February 19, 2022

FCUSD Board Briefs and Updates, Feb 18

February 18, 2022

Dear FCUSD Community:

Please see today’s Board Briefs and Updates below.

At the Board meeting last night, three exemplary students were honored as local recipients of the Association of California Administrators (ACSA), Every Student Succeeding program which recognizes students who have demonstrated significant achievements despite extraordinary challenges. The Folsom Cordova Leadership Association is a member of ACSA Region 3 and selected three students as nominees. Those students are:

• Landon McMahon, Mills Middle School
• Loryle Ruben, Sutter Middle School
• Najla Naser, Cordova High School

We are additionally pleased to announce that Najla Naser has been selected to advance to the state level of ACSA’s Every Student Succeeding, representing ACSA Region 3. Learn more by visiting our website here, and to learn more about this program, please visit the ACSA website.

We are very proud of our students and celebrate their successes.

Resolution No. 02-17-22-33: Eliminate COVID-19 Health Mandates Immediately Upon State or County's Authorizing Action 

The Board passed a resolution that allows FCUSD staff to act immediately once the state has relaxed COVID-19 health mandates. Although masking requirements in schools is still a state requirement, FCUSD is eager to return to pre-COVID school experiences and now has Board authorization to move as quickly as legally possible to return to normal school operations, while maintaining safe learning environments for all students and staff. 

To view Resolution 02-17-22-33 please click here.

While we recognize there are very strong feelings on this issue, we maintain our position that harassment and bullying are never appropriate and will not be tolerated.  We applaud the respectful discourse we have seen by students and families, even when they disagree, and encourage all to be courteous with one another.

Mitchell Middle School to restore seven period days for the 2022-23 school year

Staff presented historical information on Mitchell Middle School’s enrollment and IB Middle Years (MYP) Programme. To see the full presentation, please visit this link.

After discussion, the Board approved the restoration of the seven period day which will allow for more students to fully participate in all MYP courses available.

The IB MYP Program at Mitchell Middle is a holistic, inquiry-based program emphasizing the importance of being well-rounded life-long learners and part of the International Baccalaureate series of opportunities for students that FCUSD is pleased to offer. To learn more about MYP at Mitchell MS, please visit their website here.

2022 Supplement to Annual Update for the 2021-2022 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a comprehensive planning tool to support student outcomes. It is an important component of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The fiscal impact is $12,895,272 of supplemental LCFF funds.

Last night, the Supplement to the Annual Update was presented to the Board.

To view the presentation please click here.

Providing transparent information on all matters of our budget is our promise to you and we encourage our community to please review the documentation in the above link, including the timeline of budget decisions that will take place over the next few months. To learn more about the LCFF, our LCAP and process, please visit our website here.

Presidents' Day Holidays

As a reminder, all school sites and all District offices will be closed next Monday, February 21, and Tuesday, February 22 in observance of the Presidents' Day Holidays. School will resume on Wednesday, February 23.