Maria Sartori Clayton

This School Accountability Report Card for Da Vinci Charter Academy - High School provides comprehensive information on the school's performance and conditions for the 2024-2025 academic year. It covers key aspects such as learning conditions, including teacher qualifications and facility maintenance; pupil outcomes, such as academic achievement and physical fitness; and engagement metrics, encompassing parental involvement, student attendance, graduation rates, and school climate.

The QSS budget workshop covered a range of topics including payroll, purchase requisitions, running QSS reports, budget transfers, and an update on the first interim budget. Reminders were given about upcoming pay dates for December and January due to the county shutting down for the holiday break, and the importance of updating addresses for W-2 forms was emphasized. The discussion also clarified the use of VSAs and essays for certificated staff, highlighting that extra duties for certificated staff require a VSA and that essay forms should be used for blanket timesheets rather than online time cards to avoid double payments.

The Davis Joint Unified School District's Board of Education will conduct a public hearing to consider public testimony regarding the District's application to the State Board of Education for a renewal of its waiver of certain statutory bid procedures for the sale or lease of surplus property. The hearing concerns the disposition of the District Office Site located at 526 B Street in the City of Davis. The initial waiver expires in March 2026 and must be renewed.

The budget workshop included discussion of the fiscal services reorg, budget to actual reports, and fiscal services staff resources. Changes include dividing schools amongst tech threes, building out grants, and cross training of staff. The goal is to provide better customer service and support with budget management.

The board meeting includes discussions on enrollment challenges, population demographics, and housing affordability. Key topics include declining birth rates, the impact of housing costs on student population, and the influence of developments like Village Farms and Willow Grove on future enrollment. The board also discussed the potential need for school closures and consolidations based on enrollment forecasts.