Board Briefs: Aug. 12, 2025

Here are a few highlights from the Aug. 12 board meeting (the agenda packet is available):

Board hears update on the teacher residency program

Staff provided the board with an update on the San Juan Teacher Residency at Alder Graduate School of Education, which is beginning its fourth year of implementation. The program was initially approved as a strategy for supporting recruiting and retention efforts, specifically emphasizing our goal to staff hard-to-fill teaching positions with employees who represent the communities we serve. Staff shared background information about the residency, a progress report about the residency's key actions and accomplishments and a summary of next steps. 

Key points in this presentation included the following: 

• The residency has three key goals: staffing hard-to-fill positions, building career pathways, and diversifying the workforce.
• The residency's success is a result of significant collaboration between Alder Graduate School of Education, our schools, multiple departments, and our labor partners.
• Data indicates that the residency is having the intended impact on our system.
• Next steps of the work include continuing to track data and determining a pathway toward sustainability.

In other news…

• The board discussed revisions to several policies, including employee use of technology, student use of technology and academic dishonesty. Action on these policies is anticipated on Aug. 26.
• The board adopted the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for the 2025-26 school year.
• The board adopted the bargaining interests with the San Juan Teachers Association (SJTA), the San Juan Professional Educators Coalition (SJPEC) and the California School Employees Association, Chapter 127 (CSEA), respectively, for 2025-26. 
• The board approved the employment contract for the senior director of human resources covering the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.

The next regular board meeting will be held on Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.sanjuan.edu/boardmeeting for details. You can also view videos of prior board meetings at www.sanjuan.edu/boardvideo.