Math Curriculum, Summer Facility Projects, and Board Policies Galore...

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The Monday, May 24, 2021, LASD Board meeting will start its open session at 7:00pm and it will be held using the Zoom webinar platform.  To register in advance for the meeting, click here.  The entire agenda and supporting documentation for this week's meeting can be found here. 

As usual, first up on the agenda, Jeff Baier will present the School Reopening Update.  This is a discussion item and his presentation can be found under agenda H.1.  I look forward to hearing about how our schools are doing in their continued physical reopening, plans for 8th grade graduations, Summer School update, and what to expect in the 21/22 school year.  

Next up, Sandra McGonagle will present the TK-5th Grade Math Curriculum Adoption.  This is a discussion item and her presentation can be found under agenda item H.2.  The Curriculum Council voted 16-1 (13 of 13 teachers, 3 out 4 parents) to recommend the SFUSD curriculum.  You should read Sandra's presentation and attend the meeting to learn all about the process to this point and the staff's reasoning for adoption and plans for a thoughtful implementation. It is important to note that this curriculum has already been in use this year as it translated well to virtual, hybrid and in-person learning.  This is a discussion item for this board meeting, at the next board meeting, the Board will take action on whether to adopt the curriculum.  
   
Then, Randy will present Summer Facilities Projects. This is a discussion item and Randy's presentation can be found under agenda item H.3.  Randy is proposing various repairs and improvements to all 9 of our campuses. 

Jeff will next present a Revision to Board Bylaw 9320 (Meetings and Notices) and a Revised 21-22 Board Meeting Calendar.  These are action items and the Bylaw and Calendar can be found under agenda items H.5 and H.6.  At the last board meeting, the Board directed staff to change our board meeting calendar to ensure that it does not conflict or conflicts minimally with the MVLA High School District.  We have parents that would like to be engaged with both districts but have been forced to choose. The Board is asked to approve both. 

A whole boatload of Board Policy Updates and Deletions will be presented next by Jeff.  These are discussion items and the policy updates and deletions can be found under agenda items H.7 and H.8.  The updates and deletions are based on guidance from the California School Boards Association (CSBA).  CSBA advises districts on changes to board bylaws and regulations to comport with recent changes in the law. The Board will be asked to approve these updates and deletions at our next meeting.         

Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 5/24/21 meeting.  You can inform yourself about the rest of the agenda at the link provided above.  As always, feel free to email me with any questions.