August 2025, State SARB Meeting Agenda

California State School Attendance Review Board
Notice of Public Virtual Meeting

August 21, 2025
9:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Link to Zoom Registration: August 21 SARB Meeting
Location to attend in person: 1430 N Street, Suite 4102, Sacramento, CA 95814

The following members of the State SARB will be remotely attending the meeting:

Luke Anderson, Placer County Office of Education; Terry Anderson, Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District; Elizabeth Bahn, San Jose Unified School District; Ahmad Bahrami, Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health; Bryan Campoy, Kern High School District; Ann-Maura Cervantes, Clovis Unified School District; Angela Chandler, Los Angeles County Office Education; Jane Claar, Sacramento County Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission; Nyeisha DeWitt, Oakland Natives Give Back; Laura Faer, California Department of Justice; Sherman Garnett, California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance; Josh Godinez, California Association of School Counselors; Jennifer Gomez-Trejo, Student Support Services Solutions, Inc. and California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance; Brian Gonzales, Kings County Office of Education; Sheri Hanni, Butte County Office Education; Korena Hazen, Department of Social Services; Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works; Christy Miro, Self; Tracie Neal, Probation Department, Shasta County; Melissa Parrett, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office; Lisa Salazar, City of Los Angeles, Youth Development Department; Tracy Schmidt, San Diego County Office of Education; Alisha Schoen, Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office; Robert Schussel, Self; Mike Winters, Ventura County Office of Education; De’Shawn Woolridge, Oakland Unified School District.

Agenda times are approximate and are provided for convenience only.

9:30 a.m.—Information/Action

Call to Order: Opening Remarks by Tom Herman, Education Administrator, Whole Child Division, California Department of Education (CDE)

• Roll Call—CDE Representative
• Establish Quorum

9:45 a.m.—Information/Action

Tom Herman, Education Administrator, Whole Child Division, CDE, will present the agenda and the minutes for approval

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of May 15, 2025, Meeting Minutes

9:55 a.m.—Information/Discussion

Cecilia Leong, State SARB Member, will provide an update of Chronic Absence Workgroup efforts

10:15 a.m.—Information

Hilva Chan, Education Programs Consultant, Whole Child Division, CDE, will present current statewide aggregate data on several risk behaviors from the California Healthy Kids Survey relevant to school attendance

10:45 a.m.—Information

Tom Herman, Education Administrator, Whole Child Division, CDE, will facilitate State SARB member announcements and information sharing, including, but not limited to:

• Updates on any recent or upcoming workshops, conferences, or training opportunities

11:05 a.m.—Information

Members of the public will be invited to speak for a maximum of three minutes each. Comments will be for information only.

11:35 a.m.—Information

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

• Future meeting dates: All meetings are on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
  • November 20, 2025

Reasonable Accommodations will be provided for any individual with a disability

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may request assistance by contacting the Educational Options Office at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.