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Fairfield-Suisun trustees highlight school climate work and Solano Grand Jury review of SRO program
Summary
Superintendent Saxs told the governing board the district is strengthening LCAP Goal 4 on school climate through MTSS, restorative practices and new communication tools; she also summarized Solano County's grand jury findings and said the district will continue SRO training and data-driven evaluation.
President Tilly opened the meeting by acknowledging community grief after recent campus incidents and said the board is "united in our commitment to honor our scholars and to restore a safe community that is humane, compassionate, and just." She thanked community members who addressed the board on June 11 and noted an independent Fairfield Police Department investigation is ongoing.
Superintendent Saxs presented the district's planned refinements to Goal 4 of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), focusing on school climate and culture. "Goal four is all about school climate and culture," Saxs said, describing a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) that emphasizes prevention, intervention and correction. She outlined tier 1 supports (classroom practices and positive behavior systems), tier 2 interventions (mediation, counseling, check-in/out) and tier 3 responses (behavior intervention plans and, in extreme cases, suspension or expulsion).
Saxs described supports the district is expanding before the fall term: district psychologists assigned to sites, campus monitors, expanded counseling and a specialized de-escalation training session scheduled for August 10 for campus monitors. She also described a pilot of the Catapult incident communication system and reminded the public about the district's anonymous reporting app, Stop It.
On the district's relationship with law enforcement, Saxs summarized a presentation given by Chief Dan Marshall at a June 16 city council meeting and a Solano County Grand Jury report delivered July 1, 2025. She said the grand jury evaluated the countywide SRO program and recommended more training and resources. Saxs said the report was generally positive about the program's implementation, noting the program maintains a data dashboard and provides training in education code, penal code topics, crisis intervention and human-trafficking awareness.
Trustees asked questions about how MTSS and school supports are being implemented at the site level and how the district communicates those practices to families. Trustee Peter pressed for clearer contextual information so families understand teacher workload when students are on independent study; Saxs said schools try to provide advance notice when possible and that packaged assignments or office-available materials are used when short notice prevents teachers from preparing individualized packets.
Why it matters: The board's discussion brought the district's LCAP revisions, crisis-response systems and SRO oversight into public view at a time when families and staff have raised concerns about campus safety. The district committed to data-based monitoring and more training while urging continued community engagement.
What's next: The revised LCAP was before the board for approval that evening; the superintendent said staff will continue to refine implementation and report back as data and needs assessments evolve.
