Um, I was advised that the third-party financing bill and the lease purchase lease to own bills were the best vehicle for us to try to pursue uh additional um financing options. That being said, I spent the month of December and part of January trying to seek a prime sponsor among the Republican party and I was unfortunately unsuccessful. That again having been said, uh, Senator Senate, excuse me, let me back up. Slow down. Senate Minority Leader Priya Sunderation agreed to act as the prime sponsor for this bill. It was introduced on Monday and it was first read at the state senate this morning. Um I was a little bit disappointed to find that the uh bill was assigned to the government committee instead of the education committee or the government efficiency um and uh and regulatory affairs. So, um, that having been said, with it being assigned to the government committee, uh, I went ahead and contacted people in the House of Representatives and requested that a mirror bill be introduced over in the House of Representatives.
Any discussion? It is essential that we have time to review and consider certificated management positions as well. I would like to move again that we hold a special meeting of the board in order to have adequate time for clarification and discussion considering all avenues of savings before providing any direction to cut specific positions. Okay. Okay, I'm going to call for the vote on the motion to adopt resolution 2526-08. Mrs. Longore, >> no. >> Mr. Raleigh, >> hi. >> Mrs. Tucker, >> I. >> Miss Apara, >> I. >> Miss Buchanan, I. Item three, approve the initial proposal from Apple Valley Unified School District on contract reopeners for a successor agreement between the Apple Valley Unified School District and the California School Employees Association, Chapter 828. I'll move it. >> Second.
So, for those of you who don't know, a mirror bill is a bill that has the exact same language, but it's just originating out of the other house. So, we will have two bills, one originating out of the House and one originating out of the Senate. Um the assistant minority leader Nancy Gutierrez has agreed to be the prime sponsor for the House bill and we will see where that bill gets assigned.
>> Any discussion? Take a vote roll call. Mrs. Longore, >> I. >> Mr. Raleigh, >> I. >> Mrs. Tucker >> I, >> Miss Apara, >> I. >> Mrs. Buchanan, I vote I. Number four, approve the certificated and classified personnel actions as listed. I'll move it. >> A second.
So before I proceed any further, does anybody have any questions about the the Senate bill and the House bill? >> Do we have a House bill number yet? >> We do not have a House bill number yet. Um, Representative Gutierrez will be taking the bill language to the legislative council so that they can produce a set of introductory um, bills and then it will go into the hopper and once it goes into the hopper then we will receive a number and it will it will hopefully be assigned to to committee. >> Was that B board member Terry? >> This is board member Terry. Hello, Earl speaking. And I missed what you said as far as the four bills. You said two were thrown out. What were the two that were thrown out? So, it wasn't So, excuse me, uh, President Buchanan, board member Terry. Um, they were not really thrown out.
>> Any discussion? Okay, we will >> I would like to take a minute to recognize that this math teacher will have been the 64 64th teacher hired for the 2526 calendar year. Okay, we'll be taking a vote via roll call. Mrs. Longore, >> I. Mr. Raleigh, >> hi. >> Mrs. Tucker, >> hi. >> Miss Apara, >> hi. >> Miss Buchanan, I number five, approve the recommendations for requested leaves as noted. >> I'll move it. A second.
That would not be, uh, an accurate statement. Uh the the two bills where we were advised would not be good options for ASDB to pursue were the license plate bill which we would have to um put a a substantial amount of money up front. Um and the other one was the state lottery fund because of the budget situation at the state right now. Uh we know that there uh is not a big surplus at all that the legislature is working with at the moment and to have another agency try to get in to receive lottery funds. Uh we we were told that that would not be a very um popular move. So, we were advised that third-party financing, lease to own, and lease purchase were our our best options to try to proceed forward with. >> Thank you. >> Is there any other questions for Maria?
>> Any discussion? Right. We will be taking the vote via roll call. Mrs. Longshore. >> I. >> Mr. Raleigh. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Tucker. >> I. >> Miss Apara. >> I. >> Miss. Buchanan. I. All right. Number six. Conduct first readings of board policies. First readings and adoptions of administrative regulations and deletion of BP and AR 5145.13 based on AB 495 and AB677. I can move it.
>> Do the questions have to relate to those two Senate bills? They have to relate to the >> There were four of them, but >> legislative update >> perhaps. Um, President Buchanan, board member Kaylor, um, it might be helpful if I proceeded with the rest of my report >> and yeah, and and then we could we could go to questions. Um so the other bills that I am currently um monitoring right now are um House Bill 2188 which is um sponsored by uh Majority Whip Willoughby and it concerns a language acquisition grant program. It passed out of the Health and Human Services Committee on Monday and there was a strike everything amendment uh related to that bill. Uh I do want to let you know that we uh ASDB does have did raise some concerns uh regarding that bill to Representative Willoughby um both with the original language of the bill and the strike everything amendment.
>> Any discussion? Um and then we turn it over to Mr. SL. >> Just very briefly I'll explain. I apologize. We had just done a first reading of of 5145.13 and we're about to bring it for a second read and adopt when TSBA came out with this list of updated changes and asking us to now delete 5145.13 because of changes in law that were signed in those referenced bills. So that's what this list is. It did come to us this was the first board meeting that was available to us since it came. But now, as you know, we require two readings. So that's why you see a first read and for administrative regulations a first read and adopt. Uh we typically don't do the adoption of the administrative regulation until second read. However, on March 1st or prior to March 1st, I must upload our current board policies regarding um these numbered um board policies as and anything related to AB499 into or 495 um into a state portal that's just been developed for this.
Uh we ASDB did not testify uh at the Health and Human Services Committee because uh we opted to go ahead and speak directly with the bill sponsor um privately and I am hopeful that we will be able to get um some favorable language amended onto the bill. The other two bills that I am watching very closely right now uh passed out of the House Education Committee just this past Tuesday and they are House Bill 2383 and 2384 and these were sponsored by um Chairman Matt Grass and they specifically uh are with regards to school districts and their ability to police. And the reason that I'm watching this is because these bills were directly in response to the Isaac Elementary uh the Isaac Elementary uh situation that occurred last year where Isaac Elementary uh did end up going into receiverhip and the Tulsen School District uh extended them a uh a lease and then offered them the ability to do a lease purchase.
And I would really like to be able to show that we have a first read in progress and then administrative regulations already adopted that are compliant with the law. It just it's just a factor of our frequency of board meetings and the way this worked out. We will be compliant.
and purchase the uh have Isaac Elementary purchase it back after a period of I believe 10 years. And this uh this transaction um proved to be of concern to Chairman Grass. And so he has introduced these bills that are starting to tighten the ability of school districts to lease to other school districts. And this is obviously of concern to ASDB because one of the things that we are looking at is potentially a lease agreement with the amphitheater school district that if these bills take effect, they would not necess they they would take effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session. Um, but I I do have some concerns that this issue with um leases and lease purchase and the ability of districts to be able to be a little bit more creative with their own property. Um, I I do believe that we're probably going to see more of these bills in the in the next legislative session.
Um but I'll pause there for any questions on the particulars of these quite number uh quite a large number of policies and we really just stuck directly with the CSBA language that was provided. I'll move the item. >> We do. Yeah. We'll we will take the vote via roll call. Mrs. Longshore >> I. >> Mr. Raleigh. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Tucker. >> I. >> Miss Apara. >> I. >> Mrs. Buchanan. I. >> All right. Number seven. Approve the recommendation of the administrative hearing chairperson effective immediately on EXP number 8 2025-26 through EXP number 13 202526 expulsion case STIP number 1 202526 and annual review AR number 18 202526 Six. I'll make the motion. >> Second.
So, I think we're going to probably continue to see um a lot of restrictions starting to come around with these bills. Is there any questions for Maria on these bills or the bills that she's watching? [snorts] Uh, I'd like to clarify. >> This is superintendent. >> The last bill. This is board member Diana from the 2383 and what was the other number? >> 2383 and 2384. 2383 would affect the ability of school districts to lease in order to um for somebody to build a housing development. And 2384 is a bill that would um uh basically amend the requirements for school districts to be able to engage in lease agreements. So, that's the one that I'm a little bit more concerned about is 24.84 because it prohibits um a governing board from leasing school property. Um uh it it caps the maximum length of a lease from n from the current 99 years to 20 years.
>> Any discussion? We will be taking a vote via roll call. Mrs. Longshore. >> I. >> Mr. Raleigh. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Tucker. >> Hi. >> Miss Apara. >> I. >> Mrs. Buchanan. I. Thank you. Item number eight. Amend board policy and/or administrative regulation 5117 andor 5116.1 related to interd district transfer and intrad district transfers. Can I >> Okay. And I'll second it. Discussion. >> Um yes. Thank you. I pulled this forward for the board to consider it as a discussion action item after much discussion on the on the topic. Um I I am not addressing 5117 because I did not ask for that to be pulled up for a vote. Um so we're looking strictly at intra district transfers. I would like to point out that 282 Apple Valley Unified School District students were denied transfer to the high school of their choice while 82 students from outside Apple Valley were let in.
Um it would require uh a governing board to obtain voter approval for a lease. Um if it goes over 10 years um it would also I'm trying to see what what else it would prohibit a governing board from purchasing a school site um that could be con outside of the school district's boundaries. Um and yeah, so so it's really starting to tighten up those requirements for school districts. Um and when we're entering into potentially entering into a lease agreement, that's that's concerning. >> And this is board member Heron again. How does that affect us? How do we compare it to like a district school? >> Yes. So, um, board president Buchanan, board member Heron, these bills do not, as they are written, currently affect ASDB. It It would affect a district school. That having been said, if ASDB is looking to potentially lease either now or in the future from a district school, if these bills pass, it could restrict our it could restrict the school district's ability to lease.
Only 22 of these were staff children. That's 60 interdist transfers granted while 282 intradist transfers were denied. We currently have a site that is disproportionately desired 5 to one, while Apple Valley residents are repeatedly denied the opportunity to transfer in. Education code section 35160.5B requires that we honor parent preferences irrespective of where they live in Apple Valley. This will better ensure equitable access and help to limit any possible segregation in AVUSD. I move that we amend board policy 5116.1 to include enrollment priorities. Quote, "Every student currently residing in the district's attendance area shall be given priority over all future non-staff interd district transfer requests." >> I have a question. So, excuse [clears throat] me. what you're saying it's not to make one site bigger or add more but just openings that are available the priority would go to Apple Valley residents before they would go to uh residents outside Apple Valley with the exception of staff's children is that correct >> yes that's correct >> okay thank you okay so Before we discuss the specific language, um we do have the motion on um as a board, do we want to amend the board policy 5116.1?
And um I am I am concerned that this is potentially the um a slippery slope and this could just be the start of more of this type of legislation. So what what happens to our district schools affects us too because we are partners with district schools. And this is board member Heron. So our attempt to lease AFI could as a district that could affect our ability to lease with them. >> Yes. Yes. So, if the if the bill passes, um the bill would take effect 90 days after the end of the session. So, usually that's around September, and it it it could potentially affect contracts in the future. It's something to keep in mind. >> Thank you. Uh, is there any other questions? >> I appreciate you being on the spot moving that agenda item up. Thank you. >> Thank you. Our uh next up on the agenda is I'm sorry I'm only hesitating because I know this is going to be a very large agenda item that's very emotionally charged and I'm just trying to consider if our interpreters might need a small break prior to a very large agenda item.
Um so we can take the roll call vote. This is do you want to amend board policy? Mrs. Longshore. I Mr. Raleigh. I'm [clears throat] sorry. So, let me get this right. We're amending the board policy. >> We're asking if you want like do you want to look into amending the current policy and then we can discuss the language she >> No. Okay. Mrs. Tucker. >> I miss Okara. >> No. >> Miss Buchanan. No. All right. J. The consent agenda. It is recommended that the board of trustees consider approving a number of agenda items as a consent list. Consent items are routine in nature and can be enacted in one motion without further discussion. This procedure conserves meeting time for a full discussion of significant issues. Consent items to be approved in one motion. Currently, it's 1 through 24. Is there anybody that Okay. >> I would like to pull item one.