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Trustees question $109,000, scope and outcomes of proposed California Ed Partners OnTrack collaboration
Summary
Area administrators briefed trustees on a proposed three-year OnTrack collaboration with California Ed Partners to reduce D/F rates and build instructional capacity. Several trustees asked for clearer metrics, evidence of prior cohort impact and how the $109,000 cost will produce sustainable internal capacity.
Area administrators presented a proposed three-year OnTrack collaboration with California Ed Partners, designed to improve student course completion and the 8-to-9 grade transition through site-based coaching, data work and convenings that run through June 2028.
Administration described OnTrack features: customized coach support, site-based monitoring teams, three convenings per year, and an emphasis on instructional practice changes (re-teach/reassess cycles). Staff cited past cohort results—including reduced combined D/F rates to 15.7% across four pilot sites and lower rates at some schools—as rationale for scaling to additional secondary sites.
Trustees asked detailed questions about outcomes, scope and cost. Trustee Sellers asked for an example of how the collaboration changed practice; staff described math-focused work that led schools to alter in-class reteach/reassess practices rather than relying solely on outside tutorials. Trustee Correa, Trustee Kirk and Trustee Thomas raised concerns about sustainability, overlap with existing district efforts, how counselors and CTE students are accounted for, and whether the district has seen a measurable return on investment from the prior cohort.
Trustee Correa asked whether the contract supports English learners and data disaggregation; staff said the making-the-grade data platform included in the contract allows analysis by student groups. Trustee Thomas questioned choice of partner and whether the work focuses too narrowly on A–G pathways rather than broader postsecondary and career options.
Trustee Gruffan and Trustee Chavez asked for clearer documentation of what the partnership produces that district staff cannot do internally, and for stronger data demonstrating the prior cohort’s impact. Trustee Correa requested a concise set of performance metrics the district will use to judge contract effectiveness. Administrators said funding for convenings is covered by the 80G grant and that the proposal will be placed on the Aug. 26 agenda for action, but trustees signaled they will need additional evidence of cost-effectiveness and sustainability before approving.
