Vallejo City Unified work session, May 13, 2026
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Vallejo City Unified board holds study session on academic progress and programs 0:54
- The Vallejo City Unified governing board approved its workshop and study session agenda and then heard a staff presentation on academic progress and program implementation. 1:44
- District staff members reviewed early literacy and MAP assessment results and graduation rates. 7:18
- Board members asked about math results that stayed flat or dropped in some grades and why walkthrough percentages dipped in the spring cycle, and one board member said veteran teachers also need coaching. 17:29
- The meeting adjourned at 10:54 PM. 1:56:31
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and agenda approval 0:54
- Study session overview 2:35
- A staff member said the session would review progress on key instructional initiatives and some academic progress data. 4:43
- The staff member said the presentation would not cover special education or student services programs. 5:34
- The staff member said students were completing statewide testing over the next 2 weeks and the results would be published with the California Dashboard in October. 6:34
- Early literacy results 7:18
- A staff member said 55% of kindergarten students were proficient in letter recognition and letter sounds at the January mid-year point, and 35% were proficient in reading CVC words. 9:23
- Carlos Flores asked about the second grade mid-year figure, and a staff member said it was 43.89, against a goal of 80% of students by the end of the year. 14:05
- A speaker asked to see results for individual schools, and a staff member said the district has that information. 14:39
- MAP reading and math results 15:03
- A staff member said the goal was to raise the median percentile by 5 percentage points at each grade on the MAP reading test. 15:03
- John Fox asked about zero growth in 3rd grade math and declines in other grades, and a staff member said this was the first year of a new math adoption. 17:29
- A staff member said the district expects 95% test completion and that schools or grade levels below that receive outreach and support. 20:27
- Math training and benchmark testing 23:21
- John Fox asked what professional development had been given to K-8 teachers for the new curriculum and asked why some grade levels do not take benchmark tests through the end of the year. 23:27
- A staff member said teachers meet by grade level on the first Wednesday of every month and that the district received a grant through Unbound Ed for classroom observation and coaching. 26:32
- A staff member said the Integrated Math 3 class rose from the 39th percentile to the 60th. 29:42
- Learning walks and instructional priorities 30:23
- A staff member said DOK 1 tasks remained the most common across all three observation cycles. 30:55
- Carlos Flores asked why the categories dipped in the spring cycle, and a staff member said more classrooms were likely visited after school teams took responsibility for the walks. 34:34
- A staff member said the district has 95% implementation of the uFly curriculum in K-2 classrooms. 47:57
- Eighth grade college and career counseling 48:26
- A staff member said the district has 2 college and career counselors who meet with 8th graders about high school and A through G requirements. 48:26
- Glenn Amboy asked whether the district should do something similar for the transition from 5th to 6th grade, and a staff member said a college and career counselor does that with 5th and 6th graders moving to middle school. 49:56
- Classroom walkthrough and coaching data 50:58
- A staff member said more than 5,000 classroom walkthroughs and nearly 400 one-on-one coaching sessions were conducted this school year. 50:58
- One board member said veteran teachers need coaching too and asked to see the walkthrough data. 53:14
- A staff member said about 30% of teachers enter the district without being fully credentialed and that walkthroughs trigger added coaching. 59:29
- Secondary, math and science updates 1:02:26
- A staff member said teachers in grades 3 through 8 are consistently implementing the RACE writing strategy. 1:02:26
- A staff member said high school teachers piloted 2 math programs and selected Amplify, and that a proposal would come to the board next month. 1:06:04
- The staff member said 121 students are enrolled in AP science courses between the high schools. 1:07:55
- World language programs 1:09:25
- A staff member said this is the first year of Mandarin 1, with 2 periods each at Vallejo High School and Jesse Bethel High School, and that Mandarin 2 is planned for next year. 1:09:25
- Latyna Young asked where the district would get a Mandarin teacher, and a staff member said one teacher is split between the 2 schools. 1:13:33
- A staff member said the district also offers Spanish, Heritage Spanish, Filipino and French. 1:14:46
- Graduation rates and college readiness 1:15:21
- A staff member said the overall graduation rate in 2025 was 79% and Vallejo High School's rate was 72.3%. 1:15:32
- A staff member said 76 Vallejo High School students were eligible for guaranteed admission to Cal State East Bay and Sonoma State, and 417 applications to UC and Cal State University sites had been submitted. 1:18:50
- Carlos Flores asked whether this was the first year the district tracked students on track and off track, and a staff member said the work began about a couple of years ago. 1:20:14
- Pathways and college credit options 1:25:05
- Support systems and Portrait of a Graduate 1:29:50
- A staff member described the multi-tiered systems of support framework, including an Early Warning System dashboard that identifies students most at risk. 1:30:27
- A staff member said a care team task force developed 7 essential elements and a care team handbook. 1:33:14
- A staff member said the district will pilot a senior showcase in ELA classes in the 2026-27 school year. 1:37:47
- Professional learning plan 1:38:25
- A staff member said the district's 3-year professional learning plan is ending and that survey data showed high participant satisfaction. 1:38:25
- A speaker asked whether professional learning is separated by grade level, and a staff member said it is organized by grade level and subject area on the big professional learning days. 1:42:34
- A staff member said a staff survey and focus groups informed a new 5-year plan for 26-31. 1:46:07
- Board comments and adjournment 1:46:57
- One board member said elementary schools need a benchmark test 3 times a year to guide Tier 2 instruction. 1:47:50
- One board member thanked staff and said the district needs to get the numbers to move. 1:53:30
- Glenn Amboy announced a regular governing board meeting on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, at 6 PM and adjourned the meeting at 10:54 PM. 1:55:05
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Video: posted by the district as “VCUSD Board of Education - Special Study Session 05/13/2026”