[B. Board of Education - Approval of Scheduled Regular Board Meeting Dates for the Remainder of the 2024-2025 School Year and a Portion of the 2025-2026 School Year]

>> GORBACK? >> YES.

>> GOLDBERG? >> YES.

>> SYLVESTER? >> YES. GILL?

>> YES. >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH THE PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. 4B, BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING DATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YOU AND PORTION OF THE 25-26 CLEAR.

TO HAVE A MOTION? >> IMOVIE APPROVED THE SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS AS SUBMITTED.

>> THANK YOU. TO HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> MOVE IN SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION WE WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE . LIGHT?

[C. Business Services - Approval of 2024-2025 First Interim Financial Statements]

>> YES. >> GILL?

>> YES. >> GORBACK?

>> YES. >> GOLDBERG?

>> YES. >> SYLVESTER?

>> YES . >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES FIVE MINUTES THERE WAS PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 4C, BEFORE WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION ON OUR FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO

I HAVE A MOTION? >> IMOVIE APPROVED THE 2024-2025 FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS

SUBMITTED. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. AND WE NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION. THE FLOOR IS

YOURS. >> THIS IS THE TIME YEAR WE ARE REPORTING OUR FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORTS. OUR FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT IS -- ENCOMPASSES OUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR JULY 1ST, BEGINNING OF OUR FISCAL YEAR THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST. PER EDUCATION CODE WE HAVE TO CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE -- ONE IS UPON IS THAT OF CERTIFICATION WE WILL NEED TRY FINANCIAL OBLIGATION FOR KAREN TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS. QUALIFIED MEANS WE MAY NOT MEET HER FINANCIAL VISIONS FOR THE COUNTRY TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS. NETIQUETTE -- NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION AS ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CLIENT OR TO THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS. THIS FIRST INTERIM REPORT IS A POSITIVE. WE ARE ASKING FOR POSITIVE CERTIFICATION THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET HER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE CALENDAR OF OUR BUDGET CYCLE AND REPORTING. OUR NEXT STEP AFTER THIS WE WILL -- OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM -- WE CAN OVERVIEW AND APPROVE THE PRIOR-YEAR AUDIT REPORT. THE NEXT PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AS TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WHEN THE GOVERNOR PRESENTS HIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 25-26. WE WILL COME

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BACK THIS YEAR AGAIN IN MARCH FOR THE SECOND INTERIM. AS YOU CAN SEE, ALWAYS WORKING THREE FISCAL YEARS AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS IS JUST SOME UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE STATE.

THIS COMES FROM CAPITAL ADVISERS. BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE HEARING IS THE REVENUE ON THE STATESIDE WAS HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BENEFIT MUCH BECAUSE THEY CALL IT THE MANEUVER THAT WAS DONE AT THE END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR REGARDING PROP 98 IN FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS. I BELIEVE ADDITIONAL REVENUE WILL HAVE TO GO INTO THE RESERVES OR ESSENTIALLY PAY THOSE FUNDS BACK. I DID INCLUDE SOME INFORMATION FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE. THERE IS A LINK ON THE PRESENTATION TO THE ENTIRE REPORT WHICH BASICALLY SAYS THE SAME THING, THAT GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND THE STATE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE THE END WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN JANUARY. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR REVENUE SEPARATED BY UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED. LCF THE FUNDING CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF WHERE WE GET OUR FUNDING FROM.

YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDING DOS BREAKDOWN BETWEEN HUNDRED AND 60 MILLION OF UNRESTRICTED DOLLARS AND 73 MILLION RESTRICTED DOLLARS. KEEP IN MIND EVERY DOLLAR OF RESTRICTED FUNDS HAS TO BE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE SO THERE WOULD BE A CORRESPONDING EXPENSE TRANSACTION ON THE OTHER SIDE.

OUR TOTAL EXPECTED REVENUE FOR 24-25 IS $242 MILLION. WHEN WE FLIP TO THE EXPENSE SIDE, AGAIN, BROKEN DOWN BY UNDISTRACTED AND RESTRICTED, THE HUNDRED AND 82 MILLION FOR UNRESTRICTED AND 94 FOR RESTRICTED. IT DOES VARY FROM THE PRIOR SIDE FROM THE FUNDS RATE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR NOW BECOME -- CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED FUNDS THIS YEAR AND EXPECTED TO BE SPENT IN THIS YEAR. ANY UNSPENT FUNDS AND RESTRICTED WILL FOLLOW IN THE YEAR AND BE RE-BUDGETED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN THE SAME COLUMN. THE OVERALL TOTAL EXPENSES ARE ABOUT 270 RESTRICTED AS ZEROS ARE EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMES IN IS ALSO EXPENSED. UNRESTRICTED, WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH ABOUT $35 MILLION . WE EXPECT HUNDRED AND 60 MILLION IN REVENUE AND HUNDRED AND 82 MILLION IN EXPENSES. THAT LEAVES US BALANCE OF ABOUT $20.6 MILLION.

BELOW THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT 20.6 MILLION 329,000 FOR OUR GENERAL INVENTORY CASH ABOUT 43,000. LOCAL FISCAL STABILIZATION RESERVE OF $3 MILLION. REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST A 3% RESERVE ON THE BOOKS WHICH IS ABOUT $8.3 MILLION WHICH LEAVES US A $.9 MILLION OF UNDESIGNATED RESERVES. AND OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE, AS YOU CAN SEE, MATCHES ABOVE. IN ORDER TO CERTIFY FOR OUR REPORTS WE HAVE TO SAY WE MEET HER OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS YEAR IN THE NEXT TWO. WE HAVE TO USE A NUMBER OF FACTORS AND ASSUMPTIONS. HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE FACTORS AND ASSUMPTIONS. NOTABLE HERE IS IN YOUR TWO AND THREE WE WILL EITHER NEED TO MAKE BUDGET REDUCTIONS OR USE OUR RESERVES FROM OUR HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND OF 4.5 MILLION IN EACH OF THOSE YEARS. WE ALSO ANTICIPATE MAKING REDUCTIONS IN TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE FUNDS DUE TO MEMBERSHIPS, MANAGEMENT PRESUMPTIONS, REDUCTION OF CAPITAL OUTLAY, AND WE DO EXPECT SOME REVENUE FROM UNUSED PROPERTY TO COME IN FUTURE YEARS. WHEN YOU PUT THOSE FACTORS AND ASSUMPTIONS TOGETHER YEAR ONE, 24-25, WHAT I JUST REVIEWED AS OUR PROJECTED ENDING BALANCE.

25-26, OUR ENDING BALANCE DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT $12 MILLION.

26-27 IT IS JUST UNDER $8 MILLION WHICH IS -- YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BELOW. 7.5 MILLION OF THAT IS TAKEN FOR A 3% REQUIRED RESERVES WHICH LEAVES US JUST OVER $1200 IN OUR UNDESIGNATED RESERVE WHICH IS RESTRICTED SIDE, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE EXPECT ALL REVENUES THAT COME IN WILL BE EXPENSED AND CONTINUE THE NET ZEROS. WE DO SEE A DECLINE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL CARRYOVERS THAT WILL BE SPENT IN THIS YEAR. AND WHEN YOU COMBINE THEM

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TOGETHER, AGAIN, WHAT REALLY COUNTS HERE AS FAR AS WHAT IS AVAILABLE IS THE UNDESIGNATED. YOU SEE YOUR 326-27 JUST OVER $1200 OF UNDESIGNATED RESERVE, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE A QUALIFIED BUDGET BECAUSE OF -- WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN 3% REQUIRED RESERVE USING THOSE TRANSFERS FROM OUR HEALTH AND WILL FILL -- WELFARE. OTHER FUNDS WE MAINTAIN -- HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR BEGINNING AND ENDING BALANCES. NOTABLE HERE IS OUR ADULT EDUCATION FUND WHICH ENDED LAST YEAR IN A NET LOSS AND STILL VERY TIGHT FOR THIS YEAR. WE ANTICIPATE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO PUT THEM IN THE POSITIVE, BUT WE HAVE NOT MADE THOSE YET. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CAFETERIA, SPECIAL REVENUE ARE SEPARATE ENTERPRISE FUNDS THAT ARE SO SUPPORTIVE. CHILD DEVELOPMENT JUST OVER $1.3 MILLION. CAFETERIA SPECIAL REVENUE, WE EXPECT JUST OVER NINE AT HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

WE EXPECT TO SPEND THOSE MONIES DOWN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND A CHILD IN CHRISTIAN -- NUTRITION TRYING TO PUT SOME MONEY AWAY FOR WHEN MEASURE I CONCLUDES IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR, 2025. MEASURE I, BOTH ON THE CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY SIDE -- SETTLED OUR BONDS AND OUTSTANDING BALANCES.

THE BUILDING FUND SHOULD BE DONE BY NEXT YEAR AND OUR TECHNOLOGY FUND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH 34 OR BEYOND. CAPITAL FACILITIES OR DEVELOPER FEES WE COLLECT FROM DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. WE EXPECT TAKING ABOUT $550,000 UNLESS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY ARE DASH CAM QUICKER THAN WE SHOULD SEE SOME INCREASE IN THOSE FUNDS. -- HAS REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS. WE GO BACK TO CAPITAL FACILITIES. AGAIN, SAVING THOSE FUNDS FOR MUCH-NEEDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. SURPLUS PROPERTY, MINIMUM BALANCE HERE. WE CLOSED ON PROPERTIES HE PURCHASED BACK IN JUNE. AND WE JUST CONTINUE THAT PROCESS HERE. THAT WILL BE FORMED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

AND THEN WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THOSE TWO BUILDINGS TO POTENTIALLY LEASE THEM OUT TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN THE OLD SCHOOL WILL BE FUND IS SOME SET ASIDE WE HAVE FOR OUR PACKS. JUST OVER $20,000 LEFT OVER THAT WILL GO BACK INTO REINVESTING. I BELIEVE THIS MONEY LEFT OVER FOR TWO MORE PACKS. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT FUND. THAT IS WHERE WE PAY ALL OF HER MEASURE I. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS, WORKER COMPENSATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE, SELF-INSURED FUNDS.

THAT IS UNDER FUNDS 672, HEALTH AND WELFARE. ANTICIPATED TAKING 4.5 MILLION EACH IN YEAR TWO AND THREE IN ORDER TO MAKE IN YEAR THREE AND PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUST IS SOME RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIPS IN OUR DISTRICT. WE WILL BE BACK IN MARCH TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION AND SHOULD GET SOME MORE CLARITY AS FAR AS WHAT THE OUT YEARS LOOK LIKE BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS IN JANUARY. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.

>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE YOU USE THE WORD QUALIFY, BUT WE HAVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION FOR THIS YEAR IN TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS, CORRECT?

>> YES. >> THE OTHER THING I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, WE ARE ASSUMING 4.5 MILLION WILL EITHER COME OUT OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OR BE DONE THROUGH A SERIES OF CUTS?

>> YES, WE WILL NOT MAKE YOUR THREE UNLESS WE DO ONE OR THE

OTHER. >> OKAY. AND THAT IS ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH $3 MILLION TAKEN OUT OF THE FISCAL

STABILIZATION RESERVE? >> CORRECT. 4.5 MILLION+ 4.5 .

>> T IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE SITE IS SUFFICIENT? FOR

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW? >> IT IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE IN YEAR THREE, BUT JUST KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WE ARE USING RESERVE FUNDS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET. BASED ON WHERE OUR ENROLLMENT

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TRENDS ARE FOR EVERY SCHOOL IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE CAN THINK OF IT AS AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH, OUR EXPENSES CONTINUE TO GO UP, BUT OUR ENROLLMENT GOES DOWN AND WILL JUST GET WIDER AND WIDER AND MAKE IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB THE LAST FEW YEARS RINGING OUT THAT TOWEL AND MAKING AS MUCH EFFICIENCIES AS POSSIBLE. WE CAN ONLY DO THAT SO MUCH. I THINK AT SOME POINT WE WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

>> BUT, AGAIN, WE ARE COMMITTED TO USING PRESENT DOLLAR FURS ARE PRESENT STUDENTS, BUT AT SOME POINT IS WHAT I AM HEARING ABLE TO KICK THE CAN TO NEXT YEAR AND SEE WHERE WE ARE AT VERSUS NEEDING TO DO ANYTHING MORE THIS YEAR?

>> FOR THIS YEAR WE ARE FINE. AS I SAY, IT IS HARD TO SAY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN JUNE LET ALONE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THREE YEARS FROM NOW, AND WE GO THROUGH THIS EVERY BUDGET REPORTING CYCLE ABOUT THAT THIRD YEAR OUT. IT DOESN'T COME, BUT STILL OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS THAT OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING AND OUR FUNDING WILL CONTINUE TO ONLY INCREASE IN PROPORTION TO THAT ENROLLMENT. SO IT IS GOING TO CATCH UP AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ALLIGATOR REFERENCE JUST NOW. VERY HELPFUL. AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO NOTE IN LOOKING AT THIS AGENDA ITEM I COULD NOT HELP BUT NOTE IT WAS PREPARED BY SUSAN TUCKER. IT STRUCK ME THAT THIS IS PROBABLY HER LAST AGENDA ITEM SHE PREPARED. HER CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN IMMEASURABLE OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD SAY TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT, BUT I BET SHE COULD COUNT THEM. I JUST WANTED TO SAY SHE WILL BE MISSED. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE EXPLANATIONS AND ALL OF THE WORK MAKING SURE WE ARE POSITIVE.

>> I'VE ALREADY TOLD HER WE CAN BLAME HER FOR EVERYTHING.

THAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION GOING WITH UTILIZING THE HEALTH AND REFERRALS DOWN -- WELFARE FUND.

I KNOW WE THINK RIGHT NOW AND IN YOUR BALANCE IT IS ABOUT 21 MILLION OR SOMETHING. SO IS THERE SORT OF AN IDEAL BALANCE?

>> FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE? THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED IB AND ART WHICH IS BEING OCCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED, SO WE ARE -- WE ARE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN A SET AMOUNT FOR CLAIMS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING THAT WE KNOW AREN'T HERE YET. I BELIEVE THAT I PNR IS ROUGHLY 2 1/2 TO $3 MILLION THAT IS REQUIRED.

BUT THAT IS ALSO BASED ON AN ESTIMATE. TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, BECAUSE WE ARE SELF-INSURED SOMETIMES WE GET CLAIMS THAT AND UP NOT BEING COVERED BY OUR EXCESS CARRIER MEANING THAT THEY ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO COVER A CLAIM HAPPENS IN THE FISCAL YEAR. THEN WHEN IT COMES TO RENEWAL THEY CAN SAY, HEY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO COVER NEXT YEAR AND THAT IS CALLED A LASER. LASER THE CLAIMS AND THAT MEANS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THOSE CLAIMS. LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO CLAIMS OF THAT MAGNITUDE THAT PUSHED ALMOST $2 MILLION JUST FOR THOSE TWO CLAIMS IN THOSE TWO CLAIMS CONTINUED TO THIS YEAR SO WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 100%. THE NUMBER WE IDEALLY WOULD SET ASIDE FOR THOSE INCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED CLAIMS WITH -- BASED ON A GENERAL TREND AND DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THESE OUTLIERS I WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE FUND.

>> OKAY. I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO A VOTE ON THIS ITEM. LIGHT?

>> YES. >> GOLDBERG?

[D. Business Services - 2023-2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (Audit) - All Funds Including Measure I]

>> YES. >> SYLVESTER?

>> YES. >> GORBACK?

>> YES. >> GILL?

>> YES. >> I AM A YES. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH THE PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, BUSINESS SERVICES ON THE

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ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

TRUSTEE GOLDBERG? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AUDIT, ALL FUNDS INCLUDING MEASURE I AS SUBMITTED.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION?

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS YEAR AND FOR NEXT YEAR, NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO LAST YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER IF YOU RECALL WE DID OUR ACTUALS WHICH IS THE CLOSING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. AND THEN OUR OUTSIDE EXTERNAL AUDITOR COMES IN INTERVIEWS THOSE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND GIVES US THE AUDIT REPORT WHICH INCLUDES ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND CFR. STILL THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY THAT DOES ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY. SO IT IS A PRETTY LARGE DOCUMENT. PUT A LOT OF TABLES AND CHARTS AND EVERYTHING. I CAN HIGHLIGHT A FEW PAGES IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO. BUT THERE IS NO FORMAL PRESENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH IT OTHER THAN , LIKE I SAID, I CAN

HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PAGES. >> ANY DISCUSSION OF QUESTIONS? WOULD ANYONE FROM THE BOARD LIKE TO HEAR ANY HIGHLIGHTS

FROM THIS REPORT? >> I AM NOT OFFENDED IF YOU

DON'T. >> IT IS A GREAT REPORT. I READ IT. YOU PROBABLY KEEP TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. SO WE

WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >> THIS ALSO INCLUDES MEASURE

I. >> OKAY. THE QUESTION BECOMES DID THE MEASURE I COMMUNITY -- COMMITTEE SEE THE AUDIT.

>> THEY DID NOT. WE SCHEDULED A MEETING AT TANAKA A QUORUM.

SCHEDULED A SECOND MEETING AFTER AND DID NOT THE SECOND TIME. THEY HAVE SEEN IT BECAUSE IT WENT OUT, THEY WERE ALL NOTIFIED OF THE AGENDA. BUT DID NOT FORMALLY DISCUSS IT AT A

PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETING. >> WAS ABLE TO DISCUSS IT AT

ALL? >> IN A MEETING YOU CANNOT TAKE ACTION, BUT YOU CAN SOMETIMES -- AT THE MEETING TAKE PLACE WITHOUT THE FORMAL PIECES OR NOT AT ALL?

>> THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL DISCUSSION.

>> OKAY. >> THAT IS AN ISSUE. FROM WHERE I AM SITTING. YEARS AGO I SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE.

GORBACK, I KNOW YOU SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE. PART OF THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE IS HAVING PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS TO OPINE ON THIS AND ADVISE US. IS THERE ANY STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION IN THE FUTURE?

>> ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THE BOARD CAN REMOVE ANY MEMBER THAT MISSES TWO MEETINGS.

>> IF THE BOARD WISHES. HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THIS IN MY TENURE. BUT WE COULD GENERATE A LETTER OUT TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO LET THEM KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING, THE AMOUNT OF MEETINGS THEY MAY HAVE MISSED OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND TRY TO GET SOME URGENCY BEHIND THEM. THEY OBVIOUSLY APPLIED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.

AND THEY WERE SELECTED. SO THIS IS JUST A HAMPER CHAMPION OF US NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THAT TO THIS POINT, BUT MY OFFICE DID SEND A LETTER OF A REMINDER THAT THEY REQUESTED TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THEY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM MEETING

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SCHEDULED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. IT IS NOT LIKE THEY ARE MEETING EVERY MONTH. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MEETING DATES.

>> I THINK I'M SEEING POSITIVE AFFIRMATION THAT WE WOULD

INDEED LIKE THAT. >> I DON'T MEAN TO GET PERSONAL INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, BUT WE FAILED TO HAVE A MEETING TWO MEETINGS AGO, ONE MEETING AGO WITH THE SAME MEMBERS ABSENT OR --? OR WAS IT JUST COINCIDENCE THAT FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN DIDN'T MAKE IT AND THE OTHER THREE +1 -- IN OTHER WORDS WAS A COINCIDENCE OF THE SAME PEOPLE?

>> THE LAST TWO MEETINGS WE HAD THE SAME THREE INDIVIDUALS ATTEND THE MEETING. AND WE WOULD NOTE GOING INTO EACH MEETING WE HAD QUORUM OF PEOPLE WHO ACCEPTED THE MEETING, BUT

THEY DID NOT SHOW. >> IT IS A ROBUST PROCESS. A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLIED TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND IT IS AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE. SO, YES, A LETTER AT THE VERY MINIMUM.

BECAUSE THEY SIGNED UP FOR IT, THEY AGREED TO IT. IT IS REQUIRED AND IT PUTS EVERYTHING IN JEOPARDY.

>> WE HAVE NOT NOT MATTER OBLIGATION FOR THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. OVERSIGHT SAID WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEETING A YEAR AND WE'VE HAD ONE MEETING THIS YEAR. IT IS JUST WE PLAN FOR FOUR WHICH WAS A DROP FROM PREVIOUS YEARS WITH SIX OR SEVEN. SO IT IS IMPORTANT

>> JUST YOU KNOW, MEASURE I, THE ENTIRE DURATION OF MEASURE I FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN COMPLIANCE IN EACH YEAR THE AUDIT REFLECTS THAT. THE 23-24 AUDIT REFLECTS THAT, AS WELL.

>> HAVING ALL OF THOSE DISPARATE GROUPS REPRESENTED TO HEAR THAT MESSAGE TO GO OUT AND SEND THAT MESSAGE IS ANOTHER PIECE OF WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME DIRECTION ON THAT CURE --.

INAUDIBLE ] >> I GUESS ANYONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OR COMMUNITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME DOWN HERE AND SPEAK ON IF THERE WAS A CONCERN. THE AUDIT FINDINGS HAVE BEEN CLEAN AND HAVE BEEN EVERY YEAR

WITHOUT THE AUDIT. >> I GUESS WE ARE READY TO MOVE

TO A VOTE. LIGHT? >> YES.

>> SYLVESTER? >> YES.

>> GORBACK? >> YES.

>> GILL? >> YES .

[5. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT]

>> GOLDBERG? >> YES.

>> I AM A YES. FIVE MINISTERIAL, PREFERENTIAL VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. WE ARE NOW AT OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THAT . WHEN SOMEBODY LIKE TO

PRESENT A MOTION? >> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED -- AS SUBMITTED.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE. TRUSTEE LIGHT?

[A. Business Services - Final Report of Bond Sale - Measure I Refinance - Series A Bonds]

>> YES. >> GORBACK?

>> YES. >> GOLDBERG?

>> YES . >> GILL?

>> YES. >> SYLVESTER?

>> YES. >> I AM A YES RUSHING CARRIAGE 5-0, PREFERENTIAL VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO SECTION 6. INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEM.

SIX A IS BUSINESS SERVICES, FINAL REPORT OF ON SALE MEASURE I REFINANCE. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION?

>> AS YOU KNOW, WE REFINANCED OUR FIRST ISSUE OF MEASURE I OF

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BONDS LAST MONTH. WE ARE BACK TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A REPORT OF THE FINAL SALE AND WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS. -- WILL GO OVER THE DETAILS OF THE REFUNDING BONDS.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT POWELL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. MCLAUGHLIN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.

FOLLOWING UP OUR MEETING FROM OCTOBER COME IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE CONTINUED TRANSPARENCY AND TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED ABOUT ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THE DISTRICT IS UNDERTAKING UNDER MEASURE I I AM HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE MOST RECENT REFINANCING. TO THAT END I HAVE A NUMBER OF SLIDES I LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. BUT BEFORE I BEGIN THERE ARE COUPLE BOXES WE WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OFF WHEN MAKING AN ASSESSMENT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT AVON SALABLE REFINANCES SUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE BOXES WE LIKE TO CHECK OFF HIS DID WE SELL OUR BONDS IN A TIME WHEN THE INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT WAS A FAVORABLE ONE IN WHICH INVESTORS WOULD MOST LIKELY PARTICIPATE? BECAUSE THE MORE INVESTORS WHO PARTICIPATE THAT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD AND CHANCES OF US LOCKING IN THE MOST COMPETITIVE INTEREST RATES ON OUR REFINANCING WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY TRANSLATE TO MORE SAVINGS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. THE SECOND BOX WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OFF IS CREDIT RATING. DID WE MAXIMIZE OUR CREDIT RATING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE HIGHER THE CREDIT RATING THE LOWER THE INTEREST RATES WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOCK IN OUR BOND. I PREPARED A FEW SLIDES. STARTING WITH THE FIRST LIGHT, IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE SOLD OUR BONDS AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME. THIS IS A GRAPH SPENDING THE LAST SIX MONTHS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE INTEREST RATES WERE MUCH HIGHER THAN WHEN WE SOLD OUR BONDS ON THE FAR RIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE IF YOU FOCUS ON THE FAR RIGHT OF THIS CHART YOU WILL NOTICE THE INTEREST RATES WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN IN THE DAYS OR MONTHS PRIOR TO OUR BOND SALE. RIGHT AFTER ELECTION TIME YOU SEE THE INTEREST RATES COME DOWN NUC RELATIVE STABILITY IN THE INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. IN A STABLE INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT THE INVESTORS ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE RISKS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR BOND SALE . THE MORE INVESTORS WE HAVE THE HIGHER THE CHANCE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LOG IN COMPETITIVE INTEREST RATE. WE DID EXACTLY THAT. IF YOU LOOK ON THAT CHART HIS CREDIT RATING. WE HAVE GREAT NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

THE DISTRICT DURING THIS PROCESS UPGRADED THE CREDIT RATING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOXES IN RED THOSE WITH THE DISTRICTS PRIOR CREDIT RATING LEADING UP TO OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. AND DURING THIS PROCESS DISTRICTS CREDIT RATING WAS UPGRADED THE UNITED STATES IN BOTH UPDATED TO AA TWO AND AA. TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE HERE, FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE OURS THIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE CREDIT RATING. FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS RATED HIGH ENOUGH WHICH IS DOUBLY ONE OR AAA THOSE DISTRICTS TYPICALLY HAVE FOR US TO BE IN THIS CALIBER IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REPORTS AS TO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DRIVING FACTORS FOR THIS HIGH CREDIT RATING THERE ARE MANY COMMONALITIES SHARED BY THESE READINGS, BUT ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THE ALWAYS SEEM TO MENTION IS HOW THE DISTRICT IS MANAGED. THEY NOTE THE DISTRICTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IS PRUDENT IN ALL OF THE PRACTICES THE DISTRICT PUT IN PLACE TO MANAGE THE DISTRICT AS A VERY FAVORABLE ONE IN TERMS OF ATTAINING THIS HIGH CREDIT RATING. THE OTHER THING IS OBVIOUSLY OUR COMMUNITY, HOW WE ARE RELATIVELY AFFLUENT DISTRICT IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A VERY DIVERSE AND LOCATED IN A GEOGRAPHICALLY FAVORABLE AREA WITH HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND IN A RELATIVELY EMPLOYMENT RICH AREA. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AS TO WHAT IS DRIVING OUR CREDIT RATING. COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FACTORS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR BOND SALE. YOU SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE OF OUR CRY -- HIGH CREDIT RATING AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT ABLE TO ATTRACT OVER $145 MILLION .

KEEP IN MIND, ONLY OFFERED UP $26 MILLION OF BONDS FOR SALE.

THIS EXCESS OF ORDERS ALLOWED US TO LET INVESTORS COMPETE AMONGST THEMSELVES TO GIVE US THE BEST INTEREST RATES ON OUR BONDS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT THIS IS

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JUST A FINANCIAL SUMMARY, STATISTICAL SUMMARY. I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THE DETAIL, BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SECTION ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS WE WERE ABLE TO LOG IN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU REMEMBER FOR MY PRESENTATION TWO MONTHS AGO THE ESTIMATED SAVINGS BACK THEN WAS ABOUT 1 1/4 WITH A MAXIMUM POSSIBLE OF 1.7 MILLION. THE FINAL RESULT IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER THREE AS WE WERE ABLE TO WAS -- EXCEED HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT WE DIDN'T EXTEND THE REPAYMENT PERIOD OF THE BONDS. WE KEPT AT THE SAME. FINALLY, THE REPAYMENT RATIO. THIS IS A RATIO YOU CALCULATE BY TAKING THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BONDS PLUS INTEREST AND DIVIDING IT BY THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BOND. WHEN WE PERFORM THE CALCULATION OUR REPAYMENT RATIO IS 1.17 TO ONE. AS A REMINDER, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THE STATE SET A ASSIGNMENT REPAYMENT RATIO FOR TO ONE. ANY PAYMENT RATIO HELLO THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION OF A SUCCESSFUL BOND SALE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE, AS WELL. FINALLY, WE SOLD $26 MILLION OF BONDS. BECAUSE OF OUR HIGH CREDIT RATING INVESTORS WERE WILLING TO PAY A PREMIUM TO PURCHASE OUR BONDS. THAT PREMIUM AMOUNT RESULTED IN ABOUT $2.1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL PROCEEDS FOR US. WHEN WE DID -- WHAT WE DID WITH THAT MONEY WAS WE USE THAT MONEY TO REPLACE SOME OF THE OLD BONDS. THAT TRANSLATES TO ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR THE TAXPAYERS. WE DEPOSITED ABOUT $27.9 MILLION TO AN ESCROW FUND AND THIS MONEY IS HELD IN TRUST IN U.S. BANK AND THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN TWO MONTHS, FEBRUARY 1ST, TO RETIRE AND PAY OFF ALL OF THE EXISTING BONDS OF OUR SERIES A PEER THE REST OF THE PROCEEDS SPENT FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES. WHILE VICIOUSLY PRESENTING THEIR ART SCORES OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS REFINANCING A SUCCESS. THE LAWYERS WHO PREPARED THE DOCUMENTS YOU REVIEWED AND APPROVED, THE CREDIT RATING ANALYSIS FEES, TRUSTEE FEES.

THERE ARE COUNTLESS BOND SALES SO WE HAVE TO PAY COMMISSION TO THEM TO SELL THE DISTRICT BONDS. THE FINAL SLIDE IS A GREAT ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THE COST FOR YOUR REFERENCE AND YOUR RECORD. I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THIS IS THE MOST INTERESTING SLIDE HERE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO FEEL FREE TO READ IT OVER A NICE CUP OF TEA OR COFFEE. IT WILL HELP YOU RELAX HOPEFULLY. THAT IS MY REPORT TO SUMMARIZE A SUCCESSFUL BONDS. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WONDERFUL OUTCOME. THANK YOU. I WILL SAY AGAIN, REFINANCING -- THE DISTRICT DOES NOT GET ANY OF THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS. ALL OF THE BENEFITS ARE PASSED ON TO THE TAXPAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW PUBLIC FUNDS.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AND THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING ABLE TO MAKE VERY COMPLEX FINANCIAL INFORMATION VERY DIGESTIBLE FOR US. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHE ATE IT. WE ARE MOVING

[B. Student Services - Presentation: Supports for Foster Youth and Students Experiencing Homelessness]

ON TO ITEM 6B, STUDENT SERVICES PRESENTATION ON SUPPORTS FOR FOSTER YOUTH AND STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESS. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM MONA CLARK.

>> COULD EVENING, PRESIDENT POWELL, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE REALLY QUICKLY ONE OF THE GREATEST WAYS I HAVE IN MY WORK WITH THE -- IS GETTING TO WORK WITH THE TWO LADIES PRESENTING NEXT. THEY DO SO MUCH GOOD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR KIDS WHO REALLY NEED THAT CARE. I KNOW WHEN I GET AN EMAIL FROM AMBER OR A CALL FROM HER IT IS BECAUSE WE GET HELP SOMEBODY. AND THAT FEELS REALLY GOOD. IN THE TWO AND HALF YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION THE MEMBERSHIP THEY'VE SERVED HAS GROWN AND THAT IS HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY WORK TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, WITH THE STUDENTS TO MAKE IT A SAFE PLACE THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN COME AND GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. WE KNOW WHEN KIDS GET TO SCHOOL THERE IS AMAZING SERVICES BEING PROVIDED. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT BEFORE THEY SPEAK. SO GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT THEM AND LIFT THEM UP IN THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY

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DO. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I THINK WE ARE READY FOR OUR PRESENTATION.

>> COULD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING ABOUT THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS WE SERVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ALL OF OUR STAFF AND SO MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE SUPPORT. WE WANT TO START BY TALKING ABOUT THE WHY OF WHAT WE DO. OUR JOB IS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND HER JOB IS TO SUPPORT ALL KIDS.

WHEN WE DO THAT WE FOCUS ON OUR MOST FOLDABLE. THOSE ARE OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED REGARDLESS OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. AND AMBER AND I TO A LESSER EXTENT FOCUS ON THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH EVERY WAKING MOMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT BY SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS WE CAN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. WE KNOW EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS TO BREAKING GENERATIONAL POVERTY. HOMELESSNESS AND INSTABILITY. WE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES STUDENTS CAN DEVELOP THE RESILIENCE THEY NEED TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENT NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND WE BELIEVE THAT ENSURING THE STUDENTS ON THE TOOLS, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND IN THEIR PERSONAL LIFE SLEEVES AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

ULTIMATELY SUPPORTING THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS IS ABOUT ENSURING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT DEFINED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT I GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

HOMELESSNESS IS DEFINED BY THE MCKINNEY ACT OF 1987 DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCIES WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR SCHOOL EDUCATION PURPOSES THAT SOMETIMES HOMELESS MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH DIFFERENT FEDERAL LAWS. FOR US THIS IS HOW THAT THESE ARE THE CLASSIFICATIONS. IT IS WHEN FAMILIES ARE DOUBLED UP WITH OTHERS DO TO LOSS OF HOUSING OR ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS. A CAMPY JUST BECAUSE THEY WOULD LIKE TO LIVE THERE. MAYBE THEY LOST THEIR HOME OR BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME.

LIVING IN SHELTERS, HOTELS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING DUE TO LACK OF STABLE HOUSING. LIVING IN CARS, PARKS, OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACES NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED FOR HUMAN SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION. THIS IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE MCKINNEY ACT. WE IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS YOU NEED ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR STUDENT RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS IS INVOLVING A PRE-ENROLLMENT PROCESS, OUR PAPER ANNUAL UPDATES, AND PART OF OUR ONLINE NEW STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING AND EVEN DURING THE PRE-ENROLLMENT PROCESS EVER RUNS A REPORT EVERY SINGLE DAY TO SEE IF ANY STUDENTS HAVE CHECKED THE RIGHT BOX TO QUALIFY FOR SERVICES UNDER --. EVERY DAY SHE DOES THAT. SHE MAKES CONTACT THAT THEY WERE USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. NO LONGER THAN THAT. IT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS. THOSE FAMILIES ARE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO ALL OF THE SERVICES YOU CAN HELP CONNECT THEM TO. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AS NEW STUDENTS COME TO THE SCHOOL THEY ARE GIVEN STUDENT RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE . WE'VE DONE SO MUCH TRAINING WITH OUR OFFICE STAFF ON ENSURING THAT THE MINUTE THE STUDENT WHO IS IDENTIFIED AS QUALIFYING FOR SERVICES OR A STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE ANIMALS IN THAT SCHOOL THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS CALL AMBER. OUR SITES HAVE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT DOING THAT AND I THINK IT PARTS AS PART OF THE

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INCREASE OF NUMBERS YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTE. THE FACT WE ARE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTING TO THOSE FAMILIES. WE TRAIN OFFS -- OFFICE STAFF, WE TRAIN YEARLY. OUR OFFICE MANAGERS. EVERY SITE HAS TRAINING FOR EVERYBODY ON THE SITE. ABOUT HALF OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE AMBER DO THE TRAINING AND HAVE THE SCHOOLS THE PRINCIPAL CHOOSES TO DO IT WITH A SLIDE DECK PROVIDED BY AMBER. AND WE TRAIN THEM ON BOTH HOW TO IDENTIFY E- IT IS IMPORTANT ALL SCHOOL STAFF UNDERSTAND THESE CLASSIFICATIONS, THAT DOUBLING UP COUNTS IS HOMELESS. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE UNDER A ROOF DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T QUALIFY FOR SERVICES. SO WE'VE TRAINED OFFICE MANAGERS, REGISTRARS, EL FACILITATORS, PARA-EDUCATORS, EL PARA-EDUCATORS . THE MAIN THINGS WE FOCUS ON A SENSITIVITY TO THOSE FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY HOW WE PERCEIVE THEM, AND ONGOING CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT THEIR SITUATION. SO IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2023 1 1/2 MILLION CHILDREN -- STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. IN OUR DISTRICT THESE ARE NUMBERS. RECALL THAT WE HAD 101 STUDENTS. AND WE ARE UP TO 608. 608 IS WHAT WAS PUBLISHED -- WHAT WAS PUT ON THE BOARD BOX LAST FRIDAY. TODAY WE HAVE 619. THAT IS BOTH A TESTAMENT TO STRUGGLES PEOPLE ARE HAVING IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE ONGOING TRAINING HOPING TO IDENTIFY THESE FAMILIES.

KNOWING THAT PART OF THIS TRAINING IS WE DO NOT ASK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR WHEN YOU ENTER THE SCHOOL AND YOU ARE DONE. IT IS ASKING COOL -- SCHOOL STUFF TO BE SENSITIVE TO CHANGES AS WE GO TO THE -- THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AS A TEACHER LEARN SOMETHING OR IS A PRINCIPAL OR SECRETARY, SCHOOL NURSE, IF ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE SEE A CHANGE THAT THEY CONTACT AMBER IMMEDIATELY AND WE GET THOSE FAMILIES CONNECTED TO SERVICES. WE THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE A COMBINATION OF AMBER'S TRAININGS AND CLEARLY THE COST OF LIVING AND LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. THOSE TWO THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER. BUT WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE 619 STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ALL WITH -- AMBER HAS HAD COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OF THOSE FAMILIES TO VARYING DEGREES. WE BROKE DOWN FOR YOU HOW OUR CHILDREN AND YOU, OUR STUDENTS MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. YOU CAN SEE THAT 96% ARE DOUBLED UP. 16 ARE IN HOTELS AND MOTELS, FIBER UNSHELTERED. THAT MEANS THAT I THINK MOST PEOPLE THINK, LIVING IN THE CAR, LIVING OUTSIDE. AND TWO ARE IN SHELTERS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT DOUBLED UP IS OFTEN TRIPLED UP. IT IS OFTEN QUADRUPLED. WE DO HAVE FAMILIES WHETHER THREE FAMILIES TO AN APARTMENT, A THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT. FAMILIES WHO HUNG BLANKETS TO CREATE ROOMS WITH AN AN APARTMENT. FAMILIES LIVING IN OUTBUILDINGS AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. FAMILIES LIVING IN A TRAILER ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. DOUBLED UP IS HOW MCKINNEY VENTO DEFINES IT, BUT WE DO HAVE FAMILIES LIVING IN CLOSER QUARTERS AND THAT AND IT HAS A LOT OF EFFECTS ON THOSE KIDS. HAS EFFECTS ON HOW THEY LEARN AND DO HOMEWORK., THEIR ANXIETY AND CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING THROUGH DAILY LIFE. AMBER CONNECTED ALL OF THESE FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES LIVING IN HOTELS, MOTELS, THAT ARE UNSHELTERED AND IN SHELTERS, THOSE FAMILIES ARE IN WEEKLY COMMUNICATION WITH AMBER. SO AMBER CAN TELL YOU WHERE EACH OF THOSE 16 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOTEL ARE. SHE CAN TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEIR FAMILY SITUATION IS, HOW LONG THEY ARE GOING TO BE THERE, WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.

THOSE ARE THE FAMILY -- WE FOCUS ON ALL OF THEM IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALL OF THEM, BUT THE ONES WHO ARE IN SHELTERS, UNSHELTERED, AND IN MORE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SHE COULD PROBABLY LIST THE NAMES, IT IS WEEKLY COMMUNICATION AT LEAST. SOME FAMILIES ON CONTACT WITH HER EVERY SINGLE DAY. FOR

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STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE, THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS A STUDENT CAN BE IN FOSTER CARE. IT CAN BE BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IT CAN BE BECAUSE OF A VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT, PLACEMENT BY THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. STUDENTS WHO ARE IN A GROUP HOME, FOR INSTANCE, THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. PLACEMENT BY AN INDIAN TRIBE OR BY ABSENT PARENTS. SO I NUMBERS HERE HAVE DROPPED IN HALF. AND THE REASON THEY'VE DROPPED IN HALF IS NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NO NEED. IT IS BECAUSE WE USED TO HAVE A GROUP HOME. THERE WAS A GROUP HOME OFF OF HILLCREST.. PROBATION NO LONGER RUNS THE GROUP HOME WITHIN THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS OR WITHIN THE CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE NUMBER GO DOWN. SO FOSTER CARE REMAINED PRETTY STEADY. WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED UNDER EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE GONE UP. ANOTHER SPECIAL POPULATION ARE MIGRANT YOUTH. THESE ARE CHILDREN WHO CHANGE SCHOOLS DURING THE YEAR BECAUSE OF WORK IN THE AGRICULTURAL, DAIRY, LUMBER, OR FISHING INDUSTRIES. THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST MOVE. SPECIFICALLY ALSO COVERED UNDER MCKINNEY-VENTO. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ONE IDENTIFIED STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT IN THE MIGRANT PROGRAM. THAT HAS LED TO AMBER ATTENDING COUNTY MEETINGS FOR MIGRANT EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO THAT STUDENT. MANY OF THOSE SERVICES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WITH THE FOR A STUDENT EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE ADDING A QUESTION TO THE ANNUAL UPDATES AND TO THE PRE-ENROLLMENT PROCESS THIS YEAR THAT WILL ASK SPECIFICALLY, DO YOU WORK IN AGRICULTURAL OR FISHING INDUSTRY. IT WAS A QUESTION IN THE SYSTEM WE HAVEN'T ASKED IN THE PAST SO WE ARE GOING TO START ASKING THAT. IT COULD BE THAT NUMBER GOES UP WHEN WE ASKED THE QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, BUT I SUSPECT IT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW SINCE WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH AGRICULTURAL ON THE SIDE. WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND IN FOSTER CARE HAVE ALMOST ALL EXPERIENCED SOME LEVEL OF TRAUMA. THERE ARE BARRIERS -- EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS , LACK OF CONSISTENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THEY EITHER MOVE FREQUENTLY OR THEY LACK TRANSPORTATION, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. WE KNOW THEY HAVE HIGHER CHRONIC ABSENTEE RATES. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ALSO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO GET THEM TO SCHOOL. BUT IT IS INTERESTING THAT NATIONWIDE THE 48% OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT. ALMOST HALF. OUR NUMBERS, WHILE NOT IDEAL AND CERTAINLY NOT OUR GOAL, ARE LESS THAN HALF OF THAT. I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS. DISRUPTION IN LEARNING. STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY FOCUSING. THEY MAY LACK A QUIET PLACE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK. THEY MAY LACK -- THEY MAY HAVE LEARNING GAPS. THEY MAY HAVE HAD INCONSISTENT SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT THEY MAY HAVE EMOTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES BECAUSE OF TRAUMA AND STRESS, ESPECIALLY WITH STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE. ALMOST EVERY STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME SORT OF TRAUMA. IT CAN CAUSE EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION. SOME STUDENTS IN THESE SITUATIONS MAY HAVE COME FROM A FAMILY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THOSE STUDENTS ARE AT A HIGHER RISK OF VICTIMIZATION . SO IT IS IMPORTANT WE CONNECT THEM NOT ONLY WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO SITE STAFF, TO DR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TEAM, THAT THEY -- IT TAKES EVERYBODY TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR KIDS, BUT ESPECIALLY THESE VULNERABLE KIDS. THE STIGMA AND SHAME MANY OF OUR STUDENTS LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THEY SEE AFFLUENCE AND IT IS REALLY HARD FOR THEM AS STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS .

THAT THEIR FAMILY ISN'T LIKE WHAT THEY PERCEIVE EVERYONE ELSE'S FAMILY TO BE LIKE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE AS SCHOOL STAFF RECOGNIZE THAT IN DEALING WITH THEM. THEY MAY FEAR JUDGMENT FROM THEIR PEERS OR TEACHERS. THEY MAY FIND IT

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DIFFICULT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EITHER BECAUSE OF PERCEIVED FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS OR THEIR LIVING SITUATION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS ONCE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO AMBER. AGAIN, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE YET TO HAVE A STUDENT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FULLY PROVIDE THAT TO THE CHILD. OUR ROLE AS EDUCATORS, OUR ROLE AS ALL OF OUR STAFF, NUMBER ONE, UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE CHILDREN, RECOGNIZE THAT IT AFFECTS THEM BEYOND THEIR PHYSICAL ASPECTS LIKE ATTENDANCE OR HUNGER. IT IS IMPORTANT TO VIEW THEM THROUGH A TRAUMA INFORMED LENZ. AND WORK WITH THEM TO ACCOMMODATE ATTENDANCE CHALLENGES SUCH AS PERHAPS WORKING WITH SCHOOLS ON FLEXIBLE DEADLINES OR USING THE ENROLLMENT IN --, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP OR TUTORING AFTER SCHOOL, GETTING THEM THE SPORTS THAT THEY NEED.

OUR ROLE IS ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GIVEN ALL OF THE LOOT LEGAL PROTECTIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED. THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS FOR BOTH STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE ARE VERY SIMILAR. A COUPLE OF TINY THINGS ARE DIFFERENT, BUT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE TWO. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMMEDIATE ENROLLMENT. A LACK OF IMMUNIZATION IS NOT A BARRIER.

IT IS A BARRIER UPON ENROLLMENT AND WE WILL WORK WITH HIM TO GET THEM FREE IMMUNIZATION WITHIN A PERIOD OF TIME. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE RECORDS WITH THEM. THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IMMUNIZATIONS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ENROLL. AND THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL THAT AGE-APPROPRIATE SCHOOL. A SCHOOL CANNOT SAY WELCOME, BUT WE WILL SEND YOU TO -- THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ENROLL IN A LOCAL SCHOOL. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN THE SCHOOL OF ORIGIN WHEN I MOVE TAKES PLACE IF IT IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST. THEY CAN BE THE LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED. IT COULD BE THE SCHOOL THEY ATTENDED WHEN THEY WERE PERMANENTLY HOUSED. IT CAN BE, FOR FOSTER CHILDREN, IT CAN BE THE SCHOOL WITH WHICH THEY ATTENDED IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS WHERE THEY FEEL THE MOST CONNECTED. IT IS UP TO US AND THE EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS HOLDER IN THE CASE OF FOSTER YOUTH TO ENSURE THEY GET THE TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY NEED.

BECAUSE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND THOSE SCHOOLS. ALSO ENTITLED TO MATRICULATE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF SCHOOL WITH THEIR PEERS. SO WE CAN SAY , OKAY COMING UP IN THE REDWOOD, BUT NOW YOU LIVE IN THAT SHE WILL GO TO -- HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE ENTITLED THAT THEY GO TO READ WHERE THEY ARE ENTITLED GO TO THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR PEERS AND CONTINUE SUPPORTS IN OUR DISTRICT. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO THE SAME EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS ALL OTHER STUDENTS. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MEET THE SAME CHALLENGING STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR ALL STUDENTS.

IT IS OUR JOB TO WORK WITH HIM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PUT IN CLASSES WITH STUDENTS WHO HEAR THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTIAL CREDITS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THIS RIGHT. IF THEY ATTENDED A SCHOOL IN ANOTHER COUNTY FOR THREE MONTHS THERE IS A CHART OF GIVING PARTIAL CREDITS FOR PARTIAL SEMESTER COMPLETED. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDUCE GRADUATE -- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WHERE THEY CAN MEET THE MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND NOT -- AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THEIR MIND. IF THEY COME IN AND SAY, NO, I CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THAT. AND SIX MONTHS OF SAY, OKAY, THIS IS MORE CHALLENGING THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND AND GO BACK AND TAKE THE PROTECTIONS OF --.

THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SCHOOL RECORDS.

FOSTER CHILDREN HAVE COLLEGE RIGHTS. THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE WAIVED, FEES ARE WAIVED. STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAKE CLASSES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. TO TRY AND REUSE GRADES TO MEET THOSE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO THE MAXIMUM FEDERAL AID FOR COLLEGE. STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE ALSO HAVE THE SPECIFIC RATE TO HAVE THEIR ATTORNEY, EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS HOLDER, FOSTER LIAISON AMBER BOWMAN ATTEND ANY TIME THE STUDENT IS SUSPENDED OR RECOMMENDED FOR EXPULSION. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO BE INVITED TO AND ALERTED WHEN A STUDENT IS SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE. OUTREACH AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION WHICH IS REALLY EVERYTHING. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST. WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THEY HAVE CREATED SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS. WE ENCOURAGE SCHOOL STAFF, AND THEY DO CREATE A STRONG RAPPORT WITH HER STUDENTS. FROM OUR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IT IS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT. PRINTER COUNSELORS ATTEND ALL OF OUR EVENTS. AMBER WILL TELL YOU ABOUT OUR SPECIFIC FEEL-GOOD EVENTS. THEY ARE ALL HERS. IT IS A NICE HOLIDAY SEASON AND INTO THE PRESENTATION. OUR BREAKTHROUGH COUNSELORS ALL OF THEM, INAUDIBLE ] DASHES BILINGUAL. MAKING A LOT OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TOGETHER. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES WHO HAVE TOLD GLORIA THAT SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON THEY TELL A PARTICULAR NEED BECAUSE THEY DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP, THEY CALL HER, SHE KNOWS I'M JUST LIKE AMBER KNOWS HIM ON THE PHONE. GLORY .

DOES AN AMAZING JOB CONNECTING WITH THE FAMILIES AND THAT REALLY HELPS WITH OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES.

WHILE ALL OF THE BREAKTHROUGH COUNSELORS COME TO OUR EVENTS, -- HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE SUMMER. SHE COMES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST AND WORKS WITH AMBER TO REACH OUT PERSONALLY TO EVERY SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILY WITH A STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE AND EVERY STUDENT EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND SHE ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE EARLY BACK PROGRAM AMBER WILL TELL YOU ABOUT. MORE THAN THAT, SHE IS EVERYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY SO THESE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE BUILT -- AND GLORIA HAS THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TOO BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WITH HER DISTRICT 20 SOMETHING YEARS. BETWEEN ALEX AND GLORIA WE REALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH TO SOME PARENTS THAT DON'T SPEAK DASHES WHO SPEAK SPANISH. SHE ALSO WILL TAKE FOOD TO OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IF THEY DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION. ALL OF THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST. MOST IMPORTANT TEAM MEMBER IN BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST IS AMBER. SHE HAS A PURE HEART. I OFTEN SAY WE HAVE TWO SAINTS IN THE DISTRICT -- ONE IS HANNAH ALVAREZ AND THE OTHER IS AMBER BOWMAN AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT. WHAT SHE DOES MOST EFFECTIVELY, SHE HELPS OUR FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND SHE DOES IT HANDOFFS. SHE WILL GO SIT WITH A FAMILY AND HELP THEM GO THROUGH THE COUNTY PROGRAM THAT HELPS THEM GET THEIR UTILITIES PAID FOR. SHE WILL SIT WITH FAMILIES AND HELP THEM SIGN UP FOR THE FREE INTERNET SERVICE IF ACCESS TO CONSISTENT INTERNET SERVICE IS A BARRIER TO THE STUDENTS BEEN ABLE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK.

AMBER WILL SIT WITH THEM AND HELP THEM FILL OUT THE FORM AND MAKE SURE THEY GET THAT. BECAUSE THERE ARE FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. AMBER COMPANY FAMILIES TO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER. CURRENTLY ON THAT SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

INAUDIBLE ] SHE MAKES CALLS TO FAMILY AGENCIES, CONNECTS FAMILIES DIRECTLY WITH RESOURCES BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE. THOSE DIRECT HANDOUTS OR HANDOFFS TO OUR COMMUNITY AGENCIES ARE PRETTY AMAZING. THE OTHER THING WE DO, -- ANYWAY, THOSE ARE RELATIONSHIPS AND IT IS OUR TEAM THAT DOES IT. THEY'VE SPENT TIME DOING IT AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PRETTY SPECIAL. PER THE LAW WE HAVE

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DISTRICT AND SITE LIAISONS FOR BOTH THE AND FOSTER YOUTH.

AMBER IS HER DISTRICT LIAISON FOR BOTH. EACH SITE HAS A SITE LIAISON. AND THEY ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH AMBER. AND WHEN A FAMILY IS IDENTIFY THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO BOTH AMBER AND THE SITE LIAISON. WE WANT THE FAMILY TO HAVE AS MANY POINTS OF CONTACT AS THEY CAN. THEY CHECK IN AT LEAST MONTHLY. THEY ARE INVITED TO ALL IEP, 504, STUDENT STUDY TEAM, AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REVIEW TEAM MEETINGS. TECHNICALLY ALSO INVITED TO THE -- MEETINGS.

AMBER ALSO RUNS OUT SO SHE IS THERE ANY WAY. THEY ARE INVITED TO SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION CONFERENCES FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE. THEY WORK WITH STUDENTS TO ACCOMMODATE ATTENDANCE CHALLENGES. ENSURE ACCESS TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATE WITH WELLNESS STAFF, STUDENT COUNSELORS. PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. ONE OF OUR DUTIES -- ONE OF OUR LEGAL DUTY IS BUT ALSO WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND HOW WE WANT TO CONNECT KIDS TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES -- SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME GETTING TO KNOW FAMILIES AND GETTING TO KNOW KIDS SO WE KNOW WHEN A STUDENT WANTS TO -- WHAT WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED, WHAT MIGHT YOU DO IF THERE WERE NO BARRIERS. AND WE ARE ABLE MAINLY THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF -- TO NEED ALL OF THOSE NEEDS. THERE WAS A DAY LAST SPRING WHERE THERE WAS A STUDENT AT ONE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS -- WE WERE TRYING TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN SCHOOL, TRYING TO HELP HER FORM FRIENDSHIPS. SHE WANTED TO TRY OUT FOR THE SOCCER TEAM. BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASH THERE IS NO COST INVOLVED WITH IT, BUT A STUDENT TRYING OUT FOR SOCCER NEEDS CLEATS. WITHIN 24 HOURS -- WAS ABLE TO BRING OVER CLEATS AND A BAG AND A CUTE PINK WATER BOTTLE. IT WAS ALL REALLY NICE STUFF. IN EACH OF THOSE INSTANCES WE HAVE ALL OF THESE COMMUNITY RESOURCES WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP OUR KIDS AND WANT TO HELP OUR KIDS. AMBER WILL TAKE OVER AND TALK ABOUT

>> THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I WILL START BY TALKING ABOUT --. HE GOT A GLIMPSE OF THAT EARLIER TODAY WITH THE K KIDS IN THEIR DONATION. IT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED AS A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE MORE BARRIERS FOR OUR FAMILIES. IT REALLY SPIRALED INTO A HUGE ENDEAVOR. A LOT OF THINGS ARE COVERED THERE NOW. ORIGINALLY STARTED -- YOU SEE THIS CAUSE A HERE WE STILL HAVE. WE'VE ALSO MOVED INTO A SHED BECAUSE WE'VE EXPANDED. WE HAVE STUFF HERE AS WELL BECAUSE WE ARE GROWING IN VOLUME WHICH IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. BUT IT HAS ALL OF THE THINGS YOU CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD BE IN A CLOSET. CLOTHING OF ALL DIFFERENT SIZES, SHOES, ALL TYPES OF TOILETRIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BACKPACKS. ANYTHING A FAMILY WOULD NEED THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEM -- TRAUMA OR ANYTHING WITH THE MANY THESE ITEMS. IT HAS BEEN MY GOAL TO GET THESE ITEMS BACK TO THE FAMILIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROWING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IT HAS SOMETIMES BEEN A CHALLENGE BUT SITE LIAISONS HAVE BEEN AMAZING . OFTEN TIMES WE ARE BRINGING THEM DIRECTLY TO FAMILY HOMES. THAT IS WHY WE CAN SPEAK TO WHAT DOUBLED UP LOOKS LIKE. WE'VE BEEN IN SO MANY OF HIS FAMILY HOMES AND WE GET TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. LAST YEAR WE SERVED ABOUT 600 STUDENTS. THAT IS BEING PRETTY GENEROUS.

I'M SORRY, NOT DONATIONS. LIKE TODAY WHEN WE RECEIVE TOILETRIES FROM K KIDS.

WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED MANY ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT. IF AT ANY TIME WHEN WE NEED SOMETHING HERE I KNOW I CAN REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FILL THAT, AS WELL. I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT CONEJO CLOSET. THERE THAT SHE MAY ASK HOW DOES OMEGA TO USE THE CLOSET. THERE IS A FORM CREATED THE SITE LIAISONS HAS AND EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO. IT SENDS ME A MESSAGE WITH WHAT THEY ARE IN NEED OF, WHETHER SIZES ARE SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE ITEMS TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE

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REQUESTING IT. I WILL SPEND A GOOD CHUNK OF MY TIME TALKING ABOUT OUR AMAZING COMMITTEE PARTNERS BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT THEM -- THE AMAZING ASSISTANCE OF THESE GROUPS AND IF YOU WORRY ABOUT IT ON. I PROBABLY MISSING SON.

-- -- MISSING SOME. -- PROVIDING MARKETPLACE MONTHLY WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO GO OUT, WE HAVE MANY TEAM MEMBERS HERE THAT ARE THERE GREETING FAMILIES, HELPING TO ABOUT ITEMS , AND REALLY JUST BE A CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ON ON CAMPUS. WE ARE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE MONTHLY THROUGH THEM. THEY ALSO OFFER FOOD PANTRY WEEKLY. ANOTHER AVAILABILITY FOR THEM, FOR OUR FAMILIES. THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OFFERS MANY PROGRAMS, AS WELL. OUR MOST COMMON ONE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IS OPERATION SCHOOL BELL. THIS IS ABOUT STUDENTS RECEIVING VOUCHERS EITHER AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL OR IN SEPTEMBER TO GO -- THIS YEAR TO JCPENNEY'S AND PURCHASE ITEMS THEY NEED. CLOTHING, SHOES, THINGS TO HAVE THEM READY AND SUCCESSFUL FOR SCHOOL AND FOR SPRING, FOR THE CHANGE OF THE SEASON. THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PROGRAM THAT WORKED DIRECTLY WITH SCHOOL SITES AND ALSO DIRECTLY WORKS WITH ME FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT FIT WITH ONE OF THE SCHOOL SITES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT NEED THE SUPPORT. THEY ALSO OFFER THE VISION PROGRAM I CAN SEE. THEY HELP TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS THAT NEED GLASSES ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE GLASSES. THEY HAVE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THE LAST TWO YEARS TO JUST OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR FOSTER YOUTH. WHICH HAS BEEN A GROWING -- IT'S BEEN A HIGHLIGHT TO SEE THE GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE EDUCATION THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM I STARTED. AND SHARING THE WARMTH IS ANOTHER ONE. THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH BLANKETS, JACKETS, THINGS LIKE THAT ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE COLD MONTHS THAT WE CAN ENSURE OUR FAMILIES HAVE AN EXTRA LAYER OF WARMTH. THOUGH STUDENTS IN HOTELS , UNSHELTERED STUDENTS, THOSE ARE THE ONES I'M CHECKING IN ESPECIALLY AS WE COME INTO THE COLDER SEASON TO SEE IF THEY NEED ITEMS LIKE THAT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT.

CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, IT IS HARD TO LIMITED TO A FEW LINES. THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US AND FOR CONEJO CLOSET AND FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE REGULARLY HELPING TO STACK OUR CONEJO CLOSET. IF WE NEED SOMETHING IN THERE IT IS QUICKLY FILLED WITH THEIR HELP. WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THEIR TEAM MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRACIOUSLY VOLUNTEERED TO HELP CALM AND ORGANIZED CONEJO CLOSET. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT CAN BE A BIT OF A JOB ALL ON ITS OWN. SO WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM THAT COMES IN AND HELPS AND KEEPS US ORGANIZED, HELPS US FILL ORDERS. THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. THEY ALSO HELP -- THIS LAST YEAR THE ACTUALLY COMPLETELY HOSTED OUR BACKPACK DRIVE WHICH I WILL SHOW YOU PICTURES OF SHORTLY. BUT BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ALL OF OUR STUDENT STARTED WITH THE BEST HIGH-QUALITY BACKPACKS AND ITEMS SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND ONGOING BECAUSE INAUDIBLE ] THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR ME. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN LANA CAME IN WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE HELPING ALL OF THESE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE-OFF THINGS LIKE SOCCER, BUT ALSO SPECIAL OCCASIONS LIKE PROM , SENIOR PICNIC, GRADUATION, ENSURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH TICKETS FOR THEIR FAMILY, YEARBOOKS, SO WITH THE HELP OF LANA AND HER AMAZING TEAM ALL OF THESE STUDENTS ARE GIFTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ALL OF THOSE EVENTS WHICH IS QUITE REMARKABLE. WE ALSO WORK WITH FOOD SHARE, NOT ONLY DO THEY FILL ALL OF OUR MARKETPLACES AND PANTRIES, BUT WE CAN EASILY HELP A FAMILY BY USING THE AMAZING UP TO LOCATE A FOOD PANTRY AT ANY MOMENT. IF A FAMILY CALLS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE FOOD WE ARE ABLE TO QUICKLY CONNECT THEM TO A RESOURCE RIGHT AWAY. HARBOR HOUSE IS ANOTHER ONE WHO REGULARLY TALK TO. THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP CONNECT FAMILIES -- CASE MANAGED ON. NOT JUST APPLY IN A BAND-AID, BUT REALLY ABLE TO GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AND HELP TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING INTO A HOUSING SITUATION THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH AND BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN WHAT THE ARE IN

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NOW. HARBOR HOUSE HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP FOR US. THE ROTARY CLUB HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SUPPORT, AS WELL. THIS YEAR THEY PROVIDED 200 FAMILIES WITH THANKSGIVING MEALS. WHICH WAS AMAZING FOR THAT GROWING NUMBER, AS WELL. SAFE PASSAGE IS ANOTHER ONE. IN THE PAST THEY'VE HELPED WITH OUR BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES. THEY ALSO HELP IF ONE-OFF SITUATIONS COME UP IN FAMILIES NEED SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

WE ARE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THEM. THE BIG ONE THEY HELP WITH IS OUR HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY, AS WELL. WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY, AS WELL. THAT HAS BEEN A BIG EVENT FOR US. WE ALSO CONNECT A LOT WITH OUR LOCAL TEMPLES AND CHURCHES.

THEY HAVE DONE AMAZING SHOE COLLECTIONS FOR US, HELPED US TO FILL STOREHOUSE, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT DIRECTLY HELPS THE STUDENT CENTER IN FOSTER CARE WITH DAY-TO-DAY ITEMS. ESPECIALLY OUR NEW FAMILIES. JUST HAD A NEW FAMILY THAT CAME IN LAST WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH --, PUT IN A REFERRAL AND THAT STUDENT WAS IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO HAVE A BAD , SHEETS AND BLANKETS IN THEIR NEW HOME, HAVE A FRESH START IN ABLE TO PROVIDE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND GET OVER TO SEE HER ON HER SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL. SO IT WAS NICE TO MEET WITH HER RIGHT AWAY. OF COURSE I HAVE TO MENTION THE CENTER THAT ALSO HELPS WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION. THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BICYCLES, HELMETS, LOCKS FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING TO GET TO SCHOOL. THIS HAS HELPED A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS GET TO SCHOOL QUICKER AND HAVE ANOTHER OPTION TO GET TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL. THIS IS MY FAVORITE WEEK OF THE YEAR. EARLY BACK IN AUGUST. OUR EARLY BACK PROGRAM STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO. AND HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. I AM NOT JOKING WHEN I SAY IT IS MY FAVORITE WEEK OF THE YEAR. IN AUGUST WE INVITE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND OUR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE THAT ELEMENTARY TO COME TO A CAMPUS. WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM. IT GIVES THEM THE CHANCE TO GET BACK ON CAMPUS, GET THEIR FEET WET, AND FOR US TO CONNECT WITH THEM, SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING, HOW ARE THEY LOOKING, WHAT DO THEY NEED. MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY TO COME BACK TO THEIR FIRST DAY AT THE REGULAR SCHOOL SITE AND BE SUCCESSFUL. WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THIS. IT IS TAUGHT BY OUR CVUSD TEACHERS. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR BREAKTHROUGH COUNSELORS THERE WITH US, AS WELL. THIS YEAR WE DID A FOCUS ON ANIMALS.

HOPEFULLY YOU SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES IN THE SCIENCE OF THIS AMAZING EVENT. WE FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF ANIMALS, WRITING ABOUT ANIMALS, PICTURES ABOUT ANIMALS. CULMINATED IN TAKING THE FIELD TRIP TO THE SANTA BARBARA ZOO WHICH WAS PHENOMENAL. ON THE WAY I SAT NEXT TO A LITTLE GIRL WHO SAID, WHAT IS THAT SMELL. I SAID, THAT IS THE OCEAN. SHE SAID, WOW, I'VE NEVER SMELLED THE OCEAN BEFORE. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM TO EXPERIENCE NEW THINGS I HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE. WE ALSO MAKE SURE DURING THIS TIME WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM FILL OUT THAT STUDENT RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE BECAUSE IT DOES RESET SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IDENTIFYING STUDENTS CORRECTLY AND THAT DOES GIVE THEM PRIORITY TO ELOP. WE KNOW IF WE CAN KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL DOING THEIR HOMEWORK, HAVING AN EXTRA SNACK AND ON CAMPUS WITH STAFF ON GREATEST WAY FOR FAMILIES FOR A LOT OF REASONS AND WE MAKE SHOULD HELP THEM WITH THAT PROCESS, AS WELL. SO MANY AMAZING THINGS. CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OUR BACKPACK DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE HERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY PACKING ALL OF THE BACKPACKS WITH ALL THE ITEMS. IT WAS A FUN DAY .

ALANA WAS RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE MAKING SURE WE HAD ENOUGH THINGS. THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GIVING OUT THE BACKPACKS ON A CAMPUS. HERE ON THE DISTRICT OFFICE. IT WAS A JOYFUL EVENT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE -- ENDED UP GIVING 400 BACKPACKS OUT. FULLY WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EVERYTHING SO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN FEEL SUCCESS AND BE READY TO GO ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. I ALSO MENTIONED HERE, CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ALSO HELPED WITH FUNDING ALL OF THE GRADUATION -- CULMINATING CLASSES YEARBOOKS, TRIPS, IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING THING. NOW

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THE THIRD YEAR THEY ARE DOING THIS FOR. WHICH IS PHENOMENAL.

AND THEN OUR TOY HOLIDAY EVENT WHICH IS ACTUALLY COMING VERY SOON. SIXTH ANNUAL, I BELIEVE, TOY DRIVE. THIS SATURDAY. AND SAFE PASSAGE AND CONEJO SCHOOLS HELPED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A POSITIVE EVENT FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. THEY COME THROUGH, STUDENTS CAN PICK OUT TOYS. WE OFTEN HAVE JACKETS OR PLUSHY'S.

FUN THINGS FROM THE TO TAKE AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR THEM AND SOMETHING TO GET THEM EXCITED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

AND THEN OUR PROM DRESS EVENT OR PROM ATTIRE EVENT. PROM DRESSES AND SUITS ARE AVAILABLE JUST TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO COME -- WE HAVE AMAZING BEAUTIFUL DRESSES. BOTH NEW AND LIGHTLY USED. GENTLY USED. AS WE CAN MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE READY TO GO AND FEELING THE BEST IN LOOKING THEIR BEST FOR THEIR PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY TAKE DRESSES TO USE FOR GRADUATION. IT IS A SPECIAL EVENT. WE HAVE POSTED IT FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, AS WELL, TO PROVIDE WITH ANOTHER LAYER OF SUPPORT AND SOMETHING FUN FOR THEM TO DO.

INAUDIBLE ] THESE ARE SOME OF THE LETTERS WRITTEN TO AMBER AFTER THE ZOO TRIP.

OF YOUR SUPPORT, THINK OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IT TRULY TAKES EVERYBODY. WE ALSO WANT TO THINK OFFICE STAFF.

THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST WELCOMING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT WELCOMING FACES FOR OUR FAMILIES TO SEE. AND TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND PEOPLE OF THE SCHOOLS MAKING -- IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THOSE OTHER CONNECTIONS IN ADDITION TO AMBER. THAT IS IT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS IMPORTANT PRESENTATION ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF OUR STUDENTS. ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THESE KIDS AND SHOWING THEM THEY ARE WELCOME. HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHEN YOU SAID THE GROUP HOME WAS SHUT DOWN.

>> THAT IS THROUGH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. SOME OF THE STUDENTS THEY WERE ACTUALLY FROM IN THE COUNTY, SOMETIMES OUT OF THE COUNTY. SOMETIMES OF SOMEONE'S BEEN TO THE COURT SYSTEM, THEY MAY HAVE HAD A GANG PROBLEM IN A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE COUNTY OR DIFFERENT COUNTY SO THEY MOVED TO A GROUP HOME IN A NEUTRAL AREA. BUT THAT IS 100% ON THE COUNTY TO DECIDE WHERE THE GROUP HOMES ARE. THEY'RE JUST CURRENTLY IS

ON IN OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO START BY ECHOING THE ORIGINAL OPENING REMARKS ABOUT THE DYNAMIC DUO. BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU DO CANNOT BE OVERSTATED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. I WANT TO TELL YOU I PERSONALLY AM VERY GRATEFUL AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO. I WILL HIGHLIGHT ONE THING YOU TOUCHED ON OVER AND OVER WHICH IS THAT RELATIONSHIPS MATTER. WHO YOU PUT IN THOSE ROLES MATTERS. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPTIMIZE THAT. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH OR GOSH ENOUGH , SO I WILL STOP NOW BECAUSE IT IS 8:25. BUT TRULY, THANK YOU. I REMEMBER WHEN THE CLOSET FIRST STARTED IT WAS JUST AN IDEA. AND IT HAS TAKEN OFF IN THE WAYS THAT

YOU'VE DREAMED ABOUT. >> I WILL BE REALLY QUICK. I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STUDENTS IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER AND THINK

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ABOUT ENROLLMENT GOING DOWN IT IS AN EVEN HIGHER PERCENTAGE WHICH IS A SCARY THOUGHT. BUT I AM INCREDIBLY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE HAVE THE TWO OF YOU, WE HAVE THE TEAM BEHIND YOU, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ABLE TO OFFER RESOURCES. AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I MAY ASK ONE OF MY QUESTIONS HAS BEEN ARE THERE ANY UNMET NEEDS, BUT HONESTLY AS I GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS IT FEELS LIKE YOU REALLY HAVE THOUGHT THOROUGHLY THROUGH IT ALL AS TO WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS ARE. SO THANK YOU

FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> I WILL JUST SAY, LIVING IN A FAIRLY AFFLUENT COMMUNITY LIKE WE DO CAN BE TRICKY SOMETIMES. WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY. EVEN ALLUDED TO THE STIGMA PIECE OF THIS. SOMETIMES THE RESOURCES AREN'T BUILT-UP LIKE THEY COULD BE. THAT FOLKS NEED. SO HAVING THIS, THE WORK YOU DO WITHIN OUR DISTRICT IS SO CRITICAL. I AM ALSO SO PLEASED AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER IS LIVED HERE 20 YEARS TO SEE THE GROWTH OF ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. SOME OF THOSE YOU LISTED DIDN'T EXIST A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE DOING SUCH VALUABLE IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED THAT I MAY BE EXPANDING AND JUMPING IN. ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SPECIFICALLY TO -- ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION. WE DO HAVE A COMMENT FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. PROVIDING MORE SERVICES TO MORE STUDENTS AND THE PROJECTIONS ARE WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE STUDENTS COME IN. PAST WEEK ALONE WAS 11, I BELIEVE. SO I AM CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES YOU SEE THE PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED, THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH AN EVER-GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING

SERVICES AND WHAT IS TO COME? >> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I THINK OUR FOCUS IS CONTINUING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS DR.

POWELL ALLUDED TO, A LOT OF THESE ARE NEW ORGANIZATIONS.

ANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS TO SOLVE AND SOLVING THEM. A LOT OF TIMES THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY SAME PASSAGE AND CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, THEY HAVE A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY IT IS THOSE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WE WILL FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THEY CAN DO THINGS QUICKLY AND THEY ARE RESPONSIVE TO NEEDS. USING THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP GET OUR KIDS

WHAT THEY NEED. >> WE ARE MOVING ON TO AGENDA

[C. Instructional Services & Business Services - Presentation: WeTip Reporting]

ITEM 6C, AND STRUCTURAL -- INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AND BUSINESS SERVICE PRESENTATION ON WE TIP REPORTING

>> GOOD EVENING. I'M JUST CONNECTING HERE. I WILL FIGURE IT OUT. DON'T WORRY. GOOD EVENING. AS I PULL UP MY PRESENTATION I AM PLEASED TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION JOINTLY WITH MR. BRADBURY, OUR DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT. I WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION ON THE WETIP REPORTING SYSTEM. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EARLIER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR. I DO WANT TO MENTION I WILL BE DOING THE FIRST HALF OF THE PRESENTATION AND MR. BRADBURY WILL DO THE SECOND HALF. MR. BRADBURY IS JOINING US AS PART OF HIS RETIREMENT TOUR. HE TOOK THE TIME TO COME TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. HE HAD IS TO JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WETIP SYSTEM

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ITSELF. I WILL BE SHOWING SOME DATA MR. BRADBURY WILL PICK UP THE RESTON TALK ABOUT THE INTEGRATION WITH WETIP WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN. WHAT IS WETIP? WE BEGAN FOMENTING THE WETIP REPORTING SYSTEM IN 2023 THERE ARE MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALSO USING WETIP COLLECTIVELY. IT IS AN ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM BUT I SHOULD NOTE ANYONE CAN SUBMIT THEIR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION IF THEY WANTED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES SO IT IS NOT A VISIBLY ANONYMOUS. IT ALSO ENABLES THE REPORTER TO ENABLE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION. IT ALLOWS FOR THE REPORTING INDIVIDUAL TO ANONYMOUSLY MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH -- IN THIS CASE SCHOOL STAFF WITH DISTRICT STAFF. ANYONE CAN SUBMIT A WETIP REPORT. STUDENT, STAFF, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN MAKE REPORTS. THESE REPORTS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL SITE STAFF AS WELL AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS.

EACH SCHOOL SITE STAFF HAS A SITE SAFETY TEAM WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, PRINCIPAL, OFFICE MANAGER WOULD NOTIFY THE PRINCIPAL. ALSO INCLUDED IN THOSE REPORTS ARE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. WE HAVE A TEAM OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THESE REPORTS.

INAUDIBLE ] WE RECEIVE EMAIL AS WELL AS TEXT MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS WHEN REPORTS COME IN AT ANY TIME OF DAY. A GREAT ASSET OF THE WETIP REPORTING SYSTEM IS THEY ARE MONITORED 24 SEVEN BY TRAINED WETIP OPERATORS. THAT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME . EACH OF THESE SUBMISSIONS ARE CAREFULLY READ THROUGH BY AN OPERATOR . THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THAT IS WHENEVER A WETIP OPERATOR IDENTIFIES SOMEONE IS POTENTIALLY AT RISK THAT INITIATES AN EMERGENCY PROTOCOL AND THE COMMUNICATION TREE WE'VE ESTABLISHED FOR CASES LIKE THAT THAT MAY BE AN EMERGENCY THE VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST TO BE AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED BY THE WETIP OPERATOR . CALLS THE DISPATCH LINE, READS EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, AND AFTER THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS CONTACTED EITHER THE SCHOOL SITE PRINCIPAL IS CONTACTED VIA PHONE DIRECTLY OR IF IT IS AFTER HOURS WHICH I THINK IS AFTER 5:00 ON WEEKENDS, DISTRICT STAFF PERSON IS CONTACTED WITH WHAT THE CONCERN IS. THE REPORTING CATEGORIES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR DISTRICTWIDE WETIP REPORTING SYSTEM HERE, BULLYING, CONCERN FOR STUDENTS OR OTHERS, HARASSMENT, PHYSICAL ABUSE FROM HIS CONDO, THREAT TO THE SCHOOL OF STUDENTS. TIP REPORT AND VANDALISM REPORT. OUR SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS, AS EACH OF THOSE REPORTS COME IN, OF COURSE THEY WERE TO NOT ONLY RECEIVE THEM, BUT TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE REALLY THE ONES PUTTING IN THE GREAT EFFORT TO RESOLVE EACH OF THESE REPORTS. I WANT TO GIVE BIG THANKS AND CREDIT TO THEM AS THEY TAKE EACH OF THESE SERIOUSLY AND ACT UPON THEM BASED OFF OF THE INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE. WE COMMUNICATE AND HAVE COMMUNICATED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIFICALLY STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO MAKE REPORTS.

EACH SCHOOL'S INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE ON THE RIGHT COLUMN, THERE IS AN ICON THAT IS SUBMITTED ANONYMOUS REPORT WITH THE WETIP LOGO. EVERY STUDENT CLASSROOM PAGE AS WELL AS -- INCLUDES A LINK TO CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING WEBPAGE WHICH TAKES US TO WETIP . WE ALSO INCLUDED WETIP IN MANY DISTRICTWIDE MESSAGES SINCE WE INITIATED THIS PLATFORM. SCHOOL SITES ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT WETIP IN REGULAR MESSAGING. AS WELL AS IN THE CASE OF MESSAGING THAT MAY RELATE TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS. OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE BOTH SECONDARY AS WELL AS ELEMENTARY VERSION POSTERS THAT TALK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT REPORTS. ON THE TOP IS A SECONDARY VERSION. WE HAVE METAL SIGNS THAT WAS NOTED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SEE THEM FROM OUTSIDE, AS WELL. IN TERMS OF SOME DATA AND

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TRENDS, WE'VE NOTED HERE THE REPORTS -- 434 REPORTS SUBMITTED FROM THE TIME WE INITIATED TO THE TIME HE RAN THE DATA WHICH WAS SEPTEMBER 4TH. CAN NOTE HERE THAT SMALL IN NUMBER, CERTAINLY AT THE ELEMENTARY. ABOUT 20% FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE LARGEST ALLIGATOR MOUTH IS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH IS ABOUT 72%. FOR SOME CONTEXT, IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE DATE RANGES, THAT IS BEEN ABOUT 650 CALENDAR DAYS WITH THAT NUMBER OF REPORTS FOR ABOUT 1600 STUDENTS. THIS IS SOME INFORMATION THAT SHOWS THE FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF INCIDENCES BY TYPE GOING FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST. I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD ON THE SLIDE TO NOTE THERE CERTAINLY IS A WIDE VARIANCE OF TYPES OF REPORTS WE RECEIVE. THESE REPORTS ARE NOT CATEGORIZED AFTER-THE-FACT BY STAFF. THIS IS HOW AN INDIVIDUAL REPORTER IS SUBMITTING THAT REPORT. SO WHEN THEY OPEN AT THE WETIP REPORTING THEY HAVE TO SELECT ONE OF THESE. TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THE VARIANCE I HAVE SOME EXAMPLES TO GO THROUGH AS I LOOK THROUGH THE DATA I LOOK BY TYPE. FOR VANDALISM, AS I RAN THROUGH IT, A LOT OF GENERAL REPORTS, CONCERNS ABOUT VANDALISM SPECIFIC TO AREAS ON CAMPUS LIKE BEHIND THE GYM, THE BATHROOM. I THINK THERE WAS ONE WAY COMMUNITY MEMBER ON THE WEEKEND NOTICE SOMETHING THAT SEEMS SUSPICIOUS TO THEM SO THEY REPORTED IT THAT WAY. FOR PHYSICAL ABUSE AND MISCONDUCT, THESE CAN BE REPORTS ABOUT POSSIBLE ALTERCATION THAT HAPPENED ON CAMPUS. THREAT TO SCHOOL. SOME OF THOSE ARE CONCERNS OR PROCEED CONCERNS ABOUT THREATS MAY BE MADE, THE THINGS THAT MAY BE HAPPENING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT ARE CONCERNING SOMEONE. WETIP ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO UPLOAD PICTURES OR SCREENSHOTS. SOMETIMES IN TERMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. FOR CONCERN FOR SELF OR OTHERS, A LOT OF TIMES IT IS FRIENDS REPORTING CONCERNS THEY HAVE FOR OTHER FRIENDS . MAYBE THEY ARE ENGAGING IN SELF HARM BEHAVIORS OR MAYBE A FRIEND DISCLOSE THEY ARE FEELING REALLY HOPELESS AND DOWN. WE DO ACTUALLY SEE A LOT OF FRIENDS TRYING TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH THE WETIP PLATFORM. TIP REPORT -- IT IS REALLY MEANT TO BE GENERAL. I THINK WHEN WE SELECTED THAT AS A CATEGORY AS I GO THROUGH THAT THAT INCLUDES A BIG MIX OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT, AGAIN, FOR SOMEONE WHO MAYBE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEIR CONCERN FIT ANY OF THE EXISTING CATEGORIES. FOR DISCRIMINATION, SOME OF THE EXAMPLES I PUT THROUGH WAS A STUDENT FEELING INTIMIDATED OR BOTHERED BY A PARTICULAR STUDENT OR GROUP OF STUDENTS, HEARING OR BEING TOLD DEROGATORY COMMENTS FROM INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. THOSE MAKE UP SOME OF THOSE REPORTING TYPES. AND THEN BULLYING DOWN ON THE BOTTOM REFLECTS THE MOST. SOME OF THESE ALSO COME FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. TO NOTICE I WENT TO ALL OF THEM WHICH WAS INTERESTING, THERE WERE LOTS OF REPORTS THAT YOU COME IN THAT DON'T ACTUALLY PROVIDE A TON OF INFORMATION. HOWEVER, A LOT OF THOSE THAT PROVIDE LIMITED INFORMATION THEY WILL PROVIDE SOME PIECES THAT WERE REALLY HELPFUL SOMETHING HAPPENED TO SO DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS THEY CAN INDICATE IF THEY TOLD SOMEONE OR NOT AND IF THEY SAID YES THAT ALLOW SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE TEACHER AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE THIS CONCERN, TELL US MORE ABOUT IT. OR IF PART OF THE REPORT INCLUDED A WITNESS .

REALLY TAKE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE REPORTS IN MORE DETAIL PROVIDED TO US. TO TALK ABOUT CLOSING THE LOOP ON SOME OF THESE, EACH SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATOR RESULTS EACH CASE. AND WE ACTUALLY GET TEXT MESSAGES AND EMAILS WE RECEIVE REPORTS. WE ALSO GET THEM WHEN THEY ARE RESOLVED. TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIONS GENERALLY SCHOOL SITES TAKE TO

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RESOLVE THESE MATTERS, IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM CONTACTING STUDENTS, PARENTS, GUARDIANS, STAFF . WORKING THROUGH PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE MEASURES SUCH AS DETENTION, SUSPENSION, ENGAGING IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, HAVING STUDENTS MEET TOGETHER TO TALK TO THE ISSUES AT HAND, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING OR WELLNESS SERVICES, COLLABORATE WHEN APPROPRIATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. ORNAMENT INCREASE SUPERVISION OR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS. THAT CERTAINLY DOESN'T ENCAPSULATE ALL OF THE ACTION SCHOOL SITES TAKE TO RESOLVE THESE MATTERS, BUT THEY DO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND PUT FORTH A LOT OF EFFORT. THE FINAL THING IF YOU ARE CURIOUS, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING TO THE DATA TO SEE HOW LONG IT GENERALLY TAKES TO RESOLVE EACH OF THESE I LOOKED THROUGH IT, THERE ARE A COUPLE I THINK THAT WERE OUTLIERS IN TERMS OF THE DATA WHERE THEY HAD GOTTEN RESULTS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

TAKING THOSE OUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT TWO DAYS.

TWO DAYS FROM THE TIME THE REPORT TO RESOLVED. KEEPING IN MIND SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS MAY HAVE ALREADY RESOLVED SOMETHING THAT HADN'T -- OR THOUGHT I WILL PASS IT ALONG .

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN ONE OF MY FINAL APPEARANCES BEFORE RETIREMENT. I WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE REPORTING PART OF HOW WETIP IS BEING USED TO REPORT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TOWARDS EMPLOYEES. YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HAS BEEN RISING ACROSS THE NATION.

PARTICULARLY IN CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF INDUSTRIES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE. AND UNFORTUNATELY EDUCATION SETTINGS. THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, IN ATTEMPT TO HELP CURB THIS TO TO THE LAW THAT REQUIRED ALL EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA TO HAVE A WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN. THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE JULY 1. SO WE PUT INTO PLACE A WRITTEN PLAN. WE PUT IN PLACE TRAINING, CUSTOMIZED I MIGHT SAY, FOR OUR DISTRICT. THAT HAS GONE OUT. A KEY PART OF THIS PLAN IS A LOG OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. THIS LOG IS NOT NEARLY A LIST OF EVENTS, BUT IN THE LAW IS SPECIAL THAT SPECIFIES THE CONTENTS OF THE LAW WHICH INCLUDES CLASSIFYING THE TYPE OF VIOLENCE. IT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. AND IT ALSO REQUIRES INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION. SO WE HAVE UTILIZED WETIP TO BE ABLE TO REPORT THESE INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST EMPLOYEES AND CAPTURE ALL OF THIS DATA. WE DO HAVE A SPECIFIC LINK. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC QR CODE FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE TO MAKE A REPORT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AGAIN, THE REPORT REQUIRES A LOT OF DETAIL. I THINK THAT IS SOMEWHAT CONTRADICTORY TO THE WE WANT TO REPORT ALL INSTANCE -- INCIDENTS. IN SOME CASES WITH CERTAIN STUDENTS HAVING A REAL CHALLENGE WITH THEIR BEHAVIOR THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN THE SAME DAY WITH THE SAME EMPLOYEE, BY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS ARE BYLAW REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED. SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT RIGOROUS TO REPORT THESE INCIDENTS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT -- THROUGH THIS APPLICATION TRYING TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. AT THE SAME TIME CAPTURE THE INFORMATION THE LAW REQUIRES.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE HAVE COMMUNICATED OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A MERE REPORTING , GATHERING AN

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INSTANT REPORT, BUT IT INVOLVES AN INVESTIGATION. WHEN AN REPORT COMES IN LIKE COMES TO THE SAFETY TEAM WE LOOK AT EACH AND EVERY ONE AND THEN IT IS SENT TO THE SUPERVISOR FOR INVESTIGATION. A WRITTEN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. THAT INFORMATION IS PLACED INTO THE LOG TO BE CAPTURED. AGAIN, THE EMPHASIS IS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY PREVENTATIVE ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SOME SLIDES ON THE DATA THAT WE CAPTURED IN TERMS OF NUMBERS. AGAIN, REPORTING STARTED IN JULY AND IT IS PICKED UP. I THINK IT WAS AFTER THE TRAINING WAS PUT OUT WE DID GET SOMEWHAT OF A BUMP THAT CAME OUT A LITTLE BIT LATE IN FALL. MORE EMPLOYEES WERE AWARE OF THE REPORTING OPPORTUNITY REQUIREMENTS SO THEY SAW AN INCREASE. IT IS NOT ANY SURPRISE. EDUCATORS ARE EXPERIENCING THE MOST OF THESE INCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY , THEY WORK WITH THE STUDENTS. AGAIN, MOST OF THE CASES ARE DISABLED STUDENTS WHO HAVE CHALLENGES REGULATING THEIR BEHAVIOR AT TIMES.

BECAUSE THEY ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PEER EDUCATOR CAN HAPPEN IN AN INSTANT, BITING, PULLING HAIR, A SCRATCH. ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF ACTIONS HAVE TO BE REPORTED.

THAT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT WE HAVE SO MANY INCIDENTS WITH PARA-EDUCATORS. HOWEVER, IT ALSO SHOWS US WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS OUR TRAINING GOING FORWARD ON THE PARA-EDUCATORS TO HELP THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES, BUT TO PREVENT INJURY AND BE ABLE TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS THAT BRINGS US TO QUESTIONS. DO YOU

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING TO US ON THE FAREWELL TOUR. CONGRATULATIONS.

[D. Instructional Services - Approval of New Middle School Core Literature Title - Wildoak (Second Time as Information Item)]

WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 6D, AND STRUCTURAL SERVICES, APPROVAL OF NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL CORE LITERATURE TITLE, WILD OAK.

IS OUR SECOND TIME BRINGING FORWARD THIS PROPOSED TITLED -- TITLE . THREE FORD WOMAN TIME FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. WE DID HOLD A COMMUNITY WEBINAR LAST WEEK. WE HAD TWO REGISTRANTS. WE WERE

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READY, BUT NONE OF THEM ATTENDED. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A CHANCE TO COME TO THE NEXT COMMUNITY WEBINAR WHICH I BELIEVE IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH. WE WILL BE THERE. IF YOU WANTED TO PREVIEW THE TITLE IT IS AVAILABLE AT EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS, THEIR MAIN OFFICE. YOU CAN PREVIEW THE TITLE THERE AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL CENTER.

THE TITLE IS ALSO STILL AVAILABLE AT THE THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY -- BRANCH. I BELIEVE IT IS CHECKED OUT.

>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GORBACK?

>> I WANT TO ECHO TRUSTEE GOLDBERG'S COMMENTS. IT IS A FANTASTIC BOOK . I WANT TO THANK THE TEACHERS WHO PROPOSED IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL BE A FASCINATING CLASS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH INVOLVED. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. I

[E. Human Resources - Discussion of Administrative Regulation 4157.1 - Work-Related Injuries]

RECOMMEND IT. >> GREAT. NOW WE MOVE ON TO 6D WHICH IS HUMAN RESOURCES AND DISCUSSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION --. GOOD EVENING. THIS WORK-RELATED INJURIES REGULATION IS A NEW FOR CVUSD. IT PROVIDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND EXISTING EMPLOYEES. THE PROCESS OF REPORTING WORK-RELATED ILLNESSES OR INJURIES. IT ALSO DEFINES A SERIOUS WORK-RELATED ILLNESS OR INJURY AND HIGHLIGHTS NECESSARY REPORTING PROTOCOL. YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE FROM -- THERE. HE ESCAPED BEFORE I COULD THINK AND PUBLICLY. THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ACTUALLY COME FROM BRADBERRY. WE SAT ON A LOOK AT THE POLICY TOGETHER AND LOOKED AT EXISTING PRACTICES WHEN DRAFTING THOSE

RECOMMENDATIONS. >> TO

>> WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

ALREADY. >> WAS A SHOW SOMETHING IDENTIFIED AS A GAP WE NEEDED TO LAY THIS OUT?

>> JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE HAVE THE REQUIRED PROGRAM AND RESOURCES AND BENEFITS DUE FOR EMPLOYEES THAT SUFFERED A WORK-RELATED ILLNESS OR INJURY.

[F. Comments - Board of Education]

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENT? OKAY. WE ARE AT ITEM 6F, WHICH IS COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. WE WILL

START WITH TRUSTEE LIGHT . >> GOOD EVENING , CONEJO VALLEY. WE ARE COMING INTO OUR FINAL TWO DAYS BEFORE WINTER BREAK . I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE SUCCESS AS THEY WORK TOWARDS THAT FINISH LINE AND LOOK OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

I'M STUDENTS REPORTERS, ARE TWO TEAMS RECOGNIZED, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO REPORT TO US . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 INCLUSION HEROES RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME ON OUR CAMPUSES. CONGRATULATIONS TO COLLEAGUES, TRUSTEES GILL AND SYLVESTER FRANCE ONE IN TONIGHT. WELCOME BACK. EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT POWELL ON YOUR ELECTION AS BOARD PRESIDENT . I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. I THINK IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE NOT TO ADDRESS OUTGOING PRESIDENT GOLDBERG FOR ALL THE WORK SHE HAS DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR. I CAME INTO THIS POSITION IN THE LATTER HALF OF HER TERM AS PRESIDENT AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO HELPED ME GET ACCLIMATED TO THE POSITION. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TRANSITION COMING ONTO THE DAIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. LIMITER WHEN SHE FIRST CAME ON -- IT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH YOU. AND

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EXCITED TO STILL HAVE YOU ON THE DAIS. AS ALWAYS IT IS AN EXCITING TIME IN CONEJO VALLEY. GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND WORKING TO GOING ON. ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD AND -- HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE EARLIER IN DECEMBER. ENGAGED IN THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TODAY PROGRAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING ABOUT THAT IN THE SESSIONS I ATTENDED SOME OTHER TIME. IT HAS BEEN A BIG FEW WEEKS LOCALLY WITH THE THOUSAND OAKS STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, ELECTION OF THOUSAND OAKS MIRROR, SOARING IN COUNCILMEMBER GUTIERREZ, IMMIGRATION AND PARTS DISTRICT -- IN TONIGHT'S TRAINING AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND -- WERE THERE WERE THREE HONOREES. TWO OF WHOM WERE ACTUALLY MY TEACHERS AND SOON-TO-BE RETIREES SO CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. GARCIA ON BEING THE DECEMBER 2024 TEACHER OF THE MONTH. I ENJOYED THE CHANCE TO ATTEND AND ENJOY, AS WELL. AT THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING -- CHOIR PERFORM IN THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. HOPE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL METHODS HAVE BEEN USEFUL AND ENGAGING. I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND TWO. THEY'VE BEEN VERY THOROUGH AND INFORMATIVE. FINALLY, ABLE TO STOP I-LAST WEEKEND WAS IMPRESSED TO SEE HOW THEY WORK WITH VENDORS TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE ENJOYABLE FOR THEIR STUDENTS. IT WAS FUN AND BENEFICIAL FOR THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. ENJOY YOUR TWO WEEKS OFF, CONEJO VALLEY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HAVE A WONDERFUL FOUR WEEKS UNTIL RETURN IN 2025. GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I AM INCREDIBLY MINDFUL OF THE FACT OF THE TALK IS CLICKING TOWARDS BREAK SO I WILL BE VERY BRIEF THIS EVENING. FIRST I HAVE TO OFFER MY APPRECIATION TO OUR OUTGOING PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE GOLDBERG. SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB LEADING US THIS LAST YEAR. SHE KEPT US FOCUSED, KEPT US ON TASK. THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB TO DO AND TRUSTEE GOLDBERG, YOU HANDLED THIS WITH YOUR USUAL KINDNESS AND GRACE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LEADING THE BOARD, YOUR DEDICATION, AS ALWAYS, TO ALL OF US, AND YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU. OF COURSE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR PRESIDENT POWELL AS SHE EMBARKS ON THIS LOVELY JOURNEY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TRUSTEE GILL FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK ALL OF MY SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING MY FAMILIES WHO SHOWED UP TO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY. I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR TRUST AND SUPPORT RE-ELECTING ME TO THE BOARD. I BELIEVE THE STRONG SHOWING FOR BOTH OF US, MYSELF AND TRUSTEE GIL, REALLY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE CONFIDENCE OUR COMMUNITY HAS IN ALL THE WORK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT. I AM HONORED BY THIS AND I VALUE CONTINUE WORKING HARD AND SERVING CVUSD FOR THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FINALLY, I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE ALL DESERVE A BREAK AND I HOPE EVERYONE GETS TO SPEND IT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HERE IS TO 2025.

>> TRUSTEE GILL? >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE GOLDBERG FOR A YEAR OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE . AND WELCOMING CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT POWELL . HIS FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR HAVE BEEN ACCELERATING, FILLED WITH SO MUCH LEARNING,

[03:00:07]

GOOD, EARNEST HARDWARE, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. EVERYONE HAS EARNED A BIT OF A REST. SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, WARM, HEALTHY WINTER BREAK AND COME BACK TO US REFRESHED IN 2025.

CAN'T WAIT. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG?

>> I HAD THE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY OF BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. I WENT TO THE NEWBURY PARK CHOIR EVENING WITH A REPAIRED WAS SEQUOIA, I WAS THERE AN HOUR EARLY AND I GOT TO WATCH HER SO. I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THE TEACHERS BECAUSE WATCHING THEM WITH THEIR STUDENTS WAS PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON. IT WAS MAGIC. AND THEY WERE, AS I KNEW THEM TO BE, AMAZING EDUCATORS.

SO I'M GLAD I DID THE RIGHT THING AT THE WRONG TIME. AND IN KEEPING WITH GRATITUDE I AM ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR RE-ELECTING TRUSTEE SYLVESTER AND GILL BECAUSE , AS WAS MENTIONED, IT UNDERSCORES THE FAITH PEOPLE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT AND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK BEING DONE. AS DR. MCLAUGHLIN OFTEN SAYS, IT IS THAT CONSISTENCY OF LEADERSHIP THAT WILL SERVE US VERY, VERY WELL. I WILL KEEP THE GRATITUDE FOR ANOTHER TIME, I ATTENDED -- COALITION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES MEETING AND IT PIGGYBACKS ON THE PRESENTATION WE HEARD FROM THE DYNAMIC DUO OF HARRIS AND BOWMAN. BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE AN AMAZING PRESENTATION BY OUR THINGS GOING ON, AROUND GETTING HATE SPEECH AND DISCRIMINATION, LATER FROM ONE OF THE MEMBERS THAT WAS THERE JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HEAR ALL OF THE THINGS GOING ON. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THAT. ALSO, WE WERE TOLD BY THE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD SOME SPACE THAT BECAME AVAILABLE IN THEIR BUILDING. AND THE PEOPLE MOVING INTO THOSE SPACES, ONE IS THE CONEJO FREE CLINIC WHICH IS EXPANDING TO HAVE MEDICAL, LEGAL, AND A DENTAL. OFFER THOSE SERVICES THERE ON SITE. IN THEIR EXPANDED SPACE. VERY EXCITING FOR ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE I WAS ON THIS BOARD FOR A WHILE.

COMMUNITY ACTION OF VENTURA COUNTY, LOCATED DOWN IN OXNARD, IS GOING TO BE IN THAT BUILDING SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OXNARD. HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO HILLCREST.

THEY DO RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND INSTALLATION IN ALL KINDS OF THINGS. TO HAVE THAT SERVICE HERE LOCALLY IS GREAT. ONE THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD OF, MONDO YOUTH OUTREACH, WHICH SUPPORTS TYPICALLY INCARCERATED YOUTH. A SORT OF FUNCTIONS AS A TEEN CENTER FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SPACE IN THE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS BUILDING. SO I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THEY ARE DOING. I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT WITH YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. AND GIVE PEOPLE DEEP PRESENT OF YOUR

PRESENCE. >> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE

SYLVESTER? >> GOOD EVENING. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE THE SPIRIT, THE SMILEY, AND PEOPLE WISHING EVERYONE HAPPY HOLIDAYS. IT IS AN EXCITING TIME OF YEAR. BUT IT IS ALSO A TIME OF COMBINATIONS. IN GOING AROUND TO OUR DISTRICT, SEEN THE CULMINATING OF HOW HARD OUR

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GROUPS, OUR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS HAVE WORKED ALL SEMESTER LONG TO PRESENT AND SEE THE CULMINATION. WHEN THEY CLOSE INSTRUMENT CASES, THAT KIND OF SIGH OF RELIEF THAT THEY ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH. IT IS SO THRILLING TO SEE. IT ALSO BRINGS A TIME OF TRADITIONS. MY PERSONAL TRADITION IS ALWAYS GOING ON FRIDAY NIGHT OF CONCERT WEEK TO SEE JOHN SERGEANTS COURSE CONFERENCE JUMP UP ON THE STAGE AND SING. IT IS TRADITION. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AS FAR AS DONATIONS GO, HONOR TERESA TENNESSEE FROM WESTLAKE HIGH, THE BOYS WATER POLO TEAM. WE CANNOT FORGET THE ONE GAME SHY OF STATE CHAMPION NEWBURY PARK FOOTBALL TEAM. HAVE TO CONGRATULATE THEM. ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OUR MUSIC GROUPS HAVE DONE THIS SEMESTER.

I DO WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE OUR INCLUSION HEROES WE HONORED BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHAT I DISTRICT IS ALL ABOUT, -- I ALWAYS SAY THE ADDITION IS SO IMPORTANT. WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO INCLUDE KIDS, BUT FOR THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IS THAT EXTRA STEP. SO ADDING BELONGING TO INCLUSION AND OUR INCLUSION HEROES MAKE SURE OF THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE FORMER PRESIDENT GOLDBERG ON THE LEADERSHIP YOU'VE EXHIBITED THIS PAST YEAR. FANTASTIC AND EFFICIENT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT POWELL FOR ATTAINING THE RESIDENCY STATUS. CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUSTEES SYLVESTER AND GILL FOR YOUR ELECTIONS. AS WAS SAID, THAT REPRESENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT WE ARE FOR THE BEST FOR KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. SAVE HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET'S

DO MORE OF THE SAME IN 25. >> I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DO STUDENT REPORTERS AND OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. OUR K KIDS ARE ALWAYS GREAT ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY BRING IN DONATIONS AND GOODS FOR OUR CONEJO CLOSET. WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCLUSION HEROES. LISTENING TO THE STORIES I GOT REALLY TEARY-EYED TONIGHT. IF ONLY PLAN HOMAGE -- IT FELT LIKE PAYING HOMAGE TO THESE AMAZING PEOPLE IS A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR. IT'S A BUSY TIME. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR MUTATIONS. I'M SO IMPRESSED BY THE HIGH QUALITY OF WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU TO OUR INSTRUCTORS AND MUSICIANS WHO LEAVE THEM. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRUSTEE GOLDBERG FOR HER SERVICE THIS PAST YEAR AND THE PRESIDENCY. A VERY LONG HISTORY WITH THIS DISTRICT . A DEEP LOVE FOR AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HOW SHE LEAVES AND HOW MUCH SHE DOES FOR THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THE PRESIDENCY. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT 2025. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS FEELING MAYBE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME. I AM ACTUALLY FINDING WHEN I THINK ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT IN GENERAL I AM THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO NOW. WE KNOW OUR SCHOOLS SHINE. WE KNOW WE HAVE GREAT STRONG FISCAL MANAGEMENT. INCREDIBLY TALENTED DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND STAFF AND SO MANY PEOPLE DEDICATED TO STUDENTS. WE'VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF THE AS WELL AS THE GREATER COMMUNITY AND THE SUPPORT. SEEN ALL THE EXAMPLES OF ALL OF THAT TONIGHT IN THE LAST THREE HOURS AND 10 MINUTES. SO I'M FEELING REALLY POSITIVE ABOUT 2025 AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WILL BRING GOOD THINGS AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK

[G. Comments - Superintendent]

TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A RESTFUL BREAK. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. DR. MCLAUGHLIN, EUROPE.

>> WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRUSTEE GOLDBERG FOR THE LAST

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YEAR AND TO PRESIDENT POWELL . HELLO AND GOOD LUCK. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR. A LOT OF TIME HAVING TO LISTEN TO ME ON THE PHONE, BUT IT WILL BE GREAT.

SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON, ENJOY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, SAFE TRAVELING. HERE IS TO NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU.

[A. Future Board Topics / Activities]

>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE ARE AT ITEM SEVEN, ADJOURNMENT. OUR FUTURE BOARD TOPICS, WE HAVE QUITE A LIST GOING HERE. BOST LOOK FORWARD TO, AS I SAID, IN 2025. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ADDITIONS TO THAT LIST? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY ROOM FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT --

>> HEADS. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN ADD?

[B. Adjournment]

>> OTHERWISE WE WILL MOVE ON TO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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