TCSOS Superintendent Meeting - January 20, 2015

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MARGUERITE D. BULKINSUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGJanuary 20, 2015


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GOVERNOR’S BUDGET

• GAP funding at 32.1%• Elimination of deferrals• Growth funding SpEd• COLA 1.58% non-LCFF• Continued Preschool Growth

• New CTE funding options• Mandate payments • Technology infrastructure• Teacher Preparation• Facilities Reform


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ASSEMBLY BILL 2040• Amends Government Code sections 12463 and 53892 to

mandate disclosure of the compensation of school and special district elected officials, officers and employees.

• Starting January 1, 2015, these agencies will have new reporting and internet posting requirements to provide the public with easy access to this compensation information

• Examples of the types of compensation that must be disclosed include: Salary, and sick leave, health and retirement benefits

• Entire Bill can be read here: AB 2040

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2040


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PROP 2 – CAP ON RESERVESShould Districts be concerned? • How close to enforcement of reserve caps are we?

* Maintenance Factor (est $1.9 billion at end of 15-16) * Test 1 Funding (DOF opinion – unlikely to occur) * Prop 98 funding sufficient for Growth/Enrollment * Capital Gains must exceed 8%• Review Report: LAO Governor's Budget• 15-16 District budgets at adoption must identify minimum

reserve, amount in excess of the minimum, and a statement to substantiate the difference; i.e. infrastructure, maintenance and repair, technology, contributions to OPEBs or other unfunded liabilities

http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/budget/overview/budget-overview-2015.pdf


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LCAP• New template approved by SBE – Jan. 2015• Examples of Executive Summary• Individual School District Appointments at your site• Next LCAP Development Meeting – February 25• http://www.tcsos.us/educational-services/lcap/

http://www.tcsos.us/educational-services/lcap/

http://www.tcsos.us/educational-services/lcap/


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CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION / ASSESSMENT

Math Curriculum UpdateFebruary Grade Alike MeetingsDive Deeper – Fractions – starts on 1/27

2/4, 3/3, 3/10

ELAIntroduction to Frameworks – Feb. PD day

AssessmentSmarter Balanced/WestEd – 2 days workshop (3/12-13)Building Educator Assessment Literacy – Mini Training (1/26)Digital Library – Training and Access

http://www.tcsos.us/educational-services/professional-development/





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FRAMEWORKS AND CAASPPHistory – Social Science Frameworks Timeline

Science Framework Timeline

ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Adoption Timeline

CAASPP UpdateInterim AssessmentsETS WorkshopETS hand scoring

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/interimassessqa.asp

http://etsforms.formstack.com/forms/2015_smarter_balanced_online_test_workshops

http://etscrs.submit4jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=85332.viewjobs&CID=85332&notes_id=1


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AB 1432 MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING

EFFECTIVE 1/1/2015

*Mandates:1. Annual training using online training modules

provided by CDSS2. Provide training within the first 6 weeks of each

school year or within 6 weeks of employment*Training:

1. General Training Module - up to 4 hours self paced2. Educators Professional Module - up to 2 hours self

paced - Final test must be taken and passed at 80% or higher (must take General Training Module First)


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AB 1432 MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING

EFFECTIVE 1/1/2015

*Who is a Mandated Reporter:TeacherInstructional AideClassified employee of any public SchoolMany more…..

List of Mandated Reporters&

Online Training Modules required www.mandatedreporterca.com

http://www.mandatedreporterca.com/


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CA PAID SICK LEAVE LAW - AB 1522

1. Provide Sick Leave to those Employees that are not currently covered under an Agreement/Policy

2. Employees are entitled to earn sick leave after 30 days of employment & use paid sick leave after 90 days of employment

Options:A. Accrual/Carry Over: provide 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

Must carry over to the next yearB. 3 Days 24 hour Cap: Employer provides the 3 day 24 hour cap at the

beginning of the year school year. No accrual or carryover is required if full amount of leave is received at the beginning of the school year

3. Must post new law by January 1, 2015

4. Employer must provide written notice of sick leave balances on an itemized wage statement or in a separate writing provided in the employees paycheck.

5. Establish Advisory Committee to work through this legislation.

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONSELPA Strategic Planning: February 2015

The SELPA needs to conduct a Strategic Planning process to address many changes that have taken place and prepare for the future of the SELPA. The results of this planning process will be used to rewrite our local plan, which has not been updated since 2004/05. Chris King has agreed to facilitate this process. She will meet in February with the following planning groups. 1. Community Advisory Committee (CAC) 2. SELPA Staff 3. Sample of Site Staff 4. Superintendents

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POTENTIAL PLANNING TOPICS

1. Governance / Governing Board Responsibilities2. SELPA Finance, funds distribution3. Program Administration4. SELPA Responsibilities5. District Responsibilities6. Legal Pool7. Charter Schools8. Facilities9. Others as needed

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TCSOS EMPLOYEE BADGES• New badges for TCSOS employees• TCSOS Employees encouraged to wear while on school sites• Issued annually

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BIIG UPDATE• Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant• 5 Tuolumne County School sites on eligible service list

Cold Springs & South Fork(Summerville High)Don Pedro High, Tenaya El & Tioga High (BOFG)

• 1 additional site (Mountain High) eligible, no bid from ISPs • MOUs signed by districts before 1/23/2015• Initial installation timeframes

April/May - South Fork, Don Pedro, Tenaya & TiogaJuly/August - Cold Springs

• Included in grant fundingInstallation, on-site equipment, service fees

(through 6/2016)• BIIG Grant 2.0 in 2015/2016 budget ($100M)

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CVIN UPDATE• Broadband Infrastructure Project• TCSOS is an “Anchor Institution” with 10G fiber connectivity• All nodes scheduled for completion by Q1 2015• TCSOS will have 10G fiber circuit; increasing capacity 10 fold

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SERVER 2003 END OF LIFE• Windows Server 2003/2003r2• July 14, 2015• No more patches or security updates

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CAASPP READINESS• New Secure Browser for 2014/2015• Uninstall prior version before installing the new one• 10” device or greater with physical keyboard• Supported Operating Systems:

Windows: XP(SP3) | Vista | Win7 | Win8/8.1Mac: OS X 10.4.4 – 10.10ChromeBook/Box: Chrome OS v31 – v39iPad: OS 6.0 – 7.1 (iPad 1 and iPad Mini not

supported)Other devices and specs available online

• Download Secure Browsers @ http://ca.browsers.airast.org

http://ca.browsers.airast.org/

http://ca.browsers.airast.org/

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BRIGHTBYTES DATA COLLECTION

• Completed: Belleview, Jamestown, Sonora High• In Collection: Columbia• Not Started: BOFG, Curtis Creek, Gold Rush, Sonora El,

Soulsbyville El, Summerville El, Summerville High, Twain Harte• BrightBytes has reached out, but has not heard back• BrightBytes contacts:

Caroline Brenes, Project Manager415.992.7596 - [email protected] Wenten, Education Research Partner530.448.6804 - [email protected]


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SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGJanuary 20, 2015