Student Investment Account (SIA)

Board Meeting 11-9-21

 School Year 2020-21 SIA Overview

• Five explicit purposes

• Four allowable expenditure categories
• Centered in equity by prioritizing access,
resources, and results for:
• Students of color;
• Students with disabilities;
• Emerging bilingual students; and
• Students navigating poverty, homelessness
and foster care and other student groups
that have historically experienced academic
disparities
 School Year 2020-21 SIA Highlights

• Formation of SIA Advisory Committee

• Adjusting SIA Plan from $36 million to $11 million budget for SY 2020-21
• Prioritizing SIA Strategies based on funding level and pandemic impact
• Preparing for future SIA Strategy implementation
• Implemented 8 of 11 strategies
• Braided funding with other sources to support coherence
• Deep ongoing engagement of the community starting with SIA and
expanding to other areas
 School Year 2021-22 SIA Next Steps

• Recruiting, hiring, and retention of diverse staff

• Social emotional, behavioral, and mental health
• “Sense of Belonging”
• Closing academic opportunity gaps
• Accelerating learning
• Continue deep community engagement
• Restorative practices and district behavior philosophy
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion training for all staff
 School Year 2020-21 SIA Annual Report

Section 15 of HB 3427 school districts to complete a progress review on

an annual basis. To complete the progress review, three steps need to
be taken:
1. The annual report must be posted to the grantee’s webpage*;
2. The annual report must be presented at an open meeting with the
opportunity for public comment (not a consent agenda item); and,
3. The annual report must be approved by the governing board.

*The report will be posted once approved by the School Board.

 2020-21 Annual SIA Report Highlights

• Adjusted to ~$25 million less in funding.

• ~$36 million > ~$11 million
• Eight strategies were prioritized for funding.
• Navigated many contextual and systemic challenges.
• Created and sustained SIA Advisory Committee.
• Informed priorities for SY 2020-21
• Prioritized social emotional and behavioral health.
Elementary and Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ESSER)
ESSER Timelines and Authorization
 ESSER III Requirements

Assurances
• Minimum 20% allocation to unfinished learning
• Plans for safe return to in-person instruction
• Reporting
• Engagement
 Response to Unfinished Learning - Update

• Targeted class size reduction in elementary and secondary schools

• Transition supports for current and rising grade 6 and grade 9 students
• Additional social workers and classroom behavior support
• Support for seniors who are at risk of not graduating
• Additional support for new teachers
• Partner with community-based organizations
• Innovation opportunities for schools and staff
 Response to Unfinished Learning - Update

• Staffing shortages have resulted in shifting staff hired to address

Unfinished Learning into unfilled teaching and support roles.
• Collective and cumulative stress (human and system) requires us to
lean on our CBOs for more direct student support.