SanteeSchool District

The Santee School District Board of Education met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 6. 2022. Meeting highlights included:

Reports and Presentations

• This week’s Proud Moment highlighted how students and families are STEAMing ahead at Chet F. Harritt. Read the full blog here.

Discussion and Action Items

• Dr. Marcia Hamilton was appointed as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, effective February 1, 2023. Dr. Hamilton has been employed with Moorpark Unified School District since 2014, where she served as Principal and most recently as the Assistant Director of State and Federal Programs and Accountability. She has also served as Principal, Coordinator and Special Education Specialist, Speech Language Pathologist, and Special Education Teacher. Dr. Hamilton received her doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Brandman University in 2020 and has completed Chief Business Officer certifications with USC and CASBO.

• Dr. Lisa Paisley was appointed as the new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, effective February 1, 2023. Dr. Paisley has been employed with Saddleback Valley Unified School District since 1998 where she has been serving as the District STEAM TK-6/Special Projects TK-8 Coordinator since 2016. She has also served as Elementary Principal, Program Specialist, Instructional Coach, Teacher on Special Assignment, BTSA Induction and a classroom teacher at Saddleback Valley USD. Dr. Paisley received her doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Brandman University in 2018.

• Board Member Barbara Ryan was nominated to serve on the California School Board Association (CSBA) to represent the Santee School District. Nominations will be accepted by the CSBA until Saturday, January 7, 2023. CSBA will prepare and distribute ballots to the Board to vote for Delegate Assembly members in February. Elected delegates will begin their two-year terms on April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025.

• The Board of Education approved a positive certification for the 1st Interim Report regarding the District's ability to meet its financial obligations for the 2022-23 fiscal year and two subsequent years.

Board Policies and Bylaws

• The Board adopted BP 1313 – Civility after its third reading. This BP was presented for a first reading at the October 18, 2022, meeting, and as a second reading at the November 1 meeting. Upon discussion, and stakeholder input at the November 1 meeting, the Board established a sub-committee to review the policy before adoption. The policy can be viewed in the Board Meeting Packet.

• A second hearing was held for updates to Board Policy 6115 – Ceremonies and Observances. Updates conform Board policy with California School Board Association’s (CSBA) language.
• • BP 4354.1 – Early Retirement Health Benefits for Management/Confidential Employees - Updated to reflect the recent increase to the health benefit contribution for Confidential/Management employees approved by the Board of Education at the September 20, 2022 meeting.
  • BP 6115 – Ceremonies and Observances - Policy updated to add the Board’s authority to designate any day as a holiday, in addition to those holidays designated by law, and to revise the date upon which schools close in observance of any holiday except Veterans Day.

• Three Board policies were presented for the Board of Education’s review in a first reading: Board Policy 7110 – Facilities Master Plan and Board Policy 7140 – Architectural and Engineering Services, have been updated to conform with California School Board Association’s (CSBA) language; Board Policy 7131 – Relations with Local Agencies, is a new policy from CSBA. The policies can be viewed in the Board Meeting Packet.

The next meeting of the Santee School District Board of Education will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in the Educational Resource Center, 9619 Cuyamaca, Santee.

Note: These are not official meeting minutes of the Board of Education but rather a brief recap of the Board’s actions. For official meeting minutes and a complete list of actions taken, visit bit.ly/3gejSgf.