Robla Elementary School District board meeting, Oct 8, 2026
2 h 29 min · 1 public speaker
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Robla board approves revised chief business official job description and salary schedule 1:52:07
- The board unanimously approved a motion and then unanimously approved Item D, a set of special education contracts. 18:16
- The board heard a presentation on 2026 CAASPP performance, with district-wide results followed by school-by-school results and site administrators describing new and planned actions. 24:34
- The board unanimously approved a revised job description for chief business official and a corresponding salary schedule, on a motion by Ken Barnes for Option A starting in January 2027. 1:52:07
- The board unanimously approved Item J and Item K, 2026-27 professional services contracts with Foster and Foster Actuaries and Consultants. 2:21:39
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Item by item (14)
- Opening and agenda adoption 6:39
- Craig DeLuz said Item D would be removed from the consent agenda because of a comment on it. 6:39
- Craig DeLuz said all board members were present and no action was taken in closed session. 7:12
- No one addressed the board on items not on the agenda. ~7:47
- The agenda was adopted as amended, and Craig DeLuz said the motion carried unanimously. 7:23
- Foundation, superintendent and board reports 9:24
- A staff member reporting for the education foundation said books were passed out to the Terrific 10 students for the past month. 9:32
- In the superintendent's report, the staff member said the parent empowerment dinner was the biggest one ever. 10:02
- Raynell Hamilton-Starks and Craig DeLuz each reported attending the parent empowerment dinner. 13:38
- Consent agenda 14:08
- A staff member said two contracts under $15,000 were on consent: a Navigate 360 PBIS reward system for Robla Elementary and a change order for an underground survey at Taylor Elementary. 15:49
- The staff member said the shade structure project at Glenwood Elementary was paused after underground utility lines and a sewage drain not in the original schematics were found. 16:15
- Sharona Devine asked how old the school schematics were, and a staff member said the answer would be verified. 17:23
- Craig DeLuz said the motion carried unanimously. 18:16
- Special education staffing contracts 18:16
- A staff member said the district was receiving many new students who need a one-on-one aide and that previous companies did not have the capacity to provide that personnel. 19:17
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about staffing consistency, staff training and classroom supervision, and asked whether ABA services would be included. 20:54
- Raynell Hamilton-Starks asked whether someone from the district office could explain how recruitment for IEP teachers and classroom supports works. 23:39
- Craig DeLuz said the motion carried unanimously. 24:34
- District CAASPP results and plans 24:34
- A staff member said ELA showed consistent, steady progress, math maintained at 21% and science went from 21 to 18 and then 19. 27:36
- Sharona Devine asked for a comparison to the state, and a staff member said state scores were still embargoed. 28:22
- The staff member said English learners and students with disabilities were the lowest student groups and that about 20 teachers volunteered to pilot math programs. 32:41
- Bell and Glenwood school results 42:02
- A staff member said one school's science score of 25% was the highest in the district, and another staff member said that school had 10 new teachers this year. 42:02
- Asked by Ken Barnes about needs, a staff member said staffing around special education was a big need. 52:47
- A Glenwood administrator said about 70% of students were English learners and cited staffing and facilities as top priorities, and Craig DeLuz asked for a later update on the DLI program. 1:08:23
- Main, Robla and Taylor school results 1:12:51
- A staff member said no Main student with disabilities met or exceeded standard in ELA, and Sharona Devine asked whether that was related to the struggle to find aides. 1:12:51
- A staff member said Taylor was the only elementary school with steady growth in math, and a Taylor administrator cited staffing and facilities as the biggest needs. 1:33:43
- Nuvia Cardona said Asian students' math results were dropping between 9% and 16% at most schools. 1:42:58
- Chief business official job description 1:52:07
- A staff member said 16 districts were reviewed, 9 met the criteria and the district ranked 10 out of 10 on its current salary schedule, about $24,000 lower in average. 1:53:12
- The staff member said the total fiscal impact of Option A would be about $58,500 because 3 individuals are on the salary schedule. 2:02:30
- One board member said they were in favor of the motion, and another board member asked for a multi-year budget projection. 2:03:21
- Craig DeLuz said the motion carried unanimously. 2:12:36
- Fiscal services consulting contract 2:12:36
- Preschool consulting services contract 2:13:43
- A staff member said the Child Sphere Consulting contract would provide professional development and help with compliance with new early learning requirements. 2:13:43
- Raynell Hamilton-Starks asked about the funding source, and a staff member said the CSPP program is pretty self-funded. 2:14:39
- A staff member said the MOU with the Sacramento County Office of Education offsets substitute costs so 6 teachers from Glenwood can take part in professional development. 2:15:28
- Craig DeLuz said both motions carried unanimously. 2:15:28
- Kitchen and refrigeration contracts 2:16:15
- A staff member said refrigeration to freezer conversion work at Glenwood Elementary had already started. 2:16:15
- A staff member said the warehouse conversion work had not started and the current equipment was not as efficient as it could be. 2:17:51
- A staff member said the kitchen equipment work at all 3 sites was completed in August as an emergency after some ovens did not work. 2:18:44
- Craig DeLuz said each of the three motions carried unanimously. 2:17:33
- Writing project and transportation agreements 2:19:43
- A staff member said the writing project MOU at Taylor Street Elementary School uses a literacy coach reading specialist grant. 2:19:43
- A staff member said the transportation MOU with Center Joint Unified School District is revenue for Robla. 2:20:23
- Sharona Devine asked how many students would be served, and a staff member said that information would follow. 2:21:21
- Craig DeLuz said both motions carried unanimously. 2:20:23
- Actuarial services contracts 2:21:39
- Requests for future agenda items 2:25:18
- Sharona Devine requested an update on the first math pilot, including teacher reactions and student understanding. 2:25:32
- Raynell Hamilton-Starks requested information on special education recruitment strategies. 2:26:16
- Craig DeLuz requested a study session conversation on the DLI program and asked whether internal assessments could show progress on a quarterly basis. 2:26:30
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