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Revisions to the district’s grading and assessment policy, layoffs for both educators and classified staff, response to immigration enforcement and polling results for a new general obligation bond are the lead items on a crowded agenda for the San Ramon Valley school board Tuesday.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s grading policy is in the middle of a multi-phase review to ensure grades are accurate and reflect student learning objectives under district and state standards, staff told the board in a report ahead of their presentation on the results of the outreach phase that yielded more than 450 responses from stakeholders.
“Survey results indicate broad alignment with the direction of grading reform, alongside significant questions related to implementation, feasibility, consistency and clarity,” staff wrote.
District officials hope to bring forward an updated draft and implementation framework during next school year.
The grading policy presentation is among a handful of notable items on the board’s open-session agenda, scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 24) in the boardroom at SRVUSD headquarters, 699 Old Orchard Drive in Danville. Read the full agenda here.
In other business
The school board will consider affirming planned layoffs for classified and certificated employees in light of the district’s budget difficulties. San Ramon Valley Education Association reps have been particularly critical about proposed cuts of world language teachers in posts on social media.
Staff and consultants will share out the results of community polling on a potential new general obligation bond to fund facility projects.
The trustees will discuss a new board policy and administrative regulation regarding response to immigration enforcement within the district.
They will consider starting the process to categorize the district headquarters site as surplus property ripe to be offloaded. The district last year purchased an office building in San Ramon to relocate the headquarters.
Trustees will also hear reports on the Measure D bond annual audit, the Parcel Tax Oversight Committee’s year-end reflections, the midyear budget update, and resolutions for Women’s History Month, Arts History Month and Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.
Before the open session, the board is scheduled to meet behind closed doors starting at 3:30 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations, new administrative appointments, employee discipline or dismissal, and cases of pending and anticipated litigation.
