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Board approves SARCs after discussion of small‑group data and staffing at Canyon Oaks
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved the 2024–25 School Accountability Report Cards for Court and Community Schools and Special Education Programs after asking whether small‑group data suppressed for privacy are used internally and expressing concerns about staffing stability at Canyon Oaks.
The San Mateo County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2024–25 School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) for the Court and Community Schools and Special Education Programs.
Associate Superintendent Kris Shouse presented the SARCs and answered trustees' questions about how staff use student data suppressed for privacy; she said that although small groups are not publicly reported, leadership reviews the information internally and uses it to inform practice. Board Member Chelsea Bonini asked whether the Board could view suppressed data in Closed Session; Shouse said she would explore whether other counties share such data in non‑public settings.
Bonini also raised staffing concerns at Canyon Oaks after a loss of its previous special education teacher. Executive Director Sarah Notch said the program currently uses a team model with a credentialed special education teacher, a general education teacher and a paraeducator and that the goal remains to hire a dedicated special education teacher when feasible. The SARCs were approved after a motion by Board Member Beverly Gerard and a second by Board Member Bonini; the vote was unanimous (Alvaro, Arias, Bonini, Gerard, Love, O'Neill and Torres).
