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Meeting Name: Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/6/2018 5:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
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18-1910 1 Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality - Welcome - Review Goals - AgendaDiscussion ItemDiscussion by Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality: 1. Review committee and session goals and agenda Ensure shared understanding of the budgetary and student achievement impacts and drivers of OUSD’s teacher and principals turnover rates. (e.g., examine salary; working conditions; principal leadership; recruitment and exit data). Identify what comparison school districts are doing or have done to address retention challenges Identify key strategies that we are/should be pursuing to address our retention challenges, and the financial impact of those strategies. (e.g., How much would it cost to be the highest paid teaching staff in Alameda Co.) Build a shared understanding of the successful strategies we have tried and which ones can be scaled up. Discuss where it makes the most sense for us to focus our retention efforts. 2. Review the other tables where folks can participate and lear 3. Review scope of budget deficit 4. Review who has been called to testify and the questions we are seeking to explore with them   Not available Video Video
18-1911 1 Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality - Testimony - OUSD's Challenges with Staff Retention - Fiscal Impact of Low RetentionDiscussion ItemDiscussion by Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality of: a. What is our turnover rate for teachers and principals? How does it vary across the district (geography as well as grade level and student need)? b. How does OUSD compare to other districts in Alameda County in retention for first and second year teachers? c. How much does it cost OUSD to recruit and support a new principal and teacher? d. What are the key drivers of OUSD’s teacher and leader turnover rates? e. How do our teacher and principal salaries compare to other districts in Alameda County? f. When it comes to salary, what should we consider doing differently to improve retention? g. How much does salary come up in the retention/exit survey in terms of push/pull factor? h. What comparison school districts are doing or have done to address retention challenges? What are the costs of these strategies?   Not available Video Video
18-1912 1 Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality - How High Turnover Impacts StudentsDiscussion ItemHosting by Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality of: Panel Discussion with Educators and Students: a. How does high turnover affect student achievement? b. How do we support principals to support teacher retention? c. Discuss key strategies that we are/should be pursuing to address our retention challenges   Not available Video Video
18-1913 1 Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality - What Was Learned - Implications of Testimony Offered - Board Direction - Preview Next MeetingDiscussion ItemDiscussion by Special Committee on Fiscal Vitality on: These learnings will be captured and used to shape the resolution for the full Board. Preview the Upcoming Session and Review Next Steps - Recap committee dates and deliverables - Identify other ways to participate (DBAC, PAC, district-based meetings, PSAC, board meetings, etc).   Not available Video Video