FOR Schools concerns

Here are the concerns stated at the first meeting.

As stakeholders in RDJUSD, the top 5 concerns for the schools and the district were in order of importance:

1) WASC accreditation of RVHS

2) Safety/Health/Cleanliness of RVHS and Riverview

3) Adequate Books for students at RVHS

4) Technology use by staff and updating staff with inservices
How will incorporate technology into education
How students will get the technology education they deserve

5) Communication from the schools to stakeholders with focus on:

• replying to parental phone calls and e-mails in a timely manner
• District server issues
• Ongoing website updates of school sites and district office site
• Lockers at RVHS with regards to maintenance and increasing the quality of the locker for the students
• Recruitment plan to obtain quality teachers
• Retention plan for quality teachers

Other concerns:

Lack of ADA compliant bathrooms at Riverview and minmal number of bathrooms at RVHS

Use of locker room bathrooms at RVHS related to PE staff

Water shut off at RVHS

Overall plan and direction for the Rio Vista and Isleton schools

CTE grants for the Communication/Art Building F and the Proposed Ag building

Beautification of RVHS

Coordination of volunteer program with the District Office to help fix up the schools

Proposed Solutions:

FOR Schools proposed having a resource site that could ID community members who have certain skills that could be used to help fix up the schools. Mr Hennes reminded the group that there are unions involved and a process must be followed.

Mr Hennes stated the District's proposed solutions for:

1)Books--

• Hire a District textbook coordinator
• Have inventory so the district knows exactly what books they have and how many at each site
• Have a collation process
• Promote across the board texts for all schools using a centralized system

2) Improved Communication:

There are high expectations for site administrators to communicate with parents

3) Hire full time Tech person by end of school year

4) There is a proposed ongoing maintenance evaluation for the sites to focus on needed improvements

5) A WASC consultant has been hired for RVHS and since Mr Lake is out on Workman's Comp there is an interim Principal hired for RVHS

6) SMART boards will soon be able to be used and Mr Hubbell is in charge of that

7) The District Office is currently unsure about how much technology the teachers' need to learn