Nov 01, 2023 Board of Education

[A. Call the Meeting to Order]

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>> GOOD EVENING THE KO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1, 2023 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.

PURSUANT TO THE ROFF AND BROWN ACT IS THE MEDIA BOARD OF EDUCATION REPUBLICAN ONLY ADDED ON THE AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED AS 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, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[C. Announcements from Closed Session and Open Session Procedures]

CASE OIH 2 23 07 414. CHESTY GORBACK MADE THE CASE FOR 22 307 0414. MOTION CARRIED 5.

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 THAT WE FACE, THEREFORE THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

PUBLIC VIEWING IS AVAILABLE REGULAR BROADCAST ON TELEVISION INTERNET LIFESTREAM ON THE CV UST WEBSITE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC OR WRITTEN PROMISE TO THE BOARD CAN BE FOUND AT THE MAIN PAGE OF THE BOARD AGENDA.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SOME VETERAN, HAVE THE OPTION TO E-MAIL THEIR COMMENTS AS FELLMAN AT CONEJO UST.ORG BY 3:00 P.M.

TODAY, BOARD MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED TO THE WRITTEN, IS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ABORTED PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT A BLUE SPEAKERS CARD AND HANDED TO MRS. FELLMAN AT THE SECRETARY'S DESK, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM PLEASE TURN IN YOUR CARD PRIOR TO THE ITEM SECTION OF THE AGENDA. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS SHE WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE TURN IN YOUR CAR BEFORE THE PUBLIC SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

IF YOU INTEND TO DONATE TIME FOR ANOTHER SPEAKER PLEASE HANDED BOTH SPEAKER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME TO MRS. FELLMAN.

IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER YOUR CONCERN BUT NOT SPEAK AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW PUBLIC STATEMENT FORM AND TURN

[D. Approval of the Agenda]

PLEASE BE ADVISED OF RECORDING IS BEING MADE IN BRACKETS FOR THE LIFESTREAM AUDIENCE IN THE RECORDING BROADCAST MAY CAPTURE IMAGES AND SOUND OF THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THIS BUILDING OR ANYWHERE ON ANY DISTRICT PROPERTY. COPIES OF THE AGENDA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE IN THE BOARD LOBBY.

PLEASE SILENCE ALL MOBILE PHONES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA PLEASE.

>> PRESIDENT GIL - CHESTY GORBACK.

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING AS

SUBMITTED. >> THANK YOU.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU CHESTY POWELL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE

AGENDA? >> LET'S VOTE.

>> CHESTY POWELL. >> YES.

>> CHESTY GORBACK. >> YES.

>> TRUSTEE KOHLBERG. >> YES.

>> CHESTY POWELL. >> CHESTY SYLVESTER.

>> YES. >> I AM A YES 5 - THE

[E. Reports from Student Reporters]

CENTURY ACADEMY I BELIEVE ABIGAIL IS NOT WITH US, MARIAH HILL WILL YOU BE TAKING OVER AND PROVIDED A REPORT FOR CENTURY ACADEMY AND YOUR HOMESCHOOL CONEJO VALLEY HOMESCHOOL,

THINKING MARIAH. >> GOOD EVENING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE ON THE LAST MONTH WITH THE WAVES.

WE FINISHED OCTOBER WITH THE FALL HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION T K-12 STUDENTS CAME TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN A TRUMP OR TREAT, PARENTS AND STAFF DECORATED THEIR CARS AFTERWARDS EVERYONE SHARED LUNCH, LISTEN TO MUSIC AND PLAY GAMES.

OUR SECOND SESSION OF SHINE HOMESCHOOL WORKSHOPS HAS STARTED, ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THESE WORKSHOPS ON OUR CAMPUS ON TUESDAYS.

THE CURRENT WORKSHOP INCLUDES YOGA AND WARGAMING.

MAKE A PICTURE DAY WENT WELL IN SEVERAL STUDENTS AND STAFF TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, LUNCHTIME WELLNESS ACTIVITIES HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO A GREAT START AND CONTINUE TO BE POPULAR WITH STUDENTS. OUR COUNSELORS ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON CREATING SMALL COUNSELING GROUPS BASED ON THE FLUENT NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. AND NOW HE RECEIVED VHS REPORT.

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GILL, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ADMINISTRATION HERE ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE MY LAST REPORT AND WILL BE HAPPENING SOON.

THEY HELD THEIR ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE YESTERDAY, 20 DONORS INCLUDING BOARD TRUSTEE GOLDBERG AND PRESIDENT GILL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY AGAIN.

OUR STUDENT CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE LAST TUESDAY OCTOBER 24.

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ADDITIONALLY THEIR NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO THE STUDENT PLAQUES IN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE HALL. WHICH WE CALL OUR WALL OF FAME.

THIS QUARTER WE RECOGNIZED SYLVIA, JACKSON KELLY, PSYLLIUM, ALBERTO, JAKE AND STEPHANIE VARGAS.

SEE VHS HELP STUDENT PARENT CONFERENCES THIS PAST WEEK.

THE CONCEPT OF PARENT STUDENT CONFERENCES IS APPARENT STUDENT CONFERENCES WHEN THE STUDENT IS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT I CVHS THE PARENT AND STUDENT PARTICIPATE.

DURING APPARENT STUDENT CONFERENCES PARENTS AND THEIR STUDENTS MEET WITH FACULTY TEAM MEMBERS TO SHARE STUDENT STRENGTHS, REVIEW GRADUATION AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS INSTEAD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS. MY MOTHER AND I PARTICIPATED IN THIS PILOT PROGRAM. IN OUR OPINION IT WAS A VERY HELPFUL WAY FOR PARENTS TO BE ENGAGED WITH THE CHILD'S SCHOOL LIFE. IT BENEFITS NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES ESPECIALLY SO THEY CAN BE UPDATED AND INFORMED ABOUT WHAT GOES ON WITH HER CHILD AND ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP TRACK OF THE CREDIT RECOVERY AND HAVE A DOING WELL OVERALL.

WHILE STILL PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD'S STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND WHAT THEY CAN IMPROVE ON.

WE HELD THE STUDENT SENATE LAST FRIDAY HERE IN THE BOARDROOM.

OUR STUDENTS CONSIST OF ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH CLASSROOM, MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP CLASS IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. AT OUR STUDENT SENATE WE DISCUSSED UPCOMING EVENTS, SCHOOL POLICIES, STUDENT CONCERNS AND STUDENT SUGGESTIONS TREAT EACH REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS BACK TO THE CLASS. OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING VISAS ON NOVEMBER 17 IT WILL BE PROVIDED AND SERVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF THOUSAND OAKS. SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT DIMINISH TRADERS WERE ABLE TO JOIN A SLASHER.

PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN FOR THIS FESTIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY EVENT.

OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER REMAINS A VERY BUSY PLACE.

EIGHT STUDENTS VISITED THE COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE INSTITUTE AND SEVERAL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MRS. GREER TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR COLLEGE.

THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING NEXT MONTH.

>> THINKING MARIAH FOR THOSE INFORMATIVE REPORTS ON BOTH CENTURY ACADEMY AND CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

I SHOULD NOTE FOR EVERYONE NOT ONLY DID MARIAH HELP ORGANIZE YESTERDAY'S BLOOD DRIVE AND TAKE TIME TO KINDLY INVITE ME TO COME BUT SHE DONATED ALONGSIDE ME YESTERDAY MORNING IN THIS VERY ROOM. NEXT UP NEWBURY PARK HIGH

SCHOOL, WELCOME EVAN. >> GOOD EVENING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL.

I AM EVAN IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE JOINING UP NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.

OCTOBER WAS AN EXTRA NEW BUT BUSY MONTH FOR NEWARK PARK HIGH SCHOOL. TO BEGIN THE MONTH WE HAD A HOMECOMING DANCE AND VALLEY. WE HAD AN AMAZING TURNOUT FOR BOTH EVENTS AND A PLEASURE TO SEE SO MANY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OF HER HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONS.

FOLLOWING A HOMECOMING WEEK OR LATINO CONNECTION CLUB HOSTED A LUNCHTIME ACTIVITY FOR HISPANIC MUSIC, FOOD AND ACTIVITIES WERE ENJOYED BY OUR STUDENT BODY. I WAS THRILLED TO SEE SO MANY STUDENTS EMBRACING THE NEW CULTURE WILL HAVING A FUN TIME RAPID OF THE HERITAGE MONTH. THE DAY AFTER, OR THEATER DEPARTMENT HELD ITS ANNUAL BROADWAY EQUITY FIGHTS OF AIDS FUNDRAISER. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS A THEATER DEPARTMENT TO HELP SUPPORT A REMARKABLE CAUSE.

ADMIN WEEK WAS ALSO CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED SHOWING OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE FOR HARD-WORKING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

ON OCTOBER 18 IN P CELEBRATED UNITY DAY.

WITH A FUN FILLED CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT WITH AN ORANGE.

THEY SHOWING OUR SOLIDARITY AND ANTI-BULLYING.

THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE LATINO CONNECTION PARTICIPATED IN THE FALL DANCE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE 27TH IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE A DISTRICT CLASS HAVE AN AMAZING TIME.

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WE HOSTED PREGAME TAILGATE FOR PHOTO GAMES. WERE STUDENT SECTION STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HYPED UP FOR THE UPCOMING GAMES WHILE HANGING OUT WITH HER FRIENDS.

OCTOBER OF COURSE WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT HALLOWEEN.

YESTERDAY WE HELD OUR HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES WERE WE PASSED OUT CANDY IN THE MORNING AND ASU HOSTED A CONTEST ENTRY CONTEST.

TEACHERS HOSTED TRIVIA WORK STUDENTS COULD ENTER LIVE THEIR CHILDHOOD WHILE TRICK-OR-TREATING USING EDUCATIONAL SKILLS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS CANDY.

THE PERFECT WAY TO TRANSITION INTO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON. NOVEMBER IS GOING TO BE SHORT BUT A SWEET MONTH AS WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE FINAL TWO MONTHS OF THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SATURDAY ARE IN PHS DANCING

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AS WE PREPARE FOR FALL BREAK, SEVERAL OF OUR SPORTS GETTING READY TO START THEIR SEASON. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT FOR THE WINTER SEASON INCLUDING THE NOVEMBER EVENTS. IF YOU MENTION ANY OF OUR INFORMATION FROM A REPORT YOU CAN FIND THE DATES AND LOCATIONS ARE NPHS ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THE INSTAGRAM AND PHS PANTHERS IN NPHS ACT.NET.

WE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT WERE STUDENT STAY INVOLVED HAVE A GREAT TIME IN CAMPUS.

HAVE A GREAT TIME I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH.

>> THEY GIVE VERY MUCH EVAN. THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL

ACTUASHLEY. >> GOOD EVENING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL MY NAME IS ASHLEY AND THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL ASP VICE PRESIDENT MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE OCTOBER BOARD REPORT. OCTOBER HAS BEEN A VIBRANT AND EVENTFUL MONTH ON OUR CAMPUS AND AM HONORED TO SHARE EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. THIS PAST MONTH WE SEEN A NUMBER OF ENGAGING EVENTS. TO KICK OFF THE MONTH OUR FRESHMAN CLASS HELD THEIR ELECTIONS AND POWERING OUR YOUNGEST LANCERS TO HAVE A VOICE IN OUR STUDENT BODY.

IT IS INSPIRING TO WITNESS OUR FUTURE LEADERS TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD SHAPING OUR SCHOOLS FEATURE.

WE HAVE THREE INCREDIBLE FRESHMAN STUDENTS CAMPAIGN FOR THE STUDENTS WITH A NON- ASP STUDENT WINNING THE OFFICE WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING A NEW AND FRESH VOICES TO THE YOUNGEST LANCERS. NEXT UP WAS CLUB VOTING, AN EVENT THAT SHOWCASED THE DIVERSE AND PASSIONATE STUDENT CLUBS THAT WE HAVE HERE. STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND JOIN VARIOUS CLUBS FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION. WE HAVE OVER 40 STUDENT CLUBS HOST TABLES ARE QUAD AT LUNCH GIVING THE STUDENT BODY A CHANCE TO SHOP AROUND TO DIFFERENT CLUB SHOWCASES.

THIS MONTH WE WERE ALSO GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT BOTH NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY AND UNITY DAY CELEBRATIONS DURING LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES. THESE REPORTING EVENTS THAT WERE INCLUSIVITY AND ACCEPTED I'M TRULY GRATEFUL THAT OUR SCHOOL TAKES THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY LANCER FEELS WELCOME AND RESPECTED FOR WHO THEY ARE. JUST THIS PAST WEEK WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HOST THIS SEMESTER'S UNIFIED SPORTS, BOCCE BALL TOURNAMENT, UNIFIED SPORTS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING SOURCE OF PRIDE AS WE COLLABORATE WITH NEWBERRY PARK AND WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT AT THE STAFF.

THE TEAMWORK AND SPORTSMANSHIP DISPLAYED BY HER ATHLETES CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL REMINDED US THAT INCLUSION KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING BACK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS FUNDRAISER WAS A RESOUNDING EVENT OR STUDENT, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT A NOBLE CAUSE DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD BEYOND OUR CAMPUS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAIL A DONATION TO THE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION ON BEHALF OF TOHS STUDENTS AND STAFF. FINALLY WE CONCLUDED THE MONTH WITH THE LATINO CONNECTION DANCE AT CELEBRATION OF CULTURE, UNITY AND THE VIBRANT LATINO HERITAGE. IT WAS A NIGHT OF MUSIC, DANCING CONNECTION BRINGING STUDENTS AND STAFF TOGETHER TO HONOR OUR DIVERSE BACKGROUND. AS WE LOOK BACK ON THIS OCTOBER IT IS CLEAR THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE A HUB OF ACTIVITIES AND GROWTH. THESE EVENTS NOT ONLY ENRICH OUR LIVES BUT ALSO BODY THE VALUES OF UNITY, INCLUSION AND COMMUNITY THAT WE HOLD DEAR AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GO LANCERS.

>> THEY GIVE VERY MUCH ASHLEY. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, CAITLIN.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GILL, BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND DISTRICT STAFF MY NAME IS CAITLIN AND THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND AM ALSO THE ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENT VICE PRESIDENT.

A RECAP OF WHAT WE DID DURING OCTOBER, ON OCTOBER 18 WE CELEBRATED UNITY DAY ON CAMPUS. EACH STUDENT WAS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR ORANGE IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION, FOR THE WEEK LEADING UP TO UNITY DAY TO THE DAY ITSELF WE ARE REMINDING STUDENTS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING UNITY DAY AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE

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THIS EVENT IS ALWAYS IN FAVOR AMONG THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES. WE CELEBRATED RED RIBBON WEEK THE 23RD THROUGH THE 27TH, MONDAY THE 23RD EVERYONE WERE READ TO SAY NO TO DRUGS. THE LATINO CONNECTION STANDS TO PLACE ON THE 27TH. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING. WE GOT LOTS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 25 WE HONORED OUR STELLAR STUDENTS WITH A BREAKFAST, THESE AMAZING STUDENTS WERE NOMINATED BY THEIR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR BEING AWESOME. AND WITH HALLOWEEN BEING YESTERDAY ASG HOSTED FESTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE STUDENT BODY TO ENJOY. ALL STUDENTS WERE WELCOME TO SHOW UP TO SCHOOL ON THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE OF COURSE AND WE ALSO HAD A LUNCHTIME RALLY WITH HALLOWEEN MUSIC, FACEPAINTING AND A COSTUME CONTEST JUDGED BY TEACHERS.

EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME. NOVEMBER IS A BUSY MONTH AT WESTLAKE, WE ARE HONORING THE VICTIMS UNTIL STRONG DAY NOVEMBER 7, WITH A FORWARD TO CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY ON NOVEMBER 9 WITH A RED, WHITE AND BLUE DRESS UPDATE.

WERE ALSO HOSTING THE WINTER BLOOD DRIVE AND SIGN-UPS WILL BE THE 13TH OF THE 17TH. THE THING MOST STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IS THE WEEK WE GET OFF HER THANKSGIVING. ONE LOVE, ONE TRIBE, THANK YOU.

[F. Comments - Public]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CAITLIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENT REPORTERS, WE APPRECIATE SEEING YOU HERE.

>> WE ARE NOW AT ITEM TWO ASKED, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WANTS TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES IN OUR COMMUNITY, ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE 54954.3. COMMENTS REGARDING SPECIFIC ITEMS LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA MUST BE MADE WITH THAT AGENDA CALL. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, TO 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 MRS. FELLMAN, PLEASE KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO HIM TO BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE PROVIDE THOSE FOR MRS. FELLMAN TO DISTRIBUTION OF THE BOARD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT THE BOARD CANNOT UNDERTAKE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS NOT ON TONIGHT'S POSTED AGENDA, HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF MAY BRIEFLY REPLY TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS POSTED BY THE PUBLIC. USUALLY WE WILL WAIT UNTIL INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE RESPONDING.

AS HER MEETINGS ARE HELD IN PUBLIC, YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BY THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING OR BROADCAST.

IN ADDITION THE BOARD ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS THEREFORE WE HOPE STUDENTS ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING ORIENTED NICE AUDIENCE. PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT IN PLEASE MAKE YOUR COMMENTS FACTUAL AND OFFER THEM IN A RESPECTABLE MANNER. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS THE GOVERNING BOARD STRIVES TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING OUR MEETINGS. THIS INCLUDES A RIGHT FOR IDENTITIES FOR STUDENTS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.

WE ALSO ASK THAT SPEAKERS BE SENSITIVE TO EMPLOYEES LEGAL RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

AS A REMINDER THOSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME WILL SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA, NOTE THE SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WHEN SUPPORT STARTS A PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM WITH A FREE SPEAKER. MRS. FELLMAN DO WE HAVE CARDS.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. FIRST SPEAKER SUSAN JACOBS DONATING TIME TO JULIE JACOBS. IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE THAT AND WE CAN PROCEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WHY SHOULD THEY BE UST MAKE A STATEMENT, NUMBER ONE THIS IS A LOCAL ISSUE, THIS IS NOT ONLY HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST BUT FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS THERE HAVE BEEN ANTI-SEMITIC PROTEST AT THE CORNER OF THOUSAND OAKS AND WESTLAKE BOULEVARD PROTESTERS HELD SIGNS IRONICALLY COMPARING ISRAEL TO THE NASIS.

SIGNS THAT SAY FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE,

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NUMBER TWO, CV UST'S JOB IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN, BOTH ON BASIC ETHICS AND ALSO HISTORICAL EVENTS.

YOU ALL KNOW THIS, I LEARNED IT'S A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR CVUSD STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER CF 5138 INCLUDING THE HOLOCAUST. WITH MORE CVUSD SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF THE ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM OF L.A. LAW SCHOOL YEAR. WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 7 WAS THE HOLOCAUST. MAYBE A SMALL ONE IN TERMS OF SIZE BUT NOT SMALL IN TERMS OF EVIL.

I WILL NOT RETELL THE NIGHTMARISH IMAGES WE HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THE ATROCITIES ON OCTOBER 7 WERE EVIL, THE SAME EVIL THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN CVUSD'S CURRICULUM.

WE ARE LIVING THROUGH HISTORY RIGHT NOW.

THREE, CVUSD HAS MADE PUBLIC STATEMENTS SUPPORTING BLM AND ASIAN COMMUNITIES. WHY IS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ANY DIFFERENT. THERE IS A CUTTING PHRASE THE ROAD TO AUSCHWITZ WAS PAVED WITH INDIFFERENCE.

INDIFFERENCE, BEING VERY CANDID, CVUSD, WE ARE NOT TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT, I WOULD CONSIDER THE BOARD TO BE

INDIFFERENT. >> DO NOT BE MOBILIZED BY FEARS WITH PUBLIC CORRECTNESS. GILL YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SPEAK WITH ME NEXT WEEK, EDUCATION IS THE BEST TOOL WE HAVE FOR CHANGING OUR WORLD, I AGREE WITH YOU.

I'M SURE WE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WHO DISTURBINGLY CALLED OCTOBER 7 AS EXHILARATING AND ENERGIZING.

IF THAT IS WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN HIGHER EDUCATION THEN AGAIN MRS. GILL I AGREE WITH YOU THE K-12 EDUCATION IS A CRUCIAL START AND CHANGING OUR WORLD. ON OCTOBER 103 DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL ATTACKS, PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE THIS PUBLIC STATEMENT.

LET'S BE CLEAR, WE STAND WITH ISRAEL, THERE IS NO PLACE FOR HATE AND AMERICA. NOT AGAINST JEWS, NOT AGAINST MUSLIMS, NOT AGAINST ANYONE, THAT IS WHAT AMERICA STANDS FOR.

THAT IS WHAT CVUSD SHOULD STAND FOR TWO, TO THE BOARD MEMBERS I URGE YOU TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT ANNOUNCING HATE AND SUPPORTING THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE AND THE CONEJO VALLEY. PLEASE DO NOT BE INDIFFERENT.

>> THANK YOU MISSED JACOBS. >> WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 2G

[G. Comments - Board of Education]

TRUSTEE CALL. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE HAPPY NOVEMBER I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE I HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAS CELEBRATED HAD A FUN SAFE HALLOWEEN YESTERDAY.

I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTAKING IN THE FESTIVITIES ON CAMPUS.

I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE HAD A FANTASTIC NIGHT AS WELL.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE AS WE ARE IN NOVEMBER TO TAKE THE TIME TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ON NATIVE LAND AND SO IMPORTANT AS THE DISTRICT AND CONEJO COMMUNITY HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE OF THE SLANDER THE PEOPLE WHO STILL INHABITED TODAY.

OUR OCTOBER MEETING WAS FANTASTIC AS ALWAYS WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF NEW IDEAS AND PROPOSALS, I LIKE TO THINK AND HER COLLEAGUE ON BEHALF OF STUDENT DECK FOR THE INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND CONEJO VALLEY INVITE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAD MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S PRODUCT UNDER PROGRESS IN UNCLASSIFIED STAFF HIRING AND ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND THEN SOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ALSO HAD A FEW OF OUR MEMBERS CREATE A PROPOSAL FOR THE COMMITTEE, THE PRESENTATION WENT VERY WELL, THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS INVOLVED IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND THEY GAVE OUR GROUP SOME DIRECTION AND WHERE WE CAN GO MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE A LOT OF FASCINATING PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS GO COMING UP IN OUR FUTURE MEETINGS. AS A REMINDER WE HAVE THE COMMENT PORTION OF THE GENERAL MEETING, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE, ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND AT THE CVUSD WEBSITE.

AS ALWAYS THANK YOU TO MR. MERCER FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THE MEMBERS IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME. AND FOR ALL OF THE SENIORS I

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ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED THE BEST IS YET TO COME I WISH YOU ALL OF THE BLOCK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD NOVEMBER FOR.

>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE KAHL, TRUSTEE GOAL.

>> I WANT TO START BY ECHOING TRUSTEE CALLS APPRECIATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. THIS IS A ROUGH GO FOR I SEE NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE SENIOR REPORTERS THAT LEFT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS BOARDROOM INTO DRACULA STREAM YESTERDAY WITH THE BLOOD DRIVE.

ON HALLOWEEN IN THE EFFORT IS FOR THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS TO SHOW CVS STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE WAYS TO GET BACK THAT DON'T INCLUDE GIVING MONEY, THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND PAY IT FORWARD. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE DRAGONS ON ANOTHER BLOOD DRIVE, WELL DONE I HAD THE FORTUNE OF GOING TO DELOS, WITH MY FELLOW TRUSTEES FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION I'VE BEEN PRETTY ACTIVE OVER THE PAST YEARS I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GATE RESOURCES ON THE GATE PAGE IN TERMS I BOOKMARKED IT ALL OF THE EXTENSION AND ACTIVITIES THE STEPHANIE CASWELL DOES WITH HER STUDENTS AND MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE POPULATION INTO EVERYONE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I HAVE A OPEN WHEN I HAVE A FEW MINUTES.

I WAS HONORED TO JOIN THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED PRINCIPAL MR. WHO IS NOT ONLY A GREAT PRINCIPLE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PIED PIPER FOR ALL THINGS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BUT HE IS A CHEF AND FLIPS BURGERS AND ALLOWS ME TO HELP I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TIM MCCABE, DEBBIE, HENRY AND OSCAR FOR BEING THERE AND PROVIDING A REALLY WONDERFUL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS WELL TO US IN THE PEANUT GALLERY.

>> I HAD THE HONOR OF GOING TO SEE RPD AND CVUSD RESEARCH FAIR AT THE TEEN CENTER. THAT IS SPONSORED BY THE CONEJO COALITION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

DID YOU KNOW, I DID NOT THAT ONCE A WEEK A SHERIFF FOLLOWS UP WITH THE SCHOOL RELATED THREAT. CHIEF PARIS WAS THERE AND AS ALWAYS HE WAS INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY PICK THE BEST FOR THEIR SROS.

PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ONLY TACTICAL BUT GENTLE AND KIND.

THEY ARE REALLY ENGAGED WITH HER STUDENTS A VERY POSITIVE WAY AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE TROUBLE HAPPENS SO THEY CAN HOPEFULLY AVOID IT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THEY JACOBS FORTHCOMING.

IT IS HARD TO GET UP AND SAY THINGS THAT ARE LONELY.

THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AGAIN THAT THERE ARE ADULTS ON CAMPUS WHOSE SOLE REASON FOR BEING THERE IS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THESE FEELINGS THAT ARE VERY BIG AND FIGURE OUT THESE IMAGES THAT ARE COMING TO YOU. UNINVITED AND UNANNOUNCED TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF THE SENSELESS.

, IT IS HARD TO WALK IN, IT'S REALLY HARD TO ASK FOR HELP BUT YOU WOULD FIND WELCOMING EMPATHETIC KNOWLEDGEABLE HELPFUL PEOPLE READY TO HELP YOU THROUGH THESE TIMES.

[00:30:02]

IT DOES REQUIRE A VISIT TO THE CLINIC.

IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, THEY TAKE A LOT OF FIRST JOHN STUDENTS. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE INTERESTED IN PURSUING POTENTIALLY A CAREER IN THE HEALTH FIELD OR JUST WANTS TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE OR HELP OUT, GO TO WESTMINSTER CLINIC.ORG/HOME/VOLUNTEER AND CHECK OUT THE APPLICATION.

FINALLY WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THOSE TAKEN FROM US ON NOVEMBER 7 OF 2018. WE ARE ALL TEAL STRONG.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE GOLDBERG.

>> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, GLAD TO BE HERE. I AM GOING TO KEEP MY REMARKS SHORT TONIGHT. THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENT REPORTERS, I LOVE HEARING EVERYTHING GOING ON THAT'S ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. IN HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL SITES MAY BE DOING THIS MONTH TO CELEBRATE THIS MONTH, THIS WEEK I LOVED ALL THE HALLOWEEN FUN THAT YOU ALL DID.

WE GOT TO WITNESS SOME OF IT, I GOT TO WITNESS SOME OF IT LIVE AT GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT TO GLENWOOD AND IT WAS A JOY TO SEE THE KIDS AND STAFF IN THEIR COSTUMES PARADED AROUND BUT I ALSO GOT THE CHANCE TO VISIT SOME CLASSROOMS IN VIEW THEIR BEAUTIFUL NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, THAT WAS REALLY FUN AND I HOPE I CAN COME BACK SOON.

THIS MORNING I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A LITTLE BIT OF THE HATCHLINGS RESULTS TRAINING FOR THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

I KNOW TRUSTEE GORBACK WAS THERE IN THE BOARDING.

I CAME AFTER HE DID, WE GOT TO SEE DIFFERENT THINGS WHICH I THINK IS NICE, WE OF COURSE HAD A PRESENTATION ON HATCHING RESULTS TRAINING HERE, A FEW MONTHS AGO.

AND IT'S GREAT TO GET A CLAIMS ABOUT HAPPENING IN REAL TIME.

I WAS THERE WITH A FOCUS ON HOW TO TRANSITION AND STUDENTS INTO TIER TWO INTERVENTIONS AND THE FOCUS WAS HOW TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THIS DECISION AND THE TRANSITIONS AND HOW TO BASE IT ON DATA. THAT WAS REALLY THE FOCUS THE COUNSELORS TO UTILIZE WHAT THE TRAINERS WENT THERE WITH THEM AND THERE'S A BIG FOCUS ON CONSISTENT SCHOOL AND DATA IN MAKING THESE DECISIONS DESIGNING INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS.

I REALLY HOPE THAT OUR COUNSELORS FOUND THIS DAY HELPFUL, VALUABLE, I KNOW MY TIME I ENJOYED AND LEARNED A LOT. AND FINALLY I KNOW MANY OF THE FALL SPORTS TEAMS HAVE BEEN AT THE PLAYOFFS AND AREN'T CIF PLAYOFFS AND I ENJOYED WATCHING THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF GAME THEY ACTUALLY BEAT MY ALMA MATER BUT I WILL SAY AYE WAS CHEERING FOR THE LANCERS, DON'T TELL. ANYWAY, THAT IS IT FOR ME, THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE POWELL.

TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY I TOO ALSO NEED TO THINK OUR STUDENT REPORTERS IT IS REALLY REFRESHING AND I LOVE HEARING ABOUT ALL THE STUFF THAT GOES ON ON OUR CAMPUSES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK JULIE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTARY I HEAR YOUR CONCERNS AND COMPLETELY SHARE YOUR FEARS OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE WORLD AND WHAT WE SEE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING AND SPEAKING OF.

>> CAN I RESPOND I DON'T OTHER PROTOCOL.

>> UNFORTUNATELY IT STRICT. >> ALL MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.

I DO APPRECIATE THE EMPATHY BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE A STATEMENT.

>> AND TO UNDERSTAND. >> YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> MOVING OUT A LITTLE BIT, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT HALLOWEEN YESTERDAY.

>> I'M SO SORRY WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

>> MS. JACOBS WE ARE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC MEETING, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STOP SPEAKING OUT, PLEASE.

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THANK YOU. >> THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY ON THAT THE LAST MEETING MANY OF US APPEAR DID MAKE VERY STRONG STATEMENTS REGARDING WHAT HAPPENED IN ISRAEL ON THAT DAY.

I BELIEVE ALMOST ALL OF US WERE AGAINST IT.

IN TERMS OF A SPECIFIC STATEMENT FROM ME I DID MAKE A STATEMENT THAT EVENING. I PREPARED COMMENTS AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT I'VE DONE THIS PAST WEEK SINCE THE LAST MEETING AND I WOULD LIKE SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I'M SORRY IF THAT IS INSUFFICIENT BUT REALLY WE CAN HAVE A REAL BACK-AND-FORTH ON THESE TOPICS.

I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU OFF-LINE.

>> GETTING BACK TO HALLOWEEN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO START MY DAY AT WESTLAKE ELEMENTARY WHERE THEY HAD A REALLY ADORABLE COSTUME PARADE AND ENDED MY DAY WITH THE BUDGET EL CAPITAN MEETING MEETING. IN OTHER WORDS IT WAS HALLOWEEN DAY. AS FAR AS THE BUDGET EL CAPITAN MEETING MEETING IT WAS A REALLY GOOD FIRST KICKOFF MEETING, THERE WAS GOOD REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OF HER EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WHICH IS REALLY A KEY ASPECT OF THIS PARTICULAR GROUP HAVING ALL OF THESE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SAME MEETINGS ENABLES US TO REALLY ADDRESS ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES.

WE BROKE INTO SMALL GROUPS WHERE WE DISCUSSED WHAT CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS WE BELIEVE WOULD IMPROVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE EL CAPITAN. LSU IS SELECTED AS CHAIRPERSON AND WHATEVER STUDENT BACK REPS AIDEN LIGHT STEPPED UP AND SELECTED TO BE VICE CHAIR, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT.

GOOD FOR YOU MR. LIGHT. I TOO ALSO ATTENDED LAST WEEK'S MEETING WHICH IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION AND RESOURCES WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION AND ALL THE REST IN HER PARENTING, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SPEAK BUT SHE IS ENERGETIC TO SAY THE LEAST AND I REALLY DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR HER AND HER TEAM OF PEOPLE.

THERE IS SO MUCH THAT GOES ON ON OUR TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL AND INSTRUMENTAL IN DOING THIS WORK. ALL OF THEM IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILIES AND PARENTS AND BY WHAT THEY CALL LEARNING TOGETHER.

AS MS. GOLDBERG ALLUDED TO, I ALSO ATTENDED THE MAJOR I MEETING AND WHILE I ALWAYS ENJOY LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW MEASURED DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT THE REAL REASON I INTENDED TOWARDS THE NEW SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT, IT IS A GREAT SPACE IT IS FUNCTIONALLY NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE BRAND-NEW STEM BUILDING CLASSROOM AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK THE DISTRICT LEARN QUITE A BIT FROM CREATING THOSE AT WESTLAKE AND APPLIED THOSE 2000 OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A PROCESS TO CONTINUE LEARNING BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOWARD THE TEAL HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS TO GET SOME IDEAS FOR WHEN THEIR CLASSROOMS WILL GET RENOVATED. THANKS TO TIM MCKAY AND HIS TEAM FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS IN GETTING THESE CLASSROOMS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK JEFF LEWIS HE IS THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER WHO NOT ONLY SHOWED US AROUND HIS CLASSROOM, HE ALSO GAVE EVERYONE THE DEMO, I DON'T OFTEN GET A SAY THIS RIGHT OF THE TABLE PICTURES 7-FOOT LONG TABLE WHICH CAN ALSO BE PUT VERTICALLY WHICH BASICALLY HAS IMAGES THAT CAN BE RETRIEVED OF REAL CADAVERS AND THEN THE STUDENTS CAN ACTUALLY PLAY WITH THE CADAVERS AND CUT INTO THEM VIRTUALLY.

WHAT IS A VIRTUALLY AND THEN LOOK AT BLOOD FLOW AND NERVE FLOW IN ALL THE VARIOUS ORGANS AND THERE ARE IMAGES THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT. IT IS REALLY AN AMAZING PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY AND WERE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE IT, IT'S MOSTLY UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS ACTUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.

FINALLY IT WAS A GLORIOUS DAY LAST WEEK AT THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM FOR A UNIFIED SPORTS BOCCE TOURNAMENT, THEY WERE DANCERS, CHEERLEADERS, THE TEAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND, THERE WAS A PARADE OF ATHLETES AND MULTIPLE GAMES OF BOCCE GALL GOING ON AT ONCE. EVERYONE SEEMED TO BE HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO CREATING THIS EVENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND AT LEAST TO MY EYES

[00:40:02]

>> THANK YOU TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

I LOVE THE POINT THE TRUSTEE KAHL MADE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WE HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND OF OUR FATHERS IN WHICH WE TAKE PART.

LET'S KEEP THAT IN MIND. LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE OUR STUDENT REPORTERS DIDN'T MISS PART OF THE EVENING.

>> ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON ON OUR CAMPUSES AND ALL THE FUN THAT STUDENTS HAVE. TO MRS. JACOBS WHO IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW I PERSONALLY STAND WITH ISRAEL AND I STAND WITH A JEWISH STUDENT WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO COME TO SCHOOL AND BE SAFE.

AND BE BULLIED OR SIGNALED OUT BY WHO THEY ARE.

I STAND FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND HOPE THAT THINGS RESOLVE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> I WENT TO THE AZTEC MEETING AS EVERYONE HERE DID, I FIND IT AMAZING, I FIND YOUR LEADERSHIP AMAZING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, IT ALSO OPENS UP WHEN I WAS A STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I CAME TO A ROOM AND I SAW MORE OFFICIAL PEOPLE THAT ARE APPEAR RIGHT NOW SITTING IN THE SEATS, I WOULD'VE BEEN NERVOUS. THESE STUDENT LEADERS ARE WILLING TO HAVE PASSIONATE DISCUSSIONS, I WANT THE ARGUMENTS, THEY ARGUE THEY PASSIONATELY DISCUSS.

IN FRONT OF ALL OF THE ADULTS THAT ARE HERE PLUS MORE, I THINK OUR STUDENT BACK IS ADMIRABLE AND IS A SOMETHING ABOUT US AS A DISTRICT IN YOUR LEADERSHIP. I RESPECT THAT.

THEY ALSO HAD A SAFETY PROPOSAL IN A PASSIONATE DISCUSSION ABOUT VAPING AND ADDICTION. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AS FAR AS THEIR VIEWS.

I ALSO WENT TO THE DEAL LOCKED MEETING.

I'M PROUD OF THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE WE OFFER, OFFER IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD WE ENCOURAGE SO MUCH PARTICIPATION OF ALL OF HER PARENTS AND WAYS OF DOING IT IN THE ECHO TRUSTEE GOLDBERG, SOMEBODY SAID ABOUT ANNA ALVAREZ, WAS THAT YOU ABOUT ANNA ALVAREZ TO COME TO A MEETING TO LISTEN TO HER IS SOMETHING.

I DID NOT HELP COOK AT THE COOKOUT WITH MR. CARTER'S GRILLING OUT. IT PROVIDED AN ATMOSPHERE, IT IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL BUT IS A COMMUNITY CENTER, THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE, THEY PROVIDE THE TEACHERS TO SHOW SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THEIR PRINCIPAL AND I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR MR. CARTER SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE SCHOOL WHERE MY KIDS ALL WENT SUCH A GREAT SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>> I AM PART OF THE WELLNESS COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE NEW GOALS FOR THIS YEAR IS TO SAY EVERY SCHOOL IS REPRESENTED IN THIS EFFORT TO HAVE A THREE-PRONGED WELLNESS WELLNESS, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND MENTAL WELLNESS. EACH SCHOOL SHOULD PICK A PE PERSON, HAVE THAT PERSON PULL OUT THE REPORTS AND WE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT ACTIVITIES IN ALL THREE OF THOSE AREAS EACH MONTH.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THEM. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE UNIFIED GAMES, JUST THE FACT THAT HER DISTRICT HAS THEM TO ME IS FANTASTIC, WE HONOR THE KIDS ON THE FIELD WHO ARE USUALLY HONORING THE OTHER KIDS ON THE FIELD.

I THINK THAT TURNAROUND SHOWS WERE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS. TODAY I HAVE ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF FUN THAT I'VE EVER HAD WORKING WITH THE COUNSELOR, NOT WORKING WITH COUNSELORS BUT OBSERVING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS A BLAST, WE HAVE GREAT COUNSELING PROGRAMS GOING ON ALMOST ALL OF HER SCHOOLS, WHAT

[00:45:01]

EVERY TIME A COUNSELOR SPOKE IT WAS HOW DO I GET THIS TO MY KIDS, IT WAS NOT ABOUT THEM IT WAS ABOUT THEIR KIDS.

AND I LOVE SEEING THAT HER COUNSELORS ARE SO DEVOTED TO HER KIDS. THANK YOU BRIAN FOR ORGANIZING IT AND FACILITATING AND THANK YOU FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT FOR DOING THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE. THAT IS SOMETHING I WON'T MENTION THE PROFESSIONAL COMPANY THAT WE USED TO HAVE IN THE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY USED TO PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN, I LIKE THE IDEA OF THAT, FOLDER THE STAYS OF THEIR KIDS AND WATCHES AS HE LOOKS FORWARD ALMOST LIKE AN INDIVIDUAL LIFE PLAN. , IT WAS A GOOD WEEK AND HAPPY NOVEMBER AND BE SAFER ALL THE HOLIDAYS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE GORBACK, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I APPRECIATE MS. JACOBS COMING TO SPEAK WITH US AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS JARRING TO CONSIDER A SUBJECT OF SUCH WEIGHT AND HEAVINESS AND MOVE ON TO THE ROUTINE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I UNDERSTAND. I RECEIVED A NUMBER OF EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL MESSAGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SPEND TIME WITH ME ON THE PHONE INCLUDING MS. JACOBS TALKING THROUGH THE DIFFICULT ISSUES AND WORKING OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.

I SHARED THAT MY COLLEAGUES DOES THE EXTENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN SAY ABOUT HOW FOREIGN-POLICY IS CONDUCTED OR WHAT HAPPENS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

AS AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO SAY ABOUT THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THRIVING OF HER STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS THE JOB OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO CONDEMN HATE WHEN WE SEE IT AND WITHOUT ANY EQUIVOCATION I CONDEMN EXPRESSIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND WE HAVE SEEN THEM IN THIS COMMUNITY.

IT IS SOMETIMES THE CASE THAT WHEN ASKED HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER SOME INDIVIDUALS INFLAMED BY WHAT THEY SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FEEL AN EXCUSE ONCE AGAIN TO EXPRESS ANTI-SEMITISM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THAT.

I ALSO DID SHARE WITH MS. JACOBS AND OTHERS THAT MY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SO UNSWERVING BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE DO THE WORK TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD BETTER.

THIS IS WHERE WE DO DEMOCRACY EVERY DAY, THIS IS WHERE WE PRACTICE, WE LIVE TOGETHER, WE WORK TOGETHER, WE APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER, WE CELEBRATE HER DIFFERENCES, WE SHARE COMMON VALUES AND WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.

WE HOPE FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD AND WE WORK FOR PEACE HERE IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES FOR REPORTED ON MANY OF THE WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES THAT WE ENJOYED TOGETHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

I WILL MENTION A COUPLE THAT I THINK WERE MENTIONED YET.

THE DLI THE DUAL LANGUAGE STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTEE IS ONCE AGAIN ACTIVE, THANK YOU, DOCTOR AFTER A PAUSE WHEN WE WENT TO THE FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING PROCESS.

AND WE GOT TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE WONDERFUL LAUNCH AT CAMEJO ACADEMY DURING THE DIVERSION PROGRAM AND TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT CONTINUES TO THRIVE.

THAT COMMITTEE AND ALL OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE EXTENDED COMMUNITY AT CAMEJO ACADEMY WORKS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TALK ABOUT AND PROMOTE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH OF THE VERY WONDERFUL PROGRAM EVERY DAY ALL YEAR ROUND, IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED AND THE SOURCE OF TREMENDOUS PRIDE.

I BOOK INTO THE UNIFIED BOND SHEET WHICH WAS SO WONDERFUL BY VISITING A COUPLE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WANTED AN BANYAN WITH THE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL DANCES PLAY TO VISIT, TRADITIONALLY MRS. CAROLINE BRINGS HER IBD

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[H. Comments - Superintendent]

EVENING, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO TONIGHT'S MEETING AND AGENDA ITEMS AND DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. FOR ME A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT DOCTOR ROGERS WILL HAVE AN UPCOMING ARTICLE WHICH YOU CAN'T TEACH AN EMPTY SEAT WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED THIS MONTH THAT WILL GO OUT STATEWIDE. CONGRATULATION TO WHO IN THE WORK BEHIND THIS ARTICLE TO GET PUBLISHED.

WITH THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN IN A LOT OF ACTIVITIES TOGETHER IS BEEN COVERED APPEAR AND I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT, THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU DOCTOR MACLACHLAN,

[A. Student Services - Adoption of Resolution #23/24-14: Inclusive Schools Week]

PLEASE HAVE EMOTION. >> PRESIDENT GILL.

>> TRUSTEE POWELL. >> A MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 23/2414 AND SUPPORTIVE INCLUSION SCHOOLS

WEEK AS SUBMITTED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> AND YOU TRUSTEE GOLDBERG IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, ANY DISCUSSION? THE.

>> HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. THOKAY.

CATHERINE MALDONADO. KATRINA MALDONADO, WELCOME TO THE PODIUM YOU THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING THOUSAND OAKS CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN MY NAME IS KATRINA MODEL LOTTO AND I'M OVERLY EXCITED TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU THIS EVENING AS A LATINO, SINGLE MOTHER AND A NATIVE AMERICAN USE FAMILIES THAT ROOTS AND NEWBERRY PARK IN 1958. I AM THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIP COURTNEY DID FOR THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY. I AM ALSO ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AND I HAVE A SON WHO IS ON THE SPECTRUM, AN 8-YEAR-OLD LITTLE BOY. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS A MISSION TO PROVIDE FAMILIES OF VENTURA COUNTY WITH RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM ALONG IN THEIR JOURNEY INCLUDING ACCESSING EARLY INTERVENTION AND ADULT PROGRAMS. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROCLAMATION AND HOPE TO SEE ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEK.

BEFORE WE CAN RAISE AWARENESS WE MUST INCLUDE ACCEPTANCE OF AUTISM. WITH LAST MONTH RECOGNIZING BULLYING AND PREVENTION MONTH AND BULLYING DAY WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE BULLYING OF AUTISTIC YOUTH IN THE SENSORY NEEDS AND COMMUNICATION GAPS WHEN WORKING WITH FAMILIES HERE AND VENTURA COUNTY.

THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY FULLY SUPPORTS POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTS OF PHYSICAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL EDUCATION WHEN IT COMES TO IDENTIFIERS, AND ASD.

WE ALSO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND REMEDY ANY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO MELTDOWNS AND HOW TO IDENTIFY AND COMMUNICATE WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED OF SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. WE BELIEVE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DISTRICTS LIKE CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY IS GOING TO BE THE BEST WAY TO START. TOGETHER WE CAN PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEK LOOKS LIKE, INCLUSION, KINDNESS AND EMPATHY.

EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS CANNOT BE TRULY INCLUSIVE UNTIL THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS. WITH A LOT OF PATIENCE TOGETHER WE CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE THAT WE MAY FACE IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. LET'S DECIDE RIGHT NOW AS A COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND BUILD A TRULY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BY TAKING ACTION AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED TO TRULY INCLUDE SPECIAL-NEEDS FAMILIES.

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>> THANK YOU MS. MALDEN AUTO. WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> I SEE NONE, LET'S VOTE TRUSTEE KAHL.

>> A. >> TRUSTEE POWELL.

>> S. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER.

[B. Human Resources - Notice of Public Hearing to Approve the Submission of the Disclosure of Collective Bargaining Agreement (AB 1200) for 2023-2024]

>> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> YES.

>> TRUSTEE GO OVER. >> YES.

>> I AM A YES MOTION CARRIED FIVE - 0 WITH THE PREFERENTIAL

YES BUT FROM TRUSTEE CAL. >> ITEM 3B, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE DISCLOSURE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AB 1200 FOR 20 23,2020 FOUR.

WE WILL NOW CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY OF THE SUBMISSION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 801200 FOR 23 TO 24. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, MRS. FELLMAN?

>> NO. >> OKAY I WILL NOW CLOSE TO PUBLIC HEARING AT 656. ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY, I SEE NONE.

MY PAGES ARE OUT OF ORDER. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG OVER.

>> YES. >> I GOT IT MY PAGES WERE OUT OF

[C. Human Resources - Approval of Tentative Agreement Between the Conejo Valley Unified School District and the Unified Association of Conejo Teachers (UACT), and Approval of the Salary Increase for Classified Non-Represented (Confidential Employees and Campus Safety Assistants), Adult Education Teachers, Substitute Teachers, and Certificated/Classified Management/Supervisory]

PRESIDENT GILL SPINNING TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> I MEANT THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IN APPROVE THE SALARY INCREASES ARE NONREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES FOR CAMPUS SAFETY AND NON- EDUCATION SUBSTITUTE AND CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT

SUPERVISORY. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE POWELL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEEN ON. LET'S VOTE.

>> TRUSTEE KAHL. >> ESTIMATE TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER.

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG.

>> ESTIMATE TRUSTEE POWELL. >> I AM A YES, MOTION CARRIES

[4. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT]

>> PRESIDENT GILL. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS OMITTED.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION?

>> I SEE NO DISCUSSION. >> TRUSTEE CAL.

[A. Student Services/Instructional Services - Presentation: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE POWELL.

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE GORBACK.

>> YES. >> TRUSTEE WILL BE.

>> ESTIMATE TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. >> ESTIMATE, YES PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE KAHL FIVE - 0.

WE ARE MOVING TO SECTION FIVE BEGINNING WITH 5A STUDENT SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES PRESENTATION DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION. DOCTOR DRY UNDER DWIGHT ROGERS.

[01:00:01]

>> DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE IN THE SPACE. I DON'T THINK SO ME UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE, TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT BUT MORE THAN THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT WE WILL TALK ABOUT A MOVEMENT A MOVEMENT THAT HAS BEEN SHAPING AND COMING ALONG FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I AM HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING.

THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION WE WILL REVIEW THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION STRATEGIC PLAN AND I WILL SHARE THE UPDATES FOR THE ANTIBIAS GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE ALONG WITH UPDATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING PLACE TO SHAPE AND MOVE US INTO THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED TO MOVE COLLECTIVELY. EVERYTHING STARTS WITH WHY, WHY DO WE DO THIS WORK. PASSION AS YOU CAN HEAR IN THE VOICE OF THE SPEAKER EARLIER. THE PAIN, THE PAIN THE PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED AND FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THE EXPERIENCE IN THE LIFE CHOICES AND THE THINGS THAT WE ALL HAVE ENDURED HAVE CAUSED US TO LOOK EDUCATION DIFFERENTLY.

AND CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WE BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE.

HOW DO WE DO IT? IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

IT TAKES PEOPLE WHO HAVE A BELIEF AND WHAT WE DO.

SO BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN FOR BEGINNING HERE, I WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD FOR BEING MORE THAN JUST A BOARD BUT AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT GOES OUT AND SUPPORTS AND REINFORCES WHAT DO YOU SAY ON PAPER BY SHOWING UP AND BEING A POSITIVE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A BOARD SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE STATE EQUITY COMMITTEE WHICH IS IN SACRAMENTO WHERE I SHOULD BE BUT I'M HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

I'M ALSO THE REGION 13 EQUITY REPRESENTATIVE.

I SIT ON THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ALONG WITH OTHER GRANTEES WE SEE THE CALIFORNIA GRANT FOR EDUCATION ANTIBIAS AND I'M ALSO IN EQUITY ACADEMY WITH DOZENS OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY THE EXPERIENCES IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I POSSESS COMES FROM A COLLECTIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE SAME WORK ASKING OURSELVES WHY DO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK THE WAY TO WHAT WE DO.

HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT THE SLIDES YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AT CV USTR TRYING TO DO WITH IMPROVING JUST WHAT WE DO IN THIS COMMUNITY.

CVUSD IS COMMITTED TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES BY WORKING TOGETHER TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AS WELL AS ASSURING FULL AND EQUAL ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES. WHEN WE LOOK AT DIVERSITY, DIVERSITY MEANS LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR DIFFERENCES, OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS, RACE, GENDER, OUR PLACE IN LIFE THAT WE HAVE, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE US DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE.

EQUITY SIMPLY MEANS PROVIDING ACCESS AND REMOVING BARRIERS SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE AND BE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

INCLUSION, TAKING TRADITION EXCLUDED INDIVIDUALS IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO THEM SO THEY TOO CAN HAVE A PLACE AND SPACE IN WHICH THEY WOULD NORMALLY DENY.

WE TALKED ABOUT UNIFIED SPORTS FOR EXAMPLE.

GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SLIDES WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE AS A DISTRICT CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK.

>> WILL BE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, A LOT OF DIFFERENT WORDS BUT THE SUMMARY MEANS LOOKING AT OUR DIFFERENCES AND SHOWING FAIR TREATMENT TO EVERYONE AND PROVIDING ACCESS AND EQUAL TREATMENT TO EVERYONE CAN BE VALUED AND RESPECTED.

WHEN YOU SEND YOUR STUDENT TO SCHOOL YOU PRETTY MUCH WANT US TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE SAME TYPE OF LOVE AND CARE THAT YOU GIVE THEM AT HOME. EVERY TEACHER, EVERY EDUCATOR SHOULD DO THAT BY GIVING THEM THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND THE

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YOU CAN'T WRITE A MEMO, DO THIS OR DO THAT AND THEN IT ALL GOES AWAY SO WELL. IT TAKES MENTALITY IT TAKES PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER, REFLECT, UNDERSTAND, BE EMPATHETIC TOWARD SOMEONE ELSE'S NEEDS, SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY, SOMEONE ELSE'S JOURNEY AND PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES TO UNDERSTAND AND UNWRAP JUST HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER AND EDUCATOR FOR THEM. ALL OF THAT WORK AND ALL OF THAT DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS WORK ALSO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT CALIFORNIA CODE 21 IT SAYS ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT.

HARASSMENT ON SCHOOL GROUNDS DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS ON THE BASIS OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC, STATUS CREATE A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND JEOPARDIZES EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AS GUARANTEED BY THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, NOT JUST A LEGAL RIGHT BUT A MORAL RIGHT. 22 TALKS ABOUT REAFFIRMING THE LAW IN THE POLICY THAT SUPPORTS ACCURATE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHY DO WE DO THIS WORK. BECAUSE IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS WORK. EVERY STUDENT NOT JUST THE ONES THAT WE LIKE, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT LOOK LIKE US, WE HAVE TO GIVE THE ONES THAT ARE FURTHEST AWAY FROM US AND BRING THE MEN, EVERY STUDENT HAS THAT RIGHT TO HAVE THE PUBLIC FAIR QUALITY EDUCATION. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WE HAVE OUR BOARD THAT SUPPORTS STATE LAW.

WHEN DEVISING THIS PLAN AND COMING UP WITH THIS PLAN WE LOOK AT ONE STATE LAW, WHAT DID THE LAW TELL US TO DO TO DIRECT THE WORK THAT WE DO AND THEN WE HAVE BOARD POLICY AND BOARD REGULATION THAT SUPPORT THESE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT MORALLY OR WHAT IS RIGHT LEGALLY, YOU'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THE BOARD REPORTS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE IT DONE THIS WAY OR THAT WAY BUT WE HAVE TO GO BY WHAT WE CAN SUPPORT THROUGH LEGAL ACTION. AND WHEN WE DO THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE SIDE OF RIGHT WE WILL ALSO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN THE SAME OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WHEN CREATING THIS DOCUMENT THIS WAS CREATED NOT JUST THROUGH LAW BUT THROUGH ALCALA MEASURES, ACCOUNTABILITY. WE TOOK STAKEHOLDERS MAKING DECISIONS, FORGING A PATH, SHOWING US HOW TO SPEND DOLLARS, THE SITE LEVEL, SCHOOL LEVEL WE HAVE A SENSORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE WILL SPEND OUR MONEY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

AND WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER THE PLAN NOT AS A SINGULAR STANDALONE PLAN BUT A PLAN THAT SUPPORTS ALL THE OTHER PLANS THAT WE HAVE BY HAVING THE ALCALA, HAVING A MULTILINGUAL, BY HAVING THE STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES PLAN, UNDERSTATED THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE MEASURES AND ACTIONS THAT SUPPORT ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO. ATTACKING, ADDRESSING, BEING STRATEGIC AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW DO WE HELP SUPPORT, CHEERS AND LOVE ALL OF HER STUDENTS EQUALLY.

THESE NEXT EIGHT GOALS I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE AREAS AND

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SOME ACTIONS THAT WE ARE DOING NOW CURRENTLY AND OTHER ACTIONS TO TAKE A FEW YEARS TO A COMPASS.

BUT TOGETHER WE WILL STRIVE TOWARDS THESE GOALS COLLECTIVELY I'LL TALK ABOUT MY TEAM A LITTLE BIT LATER ON.

GOAL NUMBER ONE DEVELOPING EQUITY INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM TEACHING PRACTICES. EVERYTHING STARTS IN THE CLASSROOM. HOW DO OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM OUR TEACHERS, WHAT INFORMATION DO THEY RECEIVE, HOW QUALIFIED ARE OUR TEACHERS TO DELIVER THAT INSTRUCTION. CURRENTLY ALL SECONDARY ENGLISH TEACHERS AND UCLA A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER.

WE ENSURE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ADVISORS AND MEMBERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN WHAT STUDENTS LEARN THEY ARE GETTING INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO AND WHAT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE DELIVERED. TAKING IT FURTHER YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO, HOW DO WE RESEARCH OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL THAT CAN AID IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS ALWAYS WORKS THAT WE CAN BUILD UPON AND WE CAN IMPROVE.

EACH YEAR THAT WE GO BY WE CAN REFLECT, ASK QUESTIONS, TAKE A SURVEY AND SEE WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT WORKING.

WE ASK YOU AS INDIVIDUALS TO GIVE US INFORMATION AND IN FUTURE SLIDES WILL TALK ABOUT THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

GOAL TWO ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION LEGALLY MANDATED AND REQUIRES PROTECTION TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, LET'S GO BACK TO THE LEGAL ACTION LEGALLY BUT ARE WE REQUIRED TO DO, CURRENTLY MEMORANDUM, COMMUNICATION TO ALL CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT REFLECT FEDERAL LAW WE LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT IS LEGALLY REQUIRED BY GIVING INFORMATION TO THEM SO WE DON'T STRAY OFF AND DO THINGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO THEM WE DO THINGS BECAUSE WERE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO THOSE THINGS. FUTURE ACTIONS LOOKING AT PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND RESTORE THE PRACTICES AND WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER A LITTLE BIT AND WE WILL GO OUT AND WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN HELPING OUR SITE LEADERS LEARN MORE AND BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK MS. SHAWNA ASHMORE FOR LEADING THE CHARGE LAST YEAR END GETTING US KICK STARTED WITH THAT. WE HAVE 10 DISTRICT LEADERS THAT WENT OUT TO LEARN TO IMPLEMENT AND RESTORE AND NOW MS. CHRISTINA HARRISON WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DRIVE AND PROVIDE EVEN MORE LEADERS TO GO OUT AND TRAIN OUR SITE LEADERS ON HOW TO DO THIS WORK. HIS VERY EFFECTIVE WORK GOING ON HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM THE SENSE OF DIGNITY AND HUMIDITY IN A CONVERSATION WHEN THEY GET INTO A SCUFFLE OR A DISAGREEMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR EVEN JUST TO BUILD A COMMUNITY.

THOSE TYPES OF PRACTICE AND STRATEGY BUILD US UP, ELEVATE US AND CREATE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT GIVES PEOPLE TRUST AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO MOVING FORWARD. GOAL THREE, THIS IS FOR ME TALK ABOUT BEING INTENTIONAL LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR LATINO LATINX STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXPERIENCE CENTERED IN EXCELLENCE AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVE APPROACHES, WHY THIS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ACHIEVEMENT WERE LOOKING AT THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF ACHIEVING IN THE WEST POPULATION ACHIEVING. HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST GROUP IN OUR DISTRICT BE ONE OF THE LARGEST GROUPS WHO ARE UNDERACHIEVING IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT IGNORE.

WE HAVE TO ATTACK IT, OWN IT, ADDRESS IT.

OUR CURRENT ACTIONS PROVIDING WORKSHOPS TO OUR PARENTS ON EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT PARENT OUTREACH PROVIDING ONE FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITY AT NO CHARGE FOR SEMESTER TWO LATINO LATINX STUDENTS TO VISIT LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WE ARE CURRENTLY DUE THAT WE JUST CAME BACK FROM CAL POLY POMONA WHERE WE HAD THE LATINO COLLEGE WHERE WE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND SEE HOW COLLEGE EXPERIENCE CAN BE FOR THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN WE ARRIVED WE SAW SO MANY STUDENTS WHO WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE SAW PARENTS THERE AND I TAKE OWNERSHIP OF

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NEXT YEAR WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE PARTNERS, PARENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS INTERESTED IN GOING SO THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS AS WELL.

FUTURE ACTIONS IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING AND ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT EXCESSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. AGAIN LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS BRINGING THEM INTO THE FOLD AND HAVING THE CONVERSATION SO WE CAN JUST NOT GIVE PEOPLE WHAT WE WANT TO GIVE THEM BUT GIVE THEM WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SMITH GET THE 70 GIVES YOU AND YOU SAY AYE DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS BUT WHEN THEY GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY ASK FOR ITS MUCH MORE APPRECIATIVE BECAUSE I HEARD YOU, WE WANT TO HEAR OUR FAMILIES AND HEAR FROM THEM AND WHEN THEY SPEAK TO US, WE WILL RESPOND APPROPRIATELY.

, THE NEXT SLIDE IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THE LINE CONNECTION CLUB LATINO CONNECTION CLUB THIS IS A WONDERFUL CLUB IN ORGANIZATION AND I HAD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION, THEY ARE INCREDIBLE.

IF ANYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM IN ACTION I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO SO, THEY LEARN SPEAKING SKILLS THEY LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, THEY LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY THEY LEARN ABOUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT HELP NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY BUT SOCIALLY. GOAL FOR TALKS ABOUT WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT CULTURE THAT CELEBRATES THE VALUE OF STUDENTS. CURRENTLY THE BOARD IMPLEMENT EDUCATION OF A RESOLUTION IN STUDENTS IN INCLUSIVE WEEK WE DO A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT, THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN DO.

HOSTING AT LEAST ONE ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION AND IT COMES AROUND, BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT SCHEDULING PROGRAMMING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LEADERSHIP CLASSES, WE NEED TO TAP INTO THOSE WHO DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. BY YEAR THREE WE PLEDGE WE WILL HAVE A SON. ALSO GOING FORWARD WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT PICTURE THIS IS A PICTURE OF WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL BLACK STUDENT UNION. THE PRESIDENT IS OUR OWN.

LAST YEAR THEY HAD ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT STUDENTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S GROWN TREMENDOUSLY UNDER OUR LEADERSHIP. MS. HENDERSON ALSO AN ADVISOR WHO WAS THERE HELPING LEAD THAT CHARGE IN BEING A PART OF A SYSTEM THAT AGAIN ELEVATES STUDENTS GIVING STUDENTS A SENSE OF FAMILY, BELONGING AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS STUDENTS WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL AND BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND THEY ARE CHANGING THINGS ON THAT CAMPUS.

I APPLAUD THEM, THOUSAND OAKS AND ALL THE OTHER CLUBS AROUND THE DISTRICT THAT ARE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS.

GOAL FIVE SUPPORT EQUITABLE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. GOAL FIVE IS AN OVERVIEW OF MANY OF THE OTHER GOALS I TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION IT TALKS ABOUT HOW DO WE INTENTIONALLY DISCUSS OR INTENTIONALLY DEFINE ALL OF THE GOALS AND HOW DO WE PASS THE INFORMATION OUT.

FUTURE GOALS WILL TALK ABOUT CREATING AND CENTRAL CURRICULUM AS ASSESSMENTS TO BE USED REGULARLY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL MERIT. ALL THAT MEANS IS AGAIN WE WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION THROUGH THE CURRICULUM FOR ALL PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS AND SCHOOLWIDE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DATA GAPS IN THE PROCESS OF MONITORING.

WE MONITOR THESE THROUGH A REPORT IN THREE DIFFERENT DATA MEASURES BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT? THROUGH THIS PLAN WE WILL HAVE ACTIONS THAT YOU MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON, HOW TO READ THE DATA AND HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF IT AND HOW YOU CAN BE INCLUDED IN BEING ABLE TO BE A SOLUTION PERSON IN THE PROCESS. GOAL SIX EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT UNDER REPRESENTATIVE STUDENTS.

CURRENTLY CONTINUE TO DELIVER QUALITY INTERPRETATION SERVICES AND EXPAND TO OTHER LANGUAGES THAT ARE MOST COMMONLY UTILIZED

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BUT MOVING FORWARD ESTABLISH A TEAM OF CVUSD PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND STUDENTS TO REVIEW PROGRESS ON A PLAN.

THEY WILL THEN COMMUNICATE TO THEIR STUDENT GROUPS, THEIR PARENT GROUPS, GETTING THE VOICE AND THE OPINIONS AND THE STRENGTH OF UNDERREPRESENTED APPEARANCE TO BECOME THOSE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES. BEING ABLE TO CREATE THOSE PATHWAYS RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT HAVE THEM.

THE EI FOCUS TRAINING TO THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEE UPON REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

WHEN THEY ADAPT ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL WANTS TO RECEIVE TRAINING OR INFORMATION ABOUT TRAINING WE WILL PROVIDE THAT TO THEM AND FOR THEM. A LOT OF OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL WHICH I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAD MANY ADVISORY COUNCILS WHO COME AND SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND PASSOUT KNOWLEDGE THAT WE CAN DO MORE BY TRAINING OR GIVING THEM TRAINING THAT THEY ASK FOR.

GOAL SEVEN PROVIDE ONGOING SYSTEMIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO ALL STAFF. WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS LATER ABOUT WHAT THE GRANT HAS PROVIDED THE TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN ONGOING TRAINING AND THE DISCUSSION OF MASTERY GRADING THE ONE KEY PILLAR FOCUSING ON ANTIBIAS GRADING PRACTICES, THAT IS A HUGE ONE. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE GRADING PRACTICES THAT AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED, DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND NOT HAVE THEIR GRADING COUNT AGAINST THEM BUT LOOK AT THE POSITIVITY IN THE GRADING PROCESS.

PROVIDE NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION INDUCTION PROGRAM SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WE GO TO SCHOOL OR GENERAL LEARNING WE DON'T GO TO SCHOOL TO GET SPECIFIC TEACHING OF SPECIFIC TRAINING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHAT WE DO WE HELP THOSE TEACHERS BECOME ACCLIMATED TO CVUSD POLICIES THE WAY WE DO THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP EASE THE MEN SO THERE'S NOT A FEAR OR INTIMIDATION OR THE APPREHENSION OF NOT DOING.

THEY GET INSTRUCTION AND THEY GET SUPPORT.

MOVING FORWARD PROVIDING ANTIBIAS TRAINING FROM ALL CERTIFICATE CLASSIFIED STAFF IN ACCORDANCE TO ANTIBIAS GRANT.

AGAIN ALL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE GRANT AND WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE GRANT. IT IS ONGOING SYSTEMIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND TRAINING.

WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE TO TRAINING THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN BE QUALIFIED AND RESOURCEFUL TO THOSE IN SPEAK TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE WAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE SPOKEN TO.

NUMBER EIGHT, RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE DIVERSE CULTURE PROFESSIONAL STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

CURRENTLY WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PARTICIPATION OF JOB FAIRS WHERE WE TAKE OUR TALENTS OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL AREA AND WE TRY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE QUALIFIED STAFF MEMBERS TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT. CURRENTLY I MEETING WITH INDUCTION TEACHERS WHEN THEY COME THROUGH AND WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A WORKSHOP TO GIVE THEM SOME ASSISTANCE AND TOOLS ON WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PERSON THAT LOOKS THROUGH THE LENS GIVEN THAT HIS ANTIBIAS TRAINING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TRYING TO HELP THEM OVERCOME SOME OF THEIR BIASES, GIVING THEM ASSISTANCE IN SHIFTING AWAY FROM OLDER THINKING INTO THE WAY THAT 2023 AND BEYOND NEEDS TO THINK FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FUTURE ACTIONS. WE WILL IMPLEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE ANNUAL TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS AND THE PANELISTS AND ANTIBIAS AND GRADING TECHNIQUES. IN OTHER WORDS WHEN WE INTERVIEW PEOPLE ARE WE ASKING THE QUESTION TO SEE OR ASSESS THEIR TRAINING OR THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BEING ANTIBIAS.

UNDERSTANDING MICRO- AGGRESSION. GETTING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU COME INTO CVUSD WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUS THAT YOU COMING QUALIFIED TO TEACH TO ALL STUDENTS NOT JUST US.

SO WERE BEING VERY PROACTIVE IN THAT MEASURE.

THE NEXT PICTURE. HERE IS AGAIN A PICTURE, KINDA HANDSOME. A PICTURE OF A TRAINING THAT WE WENT TO AND ON THE LEFT AND MR. DENNIS CARTER AND MS. TATE WHO ATTENDED THAT TRAINING LAST YEAR.

I NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT

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CONGRATULATIONS. >> WITH OUR GOALS WE ASK WHAT IS OUR MEASURE OF SUCCESS. WHEN I LOOK AT THE STUDENTS I SEE SUCCESS, YOU HAVE A MELTING POT OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF STUDENTS COMING FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCES AND THEY COME TOGETHER FOR ONE SIMPLE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY, BUILDING COMMUNITY.

LAST YEAR WE WENT TO CAL POLY FOR COLLEGE FAIR AND ALL STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME. I WANT TO THANK MR. BRIAN FOR ACCOMPANYING ME AND CALL, SHARING THAT WITH ME.

WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME WITH THE STUDENTS.

WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT GIVING THEM EXPOSURE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SEEK THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT TALKS ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE NEXT PART GOES INTO THE ANTIBIAS PLAN. LAST YEAR, 2021 WHEN I WAS HIRED I WAS GIVEN A TASK AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR AN ANTIBIAS GRANT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WE WERE AWARDED $200,000 TO DO WORK IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

THE WORK IS CENTERED AROUND ANTIBIAS WORK WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE ERADICATION OF BIAS AND FRIENDLINESS AGAINST VARIOUS GROUPS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN, SPECIFIC ISLANDERS, LATINOS, INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER OR QUESTIONING YOUTH. THIS WAS INTENDED TO ERADICATE AND GET RID OF AND CREATED AWARENESS SO WE CAN BECOME BETTER AS A COMMUNITY OF HOW TO HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME. I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THIS IS WAY MORE THAN I COULD EVER BARGAINED FOR THE WORK THAT WE ARE

BEGINNING TO DO. >> WE STARTED THIS WORK AND WE HAVE TWO PRIMARY SOURCES IN WHICH WE ARE WORKING FOR AND WORKING WITH WITH THE ADL ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE.

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE HAS COMMON AND THEY STARTED TO DO BUILD THE FOUNDATION IF YOU WILL OF LEARNING FOR US TO BECOME MORE DIVERSE IN THE VOCABULARY. UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE ARE IN OUR JOURNEY AND HOW TO HELP US BECOME MORE PROFICIENT IN THE AREA. EPIC HELPS US GO DEEPER IN THE COMING AND WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS AND TOOLS THAT WE CAN USED TO HELP SHAPE AND HELP RESOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE ONE PROTOCOL WHICH IS OUR IR PROTOCOL WHICH IS A RECOGNIZED ERUPTION REPAIR WHICH SIMPLY MEANS WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING OF TAKES PLACE OR SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE SAYS YOU RECOGNIZE IT, WE UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND HAVE A REFLECTION ON HOW DO WE FEEL THAT MOMENT ABOUT WHAT WE JUST HEARD OR WHAT WE JUST SAW OR EXPERIENCED. THEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH INDIVIDUAL ABOUT I JUST HEARD SOMETHING, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT I JUST HEARD OR WHAT I JUST SAW.

THROUGH THE PROCESS WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS.

THE CONVERSATION THAT SOMETIMES SHIFTS THE MINDSET OF MAYBE I DIDN'T HEAR CORRECTLY OR I DID HEAR CORRECTLY AND NOW WE CAN HAVE AN AWARENESS OF HOW IT WAS WRONG.

HOW DO WE SUPPORT IT, WE GO BACK TO GOAL TO AND TALK ABOUT THE LAW THE LAW SAYS WE SHOULD DO THIS, THE LAW SAYS WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TREAT PEOPLE THIS WAY.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE CONVERSATION, THAT'S WHEN THE REPAIR COMES IN YOU REPAIR THE CONVERSATION OR THE RELATIONSHIP AND SAY IT'S OKAY I WILL GIVE YOU GRACE WITH THIS, WE WILL TALK ABOUT AS HUMANS TO MAKE ERRORS AND MISTAKES BUT LET US LEARN FROM IT LET'S HAVE A LEARNING LESSON FROM THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH KINDNESS CENTERED IN LOVE AND

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WITHIN THE SCHOOLS I SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM TO GET DATA THAT CAN SHOW EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED THEN WE ROLLED OUT DISTRICT WIDE TO OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL, NOT TO SAY OTHER SCHOOLS WILL BE IGNORED BUT THERE WILL BE MORE OF AN INTENTION FOR THOSE

PARTICULAR SCHOOLS. >> THE NEXT LINE IS NOT JUST BUT IT'S A SLIDE THAT ILLUSTRATES ONE OF THE RRS AND IR, RECOGNIZE, HOW DOES YOUR BODY REACT, WHAT EMOTION DO YOU FEEL, HOW DO YOU ASSESS THE SITUATION, HAVE YOU DECIDED THE RIGHT TIME TO INTERRUPT, SOMETIMES IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT TIME SOMETIMES YOU MAY HAVE TO PAUSE OR WAIT FOR BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. AND TO THE RIGHT WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, HE WAS RIGHT DIFFERENT CENTER TRAINING, LEARNING AND BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION.

AGAIN GOING BACK TO MY EXPERIENCES WITH BEING ON REGION 13 IN THE STATEWIDE EQUITY COMMITTEE.

I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A BOARD THAT IS ACTIVE AS ARTWORK IS NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS AS ACTIVE AS HER SUPERINTENDENT.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO DO THIS WORK AND ALSO AN HONOR BECAUSE WE ARE SO ACTIVE AND DOING THIS WORK.

I'M SURE IF YOU READ AROUND THE STATE YOU SEE A LOT OF DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE BOARDS DON'T GET ALONG, THEY DID AGREE THE COMMUNITIES FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER, WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM HERE THE MINDSET IS SHIFTING AND SHIFTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY BATTLE BUT IS A BATTLE THAT IS ONE IT IS A BATTLE THAT WE ALL CAN DO COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PASSIONATELY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH WONDERFUL LEADERS AND TEAMMATES IN MY FAMILY MY EXTENDED FAMILY THAT REALLY DOES A GREAT JOB AT THIS WORK, ALL THE DIRECTORS WE HAVE FACTOR THEY DO ABOVE AND BEYOND TYPE OF WORK. THEY WORK FROM THE HEART, THEY COME TOGETHER, WE TALKED, WE SHARE EXPERIENCES, WE LEAN ON EACH OTHER BUT WE LEAN INTO THE PROBLEMS WE DO NOT RUN FROM T THEM, WE LEAN INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE REALIZE AND RECOGNIZE IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE EFFORT TO GET RID OF THIS BEHAVIOR THAT WE SEE. ARE WE WHERE WE WANT TO BE? NO BUT WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT IN TIME BEFORE THIS GRANT IS UP EVERYONE WILL SEE TRUE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS, TRUE DEFINITION OF PROJECTS.

WE HAVE AN ACTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS BUT I WANT TO GIVE PARTIAL ATTENTION OF OUR ADAK FOR BEING SO ACTIVE. WE HAVE THE CHAIR HERE TODAY WHO PROBABLY REPRESENTS AND SHOWS UP ALL THE TIME AND THAT'S WHERE HE SHOULD BE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THINGS.

WE HAVE CHAIRS FROM ALL THE OTHER ADVISORY COUNCILS WHO COME TO ME, WE TALKED, WE SHARE INFORMATION AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO BUILD UP ONE ANOTHER AND NOT BREAK ANYONE DOWN TO READ ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS ARE BUILT ON POSITIVITY AND SOLUTION FOCUSED ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE BETTER. SO YES IT MAY NOT BE TODAY AND MAY NOT BE TOMORROW BUT THE DAY IS COMING IN THE DAYS ARE COMING WHERE EVERYONE WILL BE ON THE SAME PAGE IN THE SAME BOOK DOING THE SAME WORK. IT TAKES TIME.

>> SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIONS I WOULD TAKE RIGHT NOW, THE TRAINING WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO OUR SITE LEADERS SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THE TRAINING THAT IS NECESSARY FOR ANTIBIAS WORK.

WE STARTED TO REACH ONE TEACH ONE INITIATIVE WHERE WE HAVE SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND JUNIORS RECEIVING TRAINING ON HOW TO BECOME LEADERS AND MENTORS.

IN TURN THEY WILL GO TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WORK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS AND THEY WILL BECOME BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS TO THEM AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE ADVOCATES. WHEN THEY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL THEY HAVE SOMEONE THERE, SOMEONE THERE PARTNERING WITH THEM THAT CAN BE A FRIEND TO THEM. THEY WILL LEARN WHAT HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE BEFORE THEY GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS THAT WILL TAKE SOME OF THE STIGMA AWAY AND SOME OF THE ANXIETY OF WHAT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT FEELS THEY WILL GET TO KNOW THE COUNSELORS OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS CREATED THEIR OWN NARRATIVE OF WHAT NARRATIVE IS CRATED FOR THEM THE SAME SEVENTH-INNING FIGURES WILL GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO WORK WITH THOSE KIDS. THAT IS ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WERE WORKING ON CURRENTLY THAT I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY IT'S

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WHAT IS NEXT FOR US, AGAIN SMALL GROUP COACHING FOR OUR LEADERS ENTER TEACHERS ALSO, ADL WILL DO OR SCHOOL MENTORING LIKE A MENTOR FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND WE WILL BEGIN TO HAVE TRAINING FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY PERSON WHO IS IN CONTACT WITH STUDENTS RECEIVES TRAINING.

BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO UNQUALIFIED PERSON IN FRONT OF YOUR CHILD WITHOUT TRAINING. THAT IS WHAT WE PLEDGE TO DO AND THAT'S WHAT WE VOTE IN THE COMING YEARS.

STARTING THIS YEAR. NEXT, THANK YOU.

, QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> THANK YOU DOCTOR ROGERS, BEFORE I OPENED IT UP TO QUESTIONS I WANT TO RECOGNIZE A PUBLIC COMMENTER CHRISTIAN, WELCOME, THREE MINUTES.

DON'T GO FAR DOCTOR ROGERS WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

>> ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE KIDS HERE WHO ARE BEING SO PATIENT. I DON'T KNOW IF I ESTATE THIS LATE AT THAT AGE. I'M GOING TO RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES. GREAT.

FIRST OF ALL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT MINISTRIES AND OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE GEI PLAN.

I'M HERE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE FATHER OF TWO CONEJO VALLEY USD STUDENTS. ONE WHO IS FOREVER AT THE UNIVERSITY AND A CURRENT WESTLAKE HIGH STUDENT.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ADAK AND MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE, THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHO LEFT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM HERE WITH MY FELLOW ADAK MEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF THE GEI PLAN AND TO REITERATE TO THE BOARD THE URGENT NEED TO EMBRACE, LISTEN AND ANALYZE THE RESULTS OF THE GEI REVIEW.

WE BELIEVE THIS EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS IS CRITICAL FOR CREATING A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SUCCESS OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I PERSONALLY BELIEVE WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT AND WHAT HAS MADE AMERICA EXCEPTIONAL FROM THE 19TH CENTURY IS A UNIVERSAL EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT IN ITS BEST MOMENTS EMBRACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION JUST AS BOARD MEMBER GILL HAD MENTIONED A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE. MANY OF THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE DI INITIATIVE WILL NEVER COME TO A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD. BY MY FAITH AS A CHRISTIAN THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

I AM HUMBLED TO BE HERE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO BE CONVICTED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS GEI PLAN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU DOCTOR ROGERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROGERS FOR THIS WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A LOT OF PLANS AND IT CAN BE A BIT OF A PUZZLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ALL FIT TOGETHER. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE WORK THAT WE DO TO PUT TOGETHER THESE PLANS VERY INTENTIONALLY, THE OUTREACH THAT YOU PERFORMED TO OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL, TO MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS REFLECTIVE OF THE INTENTION AND THE COMMITMENT THAT WE ALL SHARE AND I BELIEVE THESE PLANS FIT

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I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

>> JUST A BRIEF STATEMENT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PLAN, ULTIMATELY THIS IS AN ONGOING DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE REVISED PROBABLY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT DID GET POSTED AND ALREADY STARTED GIVING FEEDBACK ON ADJUSTMENTS OR PLAN PAGES THAT NEED TO BE PLACED IN THEIR. THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT IS NOT JUST SHELVED OR PLACED INTO A FOUL ON A WEBSITE, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE DOCUMENT. WE KNOW ACROSS THE STATE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST DISTRICTS TO REALLY WORK THROUGH CREATING A PLAN SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN GO SOMEWHERE AND FIND A TEMPLATE AND SAY THAT LOOKS GREAT, LET'S WORK THROUGH THAT WE ARE LEADING THIS WORK, WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS OUT THERE AND AS DOCTOR ROGERS CAN TELL YOU THE WORK AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING ON, WE ARE LEADING IN A LOT OF AREAS, IT'S TOUGH TO BE A LEADER SOMETIMES WILL BUILDING A PLAN BECAUSE YOU ARE KINDA BUILDING THAT AS YOU GO AND WE KNOW SOMETHINGS ARE GOING TO WORK AND SOMETHINGS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AND WE WILL TAKE FEEDBACK FROM OUR BOARD AND ARE DIFFERENT TAX THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN ONE OF MANY OTHER PLANS AND I WANTED OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY TO KNOW IT IS NEVER EASY TO BE A LEADER BUT WE ARE THERE AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS WORK THAT IMMEDIATELY NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE PLAN.

KNOWING THAT, WE ARE OPEN TO ANY AND ALL FEEDBACK THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE US TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU OR WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM IS DOING.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS PLAN EXEMPLIFIES OUR LEADERSHIP, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL THE DISTRICT.

IT EXEMPLIFIES IT AWAY, AT LEAST FOR ME I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD WHEN WE LOOK AT A STUDENT WE DON'T SEE ONE AT 15000, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS. WE LOOK AT THAT STUDENT AS THE INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY ARE. AND YOUR PRESENTATION HELPED EXEMPLIFY THAT AND EXPRESS IT IN A CLEAR WAY.

THEN YOU VERY MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

>> THANK YOU. >> OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU DOCTOR ROGERS. I AGREE AS YOU PUT IT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT AND AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AS WELL AS YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU BROUGHT THE BOARD TO LIFE. I DO APPRECIATE THAT QUITE A BIT. I KNOW THIS IS BEEN AN EXTENSIVE AND TREMENDOUS EFFORT THAT STARTED AT LEAST A YEAR AGO I BELIEVE AND I KNOW IT'S CHALLENGING AND AS WE POINTED OUT WE HAVE MULTIPLE PLANS. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE LINCHPIN TO ALL OF THEM I BELIEVE AND MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

I THINK AS A BOARD MEMBER I AM COMMITTED TO HAVING THIS IN PLACE. UNDERLYING THE PRESENTATION IS ALSO A 40 SOME ODD PAGE PLAN WHICH I KNOW WE ALREADY AND WHAT I LOVED ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING PART I REALLY APPRECIATED THE VISION STATEMENT, YOUR DEFINITION, YOUR BELIEF STATEMENTS ALL OF THAT SPECIFIED UPFRONT.

THAT REALLY HELPED FOCUS OUR COMMUNITIES AND READING A PLAN ON WHAT WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

I DO APPRECIATE THAT, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. IF YOU COULD WALK EVERYBODY THROUGH THE PROCESS FROM BEGINNING TO END, I KNOW EARLY ON YOU WENT TO SOME OF THE DACS MAYBE ALL OF THE DACS TO PRESENT A VERSION UP UNTIL 40 PAGES AND WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS OTHER THAN GAINING FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD?

>> ABSOLUTELY. WHEN I WAS HIRED THERE WAS AN EQUITY AUDIT AS PROVIDED BY THE STATE THIS IS THESE ARE THE THINGS IN THE MAJORS THAT YOU HAVE TO MEASURE YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR COMMUNITY AGAINST. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAJORS IT TALKS ABOUT COMMUNITY, TALKS ABOUT CLASSROOM AND A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS SORT OF LIKE AN FPM AND ASKING WHERE ARE WE STRONG WHERE DO WE NEED RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE.

THROUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME UP WITH DIFFERENT GOALS FOR US

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AS YOU MENTIONED GOING OUT TO THE DIFFERENT ADVISORY COUNCILS TO GET THEIR OPINIONS AND SCHOOL SITES AND TALKING TO DIFFERENT CLUBS AND ASKING STUDENTS WHAT ARE THEIR OPINIONS, WHAT ARE THE TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS, WHAT WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE US DO FOR THEM AND THEN TAKING THE INFORMATION AND GOING BACK TO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE RECEIVED THE GRANT ASKING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN YOUR DISTRICTS AS BEING SUCCESSFUL. WE TALKED ABOUT THEN STUDY THAT AND THEN PEOPLE WERE PUT OUT THERE PLAN AND WE WOULD DO A COMPARISON ON HOW SUCCESSFUL YOU ARE WITH YEARS AND WE WILL LOOK AT OUR PARTICULAR COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT AND SAY WHAT CAN WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT AND YOU, WHAT IS FEASIBLE FOR US.

ONCE THAT WAS DONE BRING IT BACK AND REVISE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS SCALED DOWN TO A WORKABLE DOCUMENT.

THAT IS HOW WE STARTED AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT, I'LL ASK ONE QUESTION AND TURN IT OVER.

I THINK TO ME WHEN WE HAVE ALL THESE PLANS, HAVING THE ABILITY TO MEASURE ARE WE ACCOMPLISHING EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE SET OUT TO DO HIS WILL IS CRITICAL, WE TALK HAVING OUR METRICS IN OUR PLANS I THINK IN YOUR EIGHT GOALS I THINK SOME OF THE MEASURES OF SUCCESS THAT YOU USE ARE JUST THAT THERE ARE WAYS TO MEASURE OUR MEETING THESE GOALS, OTHERS REALLY READ MORE LIKE ACTIONS OR STATEMENT OF THE GOAL I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS EXAMPLES. I DO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE TIME SPENT ON MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT IN REAL MEASURABLE, IS NOT ALWAYS MOVING UP ON THE DASHBOARD OF QUANTITATIVE NUMBERS BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND IN SOME PLACES WE HAVE THAT AND OTHERS I THINK WE NEED TO PUSH A LITTLE HARDER ON THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. IF I MAY SPEAK TO THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT MEASUREMENT AND DEI WERE MEASURING QUALITATIVE DATA THE PIECES OF DATA THAT IS COLLECTED BY INDIVIDUAL FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. THE QUANTITATIVE PIECE COMES AFTER WHEN YOU CAN SAY YOU COMMENSURATE AFTER THERE ARE CERTAIN MEASURES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK BACK UPON GROWTH IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT IS NOT AFFECTED BY AREAS IN WHICH WE CANNOT CONTROL PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THE DISTRICT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DO AGREE THERE SHOULD BE MORE AND DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THAT WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REFLECT AND ASK OURSELVES WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THE MORE THAT WE KNOW THE MORE THAT WE CAN INCLUDE AND GROW FROM THAT.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID.

FIRST OFF THIS PRESENTATION AND THE PLAN ARE CHOCKED FULL OF A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS AND A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT IS GONE INTO IT AND WE KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN HERE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. IT'S TOUGH TO WEAVE TOGETHER ALL THE STRANDS INPUTTED INTO ONE CONFERENCE A PLAN.

BUT FOR ME SOME OF THE SUCCESS METRICS READ MORE LIKE STRATEGIES TO GET THERE. NOT ALL OF THEM BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND FOR GOING TO PUT A METRIC HAVE IT BE AN ACTUAL THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE AND SOME OF THE GOALS WE EXPECT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, THERE ARE MORE EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL GOAL, THAT MAY BE THE WAY I WAS READING AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT.

I AM CURIOUS ABOUT HOW I LOVE ALL THE EIGHT GOALS BUT I'M CURIOUS HOW THE ORDER HOW THEY LANDED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY

ARE. >> A QUESTION.

GOOD QUESTION. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHO IS MOST

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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ISSUES AND AREAS FOR STUDENTS A LOT CAME FROM TRAUMA THAT HAPPENED IN THE CLASSROOM.

TRAINING AND DELIVERING THE INFORMATION OF DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL THOUGHT THOUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY WAS A MOST IMPRINT THING TO DO, THAT'S WHY WE STARTED WITH THAT.

HUMAN RESOURCES BEING AT THE END IS TOUGH BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM TO DRIVE THAT BUT WHAT MESSAGE WOULD WE BE SENDING IF WE PUT ADULTS BEFORE STUDENTS.

WE FELT LIKE PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST AND AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE ADULTS ON HOW WE WOULD TRANSITION ADULTS INTO THE

CLASSROOM WAS A LOGICAL ORDER. >> I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT THAT

MIRRORS MY THINKING EXACTLY. >> FOR ME IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FLOW THAT WAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH SO I MIGHT MOVE THEM AROUND BUT AGAIN THAT IS FORM OVER FUNCTION, AS DOCTOR MACLACHLAN SAID SAID SINCE IT IS A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO LET IT BREATHE, MY FINAL THINK FOR NOW IS ANGLE FOR SUBGOAL TO TALKS ABOUT INCREASING ACTIVITIES TO RECOGNIZABILITY AWARENESS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ REACH OUT TO THE SEATAC. A RECENT CONVERSATION I HAD THEY ARE MOSTLY BACK TO USING THE DISABILITY TO THE ABILITY SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK WITH THEM ON THAT ONE.

>> IT SOUNDS GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> ANYONE ELSE. >> YES PLEASE.

>> IT IS MY TURN. THANK YOU, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT IS GONE INTO THIS AND IS OBVIOUSLY AS BEEN SAID A LOT OF PLANS INHERENT WITHIN THIS PLAN AND WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK IS NOT EASY WORK BUT IT IS NECESSARY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IT IS SLOW CHANGE BUT WE HAVE SOME KEY PIECES TO IT, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE LEADERSHIP THAT IS VERY COMMITTED TO IT WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP AND THEN WE HAVE STAFF THAT IS DONE GREAT WORK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. I THINK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS DISTRICT AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE SO DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION MUCH MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO AND YET WE KNOW WE HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP TO THOSE NEEDS.

I'M PLEASED TO BE PART OF THE DISTRICT THAT IS DOING THIS WORK A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I DID APPRECIATE HOW CLEARLY THE BIG GOALS WERE LAID OUT THE SUBGOALS, YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. BUT I'M ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT ACTUAL MENTATION. IT'S GREAT WERE DOING THIS WORK, WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGE, WE HAVE A PLAN BUT THE PLAN HAS TO BE STRUCTURED AND AWAY THAT IS DIGESTIBLE, ACCESSIBLE, THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN REALLY USE.

WHILE I THINK THE WAY THAT THIS IS LAID OUT COULD DEFINITELY BE PART OF THE PLANNED OR IN APPENDIX OR MAYBE YOU ADD AN APPENDIX. AND THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OF TH THESE.

THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES TO THIS, WHO IS DOING ALL THE WORK.

AS I READ THROUGH IT, IS THERE A WAY TO CHIME THAT OUT WHETHER HAVING IT, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD FALL UNDER DISTRICT LEADERSHIP THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE HR DEPARTMENT, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE STUDENT SERVICES FOLKS, THESE ARE SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS THAT WOULD BE THE KEY PEOPLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE.

THAT WAS ONE THING I THOUGHT OF READING THROUGH THAT WOULD MAKE IT AGAIN WE WANT THESE THINGS TO ACTUALLY BE HAPPENING.

IN TERMS OF THE REGULAR MONITORING OF OVERSIGHT IS ANOTHER KEY PIECE AS WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENTATION AND WANTING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MAKING THESE CHANGES. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED HAVING AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF SORTS. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE. I KNOW THAT WE HAD AN EQUITY TASK FORCE THAT WAS DISSOLVED EARLIER THIS YEAR BUT PERSONALLY I FELT HAVING THAT BODY THAT REPRESENTS, TICKETS WONDERFUL TO

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BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAINLY FOLKS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY REPRESENTED YET. THAT WOULD BE A P SIDE BE REALLY INTERESTED IN IS THE REGULAR OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING.

THOSE ARE SOME THINGS I WANTED TO THROW OUT AT YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RESPONSE IT WAS MORE, FEEDBACK.

>> NOT A PROBLEM. I DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND WE DO HAVE A STRUCTURE IN THE SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR MONITORING.

WITH MY WONDERFUL TEAM, TEAMMATES THERE WE HAVE A CHECKING SYSTEM AND DIRECTOR MEETINGS FOR EXAMPLE TO HAVE THE FEEDBACK BACK AND FORTH WITH THEIR SITE LEADERSHIP AND WHEN WE MEET OUR INSTRUCTIONAL MEETING ON MONDAY WE TALKED ABOUT SPENDING TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL PLAN SO IT CAN BE COMPLETED IN A REASONABLE FASHION AND WERE NOT TRIED TO TAKE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. SO BY HAVING A MEASURABLE OUTCOME AND EXPECTATION IT'LL BE RATHER EASY FOR US TO SLIDE THROUGH WEEK BY WEEK TAKING IT APART AND LOOKING AT THE ACTION PLANS AND HAVING EACH PERSON AND EACH DEPARTMENT LESS APPLICABLE TO THEM REPORT OUT ON WHERE WE ARE IN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

WHEN YOU SEE IT SPREAD OUT, YOU SEE HOW THIS DIFFERENT ACTION PLANS FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES WILL HAVE A PIECE OF IT, STUDENT SERVICES WILL HAVE A PIECE AND EACH PERSON CAN THEN COME TO OUR MEETINGS AND REPORT ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THOSE PARTICULAR ACTIONS.

I'M NOT DEI, WE ARE DE I. BECAUSE WE ARE DE I WE WILL GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT ONE PERSON SAYS IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY. WE ALL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING SURE THIS PLAN IS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE PART OF THE PLAN IS EMBEDDED IN EACH OF THE OTHER PLANS.

WE ARE TIED IN WITH EACH OTHER SO THAT CREATES THE RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE HAVE THE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THIS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE LEVEL OF MEASURING OF THOSE ACTIONS CAN BE DISCUSSED AND TALKED ABOUT AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM VISIBLY AS WE CHECKED THEM OFF AND GO THROUGH THEM THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE DO HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WITH THAT IN THE OVERSIGHT, YES, THE DE I DEPARTMENT WILL HOPEFULLY GROW TO BE BIGGER.

>> I WOULD JUST SAY HOPEFULLY YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY WHERE THERE IS CONSTANT FEEDBACK AND INTERCHANGE WITH OTHER SCHOOL SITES THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE WORK IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

ONE OTHER COMMENT I WAS GOING TO SAY BECAUSE I AM A VISUAL PERSON AND I NEED TO SEE IT TO REALLY GET IT.

I KNOW WE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES THIS EVENING ABOUT HOW THIS ALIGNS AND CONNECTED WITH OTHER PLANS WITH OUR EL AND SOME OF THE OTHERS. MAYBE A GRAPHIC WOULD BE REALLY POWERFUL TO INCLUDE THAT SHOWS HOW ALL OF THESE PIECES COME TOGETHER. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE AS WERE GETTING BY AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A SEPARATE THING OR AN ADD-ON, IT ALL FITS TOGETHER. WHETHER IT'S WITH THE OTHER PLANS OR THE UBL AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN OUR MASTER GRADING ALL OF IT IS CONNECTED. I'M NOT AN ARTIST BUT I'M SURE SOME OF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GRAPHICALLY SHOW THAT SOME

PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT THE OTHER PIECE IF THERE'S A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE ACTIONS THAT ARE SPECIFIC ONLY TO THE DE I PLAN THAT WOULD BE GREAT IT'S HARD TO UNWIND A LITTLE BIT.

SO IN THE GRAPHIC I THINK THE GRAPHIC IS A GREAT IDEA BUT WITHIN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF IF THERE IS A WAY TO CALL OUT WHAT ARE THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE DOING VERSUS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT FALL WITHIN THE OTHER PLANS.

IN THE REALLY MINOR POINT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE DOESN'T GET LOST GO TO 3.7 CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS FOR OUR LATINO STUDENTS. I THINK WE ALSO WANT TO PUT IN THAT WE HAVE A THROUGH G COUNSELORS OR WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING THEM. AND WE HAVE A WHOLE FOCUS ENHANCE FOCUS ON COMMUNICATING THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING YOU SO MUCH IN PRESENTING THIS PRESENTATION.

I REALLY APPLAUD THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING.

I THINK DEI IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE DIVERSITY IN ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT IS REPRESENTED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY OR EQUITY. IT IS SO MANY PEOPLE IN CVUSD IS A DIVERSE DISTRICT WHICH IS A BEATABLE THING IN A MORE COMPLICATED THING AS WELL. I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR. I DID WANT TO EMPHASIZE THERE IS A REAL IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL AND AGILE INVESTMENT IN THE STUDENTS AND IN THIS PLAN AND GENERAL WHETHER THAT IS ADULTS JOINING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS IS A POWERFUL WAY TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE INVESTED IN THE STUDENTS BECAUSE I LEARNED FROM BEING A STUDENT AND BEING ON THE CAMPUSES THAT STUDENTS DO MOBILIZE IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE SOMEONE ELSE INVESTING IN THEM AND LISTENING TO THEM AND SEEING THAT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THIS PLAN DOES ADDRESS THAT AND IF IT COULD BE ADDRESSED MORE THERE IS A COMPONENT OF OUTREACH TO NOT JUST STUDENTS BUT ALSO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE DISTRICT THAT THEY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS BECAUSE IT DOES START IN THE CLASSROOM BUT HAS TO REACH AS WELL.

I THINK THAT IS ALSO VERY CRUCIAL I LIKE THE THING ABOUT COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY AT A PLACE WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS REPRESENTED IN THE AUTHORITY FIGURES ON THE CAMPUS SCHOOL SITES OR ADMINISTRATION OR THE BOARD OR WHATEVER THESE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ARE CRUCIAL TO ENSURING THAT ACCOUNTABILITY THAT I KNOW A LOT OF THE OTHER BOARDMEMBER'S WERE TALKING ABOUT MEASURABLE WHETHER THERE IS SUCCESS COMING OUT OF THESE TRAININGS AND OUT OF THE DISCUSSIONS AMONGST THE SITE AND STAFF MEMBERS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ONE OTHER QUESTION, SORRY. FOR GOAL NUMBER THREE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LATIN STUDENTS IN CVUSD IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER, THAT IS FINE BUT ARE THERE MOVES IN THE FUTURE TO EXPAND THIS OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS WITHIN CVUSD.

>> ABSOLUTELY AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH COLLECTING MORE DATA AND SEEING WHERE THE GAPS ARE THEN WE WILL ADDRESSES AS WE SEE

THEM, ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I HAVE ONE FINAL THING THAT HAS BEEN NAGGING AT ME.

IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ANTIBIAS GRANT IMPLEMENTATION. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OUT I APPRECIATE THE EMPHASIS BEING PLACED ON PREVENTION OF ANTI-SEMITISM.

ALSO I BEEN HEARING A LOT PARTICULARLY FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BUT ALSO BECAUSE I'M A BIG TENT KIND OF HUMAN FROM THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANTI-ISLAM PHOBIA IN THERE AS WELL BECAUSE WHILE RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY ANTI-SEMITISM IS A HUGE CONCERN, HOMOPHOBIA IS ALSO THERE AND IT'S AN UNDERCURRENT AND I WOULD HATE FOR THEM, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SEEN, SHEDDING LIGHT ON VISIBLE PEOPLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT NOT TO DIMINISH ANY OF THE OTHERS

THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT. >> I AGREE WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> QUICKLY ALONG THOSE LINES IN TERMS OF THE ANTIBIAS GROUND, THE ONE GROUP THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S PART OF THE TRAINING IS ABLE DOES IN. SO I THINK IF THAT'S INCLUDED IN IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT THAT IN AS

WELL. >> UNDERSTOOD ALL.

>> ANYONE ELSE? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH DOCTOR

ROGERS. >> WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE GEARS

[B. Instructional Services - Presentation: Transitional Kindergarten (TK)]

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KINDERGARTEN. >> WELCOME DOCTOR DENA SELLERS

WELCOME MARIBETH STONEWALL. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD, PRESIDENT GILL, SUPERINTENDENT MCLAUGHLIN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, MRS. STOVALL AND I ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY AS PRESIDENT GILL SAID I'M DENA SELLERS THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND THIS IS MARIBETH STOVALL AND HER TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN WHICH STANDS FOR TEACHER ASSIGNMENT. WE LOVE TK AND WERE HAPPY TO

TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT TODAY. >> WE THOUGHT IT WARRANTED A HISTORY OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN OR SCHOOL DISTRICT UNTIL TK WAS MORE UNIVERSAL I NEVER HAD A SCHOOL WITH TK UNTIL I WAS AT LING RANCH BECAUSE IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT WAS POLARIZED FOR A SMALL GROUP OF CHILDREN WITH A VERY SPECIFIC BIRTH DATE RANGE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE. THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT STARTED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN 2012 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA STARTED WALKING BACK THE BIRTHDATE AGE TO START KINDERGARTEN, IT USED TO BE THAT YOU HAD TO ALFREDIA AGNEW BY DECEMBER 2ND AND YEAR BY YEAR STARTING IN 2012 THEY WALKED BACK TO NOVEMBER, OCTOBER AND SO WE LANDED ON SEPTEMBER ONE WHICH IS MORE COMMENSURATE WITH THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES TRULY WE WERE THE BABIES OF KINDERGARTEN.

SENSE THEN WE HAVE BEEN TWEAKING THE TK PROGRAM YEAR-BY-YEAR IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME AND AS WE NOTICED AN INCREASE DEMAND BY PARENTS WE STARTED INCLUDED THE JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS SO THEY TK DATE RANGE WAS JULY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 2 SO YOU HAD ALL OF THE FALL BIRTHDAYS IN THE TWO SUMMER MONTHS. LO AND BEHOLD, WE HAVE NOW YOU PK A MANDATE FROM THE STATE TO EXPAND TK TO SERVE ALL FOUR -YEAR-OLDS BY THE YEAR 25 - 26. WE'VE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE STATE GUIDELINES FOR THE YEAR-BY-YEAR, WALKING FORWARD INSTEAD OF WALKING BACK. INSTEAD OF ADDING BIRTHDATES UNTIL FEBRUARY 2 AND ADDING BIRTHDATES THIS YEAR THROUGH APRIL 2 BUT NOT JUST THAT FOR US THEY ALLOW US TO EXTEND.

IN THE 22 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR THE NEW WINDOW WAS UNTIL FEBRUARY 2 WE ALSO HAD FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS AND ALL MARCH BIRTHDAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO ATTEND TK AND WE OFFERED TO ALL STUDENTS WHO HAD FEBRUARY AND MARCH BIRTHDAYS, THEY DID NOT ALL TAKE IT BECAUSE SOME WANTED TO BE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL DOES NOT ALWAYS WHERE WE HAVE SPACE BUT WE DID OFFER IT TO EVERYONE. IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR THE 23 - 24 SCHOOL YEAR THE STATE WINDOW FOR TK EXTENDED TO APRIL 2 AND ONCE AGAIN OFFERED EXTENDED TK TO THE APRIL BIRTHDAYS ANSWER MAY BIRTHDAYS AS WELL WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH MAY 31 BIRTHDAYS THAT WON'T TURN FIVE UNTIL MAY 31.

NEXT YEAR END THE 24 - 25 SCHOOL YEAR, THE STATE GUIDELINES ASK US TO EXTEND THOSE BIRTHDATES TO JUNE 2 WHICH IS TWO DAYS FURTHER THEN WE WENT THIS YEAR IN THE 2P UP THE SUMMER BIRTHDAYS AND WE GET THROUGH TO SEPTEMBER ONE SO ALL FOUR -YEAR-OLDS WILL BE

SERVED IN TK. >> CURRENTLY IN TK WEIR 461 STUDENTS MAYBE IS 462, THIS WAS A WEEK AGO.

WE HAVE 23 GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND CLASSROOM AIDES, FIVE SPECIALIZED PROGRAM CLASSES THAT HAVE TK STUDENTS IN THEM AND AS I SHARED BIRTHDATES TO APRIL 2 IN THE EXTENDED BIRTHDAYS THROUGH MAY 31. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ALREADY FIVE -YEAR-OLDS, JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS THAT TURNED FIVE HAVE ACCESS TO TK.

WE HAD PROMOTED THEM TO A KINDERGARTEN OPTION.

THIS IS A CHART REPRESENTING THE SHEER, NEXT YEAR AND THE FINAL YEAR BEFORE IT'LL BE UNIVERSAL FOR ALL FOUR -YEAR-OLDS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TK WINDOW AND ALSO TK WORK A OPTION THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FOR THE JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS BUT THE LAST BOARD MEETING WE REINSTATED AS AN OPTION FOR FAMILIES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TK WORK A FOR JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW MORE DATES. I'LL HAVE YOU BACK IT UP, YOU

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IF THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE TO PUT THEM IN TK.

SO THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL PRESENTATION AND WE ADDED THIS BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN SOME QUESTIONS SINCE THE PUBLISHING OF OUR BOARD AGENDA AND THE PRESENTATIONS.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU EVERY PRESENTATION, HOPEFULLY DOCTOR POWELL HAS A VISUAL TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA OF HOW THE AGES HAVE RANGE. VELASCO YOUR 22 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR. HAVE THE OPTION OF TK OR K FOR THOSE JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS, THE BOTTOM ROW SHOWS STUDENTS THAT WE ARE IN TK INSTEAD OF KINDERGARTEN AS FIVE -YEAR-OLDS.

THIS YEAR WITHOUT THE SUMMER OPTION FOR THE TK YOU CAN SEE MANY FAMILIES PROMOTED THEIR STUDENTS TO KINDERGARTEN.

THERE IS A LARGER NUMBER OF JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS THIS YEAR IN KINDERGARTEN. THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND THROUGH FEEDBACK WE ARE REALIZING THAT MANY FAMILIES MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE THEIR STUDENT REPEAT AUTOMATICALLY NO QUESTION ASKED THEY WANT THEM TO HAVE KINDERGARTEN AGAIN TO THE EXTENT THAT PARENTS ASK ME TO E-MAIL THEM IN WRITING CAN THEY REPEAT KINDERGARTEN AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAD FEEDBACK FROM PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE JULY AND AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AND THAT MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR SOME STUDENTS.

WE WANT THE ABILITY TO TRUST THE FAMILY TO MAKE THAT CHOICE FOR THEIR STUDENT THAT MIGHT BE IN THE YOUNGEST END OF KINDERGARTEN. THIS IS OUR CHART OVER TIME, GROW GROW GROW, BLEND IN REMOTE IS NOT A GREAT OPTION FOR TK KIDDOS, SOME PARENTS DID NOT CHOOSE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR END AS YOU CAN SEE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BUILD BACK AND HERE WE ARE WITH LARGER NUMBERS AND READY FOR THIS YEAR.

>> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS THE AGES HAVE GOTTEN YOUNGER WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST A LOT OF HER TEACHING FOR SO LONG IN TK LIKE DOCTOR SELLERS SAID IT KIND OF CHANGED EVERY YEAR BUT WE PARALLELED KINDERGARTEN WITH GLASS BENCHMARKS THAT WE HAD THE KIDS RESPONSIBLE FOR HITTING. BUT NOW THE STATE HAS COME OUT WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR UNIVERSAL TK.

THEY HAVE ASKED US TO FOLLOW THE CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL FRAMEWORK FOUNDATIONS WHICH WE WANTED TO ADD THAT ALLEGEDLY THE TK FOUNDATION WILL BE COMING OUT IN EARLY 2024.

WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO DO MORE CHANGING ONE SIDE COMES OUT TO.

FOR THIS YEAR WE REALLY ADJUSTED WHAT WE ARE REQUIRING THE STUDENTS IN THE FRAMEWORK IS REALLY GREAT FOR ALL LEARNERS, THE DLL LEARNERS IN MAKING SURE WERE INCLUSIVE OF EVERYBODY.

IF YOU COME INTO OUR CLASSROOMS, YOU WILL SEE THE THREE EASE, THAT WOULD BE EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE AND EXPLORATION AND IT SHOULD BE FULL OF PURPOSEFUL PLAY IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FUN AND YOU WANT TO SEE SOME REALLY CUTE CHILDREN POP BY OUR CENTER SOMETIME, ALL DAY YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THE PURPOSEFUL PLAY THE CHILD DIRECTED IN SOMETIME EDUCATOR GUIDED AND SOMETIMES EDUCATED DIRECTED. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, VERY HANDS-ON A LOT OF MANIPULATIVES, IT IS DEFINITELY NOISY AND LOTS OF TALKING GOING ON BUILDING THE ORAL LANGUAGE IT SO IMPORTANT AND ANOTHER GUIDING FACTOR FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR ASSESSMENTS IN OUR REPORT CARD TO FOLLOW THE PRESCHOOL FOUNDATION. WE ALSO BASTED OFF OF THE DR DP A DEVELOPMENTAL RATING SCALE AND WHERE THE STATE MIGHT REQUIRE ALL TK'S TO GO TO THE DR DP SO WE FIGURED THIS WAS A GOOD TIME TO MATCH THE LANGUAGE AND GET USED TO WHAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR BOARD APPROVED CURRICULUM, OUR WORLD OF WONDERS, OUR MATH, SEL, ALL OF THAT THAT IS STILL HAPPENING. BEFORE OUR WORLD OF WONDERS WAS MAYBE NOT ENOUGH BUT NOW IT'S JUST RIGHT, THAT'S BEEN GREAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE NEXT SITE ABOUT INTEGRATED

INSTRUCTION. >> YOU CAN SEE IN TK THE ENVIRONMENT CAN ACT AS A TEACHER.

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WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ORGANIZED IN THE MEANINGFUL REAL WORLD CONNECTION AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT ON THE LAST SLIDE WHERE WE USE THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR YEARS BUT I GUESS WE ADJUSTED THOSE BENCHMARKS TO RELATE MORE WITH THE PRESCHOOL AND THE 48 MONTH OLD CHILD VERSUS THE 62

-MONTH-OLD CHILD. >> WE MENTION PLAY-BASED LEARNING AT THE HEART OF TK AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY HAVING THIS DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH HAS BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL FOR THE KIDS, WHAT MIGHT IT LOOK LIKE, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY LEARNING CAN HAPPEN THROUGH PLAY BUT REALLY THAT IS AT THE HEART OF HOW KIDS LEARN THROUGH THE HANDS-ON PLAY-BASED ACTIVITIES.

YOU ARE DEALING WITH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND A LOT OF THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW THEY ARE FEELING OR THE IMPULSE CONTROL SO WE ARE CONSTANTLY USING THAT AS A TIME IN THE PLAY TO BUILD THAT CONNECTION OF HOW TO TAKE TURNS OR WAIT PATIENTLY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEIR MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY COMING.

YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT WE AS ADULTS WITH THE TWO LITTLE FINGERS ARE VERY STRONG IN KIDS THEY ARE NOT START WITH A LARGE MOTOR AND WORKS ITS WAY DOWN. A LOT OF ACTIVITIES YOU WILL SEE IN THE CLASSROOM ARE BUILDING THE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN. THERE ARE WORK HABITS THAT COME WITH PLAY-BASED LEARNING YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE THINGS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE IS A LOT OF FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, 24 LITTLE KIDS RUNNING AROUND THE CLASSROOM BUT THIS PLAY HELPS THEM LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ENGAGED IN FINDING WHAT CONNECTS WITH THE PROBLEM-SOLVING.

IN THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IS A THEORIST WHO SAYS PLAY IS THE PATHWAY BY WHICH CHILDREN LEARN. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AT ALL TIMES IN OUR CLASSROOMS. THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT KEEPS GOING BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILDING, THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING, THEY ARE LEARNING AS THEY GO. IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE THAT HAPPENING CLASS AND COME TOGETHER BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING HOW MUCH THEY'VE GROWN.

AS DOCTOR SELLERS SAID WE MIGHT HAVE KIDS AS YOUNG AS THREE AND A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND A 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD BECAUSE IT IS A BIG DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH.

IT'S A QUARTER OF THEIR LIFE. WHEN THEIR FOUR YEARS OLD THEY'VE ONLY HAD SO MUCH TIME TO LEARN AND GROW.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE MET, THE FOUR -YEAR-OLDS ARE MORE IN LINE STARTING TO ACT OUT OR DO THE IMAGINATIVE PLAY WHERE A 5-YEAR-OLD HAS KIND OF SOLIDIFIED THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THE FIVE EURO CAN FOLLOW RULES A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE 4-YEAR-OLD IS GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AS FAR AS LANGUAGE, THE 4-YEAR-OLD IS MORE LIKELY TO ONLY HAVE FOUR OR FIVE WORDS IN A SENTENCE WITH A FIVE EURO TAKES OFF A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE 4-YEAR-OLD HAS A HARD TIME MEMORIZING SONGS OR POEMS SO WE MAKE SURE OUR DAY IS FULL OF A LOT OF THAT WERE THE 5-YEAR-OLD CAN TELL THE STORY A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING AND ARE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS LITTLE BIT MORE.

COGNITIVELY A 4-YEAR-OLD HAS BASIC SHAPES, COLORS, STARTING TO COUNT, MAYBE RECITE THE ABCS BUT NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE ACTUALLY CONNECT TO THE LETTERS OR THE SOUNDS.

THAT IS DEFINITELY DEVELOPING THEY LIKE TO DRAW BODIES WITH HER HANDS COMING OUT OF THEIR HEADS.

WE ARE LEARNING THERE IS MORE THAN THE BODY PARTS WITH A CIRCLE AND LITTLE LINES. THE 5-YEAR-OLD STARTS TO GROW SO QUICKLY THEY CAN COUNT TO 10 AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A LITTLE LOW BUT EVEN HIGHER THAN THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE NUMBERS 1 - 5 AND THERE STARTING THE IDEA OF TIME TO DEVELOP A 5-YEAR-OLD IN TERMS OF NOT READING O'CLOCK BUT YESTERDAY

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>> THIS IS A QUOTE FROM VANESSA, INSTEAD OF MEMORIZING AND REGURGITATING INFORMATION, LEARNING THE ALPHABET THE 21ST CENTURY LOOKS MORE PLAYFUL AND FUN IN TODAY'S HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS INVITE CHILDREN TO TOUCH AND EXPLORE, SOMETIMES I GET CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN I WALK INTO A TK CLASSROOM THE TEACHER FEELS LIKE IT'S NOISY AND THERE'S KIDS EVERYWHERE AND ALL THE BLOCKS ARE ON THE GROUND AND THEY GET INITIALLY SELF-CONSCIOUS LIKE WHAT IS DOCTOR SELLERS GOING TO THINK OF THIS AND I THINK IT'S AMAZING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WANT THE KIDDOS TO BE ENGAGING IN, HANDS ON TALKING TO EACH OTHER TRYING SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF TO BUILD OR PUT TOGETHER AND I'M HERE TO TELL ALL THE TK TEACHERS I'M HERE TO SEE ALL THE NOISY NEST AND SO IS EVERYONE BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE THE KIDDOS ENGAGING IN LEARNING WITH EACH OTHER AND THE TEACHER AND WITH NOVEL

MATERIALS. >> OF COURSE FOR US IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT A TK FOR US TO HAVE INCLUSION PRACTICES SO ALL STUDENTS ARE FULLY INCLUDED IN THE TK PROGRAM AND CONNECTED WITH THEIR SAME AGE PEERS. SO TK IS THE STARTING PLACE FOR THAT AND AS WE SHARED LAST YEAR ABOUT SOME OF OUR NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE OPENED THIS YEAR. WE DO HAVE A TK CURRICULUM WORLD OF WONDERS AND HAS MANY ADAPTATIONS OR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THIS IS WHAT EXAMPLE YOU CAN SEE THE WORLD OF WONDERS CURRICULUM CALLS OUT WHAT KIND OF DELAY A STUDENT MAY HAVE AND STRATEGIES FOR THAT.

THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY THROUGH EVERY LESSON AWAITS THAT A TEACHER CAN ACCOMMODATE.

WE DO HAVE SPECIALIZED PROGRAM CLASSES AND THEY ALSO ADJUSTED THE TK ENROLLMENT. YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT MAKES OF THE LOCATION LIKE PRESCHOOL HAVE LESS STUDENTS IN THE AGE RANGE IN ONE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MADE WAS TO MOVE THE PRESCHOOL CLASSES TO SYCAMORE CANYON SCHOOL AND WE GOT AN AMAZING E-MAIL FROM THE PRINCIPAL ABOUT THE SUCCESS THAT THEY'VE HAD AS THEY BUILT IN TIME FOR THE PRESCHOOL CLASSES TO GO INTO THE CH TK CLASSES ITS STRUCTURED SO WELL IN MEETING WITH ATTENTIVE SUCCESS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR CODE TEACHING TK CLASS AT ASPEN WHERE THE TK STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAM START THEIR DAY IN THE TK CLASSROOM AND DO SETTERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND SPEND ALL OF THEIR SPECIALISTS TIMES WITH THEIR TK PEERS. BOTH OF THOSE A BIT A BIG

SUCCESS FOR US THIS YEAR. >> JUST LIKE ANY OTHER GREAT WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND OUR CLASSES AND WORLD OF WONDERS HAS STRATEGIES SPECIFIC TO ENGLISH LEARNERS IN THE CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF ENGLISH LEARNERS. IN ADDITION TO THAT ARE DUAL LANGUAGE EMERGENT PROGRAM AT CONEJO ACADEMY INCLUDES TK STUDENTS SO THEY HAVE A BILINGUAL TEACHER IN A BILINGUAL CLASSROOM AIDE SO THEIR DAY IS FULL OF RICH LANGUAGE OF ENGLISH

AND SPANISH. >> WHAT DOES A DAY AND TK LOOK

LIKE. >> IS BUSY THE TEACHER HAS TO COME UP WITH MANY, MANY LESSONS DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THE ATTENTION SPAN OF A 4-YEAR-OLD IS NOT VERY LONG, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK IN PREPARATION THAT GOES ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES FROM THE TEACHERS IN THE MORNING YOU WILL SEE A WHOLE GROUP MAY BE A COMMUNITY CIRCLE, A MORNING MEETING OR A WRITTEN NOTE THAT THE TEACHER IS READING TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY TAKE ATTENDANCE INTO ALL OF THAT. TYPICALLY THAT MOVES IN TO WHAT TEACHERS CALL WORKSHOP TIME SOME CALL IT CENTRISM TO EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT NOTION BUT THE IDEA THAT OUT IN THE CENTERS ALL OF THE INTEGRATED LEARNING SO THERE MIGHT BE A SCIENCE ACTIVITY OR MATH OR TECHNOLOGY IN ADDITION TO THE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT DEVELOP OR FRONT-ROW LOGICAL AWARENESS AND AGAIN, MAYBE THE STUDENTS ARE REALLY REALIZING THAT THERE LEARNING BECAUSE OF HAVING SO MUCH FUN BUT THEY HAVE A RECESS EVERY DAY, THEY COME BACK AND USUALLY THAT IS MATH TIME AND WE

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EVERYTHING IS LEARNING IN TK. TYPICALLY AFTER LUNCHTIME THERE PRETTY TIRED IT'S A VERY LONG TIME FOR THE TK KIDS SO TEACHERS WILL OFTEN DO A QUIET STORY TO COOL OFF FROM RUNNING AROUND SO HARD AT RECESS TIME AND SHARE AN ORAL STORY WITH THEM AND READ ALOUD. THE LAST PART OF THE DAY IS USUALLY FILLED WITH WHAT SOME TEACHERS CALL DISCOVERY TIME OR FREE CHOICE SO IT'S OPEN ENDED TIME FOR PLAY.

THE STATE SUGGESTS THERE SHOULD BE AN HOUR OF UNINTERRUPTED PLAYTIME FOR EVERY TK STUDENT EVERY DAY.

OBVIOUSLY WITH SCHEDULES IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN BECAUSE WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIALIST AT THE REST OF THE SCHOOL GOES TO SO IF THAT IS PE, ARE IT VERY SCHOOL TO SCHOOL AND THAT'S WITH ENDED THE DAY WOULD LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THIS ALL OF OUR ULTIMATE GOALS FOR THESE KIDS TO UNDERSTAND A BIG SCHOOL AND UNDERSTAND SCHOOL IS A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE RISKS AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE FIRST EXPERIENCE SO WHEN THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN THEY WILL BE READY TO START MASTERING THOSE SKILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPOSING TO THEM

ALL YEAR LONG. >> JUST AS WE START RIGHT NOW, NOVEMBER 1 IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL CHOICE PROCESS AND IN JANUARY ON JANUARY 29 WE WILL BEGIN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS, WE WANT FAMILIES WITH THE STUDENT WHO IS TK ELIGIBLE TO KNOW THAT YOU DO ENROLL THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL EVEN IF YOU'RE APPLYING FOR SCHOOL CHOICE AND STARTS JANUARY 29, THERE IS PREENROLLMENT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AND OF COURSE OUR SCHOOL CHOICE PROCESS AND TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL BE ON THE FIRST-EVER TEAM'S WEBINAR WITH MR. LOU TO HOST RT KK INFO NIGHT VIRTUALLY.

THAT IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. IF YOU WANT TO POP UP THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE FLYER FOR THAT IN THE QR CODE IS HOW YOU REGISTER FOR TK INFO NIGHT WHERE WE WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION THAT IS FAMILY FOCUSED ON TK AND KINDERGARTEN AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FAMILIES HAVE ABOUT IT. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY EVERYBODY

WANTS TO GO TO TK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION, IT IS SO TIMELY. AS AN OCCASIONAL VISITOR TO TK CLASSROOMS I EMBRACE THE NOISY DESK, HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

THIS PRESENTATION ANSWER SOMEBODY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOLLAND WE HAVE MORE. LET ME BEGIN WITH FUTURE TK FAMILIES. WITH THE DATES CHANGING WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE CUSP, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN WHERE WE DON'T.

>> IF YOU READ ON THE WEBPAGE IN ANY OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT TK THEY ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT OUR CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR WHO HAS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TK. SO FOR THE 24 - 25 SCHOOL YEAR STUDENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH JUNE 2 HAVE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TK. BEYOND THAT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LET US KNOW WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY AND IN THAT FLEXIBILITY WE MAKE DECISIONS WHEN WE BRING POLICY FORWARD ON HOW OUR NUMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY INFORMS US THE FLEX ABILITY THAT IS BEST FOR OUR FAMILIES.

IT IS DIFFICULT EVEN WHEN YOU SAY ON ESTATE WEBINAR ABOUT CPK, WHAT ABOUT THE SUMMER BIRTHDAYS. SPECIFICALLY FOR US NEXT YEAR WHAT ABOUT JUNE. IT IS A GRADUAL INCREASE IN TWO TK THAT CAUSES THESE DISCREPANCY FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR WE HAVE TRIED TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE TO EXTENDING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO FILL SPACE AVAILABLE ON OUR EXISTING CLASSES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WE ENROLL.

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>> PERFECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A QUESTION IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF HER TK PROGRAM.

I'M WONDERING ABOUT TRADING OPPORTUNITIES THAT A BIT AVAILABLE TO THE TK TEACHERS IN THE AIDES IN THE CLASSROOMS.

>> A COUPLE OF THINGS TEACHERS WITH THE NEW TK WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE 24 UNITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

IF HE BEGAN TEACHING IN OUR DISTRICT WHICH IT HAPPENED TO THEIR DISTRICTS, SOME DISTRICTS THIS IS NOT HAPPEN.

2015 AND BEFORE YOU WERE GRANDFATHERED IN AND TEACHERS FROM THAT POINT FORWARD WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE 24 UNITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN ORDER TO TEACH WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CENTER AT ONLY WROTE GRANTS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SO THEY ARE OFFERING -- WE SPONSOR THE TEACHER FROM OUR DISTRICT BASICALLY THE MONEY GOES AND THEY CAN ENROLL FOR THOSE UNITS AND TAKE THOSE CLASSES FOR FREE AND IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HAVE A MONTHLY MEETING WHERE WE TRIED TO COME UP, LAST MEETING BECOME UNDETECTABLE TO ASSESS ASSESSMENT IN THE REPORT CARDS AND EVERYBODY WAS UNDERSTANDING AND IT WASN'T THE WHOLE TEAM OF 25 TEACHERS. WE HAD OUR MEETING FOCUSED ON THAT AND I MEET EVERY MONTH WITH HER AIDES AS WELL AND I PARTNERED WITH TONY ISAACS, SHE IS A NADER OF YOU PK AT THE COUNTY OFFICE SO SHE CAME LAST YEAR AND SHE DID TRAINING FOR BOTH OUR AIDES AND ARE TK TEACHERS WHICH IS VERY WONDERFUL BECAUSE I GATHER FROM EVERYBODY WHAT TOPICS THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND SHE PROVIDED TRAINING AND IS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THIS YEAR TO IT IS ONGOING THE COUNTY HAS A LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT AND I GET THE INFORMATION AND PASS IT ON TO THE TEACHERS AND WERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THIS FALL WERE YOU WOULD HAVE A RELEASE DATE BUT NOT JUST OUR DISTRICT HAD A VERY HARD TIME FINDING A SUBSTITUTE TO COVER THAT MANY TEACHERS TO BE OUT AT ONE TIME, THERE CHANGING THEIR MODEL TO AFTERSCHOOL IF THEY CAME OUT WAS SOMETHING THE OTHER DAY MONDAY THEY ALREADY HAVE A DATE SET FOR THE SUMMER TO LET TEACHERS KNOW THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OFFER.

IS THIS CONTINUAL AND ALWAYS EVOLVING AND IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH IT ALL IS DEFINITELY A

CHALLENGE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY SHE'S PROBABLY BEEN PRETTY MODEST, SHE PROVIDES A TON OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT TO HER TK TEACHERS AND HER AIDES, THE CURRICULAR SHIFTS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND WERE VERY SIGNIFICANT FROM WHAT WE WERE DOING TWO YEARS AGO SO MR. NOBLE HAS REALLY LET THAT CHARGE WORKING WITH THE GROUPS OF TEACHERS AND AIDES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALLY GOING TO TEACHERS AND PROVIDING COACHING, I KNOW MR. OVERALL GOES OUT IF THERE'S NOT AN AID IN THE CLASSROOM SHE IS THERE IF THE TEACHER HAS A QUESTION ON THE CURRICULUM SHE IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. AGAIN VERY MODEST BUT I WANTED

TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. >> WE ALSO DO OUR TEACHERS ENGAGE IN CONFERENCES FOCUSED ON TK SO WE WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP AND THEY COME BACK AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES, THEY ARE DEFINITELY ON THE CUSP OF SCIENCE AND READING AND HOW IT APPLIES TO OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS AND THE BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

>> JUST TO NOTE WITH LOSS FOR JENNA CENTER AND ASKED THAT IS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT IT'S VERY MUCH LIKE OUR INDUCTION PROGRAM IN TEACHERS WITH THEIR CREDENTIALS.

THEY TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER TO DO THE 24 UNITS OF EARLY CHILDCARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

I KNEW I SAID THAT WRONG AND ALSO THE ADMINISTRATIVE, NOT ONLY DO WE SEND OUR FOLKS THERE TO WORK ON THE 24 UNITS BUT OUR FOLKS ARE ALSO TEACHERS IN THE PROGRAMS IS THERE AS WELL.

JUST KNOW WE ARE NOT JUST SENDING MONEY NOR PEOPLE TO SOME PROGRAM IT IS ACTUALLY IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL

DISTRICT. >> OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU. >> EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TK, DON'T ASK ME TO REPEAT THE WHOLE BIRTHDAY

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I HAVE A QUESTION ARE WE SEEING AN UPTICK IN NUMBERS FOR TK HER AND SHINE IN HER HOMESCHOOL HAS THAT CHANGED OR DECLINED OVER

TIME. >> SINCE THE DIPPY ENTREPRENEUR BECAUSE DEFINITELY LESSENED AND SHINE TK.

>> ETIQUETTES TO HER THREE THIS YEAR.

>> OTHER DURING THE PANDEMIC THINGS WERE A LITTLE NUTS.

THE HUSBAND A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT WITH PEOPLE SEEKING OUT HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR OUR TK YEARS.

>> FIRST OFF IN QUEUE FOR THE PRESENTATION IT WAS GREAT.

I JUMPED FOR JOY WHEN I SAW THE SLIDES ABOUT PURPOSEFUL PLAY AND PLAY-BASED LEARNING THAT IS HOW FOUR -YEAR-OLDS LEARN.

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND WE ARE MOVING AWAY BECAUSE I THINK IT SETS OUR STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN IF THEY LEARNED AND DEVELOPMENT LEE APPROPRIATE WAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THE ECHO THE SENTIMENT ABOUT NOISE AND CHAOS IN ALL OF THAT STUFF. IT'S ALL PURPOSEFUL IN MY THEORY THE DIRTIER THEY ARE THE MORE THEY LEARN IN THE HAPPIER THEY ARE THEY COME HOME SO THAT IS GREAT SO THAT'S ALWAYS HARD, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF A FAMILY HAS CHOICE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL FOR THEIR OLDER SIBLING AND THEY HAVE A TK OR TKERSWEIGHT IS THAT FAMILY GO BE NOW THEY'RE HOMESCHOOLED AS A FAMILY UNLESS IT SERVES, WE WILL PUT THEM ASIDE, WHAT DO THEY DO.

>> THEY INITIALLY GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ENROLL AND APPLY FOR SCHOOL CHOICE FOR TK AND THEN THEY HAVE SIBLING PRIORITY, USED TO BE DIFFERENT WILL WE ONLY OFFER TK AT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SCHOOLS YOU WENT TO TK AT THAT SCHOOL AND HAD TO REAPPLY FOR SCHOOL CHOICE, AS SOON AS WE OPEN TK AT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS THEN THE SAME TRICK YOU LAY APPLIED TO

TK. >> DOES A SIBLING, THANK YOU.

YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO ASK. >> IF THEY ARE IN BY THE INITIAL SCHOOL CHOICE DEADLINE WHICH IS GENERALLY 31ST AT 11:59 P.M.

THEN THEY HAVE PRIORITY FOR SCHOOL CHOICE FOR SIBLINGS AND EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE OTHER PRIORITIES.

IF THEY MISSED THE INITIAL DEADLINE THEN THEY DON'T HAVE

THE SAME PRIORITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> IN TERMS OF PLAY I DID WANT TO SAY THROUGH THE FUNDS IN YOU PK FUNDS WE'VE BEEN AUGMENTING OUR CLASSROOMS WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING, CLASSROOMS THAT ALREADY HAD A KITCHEN AND COMBINED A MARKET OR A PUPPET STATION OR A GROCERY STORE.

WE HAVE BEEN INFUSING MORE HANDS-ON PLAY-BASED MATERIALS INTO OUR TK CLASSROOMS TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER THE TEACHERS TO ALLOW THE PLAY-BASED LEA LEARNING.

>> ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THAT.

>> WINDOWS FUNDS DRY UP THERE IS ALSO A TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM

WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. >> IT SURE WOULD.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AS FAR AS MY PERSPECTIVE THANK YOU EVEN MORE FOR KEEPING THOSE DATES IN YOUR HEADS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT KEEP ALL OF THOSE IN MIND.

THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I AGREE WITH TRUSTEE GOLDBERG AND WHAT YOU HAVE SAID. I THINK KIDS HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY TO DISCOVER HOW THEY LEARN.

THEY LEARN BY BEING ACTIVE SO I THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT AND I LIKE NOISE AND MESSES. THANK YOU.

>> JUST TO THANK YOU FOR A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATION.

YOU INCORPORATED EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO KNOW IN THE UPDATES WITH THE NEW PROGRAMMING FOR THIS YEAR ALL THE CURRICULUM INFORMATION AND COVERING THE INCLUSION IN THE CO-TEACHING IN THAT YEAR LD I FELT LIKE AT ENCAPSULATED EVERYTHING.

JUST TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT, THE PLAY-BASED IS ALSO ABOUT LEARNING TO LOVE SCHOOL AND LEARNING IS FUN AND WANTING TO GET THE CONNECTION OF SCHOOL WHICH I KNOW THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THESE KIDS.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

>> I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE BOARD AS WE HEAR MORE AND MORE DOCTOR SELLERS AND MYSELF REGULARLY AS WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE

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THE YOUNGER WE HAVE IN SOME CASES THE LESSONS THEY HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING IN GROUPS OR SHARING AND WE HAVE ISSUES BROUGHT FORWARD TO US. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS THEY COME FORWARD. WE HEAR ABOUT IT REGULARLY.

INNOCENTLY WE WANT TO ADDRESS WITH HER TEACHERS WITH HER AIDS IN THE CLASSROOM AND ALLOW THEM TO EXPERIENCE IT AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND TEACH THEM PROCESSES AND MOVE ON AS THEY GET A LITTLE OLDER, LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS WAS ACCURATE.

>> THAT'S WHAT ARE THE REASONS IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE MRS. STOVALL BECAUSE SHE IS ABLE TO GO TO THE CLASSROOM, SUPPORT THE TEACHER, SEE WAS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM, HELP THE TEACHER MAKE ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY AND SUPPORT A STUDENT THAT MAY NEED THE SUPPORT THAT DAY, SHE IS ABLE TO HONE IN ON THE 23 CLASSES TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE FUNCTIONING IN THEIR SUPPORTED AWAY THAT MAKES EVERYTHING FEEL DOABLE RATHER

THAN OVERRULING. >> I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT OF A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH IF WE IMPROPERLY TEACH THE CHILDREN THAT THE DEMANDS SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND THEREFORE THE BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE MORE MANAGEABLE BECAUSE WERE NOT FORCING THEM TO DO SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT READY FOR.

>> IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

[C. Board of Education - Discussion on City of Thousand Oaks Crossing Guard Program]

>> WE ARE AT 5C BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION ON CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM.

THE REASON THIS IS ON THE AGENDA ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ASKED WHETHER WE SHOULD WITH ONE VOICE EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.

WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING AS HER COLLEAGUES AT THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE GONE THROUGH REVIEW OF THE CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM AND NOW THE SCHOOL YEAR WE ARE SEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED PROGRAM ROLL OUT. THE QUESTION BEFORE US DO WE WANT TO EXPRESS THE BOARDS SENSE WITH THE LETTER TO HER COLLEAGUES A CITY AND IF YOU HAVE PARTICULAR THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE OF WHAT THE CONTENT OF THE MESSAGE MIGHT WANT TO BE WE WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION HERE.

DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN DID YOU WANT TO START OFF WITH ANYTHING.

>> OTHER THAN PART OF THE PROCESS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CONVERSATION LEADS TODAY, FEEDBACK CAN COME INTO THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS UNTIL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IN WHICH THAT POINT TIME A LETTER WILL BE GENERATED AND PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEM MEMBERS.

>> EXACTLY. >> WHO WANTS TO START US OFF.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE TWO PEOPLE I HAVE HEARD FROM WEATHERBY ON TELEVISION OR MEETINGS OR STUFF LIKE THAT IS OUR CHILDREN OUR CHILDREN DO NOT PRODUCTS THAT WE PRODUCE IN A FACTORY, METRICS DOES NOT DETERMINE THEY CANNOT SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A CROSSING GUARD HERE BECAUSE THE METRICS DON'T CALL FOR.

EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS AN INDIVIDUAL IN EVERY DRIVER THAT GOES BY THE INTERSECTION IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT.

AND WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO OUR STUDENTS AND WE DON'T WANT ANY DRIVER TO LIVE WITH THE GUILT OF HITTING A STUDENT OF ANY INTERSECTION LEADING TO A SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE A CROSSING GUARD. BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT EVERYONE IN WHAT I EXPRESSED EARLIER EACH ONE OF

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>> I WILL OUT I SELF SOMETIME THE PERSON THAT ASKED ABOUT IT AND IT WAS SO EFFECTIVE WITH THE 711 LETTER.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT PERSONALLY I AM IN FAVOR OF LETTING THE CITY KNOW HOW WE VIEW THE CITY STREETS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CITIZENS TO KEEP THEM SAFE, IT'S KIND OF A CHICKEN AND EGG, A CHICKEN OR THE EGG THING.

IF THERE IS NOT A CROSSING GUARD THERE THERE IS NO WAY OUR FAMILIES WILL WALK TO SCHOOL. I'M NOT GOING TO RISK IT THAT THIS PERSON MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW UP ON A RANDOM DAY, MAYBE.

IT IS A GIVEN. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT TO UNPACK AND A LOT ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR EVALUATING CROSSING GUARDS AND SAFETY THAT I THINK THEY ARE MISSING AND WE HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO WEIGH IN ON.

>> THE OTHER EXAMPLE OF WHEN THE BOARD EXPRESSED WITH ONE VOICE OUR VIEWS TO THE CITY COLLEAGUES WAS ON HOUSING AND WE SAW THE RESPONSE AND THE STRATEGY DOES WORK.

I SPOKE ABOUT THIS LAST MEETING WE JUST HAD TO WALK IN ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THE CROSSING GUARD WAS MISSING FOR THE BANYAN WALK TO SCHOOL DAY AND IT REALLY DID HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE WHICH IS WE KNOW ALL THE BENEFITS FROM OUR STUDENTS TO WALK TO SCHOOL THEY COME MORE READY TO LEARN HAVING EXERCISED OF IT AND BE OUT IN THE FRESH AIR, THEY ARE LEARNING IMPORTANT SKILLS TO NAVIGATE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS BY DOING THIS THEY GAIN A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF BENEFITS AND WE KNOW ABOUT THAT THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGES THOSE. THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH I HINTED AT THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS.

THERE IS A FREEDOM ISSUE AND RIGHT NOW OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT FREE TO ESCAPE FROM CARS AND WALK TO SCHOOL, THEY'RE NOT, IT'S TOO DANGEROUS IN THEIR PARENTS WON'T ALLOW IT I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OVERSIGHT LEADERS AND THEY HAVE DISCOURAGED FAMILIES FROM WALKING UNTIL THEY CAN GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. AS RESIDENTS OUR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES THIS IS IMPORTANT FREEDOM THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE TO DELIVER THAT THE STREETS ARE SAFE, NOT JUST FOR

CARS BUT FOR PEOPLE. >> ANOTHER POINT OF EMPHASIS I WANT TO MAKE, WE APPEAR SAY OUR KIDS, OUR KIDS ARE ALSO CITY COUNCIL KIDS. OUR KIDS ARE NOT TO SCHOOL KIDS BUT WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL THE RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN AND I THINK THAT HAS TO BE EMPHASIZED THAT IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE KEEP EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT SAFE AND IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS USE THIS CORNER.

NO ONE STUDENT IS ENOUGH STUDENTS.

>> I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT CROSSING GUARDS ARE CRITICAL IN THE RIGHT PLACES. I DON'T AGREE THAT WE CAN OBLIGATE EVERY INTERSECTION IF IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE ONE STUDENT. I THINK PUTTING THE AND THE LETTER WE WOULD GET VERY FAR WITH CITY COUNCIL I'M COACHING THAT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP STREETS SAFE WHICH IS WHAT MS. GOLDBERG SAID, I WOULD'VE LOVED TO WALK TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE LOOK TO TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL I PUT MY KIDS ON THE BUS INSTEAD WHICH IS A WHOLE SEPARATE CONVERSATION. I AM ALL FOR WRITING THE LETTER BUT I THINK IF WE START DEMANDING, PART OF THE ISSUE THE CITY HAS THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE STAFFING THESE POSITIONS.

IF THE CROSSING GUARD IS NOT RELIABLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW FIGURE TO BE THERE AND KINDA WORTHLESS THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEND YOUR KIDS AND THEY REALLY ARE STRUGGLING AND WE

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OF COURSE THE LIFE OF EVERY WHATEVER STUDENTS, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE 27 SCHOOLS AND A LOT OF

INTERSECTIONS. >> I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE HOW SPECIFIC DO WE WANT TO GET IN TERMS OF WHAT WERE ASKING THEM TO DO, ARE WE ASKING THEM TO NOT USE THEIR OBJECTIVE STANDARDS FOR AN EXAMPLE THAT WAS A PIECE THAT THEY PUT IN AS WELL AS THE SECOND PIECE TO THAT WHICH IS THE APPEALS PROCESS, THERE IS A FEE AND WE KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO.

I JUST WANTED THINK ABOUT HOW DETAILED DO WE WANT TO GET WITH SOME OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS I'M TRYING TO SAY THERE WERE DEMANDS AND SUGGESTIONS WE MIGHT MAKE HER CITY COUNCIL FOLKS.

>> THAT IS A PIECE MAKING SURE WHATEVER WE SEND IS NOT TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO AND AS CITIZENS AND PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SCHOOLS THIS IS HOW WE SEE THIS ISSUE AND THE THINGS THAT YOU THE CITY HAVE IN YOUR PURVIEW TO HELP US WITH.

>> I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO WRITE THE POLICY FOR THEM.

BUT I THINK WE CAN SUGGEST THE WAY THAT WE GOVERN IS WITH SUBJECTIVE STANDARDS AND WE EVALUATE EVERY WHATEVER STUDENTS AND OUR FREEDOM AND THEIR SAFETY TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL.

I THINK THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IS COMPLICATED AND MAY BE OVERLY SO. THE PROGRAM AND SUPPLEMENTED BY HOW MANY SCHOOLS WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE THEY'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT COVERING ANY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THEY ARE LIMITED IS FINITE, ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU EXPRESS THE MESSAGE TO ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT YOUR SAFETY IS VALUED AND ANOTHER ONE IS NOT. THAT'S NOT HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS IN THIS BODY AND I THINK WE CAN SHARE AND WE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD ADOPT A SIMILAR APPROACH AND SEE WHERE IT GOES

WITHOUT. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY WHEN I SAID EVERY INTERSECTION I DIDN'T MEAN EVERY INTERSECTION BUT AT LEAST THE MAIN ONES AND PARTICULARLY YOU HAD MENTIONED, ANYTIME I THINK OF THIS ISSUE AND THINKING OF THE INTERSECTION AT THE CORNER OF KNOLLWOOD AND LYNN WERE PEOPLE DRIVE 55 WITH HER BEING CARED FOR. I THINK ABOUT THAT, YOU MENTIONED THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG SITUATION.

DO NOT GOING TO PUT A CROSSING GUARD THERE BECAUSE NOBODY USES UP A THIRD DON'T USE IT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT CROSSING GUARD THERE. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT METRICS, WE HAVE TO ASK THEM TO CONSIDER DIFFERENT

WAYS OF MAKING THAT DECISION. >> ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE, HOW IS A CROSSING GUARD POLICY ALIGNED WITH THE VALUES OF THE CITY. WE KNOW THIS COMMUNITY WANTED LOVES OPEN SPACE, THIS IS MAYBERRY WE HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME WE WANTED TO HAVE A DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN AREA FOR HOWEVER, LONG IT'S BEEN. WE SAY WE WANT TO BE LESS AUTO CENTRIC AND THE WAY THE CURRENT POLICY IS IS IT HELPING THAT ALONG AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THAT IN A NICER WAY. AGAIN BEING ALIGNED WITH THE

VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO DEVELOP OUR SHARED THOUGHTS AND BRING THOSE BACK FOR MORE DISCUSSION AND ACTION THIS TIME? AWESOME.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO 5G BUSINESS APPROVAL TO OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

[D. Business Services - Approval of Amendments to Independent Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee By-laws]

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>> THE REVISION TO THE BYLAWS OF THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE BYLAWS FOR THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND MEMORIALIZE ADDING ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ONTO THE COMMITTEE FOR EACH YEAR THAT

IS ONLY MAJOR CHANGE IN HERE. >> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS

ITEM? >> I THINK JUST TO BE CONSISTENT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER BUT UNDER QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE REST OF OUR COMMITTEE HAVE TO RESIDE WITHIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES IS THAT TRUE OR NOT TRUE FOR STUDENTS.

>> IT IS TRUE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROCESS AND THE STUDENTS OF NASDAQ AND FROM A DISTRICT ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE ON THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

ACTUALLY LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT? >> ARE YOU ASKING IF THE CURRENT

STUDENTS ON THEIR ARE RESIDENTS. >> RIGHT NOW THE REVISED BYLAWS IS THAT THE STUDENTS ALSO MUST RESIDE WITH THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. IF THAT IS OUR INTENT WERE NOT QUESTIONING THAT. BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER STUDENT SAID ON THAT COMMITTEE YOU RESIDE IN THEY MIGHT HAVE A BETTER IDEA IF WE ACTUALLY QUESTION.

>> WE'VE HAD A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MEMORIALIZING IN THE BYLAWS IF THE BOARD WANTS TO AMEND LANGUAGE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, WE CAN DO THAT, WE HAVE A CHECK FOR THE MEMBERS IN THE PAST AS LONG AS THEY'RE ENROLLED IN STUDENTS AND WE'VE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED AS

PART OF THE COMMITTEE. >> WITH THE EXCEPTION TO THE STUDENTS THE OTHER MEMBERS MUST RESIDE JUST TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

>> UNLESS WE WANT THE STUDENTS TO RESIDE I PERSONALLY THINK THAT IS SUFFICIENT BUT I THINK WE PROBABLY MIGHT NEED TO

SPECIFY THAT. >> IT IS INTERESTING STUDENT ISN'T PAYING THE TAX BILL, I THINK THAT PIECE, I GUESS WE PROTECT THE LEGAL IF THE STUDENT DOESN'T RESIDE HERE AND ISN'T EVEN ALLOWED. HOWEVER, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE IF THEY ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS, THEY DEFINITELY HAVE AN INFORMED OPINION ON THE USES THAT BEST USES THAT WOULD ENHANCE THEIR SCHOOL OR OUR SCHOOLS, I DON'T TAKE IT NEEDS TO BE LIMITED UNLESS LEGALLY WE CAN HAVE THEM ON THERE.

I'M IN FAVOR OF AMENDING THE LANGUAGE, THAT IS THE BOTTOM

LINE. >> DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS.

IF IT'S LEGAL ADULT MEMBERS MUST RESIDE WITHIN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND STUDENTS MUST ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS.

>> OKAY. >> LEGALLY TO BE ON THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE YOU HAVE TO BE 18.

WE ARE MEMORIALIZING THEM IN HERE AND YOU HAVE TO BE 18 AND LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES, THIS IS CODIFY AND OFFER THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WE CAN HAVE STUDENT REPS THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENT REPS, THAT IS OKAY SO WE CAN ADD UNDER 5.2 SEE WHICH MUST RESIDE IN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, WE CANNOT THE SAME FRONT SENTENCE AND 5.2 A WITH THE EXCEPTION TO THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AND DO IT THAT WAY. MY QUESTION DO WE WANT TO MAKE THE CHANGE AND BRING IT BACK FOR APPROVAL TO THE NEXT MEETING OR DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THIS CHANGE AND TO GET BACK TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD?

>> I WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT SINCE THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF US ENTITY SO THEY SHOULD PROBABLY WEIGH IN BUT I'M

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WILLING TO BE TALKED OUT OF IT. >> THERE IS NO RUSH WE HAVE A PRACTICE OF HAVING THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON BOND OVERSIGHT IS BEEN IN PLACE IT WOULD BE ANOTHER MONTH TO A MONTH AND A HALF TO BRING IT BACK WITH THEM REVIEWING AND AGREEING TO THE LANGUAGE BEFORE COMES BACK TO THE BOARD.

>> WE ALSO MIGHT WANT TO ADD AN WERE TALKING ABOUT THE STUDENT REPS OF ONE YEAR WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT INTO 5.4.

>> ALSO WE TALK ABOUT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AND ALL OF THAT SOMEWHERE IN HERE I SHOULDN'T ASSUME CAN STUDENT SERVE ON THE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. >> THIS IS THE FIRST AND DOING SOME RESEARCH HAVEN'T FOUND ANY BYLAWS AMENDING AND INCLUDING STUDENTS BUT NO GO BACK TO WRITTEN LAW IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE EITHER. STUDENTS CAN BE IF THEY MEET THE 18 YOUR CRITERIA AND LIVE IN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AS ORGAN AMEND THE BYLAWS I'M SURE THAT THE FIVE THE BOARD IS WILLING TO HAVE TO HAVE STUDENT PRESENT ON A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND GET A LEGAL OPINION I WOULD SAY IT WOULD LIKELY COME BACK THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET THE TERMS OF THE LAW IN BOTH OF THOSE

SITUATIONS. >> BUT THEY CAN STILL BE ON THE

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> I DON'T WANT TO RUN A RISK.

>> I THINK THEY WOULD CAN BE CONSIDERED AN HONORARY SUCH AS AN HONORARY MEMBER BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO BE A TEAM TO BE A TRUE MEMBER OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS IF YOU LOOK AT 5.1 THE LAST BULLET THAT WAS ADDED AT LEAST ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND IT SAYS THERE WILL BE ADVISORY TO THE COMMITTEE AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY TO PUT IT A VOTING AUTHORITY FOR BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AND ON SECTION 6.3 PROCEDURES AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT COUNT TO MAKE A QUORUM WHICH COVERS US AND PROTECTS US IN THE QUALIFICATIONS AND WHO IS AND ISN'T ON THE COMMITTEE.

AS DOCTOR MACLACHLAN SAID THEY WOULD BE ADVISORY TO THE COMMITTEE. WE CHARACTERIZE THEM AS ADVISORY AND THAT'S OVERDOING IT WERE NOT SAYING THAT OUR MEMBERS WERE BASICALLY SAYING THEY SIT ON THE COMMITTEE.

>> THERE WOULD BE NO REASON NECESSARILY TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT THEY CANNOT SERVE AS CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR SINCE THEY ARE

ADVISORY MEMBERS. >> THAT WOULD BE MY OPINION ON THAT AND THE SAME WITH THE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AS FAR AS RESIDING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND EVEN WITH 18 YEARS OF AGE, TECHNICALLY THERE ADVISORY ON THE COMMITTEE ARE NOT BOND

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. >> OKAY.

>> IS A ROUNDABOUT WAY OF TRAGEDY WHAT WERE TRYING TO V VIEW. SINCE WE ADDED 5.2 A WITH THE EXCEPTION I THINK WE SHOULD ADD IT AND 5.2 SEE.

I WILL ADD THAT ON THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THEN WE WILL TAKE IT BACK TO OUR NEXT MEETING IN DECEMBER SO WE WILL LIKELY COME BACK TO THE BOARD SOMETIME IN JANUARY.

>> I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND HAVING THE STUDENTS ON THE COMMITTEE. SO I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING

THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THAT. >> I WOULD NOTE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS OVER 18 CAN APPLY ONLY HAVE AN OPEN POSITION IN THE TWO MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY AT LARGE THERE IS NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES THEM TO THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO THERE IS THE OPTION AS WELL FOR STUDENT OVER 18.

>> OKAY ARE WE SATISFIED WITH THAT?

[E. Human Resources - Approval of Amendments to Board Policy 4117.3 - Personnel Reduction]

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MRS. ASHMORE. >> THESE ARE GAMBIT UPDATES ON PERSONNEL REDUCTION INCLUDING LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES THAT SHOULD CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBERS BE AFFECTED BY A NEED TO GO THROUGH PERSONNEL REDUCTION WE WOULD AFFORD THEM THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SERVICE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS DURING THEIR RIGHT FOR REEMPLOYMENT FOR PERMANENT CERTIFICATED STAFF WOULD BE 39 MONTHS AND FOR PROBATIONARY STAFF WOULD BE 24 MONTHS SO WE WILL LOOK FIRST TO THEM TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHING

ASSIGNMENTS. >> THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?

>> I WOULD NOTE, INFREQUENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF MY 11 YEARS WE'VE HAD A REDUCTION WITH ONE-TIME DOLLARS AND I GUESS THE END OF THE LINE FOR THE ONE-TIME DOLLARS WE MAY SEE SOME REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL ISSUE. AGAIN SOME THINGS THAT THE BOARD MAY SEE IN FUTURE BOARD MEE MEETINGS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT SOBERING THOUGHT.

[F. Board of Education - Approval of Amendments to Board Bylaw 9324 - Minutes and Recordings]

APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO BOARD BYLAWS 9324.

MINUTES AND RECORDINGS. >> AGAIN THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GAMMA UPDATE TO OUR BYLAWS. NOTHING SPECIFIC THAT STANDS OUT AS A CONCERN OR ISSUE OTHER THAN IT IS A CHANGE OR AN UPDATE AND

LANGUAGE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?

[G. Triunfo Site - 975 Evenstar Ave., Westlake Village, CA 91361 (Carden Conejo School - Tenant)]

CARDS? >> THANKS SO MUCH.

>> I'M GOING TO CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER BOB FLEMING.

>> IS AWFULLY NICE OF YOU. I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO FIFTH-GRADERS CONOR AND GENEVIEVE. AND A FOURTH-GRADER, ISABELLA AND THIRD-GRADERS WILLIAM AND TERESA MCKENNA.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND STICKING AROUND ALL THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GILL, TRUSTEE SYLVESTER, GOLDBERG POWELL, STUDENT TRUSTEE KAHL. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR MACLACHLAN, DEPUTY INTENDANT DOCTOR HAYEK BY NAME IS BOB FLEMING MY WIFE AND I HAVE OPERATED CARDIN CONEJO SCHOOL FOR 18 YEARS. I AM HERE AGAIN SPEAKING AS I HAVE MANY TIMES OF THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE APPRECIATE THE THREE AND HALF DECADES THAT WE'VE BEEN NEAR 10 AT THE EVENSTAR LOCATION WE STRIVE TO BE AN EXCELLENT TENANT ALWAYS CURRENT UNRELEASED PAYMENTS.

WE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE PROPERTY WE'VE BEEN BUILDING A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. HOLLY AND I LOVE THE SCHOOL, CARDIN CONEJO STRIVES TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY FULL CHILD EDUCATION TO CHILDREN. AS A GENERAL SCHOOL BUS TO BE INVOLVED IN HIS LEGACY. THE PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT THEY CAN BE TO GET LARGE RECOGNIZE CARDIN CONEJO AS A COMMUNITY ASSET THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE CAMEJO VALLEY PREDICTED EDD AND RESIDENTS SURROUNDING EXPRESSED STRONG SUPPORT FOR CUPID TO SCHOOL UNDER STRONG LOCATION AND OPERATING AS AN INDEPENDENT SECULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HOLLY AND I PLEADED WITH YOU TO LET THE SCHOOL CONTINUE TO LEASE THE BEATABLE CAMPUS THAT WE ALL LOVE.

WE CAME TO YOU WITH A PLAN TO HAVE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECEIVE THE SCHOOL FROM US AS A GIFT, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE DISTRICT IN THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION WERE ON TRACK TO FINALIZE THE NEW LEASE EXCEPT TO THE DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL BUT SOMEHOW THOSE NEGOTIATIONS BROKE DOWN.

WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE COME BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE TO HELP THE DISTRICT BEN CARDIN CONEJO SCHOOL FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION, PLEASE HELP US FIND THE FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND TEACHERS WHO LOVE THIS LITTLE SCHOOL FIND A WAY FORWARD.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

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MY NAME IS LISA I'M THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND A FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER. AT CARDIN CONEJO.

I'M PROUD TO BE A CAREER LONG EDUCATOR.

DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE EDUCATORS FACE EACH DAY BECAUSE WHAT WE DO AND WHAT YOUR STAFF DOES AS WELL WE HELP CHILDREN BECOME CONFIDENT AND RESPECTFUL AND CONFIDENT ADULTS.

I LOVE STEPPING ON TO THE TRIUNFO SITE EVERY DAY.

I APPRECIATE IT IS BEEN MY WORK ON FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

WE EDUCATORS WORK TOUGH WE CAN JUGGLE A MILLION BALLS IN THE AIR WE KNOW SOMEONE WILL THROW ANOTHER ONE AT ANY TIME.

WE KNOW HOW TO FIND SOLUTIONS AND MOVE FORWARD BUT THE TERMINATION OF RELEASE HAS TOPPED IT ALL, DEALING WITH AN UNCERTAIN SCHOOL SITE NOT ONCE BUT TWICE HAS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL RAMIFICATIONS BUT WHAT I FIND MOST CONCERNING IS HOWARD LEASE WAS TERMINATED ON DECEMBER 14, RESPECTFULLY I DON'T KNOW WHY WHEN ONE TRUSTEE WHO ASKED ABOUT THE LEASE ASSIGNMENT WAS TOLD BY A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONTRACT IT CANNOT BE ASSIGNED, THAT IS INACCURATE BECAUSE SECTION 17.1 OF THE LEASE CLEARLY STATES THAT THE LEASE CAN BE ASSIGNED WITH WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE DISTRICT. IT EVEN STATES WHO WILL END UP BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST IF THE LEASE IS ASSIGNED.

RESPECTFULLY I DON'T KNOW WHEN TRUST A BACK ON DECEMBER 14 WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO CONTRACT, HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS FACTS STRAIGHT FOR THE VOTE. THERE WAS A CONTRACT INDEED IN PLACE AND I DON'T KNOW WHY BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 14 BEFORE THE MEETING EVER OCCURRED THAT THE DISTRICT DID NOT ACT IN A REASONABLE MANNER WHEN THE FLEMINGS ASKED THAT THE LEASE BE ASSIGNED TO THE NEW NONPROFIT SO THEY COULD TAKE OVER OWNERSHIP. IT WAS A REASONABLE ASK.

I REMAIN CONCERNED THAT THE BOARD VOTED TO TERMINATE THE LEASE WITH INACCURATE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE DISTRICT. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE LEASE NEGOTIATIONS RESUME. WE'VE BEEN STELLAR TENANTS FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS, PLEASE ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CONEJO VALLEY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER. PHIL.

>> YOUR GOOD HAVE TO LISTEN CLOSELY AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU KEEP A COPY TO A MINIMUM WHEN I CALL THE SPEAKER.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS FOR LISTENING. I HOPE YOU NOT ONLY LISTEN BUT TRULY HEROES. WITH AN OPEN HEART AND OPEN MIND TO WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT CARDIN CAMEJO.

MY NAME IS BILLY RINKER I'M A RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HOMES COMMUNITY WERE CARDIN CONEJO IS LOCATED ON THE PROUD PARENT OF A THIRD-GRADER WHO LOVES THE SCHOOL.

WE WERE LIVING IN CALABASAS WHEN WE FOUND CARDIN CONEJO AND WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SCHOOL THAT WE MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ATTEND CARDEN CONEJO.

WE CANNOT BE HAPPIER WITH THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASONS THAT YOU HAVE LISTED ON THE CB UST RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. ACADEMIC ACTIVITY AND SAFETY.

ACADEMICS, MY CHILD HAS FOUND A LOVE FOR LEARNING AT CARDEN CAMEJO SPECIALIST ENVIRONMENT THE EVERY PARENT WOULD WISH FOR.

HE'S ALWAYS SHARING THE NEW THINGS HE HAS LEARNED EACH DAY WHILE DOING HIS HOMEWORK, ASIDE FROM LEARNING, READING AND WRITING STEM HE'S BEEN EXPOSED TO ALERT AMAZING TOPICS AS FRENCH, MUSIC AND ART. ACTIVITY.

THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CHIL HAS LOVE TAKEN INS GAIN CONFIDENCE TO STAND WITH HIS CLASSMATES AND THEIR WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION IN A POREM OR SONG. TO THE MANY SCHOOL PLAYS TO THE COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHTS AND EVEN LEARNING TO PLAY PIANO.

ALL OF WHICH WERE MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO CARDEN CONEJO.

SAFETY AS EVERY PARENT KNOWS SAFETY IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE CONSIDER FOR OUR CHILDREN I HAVE SEEN DAY IN AND DAY OUT HOV HOWEVER, THE TER AND STAFF AT CARDEN CONEJO CARES FOR THE KIDS LIKE THEY WERE THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

THE PEACE OF MIND WHEN I DROP MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL AND IS GREETED BY THE TEACHERS AT THE CURB, SHAKES HER HAND SAYS HOW ARE YOU, WELCOME AND TAKEN ON THE CAMPUS MAKES ME FEEL SAFE EVERY DAY AT CARDEN CONEJO. CARDEN CONEJO IS AN ABSOLUTE SHINING STAR IN THE CONEJO VALLEY COMMUNITY NO DIANETICS CELLS RIGHT FRONT OF YOU. ACADEMICS, ACTIVITY AND SAFETY.

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SO MY QUESTION TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT CARDEN CONEJO TO CONTINUE AT 971 EVEN START.

THE CAMPUS WOULD BEEN UP FOR 30 YEARS.

THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS WERE SPECULATING BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM YOU, WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH OUR NEGOTIATIONS. I ASK YOU WILL YOU ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND RENEW THE LEASE AT 971 EVENSTAR ON YOUR VERY OWN SITE IS AS CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WE BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS DESERVE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY AND CHOICES. I AM ASKING YOU AS THE BOARD DO NOT TAKE AWAY OUR KIDS OPPORTUNITY OF CHOICE FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AT CARDEN CONEJO.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS BRIAN S.

>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING. I ASSUME YOU WILL HAVE CHILDREN OR MOST OF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND ASSUME THE REASON YOU'RE SITTING IN THOSE CHAIRS IS BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT CHILDREN, THEIR WELL-BEING AND MOST IMPORTANT LEADER EDUCATION.

MY NAME IS BRIAN I AM THE FATHER OF TWINS THAT STARTED CARDEN CONEJO THIS FALL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS PRIOR MY CHILDREN WENT TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. EACH DAY FOR TWO YEARS MY DROPOUTS WERE THE SAME DAD, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE, DAD PLEASE STAY HERE, EACH WITH A COMPANY BY HOLDING MY HAND, PULLING ON MY SHIRT. THEY WENT ON THEIR WAY A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE DAYS WERE FINE, FAST-FORWARD TO THE DAYS OF CARDEN DROP OFF LINE BY DAD, LOVE YOU AND THEY WENT INTO THEIR NEW SCHOOL MY CHILDREN ARE IN KINDERGARTEN IN THE LAST 10 WEEKS HAVE ALREADY PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL STARTED TO LEARN FRENCH, SAT UNDER MATH, SCIENCE AND MUCH MORE, DAVID FIFTH-GRADE BUDDY AND ATTEND WONDERFUL EVENTS PUT ON BY THE SCHOOL WHEN I DRIVE UP TO CARDEN I SEE HAPPY CHILDREN, WHEN I TALK TO CARDEN STUDENT THAT HE RESPECTED CHILDREN.

HAVE NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANY OTHER SCHOOL I SIMPLY WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW SIMPLE HE CARDEN CONEJO IS I'M NOT SURE WHY YOUR DISTRICT WILL NOT RENEW THE LEASE AND WHY YOUR DISTRICT IS TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY THAT CARDEN CONEJO SITS ON. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE ARE NO CLEAR ANSWERS AND IT'S INDEED IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT WHAT I DO KNOW MY CHILDREN ARE HAPPIER THAN EVER, THEY LOVE THEIR SCHOOL AND THEY LOVE LEARNING AND THEY'RE EXCITED EVERY DAY TO TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THEY DID AFTER SCHOOL.

MY WIFE AND I ARE PROUD OF OUR CHILDREN WE LOVE CARDEN AND IT'S A ADMINISTRATION, BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHER STAFF AND STUDENTS.

I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT FIGURES BUT PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS DOWN AND CONTINUES TO FALL AS WE KNOW.

WHY THE STATE CANNOT RENEW TO A SCHOOL THAT'S THRIVING WITH STUDENTS IS BEYOND ME. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RENEW THE LEASE AND LET THE SCHOOL KEEP DRIVING, TEACHING AND GIVING BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY THERE IS NOTHING NEGATIVE THAT COMES FROM A NEW LEASE. IN CLOSING I'M GOING TO ASSUME THE REASON YOU ARE SITTING IN THOSE SEATS IS BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT CHILDREN, THEIR WELL-BEING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THEIR EDUCATION AND I'M SORRY PEOPLE ARE CLAPPING, YOU WERE CLAPPING FOR THE PEOPLE APPEAR GIVING PRESENTATIONS, EVERY ONE OF YOU.

GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.

KELLY. >> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS KELLY AND MY FAMILY LIVES IN THOUSAND OAKS AND MY DAUGHTER MADELEINE IS A SECOND-GENERATION STUDENT AT CARDEN CONEJO.

I WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE BOARD TO RENEW THE LEASE OF TERMS AND DO NOT PUT CARDEN'S OPERATION IN JEOPARDY.

CARDEN HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR DAUGHTER MADELEINE AND AN ASSET TO LOCAL FAMILIES.

MADELEINE HAS GROWN TO BE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE IN EXPRESSING HERSELF WITH THE DEPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS IN THE WORLD AROUND HER PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND ABILITY TO SECURE THIS QUALITY OF EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY. CARDEN HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING INSTITUTION IN THE CAMEJO VALLEY.

THIS IS HER DAUGHTER'S SECOND HOME AND WE ALSO HAVE A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS.

ACCORDING TO THE CVUSD WEBSITE THE DISTRICT ADVOCATES FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE IDEAL ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH CARDEN CONEJO SUPPORTS HIS AMBITION IN MY FAMILY WOULD STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER KE KEVIN.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KEVIN MAX, FATHER OF THREE AT CARDEN CONEJO. BORN AND RAISED IN THE COMMUNITY I ATTENDED FOUR OF THE SCHOOLS ON THE WALL, I'VE TAUGHT AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS I'VE COACHED AT TWO OF THE SCHOOLS AND I HAVE TWO SISTERS THAT TAUGHT FOR 15 PLUS YEARS IN THE DISTRICT AND MULTIPLE SCHOOLS I THINK I'M IN A POSITION TO SAY IT'S AN INCREDIBLE DISTRICT. THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN THE WORK

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WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHY IT'S SO GREAT THE CLASS SIZES THE COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE PEOPLE THAT FOUNDED THE SCHOOL NOT BEEN RUNNING THE SCHOOL AND THE STAFF TO PARTICIPATE, THEY TRULY CARE ABOUT HER CHILDREN.

MY CHILDREN WOULD PROBABLY BE OKAY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT WITH THE LOVE, CARE AND ATTENTION AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE AND YOUR CHILD STRUGGLED WITH A MATH TEST I'M GOING TO BE GIVEN WITH 30 MINUTES TO WORK ON IT, THE TEACHERS SHOW UP AT HER BIRTHDAY PARTIES THEY ATTENDED SPORTING EVENTS IT REALLY IS A FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY. NOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN IT BUT IT'S HOW SPECIAL AND WONDERFUL THIS PLACES AND I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE LEASE AND THE NEGOTIATION OF THE LEASE BUT I KNOW THEY WILL BE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE STRUGGLED AND SUFFERED AT THIS PLACE WAS NO LONGER AROUND BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO US.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT SPEAKER ISABEL. >> MY NAME IS ISABEL I AM IN FOURTH GRADE AND I HAVE BEEN AT CARDEN SINCE FIRST GRADE, MY BROTHER HAS BEEN AT CARDEN SINCE PRE-K IN THIS IS MY LITTLE SISTER'S FIRST YEAR, I LOVE CARDEN SO MUCH BECAUSE I SEE MY FRIENDS EVERY DAY AND ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES AND MOST IMPORTANT LEAVE THE STAFF. THEY ARE THE BEST.

WHEN YOU HAVE A QUESTION THEY ENTER IT.

IF YOU NEED HELP THEY HELP YOU, CARDEN IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL AND I WOULD BE DEVASTATED NOT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO CARDEN WHEN COVID STARTED MY FAMILY AND ME DID SCHOOL AND WORK ONLINE WHEN I WAS ONLINE I CANNOT CONCENTRATE AND I DID NOT LEARN EASILY SO MY FAMILY HEARD ABOUT CARDEN AND HOW IT WAS FACE-TO-FACE.

WE WERE SO HAPPY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND I ENJOY THE SCHOOL SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

>> THANK YOU ISABELLA. GENEVIEVE CROSBY.

>> HELLO MY NAME IS GENEVIEVE CROSBY I'M A FIFTH-GRADE PEOPLE AT CARDEN CONEJO AND I THINK THAT CARDEN CONEJO IS A GREAT SCHOOL. IT STAFF ARE THE BEST ONES I'VE HAD. AT MY OLD SCHOOL FOR RECESS I WOULD JUST WANDER AROUND IN CIRCLES AND WONDERING WHAT TO DO. AT CARDEN I HAD A FRIEND TO HELP ME OUT AND INTRODUCE MYSELF TO EVERYONE ELSE.

I MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS AT CARDEN AND IT'S THE BEST SCHOOL OF EVER BEEN TO. PLEASE DON'T KILL HER SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR OUR TIME. >> THANK YOU GENEVIEVE.

NEXT SPEAKER CONNOR MENDEZ. >> HELLO I AM CONNOR MENDEZ MY MOM IS CALLING MENDEZ PRESIDENT OF THE CPA I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT CARDEN CONEJO AND KICKING 160 KIDS OUT OF THE SCHOOL THAT THEY LOVE IS NOT RIGHT HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KICK 200 KIDS OUT OF THE SCHOOL THAT THEY LOVE AND TAKE THE JOBS AWAY FROM TEACHERS THAT THE KIDS LOVE DEARLY, TAKING AWAY THE CAMPUS THAT THE KIDS HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS, THE KIDS COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND MORNING AND YOU TAKEN THE CAMPUS AWAY.

THE SAME CAMPUS TO WORK HARD TO BUILD IN THE SAME CAMPUS ARE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY PRE-TODAY IN SCHOOL I LOOKED UP SAVE CARDEN 2016. I SAW PEOPLE HOLDING SIGNS THAT SAID SAVE CARDEN WE LOVE OUR SCHOOL.

IF WE CAN'T CONVINCE YOU TO GIVE US A NEW LEASE AND WE WILL KEEP

FIGHTING. >> THANK YOU CONNOR.

NEXT SPEAKER ELISE BLANK. >> GOOD EVENING I AM JUST GOING TO TALK FOR MY HEART, MY DAUGHTER STARTED CARDEN, THIS IS HER SECOND YEAR. EMMA WAS WITH TWO OTHER SCHOOLS

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DEAL WITH HER. >> I DON'T KNOW I'M NOT IN YOUR SHOES I'M NOT AN EDUCATOR AND WE STRUGGLE TO FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL. WE FINALLY HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT SCHOOL OR THAN A SCHOOL HOME WHERE THEY HAVE STAFF, TEACHERS, EVERYBODY IS INCREDIBLE. I HAVE IT ON MY STICKER I'M THE BIGGEST CARDEN ADVOCATE TO ANYONE STRUGGLING OR THE SMALL CLASSES THE RATIO YOU WILL NOT FIND THIS RATIO I HAVE LOOKED AROUND WE HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT SCHOOL FOR MY DAUGHTER.

IF IT DOES NOT EXIST FOR WHATEVER REASON I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO THERE IS NO SCHOOL OUT HERE LIKE CARDEN CONEJO. IT IS A GEM OF A SCHOOL.

MY DAUGHTER IS SO HAPPY AND MADE SUCH STRIDES AND PEOPLE KEEP ASKING WHAT ARE THEY DOING AT HER SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S WORKING, PLEASE DO NOT LET US LOSE OUR SCHOOL, THIS WOULD BE A DISASTER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER

CAMERON CROSBY. >> HELLO RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MY NAME IS MEGAN, MY FRIENDS CALL ME I WANT TO POINT OUT I LIVE IN VILLAGE HOMES WHICH IS WHERE THE SCHOOL RESIDES AND I'M AN ADEQUATE ASKING ALL OF YOU, THERE WAS A DOCTOR EARLIER THAT TALKED ABOUT WHY AND WHY IS A GREAT QUESTION I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE HAVING.

YOU SEE THE VALUE THAT THE SCHOOL BRINGS TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

MY DAUGHTER IS IN FIFTH GRADE SHE LOVES THE SCHOOL AND LET ME TELL YOU WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PUBLIC SCHOOL, CVUSD IS WONDERFUL AND SHE WILL BE GOING TO A PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I AM PROUD OF THAT I WANT MY KIDS TO GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL KID BUT I CAN TRULY EMPHATICALLY SAY THAT CARDEN CONEJO IS EXCEPTIONAL. MY SON HAS LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEY HAVE MADE SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS BUT IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE THAT. ANY TEACHER WORTH THEIR SALT WILL TAKE THE EXTRA STEP TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN FEEL COMFORTABLE AND THRIVE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THAT IS HAPPENING AT CARDEN AND THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH AT THE OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET AN IEP OR GO THROUGH MULTIPLE HOOPS. I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY, TRUST ME I GET IT WERE ALL PARENTED IF YOU'RE NOT YOU PROBABLY KNOW CHILDREN AND NO TWO ARE THE SAME AND THEY ALL DESERVE TO FEEL LOVED AND THEY ALL DESERVE TO FEEL KINDNESS AND RESPECT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY GET AT CARDEN CONEJO NSW LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY I ENSURE TO YOU ALRIGHT NOW THAT I WILL FIGHT AND LEAD A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO THAT CAMPUS.

IT WAS MADE A SCHOOL AND IT SHOULD BE A SCHOOL AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SAY THERE IS NO GOOD REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT UNLESS IT'S BENEFITING THE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE.

I WILL FIGHT YOU IF THIS ENDS UP BEING A CONVERSATION AND I KNOW I'M STRONG IN MY CONVICTIONS BUT I FEEL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND I WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ONE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER HOLLY

FLEMING DONATING TIME TO JOSHUA. >> I AM DOCTOR FLEMING IT'S MY WISH TO DONATE MY TIME TO JOSH LYNN.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GILL, BARNABAS, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU WELL.

I WISH I WAS HERE ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN SAVE CARDEN MANNER

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MANY CARDEN STUDENTS WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT SEVEN ARE HERE, GOD BLESS THEM THAT BUT THE BOARD SCHEDULING CARDEN LAST ON THE AGENDA MADE IT UNREASONABLE FOR MOST CARDEN STUDENTS TO STAY UP THIS LATE. AS SUCH YOU ARE SILENCING THEIR VOICES AND DENYING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. I HAVE BROUGHT SOME OF THE COMMENTS TO YOU HERE. CORA AGE SEVEN PLEASE DON'T SHUT DOWN OUR SCHOOL I LOVE CARDEN AND I LOVE ALL MY TEACHERS ESPECIALLY MRS. LYON. WHY DO YOU WANT TO CLOSER SCHOOL. CHRISTIAN AGE FOR I LOVE SCHOOL AND I LOVE MRS. GARCIA I DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT TAKEN AWAY.

SIANA WRITES I HAVE BEEN AT CARDEN'S AND SECOND GRADE IT IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL AND HAS TAUGHT ME WELL, THE SCHOOLS NOT ONLY TEACH ABOUT EDUCATION BUT ALSO HAVING GREAT MANNERS AND BEING RESPECT FOR TO EVERYONE. I HAVE LEARNED MORE IN THESE THREE YEARS AT CARDEN THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE STAFF IS VERY KIND. THE SCHOOL HAS TAUGHT ME TO BE A BETTER PERSON, THIS IS MY FAVORITE SCHOOL SO FAR AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. IT'S A JOY TO BE LEARNING THERE.

CAPRI RIGHTS I HAVE BEEN AT CARDEN CONEJO SINCE PRE-K AND I AM NOW A FIFTH-GRADER CARDEN IS A SCHOOL UNLIKE ANY OTHER CARDEN STUDENTS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STANDARDS WE LEARN MANNERS AND MORALS IN CURSIVE AND ALL THE TEACHERS ARE SO NICE AND I WOULD LIKE ALL MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS AND OTHER CHILDREN TO THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS AMAZING EDUCATION THAT I HAVE.

IN CLOSING CARDEN TEACHES LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE.

I WISH THE BOARD HAD THE SAME MENTALITY.

I HAVE KNOWN SEVERAL OF YOU FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.

GOING BACK TO SAVE CARDEN 1.0 AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE DECEITFUL NEGOTIATION AND LAST-MINUTE LEASE TERMS THAT NO REASONABLE TENET COULD EVER AGREE TO.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BETTER THAN THIS, YOU KNOW YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND GIVE CARDEN FAMILIES AND THE SCHOOL'S LEASEBACK, FOLLOW THROUGH ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

THESE ARE YOUR WORDS AND IS TIME FOR YOU TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES LEFT I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE BOARD BEHIND YOU IS IS EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDES EVERY STUDENT AT CARDEN CONEJO AND YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND BRING THIS LEASE BACK TOGETHER. IT'S REALLY SAD WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS DISTRICT AND WHAT THESE KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT THE PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH.

THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH SAVE CARDEN ONE POINT NO ENROLLMENT WAS 22000, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IT'S ABOUT 16000 NOW YOU DON'T NEED MORE SCHOOLS, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF STUDENTS. LEAVE THE FAMILIES ALONE AND LET THEM DO WHAT THEY DO AND PROVIDE GREAT STUDENTS FOR YOUR JUNIOR HIGHS AND YOUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THIS IS HOW YOU STRENGTHEN A COMMUNITY'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND EQUITY IT'S EVERYTHING MR. ROGERS OVER THERE SAID EARLIER, THAT IS THE SCHOOL YOU GUYS NEED TO STEP UP AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE CORE VALUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION EARLIER. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE WE CAN COME TO A RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS I AM HERE SPEAKING TO YOU AS A PARENT, MY WIFE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARDEN CONEJO SCHOOL. ON THE PAIR OF TWO AS I REFERRED TO NOT SO LITTLE BOYS A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 11-YEAR-OLD TODAY AM HERE PRIMARILY TO TALK ABOUT MY OLDEST HE IS A CURIOUS QUITE INTELLIGENT 11-YEAR-OLD THAT LOVES VIDEO GAMES, MATH COOKING AND BASKETBALL WHEN HE INTRICATE HER GARDEN HE WAS A VORACIOUS READER DOING MATH AT A SECOND GRADE LEVEL ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS WITH A PLETHORA OF FRIENDS, TOO MANY FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD IN MY OPINION. BY THE TIME HE ENTERED SECOND GRADE HE STRUGGLED WITH READING HAD FEWER FRIENDS AND NO LONGER A CURIOUS CHILD FOR A CHILD WHO LOVE TO LEARN HE NOW HATED SCHOOL, CRIED AND BEGGED TO STAY HOME HIS SPARK WAS DYING OUT YOU IS BEING BULLIED IN SCHOOL AND BULLIED BECAUSE THEY WERE

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REFUSING TO COME TO THE TABLE FOR A FAIR AND REASONABLE CHANCE IS NOT WHAT THE COMMUNITY DESERVES PLEASE ALLOW US A FAIR AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH, THANK

YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS TIME.

ON THE CVUSD WEBSITE UNDER THE SECTION ABOUT US IT STATES IT BELIEVES IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND FACULTY. IT FURTHER GOES INTO USING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, TRUST AND CREDIBILITY TO LEAD THE WAY INTO THE BRIGHT FUTURE, THAT BEING SAID BASED ON THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN CVUSD BEN CARDIN CONEJO IT IS BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT BUT THOSE ARE WORDS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PRACTICE MOST OF THE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING INCLUDING TRUST OF A DEEP DIVE WITH AN IMPORTANT NONNEGOTIABLE PUT INTO AN AGREEMENT AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT THE ABRUPT TURN OF EVENTS HAVE LEFT CONCERN AND FAMILIES OF THE STUDENTS WHO DO DEPEND ON THE SCHOOL FOR THE NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT HE GIVES TO THEM. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW AN ACCEPTABLE CLASS AT THE SCHOOL YEAR WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED BY UNKNOWN OR REASONS AT BEST. IT IS PROVIDED MANY AMAZING GOOD CITIZENS INTO SOCIETY AND HAS BEEN A POSITIVE CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF ALIKE, CARDEN HAS BEEN STABILITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR OUR CHILDREN. HIS LEGACY, SOCIAL AND IMPACT IS ON ITS RIGHT TO REQUEST AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE H HAS BEEN OVER THE THREE DECADES. AS A PARENT I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS PLACE GOING FOR MANY YEARS AND LEAVE ITS MARK ON THE LIVES OF MY TWO GIRLS AND HUNDREDS OF THE OTHER KIDS THAT WALK THE CAMPUS INTO A LARGER SOCIETY OF CITIZENS.

I HUMBLY REQUEST THE BOARD TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THE MATTER WITH A NEW SET OF FRESH EYES. I TRULY HOPE AS WE WALKED THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIONS AT CVS D REMEMBER THE CORE VALUE OF THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF WHAT PROMISES EVERY STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT THAT IT ACTUALLY PREVAILS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FINAL SPEAKER KE KEVIN.

>> TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS KEVIN DO HAND I AM THE PARENT OF A SCOOTER CARDEN CONEJO AND A DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY OF CARDEN CONEJO. I'M HERE TO ASK CVUSD TO REENGAGE WITH THE CARDEN CONEJO SCHOOL AND TO ASK IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO REENGAGE IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NONPROFIT WHAT IS THE PLAN. ALSO THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW CARDEN CONEJO SUPPORTERS TO STAY HERE FOR HOURS THIS EVENING TO PRODUCE. WHAT WERE GRATEFUL FOR CVUSD ADDING US TO THE AGENDA I MUST NOTE THERE WOULD'VE BEEN MORE STUDENT SPEAKERS IF WE WERE THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA AFTER 9:00 P.M. MY DAUGHTER DID NOT GO TO PRESCHOOL, DAYCARE, NOTHING BECAUSE OF FEAR THE PANDEMIC.

BY APRIL 2022 WE WERE READY TO REENGAGE WITH EDUCATION.

WE RESEARCHED LOCAL SCHOOLS, VISITED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OPTIONS, THE SMALL INTIMATE CARING ENVIRONMENT SOLD ME IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE LOOKING FOR A SCHOOL WHERE MY DAUGHTER COULD START CAN GARDEN IN SEPTEMBER 2022 DURING THE TOUR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL SUGGESTED THAT WE CENTER FOR A COUPLE MONTHS FOR KINDERGARTEN.

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A FEW MONTHS IT GAVE KATE CONFIDENCE AND HELPED HER GAIN SKILLS IMPORT FOR CAN GARDEN AND SHE WAS HERE TONIGHT AND INFORMED US THAT KATE'S SCISSORS CUTTING SKILLS NEED SHARPENING.

WE WORKED OUT AT HOME SHE MADE FRIENDS QUICKLY, LEARN MANY PLAYED A PART IN THE VERY FIRST PLAYER RAINBOW FISH HER FASCINATION WITH THE BUBBLE MACHINE.

CARDEN CONEJO IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR MY FAMILY AND AM WILLING TO GO TO ANY LENGTH TO KEEP HER SCHOOL OPEN AND THRIVING 975 EVEN START IS THE BEST PLACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

PLEASE REENGAGE WITH THE NONPROFIT BOARD.

I HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM A STUDENT IF I CAN GET THEM HERE IN TIME. PERIOD HIGH, MY NAME IS HARPER I MET FIFTH GRADE CARDEN CONEJO I HAVE ATTENDED CARDEN SINCE I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN. AND FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST STEPPED ON CAMPUS I KNEW I WAS HOME.

EVERY TEACHER I HAVE HAD HAS BEEN AMAZING IT TOOK THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW ME AS A PERSON IN THE STUDENT.

I'M SO CLOSE TO MY PAST TEACHERS AND THEY FEEL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY I LOVE THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FRENCH AND ARE AND I PARTICIPATED IN ALL THE AMAZING AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES OFFERED LIKE THE CARDEN CHOIR.

I'M SAD THIS IS MY LAST YEAR AND I ASKED THAT YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE PAST CURRENT AND FUTURE CARDEN FAMILIES.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

BEFORE I OPEN THE FLOOD YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT YOU WANT TO MAKE?

>> DOCTOR O'LOUGHLIN? >> A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND I APPRECIATE THE REPORTERS HERE TONIGHT AND WHOEVER REACHED OUT TO THEM. BACK IN 2001 FLEMING ANNOUNCED THE DISTRICT OF HIS INTENTIONS TO RETIRE THE TIMING WAS OPPORTUNE FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER OPTIONS NOT THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO ANY OPTIONS BUT IT'S GOOD BUSINESS FAITH TO LOOK AT WHAT HER OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE.

WITH THE RECENT REVISION OF THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS GENERAL PLAN SEVERAL APPROVED IMPENDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION OF MORE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE COMING YEARS THE DISTRICT CONTINUED TO RECOGNIZE ITS DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO BE POISED AND READY TO ADAPT TO THE POTENTIAL CHANGES.

IN RESPONSE THE DISTRICT TOOK ACTION TO END THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND NOTIFY CARDEN GIVING THEM THREE AND HALF YEARS NOTICE TO DECIDE ON THE NEXT STEPS.

MR. FLEMING HAD ASKED THE DISTRICT TO ASSIGN THE LEASE AND THE CURRENT STATE TO THE NEW ENTITY, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK ACTION ON NOT TO DO. GIVEN THE TIMELINE ON THE NEW IMPLANT HOUSING UNCERTAINTY IN THE ECONOMY AND IN THE SPIRIT OF GOOD FAITH THIS DISTRICT ENTER TWO NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW LEASE. SEVERAL MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND OVER $100,000 OF PUBLIC FUNDS EXPENDED WORKING ON A LEASE PROPOSAL WAS OFFERED TO THE NEW ENTITY LOOKING TO TAKE OVER CARDEN SCHOOL. THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CARDEN SCHOOL TO REMAIN AT THE DISTRICT PROPERTY AS A TENANT ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS BUT IT WAS DECLINE. I WANT TO GO INTO SOME OF THE NEGOTIATION LANGUAGE, THEY STARTED NEGOTIATING WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATIONS HE E-MAILED OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION SEVERAL TIMES LEFT OFF DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DOCTOR HIKE AS ANYONE WOULD DO IS ADVISE OUR BOARD NOT TO RESPOND BACK AS WE DO NOT WANT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM OUR BOARD TO BE LOOKED AT AS A NEGOTIATOR AWAY FROM ANY ACTION AT THE BOARD IN MAKING ANY AGREEMENTS WITHOUT THE BOARD GIVEN DIRECTION TO DO SO. IN APRIL 2023 NOTICE FROM THE ENTITY, THE NEW ENTITY SECURED AN ATTORNEY AND CHANGED ATTORNEYS EACH MAKING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES.

IN APRIL 2023 NOTICE FROM THE ATTORNEY STATES WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS WE DO NOT SEE A PATH FORWARD FOR GETTING THIS LEASE DONE. WE PLAN TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE DISTRICT MEETING TOMORROW AND LETTING THEM KNOW HOW DESPICABLE, AND UNREASONABLE THIS PROVISION IS AND SEE IF THEY REALLY THINK THIS IS AFFAIR APPROPRIATE AND JUST RESULT FOR THE LEASE TO TERMINATE MID-YEAR BECAUSE THE DISTRICT SELLS THE PROPERTY OR FORCES US TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, JUNE 2, 2023 HE E-MAILED WE ARE NO LONGER REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL IN THE DEAL FELL THROUGH PRIOR TO THE WEEKEND GIVEN THAT

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AT THAT POINT TIME THIS IS LANGUAGE FROM THE ATTORNEY WE ARE NOT SITTING DOWN WITH ANYONE WRITING THIS LANGUAGE THIS IS ATTORNEY LANGUAGE THAT OUR BOARD WOULD TAKE DIRECTION FROM IF THEY WOULD LIKE THAT LANGUAGE TO BE ADJUSTED OR CHANGED, WE WOULD TAKE THE LANGUAGE FORWARD TO OUR ATTORNEY TO SEE HOW IT FITS INTO THE CLAUSE OR THE AGREEMENT AND MOVE FORWARD.

AT NO TIME DID WE SAY WE WOULD NOT WORK OUT A DEAL.

IT'S A MATTER OF LANGUAGE. WERE KNOCKING TO GIVE LONGER THAN A YEAR. WE'VE GIVEN THESE TO MATES AND BRIDGES SIMILAR IN NATURE. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF YOUR ENTITY BUT THAT IS HER CURRENT STANCE IN THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD. IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THIS AGENDA DIFFERENT AND MOVE FORWARD. DOCTOR IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I MISSED IN THIS RECAP THAT YOU THINK WE NEED TO LET THE

COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT? >> NO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD

SUMMARY. >> I'M GOING TO EXPRESS A CONCERN. MY TIME BELONGS TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES A CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED.

IT IS MY INTENT THAT WE SPEND OUR TIME IN THESE MEETINGS FOCUSING ON THE EDUCATION OF OUR KIDS AND THAT IS WHY THE AGENDA IS STRUCTURED THE WAY IT IS. PART OF THE JOB OF A TRUSTEE IS ALSO OVERSIGHT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE TENANTS AND WE OVERSEE NEGOTIATION OF LEASE AGREEMENTS.

IT IS MY EXPECTATION THAT THOSE WILL NOT TAKE AWAY TIME FROM THE CORE BUSINESS THAT WE ARE INVOLVED IN HERE.

IT IS MY EXPECTATION THAT THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WILL NOT DRAG OUT FOR MONTHS ON END. AND THAT THEY WILL NOT COST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ATTORNEY FEES BECAUSE THOSE RESOURCES BELONG TO THE CHILDREN OF CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED.

SO YOU'VE TAKEN A GREAT DEAL OF HER TIME AND WHEN YOU COME TO MEETINGS AND SAY INFLAMMATORY THINGS, WHICH ARE ENTITLED TO DO YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RAINS BUT I WILL ADVISE THAT THE ONLY CURRENCY THAT MATTERS IN THIS ROOM IS THE TRUTH SO WHEN YOU TELL US THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT IN A PUBLIC SPECTACLE, YOU'RE GETTING MY ATTENTION BUT POSSIBLY NOT FOR

THE REASON THAT YOU INTENDED. >> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

FROM THE BOARD? >> JUST TO GO BACK TO MY COMMENTS TO RECAP, WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A GOOD FAITH, I THINK $100,000 OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO NEGOTIATE AND SPENDING MONTHS GOING BACK AND FORTH IS A GOOD EFFORT, WE CANNOT SAY THAT IT'S NOT AND I DON'T THANK YOU WOULD SAY THE SAME THING.

AS SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD STANDPOINT THAT OWNS A BUILDING OR THE LANDLORD IT IS OUR RIGHT AND OUR DUTY TO DO OR JUJU LEGENDS AND LOOK AT WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE, THEY MAY NOT WORK OUT AND THEY MAY WORK OUT, LISTEN TO POSSIBLE PLANS FROM DISTRICT STAFF IF THERE ARE ANY AND MAKE SOME DECISIONS IF THAT IS THE CASE. CONSULT WITH THE CITY ON HOUSING PROJECTS AND AGAIN, IF CARDEN WANTS TO SIGN THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT ON THE TABLE I'M SURE DOCTOR WOULD HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WE WOULD TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD IF THERE ARE ANY CONTRACT LANGUAGE THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.

RIGHT NOW THERE IS A CONTRACT ON THE TABLE THAT YOU CAN SIGN WE JUST DON'T LIKE PART OF THE VERBIAGE AND IS GOING TO BE A BACK-AND-FORTH, THAT IS NEGOTIATION BUT THERE IS A CONTRACT ON THE TABLE THAT IS READY TO BE SIGNED, IS THAT

CORRECT DOCTOR? >> THERE HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS AND

MONTHS AND MONTHS. >> WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING HERE

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TONIGHT. >> THAT WOULD BE THROUGH DOCTOR

HAYEK AND OUR ATTORNEY. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> I'M SORRY WE CANNOT HOLD A DISCUSSION.

IF SOMETHING COMES TO THE BOARD WE WILL GIVE IT OUR FULL

ATTENTION. >> OKAY IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON WE ARE AT ITEM 6 ADJOURNMENT. BEFORE WE GO ARE THERE ANY FUTURE BOARD TOPICS BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST TO

ADD? >> YES, SIR.

>> WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON OUR ETHICS STUDIES COURSE WHEN IT WAS A PILOT AND NOW IT'S IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF REGULAR IMPLEMENTATION I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HOW IT MAY HAVE CHANGED AS FAR AS A PRESENTATION IN ITS FIRST YEAR AS A REGULAR COURSE AND BASICALLY A SECOND YEAR OF BEING TAUGHT I WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON OUR ETHNICS STUDIES FORM.

>> WHAT DO OTHERS THINK ABOUT THEM AND IS THIS THE RIGHT TIMING THAT'S MY ONLY CLARIFICATION TO YOUR REQUEST IS THIS THE RIGHT TIMING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

>> I WOULD ASK MR. LOU IS THERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES SINCE THE PILOT COURSE THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE TO OUR BOARD AS AN

UPDATE? >> WE WOULD HAVE UPDATES TO PROVIDE FROM A STANDPOINT AS WE DEVELOPED A COURSE OF STUDY AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING THAT COURSE OF STUDY AND PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION ON NUMBERS AND

PARTICIPATING. >> SO WE HAVE AN UPDATE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO IT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD AN UPDATE SO THE BOARD WOULD

KNOW YES OR NO ON THAT. >> DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS.

>> THE LAST UPDATE WAS THE END OF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

I GUESS IF WE HAD SOMETHING AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED ANYTHING SOONER THAN THAT.

>> WITHIN THE YEAR, YEAH. >> CONSENSUS.

>> PRETTY MUCH. ANY OTHER TOPICS TO ADD?

>> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW STAFF HAS IDEAS FOR UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD ONTO THE AGENDA.

>> I HAVE ONE MORE. AS DOCTOR POWELL HAS SAID AND I SAID WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE HATCHING PRESENTATION FOR COUNSELORS BUT TO BE HONEST I DON'T THINK WE SOLD IT WELL ENOUGH I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT OUR DISTRICT WIDE COUNSELING PROGRAM IS ENCOMPASSING.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS TRYING TO SATISFY THAT REQUEST WE HAVE ASKED OUR LEAD COUNSELORS ONCE A MONTH TO GIVE US UPDATES ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE COUNSELING REALM OF ELEMENTARY HIGH SCHOOL LET'S TRY THAT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SEE IF THAT SATISFIES YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE AND IF NOT WE CAN COME BACK AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD TO SEE IF WE NEED TO DO A PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU. >> EXCELLENT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER TOPICS TO BE ADDED?

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