Head Start Recruitment and Charter School Notices of Concern

The Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) meeting will start at 5:00pm. Contemporaneous public comments may only be made in person in the San Jose Room of the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). Community members can follow SCCBOE meetings at home by clinking on this link and scrolling down to the Watch Live heading. If you cannot attend in person, and have a comment that you would like the SCCBOE to consider in its decision making, please email all of us prior to the board meeting at SCCBOEMembers@sccoe.org. The entire agenda and supporting documentation for this coming week's meeting can be found here.

First up on the agenda, the SCCBOE will recognize SCCOE's Volunteer of the Year, Kaiden (aka Badger). Kaiden is a graduating senior at Summit Public Schools: Tahoma. He is being recognized for his dedication to helping youth succeed at our Walden West Outdoor School and Summer Camp over three years. The SCCBOE will also recognize the SCCOE Student of the Year, Shamar. Shamar recently graduated from Osborne School and is being recognized for his academic achievement, leadership, and strong character. Shamar is a leader amongst his peers and has earned their respect and trust and they can't say enough about the positive impact he has had on their lives. Furthermore, the SCCBOE will recognize the SCCOE's Public Affairs Department for receiving three California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) awards, with an individual recognition of SCCOE staff member, Payje Redmond for receiving a Rising Star award.

Next, the Board will hear Public Comments of Persons Desiring to Address the Board (for non-Agendized items), followed by Reports from SCCOE Bargaining Units (which include its teaching and staff unions, among others). For public comments, participants are given 2 minutes (at most) to address the Board, and the Board is not permitted to engage on the subject matter because it is not agendized.

Then, the Board will consider approving its Consent Action and Information Items. The consent part of an agenda generally includes non-controversial subject matters that can be approved all together if the Board all deems the items non-controversial and chooses not to pull any for discussion. For the SCCBOE, this part of the agenda typically includes minutes from the prior meeting, resolutions recognizing ethnic groups the county serves, specific educational initiatives, outside donations the county has received, disposition of surplus items, Head Start program reports, approval of board policy updates, and employee compensation increases over a certain threshold. This meeting's agenda includes resolutions recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, National School Nurse Day and National Nurses Week, National Stress Awareness Month, National Teacher Appreciation Week and California Day of the Teacher, along with requests to approve the acceptance of specific donations, monthly enrollment update, Head Start Monthly Board Report, Head Start Training on Impasse Procedures, Head Start Annual Report, and Williams Quarterly Report. You can read more about all of them under agenda items 6 and 7.

The Board will next consider what trustees they will vote for Region 20 CSBA Delegate Assembly Run-Off Election. This is an action item and the list of candidates and their bios/applications can be found under agenda item 8A. On March 4, the Board voted for four candidates for four seats, but there was a tie county wide leading to this run-off election. The board can only vote for 1 of the 2 applicants/candidates. Representatives to the Delegate Assembly are tasked with representing our area's interests with the CSBA to ensure that this statewide organization is advocating with the state and federal government in all of our districts' best interest.

The Charter School Department will then Request Authorization to Issue Notices of Concern and Reasonable Opportunities to Cure Pursuant to Education Code Section 47607(e). Enrollment data from three county authorized charters, Discovery Charter School I (DCS), Summit Public School: Tahoma (Tahoma), and Rocketship Rising Stars (RRS), show that they are not serving all pupils who wish to attend and demographic data indicate that a disproportionate percentage of enrollment of some student groups has decreased for some groups, but not enough, and grown in others.

Next, the Head Start Department will Request Approval of Student Recruitment Plan. This is and action item and their presentation can be found under agenda item 8C. The Head Start Department has a revamped recruitment plan from years past to ensure enrollment meet those required by our contract with the federal government, and make improvements from inefficiencies in prior years. The plan focuses on an easier application process (online), stronger recruitment process (proactive and not reactive), and a quicker enrollment process.

Then, Stephanie Gomez will present Budget Revisions for the Month of March 2026. This is an action item and her supporting documentation can be found under agenda item 8D. The short of it is that during the month of March 2026, expenditure budgets were increased by $4,407,554; revenue was increased by $3,827,001; and fund balance was decreased by $580,553.

The Board will next go into Closed Session to have a conference with our legal counsel regarding real estate and conduct an Interdistrict Transfer Hearing.

Please note, these are just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 4/22/26 meeting. You can inform yourself about the rest of the agenda at the link provided above. As always, feel free to email me with any questions.