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Folsom-Cordova Unified School District board meeting, Sep 17, 2026

1 h 39 min · 2 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Folsom Cordova board adopts resolution on balanced use of technology in teaching 57:39

  • The board also heard a Mills Middle School spotlight, a career and technical education presentation and an annual charter schools report. 6:23
  • The board approved the purchase and installation of 3 relocatable buildings for Alder Creek Elementary School, and a staff member said the buildings would be ready in August 2027. 36:38
  • The board adopted a resolution supporting balanced, developmentally appropriate and purposeful use of technology in teaching and learning after a district staff member presented it as a recommendation of a student screen time task force. 57:39
  • Board members agreed to discuss rotating the board president position at a December 14 special meeting. 1:35:20

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening, closed session and agenda 0:01
    • A speaker at public comment before closed session said the speaker was there to support 2 families on matters in closed session involving how a grade was assigned. 0:31
    • After closed session, the superintendent reported the board had given direction to send notice regarding the 2 cases referenced in closed session item 2A. 4:08
    • The motion to adopt the agenda carried. 6:04
  2. School and program recognitions 6:23
    • Students from Mills Middle School described electives, sports and clubs, and said the school garden was renovated with a $20,000 grant from the Sacramento Kings. 7:10
    • A staff member said the Folsom High manufacturing program was awarded a $700,000 naming rights grant from Haas Automation to help fund a 990-square-foot expansion. 22:13
    • A presenter said the summer preceptorship program placed 71 students with 21 business partners in 8 business sectors. 23:36
  3. Consent agenda 35:13
    • Items 6 and 7 were pulled, and a motion was sought on the remaining items with the exception of 6 and 7. 36:02
    • The motion to approve the remaining consent items carried. 36:04
  4. Relocatable buildings for elementary schools 36:38
    • Chris Clark asked about the timeline, and a staff member said the buildings would be installed over the summer and ready in August 2027. 36:48
    • A speaker said about 80 students who would attend Alder Creek or Mangini are being overflowed to another school and that the added capacity is expected to bring all of them back. 37:25
    • A motion carried, and after no questions were raised on item 7, a second motion also carried. 39:01
  5. Public comment 39:33
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the treatment of students with disabilities and about classroom safety and sanitation. 41:46
    • Another speaker said not every teacher in the district is a bad teacher and that every employee should be held accountable. 43:24
  6. District organization and committee reports 46:38
    • A speaker said the District Facilities Committee met on September 4 and that fencing at Folsom Middle School and Vista Del Lago will go in over winter break. 48:52
    • A speaker said the Policy Committee reviewed 8 policies that will come forward on October 15, most of them CSBA updates. 50:25
  7. Annual charter schools report 52:35
    • A staff member said New Pacific Charter has 251 students, has been in deficit spending for 3 years and has not maintained the 3% reserve required by the district's memorandum of understanding. 56:18
    • The staff member said the district issued a notice of concern and will monitor the school as it prepares for renewal in the 27⁠-⁠28 school year. 57:05
  8. Technology use resolution 57:39
    • A staff member said the task force will meet November 7 and in April and that the district is piloting a move away from one-to-one devices at a middle school. 58:05
    • Speakers and staff discussed holding a town hall on the topic along with the task force. 59:58
    • The motion to adopt the resolution carried. 1:09:24
  9. Adult school grant agreement 1:09:40
    • Chris Clark said the superintendent looked into a possible conflict of interest involving Chris Clark's work with SETA, and a staff member said it is not a conflict. 1:10:20
    • The motion authorizing the delegate agency agreement with the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency carried. 1:09:40
  10. Summer school and superintendent reports 1:11:04
    • A staff member said 27 additional graduates earned diplomas through summer school this year. 1:11:09
    • A staff member said training for 240 guiding coalition members received around 95% approval across all metrics. 1:11:56
  11. Board member reports 1:18:05
    • One board member said the hope was that the district could look into bringing back the Freedom School summer program. 1:23:17
    • A speaker said transportation will come before the board on October 15. 1:25:01
  12. Future agenda items 1:28:49
    • David Reid said the district's counselor ratio is 500 to 1, compared with a recommended 250 to 1, a national average of about 370 to 1 and a California average of 430 to 1. 1:31:36
    • A staff member said ratio models would be brought to the Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee to see the cost of lowering ratios. 1:33:26
    • David Reid asked the board to discuss rotating the board president position through all 5 members. 1:35:20
    • A staff member said the matter would be placed on the agenda in December, on December 14th. 1:38:43

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