Jun 20, 2024 School Board

>> DID YOU MAKE A MOTION TRUSTEE?

>> CAN I MAKE THAT MOTION?

>> NO.

>> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION WITH THAT CHANGE.

>> THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BY MOVING ITEM 6.5 UP TO ITEM 2.4 BEFORE ITEM 3 CLOSED SESSION.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE. I'M NOT ON YET.

MOTION PASSES. ITEM 2.3,

[2.3 CoSA Foundation: Check Presentation for 2023-2024]

COSA FOUNDATION CHECK PRESENTATION.

WITH US TODAY, WE HAVE MARNIE HERNDON FROM THE COSA FOUNDATION.

IS JULIE HUNTER WITH YOU?

>> SHE IS YOUR HONOR.

>> OKAY. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> WONDERFUL BOARD. I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COSA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I'M WITH MARNIE HERNDON.

I'M THE TREASURER OF THE FOUNDATION.

THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY INCLUDE, EDISON VICE PRESIDENT, JULIE HUNTER SECRETARY.

THE REMAINING DIRECTORS ARE CHRISTINE VANTO, ANDY NEWBOM, STEPHANIE NERDING, ANTHEA ROGERS, LINDA ARENA, TIFFANY REIMAN, AND, OF COURSE, SHAMES MICHAEL COULDN'T BE HERE EITHER.

HE IS OUR FEARLESS PARTNER, AND WE WORK. IT'S BEEN GREAT.

THIS PAST YEAR AT COSA HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR BEST.

WE HAVE BUILT BACK FROM THE PANDEMIC AND EACH CONSERVATORY LAST SCHOOL YEAR SUCCESSFULLY DISPLAYED THEIR LEARNINGS, TALENTS, AND SKILLS.

WE'RE SUPER PROUD TO BE WELCOMING UPWARDS OF 60 NEW STUDENTS NEXT YEAR, WHICH WILL MAKE THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT WILL INCREASE OUR COSA COMMUNITY BY 113%.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THANKS TO ALL OF THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, WHICH INCLUDED, BUT WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO PARENT, BUSINESS, AND COMPANY DONATIONS.

WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT, I AM PROUD ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.

WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A CHECK FOR $150,000 AS A DONATION TO CORONADO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH HEARTFELT THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THE COSA COMMUNITY, OUR YOUNG ARTISTS, AND THE OVERALL FOCUS OF ARTS IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

>> PERFECT.

>> THANK YOU [BACKGROUND].

>> YOU HAVE THE REAL AMOUNT.

>> I WAS GOING TO GO CASH IT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. HERNDON.

I KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT AND WORK IS PUT IN BY THE COSA FOUNDATION.

WE APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 6.5,

[6.5 CUSD Portraits of a Graduate, Adult and System]

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WHICH WAS MOVED UP IN THE AGENDA, CUSD PORTRAITS OF A GRADUATE, ADULT, AND SYSTEM, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

I UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNING BOARD IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS ACTION ITEM.

WE DO HAVE BOTH MINDY AND ANN HERE FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

FEELS A LITTLE BIZARRE INTRODUCING THEM AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED BECAUSE FOR THE PAST YEAR, THEY HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY ENGAGED WITH OUR STAFF, WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND WITH THE GREATER CORONADO COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR-LONG PROCESS.

IT HAS SOLICITED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS.

IT INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH FUTURISTS.

WE HAD A STUDENT PANEL TALKING ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS THEY WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP IN HIGH SCHOOL IN CORONADO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE.

BUT MY FAVORITE CELEBRATION ABOUT THIS YEAR-LONG PROCESS HAS BEEN COMMUNITY VOICE.

WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LIVE AND IN PERSON, VIA SURVEYS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT HOME.

THEY'VE BEEN AVAILABLE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THE ART AND WINE FESTIVAL.

THEY'VE BEEN AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS AT SPRING FAIRS.

THEY TRULY HAVE ENGAGED OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS PROCESS, AND I KNOW IN REVIEWING THESE DOCUMENTS, THOSE VOICES ARE REFLECTED.

BOTH OF OUR PARTNERS FROM SDCOE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIVE OF YOU TO MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE ENGAGING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE PROCESS, IF INTERESTED IN DOING SO.

>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.5 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES.

>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE TIME, THE EFFORT THAT OUR STAFF HAS PUT INTO THIS PROCESS, THAT OUR PARENTS HAVE PUT INTO THIS PROCESS, THAT STUDENT VOICE HAS BEEN RICH THROUGHOUT, AND I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO HELP GUIDE US IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED AS READING THROUGH IN MY PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE PROCESS AND READING THE OUTCOMES IS THAT IT'S REALLY FAR-REACHING AND IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT HOW THIS IS ALL GOING TO LOOK AND OPERATE A FEW YEARS FROM NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SHIFTS THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, IN THE WAY THAT WE ENGAGE STUDENTS.

BUT I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE THIS ISN'T TAKING THE PLACE OF STANDARDS AND SKILLS THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO LEARN AT GRADE LEVELS.

THAT THOSE LEARNING STANDARDS WILL STILL BE THERE.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ABOVE AND BEYOND THOSE SKILLS THAT THEY'LL NEED. THANK YOU.

>> I WILL BUILD ON THAT.

I ECHO THE COMMENTS, THANKING EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME, ENERGY, EFFORTS, VISION, FORESIGHT.

I WILL ADMIT WHEN THIS WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO US, I DIDN'T GET IT [LAUGHTER] WHICH SHOWS MY LACK OF VISION AND FORESIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING.

I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED AND HOW THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER.

WE HAVE HAD GREAT EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS BOARDS AND LEADERS THAT HAVE HELPED US SET GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND LONG-RANGE PLANS.

THIS TO ME IS THE NEXT ITERATION OF THAT.

I CAME ACROSS A QUOTE RECENTLY, SENECA, ONE OF THE GREAT STOICS SAID, IF A MAN KNOWS NOT TO WHICH PORT HE SAILS, NO WIND IS FAVORABLE.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING AND TO ME DOES THAT.

IT'S EXCITING, IT'S BOLD.

WE KNOW THE WORLD DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT DID 50 YEARS AGO, SO OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD NEITHER.

IF WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD, THEN WE'VE GOT TO EVOLVE AS WELL.

I'M REALLY THRILLED WITH THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, THE THINGS AROUND THE ROOM SHOWCASE A LOT OF IT.

WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME MEETING ONE-ON-ONE WITH OUR LEADERS, AND I'M INSPIRED AND EXCITED.

ONE OF THE PARENTS THAT PUT IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HER TIME, PULLED ME ASIDE AND THANKED ME AND THANKED ALL OF YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

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WHAT SHE SAID, I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH WAS THIS IS EXCITING, COOL, GROUNDBREAKING STUFF.

I JUST HOPE CUSD HAS THE BALLS TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

I HOPE SO, TOO, AND I WANT TO SUPPORT THAT VISION AND THAT NEXT STEP AND HOW WE REALLY IMPLEMENT AND LIVE UP TO THESE IDEALS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS REGARDING MY THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT IN PRODUCING THIS PRODUCT.

IT WAS VERY PAINSTAKING AND YOU CAN TELL ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT.

IT CERTAINLY IS AN ASPIRATIONAL DOCUMENT, AND I THINK IT IS VERY HELPFUL IN ANY PROCESS UNDERTAKING THAT YOU START OUT WITH THE END GOAL IN MIND.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS LAID OUT HERE BOTH FOR A GRADUATE, THE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN THE SYSTEM THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE GUIDING THEIR EDUCATION.

THE END IS NOW IN MIND. THANK YOU.

>> COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU TO ANN AND MINDY FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT YOU SPEND 20% OF YOUR TIME PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AND 80% REACTING TO THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON NOW.

THIS IS THE PLANNING PART, WHICH OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED.

YOUR WHOLE PROCESS WAS FUN.

IT WAS THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND IT REALLY BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE SAW SAMPLES FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND WE SAW WHAT THEIR COMMUNITIES CAME UP WITH AND EVERY COMMUNITY IS UNIQUE.

I WASN'T SURE WHAT OURS WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

IT WAS A LENGTHY PROCESS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY PUT IN, AND WE HAD A GREAT SHOW OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP ALL THOSE WEEKENDS AND PUT IN THE TIME.

IT WAS HARD WORK. IT WAS A LOT OF THINKING, IT'S LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KINDERGARTEN.

THOSE FIVE-YEAR-OLDS ARE SO TIRED BECAUSE THEY DID THINK SO MUCH THAT FIRST DAY.

THAT'S HOW I FELT AFTER THE FIRST WEEKEND.

I WAS EXHAUSTED FROM REALLY TRYING TO THINK FORWARD.

WE HAVE THIS AMAZING DOCUMENT THAT CAN SHOW US WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

NOW THE NEXT DIFFICULT STEP IS, HOW DO WE GET THERE? I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE DO GET THERE AND HAVING THE STRENGTH TO IMPLEMENT IT AND GET OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO'S PART OF THIS AND FOR THIS PRODUCT. IT'S AMAZING.

>> I'D LIKE TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER FOR BRINGING THIS AND CHAMPIONING IT AND HELPING US UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE.

THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

WE'LL REQUIRE A MOTION, AND A VOTE.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PORTRAITS OF A GRADUATE ADULT AND SYSTEM?

>> MOVED.

> >IS THERE A SECOND?

CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASSES.

>> JUST TWO QUICK POINTS ABOUT THIS PROCESS.

JUST A REMINDER FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS PROCESS WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE EEBG OR THE EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR BLOCK GRANT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING, AND I'M PROUD TO SHARE, AND I KNOW THIS INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY LAST WEEK.

BUT THE LEARNING DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY HUSTLING FOR REVENUE TO BEGIN PLANNING PHASES, HAVING RECENTLY SECURED A $1 MILLION GRANT FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF OUR EXISTING BIOMED PATHWAY THAT OUR TEACHER MS. LUNA IS TEACHING AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PATHWAY.

THANK YOU TO DR. BATTLE AND HER TEAM FOR ALREADY GETTING US UP AND RUNNING WITH SOME FUNDS TO START THE PLANNING PHASE, SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT INITIATIVES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION.

BEFORE WE DO SO, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS 3.1 AND 3.2 IN CLOSED SESSION?

[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS]

YES.

>> HELLO. HI, I'M KATIE QUINLEY, AND I'VE BEEN A TEACHER IN CORONADO FOR 13 YEARS, AND I'M HERE AS AN INFORMED MEMBER OF ACT.

I WANT TO SHARE MY CONCERNS HEADING INTO THIS CLOSED SESSION REGARDING THE EVALUATION AND

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SALARY APPROVAL FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR ARTICLES 6.6 AND 6.7.

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ACT AND CUSD ARE ONGOING AND NOTHING HAS BEEN AGREED UPON FOR CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED SALARIES.

PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE CONSIDERING ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATIONS AND SALARY INCREASES.

FROM 2018 TO 2022, OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S TOTAL PAY HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 40% FROM ABOUT $160,000 TO $216,000.

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN $62,000 IN FIVE YEARS.

WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS TITLE HAS CHANGED FROM ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CLASSIFIED TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DURING THAT TIME.

HOWEVER, HIS MAIN WORK AS THE HEAD OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET HAS REMAINED THE SAME.

OVER ESSENTIALLY THE SAME FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE 2018/'19 SCHOOL YEAR TO THE '22/'23 SCHOOL YEAR, THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY PAID FOR ACT INCREASED BY ONLY 10.1% FROM UNDER $78,000 TO ABOUT $85,000.

THIS IS ONLY ONE-FOURTH OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S RAISES.

IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT ALL OF OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CUSD AND ACT FOR THE SAME FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, ACT RAISES ONLY AMOUNTED TO 14.54%.

THIS IS AGAIN, SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE 40% THAT THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HAS GOTTEN.

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM TRANSPARENT CALIFORNIA IN THE DISTRICT'S G90 FORMS. THIS IS THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US.

OUR TEAM HAS REQUESTED CURRENT CONTRACTS FROM OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND HAS YET TO RECEIVE THEM.

I CAN UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AS SOON AS THE CONTRACTS ARE SHARED.

AGAIN, WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WILL PRIORITIZE TEACHERS THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THE STUDENTS WHEN CONSIDERING ADMINISTRATIVE EVALUATIONS, SALARY INCREASES, AND FINALIZING OUR NEGOTIATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. DO I

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE [LAUGHTER]

>> WE ARE STAYING IN OPEN SESSION. SORRY, GUYS.

[LAUGHTER] CALL FOR THE VOTE THIS WAY? WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU. [NOISE] WELCOME BACK.

WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION, ITEM 4.1.

[4. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION]

ACTION WAS TAKEN AND WILL BE REPORTED OUT UNDER ITEMS 6.6 AND 6.7 OF THE AGENDA.

ITEM 5, CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[5. CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR]

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 5? TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS ON ITEM 5? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR?

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 6.1 2024/2025 BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR

[6.1 2024-25 Budget Overview for Parents, Annual (2023-24), Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)]

PARENTS ANNUAL LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?

AS A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE GOVERNING BOARD, THIS REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AS A FIRST READ.

DR. BATTLE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS SHE'S MAKING HER WAY UP TO THE PODIUM.

REMINDER THAT THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, AND WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

>> HELLO.

>> GOOD EVENING, GOVERNING BOARD.

AS SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER SHARED, YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE LCAP THE BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS AND THEN THE 2023-24 ANNUAL UPDATE.

LAST MONTH, IT'S ALSO BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ABOUT SIX WEEKS AS WELL.

THIS IS JUST TO REITERATE WHAT WAS SHARED BEFORE.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR NEW THREE YEAR PLAN, THE LCAP,

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AND THE TEMPLATE HAS CHANGED SLIGHTLY, SO IT HAD A DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL TO IT THIS YEAR, PROBABLY WHEN YOU READ THROUGH.

BUT I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.1? TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU, DR. BATTLE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.1?

>> SO MOVED.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 6.2, APPROVE THE 2024-2025 BUDGET, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?

[6.2 Approve 2024-25 Budget]

THE ANNUAL APPROVAL OF OUR 2024-25 BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA.

I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MR. SALAMANCA.

>> GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER, COLLEAGUES, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AS I PRESENT THE 2024-25 ANNUAL BUDGET.

AS SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER MENTIONED, I'M DONNIE SALAMANCA, I'M THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

I'M PROUD TO START MY EIGHTH YEAR HERE IN THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT.

THIS IS MY 18TH YEAR IN SCHOOL, BUSINESS AND FINANCE.

I DO WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ANGELICA PAREDES, WHO'S OUR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES FOR HER SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BUDGET AND FOR SUPPORTING THE ENTIRE FISCAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE.

AS ALWAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PLUG FOR THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR BUDGET, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR HISTORICAL BUDGETS, AUDIT INFORMATION, AND OTHER RELEVANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE DISTRICT'S BUSINESS SERVICES WEBSITE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THAT LINK.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR BUDGET IS A PRODUCT OF FOLLOWING THE DISTRICT'S LONG RANGE PLANNING.

IT'S A VERY LARGE PART OF YOUR ROLE AS THE BOARD AND OUR ROLE AS STAFF, AND YOU CHARGED US WITH THE FOLLOWING, TO PRESENT THE GOVERNING BOARD WITH A STRUCTURALLY-BALANCED BUDGET THAT INCLUDES A PLANNED SPEND-DOWN OF RESERVES AND MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO PROGRAMS WHILE MAXIMIZING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS BUDGET THAT WE'VE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING DOES JUST THAT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

I KNOW THE BOARD IS WELL VERSED IN THIS, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK AND A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES, BUT QUITE A FEW NEW MEMBERS AS WELL REMINDED ME THAT MAYBE NOT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW WE ARE FUNDED HERE LOCALLY IN CUSD.

THERE'S ESSENTIALLY TWO FUNDING MECHANISMS OR FUNDING MODELS THAT DISTRICTS CAN BE FUNDED ON.

THIS BUCKET GRAPHIC EXPLAINS IT, I THINK THE MOST CLEARLY.

EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO CONDUCT A CALCULATION USING STATE FORMULAS AND STATE MODELING PROGRAMS, AND WE HAVE TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE BUCKET.

DISTRICTS CAN BE FUNDED ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, THE LCFF, AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE LEFT WITH THE GREEN BUCKET.

USING THAT CALCULATION IT DETERMINES THE SIZE OF THE BUCKET.

LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FILL THE BUCKET AS MUCH AS IT CAN, AND IT SHORT FALLS ARE BACK FILLED BY THE STATE REPRESENTING THE GREEN SHADED AREA IN THE BUCKET.

IN CONTRAST, BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FUNDED BASED OFF OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES.

THEY HAVE SO MUCH PROPERTY TAXES THAT IT FILLS THE BUCKET AND THEY GET TO KEEP THE EXCESS.

THERE'S A VERY LONG STORY ABOUT WHY WE IN CORONADO AND CUSD ARE NOT A BASIC AID DISTRICT.

THE TERM BRIDGE TO BASIC AID IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL USE VERY COMMONLY HERE IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE BECOMING A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT BEGINNING IN THE 2027-28 FISCAL YEAR, THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE COME TO A BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE AND WE GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THAT.

OVERALL, IT IS A GAME CHANGER FOR US AS A DISTRICT, WHEN WE REACH BASIC AID, IN 2027-28, WE ANTICIPATE ONGOING INCREASED REVENUES OF ANYWHERE $8-12 MILLION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE IN CUSD.

THIS IS A GRAPHIC THAT I'VE COMMITTED TO SHARING WITH YOU ALL.

THE 27-28 FISCAL YEAR ISN'T GUARANTEED.

WE DO HAVE TO WATCH SOME METRICS VERY CLOSELY.

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NAMELY THE SPEED AT WHICH THE RDA DEBT IS PAID DOWN, AND THIS SIMPLE CHART ESSENTIALLY TELLS YOU THAT WE'RE ON TRACK.

IN FACT, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OF AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS, SOME OF OUR ADVISORS FROM THE STATE AS WELL AS THE CITY.

THEY DON'T ANTICIPATE US PAYING THIS OFF SIGNIFICANTLY EARLIER, AND SO ALL SIGNS POINT TO RDA DEBT BEING EXTINGUISHED IN THE 2026-27 FISCAL YEAR, MEANING THAT CUSD CAN ENTER BASIC AID STATUS BEGINNING IN 2027-28.

HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF OUR BUDGET TIMELINES.

AS YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN OUR DISTRICT, FOLLOW ACTIONS THAT HAPPEN AT THE STATE WIDE LEVEL.

OFTENTIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND MAKE OUR FINAL ATTEMPT AT A BUDGET ADOPTION PRIOR TO EVEN THE STATE TAKING ACTION.

WE FOLLOW EVERY ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATE HAS A SUBSEQUENT ACTION HERE LOCALLY.

WE BUILT OUR BUDGET BASED OFF OF THE MAY REVISE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN MAY.

IT'S NOT A FINAL BUDGET, AND WE ARE ASKING YOU ALL TO TAKE ACTION TO ADOPT OUR 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET THIS EVENING.

A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHY WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN JUNE, WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS BECAUSE WE'RE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO.

THE FIRST MEETING IS A PUBLIC HEARING BOTH ON THE BUDGET AS WELL AS THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.

IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHAREHOLDERS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK USING ANY FEEDBACK AND INPUT RECEIVED, WE WOULD THEN BE TASKED WITH UPDATING OUR RECORDS WITH ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND THE SECOND MEETING IS MEANT FOR BOARD ADOPTION.

AS THE BLUE SHADED AREA INDICATES, THE LEGISLATOR APPROVED THE 2024-25 STATE BUDGET ON JUNE 13TH, UNDER THOSE TWO ASSEMBLY BILLS THERE, ASSEMBLY BILL 107 AND SENATE BILL 154.

SENATE BILL 107 IS ACTUALLY THE BUDGET INFORMATION, AND 154 IS THE ACTION TO SUSPEND PROP 98, WHICH IS HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS FUNDED UNDER THE LCFF ARE FUNDED.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS STILL NOT A FINAL STATE BUDGET.

THE GOVERNOR HAS 12 DAYS FROM RECEIVING THE BUDGET THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED TO EITHER SIGN OR VETO SOME LINE ITEMS AS OF TODAY, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT YET SIGNED THE BUDGET, SO THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN WHICH CASE WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE TO INCORPORATE THOSE CHANGES.

THIS IS NOT UNLIKE ANY PREVIOUS YEAR.

THIS SEEMS TO BE THE NORM.

THE LEGISLATURE HAS TO PASS THE BUDGET BY JUNE 15TH, OTHERWISE THEY DON'T GET PAID, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS TO SUBMIT A TIMELY BUDGET, BUT IT DOES LEAVE US A LITTLE BIT IN THE DARK BECAUSE THE DETAILS AREN'T FULLY EXPLAINED TO US.

EVEN WHEN THE GOVERNOR SIGNS THE BUDGET, THERE ARE BUDGET TRAILER BILLS THAT DELINEATE WHAT THEY REALLY SIGNED, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF EXPERTS TO GO THROUGH THAT AND SHARE THAT WITH US AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

HERE'S JUST A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET AND ALL THE PLAYERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET FINALLY COMING TO FRUITION.

I KNOW THIS IS VERY SMALL WRITING, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE IT.

IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, THIS IS THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATURE'S PROPOSAL.

LOCALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THE PROPOSED FUNDING OF THE STATUTORY COLA, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE 1.07.

THAT'S COLA, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.

A FEW OF THE OTHER THINGS, EITHER SUSPEND FUNDING OR INDICATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDED ONGOING FUNDING.

ONE OF THOSE BIG PROGRAMS IS THE UNIVERSAL MEALS PROGRAM.

WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE A BENEFACTOR OF THAT.

THE UNIVERSAL MEALS PROGRAM REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR EVERY STUDENT REGARDLESS OF INCOME, AND IT'S BEEN WIDELY SUCCESSFUL HERE LOCALLY IN CUSD.

THE 2024-25 PROPOSED BUDGET, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A BUDGET THAT SHOWS ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.

ALL OF THE GOALS AND SERVICES AND STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE OUTLINED IN THE LCAP MUST HAVE A HOME HERE IN OUR BUDGET, AND THE BUDGET WE PRESENT TO YOU DOES HAVE ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS INCLUDED.

WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE STATES FORMAT, AND THAT INCLUDES THE STATE BUDGET FORMS, 161 IN TOTAL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE STANDARDIZED ACCOUNT CODE STRUCTURES, WHAT WE USE, ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS UNIFORMITY ACROSS THE STATE.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE FUND DOCUMENTS AND PROJECT OUR MULTI-YEAR BUDGET THROUGH 2026-27.

THAT'S THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS TWO SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.

WE ALSO INCLUDE THE CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.

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IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AT THE STATE LEVEL IN MY OPINION, IT DUMMY PROOFS THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT AND ENUMERATES AREAS THAT WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING IT, IT'S LIKE AN INDEPENDENT CHECK, AND WE INCLUDE THAT FOR YOUR INFORMATION AS WELL.

MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS AND OUR BUDGETS ARE BUILT BASED OFF OF THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AT THE TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.

ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS NEEDS.

WE HAVE FOUR SCHOOL SITES.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT FUNDS AND CATEGORIES THAT WE HAVE TO TRACK.

NOT TO MENTION STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS EACH WITH THEIR OWN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND SEPARATE LEDGERS THAT ARE SMALL, BUT MIGHTY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING.

NOT TO MENTION SURPRISES THAT HAPPENED HERE LOCALLY LIKE A CATASTROPHIC FLOOD THAT WE EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY.

WE HAVE A NOTE TO THAT IN OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS, I'LL ENUMERATE THAT WHEN I GET TO THAT SLIDE.

HERE'S JUST AN OVERVIEW.

IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, TO THE LEFT, YOU HAVE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OR ASSUMPTIONS AND THE RELEVANT EITHER REVENUE OR EXPENDITURES THAT IT IMPACTS.

TO THE RIGHT, WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS OR SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN ANY ONE OF THOSE NAMELY.

WE'LL LOOK AT STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

AGAIN, BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION AT THE TIME, THERE IS NO CRYSTAL BALL.

OUR PROJECTIONS ARE NOT FORECASTS, THEY'RE PROJECTIONS.

WE'RE REALLY LOOKING OUT INTO THE FUTURE AND SAY, WHAT DO I KNOW TODAY? IF ALL OF THESE THINGS CONTINUE OR WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE WILL CONTINUE IS HOW WE BUILD OUR BUDGETS.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL ON OUR ENROLLMENT OR ATTENDANCE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.

AS I MENTIONED, ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE ARE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ASSUMPTIONS THAT DRIVE OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE, WHICH IS THE LCFF, AS WELL AS OUR EXPENDITURE CATEGORY, WHICH FOR THE MOST PART IS STAFFING.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE HAVE HAD THE BENEFIT OF SOME OF THE COVID AND POST-COVID PROTECTIONS.

HOLD HARMLESS IS A TERM THAT WE HEAR A LOT IN MY INDUSTRY. ALL OF THOSE ARE GONE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS THAT WE HAVE WHO'S ENROLLED, AND HOW OFTEN DO THEY COME TO SCHOOL AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE FUNDED.

WE HAVE REVISED OUR PROJECTIONS.

WE'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING ENROLLMENT TO BE FLAT AT 2,800 STUDENTS, ACTUALLY, 2,800 REPRESENTS AN INCREASE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 2,770 FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND ATTENDANCE YIELDS ARE ROUGHLY 95.3%, AND THAT'S IN LINE WITH THE LAST TWO YEARS.

IN 2022-23, THE PERCENT WAS ABOUT 94.5, AND IN 2023-24, THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE'RE ABOUT 95.2.

WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE TREND UP WILL CONTINUE, BUT STILL CONSERVATIVE IN OUR NUMBERS BASED OFF OF OUR RECENT HISTORY.

>> ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASSUMPTION WE HAVE IS WITH REGARDS TO SALARIES, SOMETHING THAT ISN'T MAYBE NOT WIDELY UNDERSTOOD FOR THOSE OF YOU IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY.

EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANNUAL STEP INCREASES.

THE LEFT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SALARY SCHEDULE.

EACH YEAR OF SERVICE, YOU MOVE FROM ONE CELL TO THE CELL BELOW IT.

THERE'S REPRESENTATIVE INCREASES IN THERE.

IN ADDITION TO SEPARATELY NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES, WHICH, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE SETTLE WITH ANY LABOR GROUP WITH 1%, THE ENTIRE SALARY SCHEDULE, EACH CELL INCREASES BY 1%.

EMPLOYEES TYPICALLY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IN THIS INSTANCE, TWO TYPES OF RAISES.

THE STEP INCREMENT THAT GOES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE ACROSS THE BOARD SALARY SCHEDULE INCREASES.

CUSD IS IN ACTIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ITS LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

THESE ARE FUND SUMMARIES.

YOU'LL SEE ON THIS SLIDE OF THE NEXT SLIDE, WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE TO KEEP FUNDS SEPARATE BASED OFF OF THEIR TYPE AND USE.

I DID MY BEST TO GROUP PROGRAMS THAT WERE SIMILARLY FUNDED.

YOU'LL SEE ON THE LEFT, GENERAL FUND 01, SPECIAL RESERVE FUND FOR OTHER THAN CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS IS FUND 17 AND SPECIAL RESERVE FUND FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS IS UNDER FUND 40.

WHEN WE LOOK IN A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THESE THREE FUNDS ARE WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE THE GENERAL FUND, THE DISTRICT'S MAIN RESERVE FUNDS AS WELL, MAIN ACTIVITY AND MAIN RESERVE FUNDS.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO READ THE FIRST ONE, THE GENERAL FUND 01 IS THE DISTRICT'S MAIN OPERATING FUND.

WE OPERATED IN THIS FUND AT A DEFICIT OF $7.6 MILLION.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE RESERVES IN ANOTHER FUND, WHICH IS FUND 40,

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SO YOU'LL SEE IN THAT GREEN BOX, THERE'S A TRANSFER FROM FUND 40 INTO FUND 1.

THE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE FUND 40 ALSO FUNDS OTHER FUNDS.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO NUMBERS IS HOW MUCH IS SHARED OR PROVIDED TO FUND 25, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

YOU'LL SEE IN THE BLUE BOX, THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE.

FUND 40 IS WHERE THE LAST DOMINO, SO TO SPEAK, FALLS.

WHEN WE'RE BUILDING OUR BUDGETS, THIS IS HOW MUCH THE DISTRICT TOTAL FUND BALANCE DECREASED BY, OR IS PROJECTED DECREASE BY IN '24/'25.

WE ADD ALL THOSE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM, THE ENDING FUND BALANCES, THOSE ARE THE RESERVES FOR THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ALSO OPERATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. ONE OF THEM IS STATE FUNDED SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS THROUGH CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT'S IN FUND 12.

WE ALSO OPERATE A FEE BASED PROGRAM, WHICH IS UNDER FUND 63.

MANY OF THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE COMMINGLED BECAUSE ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE IN THE SAME ROOM, BUT THE STATE REQUIRES US TO TRACK THE ACTIVITY SEPARATELY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE PRESENTED HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE OTHER FUNDS.

ADULT EDUCATION FUND, 11.

THIS IS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, 18 AND OLDER, THEY ARE STUDENTS.

ONE OF OUR MOST PROUD PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PROGRAM IS OUR PATHWAY TO BECOMING A REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE.

SPECIFICALLY HERE LOCALLY, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE THIS FREE COURSE SPONSORED BY THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM.

IT'S 40-HOUR TRAINING COURSE WHICH MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR A STATE'S EXAM, AND THEN THEY BECOME CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS, AND THAT PROVIDES A THIRD LAYER OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT CATEGORY, GREAT PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY WITH FREE INHOUSE TRAINING PROVIDED BY ADULT ED.

FUND 13 IS THE CAFETERIA SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

AS YOU'LL SEE, WE OPERATE BREAK EVEN, WE'RE LIKELY END WITH A SURPLUS.

AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS JUST OVER $1.1 MILLION.

THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY TO HOUSE THE ACTIVITY OF SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ALL OF THE MEALS THAT WE PRESERVE, ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT, ALL OF THE STAFFING THAT SUPPORT THAT DEPARTMENT, IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

IT CAN'T BE USED FOR LET'S SAY GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND THE LIKE. LET'S SEE.

FUND 14 IS A DEFUNCT FUND NOW.

THERE USED TO BE SPECIALIZED FUNDING FROM THE STATE LEVEL THAT THEY PROVIDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE NEEDS.

THIS IS A FUND BALANCE THAT WE'VE BEEN CARRYING FOR SOME TIME, AND WE ANTICIPATE USING THIS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS WE APPROACH BASIC AID.

FUND 19 IS WHERE WE HOUSE ALL OF OUR BBMAC ACTIVITY.

AS YOU KNOW, WE OPERATE A POOL.

IN AUDIT TERMS, THEY WOULD CALL THIS AN ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

IT HAS TO OPERATE LIKE A BUSINESS.

THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THAT PROGRAM.

WHAT YOU WON'T SEE HERE, AND THIS IS A FUNCTION OF THE STATE'S FORMS THAT WE HAVE TO USE IS A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

GENERAL FUND DOES SUPPORT THE BBMAC PROGRAMMING TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $300,000, IS THE NUMBER THAT'S INCLUDED THERE.

PREVIOUS BOARDS HAVE SHARED THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH FOR THAT CONTRIBUTION, AND WE BELIEVE THEY ARE.

CIF STUDENT SPONSORED PROGRAMS THAT USE THE POOL DON'T PAY FOR USE.

MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS THEIR PE PROGRAMS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALSO HAS THEIR SWIM AND WATER SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT I THINK ARE WELL FUNDED BY THAT CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

FUND 25 IS THE ONE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

THIS RECEIVES JUST UNDER A $400,000 TRANSFER FROM FUND 40.

FUND 25, THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED BY DEVELOPER FEES.

SO WHEN HOMEOWNERS DECIDE TO ADD LIVABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THEIR HOMES, THE ASSUMPTION IS THERE MIGHT BE CHILDREN LIVING IN THEIR HOMES AND THERE MIGHT BE A SUBSEQUENT IMPACT TO SCHOOLS, AND WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF RECEIVING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS.

IT HAS TO BE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.

IF IT'S A TEAR DOWN AND BUILT REBUILD FOR THE SAME AMOUNT, WE DON'T GET ANY MONEY FOR THAT.

THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS CATEGORY ARE TO PAY NON VOTER APPROVED DEBT THAT WAS TAKEN OUT IN THE EARLY 2000S.

SO THINK OF A BOND, BUT NOT PAID FOR BY LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES.

IT'S PAID FOR BY THE PROCEEDS FROM THE DEVELOPER FEES WITH SOME CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND OR FUND 40 IN THIS INSTANCE.

THEY ALL FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK TO MAKE THAT FUND WHOLE

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AND MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THAT TAX BILL OR THE DEBT BILL.

YOU SEE THAT IT HAS A FUND BALANCE.

WE KEEP THAT IN THERE FOR CASH FLOW PURPOSES, SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO TRANSFERS IN AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

TWO MORE, THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME.

THE CAPITAL PROJECT BLENDED COMPONENT UNITS FUND, FUND 49, HOUSES ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT WE LOCALLY REFER TO AS THE FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES FUND.

BRIEF HISTORY ON THAT, WE LEASED OUT THIS FACILITY TO MY LEFT.

WE DERIVED REVENUE INCOME THROUGH A LEASE WITH THE NAVY, WHICH PAYS FOR THE $12 MILLION LOAN THAT WE TOOK OUT IN 2020.

THE PROCEEDS OF THIS FUND SUPPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS, CAPITAL PURCHASES LIKE LAPTOPS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED FOR OUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.

SOME OF THE BIGGEST PURCHASES THAT IT SUPPORTED WAS THE NEW TURF ON THE [INAUDIBLE] FIELD, AS WELL AS THE ATHLETICS COMPLEX ROOFING.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN HOUSES, THAT'S A RESTRICTED FUND, DONOR WAY BACK WHEN PROVIDED THE DISTRICT WITH SOME FUNDS AND THOSE FUNDS ARE SPECIFIC TO SUPPORTING ARTS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE THE INTEREST ON THAT TO SUPPORT IT SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT DONOR.

HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ZOOM OUT.

THIS IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF OUR BRIDGE TO BASIC AID.

WE KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN STRATEGICALLY SPENDING DATA RESERVES IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, IN ANTICIPATION OF BEING ABLE TO SUSTAIN THESE PROGRAMS ONCE WE REACH BASIC AID WITH THAT NEW FUNDING SOURCE AND ONGOING REVENUES TO SUPPORT OUR EXPENDITURE MODEL.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL FUNDS THAT ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS RESERVE ARE FUNDS 17, FUND 1, AND FUND 40.

THIS IS THE SAME SLIDE THAT I PRESENTED EVERY TIME I PRESENT A SLIDE DECK TO YOU ALL, AND WE SEE THAT OUR PATTERN OF DEFICIT SPENDING IS CONTINUED.

LAST TIME WE PRESENTED THIS TO YOU, WE HAD A FULL BRIDGE.

BUT WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE THEN, THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE.

THEY DECREASED OUR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT WE AS A DISTRICT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED AND ESSENTIALLY CUT OFF PART OF OUR BRIDGE.

THESE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS INCLUDE A 1.07% SALARY INCREASE, WHICH IS THE CURRENT NUMBER THAT WE'RE WORKING FROM WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAMS. IT WON'T BE LOWER THAN THIS, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE HIGHER THAN THIS.

BUT THIS DOES INCLUDE 1.07% IN OUR BUDGETS.

NEXT STEPS. THE BOARD HAS ASKED TO APPROVE THE '24-'25 ANNUAL BUDGET.

WE WILL THEN SUBMIT THIS TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR VALIDATION AND REVIEW.

IT'S THEIR SOLE JOB TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOTH ON THE EDUCATION SIDE AND THE WORK THAT WE SAW EARLIER WITH PUG, AS WELL AS ON THE FINANCE SIDE THROUGH ASSEMBLY BILL AB 1200.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE IF A DISTRICT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS, AND THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO VALIDATE OUR NUMBERS.

THEY HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

THEY GRILL US, TO BE HONEST, ABOUT OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS, "HEY, IS THIS REALISTIC? WHERE DID THIS NUMBER COME FROM?" THE PRODUCT OF THAT IS A LETTER THAT THEY SENT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD, EITHER AGREEING WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OR THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE INCLUDED OR SHARING SOME CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO BE MADE AWARE OF.

WE ANTICIPATE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A PROJECTED NEGATIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THE THIRD YEAR, THAT THEY WILL LIKELY ASK THE BOARD TO IDENTIFY FURTHER REDUCTIONS OR IDENTIFY OTHER AREAS OF REVENUE, OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE.

THEN WE GET THE FUN OF CLOSING THE BOOKS.

OUR FISCAL YEAR CLOSES ON JUNE 30 OF 2024, AND OUR TEAM HAS UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO CLOSE THE BOOKS.

AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S LOTS OF LAYERS OF OVERSIGHT, BOTH AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION LEVEL.

WE ALSO HAVE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS THAT AUDIT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONCE WE CLOSE THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE AUDITS.

IN LAST MAY, WE SHARED THE RESULTS OF OUR STATE AUDIT ON OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

WE WERE PROUD TO SHARE THAT WE HAD NO FINDINGS, AND SO KUDOS TO THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FUND.

ANOTHER LAYER OF OVERSIGHT IS THE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.

THE BOARD AND ITS LONG RANGE PLAN DIRECTED US TO ESTABLISH THIS COMMITTEE.

IT'S BEEN GOING STRONG SINCE 2019.

THE COMPLETE SLIDE DECK IS NOTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

YOU CAN FOLLOW THE LINK OR HIT THAT "QR CODE".

THIS WEEK'S MEETING STARTED ON SLIDE 404.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THEM WHERE IT IS.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE RECENT HISTORY, PREVIOUS BUDGETS, YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT LINK AND CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF.

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THERE'S A LOT. THANKS, CAMI. CAN I CLICK? YOU GOT TO CLICK ON THAT. THERE YOU GO.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING, THESE ARE THE TENTATIVE DATES FOR THE BUDGET STUDY.

AGAIN, STATE DOES SOMETHING, THE DISTRICT DOES SOMETHING, AND THEN WE PRESENT IT TO THE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.

UNLIKE FORUMS LIKE THIS WHERE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMMUNITY.

IN PUBLIC SESSION, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK ME, ASK ME AND MY TEAM ANYTHING.

WE CAN HAVE INFORMED DIALOGUE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE AT THOSE MEETINGS.

I SAID, ASK US ANYTHING.

HERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE YOUR CONCERNS KNOWN.

WE CHECK THIS ON THE REGULAR, ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COME TO A MEETING, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO EMAIL ME, IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT SOMETHING ANONYMOUSLY.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

IF YOU PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL, WE'LL BE SURE TO RESPOND TO YOU IN A TIMELY MANNER.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL STOP FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME.

OKAY TRUSTEES? COMMENTS? QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE TIME THAT GOES INTO IT, AND THE TIME THAT YOU PUT INTO THE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE, THAT IS UNIQUE TO OUR DISTRICT, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY FRUITFUL.

HOW WAS THE ATTENDANCE ON TUESDAY?

>> I WROTE ALL THEIR NAMES DOWN, ROUGHLY 12-16 INDIVIDUALS.

>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THAT TIME.

I KNOW IT'S VALUED OF ATTENDANCE.

>> IS 11 PEOPLE. [LAUGHTER]

>> ELEVEN PEOPLE, ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PULLING UP THE SLIDE WITH THE STEP AND COLUMN, EXEMPLAR.

IT WAS EARLIER THAN THAT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, 15. YOU GOT IT.

OKAY. ONE PORTION YOU DIDN'T DISCUSS WAS THE ACT STEP INCREMENTS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT BOX MEANS ON THE RIGHT.

>> AS THIS ILLUSTRATES, EACH CELL COULD DO THE MATH, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASES FROM CELL TO CELL, THEY'RE NOT UNIFORM AND SO THE MINIMUM INCREASE IS 0.20%.

THE MAXIMUM INCREASES 7.72%, AND THE MEDIAN INCREASES 2.5%.

>> YOU MEAN 6.72%?

>> 6.72%.

>> OKAY. SO THAT IS THE MINIMUM MEDIUM MAXIMUM OF THE DELTA BETWEEN EACH OF THE STEPS?

>> NO, COUNTING [OVERLAPPING].

>> DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE YOU ARE. CORRECT. JUST STEPS.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THEN MOVING TO 17, PLEASE, SLIDE 17, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

AT THE BOTTOM, THERE'S A NOTE, AND MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT 1.0? SORRY. WE CHANGED THE NUMBER.

I'M SORRY, 17 ON THIS ONE, IS THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION SLIDE, THE BROKEN BRIDGE, IF YOU WILL.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> THANK YOU. IT'S 18 NOW, MY BAD.

IS THE 1.07 INDICATED HERE ON TOP OF STEP AND COLUMN?

>> THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE STEP AND COLUMN.

>> GOT IT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK I HAD ONE MORE. NO, TWO MORE.

>> THE TURBO REDEMPTION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS?

>> TURBO REDEMPTION. THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAS SIMILAR TO I'LL COMPARE IT TO A HOME LOAN.

LET'S SAY YOU TAKE A 30 YEAR LOAN.

YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST IS GOING TO BE X AMOUNT EACH YEAR.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND A LOT OF GOVERNMENT DEBT? SOMETIMES THEY DON'T ALLOW YOU TO PREPAY AND SO YOU HAVE TO PAY ACCORDING TO THAT SCHEDULE.

PRIOR TO WHEN THIS WAS REFINANCED, I BELIEVE IN 2018, MY MEMORY, I'VE BEEN HERE TOO LONG.

IN 2018, WE HAD ONE DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE THAT HAD RDA PAYING DOWN THAT DEBT UNTIL 2036, MEANING CUSD WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BASIC AID UNTIL 2036.

WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY WHO WAS THE SUCCESSOR OR THE OVERSIGHT AGENCY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO WORK THROUGH WHAT I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A LOOPHOLE, BUT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE LAW.

MOST DISTRICTS ARE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING RDAS LIVE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

THEY GET THE BENEFIT OF LCFF REVENUE, BUT THEY ALSO GET WHAT'S CALLED 2% PASS THROUGH.

THEY GET MONEY OFF THE TOP BEFORE IT GOES TO THE STATE.

THAT'S THE 2% PASS THROUGH IS ALL OF THE MONEY THAT WE GET IN FUND 40 THAT WE'RE USING TO SUPPORT OUR GENERAL FUND.

CORONADO IS DIFFERENT. WE LEARNED THROUGH

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OUR TWO LAWSUITS AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST, THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SET PRECEDENCE BY ALLOWING THE RDA TO PAY MORE THAN THE MINIMUM BALANCE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED ALMOST EVERY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA.

WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF VERY HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES, AND THAT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE LAW.

THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T REFINANCE THE DEBT IF YOU CAN SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID.

IN DOING SO, THEY RESTRUCTURED THE DEBT, AND THEY ALLOWED FOR THIS FUNDING MECHANISM CALLED TURBO REDEMPTION.

ESSENTIALLY, IT WAS WORKING WITHIN THE LAW TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE MINIMUM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE CAN AFFORD.

BUT ANYTIME WE HAVE EXTRA, WE'RE GOING TO PAY AS MUCH OF THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPLE WE CAN IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE PAYMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.

THIS MODELING SHORTENED THE DEBT FROM 2036 TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IN MARCH OF 2027.

>> THIS MOST RECENT ONE, WE'RE SEEING AN ADDITIONAL TWO MILLION OVER WHAT WAS PROJECTED.

IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THAT CONTINUES AT GREATER THAN THE ACTUAL CONTINUES TO EXCEED THE PROJECTED THAT COULD ADJUST THIS TIMELINE, OR DO YOU THINK THAT IS UNLIKELY OR IS THAT IN YOUR CRYSTAL BALL?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S INTERESTING.

THE TIMING OF ALL OF THE PAYMENTS IS A SEPTEMBER ONE DATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VERY LAST ONE.

THE SEPTEMBER OF 2026 WOULD BE THE START OF THE 26, 27 FISCAL YEAR.

EVEN IF LET'S SAY WE WERE ABLE TO GET $22 MILLION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, OR WE WOULD HAVE TO GET $22 MILLION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO PAY THAT PRIOR TO THE 26, 27 FISCAL YEAR.

FINANCIAL ADVISORS DON'T THINK THAT TO BE A VERY REASONABLE EXPECTATION.

WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY OFF THE 8.8 MILLION EARLY, BUT THAT STILL PUTS US IN THE 26, 27 FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD NOT MAKE US ELIGIBLE FOR BASIC AID.

>> MY LAST QUESTION IS MORE HYPOTHETICAL PHILOSOPHICAL.

>> UNTIL 27, 28.

YOUR DEFICIT SPENDING MAKES PEOPLE CRINGE, AND SO WHILE WE HAVE THIS PLAN TO DEFICIT SPEND, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IS A DIRECTIVE OF A PREVIOUS BOARD AND A PLAN, CERTAINLY.

WHAT IF THIS BOARD SAID WE DON'T WANT A DEFICIT SPEND ANYMORE? WE WANT TO LIVE WITHIN OUR BUDGET LIKE EVERY HOUSEHOLD DOES.

WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE FOR CUSD IN REALITY?

>> THERE'S ONLY TWO WAYS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

IT'S TO EITHER INCREASE REVENUES.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T DOUBLE OUR TUITION, OUR TUITION IS FREE.

THE OTHER OPTION IS TO DECREASE EXPENDITURE AND THAT WOULD MEAN CUTS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT ANSWERS ALL MY QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.

FUND FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD BE 5.2 MILLION DOLLAR IN DEFICIT SPENDING OR NET OUTFLOWS, AND THEN FUND 49 WOULD BE RIGHT AT A MILLION.

IT LOOKS LIKE SO NEXT YEAR 6.2 MILLION OF NET OUTFLOW OF RESERVES OR 6.2 MILLION OF DEFICIT SPENDING.

THAT INCLUDES THE 1.07% PAY INCREASE.

>> THIS INCLUDES ALL KNOWN INCREASES TO DATE.

IT ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THAT $2.8 MILLION INFLOW OF REVENUES IN FUND 40.

YES, WE'RE DECREASING OUR RESERVE BY ABOUT SIX MILLION.

>> THEN CAN WE GO TO SLIDE 18 FOR YOU? WHAT IS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF RESERVE FUND THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN?

>> IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, SO OUR BUDGET WINDOW, IS WHAT I'D LIKE TO REFER TO THEM AS IT'S THE CURRENT YEAR AND TWO SUBSEQUENT, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE A 3% FUND BALANCE RESERVE IN EACH FISCAL YEAR.

>> THREE PERCENT OF 52 MILLION IS JUST OVER 1.5.

>> ROUGHLY 1.5, 1.6.

>> 1.5, 1.6 MILLION IS WHAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REACH.

WHAT THIS IS TELLING US IS AT LEAST AS THINGS EXIST RIGHT NOW, IN TWO YEARS, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY NOT BE THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND ADDITIONAL MONIES IN ORDER TO MAKE IT THROUGH 26, 27,

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EVEN ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD GET THE RDA WOULD GET PAID OFF IN MARCH OF 2027, AND THEN WE WOULD SO WE NEED TO MAKE IT ONE MORE YEAR.

THEN WE GO TO BASIC AID IN THE FALL OF 2027.

THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CUTS THAT NEED TO BE FOUND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.

>> AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, EITHER ADDITIONAL REVENUES OR ADDITIONAL CUTS.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT ONE WAY THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO RAISE REVENUES IS WITH INCREASING OUR ENROLLMENT.

WE TOOK VERY INTENTIONAL STEPS TO OPEN OUR INNER DISTRICT TRANSFER WINDOW.

WELL, I SHOULD SAY, WE TOOK INTENTIONAL STEPS FIRST TO ASK ALL OF OUR FAMILIES TO REGISTER THEIR STUDENTS.

WE OPEN THAT WINDOW TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME, AND WITH THE HOPES OF ENSURING, HOW MANY OF YOUR STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE RETURNING? HOW MANY ARE LEAVING? EVEN IF THERE'S ANYONE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, WE HOPE THAT THEY REGISTER THEIR STUDENTS SO THAT WE KNOW OUR REAL ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE OPENED OUR INNER DISTRICT TRANSFER APPLICATION WINDOW TWO MONTHS EARLIER AND TYPICALLY DON'T ACCEPT INTER DISTRICT TRANSFERS OR HAVEN'T HISTORICALLY UNTIL LATE JULY OR AUGUST.

WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY GONE THROUGH MOST OF THEM AND ROUNDED OUR ENROLLMENT.

EVEN THEN, THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS WAS LAST THURSDAY, AND WE WERE AT 2790.

ALL STUDENTS THAT ROLLED UP, ASSUMING NO ONE LEAVES, AND ALL OF THE INTER DISTRICT TRANSFER ACCEPTANCES TO DATE BASED OFF OF THE STAFFING THAT WE HAVE WERE AT 2790 FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.

>> JUST CURIOUS ON THAT POINT, WHAT HAS STAFF'S IMPRESSION BEEN OF THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN GETTING THEIR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN ADVANCE, WHICH IS CERTAINLY A PARADIGM SHIFT FROM WHAT IT USED TO BE?

>> IT HASN'T BEEN GREAT, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 2,100 FAMILIES CURRENTLY REGISTERED, AND WE PROJECTED 2,800, SO WE NEED TO SEE THOSE OTHER 700 REGISTER.

BUT THIS IS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, MUCH HIGHER THAN WE'VE HISTORICALLY SEEN.

GRATEFUL TO HAVE OPENED TWO MONTHS EARLIER, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE REST OF THE FAMILIES WILL REGISTER ASAP.

>> YOU'RE PROJECTING 2790 OR 2800 TO START NEXT YEAR?

>> THAT IS PROBABLY ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS.

>> STILL HAVE NOT FULLY GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE INNER DISTRICT TRANSFERS.

WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CLASS SIZES ARE ABLE TO WITHSTAND ADDITIONAL STUDENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT TO GET TO THAT NUMBER IN HOPES OF SEEING ALL OF OUR FAMILIES REGISTER SOON.

>> THEN ONE FINAL QUESTION ON FUND 49, THE FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES.

WE GOT THE $12 MILLION LOAN, AND THE INCOME THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN IN FOR THE FACILITIES, THAT'S JUST A PAY OFF OR PAY THE MORTGAGE ON THE LOAN?

>> ONCE THE TWO MILLION, WHICH WILL BE DOWN TO 1.2 MILLION, THAT FUND MAY BE EXHAUSTED.

>> YES. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT THROUGH 25, 26.

IT'S VERY STRATEGIC ON THE WAY THAT WE SPEND THAT MONEY DOWN UNLIKE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT SUPPORT THEIR FACILITIES NEEDS, OR BROKEN PIPE ALEKY ROOF, WE RELY ON THAT LOAN THAT WE TOOK OUT INDEPENDENTLY OF TAXPAYER APPROVED DEBT.

IT'S BEEN VERY STRATEGIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT MONEY IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A LEAKY ROOF THAT NEEDS REPAIRED.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>. WE HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED A NEGATIVE BUDGET BEFORE TO THE COUNTY.

>> NOT IN MY EIGHT YEARS.

>> EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN THE PROJECTED YEAR OUT.

ASSUMING THAT WE PASSED THIS, WILL THE COUNTY ACCEPT IT AND HOW AGGRESSIVE WILL THEY BE IN DEMANDING THAT CUTS OR SOMETHING HAPPEN, SEEING THAT THAT'S THE THIRD YEAR PROJECTED DOWN THE ROAD.

WILL THEY HOLD OFF A LITTLE BIT OR WILL THEY COME IN WITH GUNS BLAZING TO GET THIS TO POSITIVE?

>> I'M DEBATING IF I GIVE THE SHORT ANSWER OR THE LONG DETAILED ONE.

I'LL FIND SOME MIDDLE GROUND.

THE COUNTY HAS THEIR PRIMARY ROLE IS OVERSIGHT, AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY AT THIS ADOPTED BUDGET TO EITHER APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DISAPPROVE OUR BUDGET.

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A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO NEGATIVE PROBABLY IN YEAR 2, 25 26, OR THAT THEY HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO RIGHT SIZE THE BUDGET.

OFTENTIMES, THEY'LL ISSUE A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL IF THEY DISAGREE WITH MANAGEMENT ON THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE, YOU'RE JUST NOT BEING REALISTIC, THESE NUMBERS AREN'T RIGHT.

IN THAT INSTANCE, THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASSIGN A FISCAL ADVISOR.

ESSENTIALLY, AN ARM OF THE COUNTY WOULD TAKE OVER AND THEY WOULD INDISCRIMINATELY FIX THE BUDGET.

HOWEVER, THEY DO THAT, IT'S A NUMBERS GAME FOR THEM.

THAT IS ONE OPTION, A NEGATIVE OR A DISAPPROVED BUDGET MEANS THAT YOU ARE IN VERY BIG TROUBLE RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'RE ON THE VERGE OF STATE TAKEOVER.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE NEAR THAT. WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER.

WE'RE BETWEEN APPROVED AND CONDITION APPROVED.

I KNOW THAT IN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY, THEY WILL WORK ARM IN ARM WITH US TO IDENTIFY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, EITHER THROUGH ADDITIONAL REVENUES OR DECREASING EXPENDITURES.

BUT THEY WILL LIKELY BECAUSE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE, ASK THE BOARD AT OUR NEXT BUDGETS ACTION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FIRST INTERIM TO LIKELY DIRECT THE BOARD OR STRONGLY ASK THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT IDENTIFIES ADDITIONAL REVENUES OR ADDITIONAL CUTS THAT THEY'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING PRIOR TO THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

>> CAN YOU MS. MEGALK, GO BACK TO I THINK IT'S SLIDE 14? MAYBE IT'S NOT.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGES THAT WE WERE AT HOLD HARMLESS RATE.

WE WERE ABLE TO A BUDGET BASED ON ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE PRE PANDEMIC.

THAT TIME HAS USING THOSE NUMBERS HAS NOW GONE AWAY, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT I GUESS, HISTORICAL NUMBERS THAT ARE MORE RECENT TO BASE OUR BUDGETS ON. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK DEPUTY SALAMANCA FOR SO DEFINITELY HANDLING THIS VERY COMPLEX BUDGET PROCESS FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.

IN THE NAVY WE WOULD SAY THE TRUTH CHANGED, AND THAT HAPPENS TO YOU ALL THE TIME.

WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] PREDICTIONS CHANGE, NUMBER OF STUDENTS CHANGES, ATTENDANCE RATES CHANGES, WHICH ALL CHANGES THE INCOMING MONEY.

YOU HAVE TO PLAN AROUND THAT.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR HANDLING THAT SO WELL.

I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH INTEREST IN THE BUDGET TO INTEND SOME OF DEPUTY SALAMANCA'S BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEES.

I WAS AT THE TRY AS MANY AS I CAN, BUT THE LAST ONE WAS FANTASTIC MIX OF COMMUNITY, TEACHERS, AND STAFF WERE ALL THERE AND THE QUESTIONS WERE I THOUGHT THEY WERE FANTASTIC, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAD A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND NOBODY QUITE UNDERSTOOD IT WELL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT THE WAY IT REALLY IS.

THIS THE ONE QUESTION I HAD ON SLIDE 18, OR ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

THIS IS ALL BASED ON A 1.07 SALARY INCREASE IN ADDITION TO THE STEP, AND WE'VE PROPOSED, I THINK A 4.07 SALARY INCREASE.

THAT WILL MEAN MORE CUTS IN THE FUTURE.

>> THAT NOT QUITE. THE 1.7 WAS PRESENTED NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

THE OTHER 3% WOULD HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY SHIFTS.

ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WAS THE ABILITY TO TIME CARD, AND ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE INCLUDING THAT IN SALARY AS OPPOSED TO THOSE EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES.

I SHOULD NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT THAT FOOTNOTE AND THESE NUMBERS.

THE REASON WHY THIS NUMBER IS INCLUDED IN HERE IS IF YOU'RE DOING THE MATH AND IT'S JUMPING OUT AT ME HERE.

IF YOU'RE ADDING THE FUND BALANCE ON THESE THREE NUMBERS FUND 1, FUND 17, AND FUND 40, IT'S NOT GOING TO TIE TO THE OTHER NUMBER.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE STATES WON'T ALLOW US TO INCLUDE THINGS THAT AREN'T FULLY APPROVED.

WHEN WE HAVE A SALARY AGREEMENT WITH THEIR UNIONS, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS FROM THE COUNTY, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH APPROVE IT, AND THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN WE PUT IT IN OUR BUDGET.

LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS DOESN'T PAINT THE FULL PICTURE OF THAT ADDITIONAL COSTS,

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AND THAT'S WHY THIS ONE IS FOOTNOTED TO, I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY.

THIS ONE IS FOOTNOTED TO INCLUDE WHAT WE KNOW, THE SALARY NUMBER IS NOT GOING TO GO LOWER THAN THIS ONCE WE ULTIMATELY AGREE WITH OUR LABOR GROUPS, THE 1.07.

>> THIS SLIDE IS NOT GOING TO THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.

>> THIS SLIDE IS NOT ON THE STATE'S REQUIRED FORMS. I'M ALLOWED TO DO THIS.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR SWAG AT WHAT IT REALLY IS GOING TO BE.

>> YEAH.

>> THE COUNTY WILL SEE THIS, AND THE COUNTY WEIGHS THIS HEAVILY BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE LOCAL TO US, AND IT'S NOT ON A REQUIRED FORM BECAUSE IT HASN'T.

>> BUT THIS SLIDE, IT INCLUDES THE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES AS THEY STAND NOW.

>> A POSSIBLE 1.07% SALARY INCREASE.

>> IF YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 15, WHERE IT SAYS SHOWS THE STEP AND COLUMNS AND WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS, WHILE WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS, IF WE DON'T HAVE A AGREEMENT BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR STARTS.

DO THE TEACHERS GET A STEP AND COLUMN INCREASE NEXT YEAR AT THIS RATE?

>> IF YOU'RE ON SLIDE 13, YOU WILL GO TO SLIDE 14 ON THIS RATE.

IF THIS CHANGES, THEN IF THE NUMBERS GO UP BASED OFF OF A 1% OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, THEN THEY'LL STEP TO THE HIGHER NUMBER.

>> BUT EITHER WAY, THEY'LL STEP TO THE HIGHER NUMBER.

>> MORE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD SOME INFORMATION.

LAST TIME, I THINK DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE EVEN PERHAPS THE TIME BEFORE THAT.

LET ME STATE, I WISH WE HAD MORE MONEY AND COULD GIVE EVERYONE MORE MONEY.

IMPORTANT TO SAY I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY'RE VALUED AND SALARY IS ONE WAY WE DO THAT.

IT IS VALUING TEACHERS AND THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE EDUCATION THEY BRING AND WHAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY CARRIES GREAT VALUE TO ME, AND I BELIEVE TO ALL OF US.

ONE WAY TO INCREASE REVENUES IS A BOND.

I KNOW I MENTIONED THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING AND ASKED IF WE COULD BRING IT UP IN THE FUTURE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.

I DID SOME DIGGING. I WASN'T LIVING HERE.

I WAS AWAY WHEN PROB B, IT WAS CALLED, WENT THROUGH AND FAILED.

>> E.

>> WHAT WAS IT?

>> E.

>> WE TRIED. THE DISTRICT A PREVIOUS BOARD TRIED.

I JUST WENT BACK AND DID SOME DIGGING TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER, AND I SPOKE WITH OTHER TRUSTEES IN OTHER AREAS LOCALLY THAT ARE DOING BONDS ON THIS YEAR'S BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER OF 2024 AND WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

WHAT I GATHERED IS IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE DISTRICT AND BASED ON OUR HISTORY AND CURRENT SITUATION, I THINK THE LIKELIHOOD TOTALLY, MY OPINION, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE A GREAT RATE OF SUCCESS POTENTIALLY AND COULD COST US A LOT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

I KNOW WE HAD DIFFERENT FACTIONS IN DURING THAT PROPOSITION, AND IT WAS A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A VIABLE CONSIDERATION FOR US AT THIS POINT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT, DEPUTY SALAMANCA, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A BOARD, WE COULD OR SHOULD CHAMPION, OR IF THAT'S A TIME FOR ANOTHER THING, BUT I DON'T MY READ ON IT.

I KNOW I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP BEFORE.

I WANTED TO SAY I DID A LITTLE MORE HOMEWORK AND I'M NOT SURE I SEE IT WORTH THE EFFORT AT THIS TIME IN LIGHT OF WHERE WE ARE, BUT I'M OPEN, OF COURSE TO OTHER OPINIONS, BUT I WANTED TO ADD THAT TO THE DISCUSSION.

>> FAIR RESPONSE.

>> PROBABLY ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. YES.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2024, 2025 BUDGET?

>> SO MOVED.

>> THERE SECOND.

>> I SECOND.

>> TRUSTEE KAVANAGH, SECOND.

CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, DEPUTY SALAMANCA.

>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 6.3,

[6.3 Adopt Resolution 24-06-01 Regarding the Education Protection Account Imposed by Article XIII, Section 36(f) (Part 1 of 2)]

ADOPT RESOLUTION 24-06-01 REGARDING THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT IMPOSED BY ARTICLE 13 SECTION 36F. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. SALAMANCA TO

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PLEASE PRESENT THIS ACTION ITEM TO THE AND TO THE GOVERNING BOARD, RESOLUTION 24-06-01.

>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

YES, THIS RESOLUTION IS MOSTLY PERFUNCTORY.

THE STATE OR VOTERS PASSED A TEMPORARY TAX IN 2012.

THEY EXTENDED IT IN 2016, THE TAX GOES THROUGH 2030.

IN THE MEANTIME, ESSENTIALLY, THE TAX REQUIRED THAT THE STATE SET ASIDE OR KEEP THOSE MONEYS SEPARATE IN AN EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT.

EACH YEAR DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO LOCALLY ASSERT AND REPORT OUT HOW THEY'RE USING THOSE FUNDS.

THE MAIN GIST OF THE FUNDING IS THAT IT BE USED FOR INSTRUCTION.

UM, AND SO WE ARE ASSERTING THIS IS A PRELIMINARY NUMBER.

WE HAVE NOT CLOSED THE BOOKS YET IT'S PROJECTION.

OUR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND ASSERTION IS THAT WE ARE SPENDING ALL OF THE MONIES ON INSTRUCTION, AND YOU WILL GET A FINAL ACCOUNTING OF THIS AS PART OF THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS.

THIS IS TYPICAL AND REQUIRED EACH YEAR TO DO AN ACTION IN JUNE AND THEN A FINAL ACTION IN SEPTEMBER.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.3? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I HAVE A SILLY QUESTION.

WHERE'S THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION? WHAT ARE WE RESOLVING?

>> I SEE A BUDGET, I SEE ACTUALS.

I DON'T SEE THE RESOLUTION.

>> YES. IT MAKES SURE THE BUSINESS AND FISCAL SERVICES RESOLUTION?

>> MOVE TO TABLE UNTIL THE END OF THE AGENDA?

WE WILL MOVE THAT TO.

>> YES. BEFORE CLOSED SESSION.

>> SOUNDS GREAT. ITEM 6.4,

[6.4 Adoption of textbook for AP Spanish Literature starting with the 2024-25 school year.]

ADOPTION OF TEXTBOOK FOR AP SPANISH LITERATURE, STARTING WITH THE 2024 25 SCHOOL YEAR, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

JUST TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR TRUSTEES, THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD AT OUR LAST MEETING AS A FIRST READ.

THE AP SPANISH LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR LOBBY.

WE ARE REQUESTING ACTION THIS EVENING TO ADOPT AND TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE FOR TEXTBOOKS FOR AP SPANISH LITERATURE, BEGINNING WITH THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.4? TRUSTEES.

>> A QUESTION TO STAFF, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY VISITORS TO REVIEW THE BOOKS OR ANY COMMENT CARDS SUBMITTED? I'M GETTING HEAD SHAKES OF NO THE NEGATIVE RESPONSE, SO WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

>> WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM 6.4?

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES.

>>> AGAIN, WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENORA SULLAVAN AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL AND HER TEAM FOR ENGAGING IN AND GOING THROUGH THE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS.

>> SKIPPING TO ITEM 6.6,

[6.6 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Deputy Superintendent]

AS WE ALREADY DID ITEM 6.5, APPROVE AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

THE BROWN ACT REQUIRES THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO TAKING FINAL ACTION ON AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO ORALLY REPORT A SUMMARY OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SALARY SCHEDULES, OR COMPENSATION PAID IN THE FORM OF FRINGE BENEFITS FOR LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVES.

THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS A LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE AND A PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS BEFORE US THIS EVENING.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S TERM FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 38TH, 2028, WHICH EXTENDS HIS CURRENT CONTRACT BY ONE YEAR.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 2.5%

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SALARY INCREASE FOR RECEIVING SATISFACTORY EVALUATION AS OUTLINED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMENSURATE WITH DISTRICT WIDE AVERAGE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES AS REFERENCED IN DEPUTY SALAMANCA'S REPORT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.

THIS WILL MAKE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALARY $218,530 EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ARE UNCHANGED.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.6 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE BOARD HAS DECIDED.

FOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, THERE IS NO STEP AND COLUMN.

THERE'S JUST WHAT THEY GET PAID.

THEY'RE NOT ON THE LONGEVITY TABLES THAT YOU SAW FOR TEACHERS OR FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS THE MEDIAN INCREASE FOR THE STEP FOR YEAR-TO-YEAR IN THE ACT STEP AND COLUMN CHART THAT YOU SAW IS 2.5%.

THAT IS WHAT THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS GETTING IN TERMS OF A PAY INCREASE.

PUT ANOTHER WAY. JUST STEP AND COLUMN INCREASE IS THE WAY AT LEAST I THINK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.6?

>> MOTION MOVED.

>> SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE. I SECOND IT.

MOTION PASSES. ITEM 6.7.

[6.7 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Superintendent]

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS A LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE AND A PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS BEFORE US.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TERM FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028, WHICH EXTENDS THE CURRENT CONTRACT BY ONE YEAR.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR RECEIVING SATISFACTORY EVALUATION AS OUTLINED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMENSURATE WITH DISTRICT WIDE AVERAGE STEP AND CON INCREASES AS REFERENCED IN DEPUTY SALAMANCA'S REPORT TONIGHT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.

THIS WILL MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $253,753, EFFECTIVE JULY F 2024.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ARE UNCHANGED.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.7 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> COMMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND IN THE PUBLIC ARENA AROUND AVERAGES AND MEANS DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THESE TWO EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY EVALUATING AND RATING THEIR PERFORMANCE.

THIS IS BASED ON A SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT ALSO PRECEDING YEARS AND BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO BASIC AID AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THAT HAS ALLOWED US AS A DISTRICT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WE'RE 48TH OUT OF 42 AND PER PEOPLE FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY, WE ARE ON A WALMART BUDGET REAL LIFE, AND WE'RE PRETTY MUCH PROVIDING A NORDSTROM EDUCATION BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE CONSISTENTLY TESTING AT THE TOP OF THE COUNTY AND PERFORMING AND GOING TO GREAT UNIVERSITIES AND HAVING THESE AMAZING EXPERIENCES PROVIDED BY OUR EDUCATORS.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE DOING BETTER AND WHEN WE GET TO BASE GATE, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A NEIMAN MARCUS LEVEL EDUCATION, BUT WITH WHAT THESE TWO AND WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HAVE DONE WITH OUR WALMART BUDGET, I THINK IS VERY WORTHY OF RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION.

I DO WANT TO EXPRESS THAT TO BOTH OF YOU.

I KNOW WE HAVE TOUGH BUDGET TIMES RIGHT NOW AND DECISION MAKING IS HARD, BUT WE DID I KNOW MY INTENT WAS TO TRY TO KEEP IT VERY

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FAIR AND CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS THE REALITY OF OUR BUDGET SITUATION.

THAT 2.5% IS BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT AS BEING ESSENTIALLY STANDARD UPON A SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND IT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE MEAN OF THE STEP AND COLUMN OF THE EDUCATORS THAT ARE SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND OBVIOUSLY FIGHTING FOR HIGHER PAY AND FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

THAT'S WORTHY OF MENTIONING. I WANTED TO ADD THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AND I KNOW OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES, SO I APPRECIATE YOU.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS THAT IT IS SAID AT LEAST AMONG EDUCATION CIRCLES, THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT A SCHOOL BOARD DOES IS SELECT OR MAINTAIN THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN HEAVY IS THE BROW THAT WEARS THE CROWN.

I WOULD SAY, AND BOTH YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT TAKE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SLINGS AND ARROWS AND THAT CERTAINLY IS PART OF THE JOB, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR EXCELLENT SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT AND TO OUR STUDENTS.

I DO APPRECIATE IT, I THINK THAT IT'S A HARD JOB AND YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY.

BUT I THINK THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE PUT IN THE EXTRA EFFORT TO TRY TO AT LEAST GET THERE WITH ALL OF THE PRESSURES THAT ARE BEING PUT ON YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT.

>> REALLY QUICKLY, SORRY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE BOTH STRONG ADVOCATES FOR STUDENTS, ALWAYS KEEPING THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR VOICES AND THEIR FUTURES EXPERIENCES FIRST.

I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU, I APPRECIATE THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE FOR MOVING OUR DISTRICT DOWN THE ROAD, CHOPPY THAT IT MIGHT BE RIGHT NOW.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.7?

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE TODAY.

>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 7.1 2024 LCFF LOCAL INDICATORS REPORT. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?

[7.1 2024 LCFF Local Indicators]

WE HAVE OUR LOAN REPORT THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BE FACILITATED BY OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF LEARNING, DOCTOR MEGAN BATTLE, THE 2024 LCFF LOCAL INDICATORS, DOCTOR BATTLE.

>> THANK YOU. GOVERNING BOARD.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVE AT THE SAME MEETING AS WE APPROVE THE LCAP AND THE BUDGET AS PER REQUIRED BY ED CODE.

THE LOCAL INDICATORS IS ONE ARM OF THE DASHBOARD, THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC FACING ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT YOU SEE EVERY YEAR IN THE FALL.

ONE COMPONENT IS THAT WE DO A SELF RATING ON CERTAIN INDICATORS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT.

GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT CURRICULUM, LOOKING AT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, HOW ARE WE IMPLEMENTING THE STATE ADOPTED FRAMEWORKS, COMMUNICATION WITH OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF.

THESE ARE SELF RATING SKILLS.

HOW I APPROACH THIS EVERY YEAR IS WHEN I GO THROUGH OUR SITE SIPSA PLANS, WHICH HAVE SIMILAR INDICATORS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITHIN OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS AND ALL THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE'RE GIVING ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE DO A RATING SCALE BASED ON ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK.

ONCE IT'S REPORTED TONIGHT, THEN I WILL SUBMIT THIS OFFICIALLY ON THIS CDE WEBSITE, AND THEN IT'LL BE REFLECTED ON OUR DASHBOARD IN THE FALL AS JUST MET.

DISTRICTS THAT FAIL TO SUBMIT IT BY THE JULY 31ST DEADLINE, WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM OCTOBER 1ST THIS YEAR, WILL GET A NOT MET ON THEIR LOCAL INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD.

I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON ALL OF THESE, AND YOU SAID IT SELF RATING, WE HAVE FOUR FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR US TO GET FIVES? WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE TO BE FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY?

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>> COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR, THERE WERE A FEW THREES THAT WE DID MOVE OVER TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON BEING IN A SECOND YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, OF A CURRICULUM ADOPTION THAT IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED IN ALL CLASSROOMS. BUT THE KEY FOR ME IS THE WORD SUSTAINABILITY.

I REALLY WANT TO LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CURRICULUM, FOR EXAMPLE, AN INSTRUCTION THAT IT'S BEING DONE WITH FIDELITY IN OUR EDUCATORS, NO MATTER WHO COMES INTO THE CLASSROOM, THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM WITH FIDELITY.

SUSTAINABILITY IS THE WORD FOR ME, WHICH WOULD PUT OUR FOURS INTO A FIVE.

FOR ME, THAT'S 100% OF TEACHERS IF I LOOK ACROSS THE GRADE LEVEL OR ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT FOR EXAMPLE.

>> I THINK REALLY QUICKLY ON PAGE 3 AT THE BEGINNING, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS SOME COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS, AND THEN UNDERNEATH COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE MAY BE SOME TERMS THERE THAT FOR THE EXPELLED STUDENTS.

THAT'S ONE COMPONENT THAT WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS.

IT'S FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ONLY SO THE LCFF PRIORITY 9 AND 10, THOSE ARE ONLY FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE.

IN OUR REPORT, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE BLANK THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR LOCAL.

WE ONLY HAVE TO REPORT ON 3, 6 AND 7.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> ONE AND TWO. SORRY. I WAS ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. BATTLE.

>> ITEM 8.1, GOVERNING BOARD SELF EVALUATION.

[8.1 Governing Board Self-Evaluation]

AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNING BOARD BEGAN DOING A SELF EVALUATION, AND WE DECIDED THAT EVERY YEAR WE WOULD CONDUCT THIS SELF EVALUATION JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WELL TOGETHER AND TO SEE AREAS THAT WE ARE DOING WELL IN AREAS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON.

I BELIEVE TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH WORKED ON THIS LAST YEAR CREATING A FORMAT FOR US, AND WE'VE USED THE SAME FORMAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

WE EACH COMPLETED THE FORM INDIVIDUALLY AND SENT IT TO MISS MCGILLIGA WHO THEN PUT ALL OF OUR ANSWERS TOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN ANONYMOUS BETWEEN US AND SO TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW WHERE WE ARE AND DISCUSS MAYBE SOME AREAS THAT WE COULD APPROVE ON.

THAT BE A FAIR INTRODUCTION? THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO THIS.

THE FIRST PART IS EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE.

THERE WERE 25 QUESTIONS, AND THE RATING SCALE WAS, YES, SOMEWHAT OR NO FOR THAT RATING SCALE.

I DON'T KNOW IF TRUSTEES, WE WANT TO GO THROUGH SIMILARLY TO HOW WE DID WITH THE OTHER EVALUATION WE'VE CONDUCTED SO ANYTHING THAT IS NOT A YES WE DISCUSSED?

>> OR DO YOU WANT TO DO JUST COMMENTS OR OVER THE GENERAL?

>> THERE ARE 25 QUESTIONS SHOULD WE JUST SKIP? [LAUGHTER].

>> I THINK I WAS SUPPOSED TO NARROW THAT DOWN ON SOME, BUT I THINK IT'S ALL.

>> THE FIRST PART IS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.

ARE WE PREPARED FOR MEETINGS? DO WE DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT? ARE WE INTERACTING IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER? I DON'T KNOW.

PROBABLY THE BEST WAY IS MAYBE JUST TO DISCUSS THE COMMENTS FIRST AND SEE, SHALL I READ THE COMMENTS?` COMMENT NUMBER 1.

IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE BOARD HAS BECOME A VERY SOLID TEAM OVER THE PAST YEAR, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ASKING QUESTIONS OF MY COLLEAGUES, STAFF, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND ENGAGING IN OPEN AND HONEST DISCUSSIONS DURING BOARD MEETINGS.

I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN.

NUMBER 2, I BELIEVE THAT I STILL NEED TO WORK ON MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS,

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AND I HAVE NOT ALWAYS OPENLY SUPPORTED THE DECISIONS OF THE MAJORITY.

NUMBER 3, SOMETIMES I'M NOT THE BEST AT ANSWERING COMMUNITY EMAILS IN A TIMELY FASHION.

NUMBER 4, REFERENCE TO QUESTION 25.

THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL RETREAT TO BUILD TEAM RELATIONSHIPS, REVIEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORIENT NEW MEMBERS.

ARE WE DOING AN ANNUAL RETREAT OR BI ANNUAL? I ACTUALLY TOOK THAT AS OUR ANNUAL CSBA.

WAS OUR ANNUAL RETREAT SO I ANSWERED YES, BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED AS A BOARD, WE HAD THAT YES.

>> THAT REALLY LONG FIRST DAY? REALLY TWO.

[LAUGHTER] THERE WAS THE ORIENTATION, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAD THE, YES THAT ONE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN HAVING.

>> THIS WAS MY COMMENT OR QUESTION BECAUSE THE WAY IT'S PHRASE IS COMMITTED YOU'RE GOING TO BE ANNUAL.

I'M NOT SURE WE ACTUALLY DID COMMIT TO SAY THAT AND I THOUGHT IN LIGHT OF POTENTIALLY NEW BOARD NUMBERS EVERY TWO YEARS, PERHAPS MAKING IT BI ANNUAL AND PUT IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT ORIENTATION BOOT CAMP HANDBOOK PROTOCOL DISCUSSION MIGHT FIT NICELY BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE.

WE ALL PUT A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY INTO IT.

STAFF PREPARE TO PUT A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY INTO IT, AND I THINK THAT THAT HAS ACTUALLY REALLY SET THE TONE FOR OUR SUCCESS AS A BOARD AND HOW WE GOT TO COMMENT NUMBER 1

>> MY SUGGESTION, PERHAPS WOULD BE, YOU CALL WOULD CHANGE THAT TO BI ANNUAL AND PUT IT UNDER THE RUBRIC OF THAT ORIENTATION, EVERY OTHER YEAR ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AEC IS EXPENSIVE, AND BASED ON THE BUDGET, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD SUPPORT SPENDING THE MONEY ON IT THIS YEAR CONSIDERING OUR BUDGET.

>> I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

>> AT AEC WHEN IT COSTS US MORE MONEY.

AECV, AND THE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE HAPPENS EVERY DECEMBER.

>> I AGREE. WITH THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO PASS THAT OVER.

>> YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO GO TO DISNEY WITH ME, JUST SAY.

>> ACTUALLY NO, I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER]

>> NO, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

WE'VE DONE TOO, I THINK THEY'VE BEEN GREAT EXPERIENCES, I WONDER COST VERSUS BENEFIT BECAUSE IT HAS GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MEET AND DISCUSS ITEMS OUTSIDE OF A BOARD ROOM BECAUSE WE'RE IN THAT SPACE.

BUT SEPARATELY, I THINK IS THE OTHER THOUGHT HAVING AN ORGANIZATIONAL BOOT CAMP ORIENTATION, GOING OVER OUR HANDBOOK, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

>> MAYBE THIS YEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD WANT TO JUST AS A BOARD SAY, WE'RE GOING TO PASS AND SAVE THE MONEY FROM THE CONFERENCE AND MAYBE DO AN IN HOUSE WORKSHOP OR TEAM BUILDING.

>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME OR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> PREVIOUS BOARD DID A BOARD DINNER THING.

THAT HAPPEN PRE COVID?

>> USUALLY THROUGH THE STRUCTURE OF CSPA.

>> COULD YOU HAVE A CSB SATELLITE MEETING HERE? [LAUGHTER] IT'S JUST AN ORANGE COUNTY, [LAUGHTER] WE'RE NOT FLYING.

[LAUGHTER] WELL, MAYBE [OVERLAPPING] THAT WE GET THE ONE DAY AND THEN WE COME BACK YOU DO.

[OVERLAPPING] I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE WHOLE THING.

>> I THINK IT'S SIX TO $700 FOR EACH [INAUDIBLE]

>> WE CAN EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR SOME [OVERLAPPING].

>> WE CAN EXPLORE OPTIONS. I CAN SAVE THE MONEY.

>> MINE WAS DEFINITELY THE COMMUNITY EMAILS IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND I ENDEAVOR TO WORK ON THAT BETTER AND BE MORE TIMELY ON RESPONSES.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT FOCUS AREA? SETTING THE DIRECTION, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRATION TO ACHIEVE THE DISTRICT'S UNITY OF PURPOSE.

WE HAVE A COMMENT FOR ITEM 3 THIS PART B BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES.

THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, BY LAWS, AND PROTOCOLS TO DETERMINE THEIR WORTH,

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EFFECTIVENESS, AND WHETHER THEY NEED TO BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, OR CANCELED.

THIS IS A POSSIBLE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT DEFINITELY LOOKING THROUGH.

HOW MANY BY LAWS ARE THERE?

>> THERE'S A LOT. [LAUGHTER].

>> THERE'S A LOT.

>> THERE'S A LOT I THINK THAT THEY REPRODUCE OVERNIGHT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY YES.

>> BY LAWS POLICIES.

>> WELL, IT'S ALL LUMPED INTO ONE.

>> FOR POLICIES AND THEN THERE'S ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS THAT SUPPORT EACH ONE AND THEY ALL COME INTO OUR BYLAWS AND POLICIES, AND WE NOTICED, EVEN AT LAST MEETING, WE UPDATED ONE THAT HADN'T BEEN REVIEWED SINCE 2010, SO I BELIEVE WE HAD SOME INTEREST IN A POSSIBLE COMMITTEE TO REALLY.

>> DELVE INTO THESE.

>> WE HAVE TO PAY FOR STORAGE.

>> DIGITALLY?

>> THIS WAS MY COMMENT BECAUSE I STARTED LAST YEAR GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT HADN'T BEEN UPDATED A WHILE, AND THEN I JUST DROPPED THE BALL BECAUSE I GOT TO A POINT THAT I THOUGHT I THINK I'M GOING TO NEED EXTRA HELP WITH THIS.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S A BIG JOB, BUT GOING THROUGH AND TACKLING IT, HAVING THAT MAYBE AS A GOAL OR A FOCUS THIS YEAR TO DO THAT, AND THEN WE [OVERLAPPING] AS OVERWHELMING, I THINK.

>> GREAT. CONTINUING ON, I'M GOING TO SKIP ESTABLISHING THE STRUCTURE.

I THINK WE FEEL PRETTY SOLID IN MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS THE DISTRICT.

FOCUS AREA 3, ENSURE BEHAVIORS AND ACTIONS EMPOWER AND SUPPORT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF.

>> CAN WE GO BACK REAL QUICK TO AREA 2.

>> SURE. I WANTED TO MAKE COMMENT REGARDING ITEM 4, THE BOARD HAS A PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING COMMITTEES AND GROUPS AND USES THE COMMITTEES AND GROUPS EFFECTIVELY.

IN MY TENURE HERE, I'VE SEEN ONE VERY NOTICEABLE EXAMPLE AND THEN ANOTHER WHERE THE COMMITTEES FIZZLE OR THERE'S NOT ENOUGH CIRCLE BACK TO THE PARTICIPANTS TO SAY, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A THANK YOU OR WE'RE FINISHED HERE OR WHAT WE'RE DOING TO CLOSE THE LOOP AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT EVOLVE.

>> I AGREE. GOT A GOOD LIST GOING.

FOCUS AREA 3, CREATING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, ITEM 1.

THE BOARD IS REPRESENTED AT A VARIETY OF DISTRICT AND SCHOOL EVENTS IT'S LIST AS A POSSIBLE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT.

I THINK THERE'S A ROBUST SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT ALL THE SITES, AND SO MAYBE THERE IS SOME WAY TO FIGURE OUT A DIVISION OF LABOR.

>> I THINK MY THOUGHT WAS, I APPRECIATE GOING, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M TORN BECAUSE EVERY MONTH, WE GO TO VISIT A PRINCIPAL AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE REALLY BUSY AND DOES IT HAVE TO BE AN HOUR? DOES IT HAVE TO BE EVERY MONTH THAT WE STOP BY? IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT OR DISCUSSING?

>> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. I DON'T EVEN THINK I'VE DONE MY LAST COUPLE OF SITE VISITS BECAUSE IT DOES FEEL REDUNDANT.

>> WILL ADMIT THAT I HAVE TAPERED MINE INTENTIONALLY SO AS NOT TO BOTHER THE PRINCIPAL.

>> ESPECIALLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN MAY AND JUNE.

>> ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE NOW SPENT TIME WITH [OVERLAPPING] EACH OF OUR FRIEND EXCEPT FOR PRINCIPAL COONS, WHICH I JUST HAD MY FIRST ONE WITH BECAUSE OF HOW THE SCHEDULE WORKED OUT.

SOME STRUCTURE TO THAT OR DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS WOULD BE WELCOME.

I KNOW FOR ME, THE QUESTION I ALWAYS ASK IS, AS A BOARD MEMBER, WHAT DO I HAVE TO KNOW FROM YOUR SCHOOL SITE AND FROM YOU AND WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US? WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM THE BOARD? THOSE ARE ALWAYS THE FOCUS OF MY VISITS.

BUT I'M REALLY OPEN TO ANYTHING AND MAYBE THAT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TELL US OR FOR STAFF TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF THAT SHOULD CHANGE FOR THAT TIME.

>> THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I ENJOY GOING AROUND TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT'S IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S NOT NECESSARY.

THEY HAVE OTHER MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO THAN TO WALK ME AROUND THE SCHOOL TO LOOK AT THIS OR TO LOOK AT THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE THAT I'M NOT THERE.

>> I WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE MORE BECAUSE I'VE DONE WITH PRINCIPAL MALINA WHERE SHE EVENTUALLY LEFT ME IN A CLASSROOM TO OBSERVE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SO I WONDER.

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>> IF SHE'LL COME BACK TO GET YOU?

>> NOW I LEFT WHEN THE LESSON WAS OVER.

[LAUGHTER].

>> OVER LUNCH?

>> MAYBE WE NEED TO STRUCTURE THEM BETTER TO MAYBE SEE DIFFERENT THINGS VERSUS JUST A CONVERSATIONS PRINCIPLE. I DON'T KNOW.

>> JUST SHARING AMONGST ONE ANOTHER DIFFERENT IDEAS AND WAYS.

I'VE DONE MINE WHERE I JUST CHECKED IN WITH PRINCIPAL MALINA AND SHOT OUT AN E-MAIL LIKE, HEY, I'M GOING TO HAVE OFFICE HOURS IN THE BREAK ROOM TODAY IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SWING BY THE WHOLE STAFF.

I HAVE ONE OR TWO THAT WILL COME SAY HI, BUT OTHERWISE.

THERE'S DIFFERENT IDEAS ON HOW WE COULD USE THAT TIME.

>> YEAH AND JUST MAKE IT NOT AS IMPACTING THEIR DAY.

>> TRUSTEE YOUNGBLOOD.

>> WELL, I GUESS FROM MY STANDPOINT, I MEAN, I CERTAINLY HAVE A LESS THAN PERFECT RECORD OF ATTENDANCE OF THESE, SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR A GIVEN MONTH.

HAVING SAID THAT, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET OUT AND GET ON THE CAMPUS AND HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE OR AT LEAST THE AVAILABLE INTERACTION WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

WE ARE THE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU DON'T GET THAT EXPOSURE, THEN PERHAPS NO ONE'S GETTING IT.

I DO ACTUALLY THINK THAT IT'S A WORTHY EXPENDITURE OF THE PRINCIPAL'S TIME TO SPEND ONE HOUR A MONTH WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

I DO THINK YOU'RE WORTH IT, AND I'M WILLING TO ENCOURAGE THE PRINCIPALS TO DO THAT.

WE CERTAINLY COULD BE OPEN TO A BETTER WAY OR WAYS TO GET MORE IMPACT OUT OF THE MEETING.

I THINK PROBABLY JUST I NEED TO SET THESE UP MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING STUFF.

BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. I THINK WE JUST NEED TO MAKE IT MORE IMPACTFUL.

>> YEAH. I AGREE IT'S WORTH IT.

I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO BE AN HOUR AND I THINK YOU COULD SAY, HEY, HOW WOULD I GO WALK WITH THEM AS PRINCIPAL USER TODAY INSTEAD, MAYBE NOT MAKE IT THE SAME EACH TIME.

>> MAYBE YOU COULD DISCUSS WITH YOUR STAFF WHAT THEY WOULD MAYBE.

>> YEAH. MISS MCGILLIGA AND I CAN WORK WITH OUR FOUR PRINCIPALS AND PERHAPS RATHER THAN EACH MONTH OF THE 10 MONTHS, REALLY COLLABORATE WITH THE FOUR TO DESIGNATE THESE ARE TIMES OF THE YEAR WHERE THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE MOST FRUITFUL FOR THE SCHOOL SITE AND FOR THE TRUSTEE AS FAR AS A PROGRAM OR A LESSON, BUT STAYING AWAY TOWARDS THE END OF THE TERM OR SEMESTER, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ALL OF US BECOME DISTRACTED AND OUR CALENDARS BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE FLUID THAN IF WE WERE TARGETING OTHER MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

CAMI WILL REACH OUT TO THE FOUR PRINCIPALS AND PROPOSE A DIFFERENT CALENDAR ROTATION.

IT MIGHT NOT BE ONE EACH MONTH.

IT MAY BE TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUALS GO IN A MONTH TO A SCHOOL SITE AND THEN ROTATE AROUND WITH THE KEY OBJECTIVE IS EVERYONE GETTING TO EACH SCHOOL SITE AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS. I WILL SHARE ALL FOUR PRINCIPLES DO FIND THOSE EXPERIENCES TO BE OF VALUE AND SO DO OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. WHEN YOU VISIT THE CORONADO OF SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WHEN YOU VISIT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, SO WHY DON'T WE WORK ON PERHAPS ADJUSTING THE STRUCTURE AND MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMELY FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED?

>> I GUESS THEY PREFER NO CHANGE AND I FIND NO CHANGE.

TO ME IT DOESN'T HAVE TO CHANGE.

>> I DO LOOK FORWARD TO MY MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE PRINCIPALS, AND I ALWAYS COME UP WITH A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND A LIST OF COMMENTS AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M PUTTING THEM OUT.

SOMETIMES YOU'LL TAKE A TOUR IF I WANT TO TOUR, SOMETIMES WE'LL JUST SIT THERE AND DISCUSS, BUT I THINK FOR ME, ESPECIALLY IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL TO ACTUALLY GET TO MEET WITH EACH PRINCIPAL EVERY MONTH FACE TO FACE.

>> OKAY. FOCUS AREA 4, ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY.

ITEM 5, THE BOARD MONITORS A FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT MEETS DISTRICT, STUDENT, AND STAFF HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.

WE HAVE A POSSIBLE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED, I CAN'T REMEMBER SEEING A LONG-RANGE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PLAN.

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>> I THINK I MADE THAT COMMENT ABOUT THE FACILITIES, THE LONG-RANGE MAINTENANCE PLAN, AND I THINK TRUSTEE ANTRAM DISCUSSED INCORPORATING THE SAFETY MEASURES WE'RE TAKING INTO AN UPDATED FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PLAN, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT IDEA.

>> WHEN WE GET TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE CAN ASK FOR THAT.

>> YES. PERFECT. WRITING NOTES.

LAST SECTION, ONE SECOND.

DEMONSTRATING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.

WE HAD NO COMMENTS.

THE ONLY OUTLIER WAS THE BOARD PROVIDES COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. I THINK THAT WAS ME.

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE EAST IS FOR.

DEVELOPING BECAUSE I GUESS I WONDERED ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL ISSUES, STATE EDUCATIONAL ISSUES, NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.

WHAT ARE WE STRIVING FOR HERE? I KNOW TRUSTEE ANTRAM, YOU ALL ARE ACTIVE WITH THE STATE AS A DELEGATE WITH CSPA, BUT I FEEL LIKE MAYBE I HAVEN'T DONE AS MUCH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.

THAT'S WHY I PUT THAT AS DEVELOPING FOR MYSELF.

>> ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD ECHO JUST TO YOUNGBLOOD AND SAY, I THINK YOU'RE SELLING YOURSELF A LITTLE SHORT THERE PETERS.

I MEAN, THE TIME YOU PUT IN WITH THE PORTRAIT OF GRADUATE AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I THINK THAT THIS YEAR WAS OUR BIG INVESTMENT HEATING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.

I KNOW ALL OF US PUT IN TIME AND NOT ONLY MODELED IT BUT ENCOURAGED IT AND REALLY GOT A LOT OUT OF IT.

I THINK THAT WAS OUR BIG ONE MISSING.

>> YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL COME UP WITH A NEW ONE FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> PERHAPS, BUT NOT A BOND.

>> NOT A BOND. I THINK WE HAVE SOME GOOD GOALS, ITEMIZE, AND THINGS FOR THE AGENDA.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD SELF-EVALUATION?

>> I'D LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE].

>> YES, THIS IS CORRECT.

I DID NOT ASK IN THE BEGINNING, SO I ASK NOW, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 8.1 NOW THAT YOU'VE HEARD US DISCUSS OUR SELF-EVALUATION? BRING IT ON. TELL US ALL THE THINGS.

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. YOU LOST IT.

MOVING ON. NO ITEMS WERE PULLED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEM 10, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS.

[10.1 Public Comments on Non-Agendized Items]

>> WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND SECURED THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS NOT ATTACHED ON THE ORIGINAL AGENDA.

>> OKAY. YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW BEFORE? I HAD IT BEFORE CLOSED SESSION.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO A NON-AGENDA ITEM OR A CLOSED SESSION ITEM ARE INVITED TO QUEUE BEHIND THE PODIUM AND STATE THEIR NAME AND CITY PRIOR TO SPEAKING.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS AT THIS TIME?

>> CAROLYN ROGERSON, AND THIS IS BROADLY, NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY AGENDIZED ITEM.

IT'S VERY SAD THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS SHORT-CHANGING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DUE TO THE GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND HIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE SQUANDERING A STATE BUDGET SURPLUS OF $98 BILLION WITH PROFLIGATE SPENDING TO A BUDGET DEFICIT OF $45 BILLION IN JUST A FEW YEARS, $143 BILLION GONE.

TEACHER SALARIES ARE UNAVOIDABLY AFFECTED BY THIS CARELESS SPENDING, AND I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE TEACHER'S UNIONS FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THIS GOVERNMENT AND THIS ELECTED STATE.

SOME ON THE SCHOOL BOARD HAVE SUGGESTED THE CITY OF CORONADO SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET DEFICITS.

HOW MANY OF US ARE AWARE THAT THE CITY CONTRIBUTES $400,000 FOR A FACILITY USE CONTRACT FOR THE CORONADO SCHOOL THEATER IT HARDLY USES? WHILE MOST OF THE SALARIES FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ARE PAID FOR OUT OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OWN BUDGET, THE CITY OF CORONADO PAYS THE WHOLE SALARY FOR CUSD SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHICH NO OTHER CITY DOES.

I LIKE MY TAX DOLLARS GOING TOWARDS THAT PARTICULAR VITAL EXPENSE.

THE CITY JUST FULLY AWARDED $24,000 GRANT TO CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, AND THE CITY JUST AWARDED THE CORONADO SCHOOL THE ARTS FOUNDATION, $7,223 OF THEIR REQUESTED GRANT REQUEST OF 10,500.

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BECAUSE NO ONE SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT THE COSA GRANT REQUEST MONEY, THEY ALMOST LOST ALL OF THE REQUEST FOR THE MONEY.

AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE CITY COUNCIL CAME IN AND VOTED TO GIVE THEM THE $7,223.

LESSON LEARNED, IF YOU REQUEST MONEY FROM THE CITY IN WHICH YOU EXIST, HAVE THE COURTESY OF SHOWING UP.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MS. GILMORE SHOWED UP FOR THE CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION AND THAT WAS GRANTED THEIR FULL REQUEST.

CORONADO IS KNOWN TO BE VERY GENEROUS AND IT RECEIVES MANY GRANT REQUESTS.

TO SUM UP, CUSD ALREADY RECEIVES OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF CORONADO, AND CUSD NEEDS TO PETITION THE DEMOCRAT STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO BUDGET BETTER AND DO BETTER FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO CUT OUT SOME OF OUR SEMINARS AND OTHER THINGS HERE THAT ARE UNNECESSARY REDUNDANCY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. ITEM 6.3, DO WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION?

[6.3 Adopt Resolution 24-06-01 Regarding the Education Protection Account Imposed by Article XIII, Section 36(f) (Part 2 of 2)]

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO REVIEW THIS.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.3?

>> I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

>> I WOULD MOVE TO ADD TO THE TITLE THAT IT'S A BUSINESS SERVICES RESOLUTION.

>> I SECOND [INAUDIBLE].

>> OKAY. I'LL SECOND.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, SORRY. YOU DIDN'T GET IT. I GOT IT.

MOTION PASSES. ITEM 11, ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS.

[11. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS]

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 11? TRUSTEES?

>> I BELIEVE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PAGE.

>> YEAH. I DIDN'T HAVE A PAGE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

>> WAS IT THE UPDATED FACILITY REPORT MAINTENANCE?

>> AS SOON AS EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE TO HAVE A REPORT AND HAVE THAT PLAN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, PLEASE.

>> THAT WAS THE LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PLAN?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> ALSO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I'D LIKE TO REVISIT THE COMMITTEE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR MEETING.

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>> YES. PROBABLY AUGUST MEETING AGENDA ITEM ON BOARD COMMITTEES FOR DISCUSSION.

I THINK THOSE WERE THE ONLY TWO I HAD. YOU WANT TO ADD MORE?

>> I WAS INTERESTED IN PERHAPS ENSURING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COSA PRESENTATION AT SOME POINT, PERHAPS IN THE FALL, ALMOST LIKE A SITE PRESENTATION.

I NOTICED MS. HERNDON MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A 113% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ENROLLEES, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, PERHAPS AN OVERVIEW AND THEN STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE EMPLOYED TO INCREASE THE ATTENDANCE, RECRUIT STUDENTS.

I DO THINK WE SHOULD CERTAINLY TRY TO ACCENTUATE THAT.

>> YEAH.

>> OKAY. SO.

>> STAFF, JUST TO REPEAT BOARD COMMITTEES AGENDA ITEM EARLY ON FOR ASSIGNMENT AND PRIORITIZING COMMITTEE WORK.

HEARD A FEW THIS EVENING FROM TRUSTEES.

THE FACILITIES UPDATE MASTER FACILITIES PLAN TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE NEW SAFETY ADJUSTMENTS AND RESOURCES THAT WE'VE ADDED TO OUR SCHOOL SITES, AND THEN A COSA PRESENTATION EARLY IN THE FALL TO INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS, STRATEGIES USED TO RECRUIT, AND UPCOMING ITEMS OF INTEREST IN STAFFING.

>> SOUNDS GREAT.