Merced County Office of Education

This work plan outlines a professional development program in mathematics for the Atwater Education Center spanning 2023-2025. The core objective is to improve student achievement by implementing an effective and equitable assessment system, primarily through the 'Last Mile Protocol,' which aligns curriculum with CAASPP FIABs, IABs, and Performance Tasks. Key goals include raising teacher awareness and subsequent implementation of the protocol, with an aim to increase the number of students meeting or exceeding math standards by 10% by June 2024 and reduce the percentage of students not meeting standards by 5% annually.

The meeting includes the annual reorganization with oaths of office administered to board members and the County Superintendent. Presentations of plaques to outstanding employees will be made. Consent agenda items include approval of minutes from the November 14, 2022 meeting. The agenda also includes written communications, a call for public comments, selection of board representatives for various committees, and reports from the Superintendent and board members. Business items for action include review and approval of the Schelby Agriculture Scholarship and the 2022-2023 First Interim Report, including budget revisions and criteria and standards review.

The meeting includes a review and approval of the Uniform Complaint Report Summary for the period of July 2022 through September 2022. A resolution in support of the 1300 Campaign will be considered. Reports will be given on a site visit, the CSBA Annual Education Conference, a report on the status of schools, a Parent Institute conference, and other relevant topics.

The meeting includes an annual reorganization with the nomination and selection of a chairperson and vice-chairperson for 2022. Presentations of plaques to outstanding classified, certificated, and management employees will be made. Consent agenda items will be addressed, along with written communications. Public comment periods are scheduled for both agenda and non-agenda items. Future agenda items include the adoption of adjusted trustee area boundaries, a charter school petition review, and the selection of board representatives for various committees. Reports will be given on the COVID-19 safety plan, a public hearing on a charter school material revision petition, and a public hearing on trustee boundary maps. Business items for action include the approval of a scholarship, educator effectiveness block grant plans, single plans for student achievement, and a first interim report.

The meeting includes a closed session to hear an appeal of a denial of an interdistrict attendance request and to deliberate an interdistrict attendance appeal. Consent agenda items will be addressed, along with written communications. Public comment will be allowed. Future agenda items include a Merced Scholars Charter School petition and an annual reorganization meeting. Reports will be given on a Williams Site visit, an Educator Effectiveness Block Grant Plan, and a public hearing on 2020 Trustee Boundary Maps and Options. Business items for action include a quarterly uniform complaint report, the sale or disposal of surplus property, a revised holiday schedule, and a revised regular meeting schedule.