Board of Education Dana Black • Walt Davenport • Martha Fluor Unified School District Judy Franco • Charlene Metoyer*

The impact of SB 277 on school districts in Orange County was minimal. Districts were prepared and staffed with well trained personnel. Response to Finding 1: Newport-Mesa Unified School District agrees with the finding. Newport-Mesa Unified School District was prepared to handle the impact of SB277 with trained staff and responded by notifying families regarding the immunization requirements. Newport-Mesa Unified School District has implemented a continuous system to monitor school immunization requirements and trained personnel track students with immunization needs.

There were very few problems that arose with medical exemptions for vaccinations. Health clerks and school nurses were able to handle any discrepancies. Response to Finding 2: Newport-Mesa Unified School District agrees with the finding. School nurses and health clerks have implemented a system to document medical exemptions.

Personal belief exemptions that were grandfathered in are professionally tracked with timely notifications to parents as to when vaccinations are due to be completed. Response to Finding 3: Newport-Mesa Unified School District agrees with the finding. Newport-Mesa Unified School District utilizes an electronic health record and student information system to track when vaccinations are due and personal belief exemptions are no longer valid.

Orange County school districts made every effort to make vaccination information available using social media, direct mailings, and links on school websites to clinics in the area. Response to Finding 4: Newport-Mesa Unified School District agrees with the finding. Newport-Mesa Unified School District continues to use social media, direct mailings, and links on school websites to communicate immunization resources. Frederick Navarro, Ed.D., Superintendent 2985 Bear Street • Costa Mesa • California 92626 • (714) 424-5000

School Nurses, LVNs, and health clerks directly notified the parents of students with vaccinations lapses and those requiring boosters for pre-K, kindergarten, and 7^{th} grade well in advance of the due dates. Response to Finding 5: Newport-Mesa Unified School District agrees with the finding. A process was and continues to be in place whereby the Newport-Mesa Unified School District staff notify families of students with vaccination needs well in advance of due dates or as soon as the lapse is discovered.