CSD Board Briefing
April 3, 2025 School Board Meeting
Cambrian would not be Cambrian with the generosity of others. The Governing Board and the Superintendent recognized individuals who have gone the extra mile for the children and staff of our district. Congratulations Good Apples!
Sartorette: Joy Wang & Fabrice Gautier
Steindorf: Laura Patton, Moema Fernandes, Liraz Abraham
Price: Sean Song, Annie Liang, Shreyas Saksena
Bagby: Gene Huff, June Petersen, Dana Schrieber
Fammatre: Erin Ryan
The Governing Board honored seven students for their outstanding work, attitude and leadership. (First names only are listed for student privacy). Congratulations to:
April Students of the Month
Bagby: Eleanor, grade 1
Fammatre: Isaac, Kindergarten
Farnham: Sou, grade 3
Price: Tancy, grade 7 and Cooper, grade 6
Sartorette: Sierra, TK
Steindorf: Luther, grade 2
Results of the CEF 5th Annual Read-a-thon District Awards
The Cambrian Educational Foundation recognized students who were the top readers in the 5th annual Read-a-thon. Thanks to your support, participation, and enthusiasm, we have exceeded our fundraising goal and achieved remarkable success.
$61,995 Raised – We set out with a goal of $60,000, and thanks to our amazing students and community, we raised $61,995, surpassing our target!
2,110 Students Participated – Over 2,100 students joined in the fun and helped make this event a huge success.
2,399,249 Minutes Read – Together, our students read a total of 2,399,249 minutes, showing an outstanding commitment to reading and learning.
We are also excited to announce the Top Reading School of this year’s Read-a-thon: Farnham Elementary! Congratulations to all the students, teachers, and staff at Farnham for reading a total of 574,565 minutes as a school. Farnham will proudly display the Read-a-thon Trophy for their outstanding achievement. Well done!
This event would not have been possible without the dedication of our students, the generosity of our families, and the ongoing support of our community. All funds raised will directly benefit our district's educational programs and enrich the learning experience for all Cambrian students.
A special thank you goes out to our Community Sponsors for their invaluable support:
Vice Mayor Pam Foley – Your continued dedication to our schools and students means the world to us.
Cambrian Branch of the San Jose Public Library – Thank you for providing a free book to our top reading students at each school site, for collecting and displaying book recommendations, and for spreading the word about this event in our community. Your support has played a key role in making this event such a success.
We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Cambrian Educational Foundation and the 2025 Read-a-thon Committee for organizing this amazing event, as well as to the teachers, staff, and volunteers who helped support it every step of the way. Thank you for helping make the 5th Annual Read-a-thon a success, and we look forward to continuing to foster a love of reading and learning in our students.
The Governing Board voted to accept the consent agenda items. Items listed under the consent agenda motion are considered to be a regular course of procedure and are acted on by the Board of Trustees in one motion.
There is no discussion of these items prior to the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff, or the public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the agenda. It is understood that the administration recommends approval on all consent items. Each item on the consent agenda approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.
The Governing Board approved the Personnel Report as part of the Consent Agenda. To view the Personnel Report for 4.3.25, please click here.
The Governing Board approved the overnight field trips for Fammatre, Farnham, and Steindorf, 5th-grade students, to attend an Outdoor Science Camp during the 2025-26 school year as part of the Consent Agenda. This is an annual field trip for Cambrian School District 5th-grade students to participate in a four-day Outdoor Science School at Walden West during the 2025-26 school year. Fammatre: December 2-5, 2025, Farnham: January 13-16, 2026, Steindorf: October 14-17, 2025
To review Fammatre’s contract for the science camp, please click here.
To review Farnham’s contract for the science camp, please click here.
To review Steindor’s contract for the science camp, please click here.
The Governing Board approved the Williams Quarterly Report through March 31, 2025, as part of the Consent Agenda. Each quarter the District is required to submit a report reflecting any formal complaints that the District has received in the areas of sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, teacher qualification, and the condition of our facilities. The District has received no formal complaints with respect to textbooks, materials, teacher qualifications and facilities.
To review the Williams Quarterly Report from Jan. 1-March 31, 2025, please click here.
The Governing Board accepted the Board Warrants as part of the Consent Agenda. The Governing Board is committed to ensuring public accountability and the district's fiscal health. The Board Warrant Approval List is a detailed list of payees and expenditure amounts.
To review the Board Warrant Approval List, please click here.
The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for our schools and the district to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.
Ms. Margaret Lavin, Price Principal, and Mrs. Debbie Stein, Sartorette Principal, provided a summary and outlined their 2024-25 Local Control Accountability Plan School Plan. These updates included an overview of the goals, actions and services for improving student outcomes according to the eight priorities set by the state in alignment with the District's Local Control Accountability Plans.
Link to Sartorette's animated presentation: http://bit.ly/3DSJTkV
To review Sartorette’s LCAP presentation, please click here.
The next meeting of the Cambrian School Board will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in person at the Professional Development Center located at 4115 Jacksol Drive, San Jose, CA 95124 in Building 7, and can be viewed online as well. Agenda and login information will be available the week of the April 17th meeting. The meeting is open to the public.