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Parenters press district on follow‑through; administration promises intentional accountability
Summary
Parents asked what would be different compared with a prior Karen Mapp effort; the assistant superintendent said the district will emphasize intentionality, accountability and may add compensation or structural time to support family engagement as the district hires a director.
During public comment, Carol, a parent with two high‑school students, asked directly: "I really genuinely wanna know what's gonna be different this time because our family liaisons are amazing..." She highlighted upper‑school constraints—teachers with large caseloads and brief opportunities for parent contact—and asked what the administration would do to make engagement work in high school.
Assistant Superintendent Manuel Fernandez responded that the district plans to be deliberate and to create the structures necessary for durability: "We gotta be intentional. We gotta hold things hold folks responsible... It might mean more compensation if we're asking people." He described past experiments with listening sessions and said accountability, coaching and embedding engagement into evaluation and school improvement plans are part of the strategy. Committee members urged the forthcoming director to review the conversation and to build systems that can survive leadership turnover.
There were no votes or formal actions taken during the meeting; next steps named were continuing the conversation, hiring the director and embedding family engagement in the strategic plan.
