001Hello Roosevelt community. I'm Dr. Danny Portillo, your superintendent. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. And I'm Dr. Ashley Hajj, your board president. Every day across the Roosevelt School District, something extraordinary happens. Students learn, friendships grow, and confidence is built. At the heart of it all are you, our dedicated teachers. We want to thank each and every one of you for your incredible impact that you make. We also want to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the amazing mothers in our district. As we approach Mother's Day this weekend, thank you for all that you do. At our recent board meeting, Mr. Matthew Gonzalez shared important updates on our budget, including outcomes and projections for this year and next. We've made significant adjustments from 2024 to 2025 to better align our resources with our student successes. During the
002meeting, we discussed the vision and the values of the community, also known as guardrails. The first guardrail highlighted was guardrail number two, which focuses on educating the whole child. We proudly recognize the outstanding achievements and sportsmanship of our soccer players in recent tournaments. Congratulations to all the boys and girls who represented Roosevelt with excellence. We also discussed go number four which is teacher and staff retention. Dr. Portillio shared our efforts to train and recruit pair professionals. In addition, the board approved curriculum to support our academic goals. We also reviewed goal number two with the board which aims to increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding grade level on the doubleASSA math assessment. Unfortunately, we're not on track yet this year in fifth grade. It is currently performing below last year's cohort. Though they are
003growing, they are not expected to meet our endofear goal. Second graders are also growing but falling short of our target for math. We are excited to report that we are seeing promising growth among our third grade students. We are using this data to plan summer school for students and increase math professional development for our staff as well as make improvements to our systems for delivery of instruction. The board completed our quarterly self-ealuation and while we are making improvements, our score only increased by one point. During our study session on May 20th, we will be discussing a plan on how to improve our score on the next quarterly evaluation. Our board approved a increase in pay for our one-on-one and classroom assistants that support our special education students. This increase is part of our strategy to
004relieve our dependency on outsource services and lessen the impact to our budget. The board also approved several construction projects including renovation of student bathrooms at Bernard Black Elementary and a safe access bus lane for Stelland Elementary. Thank you to our voters for approving our bonds which pay for building improvements. We directed our executive team to begin the work required to put out an M override continuation on the November election ballot. This is not a new or increased tax on our community and will assist us in paying for our muchneeded employees to support our students in meeting our goals and guard rails. We also approved the job description for the IB instructional coach for BART elementary which is a requirement for us to become an accredited as an international balorate school. Our next IB visit and
005monitoring will be next week. Our board approved our recommendation for a fee structure for district and Montasauri preschools as we do not receive funding from the state to cover preschool costs. Families who are not able to pay may be eligible to participate in our Booker T. Washington Head Start program. One of the most moving moments of this week was having a group of our students recognize the powerful impact of the 100 black men of Phoenix. For decades, this organization has supported our schools and empowered our youth. Thank you to the 100 black men of Phoenix for your continued dedication and partnership. Thank you again to all of the teachers that help our students grow every day. Together, we are building a culture of performance.