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MINUTES - Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH August 28, 2019 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2019 Agenda & Abstracts/ August Page 2 V. Educational Sessions A. Orange County Schools (OCS) Equity Update Dr. Dena Keeling, OCS’s first Chief Equity Officer, Sherita Cobb, Student Support Services Director, presented an update on OCS’s progress of creating an equitable school system. Below are highlights. • During year one, the focus was on identifying disparities, inequities and barriers and developing, implementing, and monitoring strategies to address them. • Students Organized for Anti-Racism (SOAR) is being used, beginning with high schoolers, to empower students to address issues of race. • There is an Equity Task Force Team includes community leaders, parents, and school system staff to advise the school system on equity-related issues, concerns, and initiatives. • There will be a new Code of Conduct launched in January 2020. The goals are to: o Create a blueprint for promoting good conduct, good citizenship, and good character for every student in the district. o Implement a district-wide approach to discipline and student support that is restorative, accountable, and equitable for students, families, and staff. o Amend current disciplinary policies and practices in order to reduce over use and disproportionate use of referrals and suspensions that adversely impact students of color and students with disabilities. o Ensure equitable treatment of every student, recognizing the uniqueness and strengths of each student and allowing for differences in time, attention, instruction, and support so that every student can succeed academically and participate responsibly in our shared community. o Implement consistent consequences, interventions, and classroom disciplinary practices across schools. o Support students’ development of social and emotional competencies linked to readiness to learn, academic engagement, and college, career, and life success. • There’s a focus on equitable treatment in the classroom that focuses on adult behavior. Before a student is suspended, let’s figure out what’s causing the behavior so that they can be successful and to show the student to know that they’re supported. • There was discussion regarding being aware that factors outside of school such as home life and food insecurity affects what occurs in the schools. B. 4th Quarter Financial and Billing Dashboard Rebecca Crawford, Financial & Administrative Services Director, gave a report on the 4th quarter revenue and billing accuracy. The report is as follows: • Total Health Department Revenue vs Actuals: Average YTD monthly revenue in FY19 after the fourth quarter was $275/month or $3.3 million for the entire fiscal year, representing 91.7% of our overall budgeted revenue for the year. This was a decrease of $161k from FY 17-18. Expenses were higher than revenues at 93% of the total overall budget but lower than the percentage of total budget expenditures from FY 17- 18, which reflects department-wide efforts to decrease expenditures in anticipation of lower revenue. The total overall expenditures were $10.2 million compared to year end FY 17-18, which were $9.7 million.