Acton-Agua Dulce board adopts kindness resolution, backs staff service-excellence plan

The Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt a districtwide staff culture and service-excellence plan and a companion "kindness" resolution at its March 12 meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Sahakian presented the plan as a multi-year roadmap to "build a culture of kindness, professionalism, and service excellence" across the district, beginning with district-office training and moving to a school-site rollout over two to three years. "I am thrilled and excited to be presenting to our board as well as to our district, the long term staff culture and service excellence plan," Dr. Sahakian said during the presentation. The superintendent described phased work that includes customer-service training, communication norms and a formal kindness resolution that would codify expectations for respectful interactions.

Board President Brianna Taxoni moved the item and it passed by voice vote with members present voting in favor; one trustee (Lester Mascon) was recorded as absent. Supporters on the board said a consistent culture will improve staff morale and, they argued, ultimately support student success. One trustee noted the plan’s emphasis on aligning the initiative to existing strategic goals and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The resolution was described in the presentation as a formal affirmation of expectations for respect, dignity and professionalism, and as supporting Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and social-emotional learning. The district will proceed with the outlined implementation roadmap and bring any required policy language back to the board for future action.

Board members and staff said the plan and the resolution are intended to set clear expectations across the district and to provide tools and training for staff and school-site leaders.