Right? That's a life skill that's going to surpass any of the stuff that we're doing. Added benefit. Yeah. But Kate, the what I heard from the principles tonight. Can we talk about this? It's not on the agenda. Probably not. Okay. Write it down so you can save your thought. No, I I I will remember because because it's the kind of conversation for us to have when we actually talk about the contract. Yeah. Okay. So um in other words if we approve this recommendation can we approve it and say but uh not approving IE money at this time. You're approving that this is the plan the the current plan. You're approving me to proceed on this on this basis. Okay. But this isn't the it's not approving a contract with IE. It's not okay. I just wanted you to know how I was how I was problemolving problemolving something that I knew we could not afford out of M only.
I knew we could not. Okay. Yeah. Um and and I knew we didn't Esser's gone, right? You all you heard last week. Okay. The good news is Title One is safe. IDA is safe. Rural is safe. uh whatever the fourth one is that I can't a title four is safe now. They're safe. They're not they're not going away. What we don't know is if they might we don't know what the what the Congress has approved for dollars. I was going to say it could be a big reduction. But we do know well and they've approved the dollars and the information that I got that we got from the people who've been lobbying and doing whatever in Washington didn't mention anything about a 20% cut. But AD did. So we're operating as if title one is going to be down by 20%. Okay. IDA not at all.
Okay. Title two and title three are they were approved. Congress approved them. The difference is for the first four Congress said the executive branch cannot touch those programs. Cannot change them. Cannot reduce the amounts of money. Has to leave them alone. The other two are a little loosey goosey about who can who can play with those dollars. So, we're not even counting right now on title two and title three. Now, that doesn't mean Jen's not getting ready to write proposals to the state because she will. Okay? But we're not we're not putting all of our eggs in that b those two baskets that we're going to get that. So, we're trying to figure out how to make sure whatever we have whatever we have been using those dollars for that we can cover someplace else. Okay, this is a this is this is creative. We have to be creative.
To me, the good news is the best news is this f this half million dollars correction takes a lot of that pressure off for our next budget because because I don't have to spend it right now. We don't have to spend it right now. essentially that's another that's the 500,000 additional rollover that will help us next year um uh for anything else that's kind of a shortfall. Okay. Um uh so you know those are those are marbles that can move from this bucket for this year into next year's bucket. Okay. That gives us the cushion. It gives us significant cushion. Okay. Um, so yeah, and I just want you and I don't I never want to hide from you what my thought process is in this. I want you to know um and and so obviously you're going to weigh in and tell me yes or no.
I mean, I get that. That's how it works. Okay. So, um, but I shared the other information with you because I did not want to come back later and say, "Oh, I I didn't give you all the information." Appreciate that. Okay. [Music] a motion. Um, can I make a motion? Sure. Go ahead and make a motion. I I make a motion that we accept the budget recommendation revisions for the 2526 school year presented by the superintendent. I'll second the motion. All those in favor? Um I'm going to abstain from this vote. Charlene I I Fred Rushton. I'm abstaining Ziki. Abstaining. Judy Reed. I thank you. Okay. Item 6.1. We're working on 10 o'clock here tonight, guys. I'm really really tired. Um future topics. Um I think we do need a discuss a discussion on EI or IE whatever it is. Okay. Yeah. And can I would have it on I would have it on the um the April agenda.
Okay. Okay. Can we also have a discussion on the uh yeah the test the benchmark scores and stuff that we got. Thank you by the way when this came through I really was glad the cohorts and everything to be able but with my little computer screen and uh medication uh prescription cough medicine today those numbers were a little bit too small. This will be great to re uh that we could discuss this at the next board meeting too, please. Okay. Um that may be a workshop item then. Is that what you're saying? Workshop or board whichever in April. Okay. Yeah. Madam President, could could I say something? I'm backtrack a second. On behalf of our teachers, thank you for the approving the $750 immediate. There's no question immediate thing. I will tell you problem there. I will tell you when I shared with the meet and confer committees I do a combined with the certified and classified um uh even the classified people were very excited about the fact that we can do this for our teachers.
So thank you on their behalf. There's no question vote for that. No problem. Parts in that I could not vote for. Um, so those two topics. Anybody else have anything that we should discuss or talk about or do whatever we're doing? Okay. Up and cominging board events. Oh my gosh. Oh, I forgot to thank our crossing guard today. Um, dang. We have testing starting next week. Is that science testing is next week? How long will the testing be? Uh, mostly through April. Okay. Through the whole month. Whole month of April. Okay. I just need to know there's a different there's a, you know, it's spread out. One test this week, one test this week. Right. Yeah. Okay. Uh, anything else we need to know or should attend? What's a DV first grade PJ party? Well, apparently they have some party coming up. Desert Valley. Yep.
Children of the World concert. Well, it looks like Diamondback has an under the Sea concert, too. Yeah. Some fun activities coming up. Yes. Kindergarten registration at all three of our elementaryaries on the 26th and 27th. Um, and I would also put in a word for Kowanas Kids Expo on the 29th. Saturday the Saturday the 29th. that's over here on train. Uh we will have a a school a district a district booth, an eel booth, a child find booth and a McKenna Vento booth. We'll have four. That's where they use they put all those booths up along on train. Yeah. Right on train. Yeah. Week from Saturday. Yep. A week from Saturday. What is the significance of the red asterisks by April 17th governing board meeting? I don't know. Oh, did you have a formal answer? Aha. In case there are any changes, they're just governing board meetings.
Cool. And a meeting next week, too. Uh, yeah. Well, we got some future meetings we need to talk about. Um, thank you, Lance. Thank you for doing that. Um, ASBA, we talked about the June 5 through 7. Barb's going to go and Judy's gonna go, too. Oh, Judy said she would go. Perfect. Um, we need a meeting next week. Yeah. Um, as I said, we're getting that information on about Asbait on the 25th and uh uh so whatever your pleasure is on the 26th or 27th or even the morning of the 28th, it doesn't matter. I just have to let Kyros know if we're cancelelling by the 28th since the 30th is on a Sunday. Thursday is wide open for me. Thursday the 27th. 27th. [Music] What time? Whatever you all want. I can do the morning of the 27th. What day of the week is it?
Thursday. I can do the morning of the 27th, but I cannot do the afternoon or I was I've got an appointment at 12. So, it's would have to be done before 12. And it's just it's just the insurance thing. So, you know, maybe 30 minutes. I mean, it's not going to be very long. It's that would be the only thing unless we missed something that has to be signed. Could you do do a 9:00 meeting then? Because I have a 10:30 doctor appointment. But if that's all it is, then is it what what date school board? The 27th. 27th. Thursday. 27th at 9. Uhhuh. I hope I have nothing on it. And our regular meeting is April 17th, workshop at 5:30, meeting at 6. When's a regular meeting? Anybody can be here. Yes, indeed. I can April 17th. 17th. 17th. Uh, let me double check.
I think so. Yeah. Yep. Got you down. Foundation board. Okay. Is everybody set? Judy, you set? It's my grandson's birthday. Celebrate in the morning. Whatever. No, I'm just kidding. Whatever. Whatever you need to do. Um, item 7.1, adjourning this meeting. I need a motion to adjourn, please. I make a motion we adjourn the meeting. I'll second a motion. All those in favor? I, Melinda Subaraski. I, Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb, Judy Reed. Thank you all for giving such good attention to our principles. They were all nervous as
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The first job I had was teaching algebra in Oklahoma. And you know what? That was just the right place for me. If it hadn't been for Oklahoma, I don't think I would have ended up where I am now. I strongly believe that Oklahoma taught me so many things. 1961, I went back to Berkeley where I taught at the school for the death. Eventually became the dean of students and I retired in 1990. My bond with CSV is still very strong. It will always be in my heart. Hello, I am Ken Norton's daughter Mickey and this is my sign name. I know my father is here and thanking you all for coming. Welcome. It feels strange and sad, but I'm here on stage now. I grew up seeing our fathers going up on stage before large audiences dramatically giving speeches or telling stories or in the classroom teaching, encouraging people or with a sports team and he's there coaching them on how to beat that opponent.
Now, though he's not here, I know that he is up above watching us all and feeling deeply moved that so many people feeling love for him are here today. And I also know that he wants to advise me. Now remember, Nikki, spine was large, elbows up, not small. Okay? Not too fast. Take it easy so that everyone can understand. Okay, Dad. You're right. I'll try my best. that cherish the ASL signing and communicating with people, the death community, the CSD and oh, he just loved ASL. He loved to communicate. He loved learning new signs and love old signs as well. He could sit with his friends and family members and just chat and chat and chat all night long with such strong facial expressions and full of life. I really miss that. He loved his family as a father, as a grandfather. and a great grandfather with three great grandchildren and also cousins.
I'd like to introduce our wonderful family. My husband Gary, our daughter Tessa, she's back there with her husband with her husband Justin and their two sons, Wesley who is 10 years old and Will, who who's just going to turn 60 [Music] soon. And our son Travis and his wife Sophia, their baby Jackson, there's going to be one soon, but is at home. Love you. and our cousin Angela who is here today with part of her family, her son [Music] Michael and Robert, and then his wife Joanne. Thank you for coming. And now I'd like to introduce my wonderful brother Kurt. I'd like to add a few things. Oh, sorry about that. Better here. I apologize. I'd like to add a few words to what my sister just stated. First off, I want to thank you all for coming and to share today with us. We really do appreciate it.
And we want to thank the volunteers who helped drive the carts and prep the food and flowers and the like. There are many people who helped out a lot. as well as there was a committee of people who worked with the two of us for many weeks in planning and trying to make the day special for our fathers and for CSV really and really in some ways they love CSV because our father as my sister said love CSC, but I want to add one more thing that we really love. When we were young, sorry about that. I saw someone over there telling me to move [Music] over. When we were young, our father, he didn't tell us that, hey, I don't mind being death. It doesn't bother me. It's no problem. And I would see that and it didn't mean anything to me because I couldn't imagine our father and mother anything but being death.
I mean I couldn't imagine them being hearing really. So over the years he refound that idea of being death doesn't bother me. Over the last one year, he knew his life was coming to an end. He knew it was time to go. So, the two of us were talking about a variety of things, about his life, about life in general, people he knew, the fate of CSV and what would happen. You know what's really crazy how much time that he devoted to the future of CSC? He really wanted to live forever so that he could see what would happen to CSD. And the children would argue about the idea of living forever. And I tell them that really it's better that life has limits. you die and that gives life meaning. And he said, "No, no, no." He said, "I was wrong." He said, "That living forever makes more sense because why did you want to leave this world, this great world?" He loved this world.
But that's not the love that I want to talk about. really the love that he told us about mostly in the last year of his life that he changed from being death doesn't bother me to I love being [Music] death and that made a lot of sense because his life I mean you could see why he felt felt that way. He knew he was a very lucky person. It was lust based on hard work, being assertive, but also the love that was given to him. He was lucky that the fate of the world, God, or whatever you believe in gave him. I mean, being born into a deaf family with two wonderful parents that love him. They were creative and provided the best for him. He attended CSD kindergarten at 5 years old. It was the right fit for him to be a residential student at 5 years old because he saw the school as an extension of his own family.
There's no difference between a home life and CSC the residential student. I mean he absolutely loved it. And then he attended same thing small college and his love continued as he met our mother. probably his biggest luck of his life really. I mean very lucky he met her and then his first job as he mentioned in Oklahoma. We lived on the campus. You know the two of us and our brother Dane were residential students so to speak. I mean, we live there and if you asked us what is our favorite place to live up in growing up, you would say it was that school for the death campus. I mean, really fun. Incredible. I agree. And so his love just continues. And all of that gave him an opportunity to develop confidence, to develop security, to develop ideas, to take chances without huge risks because people wanted to help them.
And so when it came time for his job, for his life to expand. He was ready and he saw that experience and wanted the same for every death child. And that's why he loved the school so much. why he was so supportive and continued to be a part of the school because he wanted his love, his opportunity to be given to all death students as death student athletes. I felt that right. I'm not sure. So that was the thing that was really most impressive to me about our father. It was his passion for the deaf communities, for the dev school because of his life that he was given a lot and he gave a lot back. But I think at the end now that today is about the school and that community. He is just one person who worked hard. There are many people here today that have worked hard to make this school wonderful to develop a death community and have a cooperation that's necessary to give young death people good opportunities in our world.