July 2023 State SARB Meeting Agenda

California State School Attendance Review Board
Notice of Public Virtual Meeting

July 20, 2023
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Agenda

Agenda times are approximate and are provided for convenience only. The order of business may be changed without notice.

9:30 a.m.

Call to Order: Opening Remarks by Steve Zimmer, Deputy Superintendent, Student Support Services Branch, California Department of Education (CDE)

Roll Call—CDE Representative

Welcome and Introductions Steve Zimmer, Deputy Superintendent and Jacie Ragland, Education Administrator, Educational Options Office. Each SARB Member does a one-minute guided introduction

10:15 a.m.

Approval of April 2023, Meeting Minutes

10:20 a.m.

Information and Discussion: Presentation: Latest Data Review by School Innovations and Achievement

10:45 a.m.

Information: Legislative Update by CDE Government Affairs Division

11 a.m.

Presentation: Subcommittee Report: Model SARB Application Revision (Action Needed)

11:30 a.m.

Presentation: Subcommittee Report: Annual Recommendations to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Action Needed)

Noon

Lunch Break

12:45 p.m.

Presentation: Subcommittee Report: Recommended Changes to the template language for truancy notification letters

1:15 p.m.

New Business:  Report and Discussion by Deputy Superintendent Steve Zimmer

• Interim membership structure
• Remaining, Reframing, and Redrafting the Annual Drop Out Report
• Revisions to the SARB Handbook
• Recommendation Options for addressing disparities in excused and unexcused absence reporting

2 p.m.

Presentation: Analysis of Incomplete Independent Studies Absences by Dr. Robert Schussel, SARB Member

2:30 p.m.

Presentation on the Implementation of Assembly Bill 12, Statutes of 2010

3 p.m.

Public Comment. Members of the public may speak for no more than three-minutes

3:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

• 2023 Quarterly Meeting Schedule: October 19, (subject to change)

Reasonable Accommodations will be provided for any individual with a disability

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may request assistance by contacting the Educational Options Office at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.