TRUSTEES: Board gets updates on art-program funding

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The meeting transitioned to the Measure M Bond Prioritization Presentation. Superintendent, Matt Best gave a brief summary of the Measure M projects, a comprehensive breakdown of the cash flow as well as an update of the project timelines as requested by the facilities sub-committee.

“Right now there are several projects happening in tandem at DSHS. There’s our three, CTE programs. Transportation electrical vehicle bay and our transportation department, the barn and greenhouse for agriculture and the engineering and robotics building at the corner of 14th and Oak. Those will all be done this month,” explained Best. “The STEM building is back on track in terms of construction after an unfortunate delay due to weather and PG&E. We expect that to be done next summer. Right around that time we will be relocating those portable classrooms that are currently residing on the footprint of our aquatics center and real construction will start that summer of 2024. We expect the aquatics center to be done in the fall of 2025.”

Following suit came the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Development and A-G Grant Plan update given by associate superintendent Troy Allen.

The brief update included an overview of the LCAP components, budget and timeline of events and steps taken towards its goals. Allen also mentioned the board has shared its draft of the LCAP with the local county office of education. A county team has performed a technical review and provided feedback that will be represented in the public hearing scheduled for June 15.

Allen’s presentation went on to talk about the A-G Grant Program.

“For DJUSD, the initial expenditure of A-G Grant funds were used for a comprehensive evaluation of our A-G completion rates, policies and practices that will inform our improvement efforts. The study was conducted by researchers at the UC Davis School of Education through quantitative and qualitative review of our DJUSD systems to understand the barriers to A-G completion particularly for our foster youth, low-income students and English Learners,” Allen said.

“The research included three phases beginning last July and culminating in the spring. The findings and the recommendations from this analysis will inform A-G grant allocation in our subsequent years. 4Additionally, some of the grant resources were used for professional development for our counselors, and administration and current UC and CSU admissions practices and used in the 2022 secondary summer school.”

Not yet finished with her presentations, Allen also gave an update on the DJUSD Visual Art Program and Prop 28. She mentioned how the DJUSD will receive $1 million in funding and broke down where that money will be allocated and foreshadowed how future spending will become more complex in the midst of a hiring shortage.

She talked about community and staff feedback which focused on optimizing access to all student groups.

Then she delved into the proposed elementary programming for the following year which includes adding general art instruction

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To wrap up the meeting, the trustees voted to approve a declaration for Highly Qualified Educators before voting to approve the employment contract for a deputy superintendent of business services.

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Colby will be coming out of retirement temporarily to fill the role while the district finds a more permanent candidate.

With that, the meeting came to an end with the next scheduled for June 1.

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