May 2026 State SARB Meeting Agenda

California State School Attendance Review Board
Notice of Public Meeting

May 21, 2026
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Link to Zoom Registration: May 21 SARB Meeting
Location to attend in person: 1430 N Street, Suite 1801, Sacramento, CA 95814

Mission

The mission of State SARB is to provide policy coordination and advocacy for children and families through interagency collaboration that improves attendance, reduces dropout rates and diverts youth from the criminal justice system.

Vision

The vision of State SARB is that all students will achieve high levels of personal and academic success, and they become contributing members of society.

Agenda

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

Elizabeth Bahn, San Jose Unified School District; Ahmad Bahrami, Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health; Samantha Blackburn, California State University, Sacramento; 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; Jennifer Elenes, Santa Clara County Office of Education; Laura Faer, California Department of Justice; Ryan Gallagher, High Tech High; Sherman Garnett, California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance; Josh Godinez, California Association of School Counselors; Jennifer Gomeztrejo, Student Support Services Solutions, Inc. and California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance; Sheri Hanni, Butte County Office Education; Jeff Harris, Del Norte County Unified School District/Del Norte County Office of Education; Korena Hazen, Department of Social Services; Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works; Amalia Lopez, Lindsay Unified School District; Brent Malicote, Sacramento County Office of Education; Christy Miro, Self; Tracie Neal, Probation Department, Shasta County; Melissa Parrett, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office; Jamie Parsons, Orange County Department of Education; 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; Christina Sepulveda, Boys and Girls Clubs of Garden Grove; Antonia Torres, San Diego County Child Welfare; Mike Winters, Ventura County Office of Education; De’Shawn Woolridge, Oakland Unified School District.

Agenda times are approximate and are provided for convenience only.

Item 01: Roll Call

9:30 a.m.—Information/Action

• Call to Order: Facilitator Mike Winters
• Roll Call: California Department of Education (CDE) Representative

Item 02: Approval of Agenda and Minutes

9:45 a.m.—Information/Action

Agenda and minutes for approval by Facilitator Mike Winters

• Approval of May 21, 2026, Agenda
• Approval of February 19, 2026, Minutes
• Approval of March 26, 2026, Minutes

Item 03: Update on 2024 and 2025 Recommendations to the Superintendent

9:55 a.m.—Information

Update on the State SARB 2024 and 2025 recommendations sent to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction by Mindi Parsons, Division Director and Allegra Alessandri, Education Administrator I, Career and College Transition Division, CDE

Item 04: Chronic Absenteeism Working Group

10:05 a.m.—Information

Presentation by Richard Barrera, Senior Policy Advisor, and Dominick Robinson, Senior Policy Director, Special Projects Office, CDE

Item 05: Understanding Attendance Challenges for Students with Disabilities

10:30 a.m.—Information/Discussion

Presentation by Christofer Arroyo, Deputy Director, Policy and Public Affairs, State Council on Developmental Disabilities and Robin Ryan, Coordinator, Seeds of Partnership, Sacramento County Office of Education

Item 06: Model School Attendance Review Board

11 a.m.—Information

Presentations from 2026 Model SARB recipients Palm Springs Unified and Ventura Unified

Item 07: Attendance Supervisor Training Guidelines

11:30 a.m.—Information

Update from the State SARB Subcommittee on the Attendance Supervisor Training Guidelines

Item 08: School Attendance Review Board Handbook Subcommittee

Noon—Information/Action

Proposal to create a subcommittee to provide input on the SARB Handbook

Item 09: Recommendations for Future Agenda Items

12:15 p.m.—Information/Discussion

Seeking recommendations from State SARB members for ideas on future agenda items

Item 10: Public Comment

12:15 p.m.—Information

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

Item 11: Closing Remarks and Adjournment

12:25—Information

• Future meeting dates: August 20, 2026; November 19, 2026

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 Educational Options at least ten business days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.