October 6, 2021

Update: Message to the FCUSD Community, Oct 6

October 6, 2021

Dear FCUSD Community: Please read below for today’s updates.

The COVID-19 Dashboard has been updated. Please visit www.fcusd.org/COVID 

High School students may opt to change grades on transcript

As the district has previously shared, AB 104 has allowed students enrolled in high school during the 2020-21 school year to change their letter grades to Pass/No Pass (P/NP) if they so desired. The passage of AB 104 also opened the door to a discussion regarding students who have reached out to their high school wanting to change the Credit/No Mark (CR/NM) grades from the 2019-20 school year to letter grades.

At the direction of the Board of Trustees, high school counselors will work with interested students who want to change 2019-20 CR/NM grades to letter grades on their official high school transcripts. Further information about this grade change process will be provided by your student’s school site. It is important for students and parents to understand that changing CR/NM grades to letter grades will impact the student’s overall GPA. 

The counseling staff will first work with this year’s seniors interested in changing their 2019-20 grades. Current seniors have until October 15 to submit a request to change the grades on their transcript. Counselors will work with interested Juniors regarding grade changes after winter break. Please contact your site administrator or counseling office for more information. 

Regular Board Meeting: Thursday, October 7

Closed Session: 5:00 p.m.; Open Session: 6:00 p.m.

The full agenda, instructions for participating in-person or on Zoom, and instructions for participating in public comments can be found on our website: www.fcusd.org/boardmeeting

Those who attend the meeting in person are required to wear a face covering, regardless of vaccination status, as per the California Department of Public Health’s latest guidelines, and the health order issued by Sacramento County Public Health. Persons unable to wear a face-covering based on a medical or mental health exemption may be subject to a request for verification.

AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE:

Discussion / Action:

• Adopt Folsom Cordova Education Association 2022-2023 Proposed Contract Openers to the Board of Education
• Adopt Resolution No. 10-07-21-10: Recognition of Character Education and Digital Citizenship

Discussion:

• Review Board Policy (BP) 5131.8: Mobile Communication Devices 

The Board meeting will be viewable from the District’s YouTube channel. Public wishing to provide public comments may:

Submit written public comments prior to the Board meeting, using the Google Public Comment Card Form link found on our website (provided no later than 12:00 p.m., the day prior to the meeting). All written comments will be given to the Board for review by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7. The link will close by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 7.

Public comments may be made during the Board meeting, in-person at the Education Services Center (1965 Birkmont Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA), or via Zoom. Due to constraints on our Zoom account, the maximum number of participants in the Zoom room is 300.

UPCOMING REGULAR BOARD MEETING DATES:

• October 21
• November 4
• November 18
• December 16