We've also added new clubs like graphic designs, chess club, choir club, and flag football. And we have had great success including our drama club with their very upcoming performance. We hope you will all come see the Beauty and the Beast uh junior on May 2nd at 5:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. Sports are back and more exciting than ever as we have added boys and girls soccer teams this spring. And if that wasn't enough, we have kept our grades and season up. We have also had our field trips to look forward to. We went to Top Golf at the end of first trimester. We recently ended the second trimester with a trip to Dave and Busters. Second grade is going to Mojave Narrow Park. Our students in Miss Poe and Miss Barber's class went to the Living Desert in Palm Springs and many grade levels were able to visit the center at AVCI.
All current students are geocoded, allowing precise mapping and neighborhood-based enrollment projections. maps in the report are built off actual Clifton student data, not just statistical estimates. The student the excuse me, the study offers a snapshot of shifting demographics across Clifton and within each school. The majority of the study is made up of school by school breakdowns showing how populations have changed over time. It evaluates student density, enrollment trends, socioeconomic makeup, and housing patterns by geographic area. This data shows projections for the next five years that can be used to request additional reports based on the state. Key data limitations in the study include preschool projections which cannot be tied to actual children addresses. This makes it hard to predict how how preschool growth would impact individual elementary schools. The demographer is redoing the preschool portion of the study. ESL English as a second language students numbers have increased from 651 in 2021 to over 1500 today.
And having been in another state, I think I can say that comfortably. Um, so we're going to kind of pair that with uh government. Econ is off the books technically now, which which seems strange. We wanted to offer and we may still I think there is a couple recommended under review uh global economics that we might try to bring back in there, but we were very disappointed in that uh move, I should say. So, um anyways, that that's a little that's way longer than I was supposed to. Jenny's got me like 11 minutes. I was in the same word. If you have questions, I I I I feel very comfortable talking about this. We hosted 65 uh principles from around the the state here from ISP. Um I've been talking to I've got a lot of really really good connections. That's what happens when you do this for a really long time um at ISP and they've been a great resource to us as well.
Any discussion? All those in favor? 70. Um, so great. Now we'll move down under support staff. It looks like we have permission to post. Yes, please. Asking for approval um or permission to post um summer support positions, four technology positions, eight custodian positions, three grounds worker positions, and one central office assistant position. Um these are positions you you probably are remembering that I usually come to you and ask for approval. um they are ones that we're hoping that employees that might want to um seek summer employment would be able to apply for or other community members like our college students. So motion by Mary Lyn. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Pat.
They almost assuredly will. So let's be honest with ourselves. They will. So what do we want to do about it? Right. I understand. So I I think the easiest way this comes up is like we we have a picture of the time we approve the project and then we start building something that hopefully that doesn't happen but yeah in some detail in some small detail. Well we can be smart and get ahead of that. So it doesn't happen. We already know that that small detail is going to change, right? Yeah. Well, I think it's more I mean there's a checkpoint in a way at when the construction drawings are submitted, right? Well, we're just saying what we see and approve are design drawings, early design drawings, right? And that doesn't mean they change the whole scheme, right? They've already invested a lot into engineering and etc, etc.
People tell me I should probably stop doing things, but I really don't know what I would do if I stopped doing what I do. Um, I'm probably bored and playing video games like everybody else. Um, but I'm very happy to see um everybody here supporting me. Um, and so yeah, I'm here to answer questions if needed or comments. Questions or comments? Member Stton. And then member Childs, I just wanted to thank you again for being here. I know I've come I've run across you at a couple of other events outside of school committee stuff, but um we love having you in the district. You're a bright spot. Um and just I hope you do continue to do all of the work that you do um now and into the future. Thank you. Appreciate it. Similar to that, I want to compliment you on how much you do manage to get done and also thank you because what you're doing matters to so many people in the community.
The carrier the carrier is going to make sure they have a premium sufficient to cover all their claims and the profit that they want to make. And so that's why those premiums are higher. They're guaranteeing that they're going to provide the coverage for that fully insured premium and they're not going to take an undue risk, you know, to lose money based on the premiums. So once they quote us a premium, they can't charge us more. And if they underquote the premium, then guess what happens when you go to renewal? They're going to make sure that your renewal increase covers, you know, whatever loss they had and whatever anticipated claims they expect going forward. Does it allow us to participate in a larger risk pool? Like would it help us flatten the uh the increases at all? Like you know, you're saying you know like in what was it 21 and 22 we were up I don't know what was it 12% or whatever whatever it was a huge amount.
It feels like only yesterday I was sharing that counselors had successfully registered over 27,000 of our students. Each month, APJ aims to highlight the impact counselors have on students in the AHSD system as a whole. And while reflecting on that, I started thinking about what APJ actually stands for, which is Anaheim Personnel Guidance Association. The words personnel and guidance actually evoke kind of an old school image of someone behind a desk checking off lists. Similar to those guidance counselors in every8s movie. Helpful but not exactly dynamic. Um but as we know real change enduring change happens one step at a time as Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said and that that's exactly what we've been doing. Last month, I shared that many of our counselors are veterans with 16 to 20 years plus of experience. And yes, we can be a tough crowd to shift out of our comfort zones.
For the third trimester, we are all looking forward to having the end of the year assemblies and field days at all gradeal levels are able to participate in. Our elementary students will participate in a day of play and the middle school students will help lead their groups. This year has definitely been a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun. We appreciate all the classes and activities we get the chance to experience while at Phoenix. It's hard to think that this school year is almost over, but that just means we have to set the stage for next year. Until then, please know that Phoenix rocks because we rock. [Applause] Okay, great ladies. Thank you. Up next is High Desert Premier Academy, Jasmine Bracie. [Applause] Yeah. Yeah. I just need to scoot back a little bit. Yes. Thank you. Okay. Hey guys. Um, good evening, President Raleigh.
Projections are unreliable in terms of building level impact since ESL en enrollment shifts year-to-year. Special education students are counted in capacity planning but doesn't reflect specific rooms usage. For example, a full classroom used by only a few self-contained students. Capacity and facility planning and enrollment trends. The report includes an analysis of each school's capacity versus enrollment. It outlines which schools are overcrowded, labeled labeled as unhoused students. The analysis shows that both middle schools and high school are currently the most overcrowded and will remain so for the near future. Elementary enrollment is slowly declining, but with programmatic room shortages continuing due to increases in special education, excuse me, in specialized programs. Classroom shortages are most severe in middle school. Middle school enrollment will peak then stabilize. High school will rise then decline gradually. This creates a bubble in middle school enrollment that requires attention. Redistric redistricting and new school planning.
So I feel like we're we're way ahead of the game. Um, and Madison Smith is actually at a conference out of state where I'd have her up here because this is all her. Like I don't do these. I I can talk it that she puts it all down on paper and her and Mary Shidler and Chris have been a huge help uh just trying to figure out how we're going to make all this work. But I'm very confident. Uh, I think it's going to open up a lot of new possibilities and they've already started scheduling kids with the mindset that, you know, we're really trying to make we're trying to set them up for the next step after high school. We're not just trying to fill their schedule. Uh, no offense. I feel like when I was a student a long time ago, like, hey, you need seven periods, here's your schedule.
Any discussion? All those in favor? 70. Next we have some recommendations. Yes, please. Asking approval for the following recommendations. Jennifer Campbell as Jennings County School Corp permanent floating sub cookook. Damen Dixon as a middle school volunteer track and field coach and James High Day as a Jennings County High School custodian with the second shift. Okay. Entertain a motion to approve those recommendations as read. I have a motion by Cheryl. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Travis.
Um but between the drawings that we see which are you know maybe at 20% of a complete set you know a lot can happen between there and 100% of the complete set for instance I know at um at the Asher um some things changed because when they started doing the energy calculations um they needed to enclose the parking below I think it was going to be open just with a grate they needed to enclose the parking to make the new stretch energy code um and and to make that happen. So um so it's not necessarily bad changes, they're just changes that you don't get you don't do at 20 when your project's at 20%. So um but when you get the construction drawings, those are 100%. Right? Um and uh that would be a point where um they could be looked at to see or reviewed perhaps with the um you know with the applicant the applicant's architect probably you know to really see what the changes are.
So you are excellent example of what Greenfield can and does produce. So thanks for keep being and keep on being awesome. Thank you. I appreciate that. Um, one thing I will also say is that um, my grandmother passed away about a year ago and she was a big powerful person in my life. She always taught me of how to speak on my mind and how to be a better person and how to be a nice person. And for me, the one thing was to be involved in everything because not only was it making other people happy, it was also representing my brothers who are two students of the district who are in sixth and seventh grade and who play sports and they play basketball. And you know, do they get annoying? Yes, they do. But they are the light of my life and they support me through everything and my parents as well.
um by having that larger risk pool, would it allow us to flatten over time or is it just as bad either way or Well, we combine um town and board of ed and so we would keep it that way, but our we're big enough that they would look at our claims and they would provide a premium based on our actual claims. It's not like we're going so it's not like a like a total risk pool for like teen drivers or something when you go into like a just it's everyone's just priced the same, you know, for like every driver in the state or whatever. That's that's how the state partnership plan works. Oh, so you're not rated individually, you know, you are rated by county, but again, it's not cheaper. It would be more expensive for us than for our employees. Okay, no easy answers.
But I do understand why. Around 25ish years ago, even though our title was school counselor, we were the go-to for anything no one knew what to do with on a school campus. We were gate coordinators, testing coordinators with lots of paper and sharpened pencils, eel coordinators, RO specialists, social workers. We were faces, we were community school liaison. We did lunch duty and some were even directed to do parking lot duty. Every meeting on campus, we were there. High schools had only four counselors and junior highs had two. We placed students in summer and night school, explained ethy requirements, completed FAFSA, college apps, all on paper, and we did teach guidance lessons. Notice I said that last. Were they effective? It's hard to say because we didn't have the data. It's no wonder people didn't quite understand what a counselor did because we were everywhere. If someone had a question and they didn't know the answer, they would often say, "Go ask the counselor because we did know the answer.
esteemed board members, Superintendent Nelson, Executive Cabinet, Apple Valley Unified Staff, and educational partners. I hope everyone had a I'm hope everyone had a nice spring break since our last meeting. Let me just restart. Okay. Since our last meeting, students have had the opportunity to participate in a few different field trips. The eighth graders were able to visit both high schools and get a tour on of the campus and activities that will be available for them. They also had the opportunity to go to Dave and Busters with Phoenix Academy to celebrate their accomplishments. Some seniors were able to visit VVC and see the nursing and welding program. And last but not least, some of us were able to go to Medieval Times to get a medieval experience. A quick update on some of our clubs. Our esports team just finished their Fortnite season. All of our teams won their final matches.
Similar to the results of the district survey, the study supports middle school as the most urgent need with high school relief as a secondary concern. Based on those results, the demographer was asked to plot what creating a new school with capacity of the Pope Paul building of approximately 600 students could look like. He was asked to see what would be a balanced school with a sustainable enrollment over a five-year projection window and to reduce the existing middle schools by similar amounts to minimize having to add large numbers of staff in the creation of another school. Title one versus non-title one school data was considered in planning for new school formation supporting efforts toward socioeconomic balance. The analysis includes approximate busing versus walking ratios to estimate transportation impact, though a more detailed busing study is needed. Mr. Shahada shared some specifics of the pulp fall lease agreement which had been included in the previous budget cycle for the current school year.
Um, they have spent a lot of time this spring meeting with kids individually and really trying to figure out like, hey, if you're wanting to go to a four-year school, here's what you need to do. if you're wanting to to go, you know, a different path and and go into the workforce, here's what you need to do. So, a lot of great things happen. This is not a lot of people were flipping out about it and panicking and and we've definitely viewed it as a as a huge bonus for us. So, we're really excited. All right. Jay or Jenny? Yeah. Well, I don't know who wants to feel it. Tell me the difference between STEM science versus the chemistry, physics, biology. STEM is No, go right ahead. Honored to have you here. Yeah. After listening, I I I'm almost encouraged to come back about that too, Rick.
Any discussion? All those in favor? Seven. Next, we have some down finance. We have some donations. Yes. I'm asking board approval to accept the following donations. Brush Creek Elementary PTO, $35 to the sixth grade celebration. Liz Cummins, $100 for student snacks. At the high school, we've got Beey Family Dentistry, 400 toothbrushes and 400 toothpaste for the kindergarten roundup for all elementaryaries. Estimated value of $1,450. And expert eye care, 400 coloring book pamphlets for the kindergarten roundup all elementaryaries, estimated $1,200. and Jenny's County Health Department. Stop the bleed kits estimated $3,825 for all schools. And another ask all corporation donations, the high school donation. Cheryl Teddorovich weighed $1,000 to the touch of class end of school year party. San Creek Elementary, the Jennings County retired teacher classroom teacher grant. Kate Gray, $400 and Leslie Peacock, $140. NBIC $200 for the Escape Room Club and Cippio Elementary Janice County retired teachers classroom grant to Casey Ernst 57189.