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23 <br /> 1 has a community engagement committee, which will host some evening meetings this year to <br /> 2 better access the community. She said OCS and CHCCS are also working on a student equity <br /> 3 team. She said CHCCS has more staff dedicated to this issue and is helping OCS greatly. <br /> 4 Commissioner Fowler thanked the staff for the information. She said many of the <br /> 5 educational disparities exist in health care too. She is glad to see the partnerships between the <br /> 6 school districts. She said the County can do a better job in promoting the many resources that <br /> 7 already exist. She said she would also like to see data surrounding the effects of the new code <br /> 8 of conduct and support, as it becomes available. She said she is very keen to work together on <br /> 9 closing the educational gap. <br /> 10 Commissioner Greene said this is an ambitious, daunting and impressive project. She <br /> 11 said the achievement gap has seemed intractable, despite all of the work that has been done on <br /> 12 it. She asked if the comprehensive approach is a reset of all of the previous work, or if it is <br /> 13 layered on top of the previous work. She said there has been a lot of work in the schools to get <br /> 14 to this point, and asked if the County program will supersede that work. <br /> 15 Annette Moore said no. <br /> 16 Dr. Dena Keeling said there is a framework that OCS uses. She said to close gaps, <br /> 17 there has to be culturally relevant teaching, and many previous efforts are not working. She <br /> 18 said the schools have to look at instructional models that address those gaps successfully. She <br /> 19 said having an environment where marginalized students feel like they belong is important to <br /> 20 student achievement. She said staff training to be culturally relevant is also important. She <br /> 21 said she wants students to feel the entire County wrap around them with support. She said all <br /> 22 of this will need to come together to make real change. <br /> 23 Annette Moore said breaking down systems of racism takes a community. She said this <br /> 24 work will help all entities speak the same language and working together, as opposed to <br /> 25 working apart. <br /> 26 Chair Price agreed. She said this is a continuum of generations working towards equity <br /> 27 and equality. She said progress is made each step of the way, and we have to modify to go to <br /> 28 the next level. She said she would like members of GARE to speak at focus groups, and to <br /> 29 consider what is happening in the home. She said economics and education all blend together, <br /> 30 and the pandemic has shown the relationship between having a job, having food and how that <br /> 31 affects the child. She said it is a daunting task. She said she wants to see all working together <br /> 32 more, feeding into One Orange. <br /> 33 Bonnie Hauser asked if there is a plan to bring this closer to families. She said she likes <br /> 34 the Family Success Alliance (FSA), as it gives voice to the community to point out what is <br /> 35 stopping children from getting what they need. She asked if the Family Success Alliance can <br /> 36 be brought closer to the schools. She said more resources will be needed. <br /> 37 Jillian La Serna said the work at the Family Success Alliance could tie into the One <br /> 38 Orange initiative. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 5. Budget and Personnel Update <br /> 41 <br /> 42 a. CHCCS — Chief Financial Officer, Jonathan Scott and Chief Human Resources <br /> 43 Officer, Erika Newkirk <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Jonathan Scott made the following presentation: <br /> 46 <br /> 47 <br />