May 21, 2025 Board of Education

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GOOD EVENING. THE CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 21ST,

[A. Call the Meeting to Order]

THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AND ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[B. Pledge of Allegiance]

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[C. Open Session Procedures]

TRUSTEE GORBACH WILL BE ABSENT FROM TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING.

THE BOARD VALUES YOUR INPUT ON THE IMPORTANT EDUCATION MATTERS WE FACE.

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

PUBLIC VIEWING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERNET, LIVE STREAM AND ON THE CVUSD WEBSITE.

PLEASE NOTE, THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC OR WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE BOARD CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE BOARD AGENDA.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN COMMENT HAD THE OPTION TO EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS TO S FELDMAN AT CANAL USD.

ORG BY 3 P.M. TODAY. BOARD MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED WITH THESE WRITTEN COMMENTS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.

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SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THIS BUILDING OR ANYWHERE ON DISTRICT PROPERTY.

COPIES OF THE AGENDA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TABLE IN THE LOBBY AND PLEASE SILENCE ALL MOBILE PHONES.

WE ARE NOW AT ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[D. Approval of the Agenda]

SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. PLEASE VOTE.

TRUSTEE. LIGHT. YES. TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER. YES.

TRUSTEE. GILL. YES. TRUSTEE. GOLDBERG. YES, I'M A YES.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

WE ARE AT AGENDA ITEM ONE E. WHICH WE LOVE. STUDENT RECOGNITIONS.

[E. Student Recognitions]

AND DOCTOR SUITOR IS DOING THE HONORS, I BELIEVE.

AND HERE THEY COME. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT POWELL, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE CABINET.

I'M GINA SUITOR, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HANDING OUT THE INDIAN EDUCATION AWARDS THIS EVENING.

THE VENTURA COUNTY INDIAN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES AND CULTURALLY ENRICHING LESSONS ON NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC, DANCE, AND CELEBRATION TO AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE STUDENTS IN GRADES TK 12 THROUGHOUT VENTURA COUNTY EACH YEAR.

THE PERFORMANCE IS EACH YEAR, THE VENTURA COUNTY INDIAN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM SELECTS STUDENTS FOR THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE THREE A'S ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE AND ATTITUDE. THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE THE INDIAN EDUCATION STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD IS ALSO VERIFIED BY THEIR SCHOOL SITE, TO ENSURE THAT EACH HONOREE REFLECTED THOSE SAME QUALITIES IN THEIR REGULAR CLASSROOMS. THE STUDENTS ARE TRULY TOP NOTCH AND REPRESENT IDEALS WHICH HONOR THEIR ANCESTORS AND BRING PRIDE TO OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY.

THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS INDIAN EDUCATION STUDENTS OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. FIRST, WE HAVE KAYA RASKOVIC FROM WESTLAKE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND GO UP AND AROUND. I'LL WALK YOU. I'LL WALK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE PARKER BARWICK.

WE HAVE. SOPHIA. DEVADAS. CLEETUS. HERE YOU GO.

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WE HAVE LAUREN SNYDER FROM THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE JACKSON WHITE FROM WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT WILL RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS SERVING AS THE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE VENTURA COUNTY INDIAN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM PARENT COMMITTEE FOR HIS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE. AND THAT STUDENT IS CONNOR BARWICK FROM THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TO CONCLUDE OUR RECOGNITIONS, THE DISTRICT WILL HONOR AN EMPLOYEE WHOSE INVALUABLE SUPPORT, UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND DEDICATED SERVICE HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE VENTURA COUNTY INDIAN EDUCATION CONSORTIUM.

AND THAT EMPLOYEE IS KAREN MEYER. SHE IS THE OFFICE MANAGER AT WILDWOOD.

THANK YOU. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE CLEARED OUT A LITTLE BIT. WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSITION HERE, BUT NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUR UNIFIED SPORTS ATHLETES, PARTNERS AND SUPPORT STAFF. I THINK DON THOMAS IS GOING TO START US OFF.

THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT POWELL. SUPERINTENDENT, DO YOU WANT TO WAIT A SECOND UNTIL WE'VE GOT ALL. WELL, THIS IS FOR THE NEXT GROUP.

OKAY. WE'RE AHEAD. EXCELLENT. WOW. YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.

DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INCLUSION THROUGH SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

ALL THREE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS AS UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS.

AND THIS YEAR, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT ASPEN ELEMENTARY, MADRONA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, MAPLE ELEMENTARY AND CONEJO OAKS ACADEMY ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED AS UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS.

UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO IDEALS OF INCLUSION, WHICH SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUPPORTS THROUGH INCLUSIVE YOUTH LEADERSHIP, UNIFIED SPORTS, AND WHOLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO BEING RECOGNIZED AS UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS, EACH SCHOOL WAS AWARDED A GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR CLUB NEEDS SUCH AS EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND EVENTS. UNIFIED SPORTS HAS GROWN INTO MULTIPLE WHOLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPORTING EVENTS, FIELD DAYS, LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES, CLUB MEETINGS, PRACTICES, CO-TAUGHT PE CLASSES, UNIFIED PE CLASSES, DANCES, AND MORE. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE PASSION AND SUPPORT OF THE MANY INVOLVED.

I GIVE MY SINCEREST THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO TO OUR COACHES, OUR PARAEDUCATORS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS WHO PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE WORK INVOLVED TO PROMOTE TRUE BELONGING AND INCLUSION.

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I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STAFF WHO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS WITH EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, SNACKS, LUNCHES, PRACTICING TRANSPORTATION, CALENDARING OF EVENTS, RESERVING OF FACILITIES, SET UP BREAKDOWNS, COMMUNICATION, AND SO ON. IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE AND WE APPRECIATE OUR VILLAGE.

THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFIED SPORTS AND UNIFIED ACTIVITIES WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT WITHOUT ALL OF THIS SUPPORT.

SO LET'S AGAIN GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO NOW HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH SCHOOL PRESENT TO YOU ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS AND DESERVED RECOGNITIONS FOR UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS.

FIRST UP, DOCTOR CRAVEN WITH ASPEN ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR AND BEING RECOGNIZED FOR OUR WORK AT ASPEN AS A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL.

AS WE ARE FINISHING UP OUR THIRD YEAR WITH THIS DISTINCTION, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION BY ASPEN STAFF AND STUDENTS TO MEANINGFULLY IMPLEMENT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL PROGRAM, FROM THE WHOLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES RUN BY OUR STUDENT LED INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM TO THE YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM, WHICH HAS MADE PE AND SPORTS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR TK AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.

THESE THESE PROGRAMS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN FOSTERING OUR SCHOOL CULTURE ROOTED IN ACCEPTANCE, BELONGING, AND INCLUSION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS AS A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL.

AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THESE ENGAGING PROGRAMS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT ASPEN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY THANK AND HONOR ASPEN FOURTH GRADE TEACHER MISS NICOLE DAN FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN LEADING AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS IN THEIR WORK TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER INCLUSIVITY AND KINDNESS ACROSS OUR CAMPUS.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE SHAYLYN NASH, WINNER FROM MADRONA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

GOOD EVENING. I'M SHAYLYN WINNER. SORRY. SORRY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH. BECAUSE THEN. THEY MOVE IN.

GOOD EVENING. I'M SHAILEN SHAILEN FROM MADRONA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF GINA MANDELL. I AM A TEACHER AT MADRONA, AND THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR BEING RECOGNIZED AS UNIFIED SPORTS CHAMPION SCHOOL.

AND SO WE HELD OUR FIRST EVENT THIS YEAR IT WAS A SPORTS A FIELD DAY PE ALL INCLUSIVE PE DAY WHERE TOGETHER WITH THE GENERAL EDUCATION PE TEACHER AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADAPTIVE PE TEACHER AND MYSELF, THE TEACHER, WE ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED AN EVENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND DURING THIS EVENT, WE HAD STUDENT LEADERS WHO WERE REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE MET THE STUDENT LEADERS INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM THE LEAP PROGRAM, STUDENTS ON STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GEN ED STUDENTS.

AND TOGETHER WE MET AND ORGANIZED SOME EVENTS THAT WERE INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY.

AND THE DAY WAS WONDERFUL. ALL THE STUDENTS RAN THE THE PROGRAM.

THEY LED THOSE THOSE STUDENT LEADERS LED THE ACTIVITIES.

AND AND WE HAD GREAT PARENT VOLUNTEERS THAT SUPPORTED IN THAT.

AND SO WE JUST HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY AND ENJOYED OUR FIRST EVENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE EVENTS AS WE GO FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ALSO I'M RECOGNIZING ON OUR, ON OUR CAMPUS CATHERINE BATON WHO IS OUR ADAPTIVE PE TEACHER.

AND KIM HARGRAVE WHO IS OUR PE TEACHER, OUR GEN ED TEACHER.

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ALL FOR ALL.

GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT MARK MCLAUGHLIN, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT LISA POWELL, SCHOOL BOARD VICE PRESIDENT KAREN SYLVESTER, SCHOOL BOARD CLERK. BILL GORBACH, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE LAUREN GILL, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE CINDY GOLDBERG, SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AIDAN LIGHT, AND ALL DISTRICT CABINET DIRECTORS, CVUSD STAFF AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS PATTY LEWIS, AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF MAPLE ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WHAT MABEL HAS CELEBRATED AS BEING A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL SINCE 2022 TO 2023. AT MABEL, WE STRIVE TO CREATE THE WORLD WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LIVE IN INSIDE OUR GATES.

WE WORK HARD TO KEEP THE NOISE OUT AND TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO BE KIND, ACCEPT OTHERS, INCLUDE OTHERS, AND TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS.

BEING A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL HAS STRENGTHENED OUR MISSION TO CONTINUE OUR WORK BY IMPLEMENTING THE THREE PILLARS OF WHOLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND UNIFIED PE. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF THE EXAMPLES OF ACTIONS WE'VE TAKEN TO CELEBRATE BEING A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL. IN THE AREA OF WHOLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT, WE'VE HOSTED MANY MONTHLY HOUSE ACTIVITIES, OF WHICH OUR SCHOOL IS DIVIDED INTO THREE HOUSES SAYS THE HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP, COURAGE AND INTEGRITY WITH OLDER MAPLE MUSTANGS MENTORING YOUNGER MAPLE MUSTANGS. OTHER UNIFIED WHOLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUR ASSEMBLIES SUCH AS BULLY PREVENTION, DIVERSITY AWARENESS, OUR MONDAY FLAG SALUTE IN THE MUSTANG, CAF AWARDS ASSEMBLIES, CHORUS ASSEMBLIES, EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS SUCH AS ROCK PAINTING, MURAL PAINTING ON UNITY DAY, AND ART INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON CREATING MAPLE SPACES OF DIVERSITY TO DISPLAY IN OUR SCHOOL. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UNITY PARADES, UNIFIED DRESS DAYS, UNIFIED FIELD TRIPS, UNIFIED SPECIALS, SCHOOL WIDE TIE DYEING OF HOUSE SHIRTS, MONTHLY FAMILY PICNIC LUNCHES, AND OUR UNIFIED PLANTING OF OUR BUTTERFLY GARDEN.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP INCLUDES OUR STUDENT COUNCIL TEAM WHO HAS LED US IN MANY EVENTS DURING THE YEAR, SUCH AS OUR THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADERS MENTORING OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS IN THE HOUSE.

ACTIVITIES. OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AND SPREAD THE WORD.

INCLUSION LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ASSEMBLIES, AND OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CIRCLE OF FRIENDS IN THE ERA OF UNIFIED PE. ALL STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN UNIFIED PE, UNIFIED DANCE, UNIFIED SPORTS DAY, UNIFIED RUN, WALK ON WITH THE UPPER GRADE UNIFIED RECESS AND LUNCH, AND OUR NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL UNIFIED PANTHER PEP RALLY WITH OUR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS JOINING THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT OUR AMAZING PFA BOARD, LED BY JESS WHY.HE THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR PLANNING PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WITH AN INTENTIONAL EYE ON INCLUSION.

THROUGH THIS JOURNEY OF FOCUSING ON INCLUSION, OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE REMOVED EVENTS THAT DID NOT ALLOW ALL STUDENTS TO COME TO THE TABLE. THE RESULT OF HOSTING INCLUSIVE EVENTS THAT REFLECT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN PARENT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR STUDENTS IN OUR AUTISM PROGRAM AND OUR STUDENTS WITH IEPS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE THAT WHEN OUR MAPLE TEAM WALKS THROUGH OUR GATES EVERY DAY, WE WALK INTO A WORLD WHERE WE OWN EACH STUDENT.

WE COLLABORATE TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT, AND WE CONNECT OUR STUDENTS TO THE STAFF WHO CAN SUPPORT THEM THE BEST GIVEN THAT SITUATION. OUR DISTRICT BCBA OUR DISTRICT INCLUSION TOSA, OUR WELLNESS CLINICIAN, OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS,

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SO IN CLOSING, OUR WORK IN BEING A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF SAMMY STEWART FROM NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, WHO HAS BEEN WITH US ON THIS JOURNEY THE PAST THREE YEARS.

MABEL THANKS YOU. SUPERINTENDENT MARK MCLAUGHLIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN MODELING THE VOICE OF INCLUSION TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN CVUSD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AS WELL AS STANDING ALONGSIDE US AT MAPLE TO SUPPORT INCLUSION.

MAPLE THANKS YOU. CVUSD SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

YOU HAVE BEEN STEADFAST IN YOUR LEADERSHIP OF EVERY STUDENT COUNTING.

YOU HAVE ATTENDED MANY OF OUR UNIFIED MAPLE EVENTS OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE STOOD ALONGSIDE US ALSO IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK AND INCLUSION.

MAPLE THANKS YOU. FINALLY, THANK YOU TO OUR CVUSD CABINET, OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION LED BY KENNY LIU, DOCTOR DEENA SELLERS, DON THOMAS, AND DOCTOR SHANDA LEE.

AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN STRONG ADVOCATES FOR ALL STUDENTS IN CVUSD AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES AT MAPLE ELEMENTARY. MAPLE, THANK YOU BECAUSE WE CAN STAND ON YOUR SHOULDERS IN OUR INCLUSION WORK.

MAPLE CAN STAND STRONG IN OUR COMMITMENT TO BE A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL, AND WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATE THE WORLD WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LIVE IN.

WITHIN OUR GATES, RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO ARE KIND, ACCEPT OTHERS, INCLUDE OTHERS AND WHO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THE ADMIN FOR CONEJO OAKS ACADEMY, AMANDA GLOVER.

DO I HAVE TO DO THAT? OKAY, I'LL GO STAND WITH YOU, TOO.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS MANDY GLOVER, AND I SERVE AS THE COORDINATOR AT CONEJO OAKS ACADEMY, THE POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM.

I'M HERE TO SHARE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM AT CONEJO OAKS ACADEMY, A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS JOY, INCLUSION, AND GROWTH TO OUR STUDENTS.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INCREDIBLE TEAM BEHIND THIS EFFORT, MARJORIE DALGARNO, OUR UNIFIED SPORTS ADVISOR WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION AND BRING OUR VISION TO LIFE.

SARAH CUMMINGS, THE INCLUSION TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP WITH CLU AND CO-WROTE THE GRANT THAT SUPPORTS OUR PROGRAM, AND VICTORIA ALVAREZ, OUR ADAPTIVE PE TEACHER, WHO NOT ONLY PREPARED OUR STUDENTS FOR ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO HELPED WITH ORDERING AND MANAGING THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM.

UNFORTUNATELY, MARJORIE AND VICTORIA WERE UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AND I THINK SARA CUMMINGS IS BACK THERE HELPING THE HIGH SCHOOL AS SHE'S USUALLY DOING.

SO YOU'LL GET TO SEE HER HERE IN A MINUTE. THIS WEEK IS CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK, SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE PARAPROFESSIONALS AT COA. THEIR COMMITMENT AND CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS ARE THE BACKBONE OF ALL THAT WE DO, AND NONE OF THIS PROGRESS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM.

THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE SUMMER WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR PLANNING AND FACILITIES TEAM.

A NEW SPORT COURT WITH BASKETBALL GOALS WAS INSTALLED ON OUR CAMPUS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.

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THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF MARJORIE AND SARA, WE BECAME A UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOL AND WITH WITH AN ACTIVE STUDENT BOARD.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A UNIFIED SPORTS GRANT, WHICH ENABLED US TO PURCHASE MATERIALS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR ONGOING WORK.

OUR STUDENT BOARD EVEN LAUNCHED A UNIFIED SPORTS INSTAGRAM PAGE TO HELP PROMOTE INCLUSION AND SCHOOL SPIRIT.

IT'S COA, UNDERSCORE, UNIFIED SPORTS AND MOST RECENTLY, OUR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PROUDLY WALKED IN THE CONEJO VALLEY DAYS PARADE. WHILE STAFF CHANGES AT CLU PREVENTED US FROM FULLY LAUNCHING OUR PARTNERSHIP THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO RECONNECT THIS SUMMER AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR UNIFIED ACTIVITIES IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS LIKE UNIFIED SPORTS AT CONEJO OAKS ACADEMY.

DO YOU WANT ME AND. AND UP NEXT. UP NEXT WILL BE STEVE LAPIERRE AND NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

SCARY.

I KNOW THEY'RE GOING.

OKAY. BOARD PRESIDENT. POWELL. TRUSTEES. DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN.

DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TO HAVE A CELEBRATE ANOTHER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PROBABLY THE BEST THING I SAY, BECAUSE I LEFT MY FOUR PAGE SPEECH AT HOME.

SO I WILL. I TALK ABOUT BEING BETTER TOGETHER AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

THE COMBINATION OF ALL THE THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF MEMBERS, THE PARENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT, THE SUPPORT FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TRULY MAKES US BETTER TOGETHER AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE, IF YOU WERE TO COUNT ALL THE NAMES ON THE LIST THAT I WERE TO READ, IF EVERYBODY WAS HERE IS OVER 100 NAMES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OUR UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM.

YEAH. LET'S GO. SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CALL THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS WITH UNIFIED SPORTS. JONATHAN ALVIDREZ. MADELINE AND VIVIAN BELL.

IVAN. BEREZKIN. JENNA. BERNARD.

TAYLOR. BLACK. ELIZABETH. BOND.

ALINA. KANIS. LILY. COTA.

SOPHIA. COTO. MCKENNA. COTTON.

SARAH. CROSBY. DANA. CRUZ.

WYATT TO JOHNNY. HUBER. MADISON. FISHMAN. EDMONDS.

TYLER. FISHMAN. EDMONDS. HENRY. FOWLER.

WILL. WILL. GARRETT. LEO. HUDSON.

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KIRSTEN SIMONSEN. AND AVA SMART.

EMILY SOBERANIS. AUSTIN. FENNELL.

BROOKLYNN. VILLAVICENCIO. NOW TO OUR AMAZING STAFF OF TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT NOBODY SEES.

FIRST MR. RICHARD. BRADLEY.

CATHERINE. CARMEL. WHERE'S LAURA? SHE JUST. OKAY.

SHE'S UP. LAURA. LAURA. HARNEY. AMY.

SWANSON. ANGELA. THOMAS.

KOASATI. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR RING. OUR RING DIRECTOR.

OUR CHAOS MASTER, SAMMY STEWART.

OH, YEAH. OH, UP, DOWN. HEY, EVERYBODY LOOK UP.

ONE SMILE. ONE SMILE. TWO, THREE.

THIS WAY. I'LL FOLLOW YOU, I THINK.

DANNY. ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YES.

I'M GOING TO WATCH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, NEXT UP WE HAVE.

THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THIS AMAZING GROUP OF STUDENTS.

TO ALL OF OUR ALL OF THE ATHLETES AND ADULTS IN THE ROOM I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OF THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU'VE TAUGHT US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TRULY INCLUSIVE.

YOU SHOWED US WHAT IT MEANS WHEN WE PLAY TOGETHER.

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STRENGTHS MAKE US ALL BETTER. YOU EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP, ACCEPTANCE, AND PURE, UNADULTERATED FUN. SO TO ALL OF OUR UNIFIED SPORTS ATHLETES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION, YOUR PERSEVERANCE, AND FOR INSPIRING ALL OF US TO SEE THE WORLD WITH MORE OPEN HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS.

YOUR TRUE CHAMPIONS. AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU ALL OF OUR UNIFIED ATHLETES AND THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAM.

FIRST UP. GABRIELLA BARTOLONE. COME ON. GIGI.

YEAH. DID YOU HAVE FUN? MORGAN CASILLAS.

YOU KNOW US, OKAY. NOAH FERREIRA'S.

STILL LOOKING FOR MORGAN'S CERTIFICATE. WE'LL COME BACK TO MORGAN IN JUST A SECOND.

NEXT UP, JOSE HERNANDEZ. NICE JOB. ALL RIGHT. STILL LOOKING FOR JOSE'S TO JOSE. OKAY.

CAN I SHAKE HANDS? GO AHEAD. WE'LL GET IT TO YOU.

KEEP GOING, BUDDY. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. LEAD ON.

COLLEGIAN. NICE JOB. HARRIET.

CLAIRE. KIRBY. I'LL GET. I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET HIM.

I'LL GET HIM. GABE. CHIN.

BEN. KOHLER. BEN. WE ACTUALLY HAVE YOURS. KOHLER.

TILT. THERE YOU GO. MATTHEW. LINDWALL.

MATTHEW. THERE YOU GO, MATTHEW. WELL DONE.

NOAH POLLAK. NICE JOB. NOAH.

THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL OVER THERE. WE ALSO HAVE TWO OF OUR AMAZING STAFF HERE TONIGHT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.

FIRST UP, LAURIE FONT. LAURIE.

AND FINALLY, WE'VE GOT TONIGHT, VERONICA VENTURA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO. OH. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE.

NO. NO.

WESTLAKE. JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW. WESTLAKE. REALLY?

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THE SHOES. YOU HAVE TO. EXACTLY. THAT WORKS. IT WORKS.

WE HAVE A LARGE GROUP, WHICH IS AWESOME.

GOOD. GOOD. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JASON BRANNON, PROUD, PRINCIPAL OF WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND RECOGNIZE OUR UNIFIED SPORTS ATHLETES AND PROGRAM.

IT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. JUST A FEW WORDS I DO HAVE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH UNIFIED SPORTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPRESSED THIS EVENING.

BUT REALLY, OUR STUDENTS GROW IN CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION.

OUR STAFF AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL WITNESSES A MORE CONNECTED SCHOOL CULTURE, WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS SEEN AND VALUED ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY.

INCLUSION HAS ELEVATED OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

THE IMPACT REACHES BEYOND OUR CAMPUS. FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME TOGETHER TO CHEER NOT JUST FOR THE SCORE, BUT FOR THE UNITY, TEAMWORK, AND SHARED JOY. THIS PROGRAM IS MORE THAN JUST SPORTS.

IT'S A MOVEMENT TOWARDS A STRONGER AND KINDER COMMUNITY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR CAMPUS EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

ALL OF JUST SEEING NOT ONLY THE GAMES AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN, BUT WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE IS THE DAILY COMMITMENT OF THESE STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THIS AND THE LIFELONG IMPACTS THAT IT HAS ON ALL STUDENTS ACROSS OUR CAMPUS.

SO IT'S OUR ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING OUR UNIFIED SPORTS ATHLETES FIRST.

ALEXIS BRODHEAD. ZACH CHOW.

STELLA. GINGER. EMMA. FRANK.

DIANA. GONZALEZ. NATALIE. GONZALEZ.

ZACH. HOROWITZ. LEXI. JOHNSON.

ETHAN. CARKOON. ELSA. LOWE.

AVA MARSHALL. LILLE. PARKER. MUSGROVE.

CONGRATULATIONS. MIA. NAEHER.

BECKER. SHEEHY. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR BOARD.

EVA. AGUILAR. THERON. LABIB.

RYLAN. MILLER. NOW, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR STAFF.

ELIZABETH. ALLEN. KATHRYN KOCH, KAT BATTEN.

ABIGAIL HAIRABEDIAN. MELISSA HARRIS.

JAMEY JOHNSON. KATHY TINKER.

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CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, ONE BIG SMILE. TWO, THREE.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY.

LASTLY PARENTS YOU GUYS IT'S OKAY TO. WE WILL EXIT THAT WAY AFTER OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SO WE CAN EXIT THAT WAY AFTER OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT YOU GUYS. SEE YOU. BYE. THANK YOU GUYS.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[F. Reports from Student Reporters and Introduction of Next Year's Reporters]

F REPORTS FROM STUDENT REPORTERS AND INTRODUCTION OF NEXT YEAR'S REPORTERS.

FIRST UP FROM CENTURY ACADEMY, ABIGAIL VEY.

GOOD EVENING. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ABBY, AND I'M A SENIOR AT CENTURY ACADEMY.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON THE LAST MONTH WITH THE WAVES.

ASG IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING OUR LAST EVENT FOR THE YEAR, WHICH WILL BE A WAVES WATER ACTIVITY SPACE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS TK THROUGH 12.

WE ARE ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR UPPER GRADE LEVEL STUDENTS AND OUR ELEMENTARY GRADES TO ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS ACROSS OUR CAMPUS. ONE OF OUR SCHOOL'S GOALS THIS YEAR WAS TO INCREASE STUDENT AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN OUR ON CAMPUS EVENTS, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE TRACKING TOWARDS MEETING OUR GOAL.

WE ARE ALREADY BRAINSTORMING IDEAS FOR UPCOMING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE CONEJO VALLEY DAYS PARADE.

TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS WALKED THE PARADE ROUTE IN OUR SCHOOL GEAR AND HAD A BLAST SEEING ALL THE PARADE ATTENDEES CHEERING ALONG THE WAY.

MR. FRANK PROMISED THAT HE WOULD HELP US BUILD A FLOAT NEXT YEAR.

ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN REVIEWING PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOL FOR ACTIVE THREATS ON CAMPUS, WHICH RESULT IN LOCKDOWN DRILLS. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE OUR CAMPUS ON OUR CAMPUS BECAUSE ALL OF US HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND CAN'T RELY ON ROUTINE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. THIS MORNING WE PUT ALL OF OUR PLANNING INTO ACTION.

OUR GOAL WAS TO GET THE ENTIRE CAMPUS LOCKED DOWN WITHIN 30S OF THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST, WHICH WE DID WITH TWO SECONDS TO SPARE.

OUR STEP. OUR NEXT STEP WILL BE TO DEBRIEF WITH OUR COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO DISCUSS WHAT WENT WELL AND WHAT WE COULD WHAT COULD USE SOME FINE TUNING BEFORE OUR NEXT PRACTICE. OUR FIFTH AND 12TH GRADERS. 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE ALL IN PREPARATION MODE FOR GRADUATIONS AND PROMOTION CELEBRATIONS.

ALL THREE GRADE LEVELS ARE SUBMITTING SURVEYS TO THEIR ADVISOR TO REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCE, AND SOME DREAMING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

WHILE MANY OF OUR SENIORS ARE THINKING ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE AND WORKING WORLD, OUR KINDERGARTEN AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST PLANS FOR WHEN THEY GROW UP. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES INCLUDE I WANT TO BE A STARBUCKS BARISTA AND GIVE EXTRA, EXTRA WHIPPED CREAM WHEN I GROW UP.

I WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER AND AN ASTRONAUT. WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A MICROBIOLOGIST, AND WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A NINJA SPY.

AS THE SEMESTER COMES TO A CLOSE, OUR TEACHERS ARE ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING IN THEIR CLASSES. A SPECIFIC SUBJECT THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT DEPARTMENT ARE GETTING CLOSE TO ARE GETTING COMPETITIVE AND SEEING WHO CAN GET THE MOST STUDENTS PASSING IN THEIR CLASSES.

RIGHT NOW, THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT LEADS THE WAY WITH 99% OF STUDENTS EARNING A PASSING GRADE AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR.

THE LA DEPARTMENT IS MAKING IT A TIGHT RACE WITH 70, WITH 97% OF ALL STUDENTS PASSING CLASSES BASED ON HOW STUDENTS ARE DOING IN CLASSES.

THE ON CAMPUS COURSES AND TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES ARE GETTING FINE TUNED AND REARRANGED FOR THE UPCOMING 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

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I KNOW SHE WILL DO A GREAT JOB BRINGING YOU ALL THE UPDATES ABOUT SHAHEEN AND ZENDAYA IN THE NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO CATCH YOU UP ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE WAVES. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE BOARD REPORTS OVER THESE LAST TWO YEARS. THANK YOU ABIGAIL.

WE'VE LOVED HAVING YOU. AND WELCOME SELENA. NEXT UP WE HAVE CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

ANGELINE PIN. I THINK I SAW HER. THERE SHE IS.

YAY! GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POWELL. POWELL. DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK, ANTHEM CHURCH DID A.

THAT IS THE BIGGEST FAVOR BY PROVIDING US WITH CANDY, EGGS, AND A FEW TOYS FOR OUR ANNUAL EGG HUNT RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

THANK YOU TO DENNIS FOR HIDING A SPECIAL GOLDEN EGG THIS YEAR.

AND PAISLEY NICOLE WAS THE DRAGON TO FIND THE GOLDEN EGG.

SHE HAS BEEN SWORN TO KEEP THE HIDING SPOT A SECRET FOR NEXT YEAR, THOUGH.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, ANTHEM CHURCH. THEY ALSO GAVE US CANDY FOR OUR PINATA ON CINCO DE MAYO, AND WE VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE CANDY. AND AGAIN, ANTHEM WENT ALL OUT FOR US FOR STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK AND THEY PROVIDED US WITH LOADS OF SNACKS. THEY BROUGHT LUNCH FOR THE STAFF FROM TWISTED MEATS AND GIFT CARDS FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS, AND EACH STUDENT GOT TO MAKE A STAFF, MAKE A STAFF, MAKE A CARD FOR STAFF WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND APPRECIATION.

LAST THURSDAY WAS OUR LAST. THURSDAY, MAY 15TH WAS OUR SECOND ANNUAL DRAGON FAMILY NIGHT.

LEADERSHIP STUDENTS WORKED HARD WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO DESIGN FLIERS, A PUNCH CARD, BANNERS FOR THE SCHOOL, CALLING EVERY SINGLE HOME TO INVITE FAMILIES WORKING TO SET UP AND CLEAN UP THE EVENT WITH BEING.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT WITH 214 GUESTS.

HUGE THANKS TO BETSY CONNOLLY CANALI FOR ROUNDING UP THE ADELANTE CREW AND PROVIDING TONS OF GREAT FOOD AND DRINKS FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE EVENT.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS.

IN ADDITION TO ADELANTE, MOORPARK COLLEGE, VENTURA COLLEGE, WESTMINSTER FREE CLINIC AND MANY OTHERS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ALL THE FAMILIES ABOUT THEIR SERVICES. EACH GUEST GOT A PUNCH CARD TO BRING TO THE TABLES WHEN COMPLETE, AND WITH THAT THEY GOT A CHANCE TO WIN A RAFFLE PRIZE.

THANKS TO MANY LOCATIONS, THANKS TO MANY LOCAL DONATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE AWAY A LOT OF GIFT CARDS RANGING FROM 10 TO $100.

LEADERSHIP STUDENTS HAD FUN PROVIDING FACE PAINTS FOR GUESTS.

WE HAD LOTS OF KIDS AND EVEN SOME FELLOW DRAGONS PARTICIPATE.

WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING ON HOW TO EXPAND THE EVENT FOR EVEN BETTER FOR IT TO BE EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR.

AND WE CAN'T WAIT! GREAT BASH WILL BE GRAD. BASH WILL BE AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN THIS YEAR, AND STUDENTS ARE SO EXCITED TO ATTEND THIS FRIDAY ON MAY 30TH. PERSONALLY, I HOPE THEY SURVIVE BECAUSE ROLLER COASTERS ARE TERRIFYING.

PLANS FOR GRADUATION ARE UNDERWAY. LEADERSHIP STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON MAKING DECORATIONS TO HELP THE FESTIVITIES.

OUR GRADUATION CEREMONY IS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 1:00 PM.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. AS YOU KNOW, THE GRADUATION IS A VERY, VERY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE AND IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO REPORT TO YOU GUYS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU GUYS NEXT YEAR, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER.

THANK YOU ANGELINE. NEXT UP WE HAVE NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

SHEA. GROSS. GOOD EVENING.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. MY NAME IS SHEA GROSS, AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE JOINING YOU AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL ON THIS WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY EVENING. AS THE YEAR COMES TO AN END, NFS HAS SEVERAL END OF YEAR EVENTS PLANNED TO CLOSE THE YEAR OFF WITH HIGH SPIRITS AND GOOD MEMORIES TO CARRY INTO SUMMER. ON MAY 3RD, THE STUDENTS OF NFS ATTENDED PROM AT THE VINEYARDS, ENJOYING A THRILLING AND CLASSY NIGHT WITH GREAT MUSIC A CHARACTER, CARICATURIST, ARTIST, A PALM READER AND MORE. IT WAS DEFINITELY A NIGHT TO REMEMBER FOR ALL.

THANK YOU CLASS OF 2026 FOR PLANNING A WONDERFUL EVENING FROM MAY 9TH TO THE 10TH.

THE NFS THEATER DEPARTMENT HOSTED THIS YEAR'S STUDENT ONE ACTS, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO WRITE THEIR OWN PLAYS AND PERFORM TOGETHER IN FRONT OF FELLOW STUDENTS, SHOWCASING A WIDE VARIETY OF EXCITING TALENT IN ACTING AND WRITING.

MAKING NFS VERY PROUD. LAST SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, THE NFS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY HOSTED ITS BELOVED YEARLY EVENT KNOWN AS SPECIAL OLYMPICS,

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THEY OFFER MANY SPORTING EVENTS INCLUDING LONG JUMPS, RACES AND MORE.

IT WAS A MEMORABLE EVENT FOR ALL INVOLVED, THANKS TO THE ENERGETIC ATHLETES AND VOLUNTEERS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE. LAST SUNDAY, MAY 18TH, THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATED IN THE CONEJO VALLEY PARADE, A FUN FILLED EVENT THAT ALLOWED STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

THIS WAS ASU'S FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING, AND THEY WORKED TOGETHER TO BUILD A WONDERFUL FLOAT TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL AND FIT INTO THE WESTERN THEME.

THANK YOU TO THE DANCE TEAM AND CHEER TEAM FOR PERFORMING ALONGSIDE US.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE FINISHING OF THIS REPORT TO NEXT YEAR'S ASSOCIATED STUDENT, PRESIDENT DARWIN ROWLAND. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DARWIN ROWLAND AND I WILL BE NEXT YEAR'S ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT FOR NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S A BIT OF A MOUTHFUL. I AM ALSO EXCITED TO SERVE AS NEXT YEAR'S STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, SO I AM THRILLED TO FINISH TONIGHT'S REPORT SO I CAN GET IN THE LOOP.

TO CONCLUDE AN AMAZING YEAR, OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING ITS LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR TODAY, THE 21ST, AND IT IS SURE TO EXHIBIT MANY BEAUTIFUL PIECES TO SHOW OFF THE TALENT AT OUR AMAZING SCHOOL.

ALONG WITH THE CHOIR DEPARTMENT ON MAY 29TH FROM 7 P.M.

7 TO 9 P.M. IN THE PARK, THE BAND DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING THEIR END OF THE YEAR FINALE CONCERT.

THEN ON THE 30TH FROM 7 TO 9 P.M. AS WELL, THE STRING DEPARTMENT IS PERFORMING ITS FINALE CONCERT, ENDING THE YEAR OFF STRONG FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO SPOTLIGHT ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

LAST WEEK, A GAME LTA WAS HOSTED WHERE SEVERAL CHILDHOOD GAMES FROM ASIAN CULTURES WERE SET UP IN THE QUAD FOR STUDENTS TO PLAY.

ON MAY 27TH, A FOOD FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD WHERE STATIONS FOR SEVERAL ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURES WILL BE DISPLAYED WITH CULTURAL FOODS FOR STUDENTS TO TRY.

TO CONCLUDE THE YEAR ON JUNE 5TH, THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER ITS ANNUAL EVENT, BOAT RACES, IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN RACE THEIR OWN SELF MADE BOATS IN THE POOL, CREATING A FUN, COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND STUDENTS OFF INTO THE SUMMER AS WE END THE YEAR.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN TAKING PLACE WITH SENIOR RECOGNITION NIGHT.

SENIOR SUNSET, GRADUATION NIGHT, AND OF COURSE, GRADUATION ON JUNE 13TH.

IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING SCHOOL YEAR AND I CANNOT WAIT TO CONTINUE REPORTING FOR YOU NEXT YEAR.

I WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR UNENDING SUPPORT OF NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

THANK YOU BOTH. SHEA, WE'VE LOVED HAVING YOU AND WELCOME DARWIN.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE 1000 OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. ELLA NEAL.

GOOD EVENING. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. I'M ELLA NEAL, ASB VICE PRESIDENT AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE BOARD REPORT FOR MAY OF 2025.

AS WE APPROACH THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, THE ENERGY AND ACHIEVEMENTS AT THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUE TO SHINE BRIGHTLY IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE LAST THREE WEEKS WERE DEDICATED TO THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AP WEEKS WHERE OUR STUDENTS PUT FORTH THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS TO THE TEST ON A NATIONAL SCALE AS THE CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF PREPARATION AND DEDICATION.

AP WEEK REPRESENTS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN SUBJECTS.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF.

OUR STUDENTS ARE POISED TO SHOWCASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, DEMONSTRATING THEIR READINESS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

THROUGHOUT AP WEEKS, OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND OUR TEST TAKERS, PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT AS THEY TACKLE THIS ACADEMIC MILESTONE.

AMIDST THE FLURRY OF THE END OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL RECENTLY CONCLUDED ITS ASB CLASS OFFICER ELECTIONS AND ASB CABINET ELECTIONS, MARKING A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN OUR COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION.

THE CAMPAIGN SEASON SAW AN ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION FROM STUDENTS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS, CULMINATING IN THE ELECTION OF SENIOR, JUNIOR AND SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS EMBODY THE DIVERSITY, PASSION AND VISION OF OUR STUDENT BODY, AND THEY STAND READY TO SERVE THEIR CLASSMATES WITH INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION.

AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE ON THEIR ROLE, THEY CARRY THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THEIR PEERS, PROMISING TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF TRADITION OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR THERE IT IS HIGHLY, PARTICULARLY BITTERSWEET FOR OUR SENIORS AS THEY PREPARE TO BID FAREWELL TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY AND EMBARK ON NEW ADVENTURES FOLLOWING OUR JUNIOR SENIOR PROM THIS PAST WEEKEND.

AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE CHERISHED TRADITIONS OF OUR SENIOR SUNSET, WHERE OUR GRADUATING CLASS GATHERS TO REFLECT ON THE MEMORIES AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AS THE SUN SETS ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, ENHANCED BY AN IN-N-OUT TRUCK AND MR. SOFTEE TRUCK, OF COURSE. ADDITIONALLY, SENIORS PARTICIPATE IN THE ENLIGHTENING SENIOR SEMINAR, WHERE THEY RECEIVE INVALUABLE GUIDANCE AND INSIGHT AS THEY TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THEIR LIFE.

AS A GRAND FINALE, GRAD NIGHT AT DISNEYLAND AWAITS OUR SENIORS, OFFERING A MAGICAL NIGHT OF CAMARADERIE AND CELEBRATION BEFORE THEY WALK ACROSS THE STAGE

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THESE SENIOR EVENTS SERVE AS BITTERSWEET MILESTONES, MARKING THE END OF ONE CHAPTER AND THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER FOR OUR GRADUATING SENIORS.

NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE NEXT YEAR'S ASB VICE PRESIDENT AND THE STUDENT BOARD REPORTER FOR NEXT YEAR, CADEN STUDEBAKER. GOOD EVENING. I'M EXCITED TO SERVE AS NEXT YEAR'S STUDENT BOARD REPORTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING AT OUR FIRST MEETING NEXT YEAR. I'VE BEEN HOPING TO SERVE ON THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL'S ASB CABINET SINCE I STARTED DOING STUDENT COUNCIL IN ASB IN THIRD GRADE, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO FOLLOW IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS, AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL AT THE FIRST MEETING NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. WE'VE LOVED HAVING YOU, ELLA, AND WELCOME CADEN.

IN. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND FIONA MERCER.

GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CVUSD BOARD AND COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS FIONA MERCER, AND I'M HONORED TO BE GIVING MY SECOND REPORT ON BEHALF OF WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL MONTH ON CAMPUS.

WE'VE BEEN PROUDLY CELEBRATING JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, ALL OF WHICH HAVE HELPED FOSTER CONNECTION, LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

AFTER WRAPPING UP AP TESTING, FINALLY, STUDENTS HAVE SHIFTED GEARS AND ARE NOW PREPARING FOR FINALS.

BUT BEFORE WE FINALLY DIVE INTO STUDY MODE, WE'RE MAKING THE MOST OF THESE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH A TON OF INCREDIBLE EVENTS.

TO START, WE'VE BEEN SHOWING OUR LOVE DURING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WEEK AND TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, MAKING SURE OUR AMAZING STAFF KNOWS HOW VALUED THEY ARE.

FROM HEARTFELT NOTES TO FUN TREATS, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE US SO MUCH.

JUST YESTERDAY, OUR SENIORS PROUDLY ROCKED THEIR COLLEGE GEAR TO SHOW WHERE THEY'RE HEADED NEXT YEAR.

AND LAST NIGHT, THEY CREATED CORE MEMORIES AT SENIOR SUNSET, COMPLETE WITH GAMES, FOOD FROM THE HABIT AND DESSERT FROM MISTER SOFTEE.

A PERFECT MIX OF LAUGHTER, NOSTALGIA AND BRAIN FREEZES.

NEXT FRIDAY WILL BE BITTERSWEET AS OUR SENIORS EXPERIENCE THEIR LAST RALLY, BUT THEY'VE STILL GOT SENIOR PROM AND GRAD NIGHT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AND THOSE ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. TOMORROW'S A BIG DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO WILL BE PERFORMING CINDERELLA, THE PLAY. THEY'VE WORKED SO HARD TO BRING THE STORY TO LIFE AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO CHEER THEM ON.

LOOKING AHEAD, FROM MAY 29TH TO THE 31ST, OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING ITS SPRING CONCERT.

LET'S GROOVE! OUR CHOIR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN THE WORK, AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEIR INCREDIBLE TALENT.

BEFORE I CLOSE, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE AT WESTLAKE.

TO OUR CUSTODIANS, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FROM EARLY, FROM THE EARLIEST MORNINGS TO THE LATEST NIGHTS.

YOUR DEDICATION NEVER GOES UNNOTICED. TO MRS. PATTERSON JONES, WHO IS MY ENGLISH TEACHER, SHE'S ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS CHALLENGING ME, SUPPORTING ME, AND ENCOURAGING ME TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T WANT TO.

AND LASTLY, TO MRS. TEIGEN, WHO WILL BE TAKING A BREAK AFTER THIS YEAR.

MRS. TEIGEN, I KNOW YOU'RE WATCHING THIS. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS MAKING ME SMILE FOR OUR CONVERSATIONS.

AND YES, FOR THE SNACKS TOO. YOU'LL BE MISSED MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

WE ARE ENDLESSLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS AND CUSTODIANS.

WESTLAKE WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS WITHOUT YOU ALL.

AND TO ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THANK YOU. FIONA. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STUDENT REPORTERS.

AND THERE ARE WE WE HAVE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR THE FOUR OF YOU THAT WERE HERE THIS YEAR, THREE OF YOU OF WHOM WILL NOT BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF YOU TO COME UP.

AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE.

SO COULD ABIGAIL, ANGELINE, SHAY AND ELLA, PLEASE COME ON UP.

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WE IT REALLY HELPS US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE LOVE HAVING YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND BEING SO COMMITTED AND DEDICATED.

OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM ONE G. THIS IS A REPORT FROM OUR STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE STAFF.

[G. Report from Student Organization - Student District Advisory Committee (SDAC)]

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR INVITING STACK TO SPEAK AGAIN FOR THE SECOND YEAR, AS WAS JUST MENTIONED, MY NAME IS AIDEN LIGHT. I WAS THE CHAIRPERSON OF STACK FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.

I'M JOINED BY FINN KEARNS, VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR AND CHAIRPERSON ELECT FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE LOOKING BACK PART OF STACKS REPORT TONIGHT.

SO THIS YEAR WE REALLY HAD A BIG FOCUS ON SUBCOMMITTEES.

WE ENDED UP CONSOLIDATING DOWN TO FIVE, WHICH WERE ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, EQUITY, MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLICITY, AND CAMPUS CULTURE. ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS BY MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE SUBCOMMITTEE AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE BY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO JOIN ONLINE, AND ALLOWING NON STUDENTS TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMAZING WORK THAT GOES ON IN OUR SUBCOMMITTEES.

WE HAD FOUR GOALS, WHICH WERE TO ESTABLISH THE WORKING SUBCOMMITTEES, FACILITATE PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS, ENSURE EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT, AND PROVIDE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WERE REALLY SHOWN BY HOW OFTEN YOU SAW OUR STUDENT REPS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AS AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE TOPICS WE DID, I'M GOING TO GO MONTH BY MONTH JUST TO SAY SOME OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT HAPPENED EACH MONTH IN STACK. IN AUGUST, WE HAD A MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION, BYLAW AMENDMENTS, AND OUR AND WE FILMED A VIDEO SHOWING STACKS COMMITMENT TO PUBLICITY AND REACHING OUT TO FELLOW STUDENTS.

IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAD A DISCUSSION OF THE CELL PHONE POLICY, WHICH TURNED INTO A DEVELOPMENT OF A SURVEY THAT RECEIVED OVER A THOUSAND RESPONSES, WAS ANALYZED AND BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHEN CONSIDERING THOSE AMENDMENTS.

IN OCTOBER, WE DISCUSSED TRANSIT, THE RACIAL EQUITY RESOLUTION AND RISE, WITH THE RAMS ALSO ATTENDING SUPER DECK SHOWING THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IN JANUARY, WE CREATED A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN REGARDING THE SWEARING IN OF STUDENT TRUSTEES, SOMETHING THAT IS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT DUAL ENROLLMENT, AND WE UPDATED OUR MISSIONS AND NORMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER FIVE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME OUR NEW STUDENTS AND REALLY SHOW WHAT WE DO AND THE VALUES WE HOLD.

IN FEBRUARY OR SORRY? IN MARCH, WE DISCUSSED THE RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND OUT-OF-CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK TO OUR PEERS AND BE BETTER STUDENT LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY. IN APRIL, WE DISCUSSED AI AND IMPLICATIONS AND BEGAN OUR ELECTION PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH WAS A TOTALLY NEW ELECTION PROCESS. IN PROMOTING EQUITY BY USING A SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE RANKED CHOICE VOTING SYSTEM, WHICH IS BRAND NEW TO THE DACS IN CVUSD, AND IN MAY WE HAD OUR SENIOR SENDOFF AND ATTENDANCE DISCUSSION AND THE TRANSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD JUST ON MONDAY AS WE PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THIS YEAR VICE CHAIRPERSON FINN KEARNS, RECORDER JONAH KIM, WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL MEMBER AT LARGE MELINA SERVAIS, NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL MEMBER AT LARGE RILEY SHINN, THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL MEMBER AT LARGE. VICTOR PARK, CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MEMBER AT LARGE JOCELYN J.J.

JIMENEZ AND CENTURY ACADEMY MEMBER AT LARGE ABIGAIL VEY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INCOMING EXECUTIVE BOARD.

NEXT YEAR WILL BE LED BY CHAIRPERSON FINN KEARNS.

VICE CHAIRPERSON BRANT SMITH, MEMBER AT LARGE FOR WESTLAKE.

EMILY BRONSTEIN, MEMBER AT LARGE FOR NEWBURY PARK.

MCKENNA COTTON, MEMBER AT LARGE FOR THOUSAND OAKS AVERY CASEY, MEMBER AT LARGE FOR CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MICHAEL TRIMBLE AND MEMBER AT LARGE FOR CENTURY ACADEMY SELENA SMITH. AND FINAL PART OF LOOKING BACK ON NASDAQ, I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR CHAIRS OF THE PAST, BECAUSE EACH ONE HAS REALLY HELPED BUILD INTO WHO WE ARE TODAY.

AND FOR ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS, NOT ALL OF THEM WILL HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE CURRENT STUDENTS.

IN FACT, NONE OF THE CURRENT STACK REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE INTERACTED WITH OUR FIRST CHAIRS. SO GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2019 2020.

JORDAN SCOTT, OUR VERY FIRST CHAIRPERSON, WHO REALLY HELPED LEAD STACK, PAVE THE PATH, WAS OUR FIRST STUDENT ON THE DAIS AND HAD TO LEARN THROUGH THE TRANSITION

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THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ADDIE CRAIG, WHO WAS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE.

IN THE YEAR THAT I REALLY STARTED WATCHING BOARD MEETINGS CONSISTENTLY AND WAS A HUGE INSPIRATION FOR ME TO BE HERE IN 2020 2021.

KATHERINE HSU, THAT WAS THE FIRST MEETING I'D EVER SEEN.

I JOINED THAT YEAR ON ZOOM. GOT TO SEE HOW SHE LED A MEETING.

UNDERSTAND REALLY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STACK. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY GABBY LOPEZ IN 2022 2023.

OUR FIRST CHAIRPERSON FROM THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL AFTER THREE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER ON SCHOOL COUNCIL AND MANY OTHER PLACES AND REALLY GROW INTO THE STUDENT LEADER, I AM. LAST YEAR.

NIAMH MCCALL WAS OUR CHAIRPERSON, WHO DID A FABULOUS JOB ON THE DAIS AND REALLY HELPED TEACH ME EVERYTHING I KNOW FOR THIS POSITION, AND I WAS HONORED TO SERVE IN THIS SIXTH YEAR.

I'D NOW LIKE TO WELCOME OUR SEVENTH CHAIRPERSON TO LOOK FORWARD, FINN KEARNS. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS FINN KEARNS.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE BEEN ELECTED THE NEXT CHAIRPERSON OF STAC AND STUDENT BOARD TRUSTEE FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

I'D LIKE TO START THE GOING FORWARD PORTION OF THE REPORT BY LOOKING BACK ONE LAST TIME TO THANK AIDAN LIGHT, OUR WONDERFUL LEADER. THIS YEAR HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AND REALLY EXTENDED ON A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY NAIMA AND THE OTHER BOARD TRUSTEES.

I FEEL VERY HONORED TO HAVE WORKED BESIDE AIDAN LIGHT FOR SO LONG, FOR SO MANY YEARS.

I THINK HE I MET HIM FIRST IN FRESHMAN YEAR, AND HE KIND OF SCOOPED ME UP INTO ALL OF THE EXTRACURRICULARS, REALLY, THAT I'M INVOLVED IN NOW AND WAS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE AND MANY OTHER STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU, AIDAN FOR ALL YOUR WORK THIS YEAR.

SO MOVING FORWARD WITH STACK, I HAVE A FEW KEY GOALS IN MIND THAT I THINK WILL DRIVE FORWARD STACK AS EVEN BETTER THAN IT ALREADY IS.

NOW FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SUBCOMMITTEES.

SUBCOMMITTEES ARE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF STACK.

A LOT OF THE MORE DEEP, INTENSE DISCUSSIONS GO ON IN THESE SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH ARE THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE GENERAL BODY.

AND LIKE AIDAN MENTIONED EARLIER IN HIS REPORT ABOUT SUBCOMMITTEES, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, ACTUALLY, ABOUT SUBCOMMITTEES. WE HAD BYLAW CHANGES, THE WHOLE SHEBANG.

SO GOING FORWARD, I THINK CONTINUING TO REFORM SUBCOMMITTEES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS AND STRAIGHTENING OUT ATTENDANCE SUBCOMMITTEES SO THAT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SITE IS REPRESENTED IN EVERY SINGLE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO WE'RE SEEING CONSISTENT CONVERSATIONS STATIONS THAT HAVE A WIDE BREADTH OF REPRESENTATION INVOLVED IN THEM.

NEXT, I THINK STACK ACCESSIBILITY AND GOES HAND IN HAND WITH PUBLICITY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

THE STUDENT DOC FUNCTIONS SOMEWHAT AS LIKE A STUDENT COUNSELOR FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE IT'S LIKE WHAT, 20,000 STUDENTS? A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT, MAYBE. A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO NOT ONLY GET OUR NAME OUT TO ALL OF THEM, BUT MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A VOICE IN WHAT'S GOING ON AT THEIR DISTRICT. THEY HAVE A REPRESENTATION NOT ONLY UP HERE ON THE BOARD IN THE FORM OF OUR BOARD TRUSTEES AND THE STUDENT BOARD TRUSTEE. BUT ALSO THAT THEY ARE LISTENED TO IN CONVERSATIONS AND THAT THEIR, THEIR OPINIONS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES MATTER IN ANY DISCUSSION THAT IS HAD.

AND SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK I SAY PUBLICITY GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT STACK, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET INVOLVED WITH STACK? SO ONE WAY WE'RE DOING THIS THAT I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT NOW IS AT CVUSD STUDENT DOC ON INSTAGRAM.

SHAMELESS PLUG. SO IF YOU COULD ALL GO CHECK THAT OUT AT YOUR LEISURE.

IT'S A REALLY GREAT, GREAT WAY THAT WE CONNECT WITH STUDENTS.

AND THEN FINALLY, BY DEVELOPING ENGAGING AND PRODUCTIVE AGENDAS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ACTUALLY MAXIMIZING THAT VERY SHORT TWO HOUR TIME THAT WE HAVE EIGHT TIMES A YEAR GOES BY LIKE THAT.

I'M SURE AIDEN CAN TELL YOU. AND CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY THE REST OF OUR STUDENT DECK MEMBERS.

AND I THINK THAT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THAT TWO HOUR TIME IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS. WE DEFINITELY WELCOME THAT. I THINK SOME OF OUR MOST IMPACTFUL DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR, AT LEAST CERTAINLY IN MY TIME IN STACK, HAVE BEEN FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HAVE BEEN FROM THE ADMIN TEAM, HAVE BEEN FROM OUR BOARD TRUSTEES COMING AND PRESENTING THINGS TO STACK AND ALLOWING US TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS TO HELP THEM IN WHATEVER ISSUE THEY MAY BE FACING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

FINALLY, I THINK STACK IS ABSOLUTELY AS STRONG AS EVER.

WE'VE BEEN DOING VERY WELL. AIDAN HIMSELF HAS PUT IN A TON OF WORK INTO MAKING SURE THAT STUDENT BOARD TRUSTEES IN THE FUTURE, STOCK CHAIR PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE ARE BEING TRAINED UP PROPERLY AND ARE GOING TO BE AS IMPACTFUL AS POSSIBLE.

SO I THANK AIDAN FOR THAT AS WELL. HE DEFINITELY MADE MY JOB A LITTLE EASIER WITH THE WHOLE TRANSITION. AND SO I THINK, YEAH, ZSTACK IS VERY STRONG AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

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AND AGAIN, JUST SUPPORTING STUDENT VOICES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN CBSD.

I REALLY THINK IT'S WHAT SETS US APART. AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU ALL. TRUSTEE LIGHT, TRUSTEE ELECT KEARNS, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXCELLENT REPORT.

WE REALLY VALUE STACK AND STUDENT VOICE, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BOTH OF YOU, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF ALL THOSE ON THE BOARD THIS YEAR AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT YOU THINK. THANK YOU FOR TAKING US THROUGH THAT SORT OF EVOLUTION OF THE HISTORY AND THE CURRENT YEAR, AS WELL AS LOOKING AHEAD. IT WAS ALL GREATLY APPRECIATED.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TO HAVING YOU UP HERE WITH US NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR H COMMENTS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.

WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE CVUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION WANTS TO HEAR FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS,

[H. Comments - Public]

UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54 954, THREE COMMENTS REGARDING SPECIFIC ITEMS LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA MUST BE MADE WHEN THAT AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, NOW IS THE TIME TO PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF YOU'VE NOT ALREADY DONE SO AND WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR BLUE CARD TO MRS. FELDMAN. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO HAND TO BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS TO MRS. FELDMAN FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD. PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, THE BOARD CANNOT UNDERTAKE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEMS, NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR ITS STAFF MAY BRIEFLY REPLY TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS POSED BY THE PUBLIC.

USUALLY, WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE RESPONDING AS OUR MEETINGS ARE HELD IN PUBLIC.

YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BY THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING OR WATCHING A BROADCAST.

IN ADDITION, THE BOARD ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS.

THEREFORE, WE HOPE THAT STUDENTS ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING OR ARE IN TONIGHT'S AUDIENCE.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT, AND PLEASE MAKE YOUR COMMENTS FACTUAL AND OFFER THEM IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

THE GOVERNING BOARD STRIVES TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES DURING OUR MEETINGS.

THAT INCLUDES THE RIGHT FOR THE IDENTITIES OF STUDENTS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.

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

AS A REMINDER, THOSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME WILL SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SPEAKERS CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE BOARD STARTS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER.

WE HAVE SIX CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR SPEAKERS TONIGHT.

EACH SPEAKER WILL GET THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL UP THE FIRST TWO JUST SO THAT WHOEVER'S ON DECK CAN BE READY.

FIRST UP, WE'LL HAVE DARREN EDWARDS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE SAVANNA GIFFORD.

EXCUSE ME. HI. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN.

SO I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO NOT HAVE SOME UPDATE AFTER THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

SOME MEMO OR JUST REPORT OF OF FROM THE CONVERSATION SO FAR, WE ONLY HAVE MINUTES TO GO OFF OF FROM OUR LAST MEETING REGARDING TITLE, THE TITLE NINE DISCUSSION AND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCESSES.

I WAS ENCOURAGED BY SOME OF THE DISCUSSION. MR. LIU DID OFFER AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE THAT ARE HAPPENING.

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS, AND I KNOW THAT, AS MR. LIU SAID, THAT THAT'S ALREADY BEING STARTED. SO THAT IS ENCOURAGING.

ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT THAT I DID THINK WAS MISSING FROM THE CONVERSATION WAS JUST THE LACK OF AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PAST DEFICIENCIES WITH WITH THE WITH THE PROCESSES.

THE THERE DID SEEM TO BE SOME IMPLICATION DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN, THAT THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A LACK OF EMPATHY.

THAT WAS THAT WAS A DISCUSSION POINT FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

BUT BUT NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OF OF FAILURE TO, TO COMPLY OR OR JUST ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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WHAT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL IMPACT OF THAT? SO NOW I DO THINK THERE FROM THE STORIES AND WE HEARD FROM STUDENTS, I DO THINK THERE'S A LARGER ISSUE THAN JUST LACK OF EMPATHY, EMPATHY, BUT JUST CONCEDING TO THAT. I MEAN, IS THERE WAS THERE NOT AN EXPECTATION TO PROVIDE EMPATHY FROM, FROM STAFF AND ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS? SO THE SO I DO FEEL LIKE STUDENTS FEEL WRONGED IN THAT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TO TREAT THEM WITH THE RESPECT THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN, IN BRINGING UP THEIR THE THE THESE TOUGH STORIES TO SHARE AND HANDLING THEM WITH PROPER CARE.

SO I DO WANT TO BRING THIS UP NOT JUST AS A MATTER OF RETRIBUTION, BUT AS A REALLY PRAGMATIC THING, BECAUSE AS WE'RE TAKING ACTION TO DEAL AND TO TO PROGRESS THIS FORWARD, WE DO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAST WRONGS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH TRUST WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

IF IF THERE'S NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OF THESE GRIEVANCES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE PROVIDED.

SO I DO I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS, BUT I DO DON'T WANT US TO WASTE EFFORT IF WE DON'T BUILD TRUST FIRST.

THANK YOU. SO WE'LL HAVE SAVANNA, AND THEN AFTER SAVANNA, WE'LL HAVE MICHAELA.

HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SAVANNA GIFFORD.

I'M A JUNIOR AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE OF THE ASSAULT CULTURE AND FLAGRANT DISREGARD OF ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS ON MY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. SINCE THEN, IT BRINGS ME SOME HEART TO REPORT THAT THE PERSISTENT ACTION OF STUDENTS, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAS BEGUN TO WALK OUR COMMUNITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS NOT ONLY SOME RECOVERY FROM PAST MISHANDLINGS OF THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, BUT PREVENTION ALSO OF THOSE THOSE TYPES OF MISHANDLINGS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.

THIS ISN'T SCRIPTED INTO MY STATEMENT, BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VALIDITY OF THE LAST SPEAKER'S STATEMENTS AND THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPEATING AT LARGE IS A REQUEST FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MISHANDLINGS OF THE PAST AND TO MAKE ANY KIND OF STATEMENT OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO PREVENT THESE TYPES OF MISHANDLINGS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

THE POINTS MADE ABOUT TRUST, I THINK, WERE VERY IMPORTANT.

AND IN ORDER TO PROVE THE, THE STATED DESIRE THAT THE BOARD HAS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, I FEEL LIKE THAT TYPE OF STATEMENT NEEDS TO BE MADE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR WORK IS FAR FROM OVER AND THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ASIDE FROM THAT ONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE WE, AS WESTLAKE WARRIORS, WILL EVEN BEGIN TO FEEL ABLE TO MOVE ON.

THE PRIMARY OF THESE CONCERNS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD THIS EVENING IS THE CONTINUED ABSENCE OF LAWRENCE HILL FROM WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE BOARD THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION, AND THAT LIMITED AMOUNTS OF THAT INFORMATION IS OPEN TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE PRIVACY RIGHTS AFFORDED TO ALL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF UPHOLDING THOSE PRIVACY RIGHTS. THAT SAID, IT IS ALSO IMPERATIVE THAT I MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MR. HILL IS A WELL-REGARDED FIGURE AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HER ABSENCE IS BEING FELT EVERY SINGLE DAY BY THE STUDENTS WHO RELIED ON HER FOR HER CONSISTENT, THOROUGH EDUCATION AND HER OPENNESS IN ALLOWING THEM TO FEEL SAFE WITH HER.

I WILL REITERATE FROM MY LAST STATEMENT WHEN OUR TRUSTED ADULTS ARE REMOVED FROM CAMPUS, IT ELIMINATES THE TRUST THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR ADMIN AND WITH OUR DISTRICT.

THE LONGER THAT LAUREN HAS KEPT AWAY FROM HER CLASSROOM, THE MORE THE IMPRESSION AT WESTLAKE BECOMES THAT SHE IS BEING PENALIZED FOR THESE QUALITIES, WHICH HER STUDENTS VALUED IN HER SO HIGHLY.

IT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE SEEN NO SIGN OF HER RETURN EITHER FOR THIS YEAR OR FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY A CONCERN TO THOSE OF US WHO SIGNED UP FOR HER CLASSES, WHICH MAY NOW BE IN JEOPARDY.

I IMPLORE THE BOARD TO TAKE WHATEVER ACTIONS ARE IN THEIR POWER TO WORK ON MISS AZAZEAL'S SIDE, IN WHATEVER CONFLICT IS BEING IS CAUSING HER TO BE KEPT AWAY FROM HER CLASSROOM IN ORDER FOR HER TO RETURN AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE.

DEMONSTRATE THAT YOUR TRUST IS BEING EARNED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO MICHAELA IS NEXT. AND THEN FOLLOWING MICHAELA WILL BE DREW PLETCHER.

GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MICHAELA CASTILLO, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE AT WESTLAKE THAT HAS BEEN PROMINENT WITHIN THE LAST

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I'VE TALKED TO MY FELLOW CLASSMATES, AND THERE'S A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE BEING AT SCHOOL.

I'M NOT COMING UP HERE OUT OF HATE, BUT OUT OF FEAR FOR THE FUTURE.

HOW MANY MORE REPORTS MUST BE MADE UNTIL WE ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? WE MUST FEEL THAT WE ARE BEING SILENCED. AND THE TRUTH IS, WE ARE.

THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS. SHE IS A WELL RESPECTED TEACHER WHOSE STUDENTS LOOK UP TO AND FEEL COMFORTABLE TELLING THEIR WRONGS.

SHE WAS HIGHLY REGARDED AND SHE WAS STRIPPED FROM US AND RIGHT BEFORE HER STUDENTS WERE TO TAKE THE AP US HISTORY EXAM.

WHY SHOULD THEIR EDUCATION BE PUT ON HOLD WITHOUT A WARNING? SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. WHAT I WANT IS FOR THE ADULTS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT RESPONDING DIRECTLY TO THE ALLEGATIONS AT HAND.

AND IF THAT MEANS REPLACING SOME PEOPLE, THEN SO BE IT.

I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A MAJOR STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IN ADDITION, MRS NEEDS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL GROUNDS.

WE WILL NOT LET HER DISAPPEAR QUIETLY WITHOUT A TRACE.

I WILL TRY MY BEST TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP TO THESE MEETINGS AND MORE UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. DREW PLETCHER AND THEN AFTER DREW PLETCHER WILL BE VINCENT.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN.

MY NAME IS DREW PLETCHER. RESIDENT OF NEWBURY PARK, PARENT OF TWO KIDS AT URSE.

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1000 OAKS ADDRESSED OUR CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM RATHER UNEXPECTEDLY.

IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT I EXPECTED THEM TO TAKE ON THE ISSUE.

BUT I'M HERE MAINLY TO SAY THAT IN A WEEK'S TIME NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS WILL BE ACTUALLY HAVING A FULL DISCUSSION. IT WILL BE INFORMATIONAL ITEM, BUT THEY WILL BE HAVING A FULL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM AND THE CROSSING GUARD NUMBERS FOR 2025. SO I WANTED TO INVITE YOU KNOW, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK AT THE MEETINGS. YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK. YOU KNOW, QUITE THOROUGHLY ABOUT THIS. PLEASE SHOW UP AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

THIS IS A GREAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN AN ISSUE JUST IN TERMS OF OF TALKING ABOUT FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT WHAT THESE CROSSING GUARDS HAVE MEANT TO STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS, I THINK IS IS KEY. AND THIS SHOULD GO TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

BUT LAST NIGHT'S DISCUSSION, I THINK, GOT CAUGHT IN KIND OF A GRAY CLOUD.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SUCCESSES, BECAUSE IT STAFF, I DON'T THINK, DID A GREAT JOB OF HIGHLIGHTING THOSE SUCCESSES.

AND IT KIND OF GOT LOST ON YOU KNOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FOR INSTANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS ACACIA ELEMENTARY AT GAINSBOROUGH, GAINSBOROUGH ROAD AND DOVER AVENUE QUALIFIED FOR A CROSSING GUARD FOR THE FIRST TIME. LET ME SEE.

LANG RANCH WHITECHAPEL AND SANDHURST AVENUE QUALIFIED FOR CROSSING GUARD.

MOVING DOWN THE LIST, WE HAVE WETHERSFIELD ELEMENTARY, CAMINO, CALOUNDRA AND DARLINGTON DRIVE QUALIFIED FOR A CROSSING GUARD.

WILDWOOD, WHO WE HADN'T SEEN IN A COUPLE YEARS, QUALIFIED FOR A CROSSING GUARD.

THERE ARE SUCCESSES TO THIS PROGRAM THAT I THINK ARE NOT BEING HIGHLIGHTED BY OUR CITY.

IT'S GETTING CAUGHT UP IN. HEY, WE'RE DOING PUBLIC OUTREACH, BUT SCHOOL CHOICE.

AND THERE'S MANY OTHER REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR CARS AND NOBODY'S WALKING ANYMORE. AND, AND BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE ARE SUCCESSES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THE GREEN IS THERE.

WE CAN BUILD ON THESE SUCCESSES. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A COLLABORATION, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT NOT ONLY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SIDE, BUT FROM THE CITY SIDE TO REALLY FOSTER WALKING TO SCHOOL.

AND WHAT THAT REQUIRES ON THE CITY SIDE, I THINK, IS MAKING SURE WE MAINTAIN OUR CROSSING GUARDS AND MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY AMONG OUR CROSSING GUARDS BECAUSE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY, IT DOES BELONG TO THE CITY.

IT BELONGS TO THE CITY ROADS. OUR STUDENTS ARE KEY.

THEY'RE ESSENTIAL, BUT WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY MAINTAIN THESE CROSSING GUARDS AT THEIR LOCATIONS TO GIVE PARENTS THE, YOU KNOW, PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFIDENCE THAT IF THEY SEND THEIR KID TO SCHOOL VIA BIKE OR WALK, THAT THE CROSSING GUARD IS GOING TO BE THERE AND THEY CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY.

SO AGAIN, NEXT WEDNESDAY, IT'S AT 6:00 AT CITY HALL.

IT'S THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

SO NEXT WE HAVE VINCENT, WHO I BELIEVE IS GIVING TIME TO ELISE, WHO WILL BE OUR FINAL SPEAKER.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VINCENT, AND I WILL GIVE MY TIME TO MY DAUGHTER.

GOOD EVENING. LAST NIGHT, ALL WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED AN EMAIL INVITING US TO A STUDENT FORUM NEXT WEEK DURING CLASS.

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OH, OH, SORRY. SORRY. AND PUT YOUR MIC DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR YOU. IS THAT GOOD? I THINK THAT'S OKAY. SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE FIXING THE CLOCK. OKAY. I DON'T THINK I'LL EVEN NEED THE FULL SIX MINUTES.

WELL, JUST IN CASE, IF YOU WANT TO. IF YOU WANT TO USE IT. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. FROM THE TOP. GOOD EVENING.

LAST NIGHT, ALL WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED AN EMAIL INVITING US TO A STUDENT FORUM NEXT WEEK DURING CLASS.

THE MESSAGE READ, AT WESTLAKE, WE BELIEVE A STRONG, SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY BEGINS WITH LISTENING, LEARNING, AND LEADING WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION.

THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO GIVE STUDENTS SPACE TO TALK OPENLY ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT, ABOUT REPORTING OPTIONS, THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS, AND HOW THOSE SYSTEMS CAN IMPROVE.

IT'S BEING PRESENTED AS A STEP TOWARDS CREATING A MORE CARING AND TRANSPARENT SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT I CAN'T IGNORE WHAT THIS FEELS LIKE ANOTHER CHECKBOX, ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO MANAGE THE NARRATIVE AND PROTECT LEADERSHIP WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, YOU'VE HEARD DEEPLY VULNERABLE, HONEST TESTIMONIES FROM STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN MORE COURAGE THAN MOST ADULTS EVER HAVE TO. I JUST LOST MY SPOT. OVER A MONTH AGO, OLIVIA STOOD HERE AND SAID, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY BEGGING YOU TO NOTICE THE GIRLS WHOSE STORIES YOU HAVE SILENCED.

I'M HERE TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM NOT HERE TO SUGARCOAT THE ATROCITIES I'VE WITNESSED IN YOUR DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TO FIGHT FOR THE GIRLS YOU SWORE TO PROTECT.

CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN, GRACE. ANOTHER STUDENT SUGGESTED A PLAN TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON CONSENT AND BODILY AUTONOMY THAT COULD BE TAILORED TO EACH GRADE LEVEL.

SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE NEED TO REEXAMINE POLICY TO MAKE IT TRAUMA INFORMED, SURVIVOR CENTERED AND CONSISTENTLY APPLIED.

SHE SAID THERE IS A CULTURE OF DISRESPECT AND A NORMALIZATION OF HARMFUL JOKES ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

I SEE THIS EVERY DAY. PARIS MADE IT CLEAR THAT TRUST CANNOT GROW UNDER THE SAME LEADERSHIP THAT ALLOWED HARM TO HAPPEN.

SHE SAID, IF YOU WANT YOUR STUDENTS TO TRUST YOU, FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE IN POWER.

REMOVE THEM. DO NOT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MR. BRANHAM? STILL, AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE SAID AND DONE? AFTER THE WALKOUT ON MAY 2ND, WHERE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS LEFT CLASS FOR OVER TWO HOURS TO DEMAND CHANGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE DIDN'T. OH. SORRY, MY PHONE IS GLITCHING.

AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE, WE GET THIS INVITATION TO A FORUM.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET, OUR CONCERNS WERE FIRST RAISED IN MARCH.

SO WHY ARE WE ONLY NOW RECEIVING THIS INVITATION IN LATE MAY? DID WE NOT MAKE IT CLEAR ENOUGH THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS NEEDED? PERHAPS YOU WERE TOO BUSY SILENCING YOUR TEACHERS.

YOUR STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY COME FORWARD. WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN.

WE'VE ALREADY NAMED THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO CHANGE.

WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION MONTHS AGO, AND IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO FILL YOU IN JUST BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T LISTENING.

THEN ASKING STUDENTS TO MUSTER UP THE COURAGE AGAIN, TO SPEAK OUT IN A ROOM IN FRONT OF ADMINISTRATORS THAT WE'VE EXPLICITLY SAID WE DON'T TRUST IS INTIMIDATING AND UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IT PUTS THE BURDEN BACK ON US.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE HOPING TO HEAR THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY SAID.

I HATE THAT NOW WE'RE MADE TO FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT'S BROKEN.

LIKE, IF WE DON'T SAY THE RIGHT THINGS OR SHOW UP IN THE RIGHT NUMBERS, IT'LL BE DISMISSED AS WELL.

NO ONE CAME OR NO ONE HAD REAL CONCERNS. MOST STUDENTS DON'T KNOW THE GAPS OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS UNLESS THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH IT.

MANY FEEL UNSAFE, CONFUSED, OR UNSURE HOW TO EVEN BEGIN SHARING SOMETHING SO PAINFUL AND COMPLICATED.

WHILE THE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE PROMISING, IF THIS FORUM IS GOING TO MEAN ANYTHING, THE STEPS FOLLOWING IT MUST BE OUTLINED CLEARLY FOR STUDENTS TO TRUST THAT THEY WILL BE HEARD.

I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS IS A GENUINE ATTEMPT AT CHANGE, AND IF THAT IS NOT THE CASE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT WE ARE DONE CHECKING BOXES.

SINCE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M A SENIOR.

I'LL BE GRADUATING IN A FEW WEEKS, AND IT'S PRETTY HEARTBREAKING THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN MORE CHANGE SINCE THIS DISCUSSION BEGAN.

SO I JUST AND IT'S EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTING THAT THE RESOLUTION ISN'T BEING FOLLOWED UP WITH THIS MEETING.

I KNOW THERE'S I THINK ONE MORE MEETING AFTER SCHOOL ENDS.

I JUST REALLY, REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON THAT'S CALLING PEOPLE OUT AND AND BEING DISRESPECTFUL.

BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE LEADERSHIP AT WESTLAKE NEEDS TO CHANGE.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A PRINCIPLE THAT CAN BE EMPATHETIC AND THAT CAN BE TRUSTED BY STUDENTS.

I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE WITH MR. BRANUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION AS MUCH AS I CAN SHARE BECAUSE IT IS A CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.

BUT ONCE THE DISTRICT RECEIVED THE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS, WE PROVIDED THEM TO OUR THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURER WHO MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE HER GO OUT ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE THEY CONDUCTED THEIR INVESTIGATION.

THE DISTRICT IS AWAITING FOR INTERVIEWS TO BE CONCLUDED AND A FINAL REPORT TO BE PROVIDED TO MISS ASHMORE.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATION, AND THAT THE ALLEGATIONS WERE WERE NOT BROUGHT FORWARD BY WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

ME OR ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS OR ANY DISTRICT STAFF.

SO WITH THAT, THAT'S AS MUCH AS I'LL SAY ON THE CONFIDENTIAL MATTER. OKAY.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION TWO, WHERE SECTION TWO A IS BUSINESS SERVICES MEASURE I ACCEPTING

[A. Business Services - MEASURE I - Accept the 2024-25 Annual Report by the Bond Oversight Committee]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? PRESIDENT POWELL. YES. TRUSTEE GOLDBERG.

I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE 2024 2025 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS SUBMITTED.

SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM DOCTOR HAYEK AND DREW FLETCHER.

THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

ME AGAIN? GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT POWELL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN. MY NAME IS ANDREW FLETCHER.

I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE MEASURE I INDEPENDENT BOND, CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIR.

WITH ME TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE CHRIS DOOLAN AND MR. TONY GET WHO? TWO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE. BOTH HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIAL.

TONY'S BEEN A LONG TIME. LONG TIME. MEMBER. FOUNDING MEMBER.

LONG TIME MEMBER. PRETTY CLOSE. AND CHRIS IS.

CHRIS IS BRAND NEW OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND I'M SO GLAD TO SEE BOTH OF THEM ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN IN WHAT WE DO.

AND TONIGHT WE WANT TO OBVIOUSLY ADDRESS OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO ON TO OUR NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE AT A TRANSITION PERIOD.

A COUPLE FOLKS, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MELISSA CANNON AND WE'RE KINSEY, FLAME AND GAIL.

JANELLE WHO'S THEY'VE BEEN ESSENTIAL AGAIN, LONGTIME LONGTIME MEMBERS WHO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING ARE TRANSITIONING OUT AT IN JUNE AND BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE'LL HAVE SOME NEW FACES LOOKS LIKE OVER THE NEXT BUT THANK YOU.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK BECAUSE IT IS IT IS A COMMITMENT.

IT'S A TWO YEAR TERM. IT'S A IT IS A COMMITMENT.

DOES REQUIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION JUST IN TERMS OF OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT OUR SCHOOLS AND WORKING WITH DOCTOR HAYEK AND STAFF.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO OUR COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES YOU KNOW, INFORMING THE PUBLIC, OBVIOUSLY, OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES, WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.

OBVIOUSLY, ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, WHICH IS ALL THE BRIGHT, SHINY, FUN PICTURES THAT WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE, AND OUR STUDENTS LOVE TO SEE THE BENEFITS OF REVIEWING EXPENDITURES.

OBVIOUSLY LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT BASED ON OUR BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT WE YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT IS SPENDING THE MONEY PER THE BALLOT LANGUAGE AND PER THAT'S BEEN AGREED UPON BY THE VOTER. PREPARE AND PRESENT OUR ANNUAL REPORT WHICH WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND REVIEWING THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT, WHICH TRADITIONALLY WE DO AT THE DECEMBER WE DO IT IN OUR NOVEMBER DECEMBER MEETING BEFORE IT COMES TO THE BOARD.

BUT YOU GUYS ALREADY HEARD IT AND APPROVED IT.

SO WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OUR MEETINGS ARE SHORT AND SWEET THIS YEAR, OCTOBER 16TH AND THIS PAST MAY WE HAD OUR TWO MEETINGS, BUT STILL PER OUR PER OUR BYLAWS STILL FELL WITHIN WITHIN THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THE BOND MEASURE LANGUAGE OBVIOUSLY I SAY IT EVERY YEAR EVERYTHING STARTS AND STOPS WITH THIS BOND MEASURE LANGUAGE.

IT LAYS OUT HOW $197 MILLION THAT THE VOTERS AGREED UPON IN 2014 ARE GOING TO BE SPENT.

THIS WAS MORE CLASSROOM MAINTENANCE AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE, IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY, SECURITY. IT'S ALL I MEAN, IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE.

AND IT'S BEEN SO CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, TO TO DOCTOR HAYEK STAFF'S CREDIT SINCE WE SINCE IT'S BEEN PASSED WE ARE FORMED BY CALIFORNIA STATE LAW INDEPENDENT CITIZEN BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

YOU KNOW WE MONITOR THE EXPENDITURES AND WHAT WAS PROMISED TO THE VOTERS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU WANTED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT OUR OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, YOU'LL SEE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM,

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THAT WAS AN ADDITION I BELIEVE TWO, THREE YEARS AGO.

AND IT'S BEEN A VERY WELCOMED ADDITION TO HEAR STUDENT INPUT WITH EACH DOLLAR SPENT, ESPECIALLY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH TEND TO BE OUR BIGGER PROJECTS. COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS I HAVE TO SAY THIS CORRECTLY, OR ELSE DOCTOR HAYEK LOOKS AT ME FUNNY.

THE COMMITTEE HEREBY AFFIRMS THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 13 A, SECTION 1B3 OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION. $146 MILLION CAPITAL FUND COMPLETION.

SO WE YOU KNOW, THE FINAL BOND MEASURE OR THE BOND FINAL BOND SALE HAPPENED AS WELL AS THE REFINANCE, AS I MENTIONED, DURING OUR MIDYEAR, WHICH SAVED THE TAXPAYERS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IS REALLY A AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL I'LL SAY IT AND STRESS IT AND SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS. DOCTOR HAYEK KNOWS IT IS A FIRST OF IT'S REALLY A FIRST OF ITS KIND AND AGAIN, SHOWS VERY CREATIVE THINKING BY THIS DISTRICT.

ON KEEPING THE TAXPAYER. REALLY THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IN FOCUS IS SAVING THE TAXPAYER MONEY.

CURRENT KEY PROJECTS, WHICH WE CAN TOUCH ON WHICH WHICH YOU'LL SEE REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN A NUMBER OF MPR MODERNIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL.

AND THEN THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OUR BREAKDOWN WITH TECHNOLOGY BOND 51 MILLION TO THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE AND CAPITAL 146 MILLION, THE BIGGER CHUNK. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IT BROKEN OUT BASED ON HOW TECHNOLOGY IS SPENT FROM EQUIPMENT TO MANAGEMENT.

AND THEN OUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE HIGH AND OUR OTHER, OUR OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING OUR CONTINGENCY, WHICH WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT AND ALLOCATED OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS TO EQUAL EQUAL PORTIONS THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THAT THIS REALLY JUST DISCUSSES THE BOND ISSUE SCHEDULE FROM 2015 ALL THE WAY TO 2024.

AGAIN, CREDIT TO THE DISTRICT. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

WE PLAYED THE INTEREST RATE GAME, I THINK VERY, VERY WELL.

SOLD THE BONDS AT THE RIGHT TIME, REFINANCED AT THE RIGHT TIME.

I, YOU KNOW, JUST IN OUR LAST MEETING, YOU KNOW, DOCTOR HAYEK HIGHLIGHTED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T SEE THESE INTEREST RATES AGAIN, ESPECIALLY ON THE REFINANCE PORTION OF IT FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT WE ARE FULLY ISSUED FUNDS HAVE FULLY BEEN RECEIVED.

AND NOW IT'S A QUESTION OF WHAT IS THE REST OF OUR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IS OUR GROUP LOOK LIKE, OUR COMMITTEE LOOK LIKE AS WE TRANSITION TO A TECHNOLOGY BASED FOCUS.

AGAIN, ANOTHER WAY TO PUT THE NUMBERS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE CAPITAL SIDE.

AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT CAPITAL SIDE 146 MILLION AS OF END OF MARCH.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ONLY 23 MILLION, 23.9 MILLION REMAINING.

THAT HASN'T BEEN ENCUMBERED TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH, SO WE'RE HITTING OUR NUMBERS WHERE WE SHOULD BE BECAUSE THAT'S A MUCH LONGER MUCH LONGER LIFE OF A BOND AT THE CLASSIC $100 PER STUDENT, PER YEAR SCHOOL SITE THAT YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK ABOUT BEFORE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THEN OUR, OF COURSE, OUR CAPITAL ALLOCATION BREAKDOWN WITH OUR OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND OTHER SITES.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THERE IT IS. BROKEN OUT OF COURSE BY BY SCHOOL SITE.

WHICH YOU KNOW, I WILL HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW THINGS.

OBVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH OUR CONTINGENCY OUR NEWBURY PARK HIGH, 1000 OAKS HIGH, WESTLAKE HIGH AGAIN, EQUAL ALLOCATION SPENT A LITTLE BIT CREATIVELY, I THINK IN TODAY'S MARKET WITH YOU KNOW, TARIFFS AND INCREASED COSTS DUE TO COVID, WE WON'T YOU CAN'T GET THE DEAL WE GOT AT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THIS NEW SCIENCE BUILDING.

THE BEAUTY OF IT IS, IS THROUGH AGAIN, CREATIVE THINKING BY DOCTOR HAYEK AND HIS STAFF, THE WAY THAT THEY HANDLED 1000 OAKS HIGH AND NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ORIGINAL PLAN OBVIOUSLY BEING TO PUT IN THE NEW BUILDING. BUT NOW I THINK WE'VE STRETCHED EVERY DOLLAR MUCH FARTHER IN NEWBURY PARK HIGH IS ESPECIALLY GOING TO LOOK PRETTY FANTASTIC BY THE TIME IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AGAIN, JUST CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SUMMARY WHERE WHERE WE CURRENTLY SIT AS OF TODAY, YOU CAN SEE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YOU KNOW, VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETED.

ALL THAT MONEY IS REALLY JUST KIND OF YOU'RE FINALIZING SOME OF THE REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CERTAIN OTHER EXPENDITURES.

ELEMENTARY AGAIN, WE'RE COMING WITHIN $7 MILLION.

AND THEN MOST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPENDITURE AND ALLOCATION IS NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL REMAINING.

AND THEN YOU CAN KIND OF SEE YOU CAN SEE IT FROM JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, LOOKING AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE VERSUS WHAT IS BEEN EXPENDED AS OF, AGAIN, THE END OF MARCH. SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FOCUS IS AND WHERE THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BE.

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AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HOW IT WAS BROKEN OUT FAIRLY EVENLY AMONG ALL THE SCHOOL SITES.

JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A PRINCIPLE OF THIS HAS BEEN ALWAYS EVENLY ALLOCATING THE FUNDS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHICH IS A LARGE DISTRICT AND A VAST DISTRICT.

SO IT IT'S IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S EQUITY ACROSS ALL OUR SITES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OUR CAPITAL CATEGORIES. YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST LEAVE THEM FOR YOU TO NOTE.

SAFETY SECURITY, WHICH WE SAW A FEW YEARS AGO.

MODERNIZATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, OUR SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS PREPARATION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT MORE AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS REDWOOD INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND THEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WIDE.

YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, BREAKING DOWN HOW BASED ON THOSE CATEGORIES, HOW ARE WE SPENDING THE CAPITAL SIDE YOU CAN SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, A MAJORITY OF IT OBVIOUSLY CAME FROM THE MODERNIZATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, WHICH AGAIN, COMING BACK TO THE BALLOT LANGUAGE QUALIFIES AND WAS A CENTRAL PART ABOUT WHY WE PASSED THIS BOND MEASURE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND THEN DIVING IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR OTHER SITES YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT AGAIN, THE BY CATEGORY, HOW THINGS ARE BEING EXPENDED AND WHERE THAT MODERNIZATION MONEY ESPECIALLY IS GOING VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. FINALLY, OUR TECHNOLOGY ALLOCATION BREAKDOWN $51 MILLION.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, YOU CAN SEE, IS ABOUT 1 MILLION PER YEAR.

TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, 1.6 MILLION PER YEAR $100 PER STUDENT PER YEAR FOR IT'S A 2020 YEAR BOND LENGTH VERSUS THE CAPITAL SIDE, WHICH IS A TEN YEAR BOND LENGTH. OBVIOUSLY THE THE $100 PER YEAR IS IS REALLY THE SET AMOUNT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE BASED ON HOW THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, CHOOSES TO ALLOCATE POLICY OR TECHNOLOGY RELATED POLICY IF IT CHOOSES TO GO IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THE ONE TO ONES IN TERMS OF THE COMPUTERS IF IT WENT, YOU KNOW, IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, FOR INSTANCE, OR LOOKED AT OTHER TECHNOLOGY, IT'S HOW DO YOU SPEND THAT $100 THE MOST EFFICIENTLY WE CAN TO MAKE SURE TO GET IT IN STUDENT HANDS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND THEN, MUCH LIKE OUR CAPITAL, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKOUT VIA SCHOOL SITE.

OBVIOUSLY, KEEPING IN MIND THAT THAT $100 PER STUDENT PER YEAR.

THE REMAINING ALLOCATIONS AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE REALLY RIGHT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AS YOU'RE, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE MEASURE I COMMITTEE, WHICH IS TECHNOLOGY BASED.

AND THEN MUCH LIKE OUR CAPITAL CATEGORIES, OUR TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES YOU CAN SEE I MEAN, I WILL NOTE SOME OF THE ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT I MENTIONED DURING OUR LAST MEETING.

MY KIDS AT IRST GOT TO PLAY WITH SOME OF THE COOL ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT.

NOW THEY'RE COMING HOME SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN THEY COME HOME AND THEY SAY, I WANT YOU TO BUY ROBOTICS INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ON THE IPAD OR SOMETHING. AND YOU GO, THAT'S COOL.

YOU WANT THEM INVOLVED. AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF YOU KNOW, MEASURE I LIKE THIS IS SPENDING THAT MONEY CREATIVELY, GETTING TEACHERS HANDS, GETTING TEACHERS, THEN EXCITED ABOUT IT AND THEN THAT THAT FULLY MOTIVATES BECAUSE YOU CAN BUY ALL THE TECHNOLOGY YOU WANT.

BUT IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR STAFF AND YOUR TEACHERS EXCITED ABOUT IT AND GET THEM USING IT, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S JUST GOING TO SIT.

IT'S GOING TO SIT ON A SHELF. AND I, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WANT TO APPLAUD YOU KNOW, ALL THE STAFF RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE OF CREATING THE CATALOG, WHICH WE'LL SEE IN A MINUTE. BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN REALLY A ONE STOP SHOP TO ALLOW OUR SCHOOL SITES TO LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND YOU CAN SEE BASED ON BASED ON AGAIN THOSE CATEGORIES HOW THINGS ARE BEING SPENT AROUND THE DISTRICT.

THERE'S NO GOOD WAY TO PUT THAT IN A BAR CHART.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE WE TRY OUR BEST. BUT IT'S, IT'S VERY BROAD BUT IT'S VERY SITE I WOULD SAY IT'S VERY SITE FOCUSED.

AND AGAIN, IT ALLOWS EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITE TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES OR YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS THAT THEY HAVE AND PROGRAMS AND GROUPS AND DIRECTION.

THEY WANT TO GO WITH THEIR STUDENTS. AND THAT'S THAT'S REALLY THE BEAUTY OF IT IS KEEPING KEEPING SEEING THOSE POSITIVE STORIES COME OUT OF MEASURE I.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND AGAIN AS I MENTIONED HERE'S HERE'S A CATALOG.

IT'S BRIGHT. IT'S SHINY. IT'S GOT THE MEASURE I LOGO ON IT.

SO I LOVE IT. BUT IT REALLY IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP THAT ALLOWS AGAIN EACH SCHOOL SITE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. AND, AND I APPLAUD BECAUSE OVER THE LAST YEAR WE'VE, WE'VE BEGUN HAVING MORE DISCUSSIONS ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE.

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IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY, ANY OTHER METHOD THAT WE CAN DO TO YOU KNOW, SPEND THAT MONEY TO GET DISCOUNTS WHERE APPROPRIATE OR BUNDLES OR GROUPS OR HOW ARE HOW DO THE 1 TO 1 PROGRAMS WORKING? WHAT'S THE TURNOVER ON OUR COMPUTERS? YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL IS TO, AGAIN, COME BACK AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, SPEND THOSE TAXPAYER DOLLARS WISELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, TO TO THE DISTRICT'S CREDIT, I THINK THEY'RE DOING JUST I MEAN, THEY'RE DOING FANTASTIC.

A COUPLE MORE JUST PICTURES. IPADS OR LAPTOPS.

NEXT SLIDE. OUR PROJECTIONIST ACCESSORIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA.

I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, I MENTIONED IT EVERY YEAR.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A IT'S A BRIGHT SPOT TO THE STORY OF MEASURE I IS WE SERVE AS OUR OWN REAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

AND AGAIN THAT'S THAT'S NEW. IT'S CREATIVE THINKING BY OUR STAFF.

MOST SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PASS THESE BOND MEASURES DON'T DO IT.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO RESULT IN SPENDING A LOT MORE MONEY UP FRONT FOR THE CAPITAL.

AND TO DOCTOR HAYEK AGAIN, AND TIM AND HIS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STAFF TO THEIR CREDIT, WE'RE STRETCHING EVERY DOLLAR.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE SEEING THEM STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY CAN TO MAXIMIZE IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO, JUST TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING, OBVIOUSLY, WE STARTED WITH SITE PLANS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITE, BUT STAFF GOES OUT AND MEETS WITH THE PRINCIPALS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW SITE PROJECT PRIORITIES.

AGAIN THIS THIS YEAR FOR A LOT OF THE ELEMENTARY SITES WAS NPR MODERNIZATION, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE IT'S JUST USED FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING FOR ALL OUR KIDS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM HANDLED BY OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF, REQUIRES THE BIG PARTNER THERE IS DSA, ITS CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF STATE ARCHITECT'S.

IT IS A BIG HEADACHE INDUCING AGENCY FOR OUR STAFF.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR OVERSIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, TO TIM AND ALL THE STAFF'S CREDIT, I APPLAUD THEM FOR FOR FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT EACH AND EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO SUBMIT TO THEM TO DO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING AROUND THE DISTRICT.

IN HOUSE DISTRICT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FEES AVERAGE 4.8 OF PROJECT BUDGETS.

YOU WOULD SEE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NUMBER IF IT WAS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

AND I'M SURE DOCTOR HAYEK WOULD BE BACK HERE WITH A MILLION CHANGE ORDERS FOR, YOU KNOW, EACH AND EVERY PROJECT.

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU SAW IN THAT CATALOG WAS MANAGED BY OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY INPUT TO SCHOOLS YOU KNOW, A VERY COOL PART OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OR OUR TECHNOLOGY BASED TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THEM TO PROVIDE INPUT.

IT'S A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL TO RESPOND AND ADJUST AND LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, I STRESS IT. I STRESS IT EVERY TIME.

GET YOUR TEACHERS EXCITED AND THEY WILL GET THEM IN THE HANDS OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS AND GET THEM MOTIVATED TO TO TEACH, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT WAYS OF, OF OF LEARNING. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. WE'LL END WITH A FEW FEW PICTURES BECAUSE PICTURES ARE ALWAYS WONDERFUL.

REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL MODERNIZATION. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE EARLY SKETCHES AND DESIGNS AND YOU CAN SEE JUST WHAT A CHANGE ON THAT CAMPUS.

WHAT A CHANGE TO THAT THEATER AND JUST KIND OF THE OPENNESS OF THE AREA FOR, FOR LUNCHES AND, AND JUST ANYTHING THAT THE SCHOOL NEEDS NOW IS A PERFECT SPACE FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT. THAT IS A LONG TIME COMING.

I MEAN, MY MY WIFE, WHEN SHE STARTED IN THE DISTRICT, STARTED AT REDWOOD AND WOULD TALK ABOUT THE STAIRS THAT SHE HAD TO CLIMB AND THE HILLS SHE HAD TO CLIMB TO GET ANYWHERE AND DO ANYTHING.

AND THAT'S YOU KNOW, MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE YOU KNOW, A MUCH BETTER ENVIRONMENT NOW.

WETHERSFIELD. WHAT'S FUN ABOUT THIS IS I HAVE GOTTEN MORE AND I'VE BEEN AT MEETINGS AND I HAVE ASKED FOR FEEDBACK.

THIS PROJECT, I'VE GOTTEN MORE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY MODERNIZATION THAN ANY PROJECT, I THINK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, THE STEM BUILDING.

BUT TALK ABOUT A TRANSFORMATION AND EXCITEMENT ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.

TO GET THIS MUCH FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND SITE REPS AND THE PRINCIPAL.

AND ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS. WETHERSFIELD IS, I MEAN, YOU'RE CREATING A FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS TO GO IN AND READ.

AND I VOLUNTEER ALL THE TIME AT THE LIBRARY. AND IT'S JUST YOU NEED THAT ENVIRONMENT TO ENCOURAGE READING, ENCOURAGE KIDS TO GET INTO BOOKS AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE MODERNIZATION AND WHAT THEY DID AND SPEAKING TO THE PARENTS AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS. LIKE THIS. THIS IS THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS, IS TO HAVE THESE POSITIVE STORIES AND THEN FINALLY EMPOWER MODERNIZATIONS.

YOU CAN SEE JUST LOOKING AROUND AT MADRONA, WALNUT LADERA AND THEN THE OUTSIDE OF WALNUT, JUST, YOU KNOW, A NICE, A NICE COLORFUL FACELIFT FOR FOR THE MPR THERE.

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YOU CAN FIND US ON. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

I'VE ASKED IT TO NOT ONLY BE ON THE DISTRICT PAGE, BUT ON EVERY SCHOOL SITE PAGE.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT AND PROMOTING IT.

LAST YEAR I WAS HERE ASKING ABOUT BANNERS AND TALKING ABOUT BANNERS.

AND DOCTOR HIGHT CALLED ME PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, EMAILED ME TWO WEEKS LATER AND SAID, LOOK, WE HAVE BANNERS NOW. AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY TELLING THE STORY.

SO I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMITTEE AND STAFF JUST ON ON PROMOTING THE POSITIVE STORIES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MEASURE I. AND THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I'LL ADD JUST REAL QUICK YOU KNOW, I WAS HERE LAST YEAR AND AND AGAIN, MY, MY BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION, I THINK, AS CHAIR OF THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN TELLING THAT POSITIVE STORY AND GETTING THAT THROUGH LINE GOING BECAUSE INEVITABLY WITH YOU KNOW, STATE BUDGET CUTS AND THERE'S, THERE'S LITTLE WAYS WE CAN ON A BUDGET LEVEL, YOU CAN SEE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED ANOTHER BOND AT SOME POINT.

AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TELL THESE POSITIVE STORIES AND GET THAT POSITIVE MESSAGING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, TO CHRIS'S CREDIT, HE BEGAN ADDRESSING THAT AT OUR LAST MEETING WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR CAPITAL BOND PORTION.

SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND HOW DO WE TELL THE THE VOTER, THE TAXPAYER, PEOPLE WHO ARE INVESTED IN THIS? WE STARTED WITH INDIVIDUAL SITE PLANS AT EACH ONE OF THE SCHOOLS, BUT WHAT WHAT DO WE SEE ON THE OTHER SIDE IN TERMS OF REPORT OR REPORTING? YOU KNOW, AND I THINK I WANT TO I WANT TO PLANT A SEED IN YOUR HEAD BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT WE CAN'T SPEND MONEY.

YOU KNOW, WE WE OVERSEE MONEY, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH HAVING A FUTURE AGENDA DISCUSSION ON LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN SUMMARIZE THAT TEN YEARS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN THINK IT NEEDS TO BE EACH INDIVIDUAL SITE PLANS.

AGAIN, I THINK IT COULD BE ONE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, BUT JUST A REPORT NOT ONLY TO THE TAXPAYERS, BUT THE VOTERS AND TO EACH ONE OF THE SCHOOL SITES AND EVERYTHING ABOUT WE LOOKED AT THIS AND HERE'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, AND HERE'S WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING. AND HERE ARE ALL THE POSITIVE BENEFITS.

BECAUSE INEVITABLY, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO ANOTHER BOND AT SOME POINT.

AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN STAFF IS GOING TO DO. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT STAFF IS GOING TO BE HERE, BUT THERE'S SO MANY POSITIVE CREATIVE THINGS TO DOCTOR HAYEK.

AGAIN, HIS CREDIT AND HIS STAFF'S CREDIT THAT HAVE BEEN DONE, THAT I DON'T WANT THAT TO GET LOST ON FUTURE BOND MEASURES.

I DON'T WANT TO GET LOST ON A FUTURE TRUST. YOU KNOW, BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN 10 OR 15 YEARS.

AND I THINK THAT DOCUMENT IS VERY VALUABLE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

SO I JUST WANT TO PLANT THAT IDEA IN YOUR HEAD OF MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON, ON HOW DO WE SUMMARIZE THAT REPORT TO, TO KIND OF CAPITALIZE ON ALL THAT? SO WITH THAT, I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I MEAN, I'M HAPPY, YOU KNOW, ANY OF OUR MEMBERS HERE, WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU, MR. DOOLAN AND MR. JIT FOR YOUR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND AS WELL AS THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT AREN'T HERE.

AND THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY MR. PLETCHER, FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT SPOKESPERSON FOR THIS, THIS WORK OVER THE YEARS AND REALLY GETTING OUT THERE AND TELLING THE STORIES, DOING THAT STORYTELLING THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND SO I THINK THAT WE WILL TAKE TO HEART THAT SEED THAT YOU PLANTED ABOUT THINKING ABOUT A WAY TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY, IF YOU WILL, OF THE ENTIRETY OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE PAST TEN YEARS WITH, WITH ALL OF THIS I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

YES. GO AHEAD. VERY BRIEFLY, BECAUSE I THINK PRESIDENT POWELL SUMMARIZED A LOT OF IT.

I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE INFORMING THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I WOULD SAY OVER THE PAST DECADE, WE HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER ABOUT TELLING THE STORY, WHETHER IT'S ON A SCHOOL SITE WEB PAGE, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S BY YOU COMING TO MEETINGS.

IT'S REALLY, I THINK, BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE NOW INTRODUCED THIS TWO WAY COMMUNICATION, WHICH IS ASKING FOR INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND STORIES, HOPEFULLY BEYOND THE WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY. BUT ALL OF THE HARD WORK, THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, ALONG WITH YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THAT.

AND I THINK SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS ARE VERY TIMELY BECAUSE WE HAVE, AT OUR GOAL SETTING MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, BEGUN TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER BOND.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, AS YOU POINT OUT, 31 SITES OF VARIOUS AGES WITH VARIOUS NEEDS, AND THAT MONEY ISN'T COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY START THINKING ABOUT THAT THE TIMING, THE FEASIBILITY, ETC.

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SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO YOUR TO YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THAT.

OKAY. I THINK WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. WE ARE AT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE A VOTE NOW ON WHETHER OR NOT WE ACCEPT THIS REPORT BEFORE I GET TOO, TOO AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AND WE WILL START WITH TRUSTEE LIGHT.

YES. TRUSTEE GILL. YES. TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER. YES.

TRUSTEE. GOLDBERG. YES, I'M A YES. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO. B ADOPTION OF ANNUAL RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PRIDE MONTH.

[B. Adoption of Annual Resolution #24/25-47: In Support of Pride Month]

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'M ACTUALLY JUST GOING TO DO AS I DO OCCASIONALLY WHEN I FEEL MOVED.

SO MOVED TO READ PART OF THE RESOLUTION. FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE LISTENING, WHO MAY NOT EVER GO READ THE RESOLUTION.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. THIS IS PART OF IT. WHEREAS THE CANAL VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THE RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION OF THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FIGHTING TO LIVE FREELY AND AUTHENTICALLY. AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT BELIEVES THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EMBRACE WHO THEY ARE AND ATTEND SCHOOL IN A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. AND WHEREAS, THE CANAL VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGES EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, FAMILY AND FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PRIDE MONTH AND CELEBRATE THROUGH APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL VOTE.

TRUSTEE LIGHT. YES. TRUSTEE. GOLDBERG. YES. TRUSTEE.

GILL. YES. TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER. YES. I AM A YES.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

WE ARE AT ITEM TWO. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION FOR JUNETEENTH.

[C. Adoption of Annual Resolution #24/25-48: Juneteenth Independence Day]

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE WILL GO TO A VOTE. TRUSTEE.

LIGHT. YES. TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER. YES. TRUSTEE.

GILL. YES. TRUSTEE. GOLDBERG. YES, I'M A YES.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

OKAY, WE'RE AT OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

[3. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT]

THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL VOTE.

TRUSTEE. LIGHT. YES. TRUSTEE. GILL. YES. TRUSTEE.

GOLDBERG. YES. TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER. YES, I'M A YES.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH A PREFERENTIAL YES VOTE FROM TRUSTEE LIGHT.

WE ARE NOW AT SECTION FOUR, OUR INFORMATION DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[A. Student Services - Presentation: BreakThrough Program]

I BELIEVE WE HAVE REBECCA COOKE, BRENDA RACHELS AND ALEX BUENROSTRO HERE TO PRESENT.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANKS. ALEX. OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD PRESIDENT. POWELL. SUPERINTENDENT MCLAUGHLIN.

DISTINGUISHED BOARD TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT STAFF.

MY NAME IS BRENDA RACHELS, AND I AM ONE OF THE BREAKTHROUGH COUNSELORS.

AND I'M HERE WITH THE OTHER TWO COUNSELORS, REBECCA COOK AND ALEX CASTRO.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING.

OKAY. OKAY. WE BELIEVE JUST OUR TEAM, THAT MEANINGFUL WORK HAPPENS BEFORE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES GET THROUGH OUR DOOR.

WE WANT TO CREATE A PLACE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY FEEL WELCOMED.

THEY ARE NOT JUDGED. IT'S EQUITABLE AND THEY FEEL SAFE AND HEARD.

AND THAT IS WHAT DRIVES US. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH TRAINING ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

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WE ARE VERY STRENGTHS BASED. WHEN STUDENTS AND FAMILIES COME IN.

THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANT TO DO IS FOCUS ON THEIR STRENGTHS.

YES, THERE MIGHT NOT BE ALWAYS THE BEST BEHAVIORS, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE TO WHAT ARE THEY DOING? RIGHT? WHAT IS THEIR POTENTIAL? WHAT IS THEIR ASSET, THEIR SKILLS? A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE POTENTIAL.

SO WE CAN BE THE EYES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY TRAUMA INFORMED.

WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT TRAUMA HAS ON OUR STUDENTS.

OFTEN WHEN WE ARE EXPOSED TO TRAUMA, IT AFFECTS OUR BEHAVIOR, LEARNING AS WELL AS RELATIONSHIPS.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THAT SAFE SPACE IN ORDER TO NOT RETRAUMATIZE THEM AND JUST MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT.

AND THIRDLY, THE UNIFIED IMPACT HELPS STUDENTS FEEL SAFE SEEING SAFE AND SUPPORTED.

WE DON'T DO THIS WORK ALONE. WE RELY ON THE STUDENTS, THE PARENTS, TEACHERS, OFFICE MANAGERS SECRETARIES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.

SO WHEN WE HAVE THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND A SAFE PLACE. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO STARTS WITH THIS LENS.

I JUST WANTED TO START WITH A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH.

SO BREAKTHROUGH STARTED IN CVUSD IN THE 2012 2013 SCHOOL YEAR AND WAS REALLY WAS REALLY, LIKE MODELED AFTER SUCCESSFUL STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND OTHER DISTRICTS.

IT STARTED OUT FUNDED THROUGH VBH, THROUGH A GRANT THROUGH THEIR ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAMS, BUT AFTER THAT GRANT ENDED HAS BEEN FULLY FUNDED THROUGH CVSD SINCE THEN.

CVSD BOARD POLICY 5131 KIND OF OUTLINES THE AUTOMATIC REFERRALS FROM ADMINISTRATORS THAT COME FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF SUSPENSIONS TO BREAK THROUGH.

HOWEVER, ANY STUDENT CAN BE REFERRED TO BREAKTHROUGH.

SO IF THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT A STUDENT AND THEM BEING SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, ADMINISTRATORS CAN REFER SCHOOL COUNSELORS, OTHER SCHOOL STAFF, AND EVEN PARENTS CAN MAKE REFERRALS TO THE BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM.

KIND OF THE CRUX OF OUR PROGRAM IS THIS BRIM MODEL.

SO IT STANDS FOR BRIEF RISK REDUCTION INTERVIEW AND INTERVENTION MODEL.

IT IS EVERY STUDENT WHO COMES THROUGH OUR DOOR PARTICIPATES IN A BRIM.

A BRIM IS A 90 MINUTE, STRUCTURED, EVIDENCE BASED INTERVIEW THAT INCLUDES THE STUDENT AS WELL AS AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. IT'S NOT PUNITIVE, KIND OF LIKE BRENDA WAS SAYING.

WE REALLY WANT IT TO BE SUPPORTIVE. WE'RE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS.

OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO IDENTIFY AREAS THAT CAN BE STRENGTHENED.

WE WANT TO OFFER SUPPORT, AND WE REALLY WANT TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM.

THE BRIM IS BROKEN UP INTO THREE PARTS. AND THE QUESTIONS ARE LAID OUT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS, AND REALLY ALLOWS FOR US AS COUNSELORS TO HEAR THEIR EACH STUDENT'S UNIQUE STORY.

IT CULMINATES IN A DEVELOPING THE FAMILY PLAN, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND PARENT AND THE COUNSELOR REALLY KIND OF SPECIFYING WHAT EACH PARTY IS GOING TO DO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THAT STUDENT IN THEIR GOALS.

OFTENTIMES THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL COUNSELING MEETINGS, WHICH WE CALL INSIGHTS.

OR IT COULD INCLUDE THE STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION GROUP THAT WE HOLD WEEKLY.

KIND OF TOUCHING ON WHAT BRENDA WAS SAYING, FROM THE MOMENT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WALK IN THE DOOR FOR A BRIM.

WE REALLY AIM TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE.

IT'S WARM, IT'S WELCOMING AND NON-JUDGMENTAL.

AND IN SUMMARY, WE FEEL LIKE THE BRIM IS JUST A STUDENT CENTERED TOOL THAT PROMOTES STUDENT SUCCESS AND GIVES THEM THE TOOLS, EACH STUDENT, THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO FEEL SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL.

OKAY, SO FOR OUR 2425 DATA, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD 148 BRIMS THIS YEAR AND THEN 744 IN SITE VISITS. SO THAT INCLUDES 45 MINUTE COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEN OUR CHECK INS, ANYTHING LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. AND THEN AS FAR AS OUR REFERRALS, A LOT OF OUR REFERRALS MOSTLY COME FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

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AND THEN ELEMENTARY IS OUR LOWEST REFERRALS. AND THEN AT THE BEGINNING AND AT THE END OF ALL OF OUR MEETINGS WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH A SURVEY.

WE LIKE TO SHARE THE OVERALL PERCENTAGE FROM THE 1600 AND STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE SURVEYED SINCE 2012, AND 6.7 OF THOSE STUDENTS RETURNED TO THE PROGRAM FOR THE.

FOR THE SAME REASON, 91% REPORTED REPORTED OVERCOMING PEER PRESSURE AND AVOIDING INVOLVEMENT IN HARMFUL ACTIVITIES.

90% REPORTED THAT THEY LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FEELINGS, AND 88% OF THOSE STUDENTS.

THOSE REFERRED FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUGS REDUCED OR STOPPED STOP THERE USED IN THE PAST 30 DAYS.

OFTENTIMES FAMILIES COME TO US WITH CERTAIN CHALLENGES, MAYBE FOOD INSECURITY OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND WE REALLY ACT AS A BRIDGE FROM FAMILIES TO RESOURCES WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, IN OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS BROADER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE CONNECT FAMILIES TO, BOTH WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THE ONES IN OUR DISTRICT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ARE, YOU KNOW, REFERRING FAMILIES OR STUDENTS TO CVUSD WELLNESS, AS WELL AS REALLY WORKING WITH AMBER BOWMAN AND THE CONEJO CLOSET AND GETTING FAMILIES THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.

RECENTLY THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS GAP, MANDO, AND SAFE PASSAGE TO HELP SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING INVOLVED IN GANGS TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS.

WE REALLY TRY AND STAY UP TO DATE ON THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE BOTH WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE CAN CONNECT FAMILIES TO THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED.

AND THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, WHICH IS OUR PARENT AND GUARDIAN WORKSHOP SERIES.

SO THIS IS A LIST OF THE PARENT GUARDIAN WORKSHOPS THAT WERE AVAILABLE THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, ANY FAMILY, ANY PARENT OR GUARDIAN IN THE DISTRICT WITH FREE EDUCATION AND FREE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO HELP THEIR CHILD TO SUCCEED. WE OFFER EVERY PARENT GUARDIAN WORKSHOP.

THERE'S SPANISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE, AND THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HOSTED TWO WORKSHOPS THAT WERE DIRECTLY IN SPANISH.

SO OUR SUBSTANCE USE AWARENESS WORKSHOP HAD INFORMATION DIRECTLY IN SPANISH AS WELL AS OUR REALITY PARTY.

THERE WERE A FEW TOURS THAT WERE IN SPANISH. WE ALSO, WHEN APPROPRIATE, LIKE TO INVITE STUDENTS 12 AND OVER TO ATTEND.

AND SO THIS YEAR, THE SUBSTANCE USE AWARENESS WORKSHOP ALSO INCLUDED STUDENTS.

AND OUR GOAL WITH THESE WORKSHOPS IS REALLY TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO FAMILIES, TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO HELP THEIR CHILD TO SUCCEED.

OKAY. THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE IS OUR SPEAKERS PROGRAM.

SO SPEAKERS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM THAT STILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO MEET THEY HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT GROWTH MINDSET, AND THEY WANT TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO ONCE A MONTH WE MEET TOGETHER. WE HAVE FOOD.

IT'S ALL HIGH SCHOOL. SO IT'S NINTH TO 12TH GRADERS.

AND WE WILL HAVE A TOPIC THAT WE WORK ON. IT MIGHT BE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS RESILIENCY SEE ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE.

AND THROUGH THAT WE MIGHT DO SOME SOME KIND OF ART HELP THEM TO WRITE OR DO VISION BOARDS JUST TO HELP THEM FIGURE OUT THEIR IDENTITY AND EXPLORE WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.

A LOT OF THE STUDENTS END UP MOVING UP OVER THE YEARS, AND THEY BECOME LEADERS FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS.

WELL, WHEN I WAS IN NINTH GRADE, I WAS SUSPENDED FOR THAT, TOO.

BUT NOW I'M NOT. I'M DOING REALLY WELL. SO IT'S THAT HAVING THAT PEER POSITIVE INFLUENCE IS SO FANTASTIC.

WE ACTUALLY, THIS YEAR, WITH THE HELP OF CANAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO THE GETTY MUSEUM.

SO NONE OF THEM HAD EVER BEEN SOMEWHERE QUITE LIKE THAT.

IT WAS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO SEE VAN GOGH, TO EXPLORE THE GARDENS AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CRITICAL THINKING, WITH THE DOCENT GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE HISTORY AND JUST HAVING SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ART.

WE ALSO PARTNER WITH ADELANTE THE LAST FEW YEARS DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

WE BAG UP GIFTS, STOCKINGS FOR CHILDREN WOMEN AND MEN IN THE COMMUNITY.

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THIS IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE EVENTS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR THE KIDS.

THEY LOVE BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF IT. AND LASTLY, WE JUST CONTINUE TO TRY TO MENTOR THEM MEET WITH THEM SEPARATELY IF WE NEED TO, TO HELP THEM GET READY FOR THEIR NEXT STEPS AS THEY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT MIGHT BE IN GETTING REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION OR REFERRING THEM TO NEXT GEN HELP THEM GET A JOB.

SO JUST TRYING TO GET THEM ON TO THE NEXT STAGE IN THEIR LIFE ONCE THEY FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THIS WAS AN EVENT THAT WE HOSTED BABIES AND BRUNCH.

THIS WAS A VERY FUN AND HEARTWARMING EVENT. THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.

SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. THEY SHOWED UP WITH THESE MOMMY BAGS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE.

AND IT HAD TOILETRIES AND GIFTS HELPING THESE YOUNG WOMEN FEEL EMPOWERED NOT JUST WITH KNOWLEDGE, BUT WITH STYLE AS WELL. WE ALSO INVITED LOCAL AGENCIES LISTED HERE, AND THEY CAME AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO OUR CVUSD TEEN MOMS OFFERING THEIR SERVICES FOR FREE.

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CAMARADERIE AMONGST THESE YOUNG WOMEN, MANY OF THEM WHO DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER JUST BECAUSE THEY ALL CAME FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OR THEY WERE IN DIFFERENT GRADES. LASTLY, WE INVITED CVUSD ALUMNI WHO WAS ALSO A TEEN MOM, AND TO BE ONE OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS. SHE SHARED HER STORY AND RELATED TO THE THESE YOUNG WOMEN SPEAKING ABOUT HER OWN STRUGGLES.

OVERALL, THE EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE RAN INTO A LOT OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN AT CONEJO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLS LAST WEEK, THEIR FAMILY NIGHT AT CVS. AND WE HEARD FROM THEM AND THEY WERE TELLING ME AND MISS COOK HOW THEY STILL KEPT IN TOUCH WITH A LOT OF THE GIRLS THAT THEY MET AT BABIES AND BRUNCH AND ARE LOOKING TO START THEIR OWN MOM GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE THEY ALL GOT ALONG SO WELL AND THEY ALL KEPT IN TOUCH.

SO THEY'RE HOPING TO START ONE ACTUALLY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, KEEP IN TOUCH SO THAT YOU GUYS COULD KEEP REFERRING THESE TEEN MOMS TO US.

SO THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW, RIGHT.

SO YEAH. SO SOME OF THE RECOGNITIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED, VENTURA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THE SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES.

WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS KIND OF THE LEAD OR MODEL PROGRAM FOR STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OUR COUNTY.

SO WE HAVE DONE TRAINING ALONGSIDE OXNARD UNIFIED VENTURA UNIFIED IN THE PAST OAK PARK, LAS VIRGENES.

WE EVEN WERE WORKING WITH SOME OF THEIR SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELORS AT THE COUNTY, AS THEY'RE MAKING CHANGES WITH THE ECONOMY AND TRAINING THEM ON THE BRIM, AND HOW TO USE THAT WITHIN THE COUNTY SIDE. AND THEN WE'LL BE HONORED AT THE CONEJO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION UPCOMING SOIREE, OCTOBER 4TH AS THE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR. BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST GIVE A RECOGNITION TO CSF BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULD NOT EXIST. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE, LIKE THEY ARE JUST AN AMAZING PARTNER FOR US.

SO THIS IS A FAMILY THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

STARTING WITH THE DAUGHTER, RIGHT WHEN COVID STARTED.

AND THIS IS JUST ONE STORY. WE ALL HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT STORIES LIKE THIS, BUT HEARING IT FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WILL SHARE A LOT MORE THAN WE EVER COULD.

THE CHALLENGES THAT MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON, DAVID ORTIZ AND ME AS A MOTHER WE FACE WHERE ARE MY SONS AND MY DAUGHTER WERE MAKING BAD DECISIONS. AND ACADEMICALLY THEY HAVE BAD GRADES.

AND THEY ALSO BEEN HANGING AROUND WITH THE WRONG INFLUENCES DRUGS, VAPING, ALCOHOL, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. AND MY DAUGHTER SUDDENLY RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

IT WAS A PERIOD OF TIME OF ANGUISH. IT CREATED A FAMILY.

THE CHALLENGES I FACED, ME AND MY SISTER WOULD GET INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE.

SO GROWING UP, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN KNOWING US FOR A WHILE NOW.

I STRUGGLED FOR A VERY LONG TIME CHASING A FALSE IDENTITY, AND I WOULD GET INTO A LOT OF PROBLEMS HANGING OUT WITH THE WRONG CROWD.

DO A LOT OF STUPID THINGS AND INVOLVING THE POLICE AND I WOULD GET INTO FIGHTS.

I'D DO DRUGS AND DRINK ALCOHOL AND I WAS A TROUBLEMAKER.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION AS A MOTHER AND AS A WHOLE FAMILY WAS THIS WE ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE WITH

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MY SON RECEIVED THE RIGHT HELP HE NEEDED, MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED THE RIGHT HELP SHE NEEDED, AND AS WELL AS A MOTHER, I RECEIVED THE HELP AND SUPPORT I WAS NEEDED AT THE TIME.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF BREAKTHROUGH WAS ALL THESE PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT ME AND JUST WANT TO HELP ME.

THEY ARE RESPECTFUL AND WANT TO GIVE ME THE RIGHT HELP I NEED.

I FELT WELCOMED SPEAKING TO THEM. AT FIRST I WAS SCARED TO OPEN UP.

BUT THEY FOUND A WAY HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE AND TALK ABOUT MY EMOTIONS.

WHERE I FELT I WAS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO FINALLY EXPRESS MY REAL SELF.

AFTER I LIVED THE BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM, I JUST LIVED WITH THE STRONG SENSE OF HOPE AND RELIEF, KNOWING AND SEEING MY SON AND MY DAUGHTER CHANGING THEIR ATTITUDE, TAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS, MAKING A GREAT EFFORT AND SEE THAT THE MATURITY DATE THEY'RE TAKING.

EVERY TIME THEY'RE ABOUT TO TAKE AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN THEIR LIVES, IT'S A GREAT HELP THAT I CAN SEE AND STILL SEE IT IN EVERY DAY IN THEIR LIVES.

EVEN BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME, I FELT SO ACCOMPLISHED.

I WAS ABLE TO WALK OUT KNOWING AND FEELING WAY BETTER ABOUT MYSELF THAT I LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES.

AND IF I WERE TO GET PUT IN THAT SAME POSITION WHERE I MADE THOSE MISTAKES, I KNEW THAT I WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND NOT ACT MORE MATURE.

THE BENEFIT THAT MY DAUGHTER, MY SON AND I AS A MOM RECEIVED, WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND A WAY THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND AND LISTEN TO MY SON AND LISTEN AS WELL TO MY DAUGHTER.

AND ANOTHER BENEFIT WAS HOW WE CAN EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS.

AND AS WELL, MY SON AND MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED HOW TO CONTROL AND MANAGE WHEN THEY'RE ANGRY.

I USED TO ACT DIFFERENTLY. I USED TO WALK DIFFERENTLY, TALK DIFFERENTLY, SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, AND BREAK THROUGH BENEFIT ME BY CHANGING HOW I LOOK AT THINGS.

NOWADAYS, I HAVE LEARNED TO HANDLE SITUATIONS INVOLVING CONFLICT IN BETTER WAYS AND SEE SITUATIONS THROUGH A BETTER POINT OF VIEW.

I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR IT BECAUSE IT BUILDS CHARACTER IN ME AND IT MAKES ME RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE.

IT CONTINUES TO HELP THE WHOLE FAMILY BY JUST LOOKING AT MY DAUGHTER, HOW SHE'S NOW.

SHE'S BEING THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR THE LITTLE DETAILS.

AND I SEE MY SON ALSO LITTLE THINGS LIKE HE JUST PRACTICING WHAT HE LEARNED TO A BREAKTHROUGH THAT MAKES ME FEEL GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND I THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME. RACHEL MRS RACHEL FOR THE HELP THAT YOU BROUGHT TO OUR WHOLE FAMILY BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM.

CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME AFTER COMPLETING THIS PROGRAM.

I GET MONTHLY CHECKUPS AND SOMETIMES I JUST NEED AN ADULT TO TALK TO.

AND THANK YOU TO MRS. BRENDA RACHEL. SHE COMES HERE TO VISIT US AND I'M ABLE TO TELL HER HOW I FEEL, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH A SESSION AGAIN OUT OF CONTROL.

OUR EMOTIONS REACT DIFFERENTLY, AND WE GO ON SOMETIMES FIELD TRIPS TO TALK ABOUT DRUG ABUSE AND THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED AND THE THINGS I'VE GOTTEN HELP FROM. I PASS IT ON TO OTHER KIDS.

SO THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN AFFECT ME. AND WE ALL SAW SOME MOM.

I JUST PASSED HER TO ANOTHER MOMS THAT THEY FOUND THEMSELVES GOING TO.

THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I WENT TO WITH MY SON AND DAUGHTER.

I JUST REFERRED THEM TO BREAKTHROUGH AND AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS MRS..

BRENDA. RACHEL AND I TELL HIM THAT HE CAN GET THIS GREAT SUPPORT AND HELP THAT WE ALWAYS WILL NEED AS PARENTS.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON DAVID.

HE IS GRADUATING THIS YEAR. HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE UNIFIED SPORTS WRESTLING BOXING, WESTMINSTER CLINIC, AND I BELIEVE HE'S SPEAKING AT GRADUATION. SO HE'S HE ALSO HAS REFERRED A COUPLE OF HIS FRIENDS OVER TO BREAK THROUGH AS WELL.

SO HE HE TRIES TO PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES. AND HE IS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP ON A REGULAR BASIS.

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY AN EFFORT. THE SECRETARIES THERE KEEP HIM IN LINE AS WELL AS LINDA ECKELKAMP.

SO WE IT TAKES A VILLAGE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

AND AS A BOARD, WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT AT OUR PARENT WORKSHOPS.

YOU GUYS ARE FAITHFUL AND IT IS NOTICED. THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK.

I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING THIS THIS MONTH AS WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WANT TO BE YOU KNOW, RAISING THAT AWARENESS. AND I THINK THIS TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS JUST A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK, NOT ONLY FOR FOR KIDS, BUT FOR FAMILIES AND FOR OUR GREATER COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, YOU SAID 1600 STUDENTS SINCE 2012. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 1600 HUMANS, THAT BASICALLY IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOOD SIZED HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT NUMBER OF KIDS AND THEN THEIR FAMILIES ALSO BEING SERVED AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR A COMMUNITY,

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SO I MAY HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT I'LL PASS IT ON TO ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

ANYONE. GO AHEAD. I'LL ECHO THE GRATITUDE. YOU THREE ARE GIFTS TO ALL OF US. AND I WANT TO PUT A PLUG OUT FOR ANYBODY PAYING ATTENTION.

THE WORKSHOPS THAT YOU PUT ON ARE REALLY VALUABLE.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS THE TIME TO GO.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. AND YOUR STATS ARE REMARKABLE.

91%, 90%. 88%. IT'S IT'S PHENOMENAL. YOU TREAT THE WHOLE HUMAN AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I HOPE IT WASN'T TOO PAINFUL. JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I MEAN, IT REALLY IS JUST AN AMAZING SERVICE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER.

I JUST WANT TO POINT TO THE ONE THING THAT REALLY, I THINK IS MEANINGFUL IS THE SEEKERS PROGRAM.

BECAUSE NONE OF THIS IS EVER A ONE AND DONE. I WAS GOING TO SAY THESE CHILDREN NEED CONTINUANCE WHERE EVERYBODY NEEDS CONTINUED SUPPORT.

YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THIS. SO I THINK THAT ASPECT OF THIS PROGRAM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS AS WELL KNOWN, BUT I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. AND I KNOW IN THE TESTIMONIAL HE ALLUDED TO THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I HAD ONE QUESTION.

HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO MEET THE DEMAND? LIKE HOW IS THAT USUALLY? HOW DOES THAT USUALLY WORK OUT? ARE YOU ABLE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES OR IS THERE SOMETIMES A WAITING LIST? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TYPICALLY. GO AHEAD.

I WAS GOING TO SAY. SO WE DO OUR BEST, RIGHT? THERE'S. WE'RE TECHNICALLY TWO, TWO FULL TIME COUNSELORS.

BRENDA'S HERE FULL TIME. I'M 60%. ALEX IS 40%.

SO WE DO OUR BEST TO GET STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN AS SOON AS WE CAN.

SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE A WAITING LIST THAT'S A FEW WEEKS OUT, BUT WE REALLY DO OUR BEST TO SEE STUDENTS AND GET THEM IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE MEET FAMILIES WHERE THEY'RE AT, SO IF THEY NEED US TO COME TO THE SCHOOL, WE WILL MEET THEM AT SCHOOL.

WE ALSO SOMETIMES IF A STUDENT CAN GET OUT DURING ELECTIVE AND THEY CAN COME IN FOR THE BRIM DURING THAT TIME WHERE THEY'RE NOT MISSING A TON OF ACADEMIC TIME, WE MAKE THAT AVAILABLE AS WELL TO FAMILIES. SO WE REALLY DO OUR BEST TO GET STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YEAH, OR COME EARLY. LEAVE A LITTLE LATER. YEAH.

THE ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS CONSIDER TOO IS EVERYBODY WANTS THE THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON SPOTS.

AND SO WE USE THE TIMES DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO GO SEE STUDENTS.

BUT IF THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. WE'RE ALWAYS FLEXIBLE.

PARENTS WILL WANT TO BRING THEM IN DURING THE DAY.

SO WE WE TRY TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND JUST ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S REAL CHALLENGES WITHIN WITH THE STUDENT AND THE FAMILY.

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK WE ARE MOVING ON TO.

[B. Student Services - Presentation: Paraeducator Professional Development, Hiring, and Positive Performance]

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT POWELL, SUPERINTENDENT MCLAUGHLIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.

MY NAME IS MEREDITH BUSH. I'M THE PARAEDUCATOR SUPERVISOR, AND I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING ON OUR VERY VALUED PARAEDUCATORS IN CVUSD. TONIGHT WE WILL BE REVIEWING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PARAEDUCATORS, INCLUDING THEIR OVERALL ROLE, PURPOSE AND SCOPE, THE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PROCESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OUR PARAEDUCATORS ENGAGE IN, AND HOW CVUSD COLLECTIVELY WORKS TO ENSURE POSITIVE PERFORMANCE BY PARAEDUCATORS, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS. FIRST, LET'S START WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PARAEDUCATORS IN

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SPECIAL EDUCATION. PARAEDUCATORS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

PARAEDUCATORS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.

HERE IN CVUSD. WE HAVE THREE LEVELS OF PARAEDUCATORS.

I WILL REVIEW THE OVERALL DESCRIPTION AND BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EACH LEVEL.

PARA ONE. UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF AN ASSIGNED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF A CLASSROOM TEACHER, PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS ACCORDING TO STATE STANDARDS, CLASSROOM OBJECTIVES, AND THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM, INCLUDING HEALTH AND OR BEHAVIORAL PLANS, PROVIDES EMERGENCY HEALTH RELATED ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AS NEEDED.

THE BOLDED SECTION REVIEWS THE PARAEDUCATORS, WHO ARE A LEVEL ONE, DO ASSIST ACROSS THE BOARD WITH HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. HOWEVER, IF A STUDENT HAS MORE SIGNIFICANT ONGOING MEDICAL NEEDS AND OR INTENSE BEHAVIORAL AND LEARNING NEEDS, THEN A PARAEDUCATOR LEVEL 2 OR 3 WOULD BE ASSIGNED BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT AND ONGOING DATA COLLECTED. YOU CAN SEE WITH THE PAIR LEVEL TWO DESCRIPTION.

THERE IS MORE EXTENSIVE MEDICAL SUPPORT AND LIKELY MEDICAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS FEEDING TUBES, OXYGEN, ETC.. OUR PARA LEVEL THREES HAVE MORE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT EXTENSIVE SUPPORT NEEDS, PROGRAMS IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EXCUSE ME IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND AT OUR TLC PROGRAM. IF A PAIR OF THREE IS ASSIGNED AS AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, THIS WOULD BE BASED ON THE INITIAL SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT AND SUBSEQUENT DATA COLLECTION ON A COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT PLAN.

CVUSD. PARAEDUCATORS ARE VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM.

PARAEDUCATORS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE, AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN A VARIETY OF CLASSROOM AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.

PARAEDUCATORS SUPPORT STUDENTS BOTH IN GENERAL EDUCATION AND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS.

PARAEDUCATORS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO GROUPS OF STUDENTS AS WELL AS TO STUDENTS WHO MAY REQUIRE INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. FORMALLY KNOWN AS ONE ON ONE SUPPORT, THESE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE BASED ON STUDENTS MEETING INDEPENDENCE GOALS AND NO LONGER REQUIRING SERVICES, OR DUE TO STUDENTS MOVING OUT OF THE DISTRICT OR CULMINATING AND BASED ON STUDENTS MOVING INTO THE DISTRICT. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE 169 LEVEL ONE PARAS THAT INCLUDE 149 DIRECT HIRES AND 20 AGENCY HIRES. WE HAVE 15 LEVEL TWO PARAS.

THAT INCLUDES SIX DIRECT HIRES AND NINE AGENCY HIRES.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE 51 LEVEL THREE PARAS. THAT INCLUDES 27 DIRECT HIRES AND 24 AGENCY HIRES.

NEXT, WE WILL DISCUSS RECRUITMENT AND HIRING.

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS IN WHICH HUMAN RESOURCES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WORK ON RECRUITING PARAEDUCATORS. THESE INCLUDE ADJOINT GOVERNMENT JOBS.COM SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TARGETED FLIERS, AND WALK IN INTERVIEWS.

THE HIRING PROCESS STARTS IN THIS WAY. FIRST, AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED AND AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED.

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AFTER THE EXAMINATION, AN INTERVIEW IS SCHEDULED.

THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MATCH THE PARAEDUCATOR LEVEL THE CANDIDATE IS INTERVIEWING FOR.

BASED ON RANKINGS FROM THE INTERVIEW PANEL AS WELL AS DISTRICT AND STUDENT NEEDS, A DECISION WILL BE MADE FOR HIRING AND PLACEMENT. ONCE A PARAEDUCATOR IS HIRED. IT. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OCCURS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLASSROOM AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL REVIEW THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PARAEDUCATORS IN CVUSD.

BEFORE ENTERING THE CLASSROOM. CVUSD DIRECT HIRE PARAEDUCATORS.

PARTICIPATE IN AN ONBOARDING ORIENTATION WITH THE PARAEDUCATOR SUPERVISOR.

THAT WOULD BE ME DURING ORIENTATION. PARAEDUCATORS LEARN ABOUT THEIR ROLE AS A PARAEDUCATOR EXPECTATIONS, SAFETY, MINIMIZING RISK, THEIR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT, AND HOW TO NAVIGATE NAVIGATE DISTRICT PROCEDURES.

IN ADDITION TO A NEW HIRE ORIENTATION, WE ALLOW NEW PARAEDUCATORS TO SHADOW TENURED PARAEDUCATORS AT DESIGNATED SCHOOL SITES. THEY ALSO TAKE THE ONLINE COURSES IN VECTOR SOLUTIONS THAT ALL CVS.

EXCUSE ME CVUSD EMPLOYEES MUST TAKE RELATED TO WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS.

THESE INCLUDE THE CHILD ABUSE TRAININGS, CHILD MOLESTATION AND ANTI HARASSMENT TRAINING.

ANY AGENCY HIRED PARAEDUCATORS RECEIVE TRAINING FROM THEIR AGENCY WHEN THEY ONBOARD WITH THE AGENCY.

THE AGENCY TRAINING MUST ALIGN WITH CVUSD DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS AND PURSUIT TO BOARD POLICY.

6159.2 VERIFICATION OF TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES. A PARAEDUCATOR GUIDE IS PROVIDED TO NEW PARAEDUCATORS DOING ONBOARDING ORIENTATION. THE GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT EACH SCHOOL SITE FOR CURRENT SUBSTITUTES AND AGENCY PARAEDUCATORS. THIS GUIDE IS A RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO PARAEDUCATORS REGARDING JOB EXPECTATIONS, BREAK SCHEDULES, VARIOUS LEVELS OF PARAEDUCATORS, AND HOW TO REPORT ABSENCES AND INJURY.

A VARIETY OF TRAINING COURSES ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS.

PARAEDUCATORS ATTEND. WELCOME BACK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHERE WE REVIEW AND OVERVIEW OF THE PARAEDUCATOR ROLE AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE YEAR. GROUP TRAINING CONTINUES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

TOPICS INCLUDE HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PEER EDUCATOR.

UNDERSTANDING, PROMPTING AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORT.

REINFORCEMENT. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING.

OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS. SCHOOL SAFETY AND PROFESSIONALISM.

INDIVIDUAL SITES MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING DETERMINED BY ADMINISTRATORS BASED ON SITE NEEDS.

ON DAYS SUCH AS MINIMUM DAYS, PLC DAYS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS, ETC..

THE NEXT SECTION FOCUSES ON HOW THE POSITIVE PERFORMANCE OF PARAEDUCATORS IS SUPPORTED.

KEYS TO ENCOURAGING POSITIVE PERFORMANCE INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PARAEDUCATOR CHECK INS, EVALUATIONS, ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND RECOGNITION.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NOT ONLY INCREASES PARAEDUCATORS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THEIR ROLE AND

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PARAEDUCATORS LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO. WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE TO A HIGHER PARAEDUCATOR LEVEL WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS. SAYS APPLICANTS APPLY ON THE CV, USD DISTRICT WEBSITE.

THEY MUST PASS THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND THEY ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL INTERVIEW.

FINALLY, THEY ARE INTERVIEWED BY THE PARAEDUCATOR SUPERVISOR.

WHEN PARAEDUCATORS RECEIVE NECESSARY SUPPORT.

MORALE. MORALE INCREASES. ABSENCES, INJURIES AND BURNOUT TEND TO DECREASE.

SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED BASED ON THE CLASSROOM MAKEUP, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND THE STUDENT NEEDS.

ONGOING EVALUATIONS OF ADULT TO STUDENT RATIOS IN CLASSES SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS WHILE FOCUSING ON INCREASING STUDENT INDEPENDENCE. A WELL SUPPORTED PARENT EDUCATOR PROGRAM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND APPLICATION APPLICANTS FOR BOTH PERMANENT AND SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS. EACH YEAR, PARAEDUCATORS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND EFFORT FOR THE 2024 2025 YEAR.

WE WILL RECOGNIZE THOSE PARAEDUCATORS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND OVERALL IN THE 2023 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. RECOGNITION WAS FOCUSED ON PARAEDUCATORS, WHO HAD ATTENDED ALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS OFFERED THAT YEAR.

THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES PARAEDUCATORS ROLE IN THE CLASSROOM AND APPRECIATE THEIR DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING CVUSD STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

I THINK YOU PRESENTED AT CDC IN JANUARY. AND THAT FOR ME, I KNOW WAS A REALLY SUCH A GREAT LIKE INITIAL OVERVIEW OF JUST WHAT PARAPROFESSIONALS DO AND THE PROGRAM.

AND SO THIS CAME ALONG AT JUST THE PERFECT TIME, AT LEAST FOR MY LIKE, LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND OF COURSE IT'S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WEEK.

SO AND PARAPROFESSIONALS ARE SUCH A VALUED MEMBER OF THAT GROUP THAT THIS WAS ALL VERY TIMELY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MISS BUSH? DID I? WOW. PERFECT. GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.

JUST ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT HAD THE AGENCY HIRES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, WHEN I CAME INTO THE DISTRICT, WE DIDN'T HAVE A PAIR ONE, PAIR TWO OR PAIR THREE. THEY WERE ALL JUST LUMPED AS PARAEDUCATORS. AND I WOULD SAY NOW THAT YOU SEE AGENCY HIRES COMING IN, THAT MEANS THAT WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BACKFILL WITH DIRECT HIRES FROM THE DISTRICT FOR THE MOST PART. AND YOU CAN JUMP IN AT ANY POINT, MISS ASHMORE, AND CORRECT ME. BUT I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE TURN TO THE AGENCIES, THOSE WERE JUST UNFILLED POSITIONS IN OUR DISTRICT, LIKE THEY WERE OPEN IN THE CLASSROOM.

THOSE STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE A PARAEDUCATOR. WE COULDN'T FIND A PAIR EDUCATOR.

SO, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, OVER TIME, WE'VE TAKEN THE STEPS TO GO INTO CONTRACTS WITH AGENCIES.

AND YOU SEE THOSE FREQUENTLY COME UP. AND THE OTHER THING THAT COMES UP WITH OUR PARAEDUCATORS IS THERE'S ALWAYS A REVOLVING DOOR OF RETIREMENTS, DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY START IN THE DISTRICT, RESIGNATIONS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, OTHER FACTORS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A ONE OF THE BEST PLACES WE'VE BEEN IN IN A LONG TIME AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PARAEDUCATORS EDUCATORS SUPPORT US IN ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS, SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND PROVIDING THOSE NEEDS FOR FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE SERVICING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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[C. Instructional Services - Presentation and Discussion of Instructional Materials Adoptions for 2025-2026]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AS WE DO ON OCCASION IN SPRING, WE LIKE TO KIND OF BUNDLE TOGETHER REALLY PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

THESE WOULD BE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND YES, WE CERTAINLY ARE WRAPPING UP BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, REALLY OUR HARD WORKING GROUP OF TEACHERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS TO REVIEW AND ANALYZE AND MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. I'LL TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR DISTRICT'S POLICIES ON SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF SUCH MATERIALS.

PROVIDE JUST A BRIEF TIMELINE AND RATIONALE FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSED MATERIALS.

SHARE SOME ESTIMATED COST AND SOME NEXT STEPS.

PURSUANT TO OUR BOARD POLICY ON SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

WE'VE JUST NOTED HERE THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD, AS STATED IN THE POLICY, DESIRES THAT DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AS A WHOLE PRESENT A BROAD SPECTRUM OF KNOWLEDGE AND VIEWPOINTS, REFLECTS SOCIETY'S DIVERSITY AND ENHANCE THE USE OF MULTIPLE TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES. IT GOES ON FURTHER TO SAY THAT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE ALIGNED WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONTENT STANDARDS.

FURTHERMORE, IN THE BOARD POLICY, THE REVIEW PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POLICY SHALL INVOLVE TEACHERS IN A SUBSTANTIAL MANNER AND SHALL ENCOURAGE THE PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC OF PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR STAFF MAY PILOT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USING A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF CLASSROOMS FOR A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD.

AND THEN ALL OF OUR RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

FROM TOMORROW UP UNTIL WE BRING FORWARD THE MATERIALS FOR POSSIBLE APPROVAL.

JUNE 4TH. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

WE WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY SHARE. CERTAINLY THE SUBJECTS AND THE COURSES NOTED HERE, AS WELL AS THE LAST TIME THAT WE ADOPTED NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THESE AREAS, NOTING FOR STATISTICS IN MATH. OUR LAST ADOPTION WAS IN 2011 THE HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING NEW MATERIALS IS A NEW COURSE. THIS IS A NEW COURSE SPECIFIC AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR PROGRESSION IN THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM. AND I'LL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO IT.

AND THEN THE LAST AND FINAL IS A SECONDARY DESIGNATED ELD.

AND THE LAST TIME WE ADOPTED MATERIALS THEN WAS IN 2020.

SO TO LOOK AT KIND OF EACH MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE, OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS, THE TEXTBOOK IS ENTITLED TO ACHIEVE THE PUBLISHERS MACMILLAN BFW TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF WHAT'S ON THE SLIDE.

THIS PROCESS HAS INVOLVED A COMMITTEE OF OF STATISTICS TEACHERS THAT PRESCREENED MULTIPLE MATERIALS, AND THROUGH THAT PRESCREENING AND THE USE OF MATERIALS MADE THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE DECISION FOR ACHIEVE THOSE MATERIALS SUBSEQUENT TO OUR PROCESS WERE ALSO APPROVED AT THE SECONDARY CURRICULUM ADVISORY COUNCIL IN FALL.

THE RATIONALE AND REALLY THE RATIONALE, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HAS BEEN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR STUDENTS, AND CAN BE USED AS IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR OUR TEACHERS, AGAIN, TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION, ACTION, EXPRESSION, AND REPRESENTATION. YES. SO SOME OF THE SPECIFIC RATIONALE HERE IS THAT THESE MATERIALS ARE FULLY DIGITAL. THEY DO PROVIDE ENHANCED VISUALS, WHICH INCLUDES PICTURE, VOCABULARY AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, WHICH SUPPORTS LEARNING OF ALL OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE MATERIALS CAN BE TRANSLATED. THEY ALSO REALLY LIKE THE VIDEO LESSONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO STUDENTS LIKE ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND CLASS FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY.

THEY CAN VIEW THE VIDEO LESSON ONLINE TO CATCH UP.

THE OVERALL FEEDBACK FROM THE TEACHERS IS THAT THEY REALLY, I THINK, FELT THAT THE SIMULATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND REAL LIFE EXAMPLES WERE A STRONG CONNECTION WITH OUR STUDENTS.

THEY ALSO LIKED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS THAT ALLOWED FOR MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.

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NEXT IS FOR GRADES TEN, 11 AND 12, AND THAT IS AP WORLD HISTORY.

REALLY, THIS COURSE RIGHT NOW IS BEING PILOTED AND WAS APPROVED REALLY DISTRICTWIDE, BUT IT WILL BE HAPPENING AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THAT IS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, SPECIFICALLY, NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL IS ON AN OVERALL PROCESS TO TRANSFORM THEIR GRADES NINE AND TEN PROGRAM TO FIT THE IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM TO REALLY CONNECT WITH THE MYP PROGRAM AT SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO THAT DOES REQUIRE THEM TAKING A LOOK AT THEIR MATERIALS AND AGAIN, ALIGNING THEIR INSTRUCTION AND THEIR MATERIALS TO MORE OF THAT INTERNATIONAL FOCUS. AND THAT IS THEN WHY WE SEE THE INTRODUCTION OF WORLD HISTORY.

SO THIS PROCESS HAS INCLUDED A COMMITTEE OF NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOLS, SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS.

THEY REVIEWED MATERIALS AND IDENTIFIED REALLY THIS AS THE BEST FIT TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE AP TEST, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR IB MYP. THEIR PLAN IS TO USE THESE MATERIALS AND TO PILOT THE COURSE. CURRENTLY, IN TERMS OF CURRENT REQUESTS, THERE ARE ABOUT 240 STUDENTS THAT ARE REQUESTING TO TAKE THE COURSE FOR NEXT YEAR.

IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE RATIONALE THESE PARTICULAR MATERIALS PROVIDE A LOT OF HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND VISUALS AS WELL AS SOME ONLINE ACTIVITIES THAT FELT LIKE WERE REALLY ENGAGING FOR OUR STUDENTS.

TEACHERS ALSO VALUED THE ADAPTIVE QUIZZES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE MEANS OF ASSESSMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FINALLY, AND I DO GIVE CREDIT ALSO TO DOCTOR RICARDO ARAIZA, A DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS WHO HAS HELPED TO FACILITATE THIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY ELD MATERIALS.

AS I DID NOTE WE HAD RECENTLY, I MEAN, MORE OR LESS RECENTLY ADOPTED SECONDARY ELD MATERIALS IN THE YEAR 2020.

I WOULD SAY THAT THE ONGOING FEEDBACK FROM OUR EDUCATORS HAS BEEN A DESIRE TO FIND BETTER MATERIALS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

DOCTOR ARISA HAS ARRANGED FOR A LOT OF TRAINING ON OUR EXISTING MATERIALS, BUT THE FEEDBACK CONTINUED TO BE THAT WE WANTED SOMETHING BETTER FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. AND SO OUR PROCESS HAS INCLUDED DOCTOR RISA WORKING WITH A TEAM OF SECONDARY ELD TEACHERS TO GO DOWN TO THE COUNTY OFFICE TO REVIEW AVAILABLE ELD PROGRAMS. THE DECISION MADE BASED OFF OF THAT REVIEW WAS TO PILOT BOTH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND VISTA LEARNING.

TEACHERS IN THE PILOT RECEIVED TRAINING ON BOTH AND THEN LAST MONTH, THE TEAM MET TO DISCUSS BOTH PROGRAMS, AND THEY COMPLETED AN EVALUATION. AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT ENGAGE IN BRIDGES THROUGH VISTA HIGHER LEARNING WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION. THE RATIONALE HERE INCLUDES MANY ITEMS, BUT PARTICULARLY, OF COURSE, THE THESE MATERIALS ALIGN WITH THE STATE'S ELD STANDARDS.

THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF SCAFFOLDS FOR TEACHERS TO USE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DIFFERENTIATION FOR STUDENTS BASED OFF OF THEIR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.

LOTS OF MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION, SUCH AS PICTURE, VOCABULARY, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS AS WELL AS COLLABORATIVE AND KIND OF REAL WORLD ACTIVITIES.

SO IN LOOKING AT JUST THE GENERAL ESTIMATED COST FOR THESE NEW MATERIALS IT LOOKS TO BE ABOUT $260,000, WHICH WE WOULD USE A RESTRICTED LOTTERY FUNDS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED FOR TEXTBOOKS.

SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, HAVING THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE STARTING TOMORROW.

SO THESE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL CENTER, ALL OF THEM AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WE WILL HAVE OUR OUR STATISTICS MATERIALS AVAILABLE AS WELL AS AT NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL, THE AP WORLD HISTORY MATERIALS WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WE'LL HAVE OUR PROPOSED ELD MATERIALS.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOLDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PREVIEW WEBINAR NEXT WEEK WITH DOCTOR RISA, MYSELF AND NICOLE JUDD. AND THEN WE WILL BRING FORWARD THE ITEM FOR POSSIBLE BOARD ACTION AT THE NEXT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, OF COURSE, THAT'S WHEN ALL THE OTHER EXCITING THINGS HAPPEN, WHICH INCLUDES QUICKLY ORDERING THE MATERIALS AND PROVIDING TRAINING FOR OUR TEACHERS.

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ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AP WORLD HISTORY CLASS IS GOING TO BE A PILOT. HAS THERE BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIALLY ROLLING THAT OUT TO THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS ONCE IT'S BEEN DONE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DO AP EURO, BUT WORLD HISTORY SEEMS TO BE MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH PHILOSOPHICALLY.

YEAH. AS THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN ARTICULATION, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY WILL SEE HOW IT GOES IN NEWBURY PARK HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SHARE SCHOOL TO SCHOOL ABOUT THE PROGRESS THERE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THIS MAY BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT MOST OF YOUR EXAMPLES TALKED ABOUT HAVING DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS.

I'M ASSUMING WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE HARD COPY MATERIALS AS WELL.

YES. ALL OF THEM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STATISTICS MATERIALS ARE BOTH ONLINE AND HARD COPY.

AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO THROUGH REALLY LIKE THE PILOTING OF THOSE ONLINE MATERIALS.

THEY HAVE OTHER LIKE PHYSICAL MATERIALS AS WELL THAT LIKE, SUPPORT THEM, BUT THEY FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE DIGITAL MATERIALS PROPOSED ARE VERY SUFFICIENT. AND SO AND THEN MAKING THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE, YOU WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DIGITAL VERSIONS AVAILABLE SOMEHOW.

YES. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE THE STATS CURRICULA.

IS THAT ALIGNED? I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S THIS NEW MATH FRAMEWORK COMING DOWN WITH SOME CURRICULA RECOMMENDATIONS.

IS THAT ALIGN AT ALL? SO THE MATERIALS YOU KNOW, DID COME OUT PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE MATH FRAMEWORK.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD OUR STATISTICS TEACHERS AND PLAN TO HAVE ALL OF OUR STATISTICS STATISTICS TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN THE FRAMEWORK TRAINING.

WHEN WE REALLY LOOK AHEAD TO THE STATE'S RECOMMENDED MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT, THAT LIKELY WILL COME OUT NEXT YEAR. HOWEVER, THOSE MATERIALS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY COVER LIKE TK TO WE THINK PROBABLY LIKE ALGEBRA TWO. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE CAN STILL INTEGRATE THE PRACTICES FROM THE FRAMEWORK AND PROVIDE TRAINING REGARDING THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEACHERS TO USE THOSE MATERIALS. AGAIN, I WOULD EMPHASIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE REAL MAGIC OF LEARNING HAPPENS AS OUR TEACHERS SEE THEIR STUDENTS AND USE THE MATERIALS AS LIKE ONE PARTICULAR TOOL IN THAT WHOLE TOOLKIT OF LIKE REALLY MAKING LIKE LEARNING WORK CAN HAPPEN.

AND SO TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS TAKING ADOPTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT ALIGN WITH LIKE BEST PRACTICES AND WHAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO I THINK THIS IS ALSO UNDER MR.

[D. Instructional and Student Services - Instructional Continuity Learning Plan]

YES. IT'S A IT'S A JOINT ITEM. IT REALLY IS. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES.

STUDENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS BUSINESS SERVICES.

SO I JUST HAVE SOME KIND OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO SHARE AND THEN BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.

SO JUST SOME OF THE QUICK BACKGROUND WAS THAT LAST YEAR THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 153, WHICH ADDED A PROVISION TO EDUCATION CODE REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS CAN ACCESS INSTRUCTION DURING A NATURAL DISASTER OR AN EMERGENCY.

THUS WAS BORN THE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY PLAN, WHICH WE'VE DRAFTED AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TODAY THIS INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT CONTINUITY PLAN MUST BE INCLUDED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OR OUR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN.

REALLY? BY THE START OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THIS LOCALLY ADOPTED PLAN I'M SORRY, THE, THE LOCALLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLAN MUST INCLUDE, AS I SAID, THIS INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY.

CONTINUITY PLAN. IN ORDER FOR US TO GAIN APPROVAL TO SUBMIT OUR J13 WAIVER.

IN THE CASE OF A NATURAL DISASTER, WHICH PROMPTS THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS.

THE STATE DOES NOT PROVIDE A TEMPLATE FOR THIS PARTICULAR REQUIREMENT.

AND SO OUR DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER HAVE CREATED LIKE WHAT I WILL EMPHASIZE IS A VERY GENERAL PLAN.

THE STATE DIDN'T LIKE PRESCRIBE TO US A SPECIFIC SCENARIO TO SAY, HEY, GO AHEAD AND MAKE A PLAN FOR THIS SPECIFIC SCENARIO, WHICH WE COULD HAVE. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A GENERAL PLAN THAT DESCRIBES GENERALLY HOW WE WOULD COMMUNICATE DURING THIS TIME.

THE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH IEPS, SUPPORTS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS,

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AND SO WE LOOKED REALLY CAREFULLY AT KIND OF HOW THOSE DISTRICTS APPROACHED THEM AND THEN THOUGHT, OF COURSE, GENERALLY HOW WE MIGHT APPROACH THEM.

I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE AGAIN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT THIS IS A GENERAL PLAN.

AND THIS DOES NOT REPLACE CAREFUL AND WELL INFORMED DECISION MAKING AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LABOR ASSOCIATION, OUR LABOR ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS ANY TRUE YOU KNOW, NATURAL DISASTER OR CIRCUMSTANCE FACING OUR DISTRICTS AND OUR STAFF. OF COURSE, LIKE WE SAW IN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, IF ANY OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD IMPACT WORKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE WOULD PARTNER WITH THEM, AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND TOGETHER TO BARGAIN THOSE IMPACTS TOGETHER.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST MAKES ME TWITCH A LITTLE BIT EVEN THINKING ABOUT THIS.

SO I MEAN, ULTIMATELY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

NOT JUST, I THINK A DAY HERE AND A DAY THERE, BUT FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.

AND, AND AGAIN, I THINK KIND OF LIVING THROUGH THIS BACK IN 2020.

ULTIMATELY, OUR PLAN IS, IS ONLY AS GOOD AS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR BARGAINING GROUP AND NEGOTIATING THE, THE EFFECTS OF WHATEVER THAT DISASTER IS. AND I THINK WE COULD HAVE PUT ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCENARIOS ON HERE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE. AND WELL, I USUALLY SAY MY CRYSTAL BALL IS OUT OF BATTERIES.

I HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL IN MY OFFICE NOW, AND IT'S NOT OUT OF BATTERIES.

AND IT DOESN'T NORMALLY NORMALLY GIVE ME VERY GOOD ADVICE.

SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BASICS OF WHAT WHAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY FOLLOW UP CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN NOW AND EITHER THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF OF THE YEAR, IF NEED BE, WITH OUR BARGAINING GROUP FOR SOME FEEDBACK AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT TO BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO BOARD MEETINGS, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. LIU. APPRECIATE THAT. WE ARE AT ITEM FOUR FOR E CVUSD GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK.

[E. Board of Education - CVUSD Governance Handbook]

IT'S 904. WHAT? YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT. GO FOR IT.

OKAY. SO THIS IS A GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK THAT THIS PROCESS BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT WAS SET ASIDE. AND THEN WE PICKED IT BACK UP AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TRUSTEE SYLVESTER AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHARGED WITH PUTTING PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. AND THE GOVERNANCE TEAM HAD A SPECIAL MEETING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR TO WORK THROUGH THE DRAFT HANDBOOK.

PEOPLE MIGHT WONDER, WELL, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF A GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK? AND IT REALLY IS BEST PRACTICE FOR SCHOOL BOARDS TO HAVE A GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK NOT ONLY TO HAVE A HANDBOOK, BUT THEN ALSO TO BE FREQUENTLY TALKING ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO GOVERNANCE. THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.

A SHORT VERSION I'LL QUOTE A TRUSTEE FROM A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT.

HOW YOU FUNCTION AS A TEAM AFFECTS EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE DISTRICT.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH OUT THERE AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A HIGH FUNCTIONING BOARD. SCHOOL BOARD? WHICH IS WHAT IS IDEAL TO HAVE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND NOT ONLY FOR US TOGETHER AS A TEAM, BUT FOR EACH OF US AS INDIVIDUALS.

SO THE HANDBOOK CODIFIES THE BEST PRACTICES WE'RE STRIVING TO ACHIEVE, THE LAYOUTS, THE LAYOUTS.

THE NORM, LAYS OUT, THE NORMS THAT EACH TRUSTEE WILL WORK BY.

AND A LOT MORE. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN USE AS A GUIDE AND USE TO KEEP OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE.

IT CAN BE USED BY THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, NOT ONLY TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE, BUT TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ROLE OF A SCHOOL BOARD IS, BECAUSE IT IS CONFUSING TO MANY. I'M OFTEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S CLEAR THE PERSON I'M TALKING TO,

[03:05:04]

SO I HOPE THAT HAVING THIS DOCUMENT UP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WEBSITE WILL HELP ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE FUNCTION.

SO I THINK I THINK TRUSTEE SYLVESTER AND I DID MAKE A FEW NOT TOO MAJOR TWEAKS, RIGHT, SINCE OUR, OUR MEETING IN FEBRUARY. I THINK SHE WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT WHAT WE WHAT WE CHANGED.

IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. I MEAN, JUST TO TO REITERATE SOME OF WHAT PRESIDENT POWELL JUST SAID.

THE PROCESS REALLY BEGAN WITH THE TWO OF US BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN TWO TRUSTEES WORKING ON ANY KIND OF SUBCOMMITTEE.

SO WE PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE CALLED OUR STRAW MAN DOCUMENT.

A LOT OF IT CODIFIES AND EXPLAINS OUR EXISTING PRACTICES, BUT SOME OF IT ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BOARD PROTOCOLS INTRODUCED INTRODUCE SOME ITEMS THAT WE FELT MERITED FURTHER BOARD DISCUSSION.

SO BACK IN FEBRUARY, WHENEVER WE MET, WE PRESENTED THE BOARD AND DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN WITH WITH WHAT WE HAD PUT TOGETHER, GOT SOME REALLY GOOD INPUT AND HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR FELLOW TRUSTEES.

SOME OF IT WAS WORDING CHANGES, SOME OF IT WAS CHANGES TO AGAIN, SOME OF THE STRAW MAN THAT WE HAD PUT FORWARD.

AND THEN WE COMMUNICATED THAT I CAN'T EVEN SAY WE COMMUNICATED IT TO MRS. FELDMAN BECAUSE SHE WAS THERE AND SHE TOOK VERY CAREFUL NOTES.

SO THIS VERSION INCLUDES THE INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE BOARD.

THE FINAL LOOK AT AFTER THOSE CHANGES WERE MADE IS WE'RE PRETTY MINOR AT THE BACK.

WE HAD VERY WHERE THERE'S SECTIONS ON BOARD, ON BOARD PROTOCOLS.

WE HAD BROKEN THAT OUT INTO VARIOUS SECTIONS, AND IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO DO IT THAT WAY.

SO WE JUST CALLED IT ALL BOARD PROTOCOLS. WE JUST HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT.

AND THAT'S REALLY PRETTY MUCH WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS FROM THE BOARD? YES.

TRUSTEE LIGHT. THIS IS JUST ONE QUESTION AS I READ THROUGH THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, AS I BEGIN TO SUNSET MY TERM AND LOOKING FORWARD INTO THE RELATIVELY RAPID CHANGING OF STUDENT TRUSTEES THAT OCCURS AS WE ARE ON ANNUAL TERMS RATHER THAN EVERY FOUR YEARS, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN HERE THAT I CONSIDER VERY RELEVANT TO THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, THE BOARD PROTOCOLS, THE PROTOCOLS, THE PROTOCOLS FOR VISITING SCHOOLS, FOR EMAIL COMMUNICATION, AND ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF A PAGE JUST ON STUDENT TRUSTEES.

AND I WAS WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE EACH NEW STUDENT TRUSTEE BE INCLUDED IN THE SIGNATURE.

MAKE SURE THEY READ THE DOCUMENT AND ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT WHEN THOSE TERM TRANSITIONS HAPPEN.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND I KNOW ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'LL BE SOME ONBOARDING THAT HAPPENS WHEN A NEW STUDENT, TRUSTEE, COMES ON BOARD. AND SO CERTAINLY THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE THE TRAINING PIECES OR MANUALS, IF YOU WILL. AND CERTAINLY WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADD THAT SIGNATURE ON WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. JUST TO ADD ON, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IS HOW OFTEN THIS SHOULD BE UPDATED.

AND I THINK ORIGINALLY WE HAD PUT ANNUALLY IN THERE AND WE CHANGED THAT TO REGULARLY, WHICH CAN MEAN ANYTHING.

SO I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY ANY NEW STUDENT TRUSTEE WHO GETS ONBOARDED WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THIS.

AND ANY TIME THERE IS CHANGES MADE WHEN WE DECIDE TO REVIEW IT, WHOEVER, THE EXISTING TRUSTEE WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THAT AS WELL.

JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THAT. ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO, WE STILL HAVE THE LANGUAGE ANNUALLY AND THEN WE HAVE REGULARLY ELSEWHERE.

I MEAN, ULTIMATELY WHEREVER THIS BOARD SITS, I MEAN WHEREVER THIS DOCUMENT SITS, WHICH I'M ASSUMING IS UNDER THE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION LINK ON OUR WEBSITE. WHEN THE NEW BOARD MEMBER STARTS, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY JUST AN UPDATE TO THAT PAGE.

SO IF THE BOARD FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH US ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH THAT BOARD MEMBER, ONCE I REVIEW IT WITH HIM IN THEIR ONBOARDING PROCESSES, HAVE THEM SIGN IT AT THAT TIME, AND THEN WE JUST UPDATE THAT ONE PAGE SO IT REFLECTS THE BOARD'S OR THE STUDENT TRUSTEE SIGNATURE.

WE COULD DO IT THAT WAY IF THAT'S IF THAT'S EASIER FOR SURE.

YEAH, I CAN HANDLE IT THAT WAY. THE OTHER THING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED ANNUALLY IF YOU KEEP IT THIS WAY,

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PAGE 14. RIGHT. JUST BECAUSE THAT YEAR WOULD CHANGE, I DON'T KNOW, AT LEAST THAT PIECE WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED. AND OF COURSE, ANY TIME AND ANY TIME WE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE KEY BOARD PRIORITIES, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TOO. GOOD THING WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

ONE LAST EDIT TO MAKE TRUSTEE LIGHT. YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS STILL STATED ANNUALLY REVIEWING ANNUALLY.

WHAT PAGE WAS THAT THAT YOU SAW THAT THAT WAS BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO.

THE VERY LAST WORD. PAGE TWO IN THE PDF. IT'S UNNUMBERED IN THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT RIGHT AFTER THE COVER PAGE.

WELL, WE'LL TAKE NOTE OF THAT AND MAKE THAT CHANGE.

I KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER MINOR TYPOS, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THOSE GET FIXED BEFORE WE HAVE THE FINAL VERSION.

I DID JUST WANT TO NOTE TWO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY SORT OF THOUGHT ABOUT THIS YET, BUT WE DO. I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE SOME POLICIES WE PROBABLY STILL FINALLY NEED TO GET TO UPDATING.

CORRECT. THAT ARE LINKED IN HERE. AND SO THAT'LL BE SOME WORK LYING AHEAD.

I KNOW THERE'S THAT GRAPHIC AT THE END OF THE HANDBOOK WITH THE STEPS ON WHO TO GO TO TALK OR TALK TO WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CONCERN, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT GRAPHIC. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PLANNING ON DISTRIBUTING, GETTING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD AS A SEPARATE SEPARATE DOCUMENT, SEPARATE PAGE.

AND THEN MY OTHER NOTE WAS JUST THAT THERE. WE DID REALLY DESIGN A MISSION STATEMENT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS FOR HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED, BUT THAT WOULD BE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, I GUESS. OKAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT POWELL, I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK BOTH KIM GOULD AND SHERRY FELDMAN BECAUSE WHEN LISA AND I PUT THIS TOGETHER, IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THIS AT ALL.

SO THEY HAVE REALLY BROUGHT IT TO LIFE AND MADE IT LOOK A LOT BETTER.

IT'S SO MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANYTHING THAT WE DID.

YES. SO THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. AGREED. OKAY, EXCELLENT.

SO EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH IT. WE CAN MOVE ON.

GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE AT ITEM FOUR F BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[F. Board Committee Reports]

[G. Comments - Board of Education]

TRUSTEE. SYLVESTER, HOW ABOUT YOU? I'M GOING TO BE JUST REALLY, REALLY BRIEF.

WHICH IS JUST TO SAY THAT AGAIN, IS CLASSIFIED.

EMPLOYEE WEEK. HONESTLY, EVERYTHING WE DO, WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.

SO I DO WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU TO TO ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, NOT JUST THIS WEEK, BUT LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE LONG WEEKEND AHEAD AS WE EDGE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO SUMMER BREAK.

THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LIGHT. ARE YOU READY TO GO? I AM, FABULOUS. GOOD EVENING, KANAWHA VALLEY.

HAPPY CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES NURTURE OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THEY SUPPORT THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF OFFICES, THE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES AND THE SAFE CARE, HEALTHY NUTRITION AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS.

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT HELP OUR DISTRICT RUN SMOOTHLY EVERY DAY. THE STUDENT DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD ITS FINAL MEETING ON MAY 19TH, WHERE WE DISCUSSED OUR OUTGOING, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING SENIORS TO DISCUSS HOW TO PROMOTE ATTENDANCE AND GATHERED INTEREST IN CHAIRING OUR SUBCOMMITTEES. THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD TOOK OVER AND JOINED THE OUTGOING EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR AN EXECUTIVE MEETING.

FINN KERNS IS NOW THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE MEETING DATES FOR 2025 2026 ARE NOW ON OUR WEBSITE.

OUR WEBSITE CAN WAS JUST UPDATED TODAY WITH NEW HEADSHOTS FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS.

THE NEWEST COPY OF THE BYLAWS ARE UPDATED MISSION STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS SOME NEW PHOTOS AND AN HOMAGE TO THE STUDENT TRUSTEES OF THE PAST.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME IN THE CANAL VALLEY AS WE BEGIN TO WRAP UP THE YEAR.

THE ALL DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVALS ARE WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK WITH BAND.

THE PERFORMANCES HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, WITH STUDENTS OF ALL AGES COMING TOGETHER TO PERFORM AND SPECIAL GUESTS, INCLUDING THE NEW WEST SYMPHONY PERFORMING AND LOVED ONES OF THE SHERMAN BROTHERS. THANK YOU TO THE TO THE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT EVENT, AND FOR ORGANIZING STATE OF THE SCHOOLS. IT WAS AN INFORMATIVE NIGHT OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES.

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THAT'S A WRAP ON MY STACK AND MSG TERMS AND THE ACCOMPANYING COMMENTS.

THANK YOU TO MRS. JUDD AND MR. FRANK FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND PARTNERSHIP IN LEADING THOSE GROUPS.

THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS AND RETIREMENT CELEBRATION WAS LAST WEEK.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DEDICATED EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SPENT SO MUCH OF THEIR CAREER HERE. AND CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE APPROACHING THE END OF THE YEAR, SO KEEP WORKING HARD FOR THESE LAST FEW WEEKS AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN JUNE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS AND GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE LIGHT TRUSTEE GILL. THANK YOU. IT'S LATE.

SO NOTHING FOR ME TONIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. TRUSTEE.

GOLDBERG. I'M GOING TO BE ALMOST AS BRIEF AS TRUSTEE.

GIL. AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN TRUSTEE GIL AND TRUSTEE SYLVESTER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, BUT IN PARTICULAR, I I WANT TO CALL OUT THE AMAZING SHERRI FELDMAN AND RICHARD BLAKE, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE. YOU WOULD NOT BE WATCHING.

AND AND ACTUALLY, I KNOW SHE DOESN'T LIKE IT, BUT TRUTHFULLY, MRS. FELDMAN, NOTHING WORKS WITHOUT YOUR AMAZING ORCHESTRATION AND WRANGLING THE CATS.

SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH. YOU ALL MAY BE ON BE.

YEAH. NEVER MIND. WELL, AFTER THAT, I JUST THINK I'LL SAY DITTO, DITTO, DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING THOSE ACCOLADES TO CLASSIFIED STAFF AND PARTICULARLY TO MRS. FELDMAN. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. AND I WILL PASS IT OFF TO DOCTOR MCLAUGHLIN.

[H. Comments - Superintendent]

MAKE OUR SCHOOLS LOOK GREAT. AND THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO OUR CLASSROOMS AND FACILITIES AND ALL THE OTHER AREAS IN WHICH THEIR WORK IS SO MEANINGFUL AND VALUED WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. SO, SO THANK YOU.

AND AND WITH THAT, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, LONG WEEKEND AS AS WELL.

WE ARE NOW AT ITEM FIVE. ADJOURNMENT. FIVE A FUTURE BOARD TOPICS.

[A. Future Board Topics / Activities]

ARE WE ABLE TO ADD THE RECOMMENDED ITEM FROM DREW FLETCHER EARLIER TONIGHT ABOUT MISSOURI AND GOING RECAPPING ALL OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? OH YEAH, I THINK THE THE, THE THE IDEA WAS THAT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION, WE AGENDIZE A DISCUSSION ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER A SUMMARY TYPE OF REPORT.

SO I THINK CERTAINLY WE COULD PUT THAT ON. RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING. WE'RE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON ONE, SO IT'S IN PROGRESS.

OH, AWESOME. EXCELLENT. WE CAN ADD IT. WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? WE CAN ADD IT TO THE FUTURE LIST AND THEN NOT PUT A DATE ON IT.

AND THEN ONCE IT'S MADE AVAILABLE, THEN I CAN LET US KNOW WHEN IT'S READY TO GO.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SEEING NO OTHER LIGHTS ON, AKA SUGGESTIONS, WE WILL

[B. Adjournment]