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Superintendent reports attendance improving, highlights school honors and $3.8M in cost-management opportunities
Summary
At the March 10 meeting the superintendent said attendance is rising toward August levels, announced Thomas Russell Middle School as a California Distinguished School and Rancho Milpitas Middle School as a 'Schools to Watch' honoree, and summarized a collaboration team's study identifying $1.2M in savings, $1.6M in revenue opportunities and $1.0M in cost reductions to be presented to the board for action.
The superintendent gave the board an update March 10 saying current-month attendance is rising toward higher August levels and that year-to-date daily attendance remains slightly higher because earlier months recorded higher rates. "The best indicator, the best opportunity for success is when our students are in school," the superintendent said.
The report tied attendance to the district's strategic priorities. Under Strategic Commitment No. 3, the superintendent said learners need exposure to different career types to build pathways. As an example, an assistant manager, Matt Conneau, visited a fourth-grade classroom and spent about 50 minutes answering students' questions about city planning; the superintendent praised the students for the quality of their questions.
Under Strategic Commitment No. 4, the superintendent connected learner engagement to academic, social and emotional outcomes and career readiness.
The superintendent announced two school recognitions based on state data: Thomas Russell Middle School was named a California Distinguished School using spring 2025 dashboard data released by the State of California, and Rancho Milpitas Middle School was recognized as a California Schools to Watch. Both school teams were being recognized at the same meeting.
The superintendent also summarized a study-session presentation on cost management delivered by a collaboration team composed of association leaders, district leaders and nominated staff who met weekly for four weeks. The team identified $1,200,000 in potential savings, $1,600,000 in potential revenue opportunities and $1,000,000 in possible cost reductions; the superintendent said those recommendations will go to the board at its next meeting for action.
The superintendent thanked the collaboration team and district leaders and concluded the superintendent's report. "That concludes this part of my superintendent's report," the superintendent said.
