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Superintendent outlines literacy roadmap and trustee appointment timeline
Summary
Superintendent Jesus Chavarria presented the district’s structured literacy roadmap and teacher training plans (LETRS/Aspire) and announced the provisional appointment timeline for the Trustee Area 4 vacancy, with applications due April 4 and interviews planned April 16.
Superintendent Jesus Chavarria used the March 12 meeting to highlight the district’s literacy roadmap and to announce the process for filling a trustee vacancy in Trustee Area 4.
Chavarria described a structured literacy plan emphasizing phonics, fluency, guided reading and engagement, and said the district is training more than 200 teachers this year with LETRS for primary teachers and Aspire training for upper‑grade teachers. He shared district data showing second‑grade English proficiency rising from 43.5% in August to 45.3% in February and DLI Spanish second‑grade performance improving from 62.5% to 75.6% as of the latest STAR assessment.
Separately, Chavarria outlined the provisional appointment process after the board declared the Trustee Area 4 vacancy on March 3: applications are due April 4, eligibility review is April 9, candidates will be announced April 10, and the board will hold interviews and may appoint at a special meeting on April 16; a petition deadline to trigger a special election is May 16. The appointee would serve through November 2026.
Chavarria emphasized transparency and communication through the application and interview timeline; the superintendent’s office will verify eligibility and post candidate information publicly.
