So, um, and then of course we have our Oakdale program, but we're going to tie into that right here. Hello. Sorry. I would like to first formally introduce myself to the new and continuing board members. So, my my name is Rhonda Odlam. I am the principal of Oak Bridge, the assistant principal for Oakdale Dale, and I oversee the Chico Unified medically necessary instruction program. So um going from there, we have two different independent studies um in alternative ed. We uh have Oakdale which is located on the alternative ed campus. It focuses on credit recovery. Um they deliver their curriculum through Google Classroom. We serve grades in 6th through 12th. Um we have a lot of students that try it and maybe it's not a good fit or maybe they need it for a bit as like a rest bit from the daily attendance. Um so the mobility rate is 75% over a year.
And so, it's it's important for us to take um a very active uh part in that. To support alignment and efficiency, I recommend that future committee frameworks such as mission statements be brought to the board early in the process. It is important to understand that while the committees are valued and appreciated, they are not adoption committees, nor are they selection committees. They are valuable for insight, review, and feedback, however, the only ones able to select or adopt by law are the governing board. Um, I do have a few questions, but before I do, I just would like to, um, leave with you. Um, board involvement and inquiry are not signs of distrust, um, but a reflection of our duty as elected officials to represent our community. Thoughtful oversight honors the work of our educators and reinforces our shared commitments to students and families. um in the items that are of concern during the review period that are listed as being in the choice materials restricted access.
Yeah, that's your time. Are you going to finish it pretty pretty soon? Yeah, I'm almost done. I let her know a little bit longer, but um please respect the time that everybody gets. Yes, I let her know of the issues as well and her and the principal talked despite the no contact order and directive on May 12th. Miss Beckett confronted my son twice in one day. Once going into his econ class and demanding he take the test and then snatching the test from him during that class. She again intimidated him when he was in another class to take the test without her. She would not allow Sorry. Um, we need to if you're speculate, everybody does. I don't mind going over 10 or 15 seconds, but um, that's fine. Um, Dr. Lman is part of this process. Can we ask you to look into this and study this, please?
Then we can kind of help shape it um so we don't get our hands forced. Um hopefully after these couple of 40b projects come in, we should now qualify to not have them kind of forced on us. Um and then that allows us to work a lot more with them um to help build that community um and still save the green spaces and make sure we still feel like Ashland um which I think is very important at the same time. So one of the questions that was asked of the select board and and it's a little bit different for members of the planning board um but it's that balance, right? How could as a planning board member you help with the balance of bringing in the businesses but bringing in growth? You both talked about 40bs. Um I guess that's the question. How could you help balance or based on a planning board and again we know that planning board you have rules and regulations and you have zoning and stuff like that but how could you as members help the discussion about creating some better balance between some new businesses and some new residential?
Uh, I'm trying to think of the different things. Um, I'm sure there's some things I'll miss. Uh believe it's since our last meeting there was the EL night at Warren. So I I did go over there and just kind of help out u pass out pizza and whatever Christy and we had town meeting obviously and I just want to you know my my daughter Alex went on the Europe trip and thanks to all the the chaperons I know Jim and Lori went and but also just kudos to to Corey and all the work he puts in for that. It's uh you know, yeah, it's phenomenal all the work that goes into it. And uh you know, I I was wondering how how McKenna would would like it and with all the different things going on, she's more of a homebody, but she she really just enjoyed it and loved it.
Any questions? Say none. All in favor I. I oppose. Motion so carried. J item B. Motion that the board of education accept for the first reading policy 5141.231411A.231 psychotropic psychotropic drug use as recommended by the policy committee and in accordance with 25-87. Okay. Motion made by Julie. Can I hear a second? Seconded by Lauren. Any question concerning policy? Seeing none. All in favor? I hear I oppose. Motion. So carried action item E1 F. I'm sorry. Policy one, excuse me, policy 5141.25, students with special healthc care needs. Motion that the board of education accept for first reading policy 5141.25 students with special healthc care needs as recommended by the policy committee and in accordance with 25-88. Motion made by one. Did I get a second? Second. Second by Al.
So a lot of in and out. Um Oakbridge um is located on East Lassen and Cohasset. Um it focuses on college prep coursework including world languages and advanced placement. and we use the egeneuity curriculum and uh we use egeneuity for our grades six through 12. Um but we do serve kindergarten through 12th grade. So we're the only we are the Chico Unified K through five option within Chico Unified. Um that being said, same with uh Oakdale, we do have a high um mobility rate with students coming and trying it and they think, "Oh, it's going to be so easy. I'm going to do independent study. Piece of cake. I get to be at home all day." and they then they find, you know what, doing it at home and having that self-motivation to stay on task when nobody's looking over me is harder than it sounds.
I want to confirm that any board approval this evening confirms that those items remain restricted for the duration of the 8-year contract as you mentioned um any of those would then like Great Gatsby or whatever if those were in that area they would not have access to those until it was first brought before the board. Correct. Rick. Thank you. Just just for clarity though, I I would make sure that if that's what you want in the motion that you make that in the motion. Do not make the assumption because seven years from now, six years from now, there may be a whole lot of people sitting in this room that aren't sitting here today. So, um I would go ahead and make sure that the motion reflects that. Thank you. In the items that are of concern in the enrichment materials with targeted access, I want to confirm that they will be flagged in the teachers support maps.
Yep. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Um, we have Gabby Potter. Hi, good good evening. My name is Gabby Potter and Joan Moss with the American Legion Axelary and we would like to thank MUSD for the support during this school year and with our programs that we have. One of the programs was uh provide um school supplies to me military families. Uh we are going to be presenting uh citizenship awards to for MUSD elementaryaries um students for their outstanding behavior. Uh we uh had the opportunity to recognize um seven senior students joining the armed forces after graduation and also we would like to thank you for the support to our local veterans and your partnership with the Veterans Day parade. Um, we present this plaque in recognition and sincere appreciation for the assistance which contributed to the advancement of the American Legion programs. Thank you so much.
Well, the number one reason we got into the conversations of 40BS was because we're not compliant with the minimum percentage of affordable units. And so if there is a way through zoning to um include that conversation of affordability and maybe hopefully to Scott to Scott's point that maybe this development helps us get compliance and so that we can have these proactive conversations. I think that's the first point is getting to the point of not having to be forced development that's beyond our capacity and beyond our conversations and beyond our desires. Um so making sure that we comply with that with that uh requirement of the affordability. After that then it's easier because now we do have the power to have these conversations with developers. I think zoning is the ultimate regulatory powerful tool that we have to control development and not control it for the sake of preventing development but to do development the right way to do development that supports the businesses to do development that uh is complimentary to the services that as a town we need to provide for the the the people who will be living in these additional units um but also uh development that will help our business community and so I guess it will be on a case-by case bas But I think it's an opportunity to shape that before it goes to uh to a situation in which we have no more control of.
And so, uh thanks to everybody involved in that. It's really great experience for kids. Um I also did the community reading day. That was a blast. And they they just say the funniest thing. One of them was, "Mrs. Tossy, your hair was curly the last time you were here. I think they notice everything and they're just so and then they were they were laughing at all the different Mrs. Tossies and it was just fun. Um and um I got to read in one of the rooms where the teacher was one of my adult children's kindergarten teacher. So she was saying I had Mrs. Tosty's youngest daughter and they were like what? You know they just love that stuff. So, that was a blast. Um, I also I did miss the last site council meeting for Warren, but we also are talking starting to talk about the report card.
Any questions concerning the policy? See none. All in favor please say I. I I oppos motion. So carried. Uh, I just like to take a minute and and and thanks and and we have been very strong and and trying to get his policy and the legislation working with our all our committees and I I certainly appreciate it because we come to the meetings and we be prepared sometime can't read all the material but we come to the meeting and we learn and we ask questions. So, I just want to thank you for your support because we all have other jobs and we don't get paid for this as much as we come out. So, I want to thank you. Moving on down the agenda. Okay. Board chair person report is the career plan. Um the um teacher of the year and peril educator award last week had been very high.
Um, so kids come out um and sometimes that's just what they need. They need a semester away um from whatever their experience at school and then they're ready to go back and see their friends. So um we definitely serve a need of for kids for whatever duration they need us. So is I'm sorry, but how is that mobility calculated? Is it anyone who comes in and then leaves before graduation or uh within one year? Somebody that doesn't complete it. Starts on August 19th and leaves before the end of the school year. Okay. So, just in one solid year. Thank you. Yeah. Um what's similar about both of them? So, they have different focuses for sure, but they're both independent studies. So, we have the same um audit compliance um paperwork that we have to do. Um we support students that need an alternative setting. Um students that go to alternative um independent study.
Additionally, should a teacher want to utilize a novel from this section, I request that district staff uh district support staff note that any supplements from this section per ARS 15-721 need to be brought to the attention of the board for ratification and that would be along the lines of the one that we just mentioned. And then in core materials open access in accordance with ARS 15-721 section D. I would like all balancing supplements for collaborate and compare to be provided to the board for review prior to the start of the 2025 2026 school year. And that is all I have. Thank you. Okay. Guys have anything else? And and I would suggest just for ease so we don't have to remember what she just said that we just say that that emotion as presented by uh Mrs. Horn because in effect in roundabout way she just did a motion.
Thank you. And and we have a citizenship pen for Mrs. Lman. Thank you. Yeah, that's a real quick. Maybe we'll do Can we do it whenever we break for the executive session which might be pretty soon rather than going through me. Thank you. Okay. Um, we now move on. That was that was the last one. We now move on to note item 10 consent agenda. So moved. Second. Lisa, we have a motion to second. Shante Rothschild. I. Carolyn Lopez. I. Patty Catra. I. Robert Downey. I. So moved. We now move on to item 11. Action item specifically 11A. Discussion and possible approval of the personnel schedule. Mr. Packet. Thank you. President Downey, members of the governing board, and Dr. Loen. You have the personnel schedule in front of you tonight.
Hopefully, we're at a point in which we can get to uh have those conversations proactively. That's good. And when we have conversations like that, it goes out to the developers and they understand like, oh, Ashlin is open for conversation and is willing to help us, you know, find the right places to put in the development that we want to do. Um, sending that signal out to the development community, whether it's for residential or for businesses, is a great signal to send out, right? We want other pe other developers to look at action and say, "Great town, great opportunity. They're willing to work with us within the right framework without changing the whole story of what the town is." Um, and I think that's important. Like, you know, we heard it recently at the town meeting about how people felt about how the town looks and feels.
Um, I don't know what's the most recent thing that's been done, but that certainly inquiring about uh about that is in the works. And then, uh, and and then also to um, you know, I I uh was lucky enough to be able to chaperon a trip where I now have been able to spend some time with all of your children, including MarkX. And that's like such a joy for me to still have connection to kids and to also see how our kids act out and about in the world. I mean really we have so much to be proud of. I mean they really they're interesting. They're interested. They follow the rules. They're there on time. You know they're engaged. Um and they're all unique and all amazing great people. And it's it's a it's honor and a privilege to travel with them. Um and so good job parents and teachers.
It was it was an exceptional beautiful affair and I just want to thank everybody for participating board members that came and your support is greatly needed and your your appearance here is just um saying that you support what we are doing in educating them. Uh Memorial Day we will be walking and we will be riding. So come on out and join us. Okay. Camera sent off other information on the day. That's it. Nobody have any anything else to bring to the board? I will give the opportunity to before we meet. Yes. Tell us about the robotics team. Oh gosh. robotics team. So, the robotics. Okay, so I forgot because I sent everybody out an email who was happened to be watching. I It was so exciting. So, I got an email, a text from Melissa. They do. And I knew that they were in Dallas and that they were, you know, that they had gotten to the competition.
Sometimes they need to work whether it's you know they just want to work or maybe it's supporting their family. Um maybe they're dealing with some anxiety. Uh maybe going to school is really stressful, the big classes are overwhelming. Um and what was the other thing? I can't think of that other thing right now. Um, both schools use a online curriculum. Like I said, Oakdale does a Google classroom. Oakidge uses Egenuity. And I want to note that in the kindergarten through fifth grade though, we do use some Google Classroom. Um, but we do do textbooks for ELA and math because those littles need to practice their handwriting skills and on being on the computer all day isn't appropriate for them. So for Oakdale and Oakridge, we do both have reg to go programs. So we want to get all of our students off to college. Um we have some students at Oakridge that go straight into the UC system um all throughout the United States.
So that that makes it a little bit easier. I know Miss Wanger is is getting that information down, but I would just put the motion as presented by Miss Horn and then that way we're very clear on what the expectational level is uh and we don't misrepresent on a follow-up motion because we can't remember everything that was just said. Okay. Well then, um Mrs. Horn, why don't you go ahead and make that motion? I will give you my notes. That's even better. We're a team. I I truly want to make sure that I do I I do let all of you know everyone um that was on the committee that your work um it's a lot it is a lot to go through all of that material um and then also to be able to work together in a positive manner to get where we're at now.