Dr. Susan Samarge-Powell will provide the Board of Education with an update on the preschool programs for the 2019-20 school year and beyond.  

Staff anticipates that this item will require a total of 40 minutes, with 25 minutes for the staff report and 15 minutes for board members' questions/comments.

The original presentation has been updated.

On December 18, 2018, the Superintendent’s Working Committee (SWC) provided the Board of Education with a brief on its purpose and process, key learnings from relevant research, and SMMUSD’s current implementation of Project Based Learning (PBL). As part of this discussion, the board was presented with a comprehensive PBL implementation plan that identified four components:

• Expand PK-12 PBL Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers
• Strengthen High School College and Career Learning Pathways
• Develop Capstone Learning Experiences
• Launch 9th Grade PBL Student Cohort

On February 26, 2019, the SWC presented to the board its implementation plan for developing the Capstone Learning Experiences as well as an update on the progress of the 9th grade PBL student cohort.

This presentation will provide the board more information regarding the implementation plan, with a specific focus on the High School College and Career Learning Pathways (CTE).  In the presentation staff will also include an update on the 9th grade PBL cohort.

Under development

Staff anticipates that this item will require a total of 90 minutes, 60 minutes for staff report and 30 minutes for board member questions/comments.

The attached presentation has been updated.

The purpose of this item is to provide the Board of Education an opportunity to discuss and give direction to staff regarding the adoption of the Education Specification Plan.

The districtwide Educational Specifications were developed through a comprehensive, year-long process that engaged district leadership, educational leadership, teachers, staff, user groups, M&O, students and community, to arrive at an informed and well represented set of goals and objectives for the design of future learning environments at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

This process was overseen by an Educational Specifications Steering Committee, comprised of educators and leadership, focused on defining the district vision for future learning and the environments that support that vision. The district approach to educational delivery has continued to evolve over time to incorporate technology as a tool for instruction, to address learning modalities that develop 21st century skills, and to meet state testing requirements. This district model for future learning will be centered on a project based learning approach that will expand and further instructional strategies currently in place within the district, and will address future learning that is flexible and adaptable, and project centered in its delivery.

This approach, combined with new learning tools and resources, will require a shift from instructional design of the past that was defined by a traditional teacher-at-the-front-of-the-classroom style of learning, to one that provides for rotational learning within the classroom, incorporating a variety of project based learning experiences that allow for individualized, small group, and large group instruction to occur simultaneously. In addition, new resource spaces will provide for project based learning that may be led by same grade instructional teams and that are provided with additional resources outside the classroom for larger project based exercises. All spaces will require enhanced flexibility, mobility and access to technology and resources in real-time, where instructors and students may shift seamlessly between programs and instructional opportunities.

This robust learning model is intended to bring 21st century learning to the forefront of the SMMUSD approach and to nurture students that are equipped with knowledge and skills that prepare them for jobs of the future.

As the district begins the process of evaluating and prioritizing future new construction and modernization projects, the educational specifications will be utilized to define the specific types of learning environments that provide the flexibility and resources to meet the requirements of a new project based approach to learning and instruction.

The educational specifications are intended to provide both a planning guide, and instructional design model for future modernization and new construction work. For the planning component a “model school” criteria has been developed for elementary and middle schools to establish a pathway forward that addresses equity and parity among all district schools.

Staff anticipates that this item will require a total of 60 minutes, with 30 minutes for the staff report and 30 minutes for board member questions/comments. 

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve The Michelle and Barack Obama Center for Inquiry and Exploration as the new name for the SMMUSD facility located at 721 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. 

The board discussed this item at the May 16, 2091, board meeting.

Staff anticipates that this item will require a total of 10 minutes.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the name for the new elementary school in Malibu.

Juan Cabrillo Elementary School and Point Dume Marine Science School are merging on the Point Dume campus in the fall. To foster community and culture around the new school, a new name will be selected to create a welcoming environment for all families from both schools.

Following approval of the school’s name, students at both schools will go through a process to decide on the school’s mascot and colors. This will occur under the leadership of the new principal in the fall.

Staff anticipates a total of 15 minutes for this item, with 10 minutes for the staff report and 5 minutes for board questions/comments.

The Health and Safety DAC, which is charged with focusing on the health of SMMUSD's students, has recognized that our district does not have a system in place that will allow us to meet the goals of the Board-approved SMMUSD wellness policy (BP 5030). Looking at data from the California Healthy Kids Survey and Wellness Surveys from parents, staff, and students (as well as analyzing what is going well and where gaps exist), the DAC can identify and recommend strategies for programmatic and staffing changes. This would allow the district to align with the wellness policy goals. We want to make sure that the Board and superintendent are well-informed about student wellness and offer suggestions about how we might improve the current district support system.

Depending on the level of funding the Board would consider allocating to increase school social work staff positions, the costs could vary from $300K to $3.3 million. 

Staff anticipates that this item will require a total of 40 minutes, with 30 minutes for the staff report and 10 minutes for board member questions and comments.

The attached presentation was updated on May 29.

• Title: Superintendent

• Agency designated representative: Board President
  
• Employee Organizations: Superintendent

This meeting will adjourn to a regular meeting scheduled for June 6 at 5:15 p.m. in the Lincoln Middle School cafeteria (1501 California Ave.) to honor retirees, and then 7:30 p.m. in the district office board room (1651 16^th St.) for the remainder of open session.