Uh the space is already kind of ready after child care relocation too so we've got some ideas for there but we also have an idea to start that even sooner uh based upon the location of where our health class is and then where that culinary space will be. Um again the expansion of the Bear Den Pantry we're going to keep pushing that envelope. Like we know that we're just not the only school that needs that support. Um so if we can continue to to offer that we actually had it accidentally get leaked out to some other schools that that requested that. We filled those orders for some other schools. We'd love to start you know we know that we have the space right now to make it work so if we could do something in the future to fulfill orders for other families we will gladly do so.
Everyone's bold, but the few people that say something happened, they're not going to show back up. >> Uh, if that's the case, they're here because it hurts in the right place. the constituents who you guys represent, our heart's in the right place. So, regardless of of what you think, you know, there's a lot of men and women in this room that know them. We know their soul. We know what they come from. We've been a product of their environment. >> We stand with them. So, the people that you are appointed to to represent, we showed up tonight because we know what's best for the community as members here. So, don't let a few bad apples ruin the future of this community. and what these guys have left to give. So, thank you. Have a great night. >> Hi, members of the board. I actually do have a little speech and I'm really nervous.
So within that, you know, that was I thought when we were doing that that we were doing a good thing. I'm going to be honest with you. I felt like, well, you know what? We're keeping two PE teachers because the entire PE program was on the chopping block. And so I thought, well, we're just we're not rehiring one PE teacher, but we'll still have two. And two is better than none. So that was my thinking. And also within that we didn't reduce any certificated teachers because we kept the two PE teachers that were already employed and we weren't going to reduce them. What that also protected was the classroom sizes because we've had declining enrollment for years now and we're not producing certificated teachers. So in addition with Lesie Peterson's retirement, we another option was to not backfill her position, but we didn't choose that.
So then um so that's basically our LCAP update. Some other little uh nuggets here as we move forward is our district has been identified for differentiated assistance for this current school year. We uh highlighted this I think when we talked through our data dashboard, but we got our official letter saying that special education is the uh student group that needs to basically reook at how we support our students. Um when it when we talk about our English language arts uh scores, our math scores, you can see both are in the red category. And unfortunately, you can see the number of students um are 81.7 points below standard in English language arts and over 104 points below standard in math. And the third indicator here is our students with disabilities and their chronic absenteeism rates. And so that is also in the red. And so basically because we have one indicator um with academics and one indicator for social emotional learning which is chronic absenteeism that triggers our differentiated assistance.
>> Members, any questions on this measure or not? Okay. Thank you very much. Decision. Thank you. Okay, we're going into decision making on Senate Bill 3263. It's relating to the name, image, and likeness in endowment. The recommendation is to uh pass as uh and the appropriation amount um on page four. We're going to blank it out for now. um and ways and means can look at that and see if they want to put a thousand a million or whatever it is the amount the recommendation of course is of the bill is 5 million.
Members, any questions? Okay, seeing none, moving on to the next blind task force bill, SB 2848 relating to hearing aids. And I'd also like to note that um we do have more deafline task force bills in the joint session after but in case people want to leave early I want to accommodate them. So for first up for SB 2848 we have department of attorney general providing comments. Okay. Next we have attorney general >> attorney general. Are you present? >> I am present. Come on up. >> Good afternoon, Chair Janina Dwey, Deputy Attorney General. On behalf of the department, the department uh submitted testimony identifying concerns that the bill may run a file of the constitutional requirement that each bill uh shall embrace one subject will shall be expressed in its title. To remedy this issue, we recommend deleting the amendment on page four, line eight of the bill.
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We're just not there yet. Um we're getting ready to start a first period t-shirt design and printing class. One of the things that's important for me is is when we get new staff members and when we get students to our building I want to give them some gear. I want to give them a t-shirt to say welcome to the junior high because most of it if you're in eight or something like that the funds and we have spirit days you don't have that. So if I can give them a little sign of appreciation why not let the kids design those shirts and print those shirts. We're not printing big quantities of things but just enough for us to have a little bit in stock take some pride when we do have these groups that are six kids. You know we've got spell bowl why not print those shirts ourselves and just offer those.
This issue is really close to my heart. Uh Greg Randelle is my dad. So, let me try to cry the whole time. Uh I'm speaking today uh not just as a daughter but as someone who has had a front row seat to my father's character for my entire life. My dad is not a perfect man. No one is. But he's a man of deep integrity. For decades, he dedicated himself to mentoring young men, not for recognition, money, or power, but because he believed deeply in shaping boys into good husbands, present fathers, and responsible members of their communities. All these guys out here, plus many, many, many more. Uh, his work was rooted in accountability, discipline, service, and most importantly, faith. Countless families are better today because of the time, energy, and care he poured into their sons. What happened to him in 2020 that we are all aware of has been devastating to watch.
And so I thought we were doing a service. I thought we were making a good decision. and and then here comes the onslaught of, you know, the emails and and what we're seeing here tonight. And so it doesn't now it doesn't necessarily feel right because everyone's upset. And I get that. But but at the same time, when we were making these decisions, it's it all seemed like the right decision because I felt like we were protecting the majority of the employees and then we were taking some of the special ed department, which was also a concern out there, and we were making reductions there. So, in my mind, we were we were doing what we were asked to do. >> And we did and and we did a psychologist, too. We got rid of a psychologist. And we felt like, you know, we're trying to take a little bit from every different area to have the least impact.
And so we have a new person that is supporting us um on this front from the county office. I've been meeting with him for the last couple of months. We're going to have another meeting with him and our ED services team here at the end of this month to talk about how we can continue the work that we've started with um supporting our uh students who qualify for special education and how we can support them moving forward in um English language arts, math, and getting our students to school. And I think that's a big piece. If our students aren't at school or they're not coming to school because they feel unsafe or not good about school, they're going to have a hard time improving in their English language arts and math. And then um it goes along with uh this is just making sure that we're reaching out to stakeholders.
So um any any discussion members the recommendation hearing none for committee on education to pass 3263 with a uh SD1 >> I'm sorry there's no SD1. >> Yeah well if we blank out them all we have to do SD1. Yeah. SD. >> Yeah. So, Senate Bill 3263 with an amendment. Chair >> I >> vice chair votes eye. Senator Fukunaga. Excuse. Senator Hashimoto. >> Hi. >> Senator Decor. >> Hi. >> Measures adopted. Madam chair. >> Thank you. Committee. >> Committee on economic development tourism. Same recommendation.
>> Thank you very much. Next, we have, excuse me, >> um, Department of Taxation providing comments. >> Good afternoon, Clint Piper, Department of Taxation. We'll stand on our comments. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Next, we have um, Peter Fritz in support. Peter, are you present on Zoom? Uh yes, I am. >> Okay, please proceed. >> Uh first comment is I agree totally with the uh AG's comments. I think that that was a stray comment that came in from some sort of other template that LRB was using when they drafted it. So the uh the AG is correct. Um I stand on my testimony and will answer any particular questions and I thank you for the opportunity to testify. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Next we have Michael Galoya senior in support. Laya Mo in support. Sher Samuzu in support. Christine Pagano for DAB.
So we have a design again there will be certain level students during that first period class that we can make that happen. So we've got really cool ideas with that. Again the performing arts project uh Shawn wrote a grant already for um a pretty significant grant for us to really blow that that place up. Sorry bad word bad word choice there. SROs. So um just for us to really continue to offer something we do not offer. That performing arts thing is huge for us with so many kids participating. We are want that the the kids to see the investment um and we know that we've got a great community that can get behind us to support that project with good connections. And for me I don't want our people to ever feel stagnant and we want to continue to push the envelope and I think uh we've got a team right now that's really ready to do that.
False accusations repeated often enough, especially in a small town, have taken on a life of their own. Context has been stripped away. Facts have been ignored because I pretty sure they were exonerated. Um, and a man who spent his life protecting, guiding, and investing in young people has been publicly reduced to a headline that does not reflect who he is or the truth of his work. This experience has forced me to confront a hard reality. Being a good person does not make you immune to hatred, injustice, or false narratives. In fact, history shows us the opposite. I think about Jesus Christ who was also falsely accused, misrepresented, and condemned not because he lacked integrity, but because truth, conviction, and moral leadership often threaten those acting out of fear, pride, self-interest, cowardness. His life reminds us that public opinion is not the same as truth, and accusations are not the same as guilt.
And >> Exactly. So, it's that's where this gets really hard because then if we don't take action on this tonight, then we have $130,000 now that we have to try to find. And it's not easy to find when you have a $14 million budget. And and if we don't do it, then next year if we have more, it's we're going to be coming here again and something else is going to have to go. So, when we use onetime money to hire people or to pay for raises, it's it's not ongoing and and it's really hard because we don't know what how do we we can't make money. The schools don't make money and we don't have when the governor is cutting and and holding back $5.8 billion from California and we don't have a guarantee, then we have to protect ourselves. So, I just wanted to put that out there because because last week I thought we were making good decisions, but now everyone's here and they're upset and I understand.
So, I'll be making my rounds to the BDAC meeting, um, our DAC meeting, our principal meetings and LCAP committee meetings from March until May, basically presenting some of this information, asking for feedback. Uh, we also have a parent square survey that's going to be ready to roll out a lot earlier than April 2026. So, I think we're going to try to shoot for um late February, early March. Dr. Fuentes and I also enjoy going out to listen to the students tell us what they feel is doing, what's going well at their school sites and what needs to improve. And as Mr. Carol mentioned, um that second window for the California Healthy Kids Survey and uh just a little highlight about that too and Mr. Carol mentioned opting out and opting in for our students in fifth through 8th grade. That's something that we also have to look at is the number of students who actually took the Cal California Healthy Kids survey.
Any discussion? Seeing none, vice chair for the vote. Chair goes I. >> I vote with reservations. Senator Fukunaga. Excuse. Senator Kim. >> Hi. >> Senator Favlla. >> Hi. Chair recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. And for Senate Bill 3261, uh the recommendation is to pass with an SD1 on technical and non-s substantive amendments for purposes of clarity and consistency. Uh chair votes I. Senator Kani or Senate Bill 3261. Chair votes I. Vice Chair votes I. Senator Fukunaga excused. Senator Hashimoto. >> Hi. >> Senator Dory. Hi. >> Measures adopted. Madam Chair, >> thank you. >> Committee on economic development tourism. Same recommendation.
And I understand your interpreter. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. Anybody else wishing to testify on SB 2848? Members, any questions? Okay. So, we are going to go back to our regular schedule and that would be first up SB 2275 relating to persons with disabilities. First up, we have director Yammane providing comments. >> Hello. >> Yes. Hi. I'm not able to unmute my video or um start my video, but I'm Rajny Star representing the Department of Human Services.
Um again e-sports for us just started it's the first time we're in the state competition level. Um so we're running five days a week every night there's an e-sports class that each night it's a different game. So that's up and running. Um again classes are evolving with particular focus. We're going to have them start doing scrolling announcements uh digital newsletters for families start producing some of that stuff within the classroom. Um when you walk in our screens that are not being used right now we've already got an idea where they're going to take over those and kids are going to put student birthdays lunch menus all that stuff why not let our e-sports classes do all that. Um again MTSS meetings increase focus on student data sheets and tier one screeners. Um so we'll dive deeper into progress monitor data for all those interventions to see how our students are performing but we've really been trying to pull students into those meetings instead of because when those kids come to the table and they see how much we all care they start to care too.