LASD Board Highlights

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COVID Update: Outdoor Masks and Vaccine Clinics

Superintendent Baier provided an update on our COVID Safe Schools. Case rates in our schools have remained very low. Vaccination rates among staff and students are high, and students age 5 and older are now receiving vaccinations.

Mobile Vaccination Clinics at LASD Schools

LASD partnered with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center to provide two mobile vaccination clinics at Almond and Santa Rita schools this month, with a second clinic in January at the same schools.

Santa Rita Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 3, 2021, 3:00-7:00pm

Where: Santa Rita Multipurpose Room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

No appointment necessary

Almond Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 6, 2021, 2:00-7:00pm

Where: Almond Multipurpose room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

No appointment necessary

Outdoor Masking Update

As of December 6, outdoor masking is strongly recommended, but no longer required on junior high school campuses. Beginning January 10, elementary schools will also strongly recommend outdoor masking, but will no longer require universal masking outside. LASD will continue to follow all current and future changes to state and local public health guidelines.

To view the full presentation check out item I.2.

After a two-year process involving parents, teachers and staff, LASD formally adopted a new math curriculum last spring. The curriculum is being implemented in all TK-5 classrooms this year. Teachers have been trained and are receiving ongoing training and coaching support. LASD is also partnering with the Silicon Valley Math Initiative for a series of teacher coaching cycles for all junior high school math classes to build shared instructional strategies at all grade levels.

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Sandra McGonagle explained the difference between the new LASD curriculum and recent news media coverage of mathematics instruction across the State of California. She explained that LASD will not be "detracking" students, but will keep its math pathways to ensure all students receive a rigorous mathematics education and are able to access math coursework beyond their current grade level. The chart below depicts the LASD math pathways, which will be maintained with the new curriculum adoption. She also clarified that LASD will not teach social justice through the mathematics curriculum.

For more information, please check out item I.4.

The Board reviewed the 1st interim budget report for the 2021-22 school year. The report reflects the actual revenue and expenditures through October 31, 2021 and shows a "positive certification," meaning LASD can meet its financial obligations for the current and next two years. A variety of positive economic factors have contributed to a robust reserve balance to keep LASD financially strong. Assuming current positive economic factors continue into the future, LASD will be financially sound in the next two years, as well as in the next six years.

Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Randy Kenyon also shared financial scenarios related to changes that could occur in the next couple of years. These scenarios included taking over the financial responsibility of funding technology for staff, rather than receiving funds from school PTA fundraising. In addition, he discussed the Santa Clara County Board of Education's Notice to Bullis Charter School, which indicated the county may decide not to renew the BCS charter in two years because the charter is out of compliance with the law due to a lack of diversity in the school's student enrollment. This could dramatically alter student enrollment in our LASD schools.

For more information and details, please check out item I.5.

The next meeting of the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees will take place on Monday, January 10 at 7:00pm via Zoom. To attend the meeting please visit our Board web page and register for the meeting using the provided link. The link will be posted on Thursday at 5:00pm the week prior to each meeting.

If you would like to stay updated regarding upcoming Board meetings, please email mbirnie@lasdschools.org, providing your name, email address and a request to be added to the email list for Brown Act updates, including upcoming meetings and agendas.

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