California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
District staff presented the midyear Local Control and Accountability Plan update showing graduation rate improved to 89.9% but chronic absenteeism remained high (about 25%); staff outlined targeted supports and spent-to-date figures for LCAP actions.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
After debate about student choice and long-term program impacts, the Santa Rosa board approved a revision to BP 6146 to allow students pursuing CTE industry certifications to waive certain course requirements so they can complete pathways; the second reading passed in a 4-1 roll-call vote.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
The Santa Rosa City Schools board adopted resolutions projecting up to 120.5 FTE reductions and approving reductions to the classified workforce as part of its fiscal stabilization plan; many students, parents and staff urged the board to pause cuts to counselors, special-education services and arts programming.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
The Santa Rosa City Schools board voted 6–1 on Feb. 11 to adopt a fiscal stabilization plan intended to close a roughly $15 million structural deficit, approving reductions that shrink school‑based mental‑health staff and revise special‑education delivery while staff pursue external funding and implementation details.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
Dozens of students, parents, teachers and alumni told the Santa Rosa board Feb. 11 that closing Steele Lane Elementary and shrinking ArtQuest class periods would harm students and drive families away, presenting enrollment, cultural and equity arguments against proposed cuts.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
Trustees agreed Feb. 11 to begin a district‑wide review of A‑through‑G graduation requirements and implementation after public comment and trustee concerns about inequitable access, scheduling impacts and high waiver rates in math and world language.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
Guoq Architects updated trustees on the facilities master plan process, highlighting TK/K facilities, fencing and security, portable replacements, and athletics accommodations for new 712 campus configurations; a board study session is planned for March.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
An actuarial consultant told the finance subcommittee the district's total OPEB liability is about $33.1 million (measurement date 6/30/2024) and recommended considering an irrevocable OPEB trust and plan-design changes to slow future cost growth.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
Contracts staff described three routing tracks for contracts, demonstrated the summary sheet and master list, and proposed adding notification alerts for expiring contracts and fields showing whether funding and prior board discussion support an item.
California / School Districts / Santa Rosa Elementary
Multiple counselors and community members told the Santa Rosa City Schools board that proposed cuts to elementary, college-and-career, and MTSS counselors would harm students’ mental health, legal compliance for 504/IEP needs, and postsecondary supports, urging trustees to 'keep cuts away from the students.'