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Agenda Item # M.(27)

Eureka City Schools Board of Education

AGENDA ITEM

Agenda Title:Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Eureka City Schools and WestEd
Meeting Date:December 9, 2021
Item:Consent


WHAT (the board is asked to discuss, receive, approve, or adopt)
The Governing Board is being asked to approve the 2021-2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ECS and WestEd for the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS).

WHY (briefly explain why the action or discussion is important; and if applicable, how it is connected to site, district, or strategic plans)

The CHKS is the largest statewide survey of resilience and protective factors, risk behaviors, and school climate in the nation. ECS has used the CHKS as one way to determine students' perceptions and experiences with regards to school climate.  

 

 

ECS will be administering the California Healthy Kids Survey in the Spring of 2020. The survey will be completed by students in grades 5,7,9 and 11.


STRATEGIC PLAN/PRIORITY AREA:
Priority Area 4: DISTRICT AND SCHOOL CLIMATE (INCLUDING MENTAL AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH)

HISTORY (list previous staff or board action(s) with dates if possible)

The CHKS is administered annually as specified in the ECS LCAP (Goal #2). The results from the CHKS are also reported within the ECS Strategic Plan Priority Area #5 - District and School Climate (including mental and socio-emotional health).

HOW MUCH(list the revenue amount $ and/or the expense amount $)
The approximate cost to the District is $700 (.40 cents per student and $150 set-up fee).

WHO(list the name of the contact person(s), job title, and site location)
Paul Ziegler, Assistant Superintendent