Feb 05, 2025 Board of Education

[A. Call the Meeting to Order]

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STORAGE AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH 2025, PLEASE COME TO ORDER PLEASE STAND BY FOR REALTIME CAPTIONS..

THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF OUR STUDENTS RECENTLY. TO I WOULD

[C. Open Session Procedures]

[D. Approval of the Agenda]

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

>> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER? TRUSTEE GILL?

>> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WE ARE

[E. Student Recognitions]

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR CELEBRATING AN AMAZING STUDENT AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, BEFORE I MOVE ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE STEAMBOAT HERE WHO HAS BEEN SUPPORTING AMAZING EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS. JUST LIKE THE CENTER OF THE THOSE AND MANY MORE AND I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE BOARD FOR GIVING AN OPTION TO DIFFERENT STUDENTS TO FIND THE BEST FIT PROGRAM AND THEN GO THERE. THAT IS REALLY AMAZING. I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO YORK COUNTY. MY COLLEAGUES, EVERYBODY HAS HELPED US TO

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AND SO IT WASN'T EASY, IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT AND IT TOOK HIM A YEAR TO WRITE HIS PAPER AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE COUNTY AND THEN HE DID GO TO THE -- HE NEVER STOPPED EXPERIMENTING AND RESEARCHING SO HE ADDED MORE WORK ON TOP OF THAT WHERE HE WAS IN THE TOP 300. THIS STUDENT IS AMAZING. HE HAS A GREAT SET OF SKILLS WHICH MAKES HIM SUCCEED IN ANY SETTING I AM JUST, I AM SO HONORED TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU TONIGHT, HIS NAME IS BEN

CHUNG. >> GOOD EVENING STEPHEN -- STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS EVERYONE HERE TODAY. BEFORE I BEGIN I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. A LITTLE BACKGROUND INTO HOW MY RESEARCH PROJECT CAME TO BE, IT ALL STARTED WHEN I STARTED VOLUNTEERING MY SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL . NOT A MILD ONE IN THE CASE WHERE YOU GET A HEAD CONCUSSION FROM FALLING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, PUT A SEVERE ONE WHERE THE ROOF OF HER HOUSE COLLAPSED UPON HER. HE TRIED HIS BRAIN INJURY IS ANY EXTERNAL FORCE THAT CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BRAIN LEADING TO A LONG-LASTING DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONS. WAS MET WITH THE UNFORTUNATE REALIZATION THAT CURRENT TREATMENT OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REMAIN ELUSIVE WITH CURRENT STRATEGIES THIS PIVOTAL THAT MY LIFE IS WHAT SPARKED MY CURIOSITY, THERE ARE NO FDA APPROVED TREATMENTS AVAILABLE . IT IS STILL ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. IS WITH THIS MISSION IN MIND THAT I APPROACHED MY JUNIOR YEAR WITH THE GOAL OF DISCOVERING AN ACCESSIBLE YET COST-EFFECTIVE NUTRITION-BASED TREATMENT TO AID IN RECOVERY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, INTRODUCING OMEGA-3 FATTY

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CONCOCTING VARIOUS BUFFERS AND SOLUTIONS, LEARN STERILE TECHNIQUES AND BASIC LAB SAFETY TECHNIQUES. FORTUNATELY MY PROJECT SCREW SIGNIFICANCE AND I SAW -- MY LIBRARY NOT ONLY SURVIVED AT A HIGH RATE, THEY REGAINED COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AND REGAINED , MOST RECENTLY FOR MY PROJECT I SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE ENZYME IN THE BLOOD ACTING AS A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER. AS I REFLECT BACK AS A SENIOR , I AM LEFT WITH AN IMMENSE FEELING OF GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME WHEN I THINK I WILL BE CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT HAS A POTENTIAL OF CHANGING THE WORLD LET ALONE GAINING RECOGNITION AS THE COUNTY, STATE, INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. FOR THAT, I HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS -- THANKS TO GIVE . FOR ALWAYS PROMPT ME TO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES AND WHAT SHE CALLS FEELING FASTER AND ALWAYS PROMOTING THINGS WITH A GROWTH MINDSET. SHE IS REALLY A TEACHER THAT REALLY TEACHES FROM THE HEART AS WELL AS THE CENTER STAFF WHO IS ALWAYS CREATING A RIGOROUS AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. GRANTING ME AN OPPORTUNITY EVER SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND LASTLY , MY DAD AND MY MOM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT ME. THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME SPEAK TODAY . CHRIS ECK . CLEAR TO

>> AND I KNOW WE NOW HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS OF RECOGNIZING OUR NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, I'M SORRY, WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, I AM STARING RIGHT AT THEM I AM STARING AT THE BIG W RIGHT ON HIS SWEATSHIRT

>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE TWO OUTSTANDING WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR WINNING THE PRESTIGIOUS APP CHALLENGE FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE CREATION OF THE PYRE -- FIRE -- TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY. IS TRULY IMPRESSIVE, THE DEDICATION TO MAKING A REAL-WORLD IMPACT. THEY ARE CURRENTLY COLLABORATING WITH THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

ACTIVELY SEEKING THEIR FEEDBACK AND INCORPORATING THEIR SUGGESTIONS INTO THE APP. IT WILL ENSURE THAT THE APP MEETS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS, THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO BOTH OF THEIR INGENUITY , THEY REPRESENT THE BEST OF WHAT WE HOPE TO FOSTER IN OUR STUDENTS, WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE APP WILL HAVE IN THE FUTURE. IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE BEN AND

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MIHIR . >>

>> NEXT UP, WE ARE EXCITED AND INCREDIBLY PROUD SHARE EXCITING NEWS, THE STUDENTS HAVE WON THE VENTURA COUNTY COMPETITION. THIS MARKS WESTLAKE THIRD WIN IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND DEDICATION OF OUR STUDENTS, KEVIN, BEN, AND DHILEN HAVE DEVELOPED AN APP. THEY RATIFY FARMERS TO PROTECT WATERING SCHEDULES BASED ON REAL-TIME AND FUTURE WEATHER DATA PROJECTIONS.

WHAT IS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE IS THE USE OF 34 MODELS AND SIMULATIONS. LOOKING AT THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPANDED TO PREDICTING NUTRIENT NEEDS AS WELL AS FURTHER OPTIMIZING FARM EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY. IT ALLOWS OF FARMS TO SAVE MONEY AND FURTHER SUPPORTING THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. CLEAR TO

[F. Comments - Public]

>> IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO AND WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR BLUE CARD. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIAL TO HAND TO BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD. PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, THEY CANNOT UNDERTAKE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS NOT ON TONIGHT POSTED AGENDA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR STAFF MAY BRIEFLY REPLY TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TYPICALLY WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE RESPONDING. AS OUR

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THOSE SPEAKING AT THIS TIME WILL SPEAK ON ITEMS, SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE BOARD STARTS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. SO, I THINK WE HAVE A CARD, THANK YOU AND WE HAVE DANIEL MIDDLETON. YOU CAN COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM HERE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> HELLO, I AM DANIEL MIDDLETON AND I AM A PARENT EDUCATOR AT HORIZON HILLS PROGRAM AND I WANTED TO SHARE SOME EXCITING NEWS, WE HAVE STARTED A SPEAKER SERIES AND EACH MONTH WE WILL HOST A GUEST SPEAKER ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC AND PROVIDE A WORKSHOP FULL OF VALUABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. A DIFFERENT TOPIC WILL BE FEATURED EACH MONTH IN THESE WORKSHOPS WILL BE FREE TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT WILL BE HELD IN OUR NPR ON THE HORIZON HEALTH CAMPUS AND THIS MONTH WE HAVE OUR FIRST ONE COMING UP, IT IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. FINANCIAL ADVISER WILL BE HOSTING A FAMILY FINANCIAL LITERACY NIGHT AND FAMILIES CAN LEARN ABOUT STEPS AND HABITS TO CREATE FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL KIDS, PLANNING FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND AND MORE. THE WORKSHOP WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M. FOLLOWED BY Q&A AT 7:00 P.M., IT IS FREE FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. I SHOULD'VE MADE MORE COPIES, BUT I DID PROVIDE ONE COPY AND I WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL, THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WE ARE MOVING ON TO SECTION 3, OUR ACTION ITEMS AND WE DO

[4. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT]

-- IS OUR ACTION ITEMS. IS >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE

CONSENT AGENDA >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? SEEING NONE . I AM A YES, MOTION CARRIES 5-0 WITH A YES

[A. Instructional Services - Update and Discussion on Student Mobile Communications Device Policy]

>> LIKELY I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE FLOOR WITH TWO OF MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION SPECIFIC TO THE POLICIES 513 SPECIFIC TO MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES OR JUST A CELL PHONE POLICY TO PUT IT SIMPLY. JUST TO SHARE SOME BACKGROUND WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC, RECENTLY THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL WHICH AMENDED THE SPECIFIC EDUCATION CODE . ADMITTED THAT NO LATER THAN JULY 1ST OF 2026, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP, ADOPT, AND UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE POLICY TO LIMIT OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF STUDENTS USE OF CELL PHONES OR SMART PHONES WHILE STUDENTS ARE AT THE SCHOOL SITE OR WHILE THEY ARE UNDER SUPERVISION. THERE IS EXISTING LAW WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING OR USING A SMART PHONE OR DEVICE UNDER THE FOLLOWING FOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FIRST IS IN A CASE OF EMERGENCY, THE SECOND IS

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>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN .

>> AT THE REQUEST OF THE DISTRICT STAFF, WE DID RUN A SURVEY OF THE TEACHERS AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAD PRETTY GOOD RESULTS AS FAR AS ACTUAL RESPONDENTS AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE PRESCHOOL TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 50% WERE AGAINST, 64% WERE FOR PARTIAL BAN, 36% AGAINST. A LOT OF THE COMMENTS WERE MOSTLY THAT PHONES WEREN'T REALLY AN ISSUE THAT INSTEAD SMART WATCHES WERE REALLY THE ISSUE. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE PARTIAL BAN 51% AND 49% AGAINST AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL BAN 44% FOR . SO, KIND OF MIXED RESULTS , THIS IS THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL POLICY THAT THEY ARE RUNNING THIS YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO TRY OUT A NO CELL PHONE POLICY I WON'T READ THE WHOLE THING TO YOU BUT DURING CLASS TIME YOUR PHONE IS AWAY, IT IS OFF AND AWAY IS THE PHRASE THAT THEY USE. THIS IS A SURVEY THAT WE DID OF THE THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY TELLING, IS THE CELL PHONE POLICY INCREASED TIME WITH PEERS, HOW HAS THE CELL PHONE POLICY INCREASE STUDENT ATTENTION AND AGAIN, IT HAS, AND HOW HAS THE CELL PHONE POLICY

INCREASE, AGAIN, IT HAS. >> MR. STOCKTON WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

>> AS WAS NOTED AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DID ROLL OUT A NEW POLICY THIS YEAR SO WE ALSO HAVE DR. BERGMAN HERE WHO IS AVAILABLE TO BE ASKED ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP FROM THE BOARD'S PERSPECTIVE, HE WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER AS WELL AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A STUDENT AS WELL FROM THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL WHO WILL BE -- A LOT OF INFORMATION ON WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS WE HAVE MORE DISCUSSION IN THE

PRESENTATION. >> SO THE STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE STARTED DOING A DISTRICTWIDE SURVEY, WE ALWAYS CHOOSE THE LEVEL BASED ON WHAT THE SURVEY TOPICS ARE, THIS SURVEY WAS ABOUT CELL PHONE USAGE AND PARKING LOTS BECAUSE THE PARKING LOTS ARE RESTRICTED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY, WHAT WE DISCUSSED HERE -- SO WE RECEIVED A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE FROM ALL FIVE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL SITES. OBVIOUSLY NOT EVERYONE ANSWERED A QUESTION BUT WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE THAT IS LIKE TWO

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NOT REFLECTED IN THE DATA. >> THE NEXT QUESTION ASKED STUDENTS WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR A CELL PHONE POLICY OR COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY SHOULD BE. YOU CAN SEE IN THE BLUE SECTION A SLIGHT MAJORITY 53% OF OUR RESPONDENTS DESIRED NO BAN AT ALL. I WILL TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT FOR TWO REASONS. THE FIRST IS IT IS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE BUT IT IS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR IT IS A SLIGHT MAJORITY IT WAS NOTED IN THE FREE RESPONSE SECTION. HAVING NO CELL PHONE USAGE DURING CLASS TIME WOULD BE BENEFICIAL MAJORITY SAYING KEEP IT ON THEIR BODY AS OPPOSED TO IN A POUCH WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN IN THE RED AND YELLOW SECTIONS WITH YELLOW BEING SOME KIND OF WAY TO STORE THE CELL PHONE AWAY FROM THE STUDENTS BODY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALSO HAD ITS OWN INTERNAL DISCUSSION AMONG THE 24 STUDENTS AND I BELIEVE FOUR ALTERNATES AT THE TIME AND ACTUALLY REACHED A UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS ON THIS RECOMMENDATION SO THE RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, THAT IS THE FIRST BELL OF THE DAY WITH THEM BEING OUT OF SIGHT. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THE STUDENTS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A BAN, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO USE THE DESIGNATED AREA. OR THEY ARE TOLD THAT THEY COULD GO TO THE CAMPUS SAFETY , MULTIPLE WAYS OF HOW THAT COULD BE WORKED OUT. STILL BEING ABLE TO ENCOURAGE TO SOCIALIZE LEARNING APPROPRIATE CELL PHONE USAGE AND FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY USE CALENDAR APPS OR OTHER -- TO STILL HAVE ACCESS BETWEEN CLASS AND THEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL NOT DURING PASSING PERIODS, BREAKS, LUNCHES, ET CETERA THE FIRST BIG ONE BEING TEACHER DISCRETION TO BE USED DURING A CERTAIN LESSON SO THAT MIGHT BE LEFT AND LISTENED TO MUSIC, IT MAY BE EASIER TO USE THE CELL PHONE AS OPPOSED TO -- THEIR STUDENTS SHARING THE CELL PHONES, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS EMPHASIZED.

THE NEXT WAS A HUGE DISCUSSION, PART OF THE DISCUSSION WAS POINTED AT EQUITY. MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS WITH MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS THAT CELL PHONES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM CAN CONTINUE TO USE THEM IN THAT MANNER. IT OBVIOUSLY SAYS THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF THEY HAVE THE FILE, THAT WOULD BE -- ONE WAS HIGHLIGHTED, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT STUDENTS

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WOULD CHANGE . >> HERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK THAT WE GATHERED FROM SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, MENTAL HEALTH STAFF AS WELL AS, WE DID ADMINISTER A SURVEY AND YOU WILL SEE THE RESULTS AS WE GO TO THE OTHER SLIDES, WE DID ASK AN OVERALL PREFERENCE QUESTION AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE WHAT THE QUESTION WAS BECAUSE OF THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES YOU WILL SEE WORDS AND PHRASES, LIMITED USE AND I WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE WHAT THEY HAD USED. FOR THE OVERALL GENERAL QUESTION THE PROHIBITION MEANT THAT STUDENTS CANNOT USE OR HAVE DEVICES OUT .

OR WHEN GIVEN PERMISSION BY STAFF, NO RESTRICTIONS THEY CAN USE THAT DEVICE AT ANY TIME. AS WE'VE SORT OF HEARD FROM OUR PARTNERS AND STUDENTS, WE ALSO BROKE UP OUR DATA, FROM SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS YOU CAN NOTE THAT WE BROKE UP FROM PRESCHOOL TO ELEMENTARY, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS EACH OF THE COLUMNS. THE QUESTIONS THAT WE INCLUDED HERE WERE RAIDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT POLICIES, ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF MISUSE OF DEVICES AND THE IMPACT TO WHAT DEGREE OF DEVICES DISRUPTING CLASS AND LEARNING . A SUPPORT OF LOCKED POUCHES SO THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION HERE FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND WE EXPLAINED THAT THESE WOULD BE DEVICES THAT STUDENTS PUT, THEY PUT IT INTO A MAGNETIC LOCKS POUCH, IT CAN BE UNLOCKED MAGNETICALLY BY ANY STAFF PERSON AT ANY TIME ON MY UNDERSTANDING IT CAN BE EITHER RIPPED OR CUT AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE OVERALL PREFERENCE FOR THE POLICY. I WILL JUST GIVE A MOMENT FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO LOOK THROUGH THE FEEDBACK I LOOK THROUGH THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE ON THE TOP AND THE SECOND MOST COMMON RESPONSE ON THE BOTTOM.

>> MOVING ON, AGAIN BROKEN DOWN BY ELEMENTARY HIGH SCHOOL GRADE, THESE QUESTIONS WERE SIMILAR BUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THE FIRST QUESTION WAS THE FREQUENCY IN THEIR WORK THAT THEY DO ON HOW OFTEN CHALLENGES AS THEY WORK WITH STUDENTS IN SOME FORM OR FASHION BY A PHONE OR A DEVICE, WE DID ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR BELIEF ON LIMITING DEVICES THAT SCHOOLS, WE ASKED THEM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF LEARNING, WE ASKED THEM ABOUT LOCKED POUCHES IN THEIR OVERALL PREFERRED POLICY. AND OUR FINAL GROUP TO ROUND OUT

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IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS FOR US AND SOME

DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU ARE RIGHT SEPTEMBER DOES SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME AGO AND I KNOW AT THAT TIME WE HAD THIS ISSUE ON THE AGENDA AND REALLY WANTED, WE WERE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE REALLY WANTED THERE TO BE ROBUST DATA AND INPUTS FROM JUST ACROSS THE BOARD FOLKS IN OUR DISTRICT OUR STUDENT STAFF AND PARENTS, THE LAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DATA COLLECTED AS WE CAN SEE AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO PRESENTED TODAY I WANT TO THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN WORKING ON GETTING THIS INPUT TO PROVIDE TO US AND ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED SO WITH THAT I KNOW TODAY, TONIGHT, I'LL DEALEY AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IN REGARDS TO POTENTIALLY MODIFIED POLICY WITH THAT I THOUGHT I WILL JUST SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO START TALKING, ASK ANY QUESTIONS, SHARE ANY THOUGHTS.

>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A.B. 3216. IT HAS GOT TO ADDRESS ALL THOUSAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND DISTRICTS THAT MAY NOT HAVE DEVELOPED POLICY OR THEY MAY HAVE A POLICY WITH BOOKS THAT THEY HAVE NOT UPDATED RECENTLY. WE HAVE A POLICY AND WE HAVE UPDATED IT FAIRLY RECENTLY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT WE REALLY LEANED INTO, AS YOU NOTED, THE GATHERING OF

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>> IN THE PRESENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE, WAS THERE, I VAGUELY REMEMBER THERE BEING SOMETHING IN THERE ABOUT A STUDENT FEELS ENDANGERED, THEY COULD HAVE THEIR PHONE, DID I SEE THAT OR

NOT? >> A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING OR USING A DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO A

PERCEIVED THREAT OF DANGER. >> I WILL COME BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE. MR. STOCKTON, IF YOU USE THE FIVE STARS PASS, HOW DOES THAT WORK IF THE KIDS DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE?

>> OF THE KIDS DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE THEY CAN'T ACCESS IT

THROUGH THEIR CHROMEBOOKS. >> I WANTED TO ADDRESS , HOW DO WE HAVE A CELL PHONE PARTIAL BAN THAT DOESN'T SINGLE OUT THE STUDENTS WHO FEEL THREATENED WHICH WOULD CAUSE THEM TO FEEL MORE THREATENED, STUDENTS THAT HAVE IEP AND 504'S, STUDENTS IT WOULD BE AN EXEMPTION BUT DON'T WANT TO BE SINGLED OUT .

>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT, IT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE YET ON OUR SITE SO I CAN SAY THAT MY TEAM AND I HAVE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WITH IT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE THEM ON OUR CAMPUS I KNOW THAT OUR TEACHERS DO YOU A GREAT JOB WHEN ASKED WHY DO THEY GET TO USE THEIR PHONE AND WE DON'T, WE DO

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DEEP INTO IT. >> THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT FOR ALL OF THE RESEARCH, THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH JOB .

>> DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SO, THE POLICY IS WRITTEN ABOUT CELL PHONES, WHAT ABOUT SMART

WATCHES? >> IT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE, IT WASN'T AN ISSUE PRIOR TO MY TEAMS AND EYES DECISION, WE WERE REALLY TARGETING CELL PHONES AND HEADPHONES THAT TENDED TO ALWAYS GO ALONG WITH CELL PHONES, SMART WATCHES HAVEN'T BEEN AN ISSUE YET AND WE WILL ADDRESS IT IF IT DOES BECOME AN ISSUE. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WAS TO ADDRESS THE USE OF CELL PHONES .

>> EVEN BEFORE THIS POLICY WAS ENACTED , IF THE STUDENT HAS AN IEP, THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE

FOR A FEW YEARS AT LEAST . >> I JUST WANTED TO GET THOSE

COUPLE QUESTIONS OUT. >> IS REALLY QUICKLY TO THE ISSUE OF THE SMART WATCHES AS MENTIONED IN THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM OUR OTHER STAFF, IT DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE MORE IN THE AREA OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUFF.

>> I KNOW WHERE WE HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT STUDENTS WITH IEP'S AND ALSO 504'S ARE ALSO MEDICAL REASONS THAT STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE THEIR PHONES AS WELL. SOMEONE WHO IS DIABETIC NEEDS TO MONITOR BLOOD SUGAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE KNOW THAT IT IS BROADER THAN JUST STUDENTS WITH IEP AND 504'S. WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONGST YOUR GROUP ON WHAT A PARTIAL BAN IS? WAS THERE A DEFINITION OF PARTIAL BAN? I AM JUST TRYING TO GET MY HEAD

WRAPPED AROUND IT. >> WHEN THIS FIRST BEGAN TO BUBBLE UP WE HAD PLENTY OF CONVERSATIONS AND WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE CAMPUS THIS YEAR IF A TEACHER WERE TO COME TO ME AND SUGGEST THAT THEY HAD REASONS, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY HEAR THEM OUT IT WAS A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT REASON THAT THEY FELT THEY NEEDED TO DO IT BOTTOM LINE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TEACH THERE IS A TIME TO USE THEM IN A TIME NOT TO USE THEM BUT AT THE ROOT OF ALL OF THIS THE SMART USERS OF CELL PHONES.

>> ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD ABOUT YOUR POLICY, AND I KNOW I ASKED THIS BEFORE THIS MEETING WAS THE POLICY THAT YOU LAID OUT IN TERMS OF VIOLATIONS IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN A TON

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DEFENSE. -- OFFENSE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS

POINT? >> I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE LIGHT IT HAS BEEN INFORMATIVE IT IS A POLICY THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT SEEMS

TO BE WORKING. >> WHEN THIS POLICY WAS FIRST BROUGHT FORWARD THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WHAT WAS THE REACTION INITIALLY FROM STUDENTS AND HOW DID THAT CHANGE OR NOT CHANGE

OVER TIME? >> STUDENTS ADAPTED TO IT PRETTY WELL AND QUITE HONESTLY WHEN I SPEAK TO STUDENTS, MANY OF THEM WHO NORMALLY SALVE THEIR CELL PHONES ON THEIR DESKS DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THAT'S LIKE NOW, IT REALLY WAS A CULTURE SHIFT THAT HAPPENED AND I WOULD SAY FOR -- FOR TO SIX WEEKS.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO ASK, BACK TO THE QUESTION OF HEADPHONES TEND TO GO HAND IN HAND WITH CELL PHONES, DO YOU SEE LESS HEADPHONE USAGE WHEN YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT ON CAMPUS? DO YOU NOTICE THAT AT ALL? DO YOU THINK IT HAS DECREASED FROM PREVIOUS

YEARS? >> I WOULD SAY THAT I PERSONALLY SEEN MUCH OF A CHANGE DURING PASSING PERIODS, PERHAPS I SEE MORE STUDENTS WEARING HEADPHONES IN ONE YEAR -- EAR AND STILL BEING CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. FREQUENCY DURING CLASSES I THINK I'VE SEEN IT MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE .

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE THOUSAND OAKS POLICY, WHERE PHONES ARE WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND THEY ARE ALLOWED OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, NO EXCEPTIONS, AM I RIGHT? THOSE POLICIES LIVE WITHIN OUR EXISTING POLICIES.

>> THERE IS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION SO

>> YOU SAID THERE IS NO -- >> THERE IS NONE. I THINK FROM 2021 I THINK THAT WAS LIKE THE FIRST VERSION OF THIS POLICY.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING MORE WORK I AM JUST SAYING, SOMETIMES WE CREATE OUR OWN. IF IT IS JUST BUSY WORK THEN --

>> THAT WOULD BE THE CASE FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.

TALKING ABOUT HOW WE SPECIFICALLY AND PROCEDURALLY IMPLEMENT THE IDEAS . BASED OFF OF THE BOARDS.

>> I'M TRYING TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN ALIGNMENT IN SOME WAY SHAPE

OR FORM. SOMETHING TO .2. >> WE HAVE MR. FRANK HERE AS WELL WHO WAS THE PRINCIPAL FOR MANY YEARS WHO HAD A SPOT ON CAMPUS, IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOW THAT WORKED OR DIDN'T WORK, HE IS AVAILABLE SHE HAS BEEN NODDING AND ENGAGED, ESPECIALLY WHEN REDWOOD

IS MENTIONED. SO. >>

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>>> CELL PHONES WERE OFTEN AWAY, THEY COULD BE IN A BACKPACK.

SOMETIMES KIDS HAD IT IN THEIR POCKET BUT THEY NEEDED TO BE OFTEN AWAY. THEY NEEDED TO BE OUT OF SIGHT. IF THEY WERE IN THEIR POCKET THEY DIDN'T HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THAT. IT MADE A

BIG DIFFERENCE. >> THAT HAS BEEN THE STANDING

POLICY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. >> YES. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR.

>> MS. JUDD AND/OR MR. FRANK, DID YOU EVER HAVE A CASE WHERE EITHER THE PHONE OR THE OFFICE WAS, LIKE, THE LINE TO USE WAS

EXCESSIVE? >> THE CELL PHONE BENCH WE HAVE USED TO BE A PAYPHONE BENCH . BACK IN THE DAY THERE USED TO BE A PHYSICAL PAYPHONE OUTSIDE OUR FRONT OFFICE. WHEN WE REMOVED THAT WE KEPT AS A CELL PHONE BENCH. DOES HE GET BUSY DURING THE PASSING. AND LUNCHTIME, IT DOES. CAN I GO HERE AFTER SCHOOL, SOMEONE IS DOING THIS AFTER SCHOOL, I FORGOT MY PROJECT, CAN YOU PLEASE BRING YOUR BEFORE PERIOD FIVE STARTS.

THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS. DOES IT GET BUSY, IT DOES. AS SOON ONE IS UP, THE NEXT ONE COMES IN.

>> IT HASN'T MADE ANYBODY LATE TO THE POST LUNCH CLASS.

>> NO, KIDS ARE PRETTY RESPONSIBLE WHEN USING THE PHONES. IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN OUR SCHOOL HAD THAT SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS DIDN'T. THEY KNEW THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BREACH THE RULES , BECAUSE IT COULD GO AWAY.

>> ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS?

>> I AM THINKING, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF PROCEEDING WITH OUR DISCUSSION, MAYBE IT MAKES SENSE -- IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE STARTING FROM SCRATCH HERE. WE HAVE A POLICY. WE HAVE A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY. MAYBE WE START FROM THAT AND TALK ABOUT WHETHER WE FEEL UPDATES NEED TO BE MADE TO THE LANGUAGE THAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THAT. SOME DIMENSIONS I SEE THAT MAYBE ARE WORTH DISCUSSING IS, DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WATCHES, LET'S SAY, OR HEADPHONES. I THINK OUR CURRENT POLICY ALLOWS FOR MORE TEACHER DISCRETION THAN MAYBE , SAY, AND REDWOODS EXAMPLE WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ABOUT THEIR POLICIES . MORE STRINGENT. IT'S VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS. A BE LAYING OUT SOME RULES AROUND WHAT HAPPENS IN TERMS OF IN THE CASE OF VIOLATION TO THE POLICY. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DIMENSIONS I SEE THAT MAY BE AREAS WE WANT TO TIGHTEN IT UP, OR ADD OR CHANGE THE POLICY . MAYBE THAT'S WHERE WE START.

>> THE ONE THING THAT EMERGES CLEARLY ACROSS ALL THE FEEDBACK IS THAT THERE ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES . I PERSONALLY THINK OUR POLICY SHOULD BE -- REFLECT DIFFERENT POLICIES WITHIN TK THROUGH FIVE, SIX THROUGH EIGHT, AND NINE THROUGH 12. THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST SUGGESTION. I DON'T THINK ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL. MAKES TREMENDOUS SENSE.

>> ANY COMMENTS OR AGREEMENT? ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN NOT

OPINION? >> OH, I AM SORRY. IS YOUR LIGHT

ON? >> I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE MAKING THESE CHOICES EVERY DAY HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED FROM US WITHOUT MOVING -- REMOVING ANY OF THE AGENCY OR EXPERTISE FROM THOSE DECISIONS. I THINK IT DOES MAY BE WORTH REPEATING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A VARIETY OF POLICIES IN PLACE AT THE GREAT SPAMS, AND AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS EVEN , THAT ARE FULLY SUPPORTED WITHIN OUR EXISTING BOARD POLICY. OUR BOARD POLICY SAYS WE WANT TO PRESERVE THE LEARNING

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I DON'T WANT TO TIE THEIR HANDS AT ALL.

>> I AM HEARING THAT YOU LIKE THE CURRENT POLICY REALLY ALLOWS FOR MORE DISCRETION. ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE, MAYBE, YOU ARE HAVING VARIED POLICIES ACROSS SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.

>> I AGREE WITH BOTH COMMENTS. NUMBER ONE, TO ME, IT IS DEFINITE WE SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT POLICY FOR ELEMENTARY THAN WE DO FOR MIDDLE THAN WE DO FOR HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE OTHER HAND, I AGREE WITH WHAT TRUSTEE JUST SAID. IF I INTERPRET IT RIGHT, IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. I THINK OUR POLICY INCLUDES , OTHER THAN THOSE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN GRADE LEVELS, OUR POLICY IS UP TO THOSE WHO IMPLEMENT TO DECIDE WHETHER WE NEED TO FIX WHAT IS WORKING RIGHT NOW.

>> I WOULD POINT BACK TO SOME OF THE SURVEY RESULTS, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT CELL PHONES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOMS. WHILE I AM ALL FOR LOCAL CONTROL AT EACH SCHOOL SITE, HAVING CONSISTENCY ACROSS ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CONSISTENCY ACROSS MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS, TO ME, AS A BOARD MEMBER, MAKES THE MOST SENSE. I ALSO THINK IT GIVES THE ADMINISTRATORS AND OUT TO SAY, HEY, IT'S BOARD POLICY.

I UNDERSTAND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL , A LOT OF RESPONDENTS, THIS IS NOT A TREMENDOUS ISSUE RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS WHO SAY SMART WATCHES AND HAVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOUNG KIDS WITH SMART WATCHES, PARENTS CAN COMMUNICATE AND TEXT WITH THEIR CHILD DURING THE DAY, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DISTRACTING. THAT MAY NOT BE AN ISSUE AT EVERY SCHOOL. BUT THAT COULD BECOME AN ISSUE OUT OF SCHOOL. I THINK WE ARE NOT DOING OUR DUTY IF WE DON'T STRUCTURE WHAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT IS BEEN DONE THAT SUGGEST THE HARM THAT THIS IS DOING TO OUR STUDENTS. I HEAR ABOUT THE NEW POLICIES TO SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I APPLAUD THAT WHEN A -- WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IF IT'S EFFECTIVE. MEANWHILE, THAT'S WHAT'S IN PLACE. KIDS ARE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. EVEN IF SOCIAL MEDIA GOES AWAY THEY ARE GETTING TEXTS FROM STUDENTS, TEXT FROM FRIENDS. THAT'S NOT

COVERED UNDER ANY OF THESE LAWS. >> I WOULD SAY I AM FULLY IN AGREEMENT WITH TRUSTEE SYLVESTER ON THIS MANNER, WITH THE ONE NOTE THAT BOTH CALIFORNIA LAW AND OUR EXISTING BOARD POLICY .

WE HIGHLIGHTED THE TEACHER DISCRETION COMPONENT OF IT, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY TEACHER, BOARD, ADMINISTRATOR DISCRETION. BUT THE LANGUAGE OF HOW IT'S WRITTEN , FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULAR LANGUAGE I AM NOT SEEING IS THAT THE TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR CAN GIVE PERMISSION TO STUDENTS USING THEIR CELL PHONE. TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR STUDENTS TO USE THEIR CELL PHONE WHEN BOARD POLICY WOULD SAY THEY CANNOT ACCESS IT. BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE AND HEAR WHEN BOARD POLICY SAYS THEY CAN HAVE IT, THE DISCRETION FOR THEM NOT TO HAVE IT. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. MAYBE THAT'S NOT IN THE LAWS I'VE READ OR THE BALL -- BOARD POLICIES I'VE READ. THAT DISCRETION PIECE IS AN INTERESTING ONE . AND HOW IT SEEMS TO PUSH THE POLICY TO BE MORE STRICT WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OR TEACHER TO WALK BACK IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT THAN THE OTHER WAY. I AM PERSONALLY, BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERS, AS WELL AS MY OWN THOUGHTS IN SUPPORT OF A THREE-TIERED APPROACH WITH THE CAVEAT THAT TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS CAN GIVE SPECIAL PERMISSION.

>> THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. THE FEEDBACK FROM THE SITE ADMINISTRATORS , I FIND COMPELLING , AS WELL AS THE INPUTS. I KEEP COMING BACK TO IT, AND I HATE ASKING QUESTIONS I DON'T ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME BACK LATER AND SOMEONE WANTS TO GET BACK TO ME -- THE FEEDBACK FROM THE SCHOOLS -- PSYCHOLOGIST AND MENTAL HEALTH STAFF ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL , PRESCHOOL TO ELEMENTARY, IS FASCINATING. WHERE CONSISTENTLY PRINCIPLES

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I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S BEHIND THAT, AND MAYBE YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHY PEOPLE FELT THAT WAY, BUT IT WOULD BE -- THE REASONING BEHIND THAT. IT CAN BE LATER IN A BOARD REPORT.

>> IT MAY BE LATER IN A BOARD REPORT. TO CLARIFY, IS IT THE QUESTION ABOUT THE BELIEF LAMENTING DEVICES IMPROVES

WELL-BEING , AND THE IMPACT -- >> RIGHT, OVERALL PREFERRED POLICY. 50% SAY TOTAL PROHIBITION. LIMITED USE, WHERE IT'S NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER. I AM CURIOUS THE BENEFITS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MY OWN THINKING IS, THERE'S NO -- IT WORKS AGAINST THE SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE TEACHERS AT THAT SITE, AT THAT LEVEL. I AM CURIOUS -- YEAH.

>> I WOULD HYPOTHESIZE THAT THE ISSUES WITH THE CELL PHONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE NOT HAPPENING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

MAYBE THE WAY THE QUESTION WAS ASKED DID NOT CALL THAT OUT. WE DEFINITELY HAVE CONCERNS OF LAST NIGHT SOMEONE POSTED A TIKTOK -- AND WERE REALLY MAD AT EACH OTHER. THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN.

COUNSELORS ARE CERTAINLY MITIGATING THAT BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AGED STUDENTS. IT'S NOT THAT IT'S HAPPENING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. IT'S JUST THAT IT COMES TO SCHOOL AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED. I THINK THAT WOULD APPLY WITH EVERY CATEGORY HERE.

THE POUCHES ARE -- EXCEPT FOR THE POUCHES.

>> FOLKS THAT TALK ABOUT THE SMART WATCHES AT ELEMENTARY

BEING A MUCH LARGER ISSUE . >> DEFINITELY FOR ADMINISTRATORS

AND TEACHERS. >> AS TRUSTEE LIGHT SAID EARLIER, THERE'S NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE THEY LIKE USING METH.

>> THE OTHER THING I FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ON THE SURVEY, THERE WERE MORE TEACHERS FOR A PARTIAL BAN THAN A TOTAL BAN. YET AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL IT'S A FULL PEN. IT'S INTERESTING HOW THAT SWITCH HAPPENS. IT DOES NOT

CORRESPOND TO -- >> THAT MAY BE LIKE --

>> ELEMENTARY LEVEL, OR SMART WASHING -- WATCHES ISSUED? THEY ARE NOT BRINGING THEIR CELL PHONE WITH THEM. WHAT IS THE

ISSUE? >> THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO THEIR PARENT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR VICE VERSA. THEIR WATCHES GOING OFF BECAUSE THE PARENT IS CHECKING ON THEM. WE'VE BEEN SENA IN TK, BUT ALL THE WAY UP TO FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE. IF A STUDENT IS HAVING CONCERN ON CAMPUS WE WANT TO KNOW. WE WANT THEM TO TELL THEIR TEACHER COME TO THE OFFICE AND LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE WILL GET AN OFFER -- CALL FROM A PARENT. MY DAUGHTER JUST TEXTED ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE HER LUNCH. WE COULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NOW IT'S VERY ESCALATED INTO SOMETHING UNDEFINED. WE ALSO FIND STUDENTS WOULD GO TO THE BATHROOM TO CALL THEIR PARENTS ON THEIR WATCH, OR TO TEXT. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BECOME A HABIT. A PARENT WOULD -- IT'S REALLY HARD FOR A PARENT. IF YOUR CHILD REACHES OUT TO YOU DURING THE SCHOOL DAY IT WOULD BE HARD TO IGNORE THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO RESPOND.

THEY'RE GOING TO TRY THIS -- TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM REMOTELY. WE WOULD SAY TELL YOUR TEACHER, GO TO THE OFFICE, LET THEM KNOW

WHAT'S GOING ON. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG, DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON ANY OF THE -- WE TALKED ABOUT THUS FAR. THE

GREAT SPAN . >> I DID SAY, I LIKE -- THE GREAT SPAN MAIDS -- MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO ME. THIS IS A TEACHABLE MOMENT. FOR EVERYBODY , RIGHT. WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD GOOD CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD . HOW DO YOU TEACH SOMEONE TO BEHAVE IN A PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT IF YOU DON'T KNOW THEM AND TEACH THEM ALONG THE WAY?

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>> I WOULD THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CONSISTENCY ACROSS WITHIN EACH GREAT SPAN. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF ALSO THAT OPINION THAT I THINK TRUSTEE SYLVESTER VOICED VERY WELL. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE SOME CONSENSUS MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT? IT FEELS THERE'S SOME CONSENSUS ON THAT ISSUE.

>> ULTIMATELY, CONSENSUS IS WE NEED TO MOVE BACK. EITHER A POLICY AR, FOCUS ON BOARD POLICY WITH CONSENSUS FEEDBACK . IT WOULD COME BACK AS AN INFORMATION ITEM. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE AND SEE WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT AND FOR ACTIONS. THE ABILITY FOR A COUPLE MORE TIMES, AT LEAST. THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO THINK ABOUT NEXT YEAR. POLICIES IN PLACE . WE HAVE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DOWN AT THE SCHOOL SITES IN ORDER TO GET THINGS READY FOR NEXT YEAR , CALENDARS, NOTEBOOKS THAT THEY ORDER THROUGH SCHOOL SITES THAT HAVE THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS BURIED IN THE FRONT. THINGS WE THINK ABOUT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WE JUST NEED TO HAVE OUR PARENT HANDBOOK UPDATED. SCHOOL SITES HAVE STUDENT CALENDARS AND THINGS THEY WILL ORDER TO HELP ORGANIZE STUDENTS THAT HAVE SOME OF THESE KEY PIECES. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A KEY PIECE TO HAVE IN THAT.

>> WHAT IS THAT TIMELINE LOOK LIKE?

>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.

>> MAYBE SOMEONE CAN GIVE US A DATE. YOU HAVE TO GET IT IN.

>> I WOULD SAY FIRST OFF WE NEED TO NOTIFY THE PRINCIPLES THAT SOMETHING WOULD BE FORTHCOMING AND GIVE THEM A TIMELINE. I WOULD SAY END OF MARCH AT THE LATEST.

>> I WANT TO SAY, GOING OFF OF WHAT WE HAVE HEARD TONIGHT, AND GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE DISCRETION ISSUE WE HAVE DISCUSSED, I FEEL, LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF OVERWHELMING DATA WE HAVE HERE FROM OUR TEACHERS, FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF STAFF, FROM OUR ADMINISTRATORS THAT REALLY SHOW US THAT MAKING A STRONGER POLICY AROUND USAGE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT. SOMETHING THAT IS WANTED. I THINK IT'S REALLY HELPFUL WE HAVE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING EXTRA GUIDELINES. I THINK THE INPUT FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND TONIGHT EVEN REDWOOD, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. SURE THERE'S OTHER SCHOOLS, IS REALLY HELPFUL, AS WELL, TO KNOW IT CAN BE DONE IN WAYS THAT SEEM TO STILL ALLOW FOR SOME DISCRETION WHEN NEEDED.

ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS . AND YET, STILL HAVE FEWER DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> I AM JUST NOT SURE THAT , TO MY THINKING, WHAT TRUSTEE GILL IS SAYING IS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH ANYTHING TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID . IT IS IN OUR POLICY , GESTURING IT UP A LITTLE BIT , I THINK, WOULD BE IMPORTANT, GIVEN THE CLIMATE, GIVEN THE NEW LAWS.

GIVEN THE INVOLVING LANDSCAPE AND CULTURE. I THINK THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS PROVEN THAT IT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU FOR

LEADING THE WAY. >> I THINK THE DISTINCTION IS NOT THAT ANYONE HAS INVENTED A NEW POLICY. I THINK THE DISTINCTION HERE IS THIS POLICY IS GETTING IMPLEMENTED AT THE SCHOOL SITE SUCCESSFULLY. I GUESS, WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE POLICY LANGUAGE, THAT'S WHEN IT GETS REALLY HARD, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE VERY PRECISE. THE EXISTING POLICY, AGAIN, SUPPORTS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ITS STRICTEST VERSION. THE POLICY ITSELF IS THE STRICT DISPERSION OF EVERYTHING WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AT ANY GREAT SPAN AT ANY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES. HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE IT TO REFLECT NEEDS OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN IT'S ALREADY THE MOST STRICT, AND THE ONLY DISCRETION , AS TRUSTEE LIGHT POINTED OUT, IS EASING OFF.

>> TO MY MIND, THAT'S WHY I ASKED ABOUT THE AR. IT MIGHT NOT BE POLICY, BUT HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT ?

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>> YEAH, WE ARE THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF WHAT? THEY ARE THE

PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF HOW. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE HOW IF IT'S IN THE AR. WE VOTE ON THOSE ALL THE

TIME. >> THE ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THE CURRENT POLICY THAT CONCERNS ME IS ON THE FIRST PAGE. DEVICES SHALL BE TURNED OFF AND/OR ON SILENT MODE. IS THE PHONE ON SILENT MODE SIGN ON A DESK DOESN'T REALLY --

>> MAYBE BE MORE SPECIFIC AROUND -- OFF AND AWAY WOULD BE DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF HAVING IT ACTUALLY PUT AWAY WHERE IT'S NOT SEEN, IT CANNOT BE ON A DESK. IT CANNOT BE ON SILENT MODE. THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE POLICY.

>> I WOULD SAY, PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE POLICY AT LEAST BE STRICTER SUCH THAT THE DISCRETION CAN WALK ABOUT. I AM STILL PERSONALLY IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUITY. WE'LL SEE WHERE

THIS GOES. >> OUR EXISTING POLICY SAYS STUDENTS MAY USE CELL PHONES, ET CETERA DURING NONINSTRUCTIONAL TIME. WHAT I'M SUGGESTING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TK THROUGH EIGHT THAT WOULD BE OFF AND AWAY ALL DAY AND NOT ALLOWED TO USE CELL PHONES, ET CETERA, DURING NONINSTRUCTIONAL TIME, SUBJECT TO -- OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S NOT THE MOST RESTRICTED

POLICY. >> TO THAT POINT, THE SECTION RIGHT BELOW WHERE TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR GRANTS PERMISSION.

I WOULD SAY YEAH. >> I'M GOING TO POINT OUT THERE'S A PIECE OF DATA WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED HERE, AND THAT IS EVERY SINGLE DAY , EVERY PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT HAS A CHOICE TO SEND THEIR CHILD TO US WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR PHONE. AND EVERY SINGLE DAY THEY MAKE THAT CHOICE. WHAT DO THEY CHOOSE? THEY SEND THEM WITH THESE DEVICES. WHEN WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE POLICY SO RESTRICTIVE THAT THEY CAN NEVER LOOK AT THE DEVICE THAT THEIR PARENTS SENT THEM WITH , I'M NOT SURE. I THINK THAT'S OVERSTEPPING.

>> I THINK THEY'LL DEVELOP AN ALLOWS FOR -- WHERE STUDENTS CAN HAVE THE DEVICE WITH THEM BEFORE SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL. IF THERE'S ISSUES WITH RIDES AND WHATNOT AND SUCH. THAT'S HOW TO

READ THAT MULTIPLE DEFINITION. >> ALSO, GOING BACK TO THE WHOLE TEACHER MOANING PIECE. WHEN YOU GO INTO THE WORK WORLD, I HAVE SOMEBODY I WORK WITH YOU I KNOW FROM A:30 TO 5:00 I CANNOT CALL OR TEXT THAT PERSON BECAUSE THEY ARE AT WORK. AGAIN, IT IS TEACHING . APPROPRIATE USE OF DEVICES AT APPROPRIATE TIMES.

>> ONE MORE NOTE . IN DECEMBER WE APPROVED A TECHNOLOGY POLICY THAT SPOKE TO OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH THE SKILLS. SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH POSSIBLE -- POLICY WE JUST BARELY -- VERY RECENTLY APPROVED.

>> I KNOW OUR JURISDICTION IS THE STUDENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY IN THE DISTRICT , AND WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CONTROL OVER WHAT SESSIONS BREAKTHROUGH DOES FOR PARENTS. BUT IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONSIDER SUGGESTING ? WE ALL TALK ABOUT TEACHABLE MOMENTS . I THINK MAYBE A SUGGESTION, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY POOR POLICY ON IT, A SUGGESTION OF MAYBE MORE TOPICS, MORE FREQUENT ADDRESSING THIS TOPIC WITH PARENT EDUCATION.

>> BREAKTHROUGH DOES A LOT OF THOSE AROUND CELL PHONES.

THEY'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THEM. I KNOW THERE'S ONE COMING UP RIGHT. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THAT BREAKTHROUGH --

>> I BET WE COULD TALK TO HORIZON HILLS. THERE YOU GO.

>> I BELIEVE DANIEL MENTIONED THE DO ALREADY HAVE ONE COMING

UP ON CELL PHONES. >> WE'VE HAD A SPECIFIC, VERY SPECIFIC OPINION OF TRUSTEE SYLVESTER REGARDING THE GREAT SPAN CONSISTENCY AND DIFFERENCES, HAVING A BELL TO BELL PAN OR K THROUGH EIGHT. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THAT WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY, AS I SEE NODS FROM TRUSTEE GOLDBERG . OF COURSE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL HAVING MORE FLEXIBILITY. A BE SIMILAR

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>> I WOULD SAY TK THROUGH EIGHT. >> TK. I KNOW, IT'S SO HARD TO SAY. OF COURSE WE ARE INCLUDING TK IN THIS. THANK YOU. AND IT WOULD NEED TO INCLUDE WATCHES. RIGHT. ANY TYPE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE. SMART WATCHES TODAY -- SMART WATCHES DIDN'T EXIST A FEW YEARS OF BACK WHEN POLICY WAS WRITTEN ABOUT CELL PHONES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE NEXT.

>> THE WAY TECH IS GOING. >> WHATEVER WE CALL OUTS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT GETS INVENTED.

LIKE THE GLASSES, RIGHT? READING ABOUT THE GOOGLE GLASSES. GOING,

OH, NO. >> THIS END OF THE DAIS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BELL TO BELL PAN FOR -- BE ON BAN. TK THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. I BUT NOT HERE AND THE NOT HERE.

>> CAN WE HAVE MR. LOU REPEAT BACK CONSENSUS? HE HAS KNOWLEDGE

AND LANGUAGE. >> YES, THANK YOU. A BELL TO

BELL BAN. >> YES. THAT WOULD MEAN OFTEN

AWAY. >> AND THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF THE SMART WATCHES. CONSENSUS THERE, -- YES.

>> THE NEXT PIECE I'M GOING TO BRING UP IS THE NEXT PARAGRAPH.

I FEEL THAT LANGUAGE NEEDS TO -- CELL PHONE SITTING ON A DESK ON ON SILENT MODE IS NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF IT.

OBVIOUSLY I KNOW WE JUST DID WELL TO BELL OFTEN AWAY DURING

-- WE STILL HAVE THE -- >> ARE YOU SUGGESTING AFTER THE WORD , TURNED OFF AND/OR ON SILENT MODE , AND AWAY DURING

INSTRUCTION TIME? >> YES, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.

>> I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE . >> YOU ARE SAYING --

>> YEAH, IN THE SPIRIT OF -- >> IF YOU ARE GOING BELL TO BELL

-- >> WE ARE SAYING TK IT'S GOING TO BE OFF. NONINSTRUCTIONAL TIME, AS WELL. KIDS AREN'T

HAVING IT DURING BREAKS. >> CORRECT.

>> WE WOULD MAKE THAT -- IN THE SPIRIT OF OFTEN AWAY, PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH, WE WOULD MAKE THE UPDATES -- THE BOARD PRESENT UPDATES TO THE BOARD POLICY ON THE TURN OFF AND SILENT AND AWAY, AND THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE IT WAS STUDENTS -- PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE MAY NOT USE THEM DURING NONINSTRUCTIONAL TIME . IN THE CASE OF RECESS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> SILENT WOULD BE SILENT , PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. AND THEN SILENCE WOULD BE USED IN --

>> NO, THEY ARE OFF. >> YOU CAN'T POLICE OFF.

>> IF YOU ARE POLICE -- IF YOU ARE GOING TO POLICE OFF, THAT'S

TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN ON -- >> WHICH YOU GO BACK TO THE HIGH

SCHOOL POLICY SLIDE, PLEASE? >> AS WE ARE LOOKING AT IT I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP. BIG APPRECIATION FOR YOU BEING HERE. CAN YOU TELL US JUST A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THIS CONSISTENT POLICY . YOU MENTIONED SOME OF YOUR REPS CAME TO YOU . WAS A BIG MATTER OF THIS ISSUE CONSISTENCY ACROSS . ONE I HAVE A TEACHER LET ME USE MY PHONE. PERIOD TWO I DON'T. SOME OF THE UPDATED POLICY PART

OF THAT? >> CONSISTENCY IS AT THE HEART OF ANY ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL POLICY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. YEAH, LAST YEAR WE HAD TEACHERS THAT WERE TRYING VERY HARD TO DO THIS ON THEIR OWN AND WE HAD TEACHERS THAT WERE NOT .

IT MADE IT VERY CONFUSING FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY SAID,

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CONSISTENCY WAS A MASSIVE ISSUE, YES.

>> I WANT TO POINT OUT -- SCHOOL SITES COMING UP WITH THE POLICY THAT MAKES SENSE AND MEETS THE CRITERIA WITHIN THE BOARD POLICY -- MY UNDERSTANDING IS STAFF CAME UP WITH THIS AGREEMENT TOGETHER, RIGHT? COULD EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO SAY, YES, I CAN HAVE MY STUDENTS TAKE OUT THEIR PHONES WHEN I GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO USE IT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO AGREE TOGETHER AS A TEAM THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO DO THAT. THAT'S, I THINK, IS UNIQUE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T THINK THAT'S HAPPENING AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL OR WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS POLICY REALLY COMING FROM THE AGREEMENT THAT TEACHERS CAN, ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, GRANT PERMISSION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO

BE CONSISTENT HERE. >> WE TOOK AN OATH AS ALL TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT WE WOULD ABIDE BY THE POLICY. IT WAS A TEACHER CONSENSUS WE WERE GOING TO AGREE TO ENFORCE IT.

>> YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION FOR NINE THROUGH 12TH GRADE?

>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IF WE LOOK AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL POLICY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IT'S CONSIDERING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHERE, FOR THE MOST PART, STUDENTS ARE NOT USING DEVICES IN CLASS . I AM JUST SAYING I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAKE THAT A POLICY. IT SAYS, PRETTY CLEARLY IN THE LAW, THAT IT IS TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR DISCRETION. IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. THIS IS OUR CURRENT BOARD POLICY. REALLY THIS REFLECTS WHAT THAT LAW IS.

>> ANY DISTRICTS GOING TO A FULL FOUR SPAN -- PUT YOUR LEGAL HAT ON. WOULD WE INTERPRET THAT AS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW?

>> YEAH, I GUESS I WOULD, SURE, YEAH.

>> I AGREE. >> LOOKING HOW IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, WE HAVE THE TERMINOLOGY MOBILE DICTATION -- MOBILE DEVICES WILL BE TURNED OFF. BASICALLY SAYING THEY CANNOT USE IT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT IS THE TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR DISCRETION. THAT'S THE FORMAT . IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN IN THAT, YES, THE GENERAL POLICY IS A BAND BUT YOU STILL HAVE THE HOWEVER THE TEACHER DISCRETION IS STILL

PRESENT. >> I THINK AT A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WE COULD DRAFT LANGUAGE , PERHAPS WE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING -- JUST KEEPING WITH THE LAW, STRONGLY ENCOURAGING TEACHERS AND STAFF TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CONSISTENTLY NOT USING DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS. AGAIN, LEADING THE WAY IN THAT BECAUSE WE LEARNED A LOT IN THERE. NOT GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS FOR NUMBER TWO.

>> ABLE TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER ONE SECTION ? FOR ANY OF THE PRINCIPLES OR FORMER PRINCIPLES IN THE ROOM. WHEN THE DEVICES CONFISCATED AND SENT TO THE OFFICE, HOW IS NUMBER ONE STILL -- IF STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR PHONES EXCEPT IN AN

EMERGENCY? >> THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO

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>> IF YOU ARE REALLY GOING WITH THE LETTER OF THE LAW, IT SAYS, SHOULD NOT BE PROHIBITED FOR PROCESSING OR USING A SMART PHONE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THEIR OWN SMART PHONE. LAWYER LANGUAGE. SEE WHAT ELSE HE MIGHT NEED FROM US SPECIFICALLY ON

THIS. >> I DEFINITELY HAVE PRESCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE FIGURED OUT. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE -- I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, IS THERE A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT, IN THE CASE OF PASSING PERIODS, AND NUTRITION AND LUNCH, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IT IS OKAY FOR STUDENTS TO -- AND FOLLOWING WITH OUR BOARD POLICY, THAT THEY MAY USE THEIR DEVICES? OKAY. THAT IS HELPFUL.

AND WE CAN CODIFY THAT. AND THEN I THINK I CAN PRESENT SOME LANGUAGE WE CAN LOOK AT AT THE NEXT MEETING TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE NOT GO ABOVE WHAT THE LAW SAYS, BUT PROMPT AND ENCOURAGE SOME OF THE SUCCESS WE'VE SEEN AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL.

>> KEEPING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS . >> TIMEFRAME . THINK OF A FIRST

DRAFT BACK. >> 19TH.

>> BRING MORE DISCUSSION. AS WE HAVE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE 19TH, WE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS OFF

TO ALLOW OPPORTUNITY -- >> THANK YOU, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST DISCUSSION. DOES ANYONE ELSE THEY HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO CHIME IN ON, OR CAN WE MOVE ON? OKAY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THINK OUR GUEST'S FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

>> YEAH, REALLY HELPFUL. OKAY, WE ARE MOVING ON TO 5B, WHICH IS

[B. Business Services - Discussion of Administrative Regulation and Exhibit 3517 - Facilities Inspection]

>> THIS IS UPDATE TO THE POLICY I'VE FACILITIES INSPECTION, RELATED TO THE WILLIAMS ACT , DISTRICTS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES. TWO LAWS THAT PASSED RECENTLY . ONE GIVES THE AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOLS TO CLOSE THE BATHROOM FOR THREE DIFFERENT REASONS . ONE IF THERE IS IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR SAFETY.

OR NEED TO REPAIR THE FACILITY. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS IF ANY SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN ONE FEMALE AND MORE THAN ONE MALE RESTROOM DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT USE, MAINTAIN ONE ALL GENDER RESTROOM FOR STUDENT USE. THE OTHER WAS AB TO 30, WHICH IS REQUIREMENT TO STOCK THE RESTROOM WITH THE STROLL PROJECT -- PRODUCTS FREE OF CHARGE TO INCLUDES STUDENTS IN ANY GRADES THREE THROUGH 12.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THIS IS A REQUIRED ANNUAL

INSPECTION? >> YEAH, WE DO -- NO,

[01:40:03]

[C. Business Services - Discussion of Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 3320 - Claims and Actions Against the District]

DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY, I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO 5C. WHICH IS BOARD POLICY AND

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 3320. >> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TWEAKS IN THIS POLICY RELATED TO SOME RECENT LAWS. THE BIG PART HERE IS THE PROPOSALS IS TO MOVE THIS OUT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION AND MAKE IT BOARD POLICY. THIS IS REGARDING CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THE ACTIONS ARE SPECIFIED AND CODIFIED THAT THIS IS MORE OF A POLICY THEN IT IS A REGULATION.

>> I WOULD NOTE, WE ARE A DISTRICT THAT BRINGS OUR AR'S FORWARD . SOME DISTRICTS DO NOT BRING THEM FORWARD. THE BOARD POLICY AND THEIR AR'S -- BASED ON , I GUESS, IMPLEMENTATION .

AND STOP UPDATES THE AR'S. THAT'S NOT BEEN OUR FUNCTION.

SO THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE THAT IS OUR PRACTICE. FOR THE MOST PART, 99.99% OF THE TIME, ADJUSTMENTS TO AR'S ARE -- APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SOMETIMES AN ADJUSTMENT TO AN AR MAY NOT ALIGN TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED PRIOR TO THAT . IT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR THAT APPROVAL.

[D. Comments - Board of Education]

>> OKAY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO TRUSTEE COMMENTS, AND WE WILL START WITH TRUSTEE LIGHT.

>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I HOPE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REFLECT ON THE PIONEERS AND COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE THEIR LEGACIES. ALSO NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO THINK YOUR COUNSELORS AND ON OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HELP STUDENTS. I'M MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH WERE COUNSELORS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL CAME IN AND DISCUSS THE CURRENT VALEDICTORIAN SYSTEM. GATHERED STUDENT THOUGHTS ON A POTENTIAL CHANGE. WE DISCUSSED THE SURVEY RESULTS PRESENTED TONIGHT AS WELL IS THE DATA ON STUDENT PARKING LOT AND DISCUSSED THE LETTER REQUESTING THE SWEARING-IN OF STUDENT TRUSTEES.

BYLAW AMENDMENTS WERE APPROVED AND MEMBERS WERE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVISER GROUP FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. WE HAD TWO MEMBERS COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THEIR INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. THESE TOPICS INCLUDED THE VALEDICTORIANS, CELL PHONE USAGE POLICIES, AND BATHROOM SAFETY AND ACCESS. INCLUDING THE FIVE-STAR OP. NEXT MEET ON THE REAR 24TH, 2025, AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE BOARDROOM. 1402 EAST JAN ZWICK. THE AGENDA WOULD BE POSTED ON BOARD DOCS, 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED -- GRADES THROUGH 11. NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 14TH AT 4:00 P.M. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP STUDENTS AND BRING FORWARD ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS YOU HAVE MAY HAVE TO DISCUSS THEM, AS WELL AS VOTE IN THE ELECTION AND RUN FOR THE SESSION. WHILE ON THE TOPIC I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE A STATEMENT WRITTEN BY A MEMBER THAT WAS SHARED AT THE LAST MEETING. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE I THINK AT THIS TIME NEEDS TO BE HEARD. I WANTED TO SHED SOME LIGHT AND SHARE SOMETHING PERSONAL IMPORTANT AT THIS MEETING. I RECENTLY LOST A CLOSE FRIEND TO SUICIDE. THIS PAST WEEKEND IT'S A HEARTBREAKING REMINDER OF HOW MUCH WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE WHAT MY -- OTHERS MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH. LIFE CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND PEOPLE SO IMPORTANT TO CHECK IN ON YOUR LOVED ONES, FRIENDS, FAMILY, CHOATE -- COWORKERS. SOMETIMES A SMALL CONVERSATION, TEXT, OR LETTING SOMEONE KNOW YOU ARE

[01:45:03]

AS ALWAYS, IT'S A -- THE SUPER QUIZ, WHERE WE HAD TWO OF OUR SCHOOLS COMPETING. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING AT TIMIDITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE -- I HAD THE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT A WATER POLO GAME FOR THE TEAM COMPETING. CONGRATULATIONS.

EARLIER TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HORIZON HILLS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE . SEEING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS AND PARENTS REACTION. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ROBERT ON BEING THE JANUARY 2025 TEACHER OF THE MONTH AND THE STUDENTS RECOGNIZED HER TONIGHT. AS FAR AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE TRAINING ON GOVERNMENTS -- GOVERNANCE ISSUES. ALONG WITH THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES, THE DINNER MEETINGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SCHOOLS.

LASTLY, WEBINAR ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.

LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

>> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE SYLVESTER .

>> GOOD EVENING. HAPPY FEBRUARY. AS I LIKE TO SAY, HAPPY END OF JANUARY. AS TRUSTEE LIGHT MENTIONED, THIS MONTH IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW EACH SCHOOL SITE CHOOSES TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR SITE -- SOCIETY. I SAW SOME BILLBOARDS ON MY WAY HERE. ALSO NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORK HARD THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ALL YOUR RUN. PLEASE SHOW THEM A LITTLE EXTRA APPRECIATION THIS WEEK. I ATTENDED THE MEETING , WHICH INCLUDED A REALLY EXCELLENT PRESENTATION BY THE PRINCIPLE OF ACADEMY. WHERE SHE DESCRIBED THE DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY THE FIRST -- MAYBE NOT OUR LAST, PROGRAM LIKE THIS IN OUR DISTRICT. IT'S REALLY AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BECOME BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, STARTING AT A YOUNG TK OR K AGE. CLASSES ARE MADE UP OF BOTH NATIVE ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKERS AND ARE TAUGHT 50% ENGLISH AND 50% IN SPANISH. I REALLY URGE THOSE PARENTS OF TERRELL JURAN WHO WILL BE ENTERING TK OR K NEXT YEAR, OR SUBSEQUENT YEARS, TO CHECK OUT THE PROGRAM. THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE MEETING, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN. STUDENT MEETING. THIS WAS YESTERDAY, OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION MEETING. I WANTED TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE DISTRICT STAFF, WHO SPENDS QUITE A LOT OF TIME PROVIDING THESE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND STUDENTS. OF COURSE I WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS , GUARDIANS, AND STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND HELP ADVISE THE DISTRICT ON THE BOARD. AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING, OUR INCLUSION -- SARAH. TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. ALONG WITH JUDY FRENCH OF PACER GAVE REALLY EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ON BULLYING PREVENTION STRATEGIES. EVERYTHING CVUSD IS DOING TO DETER BULLYING , STARTING TO TEACH KINDNESS AND INCLUSIVENESS -- INCLUSION AT A YOUNG AGE. DISCUSSED OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM AT ALL GRADE SPANS. LESSONS AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS. STUDENT LED NO PLACE FOR HATE PROGRAM AT MANY OF OUR

[01:50:03]

MCLAUGHLIN AND MR. LOU PRESENTED OUR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

MR. PETER, AS ALWAYS, WAS INCREDIBLY ENTHUSIASTIC AND VERY DESCRIPTIVE OF ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT THAT HAD BEEN MADE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING IN A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRICT WIDE APPROACH TO OUR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS. HE MADE THE POINT, AND THIS IS TRUE, HAVING THIS PLAN IN PLACE, BECAUSE IT GOT STARTED A COUPLE YEARS BACK, HAS ENABLED CVUSD TO VERY EFFECTIVELY SPEND THE PROP $28 , VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS, COMING FROM THE STATES. OTHER DISTRICTS ARE REALLY SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST USE THESE FUNDS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THAT. HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THAT'S IT.

>> TRUSTEE GILL. >> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE MAKING IT THROUGH JANUARY. GOOD JOB, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO FEBRUARY. TWO CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS BLACK LIVES MATTER AND OF COURSE THAT MEANS BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL. IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO TRUSTEE SYLVESTER AND OTHERS WHO REMEMBER SOME OF THESE THINGS WE ALL DID TOGETHER . FOR BREVITY SPEAK I WILL SPOTLIGHT ONE EVENT I WAS SO BLESSED TO TAKE A PART IN . THE THIRD ANNUAL SAVE COMMAND FOR -- COMMEMORATION AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL. GINA AND STEVE MEYER ARE EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEN -- THEY MAKE ME SO PROUD TO BE FROM THIS COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE TURNED THE UNIMAGINABLE LOSS OF THEIR DAUGHTER, KATIE, INTO ACTION TO WORK AND SAVE OTHER CHILDREN AND PROVIDE RESOURCES . THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PASSAGE OF A.B. 1535 WITH THE HELP AND CHAMPIONSHIP OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKIE IRWIN, WHICH ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO HAVE A DESIGNATED GROWN-UP ADVOCATE BY THEIR SIDE. IT WAS A HUGELY MOVING EVENT. IT WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM, WHO ALL JOIN HANDS WITH THEIR OPPONENT THAT MIGHT , IN A BIG CIRCLE AND GOT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM GINA AND STEVE. IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE THERE. TRUSTEE POWELL WAS THERE WITH ME. I HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN THE USUAL QUESTIONS , AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN FROM NUMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS MOST RECENT PERIOD. THAT IS BECAUSE OF COMMENTS FROM OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION REGARDING EDUCATION. I ALSO RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE AND ADDRESSED TO THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM. I CARE VERY DEEPLY OF THE CONCERNS AND GENUINE WORRIES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO ME. I WANT TO RESPOND. BUT I WILL SAY BE ANONYMOUS DEMANDS AND THREATS MOVE ME NOT SO MUCH. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT THE LOCUST OF GOVERNANCE FOR OUR GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS RIGHT HERE AT THIS DAIS. NOT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

SECOND, I AM AWARE THERE'S EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REMOVE THE WORDS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FROM WEBSITES AND OTHER SOURCES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, AS WELL AS WORDS TO ELIMINATE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS. I VIEW THESE EFFORTS THE SAME WAY I VIEW BOOK BANS. PROXY FIGHTS. ATTEMPTS TO DISAPPEAR BOOKS OR PROGRAMS ARE POORLY DISGUISED EFFORTS TO EXCLUDE PEOPLE. REAL PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO US IN THIS CARING SCHOOL COMMUNITY. HERE ALL MEANS ALL STILL. HERE WE

[01:55:07]

CHOOSE TO JOIN US. THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE GOLDBERG.

>> THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE ALL SEEM TO TRAVEL IN THE SAME SPACES, I AM JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING TRUSTEE SYLVESTER SAID. THERE'S NO BETTER SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ARTS IN CVUSD THEN MR. BRIAN PETER. HE DID US ALL VERY PROUD AT THE CHAMBER EVENT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TRUSTEE LIGHT FOR SHARING THE STUDENTS POWERFUL WORLDS -- WORDS. AND ALSO THAT IT'S NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK.

THE IMPORTANT WORK OF OUR COUNSELORS IS EVIDENT EVERY DAY IN EVERY SPACE. INCLUDING NOT JUST HERE AT HOME. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. CHAMBERLAIN, JEN, AND THE AMAZING TEAM FOR GOING OUT AND HELPING PEOPLE NOT EVEN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE IMPACTED BY THE RECENT FIRES. AS WE HEARD AT -- YESTERDAY, THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT BEING ALONE CANNOT BE UNDERSCORED. I WAS VERY HONORED TO TAKE PART IN THE FANTASTIC SPELLING BEE, WHICH WAS -- AN ANALOGY FOR TODAY , OUR COMMUNITY , DOING REALLY HARD THINGS, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SCARED. OUR KIDS, THEY TOOK DEEP BREATHS IN THE FACE OF TREMENDOUS ANXIETY. THEY WANTED TO WIN REALLY BADLY, AND YET THEY SUPPORTED THEIR FELLOW BOBCATS . THERE WAS ONE LITTLE GIRL WHO KNEW , SHE WAS A MEETING. EVERY TIME SHE GOES. SHE DID REALLY WELL. WHEN SHE LOST SHE WAS, LIKE, SHOULD -- BUT SHE STILL CHEERED ON HER FRIENDS. IT WAS AMAZING. EVERYONE CAN SPELL. THEY DON'T NEED A REDLINE TO TELL THEM THEY SPELLED IT WRONG. IT WAS GREAT.

FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK DR. MCGLOCKLIN BECAUSE HE IS A FULL SERVICE TO SUPERINTENDENT. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. WE ACTUALLY HAD SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY REACH OUT TODAY AND SAY SOMETHING I MENTIONED TO HIM YESTERDAY, AND YOU WILL SEE HIM PULLING CHAIRS, TURNING UP THE HEAT, BEING TECH SUPPORT. AND LEADING IN EVERY AREA . HIS LEADERSHIP IS ALWAYS ON DISPLAY.

LIKE TRUSTEE GILL MENTIONED, WE LIVE OUR VALUES EVERY DAY. AND HE HELPS BY LEADING AND WANTING MORE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GORBACK. >> BEFORE I START, HOW MANY DIVERSITY COMMUNITIES I AM GOING TO ADDRESS IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, WHICH JUST, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR DISTRICT, I AM JUST SO PROUD WE EMPHASIZED DIVERSITY AND BELONGING. I WILL FINISH WITH THAT THOUGHT, TOO. FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY -- GOOD EVENING. HAPPY BLOCK HOUSE -- HISTORY MONTH. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MONTH EVERY YEAR BECAUSE I LOVE THE CELEBRATION AT THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THE ONE SCHEIN ACADEMY. IS THAT THE 27TH? AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING FANTASTIC, GO TO THAT. HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, I UNDERSTAND.

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR. AND WITH GREAT PRIDE, I SAY HONOR YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS . AS WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED, -- WE HAVE TO PUT EMPHASIS ON WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS , THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS IS THE EMOTIONAL GROWTH. THE

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HAVE A UNIFIED GAMES EVENT. >> UNIFIED GAMES, AGAIN, SPOTLIGHTS AND HIGHLIGHTS OUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE USUALLY UP IN THE BLEACHERS CHEERING ON THE OTHER FOLKS. THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE COURT, IN THE FIELD, WHATEVER. THIS IS THE CHANCE FOR THE SO-CALLED OTHER FOLKS TO CHEER OUR UNIFIED STUDENTS. AS I TALKED YESTERDAY AT OUR SPECIAL ED MEETING , THE COACHES , THE ALLIES THAT WORK WITH OUR SPECIAL ED KIDS, WITH OUR UNIFIED ATHLETES , GET AS MUCH OUT OF IT AS THE UNIFIED ATHLETES. I THINK IT'S A GROWTH TIME. IF YOU CAN, ATTEND THE UNIFIED GAMES, YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR WEBSITE. MOST RECENTLY, LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE, WAS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY. WE HAVE TO HONOR THAT. YOU STOP PROGRAMS WHERE WE HAD HOLOCAUST SPEAKERS COME AND SPEAK TO OUR KIDS AND TELL THE REAL EXAMPLE OF HOLOCAUST. FEWER AND FEWER OF THEM ARE AROUND ANYMORE TO DISCUSS THAT. IT IS A TIME WE HAVE TO REMEMBER OUR PAST.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEACHER OF THE MONTH, ROBERT, OF THOUSAND OAKS HIGH. TREMENDOUS CEREMONY YESTERDAY. ALSO, AS EVERYONE ELSE SAID, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BRIAN AND DR. MCLAUGHLIN FOR REPRESENTING OUR VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS . AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS, OUR BLACK STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR DIVERSE POPULATIONS, THERE IS THAT CONCERN THAT TRUSTEE GILL ALLUDED TO. WE WILL, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY , SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AND HOPE OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WILL RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY AND THE RICHNESS OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I AM MOST PROUD OF OF OUR DISTRICT IS THE FACT WE HAVE ADDED BELONGING TO DEI. WE CAN PROVIDE AS MUCH INCLUSION AS WE CAN , BUT IF THE STUDENTS DON'T FEEL BELONGING, THEN IT IS ALL FOR NAUGHT. THE FACT THAT WE MAKE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, HOPEFULLY , THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS A PRODUCT OF OUR EFFORTS, FEEL THEY BELONG IS A GREAT PRIDE OF MINE . THIS

DISTRICT RECOGNIZES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. THE WORK THEY HAVE ALL DONE REGARDING SCIENCE AND TECH IS -- BLOWS MY MIND. I AM JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH ALL THAT THEY DO.

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AS OTHER HAVE SAID , I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE LACE THIS MONTH, AND THE LEARNING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS ACROSS OUR SCHOOL SITES. ON FRIDAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY LANE RANCHES ELEMENTARY -- LANE RANCH ELEMENTARIES WRANGLER AROUND THE WORLD EVENT THEY DO EVERY YEAR. IT'S REALLY A CELEBRATION OF THEIR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. I SAMPLED INDIAN FOOD, FRENCH CHEESE. THERE WAS DRAGON FRUIT JUICE FROM NICK ORR WALK WALK. I GOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRIES AND CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD. PROJECTS AND GAMES AND CLOTHING FROM ALL DIFFERENT PLACES. I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK SOME OF THE PARENTS WHO COME FROM ALL DIFFERENT PLACES ABOUT THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN.

IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO CELEBRATE THAT DIVERSITY. IT'S A REMINDER OF HOW DIVERSE CULTURES AND PEOPLE ENRICH THIS COMMUNITY , OUR COUNTRY AT LARGE. JUST TO PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE COMMENTS THAT TRUSTEE GILL MADE, WHICH I WANT GO AS DEEPLY INTO AND I THINK SHE VOICED REALLY WELL. I KNOW THESE ARE UNCERTAIN TIMES FOR MANY. THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR.

I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND CONCERNED

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PROVIDING SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPACES FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE CONTINUING ON THAT PATH. OUR VALUES ARE VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH THOSE IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY ELECTED THE FIVE OF US UP HERE. I THINK IT IS REALLY -- I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US. WE FEEL WE -- FEEL REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN RECENT YEARS IN THIS DISTRICT ON THESE ISSUES. THAT WILL CONTINUE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE LIGHT FOR BRINGING FORTH THAT QUOTE FROM THAT STUDENT. WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ALONENESS OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR COUNSELORS WHO ARE CELEBRATING THIS WEEK. YOU ARE STILL VALUED AND IMPORTANT IN

[E. Comments - Superintendent]

MCLAUGHLIN, YOU ARE UP. >> GOOD EVENING. MY COMMENTS ARE VERY QUICK. ONE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SENT IN THE COMMENT EARLIER, AND COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS. I APPRECIATE THAT. I DO LOVE MY JOB, AND I LOVE THE FACT I GET TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT THINGS. I THINK IT'S DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT I HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD BOSSES THAT I WORK WITH, AND I HAVE AN AWESOME ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE THEIR INTERACTIONS IN MEETINGS AND WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS. I KNOW I DRIVE THEM CRAZY WHEN I POP INTO THEIR MEETINGS . I JUST START TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT THEM ON. BUT IT IS. CVUSD, IT IS A GREAT PLACE. I AM THANKFUL EVERY DAY IF I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A THE SUPERINTENDENT HERE. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE HERE. AND ABOUT THE THINGS WE GET TO DO. THAT WILL ALWAYS BE MY TAKE. WITH THAT ,

[A. Future Board Topics / Activities]

MY COMMENTS ARE SHORT TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ADJOURNMENT. WE HAVE 6A, FUTURE BOARD TOPICS OR ACTIVITIES . DOES ANYBODY HAVE SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD, SUGGEST? WE'VE GOT QUITE A LIST GOING HERE. WE HEARD

EARLIER . I SEE MOVEMENT. YES. >> I WAS WAITING TO SEE IF TRUSTEE LIGHT WOULD JUMP IN ON THIS ONE. I GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY. AT SOME POINT I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL AND USEFUL TO DISCUSS THE VALEDICTORIAN POLICY.

>> CONSENSUS? NODS ? YES. YES. OKAY.

>> I DO THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT SOONER THAN LATER.

WHICH, AGAIN, JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO SAY THAT -- HAVE ME MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK ANYTHING THAT IS A POSSIBILITY OF A CHANGE IN PRACTICE PRIOR TO THE START OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR OR SOMETHING, WE NEED TO GET ON. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WORK ON GETTING THAT ON THE AGENDA.

THERE'S CONSENSUS FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO.

[B. Adjournment]