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Superintendent Hahn outlines district priorities, celebrates parcel tax and Title IX compliance
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Hahn presented a State of the District focused on the board's strategic plan, reporting a balanced budget, a parcel tax passage with >80% approval, Title IX compliance progress, leadership hires, and program ideas including world language expansion and student open houses.
Superintendent Doctor Hahn delivered a comprehensive State of the District presentation focused on the board-approved strategic plan and student-centered priorities. Hahn summarized district metrics (about 2,400 students, roughly 370 employees), said the district has a balanced budget with a modest increase in reserves, and highlighted a parcel tax that passed with more than 80% voter approval as a key community investment.
Why it matters: Hahn framed the presentation around four strategic priorities — creating environments to thrive, investing in outstanding academics, community engagement, and operational excellence — and described steps under way in each. She emphasized Title IX work to bring athletic programs into compliance after prior concerns, noting that outside consultants “have asked if they could use our school district as a model for Title IX compliance.” The superintendent also listed concrete initiatives: a task force on a cell-phone policy, expanded counseling capacity and dual-enrollment discussions with Peralta Colleges, a climate-literacy resolution, curricular reviews, and pilot ideas such as world-language instruction beginning in 5th grade and a student open house to showcase student work.
Board members asked clarifying questions about data slides (including a gender-diversity slide Hahn corrected during discussion) and urged publication of the fuller written report. Hahn listed next steps including further work on intervention supports, staffing alignment, and continued community engagement.
"This work is joyful," Hahn said during her presentation, framing the district's achievements as enhancements rather than fixes. The board and student representatives praised the emphasis on student voice and recent advances in chronic absenteeism and graduation outcomes.
