The Santee School District Board of Education met at 6 p.m. November 5, 2024. Meeting highlights included:
Reports and Presentations
- Spotlight on Education: PRIDE Academy staff provided the Board of
Education with an update on student assessment and survey results from the 2023-24 school year as well as site collaboration plans for the 2024-25 school year.
- 2025-26 LCAP Timeline and Process: Each year the district updates its Local
Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) that governs expenditure of Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds. Staff reviewed the year-long timeline and process.
Discussion and/or Action Items
- The Board appointed Board Advisory Committee assignments to fill vacancies. Appointments can be found in the Board Packet.
- The Board approved nominations for the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly, including Member Ryan. Elected delegates will begin their two-year term on April 1, 2025.
Board Policies and Bylaws
- First Reading: Revised Board Policies (BP):
- BP 6000 – Concepts and Roles: Policy updated to align concepts with other sample policies and incorporate concepts of social, emotional and behavioral needs. Additionally, policy updated to reflect new guidance from the California Department of Education, including the importance of coordination, collaboration and alignment between the school, parents/guardians and the community, and district support for innovative programs and practices that promote student engagement, growth, understanding, achievement and career exploration.
- BP 6112 - School Day: Policy updated to reflect new law (SB 291, 2023) and new law (SB 153, 2024) which require districts that maintain any of grades K-6 to provide at least one or more periods of recess that total at least 30 minutes on regular instructional days and 15 minutes on early release days. Additionally, policy updated to add availability of equipment to the list of considerations when the Superintendent or designee is establishing the instructional schedule for secondary schools in order to account for sufficient technology and other equipment that is integral to the instructional program.
- BP 6142.92 – Mathematics Instruction: Policy updated to incorporate the, "2023 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade 12," including the framework's goal of removing barriers to students' mathematics success and ensuring access and opportunity for all students to receive high level mathematics instruction.
The next regular meeting of the Santee School District Board of Education will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in the Educational Resource Center, 9619 Cuyamaca, Santee. Meetings can also be live-streamed at santeesd.net/LiveBoardMeeting.
Note: These are not official meeting minutes of the Board of Education but rather a brief recap of the Board’s actions. For meeting recordings and official meeting minutes, click here.