Monterey County Grand Jury
• 2021-2022
• Agency Response
Excellence in Action:
⚠️ Translation Notice: This content has been automatically translated. The original English text is the official version. Translation may contain errors.
⚠️ Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
Findings and Recommendations 13 findings
F1
Educators and classified staff in Monterey County are to be commended for their initiative and flexibility in meeting the challenges of COVID-19. From the MCOE Superintendent to the newest part-time classroom aide, county educational employees went beyond their job descriptions in meeting the needs of students and their families during the pandemic.
Related Recommendations (1)
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.
F2
The Monterey County Superintendent of Schools is to be commended for proactive leadership in a time of crisis. Without such leadership, Monterey County’s educational response to COVID-19 would have been inadequate.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
School districts maintain learning loss mitigation programs and extended learning opportunities until the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
F3
MCOE is to be commended for maintaining continuity of operations while increasing support services for school districts under the most challenging of circumstances.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
MCOE should continue to closely monitor district LCAPs and budgets for the impacts of ADA loss and the end of emergency federal funding.
F4
All the donors who contributed to the Digital Equity Fund are to be commended for their generosity.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
MCOE be forward thinking about its emergency plans.
F5
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.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
MCOE should establish partnerships and internships with CSU Monterey Bay, MCBH, and industry partners to increase the number of mental health workers, teachers, substitutes, and bus drivers 12
F6
MCOE is working with all school districts to assure fiscal accountability and stewardship of the public’s education dollars. 11
No recommendations for this finding
F7
MCOE’s service departments continue working diligently to provide support, guidance, training, and resources for all members of Monterey County’s educational community.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Despite a lack of preparedness at many levels of government, MCOE, school districts, and staff responded to the impact of the pandemic in a timely manner.
No recommendations for this finding
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.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
There is increased collaboration and coordination among agencies that provide services and support, including the MCOE, Monterey County Behavioral Health, the Monterey County Health Department, internet partners, school districts, support providers, and community groups.
No recommendations for this finding
F11
Administrators, teachers, parents, and students are all extremely concerned about students’ social-emotional issues arising from COVID-19.
No recommendations for this finding
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.
No recommendations for this finding
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.
No recommendations for this finding