On that note too, I would like to say we also work with we have a grant through a organization called Daybreak Health which does taotherapy. Um so that's another resource that we're referring students to and then through Santa Clair County Behavioral Health. We're partnered with a organization called HealthRight 360 who provides us with basically mental health support at Noble, Vincy Park, um Summerdale, Piedmont, and Morill. >> Yeah, I I hope I didn't come across negative. I actually think when we see utiliz utilization rates go up, it's a positive. I really love how we've been normalizing it. It's out. It's in almost every newsletter. It's always front and center and um that's the only way you can get people if they see it enough times they're like, "Oh, it's normal. I'm going to call for my kid. We're going to figure this out." So, I think when we see even though we're hearing anxiety, I mean, the fact that they're utilizing it means they're accessing resources they need, which should help in the long run, especially those of us adults that don't access stuff that we probably should.
So I'm just going to make that comment. Maybe I'll circle back on a followup later, but I'll say that for now. Your your priorities is off, Heidi. >> Go ahead, chair. Thank you. >> Yeah. I just wanted to state that when the ways and means committee visited I believe it was Malokai. >> Oh Kawaii >> Kawaii House this came from. >> Yeah. That they had done a a published book and I'm not sure that they had requested additional funding. I don't know where they got the funding from whether it was fundraising or what. But I want to I want you to know that there is precedent that it's being done in the schools. >> Yes. I'm familiar with that project and it was fabulous. Yes. >> Yes. >> So then why aren't the DOE being being aggressive and trying to put it into the rest of the schools?
Good afternoon, chair, vice chair, members of the committee. Rach Wilkinson on behalf of the Hawaii Association of Health Plans offering comments. Um you have our testimony before you. Just wanted to call out the fact that, you know, while we do believe that these tests offer significant benefits um in cancer treatment, uh because of the omission of medically necessary, um we do think that it this could lead to um coverage of tests that are not clinically justified and therefore cost will increase and that'll be passed on to the consumers. >> Thank you very much. Okay, next we have Ellanie Balanos of Oncology Nursing Society and support. Okay, nobody else having registered to testify. We have 16 individuals all in support. National Comprehensive Cancer Network in support. Every Life Foundation for Rare Disease in support. Hawaii Lawyer Women Lawyers in support. ADBA Med in support. Zero Prostate Cancer in support.
He went on to pursue his law enforcement interest at Vincennes University where he studied criminal law. He then moved on and pursued his law enforcement career with Scottsburg Police Department. He graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and he has spent 28 years with the police department. So, he brings with him a vast amount of training, knowledge, and experience and we're very excited to to bring him to our team. So, it's my pleasure to introduce to you guys and welcome you, Brian, Brian Hall. >> [applause] >> Thank you, Mark, and welcome to Officer Hall. No comments. We'll move on to action items. So, 26-109, recommendation for approval of the following resolutions. Uh first one, resolution to transfer appropriations 2025 education fund, resolution to transfer appropriations 25 2025 operations fund, resolution to transfer appropriations 2025 debt service fund, resolution to deposit or transfer interest to the 2026 education fund.
um hats, caps, and other head coverings shall not be worn in the classroom. Exemptions granted for cultural or religious. So, they do allow hats, caps, and head coverings, but just not in the classroom. And I would say, you know, it's hot here in the summer. Probably a ball cap to shade the head would be great. In the winter, it can be a little chilly outside, maybe a knit cap or something. Um but again, they don't need to wear those things in the classroom, right? because if they're wearing them for climate reasons, they don't need to wear them in in the climate control classroom. So, I'm certainly going to recommend I know that this was not one of the options in the agenda to adopt this similar verbiage to Shasta Union High School, but I would I would actually uh recommend you adopt such verbiage. Um I just think it's a simple >> that verbiage again real quick.
And this is something that's really happening in all districts where the general fund contribution is having to go up to to support these programs because not enough funding is coming in. And that's why I'm really hoping when they're saying they're going to add to the special ed funding. Um it's not a huge amount, but any little bit would help because you can see how much the costs have gone up even since 2011 when it was 14,000 per student. That was a lot closer to what we were receiving per student. Could you just I know you're not wanting questions at the moment. >> Yeah. >> Could you kindly repeat how many the percentage of the students in our district that are now >> I think it's around 22 22%. >> So 22%. >> Say that again so everyone. >> Yeah. 22% of our 776 students um are are special ed.
So, it's teaching them early that this is okay. So, I think that's a positive. and and hearing 1,200 cases, you kind of go, "Ah, but then it's also >> outreaches." >> 1200 outreaches. Um, that's a good thing. That's really good to hear. >> Thank you. And I also wanted to say for goal number two, I'm I'm always really um happy to see that we're investing in academic programs, especially like after school, SBMI, Silicon Valley Ed Foundation. It's really awesome to see always the supplemental um assistance that we're giving our students. And one last question I did have on the differentiated assistance piece. I wanted to ask if we're getting any supplemental funding for that or does that come out of our general fund? Oh, it come Okay. >> So, the only I mean there's no additional money, but we do receive uh training from the county office of ed and so that is free.
Why does it have to take us to do a bill? >> Well, we do have schools who do book publishing. Um >> yeah, we want it across the board. We don't want it at just schools so that the K schools, the wii schools, we're seems to be the last ones to get anything because of I don't know what it is, but there's no equity. And so we want to put this pilot together so that if and I know it's going to work uh across the board. I know it's going to work because you know what? I'm not even going to ask the state for money. We're going to go out and get the money. We're going to get donations from the community even if we have to go gofundme get a book. But this is stuff that DOE should be trying to do. How how are they not wanting to be in front of this?
Global Colon Cancer Association in support. ICAN International Cancer Advocacy Network in support. Hawaii Rheumatology Society in support. American um neurological association in support. Anybody else wishing to testify on SB 2390?
Dr. Brown. Yes. Biannually on June 30th and December 31st, the finance department reviews the approved budget for necessary adjustments. These transfers do not increase the total approved appropriations budgeted for 2025. These transfers merely allow us to make appropriate adjustments to individual accounts. So, I'm recommending the board approve the resolutions as presented. Can I get a motion? I'll make a motion. Can I get a second? I'll second.
Hats, caps, and other head coverings shall not be worn in the classroom. Exceptions may be granted for cultural or religious reasons. So, they do not have a ban on hats, caps, and head coverings. A full out out ban. So, I staff just be logical and reasonable about it. Be consistent about it. That's all it, you know, this isn't rocket science. So, I appreciate everybody's time and uh I hope you guys can uh get the verbiage knocked down soon and and have it in place hopefully before the end of the school year. I know how slow government works, but I appreciate your time tonight. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. >> So, could we get something like that exactly the way we want it, Ryan? We can bre the next meeting. >> We actually have three options. You have three options or if you want to change >> there.
So if we receive $11,78 for each of those students, but it cost us $25,46 per student, that's where we're making up the contribution out of our LCF, out of our general funds just and those programs and supports are highly needed for those students to be successful. So I'm not saying that shouldn't be there, but I'm saying that we're not receiving the funding to be able to continue and sustain that. Thank you. This slide I also had in my last year's governor's budget uh presentation, but they are talking about the enrollment continuing to decline projected out into 2035. How um in California people are leaving the state, people are having less kids. Um they did two different lines here. So the gray dotted line shows TK through 12 and then you can see um the yellow line is K through 12 excluding TK. So basically what they're saying is because they did the full implementation of TK where students can start right in August even if they're not yet five um it has helped a little bit with some enrollment numbers and we've even seen that here where we had the two TK classes because we had such a big bubble growth.
Okay. >> We take our team over there at least three times a year. We brainstorm ideas, bring things back, and we have a very good relationship with our uh folks over there that offer up potential um free training to come over and we connect with a lot of uh the programs over there, which I think is very helpful. even um some of our school sites connect with the county office and are receiving some very specific uh training this school year um on phonics and some other programs that we've identified some great partners >> and former people that used to work here are over there reaching out to us. So that's really great. >> Okay, that's awesome. I'm really happy that you're utilizing the relationship with Santa Clara County office a bit and hopefully getting a nice walk too just to walk over there. >> Always daily.
>> Okay. I I I hear you. And we do support bookmaking and book publishing and literacy. We're just not asking for funding to make that >> happen, but you're it's not being implemented in the schools. How much do you think this project would would cost? >> I I would have to look at the number of students. I couldn't tell you off. >> So then how would you know if it's a financial burden if you haven't pulled the numbers? We we have um we're I I'll go back and say we're not asking for funding to do this, but we do support the idea and bookmaking is a very important and very valuable project for the students. >> Sorry that it's a fiscal constraint and as Senator Ko point out if you don't even look at the numbers, how do you know how much it's going to cost?
Members, any questions? Okay, seeing none, moving on. Next, we have I believe SB 2540 relating to youth penalties. First up, judiciary in support. Next, we have McKenna Woodward, Office of Foreign Affairs in support. Aloha chair and vice chair McKenna Woodward on behalf of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in strong support of this measure. I want to quickly mahalo the community who's been working tirelessly on this bill especially Eolu Ananui and Debtfree Justice Hawaii and also to the judiciary for their support. This bill is really so important for our Kei and the Lahooi. If the state is truly sincere about moving toward a restorative rehabilitative model of corrections, this is a great way to move the needle on that. Youth penalties only serve to unfairly punish ohana who cannot afford to pay their way out of accountability. And that's really evidenced by a report from the judiciary a couple years back that found that actually only 17% of youth fees and fines are actually paid.
Any discussion? >> [snorts] >> Signified by saying I. I. Any opposed? Passed. 26-110, approval of resolution to transfer amounts from education fund to operations fund monthly. Dr. Brown. I recommend the board approve the resolution to transfer funds from the education fund to the operations fund monthly. We are recommending that 105,000 be transferred from the ed fund to the ops fund to reimburse the operations fund for expenses that are not allocated to student instruction and learning under 42-5 on a monthly basis for 2026 as needed. Asking for approval. Can I get a motion? I make a motion that we excuse me, approve 26-110. Can I get a second? I second.
>> Yeah, we can you can change it and uh Rich Gard, I appreciate you speaking and whatever the board does aside, we will put it in the parent handbook this week or next week. >> So, do we want to adopt a different verbiage or do option one, two or three? Well, the most closest one I see is it makes sense. It just has only outdoors, which is number two option. I guess >> option three offers that as well. It offers option two offers uh school affiliated branding is permitted and then option three says school affiliated branding or blank meaning no words, graphics or images and then outdoor. >> Would you Mr. >> Is it still for discussion or No, >> please. >> Okay. >> So I am a Good morning board. I am a West Valley board member or not. Hold up. I'm a little nervous.
So that is helping the enrollment projection slightly but then uh in their other slide when they talked about the birth rates going down um I mean I don't know if that's going to continue where TK is going. I think it's because this year everybody could start if they were, you know, a certain age. Um, you know, by the start of school. So, it increased the enrollment a little bit, gave it a little bubble. And then our enrollment ad ADA history. I covered this in my first center in our presentation, the same graph, but just doing some projections for next year. So, right now, we're funded on the three-year average for our ADA. So if our ADA comes in lower, we're luckily able to include the two previous years to help. But if we're being funded, if you look at next year, let's say we have 760 students and we're only funded for 738, that's where it becomes challenging because you still have to educate them, feed them, turn the lights on.
Any other last questions? All right. Thank you so much for the presentation. >> Thank you. >> All righty. So, next up we have the measure U construction bond program update. Thank you. And with that, we'll invite uh Dan Norris, our director of to provide uh your monthly update on the work that's been done across the district in terms of facilities and our bond program. >> Good evening everybody. All right. So, yes, I'm here to present the Measure U bond update for the month of February. And as you could see in our initial uh slide, we have AT&T on board. And I want to send out a special uh thank you and and a shout out to our director of technology who has taken the lead on working with AT&T to get our main fiber run um installed. Um so thanks again Matt did a great job on that.
>> Understood. You have any idea on top of your head? What do you think it might cost? >> I I would need to know the number of students we're talking about. >> How many fifth graders in [clears throat] eight eight K schools? >> I I couldn't tell you off. I estimate maybe 30 in a class and maybe two to three in a class. I mean, three classes in each school times eight, we're talking about maybe 720 kids. >> Okay. You times that by how much you think it costs to do a book? >> I I couldn't tell you. And it's not an exorbitant cost. We're not saying that it's an exorbitant cost. >> No, you're saying it's a fiscal constraint. >> What we're saying is we we don't need additional funding for schools who are interested in publishing books for the 26 27th school year.