The President will call the meeting to order. The meeting is held in person at 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131.
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Simultaneous Spanish Interpretation:
Local 1 (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 727 334 810
Para espanol llame al 1 (669) 900-6833 y despues el numero 727 334 810
Simultaneous Vietnamese Interpretation:
Local 1 (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 921 8153 9516
Để nghe Tiếng Việt:
Gọi số 1 (669) 900-6833, Sau đó bấm mã số Meeting ID: 921 8153 9516
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
The SCCBOE will recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call of the trustees will be taken and any absences of trustees will be recorded. The board may take action on absences if needed.
The Board shall set the agenda by establishing it as posted. Changes to the posted agenda may only occur as permitted by Education and Government Code including the Brown Act or as described in Board Bylaws. Permitted revisions to the posted agenda include the movement of items from consent to action or reordering the sequence of agenda items.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
The Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) recognizes ten (10) SCCOE employees each year for outstanding service to students, parents, coworkers, and customers. Anthony Moreno, a Custodian at Walden West within the Environmental Education Department, is June’s Employee of the Month.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
The Santa Clara County Office of Education collects and judicates classified school employee of the year nominations. The top nominee from each of the nine categories: clerical, custodial, food services, health and student services, paraprofessional, security, skilled trades, technical, and transportation are then submitted to the California Department of Education.
Tonight we are recognizing the county level nominees; one of which was selected as a state winner.
Student Impact
Classified employees have an immeasurable impact on students. They are responsible for transportation, food services, keeping school systems smoothly operating, and so much more to support public education and the children and youth in our communities.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Requested Action
Approve Consent Action Items as listed in Item #5 Consent Action Items.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Requested Action
Approve Minutes of the Regular Board meeting of May 17, 2023 (#2319)
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
On May 3, 2023 the Policy Subcommittee met and approved a first reading of Board Bylaw 9270.1 the Levine Act: Conflict of Interest. This bylaw and exhibit were brought to the Board on May 17, 2023 for the first reading.
BB 9270.1 Levine Act: Conflict of Interest Board Bylaw 9270.1 is being established due to a change in the law. The Levine Act, as part of the Fair Political Practices Reform Act, now applies to all members of local governmental agencies who are directly elected by the voters, including the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) members. The Levine Act prohibits an Officer of an Agency from accepting, soliciting, or directing a contribution of more than $250 from any Party or Participant (or their agent) while a proceeding involving a License, Permit, or Other Entitlement for Use (1) is pending before the Agency, (2) in the 12 months preceding the final decision, and (3) for 12 months following the date a final decision is made if (1) the Officer knows or (2) has reason to know that the Party of Participant (or their agent) has a financial interest in the final decision. Local elected officials who received campaign donations in excess of $250 in 2022 are not required to recuse themselves from related proceedings in 2023. Local elected officials will need to monitor their contributions as of January 1, 2023 as it applies to the implementation of this new law.
Compliance with the Levine Act is an individual responsibility of SCCBOE members. SCCBOE members should independently seek legal counsel or consult with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) at 1-866-ASK-FPPC (1-866-275-3772) to obtain more specific advice. Only a formal opinion from the FPPC can provide statutory immunity from prosecution under the Political Reform Act. SCCBOE members shall notify the County Superintendent as soon as possible if they have received a prohibited contribution under this law.
The FPPC recently issued the attached opinion, which confirms that charter school petitions approved by a board are subject to the Levine Act. Charter school petitions are considered entitlement for use proceedings.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
Jewish Americans have contributed to the culture of the United States of America while achieving success, strengthening the country, and helping shape America through a deep commitment to faith, family, and community. In the face of unspeakable discrimination and adversity, they have fought tirelessly to realize the promise of the nation’s freedom and continue to teach us empathy and compassion, inspired by their parents and grandparents.
Student Impact
To provide inclusive, equitable, high-quality education to every child in the county, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) creates, establishes and sustains initiatives and programs that encourage students to learn about and embrace different cultures.
In alignment with the Santa Clara County Board of Education Priorities, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) strives to provide and promote systemic change and educational justice through inclusive practices in and outside of classrooms.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
June is nationally recognized as Caribbean American Heritage Month. Since June 2006 this recognition has honored the long standing contributions that Caribbean Americans have made in this country.
Student Impact
To provide inclusive, equitable, high-quality education to every child in the county, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) creates, establishes and sustains initiatives and programs that encourage students to learn about and embrace different cultures.
In alignment with the Santa Clara County Board of Education Priorities, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) strives to provide and promote systemic change and educational justice through inclusive practices in and outside of classrooms.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Jessica Bonduris, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Division
Background
Pursuant to Education Code (EC) 52068(b)(1), school districts and county offices of education are required to hold a public hearing regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed to be included in the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The public hearing shall be held at the same meeting as the public hearing required by EC 1622 for the County Office of Education Budget to be adopted for the subsequent fiscal year.
Recommendations and comments can be emailed to LCAP_Comments@sccoe.org.
The adoption of the LCAP may be held no sooner than one day after the public hearing for the LCAP. The adoption of the LCAP is scheduled for the June 21, 2023 meeting of the SCCBOE.
Current Status
The SCCOE’s Local Control Accountability Plan was developed with guidance from the California Department of Education and utilized the process and template adopted by the State Board of Education. This document includes the Budget Overview for Parents and the 2023-24 Local Control Accountability Plan. The 2023-24 Local Control Accountability Plan contains outcomes and updates regarding the planned: (a) goals, (b) actions, and (c) expenditures defined in the 2023-24 Local Control Accountability Plan. Educational partners included: (a) parents, (b) students, and (c) staff who participated in the development of the LCAP through input protocols, which included: (a) monthly LCAP Parent Advisory Committee meetings, (b) monthly LCAP District Advisory Committee meetings, (c) participation in the Annual LCAP Survey, and (d) participation in school site level LCAP engagement sessions. The final 2022-23 LCAP was presented for advisement to the: (a) Parent Advisory Committee, (b) the District English Learner Advisory Committee, and the (c) Special Education Local Plan Area committee pursuant to EC Section 52063.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Stephanie Gomez, Assistant Superintendent - Business Services
Niti Sharma, Director - Internal Business Services
Background
Education Code (EC) 1620 requires that on or before July 1 of each fiscal year, the county board of education shall hold a public hearing on the County School Service Fund Budget. The public hearing shall be held prior to the adoption of the budget, and shall occur not less than three days following the availability of the budget for public inspection. Education Code (EC) 52068 (b)(1) also requires the public hearing for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) shall be held at the same meeting as the public hearing required by Section 1620 for the proposed budget.
Budget Summary
The 2023-24 County School Services Fund Budget is developed based upon a set of assumptions and the most up-to-date information available from the May Revise, legislative budget proposals, with guidance from organizations such as the California Department of Education and Department of Finance.
For the County School Service Fund in 2023-24, total projected revenues are approximately $339.06 M and projected expenditures are approximately $359.59 M. This includes approximately $47.04 M in expenditures for the return of local property taxes to the state and may change depending upon local property tax revenues. The 2023-24 projected reserve for economic uncertainty, after removing certain designations, is approximately $14.38 M. This is based on a projected beginning fund balance of approximately $105.62 M. The actual beginning fund balance will be determined after the fiscal books for 2022-23 are closed in late August/early September.
Education Code (EC) 1040 requires the county board of education to approve the annual County School Service Fund Budget of the county superintendent of schools and will be presented for approval at the June 21, 2023 board meeting.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
The student board of education member may give a report on activities related to their duties as member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Mefula Fairley, Executive Director, Charter Schools
Background
At each regular Board Meeting, a Charter Schools Update is provided as a standing agenda item. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Summit Public Schools
Staff will provide an update on Summit Public Schools.
Student Impact
The Charter Schools Department provides monitoring and oversight for 22 County Board of Education authorized charter schools, serving approximately 10,000 students.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Anisha Munshi, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent - Professional Learning & Educational Progress
Karen Larson, Director - Integrated STEAM
Dana Richards, Coordinator - College and Career Pathways
Background
Research suggests that early college credit (sometimes referred to as dual credit) has multiple benefits to students, especially underrepresented students. The incoming Community College Chancellor has put universal early college credit among the top items on her program agenda. This report is intended to provide board members and the listening community with definitions of key terms, a baseline picture of data related to early college credit, and a framing of some of the opportunities and challenges related to advancing the early college credit agenda, moving forward.
Student Impact
Baseline data on early college credit -- including distribution by type of credit and sub-demographic markers that indicate what student populations are receiving the credit -- can guide targeted services to close opportunity and achievement gaps to better support underrepresented students.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
BackgroundThe County Board will hold the hearing and take action on an interdistrict attendance appeal on behalf of student, Resident District: Cambell Union High School District, Desired District: Fremont Union High School District.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
BackgroundThe County Board will hold the hearing and take action on an interdistrict attendance appeal filed on behalf of student, Resident District; Santa Clara Unified School District, Desired District: Mountain View Whisman School District.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
The County Board will hold a Closed Session to discuss the following matter:
Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 1 case
Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Background
The members of the Board may give reports on activities related to their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
The following Committees met after the May 17, 2023 SCCBOE meeting:
Standing Committees
Policy Development Subcommittee: August 2, 2023 (Vice President Sreekrishnan)
Joint Legislative Advisory Committee (JLAC): September 20, 2023 (President Chon)
Budget Study Committee: Next meeting TBD (Dr. Dewan, County Superintendent of Schools)
Membership Committees and Activities
California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate: November 28-29, 2023 (Trustee Berta)
California County Boards of Education (CCBE) Board of Directors: September 8, 2023 (Trustee Berta)
Santa Clara County School Boards Association (SCCSBA): Next meeting TBD (Trustee Mah)
Head Start Policy Council: July 18, 2023 (Trustee Lari)
Liaison Committees, Workgroups, and Community Activities
Warmenhoven Inclusion Collaborative Advisory Board: Next meeting TBD, 2023 (Trustee Berta)
Strong Start Coalition: August 8, 2023 (Trustee Lari)
Silicon Valley Reads Advisory Committee, next meeting TBD (Trustee Mah)
The superintendent may give a report on any activities related to her duties.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Anisha Munshi, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent - Professional Learning and Educational Progress
Alissa Meltzer, Director - Continuous Improvement and Accountability
Background
Pursuant to EC 52066(i), County Offices of Education (COEs) must annually develop a summary of services that describe how the COE will support its districts, in general, related to continuous improvement. The report also includes descriptions of the supports provided to districts identified to receive differentiated assistance. These summaries are compiled and publicly posted by the California Department of Education.
The statute requires descriptions in three areas:
The report describes the summary of services that will be provided during the 2023-24 school year by the SCCOE and its Continuous Improvement and Accountability department under the Professional Learning and Educational Progress Division.
Fiscal Implications
Funding for these supports and services are provided by the Statewide System of Support funding.
Student Impact
Supporting districts with continuous improvement services directly impacts students and the services that are offered to them. Through the practices of data review, root cause analysis, strategic planning, and program evaluation, districts, working with input from their communities, can better plan for robust and targeted programs to meet the needs of all students and address the ways they operationalize equity.
Administrator
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools
Anisha Munshi, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent - Professional Learning & Educational Progress
Yee Wan, Director - School Climate, Leadership & Instructional Services
Background
The Learning Communities for School Success Program (LCSSP) program was established following the passage of Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (SNSA).
The LCSSP’s goal is to support the implementation of evidence-based, non-punitive programs and practices that function to keep the state’s most vulnerable pupils in school. These programs and practices must complement and enhance the actions and services identified to meet local District’s goals per the District’s LCAP. The LCSSP is fiscally monitored by the California Department of Education (CDE) and programmatically monitored by WestEd.
The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is funded as a consortium lead in the program’s fourth funded cohort and works in partnership with East Side Union High School District (Apollo and W.C. Overfelt schools), Gilroy Unified School District, Santa Clara Unified School District and the SCCOE Special Education Department.
The report describes the summary of services that were provided this year by the SCCOE and its Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports program under the Professional Learning and Educational Progress Division.
Fiscal Implications
The SCCOE will receive a total of $1,598,880.00 to be spent in the 2020-2023 fiscal years.
The SCCOE will disburse an estimated $578,000.00 across the four consortium LEAs.
Student Impact
The Learning Community for School Success Program (LCSSP): Cohort 4 Consortium Funding is intended to impact the reduction of chronic absenteeism, educational suspension and expulsion across the aforementioned LEAs, and to increase identified school climate indicators (California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) across 53 related schools/clusters and an estimated 38,000 students (per 2021-2022 enrollment).
The next Santa Clara County Board of Education regular meeting is scheduled for June 21, 2023.