I know we talked about it like I think two years ago creating a committee where it's almost like a town hall scenario where um it's like an ask and answer almost. I know that was in the question. Um that's the board's purview and Mr. Matt Ward dropped by yesterday uh unexpectedly and I made time with him. I believe I sat with him for an hour and asked answered every question he had and we even pulled in Jannina because he had questions about the demographic report which we didn't give full detail yet because it was still being cultivated. But I you guys know more than anybody you call me at 10 11 o'clock at night I'm going to pick up and respond and I'm here at 6:00 a.m. every day. I leave around 4:00 or 5 depending on the day. um just come in, talk to me, email me, call me, whatever.
Sign up sheet. I only saw one. Please use I'm sorry. Please activate your mics. Oh, sorry. I didn't see the sign up. I only saw what day it was. So, Whoops. My bad. I am sure that if you we could give you the email and you could email the Americanore volunteers and they would probably be very happy to have you involved. I think we can handle it offline from from there. Yeah, we can talk about that after the meeting. I'll give you the email. Any other new business? Okay, great. Um, I'd like to hear um motion to enter into executive session pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 3A subsection 21A2 to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel. Three, to discuss with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body.
Their work is deeply appreciated. And one last thing, I have a relative who's teaching on the east coast in an elementary school, second grade, and I was I learned that she has to arrive at school at 7:00 in the morning and her second graders arrive minutes later and she starts class at 7:30 in the morning and they go until 3. And I'm wanting to get more in depth about the impact of what the that state is. It's called a right to work state and I don't know how many there are in this country but it certainly is different because I've never even understood anything like that. So it was all new information for me. And I said what is the opposite of a right to work state? Does anybody know the qu the answer? Unions. So I think that we learn to support each other and care about each other and learn.
Yes. Okay. Anybody want to chime in? I would like to clarify one thing, but I do not want to violate the so probably best not to say anything. Okay, we'll move on to I'm sorry, Anita, you have anything? Um Is this something that we can move forward on? I believe at this time it'd be uh prudent not to move forward with this the way it was phrased from close session. That's my opinion. So I think that um it's pleasure of the board as a as a discussion item of the topic. I would not mind getting a quote on what it would cost or her request. Anybody else? Where is my view? Um well, as I think about about this, um the whole goal of Figma was not to bring up close session item. I I felt that we were going to discuss Figma in terms of how we are going to proceed from there.
I'm I'm very responsive. So, I I I think um any questions that any community member has about the budget or anything, I I'm very transparent. You could just reach out meeting. I know, Mr. Paris. That's what I was about to say. Go ahead. I'm sorry, Commissioner. I'll be right back. Um yeah, as far as a special meeting, that's why we have our board meetings and we have not only in person, you you don't even have to leave the comfort of your own home. You can zoom in. Um so there is plenty of opportunities to reach us. Um and this is the right place to have it because you to have questions because you have all the people expert in the answers. If you're going to get a good answer, you're going to get it from here quickly. Um, so I don't really see the need to do that.
And seven, to comply with or act under the authority of any general or special law or federal grant need requirements. The committee will not return to open session. So moved. Second. Motion from member Stanton. Ston and a second from member Den.
Thank you one and all for all that you do. Mr. Hosshi, it's been a busy month. Um I went to some open houses at Brookhurst CVA where they did their capstone speeches. uh Ball Junior High where they also had a ribbon cutting ceremony for the mural. Um and Catella High School uh saw the beautiful pool renovation there and the brand new culinary room. Western Orange View open house and they uh did an international assembly at the end of the evening in their brand new gymnasium. Um Lexington High School had their open house uh which was preceded by the dedication of the Anna Piery building um our arts building. Uh capstone season is here. CVA presented their capstones at open house at Oxford Academy. They had their juniors present and it was really nice to see 25 alumni come back and uh serve as panelists there.
Um that was my understanding and um as you all know I am I'm always very uncomfortable when names are dropped um or when offices are mentioned I have some real discomfort um I don't like to do that uh ever. uh if I have those issues, I will contact the person privately and have the conversation. Um but in light of the fact that there's a budget conversation that goes that has been going on publicly um I am more inclined to say let us at least address what exactly can Figma do for us um so that we can take out the um take out the the spirit of doubt. out um and we can all say okay another agency when I was a board president um Nigro and Nigro did it and we got information and school services school services in California school services they did something and we we're satisfied but maybe another set of eyes to give us this information if it is the same information what do we have to lose so that's what the way I'm looking at it what do we have to lose if it's fake matt or if is smooth services.
I this environment exists already. We've we extend it to the virtual world as well. So that's my thoughts on it. Yes, Paris. I think too it depends also what you're what you're asking, right? If we have a some sort of town holy kind of thing. Well, depends. We don't know what the question is going to be. It could be way more involved, takes more time, it could involve privacy, it could be things that you're not supposed to answer. So I just wanted to share that, too. It depends what the questions are and how you know what you have to do to to get it to get the answer and if you can even answer it. Can I ask a question? So the um the city council had brought this up. So I'm just curious about this. Um a lot of times people come up from the public, they make their comments and they leave.
Any discussion? Secretary Duniv, will you call the vote? Chair Johnson Mousan, yes. Vice Chair Ston, yes. Army, yes. Member Goodwin, yes. Member Childs, yes. Mayor Disorger, yes. Member Martini, yes. All right. It's unanimous. Okay. And now, um, we'll move to adjournment. I'd like to hear a motion to adjourn the meeting. So moved. Second. Motion from member Ston, a second from member Goodwin.
Um, uh, Lexington had their capstone in one day and then for three days I've been going to Kennedy High School for their capstone. And it's been interesting because I've been put in different rooms, IB students, athletes, um, band and and choir students. And um the one thing that really impressed me was where they learned their leadership skills was through those kinds of activities being a team captain on in a sports team and being the section leader or you know just being a a club officer. So I really got a big kick out of that about how much those connections really play a vital role. performances. Uh Oxford's choir festival concert, uh the district and the district's theater and dance showcase was phenomenal. Showcased all of our talented uh drama students and our dance students, soapbox speeches at um finals at Laera. Thank you, Ruben Patino for facilitating that.
Just compare the two information and we can put all of this to rest and move on. Due to the cost of the contract that they have proposed, it would be anywhere between 20 and $30,000. Um it would be my recommendation to bring that to the board for approval. Okay. And is that for the forensic or is that for direct? They do not do a forensic audit which was what the direction I was provided. And I am um concerned that my due process rights have not been followed either. I have a right to due process. Thank you. Okay, we'll move on from this item for tonight. I just wanted to clarify real quick, President Raleigh, we did not say forensic audit as a board. We did specifically say move forward with Pikmat. Okay, fine. Uh, Kylie, we have any public comments? We do. We have three.
If there was a comment that somebody wanted to respond to, can we address you and respond to that comment after they speak? that that is the uh at the decision of the board and that's in if you read the instructions before we give it we say we may or may not respond very often if it's a we've had parents in the past that haven't had that have had an issue and I know Dr. Roberts has had uh Mr. Jangaro or Muslv whoever the app appropriate person is to go sidebar with them and help them with their situation. So yes, we can do that and have done that. And if the commissioner wanted to respond, they would go through you and say, "Hey, can I respond to that?" Besides the board member, you can respond during your your comments. I'm saying besides the comments while they're still here in the room.
Is there any discussion? Secretary Den, will you call the vote? Chair John Smad, yes. Vice Chair Ston, yes. Yes. Member Goodwin, yes. Member Childs, yes. Mayor Disorger, yes. Member Martini, yes. Unanimous. We're adjourned at 8:37 p.m. [Music]
Girls Engineering Day at Dale celebrated its 10th anniversary and it was it was incredible just the partners that we have and again seeing alumni back at those and serving as mentors and um Catella Talks. Um, I got to meet Councilwoman um Kristen Moss from uh the Anaheim City Council and then the Anaheim High School Dance Show was um displayed a lot of creativity with a lot of our students creating the dance numbers. Um just in closing, I went to a few things. the Orange County School Board Association Access Region 17 joint dinner um with Robin Avalar being the uh keynote speaker challenging the normalization of underachievement. Um, trustees Guerrero and O'Neal joined me for the PTA council dinner at Nospay Farm Hotel and then I attended the Cababe um conference and where they celebrated 50 years of bilingual advocacy and excellence. Um, the RO success awards uh with um my fellow trustees here.
Okay. First up is um Brenda Cops. After Brenda is Jennifer Taylor and then Shane Churchill. Hello. I don't think so. [Music] Sorry about that. No, you're good. Thank you. It is on and it's out loud. Hello. My name is Brenda Cobbs and I'm a reading intervention teacher for grades three, third through sixth grade at my school. I'd like to begin with thanking Mrs. Nelson for coming to my school to talk about the cuts with reading intervention. I am here tonight to ask you to reconsider the vote you took during the last board meeting which resulted in terminating some of the reading intervention programs. We have many students moving on to the next grade level who are reading far below level. There are too many students for just one reading intervention teacher at each school. This year I began with 84 students just in third through sixth grade.
You can I'm assuming this would be a very rare thing. If it's appropriate, we can ask through the uh you can ask through the chair and we would ask Dr. Dr. Robert Totoy or his staff, whoever is appropriate to answer that question. Good to know because I'm just going trying to go about that whole town hall thing and that's basically what we'd be doing anyway. So, makes it easier. Thank you. But the the open public uh recognition portion of a meeting is not meant to be an interactive conversation. It's meant to be an opportunity for us to sit here and absorb the information and from individuals in the community. It's not designed to be an interactive uh discuss format. Um Harris. Yes. Commission. It would be it would be perceived by the person at the podium if one commissioner answers that you're speaking for the board.
And then last night I got to meet the California uh the CTA president David Goldberg at a CTA and an orange service center council board dinner for new trustees. So that was a perk of being a newly elected trustee to um to go to that and learn what's going on in the state. Thank you. Where was that held? That was at the university club um on UCI's campus. first. Okay. Uh so, um I did attend also the um AXA uh OCCSBA dinner. I forgot to put that down on my list. Um excuse me. Uh we attended our board study uh study session uh um for the bond across the way. um attended my RO meetings uh where Nancy um talked about our uh transportation uh getting celebrated. Um and then uh last uh night uh Scott Randelle was um inducted nominated by a group of students um and and nominated and inducted into the National Honor Society um membership and he will have his name um printed on on the wall over there.
We have a wellorganized program that allows each grade level to have a 50inute block of time to work with students who are struggling with reading. In our program, students are focusing on growing in their reading, spelling, vocabulary, background knowledge, writing, comprehension, self-confidence, as well as goal setting for their education. Many students have told me that their parents are noticing the improvement in reading. Students have told me that their class grades are improving. Several students have told me this year that they're now enjoying reading. Many students are noticing their I Ready diagnostic results are improving and students are telling me that they are more confident in their reading and now are more willing to raise their hand in reading class. Here are some quotes of my students. My friends can now read my own writing. Um when I am in class and I cannot hear a student read the text, I am now able to read the text on my own.
So that could be a major issue. That could be an an ethics issue either. Um, I'm going to make a suggestion that maybe the HSA committee goes back on the road again and maybe we start visiting some of the HSA meetings. Um, I I don't know if the committee is up to that, but we'll have to get a schedule from your your uh your group and um go out. We go out with a prepared statement. We're here to observe, but you can bring uh questions to us and then we'll bring them back to you and then you can answer them accordingly. But maybe getting back out in the community from that group would be another way to help this. As far as a town hall, I I I would not do that with just a certain member of board members. I would say that somebody from administration has to be there to lead and we we are there only for observation only because that back and forth could be unethical and we could really get into some serious uh issues.