Mar 13, 2025 School Board

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW THREE O'CLOCK,

[1. CALL TO ORDE]

ITEM 2.1: APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[2.1 Approval of the Agenda: Any changes to the agenda must be made at this time]

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> SECOND.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE. OUR SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING TODAY, SO WE WILL ALL BE VOTING MANUALLY.

MOTION PASSES. ITEMS 3.1-3.4 CLOSED SESSION.

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 4:02,

[4.1 Reconvene to Open Session and report out Action taken in Closed Session]

ON ITEM 3.1, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

ON ITEM 3.2, ACTION WAS TAKEN TO PULL ITEM 7.6 FROM TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES, AND THAT WILL BE MOVED TO THE APRIL 2025 BOARD MEETING.

ITEM 3.3, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AND ITEM 3.4, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

THAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN LATER ON IN THIS AGENDA UNDER ITEMS 6.7 AND 6.8.

ITEM 4.2, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.

READY. BEGIN.

THANK YOU. ITEM 4.3 IS THE NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT PROTOCOLS.

ITEM 4.4: SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION,

[4.4 Spotlight Presentation: CMS APA Cast of Something Rotten Jr]

>> I AM SO EXCITED TO BRING THESE WONDERFUL PERFORMERS TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON. I'M A LITTLE TIRED.

[LAUGHTER].

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE OCTOBER ON THIS MUSICAL.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SOMETHING ROTTEN! JR, IT TAKES PLACE DURING THE ELIZABETHAN ERA AND SHAKESPEARE, THINK ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WHEN THE RENAISSANCE CAME ALONG.

WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THIS.

THIS MUSICAL IS FUNNY.

IT HAS A LOT OF PUNS AND COMEDIC STICK THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK OF.

THERE IT IS. HERE'S OUR POSTER.

WE OPEN UP A WEEK FROM TOMORROW NEXT FRIDAY, 06:00 PM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, AND SATURDAY, MARCH 22 AT 2:00 PM.

I'M TO GIVE THIS TO YOU, KENNY.

POST IT UP OVER HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR OPENING NUMBER ACT TITLED WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE, FEATURING SOLOIST, ERICA KALISH.

[MUSIC].

[APPLAUSE].

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TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE NOW.

THERE'S A QR CODE ON THE FLYER. [APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ITEM 4.5: SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION,

[4.5 Spotlight Presentation: Crossing Guard Recognition]

>> HOW AWESOME WAS THAT? HARD ACT TO FOLLOW.

ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY OF CORONADO, TODAY WE ACKNOWLEDGE SOME TRUE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, OUR CROSSING GUARDS. SOME OF YOU ARE HERE.

[APPLAUSE].

I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAND UP HERE FOR A MINUTE.

EVERY DAY, RAIN OR SHINE, AND TODAY WAS RAIN AND I SAW YOU ALL OUT THERE IN YOUR SLICKERS.

YOU'RE THE UNSUNG HEROES.

YOU ARE OFTENTIMES THE FIRST FACES THAT OUR CHILDREN SEE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND GET THEM READY FOR SCHOOL AND GREET THEM.

YOU'RE ALSO THE LAST ONES TO MAKE SURE YOU SAFELY SHOE THEM HOME.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR ROLE GOES FAR BEYOND SIMPLY STOPPING TRAFFIC.

BUT YOU'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT STARTS OUR DAY AND ENDS OUR DAY WITH SUCH POSITIVITY AND YOUR VIGILANCE TO MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN ARE SAFE ALL DAY LONG, EVEN IF THEY'RE JUST RUNNING FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR PE AND GETTING THEM BACK SAFELY.

WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING THAT.

YOUR SMILES, YOUR GREETINGS, AND YOUR HEART MAKE CORONADO A SAFER PLACE AND A MORE WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL OF US, AND FOR THAT, WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL.

OUR DISTRICT IS GRATEFUL TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH

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PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING.

LET'S SEE. WE HAVE CECILIA DIAZ.

THAT'S YOU. [APPLAUSE] CECILIA.

[APPLAUSE].

ROGER LOZINSKI [APPLAUSE].

JOSHUA LIBRE.

[APPLAUSE]. YOU'RE GOING TO COLLECT FOR EVERYBODY.

DAVID ROWLEY.

[APPLAUSE]. BARRY THURMAN.

[APPLAUSE]. [LAUGHTER] THOUGHT SO.

CHARLOTTE SULLIVAN.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU [LAUGHTER].

>> FEET 4.6, IS THAT YOU? ITEM 4.6: SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION, ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION.

[4.6 Spotlight Presentation: Islander Sports Foundation]

>> YES.

>> YEY. [APPLAUSE] CHRIS COLLINS.

>> SORRY, FIRST TIME WE'RE HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS, VICE PRESIDENT SANDIE, DR. YOUNGBLOOD, MR. LEE, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DONNIE SALAMANCA, MISS.

MIGERIA AND OUR ISLANDER ATHLETE, DYLAN MATTER AS BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CHRIS COLLINS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION.

WAY BACK IN 1994, THAT'S 30 YEARS AGO, PARENTS SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS IN A STUDENT'S WORLD, AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR ISLANDER SPORTS PROGRAMS. THE CREATION OF ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION CAME TO BE AND THE FUNDRAISING BEGAN.

WE ARE A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AIMED AT SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL AND CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OUR CORE PURPOSE AND MOTIVATION BEHIND OUR DRIVE TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE FOUNDATION IS THE STRONG COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES, ENHANCING OUR SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, AND FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES.

WE WANT TO ENHANCE OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CREATE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, ENSURING THAT OUR FUTURE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND GENERATIONS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

OUR BOARD CONSISTS OF 15 VOLUNTARY MEMBERS WHO ARE PARENTS WHO STRIVE TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SPORTS PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES, PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY BY MAKING ATHLETICS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS AND EXPANDING VARIOUS SPORTS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND COLLEGE RECRUITMENT SUPPORT.

ISF EMPHASIZES PERSONAL GROWTH, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOCUSING ON ATHLETIC ABILITIES AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OUR FOUNDATION PLAYS A ROLE IN STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY TIES INVOLVING SPORTS BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS THAT BRING TOGETHER ATHLETES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND THEIR FUTURES, ISF OFFERS TRAINING PROGRAMS AIMED AT DEVELOPING YOUNG ATHLETES IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

ISF RAISES FUNDS THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS 4 JULY RACE RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN HOMETOWN, SPONSORSHIPS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WHICH HELP SUSTAIN SPORTS PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE LACK THIS CRUCIAL FUNDING.

TEAMS CAN ALSO WORK TOGETHER AT THE SNACK BARS AT VARIOUS EVENTS TO ALSO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

IF YOU BEND DOWN THE HALLWAYS UNDERNEATH THE BLEACHERS AT [INAUDIBLE] YOU WILL SEE THE ENGRAVED MEMORIAL BLOCKS, RECOGNIZING CURRENT AND FORMER ATHLETES, COACHES, COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS, AND EDUCATORS.

THESE FUNDS RAISE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR GROWING SPORTS PROGRAM.

OUR NETWORKING ENGAGES WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, ISLANDER ALUMNI,

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THROUGH OUR VALUES AND OUR FOCUS, OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SPORTS PROGRAMS, ENSURE THAT ATHLETES HAVE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, TOOLS, AND FUNDING TO EXCEL BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

THE CREATION OF OUR NEW WEBSITE ALLOWS OUR CONTINUED VISION OF PROMOTING SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, CREATING A POSITIVE PUBLIC IMAGE, AND SHOWCASING OUR SCHOOL'S COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES.

SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS, ISF HAS THE ABILITY TO RAISE OUR SCHOOL'S PROFILE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

VISIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL SPORTS PROGRAMS AND PROMINENT STUDENT-ATHLETES CAN IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL'S REPUTATION AND ATTRACT FUTURE STUDENTS AND DONORS.

OUR ISF BOARD SEES THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS, PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING A STUDENT-ATHLETE'S DISCIPLINE, ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEAM, LEADERSHIP, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

BY SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS, WE CAN HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THAT WILL COMPLEMENT THEIR ACADEMIC GROWTH.

SPORTS CONTRIBUTE TO PHYSICAL HEALTH AND CAN ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

BY INVESTING IN OUR ISLANDER ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, WE CAN ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO STAY HEALTHY, ACTIVE, AND ENGAGED IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE ONE'S OVERALL WELL-BEING.

THROUGH SUPPORTED ATHLETICS, WE CAN HELP ATHLETES PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, WHETHER IT'D BE EARNING A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, GAINING EXPOSURE TO PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS, OR LEARNING SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE BEYOND SPORTS.

OUR CURRENT AND VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE THAT IS AT OUR HELM IS PURCHASING NEW UNIFORMS FOR OUR OVER 20+ HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. HERE ARE THE NEW BASKETBALL UNIFORMS THAT WERE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED FOR OUR BOYS' TEAMS.

>> THEN FOR OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS. I MUST SAY WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR TEAMS, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS SINCE THEY HAD SUCCESSFUL POST SEASON PLAY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BEATING POINT LOMA OUR CROSSTOWN RIVAL.

IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU FEEL GOOD, OUR SPORTS TEAM HAVE BEEN IN NEED OF NEW UNIFORMS OVER MANY YEARS.

MANY OF THESE UNIFORMS HAVE BEEN MIXED MATCHED AND BEING RECYCLED AND SOMETIMES EVEN USED FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE STANDARD.

WITH OUR PROGRAMS GROWING, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING, SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE.

OVER THE YEARS, UNIFORMS BECAME WORN, TORN, FADED, AND DAMAGED.

UNIFORMS THAT APPEAR DAMAGED CAN CREATE A NEGATIVE IMPACT WITHIN A TEAM.

NOT ONLY THAT LEAGUE REQUIREMENTS HAVE STANDARDS ON UNIFORMS, WHICH IF NOT MET, A TEAM MAY BE INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN AN EVENT.

IN SOME CASES WITHIN OUR TEAMS, HAVING A CONSISTENT UNIFORM TO COMPETE TOGETHER SUPPORTS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, A SENSE OF NEW AND IMPROVED PRIDE, AND REPRESENTATION OF OUR SCHOOL, WHICH IS EXTREMELY VITAL.

RECENTLY, MANY OF OUR TEAM BOOSTERS AND FAMILIES HAVE SEPARATELY RAISED FUNDS TO PURCHASE NEW UNIFORMS FOR TEAMS, NOT ONLY FOR THE PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE, BUT ULTIMATELY KNOWING THAT BUYING NEW UNIFORMS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE STUDENT ATHLETES, THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM, AND THE SCHOOL'S OVERALL IMAGE.

WITH THE HELP OF OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AARON BROOKS AND OUR AMAZING TRAINER, VICTORIA WALLER ALL THE UNIFORMS WERE ASSESSED AND A PLAN WAS CREATED TO REPLACE THESE UNIFORMS, DEPENDING ON THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THESE UNIFORMS THAT THE ATHLETES WEAR.

NEW UNIFORMS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOR OUR SPRING TEAMS, SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AS THEY TAKE THE FIELD, COURT, OR THE BEACH.

WE DO HAVE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE ISLANDER ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY BY INCORPORATING HUDDLE.

IT'S A CUTTING EDGE PERFORMANCE TRACKING AND VIDEO ANALYSIS PROGRAM.

HUDDLE IS MORE THAN JUST A COACHING TOOL IT'S A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR ATHLETES, FAMILIES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WITH HUDDLE, FAMILIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND GAMES IN PERSON CAN STILL BE PART OF THE ISLANDER EXPERIENCE, WATCHING EVENTS REMOTELY AND STAYING CONNECTED.

THIS PLATFORM ALSO ELEVATES ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE BY PROVIDING COACHES AND PLAYERS WITH INSTANT GAME BREAKDOWN, ALLOWING THEM TO ANALYZE KEY MOMENTS, IMPROVE STRATEGIES, AND CREATE HIGHLIGHT REELS ALL AUTOMATICALLY.

BEYOND PERFORMANCE, HUDDLE SERVES AS A POWERFUL ENGAGEMENT TOOL THAT INCREASES SPONSOR VISIBILITY, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND HELPS GENERATE FUNDING.

CURRENTLY, TEAMS ARE SPENDING UPWARDS OF $275 PER EVENT TO HAVE GAMES RECORDED AND EXPENSE THAT QUICKLY ADDS UP OVER THE SEASON.

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THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT KEEPING UP, IT'S ABOUT STAYING COMPETITIVE.

YEARS AGO, HUDDLE WOULD HAVE SET OUR SCHOOL APART.

TODAY, IT'S A NECESSITY AS MORE SCHOOLS ARE INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THEIR ATHLETES.

THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR OUR TEAMS, A WIN FOR OUR FAMILIES, A WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND A WIN FOR CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL.

IF THE BOARD IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN RE EVALUATE THE DECISION FOR AN EXPEDITED APPROVAL TO PURCHASE AND ALLOW FOR TIMELY PLACEMENT OF THE HUDDLE SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT AND SERVICE TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

AS I CONCLUDE OF HOW IMPORTANT ISF IS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HERE ARE SOME VALUABLE FACTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND COACHES WHO HAVE BEEN HONORED TO BE PART OF OUR ISLANDER ATHLETICS.

HERE JUST TO NAME A FEW.

WE HAVE A FIVE TIME OLYMPIAN WHO IS NOW ONE OF OUR COACHES.

WE HAD AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEARS ROBIN NIXON.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE COACHES OF THE YEAR.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE TEAMS SINCE THE START OF SPORTS AT CORONADO, ALL ACADEMIC TEAMS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO A TEAM WHO HOLDS THE HIGHEST GPA, AND LAST YEAR, GIRLS SOCCER WON THAT AWARD.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE CIF ACADEMIC TEAMS. THIS IS INDIVIDUAL AND TEAMS THROUGH OUR SAN DIEGO SECTION.

THROUGH OUR HISTORY, THERE HAS BEEN ONE CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION SCHOLAR ATHLETE CAPTAIN, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GPA IN ALL OF SPORTS AS A JUNIOR OR A SENIOR.

CIF LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, CIF REGIONAL CHAMPIONS, CIF CHAMPIONS, FIRST AND SECOND TEAM ALL LEAGUE ATHLETES, BROKEN SCHOOL RECORDS, TO NAME A FEW BRIAN KATOR BASEBALL WITH I BELIEVE IT WAS SHUTOUTS OR STRIKEOUTS.

ALICIA HICKEY, TRACK AND FIELD AND LAUREN GILHOOL CURRENTLY IN TRACK.

AS ISF, WE ALSO AWARD ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE SENIOR ATHLETE ISF AWARD, WHICH IS AN AWARD OF $1,000 PER STUDENT.

WE ALSO HAVE A 1,000 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP ISF TEAMMATE AWARD IN HONOR OF ROBIN NIXON, THAT IS OFFERED AT SENIOR AWARDS.

STUDENT ATHLETES VOLUNTEERING HUNDREDS OF HOURS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IS ALSO AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MISSION.

LASTLY, EVERY GRADUATING YEAR, CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL SENDS ROUGHLY AROUND 10 -5 STUDENTS TO STUDY AND PLAY COMPETITIVELY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, WHETHER AT DIVISION ONE, TWO, THREE, OR NAIA, WE ARE ALL PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE WALKED IN AND OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE THEM RETURN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRIS COLLINS.

THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR ISF AND DOING ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

ITEM 5 CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[5. CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR]

MOTION PASSES 5-0.

WE'RE STILL HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, SO WE WILL BE VOTING MANUALLY TODAY.

LET'S SEE. ITEM 6.1,

[6.1 Approve the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school year calendars]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.

I'D LIKE TO ASK MISS DONNA TRIPPY, OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO PLEASE PRESENT THIS REPORT, MISS TRIPPY.

>> IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS REPORT.

LAST MONTH, THE JOINT CALENDAR COMMITTEE PRESENTED A REPORT ON HOW THEY STUDIED ISSUES SURROUNDING THE STUDENT CALENDAR AND THE REASONS THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE CALENDAR FOR THE COMING YEARS.

THE COMMITTEE THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED CALENDARS FOR THE 2025/26 SCHOOL YEAR, AND 26/27 SCHOOL YEARS.

OVER THE LAST MONTH, THE DISTRICT AND ACT NEGOTIATED THE TEACHER WORK YEAR CALENDAR, AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO ADOPT THE CALENDARS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT CALENDAR COMMITTEE.

I APPRECIATE THAT THE WORK OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS WAS HONORED.

IF YOU RECALL, THE JOINT CALENDAR COMMITTEE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DO A TWO YEAR ROLLOUT TO GET TO OUR GOAL OF ENDING THE FIRST TERM BY WINTER BREAK.

IN THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL BEGIN ONE WEEK EARLIER THAN IS CURRENT CONTRACT LANGUAGE.

ALSO BEGIN SCHOOL ON A MONDAY, AUGUST 18.

THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL FOR THIS YEAR ONLY WILL BE MINIMUM DAYS FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL HAVE FULL DAYS THE ENTIRE WEEK.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR IS JUNE 4.

FOR THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR, WE BEGIN SCHOOL A WEEK EARLIER THAN THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS MONDAY, AUGUST 10.

THIS ACHIEVES OUR GOAL OF ENDING THE FIRST TERM BY WINTER BREAK.

THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR IS MAY 28.

I HOPE AT THIS TIME IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO THANK THE COMMITTEE, MANY OF WHOM ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

THEY WERE A DEDICATED GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED COLLABORATIVELY OVER FIVE MEETINGS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OUTLINED IN OUR MOU WITH ACT.

THE ADMINISTRATORS WERE MEGAN BATTLE, JENNY MORE, KAREN MALINA, AND MYSELF.

THE ACT MEMBERS WERE NICOLE MALONU, KARE RAMIREZ, RAMONA LOISELLE, AND NANCY MCGREEVY.

OUR PARENTS WERE KATE KEARNS, ROLF ROOS, EMILY FOSTER, AND JAMIE FRIEDMAN, AND OUR STUDENTS, SHAN WILBER, AND GRIFFIN WONG.

THANK THEM ALL, AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL ADOPT OUR CALENDARS TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.1?

>> HI. JAQUELINE HART, I'M A PARENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED CHANGE TO BEGIN THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR ON AUGUST 18.

AS A PARENT OF FIFTH GRADE TWINS AT VILLAGE TRANSITIONING TO CMS THIS AUGUST, I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS SURROUNDING THIS DECISION.

MOST FAMILIES ARE UNAWARE THAT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WILL BE MOVED FORWARD BY 10 DAYS, DIRECTLY CONFLICTING WITH PRE EXISTING VACATION PLANS AND POTENTIALLY OVERLAPPING WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR.

HISTORICALLY, CMS HAS HELD ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS ID PHOTOS, STUDENT TOURS, PE UNIFORM PURCHASES UP TO 10 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

WITH THE NEW SCHEDULE, THESE CRITICAL SESSIONS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST WITH THE DOCUMENT VERIFICATION, POTENTIALLY EVEN EARLIER.

THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK THAT STUDENTS WILL MISS THESE VITAL ACTIVITIES, LEADING TO UNNECESSARY STRESS AND A DISRUPTED TRANSITION INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE FOLLOWING.

CLEAR AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION OF THE REVISED START DATE TO ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED FAMILIES, CONDENSING THE TIMELINE FOR ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES OR OFFERING MULTIPLE/MAKEUP SESSIONS WITH ALL DATES COMMUNICATED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR FAMILIES UNABLE TO ATTEND REGISTRATION, ORIENTATION, OR THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL DUE TO PRIOR COMMITMENTS, TRAVEL, OR RELOCATION, AND NOTIFICATION TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS CAMP ORGANIZERS WHOSE OPERATIONS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE.

THE IMPACT OF AN EARLIER START DATE EXTENDS BEYOND LOGISTICS.

AUGUST TEMPERATURES POSE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF.

RECENTLY, ON AN 80 DEGREE FEBRUARY DAY, A MALFUNCTIONING HEATING SYSTEM AT VILLAGE FORCED MY CHILDREN'S CLASS TO RELOCATE TO THE CAFETERIA.

HIGHER AUGUST TEMPERATURES WILL FURTHER DISRUPT LEARNING, IF NOT PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED.

PARENTS AS KEY STAKEHOLDERS, WERE ALSO NOT ADEQUATELY CONSULTED.

RELYING ON INPUT FROM JUST FOUR PARENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS INSUFFICIENT REPRESENTATION FOR OVER 2000 DISTRICT FAMILIES.

THE EXCUSE THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME TO ASK IS UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE DISTRICT'S PAST USE OF ELECTRONIC SURVEYS TO GATHER FEEDBACK EFFICIENTLY.

CONDUCTING SUCH A SURVEY COULD HAVE RAISED AWARENESS OF THIS CHANGE.

I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT IT WHEN I DECIDED TO INQUIRE IN PERSON AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH THEN PROMPTED ME TO RESCHEDULE MY VACATION TWICE TO SUPPORT MY CHILDREN'S SMOOTH TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MOVING FORWARD, I URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE UNIQUE IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS OF THIS CHANGE AT EACH SCHOOL SITE.

STREAMLINE NECESSARY EVENTS TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS AND PRIORITIZE TRANSPARENT, TIMELY COMMUNICATION THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS.

FAMILIES DESERVE TO BE INFORMED AND INVOLVED IN DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THEM.

PLEASE MAKE THIS A PRIORITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAD A QUESTION.

I WASN'T SURE IF THE SECOND YEAR 26/27 ARE THERE ANY MINIMUM DAYS FOR THAT YEAR OR HALF DAYS? I WASN'T SURE WHAT DAY IT STARTED ON BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE CALENDAR IN FRONT OF ME ANYMORE.

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I KNOW ON THE MILITARY FAMILIES COMMITTEE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TRANSITIONING FAMILIES IN AND OUT AND REGISTRATION AND THE TIMELINES, SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONSIDER AND LOOK AT TO EASE THE TRANSITION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> REALLY QUICKLY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE FIFTH GRADERS FROM SILVER STRAND AND VILLAGE GET TO GO TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE SPRINGTIME.

I THINK THERE'S AN ORIENTATION THERE AND THEY GET INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTIVES AND SEE THE CAMPUS.

IS THAT STILL HAPPENING IN THE SPRING? I THINK THERE'S TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GO.

>> I HAD A QUESTION. I THINK I RECALL FROM THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, THE FINALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL ACTUALLY STILL BE IN JANUARY AFTER THE WINTER BREAK, LIKE THE SECOND WEEK.

THANK YOU THEN THE SECOND QUESTION IS, WHEN WOULD WE SEE THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT YEAR AS A BOARD.

I KNOW WE'RE APPROVING THE START DATE, CORRECT?

>> FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

>> WE'RE APPROVING BOTH CALENDARS THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

>> THE CALENDAR WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.

>> IN TERMS OF THE DAYS AND TEACHER WORK DAYS AND ALL THAT?

>> CORRECT.

>> WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING ON IT.

>> SOON, WE'LL HAVE IT THEN.

>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET IT OUT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING.

>> WAITING FOR BOARD ACTION.

[INAUDIBLE].

>> WE CAN'T SEE THE TENTATIVE.

>> WE CAN PULL THAT UP NOW.

>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT NOW?

>> NO, IT'S FINE. I JUST AS PER THE COMMUNITY COMMENT.

>> THERE IT IS.

>> OH THERE WE GO. GREAT. JUST PROMULGATING THIS, GETTING THIS OUT THERE SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THE VARIOUS STATES SO THANK YOU.

>> AS MRS. TRIPI SHARED, THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN ACT CAME IN LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND SO WE DO HAVE AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN READY TO PUSH OUT EITHER THIS EVENING OR TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WAITING FOR BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON THE CALENDARS.

>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE '25, '26 AND '26, '27 PROPOSED SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS.

>> GOT ANOTHER COMMENT.

>> NO. WE MISSED PUBLIC COMMENT.

SURE. WE WILL ALLOW IT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] BUT I APOLOGIZE, IT IS MY FIRST TIME APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD.

I WILL IN NO WAY MATCH THE ELOQUENCE OF MY [LAUGHTER] MUCH LIKE THE BOARD MEMBER, I'M A BIT IGNORANT OF SOME OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S EVEN BEING APPROVED, WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMMON IN THE ROOM.

I'M ROGER ROMAN, PARENT OF A CURRENT CMS EIGHTH GRADER, A FAIRLY ASSIDUOUS READER OF BOTH MRS. FULLER'S WEEKLY EMAIL, AS WELL AS SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER'S.

I MUST HAVE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, MISSED THAT THIS WAS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD, AND IT WAS ONLY THANKS TO AN ARTICLE IN THE EAGLE THAT I EVEN KNEW IT WAS BEING CONSIDERED.

YOU'LL FORGIVE THE FACT THAT MY REMARKS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY WELL PREPARED.

I DO FIND IT STRANGE THAT WE'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR THREE YEARS, A DISTRICT THAT HAS, I THINK, DEMONSTRATED AN INCREDIBLE TRANSPARENCY IN ALL OF ITS PREVIOUS ACTIONS IS NOW PRESENTING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A FAIT ACCOMPLI WITH ESSENTIALLY ZERO CONSULTATION, ZERO TIME TO PREPARE, AND THERE WAS ZERO MENTION THAT THIS WAS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED.

MY DAUGHTER ATTENDED THE FUTURE ISLANDER NIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THAT WAS BEFORE THE EAGLE NOTE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN MATCH THE REMARKS THAT WERE ALREADY MADE, BUT JUST FROM A SIMPLE CITIZEN OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME OUTSIDE, THAT WE WOULD TRADE ANY DAY IN AUGUST FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF

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>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE HAD THE MOTION TO APPROVE, WAS THERE A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND IT.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 6.2, AUTHORIZE A POSITIVE DISTRICT CERTIFICATION

[6.2 Authorize a Positive District Certification of the Second Interim Budget for the Period Ending January 31, 2025]

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND COLLEAGUES.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE DISTRICT'S SECOND INTERIM BUDGET REPORT WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING.

OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO ANGELICA PAREDES.

THIS IS OUR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL WHO DOES MOST OF THE HEAVY LIFTING WITH HER DEPARTMENT ON THIS REPORT.

AS ALWAYS, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO VISIT THE DISTRICT'S BUSINESS SERVICES WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN FIND A LONG HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORTS, BUDGET DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS THE COLLECTIVE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE SLIDE DECK ON THE BUSINESS SERVICES WEB PAGE.

MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE STATE'S AND THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET CYCLE.

OFTENTIMES, WHAT HAPPENS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS DRIVEN AND GUIDED BY WHAT HAPPENS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT RECEIVED UPDATES REGARDING THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE '25, '26 FISCAL YEAR.

AT THIS SECOND INTERIM BUDGET UPDATE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS FOR THE CURRENT '24, '25 FISCAL YEAR, AS WELL AS OUT PROJECTIONS, INCORPORATING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IN JANUARY.

OF COURSE, THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IS JUST A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.

WE EXPECT REVISIONS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THE MAY REVISE, WHICH IS PRESENTED IN MAY.

AFTER THAT, WE EXPECT THAT POTENTIALLY MORE CHANGES WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE STATE ACTUALLY ADOPTS THEIR BUDGET AT THE STATE LEVEL IN JUNE OF 2025.

YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO GETTING VERY DETAILED BUDGET UPDATES WHEN WE PRESENT OUR ANNUAL BUDGET DURING THESE INTERIM PHASES, WE SAVE YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS AND ONLY PRESENT THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN EACH OF THE INTERIM PERIODS.

FOR THIS PERIOD, WE'RE SHARING THE SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS THE DISTRICT'S MAIN OPERATING FUND.

VERY HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW LOOKING AT OUR REVENUES.

YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR LCFF REVENUES, OUR PROJECTIONS REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. NO CHANGES IN THAT.

WE ARE PROJECTING A DECREASE IN FEDERAL REVENUES OF ABOUT $200,000.

WE RECEIVED AN UPDATED AWARD LETTER WITH REGARD TO SOME OF OUR IMPACT AID DOLLARS, IT'S FUNDED OFF OF A YEAR DELAY.

WE SUBMIT OUR CLAIM IN JUNE AND THEY TELL US HOW MUCH THEY ACTUALLY FUND, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO UPDATE THE DECREASE IN FUNDING REFLECTED IN THAT FEDERAL REVENUE SOURCE FOR OTHER STATE REVENUES, A MINOR REVISION DOWNWARD OF ABOUT $26,000.

THIS TYPICALLY RELATES TO SOME PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED ON AN ADA BASIS.

AS ADA IS UPDATED AND THEY UPDATE IT AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE UPDATE OUR PROJECTIONS ACCORDINGLY.

YOU'LL SEE A PROJECTED INCREASE OF ABOUT $83,000 IN LOCAL REVENUE.

THIS IS MOST CLOSELY TIED TO LOOKING AT OUR FACILITIES USE RENTALS, AND MANY OF YOU MIGHT BE AWARE, WE HAVE A NEW RENTER THAT'S RENTING ONE OF OUR FACILITIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND WE'RE RECOGNIZING SOME OF THOSE INCREASED REVENUES THAT WE HADN'T YET KNOWN AT BUDGET ADOPTION AND ACTUALLY AS RECENTLY AS FIRST INTERIM.

NEXT, WE'LL LOOK AT SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.

WE ARE NOTING $143,000 DECREASE IN CERTIFICATED SALARIES EXPENSE, AND WE'RE SHOWING NO CHANGE IN CLASSIFIED SALARIES EXPENSE DESPITE HAVING RECENTLY APPROVED A SALARY INCREASE AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

THE REASON WHY YOU'RE SEEING A DECREASE ON THE CERTIFICATED SIDE AND NO INCREASE ON THE CLASSIFIED SIDE IS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FACTORS.

FOR BOTH THE CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED SIDE,

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THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS THAT WE COULD ATTRIBUTE TO THIS, BUT MOSTLY, WE'RE SEEING, I'LL SAY, AN INCREASE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WORKING AND DECREASING THEIR USE OF THEIR OWN LEAVE, AS WELL AS DECREASING THROUGH INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO DECREASE TIME CARD ACTIVITY AND OVERTIME ACTIVITY ON THE CLASSIFIED SIDE.

ADDITIONALLY ON THE CLASSIFIED SIDE, WE RECOGNIZE SOME VACANCY SAVINGS.

WE HAVE SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEEN VACANT FOR SOME PARTS OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE BACKED OUT SOME OF THOSE PROJECTED EXPENDITURES BASED OFF OF THOSE SAVINGS.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HAS A IMMATERIAL CHANGE, AND WE'RE ALSO SEEING A PROJECTED DECREASE IN BOOKS AND SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING, ABOUT $500,000.

TWO-HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THAT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE DECREASE IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT YOU SAW ON THE LAST SLIDE.

THE REMAINING AMOUNTS WE ATTRIBUTE TO DECREASED SPENDING.

WE KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'RE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO REDUCE COSTS AND REDUCE SPENDING FOR NON-ESSENTIAL ITEMS, AND SO WE'RE SEEING THE FRUITS OF SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

LASTLY, WE NOTE FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THE ENTIRETY OF OUR KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT MONIES THIS YEAR, AND SO WE HAVE CONTRACTED FOR THE REMAINING EXPENSE ON THOSE ITEMS. YES.

>> SINCE WE'RE ON I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD ASK THE QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH THE DIFFERENCE IN CERTIFICATED SALARIES, YOU SAID THAT THERE'S LOWER SUB AND TIME CARD ACTIVITY.

I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAFFING APPROPRIATELY OUR CLASSROOMS, THAT WE DON'T HAVE SPOTS SITTING OPEN.

OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOMS, SO WHY ARE WE SEEING LOWER SUB ACTIVITY? YOU SAID IS THAT BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE TAKING LESS TIME OFF?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE SEEING LESS INSTANCES OF CALL-OUTS? SO YES, TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE HERE MORE REQUIRING THE NEED FOR LESS SUBS. I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT.

>> THEN WITH THE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES, I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OUR CLASSROOMS WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO TEACH THEIR CLASSES.

WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE ARE NOT PURCHASING NON-ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A NON-ESSENTIAL ITEM WOULD BE?

>> I'LL ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION.

WE HAVE, AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK, HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND SITE PRINCIPALS.

NO DEPARTMENT OR STAFF MEMBER HAS GONE WITHOUT THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS.

I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A MORE GRANULAR LOOK AT WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS CHANGED, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A PUSH FOR LESS PAPER, AND SO WE'RE SEEING IN SOME INSTANCES, LESS ORDERS FOR COPY PAPER.

>> IF A TEACHER SAYS, I NEED THESE BOOKS AND I KNOW I'VE SEEN FOR THE ETHNIC LITERATURE COURSE, WE JUST PURCHASED 40 BOOKS.

BUT IF A TEACHER ASKED FOR SOMETHING, THEY'RE NOT BEING TOLD NO OR YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

WHEN I LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL SITE BUDGETS, THEY ALL HAVE AVAILABLE FUNDS, AND THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY STILL HAVE THE AVAILABLE FUNDS TO PURCHASE WHAT IT IS THEY NEED.

MOVING ON TO UPDATES THAT WE LEARNED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN JANUARY.

IT WAS NOT THAT EXCITING OF A BUDGET.

THERE WEREN'T ALL OF THIS NEW MONEY OR LOTS OF NEW PROGRAMS. THE BIGGEST ITEMS AS IT RELATES TO OUR DISTRICT, THERE'S A PROJECTED DECREASE IN THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT'S PROJECTED FOR THE '25, '26 SCHOOL YEAR.

WHEN THEY GIVE US OUR BUDGETS, THEY GIVE US FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, AND THEN THEY FORECAST OUT FOR THE OUT-YEARS.

'25, '26 IS ONE OF THOSE OUT-YEARS THAT WE'VE BUILT OUR MULTI-YEAR BUDGETS BASED OFF OF.

WE BUDGETED AT 2.93, WHICH IS WHAT THEY SHARED WITH US PREVIOUSLY.

AS OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THEY'RE PROJECTING A DECREASED COLA DOWN TO 2.43.

WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASED TREND AT THE STATE LEVEL, BEING VERY WARY ABOUT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS AND STATE REVENUES.

THE ONSET OF THESE ONE-TIME DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANTS, AND THIS GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WAS NO DIFFERENT.

THE BUDGET PROPOSED ABOUT $320 PER ADA THAT ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO ABOUT $800,000 FOR CORONADO USD.

WE'VE INCORPORATED THESE CHANGES BOTH ON THE DECREASED COLA AS WELL AS

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I'M SURE YOU'RE USED TO SEEING THIS SLIDE.

WE HAVE THIS CONCEPT OF THE BRIDGE TO BASIC AID.

AS MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW, WE ANTICIPATE TRANSITIONING TO BECOME A LOCALLY FUNDED BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE '27, '28 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE'RE CAREFULLY WATCHING OUR PLANNED SPEND-DOWN OF RESERVES.

ENDING THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD ABOUT $16.9 MILLION IN RESERVES.

FOR THE '24, '25 FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 10.6 MILLION.

THAT IS PROJECTED TO DECREASE FURTHER TO 4.4 IN '25, '26, AND THEN A FURTHER DECLINE TO $300,000 IN '26, '27.

YOU NOTE THE ASTERISK THAT THE STATE MANDATES THAT WE HAVE A 3% ENDING FUND BALANCE RESERVE THROUGH THE CURRENT AND TWO FISCAL YEAR PERIODS.

WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT.

THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, WHICH IS AN OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY, COMMENTED ON THAT AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON OUR LAST INTERIM PERIOD.

THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COMMENT UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ENOUGH BUDGET SOLUTIONS TO RECTIFY THIS SO THAT WE'RE ENDING WITH A $1.7 MILLION ENDING FUND BALANCE IN '26, '27.

I HAD AN AHA AS I WAS SPEAKING TO ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LAST WEEK AT A MEETING OF PARENTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES.

BASIC AID IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO RIGHTSIZE OUR FUNDING MODEL, WHERE OUR REVENUES WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE EXPENDITURES.

WE HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS PLAN SPEND-DOWN STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BASIC AID WILL ALLOW US THE FUNDING REVENUES TO SUSTAIN THE EXPENDITURE MODEL THAT WE BUILT.

IN ROUGH NUMBERS, WE PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE $10 MILLION IN INCREASED ONGOING REVENUE UNDER BASIC AID AS OPPOSED TO LCFF, COUPLED WITH OUR CURRENT PROJECTED STRUCTURAL DEFICIT IN '26, '27, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO NINE MILLION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE MONEY WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPENT.

WE'RE EXPECTING 10 MILLION.

OUR STRUCTURAL DEFICIT IS ABOUT NINE.

WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO RIGHTSIZE UNDER BASIC AID.

AS YOU KNOW, UNDER BASIC AID ENROLLMENT, STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS LESS OF A FUNDING MECHANISM, BUT MORE OF A PROGRAMMATIC ISSUE.

CURRENTLY, LCFF AND ENROLLMENT ARE ONE AND THE SAME.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO RIGHTSIZE THAT ON THE STAFFING SIDE AND REDUCE EXPENSES POTENTIALLY UNDER BASIC AID OR AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE MORE OPTIONS.

ANOTHER THING THAT'S JUMPING OUT AT ME AND I WANTED TO POINT IT OUT TO YOU ALL WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS, YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, HOW ARE WE SAYING THAT IT'S A NINE MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT? 4.4 DOWN TO $300,000, WHAT GIVES? WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS THE NEW REVENUES THAT WE GET EACH YEAR.

WE GET ABOUT $2.8-2.9 MILLION IN 2% PASS-THROUGH IN FUND 40.

IT NEVER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIT OUR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE WE RECEIVE IT IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND THEN WE SPEND IT DOWN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

THE DELTA BETWEEN EACH OF THOSE BLOCKS INCLUDES ALMOST THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF NEW REVENUES THAT WE GET IN 2% PASS-THROUGHS.

ADDITIONALLY, IN '26, '27, WE'RE ALSO INCORPORATING THE $1.5 MILLION STATE GIFT THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING.

THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE STILL ANTICIPATING ABOUT $1.5 MILLION PAYOUT FROM INSURANCE RELATED TO THE FLOOD.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED, THAT'S WHERE THE NINE MILLION DOLLAR COMES FROM IN '26, '27.

>> REALLY QUICKLY, BEFORE YOU GO ON, CAN I ASK THE STATE REQUIRES A MINIMUM RESERVE OF 3%, WHICH WOULD BE 1.7 MILLION? HOW LONG DOES THAT LAST US? DOES IT COVER US FOR TWO MONTHS OR DOES THAT COVER US FOR A YEAR?

>> 1.7 MILLION IS ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> TWO WEEKS OF EXPENDITURES. THANK YOU.

>> JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND REVIEW.

YOU'VE SEEN THIS A MILLION TIMES, BUT FOR THOSE JUST TUNING IN, THIS IS A VERY LAY EXPLANATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LCFF AND BASIC AID.

CURRENTLY, WE'RE FUNDED ON THE BUCKET TO THE LEFT, STATE AID, THE GREEN AND BLUE BUCKET, LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FILL UP WHAT THE STATE DETERMINES TO BE THE MINIMUM LEVEL NEEDED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF OUR SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHIC.

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UNDER A BASIC AID OR LOCALLY FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PROPERTY TAXES WILL FILL UP THE FIRST BUCKET, REPRESENTING THE MINIMUM STATE AID, AND LOCALLY FUNDED BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL ALSO GET TO KEEP THE EXCESS.

IN OUR INSTANCE, THE BUCKET MAY BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THAT.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DAY, AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO THINK STRATEGICALLY AND ALSO TEMPER EXPECTATIONS THAT IT'S NOT EXPECTED TO BE A HUGE WINDFALL ONCE WE REACH BASIC AID

>> WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE LONG HISTORY OF WHY WITH THE HIGH PROPERTY VALUES AND HIGH PROPERTY TAXES IN THE CITY, WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT, EMAIL ME OR JOIN OUR NEXT BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS.

BUT THIS IS HOW WE LOCALLY ARE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS BECOMING A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ESSENTIALLY, THIS DEBT OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY WHICH IS NOT THE DISTRICTS, AND IT'S NOT THE CITIES.

IT'S A SEPARATE ENTITY.

ONCE THIS DEBT IS PAID OFF, THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO BECOME A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ALL SIGNS 0.2 WE'RE ON TRACK.

IN FACT, WE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF AHEAD OF SCHEDULE OF THAT LAST AND FINAL PAYMENT AT 2027 IN MARCH.

I'M WINDING DOWN TO THE END OF MY REPORT.

OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR SHAREHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TRANSPARENTLY.

WE OFFER YOU TO EMAIL US OR FILL OUT THIS LINK, OR QR CODE TO ASK US ANY QUESTIONS, ASK US ANYTHING AT ALL, AND WE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MORE INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITY.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23RD HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM AT 3:45, IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT COMMITTEE ENTAILS.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THAT LINK AND LEARN MORE OR JUST COME TO THE MEETING AND BE AN OBSERVER OR LISTENER.

FINALLY, OUR NEXT STEPS, WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD THIS EVENING TO APPROVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

THIS INDICATES THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS IN THE CURRENT AND TWO FISCAL YEARS.

FROM THERE, WE SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION WHO IS OUR OVERSIGHT BODY.

THEN WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE MAY REVISION, AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE'VE GOT ONE FOOT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ONE FOOT INTO THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE'LL START BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. AN QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> BEFORE WE TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? I SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?

>> THANK YOU. ON SLIDE 6, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET UPDATES, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ONE TIME DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT THAT'S MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE ONCE ONE TIME.

IT'S NOT RENEWABLE, AND WHEN WILL WE RECEIVE THAT? DO WE RECEIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR?

>> YOU'RE RIGHT. AS THE NAME SUGGESTS THEY ARE ONE TIME DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANTS.

THE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE RECENTLY CAME OUT ORIGINALLY HAD THIS LONG NAME WITH LIST OF ITEMS THAT COULD BE FUNDED, AND THEN THEY CLARIFIED THAT IT IS MEANT TO BE A DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT.

WE ANTICIPATE GETTING THIS IN THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR MULTI YEAR PRODUCTION.

>> DOES IT HAVE TO BE SPENT ON ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

>> AT THE MOMENT, NO. IT'S DISCRETIONARY.

THEY WILL LIKELY ADD SOME REPORTING, OR POTENTIALLY WE MAY NEED TO DEVELOP YET ANOTHER PLAN AND SPEND IT ACCORDING TO THAT PLAN.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS DISCRETIONARY TO THE DISTRICT'S LOCAL PRIORITIES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MAYBE JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS TO HELP TO DRIVE AT HOME FOLKS THAT LISTEN AND WATCH AS WELL.

WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LAND THE PLANE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RISKS STILL AND UNKNOWNS THAT WE STILL ARE FACING.

THE GOVERNOR IN HIS LATEST BUDGET IS LOOKING AT RECALCULATING IT AND LOOKING AT CHANGING HOW PROP 98 FUNDS MIGHT BE SPENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF STILL UNCERTAINTY.

HOWEVER, WE ARE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE BASIC AID, LIKE YOU SAID, MAYBE EARLY.

WHEN WE DO, WE HAD $10 MILLION OF REVENUE, THAT WAS THE GUESS, CORRECT?

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JUST TO HOPE TO SET THE EXPECTATIONS, WE ARE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT THIS, AND IT'S PRETTY EXCITING ABOUT MAKING THAT TRANSITION.

THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT WILL BE MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS BEYOND BEFORE WE REALLY START SEEING THE FRUITS OF THAT TRANSITION.

IS THAT CORRECT?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT, YES.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT A PURE NUMBERS PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE GOING TO GET 10 MILLION MORE.

WE'RE ALREADY DEFICIT SPENDING BY NINE.

THERE WILL HAVE TO BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND RECALIBRATION, I WOULD CALL IT, AND WE WON'T FEEL LIKE A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO.

>> JUST SETTING THOSE COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS IS THAT GOOD NEWS IS COMING.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A COUPLE YEARS BEYOND JUST THAT TRANSITION YEAR.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A FEW SHOWS TO STILL AVOID BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY SALAMANCA.

IT'S NICE TO SEE THE CONSISTENCY OVER THE YEARS.

THE TRUTH HAS NOT CHANGED IN YOUR BRIEFING, AND SO I THINK WE ALL HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS GOING ON, SO THAT IS FANTASTIC.

THERE IS CHANGE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

LIKE I SAID, THE LAST MEETING, WE GET 9% OF OUR FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS I WOULD ESTIMATE 5.1 MILLION.

WAS THAT NINE WEEKS OF OUR BUDGET? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE TRUSTEE LEE SAID, THERE'S CHANGE AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN THAT COULD CHANGE THE TRUTH ON US POTENTIALLY.

BUT JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THANK YOU.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AUTHORIZE A POSITIVE DISTRICT CERTIFICATION?

>> SO MOVE.

>> I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES 5, 0.

ITEM 6.3, APPROVED THE BUSINESS SERVICES RESOLUTION 25-03-01.

[6.3 Approve Business Services Resolution 25-03-01 to Initiate the Establishment of a Facilities Advisory (7-11) Committee]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.

I'M GOING TO ALSO TURN THIS OVER TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA TO DISCUSS WHAT A 711 COMMITTEE IS AND WHY IT'S NECESSARY FOR CUSD.

>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

I HOPE THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE AGENDA ITEM AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION.

IN LAY TERMS, MANY OF YOU WERE AROUND OR ARE AWARE OF WHEN WE CONSOLIDATED THE ECDC CAMPUS ONTO VILLAGE MAINE IN 2020.

WE THEN HAD WHAT WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SURPLUS SCHOOL SITE.

FROM THERE, WE SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE US NAVY.

TYPICALLY, WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE EXCESS SCHOOL OR EXCESS SCHOOL FACILITIES, THE REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A 711 FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED.

HOWEVER, IN 2020, THERE WAS A STATUTE THAT EXEMPTED THE REQUIREMENT FOR A 711 COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTING WHEN A SURPLUS FACILITY IS USED FOR PURPOSES OF CHILDCARE OR STUDENT HOUSING IN WHICH CASE, WE DID NOT ESTABLISH A 711 COMMITTEE.

THAT STATUTE HAS SINCE SUNSETTED, AND ALSO THE FIVE-YEAR LEASE WITH THE NAVY ALSO SUNSETTED.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF PURSUING OR NEGOTIATING AN EXTENSION TO THAT LEASE.

IN ORDER FOR US TO FORMALIZE THAT LEASE, WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THIS FACILITIES ADVISORY 711 COMMITTEE.

IT'S OUR HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND THE ONGOING USE OF THE ECDC CAMPUS FOR ITS CURRENT PURPOSE.

CURRENTLY, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HAS CLOSE TO 3,000 CHILD WAIT LIST FOR CHILDCARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF ZERO TO SCHOOL AGE FOUR-YEARS-OLD.

THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED SOME RELIEF TO THAT WAIT LIST.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

THE CURRENT LEASE REVENUES THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVES IS JUST SHY OF $700,000 ANNUALLY.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE TOOK OUT A LOAN IN 2020 AND THE LEASE REVENUES ARE WHAT WE USE TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT LOAN.

BUT FOR THAT LOAN, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD A FULL AND COMPLETE BRIDGE TO BASIC AID,

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LONG STORY SHORT, THIS IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THIS RESOLUTION GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS.

ONCE WE REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS, WE WILL BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD LIKELY AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING TO FORMALLY APPROVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE AND THE TIMELINE IS RATHER QUICK.

WE EXPECT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF THAT PROPERTY IN EITHER THE MAY OR THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RATHER QUICKLY WITH THIS COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.3? I SEE NONE. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> IS THIS A STANDING COMMITTEE OR IS THERE A START AND END DATE?

>> THE INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO ESTABLISH IT FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD AND THEN AS THE NEED ARISES, WE MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINSTITUTE THE SAME MEMBERS IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, BUT OUR INTENT IS TO ESTABLISH IT FOR A YEAR TERM.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHEN ARE WE LOOKING AT CONSIDERING THE USE OF THAT PROPERTIES AT APRIL OR MAY OF NEXT YEAR?

>> OUR CURRENT LEASE WITH THE NAVY TERMINATES AT JUNE OF THIS YEAR, JUNE OF 2025.

IF ALL THINGS ALIGNED, WE HOPE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD RENEW WITH HOPEFULLY, INCREASED TERMS FOR CONTINUANCE SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM JUNE TO JULY INTO THE NEXT TERM OF THEIR LEASE.

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO CONVENE THIS COMMITTEE, GET THE MEMBERS FOR THE COMMITTEE, GET THEIR INPUT, GET THE INPUT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WHAT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY BY APRIL OR MAY?

>> I WOULD BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IN APRIL, AND THEN I WOULD MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY AND HOPEFULLY, PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL IN MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

>> JUST REALLY FAST.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.

>> YEAH.

>> THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO DETERMINE THE DISPOSITION OF THAT PROPERTY.

>> ARE THERE OTHER PROPERTIES QUESTIONS?

>> THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS THE ECT PROPERTY AT THIS TIME.

>> THAT'S A YES.

>> YES. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, THE LEGISLATION HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR INPUT.

ULTIMATELY, IT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 6.3?

>> I MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, 5, 0. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 6.4, APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ETHNIC LITERATURE,

[6.4 Approval of Instructional Materials for Ethnic Literature (11th Grade) Course at CHS]

>> GOOD EVENING, GOVERNING BOARD.

I'M BACK AGAIN THIS MONTH.

THERE WAS A FIRST READ LAST MONTH FOR OUR ETHNIC LITERATURE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

OUR MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY OUT HERE IN THE FOYER SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'VE RECEIVED JUST A HANDFUL OF COMMENTS TOO, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE TEXT FOR THIS COURSE, BUT WE ARE BACK TO PUT THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

JUST REMINDER, THIS IS OUR 11TH GRADE ETHNIC LITERATURE COURSE THAT IS AN OPTIONAL ENGLISH CREDIT COURSE FOR JUNIORS, AND IT'S ALSO A 3G APPROVED.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.4? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THIS IS TO APPROVE THOSE MATERIALS BECAUSE WE HAD DISCUSSED SOME POLICY ADJUSTMENTS OR THINGS THAT WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH GIVEN SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT'S THERE SO THAT THERE'S OPTIONS, BUT THAT IS POTENTIALLY A SEPARATE ISSUE TO BE CLEAR.

>> AS DR. BATTLE STATED, THE COURSE ITSELF IS AN OPTIONAL 11TH GRADE COURSE.

BUT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TEACHER OF THIS COURSE, THE PRINCIPAL, THE TEACHER HAS INCLUDED INFORMATION ON HOW PARENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE CURRICULUM

[01:05:07]

BUT THE DISCUSSION RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING WAS ADDRESSED.

>> I HAD A CHANCE TO DO IT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY REALLY INTERESTING BOOKS AND THE ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM MAYBE WITH SOME PARENTS.

AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A HEADS UP, I HAVE READ A COVER TO COVER VERY WELL WRITTEN AND AWARD WINNING, BUT MAYBE NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT. THANK YOU.

>> NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST A COMMENT REALLY QUICKLY FOR OUR PARENTS OUT THERE.

I WANT TO JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT THIS IS A LITERATURE CLASS FIRST.

THIS IS A LITERATURE CLASS FIRST AND FOREMOST.

IT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES ALL OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ART STANDARDS AS OUTLINED IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

INCLUDING TEXT ANALYSIS, CHARACTER, AND THEME DEVELOPMENT, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, WORD CHOICE, UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW.

I THINK THAT THE TEACHER HAS CURATED A THOUGHTFUL MIX OF HIGH QUALITY LITERATURE.

I THINK THAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO FIND IT ENGAGING AND REFRESHING TO USE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE CLASS AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE ON IT.

>> ACTUALLY, JUST ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AND BEYOND THAT, IT'S VERY SMART STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE THIS IS, AGAIN, WE'RE DEALING WITH A PARTICULAR MANDATE POTENTIALLY, AND EVEN THAT MANDATE IS NOW BEING CHANGED POTENTIALLY BY THE LEGISLATURE.

I THINK THE WAY WE ARE TACKING THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.

WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR FRESHMAN, FOR EXAMPLE, POTENTIALLY AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT AND THEN OUR UPPER DIVISION, I KEEP SPEAKING THAT WAY BUT JUNIOR AND SENIORS, ESPECIALLY AS A MILITARY COMMUNITY, AND I'M ONE OF THOSE FOLKS HERE.

YOU MOVE IN, YOU HAVE A CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENT, YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT, AND NOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT AT THE OTHER LEVEL.

I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD STRATEGY AND JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE MATERIALS.

THAT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE.

>> AYE.

>> AYE, 5-0. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM 6.5, APPROVED BOARD POLICY 3050, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.

[6.5 Approve Board Policy 3050]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME.

BOARD POLICY 3050 HAS COME BEFORE THE GOVERNING BOARD.

IT WAS PRESENTED AS A FIRST READ AT OUR LAST MEETING.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF BP 3050.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.5? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 6.5? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD POLICY 3050? I'LL SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 6.6,

[6.6 Adopt Revisions to Board Policies, Board Bylaws, Administrative Regulations, and/or Exhibits]

THIS IS UP FOR ACTION.

THIS WAS AS OUR FIRST READ AT OUR LAST MEETING.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.6?

>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY HOPE THAT AT THE END OF MY STATEMENT, YOUR STATEMENT BACK TO ME IS, WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THAT. YOU MISSED IT.

IN NOVEMBER, I EMAILED A BOARD MEMBER ABOUT BOARD POLICY 1250 AS PART OF MY ONGOING EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP LANGUAGE THAT IS OUTDATED DUE TO CHANGES IN SCHEDULES AND OTHER THINGS IN THE DISTRICT.

I POINTED OUT THAT 1250 DOES NOT FIT THE CURRENT 4 BY 4 SCHEDULE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

I PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE THAT WOULD THEN FIT.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT SAYS A STUDENT'S LEGAL GUARDIAN PARENT SURROGATE MAY VISIT AND OBSERVE THEIR CHILD OR TEACHER AT SCHOOL TWICE A TRIMESTER OR SEMESTER.

WE DON'T HAVE TRIMESTERS ANYMORE.

EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TWO SEMESTERS.

THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS FOUR SEMESTERS.

OUTSIDERS MAY VISIT A CLASSROOM AT A DISTRICT SCHOOL ONCE A TRIMESTER/SEMESTER.

PROPOSED A STUDENT'S LEGAL GUARDIAN, PARENTS SURROGATE MAY VISIT AND OBSERVE

[01:10:01]

I SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT YOUR JANUARY ALL-DAY WORKSHOP.

I DID HAVE TO LEAVE THAT WORKSHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF, THOUGH, TO GO TEACH A CLASS.

THIS IS WHERE YOU MAY HAVE TAKEN ACTION BECAUSE THE MINUTES FROM THAT WORKSHOP ARE MINUTE.

NO SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN THAT DAY ARE STATED, ALTHOUGH AN AGENDA ITEM WAS LOOK AT AND TAKE ACTION ON.

I SEE THAT TONIGHT, YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN TAKING A LOOK AT 1250.

I DON'T SEE ANY MENTION OF FIXING THIS OUTDATED LANGUAGE IN THE BOARD AGENDA.

THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT I'D COME UP AND SAY, REMEMBER ME.

COULD WE FIX THIS? AGAIN, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MIGHT JUST SAY, WE DID THAT IN JANUARY.

THAT'S WHEN YOU HAD TO LEAVE FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TEACH A CLASS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

LISTENING TO A CHANGE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IN BP 1250.

>> THANK YOU.

I WILL SAY, WE DID NOT MAKE THAT CHANGE, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S WRITTEN THIS WAY, AND I APOLOGIZE.

THAT IS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN JUST MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT RIGHT NOW OR IF WE WANT TO PULL IT AND BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH, SO YOU CAN CONSULT WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS AT EACH SITE.

>> I KNOW THAT AFTER OUR BOARD WORKSHOP IN JANUARY, STAFF HAS STARTED TO COMPILE A LIST OF BOARD POLICIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED EXTENSIVELY.

WE ARE NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH BP 1250 TODAY.

IT WOULD BENEFIT THE DISTRICT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, ARE WE ENCOURAGING PARENTS AND VISITORS MULTIPLE TIMES PER SEMESTER OR TO CLARIFY IN A NEW BELL SCHEDULE TERMS VERSUS SEMESTER.

BUT THOSE WILL BE PACKAGED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD AFTER A SUMMER PROJECT, WHERE STAFF IS TACKLING A NUMBER OF BOARD POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED BEYOND THE CSBA RECOMMENDED REVISIONS.

IT'S ON A LIST. IT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED YET.

THAT'S A SUMMER PROJECT FOR STAFF.

>> I GUESS I JUST WONDER SINCE IT'S SITTING IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW, IF WE JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND UPDATE IT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

BECAUSE THIS IS EASILY PULLED RIGHT NOW.

>> I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE COMMENTS AND REMINDER.

TO BE HONEST, IT MAKES SENSE TO, I THINK, BUT AGAIN, GOING TO CLAIM THE NEW GUY.

I GET TO DO THAT FOR A COUPLE MORE MEETINGS, SO I THINK LAST TIME.

I UNDERSTAND THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I THINK WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE BASIC ONES.

>> I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH'S WORK [OVERLAPPING].

>> WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST READ.

WE PULLED THAT IF WE MADE THE CHANGES NOW, WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST READ BEFORE.

>> I WOULD RECOMMEND DISCUSSION.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE THIS ACTION ITEM WITH PULLING OUT BP 1250 TO BRING IT BACK FOR A FIRST READ NEXT MONTH. WE CAN DO THAT.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD WARRANT SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF BP 1250 AND VISITORS IN THE CLASSROOM AND ALLOW THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF THEY FEEL THE VISITS OUTLINED PER SEMESTER ARE ADEQUATE FOR PER-TERM.

IF SO, THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK FOR FIRST READ AND THEN FOR ACTION AT THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING.

BUT AGAIN, STAFF IS ALSO UNDERTAKING A PRETTY LARGE PROJECT IN SCRUBBING OUR BPS OVER THE SUMMER.

I WILL LEAVE THAT TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD.

>> I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARD POLICIES AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1250 AND PULL THAT AND PRESENT A REVISED POLICY FOR FIRST READ AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, REFLECTING THE LANGUAGE TO LIMIT IT TO A PER TERM WHERE THAT'S APPLICABLE.

>> I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> BEFORE WE VOTE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS GENERALLY

[01:15:01]

I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE, BUT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS NOW HAVE TO DO AN ETHICS TRAINING.

THEY HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, SO THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED WITH THIS BOARD.

THERE ARE TRAININGS THAT WE ARE SIGNED UP FOR.

THIS IS ALSO UPDATED TO ADD THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENT WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO INCLUDE FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED REASONABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET, CONSISTENT WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, AND FOR THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO ANNUALLY DEVELOP AND BRING TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION A BOARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO ALSO IDENTIFY AND PARTICIPATE IN ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN TO TIMELINE FORM.

I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT THERE'S A BYLAW HERE THAT WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON OUR OWN TRAINING, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT OVER THE NEXT PERIOD OF TIME.

WE HAVE SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE DONE.

I THINK WITH OUR FUTURE TRAVEL TO DC, THERE WILL BE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND LAST YEAR WE MISSED THE CSBA CONFERENCE BECAUSE OF FUNDING.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT FUNDING INTO THAT.

BUT I DO THINK THERE IS VALUE IN THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL COME TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AS WELL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BOARD BYLAW 9240.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT?

>> JUST TO REMIND STAFF THAT BOARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS AGENDIZED FOR OUR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING LATER THIS MONTH TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND TO START LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CALENDAR.

>> GREAT. WITH THAT, THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE ITEM 6.6 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POLLING BP 1250 AND AR 1250.

I WOULD ASSUME ACCOMPANYING IT FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

IS THAT CORRECT? CALL FOR THE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 6.7,

[6.7 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-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 PROVIDE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 3% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024, AND A 1% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, WHICH IS THE SAME INCREASE AFFORDED TO ALL OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

THIS WILL MAKE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $225,086 AND $227,337 EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024, AND JANUARY 1ST, 2025, RESPECTFULLY.

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. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT?

>> MOVED. [LAUGHTER].

>> SECOND.

>> MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.

I CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 6.8, I THINK THE LAST ONE ACTUALLY, TRUSTEE YOUNGBLOOD MOVED AND TRUSTEE SANDIE, SORRY.

ITEM 6.8 APPROVED AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT SUPERINTENDENT.

[6.8 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Superintendent]

THE SUPERINTENDENT IS A LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE

[01:20:03]

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 3% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024, AND A 1% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, WHICH IS THE SAME INCREASE AFFORDED TO ALL OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

THIS WILL MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $261,366 AND $263,979, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024, AND JANUARY 1ST, 2025, RESPECTIVELY.

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

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.8 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK I WILL SAY ON MY BEHALF, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I MISSED THIS ON 6.7, BUT THE WORK OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ME IS OUTSTANDING.

AS AT THE TOP OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTS, WE KNOW THAT THE BUDGET, YOU'RE WITHIN 1% ANNUALLY, AND SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER HAS DONE A CONSISTENT EXCELLENT JOB WITH THIS, AND THERE'S COMPETITION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP THEM HERE, KEEP THEM WITH US, AND KEEP OUR DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET SO CLOSE TO BASIC AID.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.8? I'LL MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> I THINK HE GOT IT.

>> TRUSTEE YOUNGBLOOD ON THE SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 7.1,

[7.1 ACT Report: President Jennifer Landry (5 min.)]

[BACKGROUND]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER LANDRY.

TODAY, I'M HERE IN MY ROLE AS THE PRESIDENT OF ACT, THE ASSOCIATION OF CORONADO TEACHERS.

AS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, THE MEMBERS OF ACT ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT.

STUDENTS ARE THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS A CARING, QUALIFIED, COMMITTED EDUCATOR.

ALTHOUGH THE WORD TEACHER IS IN OUR NAME, WE'RE ALSO SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, COUNSELORS, AND NURSES.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG, AND ALL AROUND US, WE ARE SEEING GROWTH.

>> CHS TEACHER TINA HASKO [NOISE] IS HELPING STUDENTS GROW THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL.

TINA STARTED AND ORGANIZED THE CHALLENGER DIVISION.

SHE IS THE COACH OF A TEAM IN THE CHALLENGER DIVISION.

AWESOME. WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN TO PLAY SPORTS.

THIS WILL HELP THE PARTICIPANTS TO BUILD ON THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM, ALL WHILE HAVING FUN, ENJOYING THE GAME OF BASEBALL.

STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR CUSD SCHOOLS ARE ON THE TEAM THAT SHE LEADS.

TINA HAS BEEN A TEACHER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS FOR 23 YEARS.

ADVOCACY AND INCLUSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TINA'S PASSION, AND COMBINING THIS WITH HER LOVE OF BASEBALL IS A PERFECT PAIRING.

TINA'S HUSBAND AND TWO SONS VOLUNTEER WITH THE CHALLENGER DIVISION, AND HER HUSBAND AND OLDEST SON ARE COACHES, AND HER YOUNGEST SON IS A PEER BUDDY ON THE TEAM.

SHE CONTINUES HER INVOLVEMENT WITH CORONADO TEAMS BY BEING THE REGISTRAR FOR CORONADO LITTLE LEAGUE AND AN ADVISOR FOR BEST BUDDIES CHS.

NO SURPRISE HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, CAN FREQUENTLY BE FOUND AT DODGER GAMES WITH HER FAMILY OR WATCHING THEM ON TELEVISION ALONG WITH HER PUP APTLY NAMED DODGER.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF MR. MUELLER WAS GOING TO GO IN THERE [LAUGHTER] AND PUT SOME STICKERS OVER THOSE.

CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, HALEY LEVERTON AND RAMONA LOISELLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAURIE FOUNTAIN LED THEIR SEVENTH-GRADE ENGLISH STUDENTS THROUGH A FLOWER POT PROJECT IN THE LAB.

THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN ALL NIGHT.

SORRY, I'M POWERING THROUGH.

>> I TASTE TESTED, IT IS GOOD.

>> OH, GOOD. IN THIS PROJECT, STUDENTS CREATED A SERIES OF FIVE PLANT

[01:25:02]

ADDED BONUS, THE POT THEIR DREAMS ARE GROWING FROM CAN BE TAKEN HOME AND PLANTED RIGHT INTO THE GROUND.

IT'S BIODEGRADABLE.

THERE ARE ALSO CALIFORNIA POPPY SEEDS IN THE SOIL.

WITH SOME WATERING, HOPEFULLY, THOSE POPPIES WILL SPRING TO LIFE.

THIS PROJECT HELPS STUDENTS TO DIVE INTO THE THEME OF HOPES, DREAMS, GOALS, AND ASPIRATIONS THAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT THROUGH THE CHARACTERS IN THEIR ENGLISH UNIT TITLED CHARACTER AND CONFLICT.

THERE HAS BEEN MORE EXCITEMENT THAN USUAL IN OUR VILLAGE TK CLASSES.

I HAD ASKED MEMBERS ABOUT CLASS PETS AND FOUND OUT THAT RACHEL BEVILACQUA AND JOLENE WILBUR ARE TEACHING ABOUT BALD EAGLES.

THE CLASSES ARE WATCHING LIVE CAMERAS OF A PAIR OF NESTING EAGLES IN BIG BEAR.

THE ADULT EAGLES, JACKIE AND SHADOW, LAID THREE EGGS AT THE END OF JANUARY AND TWO EAGLETS HATCHED LAST WEEK.

THEY SENT ME THE TWO PICTURES.

TODAY, I ADDED THE THIRD ONE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.

ONE OF THEM IS SITTING ON THE HATCHLINGS IN THE SNOW AND I HAD IT RUNNING ALL DAY AND THAT EAGLE DIDN'T LEAVE.

IT KEPT TURNING AWAY FROM THE WIND THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

IT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH.

WE APPRECIATE THESE MEMBERS BRINGING AN OUTSIDE EXPERIENCE TO THEIR STUDENTS AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO HAVE A CLASS PET THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SENT HOME WITH A DIFFERENT FAMILY EACH WEEKEND.

SOME PARENTS MAY SHARE THAT SAME SENTIMENT.

ANNA WOERMAN SPRUNG UP AS A PRESENTER AT A RECENT CTE CONFERENCE TITLED EDUCATING FOR CAREERS CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO.

SHE SAYS THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TRULY REWARDING.

SHE'S PLEASED TO REPORT THAT IT WENT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

SEVERAL ATTENDEES APPROACHED HER AFTER HER PRESENTATION, SHARING HOW THEY GAINED VALUABLE INFO AND IDEAS TO TRY WITHIN THEIR OWN CTE PROGRAMS. HER PRESENTATION TOPIC WAS ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES FOR STUDENTS IN CTE PROGRAMS. SHE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU, AND IT'S A SHORT ONE TONIGHT BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T.

RECENTLY, I ATTENDED A CTA COUNTY-WIDE PRESIDENCE MEETING.

WE COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS LEGAL RIGHTS FOR LGBTQ+ EMPLOYEES AND ALSO SCHOOL FUNDING.

THESE MEETINGS ARE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE FACING AND ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF OTHER PRESIDENTS REGARDING ISSUES IN DISTRICTS.

TONIGHT, I HEAD UP TO ORANGE COUNTY FOR A PRESIDENT'S MEETING OF PRESIDENTS FROM ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO REVIEW LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AFFECTING US AND HEAR FROM A PANEL OF LEADERS.

THIS IS IRONIC BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT UP IN ANOTHER REPORT.

ACT MEMBERS HAVE ASKED ME TO REITERATE THEIR CONCERN ABOUT A LACK OF PERMANENT INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND THE LACK OF SUBSTITUTES FOR AIDES WHEN THEY ARE ABSENT.

YOU HEARD THAT THESE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN OPEN ALL YEAR.

AIDES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AT EACH SCHOOL SITE AND THE LACK OF CONTINUITY OR RELIABLE SUBSTITUTES NEGATIVELY IMPACTS TEACHING AND LEARNING.

THEN I ALSO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN A BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE MEETING MEETS AT 3:45 AS A STARTING TIME ON WEDNESDAY.

THAT'S BEFORE THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS EVEN GET OUT FOR THE DAY.

THEY GET OUT AT 3:50.

IT WOULD JUST BE AWESOME IF THERE COULD BE A NOD TO THAT IN CASE SOME OF THEM WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND ARRIVE ON TIME.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT I PRESENTED?

>> NO, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME EACH AND EVERY DAY.

>> TRAVEL SAFELY. [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE WILL DO STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT. MR. MATTER.

[7.2 Student Board Member Report: Dylan Matter (5 min.)]

>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO START WITH CHS.

LAST WEEK, WE HAD OUR MARCH THEME SPIRIT WEEK AND THAT LED UP TO OUR SPRING SPORTS PEP RALLY ON FRIDAY.

THE PEP RALLY WENT GREAT. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WE HAD ALL OF THE SPRING SPORT TEAMS PLAYING A GAME.

THE MAIN ONE WAS TUG OF WAR, SO WE HAD THE CAPTAIN'S BASEBALL TRACK OR CROSS COUNTRY.

GIRLS LACROSSE, BOYS LACROSSE.

SWIM, IF I'M FORGETTING ANY, OH, BOYS GOLF.

[01:30:04]

COSA'S MUSICAL THEATER TOUR GROUP SANG OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND THEY DID REALLY WELL.

THEN OUR DANCE TEAM PERFORMED AND WE HAD THE FINALE OF OUR MARCH MADNESS STUDENT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DURING THE PEP RALLY ITSELF, WHICH IS REALLY FUN.

THE BASEBALL KIDS BEAT OUR BASKETBALL TEAM.

THAT WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR ME. THEN MOVING ON.

ONE OTHER THING ABOUT OUR PEP RALLY.

WE ALSO HAD THE TECHNICAL ISSUE OF ONLY HAVING ONE AVAILABLE MICROPHONE.

I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD ALL OF THE ASP KIDS WHO SPOKE IN THIS RALLY.

THEY MANAGE IT SUPER WELL.

WE FOUND THIS OUT ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE WE STARTED.

THAT WAS PRETTY TOUGH, BUT THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB, SO SHOUT OUT TO THEM. MOVING ON.

SPEAKING ABOUT SPRING SPORTS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO HAVE HAD AMAZING SEASON SO FAR.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, FELLOW STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN PACKING THE STANDS FOR THESE ATHLETES.

I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MR. MUELLER FOR ATTENDING OUR BASEBALL GAME LAST NIGHT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS WELL AS THE WHOLE TEAM. THANK YOU.

MOVING ON, CHS HAD A COLLEGE NIGHT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS ON THE FOURTH.

AT THIS EVENT, THE COUNSELORS GAVE A PRESENTATION, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY BREAKOUT SESSIONS WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL TYPES OF COLLEGES.

THIS INCLUDED THE UC SYSTEM, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CAL STATE, SO EVERYTHING. THEY'RE ALL THERE.

OUR NJROTC MILITARY BALL WAS LAST FRIDAY AS WELL.

I HEARD FROM THOSE WHO ATTENDED, IT WAS SUPER FUN.

I SAW A FEW INSTAGRAM POSTS, AND IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE HAVING A BLAST.

OUR MARK TRIAL TEAM HAS BEEN DOING VERY, VERY WELL THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT TO MS. EVANSON AND ALL THE KIDS IN THAT WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON THEIR TRIALS.

THEN GRAD NIGHT TICKET SALES HAVE CONCLUDED FOR SENIORS.

WE'RE HEADED TO UNIVERSAL LATER THIS YEAR.

WE'RE ALL GETTING VERY HYPED.

FINALLY, CABARET REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN.

THE SHOW IS GOING TO OPEN ON APRIL 25TH, AND WE'LL CLOSE MAY 3RD.

MAKE SURE YOU GO AND SEE IT. MOVING ON TO CMS. THEY HAD AN AWESOME CANDY LAND DANCE LAST MONTH AND OVER 300 STUDENTS ATTENDED IT.

NEXT WEEK, CMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAFE HARBOR CORONADO, WILL BE HOSTING THE ANNUAL DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR SIXTH GRADERS.

MYSELF, AS WELL AS MANY OF MY FELLOW ASB STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING AT THIS EVENT, SO WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.

THEN FINALLY, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN APPLICATION ELECTIVES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE WORKING HARD ON THEIR APPLICATIONS.

FOR VILLAGE, THEY HAD A SUCCESSFUL DANCE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HAVE ALREADY RAISED OVER $35,000 FOR THEIR JAGATHON FUNDRAISER, WHICH WILL BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY.

THEN FINALLY, STRAND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE, THEY ARE HOSTING A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION CIRCLE NEXT MONDAY, THE 24TH.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SHARE AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER'S EXPERIENCES, FOSTER A CULTURE OF RESPECT, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, AND CREATE A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THEIR MILITARY-CONNECTED COMMUNITY WITH A FAMILY BREAKFAST, SPECIAL FRIDAY FLAGPOLE ASSEMBLY, AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD IN APRIL.

THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT BASEBALL TEAM THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES.

I PERSONALLY GOT TO MEET THEM AT OPENING DAY AT BRADLEY, THE WHOLE BASEBALL TEAM DID, AND I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF THAT.

I THINK IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THOSE KIDS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL TAKE A 10-MINUTE BREAK.

WAITING FOR CAMERA. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.

ITEM 7.3, STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, MS. NIAMH FOLEY.

[7.3 Student Services Department Report: Niamh Foley]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON OR EVENING, I GUESS, NOW, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS AND GOVERNING BOARD TRUSTEES, DYLAN, AND MY COLLEAGUES, AND CUSD COMMUNITY.

I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE ITEMS IN THIS REPORT, BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK THROUGH THEM WITH YOU, AND THEN I WILL HAPPILY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REPORT OR AT THE END, WHICHEVER YOU PREFER.

THIS PRESENTATION IS DIVIDED REALLY INTO THREE PARTS.

FIRST, WE'LL LOOK AT BOARD POLICY SURROUNDING DISCIPLINE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THEN PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES SPECIFICALLY AT OUR SCHOOL SITES.

THEN FINALLY, A DATA DIVE INTO STATE SUSPENSION DATA AS WELL AS SOME LOCAL DATA.

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JUMPED THE GUN. I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT LITTLE TINY DATE DOWN IN THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER.

THIS IS OUR BOARD POLICY 5144, AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THAT POLICY.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS WAS ADOPTED.

MANY OF YOU WERE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD ALMOST A YEAR AGO WHEN THIS WAS ADOPTED.

IN MY ALMOST 10 YEARS IN THIS POSITION NOW, WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS SEVERAL TIMES.

I KNOW FOUR TIMES AND MAYBE EVEN FIVE TIMES.

WHILE THE LANGUAGE OF IT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND I NORMALLY WOULDN'T READ FOR YOU.

BUT THERE'S A COUPLE KEY THINGS IN THESE TWO SENTENCES.

YOU AS A GOVERNING BOARD ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A SAFE SUPPORTIVE AND POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO STUDENT LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT AND DESIRES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP BY FOSTERING SELF-DISCIPLINE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

AS YOU'LL SEE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REPORT, WE REALLY HIGHLIGHT HOW WE GO ABOUT ACHIEVING SELF-DISCIPLINE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR STUDENTS.

THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR, THE USE OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT, AND PARENT-GUARDIAN INVOLVEMENT CAN MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR DISCIPLINARY MEASURES THAT EXCLUDE STUDENTS FROM INSTRUCTION AS A MEANS FOR CORRECTING STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR.

ALSO INCLUDED IN BP 5144, STATES THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE, ME IN THIS CASE, SHALL DEVELOP EFFECTIVE AGE-APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES AND RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY TO STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR IN OUR DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE ACTUALLY MEAN? PEOPLE ASKED ME THAT QUITE OFTEN.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS, EACH SCHOOL HAS ITS OWN PERSONALITY.

THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU STEP ONTO THE CAMPUS AT CHS, OR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SILVER STRAND AND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THEY DEFINITELY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONALITY, AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN THINGS LIKE THIS, WHO WE ARE.

CHS, WE HAVE ISLANDER PRIDE.

THAT MEANS WE'RE PROBLEM SOLVERS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

WE CHERISH AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND BUILD DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIPS AND WE'RE EAGER AND INVESTED.

OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AGREE TO BE SAFE, KIND, RESPECTFUL, AND RESPONSIBLE.

OUR TRITONS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY TAKE OWNERSHIP, THEY ACT WITH INTEGRITY, AND THEY SHOW RESPECT.

THIS IS THE FOUNDATION OF THINGS THAT WE CALL A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.

WE ALSO FOSTER CARING AND CONNECTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AS WELL AS ADULTS.

WE DO HAVE PERMISSION, BY THE WAY, FROM THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE PHOTO, TO USE THAT PHOTO.

WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION TO ENSURE CONNECTEDNESS AT SCHOOL.

STUDENTS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR CLASSES.

STUDENTS COME TO SCHOOL FOR MYRIAD REASONS.

IN MANY CASES, IT'S THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ADULTS ON THAT CAMPUS.

IT MIGHT BE A SPORT, IT MIGHT BE AN ACTIVITY OR A CLUB THAT THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT THAT CONNECTEDNESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO FOSTER THAT TO ENSURE THAT POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.

>> OUR DISCIPLINE PHILOSOPHY.

THIS SPEAKS TO CONNECTING THE DOTS IN MY TERMS. YOU HEAR ABOUT MTSS, YOU HEAR ABOUT PBIS.

IF EDUCATION DIDN'T USE ENOUGH ACRONYMS, AND THE MILITARY DIDN'T USE ENOUGH ACRONYMS. BUT THOSE TWO ARE REALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER.

MTSS IS THAT MULTIPLE TIER SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS.

IT'S A PROACTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE FRAMEWORK THAT INTEGRATES DATA AND INSTRUCTION TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUPPORT STUDENTS' SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS FROM A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH.

PBIS, POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION IS IN THE MTSS NETWORK.

THAT FRAMEWORK, PBIS ARE THOSE POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF MTSS.

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WE PRAISE THAT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AND WE RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS.

THE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IS REALLY GUIDED BY THESE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES.

STARTS WITH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, STARTS WITH THE INTERACTION THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS, PREVENTING MISBEHAVIOR, BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES, AND MINIMIZING THE TIME STUDENTS ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR CLASSROOMS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE.

THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT TRUST THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES HAVE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR.

IT MIGHT BE A DOCUMENT THAT'S ENTITLED, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SENT TO THE OFFICE.

THAT'S AT OUR ELEMENTARY LEVELS, HOW YOU'LL HEAR FROM US.

BUT THIS IS A FLOW CHART OF WHAT HAPPENS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE POINTER WORKS ON, BUT LOOK TO THE LEFT.

THE LEFT SIDE REALLY HIGHLIGHTS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND WHAT THEY DO ALL DAY.

I'D BE HUGELY REMISS IF I DIDN'T COMMENT ON WHAT HAPPENS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS FLOW CHART.

BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BEHAVIORS, WHEN WE GET TO THE DATA PORTION AND YOU SEE OUR SUSPENSION NUMBERS AND THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND THE PERCENTAGES, THAT DOESN'T MEAN OUR CHILDREN ARE SAINTS.

IT DOESN'T. BUT IT MEANS THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE INTERVENING RIGHT AS IT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY ARE DOING THESE LEVEL 1 INTERVENTIONS, AND THOSE LEVEL 1 INTERVENTIONS ARE CORRECTING AND REDIRECTING RIGHT ON THE SPOT.

THEN THOSE BEHAVIORS, THOSE INTERACTIONS FROM OUR TEACHERS AND OUR TEACHING STAFF, IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OR IF THERE'S MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THEN A TEACHER HAS A METHOD TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO ADMINISTRATION.

IF IT'S A MAJOR BEHAVIOR, IT TYPICALLY GOES DIRECTLY TO ADMINISTRATION, AND THAT'S THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS FLOW CHART.

WHEN THOSE ADMINISTRATOR-HANDLED BEHAVIORS OCCUR, THE ADMINISTRATORS LEAN ON OUR DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE.

OUR DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE IS FOUNDED IN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN JENNIFER ALL MY COUGH DROPS, APPARENTLY, I NEED THEM AS WELL.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I HAVE THEM. I'M GOOD.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK IF I HAVE IT IN MY MOUTH.

OUR DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE, THANK YOU, IS FOUNDED IN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE.

IF YOU'VE EVER SPENT MUCH TIME IN MY OFFICE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE DOUBLE-BLUE VOLUMES THAT SIT ON MY DESK AND MY TABLE.

THOSE ARE EDUCATION CODE.

IT'S UPDATED ANNUALLY.

WE'RE CONSTANTLY REFERRING TO IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN A PRINCIPAL HAS AN INCIDENT THAT HAS OCCURRED AT SCHOOL, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACTING ACCORDING TO CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE.

THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT THAT WE USE, I THINK I BROUGHT IT UP HERE.

THIS IS OUR DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE.

THIS WAS DEVELOPED BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.

THESE PAGES IN THE BACK, WE CALL THIS THE MATRIX, THE COLORFUL PAGES IN THE BACK, AND IT WALKS US THROUGH THE ACTIONS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE AS ADMINISTRATORS IN EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR THAT FALLS INTO THE CATEGORIES OF THE 48,900 CODES.

IT'S NOT ARBITRARY, IT'S VERY METHODICAL QUITE HONESTLY, AND THERE'S LEVELS OF INTERVENTIONS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PYRAMID ON THE LEFT, THAT IS OUR MTSS TIERED LEVEL OF RESPONSE.

TIER 1, THAT LARGER GREEN PORTION, THE FOUNDATION OF THE PYRAMID, ALIGNS WITH THE LEVEL 1 OF THE DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE, ALSO GREEN.

THAT IS OUR LOWEST LEVEL OF INTERVENTIONS.

IF YOU COULD ZOOM IN AND SEE THAT SMALL PRINT AT THE VERY TOP, THOSE ARE CLASSROOM-MANAGED RESPONSES.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO, WHAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOMS. TIERS 2, 3, AND 4, ARE ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSES, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COLUMN SAYS SOME OF

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THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COLUMN SHOWS POSSIBLE RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS.

IF THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE, THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE SHOULD DO AFTER THE CONSEQUENCE IN ORDER TO WELCOME THAT CHILD BACK INTO SCHOOL, AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THAT BEHAVIOR FROM OCCURRING AGAIN? THERE'S THREE LEVELS, 2, 3, AND 4 AND THEY GET PROGRESSIVELY MORE INTENSIVE.

THEN LEVEL 5 ALIGNS WITH TIER 3, WHICH IS THAT SMALL RED TIER AT THE VERY TIP OF THE PYRAMID, AND THAT INVOLVES INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION AND A MANDATORY REMOVAL FROM SCHOOL AND MOVEMENT TOWARDS EXPULSION.

I SELECTED THIS PAGE OF THE DAG JUST TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE REPORT BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE MATRIX, AND IT SHOWS A LEVEL 1 OFFENSE.

THAT VERY TOP BOX UNDER BULLYING, IT COULD BE A LEVEL 1 OFFENSE, IT COULD BE A TWO, A THREE, OR FOUR.

THOSE ARE ALL THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD OCCUR FOR A STUDENT THAT USE THAT BEHAVIOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT NICELY.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE, YOU CAN SEE A LEVEL 5 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEVEL 5 MANDATORY MOVE TOWARDS EXPULSION.

THE PURPOSE OF REMOVAL FROM SCHOOL IS TWOFOLD: TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OTHERS AND TO PRESERVE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL.

THERE ARE SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS.

FIRST, ALL STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO A DUE PROCESS TO BE INFORMED OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THEM AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR VERSION OF THE EVENTS.

TYPICALLY, THIS OCCURS WHEN THEY COME INTO THE OFFICE, AND SOMEBODY SAYS, WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT HAPPENED.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WRITE IT.

THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO CONFERENCE WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT'S USUALLY WHEN WE'RE CALLING THEIR PARENTS.

DUE PROCESS IS ALWAYS KEY FOR A STUDENT.

THAT'S USUALLY WHERE THE INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE.

THE PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS ASKING OTHER STUDENTS THAT MAY HAVE WITNESSED THE EVENT.

ASKING THE TEACHER IF THERE WAS A TEACHER PRESENT OR CAMPUS SECURITY OR ANYONE ELSE.

THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS, MAYBE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SURVEILLANCE TAPES TO SEE IF WE CAN GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.

STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO APPEAL BOTH IN AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WILL BE OVERTURNED, BUT THEY CERTAINLY HAVE A RIGHT TO APPEAL IT.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

WHEN CONSIDERING SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CAREFULLY DETERMINE IF THE BEHAVIOR IS A MANIFESTATION OF THE STUDENT'S DISABILITY.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS ARE POSITIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN, THEIR IEP, THEIR GOALS, THOSE THINGS.

THERE'S OFTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THIS.

CAN A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY BE SUSPENDED? THE ANSWER IS YES.

CAN A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY BE EXPELLED? THE ANSWER IS YES.

ARE THERE OTHER STEPS? CAN A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY RECEIVE A CONSEQUENCE LIKE A DETENTION OR AN IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION? THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS YES.

THE PIECE THAT MAKES A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY UNIQUE IS HOW WE DEAL WITH IT ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THEN WE CONSIDER IS THIS A MANIFESTATION? DO WE NEED TO OFFER ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS LIKE A FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS? DO WE NEED TO MEET AS AN IEP TEAM AND WRITE NEW BEHAVIOR GOALS? DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE SOME OTHER INTERVENTION, BEHAVIOR SUPPORT SERVICES, OR SOMETHING ELSE? FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH, GENERALLY, OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND NON-DISCRIMINATION.

SCHOOL STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN DO SO WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ALL OF THOSE AREAS, ETHNICITY, ETHNIC GROUP.

ONE OF THOSE IS DISABILITY.

THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT LIKE, WELL, YOU JUST SAID THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR A STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES? THE PROCESS IS THE SAME.

WE STILL GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WITH THE INVESTIGATION, THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES, BUT THEN THE NEXT STEP IS TO RECONVENE

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I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT EXPULSIONS.

THEY'RE LOVINGLY REFERRED TO AS THE BIG 5.

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE HAD ONE EXPULSION.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME THERE.

BUT THE REASON WHY THEY'RE CALLED THE BIG 5 IS BECAUSE FOR ANY ONE OF THOSE FIVE OFFENSES COMMITTED THERE, THERE IS A MANDATORY MOVE TOWARDS EXPULSION.

POSSESSING OR FURNISHING A FIREARM, BRANDISHING A KNIFE AT ANOTHER PERSON, UNLAWFULLY SELLING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR COMMITTING SEXUAL BATTERY, AND POSSESSION OF AN EXPLOSIVE.

IT'S NOT LISTED UP THERE, BUT UNDER EACH ONE OF THOSE, THOSE ITEMS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED.

WHAT IS CONSIDERED BRANDISHING A KNIFE? IT'S CLEARLY DEFINED WHAT A KNIFE IS AND IT'S A LONG DEFINITION.

IT'S NOT LEFT UP TO SOMEONE'S INTERPRETATION OF THAT.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE ALSO VERY CAREFULLY OUTLINED WHAT IS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.

EXPULSION COMES WITH A VERY STRICT FLOW CHART OR TIMELINE.

IF A STUDENT IS FACING EXPULSION THERE ARE VERY CLEAR CALENDAR DATES THAT ARE COMMUNICATED WITH THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN.

THOSE TWO BULLETS ON THE LEFT SIDE ARE KEY FACTORS FOR A STUDENT FACING EXPULSION.

EXPULSION MAY ONLY OCCUR IN A DISTRICT AFTER A FORMAL EXPULSION HEARING BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.

IT WOULD COME BEFORE THE FIVE OF YOU.

YOUR DECISION THEN WOULD STAND.

THE FAMILY COULD APPEAL TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION WITHIN 30 DAYS, AND IF THE COUNTY OFFICE OVERTURNED THE DECISION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEN THAT DECISION STANDS.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> OF COURSE.

>> IT'S NOT WORKING. SO IF A STUDENT COMMITS ONE OF THE BIG 5 AND THE EXPULSION HEARING CONTINUES, DOES THE STUDENT AND THE PARENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION OR PAPERWORK ON ALL OF THEIR STEPS, AND THEIR DUE PROCESS?

>> YES.

>> OKAY.

>> THE VERY FIRST THING IS, AND THAT'S ON THAT TIMELINE THERE, THE STUDENT STARTS A FIVE-DAY SUSPENSION AND THEN THE TIMELINE BEGINS.

THE FAMILY AND THE STUDENT COME BEFORE ME, AND WE OUTLINE EXACTLY ON A CALENDAR THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO OCCUR.

THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR ABILITY TO APPEAL, THE FINAL DECISION TO THE COUNTY, AND THE TIMELINE FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S A FAST TURNAROUND, SO THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT AWAY.

JURISDICTION WITH REGARD TO DISCIPLINE DICTATES WHEN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE CAN BE APPLIED AND WHEN IT CANNOT.

I THINK THE EASIEST IS SOMETHING OCCURS AT SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL DAY, WHILE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WHILE GOING TO OR FROM SCHOOL, WE CALL IT PORTAL TO PORTAL, THE STUDENT HAS LEFT THEIR HOUSE, AND SOMETHING OCCURS WHILE THEY'RE IN TRANSIT OR ON THEIR WAY HOME.

DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD, WHETHER ON OR OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS.

WE THINK ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE WHO HAVE OFF-CAMPUS LUNCH.

THEY ARE STILL SUBJECT TO SCHOOL DISCIPLINE EVEN IF SOMETHING OCCURS AT PANERA, IF IT'S DURING SCHOOL LUNCH.

ALSO, DURING OR WHILE GOING TO AND FROM A SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITY, WE THINK OF A FOOTBALL GAME OR PROM, OR A FIELD TRIP THAT'S OFFSITE.

THAT STILL FALLS WITHIN JURISDICTION.

BEHAVIOR OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY IS OFTEN SOMETHING THAT IS IN QUESTION.

A STUDENT MAY NOT BE DISCIPLINED FOR CONDUCT THAT OCCURS OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY UNLESS THE CONDUCT SERIOUSLY ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS OR STAFF AND IS RELATED TO A SCHOOL ACTIVITY.

WHEN CONSIDERING OFF-CAMPUS MISCONDUCT OR DISRUPTIONS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS MUST REFLECT ON DOES THE ACTION

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>> LET'S JUMP INTO THE DATA.

THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOU.

THIS IS OUR STATE DASHBOARD.

ON THE LEFT SIDE, THAT'S OUR DATA, OUR CSD STUDENTS, AND STATEWIDE AVERAGE ON THE RIGHT.

NORMALLY, WHEN WE REVIEW THE DASHBOARD GRAPHS, WE WANT OUR ARROW TO BE TO THE RIGHT.

IN THE CASE OF SUSPENSION DATA, WE WANT IT TO BE TO THE LEFT.

IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE WANT IT TO BE TO THE LEFT.

THIS IS 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR.

LOOKING AT THIS, THE 3.4 PERCENT STUDENTS SUSPENDED AT LEAST ONE DAY.

THAT'S AN AGGREGATE NUMBER.

THAT MEANS THAT ONE SSID NUMBER, IF ONE STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED, IT'S COUNTED IN THIS.

BUT IF THAT SAME STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED FIVE TIMES, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY REFLECTED IN THIS.

FOR ME, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS, I WANT DATA THAT'S REALLY PERTINENT TO HOW MANY INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

LET ME START WITH THIS ONE.

THIS IS OUR DASHBOARD AGAIN.

2019, WE SEE A TREND MOVING UPWARD TO OUR 24 DATA WHICH IS THAT 3.4, THIS ONE.

WE NOW HAVE TWO TOOLS.

THIS TOOL WAS ORIGINALLY IT'S CALLED ITAP, AND IT'S A PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS, AND IT WAS PROVIDED TO US FROM OUR SOUTH COUNTY SELPA SPECIFICALLY TO MONITOR AND MANAGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

BUT WHAT I FOUND IN USING THIS WAS WE COULD TAKE OUT AND WE COULD LOOK AT OUR WHOLE STUDENT POPULATION.

WE WERE USING THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO EDUCLIMBER.

YOU'VE HEARD DR. BATTLE SPEAK ABOUT OUR RENAISSANCE, EDUCLIMBER AND ALL OF THE THINGS IN EDUCLIMBER.

IT IS DYNAMIC FOR ONE, SO WE CAN SEE THINGS AS THEY'RE GOING IN.

AS LONG AS WE KNOW THAT OUR DATA IS BEING INPUT WITH FIDELITY AT THE SCHOOL SITES, THEN WE CAN START MONITORING THAT DATA ALMOST LIVE.

UNLIKE OUR STATE DASHBOARD WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT LAST YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S COMING IN NOW.

BASED ON THE PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF ITAP, YOU SEE THAT IN 23/24, WE WERE IN THAT ORANGE BOX AT THE LEFT WHICH WAS THE LITTLE ARROW THAT YOU SAW AND THEN WE WERE MOVING INTO GREEN, SO THE TRENDING UPWARD WHICH WAS CONCERNING, AND THEN PROJECTED, WE'RE STARTING TO TREND BACK DOWN INTO YELLOW FOR OUR 25/26 DATA SO FAR AS OF I BELIEVE I PULLED THIS CHART A WEEK AGO FRIDAY.

VERY CURRENT DATA.

THE BOX ON IN THE MIDDLE, THAT LAVENDER COLOR BOX.

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT SAYS BECAUSE HERE IT IS IN [NOISE] THE LARGER PICTURE.

THOSE ARE OUR SCHOOLS REPRESENTED IN SUSPENSION DATA THROUGH OUR CURRENT LAST WEEK.

YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A LARGE SPIKE IN THE MIDDLE THAT GOES UP TO 6.2.

THAT WAS BETWEEN THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR AT SILVER STRAND ELEMENTARY.

OUR OTHERS ARE TRENDING A LITTLE BIT UPWARD, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT LARGE LINE AT THE TOP TRENDING UPWARD IS CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY ADDRESSING OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND CONSIDERING MANY FACTORS AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE.

THE BEAUTY OF BEING ABLE TO COLLECT THIS DATA NOW IS THAT WE CAN SEE LOCATION, WHERE THE INCIDENT IS OCCURRING,

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WHEN THE BELL RINGS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY FILTER INTO THE HALLWAYS, THEY'RE ALL GOING DOWN THREE STAIRCASES TO THE QUAD.

OUR QUAD THEN AT NUTRITION BREAK HAS EVERY SINGLE STUDENT CONTAINED IN THE QUAD AREA.

WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THE DISCIPLINE ACTIONS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE THINGS LIKE A DISRUPTION, HORSEPLAY.

IT'S STUDENTS THAT ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE OCCURRING.

WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT BY OPENING THE GATES AND ALLOWING STUDENTS TO GO OUT ONTO THE FIELD.

THAT'S A REALLY SIMPLE ONE, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION PRIOR.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATA THAT'S FEEDING US THIS INFORMATION, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

ADDITIONALLY, PRINCIPAL FALAR IS ADDRESSING THIS.

THOSE LAST TWO SLIDES WERE EXTRACTED FROM HER FEBRUARY STAFF MEETING.

SHE'S ADDRESSING THIS WITH HER STAFF AND LOOKING AT, HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENSURING THAT WE'RE HAVING A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND ORDERLY CONDUCT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

HERE'S WHAT I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT.

THE BIG RED PIECE OF THE PI, ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF THE PI, A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE PI, THOSE ARE DISRUPTION.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE.

BULLYING, VERBAL AND WRITTEN ABUSE, PHYSICAL AGGRESSION AND HARASSMENT, THOSE ARE THE OTHER AREAS THAT ARE THE MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRING BY ED CODE.

WE'RE ABLE TO NOW PULL THAT DATA BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IN ITAP AND EDUCLIMBER.

THESE INDIVIDUAL BOXES REPRESENT DISTRICT DATA ACROSS BOTH MALE AND FEMALE.

WE CAN SEE ALL GRADE LEVELS.

WE CAN SEE THAT GRADES 7 AND 8 HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUSPENSIONS.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH AND I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THIS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT A CHART THAT GOES FROM KINDER THROUGH 12TH GRADE, WE HAVE A SPIKE IN OUR KINDER AND LOW LOW GRADES.

WE HAVE A SPIKE IN 12TH GRADE.

WE'RE MOVING ALONG AT ALL OUR OTHER GRADES AND THEN WE PEAK AGAIN AT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IF WE EXPANDED THAT LITTLE BOX ON THE LEFT, THAT'S WHAT OUR DISCIPLINE DATA IS TELLING US.

THAT SECOND BOX IN IN THE PINK.

MALES ARE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED AS FEMALES.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT FEMALE STUDENTS ARE NOT SUSPENDED.

IT JUST SIMPLY MEANS THAT MALES ARE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY.

WHITE STUDENTS ARE SUSPENDED MORE THAN ANY OTHER RACE THAT IS CAPTURED BY OUR DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE SUSPENDED AT A HIGHER RATE THAN STUDENTS WITHOUT.

THAT IS BOTH A COMBINATION OF STUDENTS WITH SECTION 504 PLANS AND IEPS.

OUR LEARNING OUTCOMES.

WHAT ARE OUR TAKEAWAYS FROM ALL OF THIS? OUR TAKEAWAY'S THAT ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS RESULT IN OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

WE KNOW THAT, WE ENFORCE IT EVERY DAY.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ON ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES, YOU HEAR OUR STAFF SAYING THESE THINGS TO STUDENTS.

POSITIVE PRAISE, THANKS FOR CLEANING UP YOUR LUNCH TRASH.

GREAT JOB HELP PASSING OUT THOSE THINGS.

THOSE ARE THE POSITIVE PRAISE THAT KEEP STUDENTS MOTIVATED AND ESTABLISH THAT POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.

WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION REGARDING EXPECTED BEHAVIORS.

IT HAPPENS REGULARLY.

IT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOMS. OUR ADULTS, THEY MODEL THE EXPECTED BEHAVIORS FOR STUDENTS.

OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS ARE CONSTANTLY MODELING THAT POSITIVE BEHAVIOR.

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL SELF DISCIPLINE.

WE'RE GATHERING NEW INFORMATION NOW, LOOKING AT STUDENTS THAT HAVE REPEAT ACTIONS AND WE'RE

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WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LONGITUDINAL DATA IN THAT, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO BE ABLE TO GATHER THAT AND LOOK AT THAT MOVING FORWARD.

PROVIDING APPROPRIATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AS A CONSEQUENCE FOR BEHAVIOR AND RECOGNIZING THAT STUDENTS ARE AT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STATES AND THEREFORE REQUIRE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

I HOPE I DIDN'T. IT'S A LOT.

>>THANK YOU.

>> IT'S HEAVY. I LIKE TALKING ABOUT CROSSING GUARDS.

>> [LAUGHTER] IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME?

>> HI. I'M GAIL BARDEN, AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE WHAT THE SCHOOL'S DOING INTERNALLY.

I WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT THE OUT FACING COMMUNICATION.

THE DATA ON SUSPENSIONS IS VERY USEFUL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE DATA ON THE VICTIMS AND PARTICULARLY VICTIMS OF BULLYING AND SLURS.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN CYBER BULLIED AND HARASSED OR WHO FACE VERBAL SLURS DAILY.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR RIGHT TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT VIOLATED.

WHERE IS THE DATA ON THESE STUDENTS? WHAT ARE THEIR RIGHTS? HOW ARE THEY PROTECTED ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN HARASSED AND BULLIED? PLEASE PROVIDE DATA ON THIS AT A FUTURE MEETING.

I THINK IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT FLIP IT AROUND.

ALL THE FOCUSES ON THE KIDS ARE BEING DISCIPLINED.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE KIDS WHO'VE BEEN HARMED? RIGHT NOW FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, IT IS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL.

REGARDING ONLINE BULLYING, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN SEVERELY CYBER BULLIED AND SEXUALLY HARASSED ONLINE? THE SCHOOL HAS A KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE ONLINE COMMITTEE.

I'D BE VERY CURIOUS, DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO RECOMMEND? I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO ASK THEM THAT.

ALSO THERE'S A SCHOOL CLIMATE TEAMS. DO THEY HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS ADDRESSING THIS? THIS IS A REAL CONCERN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HEARING FROM THESE TEAMS WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AT SCHOOL.

FINALLY, THE DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE ON THE WEBSITE IS REMARKABLE AND IT'S 28 PAGES LONG.

NOW I KNOW IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL, ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

BUT IT'S TOO LONG AND CUMBERSOME FOR PARENTS AND THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE IN AND APPLY EASILY.

YOU ONLY LOOK AT IT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDST OF A PROBLEM, SO IT DOESN'T HELP HEAD OFF ANY PROBLEMS. I THINK WE SHOULD BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE SCHOOL VALUES AND WHAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR STUDENTS.

I HAVE A SOLUTION, NOT JUST A COMPLAINT.

HOW ABOUT PROVIDING A CONCISE ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF THE SCHOOL'S EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIORS? OTHER SAN DIEGO SCHOOLS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, PROVIDE A ONE PAGE, A QUICK OVERALL VIEW OF THE BIG STUFF.

PARENTS CAN THEN GUIDE AND PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN BETTER IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION TOOL, GUIDE THEM TO NOT ENGAGE IN BULLYING BEHAVIOR AND PROTECT THEM FROM BEING BULLIED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD, TRUSTEE SANDIE.

>> THANK YOU, MISS FOLEY.

THE DAG MATRIX IS PROVIDED TO US BY THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE OF EDUCATION?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> CAN WE INFLUENCE THAT? WE CAN MAKE INPUTS AND SAY I THINK THE BULLYING CHANGED FROM A THREE TO A FOUR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND SO WE CAN INFLUENCE THAT.

>> YES, SO THE MATRIX PART.

THE FRONT PART IS OUR LANGUAGE, THIS PART.

WE HAVE MADE CHANGES TO MAKE PARTICULAR AREAS MORE SEVERE AND MORE STRINGENT PER OUR OWN DETERMINATION.

>> WE CAN TAKE THEIR MATRIX AND MAKE IT MORE STRICT. THAT MAKES SENSE.

THEN, LET'S SEE.

SO 20 PERCENT OF OUR KIDS HAVE THESE IEPS ARE 504.

THOSE AND THEY'RE THE BULK OF THE ONES WHO ARE GETTING IN TROUBLE.

INTER DISTRICT TRANSFERS, WHAT LEVEL OF TROUBLE WOULD THEY GET IN TO LOSE THEIR IDT STATUS? BECAUSE I THINK THAT HAPPENS RIGHT, THEY'LL GET SENT BACK TO THEIR OWN DISTRICT.

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>> SURE. THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THE INTER DISTRICT TRANSFER PERMIT THAT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT IF THERE IS A SUSPENSION, THE DISTRICT MAY REVOKE THE PERMIT AND IF THERE IS AN EXPULSION OR A RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPULSION, THE DISTRICT MUST.

IT'S RIGHT IN THE CONTRACT OF THE IDT PERMIT THAT THE FAMILY SIGNS AT THE BEGINNING OF WHEN THE STUDENT STARTS WITH US.

>> THEN I KNOW MS. BARDENS COMMENT WAS INTERESTING TO ME.

MY SON WAS BULLIED AND HE INTO MAKING AN EMBARRASSING VIDEO AND THEN THE VIDEO CIRCULATED AROUND THE SCHOOL.

I HAD TO TELL THE SCHOOL ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE WASN'T GOING TO.

DO KIDS SELF REPORT THAT THEY'RE BEING BULLIED OR HOW DO YOU FIND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING?

>> YEAH. SEVERAL WAYS.

STUDENTS OFTEN WILL SHARE WITH A TRUSTED ADULT.

STUDENTS WILL REPORT USING WETIP, OUR ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM AND THEN THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE VIA WETIP EITHER ANONYMOUSLY OR THEY CAN REPORT WHO THEY ARE WHEN THEY PUT IN THE TIP AND THEN THAT IS FOLLOWED BY BOTH ADMINISTRATION AND COUNSELING STAFF.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE VICTIMS. WHEN I TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARENTS, I'VE HEARD OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS SEVERAL TIMES THAT THEIR CHILD WAS ONE OF THE TARGETS OF THE BULLYING.

I GUESS I SHOULD SAY THEY WERE JUST DISSATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF INTERVENTION AND CORRECTION AND, THEY WERE FRUSTRATED.

IT IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM.

THAT'S OUT THERE AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS EXPERIENCED BY LOTS OF PARENTS. THANK YOU.

>> FOLLOWING UP ON THAT PIECE, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR A VICTIM? WHAT INFORMATION ARE THEY GIVEN? I KNOW WE HAVE PRIVACY ISSUES, BUT ARE THEY GIVEN SOMETHING AT THE OUTSET THAT SAYS, THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED-UP, WE'LL FOLLOW THE DAG.

YOU PROBABLY WON'T RECEIVE INFORMATION AND THIS IS WHY, BUT IN A SITUATION OF BULLYING, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THE PERPETRATOR AGAIN, AND SO WHAT ARE WE DOING, IF ANYTHING, ON THAT SIDE BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, POSITIVE CLIMATE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THAT SIDE?

>> YOU DESCRIBED IT PERFECTLY.

BASED ON STUDENT CONFIDENTIALITY, WE OFTEN CAN'T SHARE WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE OTHER STUDENT WAS.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS OF DO WE NEED TO CHANGE CLASSES? DO WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT A STUDENT CAN BE IN A SEPARATE SPACE? NOT GO TO LUNCH AT A CERTAIN TIME, WHATEVER SPECIFIC WAYS THAT WE CAN INTERVENE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT WHO IS THE VICTIM IS FEELING SAFE.

CERTAINLY PROVIDING COUNSELING SERVICES.

IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY RESTORATIVE CONVERSATION, ENSURING THAT THAT IS PROVIDED TO THAT STUDENT IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE READY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

>> ON THE VICTIM SIDE?

>> CORRECT.

>> THEN WITH REGARDS TO MAKING A COMPLAINT, I KNOW WE HAVE WETIP.

I THINK IT'S PUSHED OUT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL THAN PERHAPS THE OTHER LEVELS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH ELEMENTARY OR HIGH SCHOOL USES IT.

BUT WHAT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT? IS THERE A DOCUMENT? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN I GUESS GOING TO A SITE ADMINISTRATOR OR A TEACHER?

>> I WOULD START WITH THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR.

THERE'S LANGUAGE IN ED CODE THAT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT IF A PARENT IS COMING FORWARD WITH A COMPLAINT AND CHOOSES NOT TO WRITE IT OR DOCUMENT IT, BUT THEN BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT AN ADMINISTRATOR WOULD HELP TO DOCUMENT THAT AND THEN BEGIN THE INVESTIGATION.

A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE TYPE OF COMPLAINT.

IS IT A TITLE IX COMPLAINT?

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>> I THINK THE LAST THING IS I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE NUMBERS.

I KNOW YOU HAD THE PIE CHART.

I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY DRAFT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE PULLED UP, THE BIG PIE CHART OF THE TYPES.

LET ME SEE.

I HAVE THE DAG IN FRONT OF ME.

THANK YOU. DISRUPTION, BULLYING, PHYSICAL AGGRESSION, VERBAL AND WRITTEN AGGRESSION, WHICH HAS MANY ITEMS UNDERNEATH.

I'M LOOKING AT THE MATRIX.

USE OF BIASED LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND THREATEN TO CAUSE AN ACT OF HATE VIOLENCE, WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN ED CODE, WHICH I KNOW IS DIFFERENT THAN DEFINITIONS THAT MAY BE IN THE CRIMINAL CODE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS HERE.

BUT I THINK I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBERS, IF ANY, I KNOW THAT I'VE HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT THERE ARE INSTANCES OF BIASED LANGUAGE, HATE LANGUAGE.

I THINK FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IS LOOKING AT WHAT NUMBERS WE HAVE REPORTED AND THEN LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN MAKE COMPLAINTS AND PROTECT THE VICTIMS AND BE ABLE TO STILL MAINTAIN THE POSITIVE CLIMATE.

I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY TRICKY, AND PART OF IT IS WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE THE COMPLAINTS, BUT WE WANT TO KEEP THEM SAFE AS WELL.

>> HI, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

LET'S LOOK AT THE BIG 5.

ONE OF THEM WAS COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A SEXUAL ASSAULT OR COMMITTING A SEXUAL BATTERY.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE CASES, DID WE?

>> NO, WE DO NOT.

>> SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

EVERYONE HAS GOT THEIR PHONES AND THAT'S BEING OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD, SO AS A PARENT, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING.

BUT THE STUDENTS THEY TYPICALLY HAVE TO PUT THOSE PHONES AWAY, CORRECT? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS THEM IF THEY'RE WORKING ON SAY, A CHROMEBOOK OR SOMETHING ELSE IN OUR NETWORK THAT LOCKS THEM DOWN FROM SAYING BEING ABLE TO ACCESS A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL.

>> CERTAINLY. FILTERS ON OUR DISTRICT SERVER ARE MONITORED REGULARLY BY OUR IT DEPARTMENT AND BLOCKED.

THINGS ARE BLOCKED.

WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS IN OUR KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE ONLINE COMMITTEE THAT THEY FIND WORKAROUNDS, BUT NOT ON OUR DISTRICT SERVER.

THAT MEANS THEY'RE GOING OFF AND THEY'RE ON, THEY'LL FIND SOME PARTS THAT [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS A THREAT.

>> I'VE GOT SEVERAL STUDIES, I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE PRETTY EXTENSIVELY THAT THE EXPOSURE TO THOSE MATERIALS, THE CHANCES OF THEM PERHAPS BEING INVOLVED IN SOME SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR CRIME CAN BE IN FACT INCREASED.

WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT EXPOSE OUR KIDS TO THAT STUFF BY USING FILTERS.

>> EXACTLY.

>> ALSO BY THE EDUCATION CODE, I NOTICE THAT IF A CHILD WERE TO SAY HAVE A PLAYBOY MAGAZINE OR THEY DON'T PLAY MAGAZINES ANYMORE THEY PULLED OFF THEIR PHONE AND GET LIKE THIS, THAT WOULD NOT BE.

IF WE HAD THOSE SAME MATERIALS IN OUR LIBRARY, WOULD THAT BE CONSISTENT? ARE WE BEING CONSISTENT WITH OUR POLICY AND OUR SAFE ENVIRONMENT? IF I COULD PULL A BOOK RIGHT NOW THAT SHOWS YOU THOSE SAME MATERIALS.

COULD WE DO BETTER IN MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE THAT THERE? LET THAT ONE HANG.

>> [OVERLAPPING] I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GOES WITH THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION GUIDE.

>> ACTUALLY IT DOES. I'LL TELL YOU.

>> PLEASE EXPLAIN.

>> BECAUSE ACTUALLY BY EDUCATIONAL CODE, IF A STUDENT IS TO EXPOSE, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND ALL AGREED THAT THOSE MATERIALS ARE DANGEROUS TO KIDS.

THEY'RE NOT HEALTHY. WE JUST SAID THAT.

YET SO ONE OF THE STUDENTS HAD ONE OF THOSE AND SAID, "HEY, COME, JOHNNY, LOOK OVER HERE," THEY COULD BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE.

CORRECT? YEAH, IT'S THERE.

EDUCATIONAL CODE, I CAN'T CITE IT, BUT IT'S THERE IT'S IN OUR DISCIPLINARY GUIDE.

I'M JUST SAYING I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT, ABSOLUTELY, BUT WE SHOULD BE AS CONSISTENT AS WE CAN TO IMPROVE THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR KIDS. WE ALL AGREE.

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WE CAN BE A BETTER SOCIETY AND BETTER TO HELP PROTECT OUR KIDS AND KEEP THEM SAFE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA AS WELL. THANKS.

>> I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT OUR POLICY IS MEASURED, IT'S REASONABLE, IT'S PROGRESSIVE.

I THINK AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH, SEEING THAT THERE'S AN UPTICK IN SUSPENSIONS AT CMS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BY THE TEACHER, BY OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE IT GETS TO THAT LEVEL.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR IS ONE THING THAT I HEAR FROM TEACHERS ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES I HEAR FROM TEACHERS.

IT'S EXHAUSTING.

IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE LEARNING OF OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

IF WE HAD A CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM THAT COULDN'T READ, DESPITE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS AND INTERVENTIONS, WE WOULD PULL THEM OUT AND HAVE SPECIAL READING INSTRUCTION TO HELP THEM.

I KNOW PULLING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM IS NOT OPTIMAL, BUT I THINK SOMETIMES THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE A STUDENT MIGHT NEED ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION ON BEHAVIOR OR APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN CLASS BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO HERD CATS AND TEACH MATH AND QUIT PEOPLE FROM HITTING EACH OTHER ON THE BUTT AND MAKE SURE THEY GET OUT TO RECESS ON TIME AND ALL OF THESE THINGS AND TO PULL A STUDENT ASIDE TO HAVE THAT ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION AND EXPLAIN AND HAVE THEM TELL IT, AND THEN A RESTORATIVE PRACTICE, IT'S ALL REALLY GOOD IN THE MOMENT.

SOMETIMES IT CAN JUST BE OVERWHELMING AND NOT EFFECTIVE.

THAT BEING SAID, OUR COUNSELORS DO AN AMAZING JOB AND YOU'VE YOU'RE MANAGING ALL OF THESE BEHAVIORS.

YET THEY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE STUDENT THAT SAYS, WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO BE GOOD OR I'M THE VICTIM HERE.

DO WE HAVE TIME FOR OUR COUNSELORS TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THOSE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH THESE BEHAVIORS.

I THINK THEY'RE INCREASING.

THAT'S NOT A QUESTION, IS IT? NO. I THINK THAT'S A RAMBLING STATEMENT THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT DEDICATING SOME COUNSELOR TIME FOLLOWING UP WITH OTHER STUDENTS.

THEY DESERVE TIME TOO AND THEY DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO TO COUNSELORS ABOUT THEIR ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE.

>> I AGREE, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

AS PRESENTATION WAS HAPPENING I MEANT TO JUST THANK OUR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE TEACHERS FOR ALL THEY DO BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ARE WAY ABOVE THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS AT CMS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT LINE OF THOUGHT THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED MORE.

>> JUST TO FOLLOW-UP ON THAT POINT, AND I DON'T KNOW.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IN SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE, THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE IS A VERY DIFFICULT AGE.

WE'RE NOT AN OUTLIER IN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IN EDUCATION, THERE IS A PILOT PROGRAM OR SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT HAS BEEN TRIED AND WORKS.

I CERTAINLY WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO IT, TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT BE, BUT I'M ALL EARS.

>> ONE OF THE STRUCTURES THAT WE DID PUT IN PLACE WITH T3 AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BUILT-IN TIME FOR THESE DISCUSSIONS.

OUR COUNSELORS DO A LOT OF THOSE LESSONS IN T3 AND ALSO SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS AND PEER TRAINING TYPE OF INTERACTIONS.

THOSE THINGS ARE OCCURRING, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S EVER ENOUGH OF THEM AND ENOUGH TIME.

>> WELL, I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE CMS PARENT NIGHTS THAT THEY HAD BEEN DOING.

THEY WEREN'T SUPER WELL ATTENDED, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT WE HAVE TO INVOLVE THE PARENTS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW TRUSTEE LEE BRINGS UP A LOT IS THIS CAN'T JUST BE ON OUR TEACHERS AND ON OUR STAFF.

AT THESE LEVELS, WE NEED TO INVOLVE THE PARENTS, WHETHER YOUR KIDS MISBEHAVE.

I HAVE A SIXTH GRADER, I ASSUME SHE'S BEHAVING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY RESTORATIVE PRACTICES SHE MAY HAVE RECEIVED IN THE CLASSROOM,

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MAYBE THAT'S MORE PARENT NIGHTS AND REALLY TRY TO GET PEOPLE THERE. I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING IN IT FOR THE STUDENT, IF YOU GET YOUR PARENT THERE, YOU GET HOMEWORK PASS OR I DON'T EVEN KNOW EXTRA RECESS, SOMETHING.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO PULL IN THE PARENTS.

>> THE DISTRICT DOES A VERY GOOD JOB, AND I KNOW BEFORE I WAS HERE, WORKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR MONTHS TO HELP DO SOME THINGS THAT WOULD HELP GET PARENTS MORE INVOLVED AND WE HAVE A GOOD POLICY NOW THAT ALLOWS PARENTS TO, HEY WE'VE GOT THIS.

IF YOU WANT TO REALLY BE WATCHING YOUR CHILD'S HAIR, YOU SIGN THIS OR DON'T.

THOSE ARE GREAT THINGS.

I THINK WE'VE SEEN TOO THAT DESPITE YOUR BEST WAYS OF TRYING TO COMMUNICATE, SOMETIMES YOU STILL HEAR FOLKS THAT SAY, I NEVER HEARD THIS.

IT'S A CONSTANT CHALLENGE.

I THINK GENERALLY THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING PRETTY WELL AND TRYING TO GET THAT OUT THERE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO DO.

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO JUST KEEP DOING WHAT WE CAN.

I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS?

>> NO. MY ONLY, I GUESS, FINAL THOUGHT AS A RECOVERING HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL [LAUGHTER] CONSEQUENCES, THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOTH THE VICTIM AND THE PERPETRATOR OF AN INCIDENT, ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE UNIQUE.

HOW OUR PARENTS RESPOND TO THOSE SITUATIONS IS ALSO UNIQUE.

I KNOW ONE OF THE TRUSTEES MENTIONED, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH SOME OF THE VICTIMS. OFTENTIMES, THERE ARE RESOURCES PROVIDED TO THE FAMILY AND THEY DON'T WANT THEIR CHILD REMOVED FROM CLASS, THAT FEELS LIKE A PUNISHMENT FOR BEING THE VICTIM OF AN INCIDENT.

THE DEVELOPMENTAL MATURITY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL IS, WE ARE TRACKING WITH STATEWIDE AVERAGES THERE.

THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

BUT I THINK THE COMPLEXITY OF DISCIPLINE AND HOW DIFFERENT FAMILIES RESPOND TO A CONSEQUENCE OR TO THEIR CHILD BEING THE VICTIM OF AN INCIDENT AND HOW THOSE CONSEQUENCES ARE DISPENSED ARE DEEPLY PERSONAL.

OFTENTIMES AS MUCH OR MORE SO THAN THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF A CHILD.

AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE STAFF, TO OUR COUNSELORS, AND TO MS. FOLEY'S DEPARTMENT ON NAVIGATING SOME OF THOSE OFTENTIMES EMOTIONAL AND VERY PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS, AND THE DISCRETION THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE ONCE THEIR CHILD HAS BEEN ON EITHER SIDE OF AN INCIDENT ON CAMPUS.

THANK YOU, MS. FOLEY, FOR YOUR REPORT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ITEM 7.4, LEARNING DEPARTMENT REPORT, DR. MEGAN BATTLE.

[7.4 Learning Department Report: Dr. Megan Battle (15 min. + Board Discussion)]

>> GOOD EVENING, GOVERNING BOARD.

BACK IN THE FALL, ONE OF OUR FORMER TRUSTEES REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE A UPDATE REPORT ON OUR HOMEWORK POLICY, AND AS SUCH, I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE YOU REALLY WITH SOME BASIC INFORMATION.

I KNOW MY REPORT WASN'T VERY LONG, BUT I DID WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS A NEW HOMEWORK POLICY THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN DECEMBER OF 2024 SO JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO.

THEN WHERE WE ARE AT NOW AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITH OUR CURRENT BOARD POLICY AND AR FOR HOMEWORK, WHICH IS 6154.

THE HOMEWORK POLICY WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2024 AND IT IS REALLY CENTERED AROUND THE HEALTHY HOMEWORK ACT.

I KNOW YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW WHAT THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE, BUT ESSENTIALLY, IT ENCOURAGES ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL SITES TO HAVE A HOMEWORK POLICY THAT IS REVISITED EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND THAT IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT STUDENTS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AS FAR AS HOMEWORK IS CONCERNED.

FORTUNATELY, WE ALREADY HAVE BOARD POLICY 6154 AND ALSO AR 6154 THAT HIGHLIGHTS HOMEWORK AND MAKEUP WORK.

OUR BP WAS RECENTLY REVISED IN 2023, BUT OUR AR IS FROM 2016.

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WE HIGHLIGHTED THE POLICY AND AT THE SITE LEVEL, AN ACTION STEP WILL BE FOR OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS TO REVIEW BOTH THE BP AND THE AR WITH SCHOOL SITE STAFF.

IT REMINDS STAFF THAT THIS POLICY EXISTS OR THESE POLICIES EXIST, AND IT ALSO GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND HIGHLIGHT ANY AREAS WITHIN OUR POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED THAT AREN'T ACCORDING TO CURRENT PRACTICE AND OR ARE NOT DIRECTLY DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PHYSICAL MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS FOR THE HEALTHY HOMEWORK ACT.

THAT IS ONE ACTION STEP THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT POLICY.

IS IT STILL RELEVANT? FOR EXAMPLE, THE AR DOES GO INTO DETAIL AND HIGHLIGHTS WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN ELEMENTARY AND THEN MIDDLE AND THEN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU MAY SEE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS IN FUTURE MEETINGS AFTER WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT POLICIES.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 7.4?

>> HELLO, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DEMA DEPUTY.

MY NAME IS LINDY CUMMINS, AND I'M A SECOND GRADE TEACHER AT SILVER STRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY SECOND GRADERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR HOMEWORK POLICY ONTO THE AGENDA.

THERE IS A LOT OF LOVELY LANGUAGE AND IDEAS IN BOARD POLICY 6154 FOR INSTANCE.

MEANINGFUL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE A VALUABLE EXTENSION OF STUDENT LEARNING TIME PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND ASSIST STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING GOOD STUDY HABITS.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CURRENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HOMEWORK IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, AND IN FACT, IT CAN HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS.

WHEREAS RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS THAT NIGHTLY READING AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES READING COMPREHENSION, READING VOCABULARY, AND OVERALL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

FOR ME, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO USE MY PREP TIME TO REVIEW ASSESSMENTS TO PLAN FOR MY INSTRUCTION OR TO PLAN MEANINGFUL HOMEWORK.

WHAT I DO IS I USE THE TWO CURRICULUMS THAT WE HAVE.

BRIDGES HAS A HOMEWORK BOOK, I ASSIGN PAGES THAT COINCIDE WITH MY LESSONS AND THEN MY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM.

I PROVIDE SPELLING PRACTICE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WEEKLY SPELLING TESTS DICTATED TO SECOND GRADE.

IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH THOSE TWO HOMEWORKS FROM OUR CURRICULUMS, IT IS BUSY WORK FOR STUDENTS WHO DO WELL IN SCHOOL AND CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL.

IT REQUIRES TEACHERS TO DIFFERENTIATE THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL AND THAT AGAIN, TAKES AWAY TIME FOR US TO PLAN OUR LESSONS.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PARENTS WHO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON HOMEWORK HELP, NOT TUTORING, BUT SIMPLY HELP WITH HOMEWORK FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE THOSE OFTEN HOMEWORK BATTLES WITH PARENTS.

NOW, I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT AN ISSUE WITHOUT PROVIDING SOLUTIONS.

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE PLATFORM CALLED CANVAS TO ASSIGN WORK, MOST ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND PARENTS DO NOT WANT STUDENTS ON DEVICES.

ELEMENTARY TEACHERS COPY HOMEWORK PACKETS.

IF WE WERE TO HAVE NIGHTLY READING AS OUR HOMEWORK, WE COULD MAYBE SAVE SOME MONEY ON SOME PAPER IN TONER, AND REQUIRED COPIER MAINTENANCE.

I ALSO LOOKED AT OUR BRIDGES CURRICULUM TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A DISCOUNT FOR NOT USING OUR HOMEWORK BOOKS THAT ARE SENT HOME AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A PACKAGE DEAL.

BUT MAYBE THOSE ARE SENT HOME AS AN OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR PARENTS THAT ARE HAVING A HARD TIME, NOT HAVING HOMEWORK AS A ROUTINE.

LASTLY, SINCE PARENTS DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR HOMEWORK HELP, MAYBE THOSE DONATIONS COULD GO TO SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONS OR OUR SCHOOLS PTOS.

IN CONCLUSION, TEACHERS STRIVE TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES IN OUR TEACHING.

LET'S HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD POLICY THAT IS EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH BASE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

>> THANK YOU. CLAP FOR MOMMY.

[APPLAUSE]

>> HELLO, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

MY NAME IS KISON CUMMINS, AND I'M A THIRD GRADER AT SILVER STRAND ELEMENTARY.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOMEWORK.

[02:35:02]

WHEN I GET HOME, I GO ON THE TRAMPOLINE AND PLAY SOME ROADBLOCKS.

WHEN I GET STARK, I COME TO DO HOMEWORK AND EAT.

WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT HOMEWORK IS THAT I HAVE TO DO MORE WORK AFTER DOING WORK ALL DAY AT SCHOOL.

SOMETIMES I HAVE SPORTS AFTER SCHOOL SO I HAVE TO DO HOMEWORK SUPER LATE WHEN I AM TIRED.

HOMEWORK ALSO TAKES AWAY FROM FAMILY TIME.

I ALSO DON'T MIND ENDING THE NIGHT READING.

MY SISTER AND LILY AND MY MOM ALWAYS READ BEFORE BED.

WILL YOU PLEASE CONSIDER CHANGING THE HOMEWORK TO ONLY READING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I'M SOLD.

>> EVEN IF THEY WERE ONLY READING, I'M NOT SURE I COULD STILL GET MY 16-YEAR-OLD TO DO IT LATE.

BUT IT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THE HOMEWORK ISSUE THOUGH IN GENERAL.

I'VE GOT TO GET USED TO THIS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A DIFFERENT PEDAGOGY GOING AROUND OR OUT THERE.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, MISS CUMMINS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT SUBSTANTIATES THE BENEFIT OF READING.

IT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING TO GO INTO ONE OF MY SON'S CLASSES.

AGAIN, WE ARE A BILINGUAL FAMILY, I GET AROUND IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

IT'S PRETTY ENRICHING, IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT, BUT THE ONE WAY YOU GET BETTER LANGUAGE, ANYONE PRACTICING, SPEAKING, WHERE DO YOU DO THAT HOMEWORK.

I QUERIED THE TEACHER, WHY DON'T YOU ASSIGN HOMEWORK IN THIS LANGUAGE? BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO IT ANYWAY.

I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO BE HONEST.

THEY DON'T DO IT ANYWAY, SO WE DON'T DO THAT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU, THIS IS A GLOBAL ECONOMY.

WE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE AND THAT MEANS EDUCATION AND ALL.

HOMEWORK POLICIES ARE GREAT.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THE STATES GOING WITH IT AND WE HAVE TO CERTAINLY STAY WITHIN THAT, BUT HOMEWORK CAN MAKE SENSE AND IT'S A DISCIPLINE, ESPECIALLY IN LIKE SAID LANGUAGE.

MATH WOULD PROBABLY BE ANOTHER ONE.

IF YOU DON'T DO THOSE CALCULUS PROBLEMS A FEW TIMES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME ON THAT TEST.

YOU WANT TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE, YOU GOT TO SPEAK IT, YOU GOT TO DO THE HOMEWORK, BUT TO NOT ASSIGN IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO IT, I JUST THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE COULD DO BETTER AT. BUT THANK YOU.

>> THE HOMEWORK THING REMINDS ME OF A DOCUMENTARY I WATCHED WITH MICHAEL MOORE, WHERE IT WAS CALLED WHO SHOULD WE INVADE NEXT, WHICH WAS A TERRIBLE NAME.

BUT HE WENT TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY DID REALLY WELL, SO WE COULD POACH IT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE US AND WE COULD DO THAT.

ONE OF THEM WAS THE SCHOOLS, I THINK IT WAS FINLAND.

IT WAS A SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY AND APPARENTLY THEY HAVE THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD IN FINLAND.

IT'S A SIX HOUR SCHOOL DAY AND THERE'S NO HOMEWORK.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT, HOW CAN WE COPY THEM SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

>> YOU HAVE A VOTE FOR MY 16-YEAR-OLD SON.

>> WELL, THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM, SO IS THERE ANY MORE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE COMING BACK TO US AT SOME POINT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. BATTLE, FOR THE UPDATE AND THANK YOU, MISS CUMMINS AND FAMILY FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS.

ITEM 7.5 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES.

[7.5 Deputy Superintendent Updates (5 min. + Board Discussion)]

>> THANK YOU. I TRUST THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW MY REPORT.

THE ATTENDANCE DASHBOARD YOU'VE SEEN THAT EACH MONTH.

THE OTHER ITEM IS THE CUST HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UP TO A 60% REBATE ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THE DISTRICT APPROVE, WHICH THE BOARD DID PREVIOUSLY AND ANNUALLY UPDATE ITS TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IS PROVIDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

SHOULD THE DISTRICT CONTINUE WITH TRANSPORTATION, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 60% REBATE.

>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 7.5? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BESIDES THE USUAL ATTENDANCES ABYSMAL? TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH.

>> I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE ATTENDANCE AND I KNOW THAT FLU SEASON HAS BEEN TERRIBLE THIS YEAR, SO I'M NOT UNAWARE OF THAT.

[02:40:01]

BUT, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

>> WE PULLED ITEM 7.6.

[7.6 Superintendent Updates (5 min. + Board Discussion)]

ITEM 8, THERE WERE NO ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEM 9 COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS 9.1.

[9.1 Public Comments on Non-Agendized Items]

>> GOVERNING BOARD AND ADMINISTRATORS.

MY NAME IS LAURA WILKINSON SINTA AND I LIVE IN THE CORONADO CASE.

MOM TO FOUR GRANDMA TO SIX AND SOME PROUD RECIPIENTS OF THE EDUCATION HERE.

I WANT TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COURAGE AND ADVOCACY IN JOINING THE MASS TORT LAWSUIT, ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS IN THE SOUTH BAY AND INSTITUTIONS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH.

YOUR VOICE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE FOR THIS.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE LONGEST RUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY IN SOLVING IT TAKES EVERY CONCERNED CITIZEN WORKING TOGETHER.

YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THIS LAWSUIT IS A BIG SIGNAL TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE IMPORTANCE AND WELL BEING OF THOSE IN YOUR CHARGE.

THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT OF THIS OF BEING DEPRIVED OF OUR NATURAL MARINE PLAYGROUND.

THERE'S NO SURF CLUB HAPPENING HERE.

THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LOST, THAT'S OF CONCERN TOO.

EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO, STOP THE SEWAGE OF WHICH I'M A CO FOUNDER WE HAVE ANOTHER CO FOUNDER HERE TOO.

WE WORKED WITH THE IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR AND THE SOUTH BAY HEALTH TASK FORCE TO ACTUALLY CREATE A BUNCH OF DATA AROUND THIS TO PRODUCE A LOT OF ACTION.

BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED DATA TO PULL THE LEVERS OF GOVERNMENT, AND WE NEED TO PULL EVERY SINGLE ONE.

NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT INVOLVED BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST IN OUR WATERS, IT'S IN OUR AIR, AND IT AFFECTS SILVER STRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY OTHER FACILITY HERE.

WE DO HAVE A SENSOR DOWN AT SILVER STRAND, STATE BEACH, MEASURING BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND ONE HERE AT F AND ALAMEDA AS WELL.

THESE EFFORTS WERE PART OF A PUBLIC DUE TO A PUBLIC GRANT, BUT IT ALSO GOT THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL INVOLVED AS WELL TO TRY TO GET THE ATTENTION OF WASHINGTON, DC.

FINALLY, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL STOP THE SEWAGE CLUB IS JUST EXEMPLARY.

THEY HAVE WORKED US AND THEY HAVE RESERVED THE WIND ROOM FOR APRIL 23 FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY FORUM TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT DOWN THERE DOES NOT TREAT THE TIJUANA RIVER.

IT TREATS ACTUAL SEWAGE THAT'S PIPED IN FROM TIJUANA.

WE'LL HAVE TOP SCIENTISTS FROM UCSD AND SDSU HEALTH THAT WILL BE AT THIS FORUM, IBWC OFFICIALS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATER COMMISSION.

THE SDS STOP THE SEWAGE MENTORS WILL BE GUIDING AND ASSISTING THEM IN THIS PROCESS AND WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE AFFORDED THEM AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT WAS THE DATE?

>> APRIL 23RD, FROM 6:00 TO 8:00. IS THAT WHAT I GOT? YEAH, YOU CAN ASK CLARIFICATION THAT'S FINE. PERFECT.

>> HI, I'M BILL SEAGER.

I LIVE IN CORONADO.

AGAIN, THANK YOU-ALL FOR YOUR SERVICES.

I GUESS IT'S NOT A THANKLESS SERVICE, BUT IT'S ALMOST A THANKLESS SERVICE.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE BASEBALL PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM.

I KNOW THE COACH IS HERE, THAT'S WHY I SAID IT.

[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM THIS YEAR.

FIRST FIVE GAMES, WE'RE FOUR AND ONE.

WE PLAYED REALLY HARD.

THE KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD KIDS ON THE TEAM, REALLY NICE KIDS.

WE'VE HAD A PRETTY MAGICAL SEASON SO FAR.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER.

MONDAY, WE'RE PLAYING EASTLAKE HERE, AND THEN WEDNESDAY WE GO OUT TO PLAY GRANITE HILLS, WHO IS ALWAYS GOOD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEIR COACH, JAMES DAVIS, WAS THE COACH OF CORONADO, OUR FIRST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1998.

WE HAVE A LITTLE TIE WITH THEM.

BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A FUN PROGRAM.

IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO DOWN AND WATCH A GAME.

THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS OUT YESTERDAY WATCHING OUR GAME AT LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY, A GOOD VICTORY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE PROGRAM.

IT'S A REALLY FUN PROGRAM, REALLY GOOD KIDS, AND COME DOWN AND SEE A GAME.

IT'S FREE. [LAUGHTER]

>> I'M SORRY TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT POSITION YOU PLAY, DYLAN, MR. MATTER?

[02:45:02]

>> I PLAY RIGHT FIELD.

>> GOOD TO KNOW.

>> MY SON'S A PITCHER, I'LL BE THERE.

[LAUGHTER] NOT ON THAT TEAM.

>> ITEM 9.2, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[9.2 Board Member Comments]

I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING IT IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, SO VERY EXCITED.

THERE WERE MANY ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, WHICH IS SOMEWHAT WHY I HAVE MY RBG STYLE GOING ON TODAY.

[LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED.

>> I DID.

>> YESTERDAY, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE GIRL SCOUTS, ROSIE THE RIVETER DAY.

THEY CHANGED UP THEIR FORMAT AND THEY HAD VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE, AND WE EACH HAD A TABLE WITH A DIFFERENT ROSIE THE RIVETER THEME, WHICH IS WE CAN DO IT.

JUST MAKE IT SURE. I GOT WE CAN ACHIEVE IT.

WHAT I DID IS I FOUND A WORD SEARCH WITH EIGHT WOMEN FROM HISTORY, ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN, AND THEN I CREATED LITTLE ONE-PAGERS FOR EACH OF THEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ENDED UP WITH THAT TODAY AFTER THE OTHER EVENT.

RBG, MARIE CURIE, JANE GOODALL, HELEN KELLER, MAYA ANGELOU, AMAZING, I LEARNED A LOT PUTTING TOGETHER THE ONE-PAGERS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT MARIE CURIE IS THE ONLY NOBEL LAUREATE WHO ALSO HAD A CHILD TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE, WOW.

>> AND HER HUSBAND.

>> WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, FOCUS.

>> WHERE WAS SHE FROM?

>> POLAND.

>> POLAND.

>> DID THAT, THEN ROLLED IN TODAY OUR CHS FEMINIST CLUB.

WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND ALONG WITH TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH, I'LL LET HER SPEAK MORE TO IT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STAY TODAY, AND COUNCILWOMAN CARRIE DOWNEY, THEY GAVE A FLOWER, I HOPE TO EVERY FEMALE ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY, AND THEN TODAY THEY HAD AN EVENT WHERE I CONTRIBUTED BY DROPPING OFF PIZZA.

THAT WAS REALLY A GREAT WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH START.

I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO KNOTT'S BERRY FARM FOR PHYSICS DAY THIS PAST MONTH, SO A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM MY DISNEY TRIP.

IT RAINED ON US, AND I FIGURED I SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT PHYSICS WHILE ON THIS TRIP.

I LEARNED THAT PRECIPITATION AFFECTS THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, WHICH OTHERWISE MEANS YOU WANT TO RIDE THE WOOD ROLLER COASTER, NOT THE STEEL ROLLER COASTER.

THANKFULLY, WE WERE IN LINE FOR THE WOOD ROLLER COASTER AT THAT TIME.

LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT PHYSICS ON THAT TRIP.

WE ALSO HAD THE MILITARY FAMILY'S COMMITTEE MEETING THIS PAST MONTH.

WE HAVE DECIDED TO PUSH OUT OUR MEETINGS TO LESS FREQUENTLY.

WE HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY FEEDBACK, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE REGARDING MILITARY FAMILY ISSUES IN OUR DISTRICT TO PLEASE EMAIL MYSELF OR TRUSTEE SANDIE, AND WE CAN GET THOSE TO THE COMMITTEE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN WORK ON TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES.

ONE THING WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS AS CRAZY AS IT IS, WE START GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FAMILIES START THINKING ABOUT TRANSITIONING BOTH IN AND OUT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FAMILIES WHO ARE TRANSITIONING IN, MAYBE AFFORDING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR SCHOOLS, WHICH MAY ALSO COME UP WITH OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR CHANGE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH MINDY HAYES RUNS.

SHE'S OUR SCHOOL LIAISON FROM THE NAVY.

WE WERE ABLE TO UPDATE ON SOME THINGS JUST GOING AROUND IN OUR MILITARY SIDE OF THINGS.

I HAD MY SITE VISIT WITH PRINCIPAL MELLINA, AND THEN I ALSO WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET TO A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME, THE ONE AT POINT LOMA. THAT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS INSANE.

THEN THE GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY LOST HERE AT HOME, BUT ALL THE PLAYERS WORKED SO HARD.

THE AMOUNT OF HUSTLE FOR THE BALL AND REALLY THE PLAYS THAT THEY WERE MAKING, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING BAND CONCERT, WHICH ALSO FEATURES OUR COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND.

IT'S A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL TO THEN INTERACT WITH ADULT MUSICIANS AND HAVE THIS ONE BIG, I THINK THEY HAD 144 PEOPLE ONSTAGE PERFORMING TOGETHER FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS.

THAT WAS A NEAT EXPERIENCE.

[02:50:01]

WE WERE ON A ZOOM CALL YESTERDAY WITH SENATOR WEBER PIERSON TO ADVOCATE FOR YES VOTES ON SOME LEGISLATION AND NO VOTES ON SOME OTHER LEGISLATION.

THEN THE SAME TODAY WITH A STAFFER FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN, TASHA BOERNER'S OFFICE.

WE'RE DOING WHAT WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT IS FUNDED, AND THAT SOME OF THESE LEGISLATION PACKAGES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH ARE HELPFUL TO OUR DISTRICT, ONE BEING OUR EDUCATION WORKFORCE PACKAGE, SO BEING ABLE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR EDUCATION WORKFORCE ON PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN.

LOOKING INTO THAT DOWN THE ROAD.

WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO TRUSTEE SANDIE.

>> I DID NOT DO NEARLY THAT MUCH STUFF BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THE NEXT DAY I HAD SOME BACK SURGERY, SO I'VE BEEN LAYING LOW, BUT I DID MAKE IT OVER TO CORONADO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND VISITED WITH PRINCIPAL FALAR, WHO IS A POINT LOMA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD, AND SHE HAS A PHOTO OF HERSELF IN THE OFFICE IN A POINT LOMA CHEER OUTFIT.

SHE WAS A BRUNETTE BACK THEN, BY THE WAY.

I ALSO GOT TO MEET WITH BROOKE BARTO, WHO'S A VICE PRINCIPAL OVER THERE, AND THEY'RE A DREAM TEAM.

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A COUPLE OF VICE PRINCIPALS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER FABULOUSLY.

BROOKE BARTO IS AMAZING.

I'VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS TOO.

I'VE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT CUSD AND SOME LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. I DON'T AGREE.

I THINK THE CALENDAR ISSUE, I THINK WE'VE BEEN ADVERTISING THAT FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

MAYBE WE COULD FLY A BLIMP WITH A LITTLE SIGN ON THE SIDE OR SOMETHING, BUT I COMPARED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR AGENDA TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING RECENTLY AND I WENT THROUGH ALL THEIR AGENDA STUFF.

WE SHOW A PERSONNEL REGISTER, WHO'S COMING AND GOING.

WE SHOW BILLS AND PAYMENTS, CONTRACTS, CONTRACT AMOUNTS.

WE GIVE ALL THAT'S IN OUR AGENDA.

IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM THE CITY, YOU HAVE TO DO A PR, A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, AND THEN THEY REDACT THE FINANCIAL AMOUNTS.

I THINK SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER AND DEPUTY DO AN AMAZING JOB OF TRANSPARENCY, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

LASTLY, DYLAN MATTER, AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE GOING TO USC AND YOU WERE GETTING A FAFSA, AND YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT FAFSA WAS.

FAFSA IS FREE APPLICATION FEDERAL STUDENT AID.

USC APPARENTLY IS NOT FREE, I GUESS.

BUT NO, IT'S NOT FREE.

I HAVE A SON IN HIS SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT, HE'S DOING THE FAFSA LOANS, TOO, AND IT'S WONDERFUL.

YOU APPLY THROUGH YOUR SCHOOL, AND YOUR SCHOOL APPLIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THEY RUN AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.

WHAT MIGHT AFFECT SOME OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS AND YOUNGER KIDS WHEN THEY GRADUATE, IS IF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GOES AWAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THOSE FAFSA LOANS.

THAT'S IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THAT'S IT.

>> THANK YOU. I GUESS ONE OF MY PERSONAL INTERESTS AS A PHYSICIAN AND AS A PARENT IN WASHINGTON NATIONAL NEWS IS THE CHILDHOOD HEALTH EPIDEMIC, OBESITY, AND OTHER ISSUES.

I'M VERY INTERESTED IN NUTRITION AND ORGANIC FOOD, ETC.

ALSO AS A PARENT, SO IT'S ALWAYS CHALLENGING TO TRY TO PREPARE SOMETHING THAT'S HEALTHY AND GET THEM TO EAT IT.

FOR THIS MONTH, MY SCHOOL VISIT WAS TRUSTEE CHOICE, SO I REQUESTED TO SPEAK AND MEET WITH THE DISTRICT'S CHILD NUTRITION DIRECTOR, MISS CHARITY CAMPBELL.

SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS, AND SHE SAID THAT I WAS THE FIRST TRUSTEE TO ASK THAT, SO I WAS VERY HONORED FOR THAT, AND SHE WAS VERY GRACIOUS TO MEET WITH ME.

>> I'M OFFENDED.

I SAW THE ROBOT. [LAUGHTER]

>> YES, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THE ROBOT.

I DO THINK THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD STORY FOR CUSD, ABOUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND IN TUNE WITH WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB AS A DISTRICT.

MISS CAMPBELL, SHE'S A REGISTERED DIETITIAN, AND THEN OF COURSE, SHE HAS AN ASSISTANT WHO'S ANOTHER REGISTERED DIETITIAN.

[02:55:02]

FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE DO HAVE UNIVERSAL MEALS HERE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY GET BOTH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AND FREE REGARDLESS OF INCOME.

THAT'S PUBLISHED. AT EVERY ONE, THERE'S A FRUIT OR VEGETABLE BAR THAT'S OUT THERE, AND IT'S BUFFET, SO EVEN IF THEY EAT THE MAIN COURSE OR THE HOT FOOD OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THEY ALWAYS CAN COME BACK AND GET MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

WITH REGARDS TO THE HEALTH NATURE OF IT, I THINK THEY ARE REALLY IN TUNE WITH THAT.

JUST A FEW ITEMS THAT I THOUGHT WERE REALLY NOTEWORTHY WAS THAT THE DISTRICT SOURCES MORE THAN 50% OF ITS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT IT SOURCES AND FEEDS OUR CHILDREN ARE ORGANIC.

I THINK THAT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE.

ALL THE MEATS THAT THEY HAVE ARE 100% MEAT.

IF YOU GET A HAMBURGER PATTY, IT'S 100% BEEF, SAME WITH THE CHICKEN.

WE DO HAVE CHICKEN NUGGETS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY THE PROCESS FILLER STUFF THAT ARE STAMPED INTO CERTAIN SHAPES.

THEY ACTUALLY ARE PIECES OF CHICKEN THAT OUR STAFF HAVE SOUGHT OUT A SPECIFIC SUPPLIER AND GONE AND GOTTEN, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY GET THAT FROM.

IT'S REAL CHICKEN.

THEY DO HAVE PIZZA, BUT THEY CONTRACT WITH PAPA JOHN'S, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THEM TAKE A LOT OF THE SODIUM AND OTHER STUFF OUT OF IT.

TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN HAVE HEALTHY PIZZA, THEY ACTUALLY DO TRY.

IT'S NOT THE PIZZA THAT YOU WOULD GET IF YOU JUST GO TO THE STORE, ORDER.

THEN THEY DO NOT USE FILLERS IN THE MEATS.

THERE'S NO, WHAT ARE CALLED TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEINS, TVPS, WHICH I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT TERM, BUT WE DON'T USE ANY OF THAT.

WE DON'T USE ANY DIES.

ESPECIALLY IN MANY FOODS, IT WAS MADE NATIONAL NEWS, THE FDA JUST REMOVED ANOTHER DIE FROM THE MARKET.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE IS A LOT OF YOGURTS THAT ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, THEY'LL HAVE DIES TO MAKE IT DIFFERENT COLORS AND WHATNOT.

WE DO NOT USE THAT.

WE GOT A GRANT.

WE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A GRANT TO MAKE MORE SCRATCH MEALS, WHICH IS WHAT THE ROBOT IS PART OF.

OF COURSE, THIS IS TRYING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PROCESSED FOOD IN THE MENU.

THEY ALSO HAVE A FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.

EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE SERVED ARE SOURCED WITHIN 250 MILES OF THE DISTRICT, SO TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE COMING FROM SOUTH AMERICA, ETC.

WE'RE TRYING TO BUY LOCALLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THEY ALSO HAVE A HARVEST OF THE MONTH PROGRAM, WHERE THIS MONTH IT'S ACTUALLY KUMQUATS.

THEY BRING IN THE KUMQUATS, AND THEY'RE ALSO SOURCED LOCALLY.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE ELEMENTARY KIDS REALLY LIKE TO EAT THE KUMQUATS BECAUSE THEY'RE BITTER.

AS I GUESS THE KIDS GET OLDER, THEY AREN'T AS INTERESTED IN THEM.

THEY HAVE A TRY TUESDAY WHERE THEY TRY TO PREPARE IT IN A WAY THAT ACTUALLY THEY'LL WANT TO GARNER INTEREST AND EAT IT MORE.

ALL IN ALL, I THOUGHT THAT THE TWO DIETITIANS WE HAVE UNDER MISS CAMPBELL'S LEADERSHIP, THE 18 STAFF AT THE FOUR SITES, I THINK THAT THEY'RE REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF TRYING TO PROVIDE AS HEALTHY A MEALS AS POSSIBLE.

I WAS TALKING TO HER ABOUT SOME PLANS THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE IN THE FUTURE TO TRY TO EVEN MAKE THAT BETTER.

I THINK ALSO WE TALKED ABOUT DISCIPLINE.

THERE ARE PLENTY STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SHOWED THAT WHEN THEY CHANGED THE DIET OF EITHER A PRISON OR A SCHOOL.

[LAUGHTER]

>> WHAT AM I SAYING? THEY WENT OVER THE WHOLE FOOD.

THERE WAS ACTUALLY A LOT LESS DISCIPLINE ISSUES, ACTING OUT, AND BETTER MENTAL HEALTH, ETC.

I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER, AND I THINK THAT CUSD ACTUALLY HAS A VERY GOOD STORY TO TELL HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. THANK YOU.

[03:00:02]

>> SHORT AND SWEET FOR ME.

TRUSTEE PALACIOS-PETERS ALREADY TALKED ABOUT OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURES.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO APRIL.

THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DC AND TALK WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES THERE.

LAST TIME I WAS IN DC, I WAS ACTUALLY A CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER FOR SENATOR MCCAIN.

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS. BUT I KNOW THE PLACE WELL.

MY MIDDLE SON IS GOING TO GRADUATE FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN DC HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND HE ALSO IS A CUSD GRAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

I POST OFFICE HOURS LIKE TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT MAYBE IT'S THIS ME BUT A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T ENGAGE ME THERE.

I LOVE GETTING OUT AND TALKING TO FOLKS AND PEOPLE CAN CALL ME ANY TIME AND QUITE A FEW HAVE ACTUALLY, AND THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN MOST OF MY ENGAGEMENT.

BUT TOMORROW FROM 8:30-10:30, I'LL BE AT PANERA.

HAPPY TO BUY ANYONE COFFEE OR WHATEVER.

I USUALLY ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE ROOM HERE, 08:30-10:30 ON FRIDAY AND THEN ANOTHER FRIDAY I'M USUALLY AT PANERA, BUT I'M AVAILABLE JUST ABOUT ANY TIME.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE, AND WE ARE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

I REALLY LOOK FOR THAT ENGAGEMENT, AND I LEARN A LOT AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW.

>> A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE LUNCH LADIES OUT THERE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO SIT IN ON THE PARENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.

IT IS AN ORGANIZATION OF THE PTOS AT OUR SCHOOLS AND THE ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION, CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, COSA, BAND AND CHOIR.

THANK YOU. SPEAKER HERE OVER HERE.

IT'S A WONDERFUL GROUP THAT GET TOGETHER AND SHARE IDEAS, PLAN OUT THEIR YEAR.

I WANT TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND DOING THAT.

A LOT GOES INTO PTO WORK.

A LOT OF IT'S BEHIND THE SCENES.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CULTURE CLUB MEETING.

AGAIN, THIS WEEK, WE WERE HAVING GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ON ISSUES THAT ARE CONCERNING THEM AND LEARNING A LOT FROM THAT.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT PRINCIPAL MOORE AT SILVER STRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHILE I WAS THERE TALKING TO HER, THIS ADORABLY CUTE LITTLE BOY CAME UP WITH THIS PINK CARD AND IT WAS CALLED A VOYAGER PRIDE PASS.

THE PRIDE PASS SAYS, I'M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR AND THEN YOU HAD TO FILL IN.

WHAT HE OR SHE WAS PROUD OF, WHAT DID THEY DO? THEY COULD TELL A TEACHER, THEY COULD SHOW THEIR PARENTS.

THIS CHILD WAS JUST BEAMING WITH PRIDE, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL BECAUSE I GUESS OBVIOUSLY HE MADE A REALLY GOOD CHOICE, WHICH MAYBE WASN'T ALWAYS THE CASE.

BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE THEM FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT DOING WHATEVER CHOICE THEY MADE OR HOW THEY HELPED SO MUCH SO THAT THEY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.

THEY WANT TO FEEL THAT AGAIN, SO IT'S THAT POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THERE.

SHE ALSO TALKED TO ME ABOUT SOMETHING THE LIBRARIAN DID WHICH WAS REALLY COOL, BLIND DATE WITH THE BOOK.

[LAUGHTER] THE LIBRARIAN WOULD PUT A PAPER BAG COVER OVER A BOOK AND GIVE CLUES AS TO WHETHER IT'S A MYSTERY OR IT'S SOMETHING, AND THE BASKET WHERE SHE HAD THEM IN, THEY WERE ALL TAKEN.

THEY WERE ALL GONE. IT'S A CREATIVE WAY TO GET PEOPLE MAYBE INTERESTED IN READING AND SEEING WHAT'S OUT THERE.

I DID HELP CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AT CHS TODAY AND TALK TO SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO THEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE TRIED TO DO LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IS REACH OUT TO A RECENT GRADUATE.

TWO MONTHS AGO, I TALKED TO A STUDENT WHO WAS HERE AS A FRESHMAN AND THEN SHE LEFT AND THEN CAME BACK.

SHE'S HERE FOR HER SENIOR YEAR AND SAID, WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY GREAT ON OUR CAMPUS AND WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK COULD BE IMPROVED AND MAY MAKE IT BETTER.

SHE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR ART PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT COSA THE POTTERY,

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THEN SHE SAID, MAYBE THERE COULD BE A LITTLE MORE CONTINUITY WITHIN SUBJECT LEVELS AMONGST TEACHERS.

THAT WAS SOME GOOD FEEDBACK.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK THIS MORNING TO SOMEONE WHO WAS OFF AT COLLEGE.

HE SAID WHAT HE FELT THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT REALLY PREPARED HIM WELL FOR WAS TO ADVOCATE FOR HIMSELF WITH HIS PROFESSORS.

HE SAID I HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF GROUPS AND TO SPEAK WITH PEOPLE.

HE SAID MY TEACHERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WERE REALLY OPEN AND WELCOMING AND I DEVELOPED THAT RELATIONSHIP, SO THAT I FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH COMING AND TALKING TO HIM.

HE SAID, TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

I TOOK A LOT OF AP CLASSES.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, HELPED ME TO REALLY MANAGE MY TIME WELL.

HE FELT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS A BIG PLUS FOR HIM.

AN AREA TO IMPROVE, WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT COMING FROM THIS LITTLE TINY, SMALL, PROTECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR WONDERFUL TOWN AND YOUR PLUCKED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE CAMPUS IN THIS BIG CITY CAN BE A SHOCK.

THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT. THEN TO REALIZE THAT ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT YOU WERE WITH IN SCHOOL HAD GONE TO EXTREMELY PRESTIGIOUS PREP SCHOOLS.

NO MATTER, HE SAID, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN ALL OF MY AP CLASSES AND DONE EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

HE SAID, I REALIZED THAT MAYBE WAS NOT AS PREPARED IN CERTAIN AREAS AS ALL OF THESE KIDS FROM SMALL PREP SCHOOLS.

THAT WAS SOME GOOD INSIGHT.

I THINK THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE A PART OF COMMITTEES AND TO TALK TO US AND TO TALK TO THEIR TEACHERS IS DEFINITELY A LIFELONG SKILL THAT I THINK IS BENEFICIAL. THAT'S IT.

>> SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?

[9.3 Superintendent's Comments]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.

I HAVE A LOT IN COMMON WITH THE FIVE OF YOU OVER THE PAST MONTH SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF.

I WANT TO THANK THE CSF BOARD.

THEY INVITED MR. SALAMANCA AND MYSELF TO PRESENT TO CSF ABOUT THIS PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN CURRENT REVENUE STREAM AND BASIC AID.

THANK YOU TO THE CSF BOARD.

HAD A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAN DIEGO, UC DAVIS COLLABORATIVE, WHERE WE LOOK CRITICALLY AT ISSUES SURROUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE LENS OF SUPERINTENDENTS FROM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ALWAYS INSPIRING THERE.

SOMETHING THAT I WILL BUILD UPON IT IN OUR NEXT MEETING.

WE STARTED OUR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE, STRATEGIC PLANNING.

AS SHARED AT THIS LAST MEETING, OUR PORTRAITS ARE COMPLETE, 68,000 DATA POINTS, AND NOW WE'RE ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES TO COME UP WITH SOME ACTION PLANS TO BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND ON SOME STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES THAT CAN START WORKING US TOWARDS OUR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.

HIGHLIGHT FOR ME IN THE PAST MONTH.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ON SATURDAY, THE CLTA, AND REALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE.

THREE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS WERE AT THIS CONFERENCE AND REALLY JUST FOCUSING ON HOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BALANCING FUNDING OR A LACK THEREOF AND PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES K-12.

PROUD TO REPORT, A LITTLE BIT WE'RE AHEAD OF NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE WORK THAT DEVELOPING STUDENTS WHO UNDERSTAND MULTICULTURALISM AND ARE EXPOSED TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AS EARLY AS KINDERGARTEN AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATHWAYS THROUGHOUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT HERE.

MANY OF THE ATTENDEES WERE AMAZED THAT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT OUR SIZE.

AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, WE OFFERED THREE WORLD LANGUAGE COURSES, TWO OF THEM THROUGH ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN BOTH FRENCH AND SPANISH.

KUDOS TO THE EFFORTS OF THIS GOVERNING BOARD AND PREVIOUS GOVERNING BOARDS.

NEXT WEEK, WE ARE INVITED TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AT THE PURPLE STAR RECOGNITION AWARDS AT SEAWORLD, SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS OUR COMMUNITY IS AWARE ALL FOUR OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE PURPLE STAR DESIGNATIONS, NOT TO SAY WE'RE PERFECT IN SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS,

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WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO.

I ALMOST SAID THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK I CAN CHECK OUT ANY TIME I LIKE.

>> CAN NEVER LEAVE.

>> CAN NEVER LEAVE. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO.

SOME OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED THEIR FAMILIES UP, BUT ON SATURDAY, THEY'RE HOSTING A CUSD SAMORS FAMILY NIGHT, AND THEY DO OFFER OUR STAFF QUARTERLY EXPERIENCES AND OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE REALLY STARTED TO INCORPORATE FAMILY TOGETHERNESS.

I WANT TO END WITH TWO QUICK THINGS.

ONE, GRATITUDE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE JOINT CALENDAR COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR EFFORT IN BRINGING THESE TWO CALENDARS FORWARD TO THE BOARD.

THANK OUR COLLEAGUES WITHIN ACT, FOR THEIR WORK IN LANDING ON A PLACE WHERE WE COULD HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

I KNOW MS. CAVANAUGH MENTIONED THIS AND I WAS GOING TO CROSS IT OFF MY LIST.

TWO THINGS ABOUT THE CULTURE CLUB.

NUMBER 1, IT WAS I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST OPENING DAYS FOR ISLANDER BASEBALL THAT I MISSED BECAUSE CULTURE CLUB FELL ON THAT SAME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, AT OUR LAST MEETING, THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF THAT MEETING WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO JUST ASK US QUESTIONS ABOUT HAPPENINGS IN THE DISTRICT, INITIATIVES OR INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE OR HAVE NOT HEARD OR HAVE CLARITY ON.

IN RESPONSE TO THAT, THAT 20 MINUTES WAS VERY VALUABLE FOR ME AND FOR THE EDUCATORS, STARTING TOMORROW, MS. SIMON, AS OUR PIO, IS GOING TO BE PILOTING A BOARD BRIEF FOR STAFF.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE BOARD MEETING.

AFTER THIS EVENING, I CAN ASSUME HOMEWORK POLICY, OUR DISCIPLINE ACTION GUIDE AND CHANGES TO THE CALENDAR WILL BE PROVIDED TO STAFF WITH LINKS TO THIS MEETING.

OUR TEACHERS WORK VERY HARD, OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF WORK VERY HARD.

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THESE BOARD MEETINGS AND/OR GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEOS OR COME THROUGH THE 700+ PAGE AGENDAS.

THANK YOU, MS. SIMON IN ADVANCE FOR THAT.

BUT THE CULTURE CLUB IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE REALLY COME TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND APPRECIATE THE TEACHERS WHO ARE SERVING ON THAT.

THEN IT'S BEEN REFERENCED TWICE, DYLAN, AND THEN MR. SEAGER TALKED ABOUT THE BASEBALL GAME YESTERDAY.

I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE WITH THIS BECAUSE COACH CUMMINS IS HERE.

I HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT EARLY LAST NIGHT AND I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM COACH CUMMINS.

IT SAID, 4:03, GREAT GAME.

I RESPONDED TO THAT, AND THEN HE ENDED WITH IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN ISLANDER.

IT USUALLY IS, MORGAN SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR COACHES AND OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO JUGGLE AND MANAGE THE ACADEMIC COURSE OF STUDY, OFTENTIMES, MULTIPLE APS, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, ETC AND STILL GO OUT AND REPRESENT OUR SPORTS.

IT WAS SO GREAT TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM ISF THIS EVENING SO THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AT ISF.

CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

>> THANK YOU. ITEM 10.1 PROPOSED LIST OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.

[10.1 Proposed List of Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings]

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD THANK OR CHUCKLE THAT MS. MELLINA LEFT BEFORE THIS.

BUT I DID RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM ON BP 5112.5, WHICH IS OUR OPEN AND CLOSED CAMPUS BOARD POLICY.

THEY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF AND STUDENTS AT CHS TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE 9TH GRADE OFF CAMPUS PRIVILEGES.

OUR BOARD POLICY IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN FOR 10TH-12TH GRADERS AND CHS CONSTITUENTS WOULD APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT BOARD POLICY AGENDIZED TO COME IN AND ADVOCATE FOR POTENTIAL CHANGE.

SHE PASSED IT ON TO ME AND NOW I'M PASSING IT ON TO THE FIVE OF YOU.

>> WHAT NUMBER IS THAT 5112.5?

>> CORRECT.

>> WHEN WOULD YOU RECOMMEND PUTTING THAT ON NEXT MONTH?

>> APRIL OR MAY AT THE LATEST.

I KNOW THIS EVENING WE PULLED AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL BE PLACED IN APRIL, THAT MAY ADD SOME TIME AND DISCUSSION.

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>> SOUNDS LIKE THE CHANGE WON'T REALLY HAPPEN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

FUNCTIONALLY, IT WILL NOT.

>> THEIR REQUEST STATED AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INITIATIVE THAT WE COULD DISCUSS, PROBLEM SOLVE AND WOULD NOT BE ENACTED UNTIL FUTURE YEARS.

>> NINTH GRADERS NOW WOULD NOT BENEFIT FROM THIS.

>> CORRECT. [LAUGHTER]

>> ITEM 7.2 LISTS OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS,

[10.2 Upcoming Meetings]

>> THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.