Katie Calamusa

This document provides a comprehensive overview of Central School District's budget for the 2021-22 school year, detailing projected revenues from various sources, including the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), other state funds, local funds, and federal funds. It outlines planned expenditures, specifically highlighting how funds are allocated for increased or improved services for high-needs students as described in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Key initiatives for high-needs students include professional development for teachers, strategies to support English Learners, parent training for educational program participation, the hiring of additional paraeducators, and expanded before- and after-school electives and intervention/enrichment programs.

The Central School District's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) outlines a multi-tiered system of support designed to ignite endless possibilities and inspire learners to be future-ready. The plan is structured around three primary goals: enhancing academic achievement across state content standards and English language proficiency for all students through targeted professional development, tiered interventions, college and career preparedness, and a broad course of study; cultivating social-emotional wellness and a positive learning environment by strengthening family engagement, providing comprehensive social-emotional learning support, implementing positive behavior interventions, and improving student attendance; and ensuring high-quality learning conditions by focusing on staff recruitment and retention, providing standards-based instructional materials, and integrating technology. The overarching objective is to address equity gaps among all student groups, including ethnic, racial, general education, and special education populations, to ensure all students achieve academic and linguistic proficiency.

This document is an annual update for developing the Central School District's 2021-24 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). It reviews the effectiveness of the 2019-20 LCAP and the 2020-21 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan, using lessons learned to inform future strategic direction. The LCAP focuses on six core goals: ensuring standards-based instruction by highly qualified teachers in safe facilities, enhancing teacher capacity through professional development, fostering parent involvement in educational and financial decisions, promoting continuous student academic achievement and college/career readiness, encouraging student engagement and school connectedness in a safe environment, and providing a broad course of study with health-promoting activities.

The key discussion items for this meeting included several action items related to the Front Lobby Security Project at Multiple Sites, encompassing the award of bids, selection of inspection services providers (Stephen Payte, DSA Inspections), and materials testing and special inspection services (Fenagh Engineering and Testing). The Board also addressed financial matters, including the certification of the District's ability to meet financial obligations, approval of budget transfers, and presentation of the 2021-22 Second Interim Financial Report. Further action items involved approving an updated preliminary official statement for General Obligation Bonds from 2008 and 2014 series, approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the California School Employees Association, Chapter 605, reviewing a new job description for Lead Maintenance Worker, considering the Safe Schools Plan, and handling the 2022 CSBA Delegate Assembly Election. Information items included a first reading of revisions to Board Policy on Educational Services and the Seventh Month Enrollment report.

Key discussion topics for the meeting included a presentation regarding General Obligation Bond Refinancing and the 2014 Measure N - Series "C" Issuance, which explored low interest rate opportunities and the potential issuance of a final $7.5 million bond series. Action items covered the appointment of a member to the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee, a Public Hearing and Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators necessary for obtaining Emergency Permits for a staff member, a Revised Classified Job Description Title to change 'Receptionist/Duplications Clerk' to 'Typist Clerk I/Duplications Clerk', and the Ratification of Transmittals #001-029 for Fiscal Year 2021-22, which included numerous accounts payable items. Information items involved first readings for revisions in Board Policy related to Educational Services, Human Resources, and Special Education/Pupil Personnel, along with Superintendent/Board/Staff Communications.