Yeah. And which it's like Jaden's like signature thing. And it's like Oh, and another back setting him off to the left. Oh my goodness. The three stock potential is crazy. Oh. Oh. Throws him into the Lloyd. Goodness gracious. He's going crazy, I tell you. Falco sending out plenty of projectiles. Oh, and he reflects the Lloyd. He's sending out so many reflectors. Oh, and a down smash. Oh, breaks the balloons, but not Isabelle, the target he was actually aiming for. Even more reflectors, but the reflector doesn't appear to get the Lloyd off of the ground. I think it only works once the Lloyd is out and ready. Sending out a forge mash. sending out another Lloyd rocket so we can put one there. Oh. Oh, jumps back on it. He lands on it. Oh, do you think the Falcon will fall for the like the around the map Lloyd again?
And if large amounts are cut at that point, it will be up to the governor. By law, we have to have budget. So, she would have to make cuts cuts that allows her to make the cuts to ensure that we have a balanced budget. So, we may not know for several months. Exactly. Okay. Well, you know, and and as you know, we're in the middle of finalizing our budget. Um, in fact, tonight we're going to discuss the budget before we close the warrant for for Maytown meeting. And um, you know, as you can probably guess, the budget is already very tight. Um it's been a challenging year in a lot of ways and we're not even funding we're not even funding any of the things that we really need as a community. We're really like the levy the increase the 2 and a half% is really going to things like health insurance increases and things that we have very little discretion on.
So how often those students who are in that enrollment actually attend every day. So we asked for a more conservative approach. What happens if the what if um the students don't materialize in enrollment next year and asked that the attendance rate be lowered to 92% which is much more of a historical percentage. Um, as a result, as Michelle said, um, it would require a reduction in some of their staff and you can see that reflected in their financials. So, based on the updated information that was provided, we feel, um, that there's constant conversation going on at Sherwood um, and that they can sustain themselves over the next 5-year period. Thank you. That's good to hear. Do we have any public comment regarding this one? Uh, I don't see any. Uh given that um before we get into any deeper debate, do we have a motion regarding this item?
I'm not sure. Probably not. Oh, well, there we go. He Jaden loses the three stock streak, but it's fine as long as as long as we make it to state. Oh, tries for tries for a neutral air. Doesn't hit it. And a down air. which unless this Falco just goes insane and manages to take two stocks off of Jaden and then reverse three restock the next oncoming person then yeah Falco Falco going back to his roots his bread and butter combos up tilts into up air using quite a few reflectors but the turnipss are not we are going to state this year wow that was that was way less intense than last year from what I remember commentating like it was back and forth last year don't worry guys I'm not going to take my shirt off this year. Don't worry guys, we're we're not taking our shirts off.
So it it you know um when I think about what could potentially we we're we're making some some hard choices as a community now and I know that if the funding changes six months from now we're going to have to make some harder choices. Um, so, you know, I'm I'm I'm I'm hopeful that um somehow Congress will stop the crazy because it really does affect people and I think um you know, we see that on a national level, but you know, we we know it's going to affect our residents as well. And when you hear that, those are areas that focus, but right now we're hoping to stay that way. still may not wanted to add a couple things on the I think the Ashland area group has done a know your rights training or is about to do one uh and online there are a lot of videos that have already been recorded so you all can do one uh eight years ago when we did know your rights presentations we'd rooms full of people together.
I'll motion to approve. I'll second that if you don't mind. Sorry. All right. Um we have a motion and a second. Is there any uh debate or discussion on this topic? All right. Seeing none, I will Oh, sorry. Um it's not um debate or discussion. Just noting that um we are still within the timelines for sure even though we are doing this in a different sequence than the other two that were presented then we're still within the timeline. Yeah, absolutely. We did push back to a little more due due diligence. We are as always thrilled to partner partner with our charter schools. Um I'm excited to have you guys continue as a part of the Chico Educational family. So, um, with that, may I call for a vote? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. I.
Postgame interviews. I believe the fishing rod is the most powerful. You know what? That's pretty good. You know, it's a very extendable grab, you know, and it hits like so often. I Well, it feels like it comes out really quickly. Covers a lot of distance. Um, and when they reel it back in, it still has a hitbox. Here they come. We're going to Here they come. Here they come. Wow. Goodness gracious. Coming through. They're going crazy. They did the They did the We're going to start. Who Who should we Who should we start? I We're going to interview you last. Okay. Who Who should we interview first? Who do you want to interview first? JJ, I feel like he should be last though. Then we'll do Eenie Meenie Miny Mo. Eeny meenie miny mo. Catch Sam by the toe if he screams at my face.
Now, a lot of them have gone online. They're pre-recorded uh because there is great concern about people showing up and being in a room where they can't guarantee their own safety and we can't guarantee their safety. So, I encourage you regardless if you're immigrant yourself or not or or been a US citizen your whole life, every training I learn something. Uh I know the attorney general has put out guidance to schools. Uh the Trump administration a couple months said that ICE can now enter uh churches and schools, something that they hadn't been able to do uh because of previous regulations. So the attorney general put out guidance about if ICE comes to a school. Uh what they need to show in order to be able to come in. Uh we've had cases in other parts of the country where those policies weren't in place and ICE entered the school and without a signed warrant and without other things.
Any opposed? It is unanimous. Oh, nope. Oh, I'm going to ask now that that one's done, and Heather's going to give me an evil eye right here. But, uh, with the permission of the board, could we move up Heather's next item, uh, which is requesting board approval of the reading difficulty risk screener. It is uh my understanding Heather has a little bit of an emergency at home. So, if we can get her through this one and let her out, I think that would make me feel better. Yeah. Until Heather gets a hold of me for mentioning it. No, I appreciate it. April's not the month for the Sufentes family. It's when I snapped my Achilles and we had a track accident right before we came in. So, everything's fine, though. We'll be good. But I do appreciate that. So um quick motion to uh suspend the rule so that we can adjust the agenda.
Pick this one. Eli. Hi. Hi. Hi, Eli. Um, so let's interview you. All right, Eli, how do you think that match went for you? No, I'm pretty good. Ah, that's good. That's good. Sending out quite a few Gordos. Do you think that's King DD's best move? Yeah, but it can also just kill you instead. Oh, yeah. I hate it when they just reflect it back at me. It's stupid. It's stupid on so many levels, I tell you. Who do you think was their best player? All I can about is that one time someone played Steve. Oh yeah. Oh, I forgot they had a Steve. Flipping steel the chicken jockey. So So you guys probably know this. Is Steve unbanned this season because is it is just like his is just like his invincible tech band you could play. You're just not allowed to do his cheat method.
Uh so I'm I'm grateful of the attorney general for that. Uh she's also joined lawsuits across the country uh and trying to sue if it's keeping federal funding at research institutions, if it's bringing back students that have been abducted by the government, uh if it's fighting to continue to have funding come for healthcare. Uh the courts are between us and uh the fear that I think many of us have. And while I don't have great faith that they're going to protect everything, they are uh slowing things down at the very least. Uh and I know the attorney general is really putting yourself out there. Uh I didn't mention it and you had just said it, so it made me remember. Uh in the House Ways and Means budget, we included a new line item. Uh it's probably insufficient in the funds, but it's at least beginning the conversation.
Uh so moved. Uh all those in favor sign by saying I I I Okay. Okay. All right. Um so which item is this that we're looking at now? Number three. 913. Okay. Thank you. And then we'll head back to 912. Thank you. Take it away. All right. So with me tonight I have our MTSS coordinator Christy Benson who has done exceptional work on getting the science of reading lifted off and working with our reading teachers and intervention teachers. So we are here to present on the reading difficulty screener and go through kind of our history of where we've been with it, where we are and our next steps. Is this a clicker? Okay. So this originated as a bill and then it's now become ED code. So back in 2023 and August it was the Senate bill and January of 2024 the screener panel discussion started and was chosen and in May of 2024 we the state started to review which screeners would be approved.
I think the rule is you just don't do this. You just can't cheat meth. Yeah. Just don't cheat. Even though picking the character basically is don't cheat. Oh, okay. DLC moment. Is that why I didn't get Goofy? Cuz the zero to death itself is banned. I think I think so. Maybe. Is there like a zero to death trap? Yeah. Is it Is it like unavoidable on being banned and then they found a zero to death with him and they're like, "Okay, that's it." And then they brought him back and then some tournaments still have and kill you. Cue the title card. Um Shock block when you need him. Who do you Jason? Jason Mimoa is right here. It's Jason Mamoa right here from what Parker got in his in his Minecraft movie Happy Meal. In his Happy Meal he got before the match started. So goed.
Uh $1 million for gender affirming care. Uh, one of the things we're finding is folks that have relied on this care for their kids now aren't being able to access it. A lot of folks have actually moved to Massachusetts because they couldn't provide healthcare to their kids in their old states. They're now here contributing to the economy, um, paying paying high taxes and and reaping all the benefits of it. Uh, but now their kids are threatened to not have access to those same services as well. So, I know the House is beginning that conversation about how to bridge that gap. Uh, I wish I knew what the future was going to look like. Uh, there are businesses in places like downtown Firmingham that their business is down 40 to 50%. Uh, since this election, people are afraid to come out into the community. Uh, my kids regularly talk about the fear that their classmates have.
In December, the panel released the list of the screeners and our expectation is that by June 30th of 2025, we have a board approved screener in place for kinder, first and second grade students. And then that will be something that we use annually for here on out. So, we're really excited to share this because Chico Unified has a lot that has been in practice and in place over the the past years. So, one, we have been um using our MTSS system, our ESBITS, and our intervention teams to have screeners in place already. And so, we have a system that we've been utilizing um since 2012. I almost said Mosseros. Sorry, I'm switching languages here. Um, so and the data we use that really effectively across our site levels in our district level to make decisions on how we're doing, which students need specific interventions and how to fill in those holes.
Me and Parker were eating food. We were just chilling. Yeah, we were just chilling. Um Clinton stealing it up. I stole a fry during that time. I didn't We'll interview. You're closer. Um how do you feel like you performed that match? Uh reaction at all. I think that snake definitely either they're used to links or he just knew me very very well. U he pulled out all of his brain for that one. Do you think it could have just been like bad matchup moment or just like you were having an off day? Yeah, Jaden says it is kind of a bad matchup. I was definitely not having a bad m like day in terms of like your scale and everything. Um, I just have to say props to the to the snake in general. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I can definitely respect the grind he's put in.
Uh, some of them are not documented or they have loved ones that are undocumented. Uh, I work with somebody who, uh, has filled out the paperwork for 20 members of her faith community where if their kids come home from school and parents aren't home, uh, they don't go into DCF care that she's the, you would come to her care. Uh, and that's just, you know, one person in one faith community in one community. Uh, that's happening across the country. Uh, and I'm hearing from young people, you know, as young as 12, uh, who have lived in the country their whole lives, only speak English, but are Latino, who are trying to figure out if they're stopped, how they can prove that they're a US citizen because they don't have a driver's license. Uh, they don't have a they don't walk around, not that your driver's license, but they don't walk around with a passport.
Those results are always shared with our families as well. And so what we've learned along this process is that this isn't necessarily the case for some of the districts around us or throughout California. They're just kind of starting to jump on board. So, as this came out, we went, "Oh my goodness, how great have we been doing?" And we're right on pace with where we need to be. So, what the reading difficulty screener is and is not is really important. We've done work with our staff and with our admin team to decipher the differences between them. So, really what it is, it is a way for us to grab information about students and how their progress is going. It helps to give um a universal screener in place for all of our students and then it it puts a flag up if there's some extra interventions that are needed.
Snake is not that easy of a character to learn. Character. Mhm. Well, we'll go with with you next. Mr. King Ku. Oh, yeah. Mr. King. Yeah. Yeah. Do you want Do you want to step near the middle of this? Okay. Take out your mic cuz you know Yeah. He's our He's our He's the senior citizen. I am. There we go. I guess you're all righty. I'm so bad. All righty. So, Sam, how do you think you played that round? Pretty good. That's good. That's good. It's good to be happy with how you play. You know, it's that mindset, I tell you. All righty. Who do you think their best player was? I really want to say either the Falco or the Jigglypuff. Oh, you got to pick, dude. I'm putting you on the spot. I'll still go with the jiggly puff. A that makes sense.
Uh, and that fear, I don't want to fan it. I don't want people to to to think that, you know, around every corner they need to be afraid. But the reality is students are having their visas revoked. Students are being removed from campuses. Uh and I think if none of that tugs at the heartstrings, I think financially if students choose to go elsewhere for university, we're going to we're going to feel that in our economy. uh as professors start moving to places like Canada uh because there's guaranteed funding there. Uh but tourism actually plays a huge role in our economy uh and Europeans in particular, Canadians are making choices to go elsewhere. Uh and what that means is the millions and million actually billions that they would spend uh in the United States to stimulate our economy just isn't being spent. Uh, and so if if the stories don't tug at your heartstrings worrying about the the bottom line, hopefully will.