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Annual update and performance highlights

\"We continue...we've stabilized it about 170 students for grades 7 through 8,\" said a New Hope representative during the annual update. The school reported improvements in climate indicators: chronic absenteeism and suspension rates had declined, and staff and county coaching were supporting continued progress. New Hope also reported independent fiscal systems, direct reporting of CALPADS and special-education data to the California Department of Education, acceptance into a county charter SELPA funding formula, and a clean independent financial audit.

Students and staff highlighted school culture. Director Anton Khan and other staff introduced several eighth-grade scholars who described positive experiences at the small school and upcoming eighth-grade promotion set for June 11 at the North Natomas Community Center.

Loan repayment request and facilities timeline

Administrators asked the board to extend repayment terms on a loan originally approved by the board in a special meeting on Aug. 5, 2021. \"The board approved a loan of 2,042,227 toward the construction of the temporary classrooms at the Glenwood Elementary site,\" the presenter said. Construction delays related to COVID-era supply-chain issues postponed occupancy and constricted the schedule for repayment. Presenters said New Hope had repaid roughly $700,000 toward the loan over the last two years but that limited classroom capacity at the temporary site—\"We only have 9 classrooms\"—and a substantial share of students with IEPs (about 22–25%) had slowed repayment capacity.

New Hope proposed aligning the loan term with the charter petition extension: the charter petition was authorized for a five-year term beginning July 2020 and was extended by state legislative actions (AB 130 and SB 114) so that petitions expiring in 2025 carry through 2028, the presenters said. New Hope asked to align the loan repayment term with the new charter expiration date (2028) plus an additional two years to provide financial breathing room while a permanent facility is pursued.

Financial detail and fiscal note

CFO Mr. Castillo described the change as a cash-flow matter and noted the trade-offs of a longer repayment: \"It will take longer to obtain the cash. It's a cash flow issue...the present value of the loan [will be] more expensive over a longer period of time,\" and he said the loan currently carries a 1 percent rate. The board discussion clarified that the requested action was for loan term alignment only; the underlying facility and portable ownership would transfer to the district at lease termination.

Board action

The loan-extension request was presented as an information item at the meeting for discussion; the transcript shows questions from trustees and staff but no final board vote adopting the extension during the session. The presenters indicated the permanent facility timeline remains multi-year and the temporary classrooms will revert to Robla School District ownership when the lease ends.

Ending note

New Hope leaders framed the extension request as part of a long-range plan to stabilize facilities and finish a permanent site while continuing academic and special-education services. The board heard the presentation and asked clarifying questions; no final loan-extension approval was recorded at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Robla School District Board Meeting -May 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","New Hope Charter School gave its annual update to the Robla School Board, reported stable enrollment of about 170 students in grades 7–8 and several administrative and compliance milestones, and requested an extension of a 2021 loan for district-owned temporary classrooms while it pursues a permanent facility.","taxTitle","Robla Elementary, School Districts, California","taxId",76648,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6063836,"Robla board approves including six new ELOP providers after public outcry; parents seek more community input",1418,4057000,5475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3262565-53e4ce4612012ce8544ace1ef5f4947c&start=4057&end=5475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3262565-53e4ce4612012ce8544ace1ef5f4947c/thumbnail_4057000.jpg","/articles/6063836/California/Robla-board-approves-including-six-new-ELOP-providers-after-public-outcry-parents-seek-more-community-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063836-79926ea49ba4b8ee7ace866b2f398ace/orig.mp4?Expires=1770695751&Signature=Q~df2em7iM1uMIXxTgQPtUk7qQF~XCT6hiwq-eKnKYXJ-U56Ph4pwqtjuwUTbG~C9L3Jg8E91QnZm7hROmd5RB03qhqJfVvrZsn1HqAPMkVY36Hdn1IVe1LEVVcskT5cVWeSLgWxhIEdUKco6Awq5DFENug7TASh9R425H9VKaVtEXA9p2T2VQ~6BFO9iop~TBeLy24LwmzXzN5Zsm6dq9oJpLyGkE9Kj~FDrwafEK0qxXJ7piMcLdDgw0F2Bu61nNA~tP4NOmNs3d6cmxADaC5j3GwujIjUvLdF1frQGR4ogp2NFmodYh~2P4OdNyu8nMNBcFAhgOhZWw~S55nAwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Robla School Board members voted unanimously to amend the district’s recommendation on Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP/ACES) funding so that six newly proposed providers would be added to the list of current vendors for further review and public presentations.

The board action came after weeks of community concern about transparency and process. \"This has been a faulty process, lacking critical elements and most importantly, lacking the involvement of critical stakeholders, the community,\" public commenter Danielle Sturgeon said during the meeting.

Why it matters: The ELOP and ACES grants provide large amounts of state funding for after-school programming. Local providers, parents and existing vendors said the district’s review and selection process should include more parent representation, more time for review, and clear public presentations before contracts are awarded.

What the board did

Trustees amended the staff recommendation to add the six vendors that filed proposals to the district’s list of current providers so that both new and incumbent providers would make presentations and be evaluated publicly. The motion as amended passed unanimously.

Public comments and concerns

Multiple parents and current program advocates asked the board either to pause the process and restart procurement with a committee that includes parents, or at a minimum to allow existing providers to present. \"If START was not awarded a contract next year, they were not interested in providing summer school for this summer,\" parent speaker Sally Barajas said; the superintendent clarified that the district would ensure summer programming regardless of a particular provider's decision.

Danielle Sturgeon urged the board to \"pause the process, fix the process, and give it the adequate time it deserves,\" citing prior district subcontracting decisions and saying the current outreach committee lacked parent representation. Another commenter, Sabrina Oliver, called for a new committee with parents and staff to revise the RFP and rubric and to restart the process if necessary.

Next steps

The superintendent said the amendment would require the new and incumbent providers to do presentations to the board and the community; additional outreach and an updated evaluation process will follow. No contracts were immediately awarded at the meeting; the amendment preserves incumbent providers while the board and district schedule presentations and vetting.

Action summary

- Motion (amendment) to add six new RFP respondents to the slate and retain current providers for comparison: passed unanimously.

Ending note

Parents and provider representatives asked the board for more time and community engagement; trustees said they heard those concerns and that the amended approach gives the district time to publicly vet proposals and keep existing services in place during the transition.","After several public commenters criticized the district’s procurement process for Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP/ACES) funds, the board amended a recommendation to include six newly proposed providers alongside current vendors and asked for presentations and community review; motion carried unanimously.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6063840,"Robla teachers press board to settle contract, cite low pay and benefits amid high district reserves",1756,1219000,2975000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3262565-53e4ce4612012ce8544ace1ef5f4947c&start=1219&end=2975","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3262565-53e4ce4612012ce8544ace1ef5f4947c/thumbnail_1219000.jpg","/articles/6063840/California/Robla-teachers-press-board-to-settle-contract-cite-low-pay-and-benefits-amid-high-district-reserves","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063840-54076545d0cf8f6f7786d18d3b347c98/orig.mp4?Expires=1770695751&Signature=inQbV2gHvFQL~201vVpgmTvthCCEOW3EkY3Gcg4NhhpEhlb-aHPAN4~SNYYSik6i6TvsmtkMUisUa~InBvOnVdjfvo~WdjtGh9CcKNinjjeuzhuWcny8XRh2OtfW-irxfYNNBnoqdOHb6B8GfT1hjSK5JlD1Wis-j77nQVK411od7wwxkwnOU1YMoMrHSxlezMO27jxgLPbryF12enicDKc0LGl5HJbPGSrqfz28uX33LlF2ViC2zHhImTRkKlteWQguVrGv8Qazk6pu~PbrlqDfQOYtUtCZ6AXG1PxzP-odoLMCorv4oWb3LN6UV3yVc8KuVeXl7Auame32kx9dFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Robla teachers urged the Robla School Board on multiple occasions during public comment to direct negotiators to settle a new collective bargaining agreement before the fall, saying current pay and health-benefit contributions are driving staff departures and harming student learning.

\"We are calling on you, the board, to direct your bargaining team to come to the table and settle a fair contract that provides resources our team members need to stay,\" said Leah Boylan, president of the Robla Teachers Association, during the board meeting. She said RTA negotiators had met eight times since February but that critical items remained unresolved.

Why it matters: Teachers said the district’s compensation and benefit package is an outlier in the region and is directly tied to recruitment and retention problems that, they argued, have contributed to lower student achievement. The union presented district data and local comparisons and asked the board to prioritize spending in the near term to avoid more turnover.

Union and teacher details

Leah Boylan, president of the Robla Teachers Association, told the board the district’s salary schedule becomes less competitive after 10 years of service and that Robla limits teacher placement on higher columns until 13 years of service. Boylan cited district and regional comparisons, saying the highest possible salary in Robla is \"$110,941,\" achievable after 30 years, while neighboring districts reach higher top salaries—and earlier. She also cited measurement of student proficiency trends: \"the percentage of students below standard in ELA has grown from 29.5 percent in 02/2019 to 61.1 percent in 02/2024,\" which she linked to staffing instability.

Multiple classroom teachers spoke in support of the bargaining push. Ally Klein, a fifth- and sixth-grade GATE teacher, said Robla’s low health-benefit contribution forces employees to buy coverage through Covered California and that a comparable Elk Grove Unified plan would cost far less. \"To cover my family with my district's benefits would cost my family over $2,000 a month,\" Klein said, noting that neighboring districts provide significantly more support for family coverage.

Special education staff raised workload issues rooted in contract terms. Karen McClurg, an SDC teacher, described uncompensated time required to write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): \"An SDC IEP takes a full work day to complete... We must provide instruction and care for every minute of every day and rarely even have time to check an email. If we want to keep our jobs, we have to write the IEPs on our own time for free.\" She and others asked for stipends or scheduling changes so mandated special-education paperwork does not fall entirely on teachers’ personal time.

District reserves and budget context

Boylan also called attention to district reserves: \"Robla has unrestricted savings reserves of over $23,000,000, equaling over 63% of your yearly operating budget,\" she said, urging the board to spend more of those funds on current student and staff needs. In response during the superintendent’s report, Superintendent Chen said district leaders were negotiating with labor partners and expressed intent to reach agreements that work for all parties; she also summarized district advocacy work in Sacramento related to special-education funding and universal meals eligibility.

No final board action on bargaining

The board did not take a contract vote at the meeting. Public comment focused on requesting that the board direct its bargaining team to reach a settlement before the new school year; teachers and union leaders said many educators’ decisions about whether to remain in Robla hinge on the outcome.

Ending note

Teachers and union leaders emphasized urgency, asking the board to use available one-time and ongoing resources to make salaries and benefits regionally competitive and to provide stipends or schedule time for required special-education work. The board acknowledged public comment and said negotiations were ongoing; no formal action on a contract was taken at the meeting.","Robla teachers and the Robla Teachers Association urged the Robla School Board to settle contract negotiations before summer, saying pay and health-benefit contributions lag neighboring districts and threaten retention; union leaders cited district reserves and student achievement declines during public comment.","actionData","errors"]

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