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Measure P project list and Series A issuance

Trustees approved a first-tranche project list for Measure P and a resolution authorizing a Series A bond issuance to fund the listed projects. Superintendent and staff told the board that Measure P voters approved a $171,000,000 bond in November 2024 and that the district plans a first issuance of about $57.5 million. Staff and the district’s bond consultants recommended a smaller initial issuance than initially planned to reduce the district’s near-term burden while preserving capacity for future series.

Chris Hyatt, identified in the meeting as a managing director with the bond team, presented financing assumptions, including a current-market interest-rate assumption of about 4.5 percent and an assumed assessed-valuation growth rate of 3.5 percent next year and 4 percent thereafter. Hyatt outlined the plan to seek a Moody’s credit rating, circulate a preliminary official statement on April 1 and sell the bonds on April 8 with a closing roughly two weeks later.

Refinancing Measure I SFID bonds

The board also approved refinancing bonds for the Redwood Shores School Facilities Improvement District (Measure I), which the district’s bond advisor said would save taxpayers an estimated $855,000 in present-value savings (about $120,000 per year). The refinancing will close in May to preserve tax-exempt status and to align with the call date for the prior bonds.

Audit and revolving fund

Trustees accepted the district’s 2023–24 audit report. The auditor issued one finding related to an asset-management system crash, which delayed the audit while the district replaced or recovered its asset list. Otherwise, auditors reported the district in good financial standing.

Separately, the board approved a temporary $500,000 increase in the district’s revolving fund to insure against potential payroll-processing disruptions as the county upgrades financial and HR systems ahead of July payroll.

Voting and next steps

Each measure and resolution approved at the meeting was adopted by roll-call/voice vote with no nays recorded during the motions covered on the agenda. Staff said some smaller projects in the tranche (roofing, restroom and window work, athletic field and parking-loop improvements) could be scheduled as funds are received and that the district is pursuing a program manager/construction manager request for proposals to sequence projects.

Ending: The board instructed staff to proceed with final bond documents and related disclosures as described; timelines provided by staff aim to have Series A proceeds in hand in April and the refinancing close in May.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board Meeting - Thursday, February 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a first-tranche Measure P project list and related Series A bond issuance, authorized a refinancing of Measure I SFID bonds and accepted the district audit.","taxTitle","Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary, School Districts, California","taxId",65691,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6328904,"Teachers warn learning-center cuts at Central could remove on-campus calm space; union asks for recurring agenda time",370,2994000,3364000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316760-f4892bbc3b198a7ef01f41baae38e370&start=2994&end=3364","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2316760-f4892bbc3b198a7ef01f41baae38e370/thumbnail_2994000.jpg","/articles/6328904/California/Teachers-warn-learning-center-cuts-at-Central-could-remove-on-campus-calm-space-union-asks-for-recurring-agenda-time","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6328904-9df0476326d94941bc3c701dd0fa72f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775270770&Signature=aDulSATkgN4ej9-Ljk3C8Tn2Mn1fUQ3kNECYIINufShgAzTHUHMxm6WljDzOqMXClVMGVZnq0fqLJhMTjawxvjJhLwRNesTW-V0-XHXySNxnjqtTP2NaC2PeyvrbKaa5ODzpC~U5CEx~VCyQ5-9kgk4Qp0tAenHPHj~UwqVYxDixD3IRc5fgV1cfiutlwbaS4R9eJfBoUpn4jJhJ8I37NecM-c9NLuqWuneBBUTnOpkYDaRWMFYyKYKIIvQBfRkOkUaRnFixJi4orMKTbWgb3lmba1aTaskVZ48zXNuhzMOk2enMXyaxsCQVr1oQDlbYMAuIDnpHlvwffXjaPmKmgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Molly Johnson, a 25-year classroom teacher in the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, told the Board of Trustees that she and colleagues are worried about the district’s temporary practice of having one learning-center teacher cover two sites.

\"It seems to me the district is counting on that temporary fix again at the cost of the students and at the cost of the teachers,\" Johnson said, describing last year’s temporary reassignment of Central’s learning center teacher to Cipriani as now becoming recurring. \"Learning center teachers is not just about the numbers on a piece of paper. ... These kids will have no place to go.\"

The concern focused on access to a calm, supervised space where students with 504 plans or regulation needs go to deescalate. Janet Mascollier, a teacher who said she has worked in the district 16 years, told trustees Central has had six different learning-center teachers in seven years and that Central’s learning-center space can serve students who are not on a formal special-education caseload but still rely on that space for regulation.

Barbara (identified as representing BRSSFA) and Lisa Fahey spoke on behalf of the teachers’ association and asked the board to create a recurring agenda slot for the union to share \"glows and grows\" and to improve collaboration between union leadership and the district. \"When teachers wear our union shirts to board meetings ... it's not about an us versus you mentality,\" Fahey said, asking that BRSFA be given an opportunity to speak as an agenda item so the board can comment and ask questions.

Trustees asked district staff to clarify how services written into IEPs and 504 plans would be maintained if a learning-center teacher is reassigned. In response to board questions later in the meeting, Director of Special Programs Jennifer Jimenez Payne said district schedules and IEP minutes were reviewed to identify solutions and that paraeducators remain on campus during the afternoons in question, but that specialized academic instruction (SAI) must be provided by credentialed teachers per students’ IEPs.

The public commenters sought a more stable staffing model. \"Last year the Cipriani learning center teacher had too many students on her caseload ... Central's learning center teacher helped as part of her job. But it was our understanding that it was a temporary fix,\" Johnson said. Mascollier said the arrangement has repeated in the second trimester for the last two years.

The board did not take action on staffing during the meeting. Trustees and staff said they would continue to review schedules, caseloads and IEP requirements and report back. The district’s special-education director was scheduled to present a separate update later in the meeting.

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Payne described steps she has implemented since joining the district: training to standardize referral and assessment decisions, expecting district psychologists to perform educationally related mental-health assessments where appropriate and offering biweekly professional-development sessions open to teachers and paraeducators.

Payne said the district is emphasizing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) approach: universal (tier 1) supports, targeted (tier 2) interventions with progress monitoring and intensified (tier 3) supports before referring a student for special-education eligibility assessment, unless the need is immediately evident. \"We started declining to assess if there’s no data that supports that we have a child-find issue,\" she said, noting that private schools within the district boundary trigger the district’s child-find responsibility.

Trustees asked about timelines and workload. Payne reminded the board that IDEA requires assessment completion within 60 calendar days once an assessment is authorized and that comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations can require multiple hours of direct testing plus observation, reporting and team meetings.

Payne also cited the 2024 FCMAT (Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team) review that found the district’s special-education certificated staffing generally within industry averages and a somewhat higher paraeducator ratio; she said staff are using those findings to revise practices.

Trustees asked about inclusion and whether special-education teachers \"push in\" to general education. Payne said models vary by site and that co-teaching and push-in practices are used where appropriate. She said the goal is to keep students in least-restrictive environments while providing required supports.

Ending: Trustees thanked Payne for the update. Payne listed follow-up items including ongoing training, continued MTSS fidelity checks and work on county-level services availability for students with higher needs.","The district’s new director of special programs summarized special-education staffing, reported 421 students receiving special-education services (about 11% of enrollment), described a shift toward declining some private-school assessment requests via prior written notice when data don’t support eligibility, and outlined ongoing professional-",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6328893,"Cipriani Elementary showcases EduProtocols, student leadership and a student-taught coding club",3395,3720000,7115000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316760-f4892bbc3b198a7ef01f41baae38e370&start=3720&end=7115","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2316760-f4892bbc3b198a7ef01f41baae38e370/thumbnail_3720000.jpg","/articles/6328893/California/Cipriani-Elementary-showcases-EduProtocols-student-leadership-and-a-student-taught-coding-club","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6328893-4d936e37c5e6a41a94b310601f98b6d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775270770&Signature=X6hpA-pM7S2TL6bUsbprfeFiCsay7KbkR91AGV3Ubv~-o~GWozs5x9Xwjhb0pbJ1ADrU7bAPQcyOskUiXZwkNEgkDFZFvOi-AD7Cy~1zkSTMOa3qTQaK-KdADnPBlrv7CxpIDgpEdDiJ2zdtYt4TcOVt~yBtJ2iP0bZSy~A6sAg~g0p6ggYRQ1C2L4Mr8ca-23EeJgAqTeZuGUOJHCrKo3~cy5HAN7EXtBhtbRZTMkVM8Dsw3cH9mZUpr26Iyal~XiM0fNfHHQnml-l1NvbkS5arGifm~hWbeBa6MlylTRpA4dr69~-Un-emPgllH8Wc7TDTaub5oCWBkxfBgoSFHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cipriani Elementary presented a school-spotlight to the Board of Trustees showing how the site is using EduProtocols instructional frames, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and student leadership programs to increase engagement.

Principal Lisa Nowakowski (presenting the spotlight) described a multi-year rollout of EduProtocols, teacher training opportunities and student-facing artifacts the staff brought to the meeting. She said the frames \"build our students' confidence and independence as learners\" and can be adapted from paper-based work for younger grades to Google Slides for older students.

Teachers and students demonstrated classroom applications. Fifth-grade teacher Pamela Miller described \"math reps\" nicknamed \"hot pockets,\" a reusable activity the fifth-grade team is using across units. Student Jocelyn Castillo, a fifth grader, described student-led teams such as the Green Team, breakfast club and spirit team and said those groups \"make Cipriani Elementary a better place.\"

The school also described a pilot, parent-led after-school AI and machine-learning class for fourth- and fifth-graders that started in January and runs once a week; participants trained object recognizers and voice classifiers in the first weeks of the program. Principal Nowakowski said she expects to expand the pilot and invited trustees to visit a session.

The school shared parent engagement events, the PTA-sponsored Marine Science Institute assembly, an anti-bullying BMX show and an upcoming visit from an EduProtocols math author who will model lessons on March 26.

Trustees asked about outcomes and data. Miller said teachers have noticed improved memory and engagement in students after repeated use of EduProtocols; Nowakowski said the school plans teacher- and student-surveys and level-of-implementation checks to measure impact.

Ending: Trustees praised student presenters and staff, accepted the spotlight and heard plans to expand family math nights and classroom visits by EduProtocols authors.","Cipriani Elementary presented schoolwide use of EduProtocols (instructional frameworks), a pilot after-school AI/machine-learning class for fourth and fifth graders, and student leadership projects during the board’s school-spotlight segment.","actionData","errors"]

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