>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 3:00,
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. READY BEGIN.
[2.2 Approval of the Agenda: Any changes to the agenda must be made at this time]
ITEM 2.2, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES? I BELIEVE WE ARE PULLING 8.1.
I WAS JUST REPEATING WHAT YOU SAID.
>> THAT'S A MOTION AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS.
>> IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY POLLING 6.1 AND 8.1?
>> WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AFTER.
>> AFTER THE MOTION IS SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO STAFF'S ATTENTION A DESIRE TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION AROUND THE BOARD SELF EVALUATION AND TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING FOR AGENDA ITEM 8.1.
THERE WAS A REQUEST MADE BY A TRUSTEE TO INCLUDE IN THAT SPECIAL BOARD MEETING A BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT BOARD POLICIES, AND UNDERSTANDING THE DESIRE TO HAVE A BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES REGARDING BOARD POLICY, A DESIRE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR BROADER ROLE IN LANGUAGE PRESENTED VIA BOARD POLICY THAT COMES TO US THROUGH CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL CODE, AND STATE LAW.
>> THE NECESSITY IS HAVING [INAUDIBLE].
>> THE REQUEST WITH PULLING THESE TWO AGENDA ITEMS WAS TO RECONVENE AT A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING LATER IN THE SUMMER TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE THE BOARD SELF-EVALUATION AND TO HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION ABOUT BOARD POLICIES PRIOR TO APPROVING ANY BOARD POLICIES UNTIL AFTER THAT DIALOGUE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, TRUSTEES? THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND PULL 6.10 AND 8.1.
>> NO. I'M STILL THINKING. IT'S FINE.
>> YEAH, I GUESS. I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT.
>> WHEN I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE FOUR POLICY STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING FOR EACH OF THE SCIENCE IN THE HISTORY, AND I STARTED GOING BACK AND I THOUGHT, IS THIS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER POLICIES THAT WE HAVE AND STARTED READING THROUGH THERE AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF, TO ME UNNECESSARY VERBIAGE.
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I'M NOT REALLY A TOUCHY-FEELY PERSON.IS IT NECESSARY THAT WE HAVE IT IN THERE? CAN WE JUST GET TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHY WE HAVE THIS POLICY AND WHATEVER THIS BOARD FEELS MAY NOT BE THE WAY A BOARD FEELS IN TWO YEARS, WHICH MAY NOT BE THE WAY ANOTHER BOARD FEELS LATER.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT, IS IT NECESSARY? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE IT? IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN JUST STREAMLINE.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT INITIALLY WHEN I CAME ACROSS THOSE TWO IN PARTICULAR, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST ONE.
THAT WAS THE FIRST THOUGHT THAT CAME TO MY MIND.
I WAS LIKE, WHY IS THE BOARD EVEN DOING THIS? IF IT'S GOING TO DO THIS, IT DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE THAT. THAT'S PRETTY BAD.
I HAD THE SAME FEELING THOUGH. BECAUSE IT WAS JUST THOSE TWO SUBJECTS, AND IT'S LIKE, DO WE REALLY WANT TO PUT A SPARK OUT THERE?
>> CAN WE JUST GET TO THE POINT OF THE POLICY? [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH. IT'S LIKE I DON'T KNOW.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO NOTE.
ARE WE EVEN REQUIRED TO HAVE THOSE TWO POLICIES? AS I READ THEM, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE NEEDED THEM OR NOT.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT, LET'S HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT'S REQUIRED.
>> YOU HAVE SPECIAL SESSION SPECIFICALLY ON BOARD POLICIES AND ARS.
>> TO COMBINE THOSE TWO IN A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.
>> THE SELF EVALUATION, I CAN SPEAK TO NOW, IT'S PROBABLY GOOD TIME BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE HERE, ALTHOUGH IT IS.
BUT IT'S JUST ALL THREE OF US IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE USED TO GOING THROUGH EVALS, DOING THEM, GIVING THEM EVALUATION.
THE POINT OF SUCH A PROCESS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
BUT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT BECOMES ALMOST PERFORMATIVE AND HAVING BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE WATCHING THOSE MEETINGS, THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY AWKWARD.
PROBABLY THE ONE THING, I WAS, BOY, NOW I'M SITTING BACK HERE AND I'M GOING THROUGH THAT VERY AWKWARD PROCESS.
ALL OF US HERE ARE ABOUT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.
WE'VE BEEN BORN AND RAISED THAT WAY.
IT'S JUST WHETHER THAT FORMAT IS THE BEST.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WOULD HAVE HAD, IS THERE SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN? BECAUSE OF THE BROWN ACT ISSUES, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT IN CLOSED SESSION, THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN IDEAL PLACE.
BUT CAN YOU DO A SEMINAR? ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE LEGAL AND ACCEPTABLE WHERE WE CAN HAVE THOSE FRANK AND OPEN AND GOOD DISCUSSIONS?
>> I WILL SHARE IN THE PAST WE HAVE FACILITATED THE BOARD SELF EVALUATION AND A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.
OUT IN THE MAIN BOARD ROOM AREA, WE HAVE SCHEDULED THOSE LIKE 10:00 AM TO NOON DURING THE SUMMER.
THOSE ARE NON STREAMED OR TELEVISED BOARD MEETINGS, AND IT HAS LED TO MORE CANDID AND FRANK DIALOGUE.
>> WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF FOLKS HERE. I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING AT ALL.
IN FACT, IF IT WERE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TODAY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, I THINK THAT MAKES IT MORE OF THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN FEEL MORE FREE TO BE FRANK, BUT EVERYONE HERE SEEMS TO GET ALONG JUST FINE. I WOULDN'T THINK [OVERLAPPING].
>> I WILL SHARE WITH THE GOVERNING BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE SUGGESTION TO PULL THIS AGENDA ITEM CAME WHEN I HEARD FROM MULTIPLE TRUSTEES THAT THERE WAS SOME APPREHENSION ABOUT THIS SETTING AND DOING IT THIS EVENING.
THAT'S WHEN I REACHED OUT TO PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS TO RECOMMEND PULLING THIS FOR THIS EVENING AND RESCHEDULING IT IN A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
>> ITEM 2.3, THE AUDIENCE IS NOTIFIED OF PUBLIC COMMENT PROTOCOLS.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
BEFORE WE HEAD TO CLOSED SESSION, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEM AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION. GOOD AFTERNOON.[4.1 Reconvene to Open Session and report out Action taken in Closed Session]
WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. ITEM 5, CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM FIVE AT THIS TIME?
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ON ITEM 3.2, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.ON ITEM 3.4, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, AND ITEM 3.4 HAS BEEN TRAILED TO THE END OF THIS MEETING.
ITEM 5, CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.
[5. CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR]
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 5? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR?>> THERE'S A SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> MAY I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? DO YOU WANT TO NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY OF THE TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED PRIOR TO AGENDA B BEFORE FIVE? I CAN DO IT IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM 6, ACTION ITEMS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT UPON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, WE HAVE PULLED ITEMS 6.10, AND WE ALSO PULLED ITEM 8.1, AND THOSE WILL BE MOVED TO A FUTURE AGENDA AT THE END OF THE SUMMER.
[6.1 Approval of Early Reading Difficulties Screener, mClass DIBELS]
ITEM 6.1, APPROVAL OF EARLY READING DIFFICULTY SCREENER MCLASS DIBELS. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNING BOARD HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE AGENDA PACKET, INCLUSIVE OF AGENDA ITEM 6.1.
DR. BATTLE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> GOVERNING BOARD, I KNOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS REPORT, AND FORTUNATELY, CUSD IS WELL POSITIONED.
WE HAVE BEEN USING INTERVALS FOR THREE YEARS.
IT'S ON THE APPROVED LIST, AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, TRAINING ALREADY IN PLACE, AND TEACHERS ARE USING IT AT GRADES K-5, SO WE MEET THE REQUIREMENT.
BUT I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR REVIEWING THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.1? SEEING NONE, TRUSTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 6.1? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.1?
[6.2 Approve the Adoption of Teen Health Instructional Materials for CMS Physical Education Classes]
ITEM 6.2, APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF TEEN HEALTH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR CMS PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
AS THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY IS AWARE, THESE MATERIALS WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW IN THE LOBBY OF OUR BOARD ROOM FOR THE LAST MONTH.
THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
DR. BATTLE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE FINAL STEP IN THE TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION PROCESS AND IT DOES REQUIRE ACTION BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.
>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.2? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 6.2?
>> JUST A RELATED QUESTION, I'LL THROW IT OUT HERE.
IS THERE A WAY WE COULD LOOK INTO AS A DISTRICT, MAKING IT EASIER TO REVIEW BOOKS LIKE THIS? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANSWERED TODAY.
I'M JUST THINKING ANY ONLINE, HEY, WE GOT THIS NEW, AND WE CAN GET A LICENSE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT FOR 10 DAYS, 20 DAYS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO JUST YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BOOK FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND YOU'RE TRYING TO COME ON IN AND LOOK AT THIS STUFF AND GIVE IT A FAIR SHOT.
IF WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
IT'D EVEN HELP US OUT TO DO AS WELL.
>> OR EVEN A COPY HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND MAYBE A COPY AT THE SITE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE USED, SO MAYBE ONE AT THE LITTLE SCHOOL FOR THAT.
>> STAFF WILL TAKE A LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND BRING INFORMATION FORWARD TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO NEXT ADOPTION CYCLE.
>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.2? CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES.
[6.3 Adopt Resolution 2025-06-06 Regarding the Education Protection Account Imposed by Article XIII, Section 36(f)]
ITEM 6.3, ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-06-06 REGARDING THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT IMPOSED BY ARTICLE 13, SECTION 36F.[00:15:02]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA TO INTRODUCE THIS ACTION ITEM AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD MAY HAVE. MR. SALAMANCA.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVAL, THE TEMPORARY TAX, WHICH GOES THROUGH 2030, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE RELATED TAX ESTABLISHED THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT.
ANNUALLY, WE HAVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND OUTLINE HOW WE ANTICIPATE OR ESTIMATE HOW WE WILL EXPEND THOSE EPA MONIES.
WE HAVE OUR ESTIMATED FOR '24-'25, OUR ESTIMATED FOR '25-'26.
WE'LL HAVE A FINAL ACCOUNTING OF THIS WHEN WE CLOSE THE BOOKS FOR THE '24-'25 FISCAL YEAR IN THE REPORT THAT WE SHARE WITH YOU ALL IN SEPTEMBER.
>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.3? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? CALL FOR THE VOTE. THANK YOU.
[6.4 Approve: 2025-2026 Budget Overview for Parents and Local Control Accountability Plan]
APPROVE THE 2025-2026 BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS AND LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
SIMILARLY, ANOTHER ANNUAL REQUIREMENT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS IN THE LCAP.
DR. BATTLE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD MAY HAVE. DR. BATTLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AS SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER STATED, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT OUR LCAP.
I KNOW YOU HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT.
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED IT'S A CULMINATION OF A LOT OF THE DATA THAT YOU'VE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THROUGHOUT MY REPORTS AND SITE REPORTS.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.4? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 6.4? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? CALL FOR THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES.
ITEM 6.5, APPROVE THE 2025-2026 BUDGET. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
[NOISE] AS PER STATE REQUIREMENT, THE GOVERNING BOARD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON A '25-'26 BUDGET AFTER JUNE 15TH.
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA IS HERE TO PRESENT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD AN OVERVIEW OF THE '25-'26 BUDGET.
THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, MR. SALAMANCA.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, IT'S STILL EARLY, [LAUGHTER] TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE TUNING IN REMOTELY.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AS I PRESENT THE '25-'26 PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET.
I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I HAVE A COUGH ATTACK.
I'M A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER, SO BEAR WITH ME.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ANGELICA PAREDES, WHO'S OUR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES FOR HER AND HER TEAM'S DILIGENT EFFORTS TO BRING THIS BUDGET FORWARD TO YOU ALL.
AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND ALL OF THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING PAST BUDGETS, PAST AUDITS, AND ALL OF OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS POSTED HERE ON THE DISTRICT'S BUSINESS SERVICES WEBSITE.
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE.
MUCH OF WHAT WE DO IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE OF WHAT HAPPENS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
THE SEAT PROVIDED THERE MAY REVISE TO THIS DATE.
THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT YET SIGNED THE '25-'26 BUDGET INTO LAW.
WE'VE BUILT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE '25-'26 FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT THE STATE HAVING YET ADOPTED, SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE MIGHT BE CHANGES AND WE'LL INCORPORATE ANY OF THOSE CHANGES WHEN WE PRESENT THE UNAUDITED ACTUAL TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER.
IF THERE'S ANY MORE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO YOU ALL IN AUGUST.
AGAIN, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE AS WELL WITH THE ONSET OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA AND THE LCAP.
THEY REQUIRED DISTRICTS TO ADOPT THEIR LCAP AND BUDGET OVER TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS.
WE HAD OUR FIRST ONE ON JUNE 5TH.
WE INITIALLY HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LCFF AND LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW OUR INITIAL BUDGET AND OR LCAP, PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK IN WHICH CASE WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE ANY REQUIRED CHANGES INTO THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS EVENING.AS THE NOTE INDICATES, THE LEGISLATURE HAS APPROVED THE BUDGET.
THEY SUBMITTED ON JUNE 13TH IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR STATUTORY DEADLINE OF JUNE 15TH, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO GET PAID.
AS OF TODAY, HE'S NOT YET SIGNED THAT BILL INTO LAW.
THE DISTRICT, AS YOU'RE AWARE, HAS A LONG RANGE PLANNING GOAL AS IT RELATES TO BUDGET.
THOSE ARE THE FOUR MAIN TENETS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT IS THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET WITH A PLAN SPEND DOWN OF RESERVES, MAXIMIZING STUDENT PROGRAMS AND MAXIMIZING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING.
THIS WAS AN EXCITING BUDGET TO BUILD IN THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS PLAN SPEND DOWN FOR MANY YEARS.
I STARTED WITH THE DISTRICT IN 2017.
AT THAT POINT, WE DID NOT EXPECT TO REACH BASIC AID UNTIL 2036.
BECAUSE OF OUR WORK WITH THE CITY AND OUR GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY REFINANCE THE DEBTS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND ACCELERATE OUR PATH TO BASIC AID, WHICH WE'RE PROJECTING TO BE IN '27-'28, WHICH IS THE THIRD YEAR IN THIS EVENING'S BUDGET PRESENTATION.
IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE DISTRICT OR IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE SLIDE BEFORE, THERE'S TWO MAIN WAYS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA CAN BE FUNDED.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET ANALOGY QUITE A BIT.
ESSENTIALLY, THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA SETS THE SIDES OF THE BUCKET, AND LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL FILL THE BUCKET AS MUCH AS IT CAN, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE BUCKET ON THE LEFT.
FOR A DISTRICT THAT'S FUNDED UNDER LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, THE PROPERTY TAXES FILL UP THE BUCKET SO FAR AND THE STATE GOES AHEAD AND BACK FILLS THE REMAINDER TO FILL THE MINIMUM STATE AID AS EVIDENCED BY THE GREEN PORTION ON THE LEFT BUCKET.
FOR BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CONTRAST, ONCE THE BUCKET SIZE HAS BEEN DETERMINED, LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FILL UP THAT BUCKET AS MUCH AS IT CAN.
ANY SPILLOVER ALSO GETS TO STAY WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THAT GOES BY MANY NAMES, BASIC AID, LOCALLY FUNDED EXCESS PROPERTY DISTRICT.
FOR EASE OF REFERENCE, WE'RE GOING TO BE REFERRING TO OURSELVES AS A BASIC AID DISTRICT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. HOW ARE WE DOING? THE REQUIREMENT TO BUY DOWN OR PAY OFF THE DEBT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO HOW WE IN FACT, TRANSITION TO BECOME A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THE TURBO REPAYMENTS, WHICH IS A VERY CRUDE VERSION OF ANY FINANCE FOLKS OUT THERE ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND SAYING, WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING? BUT IT'S A VERY SIMPLE WAY TO ILLUSTRATE THAT WE ARE IN FACT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF THE PLANNED TURBO REPAYMENTS.
WE HAVE MET WITH THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
WE'RE MEETING WITH THE CITY OF CORONADO NEXT WEEK AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT TO REALLY FINE TUNE AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR DUCTS IN A ROW TO TRANSITION SMOOTHLY INTO A BASIC AID DISTRICT IN '27-'28.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE LAST PAYMENT ON THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEBT WILL BE MADE IN THE '26-'27 SCHOOL YEAR, INDICATING THAT WE WILL REACH BASIC AID STATUS IN '27-'28.
ONE POINT OF INFORMATION CLARIFICATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THE DISSOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS A TRIGGER FOR US, BECOMING A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'VE RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY.
THERE ARE SOME REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEBT THAT WILL OUTLIVE THE '26-'27 FINAL PAYMENT.
IN A VERY CONVOLUTED WAY, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WILL EXIST UNTIL 2036.
WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE DEBT PAID DOWN THAT WILL STILL MEAN THAT A LOT OF THE MONIES WILL FLOW TO THE DISTRICT.
IN SHORT, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WILL EXIST AND WE WILL STILL BECOME A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT IN '27-'28.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF NUANCE OF HOW THE MONEY FLOWS THROUGH AND TO WHICH FUNDS IT FLOWS INTO.
IF YOU LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE SACS BUDGET DOCUMENTS,
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WHAT THIS MEANS IS INSTEAD OF GETTING ALL OF OUR PROPERTY TAX MONIES INTO FUND 1, THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A PORTION THAT'S SIPHONED OFF TO FUND 40, AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A 2% PASS THROUGH.BUT BECAUSE OF HOW WE'RE ALL STRUCTURED, ALL OF THAT MONEY, AS WE HAVE BEEN, WILL BE ABLE TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO FUND 1.
I'LL HAVE BETTER VISUALS FOR YOU WHEN WE ACTUALLY CLOSE THE BOOKS IN SEPTEMBER, BUT LONG STORY SHORT, WE WILL HAVE THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STILL ALIVE, BUT WE WILL ALSO BECOME BASIC AID IN '27-'28 AS ORIGINALLY PROJECTED.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THEN BECAUSE SOME OF OUR PROPERTY TAX MONEY, IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, WILL BE FLOWING THROUGH THE RDA STILL, WHICH WOULD DIMINISH THAT POT OF MONEY THAT WOULD NORMALLY COME THROUGH US WITHOUT THE RDA BEING AROUND IN THE BASIC AID, BUT WHAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY IS AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO FUND 40 AND WE CAN TRANSFER THAT, YOU DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING AT THIS POINT, A HUGE, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING GOING AT A BASIC AID?
>> NO. IF WE'RE TALKING AROUND NUMBERS, ABOUT $400,000 OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL STILL FLOW THROUGH TO PAY OFF RDA DEBT IN CONTRAST TO THE 42 MILLION.
>> SORRY, I THAT 400,000 PER YEAR?
>> FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PER YEAR IS STILL GOING TO BE PART OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WORLD.
>> BUT OUT OF 40 SOMEWHAT MILLION, I THINK.
>> I HAD A QUESTION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL REDEMPTION PAYMENTS, THE REDEMPTION PAYMENTS ARE MADE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF EVERY YEAR.
>> IT'S NOT AMORTIZED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> IT'S A LUMP SUM PAYMENT ON THAT DATE, PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
>> IF THE '26 PAYMENT IS AS BIG, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 8.8.
>> TO OVERSIMPLIFY, THE PROJECTED TURBO REDEMPTION IS ABOUT 64 MILLION, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE SECOND COLUMN.
WE'VE PAID ABOUT 55 MILLION, ABOUT NINE MILLION IS WHAT'S REMAINING TO BE PAID.
THESE PROJECTIONS SHOW 14+9, SO WE'RE WELL AHEAD OF THE GAME.
>> IS IT GOING TO BE PAID OFF ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2026?
>> THAT IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING, WHICH IS IN THE '26-'27 FISCAL YEAR.
>> THEN WHEN DO WE ACTUALLY START GETTING BASIC AID MONEY IF IT'S SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026?
>> THE PAYMENT ITSELF TAKES INTO ACCOUNT FUTURE COLLECTIONS.
FOR THE SEPTEMBER '26 PAYMENT, IT'S LOOKING AT PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COLLECTED THAT DECEMBER, AND ESSENTIALLY BORROWS AGAINST THOSE FUTURE EARNINGS.
WHEN WE WILL ACTUALLY BECOME BASIC AID, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS A YEAR AS A WHOLE, BECAUSE SO MUCH OF OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES ARE STILL GOING TO GO TO THAT PAYMENT.
THERE'S A VERY LOW LIKELIHOOD THAT WILL ADVANCE TO BASIC YEAR TO YEAR EARLIER FOR THAT.
THE NUMBERS, IT'S PRETTY CERTAIN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE '27-'28.
>> WHEN WE REACH BASIC AID, WE GET PAID TWICE A YEAR FROM THE STATE IN MAY AND DECEMBER?
IN YEAR 1, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET MONTHLY APPORTIONMENTS THROUGH THE STATE.
THEN WHEN DECEMBER COMES AROUND, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE OWED TO US.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET MONTHLY PAYCHECKS FROM THE STATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR.
THE WAY THAT THE STATE OPERATES, IT'S MORE OF A LOOK BACK.
WHEN WE CLOSE THE BOOKS EACH YEAR, WE HAVE TO DO A CALCULATION OF HOW MUCH WERE WE ENTITLED TO, HOW MUCH DO WE GET, AND IF WE EITHER OWE THEM MONEY OR THEY OWE US MONEY.
THERE'S A TRUE UP THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BASIC AID, THE TRUE UP WILL BE MUCH LARGER OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO THE STATE.
MOVING FORWARD, THEY'LL RECOGNIZE HOW FAR INTO BASIC AID WE ARE.
THEY'LL CUT US OFF FROM THOSE MONTHLY APPORTIONMENTS, AND THEN WE'LL BE RELYING ON MONTHLY OR BI-ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY.
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>> CAN YOU BRIEFLY EXPLAIN AND FOR EVERYBODY, THE IMPACT OF THAT CASH FLOW THAT HELP SET EXPECTATIONS OF WHEN, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE TRANSITION, BUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT CASH FLOW ISSUE, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO.
>> BEST PRACTICE ACROSS THE STATE IS THAT BASIC AID DISTRICT BECAUSE THE TIMING OF THEIR CASH INFLOWS IS ONLY TWICE A YEAR AS OPPOSED TO 10-12 AT THE STATE LEVEL.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY HAVING TO FLOAT MONTHLY EXPENSES IN THE INTERIM PERIODS, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT COMES IN DECEMBER AND APRIL.
TO PUT IT DIFFERENTLY, THE BEST PRACTICE IS THAT WE, AS A BASIC AID DISTRICT, HOLD ON TO ABOUT 17% IN RESERVES, THAT AMOUNTS TO ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF EXPENDITURES.
A VERY REAL EXAMPLE, IF A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT, LET'S SAY, DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH CASH RESERVES TO MEET MONTHLY PAYROLL, THEIR OBLIGATION WOULD BE EITHER TO GET A LOAN, TEMPORARY BORROWING, WHICH COMES WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS.
THE REAL WORLD IMPLICATIONS ARE WE HAVE MONIES COMING IN, BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY CASH TO WRITE THE BILLS.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
>> I THINK AS WE PROGRESS AND THINGS SETTLE OUT, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER BATTLE RHYTHM, BUT IT IS DIFFERENT.
IMAGINE TRYING TO ORGANIZE MOST OF US TO OUR MONTHLY FINANCES MONTH TO MONTH.
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE HAVING TO DO IT TWICE A YEAR.
IT'S MORE CHALLENGING AND ARE SOME INVITATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT PRETTY MUCH MIRRORS PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS IN DECEMBER AND IN APRIL?
>> GOING BACK TO THE '25-'26 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THERE'S A FEW REQUIRED ELEMENTS WE'RE REQUIRED TO SHOW ALIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES.
AS YOU ALL JUST APPROVED THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, WE'RE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY THAT ALL OF THE ITEMS, THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES THAT WE OUTLINED IN THAT DOCUMENT HAVE CORRESPONDING DOLLARS THAT ARE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET.
WE'RE ASSERTING AND CERTIFYING TO YOU ALL THAT WE HAVE, IN FACT, ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OF THOSE EXPENDITURES.
WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE STATE'S BUDGET FORMS THROUGH THE STANDARDIZED ACCOUNT CODE STRUCTURE.
ALTHOUGH THE FUND DOCUMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THERE, MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS THROUGH 27 AND 28, AND CRITERION STANDARDS.
IF YOU ARE REALLY EAGER TO GET INTO THE BUDGET, THAT IS AN AREA THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU START.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE STATE'S EASY REVIEW GUIDE.
IT LOOKS AT SOME OF THE KEY AREAS, LOOKS AT STANDARD DEVIATIONS, AND SAYS, DO THE DISTRICT'S ASSUMPTIONS FALL WITHIN INDUSTRY NORMS AND AVERAGES, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE CRITERION STANDARDS.
LASTLY, THIS IS OUR DISCLAIMER: BUDGETS AND MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS ARE BUILT BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AT THIS TIME.
AGAIN, THE STATE HASN'T YET ADOPTED THEIR BUDGET, WHICH IN TURN IMPACTS OURS.
ANY ONE TIME MONIES THAT THEY PROJECT, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THOSE THINGS VIA TRAILER BILLS, THAT WOULD HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET.
WE'RE GUESSING WHAT OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND STAFFING IS GOING TO BE.
FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND SO WE KNOW THAT DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS AND OUR BUDGET WILL CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THOSE KNOWN VARIABLES ONCE THEY BECOME KNOWN TO US.
MORE OF THE SAME. WE DO OUR BEST, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE 160-PAGE DOCUMENT.
WE LIKE TO GROUP THEM IN LIGHT CATEGORIES.
FUND 1, FUND 17, AND FUND 40 ARE IN GENERAL.
FUND 1 IS THE DISTRICT'S MAIN OPERATING FUND.
FUND 17 AND 40 ARE THE DISTRICT'S MAIN RESERVE FUNDS.
YOU'LL SEE IN THE GREEN BOX, THE WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BALANCE THE GENERAL FUND IS BY HAVING TRANSFERS FROM OUR RESERVE ACCOUNTS, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $7.5 MILLION INTO GENERAL FUND 01.
IF YOU'RE CHECKING MY MATH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE NEGATIVES, THE 3.5 UNDER FUND 17 AND THE 4.3 UNDER FUND 40 DOES NOT EQUAL 7.45, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT OTHER PROGRAMS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE ALSO OPERATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. FUND 12 IS OUR STATE-FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM,
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AND FUND 63 IS OUR FEE-BASED FEE FOR-SERVICE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN FUND 63 BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE OF OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM HAS SHIFTED SO SIGNIFICANTLY.
WE WERE PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED TO REPORT THE FEE BASED SEPARATELY BECAUSE IT WAS VIEWED AS AN ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.
IT HAD LOTS OF REVENUE GENERATION AND LOTS OF EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THOSE STUDENTS, THAT WERE SO DIFFERENT FROM THE STATE-FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES INTO FUND 1.
MOVING FORWARD, YOU SHOULD SEE FUND 63 DISSOLVE, AND ALL OF THE PRESCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY WILL BE FACTORED INTO FUND 12.
I REFERENCED ON THE LAST SLIDE, THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TRANSFER AMOUNTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT JUST UNDER $400,000 WAS TRANSFERRED INTO FUND 25, AND THAT'S TO HELP SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S COP PAYMENTS.
THAT'S NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT.
THAT DEBT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE ON UNTIL 2036.
THE OTHER FUNDS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE ESSENTIALLY SELF-SUSTAINING FUNDS.
IN THE EVENT THAT ONE OF THESE FUNDS DOES NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUES TO SUSTAIN THE EXPENSES IN IT, THE GENERAL FUND OR ONE OF ITS RESERVE ACCOUNTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO BALANCE THAT FUND.
I'LL TAKE PROJECTIONS. EXCUSE ME.
WE ARE PROJECTING, CONSISTENT WITH OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN TO DEFICIT SPEND IN ALL THREE OF THE 24-25, 25-26, AND 26-27 FISCAL YEARS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN 26-27, WE PROJECT THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE REQUIRED 3% MINIMUM.
IN THE NEXT ITEM, THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A SPENDING RESOLUTION OR A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO REDUCTIONS IN EXPENDITURES OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING SOURCES TO INCREASE REVENUES.
BUT BASIC AID IS IN OUR FIRST WINDOW OF THIS BUDGET, AND WE ARE PROJECTING TO END FIRST YEAR OF BASIC AID WITH 1.7 MILLION IN RESERVES.
THIS WOULD MEET THE STATE-MANDATED REQUIREMENT FOR THAT YEAR.
YOU'LL RECALL AT THE FOLLOWING THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE SECOND INTERIM BUDGET IN MARCH, THE COUNTY OFFICE SHARED THEIR OVERSIGHT LETTER.
THEY REVIEWED ALL OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WENT INTO OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUR BUDGET.
THEY ASKED US TO REMOVE THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT. WE HAVE DONE THAT.
THE DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT THAT WAS PROPOSED IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PER THEIR DIRECTION.
ALSO, THEY ARE ALSO RECOGNIZING CONSISTENT WITH OUR PROPOSALS OR INFORMATION SHARED WITH YOU ALL THAT THE DISTRICT WON'T HAVE THE REQUISITE RESERVE IN 26-27, AND SO THEY DIRECTED US TO APPROVE WITH OUR ADOPTED BUDGET A COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE, EITHER THROUGH REDUCTIONS OR ADDITIONAL REVENUES.
PASS A RESOLUTION THIS EVENING.
OUR COMMITMENT TO THEM IS TO HAVE LINE ITEM DETAILED AND INCORPORATED IN THE FIRST INTERIM, WHAT EXACTLY THOSE REDUCTIONS ARE OR WHAT EXACTLY THOSE REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS ARE.
>> AT THE FIRST INTERIM BUDGET, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE OUTLINED WHAT WE'VE CUT OR WHAT INCREASED REVENUES WE HAVE?
>> YES. IN RESPONSE, WE'VE PRESENTED A FEW OPTIONS.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ONGOING CONVERSATIONS.
LATER THIS EVENING. THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 250608.
THAT'S ITEM 6.6 ON THE AGENDA.
AGAIN, ADDRESSING THE NECESSARY REDUCTIONS AND THE REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS TO CLOSE THE BUDGET SHORTFALL BY 26-27.
WE HAVE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR EFFICIENCIES, MOSTLY THROUGH ATTRITION OF STAFFING AND OTHER EXPENDITURES.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THIS PER SE IN CUTTING PROGRAMS. AS WE SEE DECLINING ENROLLMENT, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT WE WOULD HAVE LESS STAFFING TO SERVE THEM.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING 200 LESS STUDENTS IN THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'VE ALREADY FACTORED MUCH OF THAT INTO OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS.
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BUT AS OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF GUARDRAILS WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND STAFFING, WHETHER IT BE CODE, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, OR OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES.THE LAST THING I KNOW WE TEASE THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION COMING UP.
THE BOARD AND STAFF MAY CONSIDER TAKING ANOTHER LEASE-PURCHASE FINANCING.
BUT IT SIMPLY WE MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BORROW IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE FUNDING DEFICIT.
THE BUDGET GAP IN THE 26-27 FISCAL YEAR.
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FINANCINGS.
ONE IS THE TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING.
THE PROCEEDS ARE LIMITED, AND HOW WE'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE MUCH LIKE THE FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES INITIATIVE THAT RESULTED IN THE $12,000,000 LOAN FUNDED BY THE NAVY LEASE REVENUES.
WE'RE LIMITED TO EXPENDING THOSE ON CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
ANOTHER OPTION IS TAXABLE FINANCING, AND THAT WOULD BE LIMITED TO SUPPORT OR REFUNDING, OR REFINANCING NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, WE HAVE ABOUT $400,000 THAT'S PAID TO FUND 25 TO HELP SUPPORT THAT COP PAYMENT.
IT'S CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND OR FUND 40; HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
IF WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THIS FINANCING, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFSET GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY THAT AMOUNT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT SHOULD THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN.
THERE'S A LOT MORE DISCUSSION I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, BUT IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, WE DON'T WANT TO BORROW MORE THAN IS NECESSARY.
WE ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND PAYING IT OFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY ONCE WE REACH BASIC AID.
NEXT STEPS. THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THE 25-26 ANNUAL BUDGET.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS OF OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING SUBMISSION TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
THEY CAN LOOK AT ALL THE UNDERLYING ENTRIES AND LOOK AT ALL OF THE LCFF CALCULATORS, BASICALLY EVERY ASSUMPTION THAT GOES INTO BUILDING THE BUDGET.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, AND THEY DO REVIEW THAT.
OF COURSE, FROM THE FINANCE SIDE, WE WILL BE WORKING ON YEAR-END CLOSING FOR THE '24-'25 SCHOOL YEAR.
AGAIN, WE'LL SHARE THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS WITH YOU IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LAYERS OF OVERSIGHT, COUNTY OFFICE OF IS ONE THAT I JUST MENTIONED IN THE LAST SITE.
WE HAVE OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO COME OUT IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE AUDITS THAT LOOK AT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REGULATORY BODIES.
AGAIN, WE HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR STAFF, OR ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN A BUDGET TO COMMUNICATE WITH US.
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS OR IF THEY HAVE IDEAS, WE ARE ACTIVELY CHECKING THIS, AND YOU CAN EXPECT A RESPONSE AS LONG AS YOU INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
I'LL STOP FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.5 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> PRESS MY BUTTON. ON PAGE 13, THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT.
YOU SAID, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE GRANT, WE'VE REMOVED THAT AMOUNT.
DO WE KNOW WITH ANY CERTAINTY IF IT'LL BE PUT BACK IN, OR DO WE THINKING, NO WAY?
AT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, IT WAS ESTIMATED 800,000.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS THE SENATOR OF THE ASSEMBLY WHO SLASHED IT IN ALMOST A THIRD OR ACTUALLY A FOURTH OF WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROJECTED TO BE.
ONE OF THE PROPOSALS INDICATES THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT A QUARTER OF THAT AMOUNT, IF AT ALL.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE TRAILER.
>> THEN I MAY HAVE MISSED THIS.
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR '26-'27?
>> IN ORDER TO MEET OUR 3% RESERVE, WE NEED THAT NUMBER TO BE ABOUT 1.7 MILLION, SO ABOUT 1.4 MILLION.
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[6.5 Approve 2025-26 Budget]
>> ITEM 6.5, APPROVE THE 2025, 2026 BUDGET. SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK THAT MR. SALAMANCA NOT GO TOO FAR.
ACTION ITEM 6.6, ADOPT BUSINESS SERVICE RESOLUTION.
I KNOW THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS ACTION ITEM, MR. SALAMANCA.
>> YES, I DON'T HAVE MY COMPUTER.
THIS IS THE SPENDING RESOLUTION?
>> THIS IS THE SPENDING RESOLUTION.
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I JUST SHARED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION.
>> WE DID NOT VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM 6.5.
>> IS THAT NOT WHAT I CALLED, 6.5.
IS THERE A MOTION APPROVED THE 2025, 2026 BUDGET?
>> MY NAME, RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE]
[6.6 Adopt Business Services Resolution Regarding the Need to Identify Budget Reductions or Revenue Enhancements Needed in 2026-27 and Commit to Incorporating Budget Solutions as Part of the 2025-26 First Interim Report]
ADOPT BUSINESS SERVICES RESOLUTION.>> DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
YES, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR DIRECTIVE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.
YOU'LL NOTE IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE AIRED ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF $2,000,000.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AS IT RELATES TO STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PERSONALLY VERY INVOLVED IN IS THE NUMBER OF INTERDISTRICT APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE EACH YEAR.
WHEN I LOOK AT CURRENT YEAR APPLICATIONS, AS IT RELATES TO PRIOR YEAR APPLICATIONS, WE'VE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANTLY LESS APPLICATIONS TO TRANSFER, AND SO WE ARE AIRING ON THE SIDE OF CONSERVATISM THAT WE NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN LEVEL ENROLLMENT AS WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
THERE MAY BE A NEED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS OR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS.
AS TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, WE'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING ABOUT $300,000 IN RESERVES.
THIS IS AIRING ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF ABOUT 600,000.
WE'LL HAVE THE ABILITY, OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER TO FINE-TUNE THIS NUMBER AND NOT OVERCORRECT OR THAN NECESSARY.
>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.6?
I'M JENNIFER LANDRY FROM CORONADO.
I'VE NOT BEEN PRESENT IN PERSON AT THE LAST TWO BOARD MEETINGS, BUT I'VE WATCHED THEM REMOTELY TO KEEP UP WITH EVENTS. SORRY FOR MY VOICE.
I'VE BEEN YELLING OVER TREE TRIMMING AND WOOD CHIPPERS AT SUMMER SCHOOL THE LAST THREE DAYS.
TONIGHT WE ARE HEARING ABOUT A FAMILIAR TOPIC, THE BUDGET.
I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR ARTS PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET.
VERY QUIETLY, WE ARE ALREADY CUTTING VARIOUS ART PROGRAMS BY ELIMINATING SECTIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, A FULL-TIME TEACHER OF THE ARTS RETIRES, THEIR POSITION IS POSTED AS A PART-TIME POSITION, A PART-TIME TEACHER OF THE ARTS RESIGNS, BUT THEIR POSITION IS POSTED AS BEING EVEN LESS PART-TIME THAN IT CURRENTLY WAS.
AS THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PRESENTED THEIR TALENTS HERE AT RECENT BOARD MEETINGS.
NOWHERE IN YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, DUE TO THE CUTS TO THE VERY PROGRAM THAT JUST PERFORMED OR SHARED THEIR TALENT WITH THE PUBLIC? THEN WE SEEMINGLY HAVE AN ENTIRE ARTS POSITION BEING CUT.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT TO SOMEONE WHO RESIGNED OR RETIRED.
INSTEAD, THEY WERE PULLED INTO A MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND JUST TOLD THEIR POSITIONS BEING ELIMINATED.
THIS WASN'T DONE PRIOR TO MARCH 15TH.
THE ELIMINATION OF THE POSITION HAS APPEARED NOWHERE THAT I CAN FIND FOR ANY BOARD ACTION IN ANY RECENT BOARD AGENDA.
THE ACD MEMBER WAS BLINDSIDED.
WHY AREN'T WE EVEN FOLLOWING THE RULES ANYMORE FOR ELIMINATING POSITIONS? IS IT BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE? NOW, IF WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT CUTS, WE JUST VIOLATE ED CODE OR PATH PRACTICE AND CUTTING SECTIONS AND ELIMINATING POSITIONS.
I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE HUMANS INVOLVED, BOTH BIG AND LITTLE.
THE ONES WHO ARE BEING ASKED TO IGNORE
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THEIR TEACHING CONTRACT BY ACCEPTING A SCHEDULE BEING OFFERED TO THEM THAT IS MORE THAN A 1.0 FTE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FILL IN THESE PART-TIME POSITIONS.THE ONES WHO ARE BEING BLINDSIDED WITH INFORMATION, THAT'S A VIOLATION OF ED CODE.
IT'S AS THOUGH THE RULES DON'T APPLY ANYMORE, BUT FORTUNATELY, THEY DO.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT CUTS AND WHAT THEY ARE BASING THOSE CUTS UPON, BEYOND WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE BIG NUMBERS.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
THE RULES MATTER, ACT MEMBERS MATTER, KIDS MATTER, AND OUR ARTS PROGRAMS MATTER. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS CARRIE JACKSON.
I'M HERE TODAY NOT JUST AS A LONGTIME ARTS EDUCATOR, BUT AS A WITNESS TO THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT THAT THE ARTS HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS.
RECENTLY, MANY OF OUR FELLOW ART EDUCATORS HAVE RETIRED AND RESIGNED, AND AS A RESULT, OUR PROGRAMS ARE BEING DISMANTLED.
I JUST ASK YOU TODAY TO CONSIDER THIS NOT AS A BUDGETARY ISSUE, BUT AS A DECISION WITH DEEP AND LASTING HUMAN CONSEQUENCES.
AND A TIME WHERE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS RESHAPING OUR INDUSTRIES.
CREATIVITY, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ADAPTABILITY WILL BE OUR STUDENTS MOST VITAL TOOLS.
THE ARTISTS TEACH THESE SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC, THEATER, DANCE, DIGITAL, AND VISUAL ART.
STUDENTS BUILD COMPETENCE, THEY BUILD RESILIENCE AND EMPATHY.
THEY LEARN TO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE AND TO EXPRESS WHAT WORDS CANNOT.
RESEARCH OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTS THIS.
TEENAGERS AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIES REPORT A HIGHER LIFE SATISFACTION, REDUCED ANXIETY, STRONGER SOCIAL BONDS.
IN FACT, THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT CAN LOWER DEPRESSION RISK BY NEARLY 50% AND INCREASE EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE BY 70%.
THESE ARE NOT ABSTRACT BENEFITS.
THEY ARE MEASURABLE, TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES.
CUTTING ARTS PROGRAMS IS NOT JUST CUTTING A LINE ITEM.
IT'S CUTTING A LIFELINE FOR STUDENTS, WHO NEED A SENSE OF PURPOSE, BELONGING, AND EXPRESSION.
FOR MANY, THE ARTS ARE WHERE THEY FIND THEIR VOICE, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEIR HOPE.
SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU PLEASE, WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANY DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN THE BUDGETS, JUST CONSIDER THE RIPPLE EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH, ON SYSTEMS OF OPERATIONS, ON SCHOOL CULTURE, AND ON OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS, AND JUST TO THE SOUL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.
I HAVE PROUDLY TAUGHT AT COSAS MUSICAL THEATER AND DRAMA DEPARTMENT FOR GOING ON 20 YEARS.
MY GOD. THE THEME OF MY SPEECH TODAY IS THREEFOLD: PRESTIGE, INCOME GENERATION, AND A WARNING ABOUT PRACTICALITY.
OUR PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-RESPECTED ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE STATE.
OUR GRADUATES HAVE GONE TO THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL.
OUR GRADUATES HAVE APPEARED IN MARVEL TV SHOWS ON DISNEY+.
THEY ARE WINNERS OF THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR IN THE ARTS PROGRAM.
THEY ARE WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL JIMMY AWARDS, THE BROADWAY NEER LANDER AWARDS.
ONE OF OUR GRADUATES WAS ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
WHO TRAINED HER? ED. THAT'S JUST A REMINDER OF THE PRESTIGE THAT THE CORONADO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BRINGS TO THIS DISTRICT.
SECOND, INCOME GENERATION IDTS.
I SEE WHEN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SIMONCA MENTIONED DECLINING STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
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WE BRING IN IDTS.WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING MONEY INTO THIS DISTRICT.
ANYTHING THAT JEOPARDIZES THAT INCOME GENERATION POTENTIAL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT VERY SKEPTICALLY.
TO THAT END, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT CARRIE JACKSON, AS WELL AS MY OTHER COLLEAGUES.
THE ELIMINATION OF HER TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITION FOR COSA COORDINATOR, I AM LIKE CASSANDRA IN THE OLD GREEK MYTH, WARNING THE PEOPLE OF ATHENS ABOUT DISASTER THAT'S COMING, AND I HOPE TO GOD YOU HEAR ME.
MY QUESTION IS, GARY DOES SO MUCH.
I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I'LL BRING UP TO YOU.
IF THESE DUTIES IN THE INTEREST OF BUDGET CUTS ARE FARMED OUT TO KAREN MALINA, TIM KUSERO, AND WENDY LEWIS, MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY HOURS ARE THERE IN A DAY? THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE DUTIES THAT SHE DOES.
SECOND, I ALSO QUESTION, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.
WE ARE A PRODUCTION COMPANY MASQUERADING AS A SCHOOL.
WE ARE A SCHOOL, BUT HAVING SERVED AS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF [INAUDIBLE] THEATER, WE ARE ALSO EQUALLY A PRODUCTION COMPANY.
I QUESTION WITH RESPECT TO THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF OUR FINE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS IN TAKING ON THESE DUTIES.
DO THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN PRODUCTION MEETINGS? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS? DO THEY KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY, AND DO THEY KNOW HOW TO COORDINATE AUDITIONS? THESE ARE THINGS THAT PRACTICALLY GARY DOES AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IN ELIMINATING HER POSITION, WE ARE SHOOTING OURSELVES IN THE FOOT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AND I KNOW YOU'LL HEAR THIS.
WE ARE SHOOTING OURSELVES IN THE FOOT IN TERMS OF MAKING MONEY FOR THIS DISTRICT? SHE SHOULD NOT GO? WE NEED HER. THANK YOU.
ITEM 6.6, TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 6.6?
>> I HAD A QUESTION, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THE NUMBER OF IDT APPLICATIONS WERE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
CAN YOU PUT NUMBERS BEHIND THAT?
>> I'D HAVE TO GIVE YOU ROUGH NUMBERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED CLOSE TO 500 APPLICATIONS, AND TO DATE, WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN THE 250 REALM.
>> MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE WE HAD TO SAY NO TO SO MANY LAST YEAR, AND MANY OF THEM CHOSE NOT TO REAPPLY THIS YEAR.
I KNOW IN THE AREAS THAT WE TOOK MORE IDT APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR OR THE GRADE LEVELS THAT WE ACCEPTED, WE DIDN'T SEE AS MUCH OF AN ATTRITION.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS LOWER APPLICATION NUMBERS AT THE LOWER GRADES WHERE WE TOOK FEWER NUMBERS LAST YEAR.
>> HAVE WE I KNOW THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING BUDGET REDUCTIONS, BUT HAVE WE IDENTIFIED POSITIONS YET, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE.
>> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REFRAME THAT QUESTION?
>> IN 6.6, WE'RE IDENTIFYING BUDGET REDUCTIONS OR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS NEEDED.
HAVE WE IDENTIFIED A LIST OF POSITIONS?
>> I'LL TAKE FIRST CRACK AT THIS AND THEN MR. SALAMANCA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN IN.
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THIS SETTING OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE RELIED UPON EFFICIENCIES THROUGH ATTRITION.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO HAVE AN EARLY RETIREMENT TELL INCENTIVE IS FOR US TO MAKE STAFFING DECISIONS THAT CAN ABSORB EXISTING STAFF, AS LONG AS OUR CLASS SIZE AVERAGES ARE STILL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
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IF WE HAVE A RESIGNATION OR A RETIREMENT, LET'S SAY FOR A PART-TIME POSITION, AND WE HAVE A TEACHER WHO IS EITHER NOT TEACHING FULL-TIME OR IS TEACHING, HAS A FULL-TIME CONTRACT, BUT DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF THOSE SECTIONS IN POSITIONS THAT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH STUDENTS.WE'RE TRYING RATHER THAN RE-HIRING TO CONSOLIDATE AS AN EFFICIENCY ACROSS CUSD.
ALSO, AS STATED IN THIS SETTING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'RE ALSO AT A VERY INTERESTING TIME WITH INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFERS.
AS THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE, WE DO GENERATE REVENUE FROM INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS.
WE GET REVENUE PER PUPIL FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME THAT THEY ARE ACTIVELY IN ATTENDANCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THAT FUNDING MODEL CHANGES WHEN WE REACH BASIC AID.
BASIC AID IS NO LONGER DEPENDENT UPON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A DISTRICT OR IN A PROGRAM.
OUR FUNDING IS 100% BASED UPON OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT A CONFLUENCE OF FACTORS.
WE'RE IN DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AND FOR YEARS, WE SUSTAINED OUR ENROLLMENT BY BRINGING IN INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS BECAUSE WE NEEDED THAT REVENUE TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER TO OUR STUDENTS.
ACCEPTING INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS NOW IS A COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING TO STUDENTS UNTIL THEY REACH CERTAIN THRESHOLDS.
AFTER WE REACH BASIC AID, WE ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING REVENUE FOR THOSE CHILDREN.
WE'RE TRYING TO TIGHTEN OUR BELT WITHOUT CUTTING PROGRAMS OR SECTIONS FOR STUDENTS BY ATTRITION.
WE ARE ALSO BEING VERY MINDFUL OF WHERE WE'RE ACCEPTING INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS, UNDERSTANDING THAT IN TWO YEARS, WE WILL NOT BE RECEIVING ANY REVENUE FOR THOSE INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS.
IT'S BEEN A VERY DELICATE BALANCE THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON, AND SOME VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS OR OPTIONS OR CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE MADE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT NOT POSTING POSITIONS, WHEN SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS EITHER RESIGN OR RETIRE.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CALIBRATE CLASS SIZE AVERAGES, FOR EXAMPLE.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CALIBRATE RESOURCES.
I KNOW THE GOVERNING BOARD REMEMBERS A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE HAD A TEACHER WHO RETIRED, WHO WAS PROVIDING INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS.
WE DID NOT POST AND REHIRE THAT POSITION.
WE ABSORBED, IF YOU WILL, THOSE SERVICES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND HAD TO RESTRUCTURE SOME OF THOSE SERVICES BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA MENTIONED EARLIER, A 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT? A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS OR FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE TRY TO CONTINUE OFFERING THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER ACROSS ALL FOUR SCHOOL SITES, WHILE BEING MINDFUL OF THE NECESSITY TO CUT SOME REVENUE FROM THE DISTRICT.
>> I KNOW IT GOES ALONG WITH THIS.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO GET STUDENTS TO REGISTER OR PARENTS TO REGISTER EARLY FOR THE IS COMING UP YEAR.
DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW THAT'S GOING?
>> I BELIEVE OUR MOST RECENT COUNT EARLIER THIS WEEK WAS 01,800 STUDENTS HAVE REGISTERED FOR 25 26.
WE'RE PROJECTING OR WE'RE SETTING OUR BUDGET TARGET FOR 265?
WE'RE FINISHING OUR '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR WITH ROUGHLY ABOUT 2,750 STUDENTS.
WE'RE PROJECTING ROUGHLY THE SAME.
>> I THOUGHT YOU HAD SAID MINUS 200.
>> YEAH. SO '25/'26 WE'RE PROJECTING ROUGHLY THE SAME, '26/'27, ABOUT 100 LESS, AND THEN '27/'28, ANOTHER HUNDRED LESS.
>> THANK YOU. BUT WITH ALL THIS, WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE OFFERING EVEN THOUGH OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS GOING DOWN.
>> CORRECT. IN DOING SO, LOOKING CRITICALLY AT ENROLLMENT IN SOME OF THE COURSES THAT WE CURRENTLY OFFER, WE'RE LOOKING AT SECTIONS ON OUR MASTER SCHEDULE THAT MAY NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, BUT ARE SUPPORT ROLES AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
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I HATE TO USE THIS WORD, BUT WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES DUE TO A RESIGNATION OR A RETIREMENT.WE'RE LOOKING CRITICALLY AT RATHER THAN POSTING A NEW POSITION.
BECAUSE OUR ENROLLMENT IS GOING DOWN, BECAUSE OUR REVENUE IS GOING TO SHIFT AWAY FROM BODIES AND CHAIRS TO PROPERTY TAX, RATHER THAN POSTING AND HIRING A NEW POSITION, WHERE CAN WE CONSOLIDATE AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS TO HELP CHIP AWAY AT THAT $1.6 MILLION DEFICIT THAT WE'RE FACED WITH IN ORDER TO CONTINUE OFFERING THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD I THINK IT HAS BEEN TO TRY AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND THEN TRY TO MATCH THE ENROLLMENT WITH THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE BOARD GETTING DOWN INTO THE WEES OF A SPECIFIC POSITION, I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE'VE GONE THERE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND IT DOES RAISE AN INTERESTING POINT THAT WHEN WE DO REACH BASIC AID, IDTS COME WITH EITHER NO FUNDING OR VERY LITTLE FUNDING, DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR, ETC.
BUT I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS THE CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK I'M THE ONLY MUSIC MAJOR UP HERE, SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTS.
I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH 25% OF OUR STUDENTS NOT AT STATE STANDARDS FOR MATH, ENGLISH, ALTHOUGH WE ARE ONE OF THE BETTER ONES IN THE STATE.
BUT BEYOND THAT, IT'S PAINFUL TO LOOK AND LISTEN TO VERY GOOD ARGUMENTS AND REALIZE WE GOT $1.6 MILLION AND I APPLAUD WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
THESE ARE NOT EASY DECISIONS TO MAKE.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HEARD TODAY AND THAT THEY'LL MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS THAT THEY CAN IN A VERY TOUGH ENVIRONMENT.
I GUESS I COULD LEAVE IT THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT COULD BE SAID.
ALTHOUGH AS SOON AS I SAY THAT I WANT TO CATCH MYSELF.
THEY ARE COMING, BUT NOT EVEN REALLY AT THE DATE.
THERE'S THINGS TO DO, GET THE RESERVE BACK UP.
BUT THE IMPACT THAT THE ARTS HAS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE REASONS ARTICULATED.
I WILL TELL YOU EVEN THOUGH I'LL PLAY AROUND THE WORLD AND WALK IN AND DO PLAY.
[LAUGHTER] I DO THAT, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
>> SORRY. MR. SALAMANCA AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
I'D ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION IN THE BOARD ROOM CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR TRUSTEES WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE ACCEPTING INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER THAT ARE UNIQUE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
CUSD WILL ALWAYS HAVE INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS AND RECRUIT INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING VERY PURPOSEFUL DECISIONS AT WHAT IS THAT BALANCE.
WHAT IS THAT TIPPING POINT WHERE CURRENT STAFF CAN SUPPORT ENROLLMENT AT THE RESPECTIVE SITES UNTIL WE REACH BASIC AID AND THEN WE CAN RE-IMAGINE OR RESTRUCTURE OUR PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO INTER-DISTRICT TRANSFER STUDENTS BY SCHOOL SITE, BY GRADE LEVEL, BY PROGRAM.
I DO NOT WANT ANYONE IN THE ROOM, GOVERNING BOARD INCLUDED, TO ASSUME THAT ONCE WE REACH BASIC AID, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING IDTS.
WE WILL. BUT AT SOME POINT, IT IS A BUDGET FORMULA AND THE REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX HAS TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING STAFF IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED, FOUGHT, SCRATCHED, AND ACTIVELY PURSUED GRANTS TO CONTINUE OFFERING THOSE EXPERIENCES EVEN WHEN OUR REVENUE DOES NOT REFLECT OUR ABILITY TO OFFER THOSE PROGRAMS. THAT COMMITMENT IS NOT GOING AWAY.
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WE'RE JUST IN A 2-3 YEAR WINDOW RIGHT NOW WHERE THE TIGHTENING OF THE BELT IS BEING FELT.THIS EVENING WE HEARD FROM TWO EDUCATORS IN THAT AWARD WINNING PROGRAM THAT I'VE WORKED WITH AND HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT, WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH IT, IT IS TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS. AN IDT IN THIRD GRADE MAY NOT REALLY BE HELPING US MAINTAIN A PROGRAM.
BUT IDTS IN HIGH SCHOOL MAY BE GIVING US THAT CRITICAL MASS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS. THAT'S I THINK HOW WE WANT TO APPROACH IDTS IN THE FUTURE GETTING READY FOR AND IN BASIC AID.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE GO TO BASIC AID, COSA WILL BE A CHALLENGE BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE 170ISH STUDENTS IN COSA, HALF OF WHOM ARE IDTS.
I BELIEVE MR. SCHMEICHEL IS PRETTY ACTIVE IN RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR THE ARTS.
THEN THE CSF, CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY SUPPORT THE ARTS, THAT WAS ENDOWMENT FROM A COUPLE OF FAMILIES PLUS ALL THE ART AND WHITE FESTIVALS.
SO WE HAVE THAT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP COSA SUPPORTED AND THRIVING IS MY HOPE.
>> HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY BUT.
>> AGAIN, WE HAVE SET AS A PRIORITY IN OUR DISTRICT TO BUILD PATHWAYS.
EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS, EXPOSURE TO STEM PROGRAMS, EXPOSURE TO WORLD LANGUAGE IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD SAID AS A DIRECTIVE NINE YEARS AGO.
THE ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCES, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCES WITHIN STEM, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND WORLD LANGUAGE IS STILL A COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE CORONADO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS IS AN AMAZING FOUR YEAR PROGRAM FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
MANY OF OUR COSA STUDENTS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO VISUAL ART OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO MUSIC OR HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ENGINEERING AND/OR ROBOTICS IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF OUR PATHWAY PROGRAMS. WE'RE JUST MAKING DIFFICULT YET STRATEGIC DECISIONS ABOUT HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE OUR STAFFING RESOURCES TO GET US TO BASIC AID WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR COMMITMENT TO K-12 PATHWAYS IN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND WORLD LANGUAGE.
>> CAN I JUST ADD ONE MORE THING AS THE BOARD CONSIDERS THIS ITEM? I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR.
AS I MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS BUDGET PRESENTATION, SO MUCH IS GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE START SCHOOL.
A LOT OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE'VE MADE THUS FAR HAVE BEEN RIGHT SIZING ENROLLMENT.
WHEN WE PRESENT THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS WERE AS OPPOSED TO STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS.
IN '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE LOWEST RATIOS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THIS DISTRICT.
SOME OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SOME OF THE RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS IS A RECALIBRATION TO GET US A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHAT OUR NUMBER SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO THE REGULATORY AND OTHER RATIO-DRIVING FACTORS.
BUT TO ADD TO THAT, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT THIS IN RESPONSE TO A DIRECTIVE FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION BY THE TIME THE BOARD ACTUALLY IDENTIFIES REDUCTIONS IN DECEMBER.
MUCH LIKE THIS TIME EVERY YEAR, WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT WE KNOW NOW.
WE KNOW THAT WE OWE A 1.0 TENURED STAFF MEMBER IN 1.0 POSITION NEXT YEAR.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO REMAIN TRUE.
IF ENROLLMENT INCREASES, WE'RE LIKELY GOING TO SEE ADDITIONAL HIRES OVER THE SUMMER IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING OUR REQUIRED RATIOS.
WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS HIRE SOMEONE AND THEN IF ENROLLMENT DIPS SIGNIFICANTLY LOW OR IF WE'RE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSTAFFED, OUR OPTIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIMITED ONCE THEY'VE BEEN ONBOARDED.
AT THIS JUNCTURE IN TIME, WE'RE PRESERVING ALL OPTIONS.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IN AUGUST TO RECALIBRATE, GET THE RATIOS WHERE WE NEED THEM TO BE AND WELL BEFORE THE TIME THE BOARD ACTUALLY HAS TO ENACT THIS RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE TONIGHT.
>> I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT ON THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION ITSELF.
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IT SAYS THAT FOR '26/'27, IT IS PROJECTED THAT THE DISTRICT WILL NEED TO IMPLEMENT BUDGET REDUCTIONS OR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION DOLLARS.THEN FURTHER DOWN, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMENT AT LEAST TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN BUDGET REDUCTIONS OR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT NOT OVERCORRECTING.
IT DOES SAY REDUCTIONS OR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY APPROVE SOMETHING THAT'S SO FINITE.
I MEAN, IT'S A DIRECTIVE, LIKE THE WILL IMPLEMENT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO POTENTIALLY PUT WE'LL IMPLEMENT BETWEEN THE 1.7 OR 1.4 THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND UP TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO COME BACK AND SAY YOU ONLY DID 1.5 AND NOW YOU NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER HALF A MILLION IN CUTS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> YES. I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
ON THE SECOND WHEREAS, I LIKE HOW IT SAYS APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE AT LEAST TWO MILLION TO APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION, AND THEN WE CAN SAY AS NECESSARY TO MEET THE 3% MANDATED RESERVE AND THAT'LL LEAVE ALL OF OUR OPTIONS OPEN FOR US.
>> PERFECT. THEN I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.6 WITH THAT LANGUAGE CHANGED.
>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES.
AT THIS POINT, WE WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK.
[6.7 Business Services Resolution to Declare the Property located at 199 Sixth Street, Coronado, California 92118 ("Property") is "exempt surplus property," and approval of a six month lease extension ("Lease Extension") with the United States of America acting by and through the Department of the Navy ("Navy").]
BUSINESS SERVICES RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1996 STREET IS EXEMPT SURPLUS PROPERTY AND APPROVAL OF A SIX-MONTH LEASE EXTENSION WITH THE NAVY.>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
I TRUST THAT THE COMMUNITY AND BOARD HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS ACTION ITEM.
I'M GOING TO ASK DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW AND FIELD ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE. MR. SALAMANCA.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
AS THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY ARE AWARE, THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY OWNS THE PROPERTY FORMALLY KNOWN AS ECDC, LOCATED AT 1996 STREET.
THE DISTRICT HAD A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NAVY SINCE JUNE OF 2020.
WHEN THE BOARD APPROVED IT AT THE TIME, IT WAS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS WITH ANNUAL OPTIONS TO RENEW WITHIN THOSE FIVE YEARS.
WE'RE NOW AT THE END OF THAT LEASE.
WE HAVE BEEN IN ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NAVY GIVEN THE CHANGES AT VARIOUS LEVELS IN GOVERNMENT.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PRESENT A LONGER TERM LEASE AT THIS TIME.
THEREFORE, AS AN INTERIM SOLUTION, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION.
WE BELIEVE THAT IN THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER WHEN THIS SIX-MONTH EXTENSION LAPSES WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL TO PROVIDE TO YOU ALL AS A MATTER OF NUMBERS AND FIGURES INCLUDED IN THE LEASE REVENUE.
WHEN WE ENTERED INTO THE LEASE IN 2020, WE HAD A SET DOLLAR AMOUNT INDEXED WITH A 3% ESCALATOR.
WE HAVE SINCE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK BACK AT CPI OVER THE SAME PERIOD, REALIZING THAT 3% WAS UNDER THE CPI AT THE TIME.
WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A REBENCHING AND HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH A 3% ANNUAL ESCALATOR ONCE WE GET TO THAT MORE LONGER TERM LEASE AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.7 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION. WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES LOAN INITIATIVE?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE TOOK OUT A $12 MILLION LOAN IN 2020 THAT HAS OFFSET EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THE VERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING TO HAVE RIGHT NOW ABOUT REDUCTIONS TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $12 MILLION,
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THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN, WOULD HAVE HAPPENED BY NOW.WE WOULD HAVE HAD A MORE TRUNCATED BRIDGE TO BASIC AID.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.7? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
[6.8 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Deputy Superintendent]
APPROVED 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 SALARIES, SALARY SCHEDULES OR COMPENSATION PAID IN THE FORM OF FRINGE BENEFITS FOR LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVES.
THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS A LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE AND A PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS BEFORE US THIS EVENING.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S TERM FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029.
IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR RECEIVING SATISFACTORY EVALUATION AS OUTLINED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMENSURATE WITH DISTRICT WIDE AVERAGE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025.
THIS WILL MAKE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $233,020 EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, THE AFOREMENTIONED 2.5% INCREASE WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2027 OR UPON THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S SEPARATION FROM THE DISTRICT, WHICHEVER OCCURS SOONER.
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 JUST WANT TO SAY A THANK YOU AND I TURN BOTH.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT SACRIFICE THAT THIS WILL COME EVENTUALLY YOU'LL GET IT.
BUT I THINK THAT SHOWS REAL LEADERSHIP GIVEN THE FINANCIAL SITUATION THE DISTRICT IS IN THAT WHILE WE ALL AGREE THAT YOU HAVE EARNED THIS RAISE, I COMMEND YOU FOR TAKING THAT DECISION THAT'S LEADING FROM THE FRONT. THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.8?
>> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES.
[6.9 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Superintendent]
ITEM 6.9, AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 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 SALARIES, SALARY SCHEDULES, OR COMPENSATION PAID IN THE FORM OF FRINGE BENEFITS FOR LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVES.
THE SUPERINTENDENT IS A LOCAL AGENCY EXECUTIVE AND A PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT IS BEFORE US THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S TERM FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029.
IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR RECEIVING SATISFACTORY EVALUATION AS OUTLINED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMENSURATE WITH DISTRICT WIDE AVERAGE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025.
THIS WILL MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $270,579 EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, THE AFOREMENTIONED 2.5% INCREASE WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2027, OR UPON THE SUPERINTENDENT SEPARATION FROM THE DISTRICT, WHICHEVER OCCURS SOONER.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ARE UNCHANGED.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME?
>> JENNIFER LANDRY CORNADO, I THINK I NEED MAYBE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE SOMETHING SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PAST.
IN THE PAST, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WAS AWARDED NOT ONLY A 2.5% INCREASE, BUT THEN AN ADDITIONAL 4% INCREASE WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED THE 4% INCREASE.
WHAT I'M NOT HEARING IN THIS IS I'M HEARING THE DEFERMENT OF THE 2.5%.
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BUT KNOWING THAT THERE IS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COMING FROM THE STATE FOR EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IF THERE IS INDEED ANY COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES, WILL THAT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT ALSO BE SUSPENDED AS IN CONCERT WITH THE 2.5% SUSPENSION? OR ARE WE GOING TO HEAR EVERYBODY ELSE GOT IT? NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT? I'M BEING VERY HOPEFUL RIGHT NOW.EVERYBODY ELSE GOT SOMETHING, SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING.
WE'RE STILL GOING TO SUSPEND THE 2.5, AND THEN IN 2027, WE'RE UNSUSPENDING IT, THEY'RE GOING TO GET RETRO PAY, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF IT BECAUSE BEFORE WE'VE SAT HERE, WHEN WE GOT NOTHING AND EVEN ONE YEAR, WE GOT A PAY CUT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT TIME, IN LIEU OF GETTING A PAY, I SHOULDN'T POINT YOU, YOU'RE NOT THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE TIME.
THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE TIME WAS AWARDED BY THE BOARD AN ANNUITY IN LIEU OF A PAY INCREASE.
ABOUT A $40,000 ANNUITY WHEN THE REST OF US WERE TAKING A PAY CUT OR ZERO.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL WITH THIS BASED UPON WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND REALLY TRULY EXPLAIN WHAT IS THE ROAD AHEAD? IS THERE RETRO? ALL OF THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OBVIOUSLY NOW.
BUT IF THAT COULD BE EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAIL, I THINK PEOPLE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ON?
>> OH, I'M NOT SURE I CAN'T TAKE THAT ON A PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THOUGH IF I HAVE I'LL LET THE PRESIDENT MAKE THAT CALL.
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
I THINK THIS SHOWS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP LEADING FROM THE FRONT.
ONCE AGAIN, KNOWING THAT WE'RE CHALLENGED AND YOU BOTH HAVE EARNED THAT PAY RAISE AND YOU'RE GOING TO DEFER IT UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WE CAN BETTER AFFORD TO PAY IT. I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THE CONTRACT, ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.
THIS IS A 2.5% SALARY INCREASE THAT IS DEFERRED.
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.9?
>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 6.10 WAS PULLED.
[6.11 Adoption of Board Policy 5112.5 Open/Closed Campus]
I WILL MOVE TO 6.11 ADOPTION OF BOARD POLICY 5112.5 OPEN CLOSED CAMPUS, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER?>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
PRINCIPAL MELINA, CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS PRESENTED AT OUR LAST MEETING AS A FIRST READ.
PRINCIPAL MELINA AFTER LISTENING TO COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES WANTED ME TO ARTICULATE ON HER BEHALF THAT THE CHS ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY WILL HAVE PLANS TO RETAIN FRESHMAN ON CAMPUS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION WITH PLANNED ACTIVITIES BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS.
ALL OTHER COMMENTS MADE BY PRINCIPAL MELINA AND THE BOARD POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED.
SHE DID WANT ME TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WILL BE DAILY PLANNED ACTIVITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS AMONG OUR NEWEST ISLANDERS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 6.11.
>> IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 6.11 AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I KNOW THIS IS A BIG CHANGE IN THE POLICY AND I KNOW ANY INFORMATION WE CAN GET OUT THERE TO PARENTS.
NOW, EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY ANTICIPATE SOMEONE BEING UPSET BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS CHANGE THAT HAPPENED, ANYWHERE WE CAN PUT IT, HIGHLIGHT IT, ANYTHING TO HELP FAMILIES BE AWARE OF THIS AND BE READY FOR THIS, WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
>> I HAD A TIME TO REFLECT ON SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
I THINK TRUSTEE SANDIE AND YOUNGBLOOD IN PARTICULAR, MADE ME MAYBE THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS.
I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S THE TWO WEEK DELAY.
MAYBE THERE'S ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY IN THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN ALREADY,
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SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT COULD BE NOT LOCKING THEM DOWN FOR ALL FOUR YEARS, BUT I MEAN, AGAIN, THERE'S REASONABLE EXPLANATIONS FOR DOING THAT.IN FACT, IT SAID IT CAUSED ME TO REASSESS HOW I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS.
WE HAVE FOUR TERMS. I WAS WONDERING IF, DOES THIS POLICY ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE PRINCIPAL, THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SCHOOL TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR THAT FIRST TERM AND YOU CAN EARN THE RIGHT TO THEN GO OUT WITH US IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
IS THERE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT, OR AS WRITTEN, DO YOU THINK THAT THE PRINCIPAL HAS THE ADMISSION, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT MENTIONED HOLDING THEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE FLEXIBILITY, I GUESS IS RIGHT?
>> THERE IS FLEXIBILITY WRITTEN INTO THIS POLICY AND I BELIEVE PRINCIPAL MELINA AND HER TEAM WILL CALIBRATE NEXT YEAR BASED OFF OF THEIR EXPERIENCE.
REGRETFULLY, SHE'S NOT HERE TO RESPOND TO THAT FOR QUARTER 1 OR QUARTER 2.
I DO WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT SHE ALSO NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THIS POLICY, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY AS TO WHOM, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW THEY CAN EITHER EARN OR HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE SUSPENDED.
MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT PRINCIPAL MELINA AND HER TEAM WILL ASSESS HOW THIS CHANGE.
ALSO A REMINDER THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A SHIFT BACK TO A LONGSTANDING PRACTICE AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE AN OPEN CAMPUS FOR ALL STUDENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT THERE IS FLEXIBILITY PROVIDED FOR KERIN AND HER TEAM TO HOLD STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS, AND I WILL REQUEST THAT PRINCIPAL MELINA AFTER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AT ONE OF OUR EARLIEST BOARD MEETINGS OF THE YEAR, TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS WERE AND TRY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE PULSE OF THE CAMPUS AND HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT CHS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
>> SO I GUESS I SPOKE TO THIS AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN THIS WAS RAISED.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE THAT AGAIN, I NEVER SAW OR UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A CERTAIN GROUP OF STUDENTS WASN'T TRUSTED OR WHATEVER.
IT'S UP ON THE WALL, ABOUT WHAT WE WANT THE FRESHMAN CLASS TO BE INVOLVED IN AND IN TERMS OF MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER, OF COURSE.
MOST OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE COMING FROM EIGHTH GRADE AT CMS, BUT A LOT OF THEM A SIGNIFICANT PORTION WILL BE COMING AS NEW INNER DISTRICT TRANSFERS, OF COURSE, TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THIS.
HOWEVER, IT'S HARD TO ADVOCATE FOR A POLICY WHEN YOUR PRINCIPAL AND VICE PRINCIPALS ARE TELLING YOU THAT THEY RECOMMEND CHANGING IT AND THAT IT'S UNWORKABLE IN ITS CURRENT FORM.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
BUT HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MAKING SURE THAT ANY NEW STUDENT AT THE CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONS AND FIND FRIENDS AND PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN BE WELCOMED. THANK YOU.
DR. YOUNGBLOOD, I WILL SHARE THAT.
MS. MELINA ALSO COMMUNICATED WITH ME THAT THERE WILL BE BEYOND THE TWO WEEKS, SOME VERY PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITIES FOR OUR NEWEST STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, THERE ARE CLUBS ON CAMPUS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED AT CHS TO ESTABLISH THOSE CONNECTIONS, BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN AND RECEIVED.
I KNOW PRINCIPAL MELINA AND HER TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD EVERY DAY HAS A CONNECTION,
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A CHALLENGE, AND A CHAMPION.>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.11?
>> ONE COMMENT. I'M THE ONE WHO FLOATED THE IDEA LAST TIME ABOUT POTENTIALLY CLOSING THE CAMPUS TO ALL FOUR GRADES, AND OF COURSE, MY TENTH GRADER ALMOST KILLED ME FOR THAT.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I'M NOT A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR AND I REALLY DEFER TO PRINCIPAL MELINA.
I THINK EVERYTHING SHE DOES PRETTY MUCH TURNS TO GOLD.
SO SHE IS MY FULL FAITH AND CONFIDENCE, I WILL SUPPORT HER.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION? CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> MOTION PASSES. HAVE FUN NINTH GRADERS.
[LAUGHTER] ITEM 7.1, 2025 CUSD LCAP LOCAL INDICATORS, SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER.
[7.1 2025 CUSD LCAP Local Indicators]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF LEARNING, DR. MEGAN BATTLE.
I KNOW OUR TRUSTEES HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW INFORMATION WITHIN THE LCAP INDICATORS.
DR. BATTLE IS HERE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AS TO THE TIMING OF THIS REPORT AND THEN TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE. DR. BATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. I GUESS, I CAN SAY GOOD EVENING NOW, GOVERNING BOARD.
THIS IS ANOTHER ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE PROVIDE THAT HAS TO COINCIDE WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND THE LCAP AT THE SAME MEETING.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LOCAL INDICATORS AFTER THIS MEETING IS THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD.
IF YOU REMEMBER ON OUR DASHBOARD IN THE FALL, WHEN IT'S RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, IT'LL SAY LOCAL INDICATORS EITHER MET OR NOT MET.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE MEETING SOME CRITERIA.
IT JUST MEANS WE SUBMITTED THEM TO THE STATE.
BUT IT REALLY IS A LOCAL SELF EVALUATION BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THE TEMPLATE THAT THEY PROVIDE.
WE DO A SELF REFLECTION AND THEN SUBMIT THEM IN THE DASHBOARD TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 7.1? TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAD ONE ON THE SCHOOL CLIMATE PRIORITY 6.
IT SAYS THAT LEAS ARE REQUIRED AT A MINIMUM TO ANNUALLY ADMINISTER A LOCAL CLIMATE SURVEY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO IT EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
ARE WE USING A DIFFERENT SURVEY IN THE OPPOSITE YEARS, OR ARE WE DOING THIS EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY?
>> WE'RE DOING IT EVERY TWO YEARS WITH THE HEALTHY KIDS AND THAT IS ALLOWABLE TO THE STATE.
WHAT WE ALSO DO LOCALLY IS WE HAVE SCREENERS THAT WE USE.
FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT'S CALLED THE SABERS TOOL.
IT'S PART OF OUR RENAISSANCE PLATFORM.
THEY'RE NOT FORMALIZED ASSESSMENTS, BUT WE HAVE OUR LOCAL SCHOOL CLIMATE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULA THAT WE USE ON A DAILY BASIS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT MIGHT NEED MORE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL TYPES OF SUPPORTS.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS WORK.
ITEM 8.1 WAS PULLED AND IS MOVED TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
ITEM 9, NO ITEMS WERE PULLED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM 10.1, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEM.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON A NON AGENDIZED ITEM? SEEING NONE, MOVING TO ITEM 10.2, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
[10.2 Board Member Comments]
TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH, WOULD YOU MIND STARTING THIS?>> SURE. THANK YOU. I'LL KEEP THIS REALLY BRIEF.
IN THE PAST WEEKS, I HAD A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AWARD CEREMONIES AND PROMOTIONS AND GRADUATIONS AND HEAR A LOT OF INSPIRING SPEECHES AND SEE A LOT OF STUDENT CELEBRATION.
IT'S WONDERFUL. AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, I HAVE MY COPY OF MY FIFTH GRADE CLASSES, CLASS LIST SO I CAN SEE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GRADUATING AND REMEMBER WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AS FIFTH GRADERS.
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IT'S WONDERFUL.I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK MR. [INAUDIBLE] SPEECH WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THAT I EVER HEARD.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET A COPY OF THAT OR AT LEAST IF THERE'S A VIDEOTAPE THAT I CAN SHOW PEOPLE, IT REALLY WAS INSPIRING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> I GUESS, THIS IS THE END OF MY ROOKIE SEASON.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE DONE. [LAUGHTER]
>> I REALLY WANT TO SAY, AT ALL OF THESE EVENTS THAT WE DO IT TOWARDS THE END AND IT'S FANTASTIC. I LIKE OF THOSE COMMENTS.
BUT JUST FOR AGAIN, FOLKS HERE AND FOLKS WHO MIGHT WATCH EVENTUALLY, TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE SITTING BEHIND HERE.
BUT WHEN WE DISAGREE, WE DISAGREE AGREEABLY.
AGAIN, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL THIS FIRST YEAR AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BETTER THE SECOND YEAR. JUST THE ROOKIE SEASON.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND WELCOMING ME TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SENIORS WHO GRADUATED AND ALSO TO THE RISING NINTH GRADERS WHO PROMOTED AND ENJOY YOUR SUMMER.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE GREAT AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW MONTHS.
>> WE GOT TO ATTEND ALL THE PROMOTION AND GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
IT'S AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THOSE.
I LIKE TO APPLAUD GARY HALL AND HIS TEAM FOR WHAT THEY DID BEHIND THE SCENES.
IN FACT, THERE'S ONE OF THE MORNING PROMOTIONS AND ALL THE SEATS WERE WET AND GARY'S OUT THERE WITH PS STACKS OF TOWELS. HE'S PREPARED.
HE'S WIPING DOWN THE SEATS FOR ALL OF US. THAT WAS JUST AMAZING.
OF COURSE, NONE OF THOSE WILL COMPARE TO MY NAVAL WAR COLLEGE GRADUATION 20 YEARS AGO WHERE A GUY RAN NAKED ACROSS THE STAGE.
[LAUGHTER] DON'T WRITE THAT, MS. SOTO. DON'T WRITE THAT.
[OVERLAPPING] I DON'T KNOW WHO THE GUY WAS.
I DON'T THINK HE WAS A STUDENT THERE.
BUT ANYWAY, I GOT TO MEET WITH PRINCIPAL JENNY MOORE THE OTHER DAY FOR MY MONTHLY SITE VISIT, CHS CLASS OF '89 GRADS, SO SHE'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO TALK TO ABOUT; HOW THINGS WENT THIS YEAR AND WHAT HER BIG PLANS ARE FOR NEXT YEAR. THAT'S IT FOR ME.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AS WELL.
FINISHING OUT THE YEAR WITH ALL THE PROMOTIONS.
I HAD A SENIOR GRADUATE, SO THAT WAS ON TOP OF IT MORE TO DO, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT AT EVERY PROMOTION AND GRADUATION TO LOOK OUT AND SEE ALL THE TEACHERS SITTING THERE.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY TEND TO SIT IN THE BACK WITH SUNGLASSES AND THEY'RE JUST PROBABLY SO HAPPY TO MOVE THEM ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE ALL IN THEIR ROBES ON THE MIDDLE AISLES AND NOT CARING ABOUT ALL THE BEACH BALLS THAT ARE GOING AROUND EXCEPT FOR POOR IAN SILVERMAN TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW HAPPY THE STUDENTS ARE TO HAVE ALL THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FROM THE BEGINNING AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END.
EVEN A STUDENT CAME UP TO TRUSTEE CAVANAUGH AND SAID, MS. CAVANAUGH.
IT'S SUCH A HAPPY, GREAT TIME, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR.
I HOPE ALL THE TEACHERS ENJOY THEIR SUMMER AND HAVE A GREAT BREAK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ONE AS WELL AND THEN COMING BACK FRESH IN AUGUST. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[10.3 Superintendent's Comments]
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PALACIOS-PETERS.
I ECHO ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
THOSE CULMINATING EVENTS REALLY ARE SPECIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR FAMILIES, AND FOR OUR STAFF.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL INVOLVED.
ON THE HORIZON, WE HAVE AN EXCITING YEAR AHEAD OF US, BUT WE ARE ALSO FACED WITH SOME CHALLENGES.
BUT I'M EXCITED TO REALLY ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND GET INTO OUR THREE PORTRAITS, THE PORTRAIT OF AN ADULT, THE PORTRAIT OF A SYSTEM, THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE, AND ALSO TO REALLY LEAN INTO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER AND CONTINUE STRIVING TOWARDS IMPROVED TRUST AND COMMUNICATION ACROSS CUSD.
I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE ARE VERY PURPOSEFUL IN OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH ALL MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY,
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OUR YOUNGEST, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OUR STAFF, AND BRINGING IN SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT US IN THOSE ENDEAVORS, SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MY TEAM AND I TO SERVE.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11.1,
[11.1 Proposed List of Agenda Items for Future Board Meetings The best time to request items is during the period at the end of each meeting that is set aside for Organizational Business. This allows the President to determine if there are at least two members interested in future discussion of the item, and also allows the Superintendent to recommend a future meeting date for the item based on the anticipated length of time staff will need to prepare information for the discussion.]
PROPOSED LIST OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 11.1?
>> I'M HOPING WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO E-BIKES.
MANY OF MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES IN LEADERSHIP HAVE PROGRAMS IN THEIR DISTRICTS WHERE A STUDENT CAN'T BRING AN E-BIKE ONTO CAMPUS WITHOUT A STICKER.
YOU GET THE STICKER BY ATTENDING A CLASS WITH THE STUDENT AND AN ADULT FROM [INAUDIBLE], ATTEND A CLASS.
THE CLASSES ARE OFFERED BOTH DURING THE DAY AND IN THE EVENING.
THE CLASSES DO NOT COST THE DISTRICT ANY MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
NOW THAT THE SUMMER IS HERE AND IT IS A FREE FOR ALL OUT THERE, ONCE AGAIN, I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN CIRCLE BACK.
WE'VE TOUCHED UPON THIS BEFORE.
I KNOW IT'S A BEAST TO TAKE ON, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
IN ONE OF MY CLASSES, WE HAD TO WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT CHANGED.
SO MANY STUDENTS WERE WRITING ABOUT E-BIKES, BUT ALSO SPECIFICALLY HELMETS, HOW ONE STUDENT WILL INVITE A FRIEND TO HEAD OUT TO LUNCH WITH THEM.
THAT FRIEND DOESN'T HAVE A HELMET SO THEY JUST TAKE A HELMET THAT IS ON A PARKED E-BIKE AND AT THE END OF LUNCH, THEY PUT IT ON TOP OF AN ELECTRICAL BOX OR SOMETHING.
THERE'S LOTS OF TENTACLES ATTACHED TO E-BIKES, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE US TO DIVE INTO THIS, TAKE IT ON, AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER, MEANING SAFER FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE AN ITEM TO CONSIDER.
ALL OF US WANT THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT'S POSSIBLE AND IN ORDER TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE ON THAT LEARNING, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REPORT MAYBE WHEN WE RETURN OR IN EARLY FALL TO REQUEST A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION IN OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING EVERY MONTH WE SEE ITEMS AND WARRANTS AND POS AND CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO FUND.
I KNOW FUNDING IS AN ISSUE, EXPENDITURES.
I'D ALSO LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON LEARNING OUTCOMES FROM STUDENTS, SOME FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS AND FROM OUR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS ON THE FULL INCLUSION MODEL THAT WE HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE AGENCY OR SOMETHING TO COME IN AND LOOK AT OUR PROGRAMS AND GIVE US AN EVALUATION OR AN AUDIT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. DO I HAVE A [OVERLAPPING] ON THAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I AGREE WITH THE REPORT INSTEAD AND MAYBE A NUMBER, IF THERE IS AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, WHAT THAT WOULD COST GIVEN OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
>> THE FULL INCLUSION MODEL VERSUS A PARTIAL INCLUSION OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES WOULD THE PERSONNEL REQUIRED?
>> SEEING ALL FIVE TRUSTEES NOD THEIR HEAD, I WILL WORK WITH MS. [INAUDIBLE] IN STUDENT SERVICES, AND WE WILL PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, BOTH WHAT WE RECEIVE FROM STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND THE OUTPUT, AND WE WILL TARGET EITHER THE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER MEETING FOR THAT REPORT.
>> I DO LIKE THE E-BIKES IDEA.
I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT HAVE COME UP ON TWO BY TWO.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME WE'VE DONE,
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HAD AN UPDATE ON, WHAT IS HAPPENING.I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN UPDATE OR SOMETHING.
THEN MAYBE WHAT WE'RE PREPARING AS SCHOOL GOES BACK INTO SESSION TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY.
>> AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE BOARD ROOM AND WITHIN THE TWO BY TWO WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF CORONADO, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND THE CORONADO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CLOSE TO FINALIZING AN ONLINE MODULE FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ROLLOUT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT.
BUT SIMILAR TO OTHER DISTRICTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE ARE LOOKING TO MODEL A VERY SIMILAR PROGRAM FOR OUR E-BIKE RIDERS, AND WE HAVE ALSO MADE IT CLEAR AND THEIR PARENTS.
OUR PARENTS ARE BUYING E-BIKES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SOME SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND SKIN IN THE GAME.
I KNOW OUR PARENTS, I KNOW OUR STAFF, AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU WANT NOTHING BUT THE SAFEST CONDITIONS FOR STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSPORT TO AND FROM SCHOOL, BUT ALSO IN SUMMERTIME AND ON THE WEEKENDS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THAT CAN ROLL OUT AS WE WELCOME OUR LEARNERS BACK IN AUGUST.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT JUST NEEDS TO BE SAID THAT THE TWO ITEMS WE PULLED WILL BE PLACED ON A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, AND THAT MIGHT GO INTO THE NEXT 11.2 JUST TO MAKE SURE.
[11.2 Upcoming Meetings]
ITEM 11.2 UPCOMING MEETINGS.OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST.
BUT AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING SOMETIME AT THE END OF THEM, I THINK EARLY AUGUST, SO THAT NOTICE WILL GO OUT ONCE IT'S SCHEDULED.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA AND THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO CLOSE SESSION. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.