Jun 18, 2026 School Board

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TURNED ON. THERE WE GO. OKAY,

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

READY, BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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

SECOND.

THANK YOU. AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.

OH, SORRY. MOTION PASSES.

THERE WE GO.

[2.3 Audience is Notified of Public Comment Protocols]

IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED.

[3. CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR (5 min.)]

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THE CONSOLIDATED CONSENT CALENDAR? THE NUMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE TOPICS.

A PUBLIC CAUTION, IS IT A MOTION? NO, WE HAVE TO HAVE, DON'T WE HAVE COMMENTS? YES.

WE HAVE COMMENTS AND THEN WE HAVE THE MOTION.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, AFTERNOON. JENNIFER LANDRY, CORONADO. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, AS ARE MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE GOING TO COME UP IN JUST A MOMENT.

WE HAVE HEARD CONCERNS FROM MEMBERS AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ABOUT THIS JOB DESCRIPTION. I'M GOING TO BRING YOU SOME, AND THEN OTHERS ARE GOING TO BRING YOU SOME. WHILE THIS IS A VERY THOROUGH THREE-PAGE JOB DESCRIPTION, PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND THOSE ARE THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY. UNLESS THEY'VE BEEN POSTED SINCE THE LAST TIME WE CHECKED ON TUESDAY, THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. SO MEMBERS CANNOT LOOK AT THEM AND SAY, OKAY, THE PRINCIPAL NOW IS GOING TO DO THIS, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DOES THIS, AND THE DEAN OF STUDENTS DOES THIS. THIS IS A VERY HEFTY JOB DESCRIPTION FOR ONE PERSON TO TAKE ON. AND SO THERE IS A QUESTION OF HAVE THE OTHER JOB DESCRIPTIONS THEN BEEN CHANGED TO LIGHTEN THEIR LOAD BECAUSE OF THIS PERSON TAKING ON ALL OF THIS. I SAID JOB DESCRIPTIONS HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, SO I DON'T THINK SO. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. ALSO THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE USED IN HERE WHICH OPENS A DOOR AND SOME LANGUAGE THAT'S NOT IN HERE.

WE ARE NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS A MID-MANAGEMENT POSITION OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION.

ALTHOUGH IT DOES SAY THAT THIS PERSON WORKS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE PRINCIPAL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AGAIN, ARE THEY MID-MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION? AND WHY THIS MATTERS TO US IS BECAUSE THE TERMS COACH USED, FOR EXAMPLE, ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THIS POSITION SUMMARY. DOWN BELOW IN NUMBER THREE, THE TERM COACH USED. PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING, THEREFORE, IF THIS PERSON IS IN AN EVALUATIVE POSITION.

MID-MANAGEMENT GENERALLY IS NOT. THAT IS KEPT FOR ADMINISTRATION. THERE IS A LACK OF WHAT THIS PERSON DOESN'T DO, AND THAT IS A CONCERN BECAUSE OF ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COACHING.

PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PERSON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR GOALS MEETINGS, AND THAT ANYTHING THAT THIS PERSON SEES WILL NOT END UP IN ANYBODY'S EVALUATION BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL THAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE ROLE OF DEAN OF STUDENTS. AND SINCE THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED, EXCLUDED, WE ARE THEN WONDERING IF IT IS MEANT TO BE INCLUDED. AND WE WOULD LOVE SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

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OKAY, THREE MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. HI, I'M BRITTANY LINDQUIST. I'M, MOST IMPORTANTLY, A MOM TO A FIRST, I MEAN A FIRST GRADER, AN INCOMING FIFTH GRADER AT VILLAGE. I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND A TEACHER AT CUSD.

I FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, TO SUPERINTENDENT MUELLER AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA FOR THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YOU'RE PROVIDING ACROSS CUSD FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

IT SHOWS AN EXTREME DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITIES, AND THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THOSE NEEDS AND TAKING THOSE NEEDS INTO YOUR HANDS. I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE DEAN OF STUDENTS POSITION AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY. I DO SUPPORT THIS JOB DESCRIPTION. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED AT VILLAGE. AT THE SAME TIME, WHENEVER NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE POSTED AND CREATED, QUESTIONS ARISE, RIGHT? AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING, IS THIS THE THING THAT'S GOING TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE? I BELIEVE THE ANSWER LIES NOT IN SIMPLY APPROVING THIS JOB DESCRIPTION, BUT IN CONSISTENTLY EVALUATING AND STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEMS RELATIONSHIPS AND SUPPORTS THAT HELP ENSURE THIS POSITION AND OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THRIVE, ALL THRIVE TOGETHER.

EXCUSE ME. THAT IS WHY I'M REALLY ENCOURAGING THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO CONCLUDE TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE THE MEASURES OF SUCCESS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS POSITION. LIKE, HOW IS SUCCESS GOING TO BE MEASURED? AS AN EDUCATOR, WE WORK FROM A METRICS AND VISION STANDPOINT.

WE ESTABLISH GOALS, WE MONITOR PROGRESS, AND THEN WE ADJUST OUR PRACTICES BASED ON EVIDENCE. AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD APPROACH OUR INVESTMENT IN THIS KIND OF POSITION IN THE SAME WAY. BY CLEARLY DEFINING AND COMMUNICATING WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE, WE'RE NOT ONLY BUILDING TRUST WITHIN OUR STAFF, BUT WE'RE DEVELOPING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE CREATE A MEANINGFUL AND COLLECTIVE WAY TO EVALUATE WHETHER THESE INVESTMENTS ARE MAKING A MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE. I ALSO ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK BEYOND EMPIRICAL DATA WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DATA OF THE SUCCESS AND LOOK AT THE STREET DATA, THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. THOSE STORIES HELP US UNDERSTAND WHETHER SCHOOL CULTURE IS IMPROVING, WHETHER RELATIONSHIPS ARE STRENGTHENING, AND WHETHER STUDENTS FEEL TRULY CONNECTED, CHAMPIONED, AND CHALLENGED EACH AND EVERY DAY.

I ALSO THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AS WE MOVE TOWARD BASIC AID AND HOW WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF FUTURE FUNDING WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.

AS THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE, STAKEHOLDERS WILL RIGHTFULLY ASK, WHAT DIFFERENCE DID THIS MAKE FOR OUR STUDENTS? WAS THERE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES? HOW DID IT CHANGE OUR SCHOOLS? SO WITH THAT, AS I'M RUNNING SHORT ON TIME, I JUST WANT TO SAY AS WE ENTER THIS NEW CHAPTER, I HOPE WE SIMPLY DON'T JUST FUND THESE INVESTMENTS, BUT WE FOLLOW THEM, WE LEARN FROM THEM, WE ADJUST WITH THEM, AND EXPAND UPON THEM TO ENSURE THEY DELIVER MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE CHANGES FOR OUR FAMILIES, STAFF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

HELLO, BOARD. I'M SARAH HUNSAKER. I AM ON THE FLY HERE. JUST GOT IN THIS MORNING, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND TALK TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE I ALSO AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR VILLAGE COMING UP NEXT YEAR.

AND WE, THE STAFF, REALLY DO THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT AND RESOURCES. AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BACK UP WHAT MS. LINDQUIST AND WHAT MS. LANDRY ARE STATING ABOUT GETTING THE BUY-IN OF ALL STAFF IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AND I WANT TO SHARE SEVERAL CONCERNS I'VE HEARD AS SITE REP. ONE, THAT WE REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH MANAGEMENT FOR STAFF.

THAT IF WE PERHAPS CAN REMOVE THE EVALUATIVE COMPONENT OF THIS POSITION, IT'S GOING TO CREATE DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS NEW PERSON COMING IN TO JOIN OUR TEAM, WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL. AND THEN IN ADDITION, ALSO HAVING METRICS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS POSITION IS WORKING TO SOLVE MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE HAD. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS WAS, IS THERE, IS THIS AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE COACHING? WILL IT BE AN EVALUATIVE COMPONENT TO THAT? AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT STAFF IS INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION OF THE HIRING AND DEVELOPING? SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. AND PLEASE CHECK EMAILS FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING IN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?

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DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THANK YOU, CALL OFF THE VOTE.

AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK

[4.1 Approve: 2026-2027 Budget Overview for Parents and Local Control Accountability Plan]

HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOVERNING BOARD. I AM HERE FOR OUR ANNUAL APPROVAL OF OUR LCAP AND BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS. AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT PER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT WE ANNUALLY HAVE OUR LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN APPROVED IN OUR JUNE BOARD MEETING ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET THAT YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT FROM DEPUTY SALAMANCA IN A MOMENT. I DO KNOW YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE LCAP. A LOT OF THE METRICS YOU HAVE FAMILIARIZED YOURSELF WITH OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THROUGH VARIOUS REPORTS FROM MYSELF, FROM OUR SITES, AND OTHER REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS THAT YOU'VE SEEN. AND WE'LL SAY THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR THREE-YEAR PLAN. SO GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL REPORT, KIND OF A BRIDGING DOCUMENT BETWEEN THE OUTCOMES OF THE CURRENT LCAP WILL BE ANALYZED.

AND THEN I WILL BRING FORWARD A NEW THREE-YEAR PLAN TO NEXT YEAR. AND SO THERE WEREN'T SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCES FROM LAST YEAR'S GOALS AND METRICS AND ACTIONS TO THIS YEAR. IT WAS REALLY A CONTINUATION OF THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN OUR INITIATIVES HERE AT THE DISTRICT. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE LCAP. TRUSTEE, ONE QUESTION. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 4.1.

OKAY, TRUSTEES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COULD YOU BRING UP SLIDE ONE, PLEASE? YES, THAT ONE. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING. SO $59 MILLION BUDGET, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE $59 MILLION COMING IN FROM THE DIFFERENT SLICES OF THE PIE. BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR, ALL LOCAL FUNDS, THAT $15 MILLION THERE TO THE LEFT, THE GREEN, THAT INCLUDES MONEY COMING IN FROM OUR RESERVES.

SO THAT'S OUR SPEND DOWN PLAN, THE DEFICIT SPENDING. AND SO WHEN WE GO TO BASIC AID, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $8 OR $10 MILLION. WE'LL HAVE $8 OR $10 MILLION MINUS THE SPEND DOWN THAT THE ALL LOCAL FUNDS, WHICH IS ROUGHLY $6 MILLION THAT WE ARE SPENDING DOWN THAT WE'RE DEFICIT SPENDING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S GOOD. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY. JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY. BECAUSE I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY TODAY WHO'S VERY INVOLVED AND DIDN'T GET THAT, THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH MORE MONEY WHEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT MUCH MORE MONEY.

GOSH, I THINK FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT EVERY MEETING TO TRY TO GET THE EXPECTATIONS DOWN.

IT'S LIKE DEFICIT SPENDING. SO THIS BIG NUMBER THAT YOU MIGHT SEE, JUST LIKE YOU SAID. SO YEAH, IT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE TIME THAN PEOPLE MIGHT THINK BEFORE WE CAN GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

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DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. BATTLE.

AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK

[4.2 Approve 2026-27 Annual Budget]

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE 26-27 ANNUAL BUDGET WITH YOU ALL. IT'S A REALLY EXCITING TIME TO BE IN CUSD. THIS BUDGET REPRESENTS THE LAST YEAR THAT WE EXPECT TO BE LOCALLY OR ON THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA FUNDED FROM THE STATE. AND AFTER WHICH WE WILL TRANSITION TO BECOMING A FULLY BASIC A DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRETY OF OUR BUDGET. THIS ALSO REPRESENTS MY 10TH BUDGET HERE AS I JOINED THE DISTRICT IN 2017. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALSO WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES FOR HER AND HER TEAM'S WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET.

ANGELICA PAREDES. THIS IS HER 24TH BUDGET HERE WITH CUSD. SO VERY PROUD AND THANK YOU.

SHE'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. AS ALWAYS, I ALWAYS TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFER FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR DISTRICT TO GO TO OUR DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. WE HAVE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

EVERY SINGLE BUDGET, I THINK AS FAR BACK AS 2010, IS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR PERPETUAL SLIDE DECK FOR THE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE IS ALSO THERE AND LOTS OF OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE AND DIVE DEEPER INTO THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET AND FINANCES. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A BOARD MEETING. THE BUDGET ADOPTION COMES FOLLOWING THE MAY REVISION AND SOMETIMES WE'RE ABLE TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE STATE'S ENACTED BUDGET.

AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY IT'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR US TO HAVE TWO BOARD MEETINGS IN JUNE. THE FIRST BOARD MEETING REPRESENTS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IT'S THE PUBLIC'S FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE BOARD DOES.

THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AFTER REVIEWING THE DISTRICT'S LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AS WELL AS THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE JUNE 11TH BOARD MEETING. AND THE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING WHERE THE BOARD APPROVES AND INCORPORATES ANY CHANGES FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT THEY CAN BE NECESSARY AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION SEPARATELY AT A SECOND MEETING IN JUNE.

AS OF TODAY, WE KNOW THAT ASSEMBLY BILL 109 WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE ON JUNE 15TH.

I THINK THAT DOES NOT YET REFLECT A FULL FULLY ENACTED BUDGET. GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS 12 DAYS TO SIGN THE BILL IN ITS ENTIRETY OR POSSIBLY VETO ANY COMPONENTS OF THAT. AS OF TODAY, WE KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT YET SIGNED THIS INTO LAW. SO THERE'S STILL SOME AMBIGUITY AS WE ADOPT OUR BUDGETS ON WHAT OUR REALITY WILL BE IN THE SUBSEQUENT SCHOOL YEAR. I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE HIGH-LEVEL COMPONENTS AND A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL IN MAY AND WHAT THE LEGISLATURE ULTIMATELY APPROVED JUST LAST WEEK. LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT LINE ITEM ONE AND ALL OF THESE, I'VE COLOR-CODED THEM TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW. IF IT'S RED, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REALLY GOOD FOR SCHOOLS. IF IT'S GREEN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. AND THEN YELLOW ARE AREAS OF CAUTION. WE'LL NOTE THAT THE LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDED INCLUSION OF NON-PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS IN THE FUNDING FORMULA, WHICH IS PROP 98. PROP 98 PROTECTS SCHOOL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PROTECTS OUR SHARE OF STATE REVENUES. THEIR PROPOSAL RECOMMENDS THAT PRIVATE PRESCHOOLS ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE FUNDING AND THEREFORE POTENTIALLY OFFSETTING FUNDS THAT WOULD BE GOING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL PARTICIPATION FROM CSBA, AXA, CASBO.

I'M SURE THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, CLASSIFIED ASSOCIATION ALSO HAVE FEEDBACK ON THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S RELATIVELY UNPRECEDENTED AND HOPEFULLY THE GOVERNOR MAKES THE RIGHT DECISION TO PROTECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND VETOES THIS PROPOSAL. THE SECOND ONE TALKS ABOUT THE PROP 98 MINIMUM GUARANTEE. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO FULLY FUND SCHOOLS. IT'S A VERY PARTICULAR NUMBER. IT'S A MINIMUM LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT THEY HAVE

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THE GOVERNOR HAS, THEY CALLED IT A MANIPULATION, A MANEUVER, WAYS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SET ASIDE THE LAW AND NOT GIVE SCHOOLS WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY OWED.

IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL, HE RECOMMENDS UNDER APPROPRIATING SCHOOLS BY ABOUT $4 BILLION AND NO PLAN TO PAY IT BACK.

JUST WE'LL PAY YOU EVENTUALLY.

THE LEGISLATIVE VERSION SAYS, OKAY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT TO UNDER APPROPRIATE PROP 98, BUT THEY ARE ASKING FOR A RELIABLE SCHEDULE MORE THAN JUST AN IOU AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THE MONEY.

SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BUDGET WILL INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE. THE OTHER ITEMS ARE JUST MORE FYI.

THESE ARE ALSO KIND OF SOME GOOD THINGS FOR SCHOOLS. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE JAMMING TO CUSD.

THE MOST EXCITING ONE, I THINK, IS LINE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE STUDENT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT.

WE'RE LOCALLY CALLING THAT JUST A DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT DISTRICTS RECEIVED IN THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR AT A LESSER AMOUNT BECAUSE THE STATE'S DOING SO WELL IN REVENUES. THEY ARE OFFERING A ONE-TIME MONIES TO SCHOOLS.

ALL OF THE GUIDANCE HAS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR OVERSIGHT BODIES WAS TO NOT INCLUDE THIS UNTIL WE SEE IT FULLY IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MONIES POTENTIALLY BASED OFF OF PER ADA, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.

OTHER CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN TO FUND IT BASED OFF OF UNDUPLICATED PUPIL COUNT, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, CUSD HAS A RELATIVELY LOW UNDUPLICATED PUPIL COUNT. SO BASED OFF OF THAT UNCERTAINTY, WE CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE IT. IF THIS FINALLY MAKES IT INTO THE ENACTED BUDGET, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE-TIME FUNDS TO CUSD.

NOT INCLUDED, BUT WE'LL BE SURE TO UPDATE THAT AT OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY IF IT ULTIMATELY MAKES IT INTO THE BUDGET.

THINGS THAT ARE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANCE TO CUSD. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT STATUTORY COLA FUNDED AT 2.87%. WE ALSO SEE THE GOVERNOR'S AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT TO THE LOCAL CONTROL FUND FUNDING FORMULA OF 1.44%.

YOU'LL SEE MY NOTE THERE.

THIS IN PAST, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE AND IN RECENT HISTORY, THE NOTION OF A SUPER COLA.

SO WHAT'S THE STATUTORY AMOUNT AND HOW MUCH THEY FUND BEYOND THAT? WE ARE AN EXPERTS IN THE INDUSTRY ARE SAYING THAT THIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY REPRESENT A SUPER COLA BECAUSE THERE'S STRINGS ATTACHED. IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, UNRESTRICTED MONIES TO USE FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL USE THIS TO SUPPORT WHAT IS POTENTIALLY A NEW MANDATE TO PROVIDE 14 WEEKS OF PAID PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE. SO 14 WEEKS ON TOP OF WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALREADY PROVIDE AND THE LEAVES THAT EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY ENTITLED TO, TIED TO THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I'VE PUT SOME ROUGH NUMBERS TO THE RIGHT OF THESE PROPOSALS. THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, ASSUMING THAT WE GOT A ZERO PERCENT COLA WOULD BE ABOUT 32 MILLION. THE 2.87 REPRESENTS ABOUT $900,000 IN INCREASED REVENUE BECAUSE RELATED TO THAT COLA. THE 1.44 IS ABOUT $450,000. AND JUST AS A MATTER OF SCALE FOR EACH TIME, WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE PAID PREGNANCY DISABILITY, THE FULL 14 WEEKS, THAT COULD BE AS HIGH AS $16,000 PER INSTANCE OF THAT USE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS MANDATE, WHILE FUNDED FOR LCFF DISTRICTS, IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE FOR BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, WE HAVE ONE YEAR AS AN LCFF DISTRICT AND THEN BEGINNING IN 27-28, WE TURN INTO A BASIC AID DISTRICT.

OUR INTENT LOCALLY IS TO SET ASIDE THESE $450,000 AND TRACK USES AGAINST THAT. WE HAVE A STRONG PRESIDENT IN SACRAMENTO THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE. THESE ARE THE TRUE COSTS. THESE ARE THE TRUE REVENUES THAT YOU PROVIDED TO US AND IF IN FACT IT RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANT UNFUNDED MANDATE, WE'LL BE SURE TO RALLY OUR PARTNERS AND BASIC AID DISTRICTS TO ASK FOR SOME FUNDING TO THAT END.

IT'S A REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE AT LEAST THAT. SO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT IN ONE OF OUR CONTRACTS CALLS FOR SIX WEEKS, THIS WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL EIGHT WEEKS ON TOP OF OTHER LEAVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

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BUT I WILL PUT A DISCLAIMER ON THAT THAT I NEED TO VERIFY WHAT THE ACTUAL LEGISLATION SAYS.

MORE EXCITING NEWS. THE RECOGNIZING THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED.

THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVE. TYPICALLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS CUSD RECEIVES ABOUT $900 PER ADA. THE PROPOSAL IS TO RAISE THAT TO $1340 PER ADA REPRESENTING ABOUT $400 INCREASE OR FOR US IS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. WE KNOW THAT TOTAL COST OF PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS IN OUR DISTRICT IS ABOUT 12 MILLION. OUR CURRENT CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DISTRICT'S UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT 5.2.

SO WHILE WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS THIS WOULD RESULT IN A DECREASE OF THE REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. WITH THAT SAID WE WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS TO PROVIDE INCREASE AND IMPROVE SERVICES AND WE HAVE DONE THAT.

MUCH OF THAT MONEY NEW MONEY IS SPOKEN FOR IN A FOUR PERCENT SALARY INCREASE SPECIFIC TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS GOT IT THAT WE CAN PAY OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS OUT OF THIS BASED OFF OF THE RESTRICTED FUNDING.

ADDITIONALLY WE LAST WEEK THE BOARD APPROVED A SIX PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. OUR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS AND OTHER CLASSIFIED SUPPORTS COULD BE AND WILL BE FUNDED OFF OF THIS NEW PROGRAM. THEY RECEIVED THAT SIX PERCENT OVER TWO YEARS. ADDITIONALLY WE ADDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS THAT IS NOT FUNDED OUT OF THIS BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS COMING BY WAY OF A READING SPECIALIST, ADDITIONAL FTE ALLOCATION FOR VILLAGE, ADDITIONAL MATH INTERVENTION AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL COUNSELING SUPPORT ACROSS ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES WILL BE FUNDED WITH THESE NEW MONEYS.

WITH THAT BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT 26-27 PROPOSED BUDGET.

YOU'VE SEEN THE SLIDE BEFORE WE MUST INCLUDE ALIGNMENT WITH THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.

WE MUST FOLLOW THE STATE STANDARDIZED BUDGET FORMS AND WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS WHICH ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE TODAY.

YOU MIGHT LOVE OR HATE THIS SLIDE BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THIS DISCLAIMER.

WE KNOW THAT THE STATE HAS NOT YET ADOPTED THEIR BUDGET. WE BUILT IT BASED OFF OF ASSUMPTIONS OF WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AND WE KNOW THAT THE BUDGET HASN'T PASSED AND WE KNOW THAT THE BUDGET IS GOING TO CHANGE BASED OFF OF WHAT THEY ULTIMATELY DO. SO WE BUILT IT BASED OFF OF THE BEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND JUST KNOW THAT IT WILL CHANGE.

OKAY THESE ARE OUR FUND SUMMARIES. I'LL GO INTO THIS ONE IN MORE DETAIL THAN THE NEXT SLIDE.

ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE RESERVE WE LOOK AT THREE FUNDS IN PARTICULAR.

WE LOOK AT FUND ONE, GENERAL FUND, FUND 17 AND FUND 14. THE FIRST THREE COLUMNS THAT YOU SEE THERE.

THOSE IN TOTALITY ARE WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FUND BALANCE RESERVE AND TO MEET STATE'S RESERVE REQUIREMENTS. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE SPENDING DOWN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILLION IN FUND 17 AND FUND 40 COMBINED. YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE GREEN BOX. YOU'LL SEE THE NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE THAT THE BLUE BOX. ULTIMATELY WE'RE SPENDING DOWN OUR RESERVES IN THOSE AREAS BY ABOUT FIVE MILLION LEAVING JUST OVER 3.5 MILLION IN AVAILABLE RESERVES GOING INTO FINISHING 2627.

PREVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A LONG-RANGE PLANNING GOAL FOR THE DISTRICT FOR A PLAN SPEND DOWN OF A RESERVE. WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE LATER BUT WE ARE PROUD TO ENTER LEAVE LCFF WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE PERCENT RESERVE. STATE MANDATED REQUIREMENT IS THREE PERCENT SO WE DIDN'T BLOW THAT GOAL OUT OF THE WATER. WE WERE JUST AROUND WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE AND WE'RE GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS ON THE WAY WHICH I'LL GET TO IN THE FUTURE SLIDE. THESE ARE ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS THAT ME AND MY TEAM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING. ALL OF THESE ARE EITHER SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS OR RESERVE FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE TRACKED SEPARATELY. ANY

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OKAY I MENTIONED THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING GOAL PREVIOUSLY. I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS PLAN HAS BEEN MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAD A VERY BROAD GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD AND AND THIS TEAM HAS REALLY ADHERED TO THAT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDED A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO GET TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE THAT WE WERE FISCALLY PRUDENT BUT AT THE SAME TIME PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WE NEEDED TO SERVE WHILE WE WAITED FOR BASIC AID. WE GREW PROGRAMS WE MAINTAINED A LEVEL OF STAFFING AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE MET ALL OF THESE GOALS. JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY AND CONFIRMATION THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT TO SHOW OKAY ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A BASIC AID DISTRICT IN 27-28. I CONFIRMED THAT THE FINAL PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. THE LAST PAYMENT FOR THE RDA WILL OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2026 MAKING IT OFFICIAL THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 27-28.

IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE CONVERSATION THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE LCFF TO BASIC AID UNDER 26-27 WE'RE FUNDED BY THE COLUMN WITH THE BUCKET THAT'S GREEN AND BLUE. EACH YEAR WE HAVE TO ENTER OUR STUDENT INFORMATION INTO A STATEWIDE CALCULATOR THAT DETERMINES THE SIZE OF THE BUCKET. ONCE THE SIZE OF THE BUCKET IS DETERMINED LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FILL THE BUCKET AS MUCH AS IT CAN IF IT DOES NOT FILL THE BUCKET AS YOU SEE UNDER THE LCFF ONE THE STATE BACKFILLS THE DEFICIT FILLING THE BUCKET TO MINIMUM LEVEL OF FUNDING.

UNDER A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT THE SAME SIZE BUCKET IS SET USING THAT STATEWIDE CALCULATION LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FILL UP THAT FIRST BUCKET AND IF YOU'RE A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU GET TO KEEP THE EXCESS AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO TRANSITION INTO THAT IN 27-28.

AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR DOCUMENTS THAT IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 11 MILLION DOLLARS IN INCREASED ONGOING FUNDING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LCFF.

WHAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE IN THAT DOCUMENT IS THAT IT'S MOST OF THAT IS TAKEN UP BY THE AMOUNT OF DEFICIT SPENDING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF.

I MENTIONED THE LONG-RANGE PLAN. I MENTIONED THAT WE WANTED TO CONTINUE BUILDING THE DISTRICT THAT WE WANTED TO BE IN BASIC AID. THIS IS JUST A SHORT LIST BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE BRIDGE TO BASIC AID. IN 2018, A YEAR AFTER I STARTED, WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH A REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO REFINANCE THE DEBT OF THE CORONADO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE RDA, TO SHORTEN THAT DEBT SERVICE AND EFFECTIVELY SHORTEN THE DISTRICT'S BRIDGE TO BASIC AID BY 10 YEARS.

ORIGINALLY WE WEREN'T SCHEDULED TO BE A BASIC AID DISTRICT UNTIL 2037 AND HERE WE ARE 27-28, FIRST YEAR OF BASIC AID. WE ALSO, I SHOULD SHARE, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK OF OUR TEAM. IT'S VERY RARE THAT YOU HAVE A CABINET, SUPERINTENDENT, DIRECTORS AND CBO THAT HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AS LONG AS WE HAVE 10 YEARS. IT'S PRETTY UNPRECEDENTED TO HAVE THIS GROUP AND I THINK THIS WORK EXEMPLIFIES HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS TOGETHER. WE LED, I HATE TO BRING UP COVID, I KNOW IT'S OLD NEWS, WE LED THE STATE IN RETURN TO SCHOOL PROTOCOLS. WE WERE THE FIRST DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO HAVE ON-SITE COVID TESTING AND THAT'S BECAUSE OUR TEAM WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS COULD RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE PILOTED THE FIRST STATEWIDE ON-SITE LEA COVID TESTING AND THEN WE SET THE STAGE FOR HOW OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND WE WERE THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO RETURN STUDENTS TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO CELEBRATE THE RENEWAL

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NAVY. IT WAS A FIRST OF ITS KIND PARTNERSHIP IN THE WORLD ACTUALLY THAT THEY WORKED WITH A PUBLIC AGENCY, A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH, TO USE DISTRICT FACILITIES TO PROVIDE INFANT ELDER CARE AND CHILD CARE TO OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, CHILDREN OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. WHEN I MET WITH OUR FORMER U.S. NAVY LIAISON, SHE SHARED THAT THERE WAS AN OVER 3,000 CHILD WAIT LIST TO GET INTO ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS. WE HAD THE IDEA TO SAY HEY WE HAVE SOME EXTRA FACILITIES LET'S PARTNER. THAT RESULTED IN A CONTRACT ANNUALLY RESULTING IN $750,000 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONTRACT. ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO THE DISTRICT IT'S GOING TO GROW UPWARDS OF A MILLION DOLLARS BY THE END OF THIS NEXT LEASE TERM. USING THAT MONEY WE TOOK OUT A $12 BILLION FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES LOAN TO MEET MUCH NEEDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ANOTHER RECORD THAT WE SET POSSIBLY BEING THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THAT WAS RAINED OUT BECAUSE OUR ROOF WAS LEAKING ON THE BASKETBALL GAME. WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE OUR ROOF. WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE OUR FIELD AT NIEDERMEYER.

WE ADDED INNOVATION LABS AT THREE OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.

WE ADDED ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING SPACES.

WE ADDED HVAC TO COMPLY WITH NEW OSHA REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO SOME OF OUR SCHOOL SPACES.

COMPLETE CARPET REPLACEMENT AT VILLAGE AND SILVERSTONE WILL BE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER.

ALL OF THAT WAS FUNDED BY THE FACILITIES FOR FACILITIES LOAN. AS YOU KNOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE A BOND REQUIRE OR RELY ON THEIR GENERAL FUND TO MEET SOME OF THESE NEEDS.

THANKS TO THIS $12 MILLION LOAN THAT WE TOOK OUT WE WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE DISTRICT GENERAL FUND WHICH MEANS WE WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE STAFFING AND PRESERVE STUDENT PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS AS WE NAVIGATED THIS BRIDGE TO BASIC AID. LAST YEAR WE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR A SHORTFALL. THE BOARD AGAIN APPROVED A $3 MILLION BRIDGE LOAN TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND STAFF THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING CURRENTLY AND WE'RE GLAD THAT THAT WAS APPROVED AND HELPED COMPLETE THE BRIDGE.

$13 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS SECURED BY BEING AWARDED NINE DODEA GRANTS. $4.6 MILLION WAS SECURED TO EXPAND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES OF STUDY THROUGH CTE STATE GRANTS. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FREE OR DISCOUNTED CHILD CARE TO EMPLOYEES THAT NEED IT HERE AND CUMULATIVE RAISES OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS THE ASSOCIATION OF CORONADO TEACHERS RECEIVED 29.54 PERCENT. CSCA RECEIVED 27.5 AND MANAGEMENT RECEIVED 23.5 RAISES ABOVE AND BEYOND STEPPING COLUMN. REALLY PROUD OF THAT WORK AND REALLY REFLECTIVE OF HOW MUCH WE VALUE OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

THOSE WERE THE FINANCIAL AND FACILITIES ITEMS. THESE ARE MORE OF THE EDUCATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK OF THE 4X4 AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS.

A LITTLE BIT OF PROUD PAPA MOMENT. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE A SENIOR AT BERKELEY.

SHE GRADUATED IN CLASS OF 2024 AND WAS ABLE TO SHAVE A YEAR OFF OF HER COLLEGE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE HERE AT CHS. THE NEW CELL PHONE POLICY THAT'S BEING ROLLED OUT.

PURPLE STAR AND MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT DESIGNATIONS ACROSS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT AND THE REST OF OUR TEAM HAVE DONE TO REALLY HEAR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND HIS CULTURE CLUB I THINK HAVE BEEN PIVOTAL TO SUPPORTING SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD IN RECENT YEARS AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE REST OF THEM. YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THIS AND WE'LL HAVE IT POSTED TO THE WEBSITE. REALLY EXCITED AND REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE BUT NOW WE'LL LOOK AT AHEAD WE'LL LOOK AHEAD OF THE FUTURE. WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE. WE NOW HAVE A GOAL A NORTH STAR WHERE WE WANT TO BE AND WHERE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WANT TO BE IN THE COMING YEARS.

MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND PERUSE THAT AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS. STAFF IF YOU HAVE THEM. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT THE OLD LONG-RANGE PLAN NO LONGER MADE SENSE. WE NEEDED A NEW PLAN. THE BOARD ADOPTED BOARD POLICY 3051 TO PROVIDE PRINCIPLES FOR FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THIS NEW CHAPTER OF BASIC AID. THIS IS THE SUMMARY. I'LL JUST PROVIDE A FEW DETAILS. THE FIRST IS TO OPERATE WITH A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION AND ULTIMATELY

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AS YOU'LL SEE I KIND OF DID A SIDE BY SIDE. THE FIRST ROW IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE MONTHLY FROM THE STATE VIA THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.

AS WE TRANSITION TO A BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT THOSE MONTHLY PAYCHECKS DON'T HAPPEN ANYMORE.

INSTEAD WE GET TWO PAYCHECKS FROM PROPERTY TAXES AS YOU'LL SEE TYPICALLY IN JANUARY AND JUNE IS WHEN WE RECEIVE THOSE AFTER THEY RECEIVE THEM FROM THE HOMEOWNERS. YOU'LL SEE WE'LL HAVE ABOUT SIX MONTHS WITHOUT ANY REVENUES COMING IN AND SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO REBUILD OUR RESERVES IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY SHORT-TERM BORROWING THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO MEET PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE NEEDS. IS THIS IS THIS JULY 2027? THIS IS THE APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE FOR ALL DISTRICTS AND SO THIS WOULD APPLY TO 2027 AS WELL YEAH. OH BUT THIS THIS DOESN'T THIS IS NOT FOR JULY OF 2026 AUGUST 2026 OR IT IS? SO I'LL SAY THAT FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR WE'RE FUNDED BASED OFF OF THE FIRST ROW LCFS. OKAY.

IN 2027-28 WE'LL BE FUNDED BY THE BOTTOM ROW. THE NEXT IS TO COMMIT TO THE NEXT IS TO COMMIT TO SEEK EFFICIENCIES AND REVENUES IN ALL AREAS OF THE BUDGET. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ANY PRUDENT ORGANIZATION WOULD DO. SAVE MONEY WHERE YOU CAN AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPENDING IT APPROPRIATELY AND WISELY.

THE NEXT ONE IS TO ENDEAVOR TO LIMIT CLASS SIZES PRIORITIZE STUDENT PROGRAMS IN ALIGNMENT WITH PORTRAIT OF GRADUATES AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE YOU'LL SEE SOME CONSIDERATIONS AND EXAMPLES. A LOT OF THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN DEPTH AT OUR LAST BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE.

WHAT I'M REALLY MOST EXCITED AS A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT I DON'T HAVE ANY IN ELEMENTARY CURRENTLY BUT I WILL. CLASS SIZES AS WE'RE LOOKING AT STAFFING AT OUR ELEMENTARY FOR NEXT YEAR I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IF OUR PROJECTIONS HOLD WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE STAFFED AT 20 TO 1 22 TO 1. A HUGE RELIEF FROM FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND THAT IS IN LARGE PART TO THIS TRANSITION TO BASIC AID.

THE NEXT IS TO STRIVE TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN A TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR ALL STAFF THAT INCLUDES SALARY BENEFITS, HEALTH AND WELFARE FRINGE, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT COME WITH OUR DECISION TO WORK IN A DISTRICT AND ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER.

I KNOW THAT THE STATE HAS LAUNCHED A NEW DATA COLLECTION TOOL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE J90 FOR CERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

THEY'RE LAUNCHING I THINK IT'S THE C90 FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE KIND OF THAT STATEWIDE AND COUNTYWIDE LEVEL DATA TO KIND OF ANALYZE OUR COMPARABILITY AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO DO THAT IN THE COMING YEARS. NEXT IS ENSURING ALL FACILITIES ARE CLEAN, SAFE AND APPROPRIATE FOR LEARNING. THIS IS JUST A SHORT LIST OF SOME OF OUR INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE REPLACING OUR CARPET. WE KNOW THAT AGAIN THE LAST BOND THAT WAS PASSED IN CUSD WAS IN 1996. FUN FACT IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THEN THAT GEO BOND WILL GO AWAY. SO MANY OF OUR HOMEOWNERS WILL SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS AS A RESULT OF THAT DEBT BEING EXTINGUISHED. THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR THEM. WE KNOW THAT AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO BASIC AID WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO NEED TO FOCUS ON ALL OF OUR NEEDS. IT'S ONE BIG BUCKET OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE JUST MUCH LIKE YOUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE ARE COVERED. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NO DIFFERENT. NEXT STEPS THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET AND WE'LL SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY OFFICE WHERE THEY WILL REVIEW IT AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS AS A FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS YEAR-END CLOSING TO SEE OUR ACTUALS FOR 25-26.

I JUST PROVIDE THIS SLIDE TO REMIND THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS OF INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. AS I MENTIONED ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES IT THIS EVENING THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS A LEGISLATIVE AND FIDUCIARY DUTY TO REVIEW OUR BOOKS, PROVIDE AN OPINION OF THEIR REVIEW AND EITHER AGREE WITH OR CONCUR WITH OUR ANALYSIS OR PROVIDE SOME NOTES OF WARNING TO THE BOARD. IN MY

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WE WILL POST THE UPDATED BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR BUT IF YOU CAN'T WAIT FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW THIS FORM AND SEND US ANY FEEDBACK OR ASK US ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HANG ON MR. SALMONKA. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT? TRUSTEES? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 16 JUST FOR A SECOND? I WANTED TO SLIDE 16.

SO I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT AS YOU LOOK AT OUR PEOPLE AND TRYING TO BE COMPETITIVE AND HOW WHERE THE RAISES HAVE BEEN GOING IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND IT'S FIRST TO OUR TEACHERS AND THEN FOLLOWED CLOSELY BEHIND BY OUR CSEA FOLKS WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU ALL TAKING THE LEAD. IN FACT I REMEMBER LAST YEAR NOT EVEN TAKING A PAY RAISE AND I THINK THAT'S VERY VERY ADMIRABLE. I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND THOSE STATS ARE IMPORTANT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH REGARDING GRANTS. I DO REMEMBER THAT YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN REALLY AGGRESSIVE AS A DISTRICT GOING AFTER GRANTS. WE'VE EVEN HAD SOME POSITIONS THAT WERE DEDICATED TO DOING THAT AND KNOW THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE. I ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE YOU KNOW BECAUSE THOSE ARE SOME BIG DOLLARS RIGHT THERE AND THAT GETTING OR NOT GETTING A GRANT COULD STILL BE A ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD.

SO ABSOLUTELY WE WILL CONTINUE PURSUING AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING GRANTS AND I LOVE AFTER YOU KNOW LOOKING BACK 10 YEARS THERE ARE STORIES BEHIND THESE GRANTS. ONE OF THE CTE GRANT OR I'M SORRY ONE OF OUR DODEA GRANTS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO PARENT AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO EXPAND OUR WORLD LANGUAGE COURSE OFFERINGS.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE AT THE WORLD LANGUAGE STATE SEAL OF BI-LITERACY AWARD CEREMONY PUSHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION INTO OUR ELEMENTARIES INTO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS HAS LED TO AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE EARNING THAT STATE SEAL OF BI-LITERACY.

SO WHEN WE PURSUE THESE GRANTS WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALIGNED WITH THE DIRECTION OR THE VISION OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE PROVIDES US WITH A MAP IF YOU WILL AND AGAIN 64 000 DATA POINTS CONTRIBUTED TO TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT DOCUMENT OR THOSE THREE DOCUMENTS. WE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING REVENUE BECAUSE THEY TRANSLATE INTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF.

AND THEN LASTLY JUST IF YOU COULD REVIEW FOR US AND ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING WHAT THE MOVING FORWARD WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WE REVIEWED THE CASH FLOW THAT WAS VERY GOOD FOR FOLKS TO SEE THAT CASH FLOW THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE MOVING FORWARD.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WILL AFFECT US AS A BASIC AID THAT WILL PLAY INTO HOW MUCH WE NEED TO PRELOAD OUR RESERVES OR WHERE WE TRY TO TARGET THOSE RESERVES? WHAT ARE THOSE UNIQUE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER THAT REQUIRE US TO HOLD POTENTIALLY A LARGER RESERVE? THAT'S A PRETTY OPEN-ENDED QUESTION. JUST THE THE ROUND YOU KNOW NOT ALL THE DETAILS BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. YEAH I THINK MAYBE NOT SPECIFICALLY BASIC AID BUT JUST RUNNING RUNNING A DISTRICT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND NOT HAVING BONDS I THINK WE HAVE AGING FACILITIES AND CURRENTLY WHEN THERE'S A PIPE BURST THAT COMES LOCALLY. WHEN WE HAVE A ROOF LEAK WHEN WE HAVE OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PLAN FOR BUT YOU CAN'T ALWAYS ANTICIPATE WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO HAVING RESERVES IS IMPORTANT. I THINK WE HAD AN EXAMPLE OF IT THIS EVENING ABOUT AN UNFUNDED MANDATE. I THINK THOSE TYPES OF THINGS MIGHT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M IS THERE ANYTHING ESPECIALLY THE NON-RECURRING MAINTENANCE ISSUES. YOU KNOW IT'S AS WE YOU KNOW THINGS ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING OLDER THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE FUNDING WHICH I THINK WILL INCREASE KIND OF THE RESERVES THAT WE'LL PROBABLY WANT TO TARGET MOVING FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE'VE YOU KNOW HAD IN THE PAST. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE VISIBILITY ON EXACTLY THE NET INCREASE FUNDING THAT WE WOULD GET IN BASIC AID? I KNOW WE SPOKE TO IT JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

IT IS SO HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO GET NET INCREASE? THE NET INCREASE.

OKAY. I HAVE IT INCLUDED IN OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS.

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WE'RE RECEIVING 33 AND A HALF MILLION IN LCFF IN 26-27. WE EXPECT LCF OR PROPERTY TAX TO BE 41.6 MILLION IN 27-28.

SO THE DELTA IS ABOUT 8,000 OR 8 MILLION.

BUT WE DEFICIT SPENT 8 MILLION.

WE DEFICIT SPEND WE'RE PROJECTING TO DEFICIT SPEND I THINK ABOUT 8 MILLION OR 8 MILLION IN 26-27. SO OUR NET I GUESS CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.

YES. WE ARE PROJECTING TO BREAK EVEN IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF BASIC AID. SO DESPITE RECEIVING 11 MILLION DOLLARS IN INCREASED ONGOING FUNDING, OUR RATE OF DEFICIT SPEND IS SUCH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BREAK EVEN IN 27-28. AND THIS IS GREAT. AND AGAIN, SORRY TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. I THINK I'VE BEEN SAYING IT THE LAST FOUR MONTHS JUST TO SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS.

THAT'S A BREAK EVEN. THE FUTURE IS DEFINITELY BRIGHT, BUT IT'S IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE TIME TO GET TO WHERE EVERYONE WOULD LIKE US TO BE. YEAH. AND THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS TO BE EXCITED. I THINK THAT REALITY CHECK IS IMPORTANT. THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS STILL AT THIS POINT. WE'RE PROJECTING KIND OF LEVEL STAFFING BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE LOWER CLASS SIZES.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO SHIFT THAT PICTURE.

BUT BASED OFF OF THE GUIDANCE WE HAVE FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES, MAINTAINING PROGRAMS. YES, WE ARE PROJECTED TO BREAK EVEN IN 27-28. AND LASTLY, WHAT ARE THOSE FUNDS THAT WE DO CONTINUE TO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BASIC AID, THERE IS SOME STATE AID THAT FLOWS OUR WAY, CORRECT? STATE AID WILL STILL CONTINUE.

SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING WILL STILL CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BASIC AID SCHOOL DISTRICT. EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THERE'S STILL A FEW WHAT WE CALL CATEGORICAL FUNDS, FUNDS THAT COME WITH STRINGS ATTACHED. YES.

THOSE THINGS WILL CONTINUE DESPITE TRANSITIONING TO BASIC AID. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. JUST A QUICK ONE. SO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026, OUR TURBO REDEMPTION WERE PAID OFF ON THOSE LOANS. AND THEN WE GET OUR FIRST BASIC AID PAYMENT JANUARY OF 27? SO BASIC AID.

I MEAN, THE FIRST, YEAH. SO PROPERTY TAXES COME IN JANUARY AND JUNE. WITH THE DEBT PAID OFF, THE PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT THAT WE GET IN JANUARY WILL BE UNENCUMBERED IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT.

SO WE HAD THIS REALLY GREAT VISUAL AND I SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED IT.

BUT WHEN YOU GO BACK TO, LET'S GO TO THE BUCKET. LET'S GO BACK TO THE BUCKET.

PROPERTY TAX FILLS THE BUCKET AS MUCH AS IT CAN, RIGHT? IN 24-25, WE RECEIVED ABOUT 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROPERTY TAXES. 25-26, WE ARE PROJECTING TO RECEIVE ABOUT 22 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES. SO IT FILLS UP MORE THAN HALF THE BUCKET, MORE THAN IT DID LAST TIME.

IN 26-27, WE'RE PROJECTING PROPERTY TAXES OF ABOUT 28 MILLION, I THINK IS WHAT WE INCLUDED.

SO ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE BUCKET, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE NOT YET BASIC AID IN 26-27. IN 27-28, IT'S GOING TO FILL IT UP AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE OVERFLOW.

SO I GUESS THE POINT THAT I WAS DRIVING AT, SO IF YOU SAY WE'RE NEUTRAL IN 27-28, THEN THAT WOULD MEAN LIKE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, 17% OF 59 MILLION DOLLARS, THAT'S A 10 MILLION DOLLAR RESERVE ACCOUNT. IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE WISH LISTS QUITE SOME TIME.

IT WILL BE A FEW YEARS. YEAH.

DEFINITELY NOT IN YEAR ONE.

BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO HAVE 17% IN RESERVES.

WE HAVE SOME DEBT THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT THAT WE WOULD BE PRUDENT TO PREPAY IF POSSIBLE, AND WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF OTHER ASKS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, JUST A COMMENT BASED OFF OF, FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE, WE HAD A BOARD WORKSHOP PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. IT WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED, BUT ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WAS AROUND COMMITTEES, AND WE HAD DISCUSSIONS AROUND A FACILITIES COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT AS WE ENTER INTO NEXT YEAR AND WE START THINKING ABOUT THE TRANSITION

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YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DETERMINED AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE SERVING STUDENTS THAT IN BASIC AID WE WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY REVENUE FOR.

AND WE'VE PRIORITIZED THOSE COMMITMENTS AROUND EMPLOYEES, CHILDREN, AND MILITARY FOLKS AND PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS, RIGHT? TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS AT CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT TARGET OF ABOUT $1 MILLION. AND CURRENTLY, COMMUNITY FUNDED OR BASIC AID DISTRICTS DO NOT RECEIVE REVENUE FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

THAT WAS A LOCAL DECISION THAT WE MADE.

I BELIEVE THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING CURRENTLY WHERE THE STATE MAY LOOK AT THAT FOR COMMUNITY FUNDED DISTRICTS.

I JUST WE'RE ENTERING INTO A NEW WORLD. I'M ONLY MENTIONING THOSE TWO THINGS BECAUSE I THINK NEXT YEAR AS MORE INFORMATION TRICKLES IN, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ENGAGE IN SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM.

YES, I THINK WE HAD ON A FUTURE BOARD MEETING DISCUSSING TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN. I THINK TRUSTEE SANDY HAD BROUGHT THAT UP AND HAVE A MORE TARGETED DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS EVENING THAT THE MESSAGE IS WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE OFFERING TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

SO JUST JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT IT IS MANDATORY EVEN UNDER BASIC AID FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

IT'S A STATE MANDATE. WE DON'T GET PENALIZED AS SUCH, BUT IT IS A MANDATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026-27 ANNUAL BUDGET? I'LL SECOND.

OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSED.

[4.3 Adopt Resolution 2026-06-04 Regarding the Education Protection Account Imposed by Article XIII, Section 36(f)]

THIS IS AN ANNUAL RESOLUTION.

IT ESSENTIALLY REQUIRES US TO REPORT OUR PROJECTED USE OF THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT FUNDS.

THIS IS AN ESTIMATE FOR 2526-26 AND 2627. FULL ACCOUNTING WILL HAPPEN WITH UNAUDITED ACTUALS IN SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 4.3? ANY TRUSTEES, COMMENTS, OR QUESTIONS ON ITEM 4.3? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[4.4 Approve Amendment to Employment Contract: Deputy Superintendent]

AND MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU.

ITEM 4.4 IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT.

RECEIVING A SATISFACTORY REVIEW.

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 1, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WITH A 2.5 PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR RECEIVING SATISFACTORY EVALUATION, AS OUTLINED

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ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL SALARY IS HEREBY INCREASED BY 2% EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 AND 2% EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.

THIS 4% INCREASE. THIS 4% INCREASE IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE 4% INCREASE PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT'S OTHER CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ON THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATES.

THIS WILL MAKE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $237,680 AND $248,495 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 AND JULY 1, 2026, RESPECTIVELY.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANY TRUSTEES' COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

CALL FOR THE VOTE.

AND THE MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU.

[4.5 Approve 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 SALARY, 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 1, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030.

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 1, 2026.

ADDITIONALLY, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL SALARY IS HEREBY INCREASED BY 2% EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 AND 2% EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.

THIS 4% INCREASE IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE 4% INCREASES PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT'S OTHER CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ON THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATES.

THIS WILL MAKE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY $275,990 AND $288,548, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 AND JULY 1, 2026, RESPECTIVELY.

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

DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, SORRY, I SKIPPED OVER THAT, FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

I MEAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SALAMANCA, YOU'VE WORKED TO GET US TO BASIC AID, BRING IT DOWN BY 10 YEARS TO, SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN MOVE OUR DISTRICT FORWARD INTO A BASIC AID DISTRICT.

YOU BOTH CAME IN AT THE SAME TIME, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, AND I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU OVER THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS AS WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO KEEP YOU HERE, KEEP DOING THE WORK, AND KEEP BUILDING THE VISION THAT THE BOARD'S BEFORE US AND THIS BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED FOR OUR DISTRICT.

YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ABOUT BUILDING THE DISTRICT WE WANT WHEN WE REACH BASIC AID, AND WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK IN THIS DISTRICT.

I'D ECHO THOSE COMMENTS TO MY COLLEAGUE AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT YOU'RE SITTING BEHIND, AND YOU'RE NOT WATCHING THESE THINGS ON TV, AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOVERNING, AND YOU'RE OBSERVING BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN FROM A, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT POSITION.

AND IT IS QUITE A COMPLEX JOB THAT YOU BOTH DO, SUPPORTED BY GREAT TEAMS. OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU'D BE THE FIRST ONES TO SAY THAT.

BUT THE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES THAT YOU HAVE TO BALANCE, THE FISCAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN IN, I DO THINK YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY GOOD.

AND, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU

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I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD MOVE TO DO.

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE, AND SO THANK YOU ALL, AGAIN, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

AND, YEAH, IT'S A NICE JOB.

I'D LIKE TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AS WELL.

I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON YOUR PRODUCTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION.

I THINK WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST IS THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS REALLY MODEL WHAT TEAMWORK IS.

YOU'RE NOT ISOLATED IN YOUR OFFICE OR IN YOUR OFFICE.

YOU REALLY DO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

TRADITIONALLY, THE GIFT FOR A 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS TIN OR ALUMINUM.

SO I WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT'S TIN OR ALUMINUM TO PRESENT YOU.

PUT THE BEVERAGE IN IT.

PUT THE BEVERAGE IN IT, YES.

TO COMMEMORATE THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY HERE.

NOW, YOU'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF MANAGING PROGRAMS, MANAGING OUR FINANCES, COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND, YEAH, WHAT, 10 MORE YEARS OR KEEP GOING? 10 MORE YEARS.

YEAH.

SO MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND.

SECOND.

AND MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

DO WE NEED TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK OR DO WE WANT

[5.1 2026 CUSD LCAP Local Indicators]

KEEP GOING.

ITEM 5.1, REPORTS.

THIS IS THE 2026 COSD LCAP LOCAL INDICATORS.

AND DR. BATTLE WILL PRESENT THIS INFORMATION.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THE LCAP LOCAL INDICATORS IS ANOTHER ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF OUR ANNUAL LCAP.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE INDICATORS ARE REPORTED PUBLICLY ON OUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE OTHER INDICATORS, THE ACADEMIC INDICATOR, COLLEGE CAREER INDICATOR, AND SO FORTH.

SO THIS REPORT IS LOCAL, SO WE DO LOCAL INVENTORIES BASED ON A TEMPLATE THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE STATE.

AND I WILL THEN UPLOAD OUR REPORT TO THE STATE DASHBOARD.

AND SO IN THE FALL, WHEN OUR 2026 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD IS RELEASED, YOU'LL NOTICE FOR OUR LOCAL INDICATORS, IT'LL JUST INDICATE MET OR NOT MET.

THAT INDICATES THAT WE DID UPLOAD OUR RESULTS AND THEY'LL BE THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THIS FALL.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR LOCAL INDICATORS.

YOU PROBABLY NOTICED SOME REDUNDANCIES WITH THIS REPORT AND THE LCAP AND THE MID-YEAR LCAP, ALL THE LCAP-Y REPORTS.

THERE'S A LOT OF REDUNDANCIES IN THEM, BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON OUR LOCAL INDICATORS.

IT DOES RAISE A QUESTION.

WHEN WE MAKE THE TRANSITION, WHAT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS DO WE HAVE NOW? SAME.

SAME.

SO YOU STILL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, OKAY.

SORRY.

YEAH.

SORRY.

I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD PARE THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.

TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO? THANK YOU, DR. BATTLE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION

[6.1 First Reading: Adoption and Update of Board Policies (BP) and Administrative Regulations (AR) via Partnership with the Small School District Association (SSDA)]

THIS IS JUST A REPORT.

NO ACTION NEEDED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ITEM 6.1 IS A FIRST READING OF THE ADOPTION AND UPDATE OF BOARD POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, SSDA.

DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE THE FORMAT OF THE NEW POLICIES.

I THINK THEY ARE MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRANSITION, THIS CHANGE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, I JUST WANTED TO GENERALLY STATE I THINK IT WAS A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WHEN WE APPROVED SWITCHING FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION OVER TO THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, GIVING THE DISTRICT SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTION BY BEING A PART OF THE SSDA INSTEAD

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AND WITH THAT, IT ALSO CHANGES OUR BOARD POLICIES AND ARS THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE AND ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF POLICIES.

I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THERE IS ONLY 75 POLICIES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE FOR US TO HAVE.

SO THIS CHANGES THAT.

AND SO THIS IS OUR FIRST READ FOR OUR FIRST ADOPTION OF BOARD POLICIES UNDER SSDA.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE THAT BACKGROUND ON THIS FIRST READING.

YEAH.

AND AS YOU SAID, THEY CHANGED THE WAY THEY'RE WRITTEN.

AND AS YOU BOTH HAVE SAID, IT'S REALLY EASIER IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AS A PARENT AND YOU GO, IT'S REALLY MUCH BETTER THAN THE PRODUCT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

AND SO IT'S GOOD.

OKAY.

[8.1 Public Comments on Non-Agendized Items]

ITEM 8, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM OR A CLOSED SESSION ITEM ARE INVITED TO QUEUE BEHIND THE PODIUM, STATE THEIR NAME AND CITY PRIOR TO SPEAKING.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS? I'M NOT SURE IF THE BOARD KNOWS ME.

MY NAME IS LISA STALEY.

I'M A 35-AND-A-HALF-YEAR, PROUD, RETIRED NOW, AS OF LAST THURSDAY, CNS WORKER.

I STARTED IN THE CNS DEPARTMENT, OPENING AND SERVING THE VERY FIRST LUNCH AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY, AND I CONTINUED THERE FOR THE NEXT 23 YEARS.

I THEN BECAME YOUR FIRST CNS DISTRICT LEAD, WORKING AT ALL SITES.

AND THIS LAST YEAR, I GOT TO COMPLETE MY CAREER IN PARADISE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PARADISE IS, IT'S STRAND ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU.

I GOT TO COMPLETE THAT WITH THE MOST CARING PRINCIPAL, JENNY MOORE, AND MY FELLOW COWORKERS.

WE MOVED INTO STRAND NAVY HOUSING WITH OUR DAUGHTER, VANESSA, WHO WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, AND MY SON, SCOTT, WHO WAS IN FIRST GRADE.

THEY BOTH COMPLETED THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL YEARS IN CORONADO UNIFIED.

THIS HAS BEEN MORE THAN A JOB TO ME.

I'VE BEEN PART OF THE – MY FAMILY'S BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY, PART OF THE DISTRICT, PART OF MANY ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS TEAMS AND VOLUNTEERING FOR FUNDRAISERS AND EVERYTHING.

BOTH OF MY KIDS HAVE WONDERFUL CAREERS.

I APPRECIATE ALL THEIR TEACHERS HERE.

MY DAUGHTER, VANESSA, IS CURRENTLY THE – SORRY.

MY DAUGHTER, VANESSA, IS CURRENTLY AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S THEIR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

MY SON WORKS DOD, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

HE'S IN SINGAPORE RIGHT NOW.

HE'S A FLIGHT DECK INSPECTOR, SO HE'S NOT HERE.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MY RETIREMENT WOULD BE A WELCOME EVENT.

WITH THE LATE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE OFFERED FOR CLASSIFIED, IT WAS VERY RUSHED AND STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY WAITING UNTIL JUNE 11TH FOR APPROVAL AT OUR LAST NEGOTIATION MEETING.

I HAVE BEEN ON THE NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR 34 YEARS, PROUD TO SAY, BUT I WAS VERY THANKFUL TO DONNIE AND DONNA FOR LETTING ME KNOW ON MAY 29TH THAT MY RETIREMENT WOULD GO THROUGH.

THAT GAVE ME – I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GOING TO FIND OUT UNTIL JUNE 11TH, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL MY COWORKERS, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, OR I WON'T SEE YOU.

YOU KNOW, I'M RETIRING.

BUT THANK GOODNESS TO THEM, THEY LET ME KNOW.

SO I HAD THAT WEEK OF SAYING GOODBYE TO FELLOW COWORKERS.

I'VE BEEN TO MANY DISTRICT CELEBRATIONS, RETIREMENT CELEBRATIONS.

I ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN I WOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR MY 35 1/2 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CORONADO.

I EMAILED HR ON THE 8TH OF JUNE TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE ANY RECOGNITION.

I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.

THE ABSENCE OF RECOGNITION HAS LEFT ME FEELING OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED.

SO INSTEAD OF BEING DISAPPOINTED WITHOUT BOARD RECOGNITION OR MY SPECIAL PARTING GIFT, I'M GOING TO DO WHAT LISA STALEY DOES.

I'M PUTTING A SMILE ON MY FACE.

I'M GIVING MYSELF A PAT ON THE BACK.

AND I'M GOING TO SAY, JOB WELL DONE, LISA.

AND I'LL ALSO BE WEARING MY RETIRED LUNCH LADY SHIRTS.

SO THEY'RE STAYING FOR LIFE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[8.2 Board Member Comments]

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AND I'M GOING TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU KEEP IT TO ONE SENTENCE OR LESS.

WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE PALACIOS-PETERS AND WORK HER WAY DOWN.

WELL, MY ONE SENTENCE IS TO MS. LISA STALEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

I APOLOGIZE, AND I'M HORRIFIED THAT THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

AND I WILL CERTAINLY SEEK MORE INFORMATION.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU OUT TO LUNCH, TO THE LUNCH LADY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES.

I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A TERRIBLE OVERSIGHT.

SO, AND OTHER THAN THAT, HAVE A GREAT SUMMER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES.

THANK YOU, MS. STALEY, FOR ALL YOU DID FOR 35 YEARS.

I DID DO A SITE VISIT THIS MONTH TO VISIT GARY HALL.

HE'S OUR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PERSON.

AND IF YOU GO AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU'LL SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.

IF YOU VISIT GARY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT FROM HIM.

HE'S GOT A LONG LIST OF THINGS HE'S TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN THIS SUMMER.

THE SUMMERS, THE LAST TWO SUMMERS HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED A WEEK SHORTER, RIGHT? SO AS WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

SO THAT HURTS HIM GETTING STUFF DONE.

I DID, THEY'RE DOING ALL THE FLOORS, TREE TURNINGS, GUTTERS.

I LEARNED THAT TO KILL THE LICE IN THE CARPETS, YOU HAVE TO SUPERHEAT THE FLUID TO 350 DEGREES TO GET ANY LICE OUT OF THE CARPET.

SO THAT WAS INTERESTING.

I REALLY WANTED TO SEE THE NEW PLAYGROUND.

SO WE, THERE ARE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS NEW PLAYGROUND AT VILLAGE ELEMENTARY, BUT THAT HASN'T GONE IN YET.

IT'S GOING TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE, SAME FOOTPRINT, BUT WE'LL HAVE A WHOLE NEW PLAYGROUND.

SO THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY EXCITING.

AND LOTS OF WORK GOING ON AT SILVER STRAND AND ALL THE, ALL THE FACILITIES AND THE PLANTS FROM THE, THE GRADUATION CEREMONY.

ALL THOSE PLANTS THAT ARE UP ON THE STAGE, HE GOES AND THEN PLANTS THEM IN THE GROUND AROUND THE, AROUND THE DISTRICT.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY NICE.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU, MAN, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

35 YEARS.

I'M LIKE, WHAT WAS I DOING 35 YEARS AGO? I JUST GOT TO MY FIRST F-18 SQUADRON.

AND, AND I, IT'S LIKE TOILET PAPER.

THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE END, THE FASTER IT GOES.

SO THANK YOU.

YES, MS. DALY, THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO AGREE.

SILVER STRAND IS A LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THIS TOWN.

THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, BUT ALSO BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

UM, I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME KIND OF ALL TEACHER, ALL STAFF, ALL WHATEVER KIND OF ALL TOGETHER CELEBRATION, UM, AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE DON'T MISS ANY OF OUR,

[8.3 Superintendent's Comments]

THANK YOU.

AND ITEM 8.3 IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

I HAVE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE.

UM, LISA, I WAS SO PLEASED THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE DOWN AT SILVER STRAND WHEN THAT RECOGNITION WITH ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THERE, UH, I REGRET, I KNOW WE CAME UP TO A VERY STRICT TIMELINE AT THE END WITH THE RETIREMENT INCENTIVES FOR BOTH CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED.

AND I AM DEEPLY SORRY THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE END, AS YOU SAID THAT JUNE 11TH, BUT I REMEMBER YOU FROM 2005, SIX, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY.

AND, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND ALL THE SMILES, KEEP THEM COMING.

OKAY.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF JEALOUSY UP HERE, UH, FROM YOUR RETIREMENT.

I ASKED CAMMIE TO PULL SOMETHING UP REAL QUICK.

MY LAST COMMENTS, AND I WILL MAKE THEM BRIEF.

UM, YOU KNOW, DEPUTY SALAMANCA TALKED THROUGH A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY LEAD OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, UM, WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE IN A BOARD-DIRECTED RESERVE SPEND DOWN.

UM, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND BEHIND THESE INITIATIVES.

UH, THERE ARE STORIES BEHIND EVERYTHING THAT WE SHARED THIS, THIS EVENING IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATION, UH, FROM OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES, WHO ADAPT AND ADJUST.

OUR TEACHERS WHO WE BRING ON BOARD FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES WHEN WE RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING AND, AND REALLY GET ON BOARD WITH THAT VISION.

UM, OUR INNOVATION LAB, UH, TEACHERS AND OUR WILLINGNESS OF OUR, OF OUR STAFF TO ENGAGE DIFFERENTLY WITH INSTRUCTION, WHETHER IT'S AT CMS OR OUR TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, IN BRINGING THEIR CLASSROOMS DOWN INTO THOSE, TO THOSE NEW SPACES.

UM, UM, TEEN MENTAL HEALTH, UM, TEEN MENTAL HEALTH WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FRESHMAN ISLANDER EXPERIENCE COURSE.

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UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL HAVE SUNNY DAYS AHEAD OF US, UM, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK TO DO FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS TODAY.

UM, BUT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT OUR STUDENTS, OUR CLASSIFIED, OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF, AND OUR, OUR MANAGERS, UM, REALLY ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND SO THANK YOU AND, AND, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHEN, WHEN LISA MENTIONED SILVER STRAND IS PARADISE, YOU KNOW, JENNY MOORE LEADS WITH HER HEART.

UH, AND SHE HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER THE OTHER PRINCIPALS IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE WAY HER LEADERSHIP STYLE, UM, IS FELT BY HER STAFF, UH, PRINCIPAL COONS AND, AND HIS, UH, BACKGROUND AND KNOWLEDGE AND, AND PEDAGOGY AND, AND UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTION.

UH, MS. VALAR AND HER CAN DO ATTITUDE AND EFFICIENCY AND PRINCIPAL MOLINA, WHO ALSO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HER WORK ETHIC AND HER COMMITMENT TO, UM, BLEED ISLANDER GREEN AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WITHIN THAT SCHOOL COMMUNITY KNOWS WHERE HER HEART IS. SO WE HAVE AMAZING, UH, AN AMAZING TEAM DISTRICT-WIDE, UH, TONIGHT WAS A CELEBRATION OF THIS LAST BUDGET IN, IN, UM, LCFF FUNDING, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNNY DAYS AHEAD IN COMMUNITY-FUNDED OR BASIC AID FUNDING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. ITEM NINE IS,

[9.1 Upcoming Meetings]

[10. CLOSED SESSION]