Agenda - 03-07-2019 8-a - Minutes

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3 1 • Family and community engagement is becoming increasingly intentional 2 • Organizational effectiveness at all levels of the system 3 4 Mary Ann Wolfe said as CHCCS makes decisions, it repeatedly returns to these 4 areas 5 to ask if the decision supports the areas. 6 Rani Dasi said CHCCS is aligning its budget to its strategic plan. She said Jennifer 7 Bennett has come on staff as a new financial leader. She said CHCCS is reassessing its capital 8 needs, and Chapel Hill High renovations are underway and on track. She said CHCCS is 9 working on Town of Chapel Hill (TOCH) reimbursements for Chapel Hill High School. She said 10 CHCCS is assessing the needs of current schools as well. 11 Joal Broun said given the upcoming class size mandates, a rough estimate indicates the 12 need for an additional 30 teachers at a cost of$2.2 million. She said it is hoped that the State 13 will provide some funds to offset these costs. She said CHCCS is also looking at how this 14 mandate will impact buildings, and 11 schools have pre-K, which is a factor. She said it is 15 unclear if existing facilities can accommodate this mandate. 16 Commissioner McKee referred to the Chapel Hill High (CHHS) project, and asked if this 17 project is close to, or over budget. 18 Patrick Adele said the CHHS project is currently on budget, and the CTE building is on 19 reserves and is part of the project to be funded by the additional money that was set aside. 20 Chair Rich asked if the number of charter students is known. 21 James Barrett said 115 out of 12,200 total CHCCS students attend charter schools. 22 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if these students are going to charter schools in 23 Chatham County. 24 James Barrett said the students go all over. 25 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is an update on school discipline and racial 26 disparities. 27 Superintendent Baldwin said CHCCS is working on this, and training staff on restorative 28 justice practices. 29 Superintendent Baldwin said CHCCS is also working on mental health training, and how 30 to have relationships with students that may avoid incidents happening in the first place. She 31 said CHCCS is planning ongoing conversations about the effectiveness of consequences. She 32 said CHCCS is partnering with Engaging Schools on the student code of conduct, specifically 33 listening to student voices about what is happening in the classrooms and hallways. She said 34 most data reflects incidents occurring outside the classroom (hallways, buses, etc.), and looking 35 at duty and supervision schedules. 36 Amy Fowler said the discipline referrals for students of color did go down, but the 37 amount of overall referrals also went down, so the disproportion remains. 38 Commissioner Greene asked if there are other ways to measure improvement in equity, 39 in addition to the disciplinary referral data. 40 Superintendent Baldwin said through survey work, and not just one data point. She said 41 there are many conversations with teachers/social workers/counselors and through family and 42 community engagement. 43 Amy Fowler said one in five adolescents will deal with mental health issues, and CHCCS 44 is addressing this and the whole child. She said social-emotional skills at a young age indicate 45 rates of success in adulthood, and are just as important as educational skills. She said mental 46 health is a critical factor in all elements of education. 47 Chair Stephens said the disciplinary data in OCS indicates that students of color are 48 being sent out of the classroom less. She said the district continues work with restorative 49 justice practices, and is also working with Engaging Schools. 50 Superintendent Wirt said OCS has trained over 60% of certified staff in restorative 51 practices, and have been working with engaging schools for almost a year. He said Engaging