can presentations be given a time limit to avoid this in the future?
Goals
1. Hire and retain excellent staff.
2. Prepare and serve from scratch food that meets students’ needs and reflects the community we serve.
3. Invest in infrastructure to prepare and serve meals that meet students’ needs.
4. Nutrition Education and taste testing
5. Local procurement
6. Sustainability and reducing the amount of plastic in schools.
Students need to take produce for a meal to count as complete and be charged. The use of “No Thank You” tables allows undesired food to be available for others.
Efforts are underway to avoid reheating food items in plastic. There was an approximately 78% increase in participation when food was prepared and served without plastic. This drastic change in a short period is terrifying, as there is a real possibility that there isn’t enough hot food available for students. Offering a cold sunbutter sandwich to a student excited about a hot entree feels like a betrayal and is deeply upsetting for students and staff. The food we served was not prepared from scratch. However, it was dramatically better than the same food heated and served in plastic. Concerns were included about the state of site kitchens not allowing for dish washing and increased manpower required to serve food that isn’t packaged.
The CNS leadership team requests everyone interested in joining the Student Nutrition Advisory Committee (SNAC) to share their contact information via the link HERE.
Schools that have provided feedback to CNS:
● Biella, Brook Hill, Hidden Valley and James Monroe Elementary Schools
SRTA supports providing fresh hot meals made without plastic to students and the site kitchen upgrades necessary to support this which should be included in the upcoming revisions to the Facilities Master Plan.
Did USDA Site Visits happen? What was the result? Was Director Kirby able to attend?
F.6. (Action) Approval of Final Decision of Reclassification for CSEA 75
The Board will consider the Superintendent’s final decision on the reclassification of the following current CSEA 75 classifications with the following financial impacts:
Senior Secretary, Range 25 to Senior Secretary-State and Federal Program, Range 28 – approximate financial impact $7,057.71
Community Worker, Range 17 to Community Worker, Range 20 – approximate financial impact $4,076.56
Administrative Assistant-Middle School, Range 26 to Administrative Assistant-Middle School, Range 27 – approximate financial impact $4,706.78
Human Resources Recruiting Technician, Range 29 to Human Resources Recruiting Technician, Range 33 – approximate financial impact $10,520.43
Assistant Food Services Transportation Manager, Range 21 to Culinary Coordinator, Range 22 – approximate financial impact $1,598.65
Library Technician II – No reclassification recommended
School closures have not been handled well in the past, creating deep hurts that have not healed.
SRTA thanks our negotiating team for consolidating and prioritizing member concerns. We appreciate this MOU, as we try to forge a road through this wilderness. Members are asked to speak up when the unexpected happens, and the team will return to the bargaining table.
F8. (Discussion) Elsie Allen New School Model Update
The New School Model is a comprehensive school transformation initiative focused on expanding Career Technical Education (CTE), implementing a Graduate Profile, supporting teacher development, and extending the dual immersion pathway from Cesar Chavez Language Academy (CCLA) to Elsie Allen High School (EAHS).
Two major grants have supported this work: a $380,000 Dual Language Immersion Grant (ending June 30, 2025), which has enhanced biliteracy and academic access for multilingual learners, and a $1.1 million CTE Foundation grant (ending December 31, 2025), which has funded the redesign and expansion of CTE programs and work-based learning at EAHS. The efforts align with the district’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and student success, centered on three EAHS site goals: implementing the Graduate Profile, enhancing student support, and fostering collaborative teacher growth.
Action item L1.8 in the 2024-2025 LCAP to support the New School Model Support $933,531.
That is a total investment of over $2.4 million.
CTE Foundation Grants: $700,000+
Consultation Support Services: $306,293
Golden State Pathways Program: $746,183 (EAHS and PHS)
College and Career Access Pathways: $100,000 K12
Strong Workforce: $64,079
Dual Language Immersion Grant: $380,000 (EAHS & CCLA)
(The funding sum is $3.2 million- including PHS and CCLA)
What is the timeline for implementation of the new health science CTE pathway at EAHS?
How does the new vision knit together with this foundation? What is the plan for training staff on Project or Problem Based Learning? How and when is the curriculum piloted and adopted and supplies for hands on projects planned for?
F9. (Action) First Read and Possible Waive of Second Read for BP 5020, BP 5021, BP 5022, BP 5030, BP 5111, BP 5111.1, BP 5112.1, BP 5112.3, BP 5112.5, BP 5113.1, BP 5113
On April 14, 2025, the Board Policy Subcommittee met to review and propose updates to the following Board Policies.
Definitions:
Specific Student Populations -English Learners, Foster Youth, Students with Disabilities (SPED), Students with Disabilities (504) and Homeless Youth
Demographic Factors: Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability status, English learner status, foster/homeless status, and other relevant demographic factors
Please note, the bold and italicized font on the CLEAN draft of the Board Policy is SRCS specific language or formatting.
SRTA members are encouraged to read these redlined versions. Providing support to students is specifically called for in many instances. Will associated ARs be coming that specify who is providing that extra support?
EdJoin shows a total of 81 current postings for 139 jobs in SRCS. There are eighteen certificated opening postings for twenty-seven positions (ten more than last meeting.) There are sixty current classified postings for one hundred eight job openings (two more than the last meeting). There are four certificated and no classified management positions open.
SRTA bids farewell to Brett Bishop (SRCARTS) and Anna Weston (SPSV) who have announced their resignations, and to Heather Hecker (ABES) who has announced her retirement. They take twenty-two and a half years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes two new hires, four resignations and two resignations that have been rescinded. They leave taking with them eleven years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
G.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
2
Cesar Chavez Foundation
$5,000.00
Supplemental summer school curriculum for CCLA
Elementary
7
Imagine Learning
$3,800.00
1 day TK-1 training on Sonday System, specifically the Let’s Play Learn Kit.
11
CHOPS
$250.00
HLES field trip to CHOPS.
District
4
City of Santa Rosa
$17,880.00
Rent of space for Board Meetings, approx $745 per meeting.
6
Simon Group
$2,155.20
2 posters up for six weeks at the SR Plaza promoting summer school.
9
Santa Rosa City Recreation & Parks Department
No Additional Cost
This addendum shifts the summer schoolsites from ABES and HSMS to JMES and Arts Charter sites.
15
Syserco
$4,930.00
Data submissions for CA required energy benchmark program.
Secondary
1
JMA Security
$1,104.00
EAHS overnight security for graduation set up.
3
IlluminatED Collective, LLC
$8,000.00
3 days of PD for the Education Services Team focused on the connection between intention, action and outcomes in master scheduling. A half day is provided to high schools admin teams.
5
Schultz Entertainment Experience
$1,700.00
SRHS photo booth for prom.
8
CEV Multimedia
$4,012.50
Supplemental Spanish CTE Health Pathway online curriculum to be used in the CTE Public and Community Health course.
10
Six Flags
$6,072.00
SRHS May 23rd senior trip to Six-Flags Amusement Park.
12
Six Flags
$8,712.50
CMS May 9th 8th grade trip to Six-Flags.
13
Dax Entertainment
$3,473.75
PHS prom DJ
14
School Datebooks Inc.
$3,849.99
MHS student planners for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students.
The IlluminatED Collective contract is for Master Scheduling. What is the process for allocating sections? For deciding when a class can run and when it can’t ? Who makes this decision? What is considered in making this decision?
G.6. Approval of Contracts – Bond
#
Contractor
Site
Service
Cost
Secondary
1
Santacruz Flooring
SRHS
Refinish Gym Floor
$63,785
2
Santacruz Flooring
MHS
Refinish Gym Floor
$65,378
3
Santacruz Flooring
RVMS
Refinish Gym Floor
$55,860
4
Matrix HG, Inc
MHS
BACnet Network replace poor installation
$74,265
District
5
NorBay Consulting
ALES, JMES, SRCArts SRMS
Hazmat Testing -for lead before summer painting
$3,900
Elementary
6
RGH Geotechnical Consultants
MHS
Soil inspection/geotechnical testing
$7,440
7
RGH Geotechnical Consultants
HVES, PTES
Peer Review of Trench Studies
$10,000
8
Miller Pacific EngineeringGroup
HVES
AP Trench Study of Earthquake fault pre construction
$320,000
9
Miller Pacific EngineeringGroup
PTES
AP Trench Study of Earthquake fault pre construction
G.7. Establish a Pool of Approved Geotechnical Consulting Firms
This pre-approval will allow SRCS to select firms from the pool to perform required consulting for construction and modernization projects as identified in the Facilities Master Plan (FMP) and Implementation Plan.
G.8. Approval of Contracts for Geotechnical Reporting for TK Projects at HCMS and SRMS
These sites will then be available to house TK-6 programs. To accommodate the expanded grades at each site, per CDE Title 5 requirements, TK/K classrooms and associated site work will be necessary. Prior to design of the additional facilities at these sites, a Geotechnical and Geologic Hazard Report must be provided and reviewed by the California Geological Survey (CGS). Approval of these contracts will allow this preliminary work to be undertaken.
G.9. Approval of Resolution 2024/25-110 for the Piner High School 2-Story Classroom Building Alternate Design-Build Project
Based upon current enrollment, additional capacity is needed to house the 7th and 8th graders that will be moving to PHS. An extremely aggressive schedule is required to add this capacity.
The lack of transparency about bond fund decision making is an enormous issue. How are projects prioritized? What triggers a reassessment of priorities? What is taken into consideration? Who is at that table?
How is it decided that PHS gets a new building while other campuses are not able to provide sufficient space for current students and supports?
There is great hesitancy to support moving forward with this item while the 7-12 experiment is in its infancy, and there are signs this is not being well received.
This major change to the Facilities Master Plan impacts all other sites with the diminishment of available funds.
G.10. Approval of Revised 24-25 Extra Duty Title and Classes Salary Schedule
The addition of Women’s Flag Football reflects ongoing efforts to expand athletic opportunities and promote equity in extracurricular activities for students. The update to the salary schedule ensures proper compensation for coaching assignments associated with this new sport.
The stipend for the Women’s Flag Football Head Coach will be placed in Class 6 of the Extra Duty Title and Classes Salary Schedule, with a pay range of $5,787.32 to $6,472.67, depending on the coach’s years of experience.
G.11. Approval of the Establishment of the Heather Hagle Art Scholarship
In recognition of her profound dedication to teaching, and to ensure that her legacy continues to uplift future generations, Ms. Hagle’s mother, Linda Hagle, has generously chosen to establish the Heather Hagle Art Scholarship. The proposed establishment of the Heather Hagle Art Scholarship would award a graduating senior from RHS who is a talented artist $500 to pay for art supplies, advancing their career and their love of art.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution Recognizing May as the Month of Better Hearing and Speech
Resolution for Mental Health Awareness
Resolution for School Nurse Day
Deferred Maintenance Update from January and March 2025)
Resolution Reaffirming Support for LGBTQIA+ Community
Governor’s May Revision Update
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Maneri – timeline for implementing boys volleyball.
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Is the board not casting a vote?
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2025)
Can this be incorporated into the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2024)
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
J. 2. and 3. School Site Reports and Parent Organization Updates
District Office & Education Center The RFQ/P process is complete.
Piner HS Infrastructure & Drainage scheduled to begin in June
Piner HS Ball Wall and Fencing scheduled to begin in June
James Monroe ES Infrastructure & Drainage it is anticipated that the project will be constructed during the summer of 2025.
Exterior Campus Painting in bid process for summer work
Gym Floor Refinishing proposals on agenda
Current Construction Projects:
District-Wide Electronic Access Controls DecoTech has been performing off-hours site investigation at SRHS, MCHS and RVMS as part of the design phase. The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the design and construction at all sites is expected to be presented for action on 5/14/25.
Central Receiving Warehouse The prefabricated metal building was delivered in Jan. and the construction team has been erecting the pieces. The exterior skin is being installed along with the stud framing for the interior walls. Once the stud framing is complete rough-ins will begin. Site work will continue through April with irrigation, exterior lighting, and concrete work.
Santa Rosa HS Portable Removal Re-routing the data pathway and the removal of the remaining dilapidated portable building will occur this summer.
Montgomery 2-Story Classroom Building The mechanical equipment is being connected to begin conditioning the interior of the building. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Sprinkler installation has been completed on the first floor. The elevator hoistway is scheduled to be completed by the end of April. The elevator mechanical room is being roughed in for the required utilities. Installation of all storefront and exterior windows is complete. Exterior stucco installation was completed this month, and exterior painting is scheduled to be complete by the end of the month.
Projects Closing Out:
Classroom Modernization Pilot Facilities scheduled time with each of the classes that occupy the modernized classrooms at SRHS to gather student feedback.
Rincon Valley MS Well The final county permit is anticipated to be issued by the end of April.
Helen Lehman ES Roofing & HVAC DSA certification is pending.
Luther Burbank ES Roofing & HVAC DSA certification is pending.
Rincon Valley MS Roofing & HVAC DSA certification is pending.
There is grave concern that proceeding with a new district office will deteriorate all public support for SRCS. The ability to pass any future Parcel Tax or Bond will be obliterated. There is great need to build community trust regarding financial decisions. Continuing with this project does the opposite of building the trust and faith of the community.
J.6. Williams Settlement Quarterly Report
During the quarter of January 1 through March 31, 2025, the district did not receive any Williams Uniform Complaints.
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without any specifics on most closed session agenda items, it is impossible to know when to comment on an administrator being reviewed.
B.1. Student Expulsions (Case No: 2024/25-26)
B. 2. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.3. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.4. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 1)
B.5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
How are administrators evaluated? What defines someone as able to continue for the rest of the year, but unfit to stay with the district for the next year? What causes someone who was deemed not a good fit, eligible for retention? The trust of the community could grow by making this decision making process more transparent.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month
Luther Burbank Elementary School
Margarita Macin Garcia, Student of the Month
Maria Campos Ceja, Classified Employee of the Month
Irene Gilchriese, Certificated Employee of the Month
Santa Rosa Middle School
Bishal Wagle, Student of the Month
Biplov Wagle, Student of the Month
Tesfay Habtay, Classified Employee of the Month
Eric Engh, Certificated Employee of the Month
Santa Rosa High School
Rustin Prior-Hodenfield, Student of the Month
Wendy Albarran, Classified Employee of the Month
Justine Mendoza, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
Welcoming Events for 7th and 8th graders •SRHS Coffee with the Principals on April 8th. 8:30 – 10:00 •Panther Cub Night on April 17, ELAC and SSC meet & greet •MHS Coffee with the Principals is April 10 at 2:30 •MHS/HSMS Joint ELAC April 24
Where are the promised communications, sharing information from the meetings with the SCOE advisory team?
Where are the metrics for evaluating this transition in progress being transparently shared? Where are they being transparently evaluated?
What are the updates on enrollments? Are families choosing to participate in the 7-12 model?
Where are the updated financials on these changes? How much is being spent to make these transitions?
Portables were presented as a vital solution to change site capacities. If portable movement takes a year, how will student capacities be met?
SRCS must handle things in a way that builds the trust of the community. This requires regular transparency, honest monitoring and clear communication. The weekly list of checked boxes isn’t informative.
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to attending at least one of the next six board meetings this year, and speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
SRTA members are invited to speak to the board about the impact of the lack of district leadership on your students and staff.
F. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
F.1. (Action) Resolution in Support of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month has been organized since 2001 through the non-profit National Sexual Violence Resource Center, building on long-term efforts to support victims that date back to the 1970s and earlier. This year’s theme is “Building Connected Communities.”
F.2. (Discussion) Update on the Implementation of the EL Master Plan
The district hired a consultant recently to update the Master Plan. This update includes a timeline of ongoing actions leading up to Fall 2025, when the department will begin the process of revising the English Learner Master Plan. (The timeline is not apparent in the attached slides, unless is imbedded in an inaccessible link called “action items.”)
Efforts to work on the plan seem to shadow efforts to implement the plan.
The Elevation Platform, Progress Monitoring, Strategies and C6 Biliteracy Framework are not PD. They are resources. One time PD on how to access these resources is not sufficient professional development to strengthen academic language development.
Will the English Learner Collaborations continue to be supported by the district?
F.3. (Discussion/Action) Delay of move from Lewis Early Learning Academy to Albert Biella ES to the 2026/27 School Year to Accommodate Bathroom and Other Facility Updates
All six ECE classrooms require in-class restrooms. The two current in-class restrooms are not sufficient. A pre-school play structure is also required to be installed.
The District is also pursuing joint use with community partners, and the one-year delay will provide time to more fully develop the site and secure additional outside funding.
SRTA members wonder about the reality of other facilities being able to handle the student changes for 2025-26, such as the movement of portables, which is said to take a year.
If not operating the facility for a year will save money, how is utilizing the campus in the future also seen as a way to save money?
F.4. (Discussion) Review of Specialized Programs at SRCS High Schools
Ed Services is providing a review of program, pathway, and curricular offerings. This process is designed to identify opportunities to increase efficiency, streamline resources, and align staffing and spending with SRCS’s most impactful priorities. By taking a proactive and collaborative approach, we aim to support clearer decision-making and ensure our offerings continue to serve students effectively and sustainably.
SRTA supports comprehensive high schools. These are secondary schools that offer a broad range of academic and vocational courses, designed to serve the needs of all students, regardless of their aptitude or future goals.
If SRCS is planning on not allowing multiple sites to offer the same course, where are the multitude of student concerns about this being addressed?
SRTA members wonder what is intended by ‘collaborative approach’? SRTA members want to be an integral part of this decision making process.This is what true collaboration looks like.
People make programs run. It doesn’t work the other way around. When dedicated staff leave, programs suffer. Having something written on paper is not enough to make it happen.
What is the decision making system for running or closing a class or program at a site? What are the annual deadlines for these decisions?
Historically, sites must have proposals approved at steering committee meetings in the fall, so they are in place for students to choose in January.
District Administration has blocked the running of courses that students want to take, without discussion.
The district can seek approval of classes at the board meeting in June.
It is appreciated that this resolution is paired with the department update.
F.6. (Discussion) Update on Child Nutrition Services (CNS) Department
Goals
1. Hire and retain excellent staff.
2. Prepare and serve from scratch food that meets students’ needs and reflects the community we serve.
3. Invest in infrastructure to prepare and serve meals that meet students’ needs.
4. Nutrition Education and taste testing
5. Local procurement
6. Sustainability and reducing the amount of plastic in schools.
Students need to take produce for a meal to count as complete and be charged. The use of “No Thank You” tables allows undesired food to be available for others.
Efforts are underway to avoid reheating food items in plastic. There was an approximately 78% increase in participation when food was prepared and served without plastic. This drastic change in a short period is terrifying, as there is a real possibility that there isn’t enough hot food available for students. Offering a cold sunbutter sandwich to a student excited about a hot entree feels like a betrayal and is deeply upsetting for students and staff. The food we served was not prepared from scratch. However, it was dramatically better than the same food heated and served in plastic. Concerns were included about the state of site kitchens not allowing for dish washing and increased manpower required to serve food that isn’t packaged.
The CNS leadership team requests everyone interested in joining the Student Nutrition Advisory Committee (SNAC) to share their contact information via the link HERE.
Schools that have provided feedback to CNS:
● Biella, Brook Hill, Hidden Valley and James Monroe Elementary Schools
SRTA supports providing fresh hot meals made without plastic to students and the site kitchen upgrades necessary to support this which should be included in the upcoming revisions to the Facilities Master Plan.
7. (Action) Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #8 MOU regarding Classified Layoff Agreement
This agreement allows for options when a position is eliminated and for rehiring should positions open up, or be rescinded. Other employees and outside contractors are excluded from doing duties of eliminated positions. Nine layoff notices are being rescinded.
EdJoin shows a total of 74 current postings for 125 jobs in SRCS. There are thirteen certificated opening postings for seventeen positions (two more than last meeting.) There are fifty-nine current classified postings for one hundred six job openings (seven more than the last meeting). There are two certificated and no classified management positions open.
SRTA bids farewell to Brianne Brawley (SRHS) who has resigned. They take nine years of experience and service with them.
Changes to classified staff includes one new hire, two resignations and two retirements. They leave taking with them forty years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
G.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Elementary
8
Santa Rosa Police Dept.
$841.12
for security at SRHS for graduation ceremony (just like MHS.)
9
North Coast Opportunities, Inc. Foster Grandparent Program
No Direct Cost
Volunteer placement at Brook Hill.
11
Deborah Myers Wellness
$3,000.00
Productive MIndfulness assembly
District
1
Kathleen Farrell
$17,358.60
Addendum to original $34,000 contract for Physical Therapy
2
CDW
$240.63
Chrome Gopher is a tool that helps SRCS manage and audit Google Chrome policies in Google Workspace.
6
Sonic.net
$5,040.00
ark Fiber maintenance contract for Wide Area Network.
7
DTS (Document Tracking Services)
$1,100.00
web-based application that allows Santa Rosa City Schools to manage, create and update the District & Charter LCAPs, the School Site SPSAs, School site Comprehensive Safety Plans from May 2025 through May 2026. There was a similar contract for $6,500 from Oct 24 through Oct 25.
Secondary
3
K2 Studios
$4,000.00
The Greatest Story of Survival (to be used with SPITZ SCI DOME IQ 2400) will be utilized in GIS, Earth Science courses, Elementary Field Trip presentations, Public Digital Theater Shows, and STEM Camp (extended learning).
4
Aurora Sound
$2,665.00
audio for SRHS’s graduation ceremony
5
HearYou.org
$44,940.00
Due to high staff utilization and mental health needs this contract is being amended to allow for additional capacity. The original contract was for $44,940. This amendment will bring the total contract cost to $89,880.
10
Amergis
$4,800.00
This is to hire a consultant for Independent Study specialized academic instruction for students with IEPS.
Construction management fees increase due to increased construction costs
$52,616
4
Miller Pacific EngineeringGroup
PHS
Preliminary geotechnical engineering is required to begin design of a new 2 Story Classroom Building for 7-12 capacity.
$29,800
5
Weeks Drilling & Pump Company
RVMS
Additional drilling and new electrical panel were required. The well was contracted for 345’ based on data from the abandoned well, however the final drill depth reached 350’. The additional 5’ included additional casing, drill spoils removal, well pack, r
$10,625
7
One Workplace
MHS
To furnish the new two-story classroom building at Montgomery High School.
$653,880
District
3
Left Coast Scanners
district
Many documents were damaged, requiring additional care in the scanning process. This is in addition to $540,998 and $12,230, bringing the total cost to $747,878.
$194,650
Elementary
2
Brelje & Race
ABES
Surveys for bathrooms to be installed in 6 classrooms, as well assite work.
6
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects
ABES
Architectural services are needed to prepare the site for ECE classes.
This will allow the district to assign projects as needed to support moves required due to construction and modernization of existing school sites and district facilities. Specific contracts for Moving Services Firms based on projects will be brought to the Board for ratification.
G.8. Approval of Proctor Terrace Elementary School’s Field Trip to Mendocino Woodlands
The Board will consider the approval of the Mendocino Woodlands contract for Proctor Terrace Elementary School’s Field Trip scheduled for April 7th -10th, 2025.
Total Cost of Trip: $17,250
This field trip will be funded through the Parent Teacher Association, fundraising, and donations.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution for May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Resolution for Classified School Employee Week May 18-24, 2025
Resolution for Teacher Appreciation Week May 5-9, 2025
Resolution Recognizing Guest Teacher Appreciation in May
Deferred Maintenance Discussion (from January and March 2025)
Recently Requested Agenda Items from the Board
Maneri – timeline for implementing boys volleyball.
Caston – strategy of athletics program across the district, update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
Kirby – USDA site visit/study dates in April – (would like to attend)
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Resolution Designating April as School Library Month (March 2025)
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Is the board not casting a vote?
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2025)
Can this be incorporated into the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2024)
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites and equity assessment (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
Tómese el tiempo para revisar la siguiente versión abreviada de la agenda. Haga clic aquí para ver la agenda completa. Tiene enlaces en vivo sobre muchos artículos con más información. Si desea comentarle a la junta sobre algún tema próximo, envíe un correo electrónico a agendacomments@srcs.k12.ca.us. Envíe CC a wearesrta@gmail.com en su correo electrónico.
Se anima a los miembros que asisten en línea a agregar SRTA al frente de su nombre de cliente de Zoom.
Artículos de la sesión cerrada:
A.1. Comentario público sobre los puntos de la agenda de la sesión cerrada Para comentar, envíe un correo electrónico a Melanie Martin a mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
Esta es una oportunidad para que los miembros del público hablen con la junta únicamente sobre temas de la sesión cerrada.
Sin detalles sobre la mayoría de los puntos de la agenda de las sesiones cerradas, es imposible saber cuándo comentar sobre un administrador que está siendo revisado.
B.1. Expulsiones de estudiantes (Caso No: 2024/25-26)
B. 2. Disciplina/Despido/Liberación de Empleados Públicos
B.3. Conferencia con el negociador laboral (Nombre del representante designado que asistirá: Dra. Vicki Zands (SRCS); nombre de la organización: Santa Rosa Teachers Association, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union 665)
B.4. Conferencia con Asesor Legal – Litigio Anticipado (Número de casos potenciales: 1)
B.5. Evaluación del Desempeño de Empleados Públicos (Título del empleado que se revisa: Superintendente, Superintendente Adjunto, Superintendente Auxiliar, Directores, Vicedirectores, Subdirectores, Directores, Coordinadores)
¿Cómo se evalúa a los administradores? ¿Qué define a alguien como capaz de continuar durante el resto del año, pero no apto para permanecer en el distrito durante el próximo año? ¿Qué hace que alguien que no fue considerado apto sea elegible para la retención? La confianza de la comunidad podría crecer si se hiciera más transparente este proceso de toma de decisiones.
REANUDACIÓN DE LA SESIÓN ABIERTA ORDINARIA (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Presentaciones especiales para el estudiante del mes y los empleados certificados/clasificados del mes
Escuela Primaria Luther Burbank
Margarita Macín García, Estudiante del Mes
María Campos Ceja, Empleada Clasificada del Mes
Irene Gilchriese, empleada certificada del mes
Escuela Secundaria Santa Rosa
Bishal Wagle, estudiante del mes
Biplov Wagle, estudiante del mes
Tesfay Habtay, empleado clasificado del mes
Eric Engh, empleado certificado del mes
Escuela Secundaria Santa Rosa
Rustin Prior-Hodenfield, estudiante del mes
Wendy Albarrán, empleada clasificada del mes
Justine Mendoza, Empleada Certificada del Mes
¡Se anima a los miembros de SRTA a celebrar los suyos asistiendo a esta reunión!
D. Informes
D. 7. Actualización sobre consolidación/transición escolar
No se adjunta nada a este punto del orden del día.
No hay fechas compartidas para eventos de primaria en el sitio web de SRCS. Aquí están las fechas del sitio 7-12:
Equipos secundarios de empoderamiento: •16 de abril SRMS/SRHS •8 de abril HSMS/MHS
Eventos de bienvenida para estudiantes de 7º y 8º grado •Café de SRHS con los directores el 8 de abril. 8:30 – 10:00 •Noche Panther Cub el 17 de abril, ELAC y SSC se reúnen y saludan •El café de MHS con los directores es el 10 de abril a las 2:30 •EMAC conjunto MHS/HSMS 24 de abril
¿Dónde están las comunicaciones prometidas, compartiendo información de las reuniones con el equipo asesor de la SCOE?
¿Dónde se comparten de forma transparente las métricas para evaluar esta transición en curso? ¿Dónde se evalúan de forma transparente?
¿Cuáles son las actualizaciones sobre las inscripciones? ¿Las familias eligen participar en el modelo 7-12?
¿Dónde están las finanzas actualizadas sobre estos cambios? ¿Cuánto se está gastando para realizar estas transiciones?
Los portátiles se presentaron como una solución vital para cambiar las capacidades del sitio. Si el movimiento portátil demora un año, ¿cómo se cubrirá la capacidad de los estudiantes?
SRCS debe manejar las cosas de una manera que genere la confianza de la comunidad. Esto requiere transparencia periódica, un seguimiento honesto y una comunicación clara. La lista semanal de casillas marcadas no es informativa.
E. Comentario público sobre temas fuera de la agenda
Se invita a los miembros de SRTA a completar “tarjetas azules”. Los comentarios en línea se han suspendido a menos que un miembro de la junta asista de forma remota. Esté preparado para respetar el límite de tiempo de tres minutos o la imposición de una posible reducción de último minuto del límite de tiempo. Recientemente, los comentarios se limitaron a 60 segundos, con un límite en el tiempo total dedicado a los comentarios públicos. En este momento solo se abordan los temas que NO están en la agenda, con la excepción de los temas de consentimiento.
Se solicitan comentarios en la reunión de la junta directiva para aportar la perspectiva de un miembro y compartir experiencias reales sobre el impacto de las políticas y prácticas del distrito en los estudiantes y el personal.
Comprométase a asistir al menos a una de las próximas seis reuniones de la junta este año y a hablar sobre los temas de la agenda que lo impacten a usted o a sus estudiantes. Los oradores se limitan solo a aquellos en persona. Los comentarios tienen más impacto cuando están bien expresados, compuestos y razonables.
Se invita a los miembros de SRTA a hablar con la junta sobre el impacto de la falta de liderazgo del distrito en sus estudiantes y personal.
F. DISCUSIÓN / ARTÍCULOS DE ACCIÓN
F.1. (Acción) Resolución en apoyo del Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Agresión Sexual
El Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Agresión Sexual se organiza desde 2001 a través de la organización sin fines de lucro Centro Nacional de Recursos sobre Violencia Sexual, basándose en esfuerzos a largo plazo para apoyar a las víctimas que se remontan a la década de 1970 y antes. El tema de este año es “Construyendo comunidades conectadas”.
F.2. (Discusión) Actualización sobre la implementación del Plan Maestro EL
El distrito contrató recientemente a un consultor para actualizar el Plan Maestro. Esta actualización incluye un cronograma de acciones en curso hasta el otoño de 2025, cuando el departamento comenzará el proceso de revisión del Plan Maestro para Estudiantes de Inglés. (La línea de tiempo no es evidente en las diapositivas adjuntas, a menos que esté incrustada en un enlace inaccesible llamado “elementos de acción”).
Los esfuerzos para trabajar en el plan parecen eclipsar los esfuerzos para implementarlo.
La Plataforma de Elevación, el Monitoreo del Progreso, las Estrategias y el Marco de Alfabetización Bilingüe C6 no son desarrollo profesional. Son recursos. El desarrollo profesional una sola vez sobre cómo acceder a estos recursos no es suficiente desarrollo profesional para fortalecer el desarrollo del lenguaje académico.
¿Seguirá el distrito apoyando las Colaboraciones para Estudiantes de Inglés?
F.3. (Discusión/Acción) Retraso del traslado de Lewis Early Learning Academy a Albert Biella ES hasta el año escolar 2026/27 para adaptar los baños y otras actualizaciones de las instalaciones
Las seis aulas de ECE requieren baños dentro de clase. Los dos baños actuales en las clases no son suficientes. También se requiere la instalación de una estructura de juego preescolar.
El Distrito también busca el uso conjunto con socios comunitarios, y el retraso de un año brindará tiempo para desarrollar más completamente el sitio y asegurar fondos externos adicionales.
Los miembros de SRTA se preguntan sobre la realidad de que otras instalaciones puedan manejar los cambios estudiantiles para 2025-26, como el movimiento de los portátiles, que se dice que llevará un año.
Si el no operar las instalaciones durante un año ahorrará dinero, ¿cómo se considera que utilizar el campus en el futuro también es una forma de ahorrar dinero?
F.4. (Discusión) Revisión de programas especializados en las escuelas secundarias de SRCS
Ed Services proporciona una revisión de las ofertas de programas, vías de acceso y planes de estudios. Este proceso está diseñado para identificar oportunidades para aumentar la eficiencia, optimizar los recursos y alinear la dotación de personal y los gastos con las prioridades de mayor impacto de SRCS. Al adoptar un enfoque proactivo y colaborativo, nuestro objetivo es apoyar una toma de decisiones más clara y garantizar que nuestra oferta continúe sirviendo a los estudiantes de manera efectiva y sostenible.
SRTA apoya las escuelas secundarias integrales. Se trata de escuelas secundarias que ofrecen una amplia gama de cursos académicos y profesionales, diseñados para satisfacer las necesidades de todos los estudiantes, independientemente de su aptitud o metas futuras.
Si SRCS está planeando no permitir que varios centros ofrezcan el mismo curso, ¿dónde están la multitud de preocupaciones de los estudiantes acerca de esto que se aborda?
Los miembros de SRTA se preguntan qué se entiende por «enfoque de colaboración». Los miembros de la SRTA quieren ser una parte integral de este proceso de toma de decisiones.
La gente hace que los programas funcionen. No funciona al revés. Cuando el personal dedicado se va, los programas se resienten. No basta con tener algo escrito en un papel.
¿Cuál es el sistema de toma de decisiones para ejecutar o cerrar una clase o programa en un sitio? ¿Cuáles son los plazos anuales para estas decisiones?
Históricamente, los sitios deben tener propuestas aprobadas en las reuniones del comité directivo en el otoño, para que los estudiantes puedan elegirlas en enero.
La administración del distrito ha bloqueado la realización de cursos que los estudiantes quieren tomar, sin discusión.
El distrito puede solicitar la aprobación de las clases en la reunión de la junta directiva en junio.
F.5. (Acción) Resolución Celebrando la semana de profesionales de Servicios de Nutrición Infantil (CNS) del 28/4/2025 al 2/5/2025
Gracias a todos los que alimentan a nuestros estudiantes.
Se agradece que esta resolución vaya acompañada de la actualización del departamento.
F.6. (Discusión) Actualización sobre el Departamento de Servicios de Nutrición Infantil (CNS)
Objetivos
1. Contratar y retener personal excelente.
2. Preparar y servir alimentos desde cero que satisfagan las necesidades de los estudiantes y reflejen la comunidad a la que servimos.
3. Invertir en infraestructura para preparar y servir comidas que satisfagan las necesidades de los estudiantes.
4. Educación nutricional y pruebas de sabor.
5. Adquisiciones locales
6. Sostenibilidad y reducción de la cantidad de plástico en las escuelas.
Los estudiantes deben llevar productos para una comida para que se cuenten como completos y se les cobre. El uso de tablas de “No, gracias” permite que los alimentos no deseados estén disponibles para otros.
Se están realizando esfuerzos para evitar el recalentamiento de alimentos en plástico. Hubo un aumento de aproximadamente el 78 % en la participación cuando la comida se preparó y sirvió sin plástico. Este cambio drástico en un corto período es aterrador, ya que existe una posibilidad real de que no haya suficiente comida caliente disponible para los estudiantes. Ofrecer un sándwich frío de mantequilla a un estudiante emocionado por un plato caliente se siente como una traición y es profundamente perturbador para los estudiantes y el personal. La comida que servimos no fue preparada desde cero. Sin embargo, era muchísimo mejor que la misma comida calentada y servida en plástico. Se incluyeron preocupaciones sobre el estado de las cocinas del sitio que no permiten lavar los platos y el aumento de mano de obra necesaria para servir alimentos que no están envasados.
El equipo de liderazgo de CNS solicita a todos los interesados en unirse al Comité Asesor de Nutrición Estudiantil (SNAC) que compartan su información de contacto a través del enlace. AQUÍ.
Escuelas que han brindado comentarios a CNS:
● Escuelas primarias Biella, Brook Hill, Hidden Valley y James Monroe
● Escuela secundaria Hilliard Comstock
● Escuelas secundarias Santa Rosa, Piner y Ridgway
SRTA apoya el suministro de comidas calientes frescas hechas sin plástico a los estudiantes y las mejoras en la cocina del sitio necesarias para respaldar esto, que deberían incluirse en las próximas revisiones del Plan Maestro de Instalaciones.
7. (Acción) Aprobación de la Asociación de Empleados Escolares de California, Capítulo 75 24-25 #8 MOU sobre el Acuerdo de Despido Clasificado
Este acuerdo permite opciones cuando se elimina un puesto y la recontratación en caso de que los puestos se abran o se rescindan. Otros empleados y contratistas externos están excluidos de realizar tareas de puestos eliminados. Se anulan nueve avisos de despido.
EdJoin muestra un total de 74 publicaciones actuales para 125 puestos de trabajo en SRCS. Hay trece puestos vacantes certificados para diecisiete puestos (dos más que la última reunión). Hay cincuenta y nueve puestos clasificados actuales para ciento seis puestos vacantes (siete más que la última reunión). Hay dos puestos directivos certificados y no clasificados abiertos.
SRTA se despide de Brianne Brawley (SRHS), quien renunció. Llevan consigo nueve años de experiencia y servicio.
Los cambios en el personal clasificado incluyen una nueva contratación, dos renuncias y dos jubilaciones. Se van llevándose consigo cuarenta años de conocimiento y servicio a nuestro personal y estudiantes.
G.5. Aprobación de Contratos
Resumen
#
Proveedor
Costo
Descripción
Elemental
8
Departamento de Policía de Santa Rosa.
$841.12
por seguridad en SRHS para la ceremonia de graduación (al igual que MHS).
9
North Coast Opportunities, Inc. Foster Grandparent Program
Sin costo directo
Colocación de voluntarios en Brook Hill.
11
Deborah Myers Wellness
$3,000.00
Asamblea de Mindfulness Productivo
Distrito
1
Kathleen Farrell
$17.358,60
Anexo al contrato original de $34,000 para fisioterapia
2
CDW
$240.63
Chrome Gopher es una herramienta que ayuda a SRCS a administrar y auditar las políticas de Google Chrome en Google Workspace.
6
Sonic.net
$5,040.00
Contrato de mantenimiento de Fibra de Arca para Red de Área Amplia.
7
DTS (Document Tracking Services)
$1,100.00
Aplicación basada en web que permite a las Escuelas de la ciudad de Santa Rosa administrar, crear y actualizar los LCAP del distrito y charter, los SPSA del sitio escolar y los planes integrales de seguridad del sitio escolar desde mayo de 2025 hasta mayo de 2026. Hubo un contrato similar por $6,500 del 24 al 25 de octubre.
Secundario
3
K2 Studios
$4,000.00
La mayor historia de supervivencia (que se utilizará con SPITZ SCI DOME IQ 2400) se utilizará en SIG, cursos de ciencias de la tierra, presentaciones de excursiones de primaria, espectáculos públicos de teatro digital y campamentos STEM (aprendizaje ampliado).
4
Aurora Sound
$2,665.00
audio para la ceremonia de graduación de SRHS
5
HearYou.org
$44,940.00
Debido a la alta utilización del personal y las necesidades de salud mental, este contrato se está modificando para permitir capacidad adicional. El contrato original era por 44.940 dólares. Esta enmienda elevará el costo total del contrato a $89,880.
10
Amergis
$4,800.00
Se trata de contratar un consultor para la instrucción académica especializada en Estudios Independientes para estudiantes con IEPS.
Los honorarios de gestión de construcción aumentan debido al aumento de los costos de construcción.
$52,616
4
Miller Pacific EngineeringGroup
PHS
Se requiere ingeniería geotécnica preliminar para comenzar el diseño de un nuevo edificio de aulas de 2 pisos con capacidad para 7-12 personas.
$29,800
5
Weeks Drilling & Pump Company
RVMS
Se requirieron perforaciones adicionales y un nuevo panel eléctrico. El pozo se contrató para 345′ según los datos del pozo abandonado, sin embargo, la profundidad final de perforación alcanzó los 350′. Los 5′ adicionales incluyeron revestimiento adicional, remoción de escombros de perforación, empaque de pozo, r
$10,625
7
One Workplace
MHS
Amueblar el nuevo edificio de aulas de dos pisos en Montgomery High School.
$653,880
Distrito
3
Left Coast Scanners
distrito
Muchos documentos resultaron dañados y requirieron cuidados adicionales en el proceso de escaneo. Esto se suma a $540,998 y $12,230, lo que eleva el costo total a $747,878.
$194,650
Elemental
2
Brelje & Race
ABS
Encuestas para baños a instalar en 6 aulas, así comotrabajo del sitio.
6
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects
ABS
Se necesitan servicios de arquitectura para preparar el sitio para las clases de ECE.
G.7. Aprobación del Pool de Empresas de Servicios de Mudanzas
Esto permitirá que el distrito asigne proyectos según sea necesario para apoyar las mudanzas requeridas debido a la construcción y modernización de los sitios escolares existentes y las instalaciones del distrito. Los contratos específicos para Empresas de Servicios de Mudanzas basados en proyectos se someterán a la Junta para su ratificación.
● La Compañía Armstrong
● Instalaciones de proyectos coordinados, Inc. (CPI)
● E-Logic, Inc.
● Redwood mudanza y almacenamiento, Inc.
● Furgoneta y almacenamiento de los hermanos Schultz
G.8. Aprobación de la excursión de la Escuela Primaria Proctor Terrace a Mendocino Woodlands
La Junta considerará la aprobación del contrato de Mendocino Woodlands para la excursión de la Escuela Primaria Proctor Terrace programada del 7 al 10 de abril de 2025.
Costo Total del Viaje: $17,250
Esta excursión será financiada a través de la Asociación de Padres y Maestros, recaudación de fondos y donaciones.
J.1. Temas futuros de discusión de la junta directiva (no incluidos en esta agenda)
Se anima a los miembros de la SRTA a prepararse para los próximos puntos de la agenda.
Resolución para mayo como Mes de la Herencia Asiático-Americana y de las Islas del Pacífico
Resolución para la Semana de Empleados Escolares Clasificados del 18 al 24 de mayo de 2025
Resolución para la Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros del 5 al 9 de mayo de 2025
Resolución que reconoce el agradecimiento a los maestros invitados en mayo
Discusión sobre mantenimiento diferido (de enero y marzo de 2025)
Puntos del orden del día solicitados recientemente por la Junta
Maneri: cronograma para la implementación del voleibol masculino.
Caston: estrategia del programa de atletismo en todo el distrito, actualización de la política 3510 sobre la reducción de residuos como tema de discusión
Kirby – Visita al sitio/fechas de estudio del USDA en abril – (me gustaría asistir)
SRTA espera la programación futura de los siguientes elementos:
Resolución que designa abril como el mes de la biblioteca escolar (marzo de 2025)
Resolución que reconoce el 31 de marzo como Día de la Visibilidad Transgénero (marzo 2025)
Datos de prácticas restaurativas (marzo de 2025)
Actualización de educación alternativa (diciembre de 2024, febrero de 2025)
Existe una gran necesidad de ubicaciones alternativas para estudiantes de secundaria que necesitan más servicios de los que nuestras escuelas integrales pueden brindar. ¿Cómo puede SRCS satisfacer las necesidades de estos estudiantes durante estos tiempos financieros difíciles?
Aspectos destacados del programa VAPA (febrero de 2025)
Boleta de 2025 para la Asamblea de Delegados de la CSBA (febrero de 2025)
¿La junta no vota?
Plan Estratégico y Encuesta de Equidad (febrero 2025)
Actualización CTE (enero 2025)
¿Se puede incorporar esto a la Resolución de Educación Técnica de CTE en años futuros? ¿Puede este artículo incluir números de inscripción y presupuestos tanto históricos como actuales? ¿Se pueden explicar explícitamente las distintas subvenciones, incluida la utilización de los recursos financieros? ¿Puede también haber una comunicación clara sobre qué programas ofrecen un curso final de tercer año?
Manual de gobernanza actualizado (enero de 2025)
Plan y cronograma para la implementación de las recomendaciones del Dr. Gillespie (enero de 2024)
Actualización de la gira de escucha y aprendizaje del superintendente Morales (noviembre de 2024)
A los miembros de SRTA les gustaría comprender el impacto esperado de las visitas momentáneas y cómo se evalúa este uso de tiempo y recursos.
Audiencia pública y aprobación de la propuesta “Sunshine” 665 de Teamsters Union (retrasada desde octubre de 2024)
Primer Borrador del Plan de Seguridad Distrital (retrasado desde septiembre de 2024)
Actualización de la Junta sobre los objetivos estratégicos con aportes de los sitios y evaluación de equidad (comenzado en junio de 2024)
Compartir los planes de soporte para contrataciones de PIP y Exención de Plazo Variable. (Solicitud de junta del 24 de agosto)
Compartir el Plan Maestro de la Biblioteca con las expectativas de implementación
Cerrando oficialmente la Casa de Aprendizaje
Solicitud de revisión acelerada del material del estatuto de SRACS (retrasada)
Decisión de unificación/redistribución de distritos
Cambio de nombre de sitios Actualización/Decisión
Plan para el programa de apoyo a la vivienda del personal con los ingresos de Fir Ridge
Hasta que el distrito tome una decisión, las ganancias de la venta de la propiedad de Fir Ridge seguirán estancadas y perdiendo valor a medida que el costo de la vivienda continúa aumentando. Iniciar un programa podría ayudar a la SRCS a atraer y retener al personal de la CSEA. El impacto potencial de los fondos disminuye a medida que pasa el tiempo.
Política de voz estudiantil
Actualización BEST Plus
¿SRCS todavía se identifica como un distrito BEST Plus?
B. 2. Student Expulsions (Case No: 2024/25-25, 2024/25-27)
B.3. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.4. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
How are administrators evaluated? What defines someone as able to continue for the rest of the year, but unfit to stay with the district for the next year? What causes someone who was deemed not a good fit eligible for retention? The trust of the community could grow by making this decision making process more transparent.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month
Hidden Valley Elementary School
Kiyana Agbayani, Student of the Month
Karlos Silva, Classified Employee of the Month
Debbie Winkelman, Certificated Employee of the Month
Montgomery High School
Lulia Embaye, Student of the Month
Jessica Adrade Bernabe, Classified Employee of the Month
Morganne Schmitt, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
D. Reports
D. 7. School Consolidation / Transition Update
Transition Plan Overview This document includes theDesign Team, Implementation Team, site Empowerment Teams, Communication and Engagement Plan, Educational Services Plan, Special Services Plan, Business Services Plan, Wellness and Engagement Plan, Human Resources Plan, and Ongoing Monitoring and Adjustments.
One of the only obvious updates is the Elementary Readiness Plan to facilitate a seamless academic and social-emotional transition for Brook Hill and Albert Biella students, families, and staff as they move to their new school site.
This report remains to present summaries of key actions without details. Who is the audience? This minimal amount of information should not satisfy our board, or the public as we go through unprecedented changes to every one of our schools.
Are our school communities and families getting more details about the changes that most concern them? Will the website that is being rolled out this week contain links to meeting minutes? Summaries of discussions and decisions made at the many meetings? How do families and employees get access to the details they need to make informed decisions about what schools they choose to attend next year?
We know that many families are currently trying to enroll in other districts, at all grade levels, for the 2025-26 school year. The details of these decisions may make the difference in whether they attend SRCS schools, or not.
Vague statements like Empower teams “met to discuss key priorities” or “the facilities team continue supporting school site Empower teams” are not communicating any substantial information.
What are the enrollment numbers like, by site for next year? How many transfer requests were there for each site, and what is the status of these? Leaving families on a waiting list until the summer misses the mark for ‘Embracing,’ and appears to encourage securing placement outside of the district before the end of the school year.
All of this must be done in a way that builds the trust of the community. This requires regular transparency, honest monitoring and clear communication.
Our members and community would like to know the decision making structure being used.
SRCS has long struggled with planning and implementation. The constant turnover with all levels of administration have added to the difficulties of having a plan and seeing it through. The recent decisions to change site administration teams is viewed as complete chaos. It takes years before an admin can build the relationship and trust necessary to effectively lead a site.
Students being moved from a middle school campus to a high school campus for a 7-12 model deserve to not lose programs. Families are seeking other placements now out of fear. They need to be immediately reassured that SRCS has a vision with specific plans that ensures their students will be safe and secure on SRCS high school sites, with access to a full comprehensive education which includes music, arts and drama programs, after school sports, and extra curricular activities such as dances.
As SRCS transforms secondary education into a 7-12 model, SRTA looks forward to supporting the board in studying these efforts and achieving transparency in communicating the specifics of intention, as well as tracking student enrollment/attendance, student performance, and the actual cost savings achieved and evaluating these measures. Metrics must be evaluated, and transparently communicated for semester one, to inform adjustments for the following year.
The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is a very well-researched theoretical framework used to understand and facilitate the process of implementing change, particularly in educational settings, by focusing on the concerns individuals have, allowing leaders to better support them through the change process by addressing concerns at each stage.
Change is a process, not an event, and it takes time to institute change;
• Individuals must be the focus if change is to be facilitated, and institutions will not change until their members change;
• The change process is an extremely personal experience, and how it is perceived by the individual will strongly influence the outcome;
• Individuals progress through various stages, regarding their emotions and capabilities relating to the innovation;
• The availability of a client-centered diagnostic/prescriptive model can enhance the individual’s facilitation during staff development; and
• People responsible for the change process must work in an adaptive and systematic way where progress needs to be monitored constantly.
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items, which may be commented on.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to watching or attending at least one board meeting this year, and speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
Members who are being RIFd are encouraged to toot their own horn and speak to the board about what is lost to our community if we lose you as an employee.
SRTA members are invited to speak to the board about the impact of this chaos on you and your students.
F. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
F.1. (Action) Acceptance of the 2023-2024 Independent Audit Report
Chavan & Associates, LLP provided auditing services. It is noteworthy that since 2019-2020 the Audit had zero findings, exceptions, or other corrective actions.
F.2. (Discussion/Action) Consider the Addition of Flag Football as a New Sport
The Educational Services Division is proposing to add flag football to SRCS sports due to strong student interest. A 2023 survey showed 17.2% of students supported the sport, and 2024 data confirmed enough interest to form teams at each high school. With the North Bay League expanding flag football in 2025, joining would provide SRCS students with new athletic opportunities and keep them in line with neighboring schools.
Fiscal Impact: approximately $55,000 in Title IV for the first year; afterwards, only the cost of the coaches because most school sites can support essential expenses like officials through revenue generated from ticket sales, Booster campaigns, and individual team fundraising efforts.
SRTA members would appreciate the framing of this topic within a larger structure. What is causing families and students to choose schools outside of SRCS? How does SRCS identify these shortcomings? How are they prioritized and addressed? How is budgeting changed to support the things most valued?
F.3. (Action) Approval of MOU Reached with SRCS and Supervisory and Unrepresented Employees Regarding Service Recognition
This provides for five percent raises after these specified employees are in their same position for fourteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-seven, thirty and thirty-two years of service.
EdJoin shows a total of 54 current postings for 114 jobs in SRCS. There are eleven certificated opening postings for fifteen positions (two less than last meeting.) There are forty-three current classified postings for ninety-nine job openings (the same as the last meeting). There are no certificated or classified management positions open.
SRTA bids a fond farewell to Ana Lee Walters (EAHS), Damien Mason (EDSERV),James Purvis (SRHS) and Berkeley Teter (RVMS/MHS) who all are resigning. They take fifteen years of experience and service with them.
SRTA celebrates the announced retirements of Robin Prince (MHS), Nikki Winovich (JMES), Dawn Baskin (ALES) for the end of the school year, after a combined forty-nine years of service. Thank you for your timely notifications.
How many resignations and retirements were noticed for the different levels of bonus payments? Statistics should be gathered and shared to determine if these offers were enough to encourage early notifications.
Changes to classified staff include two new hires, two resignations and one retirement. They leave taking with them twenty-seven years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
G.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
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Provider
Cost
Description
Elementary
4
LandPaths
$64,800.00
4 week-long outdoor camps for a total of 144 elementary students ($450 per student)
7
Springboard Collaborative
$71,460.00
K-4 early literacy summer school program for up to 250 students ($286 per student)
8
Sonoma State University / Excel for Youth
$112,000.00
provide 200 students (2 weeks of 100 students) with the opportunity to participate in learning experiences that are hands-on, engaging and supportive of social and academic growth. ($560 per student)
District
1
Crown Lift
$970.00
Planned maintenance on the District Warehouse’s pallet jacks and forklift every 180 days
2
Follett Software
$12,337.17
database system used to efficiently manage library collections, textbooks, and other educational resources, provides centralized access to books, digital materials, and instructional assets, making it easier for students and staff to locate and utilize resources ($564 per site)
5
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
$58,000.00
3 week he Mariachi/Arts Camp for up to 240 students ($242 per student)
9
City of Santa Rosa Parks & Rec
$56,170.00
Enrichment programs for 150 students at PHS 6/16 to 7/18, and from 6/16 – 7/24 for 125 students at HSMSand 175 students at ABES for $125 per student.
12
Sonoma County Office of Education
No Direct Cost
Reciprocal MOU for county wide interdistrict transfers.
13
Sonoma State University / Clinical Practice Agreement
No Additional Cost
For interns, SRCS pays $1,500 directly to mentors.
Secondary
3
CEV Multimedia
$750.00
25 students at EAHS to provide supplemental curriculum resources and student’s access to earn a Floral Design Industry certification. ($30/student)
6
Santa Rosa Metro Chamber of Commerce / Mike Hauser
No Direct Cost
STEM summer program for 100 incoming freshmen.
10
North Bay Trades Introduction Program
No Direct Cost
For Up to fifteen 11th and 12th Grade Students
11
New Hope for Youth
No Direct Cost
support intervention services for high risk students and their families
14
Stellar XP, Inc.
$3,000.00
Provide large LED screens for SRHS graduation ceremony.
15
Santa Rosa Junior College
No Direct Cost
Provides Manufacturing 1 students the opportunity to earn credit-by-exam for SRJC WELD 170
Who is served by each of the summer programs? How many students from each site have been served by each program? How are the students selected to participate in the programs? What robust communication system is used to inform staff and families of the availability of these programs?
Can Outdoor Education programs for all sixth graders in the SRCS district be supported by the funds being utilized for these summer programs? Currently the number of days of outdoor education that each site participates in varies greatly. Some sites do not participate in outdoor education at all while others go for four days and three nights. A site’s participation is based entirely on if the sixth grade teacher(s) are willing to take on the immense amount of extra work to make Camp happen with no additional pay. There is currently no district support for outdoor education during the school year. The sites that do participate in outdoor education are required to fundraise the difference between the total cost and the amount budgeted in their site’s SPSA. This fundraising is often upwards of $20,000 for a single site.
G.7. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Consultants Pool
Based on the review of proposals and the overall scoring matrix, the following four (4) firms are recommended for approval to be part of the CEQA pool for Measure C and G projects:
G.8. District Standards – Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers
Approval of the resolution to select ChargePoint as the District’s standard electric vehicle charger. This will enable the implementation of district-wide electric vehicle charging systems to avoid issues with product incompatibility, replacement, stocking, and maintenance. This item is presented in preparation for implementation of charging stations in the future.
G.9. Approval of Brain Waves Educational Psychology Contract
The Board will consider the ratification of the Brain Waves Educational Psychology Contract to conduct an Independent Educational Evaluation for a student with an IEP.
G.10. Approval of 24-25 Working Professional and Confidential Employees Salary Schedule for CalPERS Compliance with 2.7% Increase and Car Allowance for District’s Confidential Administrative Assistants
The Board will consider approving the 24-25 Working Professional and Confidential Employees Salary Schedule for CalPERS compliance with 2.7% increase, and a vehicle allowance for the Confidential Administrative Assistant of Business Services and Human Resources.
The total approximate financial impact is $16,298.97
-For the 2.7% on salary schedule with associated benefits it is approximately $11,058.70
-For the $200 auto allowance for the 12 months is approximately $2,620.13 per employee
How much do these employees drive in a year? Why is the auto allowance annually $220.13 more than twelve times the stated $200 per month?
SRTA requests that all members who regularly use their vehicles for work be put on a fair stipend to eliminate the current monthly paperwork required.
G.11. Approval of Annual Update to the HTS Transportation Plan in order to qualify for 60% reimbursement
The Board will consider approval of the Home to School Transportation Plans for 2025/26, which qualifies SRCS to receive 60% reimbursement for prior year home to school costs.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution in Support of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Resolution Celebrating CNS Professionals Week
Child Nutrition Services Update
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Resolution Designating April as School Library Month (March 2025)
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility (March 2025)
Deferred Maintenance Discussion (from January and March 2025)
Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
Alternate Education Update (December 2024, Feb 2025)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2025)
Can this be incorporated into the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2024)
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request August 24)
Sharing the updated EL Master Plan with implementation expectations
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
B.5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
SRTA members are concerned that there is not an inclusive process for gathering input for the evaluation of administrators to assure they are well rounded.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
C.7. Special Presentations for Student of the Month and Certificated/Classified Employees of the Month (Helen Lehman Elementary School and Ridgway High School)
Helen Lehman Elementary School
Ruth Mesfun, Student of the Month
Jennifer Toscano, Classified Employee of the Month
Emily Friedman, Certificated Employee of the Month
Ridgway High School
Andy Tapia Davalos, Student of the Month
Mariela Toscano, Classified Employee of the Month
Julie Peteric, Certificated Employee of the Month
SRTA members are encouraged to celebrate their own by attending this meeting!
D. Reports
D. 7. School Consolidation / Transition Update
Transition Plan Overview This document includes theDesign Team, Implementation Team, site Empowerment Teams, Communication and Engagement Plan, Educational Services Plan, Special Services Plan, Business Services Plan, Wellness and Engagement Plan, Human Resources Plan, and Ongoing Monitoring and Adjustments.
How are decisions being made? Historically SRCS has convened committees but their scope of influence has not been well established. They haven’t actually been the decision makers, and this has led to frustration. Our members would like to know the decision making structure being used for these committees.
SRCS has long struggled with planning and implementation. The constant turnover with all levels of administration have added to the difficulties of having a plan and seeing it through. The success of these current shifts requires effective implementation plans that will withstand changes in personnel. That requires documents, policies and systems that are captured in a way that is easily followed, including metrics and timelines that can be monitored, even as involved parties change throughout the process.
All of this must be done in a way that builds the trust of the community. This requires regular transparency, honest monitoring and clear communication.
Students being moved from a middle school campus to a high school campus for a 7-12 model deserve to not lose programs. Families are seeking other placements now out of fear. They need to be immediately reassured that SRCS has a vision with specific plans that ensures their students will be safe and secure on SRCS high school sites with access to a full comprehensive education.
SRTA expects metrics like academic performance (GPA) and attendance of students impacted by the closures to be tracked, evaluated, and transparently communicated, as part of the process of evaluating semester one, before rolling out more changes the following year.
As SRCS transforms secondary education into a 7-12 model, SRTA looks forward to supporting the board in studying these efforts and achieving transparency in communicating the specifics of intention, as well as tracking the actual cost savings achieved and evaluating these measures.
SRTA members are not aware of other large schools to use as examples for making this 7-12 transition at such a rapid pace.
Years ago, SRCS introduced SRTA to a structure for change that SRTA supports being adopted. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is a very well-researched theoretical framework used to understand and facilitate the process of implementing change, particularly in educational settings, by focusing on the concerns individuals have, allowing leaders to better support them through the change process by addressing concerns at each stage.
Change is a process, not an event, and it takes time to institute change;
• Individuals must be the focus if change is to be facilitated, and institutions will not change until their members change;
• The change process is an extremely personal experience, and how it is perceived by the individual will strongly influence the outcome;
• Individuals progress through various stages, regarding their emotions and capabilities relating to the innovation;
• The availability of a client-centered diagnostic/prescriptive model can enhance the individual’s facilitation during staff development; and
• People responsible for the change process must work in an adaptive and systematic way where progress needs to be monitored constantly.
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items, which may be commented on.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to watching or attending at least one board meeting this year, and speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to just those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
F.1. (Action) Resolution Recognizing March as Arts Education Month
SRCS provides a robust musical program for all 1st-6th graders. This year 4th graders can choose to learn guitar. Vocal music teachers have brought back the Barclay Memorial Concert with students from every high school vocal music program being represented.
A great Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) program can only happen with incredibly devoted educators. Eliminating 10.6 FTE VAPA teachers makes this resolution seem questionable.
SRCS receives Prop 28 funding which provides additional support for Arts programs. There are many unanswered questions causing immense stress for VAPA teachers. Please explain how the Prop 28 money is not supplanting existing funding and how 10.6 positions can be eliminated while still supporting a vibrant VAPA program.
F.2. (Action) Resolution Celebrating March as Women’s History Month
We celebrate the remarkable achievements of women and their impact on shaping the nation’s history. Women have made significant strides, reaching milestones their predecessors could only dream of. Today, women make up nearly half of the workforce and the majority of college students. They excel as astronauts, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and serve in top government positions and the Armed Forces. In honor of past trailblazers and with a focus on future progress, there is an ongoing commitment to addressing the remaining challenges and inequalities faced by women.
Once again, some are wondering the purpose of these board resolutions, and if they are the best use of the energy they absorb.
F.3. (Action) Approval of 2024-25 Second Interim Budget Report
For the second interim, there are adjustments of an additional million dollars in revenues ith about half from federal and half from other local sources. There is also an additional three million more in expenses with over a million coming from classified salaries and over a million in Services and Other Operating Expenditures.
Four scenarios are presented with individualized multi-year predictions. They differ in expected enrollment, potential $3 million in one-time revenues from the state for 25-26, and income of $5 – $8 million from potential independent Charter changes. Three of the scenarios use $25 million in 24-25 reductions and $6 million in savings from closing sites with an additional $3 million one year out for two additional sites, and $12 million in other identified savings including staffing by ratios and changes to SpEd.
SRTA members look forward to seeing the staffing ratio document.
F.4. (Action) To Maintain Elsie Allen High School as a Comprehensive High School with its own Independent Boundary Maps for the Foreseeable Future Omar Medina, Trustee – Area 4
This item seems less urgent than so many moving pieces that are requiring immediate attention.
Families have already been notified of changes for next year, and transfers are being requested. Pulling this back will add further chaos to chaos.
Taking time to revisit the plan for boundaries after the next school year is established, while providing a reasonable implementation timeline, seems rational.
F.5. (Discussion/Action) To Consider Approval of Making Elsie Allen High School a 7-12 Campus Beginning in 2025/26 School Year Omar Medina, Trustee – Area 4
Implementing two 7-12 sites next year is more than enough of an implementation project. Evaluating these two implementations seems reasonable before committing to more 7-12 sites.
F.6. (Discussion/Action) Appoint Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to Receive Updates Regarding Leadership to Support Service to be Provided by the Sonoma County Office of Education
SCOE will support the following six projects:
SCOE will partner with the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) to provide SRCS with early financial advice related to the ongoing stability of the District.
SCOE will partner with FCMAT to provide a data analysis that examines the characteristics and demographics of students who reside within SRCS boundaries and seek to identify insights into reasons families select alternative schools in an effort to inform educational decision-making within the district.
Experienced administrators on the SCOE staff and members from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) and California Department of Education (CDE) will combine efforts to support the significant scope of SRCS planning related to the upcoming restructuring of SRCS’s elementary schools and the establishment of 7-12 grade configurations on existing high school campuses.
SCOE will partner with Redwood Empire Schools’ Insurance Group (RESIG) safety experts to train school leaders and staff in Student Threat Assessment Teams (STATs) and support SRCS in identifying and implementing recommended safety policies including discipline protocols to identify, prevent, and intervene as necessary in potential school violence situations.
SCOE will partner with the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) to support SRCS in its work with students with Individualized Education Plans in their transition to 25-26 schools or programs.
SCOE will partner with a communications specialist to ensure transparency in communications to the community related to the scope of work while highlighting the positive achievements of SRCS
Anticipation that there may be additional critical and timely issues related to or in addition to the above that may emerge in the near future, that could require additional services from the Sonoma County Office of Education
SRTA supports this being a committee that posts its meeting agendas and allows community members to attend.
F.7. (Action) Approval of MOU reached with SRCS and CSEA 75 Regarding 2025-2026 Classified Employment Calendar
The Board will consider approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was reached with California School Employee Association, Region 75 (CSEA 75) regarding the 2025-2026 Classified Employee Calendar with 242 workdays which has been negotiated and approved by both parties, and is expected to be ratified by bargaining unit members.
F.8. (Action) Resolution to Adopt Seniority Date Tiebreaking Criteria to Determine the Order of Termination Among Classified Employees with the Same Date of Paid Service
Ties in seniority will be broken by length of service with the District, excluding years of service as a day-to-day substitute. If a tie remains after applying length of service, the District will break the tie by utilizing a lottery. Names shall be drawn by the District with the first name drawn ranked as the highest and continuing until all remaining tied employees are ranked in order. Employees shall be selected for layoff starting with the lowest ranked individual.
F.9. (Discussion) Resolution to Adopt Seniority Date Tiebreaking Criteria to Determine the Order of Termination Among Supervisory and Unrepresented Employees with the Same Date of Paid Service
Ties in seniority will be broken by length of service with the District, excluding years of service as a day-to-day substitute. If a tie remains after applying length of service, the District will break the tie by utilizing a lottery. Names shall be drawn by the District with the first name drawn ranked as the highest and continuing until all remaining tied employees are ranked in order. Employees shall be selected for layoff starting with the lowest ranked individual.
The district has contracts totaling $24,875 with Beyond Equity in Education for work on the Strategic Plan around the district values: Educate, Empower and Embrace. There should currently be work being done with sites to set priorities to Revisit/Review/Re-Do for Next FIVE Years: specifically flushing out 7 priorities following the acronym “RESPECT” and seven actions using the acronym “STUDENTS.”
Recent board meetings included a request to revisit the Strategic Plan and to create and implement a related Equity Survey.
SRTA supports creating a Strategic Plan that defines this board’s vision of what SRCS can be in five or ten years, provides focus for utilizing our limited resources in ways that are most efficient, and delineates focused, doable tasks and metrics that are regularly monitored in a transparent way that will build community trust.
There is also a strong sense that education should be the focal point of the values of the district.
If equity is being investigated, the process of board meetings could also be reviewed. The current process does not include most impacted voices.
EdJoin shows a total of 54 current postings for 116 jobs in SRCS. There are thirteen certificated opening postings for seventeen positions (two more than last meeting.) There are forty-one current classified postings for ninety-nine job openings (thirty-eight more than last meeting). There are no certificated and no classified management positions open.
SRTA bids a fond farewell to Erica Mikesh (CCLA), George Somers (MHS), Shasheen Hoaglen (PHS), Ashley Richard (PHS), Victoria Juarez (EAHS), Seana McDonald (SRHS), Matthew Ramirez (HSMS) and Zachary Davis (EAHS) who all are resigning. They take sixteen years of experience and service with them.
SRTA celebrates the announced retirements of Catherine Paine (MHS), Ted Seche (MHS), and Chris Bertozzi (JMES) for the end of the school year, after a combined eighty-one years of service. Thank you for your timely notifications.
How many resignations and retirements were noticed for the different levels of bonus payments? Statistics should be gathered to determine if these offers were enough to encourage early notifications.
Changes to classified staff include three new hires, and one retirement. They leave taking with them twenty-six years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
G.4. Approval of Contracts
Summary
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Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
3
Code Rev Kids, Inc.
$27,000
Coding and Robotics for 130 students in 6 groups for 3 hours a day during spring break at FACS.
District
2
MotherDuck
$400
For Information and Evaluation team to quickly derive actionable insights from data (4 months at $100 per month)
Secondary
1
Budget Challenge
$525
Online curriculum for 21 students at MHS. Funded by CTE grant.
G.6. Approval of the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) MOU
PIQE staff will lead the recruitment and delivery of an program that includes an orientation session, community dialogue, and a graduation session to facilitate the successful implementation of social‑emotional learning support through evidence‑based strategies. The program will consist of five 90‑minute virtual sessions held once a week. Families better understand how to navigate the school system, access relevant information for student success, and college admission requirements.
G.8. Approval of Change Order 01 for the Montgomery High School New Two-Story Classroom Building Project
Removal of two additional portable buildings between the new classroom building and the existing campus was best done during the construction phase of the new classroom building, as these two leased buildings would be extremely difficult and costly to remove after the new building and associated site work are completed. Removal of these two buildings necessitated revisions to the site in the impacted area.
Change Order 01 addresses the updated landscape design south of the new classroom building, following the removal of two portable buildings. Adjustments involve grading, drainage, hard scape, and planting areas between the new classroom building and the existing campus, alongside modifications to the fencing and gates.
G.9. Approval of Renewal Terms for the Members of Measures I & L/Measures C&G Oversight Committee
These committees review bills to ensure they meet the bond requirements for payment from bond funds. They are not involved with deciding the prioritization of projects.
Committee members are limited to three two-year terms. This Board action will renew the following individuals on the Measures I & L and C & G Citizens’ Oversight Committee per the Citizens’ Oversight Committee ByLaws Article 5.4 for another two-year term.
Michael Von der Porten – Renewal date: 3/8/25
Jennie Bruneman – Renewal Date: 3/8/25
Carolina Spence – Renewal Date: 3/8/25
Mindy Breslin – Renewal Date: 3/8/25
Ben Wolf – Renewal date: 4/12/25
James Hague – Renewal date: 4/12/25
SRCS is actively trying to fill vacant positions on the committee.
G.10. Approval of CSEA 75 24-25 Salary Schedule 2.7% Increase and Schematic List of Classifications
The Board will consider approval of salary schedule that was reached with the California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 (CSEA 75) regarding a 2.7% increase to their salary schedule and Schematic List of Classifications retroactive to 07/01/2024.
Total cost: $1,331,347 which averages $2,422 per classified employee which averages a total of 2.854%.
G.12. Approval of Santa Rosa High School’s Journalism and Yearbook Students to travel to Seattle, WA for the Journalism Education Association Conference
The Journalism Education Association Conference is April 24 – 26, 2025.
Total cost of Trip: $10,649
This trip will be funded by The SRHS Foundation, Yearbook Sales, Journalism subscriptions, and community donations.
SRTA commends our members for providing students this experience.
G.13. Approval of Santa Rosa French American Charter School’s Students to travel to Boston, MA for the Ambassadeurs en Herbe Compétition
This is a prestigious international eloquence contest that brings together students from French schools across North America. This competition marks the culmination of a year-long project dedicated to the promotion of Francophonie and public speaking skills and is held March 27 – 30, 2025.
Total cost of Trip: $4,422
This trip will be funded by The SRFACS Parent Association Foundation.
SRTA commends our members for providing students this experience.
G.14. Approval of Contract with Butte County Office of Education for the Future Educator Support Program
This program provides virtual Math Interventions to Migrant Education secondary students currently taking Math 1, twice a week for 1.5-hour sessions, to enhance district content skills and standards as well as to focus on self-pride and cultural pride, both objectives of the current program’s grant funding.
January 20 and April 24, 2025, there will be up to 50 students @ $400 per student = $20,000 (not to exceed $20,000), which covers 5 teachers for 50 students.
Migrant Ed students could benefit from support in math. When students lack foundational math skills an A-G Math 1 class is still the only course option. This tutoring service is providing basic skills and numeracy. It is not sufficient for students to pass Math 1.
SRTA wonders why this work with our students is contracted out instead of using our teachers.
G.15. Approval of Event Contract for All SRCS High Schools 2025 Prom Locations
The Board will consider approval of contracts for the 2025 Prom Locations.
EAHS May 16 @ Ellington Hall for 200 students, ASB Funds: $14,830.50 , $80 per ticket
MCHS April 26 @ Sonoma Raceway for 800 students, Turn 11 ASB Funds: $20,000, $100 per ticket
MHS May 3rd @ The Backdrop ASB Funds: $7,250, $75-$80 per ticket (ASB discount reflected)
PHS April 19 @ Villa Chanticleer for 400 students ASB Funds: $6,000, $65 per ticket
SRHS May 10 @ Sonoma Raceway Turn 11 for 450 students, ASB Funds: $15,000, $75-$120 per ticket (depending on when purchased)
SRTA commends our members, who run ASB, for the herculean effort they put forth for the benefit of our students.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Resolution Designating April as School Library Month
Resolution Recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility
Deferred Maintenance Discussion (from January 2025)
Restorative Practices Data
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Alternate Education Update (Feb 2025)
VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Plan for Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2025)
Can this be incorporated into the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2025)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2024)
Alternative Education Update (December 2024)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
Open Enrollment & Intradistrict Transfers Update (December 2024)
SRCS students are applying to other schools outside our district in case their school is closed. How will SRCS expedite the enrollment and transfer process to retain as many students as possible?
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request 8/14/24)
Sharing the updated EL Master Plan with implementation expectations
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Sharing the Communication report and plan
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
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Se anima a los miembros que asisten en línea a agregar SRTA al frente de su nombre de cliente de Zoom.
Artículos de la sesión cerrada:
A.1. Comentario público sobre los puntos de la agenda de la sesión cerrada Para comentar, envíe un correo electrónico a Melanie Martin a mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
B.1. Conferencia con el negociador laboral (Nombre del representante designado que asistirá: Dra. Vicki Zands (SRCS) y; Nombre de la organización: Teamsters Local 665)
Los miembros de SRTA se complacen en ver el progreso en el establecimiento de un contrato con nuestra nueva unidad de negociación de custodios principales.
B. 2. Conferencia con el asesor jurídico: litigios existentes (Nombres de casos: Números de casos de la OAH: 2025120669, 24CV00520, 23CV00397)
Estos casos tratan sobre la prestación de servicios de educación especial.
B.4. Expulsiones de estudiantes (Caso No: 2024/25-23)
B.5. Evaluación del Desempeño de Empleados Públicos (Título del empleado que se revisa: Superintendente, Superintendente Adjunto, Superintendente Auxiliar, Directores, Vice Directores, Subdirectores, Directores, Coordinadores)
A los miembros de la SRTA les preocupa que no exista un proceso inclusivo para recopilar aportes para la evaluación de los administradores a fin de garantizar que sean integrales.
REUNIRSE A LA SESIÓN ABIERTA ORDINARIA (6:00 p. m.)
C.7. Presentaciones especiales para el Estudiante del Mes y los Empleados Certificados/Clasificados del Mes (Escuela Primaria Helen Lehman y Escuela Secundaria Ridgway)
Escuela primaria Helen Lehman
Ruth Mesfun, estudiante del mes
Jennifer Toscano, empleada clasificada del mes
Emily Friedman, empleada certificada del mes
Escuela secundaria Ridgway
Andy Tapia Dávalos, Estudiante del Mes
Mariela Toscano, Empleada Clasificada del Mes
Julie Peteric, empleada certificada del mes
¡Se anima a los miembros de SRTA a celebrar los suyos asistiendo a esta reunión!
D. Informes
D. 7. Actualización sobre consolidación/transición escolar
Descripción general del plan de transición Este documento incluye el Equipo de Diseño, el Equipo de Implementación, los Equipos de Empoderamiento del sitio, el Plan de Comunicación y Compromiso, el Plan de Servicios Educativos, el Plan de Servicios Especiales, el Plan de Servicios Comerciales, el Plan de Bienestar y Compromiso, el Plan de Recursos Humanos y el Monitoreo y Ajustes Continuos.
¿Cómo se toman las decisiones? Históricamente, SRCS ha convocado comités, pero su alcance de influencia no ha sido bien establecido. En realidad, no han sido quienes toman las decisiones y esto ha generado frustración. A nuestros miembros les gustaría saber la estructura de toma de decisiones que se utiliza para estos comités.
SRCS ha luchado durante mucho tiempo con la planificación y la implementación. La constante rotación con todos los niveles de la administración se ha sumado a las dificultades para tener un plan y llevarlo a cabo. El éxito de estos cambios actuales requiere planes de implementación efectivos que resistan los cambios de personal. Eso requiere documentos, políticas y sistemas que se capturen de una manera que sea fácil de seguir, incluidas métricas y cronogramas que puedan monitorearse, incluso cuando las partes involucradas cambian a lo largo del proceso.
Todo esto debe hacerse de manera que genere la confianza de la comunidad. Esto requiere transparencia periódica, un seguimiento honesto y una comunicación clara.
Los estudiantes que se trasladan de un campus de escuela intermedia a un campus de escuela secundaria para un modelo 7-12 merecen no perder programas. Las familias ahora buscan otras ubicaciones por miedo. Necesitan estar seguros de inmediato de que SRCS tiene una visión con planes específicos que garantizan que sus estudiantes estarán seguros en las escuelas secundarias de SRCS con acceso a una educación integral completa.
SRTA espera que métricas como el rendimiento académico (GPA) y la asistencia de los estudiantes afectados por los cierres sean rastreadas, evaluadas y comunicadas de forma transparente, como parte del proceso de evaluación del primer semestre, antes de implementar más cambios el año siguiente.
A medida que SRCS transforma la educación secundaria en un modelo 7-12, SRTA espera apoyar a la junta en el estudio de estos esfuerzos y lograr transparencia en la comunicación de los detalles de la intención, así como también en el seguimiento de los ahorros de costos reales logrados y la evaluación de estas medidas.
Los miembros de SRTA no conocen otras escuelas grandes que puedan usar como ejemplos para hacer esta transición de 7 a 12 a un ritmo tan rápido.
Hace años, SRCS le presentó a SRTA una estructura para el cambio que SRTA apoya que se adopte. El Modelo de Adopción Basado en Preocupaciones (CBAM) es un marco teórico muy bien investigado que se utiliza para comprender y facilitar el proceso de implementación del cambio, particularmente en entornos educativos, al centrarse en las preocupaciones que tienen las personas, lo que permite a los líderes apoyarlos mejor durante el proceso de cambio abordando las preocupaciones en cada etapa.
El cambio es un proceso, no un acontecimiento, y se necesita tiempo para instituir el cambio;
• Los individuos deben ser el centro de atención si se quiere facilitar el cambio, y las instituciones no cambiarán hasta que sus miembros cambien;
• El proceso de cambio es una experiencia extremadamente personal y la forma en que el individuo lo perciba influirá fuertemente en el resultado;
• Los individuos progresan a través de varias etapas, en cuanto a sus emociones y capacidades relacionadas con la innovación;
• La disponibilidad de un modelo diagnóstico/prescriptivo centrado en el cliente puede mejorar la facilitación del individuo durante el desarrollo del personal; y
• Las personas responsables del proceso de cambio deben trabajar de manera adaptativa y sistemática, donde el progreso debe ser monitoreado constantemente.
E. Comentario público sobre temas fuera de la agenda
Se invita a los miembros de SRTA a completar “tarjetas azules”. Los comentarios en línea se han suspendido a menos que un miembro de la junta asista de forma remota. Esté preparado para respetar el límite de tiempo de tres minutos o la imposición de una posible reducción del tiempo límite de última hora. Recientemente, los comentarios se limitaron a 60 segundos, con un límite en el tiempo total dedicado a los comentarios públicos. En este momento solo se abordan los puntos que NO están en la agenda, con la excepción de los puntos de consentimiento, que pueden comentarse.
Se solicitan comentarios en la reunión de la junta directiva para aportar la perspectiva de un miembro y compartir experiencias reales sobre el impacto de las políticas y prácticas del distrito en los estudiantes y el personal.
Comprométase a ver o asistir al menos a una reunión de la junta directiva este año y a hablar sobre los temas de la agenda que le impacten a usted o a sus estudiantes. Los oradores se limitan solo a aquellos en persona. Los comentarios tienen más impacto cuando están bien expresados, compuestos y razonables.
F. DISCUSIÓN / ARTÍCULOS DE ACCIÓN
F.1. (Acción) Resolución que reconoce marzo como el Mes de la Educación Artística
SRCS ofrece un programa musical sólido para todos los estudiantes de 1.º a 6.º grado. Este año los alumnos de 4º de primaria pueden optar por aprender guitarra. Los profesores de música vocal han recuperado el Concierto Barclay Memorial con estudiantes de todos los programas de música vocal de la escuela secundaria representados.
Un gran programa de Artes Visuales y Escénicas (VAPA) solo puede realizarse con educadores increíblemente dedicados. La eliminación de 10.6 profesores FTE VAPA hace que esta resolución parezca cuestionable.
SRCS recibe fondos de la Proposición 28 que brinda apoyo adicional para los programas artísticos. Hay muchas preguntas sin respuesta que causan un estrés inmenso a los profesores de VAPA. Explique cómo el dinero de la Proposición 28 no reemplaza los fondos existentes y cómo se pueden eliminar 10.6 puestos sin dejar de apoyar un programa VAPA vibrante.
F.2. (Acción) Resolución para celebrar marzo como el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer
Celebramos los notables logros de las mujeres y su impacto en la configuración de la historia de la nación. Las mujeres han logrado avances significativos y han alcanzado hitos con los que sus predecesoras sólo podían soñar. Hoy en día, las mujeres constituyen casi la mitad de la fuerza laboral y la mayoría de los estudiantes universitarios. Se destacan como astronautas, empresarios, líderes empresariales y ocupan altos cargos gubernamentales y en las Fuerzas Armadas. En honor a los pioneros del pasado y centrándose en el progreso futuro, existe un compromiso continuo para abordar los desafíos y desigualdades restantes que enfrentan las mujeres.
Una vez más, algunos se preguntan cuál es el propósito de estas resoluciones de la junta directiva y si son el mejor uso de la energía que absorben.
F.3. (Acción) Aprobación del segundo informe presupuestario provisional para 2024-25
Para el segundo período provisional, hay ajustes de un millón de dólares adicionales en ingresos, aproximadamente la mitad de fuentes federales y la otra mitad de otras fuentes locales. También hay tres millones más en gastos, de los cuales más de un millón provienen de salarios clasificados y más de un millón en servicios y otros gastos operativos.
Se presentan cuatro escenarios con predicciones individualizadas para varios años. Difieren en la inscripción esperada, $3 millones potenciales en ingresos únicos del estado para 25-26 e ingresos de $5 a $8 millones provenientes de posibles cambios independientes en los Estatutos. Tres de los escenarios utilizan $25 millones en reducciones 24-25 y $6 millones en ahorros por el cierre de sitios con $3 millones adicionales dentro de un año para dos sitios adicionales y $12 millones en otros ahorros identificados, incluida la dotación de personal por proporciones y cambios en SpEd.
Los miembros de SRTA esperan ver el documento sobre la proporción de personal.
F.4. (Acción) Mantener la escuela secundaria Elsie Allen como una escuela secundaria integral con sus propios mapas de límites independientes para el futuro previsible Omar Medina, Síndico – Área 4
Este tema parece menos urgente que tantas piezas en movimiento que requieren atención inmediata.
Las familias ya han sido notificadas de los cambios para el próximo año y se están solicitando traslados. Retirar esto agregará más caos al caos.
Parece racional tomarse el tiempo para revisar el plan de límites después de que se establezca el próximo año escolar, al mismo tiempo que se proporciona un cronograma de implementación razonable.
F.5. (Discusión/Acción) Considerar la aprobación de convertir a la escuela secundaria Elsie Allen en un campus de 7 a 12 años a partir del año escolar 2025/26 Omar Medina, Síndico – Área 4
Implementar dos sitios de 7 a 12 el próximo año es un proyecto de implementación más que suficiente. Evaluar estas dos implementaciones parece razonable antes de comprometerse con más de 7 a 12 sitios.
F.6. (Discusión/Acción) Designar un comité asesor ad hoc para recibir actualizaciones sobre el liderazgo para apoyar el servicio que brindará la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma
SCOE apoyará los siguientes seis proyectos:
SCOE se asociará con el Equipo de Asistencia para la Gestión y Crisis Fiscal (FCMAT) para brindarle a SRCS asesoramiento financiero temprano relacionado con la estabilidad continua del Distrito.
SCOE se asociará con FCMAT para proporcionar un análisis de datos que examine las características y la demografía de los estudiantes que residen dentro de los límites de SRCS y buscará identificar ideas sobre las razones por las que las familias seleccionan escuelas alternativas en un esfuerzo por informar la toma de decisiones educativas dentro del distrito.
Administradores experimentados del personal de SCOE y miembros de la Colaboración de California para la Excelencia Educativa (CCEE) y el Departamento de Educación de California (CDE) combinarán esfuerzos para apoyar el alcance significativo de la planificación de SRCS relacionada con la próxima reestructuración de las escuelas primarias de SRCS y el establecimiento de configuraciones de grados 7 a 12 en los campus de escuelas secundarias existentes.
SCOE se asociará con los expertos en seguridad del Insurance Group (RESIG) de Redwood Empire Schools para capacitar a los líderes escolares y al personal en los Equipos de Evaluación de Amenazas Estudiantiles (STAT) y apoyar a SRCS en la identificación e implementación de políticas de seguridad recomendadas, incluidos protocolos disciplinarios para identificar, prevenir e intervenir según sea necesario en posibles situaciones de violencia escolar.
SCOE se asociará con el Área del Plan Local de Educación Especial (SELPA) para apoyar a SRCS en su trabajo con estudiantes con Planes de Educación Individualizados en su transición a 25-26 escuelas o programas.
SCOE se asociará con un especialista en comunicaciones para garantizar la transparencia en las comunicaciones a la comunidad relacionadas con el alcance del trabajo y al mismo tiempo resaltar los logros positivos de SRCS.
Anticipación de que puede haber problemas críticos y oportunos adicionales relacionados con o además de lo anterior que puedan surgir en el futuro cercano, que podrían requerir servicios adicionales de la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma.
SRTA apoya que este sea un comité que publique sus agendas de reuniones y permita la asistencia de miembros de la comunidad.
F.7. (Acción) Aprobación del MOU alcanzado con SRCS y CSEA 75 sobre el Calendario de Empleo Clasificado 2025-2026
La Junta considerará aprobar el Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU) que se alcanzó con la Asociación de Empleados Escolares de California, Región 75 (CSEA 75) con respecto al Calendario de Empleados Clasificados 2025-2026 con 242 días hábiles que ha sido negociado y aprobado por ambas partes, y se espera que sea ratificado por los miembros de la unidad de negociación.
F.8. (Acción) Resolución para adoptar criterios de desempate por fecha de antigüedad para determinar el orden de despido entre empleados clasificados con la misma fecha de servicio remunerado
Los empates en antigüedad se romperán según la duración del servicio en el Distrito, excluyendo los años de servicio como sustituto del día a día. Si persiste un empate después de aplicar la duración del servicio, el Distrito romperá el empate mediante una lotería. Los nombres serán sorteados por el Distrito con el primer nombre sorteado clasificado como el más alto y continuando hasta que todos los empleados empatados restantes sean clasificados en orden. Los empleados serán seleccionados para el despido comenzando con el individuo con la clasificación más baja.
F.9. (Discusión) Resolución para adoptar criterios de desempate por fecha de antigüedad para determinar el orden de despido entre empleados supervisores y no representados con la misma fecha de servicio remunerado
Los empates en antigüedad se romperán según la duración del servicio en el Distrito, excluyendo los años de servicio como sustituto del día a día. Si persiste un empate después de aplicar la duración del servicio, el Distrito romperá el empate mediante una lotería. Los nombres serán sorteados por el Distrito con el primer nombre sorteado clasificado como el más alto y continuando hasta que todos los empleados empatados restantes sean clasificados en orden. Los empleados serán seleccionados para el despido comenzando con el individuo con la clasificación más baja.
F.10. (Discusión) Actualización de la planificación estratégica de la Junta
El distrito tiene contratos por un total de $24,875 con Beyond Equity in Education para trabajar en el Plan Estratégico en torno a los valores del distrito: Educar, Empoderar y Abrazar. Actualmente se debería trabajar con los sitios para establecer prioridades para revisar/revisar/rehacer durante los próximos CINCO años: específicamente eliminar 7 prioridades siguiendo el acrónimo “RESPETO” y siete acciones usando el acrónimo “ESTUDIANTES”.
Las reuniones recientes de la junta incluyeron una solicitud para revisar el Plan Estratégico y crear e implementar una Encuesta de Equidad relacionada.
SRTA apoya la creación de un Plan Estratégico que defina la visión de esta junta de lo que puede ser SRCS en cinco o diez años, proporciona un enfoque para utilizar nuestros recursos limitados de la manera más eficiente y delinea tareas y métricas enfocadas y factibles que se monitorean periódicamente de una manera transparente que generará confianza en la comunidad.
También existe una fuerte sensación de que la educación debe ser el punto central de los valores del distrito.
Si se investiga la equidad, también se podría revisar el proceso de las reuniones de la junta directiva. El proceso actual no incluye las voces más impactadas.
EdJoin muestra un total de 54 publicaciones actuales para 116 puestos de trabajo en SRCS. Hay trece puestos vacantes certificados para diecisiete puestos (dos más que la última reunión). Hay cuarenta y un puestos clasificados actuales para noventa y nueve puestos vacantes (treinta y ocho más que la última reunión). No hay puestos directivos certificados ni clasificados abiertos.
SRTA se despide con cariño de Erica Mikesh (CCLA), George Somers (MHS), Shasheen Hoaglen (PHS), Ashley Richard (PHS), Victoria Juarez (EAHS), Seana McDonald (SRHS), Matthew Ramirez (HSMS) y Zachary Davis (EAHS), quienes están renunciando. Llevan consigo dieciséis años de experiencia y servicio.
SRTA celebra las jubilaciones anunciadas de Catherine Paine (MHS), Ted Seche (MHS) y Chris Bertozzi (JMES) para el final del año escolar, después de ochenta y un años combinados de servicio. Gracias por sus notificaciones oportunas.
¿Cuántas renuncias y jubilaciones se observaron para los diferentes niveles de pago de bonificaciones? Se deberían recopilar estadísticas para determinar si estas ofertas fueron suficientes para fomentar las notificaciones tempranas.
Los cambios en el personal clasificado incluyen tres nuevas contrataciones y una jubilación. Se van llevándose consigo veintiséis años de conocimiento y servicio a nuestro personal y estudiantes.
G.4. Aprobación de Contratos
Resumen
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Proveedor
Costo
Descripción
Carta
3
Code Rev Kids, Inc.
$27,000
Codificación y Robótica para 130 estudiantes en 6 grupos durante 3 horas diarias durante las vacaciones de primavera en FACS.
Distrito
2
MotherDuck
$400
Para que el equipo de Información y Evaluación obtenga rápidamente información procesable a partir de los datos (4 meses a $100 por mes)
Secundario
1
Budget Challenge
$525
Plan de estudios en línea para 21 estudiantes en MHS. Financiado por una subvención CTE.
G.6. Aprobación del MOU del Instituto de Padres para la Educación de Calidad (PIQE)
El personal de PIQE liderará el reclutamiento y la implementación de un programa que incluye una sesión de orientación, diálogo comunitario y una sesión de graduación para facilitar la implementación exitosa del apoyo al aprendizaje socioemocional a través de estrategias basadas en evidencia. El programa constará de cinco sesiones virtuales de 90 minutos que se llevarán a cabo una vez por semana. Las familias comprenderán mejor cómo navegar por el sistema escolar, acceder a información relevante para el éxito de los estudiantes y los requisitos de admisión a la universidad.
G.8. Aprobación de la Orden de cambio 01 para el proyecto de construcción de nuevas aulas de dos pisos de la Escuela Secundaria Montgomery
La eliminación de dos edificios portátiles adicionales entre el nuevo edificio de aulas y el campus existente se realizó mejor durante la fase de construcción del nuevo edificio de aulas, ya que estos dos edificios arrendados serían extremadamente difíciles y costosos de eliminar después de que se completen el nuevo edificio y el trabajo asociado en el sitio. La remoción de estos dos edificios requirió revisiones del sitio en el área impactada.
La Orden de cambio 01 aborda el diseño paisajístico actualizado al sur del nuevo edificio de aulas, luego de la eliminación de dos edificios portátiles. Los ajustes involucran nivelación, drenaje, jardinería y áreas de plantación entre el nuevo edificio de aulas y el campus existente, junto con modificaciones a las cercas y puertas.
G.9. Aprobación de los Términos de Renovación para los Miembros del Comité de Supervisión de las Medidas I y L/Medidas C y G
Estos comités revisan los proyectos de ley para garantizar que cumplan con los requisitos de los bonos para el pago con cargo a los fondos de los bonos. No participan en la decisión de priorizar los proyectos.
Los miembros del comité están limitados a tres mandatos de dos años. Esta acción de la Junta renovará a las siguientes personas en el Comité de Supervisión Ciudadana de las Medidas I y L y C y G según el Artículo 5.4 de los Estatutos del Comité de Supervisión Ciudadana por otro período de dos años.
Michael Von der Porten – Fecha de renovación: 3/8/25
Jennie Bruneman – Fecha de renovación: 3/8/25
Carolina Spence – Fecha de renovación: 3/8/25
Mindy Breslin – Fecha de renovación: 3/8/25
Ben Wolf – Fecha de renovación: 04/12/25
James Hague – Fecha de renovación: 04/12/25
SRCS está tratando activamente de cubrir los puestos vacantes en el comité.
G.10. Aprobación del esquema salarial CSEA 75 24-25 Aumento del 2,7% y lista esquemática de clasificaciones
La Junta considerará la aprobación del programa salarial que se alcanzó con la Asociación de Empleados Escolares de California, Capítulo 75 (CSEA 75) con respecto a un aumento del 2.7% en su programa salarial y la Lista Esquemática de Clasificaciones retroactiva al 01/07/2024.
Costo total: $1,331,347 que promedia $2,422 por empleado clasificado que promedia un total de 2.854%.
SRTA aprecia esta mejora a los salarios clasificados. ¡Se merecen más!
G.11. Aprobación del calendario salarial de supervisores y no representados las 24 horas del día, 25 días del día para el cumplimiento de CalPERS y un aumento del 2,7 %
El impacto financiero, incluidos todos los fondos, es de aproximadamente $140,000.
G.12. Aprobación de que los estudiantes de Periodismo y Anuario de Santa Rosa High School viajen a Seattle, WA para la Conferencia de la Asociación de Educación en Periodismo
La Conferencia de la Asociación de Educación en Periodismo se llevará a cabo del 24 al 26 de abril de 2025.
Costo total del viaje: $10,649
Este viaje será financiado por la Fundación SRHS, las ventas del anuario, las suscripciones de periodismo y las donaciones de la comunidad.
SRTA felicita a nuestros miembros por brindarles a los estudiantes esta experiencia.
G.13. Aprobación de los estudiantes de Santa Rosa French American Charter School para viajar a Boston, MA para la Competencia Ambassadeurs en Herbe
Se trata de un prestigioso concurso internacional de elocuencia que reúne a estudiantes de escuelas francesas de toda América del Norte. Este concurso marca la culminación de un proyecto de un año de duración dedicado a la promoción de la francofonía y las habilidades para hablar en público y se llevará a cabo del 27 al 30 de marzo de 2025.
Costo total del viaje: $4,422
Este viaje será financiado por la Fundación de la Asociación de Padres SRFACS.
SRTA felicita a nuestros miembros por brindarles a los estudiantes esta experiencia.
G.14. Aprobación del contrato con la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Butte para el Programa de Apoyo a Educadores del Futuro
Este programa proporciona intervenciones virtuales de matemáticas a estudiantes de secundaria de Educación para Migrantes que actualmente toman Matemáticas 1, dos veces por semana durante sesiones de 1.5 horas, para mejorar las habilidades y estándares de contenido del distrito, así como para centrarse en el orgullo propio y el orgullo cultural, ambos objetivos de la subvención del programa actual.
El 20 de enero y el 24 de abril de 2025, habrá hasta 50 estudiantes a $400 por estudiante = $20 000 (sin exceder $20 000), lo que cubre 5 maestros para 50 estudiantes.
Los estudiantes de educación inmigrantes podrían beneficiarse del apoyo en matemáticas. Cuando los estudiantes carecen de habilidades matemáticas básicas, una clase de Matemáticas 1 A-G sigue siendo la única opción de curso. Este servicio de tutoría proporciona habilidades básicas y aritmética. No es suficiente que los estudiantes aprueben Matemáticas 1.
SRTA se pregunta por qué este trabajo con nuestros estudiantes se subcontrata en lugar de utilizar a nuestros maestros.
G.15. Aprobación del contrato de eventos para todas las ubicaciones de baile de graduación de 2025 de las escuelas secundarias de SRCS
La Junta considerará la aprobación de contratos para las ubicaciones del baile de graduación de 2025.
EAHS 16 de mayo en Ellington Hall para 200 estudiantes, Fondos ASB: $14,830.50, $80 por boleto
MCHS 26 de abril en Sonoma Raceway para 800 estudiantes, Turno 11 Fondos ASB: $20,000, $100 por boleto
MHS 3 de mayo en The Background Fondos ASB: $7,250, $75-$80 por boleto (se refleja el descuento de ASB)
PHS 19 de abril en Villa Chanticleer para 400 estudiantes Fondos ASB: $6,000, $65 por boleto
SRHS 10 de mayo en Sonoma Raceway Turn 11 para 450 estudiantes, fondos ASB: $15,000, $75-$120 por boleto (dependiendo de cuándo se compró)
SRTA elogia a nuestros miembros, que dirigen ASB, por el esfuerzo hercúleo que realizaron en beneficio de nuestros estudiantes.
J.1. Temas futuros de discusión de la junta directiva (no incluidos en esta agenda)
Se anima a los miembros de la SRTA a prepararse para los próximos puntos de la agenda.
Resolución que designa abril como el mes de la biblioteca escolar
Resolución que reconoce el 31 de marzo como Día de la Visibilidad Transgénero
Discusión sobre mantenimiento diferido (a partir de enero de 2025)
Datos de prácticas restaurativas
SRTA espera la programación futura de los siguientes elementos:
Actualización de educación alternativa (febrero de 2025)
Aspectos destacados del programa VAPA (febrero de 2025)
Boleta de 2025 para la Asamblea de Delegados de la CSBA (febrero de 2025)
Plan de Plan Estratégico y Encuesta de Equidad (febrero 2025)
Actualización CTE (enero 2025)
¿Se puede incorporar esto a la Resolución de Educación Técnica de CTE en años futuros? ¿Puede este artículo incluir números de inscripción y presupuestos tanto históricos como actuales? ¿Se pueden explicar explícitamente las distintas subvenciones, incluida la utilización de los recursos financieros? ¿Puede también haber una comunicación clara sobre qué programas ofrecen un curso final de tercer año?
Manual de gobernanza actualizado (enero de 2025)
Plan y cronograma para la implementación de las recomendaciones del Dr. Gillespie (enero de 2024)
Actualización sobre educación alternativa (diciembre de 2024)
Existe una gran necesidad de ubicaciones alternativas para estudiantes de secundaria que necesitan más servicios de los que nuestras escuelas integrales pueden brindar. ¿Cómo puede SRCS satisfacer las necesidades de estos estudiantes durante estos tiempos financieros difíciles?
Actualización de inscripción abierta y transferencias dentro del distrito (diciembre de 2024)
Los estudiantes de SRCS están solicitando ingreso a otras escuelas fuera de nuestro distrito en caso de que su escuela esté cerrada. ¿Cómo acelerará SRCS el proceso de inscripción y transferencia para retener la mayor cantidad de estudiantes posible?
Actualización de la gira de escucha y aprendizaje de la superintendente Morales (noviembre de 2024)
A los miembros de SRTA les gustaría comprender el impacto esperado de las visitas momentáneas y cómo se evalúa este uso de tiempo y recursos.
Audiencia pública y aprobación de la propuesta “Sunshine” 665 de Teamsters Union (retrasada desde octubre de 2024)
Primer Borrador del Plan de Seguridad Distrital (retrasado desde septiembre de 2024)
Actualización de la Junta sobre los objetivos estratégicos con aportes de los sitios (comenzó en junio de 2024)
Compartir los planes de soporte para contrataciones de PIP y Exención de Plazo Variable. (Solicitud de la junta 14/8/24)
Compartir el Plan Maestro EL actualizado con las expectativas de implementación
Compartir el Plan Maestro de la Biblioteca con las expectativas de implementación
Compartir el informe y el plan de comunicación
Cerrando oficialmente la Casa de Aprendizaje
Solicitud de revisión acelerada del material del estatuto de SRACS (retrasada)
Decisión de unificación/redistribución de distritos
Cambio de nombre de sitios Actualización/Decisión
Plan para el programa de apoyo a la vivienda del personal con los ingresos de Fir Ridge
Hasta que el distrito tome una decisión, las ganancias de la venta de la propiedad de Fir Ridge seguirán estancadas y perdiendo valor a medida que el costo de la vivienda continúa aumentando. Iniciar un programa podría ayudar a la SRCS a atraer y retener al personal de la CSEA. El impacto potencial de los fondos disminuye a medida que pasa el tiempo.
Política de voz estudiantil
Actualización MEJOR Plus
¿SRCS todavía se identifica como un distrito BEST Plus?
B.4. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Number of potential cases: 1 – Certificated Employee 313)
B. 5. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Case name: OAH Case No.: 2025120669)
This case involves special services.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR OPEN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
D. Reports
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards.’ Online comments have been suspended unless a board member is attending remotely. Please be prepared to observe the three minute time limit or the imposition of a possible last minute reduction in the time limit. Recently comments have been limited to 60 seconds, with a limit on the total time spent on public comments. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items, which may be commented on.
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Please commit to watching or attending at least one board meeting this year, and speaking to agenda items that impact you or your students. Speakers are limited to those in person. Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
SRTA supports creating a Strategic Plan that defines this board’s vision of what SRCS can be in five or ten years, provides focus for utilizing our limited resources in ways that are most efficient, and delineates focused, doable tasks and metrics that are regularly monitored in a transparent way that will build community trust. SRTA expects metrics like academic performance (GPA) and attendance of students impacted by the closures, to be tracked, evaluated and transparently communicated, as part of the process of evaluating semester one before rolling out more changes the following year.
As SRCS transforms secondary education into a 7-12 model, SRTA looks forward to supporting the board in studying these efforts and achieving transparency in communicating the specifics of intention, as well as tracking the actual cost savings achieved and evaluating these measures. SRTA members are not aware of other large schools to use as examples for making this transition at such a rapid rate.
SRCS has long struggled with planning and implementation. The constant turnover with all levels of administration have added to the difficulties of having a plan and seeing it through. The success of these shifts requires effective implementation plans that will withstand changes in personnel. That requires documents, policies and systems that are captured in a way that is easily followed, including metrics and timelines that can be monitored, even as participants change throughout the years. And all of this must be done in a way that builds the trust of the community. This requires regular transparency and honest monitoring and clear communication.
Students being moved from a middle school campus to a high school campus for a 7-12 model deserve to not lose programs. Families are seeking other placements now out of fear. They need to be reassured that SRCS has a vision with specific plans that ensures their students will be safe and secure on SRCS high school sites. There is also a fear that the actual planning and work for creating the 7-12 sites will fall on site staff who are already operating at capacity. How much redesign is actually reasonable before August?
SRTA strongly supports the Fiscal Analysis Board Subcommittee. There is hope that this new structure will help the board to provide rational guidance. Next year’s budget will begin development soon. Can this committee also be charged with transparently tracking and evaluating the actual cost savings achieved, and evaluating the closure and staffing measures adopted by the board? Auditing all charter school income and expenses, and the amount moved to the general fund for each site would be prudent.
F. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
F.1. (Action) Resolution Recognizing March as Arts Education Month
We are continuing to provide a robust musical program for all of our 1st-6th graders, giving all 4th-6th graders their choice of instruments, materials, and instruction during the school day. This year we have extended offering guitar to our 4ht graders.
Our vocal music teachers have brought back the Barclay Memorial Concert with students from every high school vocal music program being represented.
A great Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) program can only happen with incredibly devoted educators. Eliminating 10.6 FTE VAPA teachers makes this resolution seem hollow.
SRCS receives Prop 28 funding which provides additional support for Arts programs. There are many unanswered questions causing immense stress. Please explain how the Prop 28 money is not supplanting existing funding. Please explain how 10.6 positions can be eliminated while supporting a vibrant VAPA program?
F.2. (Action) Resolution Celebrating March as Women’s History Month
We celebrate the remarkable achievements of women and their impact on shaping the nation’s history. Women have made significant strides, reaching milestones their predecessors could only dream of. Today, women make up nearly half of the workforce and the majority of college students. They excel as astronauts, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and serve in top government positions and the Armed Forces. In honor of past trailblazers and with a focus on future progress, there is an ongoing commitment to addressing the remaining challenges and inequalities faced by women.
Once again, some are wondering the purpose of these board resolutions, and if they are the best use of the energy they absorb.
F.3. (Action) First Read and Possible Waive of Second Read for Board Policy 0420.4: Charter School Authorization
Board Policy Subcommittee: Medina, Caston and Manieri
This policy sets for the requirements for the board’s approval of a new charter school.
Out of District Charters:
“A charter school that established a site outside the boundaries of its authorizing school district, but within the boundaries of Santa Rosa City Schools, before January 1, 2020, may continue to operate that site until the charter school submits a request for the renewal of its charter petition. To continue operating the site, the charter school shall submit a request for the renewal of the charter petition pursuant to Ed. Code Section 47607 to Santa Rosa City Schools for consideration by the Board. The Board does not authorize approval of charter school renewal within its boundaries by any authorizer other than The Board.”
Charter renewal rules have changed. A charter needs the approval of their authorizing board as well as the approval of the board of the district that the charter resides within. SRCS can operate elementary charters within our elementary boundaries, and must authorize any other non SRCS elementary charters within those boundaries. Similarly, SRCS can operate secondary charters within our secondary boundaries, and must authorize any other non SRCS secondary charters within those boundaries.
This policy looks like the SRCS board will not renew any non-dependent charters. This proposal comes just days after a board member expressed interest in talking with Wright District about renewing the CCLA Charter, as CCLA is located in the Wright elementary district boundaries.
The board will need to oversee the movement of two charters to within district boundaries to avoid other districts not renewing these charters.
If SRCS intends to take over all local secondary charters, making them dependent charters, then there is work that needs to be done. There has been continual confusion with the running of our existing charters about the lines for local control and funding. Who gets to decide what? Who pays for what? How much control does the district vs the charter have about staffing and programs? How is the cost due to the district from charter funds calculated? What is considered covered by those funds? How are further costs from the charter to the district calculated? How are charter revenues calculated? Under what conditions are district LCAP funds utilized for charter schools? Fair and transparent policy and regulations addressing these types of matters must be established before adding more charter schools to the district.
F.4. (Action) Approval of California School Employees Association, Chapter 75 24-25 #6 MOU and Job Description for the Wellness Technician Classification CSEA 75 24-25 #6 Wellness Technician Classification and applicable job description ( Certified Wellness Coach I)
This contract is to continue this position that was temporarily provided for by SCOE through Keystone Therapy. The eleven month Wellness Technician classification will help to support students in Wellness Centers and allow the opening of wellness centers in High School sites.
The proposed salary schedule placement is Range 26 at a monthly rate at step 1 of $4,380.44 to at step 6 of $5,590.63.
Supporting the development of Wellness Centers, while eliminating other established student mental health services, is cause for great confusion. What is the Wellness Center plan? How many people are expected to staff these centers? What will their various qualifications be? What are the requirements for providing supervision for these different providers? Who will provide that? How will community partners fit into this plan? How long will it take to get these centers up and running to capacity? What are these expected to cost? How will that be funded? How much money is expected to be recovered from insurance billing? How will everything be monitored and shared out? How will the success of these centers be measured?
F.5. (Action) Resolution No. 2024/25-29 Reduction or Discontinuance of Certain Particular Kinds of Services (PKS) for the 2025-26 School Year
Certificated Position
FTE
Site Administration
Classroom
60
Elementary Principals
2
Counselors
1.5
Charter Asst. Principal
1.5
EL Specialists
6
MS Asst. Principal
2
EL TOSA
1
MS Principal
2
HS CTE
5.6
HS Asst. Principal
5
HS English
2.6
Total
12.5 FTE
HS Math
3.4
HS PE
2.2
HS Science
4.8
HS Social Studies
3.4
District Admin.
HS VAPA
5.2
Coord State & Federal
1
HS WOLA
4.4
Ed Services Director
2
MS PE
3.2
Total
3 FTE
MS CTE
0.6
MS English
2.2
MS Math
1.4
MS Science
1.6
MS Social Studies
2
MS Spanish
0.6
MS VAPA
3.6
Nurse
1
Psychologists
3
Secondary Counselors
22
Site TOSAs – elementary
4
Site TOSAs – secondary
3
Specialty Teachers
3
Total151.3 FTE
The cost savings, if all preliminary notices and reductions were to be finalized, would be approximately $21,852,000.
What is the vision that this employee purge supports? Where are the staffing ratios that are guiding this right sizing? How can trust be built without transparency?
The proportion of site staff being eliminated, as opposed to the three district administrative staff being eliminated, is unacceptable. The board asked for more than this. More than this is necessary to keep the impact as far away from the classrooms and students as possible.
Trying to imagine losing this many positions takes the breath away from SRTA members. Almost 30% of elementary teachers are getting RIF notices? Sharing an explanation of the plan for moving forward would help to allay people’s distress, as they try to imagine the void these RIFs will cause.
The loss of 22 secondary counselors is unfathomable. How will we maintain 400:1 ratios? If we are eliminating counselors for middle school students because they are not legally required, how will they be assisted choosing their courses? Who will support students with their academic plans? Who will attend IEPs? Who will case manage 504s? Who will support students with their emotional needs? Who will make referrals to other resources?
Are sites no longer able to hire TOSAs from their SPSAs?
Is the district no longer providing sections for TOSAs to oversee programs serving students on sites? If that is the case, what time and energy will be available to support those programs?
Why are we eliminating 3 psych positions when we have been short psychs most of this year, and we are taking back 30 more SCOE kids next year? Psychs are essential parts of the evaluation team. We will need the help of more psychologists to exit kids from their IEPs. Eliminating SRCS Psychs will almost certainly lead to having to hire outside agencies to provide psych services at a much higher cost than these positions themselves.
Data does not support mixing and matching admin teams. Teams that have worked together build effective practices and learn to balance each other. It takes time that we don’t have to rebuild that level of efficiency. Blueprint for High Performing Teams from Adam Grant’s Work notes that working with a great team is the most effective way to retain strong employees. Team members of open and honest teams were 80% more likely to report higher emotional well-being. Engaged team members have reduced absenteeism and higher productivity.
F.6. (Action) Resolution No. 2024/25-44 Reduction in Classified WorkForce for the 2025-26 School Year
Classified Job
FTE
Classified Job
FTE
Budget Technician
1
Library Technician II
5
Campus Supervisor
2
Maintenance and Transportation Manager
1
Child Care Assistant II
6.125
Maintenance Technician
3
Custodian II-Night
6
Middle School Counseling Secretary/Registrar
2
Custodian IV
4
Middle School Technician
6
Data Management Analyst
1
Noon/Yard Duty Aide
6.813
District Assessment Data Specialist
1
Payroll Technician
1
Elementary School Office Manager
2
Program Acct. Tech I
1
Elementary School Technician II
1.5
Restorative Response Specialist
20
Family Engagement Facilitator
21
Senior Secretary
3
Grounds Worker
2
Site Based Therapist/Social Worker
5
HR Technician III
2
Student Advisor
3
Instructional Assistant I
4
Student Engagement Activity Worker
7
Lead Noon/Yard Duty Aide
2
Transition Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
2.625
Library Technician
2
Typist Clerk IV
4
Total: 113.18 FTE 138 People
The cost savings, if all preliminary notices were to be finalized, is approximately $8,176,000.
The staffing ratio guide is necessary to make sense of the elimination of these positions.
SRTA notices that those people, who in this last year, chose to remain Campus Supervisors or Student Advisors and not to become Student Safety Advisors are having their jobs eliminated.
The elimination of twenty Restorative positions, and moving the remaining few to operate from the district office, does not make sense to SRTA members. Effective restoration relies on relationships which will not be built if someone just occasionally drops in. Sharing the vision for how this would work would help lessen the anxiety that reading this list causes.
The elimination of twenty-one Family Engagement Facilitators will deny our Spanish speaking families the person they are most connected to on campuses. The inclusion provided to our Spanish speaking families by FEFs will not be replicated without these dedicated employees who create the sense of engagement and warm embrace our students and families deserve.
SRCS SBTs provided valuable support in the wake of the student deaths this weekend. Having a known entity to confide in bolsters students utilizing this service. The vision for supporting mental wellness is not clearly understood. Eliminating School Based Therapists is removing an integral part of our support program. These staff are providing necessary therapy to students. The district claims it can now collect fees for this service, which makes these eliminations more confusing.
F.7. (Discussion) Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) Mid-Year Report
Goal 1: SRCS will provide student-centered teaching and learning opportunities by increasing programs and services that maximize student growth toward meeting or exceeding standards with an emphasis in the areas of English Language Arts and Math. Mostly Partially Implemented
Action #
Action Title
Total FundsBudgeted
Mid-YearExpenditures
Remaining
Remaining %
1.1
Assessment Systems TK-12
$751,139
$681,702
$69,437
9.24%
1.2
Curriculum Supports and College and Career Readiness
$1,463,158
$576,832
$886,326
60.58%
1.3
Expanded Learning Opportunities and Interventions through Summer School and Afterschool Programs
$3,790,012
$176,278
$3,613,734
95.35%
1.4
School Based Support for SPSA Actions and Implementation
$2,300,768
$941,736
$1,359,032
59.07%
1.5
Multilingual Learners Site and Staff and Student Support
$1,085,613
$618,734
$466,879
43.01%
1.6
Comprehensive and Collaborative Supports for Students
$1,512,964
$612,862
$900,102
59.49%
1.7
Enrichment Music Programs for Students & IncreasedOpportunities for Collaboration
$1,140,171
$555,980
$584,191
51.24%
1.8
New School Model Support
$933,531
$630,858
$302,673
32.42%
1.9
Supports for Increased Inclusive practices
$300,000
$252,710
$47,290
15.76%
$13,277,356
$5,047,692
$8,229,664
61.98%
Goal 2: SRCS, in partnership with our community, commits to developing safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments to promote social-emotional wellness and address the physical needs of students, families, and staff. Mostly Fully Implemented
Action#
Action Title
Total FundsBudgeted
Mid-YearExpenditures
Remaining
Remaining %
2.1
Panorama wellness survey and Youth Truth survey
$51,770
$45,420
$6,350
12.27%
2.2
Mental Health Supports
$1,327,030
$679,722
$647,308
48.78%
2.3
SEL and Anti Bullying Materials and Curriculum
$20,600
$1,087
$19,513
94.72%
2.4
Increased Campus Student Engagement staffing
$3,668,661
$2,347,248
$1,321,413
36.02%
2.5
Promoting Positive Attendance
$145,000
$142,888
$2,112
1.46%
2.6
Elementary Counselors
$1,453,386
$700,525
$752,861
51.80%
2.7
Wellness & Engagement administration
$389,875
$199,585
$190,290
48.81%
2.8
Family Engagement Facilitators and MultilingualCommunity Engagement
$2,014,725
$1,318,326
$696,399
34.57%
2.9
Extracurricular Wellness & Engagement
$95,000
$66,131
$28,869
30.39%
$9,166,047
$5,500,932
$3,665,115
39.99%
Goal 3: SRCS commits to providing high-quality, relevant staff development that promotes professional growth and collaboration to increase student achievement. Mostly Partially Implemented
Action#
Action Title
Total FundsBudgeted
Mid-YearExpenditures
Remaining
Remaining %
3.1
PD for Safety, Discipline, and Restorative and CulturallyResponsive Student Support
$55,000
$3,282
$51,718
94.03%
3.2
Teacher training and collaboration to develop and implement effective strategies for differentiating instruction, aligning instructional approaches, and aligning literacy practices.
$240,000
$100,842
$139,158
57.98%
3.3
Alternative Education Development and ProgrammaticImplementation
$315,000
$19,875
$295,125
93.69%
3.4
Provide professional development for Staff
$1,900,778
$1,900,778
$0
0.00%
3.5
Maintain four Director positions at district level
$589,840
$359,267
$230,573
39.09%
3.6
Multilingual Learners Curriculum Training, Collaborationand department Professional Development
$35,000
$10,070
$24,930
71.23%
3.7
Ethnic Studies Interdisciplinary Programs
$200,000
$93,886
$106,114
53.06%
3.8
Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) ProfessionalDevelopment
SRTA notices these actions from the LCAP dramatically differ in remaining funds from the 50% expected half way through the year. Is the budgeted amount still expected, or have plans changed for these actions?
LCAP Action #
Action Title
Total FundsBudgeted
Mid-YearExpenditures
Remaining
Remaining %
1.8
New School Model Support
$933,531
$630,858
$302,673
32.42%
1.9
Supports for Increased Inclusive practices
$300,000
$252,710
$47,290
15.76%
2.4
Increased Campus Student Engagement staffing
$3,668,661
$2,347,248
$1,321,413
36.02%
2.5
Promoting Positive Attendance
$145,000
$142,888
$2,112
1.46%
2.8
Family Engagement Facilitators and MultilingualCommunity Engagement
$2,014,725
$1,318,326
$696,399
34.57%
3.1
PD for Safety, Discipline, and Restorative and CulturallyResponsive Student Support
$55,000
$3,282
$51,718
94.03%
3.3
Alternative Education Development and ProgrammaticImplementation
$315,000
$19,875
$295,125
93.69%
3.5
Maintain four Director positions at district level
$589,840
$359,267
$230,573
39.09%
There is an expectation that SRCS is going to severely revise the LCAP for next year. The general fund is expected to cover required services while the revised LCAP will cover additional services that the district chooses to provide.
Reviewing all of this data should be part of the Strategic Plan process. We need a refined focus as a district. What is our top goal? How do we progress towards that? How do we know we are making progress? When will we have met the goal? Historically we have had multiple vague goals and too many action items. It is much more productive to be singularly focused with a clearly communicated plan, which includes reasons for everyone to join the efforts to succeed.
EdJoin shows a total of 55 current postings for 119 jobs in SRCS. There are twelve certificated opening postings for fifteen positions (three less than last meeting.) There are forty-three current classified postings for sixty-one job openings (fifty-four less than last meeting). There are no certificated and no classified management positions open.
SRTA thanks the additional teacher who is stepping up to take on 0.2 more FTE to help out their site. This additional time is now paid at the per diem rate, which is far better than the old practice of underpaying. However the extra effort it takes to eliminate prep time from one’s regular schedule can only be fully appreciated by those who have done it.
SRTA welcomes AmandaAdams to Special Services.
SRTA bids a fond farewell to Nataly Estupinan Cano (EAHS), Jean-Philippe Ehrhold (FACS), Mikaela Woodbury (SRMS), Alexandra Hackbardt (EAHS), Austin Norris (MCHS), Nely Ogston (JMES), Jessica Wood (CCLA), Kelly Gil (MCHS), Jodi Peterson (MCHS), and Vela Millen (RHS) who all are resigning at the end of this year. They take over forty-nine years of experience and service with them, as well as a small bonus from SRCS.
SRTA celebrates the announced retirements of Katharine Norris (RVMS), Adele Johns-Diehl (FACS), Paul Fleischer (ELHS), Beth Lewis (HVES), Jill Jackson (HVES), Lina Hoyos-Berrios (MCHS) for the end of the school year after a combined one hundred twenty-two years of service. Thank you for your timely notifications.
How many resignations and retirements were noticed for the different levels of bonus payments? Statistics should be gathered to determine if these offers were enough to encourage early notifications.
Changes to classified staff include two new hires, one resignation and two retirements. They leave taking with them sixty-five years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
G.5. Approval of Contracts
Summary
#
Provider
Cost
Description
Charter
8
Joe Culpepper
$10,315
FACS magic and juggling classes in French.
10
BookWidget
$275
Interactive software license for five CCLA teachers.
District
6
Mosyle Manager MDM
$20,215
Mobile device manager for 3092 iOS devices (phones and ipads)
12
Wizix Technology Group
$35,400
6 month copier lease extension for DO copiers. Renewal will take copiers from closed sites into consideration.
Elementary
2
Pepperwood Preserve
No Direct Cost
HVES naturalist led hikes
4
Westminster Woods
$16,628
CCLA 6th grade Outdoor Ed
7
GoGuardian
$510
SLES GoGuardian license
9
NatureBridge
$8,992
BHES outdoor ed
Secondary
1
Dr. Laura Flaxman
$2,800
Consultant to support development of healthcare CTE pathway at each comprehensive high school
3
Examgen Inc.
$657
MCHS Math test generator software
5
County of Sonoma
No Direct Cost
CAPE staff to provide substance abuse group and individual support on sites for 3 years from Measure O.
G.7. Approval of the Contract for Piner High School Courtyard Drainage Project
The contractor will remove the deteriorating concrete pathways, re-grade the area, and install drainage inlets to mitigate seasonal flooding. Construction is slated for early summer to minimize disruption to site operations.
G.8. Approval of Contract with Butte County Office of Education for the Future Educator Support Program
This contract is to provide Math tutoring for Migrant Ed students.
Between January 20 and April 24, 2025, there will be up to 50 students @ $400 per student = $20,000 (not to exceed $20,000), which covers 5 teachers for 50 students x $400 per student = $20,000.
Students who are struggling in their first year of Math are in a precarious spot this late into the year. This support should be lined up at the beginning of the academic year to help students start the year successfully.
SRTA wonders why this work with our students is contracted out instead of using our teachers.
G.9.Approval of Critical Mention Agreement
This is for media monitoring and media contact database software. It provides a suite of tools designed to help users manage their earned media effectively. This includes Media Monitoring, Media Contact Database, Custom Reports, Sentiment Analysis, API Access, and access to Licensed Content. Tracks mentions across TV, radio, online news, podcasts, and social media in real-time. It provides instant alerts and in-depth analytics to help users stay updated on their coverage.
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items (not included in this agenda)
SRTA members are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming agenda items.
Approval of 2024/25 Second Interim Fiscal Report
Alternate Education Update
VAPA Program Highlights
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
2025 Ballot for CSBA Delegate Assembly(Feb 2025)
Plan for Strategic Plan and Equity Survey (Feb 2025)
CTE Update (January 2024)
Can this be incorporated into the CTE Tech Ed Resolution in future years? Can this item please include both historical and current enrollment numbers and budgets? Can the various grants be explicitly explained including financial resource utilization? Can there also be clear communication of which programs offer a third year capstone course.
Updated Governance Handbook (January 2024)
Deferred Maintenance Update (January 2024)
Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations (January 2024)
Alternative Education Update (December 2024)
There is a strong need for Alternative placements for secondary students who need more services than our comprehensive schools are able to provide. How can SRCS meet the needs of these students during these tough financial times?
Open Enrollment & Intradistrict Transfers Update (December 2024)
SRCS students are applying to other schools outside our district in case their school is closed. How will SRCS expedite the enrollment and transfer process to retain as many students as possible?
Superintendent Morales’ Listening and Learning Tour Update (November 2024)
SRTA members would like to understand the expected impact from momentary drop ins, and how this use of time and resources is evaluated.
Public Hearing and Approval of Teamsters Union 665 “Sunshine” Proposal (delayed from Oct 2024)
First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
Board Update of Strategic Goals with input from sites (begun June 2024)
Sharing the support plans for PIP and Variable Term Waiver hires. (Board request 8/14/24)
Sharing the updated EL Master Plan with implementation expectations
Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectation
Sharing the Communication report and plan
Officially Closing Learning House
SRACS Accelerated Charter Material Revision Request (delayed)
Unification/Redistricting Decision
Renaming of Sites Update/Decision
Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds diminishes as time passes.
Student Voice Policy
BEST Plus Update
Does SRCS still self identify as a BEST Plus district?
J.3. Facilities Projects Update
Cabinet and Facilities Team will update Facilities Master Plan
(Facilities Committee is a place for information sharing, not decision making.)
New members are needed for the bond oversight committee. They approve past expenditures as appropriate to pay from the bond funds. If they deny an expense it is paid from the general fund. The committee is not involved with prioritizing projects or pre approving spending.
Fourth DO Design Build contractor interviewed. Decision coming soon.
Keyless entry contract awarded and work will begin this spring.
PHSCourtyard Drainage is scheduled for this summer.
PHS Fencing project coming to board for approval soon.
JMES parking lot design complete. Will go to bid soon.
All campuses not painted last year will be painted this summer.
Design for SRHS, MHS and RVMS gyms being completed.
There is adamant sentiment against building a new district office. There is reason to wonder if public trust in district administration will be salvageable enough to pass another bond or a parcel tax in the foreseeable future if this project proceeds.
