[2. OPEN SESSION] [00:00:25] ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH -- INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR [C. Announcements from Closed Session and Open Session Procedures] ALL. >> THE BOARD IS ADJOURNING FROM CLOSED SESSION WHERE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS PERMITTED BY LAW WERE CONSIDERED. ITEM B, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT K-22-3. MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE AND SECONDED, THE VOTE WAS 5-0 TO APPROVE. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE MEETING AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE BOARD VALUES YOUR INPUT ON THE IMPORTANT EDUCATION MATTERS WE FACE. THEREFORE THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC VIEWING IS AVAILABLE BY REGULAR BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND THROUGH INTERNET LIVE STREAM ON THE WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC OR WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE BOARD CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE BOARD AGENDA. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT IS UTILIZING A NEW SOFTWARE FOR CLOSED CAPTIONING DURING THIS BOARD MEETING AND IT IS POSSIBLE WE MAY EXPERIENCE BRIEF CONNECTIVITY ISSUES WITH OUR CLOSED CAPTIONS. CLOSED CAPTIONING WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK PROVIDED ON THE BOARD AGENDA HOME PAGE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT HAD THE OPTION TO EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS BY 3:00 P.M. TODAY. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SHOULD FILL OUT A BLUE SPEAKERS CARD AND HAND IT IN AT THE SECRETARY'S DESK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TON AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE TURN IN YOUR CARD PRIOR TO THE ITEM ON THAT AGENDA. IF THE ITEM YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE TURN IN YOUR CARD BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA. IF YOU INTEND TO DONATE TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER, PLEASE HAND IN BOTH SPEAKER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER YOUR CONCERN BUT NOT SPEAK AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW PUBLIC STATEMENT FORM AND TURN IT IN AT THE SECRETARY'S DESK. BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THESE STATEMENTS AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. SMOKING IS NOT PROHIBITED IN THIS BUILDING OR ANYWHERE ON ANY DISTRICT PROPERTY. COPIES OF THE AGENDA ARE [D. Approval of the Agenda] AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE IN THE BOARD LOBBY. PLEASE SILENCE ALL MOBILE PHONES. MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA PULLING ITEM W. >> CAN I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. LET'S VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE GORBACH. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A YES [E. Recognition - Newbury Park High School Boys and Girls Cross Country - Marmonte League and CIF Champions] VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 2E, RECOGNITION OF OUR NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY. >> I'LL DO MY PART FIRST. BOARD PRESIDENT, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR GIRLS AND BOYS CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAMS. THE STUDENT ATHLETES TO MY RIGHT REPRESENT ALL OF WHAT IS NOT GOOD BUT GREAT ABOUT THE CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. BEFORE US WE HAVE SCHOLAR ATHLETES, SOME VALEDICTORIANS, DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR CRAFT, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY GREAT HUMAN BEINGS. I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TIME OUR ATHLETES GIVE TO THE CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNITY. WITH SUCCESS COMES FAME AND NOTORIETY. THEY'VE BEEN HOURS TAKING PICTURES, SIGNING RUNNING SHOES AND TALKING TO STRANGERS WHO [00:05:03] LOOK UP TO THEM. THEY HAVE DONE THIS WITH A A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRACE. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT, DEDICATION, AND LOVE FROM OUR PARENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK WITH OUR PROGRAM. NEWBURY PARK CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HAS SHINED THE BRIGHTEST. OUR GIRLS HAVE WON TWO RUNNER UP STATE TITLES AND ONE STATE TITLE. OUR BOYS TEAM HAS SIMPLY BEEN THE BEST OF ALL TIME. CONSECUTIVE TITLES, FOUR STRAIGHT CIF TITLES, FOUR STRAIGHT STATE TITLES, AND THREE STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLES AS WELL. WE HAVE OFFICIALLY RUN OUT OF BANNER SPACE IN OUR GYM FOR ALL OF THE TITLES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. NOW IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CALL OFF AND RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS. DANIELLE ROCKY. AILISH HAWKINS. DEB DOSHY. BRADEN SEYMORE. LEO YOUNG. LEX YOUNG. TIFFANY SACHS. AARON SOLMON. FIRST COACH BRIAN SACHS. FINALLY COACH TONYA BROSNAN. ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, OUR PARENTS, AND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT OVER THE LAST YEARS WITH OUR PROGRAM AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. THANK YOU. ATHLETES TO COME UP FRONT ALONG WITH THE COACHES AND THEN SITE ADMINISTRATION COME OVER HERE AND WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PICTURE UP FRONT HERE. >>> OKAY, IT'S TIME FOR REPORTS [F. Reports from Student Reporters] FROM OUR STUDENT REPORTERS. WELCOME TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH CENTURY ACADEMY. [00:10:10] >> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ABIGAIL VAY AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT CENTURY ACADEMY. WE FINISHED OUR DECEMBER WITH A HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK. K-12 STUDENTS CAME TO DECORATE GINGERBREAD HOUSES, ENJOY HOT COCOA AND PIZZA AND A MOVIE. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE ALL STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS FOR THE LAUNCH OF SEMESTER TWO. TO START OFF THE TERM ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUCCESS SEMINARS, TEAM BUILDING WITH THEIR ADVISORY GROUP AND A FIELD DAY. THROUGHOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF SEMESTER TWO, STUDENTS WILL ALSO TAKE THE NWEA EXAM. EVERY SEMESTER WITH ESTART WITH THIS EXAM TO MEASURE OUR PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS AND LITERACY. PART OF OUR SCHOOL'S GOAL IS TO GROW EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC 1.5 YEARS EVERY ACADEMIC YEAR. STUDENTS WILL START PLANNING THEIR PROMOTION CEREMONIES. OUR SENIOR CLASS WILL START TRANSITIONING FROM BEING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COLLEGE FRESHMEN THROUGH SPECIALIZED WORK JOBS. THEIR PARENTS WILL BE INVITED TO EVENING SESSIONS COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS FROM CELEBRATION, PLANNING, TO PACKING THEIR SENIORS FOR THE COLLEGE DORMS. OUR 11TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN COLLEGE APPLICATION AND TRADE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS. OUR 10TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL MEET WITH SPEAKERS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS. OUR 9TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE PLANNING OUT THEIR COURSES UPON GRADUATION. SPECIFICALLY WE ARE AIMING TO HAVE AT LEAST 80% OF FAMILIES ENGAGE IN TWO OR MORE SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS. WE ARE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE VIA ONLINE AND ON CAMPUS FAMILY WORKSHOPS. THIS MONTH WE ARE LAUNCHING TRANSITION TO COLLEGE NIGHTS FOR PARENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2023 AS WELL AS SUPPORT WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS HELPING THEIR CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY. ONE OF OUR OTHER GOALS IS TO OFFER STUDENTS A VARIETY OF WELLNESS WORKSHOPS EVERY QUARTER. AS WE START SEMESTER TWO, WE HAVE FOUR WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THINKING BETTER, FEELING BETTER, OUR 9TH OR 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE HOW THEIR THOUGHTS INFLUENCE HOW THEY EXPERIENCE THE WORLD. THE GROUP WILL PRACTICE FRAMING POSITIVE THOUGHTS, STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE DAILY AND LONG-TERM INTERACTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. MANAGING ANXIETY THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION WHERE 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE HOW ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL TO MANAGE ANXIETY. EXPLORING IDENTITY WHERE 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WORK AT DEFINING WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. ACADEMIC FITNESS WHERE 6TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE STUDENTS EXPLORE HEALTHY SCHOOL AND STUDY HABITS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE OF THE GREAT STRIDES HAPPENING AT CENTURY THIS YEAR. >> THANK YOU, ABBY. NEXT UP WE HAVE CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ROSELYN GONZALEZ. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GILL, DR. MCLAUGHLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. MY NAME IS ROSELYN GONZALEZ. I AM REPRESENTING CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT. ARIA IS CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY WITH HER FAMILY THIS EVENING. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARIA. CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ANTICIPATES 13 GRADUATES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 14 STUDENTS TRANSITIONING BACK TO THEIR HOMESCHOOL AT THE SEMESTER. WE ANTICIPATE WELCOMING MANY NEW STUDENTS ENROLLING IN CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOON. AS A RESULT OF NEW STUDENTS ENROLLING AND THE TURNOVER IN STUDENT POPULATION SINCE THE EARLY FALL, CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE HOLDING A SECOND BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ON FEBRUARY 8TH. AS ARIA REPORTED LAST MONTH, CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAS RECENTLY ENTERED THE GRADUATE RECOVERY INTERVENTION PROGRAM OR GRIP. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRIP PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A PERSONALIZED PATHWAY TO GRADUATION FOR SENIORS WHO WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MEETING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WITHIN OUR REGULAR PROGRAM. STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM FOCUS ON THEIR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC NEEDS AND CAN REMAIN IN SCHOOL AN ADDITIONAL HOUR EACH DAY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 13 SENIORS IN THE PROGRAM. CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL [00:15:01] ANTICIPATES ADDING SEVERAL MORE STUDENTS TO GROUP AT THE START OF THE SECOND SEMESTER. ALSO IN THE SECOND SEMESTER, WE'LL BE PILOTING A SENIOR SEMINAR THROUGH AN ENGLISH 12 CLASS. STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR SEMINAR WILL FOCUS ON GOAL SETTING, SELF-REFLECTION, CAREER EXPLORATION, WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS AND RESUME BUILDING, AS AN OUTCOME STUDENTS IN THE CLASS WILL BE DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS. IN JANUARY, THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ON MORE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, ENROLLMENT, AND FAFSA. THEY'RE ALSO INCLUDING AN INTERACT CLUB IN THE SCHOOL THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING WITH OTHER STUDENTS AROUND THE CAMPUS AS WELL AS STARTING TO PROVIDE GROUPS AND STUFF TO COORDINATE MEETINGS THROUGHOUT LUNCH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ROSELYN. NEXT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, SOPHIA DI STEFANO. >> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. I'M SOPHIA DI STEFANO THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. TO QUICKLY RECAP WHAT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL IT WAS THE SEASON OF CONCERTS. WE STARTED OFF WITH THE BAND AND STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERTS. BOTH PLAYED RENDITIONS OF THE POLAR EXPRESS THAT REALLY GOT YOU INTO THE WINTER SPIRIT. OUR DANCE TEAM AND DANCE PE CLASSES PUT ON AN AMAZING CONCERT. THIS COINCIDED WITH OUR INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK. WE ALSO HAD A FUN FIELD DAY EVENT WITH UNIFIED SPORTS AND DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT INCREDIBLE PEOPLE IN HISTORY WHO HAD A DISABILITY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR AMAZING STORIES. WE FINISHED OFF THE WEEK WITH OUR SPARKLES CHEER TEAM PERFORMING. WE HOSTED THE NPHS WINTER OLYMPICS STARTING WITH AN OPENING CEREMONIES THEMED RALLY. IT WAS HELD IN THE STADIUM AND FEATURED OUR BAND, CHOIR, SPARKLE, CHEER, DANCE TEAM AND A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CREATED OUR EIGHT OLYMPIC TEAMS. THE RALLY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE TORCH RACE WHERE TEACHERS COMPETED TO LIGHT THE NPHS OLYMPIC TORCH. THERE WAS A SLIPPERY HOCKEY STYLE GAME WHERE ALL TEAMS COMPETED AND FINALLY A HILARIOUS EATING CONTEST WHICH ENDED WITH MR. LAPIER GETTING PIED IN THE FACE. WE ALSO HAD LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES AFTER THE RALLY. FRIDAY WE HAD CEREMONIES AT LUNCH AWARDED TO OUR TOP THREE TEAMS. NOW LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS MONTH, OUR THEATER DEPARTMENT COLLABORATED WITH WESTLAKE AND THOUSAND OAKS THEATER DEPARTMENT BY PUTTING ON OUR VERY FIRST PUZZLE PLAY. EACH SCHOOL HOSTED A NIGHT WHERE SHAKESPEARE'S "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS A FUN AND UNIQUE WAY TO WORK TOGETHER AND SHOWCASE THESE TALENTED ACTORS. I'M CONFIDENT IT WON'T BE THE LAST TIME OUR SCHOOL'S THEATER DEPARTMENT COLLABORATES. OVERALL, JANUARY IS RELATIVELY QUIET SO STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON FINALS WEEK THAT IS THIS WEEK. IN PREPARATION ASG AND OUR NPHS WELLNESS CENTER HAVE HELD A VARIETY OF EVENTS TO HELP STUDENTS RELAX AND DESTRESS. LAST WEEK THE WELLNESS CENTER HAD HOT CHOCOLATE, TEA, AND MUFFINS FOR STUDENTS ON FRIDAY, BEFORE SCHOOL, AND DURING LUNCH. THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN THERAPY DOGS, HAD A YOGA/DANCE DAY ON TUESDAY, AND HAD A MOVIE VIEWING OF "INSIDE OUT" WITH POPCORN AND SNACKS ON THURSDAY. TODAY WE HANDED OUT SMARTIES AND LOLLIPOPS FOR STUDENTS TO GET A SWEET TREAT BEFORE FINALS START AS WELL. NEXT WEEK NPHS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE FROM THE 24TH TO THE 27TH BY UTILIZING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO DO KIND ACTIONS SUCH AS SAYING HI TO A NEW PERSON OR PICKING UP TRASH AROUND THE SCHOOL TO KEEP THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL. WE ALSO WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS CLUB TO HAVE A TABLE OUT IN THE QUAD TO PERSONALLY GIVE PEOPLE A KINDNESS CHALLENGE CHECKLIST SO STUDENTS CAN KEEP TRACK OF THEIR GOOD DEEDS. FINALLY OUR PANTHER PREVIEW NIGHT IS ON THE 26TH STARTING AT 5:15 P.M. IN OUR GYM. THIS IS AN EVENT FOR THE FAMILIES WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING NEWBURY PARK TO SEE ALL THAT WE OFFER AND WHY IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO BE A NEWBURY PARK PANTHER. WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR WINTER SPORTS AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR SEASONS INCLUDING GIRLS WATER POLO, BASKETBALL, WRESTLING, AND SOCCER. GO PANTHERS. IF YOU MISSED ANY INFORMATION FROM MY REPORT TONIGHT, YOU CAN [00:20:01] FIND DATES AND LOCATIONS OF THESE EVENTS ON OUR NPHS CALENDAR FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT OUR ASG INSTAGRAM OR EMAIL. THAT IS IT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT, SOPHIA. FOR THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, ANDREW SCHUBERG. >> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCLAUGHLIN AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. MY NAME IS ANDREW SCHUBERG. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE PRESENTING THIS MONTH'S JANUARY BOARD REPORT FOR THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. WE RETURNED FROM WINTER BREAK ENERGIZED AND RECHARGED TO FINISH SEMESTER ONE CHARGE. GRADUATION PLANNING IS IN FULL SWING NOW. THE GRADUATION TEAM HAD ITS FIRST PLANNING MEETING. WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE ANOTHER INCREDIBLE CELEBRATION FOR OUR SENIORS THIS JUNE. ON JANUARY 5TH, THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE PUZZLE PLAY. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COLLABORATION WITH ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS. NIGHT ONE WAS HOSTED BY THOUSAND OAKS, NIGHT TWO BY NEWBURY PARK, AND THE PUZZLE PLAY ENDED ON NIGHT THREE AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS GREAT ENERGY IN ALL OF THE THEATERS AND THE STAGE WAS FILLED WITH MANY TALENTED STUDENTS. THE THEATER DEPARTMENT ALSO HOSTED THEIR "LITTLE WOMEN" AUDITIONS. THE MONTH OF JANUARY IS A BUSY ONE FOR OUR THEATER DEPARTMENT. ON JANUARY 20TH AT 7:00 P.M., THEY'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL FILM FESTIVAL. PLEASE STOP BY AND ENJOY THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL FILM MAKERS. IT'S BLACK TIE ATTIRE. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT AT THE GRAND VISTA HOTEL. IT WAS A NIGHT FILLED WITH DELICIOUS FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, AND A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES. THE DANCE DEPARTMENT ALSO STARTED ITS COMPETITION SEASON. THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY TEAM BROUGHT HOME SEVERAL AWARDS. AMONG THEM WERE THREE FIRST PLACE AWARDS. THE WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH, THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE WRAPPING UP SEMESTER ONE AND ALL STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN CLASS FINALS. OUR STUDENTS IN AVID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A COLLEGE VISIT AT CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR FINAL. STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A PRESENTATION AND RECEIVE A CAMPUS TOUR. ASB IS STARTING TO SPREAD THE LOVE BY SELLING VALENTINE'S GRAMS. STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A GRAM TO SEND TO A FRIEND. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A GRAM AT THE STUDENT STORE OR DURING LUNCH. ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH, THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUEST SPEAKER. TO DISCOVER THE MARVELS OF OUR COSMIC BACKYARD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ROBOTIC SPACECRAFT SENT OUT TO EXPLORE IT. SHE WORKS AT NASA'S JET PROPULSION LABORATORY TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND OPERATE THE COMPLEX MACHINES THAT UNCOVER SOME OF THE COUNTLESS MYSTERIES WITHIN AND BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. SEVERAL CLASSES WILL ATTEND THE PRESENTATION AND GET TO LISTEN TO THRILLING STORIES OF ENGINEERING CHALLENGES AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES FROM THE KEPLER MISSION. A BEHIND THE SCENES ACCOUNT OF THE JUNO MISSION OF JUPITER AND A PEEK INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST OBJECTS IN THE ASTEROID BELT. SHE'LL SHINE A LIGHT ON THE DARKNESS AND VASTNESS OF SPACE. OUR BLACK STUDENT UNION WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BE ATTENDING THE BLACK COLLEGE EXPO IN LOS ANGELES. YEARBOOK WILL BE BRINGING ALL CLUBS TO BE PART OF THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL 2022-2023 YEARBOOK. OUR YEARBOOK STAFF HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CLUB ADVISORS AND OFFICERS. THE MONTH OF JANUARY HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ONE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. GO LANCERS. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, SOPHIA KANE, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PERSONNEL. I'M THE ASG VICE PRESIDENT AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. WE'VE HAD A BUSY DECEMBER AND JANUARY SO FAR. ASG FILLED THE SCHOOL WITH HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER TO GET PEOPLE EXCITED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE SCHOOL LOOKED INCREDIBLY FESTIVE AND STUDENTS LOVED THE DECOR. WE EVEN HOSTED A DOOR DECORATING CONTEST FOR TEACHERS AND THEIR 4TH PERIOD CLASSES TO PARTICIPATE IN WHICH WAS AN EXCITING WAY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE ON. DECEMBER 6TH WAS OUR FUTURE WARRIOR NIGHT. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY FUTURE STUDENTS COULD POTENTIALLY COME TO WESTLAKE AND TO SHARE SOME OF THE AMAZING PROGRAMS WE HAVE WITH THEM. DECEMBER WAS ALSO A VERY [00:25:02] IMPORTANT MONTH BECAUSE THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5-9 WAS INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK. ASG HOSTED A SILENT DISCO ON THAT FRIDAY OPEN TO ALL AT LUNCH. WE INVITED THE LEAP STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE DISABILITY STUDENT AWARENESS CLUB TO GET THE PARTY STARTED IN 4TH PERIOD AND TO SET UP AT LUNCH. EVERYBODY HAD SO MUCH FUN AND THERE WAS SOME INCREDIBLE DANCE MOVES OUT THERE. WE ALSO CELEBRATED THIS WEEK BY HAVING MUSIC AT LUNCH, HAVING A THEME EACH DAY. SOME OF THE THEMES WERE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ARTISTS, BLACK ARTISTS, ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT GROUPS WE HAVE ON CAMPUS SO EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME AND APPRECIATED. CHOIR ALSO HAD THEIR ROCKING HOLIDAYS CONCERT. THE SONGS WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DANCES WERE SO FUN TO WATCH. OUR DANCE TEAM ALSO SHOWED OFF THEIR SKILLS WITH A DANCE SHOWCASE ON DECEMBER 9TH. IT WAS SUCH A FUN WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE INDIVIDUAL TALENT OF THE TEAM. ASG ALSO PLANNED A WINTER SPIRIT WEEK THE WEEK BEFORE BREAK. MONDAY WAS SKI/SNOW GEAR, TUESDAY WE WORE JERSEYS, WEDNESDAY WAS CRAZY HAT DAY. THURSDAY WAS UGLY SWEATER AND HOLIDAY COLORS AND FRIDAY WAS PJ DAY. IT WAS SO FUN TO SEE THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DRESSED UP. FINALLY ASG ALSO HANDED OUT HOLIDAY GRAMS THAT STUDENTS BOUGHT FOR THEIR FRIENDS. THESE GRAMS WERE A FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE SENIOR CLASS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT BOUGHT THEM AND SUPPORTED US. JANUARY HAS BEEN AN EXCITING MONTH ALREADY. THIS WEEK IS FINALS WEEK AND WE HOPE TO WISH EVERYONE GOOD LUCK. OUR WINTER SPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN IN FULL SWING WITH BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER, WRESTLING, AND GIRLS WATER POLO IN SEASON. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR TEAMS AND WISH THEM LUCK THE REST OF THE SEASON. A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TWO YOUNG WARRIOR ATHLETES, A FRESHMAN GIRL'S BASKETBALL PLAYER AND A SOPHOMORE BOY'S BASKETBALL PLAYER AS DECEMBER'S ATHLETES OF THE MONTH. BOTH STUDENTS ARE SCHOLAR ATHLETES EARNING A 3.5 GPA OR HIGHER AND ARE DOMINATING ON THE COURTS. THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH THE TEACHERS ARE HOSTING AN ELECTIVE FAIR AT LUNCH IN THE QUAD TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ELECTIVES AVAILABLE BEFORE NEXT YEAR REGISTRATION BEGINS. THE THEATER PROGRAM AT OUR SCHOOL ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE PUZZLE PLAY ALONG WITH THOUSAND OAKS AND NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS SO AMAZING TO SEE THE TALENT FROM ALL THREE SCHOOLS AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE AN AMAZING PLAY. OUR WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE LED BY DIRECTOR RYAN PETER PERFORMED AT THE SHARE FORUM AT THE THOUSAND OAKS CIVIC ARTS PLAZA ON DECEMBER 15TH. THE CONCERT WAS INCREDIBLE AND FEATURED SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL GUEST ARTISTS IN AN EXCITING NIGHT OF JAZZ MELODIES. THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE WAS SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE 76TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CLINIC IN CHICAGO WHICH IS THE LARGEST MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE. THEIR PERFORMANCE ON 12/21 MARKED THE THIRD PERFORMANCE THEY HAVE MADE AT THE CLINIC MAKING THEM THE ONLY ENSEMBLE OF A LEVEL FROM CALIFORNIA TO PERFORM THREE TIMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLINIC. WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED, IT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE HAVE OUR WINTER RALLY ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY. ASG IS SUPER EXCITED TO GET THE STUDENTS ALL HYPED UP ESPECIALLY AFTER FINALS IS OVER AND HOPEFULLY GET A GOOD START TO THE NEW SEMESTER. WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING COACH KELLMAN'S 71ST BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 24TH. COACH KELLMAN IS A BELOVED MEMBER OF THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY. HE BRINGS JOY TO EVERYONE WITH HIS POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF LOVE COACH KELLMAN, YEAH BABY. TO END WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FEBRUARY WITH OUR ASG AND BLACK STUDENT UNION WORKING TOGETHER TO PLAN SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO BRING AWARENESS, CELEBRATE, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO GENERATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO STRUGGLED WITH ADVERSITY TO ACHIEVE FULL CITIZENSHIP IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THE NEW SEMESTER AND CANNOT WAIT TO START NEW ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOPHIA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COACH KELLMAN FROM ALL OF US. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT REPORTERS VERY MUCH. [G. Report from Conejo Schools Foundation (CSF)] WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE A REPORT FROM THE CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LANA CLARK AND PRESIDENT SUE WELLS. >> GOOD EVENING. [00:30:06] HAPPY NEW YEAR. NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY. I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION. I'M JOINED BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LANA CLARK, WHOM I HAD THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING TO ALL OF YOU LAST JUNE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING UPDATES AND SOME OF THE EXCITING WORK THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON SINCE THEN. LIKE MANY OF YOU I BECAME INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOLS WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE STUDENTS. NOW THAT THEY'RE GROWN AND FLOWN, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT TODAY'S STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED SIMILAR IF NOT BETTER EXPERIENCES THAN THEY HAD. IT'S GREAT BECAUSE SO MANY OF US, PARENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED AND INVESTED IN SEEING THE DISTRICT THRIVE. THE CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS REPRESENTED BY A SMALL BUT MIGHTY BOARD AND GENEROUS COMMUNITY OF DONORS WHO ALLOW US TO CARRY OUT OUR WORK ENLISTING LOCAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR THE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY. I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE BUILT TOGETHER THESE PAST 20 YEARS AND THE STRONG FOUNDATION WE'VE HELPED TO LAY. BUT I'M ALSO EXCITED FOR A SEASON OF NEW GROWTH AND NEW HORIZONS AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LANA AS SHE SHARES MORE ABOUT OUR RECENT EFFORTS AND OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU, SUE. AND THANK YOU TO OUR ESTEEMED SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT STAFF NOT ONLY FOR HELPING ME ACCLIMATE OVER THESE PAST SIX MONTHS AS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT ALSO AS A NEW PARENT. YOU REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF OUR DISTRICT AND YOUR DEDICATION, PASSION, AND DRIVE ARE INSPIRING. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ALL IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS. AS SUE SHARED, WE SUPPORT MANY INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO I'LL DO MY BEST TO ENCAPSULATE WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR AND WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE. OUR FOUR CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, THE FIRST BEING CASH FOR TEACHER GRANTS, I WILL SAY RIGHT NOW THAT THAT GRANT IS OPEN AND WE ARE ENCOURAGING ALL TEACHERS TO APPLY. THIS PAST FALL IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION WAS PROUD TO AWARD OVER $30,000 TO 117 TEACHERS AT 29 SCHOOL SITES. AGAIN THE WINDOW FOR THE SPRING IS OPEN NOW AND WE ENCOURAGE ANY TEACHER WITH A SPECIAL PROJECT OR A SPECIAL NEED FOR THE CLASSROOM TO APPLY BY THE FEBRUARY 10TH DEADLINE. WE THANK THE MANY GENEROUS SUPPORTERS THAT HELP MAKE THESE GRANTS POSSIBLE AND WE HOPE TO GIVE OUT A SIMILAR NUMBER OF AWARDS THIS SPRING. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND MAKE A GIFT TO SUPPORT A TEACHER BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT CONEJOSCHOOLS.ORG. NEXT IS THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS LUNCHEON WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO RETURN BACK TO AN IN PERSON EVENT THIS YEAR ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST AT THE WESTLAKE HYATT. WE ASK THAT FOR NOW YOU SAVE THE DATE. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN EARLY FEBRUARY. WE THANK THE MANY GENEROUS SPONSORS THAT HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE EVENT AND OUR SCHOOLS AND WELCOME OTHERS TO JOIN US. DR. MCLAUGHLIN AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE THERE TO SHARE THEIR SUCCESSES FROM THE YEAR AND ALSO SHED LIGHT ON THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AS WE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS. ALL DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE I'M THE MOST EXCITED ABOUT. WE ARE OVERJOYED TO CONFIRM THAT THE FESTIVAL RETURNED THIS YEAR AT THE BANK OF AMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR NINE NIGHTS OF CHOIR, BAND, AND STRINGS CONCERTS. THIS WILL BE IN APRIL AND MAY. MORE THAN 3200 STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO HIGH SCHOOL WILL TAKE TO THE STAGE IN AN EVENT THAT IS TRULY UNIQUE TO THE CONEJO VALLEY. A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WHO IS ACTUALLY AT A PLANNING MEETING FOR BAND AND STRINGS THIS EVENING SO SHE COULDN'T BE WITH US FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE WORK POSSIBLE. IT TAKES THE WORK OF MANY HANDS AND WE'RE GREAT TO WORK SO CLOSELY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THEN OUR LAST SIGNATURE PROGRAM IS THE GET AHEAD SUMMER PROGRAM WHICH IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS LOOKING TO ACCELERATE THEIR STUDIES OR CLEAR THEIR SCHEDULE SO THEY CAN GET AHEAD IN THEIR STUDIES DURING SUMMER. THAT COURSE LIST WILL BE OUT SOON. AND THEN QUICKLY SOME OF THE DISTRICT INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT. THE WELLNESS CENTERS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WE ARE SO PROUD TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THEY DO WHOSE STAFF AND TRAINEES MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON STUDENTS BY PROVIDING DROP IN AND ON SITE CARE. TONIGHT I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FOUNDATION WILL BE [00:35:02] MAKING AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS AND THE PROGRAMS. THANKS IN PART TO A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE CITY, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP RESTOCK THE CONEJO CLOSET WHICH IS LOCATED NOT FAR FROM HERE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICES WHICH SERVICES STUDENTS IN NEED. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE $10,000 OF NEW ITEMS LIKE JACKETS, CLOTHING, UMBRELLAS, BIKE HELMETS. THE FOUNDATION WAS ALSO ABLE TO SPONSOR THE PURCHASE OF YEARBOOKS FOR EVENTS LIKE CLASS TRIPS AND PROM TICKETS FOR 95 OF OUR FOSTER YOUTH TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AFFORDED SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES TO THEIR PEERS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAMS AND WEBINARS, THE PARENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE PROGRAM, SPARKLES CHEERLEADING, MUSIC PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS HELPING TO REGISTER MANY SCHOOLS FOR THE SPELLING BEE THIS SPRING. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE COMING THIS SPRING ADDITIONALLY FOR WE THE PEOPLE, ODYSSEY OF THE MIND, AND WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING A NEW MATCHING GIFT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP UNIFIED SPORTS ATHLETES TRAVELING BY BUS. WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO REACH OUT TO THE FOUNDATION IF THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PROJECT IN NEED OF SUPPORT THAT SERVES ALL OF THE STUDENTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. AS SUE SHARED EARLIER, THE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THIS FALL. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE AND THE STRONG PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT OVER THESE PAST 20 YEARS. AND WE LOOK AHEAD WITH EXCITEMENT AND TO BE A CONTINUED TRUSTED PARTNER WITH ANYONE WHO HELPS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR HELPING US TO PROVIDE LOCAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR TWO DECADES [H. Comments - Public] AND BEYOND. >> THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT REPORT AND FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 2H PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS UNDER OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. COMMENTS REGARDING SPECIFIC ITEMS LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA MUST BE MADE WHEN THAT AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, NOW IS THE TIME TO PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO AND WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR BLUE CARD TO MRMRS. MRS. FELLEDMAN. PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, THE BOARD CANNOT TAKE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. HOWEVER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR ITS STAFF MAY BRIEFLY REPLY TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS POSED BY THE PUBLIC. USUALLY WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE RESPONDING. YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BY THOSE ATTENDING OR WATCHING A BROADCAST. IN ADDITION THE BOARD ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS. THEREFORE WE HOPE THAT STUDENTS ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING OR ARE IN TONIGHT'S AUDIENCE. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS FACTUAL AND OFFER THEM IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. THE GOVERNING BOARD STRIVES TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING OUR MEETINGS. THIS INCLUDES THE RIGHT FOR IDENTITIES OF STUDENTS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. WE ALSO ASK THAT SPEAKERS BE SENSITIVE TO OUR EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY. THOSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME WILL SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. PLEASE NOTE THAT SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE BOARD STARTS THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> SO I HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS. FIRST, DOUGLAS WAYNE AND FOLLOWING DOUGLAS, JULIE ALLY. >> THANK YOU. SORRY I HAVE A SORE THROAT, BUT MY NAME IS DOUGLAS WAYNE. I'M NEW TO THE AREA AND I REPRESENT A NONPROFIT 501C3 PUBLIC CHARITY. IT IS CALLED YOUTH ALERT USA. WE ACTUALLY RELOCATED HERE TO WESTLAKE VILLAGE FROM KENTUCKY. AND WHAT WE OFFER TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA IS A YOUTH PEACE PROGRAM. IT IS IN SCHOOL BASED WHERE WE HAVE 90 UNITS, WE FOCUS USUALLY ON 20 SPECIFIC ONES AND WE USE TWO DAYS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THREE DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL TIME [00:40:02] AND WE GIVE THEM THE LIFE SKILLS TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT OUR PROGRAM IS PRETTY MUCH A SURVIVAL PROGRAM, THE NUMBER ONE JOB FOR KIDS WE BELIEVE IS TO SURVIVE THEIR YOUTH. AND AN ADULT'S JOB IS TO TRY TO HELP THEM. SO IT'S A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH 1/3 CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION AND 1/3 GROUP PARTICIPATION. AND IT IS THE ONLY PRACTICE IN AMERICA BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CRIMESOLUTIONS.GOV MODEL SOLUTIONS GUIDE THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE. PEOPLE ARE SHOCKED. IT'S NOT PROMISING, IT IS EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE. IT HAS TO BE SCHOOL BASED. WE DO IT OUT OF SCHOOL, WE DO DIVERSION PROGRAMS, WE DO IT OUT OF JAILS. BUT THE ONLY PROOF THAT IT'S FOR PRACTICE IS SCHOOL BASED. WE FOLLOW THIS PRACTICE, WE'VE TURNED OVER 10,000 KIDS SO FAR. WE HAVE OVER 10,000 TESTIMONIALS FROM KIDS AND WE HAVE A 90% POSITIVE RATE FROM ALL OF THE KIDS AND ALL OF THE INSTRUCTORS THAT WE DID. OUR SECRET INGREDIENT IS EQUALITY AND KINDNESS. WE NOTICE WHEN WE TREAT KIDS WITH EQUALITY THEY HAVE MORE SELF-ESTEEM. AND WHEN WE TREAT THEM WITH KINDNESS, THEY FEEL RESPECTED. SOMETHING THEY ALWAYS WANT. AND WE TRY TO DO IT AS AN EQUAL YOUTH AND ADULT TEAM. SO FOR THAT CLASS IT WILL BE AN EQUAL YOUTH AND ADULT TEAM. THAT IS OUR METHOD THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR THAT WE'VE DONE. BUT WE'VE REDUCED SCHOOL BEHAVIOR ERRORS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE CALLED IN CALIFORNIA, DOUBLE DIGITS IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH NO MATTER HOW MUCH BULLYING OR VIOLENCE THERE IS, IT'S ALWAYS TOO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, MR. WAYNE. JULIE ALLY. >> HI, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOUR FACES. LAST TIME I WAS HERE I COULDN'T SEE THEM. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THOSE SMILING FACES. SO BEFORE THE MEETING I WENT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WEBSITE. AND I WROTE DOWN A FEW THINGS, STATEMENTS I AGREE WITH. YOU ARE TRYING TO HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS. I'M TOTALLY FOR THAT. OUR SCHOOLS ARE THERE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL FUTURES. WE PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FAMILIES AND WE HELP SERVE THEM. AND THE BOARD ALSO BELIEVES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE EDUCATED IN A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM DISRUPTION, FREE FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT, IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THESE ARE GREAT GOALS AND THAT WE ALL AS STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND PARENTS WANT TO SEE THOSE GOALS ACHIEVED. WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH AND MANY OF OUR PARENTS IS PRIORITIES OF POLICIES AND THAT THE GOALS IN MY OPINION AND MANY PARENTS ARE NOT BEING DELIVERED UPON. SO I FIND IT VERY USEFUL FOR PARENTS TO COME AND SPEAK AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND THOSE KIND OF SITUATIONS. BUT THE CHALLENGE I HAVE IS ONCE WE SPEAK, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT ACTION STEP IS. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING TO THE BOARD TO HELP GUIDE ME THROUGH AND SOME OF THESE PARENTS IS HOW TO BEST USE OUR INSIGHT AND OUR THOUGHTS REGARDING OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES. WE ALREADY KNOW ENROLLMENT IS DOWN SO PARENTS AREN'T HAPPY. WE ALREADY KNOW MENTAL HEALTH CRISES ARE UP SO STUDENTS AREN'T HAPPY. WE ALREADY KNOW VAPING AND VIOLENCE ARE UP, RIGHT, SO THE STUDENTS ARE TRYING TO COPE. WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT DUMBING DOWN OF GRADING AND STANDARDS. MANY PARENTS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE DRESS CODE. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PRIORITY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FIRST AND FOREMOST SHOULD BE THOSE GOALS AND ARE WE ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS. AND IF WE'RE NOT, HOW DO WE BEST ENGAGE THE PARENTS, THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK LIKE I MENTIONED WE'RE FAILING. SO I AS A SMALL BUSINESS, I NEED TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, I HAVE TO HAVE IT FREE FROM HAZARDS, I HAVE AN HR DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE TO HAVE LEGAL OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF DRESS CODE. I HAVE CERTAIN THINGS IN PLACE THAT I HAVE TO ENSURE IS ALWAYS BEING UPHELD. [00:45:03] AND THE CHALLENGE IS HOW TO BEST EMPOWER US AS PARENTS WHEN WE SEE THAT THESE STANDARDS ARE NOT BEING UPHELD. SO I LOOK TO THE BOARD TO TRY AND HELP US COME UP WITH GOALS WHERE WE AS PARENTS CAN COME TOGETHER IN A BETTER ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S ALWAYS COMING HERE AND DOING PUBLIC OPINIONS. I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT, BUT THERE HAS TO BE A MUCH BETTER WAY THAT WE CAN GET CHANGE AND GET OUR OPINIONS OUT THERE. I LOOK TO YOU TO HELP US WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU, MS. ALLY. THANK YOU TO BOTH OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS. [I. Comments - Board of Education] DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT? THAT BRINGS US TO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WE WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING OUT THIS FALL SEMESTER STRONG AND HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING FOR THE SPRING. CURRENTLY I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS TO GO OVER OUR GOALS FOR THIS PAST SEMESTER AND CREATE A PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING ONE. AMONG THESE SUBCOMMITTEES WILL BE A NEW FINANCIAL LITERACY SUBCOMMITTEE WHICH HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT SINCE LAST YEAR AND HAS NOW BEEN MADE OFFICIAL. THE GROUP WILL WORK TO PROPOSE A NEW COURSE ABOUT THE BASICS OF MAINTAINING FINANCIAL -- FINANCES AS THEY HEAD TO ADULTHOOD. AT OUR MEETING IN FEBRUARY WE'LL LOOK AT PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE NEW BELL SCHEDULE, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND UPDATES ABOUT THE SEL CURRICULUM. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE'LL HAVE ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEMESTER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LOPEZ. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> AGE HAS ITS PRIVILEGE, HUH? HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ARIA WHO IS APPARENTLY CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY ON A PRETTY GOOD DAY. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, THE ACCOMPLISHMENT YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY KEEP RUNNING AND THEY KEEP WINNING AND IT IS A JOY TO BEHOLD. I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR STUDENT REPORTERS FOR ALWAYS SETTING THE TONE FOR US AND REMINDING US OF OUR WHY, WHY WE ALL DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY TALK ABOUT, PROVIDING SPACES AND PLACES FOR THESE ACTIVITIES AND MORE. LEARNING COMES FROM BOTH PLAYING AND CREATING IN CONCERT WITH THE ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ACTIVITIES. WE ALL WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS. I'M GOING TO SKIP THE CALENDAR AND JUST SAY THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT STUFF HAPPENING HERE IN THE CONEJO. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE NOT SCHOOL BASED, BUT YET PERTAIN TO OUR STUDENTS. ONE WAS SAFE PASSAGES HAD A MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENT PEACE DAY AT THE RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY. AND IT'S OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT, OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO PARTNER WITH NONPROFIT GROUPS ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS WHICH ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND HELP SET THE DISTRICT APART. DR. REGINA BIDDINGS MORROW SET THE TONE FOR THE DAY AND GAVE A REALLY INSPIRING SPEECH AND HELPED STUDENTS FIND THEIR VOICES BY SHOWING THEM THAT PEOPLE FROM ALL THAT LOOK LIKE THEM COULD SPEAK AND THEY COULD SPEAK AND THEY ALL WERE, THEY VOLUNTEERED AND THEY ARE THE LEADERS OF TODAY, NOT JUST THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW JUST LIKE THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT KIDS WERE. THE YMCA YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT STUDENTS, FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORE, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THEM CREATE BILLS THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE TO SACRAMENTO. AND AGAIN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE FACT THAT WE HELP BUILD LEADERS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO STOP AND SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. TRUSTEE POWELL. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. I HOPE IT WAS A RESTFUL BREAK AND I HOPE THERE WAS SOME FUN IN THERE TOO FOR EVERYBODY. AND I HOPE THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF SCHOOL HAVE BEEN GOOD AS WELL. I'M REALLY ENJOYING SEEING THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES STARTING TO RAMP UP ON OUR CAMPUSES AND AS A DISTRICT WE'VE STARTED THE [00:50:01] YEAR OFF WITH MANY ITEMS OF VERY GOOD NEWS WHICH I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AT SOME POINT THIS EVENING. I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENT REPORTERS AND CSF FOR THEIR REPORTS TONIGHT AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. I LIKE SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROGRAM FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND AM SO IMPRESS AND HAD IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE THEM BE SO SUCCESSFUL YET AGAIN. AS A NEW TRUSTEE, I HAD MY FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT AT A SCHOOL SITE LAST WEEK AND IT WAS THE TEACHER OF THE MONTH AWARD PRESENTED. AS I TOLD HER THAT DAY, IT WAS ESPECIALLY SPECIAL THAT IT WAS MY FIRST ON SITE OFFICIAL TRUSTEE VISIT AND IT WAS HONORING A TEACHER. SO THAT WAS REALLY I APPRECIATED THAT AND WAS HAPPY THAT THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUT THERE MORE ON SOME SCHOOL VISITS. SO PLEASE KNOW IF YOU ARE A ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, STAFF, I'M OPEN TO INVITATIONS, DON'T BE SHY. AND ON THE ROOKIE TRUSTEE FRONT, I'M CONTINUING MY LEARNING AND I WANT TO AGAIN EXPRESS MY THANKS TO STAFF. THERE'S BEEN SO MANY THAT HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO ME ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS AS THEY COME UP AND THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT TAKES TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAY SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT FOR YOU DOING THAT. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF MORE FORMAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS THAT ALL OF THE FOLKS UP HERE DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REGULARLY, NOT JUST THE NEWBIE TRUSTEE. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I ATTENDED A TRAINING AT VCOE, VENTURA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR TRUSTEES, WE COVERED THE BROWN ACT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, FINANCE AND GOVERNING AND MARKETING ISSUES WITH A PRESENTATION FROM CVUSD'S OWN KIM GOLD AND SHE WAS FABULOUS. I WAS PLEASED TO HAVE MY FELLOW TRUSTEE GORBACK WITH ME AND IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY SO HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU. THERE IS CONTINUOUS LEARNING GOING ON BY EVERYBODY UP HERE WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A BOARD THAT'S UP TO DATE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR DISTRICTS. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE POWELL. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY AND HAPPY 2023. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WINTER BREAK WHICH AT THIS POINT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE WHILE AGO, BUT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW AND RECHARGE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO ECHO EVERYONE AND THANK OUR STUDENT REPORTERS FOR COMING HERE AND SHARING WHAT'S GOING ON AT THEIR SCHOOL SITES. THAT IS ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEETING. AND IT'S ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT EXHAUSTING TO LISTEN TO THE LIST OF EVERYTHING GOING ON. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SUE WELLS AND LANA TURNER, I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO THAT. I'VE WRITTEN CLARK. LANA CLARK, OF THE CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, AND I HAVE TO SAY APPRECIATE THE LONG HISTORY. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS 20 YEARS. BUT LISTENING TO ALL OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT, IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE. AND I THINK CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION HAS BENEFITED OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CLASSROOM OVER THE YEARS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS EVENT AND TO THE ALL DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWBURY PARK CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS. THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. AS ANYONE WHO IS PAYING ATTENTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS TO DR. MCLAUGHLIN AND I HEAR THERE'S A PRESS RELEASE, BUT FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR SEVEN NEWLY DISTINGUISHED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THIS IS A HUGE HONOR GIVEN BY THE STATE ESPECIALLY WONDERFUL CONSIDERING JUST THE TUMULTUOUS NATURE OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, IN FACT THE TUMULTUOUS NATURE OF THE PAST YEAR. SO DESPITE ALL OF THAT IT REALLY JUST SHOWS THAT EVERYONE HERE KEEPS THEIR DECISION CENTERED ON STUDENTS FOCUSED ON OUR MISSIONS AND OUR GOALS. SO I WANT TO THANK THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF, THE PRINCIPALS, THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS AT THESE SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS ALONG WITH DR. MCLAUGHLIN AND TEACHERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SECOND OF ALL WE HAD TWO BIG WINNERS IN TERMS OF GRANTS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK FIRST OF ALL DIRECTOR ROGERS WHO'S OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I DID SAY THAT RIGHT? OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AS WELL AS KENNY LOU. [00:55:04] AND OUR SECOND GRANT I HAVE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO DR. EGANS AND CHAMBERLAIN. THIS IS NOT PART OF THEIR DAY JOB. I'VE NEVER WRITTEN A GRANT BUT I'VE HEARD THAT IT TAKES A LOT AND IS A LOT OF WORK. I DID HEAR TALK FROM DR. EGANS ABOUT HIS 3:30 A.M. PHONE CALL AND SOME WORK DONE THERE. SO WHAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AS A TRUSTEE IS KNOWING HOW MUCH HEART THAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE THAT THEY WILL SPEND THE TIME OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL WORK DAY AND PUT IN THE EFFORT TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS. AND THIS IS MONEY, I LOVE GETTING THE MONEY, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THIS TOOK. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF A JUDGING PANEL AT ONE OF THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT NIGHTS. AND IT WAS GREAT THESE KIDS GOT UP THERE AND PRESENTED THEIR BILLS AND HELD UP TO SOME QUESTIONING BY THE JUDGES. WE DID SELECT TWO BILLS TO MOVE FORWARD. ONE OF WHICH INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH IS ABOUT LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 FOR SCHOOL BOARD. I'LL LET Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THAT ONE. OUR STUDENT REPORTERS DID A GOOD JOB DESCRIBING THE PUZZLE PLAY, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT ON ITS FINAL NIGHT AT WESTLAKEHIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS INCREDIBLY CREATIVE. I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE THEATER TEACHERS, THE TECH THEATER TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS AND THE CAST AND CREW. ALL OF THE STUDENTS BECAUSE I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, ALL OF THE PARENTS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN. MY UNDERSTANDING IS ALL OF THE STUDENTS LOVED IT AND LOVED TO MEET THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEACHER OF THE MONTH. AND FINALLY I HAVE TO END IT WITH WISHING CINDY GOLDBERG A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ECHO THE CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO IT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWBURY PARK CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS. I TRIED ONE TIME WHEN I TRANSPORTED KIDS TO A CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENT REPORTS. HEARING ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON ON CAMPUS AND THE ENTHUSIASM WITH WHICH THEY PRESENTED TO US JUST IS EXHILARATING. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. CONGRATULATIONS TO WESTLAKE'S JAZZ BAND AND BRIAN PETER FOR THEIR GREAT SHOWING IN THE COMPETITION IN CHICAGO. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND FAMILIES OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES ON MAKING THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS OF 2023. THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR. IT'S AN HONOR FOR EACH OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, BUT IT'S I ALSO HAVE TO PAT ALL OF OURSELVES ON THE BACK AND SAY IT'S AN HONOR FOR THE DISTRICT AND WE HAVE A FINE DISTRICT HERE. CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO CYPRESS ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY FOR THEIR AWARD OF BEING NAMED AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY LEARNING SCHOOL. THEY'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR THAT SINCE 2019. SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR A WHILE. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO READ FROM PRINCIPAL MCDONALD'S STATEMENT. THE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING THE FULL CHILD BY FOSTERING A LOVE OF LEARNING, ENCOURAGING CRITICAL THINKING, AND PROMOTING A SENSE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR ACHIEVING THAT. THAT'S GREAT EDUCATION. CONGRATULATIONS, GOING TO ECHO THIS FROM WHAT'S BEEN SAID FROM EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEACHER OF JANUARY FOR HER ADVOCACY FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD AND HER COLLABORATION WITH THE STAFF THAT BENEFITS EACH STUDENT THAT SHE COMES IN CONTACT WITH. [01:00:03] CONGRATULATIONS TO ASPEN ELEMENTARY AND THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN A RECYCLING PROGRAM. THEY'RE IN THE WESTERN REGION WHEN I WENT THERE LAST WEEK ONE DAY, THEY WERE IN THIRD PLACE AS FAR AS RECYCLING AND I'LL TELL YOU, YOU SAY THIRD PLACE, THAT COULD BE LIKE VENTURA COUNTY. THE TEAM IN SECOND PLACE WAS SOME SCHOOL UP IN UTAH. SO WHEN WE SAY THIRD PLACE, WE'RE TALKING A PRETTY BIG REGION. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. NICE GOING, ROAD RUNNERS, AND KEEP THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF KNOWING, KEEP OUR PLASTICS OUT OF OUR LANDFILL. ONE OF THE NEATEST EVENTS I WENT TO SEE AND IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT BY EVERYBODY WAS THE PUZZLE PROGRAM. AND I THOUGHT THE GREATEST PART OF THAT WAS THE TRANSITION FROM ONE STAFF TO ANOTHER. THE CHARACTERS LINED UP IN FRONT OF THE SAME CHARACTERS FOR THE SAME SCHOOL AND HANDED PART OF THEIR COSTUME TO THEM. I JUST THOUGHT THE COOPERATION OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS TOGETHER IS FANTASTIC. I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT WELLNESS COMMITTEE MEETING. EACH SCHOOL IS TO HAVE A SITE WELLNESS COORDINATOR AND THE PLAN IS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE ACTIVITY CALLING ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATING IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING EACH MONTH AND REPORT IT ON THE FORM TO MRS. BECK, OUR WELLNESS COORDINATOR FOR THE DISTRICT THAT SHE NEEDS TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL DAIRY AGENCIES. IF YOUR SCHOOL ASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS WITH ACTIVITIES FOR THESE NATURES AND YOU POSSIBLY CAN, PLEASE DONATE YOUR TIME TO THESE THREE AREAS OF WELLNESS FOR OUR KIDS. I ALSO ATTENDED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS MAKING SURE OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGES AS WELL AS EQUAL ACCESS TO THE AP INFO AND TO LITERATURE THAT REFLECTS THEM BY EITHER AUTHOR OR PROTAGONIST. IT WAS A SPIRITED CONVERSATION AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE THERE. I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE MOST RECENT ACTIVITY I WENT TO AND THAT WAS YESTERDAY. ACACIA DOES A SERVICE DAY IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. AND I THINK WHAT'S GOING TO LAST FOR ALL OF THE PARENTS THAT PARTICIPATE AS WELL AS THE KIDS IS NOT THE OPENING UP THE PACKAGES AND SORTING THEM OUT OR EVEN THE BALLOON VOLLEYBALL GAMES THAT WENT ON IN THE GYM. BUT THE FACT THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. AND I THINK THAT IS A TRAIT THAT THEY WILL LEARN FROM THESE ACTIVITIES EVERY YEAR AND THAT THEY WILL CARRY ON WHEN THEY LEAVE SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. FINALLY, WELL NOT FINALLY BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE MORE THINGS, BUT FINALLY I DO WANT TO SAY I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL LAST WEEK. AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR SUPERINTENDENT. AN ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP AND HE DIDN'T JUST SIT THERE AND LISTEN, HE JUMPED UP OUT OF HIS SEAT, RAN OUTSIDE, MADE A PHONE CALL AND FIXED IT LIKE THAT. THAT'S THE INTERACTION THAT OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THAT'S THE INTERACTION OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THAT'S SERVICE TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND I WAS GOING TO BE VERY SUBTLE AND SAY ANYBODY ON THE DAIS WHO HAS A BIRTHDAY TODAY, BUT SINCE EVERYONE HAS SAID IT, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. AND ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ARIA, LET ME TRY TO GET THIS RIGHT. TO ARIA WHO USUALLY REPORTS TO US BUT WAS NOT HERE TONIGHT CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY. AND ALSO A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COACH KELLMAN AT WESTLAKE. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE CONEJO FOUNDATION FOR THAT AWARD OF $25,000. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL END. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GORBACK. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS, TO THE STUDENT REPORTERS, TO THE MOVIE STARS IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR COVERING SO WELL THE EVENTS THAT MOST OF US ATTENDED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WANT TO MENTION THAT JUST AFTER WE LAST MET HERE AND JUST BEFORE WE PAUSED FOR THE WINTER BREAK, I ATTENDED IN THE SHORT [01:05:05] SPACE OF THREE DAYS THREE TREMENDOUS MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AT OUR SCHOOLS. THE KINDER MUSICAL PERFORMED AT WALNUT ELEMENTARY WAS JUST A WONDERFUL GOOD TIME AND THE STUDENTS WERE INCREDIBLY TALENTED. THAT WAS FOLLOWED FOR ME BY THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ CONCERT, IT WAS THEIR SEND OFF BEFORE PERFORMING FOR THE THIRD TIME AT THE MIDWEST CLINIC. IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL EVENING. AND THEN THE LAST EVENT BEFORE WE CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK WAS THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL'S CHOIR CONCERT WHICH ALWAYS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS TO CYPRESS ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM SCHOOL. AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW LAWS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST THAT IMPACT K-12. ONE OF THEM I WANT TO MENTION BECAUSE THIS BEARS REMINDING, A NEW LAW WAS PASSED THAT REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO NOTIFY PARENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ON METHODS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM PREVENTABLE GUN VIOLENCE BY A SECURE HOME FIREARM STORAGE. THIS IS A LAW AND EVERYONE IS REQUIRED. BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS BOARD VOTED AND APPROVED A RESOLUTION ON MAY 5, 2020. YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THE CVUSD WEBSITE UNDER BOARD RESOLUTIONS. SO WE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS ANNUAL NOTICE. BUT AGAIN I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE CHANCE TO REMIND FOLKS BECAUSE PREVENTING VIOLENCE IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. THANK YOU, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO DDR DR. MCLAUGHLIN. >> THANK YOU, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR HAS BEEN GREAT. ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A TOUGH FIRST HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY OR THE HOLIDAY BREAK WAS ENERGIZING FOR ME AND I THINK FOR OUR STAFF AS I THINK OUR BOARD, WE HAVE VERY FEW INTERACTIONS WHICH IN TURN GAVE ME SOME REST AND STAFF SOME REST. SO I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROBABLY IN MY SIX YEARS HAVE A REALLY GOOD HOLIDAY BREAK WHICH I SPENT IN MONTANA AND IT WAS MINUS 47 ON THE NIGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO FLY OUT. SO YOU'RE DEALING WITH COLD WEATHER, BUT IT WAS WORTH THE TIME TO SPEND WITH FAMILY AND KIND OF GET THAT RENEWED SENSE OF ENERGY, ESPECIALLY AS WE MADE OUR WAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND WE STARTED RECEIVING LOTS OF NOTIFICATIONS COMING IN ON DIFFERENT GRANTS AND AWARDS THAT WE HAD APPLIED FOR OR ARE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED FOR. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A LIST OF THOSE HERE SHORTLY, BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. RODERICK WHO IS IN HER FIRST MEETING WITH US. SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND NEW TO OUR DISTRICT. SO WELCOME. DAIS, WE HAD SEVEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. JUST HOW DOES THAT RELATE, SEVEN IN ONE DISTRICT COMPARED TO TO THE COUNTY AND/OR ACROSS THE STATE. AND THERE ARE 12 SCHOOLS IN THE WHOLE COUNTY WHO WERE IDENTIFIED. SEVEN OF THOSE CAME FROM OUR DISTRICT. NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED AWARDS, TWO IN OAK PARK, AND ONE IN LA COUNTY. SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE EXCELLENT WORK BEING DONE AT OUR SEVEN SCHOOLS AND NOT JUST BY OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION, BUT OUR FAMILIES AND THE DIRECTORS AND COORDINATORS AND TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT. THIS IS REALLY A GROUP AWARD, BUT IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEVEN SCHOOLS. AGAIN CYPRESS BEING IDENTIFIED AS AN IB SCHOOL AND THAT APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD, THAT SCHOOL HAS WORKED REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THAT RECOGNITION AND PUT THAT PROGRAM IN PLACE AT THEIR SITE. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY FOR YOUR WORK THERE. I THINK THAT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S AN IB SCHOOL, THOSE STUDENTS WILL OBVIOUSLY GAIN [01:10:02] ADVANTAGE AS THEY TRANSITION UP TO HIGH SCHOOL FROM THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS WE MENTIONED SOME OF THE GOOD AWARDS THAT CAME IN, THE FIRST GRANT THAT WE WERE NOTIFIED OF FOR $2,000 WAS AN ANTI-BIAS GRANT. THAT WAS THE FIRST GRANT OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND AS WE SAID PEOPLE WORKED REALLY HARD ON RECEIVING THAT GRANT. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON THAT. BUT THEN THE NEXT GRANT THAT CAME IN, THERE'S NOT A BUT. $200,000, I'M SORRY. THE NEXT GRANT THAT CAME IN WAS $14,000 THAT WE RECEIVE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. AND WE WILL HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IN THAT REALM TOMORROW. SO FOR US WHEN WE GOT NOTIFIED AND WENT BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE, THERE WERE NO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO RECEIVED IT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS. OBVIOUSLY THAT LIST IS UPDATED NOW AND THERE ARE A COUPLE, I'M GOING TO SAY A COUPLE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BUT THERE REALLY ARE COUNTY OR STATE LEVEL DEPARTMENTS. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM DID IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THAT GRANT AND WE KNOW THE WORK THAT GOES INTO WORKING ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR STUDENTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT MONEY OF $14 MILLION IS GOING TO GO A LONG WAY IN SUPPORTING THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH IS FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING. AND WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS AND WE SEE A LOT OF STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS IN WHICH WE NEED TO IMPROVE IN AND NO ONE EVER SAID THAT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PERFECT. BUT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE AMOUNT OF AUDITS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WE TEND TO GO THROUGH, NOT JUST THE AUDIT OF THE PUBLIC EYE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE ACTUAL AUDITS FROM AUDITORS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND IT JUST SHOWS THE GOOD WORK THAT IS BEING DONE IN OUR SCHOOLS WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM OF I DON'T KNOW, 6 OR 7 FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORS FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL COME IN AND REALLY HAVE MINIMAL FINDINGS WITHIN THE AREAS THAT THEY LOOKED AT, NOT ONLY AT OUR DISTRICT LEVEL BUT ALSO AT RANDOM SCHOOLS THAT THEY LOOKED AT. WE KNOW EVERY EIGHT YEARS OR SO, WE WILL GO THROUGH ONE OF THESE THINGS. SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING WE HAD DONE IN ORDER TO BE CALLED OUT TO HAVE AN AUDIT. IT'S JUST A CYCLE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PREPARING FOR LAST WEEK'S AUDIT AND THE UPCOMING AUDIT, I COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED ABOUT AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD ON THAT AS WE GO THROUGH IT. THAT JUST IS ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT DR. HYATT GOES OUT FOR ANOTHER AUDIT IN OUR BUDGETS EVERY YEAR. WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT HAS ANOTHER SET OF EYES THAT LOOK AT OUR BUDGETS TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE BOARD AND COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL IS ACCURATE. AND IT JUST SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT WE WANT TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING CAREFULLY AND PROPERLY TO OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT AND THE FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD WHEN THOSE AUDITS AND THINGS TAKE PLACE. IT'S REALLY ABOUT GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. SO THAT IS EXCEPTIONAL WORK FROM EVERYONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. SPEAKING OF, HE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK THIS YEAR AS A WRITER OR PUBLISHER OF SOME MAGAZINE ARTICLES. HE'S HAD TWO ARTICLES PUBLISHED, ONE IN OCTOBER AND ONE IN DECEMBER IN A MAGAZINE FOR SCHOOL BUSINESS AFFAIRS. THE DECEMBER ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY HE AND OUR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL FACILITIES. THE TITLE OF THAT WAS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUILDING MULTIPRIME LESSONS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCE GAINED BY CONSTRUCTION ON 26,103 SQUARE FOOT STEM BUILDING WHICH WAS WESTLAKE. AND THEN OF COURSE HE HAD AN ARTICLE IN THE SAME MAGAZINE UNDER LEADERSHIP. STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, A VIEW IN THE DAIS, STUDENT MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND STUDENT VOICES. AND HE'S NOW WORKING ON HIS THIRD ARTICLE TO BE PUBLISHED SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. SO I THINK FOR US THE ABILITY TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN NORMALLY IN DISTRICTS, AT LEAST IN DISTRICTS THAT I'VE WORKED IN WHERE PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR TIME NOT JUST TO GET BUSINESS DONE, BUT ALSO THEIR OUTSIDE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN OUR DISTRICT, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR SCHOOLS. SO I DO THANK HIM FOR HIS EFFORT. I THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO WORKED ON OUR GRANTS TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WHO RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED AWARDS TO CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [01:15:02] AND FINALLY THE TWO SPEAKERS TODAY, I THINK I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS BACK TO YOUR QUESTIONS WHICH I WOULD NEVER PRESENT PUBLICLY UNTIL I SPEAK WITH OUR BOARD PRESIDENT ON SOME OF THE IDEAS ON WHAT THAT FEEDBACK LOOP IS. SO I WILL, BOARD PRESIDENT GILL AND I WILL SPEAK AND HAVE A LOOP BACK TO YOU ON WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS WILL BE. AND FOR MR. WAYNE, I WILL HAVE MR. KENNY LOU REVIEW YOUR WEBSITE AS I REVIEWED IT WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING UP HERE. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AND SOMETHING THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR BOARD GOALS, I WILL HAVE HIM REACH OUT TO YOU FOR AT LEAST A FURTHER CONVERSATION. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO BOARD PRESIDENT GILL. [A. Board of Education - Approval of Scheduled Regular Board Meeting Dates for the Remainder of the 2022-2023 School Year and a Portion of the 2023-2024 School Year] >> THANK YOU, DR. MCLAUGHLIN. THAT MOVES US TO THE ACTION ITEMS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 3A. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SCHEDULED REGULAR BOARD MEETING DATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2022-2023 AND A PORTION OF THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR REFLECTING THE CHANGE IN BOARD MEETING DAYS TO WEDNESDAYS AS SUBMITTED. >> THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> I WANT TO SAY I THINK MOVING OUR MEETINGS TO WEDNESDAY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR US. WE AS TRUSTEES OCCASIONALLY MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND I WELCOME ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WANT TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR MEETINGS. SO I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF US MOVING THE DATES TO WEDNESDAY. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE COME TO A SPACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THE CHANGE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. >> I JUST REMIND THE COMMUNITY OUR PLANS ARE STILL TO CONTINUE TO POST OUR AGENDAS ON FRIDAY AND THAT WON'T CHANGE ANY OF OUR POSTING DATES AND OBVIOUSLY GIVES OUR COMMUNITY ONE MORE DAY TO REVIEW THE AGENDA IN PREPARATION OF ACTION ITEMS AND INFORMATION ITEMS AND CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. SO I DO THINK THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING TOPIC AND ULTIMATELY IN HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS THE ONLY RESOLUTION WAS TO MOVE OUR BOARD MEETING NIGHTS. SO I APPRECIATE THE BOARD AT LEAST CONSIDERING THIS ITEM TO HELP OUT OUR COMMUNITY AND BE ENGAGED IN POSSIBLE OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> I'M THRILLED TO DO THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT REFLECTS THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SO ACTIVE AND WANT TO COME HERE AND SEE WHAT WE DO WITH THE SCHOOLS ALSO WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CITY. SO I THINK TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH IS EXCEPTIONAL. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> I'LL CHIME IN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I SUPPORT IT. BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY JUST JUMPING ON BOARD SO QUICKLY. I KNOW IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S TALKED ABOUT FOR A WHILE. IT FELT FROM MY VANTAGE POINT IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN WHICH IS GREAT. ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS MENTIONED THIS WEEK THIS BEING GOOD GOVERNANCE. AND IT REALLY IS GOOD GOVERNANCE. IT'S GREAT FOR OUR CITIZENRY, IT'S GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN ALL OF OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO INDEED ENGAGE AS YOU CAN WITH OUR PARKS AND REC, OUR CITY COUNCIL, AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU. I'M IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT FOLKS WHO REALLY WANT TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THESE MEETINGS AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE HAVE A VERY FRUITFUL CROSS GOVERNING BOARD PARTNERSHIPS AND THOSE CAN ONLY BE IMPROVED I THINK AND DEEPENED IF WE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH OTHER'S MEETINGS. SO ALL IN ALL, A POSITIVE CHANGE I BELIEVE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THEN LET'S VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> I'M A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A [B. Board of Education - Update and Consideration of School Board Member Assignments to Committees] PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS UPDATE AND CONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES. [01:20:01] MAY I HAVE A MOTION? >> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES AS SUGGESTED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, I WILL JUST SAY THAT I DID MY BEST TO HONOR THE REQUESTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AS BEST I WAS ABLE. THE ONLY STRUCTURAL CHANGE THAT I MADE WAS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR WE HAD ONLY ONE BOARD MEMBER SERVING ON THE WELLNESS COMMITTEE AND AS WE ANTICIPATED AND EXPANDED FOCUS FOR THAT COMMUNITY, WE CHECKED AND MADE SURE THAT BOARD POLICY ALLOWED US THE DISCRETION TO DO SO AND IT DOES, SO WE HAVE ADDED A SECOND MEMBER TO THAT COMMITTEE. AND THE FINAL THING I'LL SAY IS THAT THERE WAS HIGH DEMAND FOR SERVING ON THESE COMMITTEES AND A LOT OF TREMENDOUS WORK GETS DONE ON THESE COMMITTEES, CERTAINLY REFLECTING OVER THE LAST YEAR LOTS OF SUCCESSES AND GOOD, HARD WORK. I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AND OFFER UP BRIEF REPORTS IN YOUR BOARD COMMENTS BECAUSE WE ALL WANT TO KNOW AND I THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN THESE COMMITTEES. WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE WILL VOTE, PLEASE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> I'M A YES. THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM [C. Student Services - Adoption of Resolution #22/23-06 in Support of National Black History Month] TRUSTEE LOPEZ. WE ARE AT 3C, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 22/23-06 IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 22/23-06, NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> I'M A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A [D. Instructional Services - Approval of Amendments to Board Policy 5125 - Student Records] PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ. 3D, APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO BOARD POLICY 5125 STUDENT RECORDS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION. >> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO BOARD POLICY 5125 STUDENT RECORDS AS SUBMITTED. >> THANK YOU. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE POWELL. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. I SEE NONE. THEN LET'S VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> I'M A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE [E. Human Resources - Approval of Resolution #22/23-11: National School Counseling Week - February 6-10, 2023] FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ BRINGING US TO 3A, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22/23-11 NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. >> TRUSTEE GILL. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE AS A FORMER COUNSELOR TO ASK FOR THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22/23-11 NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6-10, 2023. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? WE DO NOT. THEN WE WILL VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> I AM A YES. [F. Human Resources - Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators] THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0, WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ. ITEM 3F, DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR AS SUBMITTED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I DON'T SEE, SO LET'S VOTE. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> I AM A YES. [01:25:01] MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM [4. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT] TRUSTEE LOPEZ. OKAY WE ARE NOW AT SECTION 4 AND WE ARE GOING TO PULL ITEM W FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND WE HAVE SOMEONE RECUSING. >> I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM AS IT PERTAINS TO MY FORMER EMPLOYER. [W. Business Services - Acceptance of Donations/Gifts] >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM W. >> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE DONATIONS AND GIFTS AS PRESENTED IN ITEM W. >> THANK YOU. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM W? OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY. TRUSTEE LOPEZ WILL VOTE PLEASE. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 4-0 WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ AND WE'LL ASK TRUSTEE GOLDBERG TO COME BACK. WELCOME BACK, BIRTHDAY TRUSTEE. >> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANY. OKAY. WE'LL VOTE THEN. TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> YES. >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LOPEZ. AND WE HAVE SWIFTLY MOVED TO SECTION 5, INFORMATION AND [A. Presentation: Educational Technology] DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE ARE NOW AT THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION. WELCOME DR. SUTER, MS. CARROLL AND MS. FARHIT. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GILL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, D DR. MCLAUGHLIN, EXECUTIVE CABINET. MY NAME IS DR. JAYNA SUTER. I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY MS. HALEY CARROLL, OUR TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AND MS. TAMMY FARHIT, OUR OTHER TECHNOLOGY TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. TONIGHT OUR PURPOSE IS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND THE PUBLIC ON CVUSD'S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC SOME INFORMATION ON SOME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR. AND SPOILER ALERT, WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE'VE DECIDED WE HAVE PROBABLY THE BEST JOBS IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. OKAY, SO -- >> I WILL SAY YOU DO HAVE A FANCY TITLE. >> ALL RIGHT, SO THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REALLY TRIES TO TAKE A MULTITIERED APPROACH TO THINGS. WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT'S ALIGNED TO OUR LCAP LEVELS AND THE OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE DISTRICT. WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING FROM FUN TOYS TO EVEN CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY. AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS. WE HAVE TWO AMAZING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION THAT I GET TO WORK WITH AND WE ALL GET TO WORK WITH EVERY DAY. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROTOCOLS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH THAT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. TARGETED MODEL LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF TIME EVERY WEEK AND WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS MORE ON OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AS A WHOLE. SO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH UDL, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING. I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS. GRAPHIC AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS ARE TWO FOCUS AREAS ACROSS THE DISTRICT FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING HAVE BEEN BOTH FALLING UNDER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WE SEEK TO OPTIMIZE RELEVANCE, VALUE, AND AUTHENTICITY. SO ACTIVITIES THEY PLAN SEEK TO DO THAT. AND SECONDLY UNDER SUSTAINING EFFORT AND PERSISTENCE, WE REALLY LOOK TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY WITH [01:30:03] OUR STUDENTS. SO LOTS OF COLLABORATIVE OPTIONS IN CLASSROOMS. ALL RIGHT, SO FOR THE MORE BORING PART OF IT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT PART. I'M GOING TO LET THEM HAVE SOME OF THE FUN THINGS, SOME OF THE FUNNER THINGS AS IT WERE. WE LOOK AT 1 TO 1 DEVICES. WE IMPLEMENTED THAT AS A DISTRICT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THAT REALLY CHANGED THE BALL GAME IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE LAB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND IT'S THE SAME SOFTWARE TITLE THAT'S BEEN USED IN STATIC COMPUTER LABS IS NOW BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS OUR 1 TO 1 CHROMEBOOKS. SO STUDENTS COME WITH THEIR CHROMEBOOK AND TEACHERS CANNOT ONLY MONITOR EXAMS TO DIGITAL EXAMS WHICH REALLY PROVIDES TEACHERS A TOOL TO HELP MANAGE THEIR CLASSROOMS, BUT WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT IT IS WHEN I GO INTO A FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM AND I SEE KIDS ON THEIR CHROMEBOOK AND THE TEACHER IS USING THAT LIVE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO PUSH OUT LINKS TO KIDS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO NAVIGATE AS THEY LEARN TO USE THAT DEVICE. AND TO PUSH OUT MESSAGES TO KIDS. WHEN THE TEACHER IS NOTICING THAT THE STUDENT IS WORKING REALLY HARD, I'VE SEEN TEACHERS PUSH OUT LITTLE POP UP MESSAGES TO KIDS TO SAY GREAT JOB, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ON THIS ASSIGNMENT. I SEE HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING TODAY. THAT'S REALLY A REALLY GREAT THING. WE SEE CANVAS AND SEESAW WHICH ARE TWO NAMES I THINK MOST IN THIS ROOM HAVE LEARNED BEFORE. THOSE ARE OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. CANVAS FOCUSES ON OUR 3RD TO 12TH GRADE AND SEESAW IS MORE FOR OUR TK KIDS THROUGH 2ND GRADE. NOW A LITTLE BIT OF DATA FOR YOU. SINCE AUGUST 15, 2022, BECAUSE WE KNOW I LIKE SOME REALLY GOOD DATA. SINCE AUGUST 15, 2022, OUR OFFICE HAS HAD 256 CLASSROOM VISITS AND MODEL LESSONS DELIVERED. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR THOSE. SO WHEN THEY GO, WHEN THEY DELIVER MODEL LESSONS, THEY PLAN WITH THE TEACHER BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY INTEGRATE THE TECHNOLOGY. THEY COACH THE TEACHER. TOGETHER THEY LESSON PLAN, THEN IT COMES DURING CLASS TIME WITH KIDS AND WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEACHER. SOMETIMES WITH ONE MODEL LESSON LIKE THAT, THE TEACHER CAN TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT AND DO A GREAT JOB. AND SOMETIMES THE TEACHER MAY NEED A SECOND ONE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO WITH THOSE. THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT TOO. NOW OUT OF THOSE 256 MODEL LESSONS, THEY HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN FACE TO FACE, EYE TO EYE, 7,841 KIDS SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WHICH IS PRETTY AWESOME, I THINK. WE'VE HAD 417 ED TECH SUPPORT REQUESTS, THOSE ARE EITHER HELP DESK TICKETS TO OUR HELP DESK SYSTEM OR TICKETS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY. MY CANVAS COURSE BROKE, HELP. AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND IS IF YOU GO LOOKING THROUGH THE EMAIL INBOX YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN TEACHERS CALL THEM FRANTIC OR EMAIL THEM FRANTIC ON A SUNDAY, TEACHERS TEND TO GET AN ANSWER WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT. SO TEN HOURS OF TEACHER TECH HELP VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS, AND THE PARTICIPATION IN THOSE REALLY VARIES. TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IN A ONE HOUR BLOCK, WE MAY GET 15 TEACHERS COME WITH QUESTIONS. AND WHAT'S COOL ABOUT IT IS EVERYBODY GETS TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE ELSE'S QUESTIONS. YOU HELP 1 AND 3 OTHERS GO THAT WAS ONE OF MINE. EXCELLENT. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, IT TEETERS DOWN A BIT. 41 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS. SOME OF THESE WERE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 15-19. SOME OF THESE HAVE BEEN OPTIONAL AFTER SCHOOL TRAININGS SINCE. BUT TEACHERS HAVE CHOSEN TO GO. NO ONE WAS REQUIRED TO ATTEND ANY OF THESE. AND AT THOSE 41, WE HAD OVER 1400 PARTICIPANTS. NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY TEACHERS. BUT THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TEACHERS COMING TO MULTIPLE SESSIONS, CHOOSING TO COME TO MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR LEARNING. NOW I'M GOING TO LET THEM TAKE OVER HERE AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT THEY DO AND I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO END WITH THIS. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE COMING AND DOING A BOARD PRESENTATION, RIGHT, [01:35:01] THERE'S GOING TO BE A BOARD PRESENTATION ON THE WORK WE WERE DOING, WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT MRS. FARHIT'S RESPONSE WAS DO WE GET TO GO? >> JUST AS WE DO A QUICK TRANSITION, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DRIVING THIS SHIP. BUT IF WE COULD GO BACK ONE SLIDE. I JUST GOT TO SAY LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOM VISITS AND THE MODELS OF LESSONS AND THE STUDENT INTERACTION, AS SOMEONE WHO WAS A TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENT FOR TWO YEARS A LONG TIME AGO IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT, I MEAN THAT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT MANY CLASSROOMS AND INTERACT WITH THAT MANY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SO I DO WANT TO COMMEND THIS TEAM RIGHT HERE BECAUSE ONE, NOT EVERY DISTRICT ALLOWS TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENTS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE WORK. AND THE ABILITY FOR TEACHERS TO TAKE ON THE ABILITY TO LEARN A NEW SKILL FROM SOMEONE WHO IS A TEACHER SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SOMETIMES IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THEM. AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE MOVING BEYOND THAT THROUGH JUST THESE DATA POINTS IS AMAZING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND VERY IMPRESSIVE. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS HALEY CARROLL, AND I'M JOINED MY MY AMAZING COLLEAGUE TAMMY FARHIT, AND WE ARE THE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TOSAS, AND WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST JOB EVER. WHEN I GO INTO THE CLASSROOM THAT'S THE FIRST THING I SAY TO THE STUDENTS IS I HAVE THE COOLEST JOB EVER BECAUSE I GET TO BRING FUN TECHNOLOGY TO THE CLASSROOMS FOR YOU GUYS TO LEARN AND PLAY WITH. AND I HOPE I'M NOT STEALING TAMMY'S STORY HERE, BUT SHE HAS A STUDENT AFTER SHE CAME TO THE CLASS WHO SAID THIS IS YOUR JOB, I WANT TO BE A TECHNOLOGY TOSA. SO THAT'S REALLY FUN. IF YOU'LL GO JUST BACK ONE SLIDE FOR ME. ONE MORE BACK. PERFECT. SO THE IMAGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE, THIS IS HOW TAMMY AND I HAVE SPLIT UP OUR SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO ON MY SIDE, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE NORTH OF LYNN ROAD. I SUPPORT ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TAMMY DOES ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SOUTH OF LYNN ROAD AND SHE DOES ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. EVEN THOUGH WE SPLIT OUR TIME AT OUR OWN ASSIGNED SCHOOLS, WE COLLABORATE REALLY CLOSELY TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL SCHOOLS HAVE EQUAL EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. HERE'S A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF OUR CLASSROOM VISITS, SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SESSIONS THAT TEACHERS SIGN UP FOR. WE TYPICALLY PROVIDE A SEASONAL MENU IF YOU WILL OF STANDARDS BASED LESSON IDEAS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WE'VE COME A TREMENDOUSLY LONG WAY SINCE THE PANDEMIC WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT AND FURTHER THEIR CAPACITY AND THEIR COMFORTABILITY WITH TECHNOLOGY. SO SOME OF THE FAVORITE SESSIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON ARE INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION, OUR STUDENTS ARE ANIMATING ANYTHING FROM A BOUNCING BALL TO A ROLLER COASTER AND THAT CORRELATES WITH THEIR NGSS STANDARDS. WE ALSO ENJOY TAKING OUT OSMO, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, STOP BY OUR OFFICE AND PLAY WITH IT. IT'S VERY FUN. THEY USE THE IPAD AND DIFFERENT TANGIBLE MANIPULATIVES THAT THEY WORK WITH THE IPAD TO PRACTICE THEIR SPELLING, THEIR MATH, DRAWING SKILLS, AND THEIR SPATIAL AWARENESS. WE ALSO ENJOY TAKING OUTBREAKOUT EDU. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AN ESCAPE ROOM, IMAGINE AN ESCAPE ROOM IN A BOX. WE TAKE THAT TO OUR CLASSES AND CHALLENGE OUR STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE AND BREAK OUT OF THAT EDU BOX TOGETHER AS A TEAM. THE GREEN SCREEN IS ABSOLUTELY THE FAVORITE. WE'VE PROBABLY PUT HUNDREDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN SNOWGLOBES THIS SEASON AND YOU CAN SEE OUR THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL ORAL LANGUAGE CLASSES ENJOYED PUTTING THEMSELVES IN A COUNTRY WHERE THEY WERE THEN PRESENTING THEIR REPORTS. WE ALSO ENJOY WORKING WITH ROBOTICS AND TEACHING OUR STUDENTS HOW TO CODE FROM ANYWHERE FROM BLOCK CODING UP TO JAVA SCRIPT. AND FINALLY OUR MERGE CUBES BRING SCIENCE TO LIFE WITH AUGMENTED REALITY USING A CUBE AND 3D MODELS TO EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS. PER . >> PERFECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THREE VIDEOS HERE. I'M GOING TO GO ONE BY ONE AND GIVE YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN EACH VIDEO. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS ONE ON THE LEFT. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ARE SOME FIRST GRADERS WHO ARE USING THE OZO BOT ROBOTS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO READ. SO I GO INTO THE CLASSROOM AND [01:40:01] WE TALK ABOUT HOW ROBOTS DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, YOU CAN'T JUST SAY GO FORWARD, ROBOT, IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. SO WE HAVE TO TEACH THEM, WE HAVE TO CODE THEM. AND THESE PARTICULAR ROBOTS CODE WITH COLORS SO IT'S REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR OUR YOUNG STUDENTS. THEY CAN ALSO CODE WITH THE BLOCK CODING, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE FOCUSING A LOT WITH THE COLORS. SO IN THIS VIDEO, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE STUDENTS, THEY HAVE A PAPER WITH A T AND THEY'RE PRACTICING THEIR CVC WORDS, SO CONSONANT, VOWEL, CONSONANT. YOU HAVE A CORRECT VOWEL AND A DISTRACTOR VOWEL, AND STUDENTS HAVE TO DECIDE DOES THE STUDENT NEED TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT. AND THEN THEY PUT THE APPROPRIATE SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE MR. LOU PLAY THAT FOR US. SO THAT ROBOT READ BED SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING. IN THE MIDDLE VIDEO HERE, THIS IS ONE OF OUR NEW OFFERINGS WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THIS YEAR, INTRO TO ANIMATION. IT USES A FREE IPAD APP CALLED ANIMATION DESK. IT'S NOT ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE IPADS, BUT IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR DISTRICT PROVIDED CHROMEBOOKS. THIS IS GOING TO SHOW SOME 3RD GRADERS LEARNING HOW TO ANIMATE A BOUNCING BALL. THE 3RD GRADERS TOOK THE LESSON A STEP FURTHER AND MAYBE ADDED SOME CLOUDS THAT MOVED ACROSS THE SCREEN. THEY MAY HAVE ADDED LEAVES FALLING FROM THE TREES AND THEN IN A FOLLOW UP LESSON, SOME STUDENTS BROUGHT THEIR PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO LIFE BY ANIMATING THEIR OWN ROLLER COASTER. SO HERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE BOUNCING BALL. GO AHEAD AND PLAY THAT MIDDLE ONE. IT WAS VERY SHORT. BUT HOPEFULLY YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE. YOU CAN PLAY IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO. BUT THE SUN KIND OF HAS A FACE THAT ANIMATES AS WELL. SO THAT'S VERY FUN. THE LAST VIDEO THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOWCASE HERE IS OUR MICROBITS. THEY'RE TINY, POCKET-SIZED COMPUTERS THAT CAN BE CODED WITH BLOCK, JAVA SCRIPT OR PYTHON CODING, OFFERING STUDENTS CHOICE IN THEIR CODING CREATIONS AND MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CLASSES. IT UTILIZES A FREE MICROSOFT MADE CODE TUTORIAL LIBRARY, AND STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED WHILE THEY CODE AND DOWNLOAD PROJECTS SUCH AS CODING THEIR NAME, CODING A PET HAMSTER, CODING A PERSONAL GAME OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. IN THIS PARTICULAR VIDEO YOU HAVE FIFTH GRADERS OVER AT SYCAMORE CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY WERE CODING A HEART DISPLAY WHEN THEY CLAPPED. ONCE THEY DOWNLOADED IT TO THEIR MICROBIT, THEY COULD ALSO SHARE IT WITH THE CLASS. IT'S ALSO A SHORT VIDEO, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET THE IDEA. >>> ONE INITIATIVE WE'RE MOST EXCITED AND PROUD OF IS OUR GROUP FOCUSING ON PROTOCOLS. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING 53 TEACHERS TOGETHER FROM ELEMENTARY ALL THE WAY THROUGH SECONDARY TO PARTICIPATE IN A BOOK STUDY WITH THE AUTHOR OF DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGIES. DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES A HIGHLY RELIABLE MODEL FOR ENHANCING MODERN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE WITH MODERN TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOLS. ALONG WITH DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGIES, WE INTRODUCED EDGA PROTOCOLS. THE THEME IS TEACH BETTER, WORK LESS. SO OUR TEACHERS ARE VERY INTERESTED THESE PROTOCOLS THEY CAN USE WITH THEIR STUDENTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT REALLY TAKES THE HOW OUT OF LEARNING AND ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON THE CONTENT THAT THEY'RE LEARNING. SO INSTEAD OF LEARNING HOW TO USE GOOGLE SLIDES, THEY HAVE ALREADY LEARNED HOW TO PRESENT THAT AND THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN REALLY PAVING THE WAY FOR DEEPER KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. WITH OUR PROTOCOLS GROUP, WE STARTED WITH ELEMENTARY AND SECOND DARE AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE. SO WE SPLIT THE TWO GROUPS. WE CONTINUED THE BOOK STUDY AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT DOWN AND ADAPTED IT TO OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS SO THAT THEY TOO COULD EXPERIENCE AND USE IT IN THEIR CLASSROOM. THIS YEAR WE'VE CONTINUED OUR WORK BY BRINGING MORE TEACHERS ON BOARD TEACHING THEM DIFFERENT [01:45:07] PROTOCOLS AND ASKING THEM HOW IT WORKED WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND ASKING STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON HOW THAT IMPACTED THEIR LEARNING. SO FAR THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE AND OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND FEEL VERY SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO USE THESE LESSON FRAMES TO SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, A FAN FAVORITE IS OUR CODING AND ROBOTIC STUDENT SESSIONS. SO IN THE TOP LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE DASH ROBOTS. SO THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER ROBOTS, THEY CAN TALK, THEY CAN MAKE SOUND EFFECTS, THEY CAN MOVE DEPENDING ON THE CODING THAT STUDENTS DEVELOP. THE PICTURE WITH ALL OF THE COLORFUL PAPERS, THOSE ARE OUR OZO BOTS, THE ONES THAT CODE FROM THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, THE LITTLE TINY ONES THAT WE TAUGHT THEM HOW TO READ, THEY CODE WITH COLORS. A CLASSROOM THAT I GET TO GO TO TWICE A MONTH, IT WAS A 1ST GRADE CLASSROOM AND THE TEACHER TOLD ME ONE OF THE STUDENTS GOT AN OZO BOT FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE HE LOVED IT SO MUCH HE TOLD HIS FAMILY ABOUT IT AND THEY GIFTED HIM ONE FOR CHRISTMAS. I THINK THAT'S AN AMAZING TESTIMONIAL TO THE WORK WE'RE DOING HERE, BEING VERY EFFECTIVE WITH OUR STUDENTS. THE ROBOTS, THE OZO BOTS I'M SPEAKING OF MOVE BASED ON THE DIFFERENT CODE PATTERNS THE STUDENTS MAKE. AND THEN THE MICROBITS WHICH WE SAW THAT QUICK VIDEO OF ARE CODED ON THE COMPUTER AND DOWNLOADED TO THE MICROBIT ITSELF. >> ONE THING THAT'S RELATIVELY NEWER I SHOULD SAY IN THE EDUCATION WORLD IS GAMIFICATION. WE'RE KEEPING OUR LEARNING RELEVANT, FUN, AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS ENGAGED. SO YOU'VE SEEN WEBSITES SUCH AS BLUE KIT, OR CAHOOT, OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PRACTICE THEIR GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS AND THEY'RE ALSO ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY NOW THROUGH A GAMIFIED EXPERIENCE. O ONE IS MINECRAFT FOR EDUCATION. AND IT IS OPENED THE WORLD LITERALLY TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH MINECRAFT OR HAVEN'T EVER TRIED IT BUT HAVE WATCHED THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER DO IT AND THEY'VE WANTED THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH OUR NEW MINECRAFT FOR EDUCATION IS THAT STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY ENGAGED IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW TO USE IT, WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY PROVIDE THOSE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. SO IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, OUR STUDENTS WERE DESIGNING HAUNTED HOUSES IN MINECRAFT. IN DECEMBER THEY WERE BUILDING GINGERBREAD HOUSES. AND WE'RE IN TALKS WITH OUR 4TH GRADE TEACHERS ON PERHAPS DITCHING THE SUGAR CUBES AND PERHAPS CREATING THEIR MISSIONS ON MINECRAFT THIS YEAR INSTEAD. >> IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ENGAGING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS THAT WE BRING, WE ALSO HELP SUPPORT TEACHERS WITH THE INTEGRATION OF OUR DISTRICT ADOPTED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS SUCH AS ALL OF THE ONES THAT YOU SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. WE HELP TEACHERS WITH LICENSING TO MONITORING ACCOUNTS TO TROUBLESHOOTING ACCESS ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE. WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS WITH THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF ALL OF THESE ED TECH PROGRAMS. >> AS DR. SUTER MENTIONED, HERE'S A SNIPPET OF SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS WE HAVE PROVIDED THIS YEAR. OUR WEEK TRAINING OF AUGUST 18TH PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THEIR TECHNOLOGY UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING. AND WE PROVIDED SESSIONS THAT WERE BOTH RELEVANT TO THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE AS A DISTRICT AS WELL AS SOME SESSIONS THAT WE KNOW TEACHERS HAVE VERY INTERESTED IN. ALL OF OUR SESSIONS ARE BASED UPON DISTRICT GOALS IN ADDITION TO TEACHER NEED AND SURVEYS THAT WE SEND OUT ASKING FOR TOPICS THAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS THAT ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON OUR PL HUB, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING HUB FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T ATTEND THESE ACTUAL SESSIONS, THESE WILL ALSO BE ACCESSIBLE IN BOTH VIDEO AND SLIDE FORM FOR OUR TEACHERS AS THEY GET DEEPER INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NEED TO LEARN MORE. THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY AND ALLOWING US TO SHARE OUR PASSION WITH YOU. WE ARE TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS TEACHERS OURSELVES, MYSELF OF 25 YEARS, BEING ABLE TO GO OUT INTO MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORT TEACHERS AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND SEE THEIR GROWTH IS REALLY SUCH A BLESSING TO BOTH OF US. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT WONDERFUL REPORT. QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES HERE? DR. MCLAUGHLIN. >> I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THEY'RE OUT IN THE CLASSROOMS A LOT. BUT THEIR OFFICE IS SITUATED IN A SPOT WHERE THEY GET TO HEAR AND SEE ME FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY WHEN THEY'RE AROUND. [01:50:03] SO IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THE FIRST QUESTION BECAUSE THE BOARD LET US KIND OF RELAX A LITTLE BIT OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK, I GOT TO REALLY DIVE INTO CHAT GPT AND THAT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION JAYNA GOT FROM ME WHEN I WALKED INTO THE BUILDING BECAUSE I SPENT THE LAST WEEK OF VACATION REALLY WORKING ON HOW TO WRITE A THESIS IN QUESTIONS AND HOW THIS CHAT GPT ACTUALLY WORKS. SO OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE THE NEXT TWO THAT GOT MY NEXT ROUND OF QUESTIONS. BUT THEY ARE LIKE RIGHT IN A SPOT FOR ME TO ENGAGE WITH THEM FREQUENTLY. LUCKY THEM, I'M SURE THEY'RE LIKE PLEASE DON'T LET THAT BE MARK WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THEM AND THEIR EFFORTS AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IS GREAT. AND WE HAVE A TEAM THAT'S WORKING THROUGH OUR ED TECH SIDE. WE HAVE A MEASURE I PRESENTATION THAT'S NEXT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO A LOT OF THAT WORK BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO ONCE AGAIN, IT JUST DOES GO BACK TO THE EFFORTS AND THE TEAMWORK THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. >> THANK YOU. >> SO ONE OF MY INITIAL REACTIONS WAS ABOUT THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BECAUSE NOW WE'RE PUTTING ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF OUR VERY YOUNGEST STUDENTS AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE IT ALL GOES IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME GREAT THINGS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THERE'S SOME KIND OF SCARY THINGS TOO. BUT THIS WAS JUST WONDERFUL. I MEAN THIS LOOKED LIKE SO MUCH FUN. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE THE POP UP MESSAGES TO START ON MY OWN COMPUTER. THAT WOULD BE NICE. BUT IT REALLY MAKES LEARNING FUND. IT DEMYSTIFIED ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY LIKE WORDS LIKE ROBOTICS, JUST SHOWS KIDS WHAT THAT IS. IT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION, WORKING TOGETHER WHICH IN TODAY'S WORLD IS JUST OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. SO GIVEN THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR WHAT YOU DO HAS CLEARLY SHOWN THROUGH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT. >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID, YOU CAN LET OUT YOUR ENTHUSIASM, IT'S OKAY TO SHOW IT. BUT THE PRESENTATION WAS WONDERFUL, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I LOOK AT IT AND I SAY YOU'VE CHANGED THE LAST FASHION THAT I REMEMBER OF TEACHING. IT'S NOTHING LIKE IT WAS WHEN I TAUGHT A COUPLE WELL MORE YEARS AGO. DON'T LAUGH AT THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND EDUCATION PRESS MY ENVY OF ALL OF THE KIDS THAT ARE IN YOUR CLASSES AS WELL AS THE TEACHERS. AND JUST THE FUN THAT EDUCATION IS BECOMING AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF PROJECTS LIKE WHAT YOU DO AND THE WAY YOU PRESENT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. >> SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL. YOU REALLY DO HAVE THE MOST FUN JOB. I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS A SMALLER AND MIGHTY TEAM AND THEY TOO THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOST FUN JOB. BUT YOU CLEARLY ARE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS BEFORE YOU BECAME TOSAS. SO TO HAVE YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND THE RESPECT THAT YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE FOR YOU, I THINK THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHY YOU'RE ABLE TO GO INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND REALLY CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER. IF PEOPLE ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE THREE OF THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PLEASE DO BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE WHY. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND IT'S AMAZING. WHAT YOU DO DAILY IS PHENOMENAL AND THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE SMALL QUESTION AND IT'S FOR PROBABLY LATER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH DR. SUTER, YOU PROBABLY DO KNOW. BUT YOU MAY NOT. YOU MENTIONED HAVING THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON SO THAT IT CAN BE ASYNCHRONOUS AND PEOPLE CAN GO. I'M CURIOUS HOW MANY VIEWS THAT'S HAD PROPORTIONALLY AND IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL PEOPLE YOU'VE REACHED? BECAUSE IF NOT, THEN THE REACH IS GREATER THAN WHAT YOU PUT OUT THERE. >> NO, THOSE ARE LIVE ATTENDEES AT THE PL SESSIONS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT ANSWER, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO AND LOOK IT UP FOR YOU. >> I FIGURED IT WOULD BE, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU I'M CURIOUS. BUT IT'S TREMENDOUS, D DR. MCLAUGHLIN'S POINT IS SPOT ON. THAT'S HUGE. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE THREE OF YOU SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR [01:55:06] WORK. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THESE POSITIONS? THE FIRST YEAR? >> THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD TWO TECHNOLOGY TOSAS. IN PRIOR YEARS WE HAD ONE, FOR FIVE YEARS. AND PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A DATA COACH/TECHNOLOGY TOSA. AND THEN WHEN WE ADDED A SOLELY TECHNOLOGY TOSA TO HELP OUT WITH SOME OF THIS SO WE COULD REALLY MAKE HEADWAY. >> I IMAGINE HAVING THE 1 TO 1, THAT'S A HUGE SHIFT, RIGHT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SO HAVING MORE PEOPLE ON BOARD TO BE HELPING WITH THAT AND I KNOW THAT IT ALSO PROBABLY IS A LONG PROCESS TO GET MORE AND MORE TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR COMFORTABLE WITH REALLY INTEGRATING THAT REGULARLY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION, BUT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS TEAM NEXT YEAR TOO? I HOPE. >> WE HOPE SO TOO. >> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, KEEP IT UP. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE COULD SEE AND FEEL THE STUDENTS' ENGAGEMENT AND THAT MAKES US VERY, VERY HAPPY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE IT. [B. Business Services - MEASURE I: Mid-year Report by the Bond Oversight Committee - Mr. Drew Pletcher, Committee Chair] WE ARE NOW AT 5B, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK THE COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE MEASURE I COMMITTEE, MR. DREW PLETCHER TO GIVE US A MID-YEAR REPORT ON THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GILL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS DREW PLETCHER. I'M HONORED TO BE SERVING AGAIN AS THE CHAIR OF THE MEASURE I CITIZEN BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. SINCE I LAST WAS HERE, YOU REMEMBER MY CALL TOWARDS THE END OF MY LAST PRESENTATION WAS ABOUT STORYTELLING AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE TELLING THE STORY OF MEASURE I TO THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING MY BIG ASK WAS TO GET PRESENCE ON THE WEBSITE AND REALLY BEGIN BUILDING A CULTURE AND A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE KNOWING WHAT MEASURE I IS ABOUT. AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING DR. MCLAUGHLIN AND STAFF FOR REALLY PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE, MAKING IT KNOWN, AND REALLY LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR US TO BUILD THE STORIES AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. BEFORE I BEGIN, THERE'S THREE LITTLE SECTIONS HERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO AN INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION OF KIND OF THE MAIN MEAT AND POTATOES OF WHY I'M HERE. THEN WE'RE GOING TO DIVE INTO SOME SCHOOL SITES. FINALLY WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON SOME UPCOMING AND ONGOING PROJECTS, WHICH ONE OF THEM LOOKS LIKE GOT AWARDED TONIGHT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE PROGRESS AND US MOVING FORWARD. SO FIRST JUST AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING MR. DEAN BOWER JOIN US THIS PAST YEAR. YONA WHO'S OUR FIRST SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE OF TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE. I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS A REAL KEY ADD AS ONE OF OUR DUTIES UNDER THE COMMITTEE IS TO GO THROUGH THE YEARLY AUDIT. SO IT WAS GOOD TO GET HIS PERSPECTIVE. A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNING MR. TONY GIBB WHO IS ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. AND GAYLE OF COURSE JOINING US TODAY. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE SOME OF THE MEMBERS HERE DURING THE PRESENTATION. WE START WITH THE MEASURE I BALLOT LANGUAGE TO KIND OF LAY THE FOUNDATION OF WHY WE ARE HERE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING. THE BALLOT LANGUAGE REALLY I WANT TO JUST BREAK OUT A FEW THINGS, THAT MIDDLE SECTION LAYS THE KIND OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO SPEND MEASURE I MONEY ON. TOWARDS THE END OF THAT QUESTION STRESS THAT WITH CITIZEN OVERSIGHT THAT LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, ANNUAL AUDITS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT IN ACCORDANCE TO THE [02:00:05] SUBJECT MATTER THAT THE VOTERS WERE ASKED TO VOTE ON IN 2014. A CARVE OUT NO MONEY FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND WITHOUT INCREASING CURRENT TAX RATES. SO THAT'S THE EXACT QUESTION THAT WAS LAID BEFORE THE VOTERS IN 2014 WHEN THEY PASSED IT WITH 66% APPROVAL WHICH IS A REALLY ASTONISHING, VERY, VERY WELL SUPER MAJORITY SUPPORTED BALLOT MEASURE. AGAIN THE MEASURE I OVERVIEW, $179 MILLION. CURRENTLY AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, ROUGHLY $106 MILLION $107 MILLION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND PROJECTS. WE'RE ENTERING REALLY YEAR NINE OF THIS MEASURE, SO THAT'S CERTAINLY WELL WITHIN THE PROJECTED TIMELINE OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE TEAM. TECHNOLOGY ALLOCATION, APPROXIMATELY $100 PER YEAR PER STUDENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND AS OF THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, $28,285,000 OF MEASURE I FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES. THIS ROUGHLY SHOWS THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE BOND ISSUANCE SCHEDULE, 2015, 2018, 2021, AND 2022, YOU SEE A TIGHTENING AND A QUICKER PACE IN WHICH WE'VE ISSUED BONDS, LARGELY WITHOUT REALLY NEEDING TO GET INTO IT, THE LOW INTEREST RATES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN THE ECONOMY HAVE ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW INTEREST RATES WHICH HAS IN TURN RESULTED IN SAVINGS FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND MAKING OUR MONEY STRETCH EVEN FURTHER THAN REALLY WHAT YOU COULD PROJECT WITH HIGHER INTEREST RATES. $197 MILLION BOND BROKEN DOWN, $146 MILLION FOR CAPITAL, $51 MILLION FOR TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS REFLECTING BACK ON THE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, YOU CAN SEE $106 MILLION HAS BEEN EXPENDED WITH $39 MILLION REMAINING. TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURE, $28 MILLION WITH $22 MILLION REMAINING. THAT REMAINING FACTOR OBVIOUSLY INCLUDES THE BONDS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN ISSUED AS WELL AS REMAINING MONEY THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BONDS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT DOWN BY THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE. SO THIS IS THE REAL REASON MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT AS OBVIOUSLY WITH FIRST COVID AND THEN KIND OF THE FLUCTUATING NATURE OF THE ECONOMY WITH INFLATION AND AVAILABILITY OF GOODS AND INCREASE IN COSTS AND OVERALL SERVICES, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO COME AND NOT ONLY INFORM THE BOARD, BUT INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN TACKLING THE ISSUE OF INFLATION. AS YOU NOTICE, IT'S A LOT FOR YOU TO TAKE AWAY TONIGHT. CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, AND FLUCTUATING PRICES FOR GOODS AND MATERIALS, IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU THINK OF LARGE SCALE PROJECTS LIKE THE WESTLAKE STEM BUILDING OR IN THIS CASE THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL STEM BUILDING, IT'S REALLY HARD TO LOOK AT HOW DO YOU BUDGET, HOW DO YOU PROJECT WHAT MONEY IS SPENT WHEN AND HOW BIG THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE. IDEALLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO MATCH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE WESTLAKE BUILDING, BUT THERE ARE UNFORTUNATE ECONOMIC REALITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT. TO COMBAT SOME OF THIS FLUCTUATION, MY FIRST POINT THERE THE DISTRICT IS SHORTENING THE PROJECT START TIME TO ALLOW BIDDERS A BETTER PERSPECTIVE ON MATERIAL COST. WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROJECTING PROJECTS, BY SHORTENING THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE CONSISTENCY OF PRICING, CONSISTENCY OF GOODS, YOU GET BIDS THAT ARE MORE ACCURATE BACK FROM FOLKS THAT WANT TO WORK ON THESE PROJECTS VERSUS A SIX MONTH OR ONE YEAR TIMELINE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE A LOT OF THESE GOODS AND SERVICE PRICES CAN CHANGE. THE DISTRICT IS PERMITTING CONTRACTORS TO ORDER MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME, STORE THEM ON SITE, STORE THEM AT THE PARTICULAR SCHOOL SITE WHEN THEY ARE READY. BASICALLY THAT ALLOWS US WITH LONG LEAD TIMES FOR GOODS TO BE ABLE TO ORDER THEM, STORE THEM ON SITE, AND THEN BE ABLE TO START THE PROJECT HOPEFULLY SOONER. AS NOTED, THIS ALLOWS THE CONTRACTOR TO BID AND PURCHASE MATERIALS AT CURRENT PRICES, STORE THE MATERIALS ON SITE AND USE THEM WHEN READY. THIS BENEFITS THE DISTRICT IN [02:05:03] PROJECT TIME AS WAIT TIMES FOR MATERIALS ARE INEVITABLY REDUCED. THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL CABINETS FOR THE UPGRADES ARE AN EXAMPLE. I RECALL IT WAS ALMOST A SIX MONTH OR MORE LEAD TIME THAT WE ORDERED THE CABINETS, STORED THEM ON SITE, AND THEN WORK IS GOING TO BEGIN I BELIEVE THIS SUMMER IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT. WHEN A PROJECT ESTIMATE OR BID COMES IN HIRE, THE PROJECT IS REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED TO WORK WITH THE PROJECT CONSTRAINTS. IN THE SCOPE IMPACTS THE PROJECT, THEN IT'S DELAYED OR PUT ON HOLD. OBVIOUSLY THE BIG TOPIC I ALLUDED TO EARLIER IS THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL STEM PROJECT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. THE BIDS CAME IN HIGH, THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO RE-EXAMINE THE PROJECT, MODIFY THE STRUCTURE TO BE A PRE-FAB STRUCTURE AND IS CURRENTLY OUT TO BID AT THE TIME WE PUT THIS TOGETHER. THE STRATEGY WILL ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO GET WHAT WE WANT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS. AWARDING A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO SAVE THE OVERHEAD COSTS, FOR ME PERSONALLY AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER, THAT PROBABLY HAS RESULTED IN THE BEST NOT ONLY MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROJECTS ON A DAY-TO-DAY, MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, BUT ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO SAVE IN THESE OVERHEAD COSTS WHICH I SEE IN MY PERSPECTIVE, THEY CAN GET REAL ASTRONOMICAL REAL QUICK. LOOKING AT TRADES, MINIMALLY IMPACTED FROM COVID OR SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES SUCH AS LANDSCAPING, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL. AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH OUR MEETINGS OF THE PAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, EACH MEETING WE START BY SAYING WHAT'S THE PRICE OF LUMBER, STEEL, AND CONCRETE. AND THEY DO FLUCTUATE. WE'VE SEEN FLUCTUATIONS OVER TIME. NUMBER THREE USING MODULAR SYSTEMS WHEN CUSTOM BUILT CANNOT BE FINANCIALLY ACCOMMODATED. I THINK YOU SAW THAT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STEM BUILDING. RENOVATING EXISTING SPACES VERSUS NEW CONSTRUCTION. RENOVATE THE EXISTING SCIENCE ROOMS AS WELL AS OTHER ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AGAIN ONE OF THE POINTS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS AN EXAMPLE IS THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL STEM BUILDING. THE BUDGET ALLOCATION IS $10 MILLION. THE INITIAL BIDS AND THE BIDS CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE, BUT THEY DID COME IN AT ONE POINT 40% ABOVE PROJECTIONS. THEY ALSO INCLUDE REDUCING SIZE, CURRENT CONSTRUCTION COSTS $988 PER SQUARE FOOT. BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REDUCED FROM 18,000 SQUARE FEET TO 10,120 SQUARE FEET. MODULAR BUILDING STILL BEING EVALUATED. AND REALLY LOOKING AT WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS TO SEE WHAT COULD BE REMOVED, CHANGED, ALTERED WITHOUT TRIGGERING OBVIOUSLY YOUR SIGNIFICANT RESUBMITTAL WHICH IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME AND IS GOING TO DELAY THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING SOME SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND GETTING THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS. >> AN UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT, IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY GOOD STORY WHEN WE FINISH THIS PROJECT. THE SYSTEM THAT WE STARTED USING ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO GOES TO A STATEWIDE DATABASE THAT GOES OUT TO ALL CONTRACTORS AND GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THEY COME IN RELATED TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR WHEN WE'RE REQUESTING BIDS. SO HERE IF YOU RECALL WE MENTIONED THAT NEWBURY PARK SOMEHOW WAS IN A FLOODPLAIN AND THE DSA REQUIRED US TO PUT A WALL AROUND THE NEW FACILITY. AND IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CONTRACTORS, THEY CAME BACK TO US AND SAID WELL INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, WHY DON'T YOU JUST RAISE THE FOUNDATION UP. WE'RE DOING THE FOUNDATION WORK ANYWAY. SO THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND THEY SAID YEAH, THEY COULD DO THAT INSTEAD OF DOING THE WALL AFTER AND THEY COULD WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COMPANY THAT'S DOING THE FABRICATION WORK SO THAT'S SAVING US SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT'S GOING TO HELP US BRING THAT PROJECT IN WITHIN THE BUDGET WITHOUT HAVING TO CUT ANY OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN ORDER TO GET IT DONE. SO WE EXTENDED THE TIMELINE FOR THE BID SUBMITTALS. I BELIEVE IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS WEEK, BUT WE EXTENDED IT FOR ANOTHER I THINK TEN DAYS. ALSO ADDITIONALLY WHEN IT WAS OUT TO BID ON THE STREET, THEY SAID WELL INSTEAD OF DOING AN OPEN CEILING WHICH WE HAD IT WAS MORE OF AN INDUSTRIAL LOOK WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO USE SOME ALUMINUM HVAC VENTS, THEY SAID IF YOU CLOSE THE CEILINGS, WE CAN USE FLEXIBLE DUCTINGS AND SAVE US SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY. [02:10:04] SO THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND ANSWER CONTRACTORS IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH A GENERAL MANAGER, AND MANAGING THESE FROM BEGINNING TO END WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE AND WE'LL HAVE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND THIS SUMMER. I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU WHEN THE BIDS COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BUT IT'S LOOKING REALLY PROMISING WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY OF THE SPACE THAT WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED WITHIN THIS BUILDING. KEEPING IN MIND THAT THE FIRST BIDS CAME IN AT OVER $18 MILLION AND WE THINK WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE AROUND $12 MILLION. >> AND I THINK REALLY THE SUCCESS HERE, IT STARTS WITH THE PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED AND THEY'VE DONE JUST A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL JOB FROM THE WESTLAKE STEM BUILDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH OF MANAGING THESE PROJECTS, BEING TIMELY. I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES AND SEEING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, TIMELINESS MATTERS AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THESE CONTRACTORS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IS SO IMPORTANT AND REALLY GET CREATIVE ON HOW WE CAN FIX AND SOLVE PROBLEMS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE GREAT SLIDE PRESENTATIONS WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN JUST A SECOND. OVERALL ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN ON OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADES. THEY'VE BEEN AT VARIOUS SITES. JUST WHEN I FIGURE OUT WHERE TO POINT THE CLICKER, IT DOESN'T CLICK. TECHNOLOGY, AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, AGAIN IS A CENTRAL PART OF MEASURE I AND ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS. YOU HAVE UPGRADED HIGH-SPEED CABLING, WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS THAT CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT. DISTRICT-WIDE FLOORING REPLACEMENTS, NEW CARPETING, FLOORS, UPGRADES, MODERNIZATIONS CONTINUE. KITCHEN UPGRADES. YOU CAN SEE OBVIOUSLY ON THE LEFT THE OLDER AND NEWER, MUCH CLEANER NEWER AND OVERALL CONTINUING TO UPGRADE AND UPDATE OUR FACILITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. AND ASPHALT REPAIR FROM PLAY YARD PAVING TO DRIVEWAYS TO PARKING LOTS AND STRIPING. AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOW AS WE GO INTO THE SCHOOL SITES IS THE RESPONSIVENESS AGAIN OF THE DISTRICT AND THE WAY THAT THEY'VE FOCUSSED OBVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST YEAR WITHOUT GETTING INTO IT, CAMPUS SECURITY HAS BECOME A CENTRAL ISSUE. IT WAS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME I WAS HERE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN RESPONSE NOT ONLY COMPLETED PROJECTS BUT ONGOING PROJECTS ABOUT HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR CAMPUSES SAFER, HOW CAN WE UPDATE AND MODERNIZE ACCESS POINTS, FRONT OFFICES, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT CAMPUS MODERNIZATION, IT'S MY FAVORITE BY THE WAY, WHAT IS IT THE LION KING? JUST REMINDS ME OF PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION, MAKING OUR PLAYGROUNDS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL I THINK IS A CENTRAL PART OF THE CONTINUED WORK OF THE TEAM. NEW ELECTRONIC MARQUEES, MAY GROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION, MAIN ENTRANCE MODERNIZATION AT CYPRESS ELEMENTARY. ROOFING REPLACEMENTS AT CYPRESS ELEMENTARY. GLAD THEY WERE DONE BEFORE THE RAIN. CAMPUS MODERNIZATION CONEJO ELEMENTARY WITH OF COURSE THE FRONT SECURITY SCREENING. CONEJO ELEMENTARY THE SECURITY UPGRADES AND PLAYGROUND MODERNIZATIONS. CLASSROOM MODERNIZATIONS AT EARTH MAGNET. SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND CAMPUS PAINTINGS AT GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY. SAFETY AND SECURITY SIGNAGE AT GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION, SITE IMPROVEMENTS, CAMPUS PAINTINGS. PLAYGROUND UPDATES AND MODERNIZATION. ASPHALT REPLACEMENT AT LANG RANCH ELEMENTARY. [02:15:02] PLAY YARD SLOPE AND RETAINING SEAT WALL AT LANG RANCH. SAFETY AND SECURITY FENCING. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION AT MAPLE ELEMENTARY. CLASSROOM MODERNIZATION AT MAPLE. SAFETY AND SECURITY ENTRANCE MODERNIZATION AT SYCAMORE CANYON. LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AT WALNUT ELEMENTARY. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES IN MODERNIZATION AT WALNUT. SITE IMPROVEMENTS, WINDOW REPLACEMENTS AT WEATHERSFIELD. CAMPUS PAINTINGS AT WESTLAKE. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AT WESTLAKE HILLS. SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AT WESTLAKE HILLS. OUTDOOR CLASSROOM MODERNIZATION AT WILD WOOD. LIBRARY MODERNIZATION AT WILD WOOD. CAMPUS MODERNIZATION FINALLY HAPPENED. YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN ENTRANCE. SAFETY AND SECURITY GATE AT REDWOOD MIDDLE. RESTROOM REMODELING. LOCKER UPGRADES AND SAFETY AND SECURITY SIGNAGE AT SEQUOIA. ROOFING REPLACEMENTS, CLASSROOM MODERNIZATIONS AT SEQUOIA. POOL RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH. CAMPUS PAINTING AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH. SOFTBALL/ATHLETIC FIELD MODERNIZATION. INNOVATION CORE LAB MODERNIZATION AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. LIBRARY MODERNIZATION. OF COURSE WESTLAKE HIGH WITH THE NEW STEM BUILDING. THE BRIDGE REPAIR. SCHOOL RELOCATION AND MODERNIZATION, CONEJO VALLEY HIGH. SCHOOL RELOCATION AND MODERNIZATION AT CENTURY. AND CAMPUS MODERNIZATION. RESTROOM MODERNIZATION. PLAYGROUND UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION, UNIVERSITY CHILD CARE. AND SOME UPCOMING PROJECTS TO NOTE, AGAIN OFFICE SECURITY MODERNIZATION AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS. YOU CAN SEE HOW JUST MAKING ON THE BOTTOM WILL BE THE FINISHED WORK PRODUCT. ON THE TOP IS WHAT CURRENTLY SITS. MAKING THINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE, EASIER FOR THE MOVING AND SHIFTING OVER THE HEALTH OFFICE FOR ACCESS FOR STUDENTS AND JUST REALLY MAKING THE SPACE THAT MUCH BETTER FOR NOT ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF, BUT ALSO SECURITY WHICH REALLY REMAINS OBVIOUSLY THE CENTRAL FOCAL POINT FOR THIS WORK. AND WEST LAKE HILLS, YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE ON THE LEFT AND THE AFTER ON THE RIGHT. CAMPUS MODERNIZATION. OF COURSE THE FAMOUS MARQUEE, IT'S FINALLY IN, I BELIEVE. LOOK AT THAT. WHAT JUST GOT AWARDED TONIGHT, I BELIEVE, THE OUTDOOR LAB CONCEPTUAL DRAWING FOR CYPRESS ELEMENTARY AND THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM CONCEPTUAL DRAWING THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. AND OF COURSE THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN PROCESS FROM HVAC REPAIRS TO FIRE ALARM, PA SYSTEM UPGRADES, SAFETY, SECURITY MODERNIZATIONS. IN SHORT THE TEAM CONTINUES TO NOT ONLY IMPRESS ME AS A MEMBER OF THE MEASURE I OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, BUT REALLY OFFER A TESTAMENT TO WHAT MEASURE I IS ABOUT. IT WAS A COMMITMENT AND PLACING THE TRUST IN THE DISTRICT BY THE VOTERS IN 2014. AND I THINK WHEN WE LOOK BACK AND TELL THAT STORY ABOUT WHAT WE DID, WE CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY DELIVER, BUT I WOULD SAY MEASURE I DELIVERS ON A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS AND REALLY SETS THIS DISTRICT UP FOR MANY FUTURE SUCCESSES DOWN THE ROAD. [02:20:03] SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, SO BEAR WITH ME. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHY HAVE YOU GUYS KEPT WITH UPDATING THE ASPHALT AND STUFF? I KNOW THAT ASPHALT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE BECAUSE CRACKS AND FADES. IT'S ALSO RELATIVELY ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY, AND BECAUSE IT GETS REALLY HOT DURING THE SUMMER, I THINK AT LEAST EVERYBODY HAS THAT ONE EXPERIENCE OF ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHING THE ASPHALT AND FULLY BURNING THEIR HAND WHICH IS NOT FUN. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS LIKE ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED FOR REPLACING THE ASPHALT WITH SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE I GUESS EASIER TO MAINTAIN AND A BIT MORE FRIENDLY FOR THE EARTH AND FOR OUR STUDENTS? >> SO THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS CONCRETE WHICH ACTUALLY GETS HOTTER THAN ASPHALT DOES. ASPHALT HAS A TENDENCY TO ALTHOUGH IT GETS HOT, IT ABSORBS THE HEAT A LOT BETTER AND IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN CONCRETE OVERALL. THAT'S OUR ONLY OPTION RIGHT NOW FOR RESURFACE. WE'RE NOT PUTTING IN NEW ASPHALT, WE'RE JUST TAKING UP THE CRACKED AND OLD ASPHALT AND IT'S CALLED SLURRY, IT'S A SLURRY COAT. SO WE JUST DO A COAT OVER IT. WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY MILLING IT OUT. I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE DO DO PATCHES AND REMOVE ASPHALT, IT DOES GO TO A RECYCLING PLANT AND GETS RECYCLED AND REUSED FOR OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> AND I'LL JUST ADD TO THE CONVERSATION, WHEN WE HAVE OUR KIND OF OVERSIGHT LOOKING AT MODERNIZATIONS, I HAVE TO APPLAUD THE TEAM FOR LOOKING AT THAT OUTDOOR SPACES THAT TRADITIONALLY WOULD BE WITH GRASS OR ASPHALT AND LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN USE THAT LANDSCAPING. SO AGAIN AS HE MENTIONED, THEY'RE NOT LAYING NEW ASPHALT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. IT'S REALLY UTILIZING SPACE IN A MORE NOT ONLY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ASPHALT BUT ALSO WATER CONSCIOUS WITH HARDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND WORK THAT'S BEING PUT IN THAT OVERTIME I WOULD SUSPECT AND I OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS, NOT THE EXPERT IN THE ROOM, BUT WOULD SUSPECT WOULD COST THE DISTRICT LESS. >> GOT IT, THANK YOU. >> I'LL GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF SOMETHING ELSE WE JUST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THAT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION IS THERE'S AN ASPHALT AREA AT UNIVERSITY AND IT'S ALL CRACKED AND RATHER THAN RIP IT UP AND REPAVE IT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MAKING A SMALL TRACK THERE FOR THE KIDS AND TO REMOVE, IT'S KIND OF A MIX OF CONCRETE AND ASPHALT AT THE SAME TIME. SO USING SOME DG WHICH IS SOME REALLY JUST CRUSHED GRANITE TO GIVE IT SOME ADDITIONAL PLAY AREA AND A RUNNING AREA FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE THERE. SO WE'RE IN THAT CASE SPECIFICALLY WE'RE REMOVING PIECES OF ASPHALT AND CONCRETE AS WELL. AND IT MATCHES THE SIDE GARDEN AREA THAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE THERE'S SIMILAR TYPE OF WALKWAYS THAT GO THROUGH IN THAT BACK AREA. >> OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. MY SECOND QUESTION WAS I SAW THERE WERE A LOT OF PLAYGROUND UPDATES WHICH WAS REALLY COOL. I HAVE KIND OF TWO QUESTIONS ON THOSE, THE FIRST ONE IS HAVE THERE BEEN OR ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR KIND OF EXTENDING PLAYGROUND UPDATES TO CONSIDER DISABLED STUDENTS? >> SO EVERY NEW PLAYGROUND WE DO BECOMES ADA ACCESSIBLE. OUR OLD PLAYGROUNDS ARE NOT FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS. SO WHEN WE TOUCH A PLAYGROUND, WE ALSO ADDRESS THE ACCESSIBILITY TOWARD THAT PLAYGROUND AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE ASPHALT WORK AROUND SOME OF THOSE PLAY AREAS COMES IN AS WELL. >> OKAY. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION FOR THAT IS, WHERE IS IT? OH THE LIKE SHADE STRUCTURES. I NOTICE THAT SOME OF THEM EVEN IN THE UPDATED VERSIONS ARE PRETTY SMALL. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ARE THERE PLANS IN THE FUTURE TO EXTEND THOSE SO THAT THEY PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE SHADE? >> THAT'S DICTATED BE I -- BY THE SPACE THAT'S OUT THERE. THE SCHOOL WILL TYPICALLY PUT THEM OVER THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA TABLES WHERE KIDS HAVE LUNCH. A LOT OF THEM ARE STANDARD SIZES AND DSA LIMITS HOW LARGE YOU CAN DO SHADE STRUCTURES. AND WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE [02:25:02] SIMILAR PROTOCOLS AT EACH OF THE CAMPUSES. SO WE'LL MEET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND GO OVER WHAT ARE THE MOST HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE AT LEAST A SHADED PLACE TO EAT AND THAT'S BECOME OUR PRIORITY. >> OKAY, BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE WALNUT ONE RIGHT NOW AND I JUST, SORRY, THERE'S LIKE A BIG SHADE STRUCTURE THERE, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE WHOLE THING SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS OR ANYTHING TO MAYBE EXTEND THOSE LIKE OVER THE ACTUAL PLAYGROUND ITSELF. MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS HONESTLY A VERY PERSONAL QUESTION BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN SOME OF OUR SCIENCE CLASSROOMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE SPECIAL TABLES THAT WORK WITH THE BUNSON BURNERS AND LIKE ELECTRICAL AND STUFF THAT ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TABLES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SLIGHTLY TOO TALL BAR STOOLS THAT GO WITH THEM. SO I'M WONDERING IS THERE ANY KIND OF COORDINATION WITH THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT HUNCHED OVER TYPING ON OUR CHROMEBOOKS IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MANNER FOR AN HOUR. >> THE PROJECT DOES INCLUDE ALL NEW FURNITURE. >> THAT IS AMAZING TO HEAR, LIKE YOU HAVE NO IDEA. AND MY LAST QUESTION WAS ON THE BATHROOM UPDATES. I KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS COULD AGREE THAT A LOT OF THE BATHROOMS COULD USE UPDATES. THE BIGGEST THING I NOTICED WAS THAT WE'RE STILL STICKING WITH THE GAPPY I GUESS BATHROOM STALL DOORS THAT I KNOW MAKE A LOT OF STUDENTS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE INCLUDING MYSELF. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHY WE'RE STICKING WITH THOSE? I ASSUME JUST BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH THEY COST. BUT ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR FUTURE UPDATES THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE PRIVATE FEELING BATHROOM STALLS? >> SO WE CAME UP WITH A CONCEPT FOR GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND EMPLOY ON THE PROJECT AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL WHICH CONSISTS OF COMPLETE CLOSURE DOORS AND PRIVATE USE STALLS FOR WITHIN THE BATHROOM AND IT WOULD BE A COMMON AREA WHERE IT WOULD BE SINKS AND WASH YOUR HANDS. BUT IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE GAP IN THE ACTUAL PARTITIONS THAT ARE IN THE STALLS, SO THAT'S THE FIRST I HEARD THAT IT'S AN ISSUE AND THAT'S AN EASILY FIXABLE THING TO LOOK AT. WE DO HAVE STRIP MOLDING THAT GOES IN BETWEEN THOSE, THE SPACES BETWEEN. AND ALSO I'LL SPEAK TO OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND SEE IF MAYBE THEY'RE NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY IF THERE'S TOO MUCH OF A LINE OF SIGHT THERE. >> YEAH, SOME OF THEM ARE OPEN PRETTY WIDE. BUT, YEAH, I CAN'T FIND THE PICTURE RIGHT NOW OF THE UPDATED ONE. BUT YOU CAN FULLY SEE THROUGH THE GAPS. BUT YEAH, JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THOSE TO ATTENTION AND I THINK THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LOPEZ. DO WE HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I WANT TO GO BACK SEVERAL YEARS, EIGHT, AND THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THIS VOTE AND ALLOWING US TO MODERNIZE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE DOING. AND SO WITH THAT, NOW I THANK YOU AND THE WHOLE COMMITTEE AND THESE ALL LOOK GREAT. THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT THE PLAYGROUND RESURFACING DOESN'T INCLUDE PICKLEBALL. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. >> I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH POWER AS THE CHAIR. I TRY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ACCOMPANYING HIM AS WELL. I HAVE A THANK YOU, A SUGGESTION, AND THEN A SPECIFIC QUESTION. SO THE THANK YOU IS FOR YOUR CALL TO ACTION. SO I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND I DO THANK THE DISTRICT [02:30:02] FOR ADDING THE MEASURE I INFORMATION ON EACH WEBSITE. I HONESTLY THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE THE COMMUNITY AND WANT TO SAY WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND THERE IS A PLACE THEY CAN GO. SO HAVING THAT BUTTON THERE I THINK IS EXCELLENT. I KNOW IN THE PAST, A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS ATTENDED SOME OF THE DAK MEETINGS, MAYBE SUBMITTING A REPORT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AND ANOTHER WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. IT MAY BE OCCASIONALLY PROVIDING A WRITTEN REPORT WOULD BE HELPFUL. MY SPECIFIC QUESTION WOULD BE WE DID VOTE LAST MONTH ON THE MEASURE I AUDIT WHICH LOOKED GREAT. I KNOW THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE AUDIT. YOU MENTIONED THERE'S A NEW MEMBER FROM A TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION. I'M WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING DISCUSSED AT THAT MEETING REGARDING THE AUDIT? >> I MEAN WE HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM AN ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PERFORMED THE AUDIT. I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS A VERY SPIRITED DISCUSSION. IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST FRUITFUL DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD ON THE AUDIT HAVING OUR NEW MEMBERS ON THERE. WE HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WE THINK TRAVELED BACK TO STAFF AFTER AND THEY CONTINUED TO BE ANSWERED AND THEY WERE ANSWERED VIA EMAIL. I DO KNOW THAT. BUT OVERALL, WE DID NOT SEE, WE TOOK A LOOK ESSENTIALLY AT A RANDOMIZED I BELIEVE 20 ITEMS THAT WERE SPENT AS PART OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AND WE DID DO A VOTE, I BELIEVE IT WAS YEAH, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE AUDIT. BUT I THINK WHAT WAS VERY CRUCIAL FOR US AGAIN WAS HAVING OUR ASSOCIATION MEMBER WHO REALLY DOVE INTO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. I THINK IT WAS CERTAINLY WE CHECKED ALL OF OUR BOXES THAT MET OUR OBLIGATION UNDER STATE LAW REGARDING THE BOND COMMITTEE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE NOTE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO ECHO TRUSTEE SYLVESTER'S GRATITUDE TO YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AND KEEPING THIS FRONT OF MIND AND HELPING TELL THE STORY SO CONSISTENTLY AND SO REGULARLY BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE UNDER YOUR PURVIEW, BUT THE DISCUSSION OF THE BATHROOMS AND ESPECIALLY TRUSTEE LOPEZ'S QUESTIONING. WHEN I WAS AT THE YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT NIGHT ONE OF THE BILLS WAS ABOUT WATER FOUNTAINS. AND THE DISCUSSION AMONG STUDENTS WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WATER FOUNTAINS AND MY QUESTION IS ARE ANY OF MODERNIZATION, IS ANY OF IT GOING TOWARDS FIXING WATER FOUNTAIN ISSUES AND IF THE WATER FOUNTAINS ARE INOPERABLE ARE WE CHANGING THOSE FOR HYDRATION STATIONS? WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS IF THERE'S ANY AND THAT MAY JUST BE SOMETHING FOR LATER. I HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE WATER FOUNTAINS WHICH IS FOR ANOTHER TIME. >> WE'VE BEEN PUTTING HYDRATION STATIONS IN. WE'RE FORTUNATE WHERE OUR SCHOOL SITES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANTS THAT COME FROM THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS AND A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO UPGRADE WATER FOUNTAINS AND TURNING THEM TO HYDRATION STATIONS. THAT'S OUR MODEL MOVING FORWARD. ANYTIME WE HAVE TO REPLACE, WE'LL REPLACE ONE WITH A HYDRATION STATION AND RECOGNIZING KIDS COME WITH WATER BOTTLES AND THEY CAN FILL THEM UP REGULARLY DURING THE DAY. IT IS FILTERED WATER. WE'RE JUST STOCKING THOSE FILTERS IN THE WAREHOUSE, SO IF ANYONE SEES THE LIGHT TURN RED, LET AN ADMINISTRATOR KNOW AND THAT FILTER WILL GET REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO SAY OVER THE COURSE OF I GUESS EIGHT YEARS THAT HE'S [02:35:04] BEEN LEADING THIS CHARGE, HE'S HAD SOME TOUGH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN ENGAGEMENT AND I THINK EVERYONE COMES ON THINKING I'M GOING TO FIND A, B, OR C, AND I THINK THROUGH THE ABILITY FOR HIM TO WORK WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND HIS STAFF GETS THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT TRUST IS BUILT COMING IN WITH FOLKS WHO HAVE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS AND GREW UP IN A CONSTRUCTION HOUSEHOLD, OBVIOUSLY THE DAY HE PRESENTED THAT HE WANTED HIS DEPARTMENT TO BE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON THE WESTLAKE STEM BUILDING TURNED MY STOMACH A LITTLE BIT. I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE HIM THE CHANCE TO PROVE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IT. I'M GLAD HOW IT TURNED OUT AND I ACCEPT THE SAME WILL HAPPEN ON OUR BUILDING AT NEWBURY PARK. SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, A LOT OF LIVELY QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS TOOK PLACE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IN THE EVENINGS BETWEEN A MASONARY AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. AND WHEN THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL, IT'S A TOUGH PROJECT. AND SO I DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT BY THEM TAKING THAT LEAD AND BEING A GENERAL. IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS DON'T TAKE ON THAT CHANCE AND I'M GLAD I GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AT WESTLAKE AND IT SHOWED THAT A DISTRICT CAN SAVE MONEY AND THAT CAN GO BACK INTO OUR BUILDINGS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT AS WELL. >> AND IF HE DOESN'T LEAVE WITH HEADACHE AFTER EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER, WE PROBABLY WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL. BUT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO I WOULD DESCRIBE OUR COMMITTEE AND STAFF AS HAVING A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND THE RESPONSIVENESS TO OUR QUESTIONS AND ABILITY FOR US TO HAVE AN OPEN FORUM IN WHICH TO ASK THEM. WHEN THAT CHANGE WAS MADE TO YOUR POINT ON THE WESTLAKE STEM BUILDING, I CAN ASSURE YOU SOME PAST COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US, THEY DID NOT HOLD BACK BY ANY MEANS. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE STORY COMING OUT OF THIS IS IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT STAFF THIS DISTRICT HAS AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO HOW RESPECTFUL THIS STAFF TREATS THE COMMITMENT IT MADE TO THE COMMUNITY IN PASSING THIS BOND MEASURE. SO WE'VE GOT A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR AND REST OF MY PERSONAL TERM. >> WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. WHILE IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, WE DO APPRECIATE IT AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT COMES WITH US IN OUR POSITIONS DEALING WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND ULTIMATELY OUR WHY OF KIDS HAVING A GREAT EDUCATION AND A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING CAMPUS. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE TWO STAFF MEMBERS IN MY CABINET AND DIRECTOR ROLES FROM OUTSIDE OUR DISTRICT AND TO HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR SCHOOLS ARE COMPARED TO THE RULES IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND NOT JUST FROM PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES, IT'S GREAT TO GET THAT FEEDBACK AND I SHARED THAT IN A RECENT DAK ESPECIALLY FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE THAT COME IN ARE JUST SHOCKED AT THE WAY OUR SCHOOLS LOOK AND HOW WELL KEPT THEY ARE. IT DEFINITELY AGAIN A TEAM EFFORT IN ALL OF THIS. >> ONE OTHER THING I NOTICED WAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IT LOOKS LIKE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE PLAYGROUND AREA WAS LANDSCAPED WITH ASTROTURF. AGAIN I'M CURIOUS IF THAT'S THE CASE IF I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT WHAT THE DECISION THERE WAS, LIKE WHY IT WAS CHOSEN TO GO WITH ASTROTURF? >> THAT'S PROBABLY A VERY HOT TOPIC. IT'S A RUBBERIZED MATERIAL THAT IS MEANT TO BE SAFER AND LONGER LASTING, THOUGH IT DOES HEAT UP QUICKER THAN SAND DOES. [02:40:07] ONE OF THOSE REASONS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY. WE'RE PUSHING THAT, YOU'LL SEE SOME PLAYGROUNDS THAT HAVE ALL OF THAT RUBBERIZED SURFACE, YOU'LL HAVE SOME THAT ARE STILL ALL SAND AND YOU'LL HAVE SOME THAT ARE A MIX. SO IT WILL BE PART SAND AND PART RUBBERIZED MATERIAL BUT WE'RE NOT THERE 100% YET, THANK YOU. >> TO YOUR POINT IF I MAY INTERRUPT, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD A VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS AND ACCESSIBILITY AND SAND I WANT TO GIVE A TESTAMENT BECAUSE WE WERE VERY IMPASSIONED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE, BUT WE HAD A VERY IMPASSIONED GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SET ON CREATING ADA ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO UTILIZE THE PLAYGROUND. WE CONTINUE TO WATCH AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. >> ASTROTURF IS REALLY INCREASED DUE TO DROUGHT AND THE CALL FOR LESSER WATERING TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. A LOT OF THAT GOES TO INFLATION AND WHAT'S DRIVING OUR ABILITY TO PUT ASTROTURF VERSUS GRANITE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SOME OF THOSE PICTURES I WILL SAY FROM OUR VERY FIRST PROJECTS THAT HAD THAT AND THE COST HAS GONE UP QUITE A BIT SINCE THEN. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? >> OKAY, THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS AND I ASSUME THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF CONFIRM IT, ARE THERE LIKE CLASSROOM AND FACILITY WALK THROUGHS DONE BY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT OR PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT TO CHECK FOR ISSUES AROUND THE CAMPUSES THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY SAY ADMINISTRATORS OR TEACHERS? JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. NEXT MY QUESTION WAS I SEE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS AND I REALIZE NOW THAT A LOT OF THESE MIGHT BE OLDER PROJECTS. SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS HAVE CARPETS IN THEM AND I CAN SAY AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN IN A CLASSROOM WITH CARPET, IT DOES NOT SMELL THE BEST AFTER AWHILE. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, I ASSUME WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER DECISIONS IT WAS PROBABLY FINANCES THAT PROMPTED THE CHOICE TO GO WITH CARPET, BUT I WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT. >> IT'S ACTUALLY A TEACHER CHOICE. A LOT OF TEACHERS PREFER CARPET OVER VCT WHICH IS TILE OR SOME LAMINATE SURFACES. WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME LAMINATE SURFACES, BUT THE TIMES THAT WE USE AND THEY'RE SIMILAR TO THE TIMES WE USE IN THIS ROOM, THEY'RE ALL SQUARE TIMES. SO IT USED TO BE CARPET YOU GET IT IN A ROLL AND ROLL IT OUT. A YEAR OR SO IF THE CARPET DEVELOPS A STAIN OR SOMETHING, WE PICK UP THE ONE SQUARE AND THEN WE REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ONE. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP CONSISTENT CARPET SQUARES EVERYWHERE. BUT IT IS A PREFERENCE BY TEACHERS, THEY PREFER THE CARPETED FLOORS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU ON THAT ONE. MY LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE A COMMENT. ARE YOU GUYS CURRENTLY USING OR ARE THERE ANY THOUGHTS OR TALKS TO USING THE FUTURE BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS LIKE LAWN MOWERS AND LEAF BLOWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT OR DOES THAT EVEN APPLY TO MEASURE I? >> IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MEASURE I, BUT THE ANSWER IS YES, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL GROUNDS EQUIPMENT. WE BROUGHT OUR FIRST ELECTRIC MOWER THIS PAST YEAR WHICH I PERSONALLY ROAD MYSELF. >> I HAVE THE VIDEO. >> I HIT A POST THAT WAS HOLDING A TREE. WE PURCHASED TWO MORE OF THOSE [02:45:04] ELECTRIC MOWERS WHERE WE WANT TO TRY TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT AND UTILIZE THAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT. THE BATTERY LIFE ISN'T THERE YET THAT THEY LAST ALL DAY FOR US AND THEY DO REQUIRE MULTIPLE BATTERIES OR BATTERY CHANGES FOR THE HAND HELD EQUIPMENT. THE MOWERS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY GOOD, BUT WE CAN'T USE THEM FOR LARGE SURFACES SO WE USE THEM FOR WALKWAYS IN FRONT OF SCHOOLS, SMALLER GRASSY AREAS, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL TO SEE. YOU'LL SEE THEM, THEY'RE BRIGHT GREEN WHEN YOU SEE THEM ON CAMPUS, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ELECTRIC. >> THANK YOU ON THAT ONE. AND THEN MY LAST COMMENT WAS I KNOW YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT HARDSCAPING AND TRYING TO BE MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT WITH LANDSCAPING. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NATIVE GRASSES TO THE REGION THAT ARE KIND OF MORE WATER FRIENDLY. AND VARIOUS OTHER PLANT OPTIONS. I KNOW RECENTLY ON THE PARK SIDE OF THE TOS ENTRANCE, THEY RECENTLY KIND OF REMODELED THAT AND IT'S ALL KIND OF DIRT AND ROCKS NOW WITH A COUPLE OF PLANTS. AND I JUST WANTED TO I GUESS VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR OUR NATIVE PLANTS HERE THAT I THINK COULD REALLY KIND OF USE A SPOTLIGHT AND BEAUTIFY OUR CAMPUSES WITHOUT USING TOO MUCH WATER FROM NONNATIVE PLANTS. >> WHENEVER WE'RE DOING A LANDSCAPE, EVEN A HARDSCAPE PROJECT WITH SOME LANDSCAPE AND GREENERY IN THERE, WE CONSULT WITH OUR GROUNDS CREW, OUR DIRECTOR OF GROUNDS KNOWS ALL OF THIS STUFF INSIDE OUT. AND WE GO BASED ON HER RECOMMENDATIONS. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH MAINTENANCE AS WELL. THINGS THAT GROW REQUIRE MAINTENANCE. SO THE PLANTS THAT WE SELECT ARE NATIVE TO THE AREA, DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF WATER, AND ARE EASY TO MAINTAIN MOVING FORWARD. SO WE TRY TO USE A COMBINATION OF HARDSCAPE AND PLANTING AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE IN THE FRONT THERE. SO THERE'S A BUNCH OF, IT'S DG, IT'S A WALKWAY, IT'S A NATURAL HARDSCAPE, BUT IT FITS INTO THE AREA. AND THEN SPECKLED AROUND THROUGH THE AREA ARE PLANTS THAT EITHER WERE THERE OR SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS THERE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK SO THEY'RE NATIVE TO WHATEVER WE KNOW WHAT GROWS IN THIS CLIMATE AND WHAT DOESN'T. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. [C. Student Services/Instructional Services - Approval of Amendments to Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5141.52 - Suicide Prevention] >> OKAY, WE ARE AT 5C, APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 5141.52 SUICIDE PREVENTION. MR. LOU OR DR. EGANS, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT? >> YEAH, JUST BRIEFLY. SO THE BOARD POLICY THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD HAS BOTH GAMUT UPDATES AND JUST UPDATES TO THE LAW AS WELL AS WHAT'S IN BLUE AND BOLD, THAT IS SPECIFIC AND REQUIRED LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE GATHERED THROUGH OUR FPM PROCESS. SO BASED OFF THE FEEDBACK AND CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD DURING THE DECEMBER MEETING, WE'VE NOTATED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, THERE'S A BLUE BOLD SECTION AND THAT'S NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION THROUGHOUT THE POLICY WHENEVER THERE'S NEW FPM LANGUAGE, WE'RE NO -- NOTATING SO THAT STAFF WHEN WE GO BACK IN FUTURE YEARS WE KNOW THEREAT LANGUAGE ABOVE WAS SPECIFIC FOR FPM. AND THERE ARE NO FPM CHANGES IN THE AR. THE AR CHANGES ARE BASED OFF OF CSBA'S GAMUT. >> THIS PARTICULAR POLICY IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE, I LOVE THAT ABOUT IT. SO MY QUESTION IS GIVEN THESE CHANGES, IT'S REALLY A LOGISTICAL QUESTION. IS THERE ANY UPDATING OR CATCHING UP OF TRAINING TO OUR STAFF THAT WE NEED TO, THAT IS [02:50:04] IMPLIED BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING THESE CHANGES TO THE POLICY? >> YES, SO THE CHANGES ACTUALLY TO GAMUT THROUGH THE UPDATES TO EDUCATION CODE 215, THEY DO REQUIRE A MORE EXPANSIVE SET OF STAFF TO RECEIVE THE TRAINING WHICH REALLY IS, IT NOTES TEACHERS, INTERNS, COUNSELORS, AS WELL AS THOSE STAFF THAT INTERACT WITH STUDENTS, IT INCLUDES TEACHERS, COACHES, AND VOLUNTEERS. WHEN WORKING WITH DR. CHAMBERLAIN, WE KNOW MOVING FORWARD THAT THOSE ARE OUR REQUIRED TRAINING GROUPS AND SO MOVING FORWARD WE'LL ADJUST THE TRAINING AS SUCH. >> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A COUPLE. FIRST OFF, MS. GILL IS CORRECT. THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMPREHENSIVE. TO ME IT READ MORE LIKE AN AR THAN A BOARD POLICY. SO AFTER I GOT OVER THAT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THERE'S A COUPLE OF EXTRA SPACES WHICH MAY JUST BE FORMATTING ISSUES THAT I KNOW WILL GET FIXED. BUT ON PAGE 1 WHERE WE'RE LISTING ALL THE STAFF, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT LIMITED TO, BUT I WOULD SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO INCLUDE PARA-EDUCATORS AND/OR CAMPUS SAFETY ASSISTANTS TO CALL THEM OUT. BECAUSE THEY ARE FRONT LINES AND ALSO HAVE DIRECT HANDS ON IN THE SAME WAY AS SOME OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE. ALSO LOOKING AT IT ON PAGE 4, I GUESS HOW DOES THIS STAY CURRENT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SOME OF THESE IN THE BOTTOM THE FPM LANGUAGE ABOUT POLICY PREVENTION, STAFF DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, ARE THESE THE MOST CURRENT AND UP TO DATE? LIKE I NOTICE THAT IT DOESN'T LIST CAL HOPE AS RESOURCES AND IT DOESN'T LIST FURTHER IN THE POLICY 988. SO TO ME THAT'S A SEMI-RED FLAG THAT THEY MAY NOT BE THE MOST UP TO DATE AND INCLUSIVE RESOURCES. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, CAN WE TAKE A LOOK BEFORE WE PUT IT ON, INCLUDE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND THEN WHEN, I THINK IT MAY BE IN THE AR, ON PAGE 3, SINCE WE'RE HAVING THE ID'S HAVE PHONE NUMBERS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND ALL OF THOSE SUPPORTS, CAN WE ON THE INTERVENTION PIECE INCLUDE THE SAME LANGUAGE IN THE AR JUST BECAUSE THE POLICY DOES READ LIKE AN AR, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATORS WILL NECESSARILY GO BACK TO THE BOARD POLICY. SO IF WE COULD BE EXTRA REDUNDANT I GUESS IN CERTAIN SPACES THAT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS, MORE STUDENT FACING, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO NOTE IS IN LOOKING AT THE DATE AT THE BOTTOM UNDER CSBA I THINK IT WAS 6/21, SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS OR THOUGHTS YOU MENTIONED CAME IN AFTER THEY WERE APPROVED. IT SHOWS ME RIGHT THERE THAT GAMUT ISN'T THE MOST UP TO DATE VERSION WHICH I'M SURE WE'LL RECEIVE SOON. BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS IN OURS AND THEN WHATEVER THEIR LANGUAGE IS WHEN IT COMES BACK AND WE BRING IT FORWARD FOR AN UPDATE, WE'LL JUST MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PUT THOSE IN THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE IN PLACE AND THEY'RE THINGS THAT ARE THERE. >> TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, THE FIRST ONE IS TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE WAS THERE ANY STUDENT INPUT ON THE LANGUAGE PROVIDED BY GAMUT OR FPM TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WORKS BEST FOR STUDENTS? OR IS THERE ANY STUDENT INPUT AT ANY LEVEL FOR THE RESOURCES USED [02:55:09] IN THE STAFF TRAINING? >> THIS PARTICULAR UPDATE TAKES JUST THE STRAIGHT GAMUT LANGUAGE AND THE LANGUAGE REQUIRED THROUGH FPM. >> AND I WOULD NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, TRUSTEE LOPEZ, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN WORK ON, MAYBE WORK INTO THE POLICY AT SOME POINT. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO NOW IS GET THROUGH FPM WHICH WOULD, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE IN THIS IS GETTING OUR BOARD POLICIES THAT THEY RECOMMENDED WE NEED TO GET LANGUAGE IN AND THEN WE CAN MAKE THOSE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS ONCE WE HAVE THEM APPROVED AND THEY'VE CHECKED OFF THE LIST THAT THEY'VE DONE. >> THAT'S CORRECT, AND I KNOW THAT DR. CHAMBERLAIN AND HER TEAM WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK FROM HER STUDENTS AT ANY TIME. >> THANK YOU AND MY SECOND QUESTION WAS THERE'S A LIST OF SPECIFIC GROUPS OF STUDENTS THAT ARE KIND OF SINGLED OUT AS BEING INCLUDED IN KIND OF SUPPORT BEING PROVIDED. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY ADDITION OR COULD BE ANY ADDITION OF FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM BECAUSE I REALLY NEVER HEARD ONE, RISKY BEHAVIOR. I KNOW THAT THEY TALK ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYTHING FOR STUDENTS WHO AGAIN FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM MIGHT PARTAKE IN QUOTE UNQUOTE, RISKY BEHAVIOR. >> I DO THINK THAT THERE MAY BE LANGUAGE THERE ON THE BOARD POLICY ON THE BOTTOM AROUND PAGE 3 IN THE BLUE. I THINK TWO, IT LISTS AND DESCRIBES INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTORS SUCH AS PREVIOUS SUICIDE ATTEMPTS OR SELF-HARM, HISTORY OF DEPRESSION, MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY HISTORY OF SUICIDE OR VIOLENCE, FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, ET CETERA. I THINK THAT LANGUAGE DOES SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THE NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE STUDENTS. >> OKAY. I JUST DON'T, I GUESS I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THAT REFLECTED IN ALL OF THE LISTS THAT ARE PROVIDED, SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING PAGE 6. AND IF THERE'S ANOTHER LIST BECAUSE I SEE THAT THAT'S ONLY TK-SIX, IF THERE'S ANOTHER LIST I'M NOT SEEING FOR ABOVE 6TH GRADE. >> YEAH, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PAGE 6, THE LAW AND AS PART OF OUR FPM JOURNEY DOES REQUIRE THAT WE, THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY THAT REALLY HELPS TO TARGET UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OR IN THIS CASE TK-SIX STUDENTS. AND SO SORT OF BULLETED I GUESS GROUPS OF STUDENTS HERE, THERE IS A GROUP LISTED IN ADDITION TO WHAT I MENTIONED ON PAGE 3 AS WELL. SO LIKE THAT TK-SIX PORTION IS REALLY GEARED AND MEANT TO BE COMPREHENSIBLE FOR AN ELEMENTARY AND 6TH GRADE STUDENT TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. >> SO THIS GROUP INCLUDING THE UMBRELLA OF EVERYTHING ALREADY LISTED UNDER PAGE 3? >> YEAH. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SAID THIS. SO THE BLUE BOLD FONT IS THE FPM LANGUAGE AND IT'S REQUIRED? LIKE EXACTLY THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN? >> YES, THAT'S RIGHT. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN TO KIND OF TAG ONTO PRESIDENT GILL'S QUESTION ABOUT DO WE NEED TO DO ANY CATCH UP GIVEN THESE REALLY EXTENSIVE AND DETAILED RESOURCES THAT FPM IS PROVIDING HERE. HAVE WE BEEN USING ANY OF THESE OR ARE THESE ALL NEW TO OUR DISTRICT? I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT? >> I WAS JUST REVIEWING THE EXISTING SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING THAT WE PROVIDE CURRENTLY AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE NEED TO ADD MAYBE 2 OR 3 ADDITIONAL SLIDES. BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE COVERING THIS IN OUR EXISTING TRAINING. WHAT WE DO NEED TO CHANGE IS MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE TRAINING TO ALL OF THOSE OTHER STAFF. [03:00:02] SO WE REALLY HAVE I THINK A GOOD STRUCTURE AND A FOUNDATION TO WORK WITH. IT REALLY IS ABOUT PROVIDING THIS TRAINING TO MORE STAFF AT THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. LOOKING AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 3 AND THE RISK FACTORS WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, WHO ON A PARTICULAR SCHOOL SITE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTORS MAY BE? IS IT LIMITED TO THE TEACHERS? I MEAN I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS STUFF IS JUST NOT BROADCAST WILDLY, BUT WOULD BE ACTUAL CRITICAL FOR A LOT OF THE PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THESE KIDS. WHAT ARE THE PROTOCOLS AROUND THAT? >> I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK EVERY STUDENT IN THE SITUATION WOULD BE UNIQUE. SO I THINK AS THAT INFORMATION ABOUT A PARTICULAR STUDENT COMES UP, I THINK THAT WE DO AND THIS IS REALLY PART OF THIS TRAINING AND THE OTHER SUPPORTS, WE REALLY DO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF KNOW TO FOR INSTANCE CONNECT WITH A SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR ADMINISTRATOR TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. AND OF COURSE IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY THAT WE HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR INSTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT THAT WE'RE DIRECTLY REACHING OUT TO AN ADMINISTRATOR OR COUNSELOR TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORTS. SO I GUESS WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE, IT CERTAINLY COULD BE A COUNSELOR, A CAMPUS SAFETY ASSISTANT, A PARA-EDUCATOR, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO COORDINATE THAT TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR [D. Instructional Services - Approval of Amendments to Board Policy 6145 - Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities] DISCUSSION? OKAY. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO 5D, APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO BOARD POLICY 6145, EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. MR. LOO, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? >> JUST THAT IN THIS BOARD POLICY, AGAIN THERE'S A REQUIRED ADDITIONS IN THE LANGUAGE WHICH IS IN BLUE AND BOLD. SPECIFICALLY WE NEED TO CALL OUT FOR OUR EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT WE WOULD NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED OFF OF THE FOLLOWING ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CHARACTERISTICS. AND THEN THERE IS ONE SMALL GAMUT CHANGE THAT'S HIDDEN IN THE BACK. IT'S LIKE A SURPRISE. BASED OFF OF LAW AND AS PART OF THE UPDATE, IT'S REQUIRED THAT THIS IS A POLICY THAT'S ANNUALLY REVIEWED. >> WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT ON OUR BOARD CALENDAR AS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE ANNUALLY. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? [E. Instructional Services - Approval of Amendments to Board Policy 9150 - Student Board Members] OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO BOARD POLICY 9150, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS. MR. LOO. >> THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FPM. NO, I WOULD SAY A BIG I THINK RECOGNITION OF OUR SDAC, OUR STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK IN HAVING ONLY RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO 9150. THIS INCLUDES BOTH GAMUT LANGUAGE AND REALLY IMPORTANT LANGUAGE THAT OUR SDAC AND OUR STUDENT LEADERS CONSIDERED SPECIFIC TO THE ROLE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. SPECIFICALLY THE SDAC WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT FOR INSTANCE THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS IF THE STUDENT IS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL SITE. THIS IS REALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED EQUITABLY THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NOT CONCENTRATED AT ANY PARTICULAR HIGH SCHOOL OVER TIME. IN ADDITION IT'S JUST CLARIFYING TOO THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER MAY PARTICIPATE ON SDAC SUBCOMMITTEES, BUT WOULD NOT SERVE AS CHAIR IN A SUBCOMMITTEE AS WELL. AND I'M SURE IF TRUSTEE LOPEZ HAS ANY OTHER ADDITIONS, I'M SURE SHE COULD PROVIDE THAT TOO. >> YEAH, YOU GOT MOST OF THEM. IT'S REALLY JUST KIND OF WE TOOK THE GAMUT LANGUAGE AND KIND OF I GUESS PERSONALIZED IT AS WE SAW FIT. THE BIGGEST ONE WAS THE TWO YEAR LIMIT ON SCHOOL SITE CHAIRPERSON TERMS. THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. [03:05:02] OTHER THAN THAT, SMALL, MINOR CHANGES. I THINK THERE'S SOME STUFF ON THE ROLE OF THE VICE CHAIRPERSON IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I LOOKED AT THIS SO MANY TIMES I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE ANYTHING ELSE SOMEHOW. BUT YEAH, SO KIND OF JUST LITTLE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW THAT I'M EXCITED TO SEE HERE ON THE BOARD AGENDA. >> AND I WOULD JUST NOTE, THIS IS OUR FIRST UPDATE WHILE WE'VE HAD A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER UP HERE FOR FOUR YEARS THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST MAJOR REVISION TO THIS POLICY. IT'S BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS. IT'S CIRCLED BACK THROUGH A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT'S ALSO WE HAD SOME NEW GAMUT LANGUAGE COME OUT BASICALLY ON THE DIRECTIVE OF HAVING STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OR ENGAGEMENT GROUPS OR ADVISORIES. SO YEAH, I THINK AT THIS POINT MINUS ANY CONCERNS OR CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO COME FROM THE BOARD, WE ARE FINALLY TO A POINT OF HAVING AT LEAST SOMETHING BROUGHT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL AND THEN ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR THOUGHTS FROM THE BOARD WOULD BE APPRECIATED. >> YEAH AND ONE THAT I JUST REMEMBERED, WE CLARIFIED THE LANGUAGE ON PREFERENTIAL VOTES. IT'S ALREADY BEEN ACTED ON, BUT IT'S OFFICIALLY HERE IN THE LANGUAGE THAT THE PREFERENTIAL VOTE COMES BEFORE ALL OF THE TRUSTEE VOTES BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE VOTE. >> THANK YOU. HAVING HEARD SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, I CAN APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND DELIBERATION THAT WENT INTO CLARIFYING THIS POLICY. I THINK THIS IS GREAT WORK. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION. WITH THAT FIRST SENTENCE IN THAT PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE LIMIT OF HAVING STUDENT TRUSTEES FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOL SITES. SO THE POSITION OF STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS IF THE STUDENT IS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL SITE. SO THE TERM OF A BOARD MEMBER IS ONE YEAR, SO THIS MEANS THAT YOU COULD HAVE A STUDENT FROM THE SAME SCHOOL TWO YEARS IN A ROW BUT THEN YOU CAN'T HAVE IT THREE YEARS IN A ROW? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. >> YEAH SO FOR EXAMPLE I THINK ALL OF OUR FORMER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FROM WESTLAKE. SO THIS NEW LANGUAGE IS KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT IT ISN'T WESTLAKE FOR ALL OF ETERNITY, NO SHADE ON WESTLAKE. I LOVE WESTLAKE. WE ALL NEED A CHANCE AT THE TABLE. SO THIS IS KIND OF JUST ENSURING THAT NUMBER GOING FORWARD. >> I WOULD ASSUME ULTIMATELY IF NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN THOSE OTHER SITES THAT WE WOULD AT THAT TIME HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM SOMEONE WHO IS OF INTEREST? >> YEAH, WE'VE HAD LANGUAGE OF KIND OF BACK UP PLANS YOU COULD SAY I THINK ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A STUDENT IS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL SITE AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONE RUNNING. >> IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BYLAWS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION? I MEAN OKAY WE HAVE A LANCER NOW FOLLOWING THREE WARRIORS. DOES THAT MEAN THAT, LET'S SAY THE NEXT TWO PEOPLE WOULD BE WARRIORS. DOES THAT MEAN FOUR OUT OF FIVE YEARS WOULD BE WARRIORS, YES JUST SEPARATED. >> FOR NOW THAT'S WHAT THE RATIO WOULD BE. THE HOPE IS THAT GOING FORWARD IT ISN'T A FOREVER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN LANCERS AND WARRIORS. BECAUSE OF THIS LANGUAGE WE HAVE A MORE CONSISTENT ROTATION AND THAT RATIO KIND OF EVENS OUT ON ITS OWN. >> SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS LANGUAGE, BUT FOR ME IT'S A LITTLE OVERREACHING AND I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT. SO INSTEAD OF REQUIRING AND MAKING IT A MUST DO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE DURING THE NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS, CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO AN ANNUAL BALANCE BETWEEN STUDENTS IN CLUSTERS OR YOU MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BY THE NOMINATING AND VOTING MEMBERS WITH EFFORTS TO [03:10:03] FACILITATE A ROTATION OF SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATION BY SITE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE SO EVERYONE KNOWS THE INTENTION IS THE ROTATION, BUT YOU'RE NOT LOCKED IN. BECAUSE I WATCHED IT PLAY OUT SINCE THE BEGINNING AND I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE, BUT I THINK THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES NATURALLY FELT THAT AND I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE WORKED OUT IN SDAC AND NOT DICTATED BY THE BOARD PERSONALLY. >> I GUESS THE ONLY KIND OF POINT TO THAT IS THIS IS LANGUAGE THAT WAS CREATED BY SDAC. THIS ISN'T THE BOARD TELLING US THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS. IT IS SDAC SAYING WE WANT THIS KIND OF REGULATION ON OURSELVES. BUT I CAN DEFINITELY BRING THAT COMMENT BACK TO SDAC AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. UNFORTUNATELY THAT WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY WHICH WILL MEAN THAT THIS WILL GET PUSHED OFF EVEN LONGER. BUT IT'S WHAT'S RIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT LANGUAGE, AND WE CAN SEE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. >> I MEAN, I THINK ULTIMATELY IT IS A BOARD POLICY. REGARDLESS OF WHO IS BRINGING IT FORWARD, THE BOARD DOES NEED TO AGREE ON THE POLICY ITSELF. SO I DO THINK IF THAT'S A SUGGESTION AND I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET SOME CONSENSUS TO TAKE THAT BACK TO THEM BASED ON TRUSTEE GOLDBERG'S SUGGESTION OF THE LANGUAGE WHICH WE'D PROBABLY NEED A REPEAT SO WE COULD GET IT AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK. BUT IT WOULD JUST SOME CONSENSUS ON BRINGING THAT FORWARD LIKE WE WOULD WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION ITEM. >> I HAVE TO SAY THAT I SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF UNEASE AT THE HOW LOCKED IN THIS PARTICULAR LANGUAGE MAKES THE PROCESS. AND I FEEL LIKE WE, I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO SEE THIS WORKED OUT AMONG THE MEMBERS OF SDAC AND FOR THERE TO BE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY IN THE POLICY TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN MORE NATURALLY. AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING TO PUT THIS OFF FURTHER BECAUSE AGAIN I REMEMBER HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S WORTH IT TO GET IT RIGHT. >> YEAH. >> THE ADVISORY DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDIZE IT AND MEET BEFORE FEBRUARY AND HAVE SOME ADJUSTED LANGUAGE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THEY CAN TAKE WITH. >> YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY CONSIDER THAT AND I CAN TALK WITH MR. MERCER ABOUT KIND OF GETTING THIS HOPEFULLY FIGURED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF CHECK THIS OFF OUR LIST OF SDAC GOALS. >> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LOPEZ. I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT [F. Human Resources - Approval of Amendments to Administrative Regulation 4112.21 - Interns] CONSIDERATION. AND IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS POLICY, WE'LL MOVE TO 5F, APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 4112.21 ON INTERNS AND ASK MRS. VALENTINE IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO COMMENT. >> I WAS GOING TO USE THE THIS IS NOT FPM BASED BUT HE ALREADY STOLE THAT. THIS DETAILS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT PROVIDES OUR INTERNS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS? >> JUST OUT OF FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE, THIS POLICY IS JUST FOR COLLEGE STUDENT INTERNS? >> YES. >> DO WE HAVE SEPARATE LANGUAGE AROUND OUR OWN STUDENT INTERNS IN ANY BOARD POLICY? LIKE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO INTERN LIKE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN INTERNS IN THE FISCAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. LIKE WE'VE HAD THEM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IN THE PAST WHICH I THINK IS GREAT. BUT I JUST WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR AND I'M GUESSING BY THE LOOKS ON THE FACES THAT PROBABLY -- >> I'M NOT AWARE. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED ONE, I WAS JUST CURIOUS. >> IT'S A GOOD POINT. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE CREATED OUR COMMUNICATION INTERN POSITIONS, I MEAN I'M NOT SURE WE PUT THAT INTO A POLICY [03:15:03] SOMEWHERE. I WOULD THINK THAT AS YOU BROUGHT UP, THEY WERE STUDENT EMPLOYEES, THEY WEREN'T PAID POSITIONS PREVIOUS. SO THEY WOULD FALL UNDER ONE OF OUR EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES. BUT FOR OUR STUDENT INTERNS, I THINK COMMUNICATIONS IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT I THINK WE'RE RUNNING THEM IN. BUT I DO THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT KIM AND I HAVE PROJECT UPDATES TOMORROW SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHERE WE THINK IT WOULD FIT. BUT ULTIMATELY ANYTIME WE HAVE ADULTS INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS ESPECIALLY IN A CAPACITY OF LIKE AN INTERN TYPE POSITION, I THINK HAVING LANGUAGE IN THERE IS APPROPRIATE. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. I THINK WE'RE MORE EXCITED ABOUT CREATING THE POSITION. AND IT'S GREAT. BUT WE'VE HAD AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF OF SUCCESS. WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY TALENTED KIDS AND SO I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT PUTTING THAT LANGUAGE AND CODIFYING IT IN A POLICY. >> 100% BECAUSE THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PIECE OF IT IS HUGE. >> WE'VE TREATED THEM AS VOLUNTEERS, SO WE MAY NEED TO ADJUST THAT BECAUSE THEY MAY BE VOLUNTEERING, BUT WE POST IT AS AN INTERN POSITION. SO WE MAY NEED TO DO SOME LANGUAGE ADJUSTMENTS. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? OKAY. [G. Human Resources - Approval of Amendments to Administrative Regulation 4112.22 - Staff Teaching English Learners] I DON'T SEE ANY. SO THEN WE'LL MOVE TO 5G, APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 4112.22, STAFF TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS. >> JUST LIKE YOU SAID THIS IDENTIFIES TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS TO INSTRUCT ENGLISH LEARNERS AND CHANGES SOME OF THE LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH LEARNERS. >> QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. THAT THEN MOVES US TO SECTION 6 WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT AND BEFORE [A. Future Board Topics / Activities] WE LEAVE, WE WANT TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD FUTURE BOARD TOPICS. AND ACTUALLY I HAVE A QUESTION, WE HAVE SORT OF A PARKING LOT AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE BOARD TOPIC THAT WAS BEEN REQUESTED. MY QUESTION I GUESS TO ALL OF YOU IS GIVEN THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD HAS CHANGED SOUTHERLY SINCE ALL OF THESE TOPICS WERE -- SUBTLY SINCE ALL OF THESE TOPICS WERE ADDED ARE WE HAPPY TO LEAVE THEM HOW THEY ARE OR POTENTIALLY ADD NEW ONES? ANYONE HAVE A VIEWPOINT? >> I THINK WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE AND THEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR TWO YEARS, SO I THINK I'M HERE WHILE MOST OF THEM WERE PUT ON, I THINK IS A GOOD LIST. SO THERE'S NOTHING THERE THAT I WOULD WANT TO REMOVE. I'M NOT SURE WHY SECONDARY GRADING POLICY IS LISTED AS AN ONGOING TOPIC VERSUS JUST A REQUEST. BUT PROBABLY MISSING THE SEMANTICS OF THAT. >> BECAUSE THAT ONE IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME SO WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE. IT'S ONGOING. WE CAN PUT A DATE, THAT'S SIMPLE. WE CAN MOVE IT UP. DEPENDING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AT THAT DATE. >> I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE DO THIS SOON BUT THERE'S NO DATES ON ANY OF THE BOARD REQUESTS AT THIS POINT. BUT I KNOW THE GOAL IS TO PUT DATES AGAINST THEM. I RECOGNIZE THAT. >> SO IS THE INTENT THAT WE HIT THESE THIS SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDING OUR ONGOING TOPIC? OKAY, THANKS. >> THE ONGOING TOPIC WAS PART OF LAST YEAR'S GOALS CONVERSATION THAT ROLLED INTO THIS YEAR. >> TRUSTEE LOPEZ. >> YEAH, I CAN SAY AT LEAST WITHIN SDAC ALL OF THIS STUFF IS PART OF OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. IT'S KIND OF ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS ON THINGS THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT. SO I THINK IT'S ALSO RELEVANT TO CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE BEING HAD AT LEAST WITHIN SDAC. >> OKAY. GREAT. I APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT THAT'S HOW SDAC FEELS. SO WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP THE LIST THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY TOPICS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A NEW TOPIC TO ADD TO THE LIST? >> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> I HAVE A COUPLE WHICH ARE FAIRLY UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER. THE FIRST IS AROUND LITERACY, [03:20:01] BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT WRITTEN LATELY ABOUT READING LITERACY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND JUST HOW NOT SO WONDERFULLY THE STATE IS DOING. I KNOW OUR DISTRICT IS DOING MUCH BETTER ON THAT. I ALSO KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS ABOUT HOW LITERACY IS TAUGHT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SO I GUESS I WOULD BE INTERESTED INTO SEEING MORE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT CVUSD AND WHAT THOSE ACTUAL STATISTICS DO LOOK LIKE. SO THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST ONE. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY OR PRIMARY GRADES TK-THREE OR WE WANT TO LOOK PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE TK-5TH GRADE. OR ARE YOU LOOKING TK-12TH? >> I MEAN MOST OF WHAT 3RD GRADE SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THAT'S TYPICALLY REPORTED ON. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO GRADE BY GRADE AND THE LIKE. BUT I WOULD LOOK TO YOU GUYS HONESTLY TO SAY REALLY WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE TO ASSESS THAT. AND I HAVE MY SECOND TOPIC AGAIN COMPLETELY WE KNOW THAT CVUSD WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. I KNOW MS. GOLDBERG MENTIONED IN HER COMMENTS THAT SHE WAS AT A SAFE PASSAGES EVENT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I GUESS WHAT I'D LOVE TO SEE AND I THINK THIS WOULD ALSO BE TO OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE IS WHO THESE PARTNERS ARE AND WHAT IS THE OVERLAP WITH OUR STUDENTS, WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHAT THESE ALLIANCES LOOK LIKE, WHO THEY'RE SUPPORTING AND WHAT SOME OF THE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN. SO KIND OF A MISMATCH OF STUFF. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CROP UP AND THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF OTHERS THAT I'M NOT EVEN AWARE OF. >> THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO ASK ONE AT A TIME FOR CONSENSUS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT THE TEACHING OF READING AND LITERACY IN ELEMENTARY GRADES. DO WE WANT TO EXPLORE THAT TOPIC? YES, OKAY, YES. AND TWO, WE WANT SOME ILLUMINATION ABOUT HOW WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS? YES? YES? OKAY. OKAY, TWO ADDS TO OUR LIST. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? >> I'LL ASK THIS AS A QUESTION. HAVE WE HAD ANY PRESENTATIONS RECENTLY ABOUT ELD AND HOW WE'RE DOING ON THAT CURRENTLY IN OUR DISTRICT? >> I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD ANY PRESENTATIONS ON OUR ELD STRUCTURE OR NEW ADOPTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT PROBABLY SINCE WE ADOPTED IT. SO WE'RE PROBABLY DUE FOR SOMETHING ON ELD. >> I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. >> OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE OTHERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT? YES, OKAY. SO WE'LL ADD THOSE THREE TOPICS. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. IN THAT CASE, AT 9:24 WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU ALL AND GOOD N * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.