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