18 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Los educadores y el personal clasificado del Condado de Monterey deben ser elogiados por su iniciativa y flexibilidad para enfrentar los desafíos del COVID- 19. Desde el Superintendente de la MCOE hasta el más reciente ayudante de clase a tiempo parcial, los empleados educativos del condado fueron más allá de sus descripciones de trabajo para satisfacer las necesidades de los estudiantes y sus familias durante la pandemia.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and County Superintendent agree with this finding. School district, charter school, and county office of education personnel throughout Monterey County made extraordinary efforts to meet the needs of students and families during the most difficult and challenging times. While all public schools have approved Comprehensive School Safety Plans (CSSP) and are typically well-prepared for emergency response, this global pandemic brought many unexpected challenges that required school personnel to be flexible and nimble. We are proud of and thankful for their professionalism and wil...
R1
Los distritos escolares mantienen un nivel mínimo de un miembro del personal de apoyo al comportamiento en cada escuela hasta el final del año escolar 2025-2026.
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with the need to have a minimum of one behavioral support staff member at each site. Each school will need to analyze the needs of their students and behavioral support may look different from school to school depending upon available resources. For example, some schools will have Wellness Center staff available on a full-time basis, while others may have a school counselor, teacher on special assignment, a behavioral health clinician, a Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) coordinator, trained behaviorist, or an administrator a...
F2
El Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Monterey debe ser elogiado por su liderazgo proactivo en tiempos de crisis. Sin ese liderazgo, la respuesta educativa del Condado de Monterey al COVID-19 hubiera sido inadecuada.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Superintendent is honored and thankful for the acknowledgement of the Grand Jury and wishes to acknowledge her great team that stepped up and did what needed to be done to respond rapidly to the challenges before us. F3. MCOE is to be commended for maintaining continuity of operations while increasing support services for school districts under the most challenging of circumstances. X AGREE PARTIALLY AGREE DISAGREE
Response: The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding and would like to commend and thank the Monterey County Office of Education team membe...
R2
Los distritos escolares mantienen los programas de mitigación de la pérdida de aprendizaje y las oportunidades de aprendizaje extendido hasta el final del año escolar 2025-2026.
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: 0
Learning loss mitigation is occurring through the implementation of comprehensive MTSS models and a focus on universal supports for all students. This support will include diagnostic and formative assessments to address disparities in performance outcomes and allow schools to create a plan for learning acceleration. Learning acceleration will be embedded in all instructional decisions for students and will be aligned to school and district goals formalized in the LCAP. Schools will continue to prioritize high-priority academic standards and provide strategic interventions to support accelerati...
F3
La MCOE es digna de elogio por mantener la continuidad de las operaciones al tiempo que aumenta los servicios de apoyo para los distritos escolares en las circunstancias más difíciles.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding and would like to commend and thank the Monterey County Office of Education team members for their outstanding work to keep operations moving forward during the most challenging of times. F4. All the donors who contributed to the Digital Equity Fund are to be commended for their generosity. AGREE PARTIALLY AGREE DISAGREE Response: The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding and would like to thank and commend all of the generous donors who so graciously and generously donated the needed funds to e...
R3
La MCOE debe continuar monitoreando de cerca los LCAP y presupuestos de los distritos por los impactos de la pérdida de la ADA y el fin de los fondos federales de emergencia.
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: 0
Learning loss mitigation is occurring through the implementation of comprehensive MTSS models and a focus on universal supports for all students. This support will include diagnostic and formative assessments to address disparities in performance outcomes and allow schools to create a plan for learning acceleration. Learning acceleration will be embedded in all instructional decisions for students and will be aligned to school and district goals formalized in the LCAP. Schools will continue to prioritize high-priority academic standards and provide strategic interventions to support accelerati...
F4
Hay que elogiar a todos los donantes que contribuyeron al Fondo de Equidad Digital por su generosidad.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding and would like to thank and commend all of the generous donors who so graciously and generously donated the needed funds to ensure schools that needed technology devices or internet access for their students had what was needed so that Monterey County students could fully participate in distance learning. The very generous donors rose to the challenge of meeting this dire need and their contributions made a very positive impact on thousands of students. F5. Administrators, teachers, and information technology staff in Monte...
R4
La MCOE debe ser previsora en sus planes de emergencia.
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: 0
The Monterey County Office of Education is forward thinking not only in regard to its emergency plans but also regarding the communication and collaboration that must take place in emergency situations. Thus, MCOE is launching the Monterey County Safe and Healthy Schools and Communities Coalition in the Fall of 2022. This Coalition will include all stakeholders that are responsible for health and safety in schools and communities and will meet regularly to share best practices, improve communication and planning efforts, access training opportunities, and share common language and clear unders...
F5
Hay que elogiar a los administradores, los profesores y el personal de tecnología de la información del Condado de Monterey por haber hecho grandes progresos en el suministro de dispositivos de aprendizaje a distancia y en la resolución de los problemas de acceso a Internet durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree that administrators, teachers, and information technology staff in Monterey County are to be commended for making great strides in providing remote learning devices and solving internet access problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools utilized innovative solutions to solve the digital divide problems and are continuing to work toward long-term solutions that hopefully in the future will close the digital divide. F6. MCOE is working with all school districts to assure fiscal accountability and stewardship of the public's education dollar...
R5
La MCOE debe establecer asociaciones y pasantías con CSU Monterey Bay, MCBH y socios de la industria para aumentar el número de trabajadores de salud mental, maestros, sustitutos y conductores de autobús. RESPUESTAS REQUERIDAS Se requieren las siguientes respuestas de conformidad con las secciones 933 y 933.05 del Código Penal: De los siguientes órganos de gobierno en un plazo de 90 días:
Response: Unknown
Scheduled: within 90 days
Score: 0
The Monterey County Office of Education has a well-established partnership with CSU Monterey Bay, Monterey County Behavioral Health, and industry partners. Together we work to increase the number of mental health workers, teachers, and substitute teachers. Our partner agencies do not prepare bus drivers, however MCOE has launched a Bus Driver Cadette Program which is a grow your own program that trains interested individuals that meet minimum qualifications to be school bus drivers. MCOE Bus Driver Cadettes receive a minimum of 20 hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of 20 hours of beh...
F6
La MCOE está trabajando con todos los distritos escolares para asegurar la responsabilidad fiscal y la administración de los dólares de la educación pública.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. MCOE's Chief Business Official Dr. Colleen Stanley and her entire Business Services team work diligently to
provide the oversight needed to assure fiscal accountability and good stewardship of the public's education dollars by promoting sound financial management practices through fiscal monitoring, analysis, and consultation to fulfill our state-mandated oversight responsibilities. MCOE staff reviews budgets, interim reports and unaudited actuals, Local Control Accountability Plans, collective bargaining agreements, annu...
F7
Los departamentos de servicio de la MCOE continúan trabajando diligentemente para brindar apoyo, orientación, capacitación y recursos a todos los miembros de la comunidad educativa del Condado de Monterey.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. The MCOE Business Office, Technology Services, Human Resources, General Services, Educational Services, Student Services, and Special Education continue to provide the highest quality of service to the county's educational community. MCOE will continue to strive to achieve our mission to provide leadership, support, and service excellence needed to prepare the diverse students of Monterey County for success. F8. Despite a lack of preparedness at many levels of government, MCOE, school districts, and staff responded to the ...
F8
A pesar de la falta de preparación en muchos niveles del gobierno, la MCOE, los distritos escolares y el personal respondieron al impacto de la pandemia de manera oportuna.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. The global pandemic surfaced gaps in communications and needed resources at all levels of government. MCOE, school districts, and staff worked diligently to respond appropriately and timely to each challenge the pandemic surfaced. F9. Monterey County successfully expanded internet connectivity due to the efforts of MCOE, industry partners, grant institutions, the Digital Task Force, and school district investment in technology. X AGREE PARTIALLY AGREE DISAGREE
Response: The County Board and the County Superintendent agr...
F9
El Condado de Monterey amplió con éxito la conectividad a Internet gracias a los esfuerzos de la MCOE, los socios de la industria, las instituciones de subvención, el Grupo de Trabajo Digital y la inversión del distrito escolar en tecnología.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. MCOE worked with many partner agencies, granting institutions, vendors, technology experts, district superintendents, and elected officials to expand the internet connectivity for students in need. MCOE is thankful for the collective efforts of all Digital Divide Task Force participants for their willingness to work together to identify solutions to the digital divide. F10. There is increased collaboration and coordination among agencies that provide services and support, including the MCOE, Monterey County Behavioral Heal...
F10
Hay una mayor colaboración y coordinación entre las agencias que proveen servicios y apoyo, incluyendo la MCOE, la Salud Conductual del Condado de Monterey, el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Monterey, los socios de internet, los distritos escolares, los proveedores de apoyo y los grupos comunitarios.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. The increased collaboration and coordination among agencies allows for more efficient response and better coordination of services and support. F11. Administrators, teachers, parents, and students are all extremely concerned about students' social-emotional issues arising from COVID-19. X AGREE PARTIALLY AGREE DISAGREE Response: The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. According to the American Psychological Association, 71 percent of parents across the nation are reporting that the pandemi...
F11
Los administradores, maestros, padres y estudiantes están muy preocupados por los problemas socioemocionales de los estudiantes que surgen de COVID-19.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. According to the American Psychological Association, 71 percent of parents across the nation are reporting that the pandemic has taken a toll on their child's mental health. School officials are reporting that they are seeing more behavioral challenges, as well as social and emotional health concerns this year than in years past. F12. Administrators, teachers, parents, and students are concerned about the learning loss that took place during the 2020-2021 school year. There is an urgent need for mitigation of such a loss. ...
F12
Los administradores, maestros, padres y estudiantes están preocupados por la pérdida de aprendizaje que tuvo lugar durante el año escolar 2020-2021. Existe una necesidad urgente de mitigar dicha pérdida.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree that administrators, teachers, parents, and students are concerned about the learning loss that took place during the 2020-2021
school year and that there is an urgent need for additional support for students who fell behind academically. F13. There is the potential for significant fiscal disruption with the continuing loss of ADA and the end of additional federal funding occurring at the same time. X AGREE PARTIALLY AGREE DISAGREE Response: The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. California and Monterey Co...
F13
Existe la posibilidad de que se produzca una alteración fiscal significativa con la pérdida continua de la ADA y el fin de la financiación federal adicional que se produce al mismo tiempo. RECOMENDACIONES
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The County Board and the County Superintendent agree with this finding. California and Monterey County are experiencing declining enrollment and increased absenteeism in many school districts due to the pandemic. With federal COVID relief funds ending, school districts will need to take appropriate action to maintain fiscal solvency as funding declines due to reduced ADA. Recommendations R1. School districts maintain a minimum level of one behavioral support staff member at each school site until the end of the 2025-2026 school year. X HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT WILL B...