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Board debates monitoring approach for Hmong 'home' project goals and task force role
Summary
Board reviewed deliverables from a district 'home' (Hmong) project, asked for clearer, measurable SMART goals, and signaled a preference to have the board or superintendent determine a monitoring framework rather than enshrining a standing task force with stipends in the resolution.
Director Vu presented the home-project deliverables and draft SMART goals, describing a five-phase process that began with a needs assessment in December 2024 and resulted in draft goals on culturally responsive instruction, home-language programming and staff supports. Vu said the work group proposed a mission statement, monitoring framework and a draft resolution for board consideration.
Board members responded with several consistent requests: reduce the number of measures to a few clear, measurable indicators; identify which metrics already exist in district data systems; and clarify who would be responsible for operationalizing and monitoring goals. Several directors suggested the district’s REA (research, evaluation and assessment) team could provide disaggregated data, and some proposed parent advisory councils — rather than a newly created long-term task force with stipends — could perform annual monitoring and reporting.
Some members urged that the work group deliver advisory recommendations and that the board or administration convert those recommendations into specific, time-bound SMART goals. Others said they would like periodic, board-level reports so the community can see progress. Staff noted limitations in demographic identification (Hmong students are recorded when first language is Hmong) and cautioned that not all families self-identify in existing data fields, which may limit some disaggregation.
No formal vote was taken on the resolution language; the board asked staff to revise the draft to (a) remove mandatory task-force language and instead direct the board or superintendent to determine a monitoring framework and cadence, (b) clarify reporting mechanisms and frequency, and (c) identify which metrics are already collected and which will require new data collection or budgeted support. The updated language and an implementation plan were requested for the board’s packet ahead of the Feb. 17 meeting.
Board members emphasized honoring the community work behind the project and requested recognition for volunteers who contributed to the needs-assessment phase.
