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Kaufman Elementary reports early‑literacy gains; district food service honored for sustainable meals
Summary
At the meeting, a Kaufman Elementary presentation highlighted student‑senate projects, strong early‑literacy and social‑emotional survey results and the school’s adoption of UFLI; the board also presented a certificate recognizing the district food‑service department for sustainable, locally sourced meals.
Kaufman Elementary’s principal reported improved early‑literacy outcomes, rising student engagement measures and new student‑led activities at a Western Placer Unified board meeting. Separately, the board presented a certificate recognizing the district food‑service department for sustainable, locally sourced meals.
The principal (name not recorded in the transcript) led a student presentation and reviewed assessment data from the 2024–25 school year. She said 87% of kindergarten students at Kaufman were at grade level or above in literacy benchmarks, compared with a cited district figure of 83%. First‑grade performance was reported as 83% at or above grade level (district 70%). The principal also cited a UFLI phonics result showing that 90% of first‑grade students were at or above expectations at the end of the year, with only a small number listed as approaching or below.
Student senators described school initiatives they planned or had started. Fifth‑grader Easton Ritz told the board the senators had organized a weekly “Monday reset” to pick up trash. “Every Monday we pick up trash,” Ritz said. Fellow student senators described plans for morning announcements, award‑assembly examples and an end‑of‑year student survey.
The principal described district and site investments that supported the gains, including Title I funds used to retain first‑grade aides, site funds to support intervention staff (ISP) who work across TK–5, a bilingual aide for English learners and the district’s adoption of UFLI. She also said the school would operate with a 0.4‑FTE counselor this year and credited a newly hired art teacher with rising student interest in arts activities.
Earlier in the meeting the board read a certificate recognizing the district food‑service department for earning a green‑tier certification (text in the transcript attributed the certificate reading to a board speaker). The certificate text in the transcript praised the department’s “commitment to serving nutritious, sustainable, and locally sourced meals” and “leadership, innovation, and dedication to scratch cooking and fresh local ingredients.” The board said each school would receive a certificate to display in its food‑service area.
Parents, staff and the principal praised the school’s parent‑teacher club for community events and garden work and for funding a new electric marquee and soccer goals. The principal thanked the PTC and named Monica (present in the audience) for work on the garden and assemblies.
The transcript shows the presentation concluded with an invitation for questions; no formal board action or vote related to the presentation content was recorded in the excerpt.
