Romoland School District

The Board of Trustees reviewed student recognitions, History Day winners, and informational items including a facilities update and proposed bell schedule adjustments for Granite Hills TK-8 School. The Board approved several resolutions related to fiscal transparency, surplus property declaration, and the issuance of special tax bonds for Community Facilities District No. 2021-1 (Green Valley). Additionally, the Board certified results of a special landowner election, authorized special tax levies, and awarded various contracts for parking lot expansions, office security enhancements, and consulting services for construction and food service procurement. A tentative successor agreement and memorandums of understanding with the California School Employees Association Local 499 were also approved.

The Romoland School District's Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Plan aims to inspire learning, exploration, and imagination through engaging and enriching activities, exposing students to a broader world and preparing them for college and career success. The plan focuses on providing a safe and supportive environment, fostering active and engaged learning, promoting skill-building, empowering youth voice and leadership, encouraging healthy choices and behaviors, ensuring diversity, access, and equity, developing quality staff, establishing a clear vision, mission, and purpose, building collaborative partnerships, and implementing continuous quality improvement.

The Romoland School District's ESSER III Expenditure Plan outlines the use of funds to address students' academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs, and to close opportunity gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan prioritizes continuous and safe in-person learning, addressing lost instructional time through professional development, personalized learning, extended opportunities, and targeted support for English Learners and socio-emotional well-being. Developed with extensive community input from various stakeholders, it leverages insights from existing plans like the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) to ensure comprehensive student support and facilities improvements.

The Romoland School District's proposed plan aims to address urgent facility needs and manage rapid community growth, which has resulted in a 10.5% student enrollment increase from 2020 to 2022. Informed by a community survey, key priorities include replacing aging portable classrooms, enhancing school safety systems, constructing and upgrading classrooms, science labs, and school facilities, and building a new neighborhood school to alleviate overcrowding. The initiative outlines a potential $58.4 million bond measure on the November 2024 ballot, emphasizing strict fiscal responsibility through citizen oversight, independent audits, and local control of funds.

This guidance outlines priority instructional content for the 2020-2021 academic year in ELA/literacy and mathematics, designed to address the unique challenges stemming from school disruptions. It focuses on leveraging college- and career-ready standards to identify essential content, streamline curriculum, and ensure equitable instruction for all students. The plan aims to support educators, instructional material designers, and state education agencies in making strategic choices to address unfinished learning, promote grade-level engagement, and foster students' social-emotional and academic development.