Sep 04, 2024 Board of Education

[A. Call the Meeting to Order]

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>> GOOD EVENING. THE CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AND ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING. PLEASE JOIN US FOR 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. >>> THE BOARD IS ADJOURNING

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

ITEM 1B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D LETTER ONE .

TRUSTEE GORBACK MADE THE CASE TO PRESERVE THE SETTLEMENT SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SYLVESTER. ITEM 1C, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL . EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956 POINT . EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 BACK D1 CASE OAH 202-407-0007 .

TRUSTEE GORBACK MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT CASE FOR OAH 2024070007 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE POWELL AND THE MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0. ITEM 1D. DURING THE JUST CONCLUDED SESSION THE BOARD APPROVED THE UNPAID SUSPENSION OF A PERMANENT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE, A TEACHER WITH EMPLOYEE ID NUMBER 2235 223541 WORKDAY TO BE SERVED ON A DATE THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO BE DETERMINED BY THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS AND THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT IS DIRECTED TO ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE NOTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE BOARD OF VALUES YOUR INPUT ON THESE IMPORTANT EDUCATION MATTERS THAT WE FACE. THEREFORE THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING TO PULL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC VIEWING IS AVAILABLE VIA REGULAR BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND THROUGH THE INTERNET LIVE STREAM ON THE CVUSD WEBSITE.

PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC OR WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE BOARD CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE AGENDA. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT HAD THE OPTION TO EMAIL COMMENTS BY 3:00 P.M.

TODAY. BOARD MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN COMMENTS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE BLUE SPEAKER CARD AND HAND IT TO MISS FELMAN AT HER DESK. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A SPECIFIC ITEM PLEASE TURN IN YOUR CARD PRIOR TO THAT SECTION OF THE AGENDA. IF THE SCHOOL BUSINESS -- SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE TURNOVER YOUR CARD BEFORE THE PUBLIC SECTION OF THE AGENDA. IF YOU INTEND TO DONATE TIME PLEASE HAND IN BOTH CARDS TOGETHER TO MISS FELMAN. IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER YOUR CONCERN BUT NOT SPEAK AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW PUBLIC STATEMENT FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE SECRETARY'S DESK. .

MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH STATEMENTS AFTER THE BOARD MEETING. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND BROADCAST FOR LIVE STREAM AUDIENCE AND THE RECORDING AND BROADCAST MAY CAPTURE IMAGES AND SOUNDS OF THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING. COPIES OF THE AGENDA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE IN THE BOARD LOBBY. SMOKING IS NOT

[D. Approval of the Agenda]

, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG. TRUSTEE

SYLVESTER. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE

AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. TRUSTEE LIGHT? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES. TRUSTEE GILL? YES. TRUSTEE POWELL? YES.

[E. Reports from Student Reporters]

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>> GOOD EVENING DISTINGUISH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANYA AND I'M A JUNIOR AT CENTURY ACADEMY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON THE LAST MONTH. WE STARTED THIS YEAR WITH A TWO- A SUCCESS SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY AN ORIENTATION MOSTLY FOCUSING ON OUR NEW LEARNING PLATFORM SCHOOLS PLP AS WELL AS SCHOOL RULES AND CAMPUS RESOURCES. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SCHEDULE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH ADVISERS. THROUGH ASG WE ARE PLANNING OUR FALL PICNIC , TRUNK OR TREE ON OCTOBER 21 AND ASG HAS BEEN WORKING ON RECOGNIZING NATIONWIDE HERITAGE MONTH, IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS THROUGH A SLIDESHOW INCLUDING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH , SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK, BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH IN OCTOBER AND READ WITH BEEN -- RED RIBBON WEEK.

>>> FAMILIES ARE STARTING WORKSHOPS ON CAMPUS INCLUDING NEW FINE ARTS CLASSES THANKS TO PROPOSITION 28 AS WELL AS COOPERATIVE PLAY AND EXPLORING SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES.

PARENTS ARE COMBINING WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS REGARDING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND COLLEGE PLANNING. WORKSHOPS ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS FOR TRAINING THE NEW SCHOOL PLP PLATFORM WILL HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH WILL ALIGN WITH THE GOAL FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION TO CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO ENGAGE AND BUILD THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY WE WANT TO HAVE 80% OF FAMILIES AND GAUGE IN TWO OR MORE SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS THIS YEAR. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH ADMINISTRATION AND WE HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSING PRIORITIES FOR EACH QUARTER, GOALS FOR THE YEAR AND THE NEWLY ADOPTED FIVE-STAR STUDENT SYSTEM FOR ATTENDANCE, SURVEYS, AND ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN. THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ALSO ATTENDED THE SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY WHERE WE FOCUS ON CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF THE PLAN THAT WE STARTED PLANNING AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. THAT IS ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ALLOWING ME TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WITH JOSLYN . WELCOME BACK.

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GOLDBERG, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. I AM A SENIOR AT CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M GOING TO BE THE SCHOOL 'S BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A GREAT START TO OUR SCHOOL YEAR. LEADERSHIP WELCOMED MANY NEW STUDENTS BY HELPING THEM FIND CLASSES AND GOING CLASS TO CLASS PRESENTING A WELCOMING SPEECH TO BE MORE UNITED. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT EASY TRANSFERRING FROM YOUR HOMESCHOOL TO ANOTHER SO IT'S OUR PRIORITY TO MAKE OUR NEW DRAGONS FEEL AT HOME. ALTHOUGH SOME STUDENTS PLAN TO GO BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL FOR THE SEMESTER WE TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOMED AND THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT PLAN TO GRADUATE WITH US. WE TRY TO MAKE THE BEST MEMORIES WITH THEM FOR THE BEST TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL. WITH THE HELP OF STAFF AND LEADERSHIP STUDENTS WE'VE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE, CONFIDENT, AND AT HOME. LOTS OF STUDENTS SAID THAT IT'S NOT BACK-TO-SCHOOL, IT'S BEING BACK HOME. EVEN THOUGH SEPTEMBER IS OFFICIALLY ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH, IT HAS BEEN A FOCUS EVEN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. MANY STUDENTS COME TO SCHOOL WITH PRIOR ATTENDANCE ISSUES BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS IN MANY HOMES DROPPING OFF FLYERS AND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL. IT IS PAID OFF BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD ONE STUDENT ABSENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND 90% AND THE FIRST WEEK.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ATTENDANCE AND EACH WEEK WE HAVE PLANNED MANY ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND. WE CELEBRATED A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SCHOOLWIDE WATER BALLOON TOSS. 90% OF THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED INCLUDING STAFF AND WE EXTENDED LUNCH. AS A RESULT OF THIS WE BUILT SCHOOL SPIRIT, A SUPPORTIVE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS PAST THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 WE HAD-- AND THANK YOU TO MANY OF YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS EVENT.

IT MEANS A LOT TO US WHEN WE SEE YOU ALL SHOW UP. WE

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT UP, NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL. SHEA WILL YOU SAY YOUR LAST NAME AS WELL?

>> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT PERSONALITY -- PERSONNEL. IT IS A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU ON BEHALF OF NEWBERRY PARK HIGH SCHOOL ON THIS WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY EVENING. WE STARTED OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH A WEEK OF WELCOME WHICH INCLUDED HANDING EVERY STUDENT STAFF AND FACULTY MEMBER A BRACELET, DECORATING THE QUAD AND PLAYING MUSIC DURING LUNCH IS. SEPTEMBER IS STARTING OUT TO BE AN EXCITING MONTH FOR THE PANTHERS AS WE START OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND WELCOME STUDENTS BACK FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR. SO FAR, ATHLETES HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND FINDING SUCCESS. OUR FOOTBALL TEAM HAS SECURED TWO WINS THIS FAR AND THE STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CHEERING THEM ON BY WEARING RED RIGHT IN BLUE. ON SEPTEMBER 11, WE ARE HOSTING BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT IN WHICH PARENTS ARE INVITED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CLASSES AND TEACHERS THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE TAKING PART IN, THIS SCHOOL YEAR. NEXT WEEK IS HOMECOMING WEEK FOR THE PANTHERS AND THE ASSOCIATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS MANY FUN EVENTS PLANNED. WE HAVE GAMES INCLUDING GIANT TIC-TAC-TOE, GIANT WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND MORE PLANNED FOR THE EVENT. ON FRIDAY THE 13TH WE END WITH OUR HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME. THE THEME IS NEON AND WE HAVE AN EXCITING HALFTIME SHOW PLANNED WITH FIREWORKS AND OTHER FESTIVITIES TO ENGAGE THE CROWD. ON SATURDAY THE 14TH WE HAVE CASINO ROYALE THEMED HOMECOMING DANCE FROM 6:00 - 10:00 P.M. AS WE INTRODUCE NEW CHANGES THAT THE ASG CLASS HOPES STUDENTS LOVE LIKE THE LOCATION OF THE DANCE FLOOR ON CAMPUS. STARTING SEPTEMBER 15 ASSISTANT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND WE ARE WORKING TO SPOTLIGHT LATINO HERITAGE INCLUDING HANDING OUT CLASSIC DISHES AND DRINKS AT LUNCH. WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE LATINO CONNECTIONS CLUB TO FURTHER CELEBRATE . ON SEPTEMBER 18 WE HAVE CLUB RUSH DAY IN WHICH MANY CLUBS AND INTEREST GROUPS WILL HAVE BOOTHS SET UP TO SHOW OFF THEIR CLUB AND HOPEFULLY GET MORE OF THE STUDENT BODY TO JOIN IN. ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21ST HOUR THEATER DEPARTMENT HAS THE ANNUAL EVENT CALLED THE 24 HOUR THEATER FESTIVAL IN WHICH OUR VERY OWN PANTHERS DIRECT, RIGHT AND CAST THEIR OWN -- AND PERFORM THEM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO WATCH. ON SEPTEMBER 27 FROM 7:00 - 10:00 IN THE STADIUM OUR DANCE TEAM IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL COMPETITION CALLED BEST DANCE CREW IN WHICH STUDENTS FROM SPORTS TEAMS, CLUBS AND MORE FOR ME DANCE TEAM ALONG WITH DANCING MEMBERS EMBATTLED TO BE THE BEST DANCE GROUP. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THIS MONTH AND PLAN TO MAKE IT AN INCLUSIVE AND UPLIFTING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR

SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU.

>>> ELLA I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THE SAME.

>> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND PERSONNEL. I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS A VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE BEGUN THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ENTHUSIASM AND KICKOFF THE YEAR WITH AN IMPRESSIVE CHECK IN WEEK WHERE PEOPLE CAME TO TAKE PHOTOS, PICK UP SCHEDULES AND BOOKS AND PURCHASE MERCHANDISE FROM OUR STUDENT STORE. DURING THE WEEK WE WARMLY WELCOMED OUR INCOMING CLASS OF 2028 WITH A RALLY, A CAMPUS TOUR, A PRESENTATION FROM OUR OUTSTANDING SRO OFFICER AND SNACKS PROVIDED BY THE PTS A.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE GREETED BY TAKE OVER CAMPUS ADORNED WITH DECORATIONS AND FILLED WITH USE IT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AS WELL AS DURING PASSING PERIODS.

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>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST , WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, BRANDON OSBORNE.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GOLDBERG, . MEMBERS AND DISTRICT STAFF. I AM BRANDON OSBORNE AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO BE GIVING MY FIRST OFFICIAL REPORT ON BEHALF OF WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. BEFORE I GET STARTED I WANTED TO THANK THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING THIS YEAR'S LEADERSHIP RETREAT EVENT IN WHICH SCOTT PLANNED A FUN DAY ORIENTED AROUND TEACHING STUDENT GOVERNMENT TO LEAD IN AN INCLUSIVE MANNER. WE ALSO HAD A SHOCKING 85% OF OUR FRESHMAN CLASS ATTEND THE WARRIOR ORIENTATION WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T KNOW. WE EXPECT THIS TYPE OF ATTENDANCE IN THE FUTURE FROM THE FRESHMAN. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN A WAVE OF STRESS, SO OUR ASG CLASS HOSTED A WELCOME BACK WEEK IN WHICH WE HOSTED LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH A VARIETY OF GAMES EVENTS AND MUSIC, TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME AND PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. ON FRIDAY OF THAT WEEK THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT HOSTED A LUNCH TIME BARBECUE WITH YARD GAMES AND FUN. I WANT TO PERSONALLY EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THE CHILD NUTRITION SERVICE FOR SUPPLYING OVER 600 BURGERS TO OUR STUDENTS. LAST FRIDAY WAS OUR FIRST HOME GAME WITH THE THEME OF RED, WHITE, BLUE VERSUS CAMO. THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE PULL THROUGH WITH BLEACHERS PACKED AND STUDENTS EXCITED. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE STUDENTS HAVE THE WELL-DESERVED FUN THAT THEY WORK FOR. ASG HAS HAD A LOT ON THEIR PLATES, TO SAY THE LEAST. THEY'VE BEEN PROMOTING MANY WEEKS SUCH AS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK, VOTER REGISTRATION DAY, PATRIOTS' DAY , AND WITH ALL THE CLUB RUSH IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE AMAZING TO SEE THE 50+ CLUBS COMING TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE . AS A SENIOR I AM PERSONALLY VERY EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING SENIOR SUNRISE ON SEPTEMBER 18.

WE WILL BE DOING A DUNKIN' DONUTS FUNDRAISER ALL DAY SO IF YOU PURCHASE SOME DONUTS PLEASE SAY YOU ARE THEREFORE W HS BECAUSE IT WILL HELP THE SENIOR CLASS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE CATCHING YOU ALL UP AND UNTIL NEXT TIME, ONE LOVE, ONE TRIED.

THANK YOU.

REPORTERS. THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR MONTH, SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL THAT'S GOING ON ON OUR CAMPUSES. IT'S A LOT AND CAN ONLY GO UP FROM HERE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY . I KNOW THAT HOMEWORK IS CALLING BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY AND THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU STAYING AND PANTHER PROWLER, WE SEE YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM LETTER TO -- WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 2F. DO WE HAVE CARDS? FINE. THE

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HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR STAFF MAY BRIEFLY REPLY TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS POSED BY THE PUBLIC. USUALLY WE WAIT UNTIL THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE RESPONDING. AS MEETINGS ARE HELD IN PUBLIC, YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BY THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING OR WATCHING THIS BROADCAST. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS AND THEREFORE WE HOPE THAT STUDENTS ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING AND WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN TONIGHT'S AUDIENCE. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND PLEASE MAKE YOUR COMMENTS FACTUAL AND OFFER THEM IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS THE GOVERNING BOARD STRIVES TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING MEETINGS. THIS INCLUDES THE RIGHT FOR IDENTITIES OF STUDENTS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. WE ALSO ASK THAT SPEAKERS BE SENSITIVE TO EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY. AS A REMINDER, THOSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK AT THIS I WILL SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE BOARD STARTS THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEM WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND -- THERE ARE

[A. Student Services - Adoption of Resolution #24/25-03: Commitment to Racial Equity in the Conejo Valley Unified School District]

HAVE A MOTION? >> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG .

>> TRUSTEE LIGHT. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 24/25 - OH I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 24/25 - 003 COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CONEJO VALLEY

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY

DISCUSSION? >> I AM HAPPY TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE REFERRED TO THIS BOARD RESOLUTION ON RACIAL EQUITY MANY TIMES SINCE WE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IT. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO RECOMMIT AND MARK THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE AND IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE STILL ARE WORKING HARD. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA.

>> I ALSO REALLY AM PLEASED TO SEE THIS ON OUR AGENDA. I THINK AS STAFF KNOWS, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT IT AND MY OVERARCHING QUESTION ABOUT BRINGING IT FORWARD TONIGHT FOR A VOTE WAS WHETHER WE AS A BOARD ARE RECOMMITTING TO THE IDEAS AND THE ACTION STEPS LAID OUT IN 2020, OR DO WE ACTUALLY WANT A 2024 RESOLUTION ON WHERE WE STAND CURRENTLY ON RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR DISTRICT? THAT IS SORT OF AN OVERARCHING QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR US. I WOULD JUST SAY, I WILL GO TO THE NEXT STEP. IF WE ARE RECOMMITTING TO THE SAME IDEAS, I PROBABLY SUGGEST MAKING THAT CLEAR . I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT WHICH, AGAIN, I KNOW IT WAS GREAT IN 2020, GREAT INTENT, THOUGHTFUL WORDING, GREAT ACTION STEPS, BUT WHEN YOU READ IT NOW, SOME OF IT IS NOT CURRENT. SO I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT IT REALLY MAKES SENSE ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE HAS NOT

READ IT BEFORE. >> I GUESS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD ON A CHANGE FROM WHEN WE HAVE OUR GOALS DISCUSSION. THIS IS ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS NOTED TO BRING FORWARD EVERY YEAR SO WE HAVE NOT HAD A DISCUSSION OUTSIDE OF IT. JUST HAVING IT BROUGHT FORWARD AS AN ANNUAL RESOLUTION . IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THIS IN A

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>> I'M HAPPY TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THAT I FELT DID NOT MAKE SENSE GIVEN THOUGH -- GIVEN THAT THIS WAS FROM FOUR YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME THE BOARD DIRECTED DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ADMINISTERED IS AN FACULTY TO BEGIN BY WORKING TOGETHER AND FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN LISTS 11 ACTION AREAS. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH WORK DONE ON THESE AND MANY OF THEM ACCOMPLISHED . SECTION 2 SAYS CREATED DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND EQUITY STATEMENT FOR BOARD ADOPTION. WE PASSED A POLICY AND EQUITY LAST JUNE AND THERE IS ALSO NOW A DEI PLAN THAT WE HAVE THAT ALSO HAS 8 OVERARCHING GOALS AND VISION STATEMENTS SO I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THE WAY TO GO. IT FELT READING THROUGH IT LIKE IT WAS GREAT FOUR YEARS AGO BUT NOT NECESSARILY PERTAINING TO

2024 ON SOME ITEMS. >> I THINK MOST OF IT STILL HOLDS. I DO SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND I THINK THERE'S A POTENTIAL REFRESH THAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE IT WAS DONE AT A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME WITH SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I THINK MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE DIRECTED STAFF TO DO IS STILL ONGOING AND MAYBE THERE ARE SLIGHT CHANGES IN LANGUAGE BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE IT AS MAJOR DRAMATIC CHANGES.

>> I TEND TO READ IT THE SAME WAY. IT STRUCK ME , WHEREAS RECENT EVENTS, WELL THEY ARE RECENT HISTORICALLY AND TO ME IT'S MORE OF LIKE, TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID, A REFRESH RATHER THAN AN OVERHAUL BECAUSE THE IDEALS CONTAINED IN HERE ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE GOING FOR END OF WANTING TO BASICALLY RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO . I GUESS ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORDAGE BEFORE WE ADOPT AND THEN ADOPT AND BRING IT BACK AT THE GOALS MEETING? WHAT DO YOU ENVISION HERE ? BECAUSE THEN WE WILL KNOW NEXT STEPS AFTER EVERYBODY AGREES.

>> I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A STRONG-- IF IT WERE UP TO ME, WHICH IT IS NOT, I WOULD OFFER AN UPDATED VERSION . IF MY COLLEAGUES DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WE CERTAINLY COULD PUT IN SOME SORT OF CAVEAT JUST RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS FROM 2020 AND MANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT WERE AT THAT TIME THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIGGING IN DEEP ON A LOT OF THEM AND I JUST WANT TO FIND A WAY TO

ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WORK. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT SITTING HERE FOR 30 MINUTES WORDSMITHING, SECTION 3 WE'VE DONE THIS SO LET'S THEY-- LET'S SAY THIS INSTEAD, IS

EFFECTIVE. >> I HAVE A SUGGESTION AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK. DO YOU WANT TO JUMP IN?

>> I THINK A BRIEF HISTORY ON THIS BECAUSE THIS RESOLUTION WAS CREATED-- IT WAS NOT AT THE TIME CREATED THROUGH DISTRICT STAFF. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS CREATED THROUGH A GROUP OF STUDENTS. SO YES WE WOULD BE GOING DOWN IN AVENUE IF WE MOVED AWAY FROM HOW WE BEGIN THIS RESOLUTION TO DISTRICT STAFF UPDATING IT. OBVIOUSLY WE CAN LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY GIVING YOU A LITTLE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW WE GOT HERE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION

ON WHAT IS THE BEST APPROACH. >> IT WAS BROUGHT FORTH FROM STUDENTS BUT WE ALSO TWEAKED IT BEFORE WE ADOPTED IT SO IT BECAME THE BOARD RESOLUTION EVEN THOUGH STUDENTS WERE THE

IMPETUS . >> WE WOULD STILL HAVE THIS VERSION LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE .

>> THE OTHER THING IS, WE COULD TABLE IT AND BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME IF WE THINK STAFF , IF WE WANT STAFF TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THINGS THAT MAY BE WE'VE ALREADY SORT OF ACCOMPLISHED,

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>> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO LOOK AT THE SECTION 1 THROUGH 11 AND REALLY USE THAT AS OUR BASE TO UP DATE AS FAR AS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS?

>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD AND LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT OF THE LANGUAGE. THE NEXT TO THE LAST WHEREAS, WHEREAS RECENT EVENTS, OR EVENTS, THINGS ARE STILL HAPPENING BUT THE PRECIPITATING EVENT IS NOT RECENT, ANY MORE.

>> IS THERE A CERTAIN TIMELINE IN WHICH THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS? I WOULD THROW OUT ANOTHER SUGGESTION, GIVE US TIME FOR AN UPDATED RESOLUTION PLUS PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION AND THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON AND WHAT WE ARE WORKING FOR IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A MONTH AND A HALF OR TWO MONTHS OUT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BUT WE WOULD LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO REALLY GIVE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO WHERE WE ARE AT WHEN WE STARTED AND WHAT WE'VE DONE UP TO THIS POINT IF THE BOARD WOULD PREFER THAT.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. MIC NODDING?

>> I ALSO THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I WAS JUST WONDERING, WITH THE ORIGINAL METHOD OF THIS BEING WRITTEN BY STUDENTS, IF WE ARE WAITING A MONTH AND A HALF TO TWO MONTHS, WOULD WE WANT THE STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE'S TO ALSO REVIEW IT WITH DISTRICT STAFF IN THAT TIMEFRAME FOR A COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION AND THEN YOU ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT BE BACK TO-- FEEDBACK AND SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT?

>> THAT'S A DOUBLY GREAT IDEA.

>> TO ALIGN WITH THAT, WITH OUR DEI AND BELONGING COMMUNITY THAT WILL ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SAME GROUP IT ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, AS

WELL. >> SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A PROCESS THAT'S PRETTY ROBUST. I GOT A LOT OF CONSENSUS, SO I

NEED A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. >> ALTERNATIVE?

>> I'M HERE FOR IT. >> THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION'S COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY IN CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SO WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO RACIAL EQUITY IN CVUSD. I WOULD SAY BECAUSE WE ARE STILL COMMITTED, VOTE ON THIS , I WON'T TRY TO PREDICT WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE BUT THEN STILL HAVE A PRESENTATION AND PRESENT TO US IN A MONTH TO

A MONTH AND A HALF. >> AM I WRONG IN SAYING THIS IS NOT ONE OF THESE ANNUAL RESOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO PASS EACH YEAR? IT WAS PASSED WHENEVER IT WAS PASSED AND STANDS ON THE WEBSITE AS IT IS. PUTTING IT ON TODAY WAS JUST TO RECONFIRM BUT IF WE WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE, THERE'S NO

REASON TO VOTE ON IT. >> THANK YOU FOR SAYING EXACTLY

WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY A SIMILAR THING. IF THIS IS REALLY SERVING AS A RECOMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY I WOULD THINK THAT THE RECOMMITMENT, WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THE CHANGES IN OUR RECOMMITMENT AND MAKE SURE IT IS FINALIZED INSTEAD OF SENDING OUT A RECOMMITMENT AND THEN MAKING MODIFICATIONS SIX 6 TO 8 WEEKS

LATER. >> SO THEN WHO MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION? TRUSTEE LIGHT , COULD YOU MOVE TO TABLE?

>> I MOVE THAT WE TABLE THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 24/25 - 03 COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CONEJO VALLEY

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE TABLE THIS RESOLUTION. TRUSTEE LIGHT? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES. TRUSTEE

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[B. Student Services - Adoption of Resolution #24/25-04 in Support of National Bullying Prevention Month]

>> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG. I ADOPT -- I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24/25 - 04 IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BULLYING

PREVENTION MONTH. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? GREAT. SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

TRUSTEE LIGHT? YES. TRUSTEE GORBACK? YES. TRUSTEE POWELL? YES. TRUSTEE GILL? YES. TRUSTEE KAREN SYLVESTER? YES. I AM A

[C. Student Services - Adoption of Resolution #24/25-05 in Support of Unity Day]

FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. >> STUDENT SERVICES, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 25/25 - 05 IN SUPPORT OF UNITY DAY. DO I

HAVE A MOTION? >> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG?

>> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 24/25 - 05 IN

SUPPORT OF UNITY DAY. >> SECOND.

>> TRUSTEE POWELL. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE PLEASE VOTE. TRUSTEE LIGHT? YES. TRUSTEE POWELL? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES.

TRUSTEE GORBACK? YES. TRUSTEE GILL? YES. I AM A YES VOTE

[D. Instructional Services - Adoption of Resolution #24/25-07 in Support of High School Voter Education Weeks]

ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 24/25 - 07 IN SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL VOTER EDUCATION WEEKS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? TRUSTEE

GILL? >> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24/25 - 07 IN SUPPORT OF HIGH

SCHOOL VOTER EDUCATION WEEKS. >> SECOND.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? TRUSTEE GILL?

>> I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE THIS COME UP AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS 16 OR 17 YEARS OLD, SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM MAY VERY WELL BE, OR IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS 16 OR 17 YEARS OLD, TO PREREGISTER TO VOTE BECAUSE THEN ON THE DAY THAT YOU TURN 18 YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION IS AUTOMATICALLY IN EFFECT. IF YOU HAPPEN TO PREREGISTER NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE 17, WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP THIS FALL AND YOU HAPPEN TO TURN 18 BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER 5 WHICH IS ELECTION DAY, YOU WILL BE MAILED A BALLOT FROM THE HARD-WORKING FOLKS AT VENTURA COUNTY ELECTIONS. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM, MAKES IT VERY EASY TO PARTICIPATE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT IF YOU FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

>> TRUSTEE POWELL? >> I ALSO LOVE THIS PROGRAM. I WANTED TO TELL A LITTLE STORY THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN THE LAST WEEK . A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHARED WITH ME THAT IN THEIR GOVERNMENT CLASS, THE TEACHER WAS TALKING ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING AND SOME OF THE LAWS AROUND IT AND HERE IN CALIFORNIA YOU CAN PREREGISTER AS A 16 OR 17-YEAR-OLD. THE TEACHER WAS ASKING WHO IN THE ROOM-- I THINK THEY ESTABLISHED IT WAS PRIMARILY 17 AND 18-YEAR-OLDS AND ASKED THE QUESTION OF , WHO KNOWS IF THEY ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR NOVEMBER? NOBODY RAISED THEIR HAND. NOBODY KNEW. NONE OF THE KIDS. SO FOR ME, HAVING THIS ON HERE THIS WEEK WAS JUST, MADE IT THAT MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT AND GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE. STUDENT SHARE WITH OTHER STUDENTS, ADULTS, SHARE, AND MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE INFORMED.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE

[E. Instructional Services - Public Hearing: Resolution #24/25-08 - Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials]

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[F. Instructional Services - Student Rates for CVUSD 6th Grade Outdoor Education Program]

>> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG ? >> I MOVE WE APPROVE STUDENT RATES FOR STUDENT RATES FOR CVUSD SIX GREAT OUTDOOR

EDUCATION PROGRAM AS SUBMITTED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I FOR ONE AM GLAD TO SEE GOING TO CAMP FOR SUCH A GREAT PROGRAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING DURING ONE OF THOSE

WEEKS. >> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG? I WANT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE INCREASED FEES, WE DO NOT DENY ANY STUDENT THE ABILITY TO ATTEND. I JUST WANT TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC OF THAT.

>> THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR WEIGHING IN? SEEING NONE PLEASE VOTE. TRUSTEE LIKE? YES. TRUSTEE GORBACK? YES. TRUSTEE POWELL? YES. TRUSTEE GIL? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES. I AM A YES VOTE. MOTION

[G. Business Services - Approval of 2023-2024 Unaudited Actual Financial Report]

>> PRESIDENT GOLDBERG. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FILING OF THE 2023 - 24 UNAUDITED ACTUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AS SUBMITTED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION . TAKE IT AWAY.

>> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT OUR 2023 - 24 ACTUALS. WE CLOSED THE BOOKS FISCALLY JUNE 30 BUT WE DID A LOT OF CLEANUP AND SUMMER WORK. THE BOOKS CLOSE IN MID-AUGUST AND TONIGHT WE WILL PRESENT WHERE WE FINISHED FINANCIALLY AT THE END OF THE 23 - 24 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. SEPTEMBER WE ARE REPORTING OUR PRIOR-YEAR ACTUALS AND COMING UP NEXT IS THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT IN DECEMBER THAT WILL BE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR BUT THEN AFTER THAT IN DECEMBER , OR EARLY JANUARY WE WILL PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT FOR TONIGHT'S ACTUAL FINANCIAL REPORT . SO, IT'S GOOD. I'M PROUD TO SAY, I WILL PUT IT THAT WAY, THIS IS, I BELIEVE THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR TRANSPARENCY BY ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL. WE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO, WE ARE STILL THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN VENTURA COUNTY AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT IS CALLED THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT . IT IS A MORE EXPANSIVE DOCUMENT THAN A STANDARD FINANCIAL AUDIT AND WE SUBMIT THIS FOR PEER REVIEW AND MUCH SCRUTINY. THEY SEND US OF 15 PAGES BACK OF REVISIONS AND SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE STREAMLINED ALL OF THAT AND WE ARE ON A GOOD TRAJECTORY AS FAR AS FINANCIAL REPORTING GOES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT MOVING FORWARD. WE FINISHED THE YEAR PRETTY MUCH BREAKING EVEN. REVENUE IS ABOUT $260 MILLION AS WERE OUR EXPENSES. WE BREAK IT DOWN BETWEEN RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED AND YOU WILL SEE HERE THAT MOST OF THE DOLLARS WE SPEND, $184 MILLION COMES ON THE UNRESTRICTED SIDE.

RESTRICTED IS ABOUT $75 MILLION AND MOSTLY THAT IS FEDERAL DOLLARS AND THE REMAINDER OF THE STIMULUS MONEY IS THAT WE HAVE LEFT THAT ARE SET TO EXPIRE THIS SEPTEMBER 30 FIRST.

I WILL SAY THAT I THINK WE HAVE PROBABLY AROUND $10,000 LEFT THAT WE WILL EXPEND BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THIS GIVES YOU ANOTHER LOOK. YOU CAN SEE 93% OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM THE STATE AND LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA AND THEN ON THE RIGHT

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ON THE RESTRICTED SIDE IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. SALARIES 29 PRESENT, CLASSIFIED 17 AND BENEFITS ABOUT THE SAME. 24%.

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES ARE MUCH GREATER AND THAT IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE STIMULUS MONIES AND ADDITIONAL SPENDING ON ITEMS, PROGRAMS, TECHNOLOGY AND SUCH THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED CONTRACT SERVICES ABOUT 18% AND AGAIN, MOST OF THAT IS RELATED TO FUNDING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED. WHEN YOU PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THE FINAL BALANCE FOR 23 - 24 IS ABOUT $55 MILLION AND THE BREAKDOWN IS BELOW THAT, 349,000 IN OUR INVENTORY. REVOLVING CASH ON HAND, WE MAINTAIN OUR $3 MILLION FISCAL STABILIZATION RESERVE AND REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO KEEP AT LEAST 3% OF EXPENDITURES AS A MANDATED RESERVE. RESTRICTIVE RESERVES ARE ABOUT $20 MILLION WHICH LEAVES US WITH ABOUT 23.9, JUST UNDER $24 MILLION OF UNDESIGNATED RESERVES WHICH AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 10% OF OUR OVERALL EXPENSES. THE OTHER FUNDS THAT WE OPERATE OUR STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS. THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD THAT WE NOW HAVE TO REPORT ALL OF OUR ASB AND STUDENT ACCOUNTS ON FINANCIAL REPORTS. THIS IS MONEY GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODIES. ADULT EDUCATION, THERE'S AN ASTERISK. LAST YEAR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM LOST $93,000, SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKING CHANGES ON MOVING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY TRY TO TURN THEM INTO THE BLACK. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, RECOVERED VERY NICELY POST PANDEMIC AND WE ARE ENDING THE YEAR WITH $1.6 MILLION. OUR DIRECTOR RIGHT THERE RUNS A PRETTY GOOD PROGRAM AND CONSIDERING THE EXPANSION OF TK AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE LOST IN OUR CHILDCARE PROGRAM, WE ARE DOING PRETTY WELL ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU FIGURE OUR EL OG PROGRAM THAT HAS PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. ALL GOOD THINGS BUT IT DID AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL INCOME ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND.

CAFETERIA SPECIAL REVENUE IS THE CHILD NUTRITION ACCOUNT. WE ARE SITTING AT JUST OVER $11 MILLION. IT IS A LOT OF MONEY ON THAT MONEY IS RESTRICTED. IT CAN ONLY BE USED BACK INTO THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM. THAT MONEY IS SITTING THERE AND WE ARE WORKING ON A PROJECT TO RELOCATE OUR CENTRAL KITCHEN.

IF IT DOES COME TO FRUITION WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW CENTRAL KITCHEN, STATE-OF-THE-ART TOP-NOTCH HOPEFULLY BY THE OPENING OF SCHOOL NEXT YEAR IF ALL GOES WELL. BUT THAT IS A PROJECT IN THE WORKS. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE WE CONTINUE TO FUND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON OUR FISCAL CONDITION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF MEASURE I AND IF FUNDING STOPS WE STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR BUILDINGS. CURRENT STATE FUNDING IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. OUR BUILDING FUND YOU CAN SEE IS SITTING AT ABOUT $67 MILLION AND WE WILL GO THROUGH HALF OF THAT PROBABLY THIS YEAR. OUR ENDOWMENT FUND, WE WERE FORTUNATE TWO YEARS AGO , WHEN INTEREST RATES -- I DON'T THINK THEY WILL EVER BE THAT LOW AGAIN. BONDS SHOULD TAKE US THROUGH 2034 ALLOWING US TO MAINTAIN OUR PROGRAM AND OUR NETWORK. CAPITAL FACILITIES ARE THE FEES THAT WE COLLECT FROM DEVELOPERS. THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF UP AND DOWN BUT WE ARE EXPECTING SOME INCREASES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WE KEEP READING ABOUT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE APPROVED

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PRIVATE WORKERS TRUST IS A SMALL IN AND OUT SCHOLARSHIP RESTRICTED FUND TYPE OF FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTION THAT WE MAINTAIN BASED ON FUNDING COMING IN AND GOING OUT. TO LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE PRUDENT IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T HAVE ANY FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SPEND WHEN WE MUST SPEND AND WE HAVE INSTALLED GOOD PURCHASING AND BUDGETING PRACTICES MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE VILLAINOUS BUSINESS OFFICE. BUT UNSPENT DOLLARS AT THE END OF THE YEAR GO INTO THE RESERVES AND THEY HELP MAINTAIN PROGRAMS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND THAT'S HOW WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE OVER THE YEARS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THE DIFFERENCE COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS NOTED BELOW TO CLOSE OUT THE STIMULUS FUNDING , DECLINING ENROLLMENT CONTINUES FOR COUNTYWIDE, STATEWIDE, NATIONAL ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERYBODY.

NEW FLOOR, SCHOOL DISTRICTS. LACK OF SUFFICIENT FUNDING YEAR-OVER-YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE TIED TO THE ECONOMY. IT IS KIND OF A MISNOMER THE 2%. LACK OF CONTROL OVER FUNDING LEVELS.

THE STATE WANTS US TO GO OUT TO VOTERS AND ASK THEM FOR MORE MONEY. THAT'S THEIR ANSWER TO US FOR HELPING WITH MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. COSTS ARE RISING FASTER THAN STATE FUNDING LEVELS. INSURANCE HAS GONE UP 50% A YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE FIRES THAT WE'VE HAD HERE.

IT'S BECOME VERY CHALLENGING FOR US TO GET INSURANCE AND SOME RECENT LAWS THAT WERE PASSED BY THE STATE THAT OPENED UP STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS HAVE PUSHED DOWN ON US IN LITIGATION GOING BACK TO THE 70S AND 80S. UTILITIES CONTINUE TO RISE AT AN INCREMENTAL LEVEL. I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6% AND 12%. NOTHING WE CAN'T MANAGE AT THIS POINT BUT AS WE EXPAND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IT IS INCREASING OVERALL UTILITY USAGE. TRANSPORTATION, AGAIN, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES. EVEN NOW WE'VE SEEN FUEL LEVELS TAPER OFF BUT THE GENERAL OVERALL COST OF BUSES, MAINTAINING BUSES AND SALARIES FOR BUS DRIVERS CONTINUES TO OUTPACE WHAT FUNDING LEVELS ARE AS DO BENEFITS . WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LASER CLAIMS, THAT INSURANCE CARRIERS ARE NOT GOING TO COVER BECAUSE THEY'VE EXCEEDED A CERTAIN THRESHOLD MEANING WE ARE PAYING DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR ON THE ENTIRETY OF THOSE CLAIMS. LAST YEAR I BELIEVE WE PAID CLOSE TO $2 MILLION JUST ON THOSE CLAIMS. THERE IS SOME POSITIVE NEWS. WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY. THEY DID UPGRADE SOME OF OUR CREDIT RATINGS AND THERE'S JUST A SMALL SNIPPET TO SHOW YOU THAT. WE STILL MAINTAIN A RAISED CREDIT RATING AS WELL. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO GO OUT FOR ANY OTHER BONDS SO WE'VE ISSUED ALL OF THE BONDS. THIS HELPS US ACTUALLY ON THE REFINANCE PIECE AND THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD SOME INFORMATION AND A POTENTIAL RESOLUTION TO REFINANCE SOME EXISTING BONDS THAT WE ARE HOPING WILL SAVE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS FOR TAXPAYERS. THE NEXT PHASE AS STATED EARLIER, THESE FINANCIAL REPORTS WILL BE AUDITED BY THE OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY AUDITOR AND THEN WE WILL BRING THOSE BACK

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QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT THOROUGH REPORT AND EXPLANATION. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER

ICU PLAYING WITH THE LIGHT. >> BUT YOU HAVE NOT MENTIONED IS, AND THIS IS GOOD NEWS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE STAND AT THE END OF 23/24 VERSUS WHERE WE STOOD AT THE SECOND INTERIM WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION. EXPENSES WERE LOWER THAN WE PROJECTED SO GOING INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH A HIGHER ENDING BALANCE THAN WE ANTICIPATED. WHAT DO WE OWE

THAT TOO? >> LET ME GIVE YOU THE CYCLE OF HOW THINGS GO IN OUR REPORTING. WE DO THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY LIKE, THINK OF IT AS A ZERO-BASED BUDGET.

WE PUT EVERY POSITION THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED IN, REJECTED EXPENSES AND INCREASES, AND THEN WE DO ADOPTED. AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER IS WHAT I AM SHOWING YOU NOW, CLOSING OUT THE PRIOR YEAR. THAT IS NOT TRULY REFLECTED UNTIL THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT. WHAT HAPPENS IS, DOLLARS THAT FALL OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ARE REPORTING ON FINANCIAL STATUS HERE BUT SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS WILL ROLL OVER INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ADOPTED BUDGET , LET'S SAY , $100 MILLION IN THE FIRST INTERIM SHOWS $110 MILLION BECAUSE THAT $10 MILLION IS ROLLED OVER FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. TYPICALLY THEY ARE BOTH ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE SIDE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. WE HAVE VACANT POSITIONS, STAFFING IS ABOUT 85% OF ALL OF OUR ENTIRE BUDGET SO WHEN POSITIONS GO VACANT. PEOPLE LEAVE OR RETIRE AND GET REPLACED, THERE IS SOME SALARY BREAKAGE. AND THEN CORRESPONDING EXPENSES AND UP TO BE ON THE SAVINGS SIDE. LAST YEAR IN THIS REPORT BETWEEN ADOPTED BUDGET AND WHERE WE ENDED THE YEAR WE HAD ABOUT $2.6 MILLION PLUS IN SAVINGS ON CERTIFICATED AND $2.8 MILLION ON CLASSIFIED. I'M SORRY, OVER ON THOSE TWO SALARY PIECES. BUT ON THE BENEFITS SIDE, THERE IS CORRESPONDING DECLINE . I'M GETTING CONFUSED HERE. IT'S A CORRESPONDING SAVINGS , OKAY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE LEAVE AND THEN THEY ARE REPLACED.

THERE IS BREAKAGE, THE LEVEL OF TAXES THAT ARE PAID ON THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS CHANGE. YOU CAN'T REALLY LOOK AT ANY ONE PARTICULAR THING AND SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS OR IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES ON REVENUE AND EXPENSE THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT INCREASES THE AMOUNT THAT WE TAKE IN AND INCREASES THE AMOUNT THAT WE SPEND. BUT AS I STATED EARLIER WE ARE VERY FRUGAL AND WE SPEND WHEN WE HAVE TO SPEND. FOR EXAMPLE AGAIN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SOME OF THE CHANGES WE WILL SEE IS LOTTERY INCOME FLUCTUATING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON HOW MANY PEOPLE PURCHASE LOTTERY TICKETS. WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH WHATEVER NUMBER AND THEN WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH AN EXTRA $1 MILLION IN LOTTERY. THAT MONEY IS COMMITTED FOR TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES BECAUSE WE CANNOT USE THAT TO PAY UTILITIES AND SUCH, SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE SPENT FOUR. ON THE LOCAL SIDE, WE NEVER ACCOUNT FOR DONATIONS SO YOU WILL SEE DONATIONS AT $2 MILLION ADOPTED AND FIRST INTERIM IT WILL BE 4 AND SECOND INTERIM IT WILL BE 6. SO THE ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION DOES NOT SHOW UP UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE WE RECEIVED ALL OF THESE COLLECTIONS. BUT THEN ON THE EXPENSE SIDE YOU WILL SEE EXPENSES GO UP $4 MILLION BECAUSE EVERY DOLLAR DONATED IS SPENT FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. THIS LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES THAT WE HAD WERE ON THE PARAPROFESSIONA L SIDE BECAUSE WE WERE FORCED BECAUSE OF STAFFING CHALLENGES TO OUTSOURCE . SO WE ENDED UP SPENDING AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR TO COVER THOSE CONTRACT SERVICES. BOOKS AND SUPPLIES YOU TYPICALLY SEE SAVINGS THERE. WE WILL BUDGET FOR $5 MILLION, AND WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH JUST UNDER $3 MILLION SO IT'S A SAVINGS THERE. SOME OF

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UP . >> SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY, AND THIS IS A BETTER PICTURE THAN LOOKING AT SECOND INTERIM, WE WILL NOT GET A FULL PICTURE OF HOW THIS WILL CHANGE THE FORECAST AND BUDGET , PROBABLY NOT UNTIL FIRST INTERIM?

>> YES. THIS HAS BEEN OUR THEME. WE HAVE ENDED THE YEAR PRETTY MUCH BREAKEVEN FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. THAT SHOWS THAT WE ARE GOOD AT OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS THE LOOK FORWARD CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE STATE MAKES US LOOK YEARS AHEAD AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN TWO YEARS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT UTILITIES GOING UP 10% AND INSURANCE GOING UP 50%, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE INCREASES AND YOU MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN ENROLLMENT AND SAY WELL THE INCREASE IN FUNDING IS ONLY GOING UP 2% WHEREAS EVERYTHING IS GOING ELSE 20 OR 30%, THAT'S WHEN YOU START TO SEE THAT GAP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WE ARE NOT MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND SAVING WHERE WE CAN , DOING ALL OF THOSE BUDGET MANAGEMENT THINGS THAT WE DO, THAT IS HOW WE KEEP OURSELVES SAFE. WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE THIS YEAR. I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE WE WILL BE IN THREE YEARS BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY UNCERTAINTIES AND WE DON'T GET ANY DEFINITIVE INFORMATION. WE ARE TOLD TO ESTIMATE AND THAT'S THE BEST

THAT WE CAN DO. >> I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE STOP THE HANDS ON BUDGET CONSTRAINTS .

>> I DO WANT TO KNOW, AS ALWAYS, SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES LOOK DIFFERENT THAN OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY FINANCES WHERE THE CITY MAY BE ABLE TO CREATE A LARGE SAVINGS SOMEHOW WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ALL OF THEIR DOLLARS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. EDUCATION CODES DICTATE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SPENDING MOST OF OUR DOLLARS THAT ARE EARNED BY STUDENTS THROUGH ADA THAT YEAR AS BEING SPENT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, WHY AREN'T YOU SAVING MONEY FOR YEAR TWO OR YEAR THREE? THE EDUCATION CODE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO DO THAT AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THAT CAN, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SPENDING DOLLARS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN THE STATE IS REQUIRING US TO PREDICT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YEAR TWO AND THREE. WE ONLY KNOW THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW NOW SO IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TWO OR THREE YEARS OUT. THAT IS THE ONE DRAWBACK TO EDUCATIONAL FUNDING, TRYING TO PREDICT THAT WITH THE FACTORS THAT WE KNOW CURRENTLY.

>> YOU WILL HEAR DON'T SPEND MORE THAN YOU CAN TAKE IN AND I THINK OUR TRACK RECORD SHOWS THAT WE DON'T SPEND MORE THAN WE CAN TAKE IN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT BETTER RESOLUTION TO EACH FISCAL YEAR YOU CAN HAVE . THE MONEY WE HAVE TAKEN AND WAS SPENT IN THAT YEAR SO WE ARE GOOD. FOR NOW.

>> I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. IT FEELS GOOD TO FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN A-- I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NERVOUS PEOPLE WITH THE STATE FISCAL SITUATION SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT, YOU MENTIONED ADULT EDUCATION AND I KNOW THAT'S A STANDALONE-- FOR MY ME THE NAME OF IT. ENTER PRICE, THANK YOU. I ASSUME WHEN THEY GO INTO THE RED ARE WE

PULLING FROM GENERAL FUND? >> IT'S ABOUT $90,000.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK, I GUESS IT'S MORE OF HOW TO READ THE REPORT QUESTION . AS DOCTOR MCGLOCKLIN ALLUDED TO, SCHOOL FINANCES , IT'S COMPLICATED. I KNOW THE WAY THESE ARE SET UP AND IS A VERY STANDARD FORM BUT THERE IS ON AUDITED ACTUALS ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. IS THAT ALWAYS THE WAY IT HAS BEEN? TO MY BRAIN THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. DOES THAT WORK

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THAT WAY? >> WE USE THE WORD COMPLIANCE.

THAT IS A COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT SO THE STATE SAYS THIS IS HOW YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT THE BUDGET TO US. IS IT USEFUL FOR BUDGET MANAGEMENT? NO. IT'S JUST A REPORTING PEACE. EVERYONE USES THE SAME SOFTWARE SO THE REPORT LOOKS THE SAME FOR ANYONE. YOU CAN GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EVERY STATUS REPORT LOOKS THE SAME. THEY ARE VARIED DEPENDING ON WHAT FUNDING YOU HAVE. IT IS JUST THE COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT. WE USE IT TO REPORT EACH REPORTING CYCLE BUT I COULD WALK YOU THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AND THERE ARE VALUABLE PIECES TO IT BUT IF YOU AREN'T USING IT ON A REGULAR DAILY BASIS , IT'S NOT GOING TO MEAN ANYTHING BECAUSE THE STATE PROVIDES THAT SOFTWARE EACH REPORTING CYCLE BUT DOESN'T GIVE THAT PLATFORM TO USE ONGOING BUDGET MANAGEMENT, SO IT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME WHERE WE ESSENTIALLY UPLOAD OR INPUT THE NUMBERS AND IT PRINTS OUT THAT WAY. THERE ARE PIECES TO IT AND I SEE THE PAGE THAT YOU HAVE WHERE THE NUMBERS WILL MATCH WHAT IS IN THE PRESENTATION. WE TRY TO SUMMARIZE IT, AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THIS EARLIER. THEY ARE BELOW THE LINE THINGS LIKE TRANSFERS IN AND OUT OF THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE TECHNICALLY EXPENSES BUT THEY DON'T SHOW THEM AS EXPENSES.

THEY SHOW THEM AS TRANSFERS BUT THEY ARE EXPENSES, SO WE WRAP THEM UP INTO EXPENSES TO GIVE YOU A TRUE NATURE OF EXACTLY HOW MUCH WAS SPENT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS NO LONGER IN THE GENERAL FUND OR AVAILABLE TO BE SPENT IN THE GENERAL FUND.

THERE ARE PIECES ABOUT ATTENDANCE AND PIECES ABOUT RESERVE AMOUNTS. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN GLEAN SOME INFORMATION BUT IT IS A SNAPSHOT. WE DO THE MULTI-YEAR FORECAST THAT EACH REPORTING CYCLE BUT ALL IT IS IS A FORECAST AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IN THIS PARTICULAR REPORT IS, ARE THE ACTUALS. THEY WANT TO COMPARE IT FROM LAST YEAR WHICH IS A GOOD COMPARISON. YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU SPEND THE PRIOR YEAR TO WHAT YOU SPEND NOW AND WHAT THE FUTURE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE. IT MAKES SENSE IN THAT REGARD TO US WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT IT THAT WAY BUT IT'S VERY HARD, AND I WILL SAY THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU CAN LOOK AT YEAR OVER YEAR OVER YEAR AFTER ALL THE FEDERAL STIMULUS MONIES THAT HAVE COME IN THAT HAVE SKEWED THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. YOU COULD SEE IT WAS $280 MILLION AND 22 AND IT'S $260 MILLION. DID WE LOSE $20 MILLION? NO, WE JUST DIDN'T TAKE THAT IN AND SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION. TO LOOK AT YEAR-OVER-YEAR COMPARISONS ARE VERY CHALLENGING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE. THE THEORY, THE REPORT MAKES SENSE BUT THE WAY WE ARE FORCED TO BUDGET DOES NOT REALLY ALIGN WITH HOW THAT REPORT IS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK AS A TRUSTEE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND AND LOOK AT IT WHAT I END OF DOING IS PULL UP LAST YEAR'S SO THAT I CAN COMPARE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE ACTUALS. MAYBE I WAS MAKING MYSELF CRAZY BY DOING THAT BUT TO ME THAT IS THE LOGICAL COMPARISON. WHAT DID THEY LOOK LIKE COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD PLANNED? AND THIS DOES NOT GIVE

US THAT. >> I WOULD SAY IT IS TRICKY TO LOOK AT ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE LESS DOLLARS COMING IN FROM, SAY, THE FEDERAL SIDE BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE SOME NEGATIVE PERCENTAGES IN THAT COLUMN AND YOU SAY WHY IS THERE THAT? IT'S NOT A NEGATIVE ON BUDGETING, IT'S THE LACK OF INCOME THAT CAME IN LAST YEAR AND DID NOT COME IN THIS YEAR.

IT SHOWS A DROP WHEN REALLY IT DOES LOOK FUNNY ON THE REPORT

ITSELF IN THAT COLUMN. >> HIGHER EXPENDITURES DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN HIGHER EXPENDITURES. THINK OF DONATIONS. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT IF THEY GIVE US $4 MILLION IN DONATIONS WE SPEND ANOTHER $4 MILLION. SO THAT $4 MILLION WAS LESS THAN $1 MILLION DURING COVID YEARS. YOU WILL SEE THAT WENT LIKE THIS UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE BACK UP TO WHERE WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPARE THOSE YEAR OVER YEAR ESPECIALLY IN THE

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PICTURE. >> I WANT TO OFFER AN APPRECIATION, BECAUSE I'VE TALKED WITH TRUSTEES AND OTHER DISTRICTS WHO ARE JUST GIVEN THE REPORT YET YOU PUT TOGETHER A VERY USER-FRIENDLY PRESENTATION WHICH IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. SO, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING WILLING TO CONTINUE EDUCATING

US. >> OR CONFUSING. WHATEVER.

>> WELL CONFUSED FIRST, EDUCATE AND THEN MAYBE WE UNDERSTAND, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, APPRECIATION? FOR DOCTOR HAYEK?

>> SEEING NONE PLEASE VOTE YOUR TRUSTEE LIKE? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES. TRUSTEE GILL? YES. TRUSTEE GORBACK? YES.

[4. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT]

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND SUBMIT IT.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. TRUSTEE LIKE? YES. TRUSTEE GILL? YES. TRUSTEE POWELL? YES. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? YES. TRUSTEE GORBACK? YES. I AM

[A. Instructional Services - Discussion of Board Policy 5131.8 - Mobile Communication Devices]

MISTER COLLINS? >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. MY NAME IS BRIAN COLLINS AND I AM A PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT AT CAL LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY . I'VE BEEN TEACHING AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL FOR 15 YEARS AND PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER FOR THREE YEARS . I

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FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN A DETRIMENT TO US INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY . THIS IS DATA SUPPORTED. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF INDIVIDUALS HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS, SO I AM HERE TONIGHT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THEM AND VOICE MY ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOU ALL TO HELP DEVELOP A POLICY THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AND TEACH OUR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS HEALTHY AND RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES WITH

TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KENDRA AND I AM GIVING MY MINUTES TO ASHLEY.

>> ASHLEY YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES.

>> PROBABLY WON'T NEED IT, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO SHED SOME LIGHT THAT A RECENT STUDY SHOWED IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE CONCLUDED THAT YOUTH GROWING UP TODAY WILL SPEND 44 YEARS VIEWING SCREENS OUT OF THEIR LIFETIME. TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE THAT IS DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE SPEND SLEEPING. MY NAME IS EFFIE RICHARDSON, I'M A CURRENT STUDENT AND SENIOR AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM STANDING BEFORE YOU ALL TO EXPRESS CONCERN FOR MY PEERS AND OUR YOUTH WHO ARE GROWING UP TODAY IN A WORLD WHERE REAL CONNECTION IS DYING IN ISOLATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER. MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN NOTHING LIKE I HAVE EXPECTED. I ENTERED MY FRESHMAN YEAR STRAIGHT AFTER COVID ENDED SO SCREENS WERE ALL WE HAD TO OCCUPY OUR TIME AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. HOWEVER NOW THAT THE PANDEMIC IS MOSTLY OVER, THE FOCUS ON SCREENS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HAS ONLY GROWN AND THROUGH MY EYES, HAS GOTTEN WORSE. CELL PHONES FOLLOW US NOW INTO EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES, EVEN INTO THE BATHROOMS AND TEACHERS ARE FIGHTING A BATTLE FOR OUR ATTENTION THAT IS BEING DESIGNED FOR THEM TO LOSE. ALGORITHMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO PROFIT OFF OF OUR MINDS AND ENGAGE US FOR AS MANY HOURS AS POSSIBLE. SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF CELL PHONES INTO DAILY LIFE, THE LENGTH OF ATTENTION SPANS HAVE SHORTENED. STUDENT RATES OF ANXIETY HAVE HEIGHTENED ALONG WITH PRETEEN AND TEENAGER SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE. EATING DISORDER AND BODY IMAGE STRUGGLES ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. THIS HAS ALL INCREASED SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CELL PHONE INTO DAILY LIFE AND SCHOOLS SO I WONDER WHEN AS A COMMUNITY WE DECIDED IT'S TIME TO START REGULATING PHONES TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IT'S UNFAIR TO EXPECT STUDENTS TO MEET CRITERIA WHEN WE ARE BOUND TO DEVICES 24/7 THAT BRING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD INTO OUR HANDS. FIVE SECONDS ABOARD AND WITHIN SCHOOL CAN COST UP TO AN HOUR OF MINDLESSLY SCROLLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I BELIEVE THAT STRICTLY ENFORCING PHONE REGULATIONS OR BANNING THEM, AND ADDICTING MEDIA WOULD HELP STUDENTS PAVE THE WAY TO LOOSEN THE CHOKEHOLD THAT TECH ADDICTION HAS ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO PUT REGULATIONS IN PLACE BUT I LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY TO DECIDE IF THE WORK IS WORTH THE COST OF OUR CHILDREN'S MINDS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE DARREN FOLLOWED BY ERICA AND TODD.

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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING MOST OF YOU FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I AM A PROUD, VERY PROUD EDUCATOR IN THIS INCREDIBLE DISTRICT . I STARTED MY TEACHING CAREER QUITE SOME TIME AGO. I AM STARTING MY 31ST YEAR OF TEACHING HERE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS . CAN'T BELIEVE IT . I WILL BE AS CRYSTAL-CLEAR AS I CAN. IN MY OPINION, CELL PHONES ARE A DISTRACTION AND A TEMPTATION THAT STUDENTS CAN DO WITHOUT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. ONE OF THE BIG REASONS WHY I ENJOY COACHING, AND THIS IS WHY I'M LOOKING THE WAY THAT I AM RIGHT NOW, JUST CAME FROM PRACTICE, I ENJOY COACHING BECAUSE IT GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS WHERE THEY CANNOT HAVE THEIR PHONES. THEY ARE FORCED TO TALK TO EACH OTHER IN FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION. FORCED TO TALK TO THEIR COACHES , NOT OVER A TEXT, AND IT'S GREAT. AS A TEACHER IT'S VERY EXHAUSTING TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REMIND THEM TO PUT THEM AWAY AND HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

DURING MY TENURE AS AN EDUCATOR I'VE HAD PARENTS CONTACT STUDENTS DURING MY CLASS BOTH IN TEXT AND BY CALLING. I WILL LET YOU RESONATE OVER THAT ONE. I FEEL THAT REMOVING THE TEMPTATION ALTOGETHER WILL TRANSLATE INTO A MORE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT , WILL LOWER ANXIETY GIVEN ALL THE TIME THAT THEY SPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK YOU FOR HEARING WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS AND I WANT TO GIVE A PERSONAL HUGE, REALLY HUGE HEARTFELT THANKS TO SO MANY IN THIS DISTRICT . SOME OF YOU THAT I AM LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME PARTICULARLY WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE OVER THE PAST 3 1/2 MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR

STUDENTS. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERICA AND I AM A LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TONIGHT TO URGE YOU TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING A BAN ON SMART PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS WITHIN SCHOOL CAMPUSES PARTICULARLY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH EIGHT. DURING THESE FORMATIVE YEARS CHILDREN DEVELOP FUNDAMENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCHOOL AND LEARNING INCLUDING STUDY HABITS AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

PEER INFLUENCE BEGINS TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE AND HAVING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO SMART PHONES OR SOCIAL MEDIA CAN DISRUPT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. DIV, THAT IT IS NOT JUST AFFECTING CHILDREN AT SCHOOL . WHEN KIDS COME HOME AND THEY HAVE DIGITAL FATIGUE OR SCREEN TIME FATIGUE THEY ARE MOODY, DEPRESSED, UNMOTIVATED, THEY WANT TO ISOLATE AND IT'S MAKING PARENTS HAVE A VERY HARD TIME CONNECTING WITH KIDS. THE PARENTS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME IMPLEMENTING BOUNDARIES AT HOME THAT JUST GET TAKEN BACK WHEN THEY ARE AT SCHOOL AND THEY CAN HAVE THE ACCESS TO THE PHONE. THAT IS REALLY CONTRADICTING SOME OF THE FAMILY VALUES THAT PARENTS THAT I WORK WITH ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT IN THEIR KIDS. I DON'T THINK THAT ALLOWING KIDS TO HAVE ACCESS TO SMART PHONES BETWEEN CLASSES BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL OR DURING RECESS OR LUNCH IS GOING TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE SOCIAL SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSFUL ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY SO I REALLY WANT TO URGE YOU TO THINK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND HOW USAGE DURING SCHOOL IS IMPACTING THE FAMILY AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE FAMILY. I HAVE PARENTS IN TEARS AROUND BATTLES THAT THEY ARE HAVING WITH THEIR KIDS. SOMETIMES HOURS THAT TAKE AWAY FROM FAMILY TIME AND CONNECTING AND BUILDING THESE REALLY IMPORTANT BONDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION THAT BENEFITS OUR KIDS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TODD, YOU CAN CALL ME A FRESHLY RETIRED TEACHER. I RETIRED IN JUNE AFTER 35 YEARS. THE LAST 23 OF THEM I WAS AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AS A SPANISH TEACHER. A LOT OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED SO I DON'T WANT TO BE REDUNDANT BUT I WILL TRY TO BRING UP THINGS THAT WERE NOT. MOST OF US ARE PARENTS AND

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I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOU FROM THE TEACHERS POINT OF VIEW.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF COLLEAGUES YOUNG AND OLD WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR FRUSTRATION. WE ARE COMPETING WITH THOSE CELL PHONES AND THE ATTENTION OF KIDS AND IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US. SOME OF THE KIDS ARE USING PHONES TO CHEAT.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO? WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM AND PUT THEM IN THE BACKPACKS BEFORE CLASS BEGINS. I HAVE TO GO BY EACH ROW AND WATCH THEM PUT THEM IN THE BACKPACK WHICH TAKES A VALUABLE TESTING TIME. THE OTHER THING NOT MENTIONED WAS AIR PODS.

CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PATROL THE AISLES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT DIVIDING THEIR TIME BETWEEN THEIR FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP AND THEIR TEACHER. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TEACH THEM IN THOSE SITUATIONS. THEY ARE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA, I SEE THE WORD ADDICTION AND I DON'T USE THAT LIGHTLY BUT SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE TRULY ADDICTED. YOU CAN SEE THEM , THEY WANT TO GET ON THAT PHONE SO BADLY. THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE KIDS USING THE BATHROOMS NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO GO TO THE RESTROOM BUT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO USE THEIR PHONE TO CATCH UP ON WHATEVER INSTAGRAM OR SNAPCHAT THAT THEY WERE DOING AND THEIR TIME AWAY WAS LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SO THE SCHOOL HAD TO IMPLEMENT A SPECIAL PROGRAM USING PHONES. WE ARE TRYING TO CONSTANTLY CATCH UP AND ARE ALWAYS A STEP BEHIND.

THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION TO YOU IS , UNLESS YOU ARE A TEACHER IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS FOR US TO WORK KIDS WHEN THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US. WE WANT TO TEACH THEM AS BEST WE CAN. LAST BUT NOT LEAST AS A PARENT, IMAGINE HAVING A SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CHILD WHO DOESN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT, WHO HAS THEIR PHONE IN FRONT OF THEM AND MULTIPLY THAT BY 38. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M

TALKING ABOUT. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK

YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> NEXT WE HAVE JULIE AND

MELINDA. >> GOOD EVENING DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, BOARD MEMBERS, PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY. I AM A PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT AND A LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST. YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME A LOT AND YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND SO INSTEAD OF GIVING YOU MORE OF WHAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT WAS SAID. I AM READING ANGELA'S WORDS FROM TWO MEETINGS AGO. AND I AM QUOTING HER SO I'M NOT GOING TO ADD MY TWO CENTS. AN ACADEMIC STUDY FROM THE UK THAT WAS THE CASE FOR A SMART PHONE BAN SHOWED A CLEAR CORRELATION BETWEEN AN EFFECTIVE BAN AND BETTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE NOTING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN HIGH-STAKES TESTING. THE INCREASE WAS ESPECIALLY LARGE FOR THE LOWEST PERFORMING PUPILS WHO SAW A JUMP TWICE AS LARGE ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO ADDING AN HOUR OF SCHOOL PER WEEK SO NOT BANNING PHONES REASONABLY CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS OVER TIME. THERE ARE THREE COMPONENTS TO MAKING THIS WORK. TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION, A ROCK SOLID POLICY FROM THE FIRST BELL TO THE LAST, DEVICES IN WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY LOCKED AWAY. IF THEY ARE ON THE PERSON THEY ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RESIST CHECKING CONTINUOUS NOTIFICATIONS. BANNING PHONES IN CLASS BUT NOT ELSEWHERE EXACERBATED WHAT IS CALLED A CATCH UP PERIOD SO KIDS SPEND THEIR TIME IN HALLWAYS ARE OUTSIDE CATCHING UP ON WHAT THEY HAVE MISSED, NOT SOCIALIZING. AND THREE, CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT.

EVERYONE HAS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND THERE HAVE TO BE CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS HARD. IT'S BREAKING A HABIT BUT AS TIME GOES ON THEY START TO FOCUS MORE IT. 1 RESEARCH CTR.

RESEARCHER SAYS WE HAVE YET TO SEE A SCHOOL REGRET THAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS. IF TEACHERS ARE NOT REPORTING A PROBLEM THAT'S NOT WHAT I AM HEARING. I HEAR FROM ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING TEXTED BY TEACHERS WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO LEARN THINGS AND FROM MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS CRAZY TO TALK ABOUT PILOTS AND CURRICULUM AND WAYS TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WHEN WE DON'T DO THE EASY THING, THE LOW HANGING FRUIT. IT WON'T BE EASY AT FIRST AND FOR ME THIS IS WHERE I'VE LANDED AFTER ALL

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AND I CAN'T FIND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT AGAINST THIS. THAT WAS HER WORDS SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. YOU DO A LOT OF STUFF. YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MELINDA SMITH AND I AM A MOTHER OF ONE CHILD AT WEST LAKE HILLS ELEMENTARY AND A BRAND-NEW COUGAR, GOD HELP ME. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SOME OF WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IS INFORMED BY MY BACKGROUND AS A NEUROSCIENTIST BUT MOSTLY I AM HERE AS A CONCERNED PARENT. I AM A SCIENTIST BUT I AM ALSO A MOTHER AND I'M NOT HERE SO WE CAN POINT FINGERS AT EACH OTHER, I AM JUST DEVASTATED WHEN I SEE FACES BURIED IN SCREENS. I HAD SLEEPOVERS. I DON'T HAVE ROSE-COLORED GLASSES AND I DON'T MEAN TO SUGGEST THAT GROWING UP IN THE 80S WAS ALWAYS THE BEST, BUT MY FACE TIME WAS RECESSED. MY TEXTS WERE BOOKS. I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL WORRIED ABOUT INFLUENCERS AND MY LOOKS. IN CLASS WE WERE PRESENT THOUGH SOMETIMES WE PASSED NOTES. WE DID NOT ENDLESSLY SCROLL THROUGH ADDICT AND HARMFUL POSTS. WE DIDN'T BURST OUT OF CLASS TO CHECK LIKES OR SNAPS.

WE TALKED WITH EACH OTHER. OUR FRIENDS WERE OUR APPLICATIONS.

YES I AM A SCIENTIST AND I AM NOT ANTI-TECH BUT WE HAVE A DISTRICT OF KIDS WHO WE NEED TO PROTECT, WHO NEED TO LAUGH OUT LOUD AND SOMETIMES FEEL BORED , WHO NEED TO WONDER ABOUT THE STARS WITH NOTIFICATIONS IGNORED. THE RESEARCH ON ADDICTION COULD NOT BE MORE CLEAR. THE PULL IS STRONGER WHEN THE OBJECT OF ADDICTION IS NEAR . THE PHONE IS STILL THERE WHETHER YOU SILENCE OR LOCK IT. IT'S LIKE A DRUG WAITING IN THE BACK POCKETS OF OUR KIDS. BEYOND ALL THE SOCIALS, NEWS OF EVERY WAR IS ONLINE. OUR KIDS CAN WATCH BOMBS AS THEY FALL IN REAL TIME. SO I AM HERE TO PLEAD IN THIS SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC WAY, LET'S GIVE OUR KIDS TIME TO JUST BE KIDS FOR JUST A FEW HOURS. LET'S LOCK THE PHONES AWAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

>> TOWARDS THE END OF THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS CURRENT CVUSD BOARD POLICY , MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES. WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT IN THE CURRENT POLICY TODAY AND THAT IS INCLUDED ON TONIGHT'S ITEM. AT THE TIME THAT POLICY WAS ADOPTED, THE CURRENT POLICY IN OCTOBER 2021, THAT POLICY REFLECTED CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION 'S GAME IT POLICY RELATED TO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS. THIS WAS A BRAND-NEW BOARD POLICY THAT CAME OUT THAT REFLECTED THE NEW LAW IN CALIFORNIA AT THAT TIME. RECENTLY AS SOME BACKGROUND, THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSED ASSEMBLY BILL 3216 WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY JULY 1 OF 2026 TO DEVELOP, ADOPT, AND UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS A POLICY, OR TO LIMIT OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF SMART PHONES WHILE STUDENTS ARE AT SCHOOL OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BECAUSE THIS IS OUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION WE PUT THE AGENDA ITEM UP FOR TONIGHT, FOR DISCUSSION.

>> WE APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT OUR ONLY TIME WE GET TO TALK ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE AGAIN BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING DISCUSSION ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF AB 3216. I WILL THROW IT OUT TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES. TRUSTEE

GORBACK? >> THE SPEAKERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE ARE MISSING AS PART OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T THINK BANNING THEM BY ITSELF, ALTHOUGH I AM IN FAVOR OF DISCUSSING THAT, I THINK AN EDUCATION COMPONENT , MAYBE I AM TALKING TO THE STATE OF

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>> I FEEL AS WE MOVE THROUGH LOOKING AT THIS BOARD POLICY , ULTIMATELY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS SET UP OUR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CLASSROOM WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FOCUSED BUT LEARNING THE APPROPRIATE USES OF CELL PHONES, LEARNING WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR USAGE IN COLLEGE OR THEIR CAREER, WHATEVER THEY DO POST GRADUATION. ULTIMATELY THE BOARD CAN ADMINISTER A POLICY INSTRUCTING STUDENTS NOT TO USE PHONES BUT THAT WILL NOT TEACH THEM THE APPROPRIATE USES LATER IN LIFE. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES WE NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. SO I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF MY NOTES AND THEN WILL CIRCLE BACK TO SOME SPECIFICS LATER AS THE DISCUSSION GETS INTO SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS AND IDEAS WE ARE LOOKING AT CHANGING. FIRST LOOKING AT THE BOARD POLICY RIGHT NOW , ONE OF THE SENTENCES, MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES SHALL BE TURNED OFF OR IN SILENT MODE DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. I'M NOT SURE THAT A PHONE SITTING IN A DESK ON SILENT MODE IS SUFFICIENT. THEY CAN SEE THE NOTIFICATIONS AND THAT STILL IS ABOUT AS DISTRACTING AS IF IT WAS NOT ON SILENT. IT'S JUST LESS DISTRACTING TO OTHERS, SO I THINK THAT IS ONE PIECE WE NEED TO CONSIDER. WITH CODE 48 901.7 MENTIONED HERE WHICH IS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, WHEN A TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR BRINGS INFORMATION TO THE STUDENT TO POSSESS OR USE A DEVICE SUBJECT TO ANY REASONABLE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY THAT ADMINISTRATOR, THEN A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING OR USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENTS IN THIS POLICY BECAUSE BY SHOWING STUDENTS THE SPECIFIC TIMES THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE PHONES AND BY USING IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE AND PUTTING LIMITATIONS ON IT SAYING YOU CAN USE IT NOW FOR THIS , AND TEACHING THEM THE APPROPRIATE USES, THAT GOES ALONG WAY WHEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY. BEYOND THAT I WILL MOVE INTO SPECIFICS RELATED TO PASSING PERIODS AND OUTSIDE OF CLASS. I READ THIS AND WENT , IF THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH STUDENTS USING PHONES IN CLASS WHEN IT IS PROHIBITED UNLESS THEY ARE GRANTED PERMISSION, DO WE NEED AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICY THAT WE SET IS ENFORCED? AND I WOULD ALSO SAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING STUDENT FEET BACK AT THE STUDENT MEETING LATER IN SEPTEMBER SO I WILL CIRCLE BACK LATER .

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M HAPPY TO TAKE A TURN AT THIS. I KNOW THAT WE ALL PROBABLY HAVE THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS AND I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE. I THINK WE ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE ON THIS GIVEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH THE PANDEMIC AND WAS SMART PHONES COMING INTO PLAY WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL OF THAT FOR WHAT, REALLY THE LAST 10, 12, 15 YEARS? IT IS REALLY JUST RECENTLY WE ARE GETTING THE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS US THE TRUE IMPACT. THIS IS RESEARCH WE ARE READING ABOUT IN LEARNING ABOUT THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. SOME STATISTICS HERE , I HAVE BEEN READING ANXIOUS GENERATION WHICH IS A THOROUGH PRESENTATION ON THE ISSUE

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IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ENACTING A TEACHING SURVEY ON THE ISSUE, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM TEACHERS . THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I AM REALLY RUMINATING ON

AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER?

>> I THINK A LOT OF MY THOUGHTS AND POINTS ALIGN FAIRLY CLOSELY TO WHAT TRUSTEE POWELL JUST LAID OUT. TO ME THE HIGHLIGHTS, IT HAS BEEN CLEAR FOR A WHILE, THAT ALL OF THE STATISTICS AND REPORTS, SURGEON GENERAL REPORTS, IT IS PRETTY ALARMING . IT IS PRETTY ALARMING THE IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AND THE IMPACT ON THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR BUT IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT ON

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POINT. >> I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN ON ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TRUSTEE SYLVESTER MENTIONED ABOUT HAVING DIFFERENT POLICIES FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

ULTIMATELY AS STUDENTS GET OLDER, THEY HAVE MORE AND MORE OF THEM HAVE PHONES AND THEY ARE IN ONE CLASS ALL DAY TO PASSING PERIOD WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME STUDENTS WHO USE THEIR PHONES FOR THEIR SCHEDULES OR FOR REMINDERS. OR FOUR NOTES.

BUT WE ALSO NEED TO FIND THE BALANCE OF TEACHING THEM SOCIAL SKILLS, AND AGAIN IT'S THE APPROPRIATE USAGES. WITH THAT, I FEEL THAT I MAY DIFFER VERY SLIGHTLY FROM WHAT TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID IN THAT I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A TRANSITION BETWEEN FIFTH GRADE AND SIXTH GRADE BECAUSE OF THE PASSING PERIOD SITUATION OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT COMPARED TO SINGLE CLASSROOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WITH THAT IN REGARDS TO-- WELL ELEMENTARY I FEEL STUDENTS ARE LEARNING SOCIAL SKILLS AND I'M NOT SURE PHONES NEED TO BE OUT AT ALL DURING RESEARCH OR LUNCH. I SEE NO REASON. MIDDLE SCHOOL, BEFORE I GOT TO WHERE I AM, AT THE TIME THE NEW DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION WAS PRINCIPAL AND I WANTED TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT THE PHONE POLICY THAT WAS THERE BECAUSE I FEEL IT WAS EFFECTIVE FOR ME IN MY LEARNING ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE USE OF CELL PHONES AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS. THAT WAS AT PASSING PERIOD ANYWHERE IN THE HALLWAY THEY WERE EXPECTED TO BE OFF, STUDENTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SOCIALIZING AND BUILDING IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS. BUT FOR THOSE THAT NEEDED IT OR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE HAD IEP OR NEED CELL PHONES ANYWAY , THERE WAS AN AREA BY THE OFFICE THAT WAS A BLUE BENCH AND STUDENTS KNEW

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>> TRUSTEE GILL AND TRUSTEE GORBACK?

>> THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND I APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE ARE HAVING HERE. I AGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. I AM MINDFUL OF MISTER GORBACK 'S OPENING STATEMENT THAT WE ARE FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT LEARNING AND EDUCATION AND WE HAVE TO BEAR THAT IN MIND .

I'VE READ AB 3260 WHICH WE EXPECT THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN AND I APPRECIATE THAT IT ASKS US TO CAST A NET WIDELY AND GET FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. I HOPE WE WILL DO THAT AND TAKE OUR TIME ABOUT IT. IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A SURVEY TO TEACHERS. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ACCEPTABLE OR POSITIVE USES OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. TWO STUDENT REPORTERS MENTIONED AN APPLICATION IN USE AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES USING IT. SO I WANT TO HEAR FROM MORE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, I WANT TO HEAR FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND I WANT TO HEAR FROM MORE PARENTS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU WHO SHOWED UP TO SPEAK TO US TONIGHT AND OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION. ALL OF US UP HERE ARE PARENTS. WE'VE SEEN IT ALL. AND I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT , WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PARENTS AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER. WERE GOING TO NEED TO COLLABORATE THROUGH THIS ONE, AS WELL. WHAT IS A PARENTING RESPONSIBILITY? WHAT IS A BOARD TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITY? WHAT IS A TEACHER'S RESPONSIBILITY? OUR STUDENTS SPEND 20% OF WAKING HOURS WITH US IN SCHOOL.

THAT'S A SMALL PART . SO WHATEVER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S GOT TO GO BEYOND THOSE BOUNDS. I READ AN OPINION PIECE FROM ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS TODAY AND MENTIONED WE HAVE HAD THESE PARALLEL CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS ABOUT MOBILE DEVICE USAGE AND THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING FOR STUDENTS. I THINK THE POINT THAT THIS JOURNALIST WAS MAKING IS WE NEED SOME CONSISTENCY. IF WE ARE SAYING THAT THESE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES WE NEED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR IN REGARDS TO FINANCIAL LITERACY, DO WE SIMPLY TAKE IT OUT OF THEIR HANDS IN REGARDS TO MOBILE DEVICE RESPONSIBLE USE AND LEAVE IT UNTIL THEY DISCOVER IT LATER ? OR DO WE FIGURE OUT WHERE WE STAND NOW? I AM IN A VERY OPEN SORT OF FACT-FINDING POSITION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DISCUSSION, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM MANY MORE CORNERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

>> TRUSTEE GORBACK? >> I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF SITTING UP HERE AND SOME OF YOU WATCHING ON TV DON'T SEE SOME OF THE AUDIENCE REACTIONS. I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING RIGHT IN FRONT OF STUDENTS. SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE STUDENTS USING IT FOR THEIR SCHEDULES AND I SAW SUCH ENTHUSIASTIC YEP, WE DO. NODDING THEIR HEADS. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR NINE YEARS AND I HAVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR USAGE THEN WE HAVE TO LEARN AS

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NOT YOU SAYING IT, OUR TEACHERS SAYING THAT PARENTS ARE CALLING THEIR KIDS. I GREW UP AND HAD A 40 YEAR CAREER AND PARENTS WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THEIR KIDS. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRD PERIOD. I THINK WE HAVE TO, AGAIN, THE EDUCATION COMPONENT HAS TO BE AS IMPORTANT AS A PROHIBITION COMPONENT BUT WE HAVE TO ALLOW KIDS-- EXCUSE ME, ALLOW KIDS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE USE OF THE PHONES WITHOUT HAVING THE PHONES BUT WE HAVE TO ALTERNATE BATTLES AS WELL. WE HAVE TO BE EDUCATED AS TO WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I WAS SHOCKED BY YOUR

REACTION. I'M DONE. >> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS TO THROW OUT AND HERE'S SOME THOUGHTS ON. THE FIRST IS , WE HAVEN'T DEVELOPED A POLICY AND THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BUT GIVEN THE CURRENT POLICY WHERE PHONES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AWAY UNLESS A TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR GRANTS PERMISSION TO A STUDENT TO USE IT, WHICH, BASED ON MY OBSERVATION AND FROM COMMENTS TONIGHT AND COMMENTS THAT I HEARD BEFORE THE MEETING, DOES NOT SEEM TO ALWAYS BE THE CASE. GOOD A PARTNERING ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION BE HELPFUL? THE SECOND ONE IS, HOW DO WE ADDRESS EQUITY ISSUES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES? THOSE WITH IEP'S ARE ALLOWED TO USE CELL PHONES. YOUR PHONES WHEN NO ONE ELSE IN THE CLASSROOM IS ABLE TO USE THEM , YOU ESSENTIALLY CALL OUT THE STUDENTS. THE ENTIRE CLASS KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE ONE . AND FOR THE SECOND GRADER WHO HAS ACCOMMODATIONS, THAT CAN BE SOCIALLY ISOLATING. HOW DO WE FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN CREATING A PHONE POLICY THAT PROMOTES THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS OF OUR STUDENTS AND DOES NOT RESULT IN ANY EQUITY ISSUES? AND MY THIRD QUESTION WHICH WAS JUST AN IDEA THAT CAME TO ME IS OBVIOUSLY I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS MAY D -- BE A DISCUSSION AT SOME OF THE OTHERS ? NOT SURE WHERE IT WILL END UP ON THE AGENDA, AND ULTIMATELY HAVING REPORTERS OR COMMENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY ENCOMPASS THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

WOULD IT BE WORTH HAVING A REPORT BACK OR A PRESENTATION ON DISCUSSIONS TO BE ABLE TO MORE THOROUGHLY RECEIVE THE DATA FROM THOSE , NOT THE TEACHERS RECEIVING THE SURVEY OR OTHER DIRECT PIECES OF INFORMATION? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

>> AS WE HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS AND DISCUSS POLICY, ONE OF MY CONCERNS MIGHT FEEL LIKE. IF WE WERE TO HAVE A BAN OR WHATNOT.

ALSO, I THINK YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE EQUITY ISSUES, IS SOMETHING THAT HAS CONCERNED ME AS WELL. AND I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS WHO MAY BE -- HAVE AN EXCEPTION, AND ALLOWED TO USE THEIR DEVICES OR WHATNOT.

IF THEY HAVE AN IEP BUT THEN THEY'RE TELLING THE REST OF

THE CLASS. >> AGAIN, THIS IS COMPLICATED.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO KIND OF CLEAN UP AND THINK

ABOUT. >> DR. HYATT?

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>> I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AS A PARENT. ALL THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED. I JUST GOTTA CHIME IN. AND HOWEVER YOU FEEL, I WILL TELL YOU, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE, I STOPPED AND LIKE SOMEONE SAID, I WOULD TEXT MY KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, AND THEY WOULD TEXT ME RIGHT BACK. YES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. BUT WE STOPPED DOING THAT. AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT AS PARENTS. WE NEED TO TREAT THEM LIKE THEY'RE DRIVING. YOU DON'T WANT TO TEXT THEM WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING.

IT'S THE SAME THING, WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, IF THEY TEXT US IN THEIR SCHOOL, UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY, WE DON'T RESPOND BACK UNTIL LATER. SO I THINK FROM A PARENT PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS LIKE A TWO-SIDED EQUATION.

>> AND BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, I WILL SAY, MY YOUNGEST WOULD TEXT ME IN CLASS. AND I WOULD SAY, STOP TEXTING AND RESPOND TO YOUR TEACHER. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. I WOULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN -- YOU'RE RIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE.

BUT YEAH. NO, I WOULD NOT ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTION. IT

CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER SCHOOL. >> I WILL PUT MY PARENT HAT ON.

MY CURRENT CHILD THAT IS IN SCHOOL. DISTRICT IMPLEMENTED A POLICY. AND THERE IS A POLICY FOR HER CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SHE'S IN. AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE WORDS YOU WANT ON A POLICY AND SAY THIS IS WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT IF THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF IT, A POLICY DOES NOTHING. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND DEALING WITH THE LOSSES THAT WE NEED TO DO. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OUTCOME, AT THE END, WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED.

BECAUSE VERBIAGE, I CAN WRITE ANYTHING DOWN. WE CAN SOLVE THIS THING TONIGHT WITH A VERBIAGE CONTENT. BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIX THE IMPLEMENTATION PIECE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IN ALL OF THIS IS WHAT

IS THE IMPLEMENTATION. >> THAT'S WHY IT'S A LONGER

POLICY, RIGHT? >> I AGREE. DISTRICTS HAVE JUMPED IN. AND I KNOW, WE'VE HEARD. A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE DONE IT. YOU'RE THE LAST TO TAKE THIS ON.

>> WE'RE NOT. >> I KNOW WE'RE NOT. I THINK IT'S SLOW TO GO FAST. DO IT RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE POLICY. WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY. AND HERE'S THE FOUR DISCIPLINES THAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU IMPLEMENT IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY. I THINK IT JUMPS REALLY QUICK. AND ULTIMATELY, YEAH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTACTING OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND GETTING THAT FEEDBACK, SO THAT WE CAN BUILD A POLICY THAT IS ACTUALLY FULLY

IMPLEMENTED IN THE END. >> I WOULD COMPLETELY AGREE. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IS THERE AN EXISTING GAMUT AR THAT GOES WITH THIS? 32 THERE'S NOT? OKAY.

>> I WOULD JUST FOLLOW WHAT DR. HAYEK SAID. THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS HAS CHANGED OUR HABITS. IT'S CHANGED -- THERE'S THE ADDICTION ISSUE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD. LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO GET STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS TO -- TO SHIFT WHAT THEY'VE GOTTEN USED TO DOING. SO I

WOULD JUST BE READY TO DO IT. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER?

>> YEAH. OUR STUDENTS ARE REALLY CLEVER. SO THEY WILL FIGURE OUT VARIOUS WAYS AROUND IT. SO I DO THINK THE ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. LOOK. L.A. UNIFIED PASSED THEIR CELL PHONE POLICY. BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET FIGURED OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. BECAUSE IT IS HARD AND IT'S COMPLICATED. COUPLE OF THINGS, I HEARD TRUSTEE LIGHT TALK ABOUT A REPORT BACK. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AFTER THE TEACHER SURVEYS GO OUT, IF WE COULD HAVE THAT IN SOME SORT OF PRESENTATION, SO WE CAN SORT OF RELOOK AT THIS BOARD POLICY.

AND THEN JUST AS AN ASIDE. I'M PICTURING THE BLUE BENCH KIND OF LIKE THE OLD DAY, WHERE YOU HAD TO LINE UP FOR A PAY PHONE.

I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS PRESSURE OF A KID, TO FINISH THEIR CALL, BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS THE BENCH. AND STUDENTS UP HERE, A PAY PHONE IS SOMETHING YOU PUT COINS INTO, SO YOU CAN MAKE PHONE CALLS.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE BENCH STARTED, WAS THAT IT WAS

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AND I THINK OUR TEACHERS NEED HELP AND WILL OUR STUDENTS NEED HELP. AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF THEM, THEY NEED THE PERMISSION NOT TO ANSWER RIGHT AWAY, THAT TEXT. AND OUR PARENTS ALSO. SO THE EDUCATION COMPONENT WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT IS CRITICAL. WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OURSELVES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, PARENTS. BECAUSE THE OVERWHELMING DISCUSSION AT YOUTH SUMMIT, AROUND CELL PHONES, THERE WAS NOT A STUDENT THAT SAID, "OH, IT'S GREAT." EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE. AND TO NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT I'VE TALKED TO, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS AND TO TRUSTEE SYLVESTER'S POINT, LIKE ELEMENTARY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL. BUT THAT'S AN EDUCATION COMPONENT ALSO. ALL RIGHT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FOR AS MANY AS I CAN GO TO. THEIR DISCUSSIONS. AND THEN THE REPORT BACK. HAVE WHAT YOU NEED.

>> WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, ALL.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO CAME AND WHO KEEP COMING. IT'S NOT -- I KNOW YOU FEEL LIKE, "I'M AN ANNOYANCE." YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE HERE TO REMIND US, WHY WE'RE DOING

[B. Instructional Services - Discussion of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6158 - Independent Study]

>> AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE IT REGULATION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, DO REFLECT NEW CALIFORNIA LAW SIGNED IN CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL DESIGNED INTO LAW LATE JUNE 2024. THEY INCLUDE NUMBER OF DAYS, IN WHICH WE CONSIDER LONG-TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY, AND SHORT TERM INDEPENDENT STUDY. OTHER CHANGES ALLOW FOR A SIGNED WRITTEN, MASTER AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED ANY TIME IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, IF INDEPENDENT STUDY IS PROVIDED BY 15 DAYS OR LESS, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT STUDY, PRODUCTIVE HOURS CAN NOW INCLUDE THE TIME THAT STUDENTS SPEND ONLINE, LIKE LEARNING PLATFORMS, SO THEY CAN DOCUMENT STUDENT PARTICIPATION. THERE ARE MINOR CHANGES. THE LAW REQUIRES L EAS TO UPDATE THE STUDY. GAMUT WILL NOT YET UPDATE THEIR CSBA LINE POLICY UNTIL SEPTEMBER. AND BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS WE NEED TO DO IT WHEN WE START THE YEAR, WE ARE DOING THIS HERE, PROPOSING AMENDMENTS, WHICH, OF COURSE, ALL ALIGN WITH THE LAW.

>> TRUSTEE POWELL? >> I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHETHER WE ANTICIPATE A HIGHER STUDENT CASE LOAD ON INDEPENDENT STUDY, GIVEN THAT NOW THE MINIMUM TIME CHANGE. AND IF THIS IS LIKE A

STRAIN ON OUR EDUCATOR? >> YEAH. SO THE CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF MINIMUM DAYS. USED TO BE THREE DAYS OF INDEPENDENT STUDY TO NOW BEING ONE DAY. THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE LOOKING NOW AT WHAT THAT CHANGE WOULD LOOK LIKE, IF THE STUDENT WERE TO BE GONE FOR A SINGLE DAY, NOT THREE DAYS IN A ROW. BUT SINGLE DAY. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE GREAT BENEFITS EDUCATIONALLY FOR STUDENTS. AND THAT ALSO ALLOWS US TO COLLECT OFFICIAL ADA FOR THOSE STUDENTS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING, IF WE ARE ABLE TO PASS THROUGH THE POLICY. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT

NOW. >> ANY OTHER --

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>> I HAVE ONE SORT OF PROCEDURAL QUESTION. I KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS BEFORE. AND WHEN WE UPDATED THIS LAST, WE TALKED ABOUT IT AD NAUSEAM. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PROVIDE THE EXPLANATION AGAIN ABOUT THE RATIONALE ABOUT INDEPENDENT STUDY, P.E. AND EVERY YEAR WE GET QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ELITE CLUB TEAMS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE INCLUDED IN INDEPENDENT STUDY. SO I KNOW THERE'S A GREAT RATIONALE. SO YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS AND IS REMINDED.

>> OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ABOUT OUTLINES, REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INDEPENDENT STUDY. LAST YEAR, WE DID AN ADJUSTMENT OR AMENDMENT TO IT TO ALLOW STUDENTS IN SIXTH GREAT, TOP 12TH GRADE, TO PARTICIPATE IN INDEPENDENT STUDY. INDIVIDUAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PERFORMING THAT ARE RANKED AT AN OLYMPIC OR ELITE NATIONAL LEVEL. THAT IS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THOSE STUDENTS, WE CAN VERIFY AND ASCERTAIN THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AT THAT INDIVIDUAL LEVEL BECAUSE THEY'RE COMPETING IN INDIVIDUAL SPORTS. IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY WHEN THEY'RE ON A TEAM. SO BECAUSE THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING, CAN BE VERY GRAY AT TIMES, THAT IS WHY OUR POLICY HAS ALWAYS BEEN FIRST IN PARTICIPATING IN INDIVIDUAL SPORTS AND COMPETITIONS.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.

[C. Student Services - Discussion of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6173 - Education for Homeless Children]

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> OKAY.

>> MOVING ON THEN TO ITEM 5C, EDUCATION FOR -- BP6173, EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN OR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING

HOMELESSNESS. >> YES, SO THIS POLICY, THE BP GIVES AN UPDATE, THE POLICY HAS TO BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. SECOND, THAT THERE'S AN AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING THAT HAPPENS ANNUALLY CURRENTLY, WE DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. TO OUR STAFF THAT ARE INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

REALLY, MOST IMPORTANTLY. THE MINDLESSNESS TO A MORE COMMON TERMINOLOGY THAT WE USE FROM THE DISTRICT WHICH IS STUDENT EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND SO THE POLICY STARTS TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE. ALTHOUGH IT IS CURRENTLY CONNECTED TO THE LAW.

THEY DEFINITELY WANT DISTRICTS TO START USING THE MOST STUDENT-CENTERED LANGUAGE. NOW, IN THE AR, ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED IS DETERMINING THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENT, WHEN IT COMES TO ENROLLMENT.

AND IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFYING IMMEDIATE ROLLMENT, WHAT THINGS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED, WHEN YOU ARE ENROLLING A STUDENT THAT IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO THERE ARE LESS BARRIERS TO THEM GETTING ACCESS TO INSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GORBACK? >> DEGREE WE DIFFERENTIATE AS FAR AS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY, LIGHTEN THE LOAD. BUT HOME WORK REQUIREMENT. SOME STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, DON'T HAVE THE CONDITIONS WHERE THEY CAN DO HOMEWORK. DO

YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M ASKING? >> I DO. AND I WILL TELL YOU, THAT OUR HOMELESS LIZ AON THAT WORKS WITH OUR SCHOOLS, OUR FAMILIES, THE TEACHERS. THOSE THINGS ARE ADDRESSED VERY EXPLICITLY, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATION AROUND THOSE OBSTACLES. WE DO, AS A DISTRICT, ADDRESS THAT, WITH THE STAFF, WITH OUR FAMILIES, AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS REQUIRED. THERE IS ROOM FOR EDUCATION. ONCE YOU GET CLOSER TO THE END, AND OVERARCHING SYSTEM THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS, IF IT'S A LARGER IMPACT.

>> THANK YOU. >> HE'LL JUST MAKE A QUESTION.

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SO I THINK I HAD ASKED THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I SORT OF ASSUMED, LIKE WE WANTED CONSISTENCY. AND HONESTLY, ONCE YOU START USING LANGUAGE. THE OTHER WAY JUST SOUNDS WRONG, RIGHT? THAO* THAT IS WHY I ASKED ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF I NECESSARILY, UNLESS MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO PUSH FOR A DIRECTION TO GO ALL PERSON CENTERED. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT THAT WAS PART OF THE QUESTION. .

>> RIGHT. AND IT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE YOU ASKED ABOUT THE CDE. THEY ARE USING BOTH PERMNOLOGY, TRYING TO BUILD THAT TRANSITION. THAT WE DON'T DOWNPLAY THAT THERE IS A NEED.

BUT THAT WE START RECOGNIZING.

[D. Student Services - Discussion of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6175 – Migrant Education Program]

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU, DR. EGANS.

NEXT, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATION. MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM. ALSO

DR. EGANS. >> YES. AS WITH THE OTHER POLICY LANGUAGE. THAT STUDENT-CENTERED LANGUAGE. AS FOR THIS POLICY. THE BP PART WANTS TO REGULATE MOBILE STUDENTS AS STUDENTS WHICH ARE MIGRATORY, WHICH IS A MORE APPROPRIATE PHRASE. IN ADDITION, THE AR, THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY, AGAIN, IS HAVING VERY CLEAR PARAMETERS ABOUT THE RIGHT TO BE IMMEDIATELY ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. AND AGAIN, REMOVING ANY BARRIERS OR ANY GRAY AREAS THAT IS VERY DETAILED, VERY SPECIFIC. AND WILL PROVIDES DIRECTION ON THE SERVICES. AND EXEMPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR LEAS.

[E. Board of Education - Discussion of Board Bylaw 9220 and New Exhibit 9220 - Governing Board Elections]

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER --

>> OKAY. >> SEEING NONE. MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION FOR BYE LAW 90. AND NEW TRIBUTE EXHIBITS.

>> THIS IS JUST A GAMUT UPDATE, REGARDING DISTRICTING PROCESS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH. IF THEY ARE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION OR HAVE BEEN THERE, HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT UPDATING THAT WHEN IT'S TIME TO DO THAT? AND ALSO, THE EXHIBIT ITSELF IS NOT ONE THAT WE HAVE AND AT LEAST TYPES OF CONVICTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE SOMEONE INELIGIBLE TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. SO THIS IS THE UPDATE TO THAT.

>> I DID GO THROUGH THE LIST. YEAH. YES. SAME. IT WAS

[F. Board of Education - Discussion of Board Bylaw 9223 - Filling Vacancies]

>> AGAIN, JUST UPDATE TO BOARD BYE LAW, HOW TO FILL A VACANCY, FOR EITHER APPOINTMENT, RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO A SPECIAL ELECTION. JUST REGULAR, WHAT THEIR RESOLUTION SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND HOW THE BOARD WOULD GO AROUND THE SELECTION

PROCESS. JUST A GAMUT UPDATE. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE LIVED THESE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY.

>> YEAH. WE HAVE LIVED THEM BOTH.

>> YES, YOU DID. >> BUT THERE'S A CHANGE TO HOW IT WAS. WITH THE TIME LINE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH. >> I THINK YOU HAD, MORE, EVEN CLOSER TO ELECTION, STILL COULD CHOOSE, RIGHT? AND NOW, YOU HAVE TO -- YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO THE SPECIAL ELECTION?

>> CORRECT. >> NEXT, WE HAVE HUMAN

[G. Human Resources - Discussion of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4030 - Nondiscrimination in Employment]

AND EMPLOYMENT. >> THIS IS ALSO A GAMUT UPDATE THAT REFLECTS UPDATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT TELL US THAT THE NEW TITLE IX REGULATIONS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES MUST BE APPLIED WHEN LOOKING AT ALLEGATIONS OR SUSPICIONS OF SEX-BASED HARASSMENT. SO ONE OF THE NOTABLE ADJUSTMENTS WAS THAT PREVIOUSLY, IT SAID THAT REPORTING NEEDED TO BE WHEN PRACTICAL. AND NOW IT IS WITHIN ONE WORK DAY. SO THERE IS TIMELINESS TO THE NEED TO REPORT, IF YOU OBSERVE OR

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>> THANK YOU. ONE QUICK QUESTION. ONE WORK DAY. IS THAT WITHIN THE SAME DAY? OR IS THAT LIKE 3:00 THURSDAY? 3:00 FRIDAY? OR IS THAT ALL OF THURSDAY?

>> IT DOESN'T DELINEATE. ONE WORKDAY. MY THOUGHT WOULD BE, ONE WORK DAY IS WITHIN -- BETWEEN 3:00 WEDNESDAY AND 3:00 THURSDAY, IF YOU WOULD. WELL, NOT DEFINED, THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE WOULD BE EXPECTING AT THIS POINT.

>> THANK YOU. >> IT'S PRACTICAL. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THEY WERE -- IF THEY PUT RESTRICTIONS.

>> IT IS PRACTICAL. BUT THIS APPLIES TO NOT JUST STAFF, BUT ANY VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTORS, ET CETERA.

>> AND INTERNS. AND PERSPECTIVE IN PLACE. SO APPLICANTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,

[H. District Advisory Committee/Council (DAC) Handbook]

COMMENTS? >> OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 5H, DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL, DAK HANDBOOK. MR. LOU?

>> ALL RIGHT. I GUESS JUST TO START US OFF, DURING OUR ANNUAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAD SOME LENGTHY DISCUSSION THAT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE TO BE PROVIDED TO OUR CVUSD ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS, REGARDING THEIR SCOPE AND THEIR IMPORTANT WORK IN OUR DISTRICT. THE HAND BOOK THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON AND DRAFTED FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION, JUST REFLECTS SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION. AND IS DESIGNED TO BE AN INFORMATIONAL TOOL, OUTLINING THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF OUR MANY DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES. I WOULD SAY -- AND WE CERTAINLY WILL GET INTO IT. I DO HAVE ONE SMALL AMENDMENT, EVEN JUST AS I BRING IT FORWARD NOW. THE DOCUMENT IS PRETTY LENGTHY. BUT SOMETHING JUST RIGHT OFF THE BAT, A QUICK CHANGE WOULD BE, LIKE IN PAGE 19 AND 20.

THERE'S A SECTION CALLED MEETINGS, AND IT REFERENCES BOTH BROWN ACT, AND GREEN ACT. AS WE DID ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND FEEDBACK. I WOULD BE PROPOSING THAT WE DO THE HANDBOOK. BUT COUNT OUT THE REFERENCES TO GREEN ACT BODIES IN THIS CASE. THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SIX ALLOWABLE GATHERINGS THAT, IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE BROWN ACT.

THERE'S A LOT IN THERE. AND I KNOW THIS WOULD BE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPROVE CLARITY HERE. AND I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE HANDBOOK MAY NOT ENTIRELY LAND WELL WITH SOME FOLKS. AND I -- I THINK I'M ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HERE. AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING, TOO, THAT THIS IS LIKE OUR FIRST ATTEMPT TO PUT IN PLACE, EXPECTATIONS AND PROCEDURES AND CONSISTENCY FOR REALLY IMPORTANT, LONGSTANDING GROUPS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAN THAT SERVE IN OUR DISTRICT. AND I WANT TO SAY, UNEQUIVOCALLY, THAT THESE GROUPS ARE SO IMPORTANT. AS I REGULARLY SAY IN OUR DAC MEETINGS, THE MEMBERS THAT SHOW UP ARE NOT ONLY COMMITTED TO THEIR OWN CHILD'S EDUCATION, BUT THEY SHOW UP AND ARE LEADING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. SO EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT, INCLUDING MY OWN STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, BENEFIT FROM THE COMMITMENT TIME AND PERSPECTIVE THAT OUR PARENTS DO SHARE. AND REALLY, THROUGH THEIR ADVISEMENT ON ALL OF OUR PARENT ADVISORIES AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES, THEY MAKE THE DISTRICT A MUCH BETTER PLACE. WITH THAT, WE'RE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE

BOARD. >> I WILL PROVIDE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS DOCUMENT ITSELF. SO IF ANYONE THINKS MR. LOO SAT IN HIS OFFICE AND JUST CREATED THIS. I WOULD SAY, HE DID NOT. THE PROCESS STARTED, PROBABLY FOUR YEARS AGO, I WOULD GUESS? AND WE TOOK A THOUSAND OAKS CITY, CITY GOVERNMENT OR CITY COUNCIL. SOMETHING FROM THE CITY HAD A SIMILAR HANDBOOK ON ALL THEIR COMMITTEES. AND THEIR GROUPS THAT MEET. SO THAT WAS WHERE WE GOT SOME OF THE

[02:25:01]

SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT WE JUST SAT AND TYPED THIS ALL UP. IT DEFINITELY CAME FROM AN EARLIER VERSION. AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY AN OLDER DOCUMENT. BUT WE NEEDED A STARTING POINT FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN THIS WAS A TOPIC AND SOMETHING WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUR HEADS WRAPPED AROUND. SO I THINK WHEN THE BOARD GAVE US GUIDANCE IN MAY, WE ALREADY HAD A STARTING POINT. SO NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER INPUT AS A GROUP. FROM THE BOARD. AND ADJUSTMENTS. AND THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT WE WILL DIG OUR HEELS IN AND SAY, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE. ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD FEELS, NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, WE ARE OPEN, AND WILLING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S JUST THE STARTING POINT AS MR. LOO SAID.

>> I APPRECIATE BOTH OF THOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING A DISTRICT THAT HAS SO MANY DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCILS IS BECAUSE WE DO VALUE ALL OF THOSE DISPARATE VOICES, AND HOW THEY INFORM DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS DIRECTLY. SO MR. LIGHT?

>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS, MR. LOO.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN INVOLVED. I KNOW THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL FOR ME, FIRST JOINING S DAC. AND I WOULD HOPE NEW AND EXPERIENCED ONES WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, READ THE HANDBOOK, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT, I REALLY EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PAGE 4 OF THIS HANDBOOK. WHICH IS THE QUICK REFERENCE FOR ALL OF OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS. I SEE THIS -- THESE FEW PRAFRS AS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE EVERY DISTRICT ON COUNCIL. AND FOR THOSE READING THE HANDBOOK TO AND AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO BE OPT MISTIC AND SAY THEY WILL READ ALL 38 PAGES, I DOUBT IT. BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND DISCUSS THE CONTENT THERE. FIRST, LOOKING AT THE FIRST BULLET POINT ON THAT PAGE, I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE USEFUL, WE HAVE A WHOLE SECTION. IT MIGHT EVEN BE ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE 5. BUT I THINK PEOPLE COME BACK TO PAGE 4. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVISORY AND ADVOCATE, AND THE ROLE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BECAUSE SOME MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES ARE TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE, FOR THEMSELVES OR A STUDENT. SO I PERSONALLY, MAY LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVISORY AND ADVOCACY OR THE EXPRESSION THAT ADVISORY IS NOT ADVOCACY, WHICH IS A QUOTE FROM PAGE 5, ADDED THERE WITH A REFERENCE TO THAT PAGE. WE HAVE A FOURTH BULLET POINT WITH REFERENCE TO PAGE 20. SPEAKING OF THAT. YEAH.

SPEAKING OF THAT THOSE FARTHER BULLET POINTS. THE OTHER LANGUAGE I KNOW HAD CONCERNS. CAME MUCH LATER IN THE HANDBOOK, REGARDING THE ADVISORY SHOULD NOT EXPRESS THEIR PERSONAL VIEWS. THAT THEY SHOULD INSTEAD, BE EXPRESSING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SITE, OR THEIR ENTIRE CONSTITUENT GROUP.

I PERSONALLY, MIGHT LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING IN BULLET POINT 3, WHERE IT SAYS, SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING THEIR POSITION TO EXPRESS PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND THEN WHERE IT LATER SAYS, IDENTIFIED AS SUCH, I FEEL LIKE JUST HAVING VERY CONSISTENT LANGUAGE BETWEEN THE OVERVIEW ON THE FIRST PAGE AND LATER, RATHER THAN SUGAR TRAIN, SHOULD NOT, UNLESS THEY SPECIFY, EXPRESSLY ADD ANY INDIVIDUAL OR PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS SHOULD BE EXPRESSED AS SUCH. SO REALLY JUST CLEANING UP AND MAKING THE REFERENCE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS AN EASY, ALL-ENCOMPASSING REFERENCE GUIDE. ACTUALLY, THAT JUST MADE

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MAYBE A SENTENCE OR TWO ON THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WILL SAY, PERSONALLY SIAPPRECIATED THIS BOX AS APPRECIATED THIS BLOCK AS WELL.

I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PUT THE SECOND BULLET POINT FIRST. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THESE ADVISORIES IS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS. SO BEFORE WE TELL THEM WHAT THEY DON'T DO, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEM WHAT THEY DO, DO. AND ALSO, SO IN GENERAL, THE ADVISORY BOARDS. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM. AND I FEEL LIKE A STUDENT ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TEACH THEM, WHICH IS ALSO ADVISING US ABOUT HOW IT'S HITTING THEM. BUT WHERE IT CROSSES THE LINE INTO ACTIVISM. THAT, TO ME, THE DISTINCTION IS ABOUT THAT. THAT THE ADVISORY BOARDS ARE NOT ACTIVIST BOARDS. THEY ARE HERE. SO IT'S A MINOR TWEAK OF LANGUAGE. BUT TO YOUR POINT EARLIER. THE CONSISTENT LANGUAGE. IT LANDED WEIRDLY FOR ME. BECAUSE OF COURSE, THEY'RE GOING TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR POSITION. THAT'S THE ADVICE THAT THEY'RE GIVING US. IT IS WHAT WE NEED. OR WE FEEL AS A GROUP THAT -- SO THOSE ARE JUST MY TWO -- TRUSTEE SYLVESTER?

AND WE'LL GET BACK TO IT. >> AND I DO AGREE WITH THE SUMMARY. AND I FEEL LIKE THE DOCUMENT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

AND I DO AGREE WITH MS. GOLDBERG WITH FLIPPING THE TWO BULLETS. THE ADVOCACY VERSUS ACTIVISM VERSUS ADVISORY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SLIPPERY SLOPE. AND I THINK BACK TO OUR CDOT COMMITTEE. AND THERE WERE TW-RPB CONCERNS FOR STUDENTS WITH STKRAEUBLTS. THAT, TO ME, WAS ADVOCACY. SO I DO -- IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO DEFINE. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU SEE ACTIVISM, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THE PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS PIECE. AND AS A MEMBER OF DAC, MS. GOLDBERG, FOR 10 YEARS. A LITTLE BIT LIKE THREADING A NEEDLE. BECAUSE PART OF WHAT YOU ARE THERE FOR IS TO SHARE SOME EXPERIENCES THAT YOU'VE SEEN. WHAT YOU'RE NOT THERE TO SAY IS, MY STUDENT IN CALCULUS HAD A REALLY BAD INTERACTION WITH A TEACHER. LIKE THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE THERE FOR. BUT YOU ARE THERE TO KIND OF SHARE SOME OF YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECT WHAT IS GOING ON AT YOUR DISPOSAL. NOT TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE HERE. BUT TO SAY, I THINK IS A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC. PARTICULARLY, WHEN IT COMES TO AUR DACS, LGBTQ+ DAC. IT COMES DOWN TO PREFERENCES. THESE ARE OFTEN NOT LARGE POPULATIONS. AND WE'VE HEARD THOSE IN THE DISCUSSIONS. AND IT IS, IN A WAY, PERSONAL VIEWPOINT. WHAT WE'RE NOT THERE TO DO IS TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR OWN CHILD. I THINK IS PART OF THE DISTINCTION, IN TERMS OF PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS.

>> TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> WOULD IT HELP TO USE THE WORD, RATHER THAN "ADVOCATE" OR "ADVISE," WOULD IT HELP TO USE SOME FORM OF "REPRESENT"? REPRESENTING A -- YOU'RE REPRESENTING A BODY OF PEOPLE, RATHER THAN YOUR OWN FAMILY?

>> IF YOU GO AND READ THE REST OF THE DOCUMENT, IT DOES TALK ABOUT THAT. SO MAYBE WE WANT TO -- TO TRUSTEE LIGHT'S POINT,

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POINT? >> SO THERE IS THAT CONSENSUS.

>> OTHERS? >> FLIPPING THE BULLETS, 2-1.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? >> OKAY.

>> THAT MAY BE OFF THE SUMMARY. >> YEAH. BEEFING UP THE

SUMMARY. YES. >> I LIKE THE COMMENT OF THE DISTINCTION YOU WERE TRYING TO GET AT, WAS NOT AN ACTIVIST.

>> PART OF WHAT -- I THINK -- PARTICULAR THING ABOUT DACS. OR LIKE ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE YOU HAVE SOMEBODY REPRESENTING A GROUP. THEIR POINT OF BEING A REP FOR THAT GROUP IS BRINGING IN THE ISSUES OF THAT PARTICULAR CONSTITUENT. I APPRECIATED IT.

>> I THINK ADVOCACY. BY SAYING YOU'RE NOT HERE TO ADVOCATE, MAKES ADVOCACY SOUND LIKE A BAD THING. WHERE YOU ADVOCATE, YOU ARE OUT HERE TO ADVOCATE, BUT NOT FOR YOUR KID -- YOUR

STUDENT. >> HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT

THAT SWITCH? >> SO IF YOU WERE TO MAKE THAT SWITCH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A -- THE LANGUAGE OF BOTH, NOT ACTIVISM AND NOT ADVOCATING FOR YOUR OWN STUDENT? OR WOULD WE BE SELECTING ONE OF THOSE LANGUAGE CHANGES? BECAUSE YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT TWO LANGUAGE PIECES.

>> I THINK. >> SORRY.

>> I HAVE TO GO BACK BECAUSE I SCROLLED DOWN FURTHER.

>> FOR ME, ADVISORY IS NOT ACTIVISM IS THE SWITCH THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE BECAUSE -- AND THEN I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IN THE LANGUAGE, IN THE DOCUMENT, IS THE OTHER. BECAUSE IT APPEARS MORE THAN ONCE. BECAUSE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, THEY ARE ADVOCATES. BUT THERE'S A DISTINCTION.

>> I HAD JUST MADE A COMMENT BECAUSE THE WORDING, I THINK IT'S ON THE SUMMARY PAGE, WAS REALLY TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE AGAIN, THE INTENT. NOT WANTING PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THESE ARE FOR THEM TO COME AND RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICT OR CHALLENGES, WITH INDIVIDUAL CHILD NECESSARILY. THAT SAID, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THOSE EXAMPLES ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THESE DISCUSSIONS. I MEAN, LIKE THAT'S -- THE PARENTS. THAT'S WHAT THEIR KNOWLEDGE IS ABOUT. BUT THIS PARTICULAR SAID, YOU'RE ONLY REPRESENTING VIEWS, REPRESENTING YOUR ENTIRE BODY OF SCHOOL. THAT'S NOT REALLY ACCURATE IN MANY CASES.

YOU MAY BE JUST REPRESENTING CERTAIN PARENT GROUPS. MAYBE IF YOU'RE ON AN L CAT BUDGET. I RECOMMENDED CHANGE THAT TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY. THAT MADE SENSE TO ME ALSO.

>> YES? AND I SEE ALL NODS. >> THIS IS JUST TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THE CONSENSUS WAS. IT WAS -- IN SECTIONS, WHERE THERE'S A REFERENCE TO THE MEMBER REPRESENTING THEIR SCHOOL SITES? IT'S THEIR CONSTITUENT GROUP IS THE REPLACEMENT? YES?

>> OKAY. >> IS IT BETTER TO HAVE A CONSTITUENT GROUP? BECAUSE I KNOW MOST OF THE LIKE IF WE

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>> EXCEPT WHEN NAY GO TO DAC, THEY ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF THEM. I THINK FOR ME, THAT IS JUST BETTER.

>> LANGUAGE ALSO COMES INTO PLAY AT THE TOP OF PAGE 12,

>> AND THEN I HAD MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH. AND AGAIN, I KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONVEY, IT JUST FELT A LITTLE HEAVY-HANDED TO ME. MEMBERS EXPRESSING PERSONAL VIEWS SHOULD INDICATE THEIR OPINIONS ARE OFFERED AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER SO I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO IMAGINE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING THEM TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR CONSTITUENCY GROUP. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE ALSO THERE AS INDIVIDUALS. SO SOMETIMES, IT FEELS A LITTLE RIGID, I GUESS. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DISTINCTIONS WE'RE TRYING TO CONVEY, THAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. SO MY SUGGESTION WAS JUST GET RID OF THAT SENTENCE. AND JUST KEEP IN, LIKE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IN INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS, MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH. TO CLARIFY, THIS IS HOW I FEEL.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I AM BRINGING BACK FOR MY CONSTITUENT GROUP. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO,

RIGHT? >> FOR ME, PERSONALLY.

INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS MUST BE IDENTIFIED IS VERY CLEAR, RIGHT? THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMES, WHERE I WOULD COME, REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION, BEFORE I WAS ELECTED. AND IF I WAS GETTING UP TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, I WOULD SAY, I'M HERE AS, CINDY GOLDBERG, MOM, AS OPPOSED TO DAC CHAIR OR WHATEVER HAT I WAS WEARING AT THAT POINT.

>> AND WE HAVE SEEN AT SOME DAC MEETINGS, DAC MEMBERS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL VIEWPOINT. AND THEY NOT SPEAKING AS A DAC MEMBER.

>> THEIR MECHANISMS. LIKE PART OF THIS WAS TO HELP US WRAP OUR BRAINS, GIVE STRUCTURE TO THESE GROUPS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE ENGAGING -- WE WANT PARENTFEEDBACK. AND THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM US. HOW TO TALK EFFECTIVELY WITH ONE ANOTHER.

>> SO JUST TO CLARIFY, ON THE TOP OF PAGE 12, WE WOULD REMOVE THE SENTENCE IN THE MIDDLE. SHOULD EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, WE WOULD REMOVE THAT. BUT KEEP THE FIRST AND THIRD SENTENCES?

YES? >> AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY ELSE FEELS. BUT LIKE I WOULD PROBABLY SAY SHOULD. NOT NOT

MUST. >> AND I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IS NEAR PAGE 12. JUST MAKING SURE THE CHANGE IS REFLECTED IN BOTH PLACES. ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO JUMP TO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EFFECTIVE MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS OBVIOUSLY, IT CAN BE NATURAL TO START REACHING OUT TO SOME FELLOW ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND I KNOW WHEN I JOINED SDAC. READING THE HANDBOOK, IT'S CLEAR WHAT A SERIAL MEETING IS AND THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO AVOID IT. BUT NOT THE WHY. IN THIS 38-PAGE HANDBOOK, THERE IS ONE MENTION. ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND E-MAILS. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE SEVERITY OF STUDENT MEETINGS.

HAVING A STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I'M NOT SURE

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TO AVOID IT. >> JUST TO JUMP IN REAL FAST.

ON THE SECTIONS PERTAINING TO SERIAL MEETINGS -- I'M SORRY.

I'LL BE MORE SPECIFIC. MEETINGS ON PAGE 19, SERIAL

MEETINGS ON PAGE 20. >> WE SEE THE BROWN ACT/GREEN ACT. AND THOSE ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO GREEN ACT BODIES.

ON PAGE 4. THAT WILL RESPONSIVE TO BROWN ACT BODIES. AND IN THE WORDING, I WILL CLEAN THAT UP TO SAY, ONLY APPLICABLE TO BROWN ACT. AND DO WE HAVE -- I KNOW THERE WAS A LIST FOR THE BROWN ACT. DID WE DO THAT FOR THE GREEN ACT AS WELL?

>> YEAH. >> I THOUGHT I SAW IT. IT'S

PROBABLY IN THERE. >> I'M SORRY, MR. LOO, ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION ON THAT. I APOLOGIZE. IF THAT SATURDAY CASE, THE GREEN ACT BODIES, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF OUR DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEES, ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEMSELVES VIA E-MAIL?

>> YES. THEY FOLLOW THE GREEN ACT. AND THE GREEN ACT DOESN'T EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT THOSE KEEP OF PHAOUFRPBGZ COMMUNICATIONS.

THE BROWN ACT IS CLEAR THAT TYPE OF COMMUNICATION WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED. SO ONLY IN WELLNESS COMMITTEE.

SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE BROWN ACT. WOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT BROWN ACT VIOLATION. THE GREEN ACT BODIES HAVE MUCH MORE FLEXIBILITY. THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES TO THE BROWN ACT.

BUT MUCH FEWER REQUIREMENTS. >> I GUESS THAT SHOWS WE HAVE THESE. REPRESENTING VARIOUS CONSTITUENT GROUPS. AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC. PUBLIC COMMENTS AVAILABLE. AND NOW, IT SEEMS TO ME, WE COULD HAVE THINGS RESOLVED VIA E-MAIL THAT AREN'T OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THAT AREN'T OBSERVABLE BY US. WE MAY MISS SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. SO IT -- I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. BECAUSE IS IT WORTH THEN HAVING SOMETHING ABOUT CONSENSUS ABOUT ADVISEMENTS FROM ONE OF THEIR GREEN ACT BODIES? SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD IN A MEETING? OR JUST MAKING SURE THAT'S ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE? AND THAT WE GET -- THE DISTRICT GETS THAT

FEEDBACK? >> SO STUDENT DAC, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER SIX PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS, LIKE THOSE FOLLOW THE GREEN ACT, WHICH STILL REQUIRES THE PUBLIC AGENDA. ALSO REQUIRES THOSE TO BE PUBLIC MEETINGS. ALSO REQUIRES THAT IT BE MADE AVAILABLE. BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF TRANSPARENT EFFORTS PUT IN PLACE BY FOLLOWING THE GREEN ACT. BUT THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE SAME HIGH BAR THAT THE GREEN ACT

REQUIRES. >> I GUESS I'M JUST SAYING THAT, THERE THEIR A TURN THAT WE COULD HAVE A POTENTIAL TO WHERE THE BODY HAS RECOMMENDATION?

>> THAT'S WHERE MY CONCERN IS. FROM LEARNING THAT SERIAL MEETINGS ARE NOT PART OF THE GREEN ACT BODIES.

>> I MEAN, IT COULD HAPPEN. THAT'S ULTIMATELY, THE ADVICE FROM OUR ATTORNEYS ON THE GREEN ACT AND HOW THEY FUNCTION WITH

OUR COMMITTEES. >> SO CAN SAY, I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THAT. DO I THINK THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS LEADING INTO MEETINGS? OF COURSE. BUT I THINK BECAUSE OUR

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>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE A VOTE.

EVEN IF YOU'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, ONCE YOU GET THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. AND NOT GOING TO TAKE A VOTE, THERE'S A SAFETY NET THERE.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? ADJUSTMENTS? I KNOW THIS IS A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT. SO I'M SURE THERE WILL BE -- WE

LIVE WITH IT FOR A WHILE. >> I GUESS I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, IF THERE WAS A PLAN ON HOW TO PRESENT THIS TO DACS AND

THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. >> I THINK MR. LOO IS GOING TO

DO A VIDEO. >> I KNOW THE TRUSTEE I'VE HEARD FROM A COUPLE. I JUST WANTED TO --

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAL WAS ONE OF OUR QUESTIONS. HOW DO WE ROLL THIS OUT? AND MR. LOO WILL BE CREATING A TRAINING VIDEO AND A DOCUMENT ROLLOUT, ONCE WE GET IT TO A POINT, WHERE WE FEEL IT IS READY TO BE PRESENTED.

>> SO -- AND I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS LIKE A SMALL -- I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A MINOR QUESTION. ON PAGE 11. YOU SAY, IT'S ALSO EXPECTED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM DAC SUBMIT FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS.

>> THE NUMBER 5 STRUCK ME. WHY 5? WHAT IF THEY ONLY WANTED TO DO THREE? THEY TALKED ABOUT KEY TAKEAWAYS. SO WHY 5?

>> WE VAADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEES THAT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE PRACTICE OF NAMING FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS. THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED THAT. WE CAN ALWAYS PUT IN THERE, UP TO 5. BUT

YEAH, ABOUT 5. >> APPROXIMATELY 5?

>> APPROXIMATELY 5. >> I JUST DON'T WANT TO BOX US IN. LIKE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE --

>> YEAH. >> IN THE FORM, WE'LL NOTE THAT IN THERE. UNLESS WE'D LIKE TO CALL IT, APRIL 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS.

>> THAT IS A BAD BRANDING. >> OKAY.

>> KEY TAKEAWAYS. OR, YOU KNOW.

>> AND THEN -- >> IS IT YOUR --

>> I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO ASK THIS QUESTION. I GUESS, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM PEOPLE? TO TRUSTEE POWELL'S POINT? BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF ACTIVE DAC'ERS. HAVE YOU HEARD ANY INPUT FROM THEM ON THIS DOCUMENT YET? BECAUSE I ASSUME

THAT YOU -- >> WE HAVE NOT. IT CAME AS A

REQUEST FROM OUR BOARD. >> OF COURSE.

>> THIS DOCUMENT WAS TRADED TO THE BOARD TO DISCUSS. AND I THINK THAT ROLLING A DOCUMENT OUT LIKE THIS. AND WHEN IT'S A BOARD DISCUSSION AND DECISION, IT IS IMPORTANT UESPECIALLY IT COMES IN THE MEETINGS. OF COURSE, WE HAVEN'T RULED IT OUT. BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK

ABOUT IT PUBLICLY. >> I DIDN'T THINK YOU ROLLED IT OUT. NO, THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION.

>> IT GOT POSTED. AND WE'RE HERE, TAKING FEEDBACK. AND WORKING THROUGH THIS. WE CAN BRING IT BACK AS ANOTHER INFORMATION ITEM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE ARE OPEN BUT OUR PROCESS IS NOT TO GO BACK TO DACS AND OFFER

FEEDBACK ON OUR BOARD. >> AND IT SHOULDN'T BE. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. SINCE IT'S HOW WE ENGAGE WITH THEM.

>> YES I, TODAY, GOT CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS. WE

GOT? GOOD FEEDBACK. >> BUT THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO MR. LOO ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT ONE PERSON WANTS TO GIVE FEEDBACK. AND WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OR SAY, YEAH, WE'VE GOT FEEDBACK. AT SOME POINT, SOME DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE. IS THIS DOCUMENT WORTH ROLLING OUT? IF IT'S NOT, THEN WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO HOLD. BECAUSE IT'S GIVING TOO MUCH DIRECTION THEN TELL US THAT. BUT WE'VE CREATED A DOCUMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS AND AT SOME POINT, IT'S GOT TO

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SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. >> RIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT. COMPLETELY.

>> AND I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS NEEDED. TO ESTABLISH SOME CLEAR AND CONSISTENT GUIDELINES AND SUCH. I THINK WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD TONIGHT. A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I THINK THERE'S BEEN CONSENSUS WITH THE BOARD.

THAT I THINK YOU'VE HEARD. I THINK -- AND I KNOW I SAID THIS ALREADY. I REALLY -- I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE LAYING OUT THESE GUIDELINES AND TRYING TO BE REALLY CLEAR. BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT IT TO FEEL -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR. YEAH. I FELT LIKE IN SOME PLACES, THE TONE FELT A LITTLE RIGID AND TOP DOWN. THAT'S WHY I WAS MAKING SUGGESTIONS, LIKE INSTEAD OF "MUST," MAYBE "SHOULD," AND

KIND OF SOFTENING SOME OF THAT. >> IT STILL IS GIVING THEM THE EXPECTATION OF WHAT WE WANT, AND WHAT WE EXPECT AND WHAT WE THINK THE ROLES ARE. AND I THINK WE'VE GIVEN SOME FEEDBACK. SO MAYBE MAKING IT ALL

>> YEAH. IS THAT THE CONSENSUS? TO, LIKE, GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT KIND OF THOSE MUSTS AND SHALLS, AND SHOULD?

>> I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS, THINKING WE DON'T VALUE THEIR INPUT. WHICH I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY -- LIKE IT STATES UP FRONT THAT WE DO. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO

MOVE THAT BULLET ALSO. BUT -- >> YOU ABOUT I WILL SAY, WE

CREATED. >> THE REQUEST CAME IN TO DOCUMENT. IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE THIS, WHY HAVE A DOCUMENT? THAT WAY, WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO RUN BUSINESS THE WAY IT IS. AND NO ONE HAS TO HAVE ANY OF THIS.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT THE QUESTION THAT WE WANT WE WANT

TO MAKE A LOOSE DOCUMENT. >> WE'RE CHANGING ALL THE MUSTS TO -- OR SHOULDS, TO MAYS AND WHATEVER THE OTHER LANGUAGE. THEN IT IS BECOMING A LOOSER DOCUMENT, WHICH WE'RE FINE WITH. IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO. WE DO BUSINESS THE SAME WAY. IN THOSE SAME INTERACTIONS. LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT THAT THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVEN DAKS FOR YEARS NOW. BUT ULTIMATELY. I THINK GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL FROM THE FACT THAT OF, LIKE, THAT WE DO MAYBE NEED TO TIGHTEN SOME THINGS UP AND HOW THE COMMUNICATION IS, AND HAVE SOME GUIDANCE OUT FOR THE DIFFERENT DACS. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, TURN IT INTO, LIKE I SAID, A LOOSE DOCUMENT, THEN WHY HAVE A DOCUMENT? AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST OUR DACS. WE FUNCTION WELL WITH OUR DACS THE WAY IT IS.

>> I GUESS KNOWING WHERE THE BOARD WAS COMING FROM IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND KNOWING HOW MUCH WE VALUE OUR DOCS. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US GO TO A DAC MEETING. THAT, IN AND OF ITSELF SHOULD TELL OUR MEMBERS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.

WHEN I READ THIS EXCEPTION, IT DIDN'T COME ACROSS AS THAT RIGID TO ME. YET IN THIS ONE CASE, CHANGING THE "MUST" TO A "SHALL," I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. NOW, THE WHOLE REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL VERSUS CONSTITUENCY. THAT MAKES SENSE.

BUT I THINK -- YOU KNOW, AS A DAC MEMBER, THIS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO ME, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY ROLE IS, HOW I INTERACT HAVE THE DISTRICT. WHAT THE PROCESS IS. AND IF I DO WANT TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON SOMETHING. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE THAT SPELLED OUT. AGAIN, I GUESS IN MY HEART, I DON'T SEE THAT AS NOT VALUING THE DAC. SO WHEN I READ THAT, IT DIDN'T COME ACROSS THAT WAY TO ME. I CAN ONLY TELL YOU, THAT IS HOW

I WENT AND VIEWED THIS. >> AND I THINK FROM THE STAFF SIDE, THE LIAISON PERSON FOR EACH OF THESE DACS, THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT INTERACTION NEEDS TO BE. AND THEY NEED SOME TIGHTER GUIDANCE AT TIMES. ON WHITE WORKING WITH DAC EXEC BOARDS. SO WE CAN'T LOOK AT THIS AS LIKE A

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>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY, APPARENTLY.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? >> YEAH. I HAVE JUST TWO, MAYBE HANGING CONSENSUS ITEMS. ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACING ADVOCACY WITH, LIKE, THE TERM, ACTIVISM IN THE DOCUMENTS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY SOME. JUST BRINGING IT FORWARD FOR

CLARITY. >> I MEAN, I REALIZE IN THAT PARAGRAPH, THAT ADVISORY IS NOT ADVOCACY.

>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK. IN GENERAL. AND THAT IS, WE HAVE A DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HANDBOOK. SOME OF OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES HAVE THEIR OWN HANDBOOKS. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTENT OF THIS HANDBOOK, ARE WE LOOKING AT IT TO BE CONTENT THAT IS SEPARATE FROM OTHER HANDBOOKS THAT EXIST? ARE WE LOOKING TO REPLACE THIS AS A GENERIC HANDBOOK? HOW ARE WE ANALYZING THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT? AND WHAT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT

BELONG IN THIS DOCUMENT? >> THIS IS NOT ON LIKE A REPLACEMENT. LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, CDAC HAS A HANDBOOK.

I HAVE ONE SITTING ON MY DESK. THIS IS COMMON FOR ALL OF MY DISTRICT ADVISORIES. WHICH EXPAND UNDER THE BROWN ACT AS

WELL. >> EACH DAC HANDBOOK HAS THEIR OWN BYLAWS AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND PLAN AND ALL OF THAT.

>> THERE'S A NEED FOR A GENERAL.

>> SO BASED ON THAT, WITH THIS BEING THE MORE GENERAL DAC HANDBOOK. ONE OTHER THING THAT I CAME UP WITH IS, WE'RE GETTING REFERENCES TO MEMBERS. THE ONE THING THAT I FOUND REALLY YOUTHFUL IN THE DAC HANDBOOK, WHEN I READ THROUGH IT, THAT MIGHT BE IN OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES. IS THE USE

OF ACRONYMS. >> I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY -- PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A GREAT IDEA. BECAUSE -- YEAH. THE MORE PLACES IT IS. THE MORE HELPFUL IT IS.

EXACTLY, THAT WE ALL HAVE THAT SHORTHAND.

>> OKAY. BUT I REALIZE, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ADVOCACY, VERSUS ACTIVISM DISCUSSION. IS THERE CONSENSUS AROUND THAT? AND IF THERE'S NOT, I'M OKAY WITH IT. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE -- THAT THEY -- PARENT-STUDENT MEMBERS OF DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCILS, ARE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR POSITION.

SO TO SAY, YOU CAN'T BE AN ADVOCATE, DON'T ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENCY. THAT JUST DOESN'T JIVE WITH WHAT THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IS.

>> I THINK ACTIVISM IS BETTER THAN ADVOCACY. WE DON'T WANT TO SAY, DON'T ADVOCATE, BECAUSE THEY ARE.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. MR. LOO, YOU HAVE WHAT

YOU NEED? >> IS THE BOARD INTERESTED IN THIS COMING BACK AS AN INFORMATION ITEM? OR COMING BACK AS A STRAIGHT ACTION ITEM?

>> STRAIGHT ACTION, I THINK. I THINK WE TALKED THIS TO DEATH.

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>> I AGREE. ACTION. >> THERE YOU HAVE IT. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 5I. COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTEE

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LIGHT. >> I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A WONDERFUL TRANSITION BACK TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. ACTUALLY, I'D HAD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH. CHRONIC ABSENCE. CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. WE HAD OUR FIRST STUDENT DAC MEETING.

REVIEWING NEW VOTING PRORS. DR. WELLMAN DISCUSSED THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH. INTEREST FOR THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY WAS GATHERED AND ABOUT THREE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE. SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR WERE SHARED. TO PERSPECTIVE MEMBERS IN BREAKOUT SESSIONS.

STUDENT DAC ORIENTATION EMPLOYS WAS PROVIDED TO NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS. AND FINALLY, CELL PHONE POLICIES AND ADVOCACY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WERE PLACED ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS LIST. THOSE KEY TAKEAWAYS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CONEJO USD WEBSITE. THERE YOU CAN FIND THE FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM STUDENT DAC, ON THE SDAC TAB AND ADVISORIES ON THE VARIOUS TABS. AS A REMINDER, SDAC ARE PUBLISHED.

NEXT MEETING LOCATED AT 1402 EAST JANSS ROAD. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND OR PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT. LIKE BOARD MEETINGS, THEY CAN COMMENT. WE ANTICIPATE DISCUSSING CELL PHONE POLICIES AND FINALIZING SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THAT MEETING. I WANT TO MENTION POSTPONED FOR THE TIME BEING, DUE TO BUDGET RESTRAINTS AND OTHER UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES.

I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE WHEN A NEW MEETING IS FINALIZED. THIS WEEK, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SITE. WITH PHOTOS FOR NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. PROVIDE BYTE-SIZED INFORMATION TO.

STUDENT DAC WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MS. GOLD AND HER MEETING CREATING, MEMBER PHOTOS, TAKING PHOTOS FOR AN INSTAGRAM POST TO HELP PUBLICIZE ADAC. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND COMMITMENT TO STUDENT DAC. JUNIORS AND SENIORS, SEE CONEO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEPARTMENT. SINCE LAST MEETING, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION. STUDENT DAC. THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL LYNCH FOR SHOWING ME AROUND. AS ALWAYS, IT'S AN EXCITING TIME IN THE CAL. AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR STUDENTS AND THE WORK DEGREE DONE. HAVE A WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS AND GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER, FOLLOW

THAT. >> I JUST CAN'T. GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. I HEARD A VERY -- TO ME, SCARY COMMENT, DURING THE STUDENT REPORTERS, WHERE THEY SAID THE ENTERING FRESHMAN CLASS IS THE CLASS OF 2028. THAT JUST REALLY STUCK IN MY HEAD. AGAIN, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A REALLY SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. PARENTS, STUDENTS OR TEACHERS ALSO ANY FAMILIES WHO ARE TRANSITIONING, TO COLLEGE OR MAYBE TO A JOB, LIKE MY DAUGHTER DID. WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. NOT QUITEEP 28 YET. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, WHERE WE PASSED THE RESOLUTION. ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT. BUT NOT CENTRAL TO IF YOU'RE CHILD IS SICK. IF THEY'RE SICK, THEY NEED TO STAY HOME. BUT THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF REASONS WHY STUDENTS MISS SCHOOL. AND THOSE NEED BE TO ADDRESSED AND THEY ARE BEING ADDRESSED. I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT CONEJO

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THEY SEEMED EAGER TO GET TO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND GET STARTED FOR THE NEW YEAR. THE ONE OPEN HOUSE I ATTENDED WAS THE BE ME PRESCHOOL. ALONG WITH TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. THESE KIDS ARE ADORABLE. THEY'RE JUST REALLY, REALLY LITTLE. AND THE CLASSROOMS ARE BRIGHT AND ENGAGING. AND THIS WAS AN EVENT WITH PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. AND JUST WATCHING THE CHILDREN COME IN AND ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER AND PLAY WITH ALL OF THE STUFF IN THE CLASSROOMS. WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN. SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AT -- I WAS AT THE ONE AT UNIVERSITY. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AT BE ME PRESCHOOL.

IT WAS AMAZING. AND I'M KEEPING IT BRIEF BECAUSE IT'S AFTER 9:00. SO THAT IS IT FOR ME.

>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. TRUSTEE GILL?

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND I'LL BE BRIEF, TOO. WHEN LAST WE MET, IT WAS STILL SUMMERRISH. AND NOW WE ARE FULLY BACK. AND IT FEELINGS SO GOOD. THE FIRST DAY FOR ME, WAS ABSOLUTELY JOYOUS. WELCOMING NEW FAMILIES, NEW STUDENTS, AND SEEING RETURNING FRIENDS. THE WARMTH OF THE SMILES AND THE HUGS IS STILL WITH ME. AND VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE IN THE SWING OF THINGS. AND HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING A GREAT START TO THE NEW YEAR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE POWELL? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I WILL ALSO TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF.

TRUSTEE LIGHT, I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR ABOUT THE TOHS EVENT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY SCHEDULE OPENED UP FOR SATURDAY. THANK YOU FOR A STELLAR JOB AS ALWAYS. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT START TO THE YEAR.

I WANTED TO SHARE MY GRIEF FOR LINDER GEORGIA, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY THAT LOST BEAUTIFUL SOULS TODAY IN THE SHOOTING AT APPALACHY HIGH SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARDS A BETTER GUN CULTURE IN THIS COUNTRY. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED HEARING ABOUT THE SCHOOL. I WENT TO THE LADERA WELCOME BARBECUE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FLAG FOOTBALL WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. THE CONEJO ELEMENTARY NIGHT.

CLUBS ARE HAVING THEIR MEETINGS. THIS FEELS LIKE FALL.

AND I'M EXCITED FOR EVERYONE AND JUST ONE LAST JUST ONE WEEK TO REGISTER TO VOTE. IF YOU'RE 16, 17, OR 18.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU. THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR BOARD MEETING IS TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON, ON CAMPUS. AND TO LOOK AT THE FIVE OF YOU, I'M LOOKING AT ANIA. IS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO CAME TONIGHT. AND ADDRESSED US. I APPRECIATE THAT. I HAD COMMENTS ABOUT VOTING COMMUNITY. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR OUR STUDENTS IS TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY. BUILDING COMMUNITY -- I WATCHED WITH EXCITEMENT, WHEN I WENT TO THE PRENIGHT, OR THE NIGHT BEFORE OPENING DAY AT LANE RANCH. AND LADERA. AND AT OPENING DAY. ACACIA, AND REDWOOD. AND THEN AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AT CONEJO ELEMENTARY AND SEVERAL OTHERS. AND WHAT WE DO TO BUILD COMMUNITY, AND WITH OUR CLUBS ON CAMPUS, OUR BSUS AND OUR GSAS, BUILD COMMUNITY, IN WHICH ALL OF OUR KIDS FEEL WELCOME. AND I LOVE THAT. THAT'S WHAT MY COMMENTS WERE GOING TO BE IN DETAIL BUT I'M GOING TO THROW

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WHEN YOU GO AND YOU WATCH THE NEWS. YOU HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT AFFECTS ALL KIDS. THE IT'S THE BIG-KID COMMUNITY. AND TEACHER. AND ADMINISTRATOR. SO I JUST POUR MY HEART OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED TODAY.

>> AND THAT'S THE COMMUNITY I WANT TO ADDRESS TONIGHT.

>> THE BEAUTY OF GOING LAST IS IT'S ALL BEEN SAID. SO I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING TRUSTEE LIGHT SAID AT THE BEGINNING.

STUDENT INTERNS. IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND WE BENEFIT SO MUCH, AND SO DO THE STUDENTS. IT'S A WIN-WIN. AND SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANY STUDENT THAT YOU TALK TO, YOU ENCOURAGE THEM, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN COMMUNICATIONS, IT'S A GREAT PLACE. AND I KNOW, FROM HAVING INTERACTED WITH SOME OF THOSE INTERNS IN THE PAST, THEY LOVE DOING IT. SO IT'S NOT JUST -- IT'S NOT A BORING INTERNSHIP. SO CONSIDER IT IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING IT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT START. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. BECAUSE STARTING SCHOOL IS HARD. IT'S EXCITING, BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK. THE WHOLE YEAR IS A LOT OF WORK. BUT THE BEGINNING IS A LOT, A LOT OF WORK. SO IT'S NOT LOST ON US. SO THANK YOU. DR. MCLAUGHLIN?

[J. Comments - Superintendent]

>> AND THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT MY POINT WAS GOING TO BE. A THANK YOU TO ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO GETTING THE SCHOOL YEAR UP AND RUNNING FROM DISTRICT STAFF, THE WORK THAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES TO OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, BUILDING OUT THEIR SCHEDULES TO FINAL DECISIONS BEING MADE BY OUR PRINCIPALS, TO THE CLASSROOMS THAT LOOK GREAT. THE CAMPUSES THAT LOOK GREAT BY OUR FACILITIES GROUP MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TO ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO OPENING UP AN OFFICE. THERE IS A CUSTODIAL WORK. I COULD GO ON AND ON, ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO HANDLE OPENING UP A SCHOOL YEAR. BUT I WOULD SAY, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A GREAT START. I THINK AS I'M OUT ON CAMPUS, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. LIKE I SAID, THE CLASSROOMS LOOK GREAT. TEACHERS ARE TEACHING. KIDS ARE LEARNING AND EXCITED TO BE AT SCHOOL. SO WE'RE STILL DRAGGING T- K'ERS OFF PARENTS LEGS. AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON WITH FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. BUT IT IS JOYOUS TO SIT BACK AND WATCH IT HAPPEN. I'VE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE ANCHOR AWAY. ANYHOW, SEEMS LIKE A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK FROM OUR BOARD, IN GETTING THE SCHOOL YEAR UP AND RUNNING AS WELL. SO

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, ITEM 6A.

[A. Future Board Topics / Activities]

>> I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO TALK ABOUT EQUITY INCLUSION.

WE'LL GET READY FOR THAT IN A MONTH AND A HALF OR SO.

>> DID WE ALSO NEED TO ADD THE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE FEEDBACK ON THE CELL PHONE POLICY, OR CAN THAT BE AMENDED TO THE BOARD POLICY? OR SHOULD THAT BE LISTED SEPARATELY?

>> DOES ANYONE HAVE A PREFERENCE? ORGANIZATIONALLY, TO ME, IT MAKES SENSE TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

>> MAKE SURE TO BRING A PRESENTATION TOGETHER WITH

[B. Adjournment]

THAT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? WITH THAT,

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