>> I think we have Yeah. I mean, I think it's a great idea is the bottom line and I'm just going to throw out there that Eversource interests and decision-m technically could be quite different from our obligation. We do have jurisdiction to protect these trees, >> right? These two things will have a point of conflict. Like I'm not going to just agree with whatever >> understood. That's why that's why I you know also have a tendency to um to ask Becca who does have an expertise >> and who is dealing with this stuff every day. Absolutely. >> And the applicant was more than willing to be present on the site visa as well. So you could ask >> So is Becca agreeing with the 40? Um, I would have to ask her if she agrees with all of them, but she is very studious in what she does and she would be the I think in my opinion one of the first people to recommend this tree doesn't need to come down.
Okay, thank you so much. And then the next um question, I don't really have a question, I have a comment because this is important that we and first and foremost amazing work everybody uh who's been part of this process. I know it's a large process but I say uh great work because I know that it's very difficult for stakeholders from a variety of from our community itself who are very uh colonized in our mindset right from our administration who has been doing traditional ways of schooling um and reooking into street data chapter one specifically as we look at the theoretical framework that guides this work and by the way I love the mixed methods approach in which you were presenting that we could see qualitative both quantitative data in terms of how this process is going. I'm incredibly proud. Uh it is hard when you do a paradigm shift that's decolonial, that's cyclical, that's indigenous, but it's the right work.
>> I guess what I'm saying is has she already opined that this is recommended for all 40. >> I would have to she hasn't said that she this is outrageous and she did go out and it did sound but I haven't asked her that specifically but I certainly could but she didn't she didn't say like you know these are really unreasonable or this is way too many. It does sound like there's a lot of work that needs to be done, but obviously >> Well, what kind of um uh knowing that this would be in a very difficult thing to coordinate, what kind of time frames work for people that would like to attend? Now, if you're like, "Hey, I'm good. It's not required that you attend, but if you would, if you have an interest in attending, >> throw out some times that actually work for you.
This is the work that we're doing, but it's hard, right? Because to even wearing a suit is hard. Some of our community members already look at me and they don't trust me. You know what I mean? So to come in with humility and to first start with that number one thing on the very top of this cycle of just listening given the time that we have right we have a what February something deadline is hard right but as we're moving this mind shift I believe that we're going to make we're going to move mountains and uh with that said great work uh and I look forward to seeing our final presentation of the LCAP in May. So, great work and I hopefully I could pop into another one of them. Uh, I know we can only go two at a time. So, great job. >> Thank you, >> Trusty Hosshi.
Like some, hey, I can do." So I sometimes have flexibility Wednesday, Thursday midday. Like if we can do like a late lunchtime like a 1 pm or something like that. >> Wednesday and Thursdays I tend to be more midday flexible. Um >> how much time are we thinking? One hour, two hours. >> I think it could easily just be an hour. It's I think it's I think it's going to be giving a sampling. I think they have the roads laid out that we you can look and drive along every road yourself. But I think it's about sampling an un at least for me it's like an hour sampling of an understanding that then I can apply to other situations. >> The other thing I'll say is like the sun is setting later now and so like an early evening could also work on Wednesday Thursday are usually good for me.
>> First of all, I am so proud to be part I I got to go to the last um LCAP meeting um and just the change was it was refreshing as far as like um us meeting and just talking about that one goal. Um, I think the thing that resonated with me the most was just having students help present as well. Just shows the partnership that we have and the trust that we have with our student voice. So, I'm really proud of that. Okay. So, with that said, I'm here because I love the phrase kaizen, >> continuous improvement. >> And so, my questions are merely to ask for some improvement in some areas. Okay. So um first of all I want to know just for the general audience the ESPback testing is done in what grades? Seventh, >> Seventh, eighth, and 11th. So, um, so our data is is showing uh the results from those scores, correct?
>> Like a 5:00 would exactly >> I'm I'm with you on the time like noonish. >> Wednesdays are open until 7. So if you want to do Wednesday, >> so it could be like a Wednesday at 5, >> which would be great, assuming the majority are available. >> So it's not midday, but right as the day ends. >> I could do either one of those. >> I prefer the five because then I could actually stay for the full hour. >> Not that I'm worried about it necessarily, but we think about traffic. It's on a public road. A scenic road typically is public road. So we got to worry about, >> right, >> commuter traffic. >> Yeah. >> You know, people are not exactly driving well. >> Yeah. We could also like commute together. Like in theory, we could meet here at the planning board at the We could meet us at this building and all get into one car.
Do we ever like separate I I see that um that here it says all students. So, I'm assuming that data is seventh, eighth, and 11th grade students then data from that, right? Do we ever kind of like separate the junior high school from the high school to show what areas we might need to improve and we could maybe be a little bit more intentional about providing those supports for kids at the earlier ages so in order to help them so that they're they're just not going through the thing. Now, I know when I talk about ESPback 2, it's one metric, >> but it's to me it's one common metric that we have countywide and statewide. So, that's the reason why I asked that question, but is there anything that we're doing to to look at that data from junior high versus when they take the test again in 11th grade?
>> We would try to have to try Becca would probably be able to pick up pick out a good site where people could stand and observe without getting run over. >> Yes. >> Yeah. But I'd rather like if co drive with someone so we're not parking six cars, right? >> So should we should we should we look for like a Wednesday at 5 in beginning of March before the when >> they're here? They'll be actually before you on the 26th because they we only have 30 days to post a hearing. >> Oh. Of of February. >> So they will be on for the 26th of February. You obviously don't have to make a decision that day, but we have to open it at least on the 26th. >> So we can open it, but we can >> Yeah. I don't see us. Well, I mean, we can >> at least have them give the presentation and then you say we'd like to schedule a sitewalk to review and >> Yeah.
>> Miss Quan, thank you. >> At our first um LCAP opener, we did look at the ESPback scores broken down by grade level. Um, so pretty consistently over the last couple of years, we've seen the trend that um, actually our 11th graders close the gap from the state average um, closer than our seventh and eighth graders. And we do see um, a dip in eighth grade. So we we do look at the ESPback scores um, by grade level, by school, by student group. Um, typically we're at the LCAP level. we're looking at it districtwide. Um but at the school plan level um the SPSA level at the school sites they're looking at their individual um data as well. So districtwide we see >> so typically do school districts that have a compreh is it just one like all students like the way we have it >> the way we're required to report out tonight and um other times it it is one score um but the way we use it for our continuous improvement planning we we will look at it broken down.
>> and continue it to the next. >> I would say we do that. We open it on the 26th. we get all the information and then we know what we're looking at when we get there and then we discuss it again on the on the 12th or whatever once we have all that knowledge. So I would be saying looking for a sidewalk maybe in still in beginning of March. >> That would be great. >> So does that >> seems reasonable. >> Okay. >> Maybe but um when we get closer we'll figure it out. >> Okay. Why don't we look for the first Wednesday in March? >> Perfect. If at five. Yeah. Do you want me to send that out to everybody so you can all look at calendars? Yeah. That would be what? March. >> Yeah. I'm not I'm not going to Asia in March.
>> Thank you. Um, okay. I'm very impressed too at the number of responses because in uh 22 23 we had 14,000 from students. 23 24 we kind of dipped down to 12 but this uh 2425 we had 17,000. So thank you guys for being a little bit more intentional. Now the follow-up question is are we also intentional with parents in getting parent feedback and what were the numbers as far as the parent feedback that is is is for our data that we're presenting. >> So if you look at our parent data for the survey results that's also improved um from from this from this year to the previous two years. Um, and as far as getting their feedback, are you referring to like the street data portion of it or >> just like Okay. Um, the number of parents that have responded and how we how we intentionally encouraging more parents that typically we don't hear from that we need to hear from, how do we get their their responses?
So, >> you're not? >> Nope. Thankfully. >> Thankfully. Oh, I would >> You're not going to China for 10 days. >> Good for you. >> Uh it's the 4th. Sorry. So, it's March 4th. very much. >> Just follow the laws and don't get arrested. >> Okay. All right. So, um tree walk. Um, >> but what would also be helpful I in my head I think the last time we saw this was January 2025 or maybe earlier. It feels like it's been a while >> Yeah. And maybe there was just one specific street that we had that >> to Anna's point there were about four or five trees in one. So maybe comparing which street that was >> that would help >> compared to where this is coming up. Maybe to ever's point if it is not the same streets that they've looked up. >> It is some of them how and cross streets were the ones in 2020 last year and they have how and cross streets again.
>> You know, we're we're leveraging our relationships back at the sites. Um, we've done a lot of work, intentional work with our faces and community school coordinators and just staff in general to build connections with their parents. Um, we've we've obviously we're offering opportunities for them to get for for them to get involved more than ever before, you know, with the reflective learning walks, PLA's, coffee with the principles, and all the other different things that we do, food pantries. is not just the ones that we invite to take advantage of the pantries, but the ones that come and volunteer to support, you know, the uh logistical efforts that comes with with, you know, things like that. So, so leveraging those those partnerships. So, there's always outreach, there's general outreach to to our our uh families, and then there's individual outreach, there's group outreach because of the um the the relationships that our faces and and staff have established.
>> That's why I'm not really happy about this >> because I think it's the exact same street. >> So you can see >> and again a lot can change. there's, you know, weather changes and storms and it's been a rough winter. It's been a rough couple months. >> Yeah. And also, do we know that the work was actually done that, you know, the maybe it wasn't and so it carried over carried over? >> Yeah. Just because it was approved doesn't mean it was done. >> If this is a repeat, then great. But that's not what it sounds like. >> Yeah. So, we can get the information that way. Okay. >> Perfect. >> So, um, all right. ongoing and new projects, housing production plan, 40Bs. Um, I guess we're down to unless there's anything that we really need to talk about there. We're down to meeting minutes.
And then from there it's it's parents also helping with that outreach piece as well. Um which we attribute to the increase obviously in in the results. So so yes there's definitely there's as we say continuous improvement always room for growth always open to feedback. Um but we can uh genuinely say that there's there's um efforts behind all of that work. >> Something that caught my eye was the Google certificates for parents. What is that? I mean, I want one, you know. I mean I mean what what does that look like? What does that mean? >> Miss Quan, >> Dr. Frerieded was the assistant superintendent when we had the Google search program for our parents. Uh was it a year and a half ago? we um offered a Google certificate um parent academy that was actually taught by our former students who completed the Google certificates.
>> Have anything yet? >> Let's see. So, this is from January 22nd, not that long ago. So, it looks like there's some uh blank spots that need to be filled in on those meeting minutes. Like they didn't they didn't get maybe they didn't couldn't catch the name. >> Um >> so, we'll have to edit those and get those to you for next Oh, we did a lot that meeting. Holy cow. >> So, can we still approve these with the blanks or do we have to wait for >> No, they can be filled in later. Like, right. approve. You can approve them with amendments. >> Well, it's kind of too much here to read through really thoroughly, but it looks >> it looks good. >> It looks fine >> with the addition. >> Yeah, we're just filling in the blanks where there's some blanks. >> Any changes?
Um and we had 54 parents. Does that sound about right? Around 50 of our parents complete um the Google certificate and we had a ceremony and they presented their projects and >> so they can get a job with Google now, huh? I I believe we had we had testimonies about parents who used it right away and gave us feedback about how well it prepared them for interviews and how much it did um give them an opportunity to interview for positions that they previously wouldn't have been able to do. >> Remember the Google certificates don't prepare our students or even our parents for jobs with Google. Google because of the the recognition and the brand that Google is. Um the Google certificates are the equivalent of a bachelor's degree for for many jobs when they earn them. So it positions a parent or our students to go straight from school if they wanted to an industry where they can be hired um because of that certification.
No, I don't think so. >> I'll make a motion to approve the January 22nd, 2026 minutes as is with the blanks filled in. >> Second. >> And roll call. >> Anna Tesman I. >> Scott Pelier I >> and Trisha Kendall I. >> That's the end. >> You can't vote to approve the minutes. >> What? >> Like if you're not here, you can't vote to approve the minutes. >> I don't think so. If you weren't at the meeting, you shouldn't vote to approve them. >> Like if you watch the video or whatever or >> Oh, yeah. If you did them on the certificate. >> All right. I guess I'll make a motion to adjourn at 8:57, >> assuming no one has any other questions. >> Okay. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> I >> and Trisha Kendall. All right, done for the night.
Obviously if they go to a university and they have more work backed behind that project, they're further going to escalate in a in a in a career or have a much higher entry level position. But but yeah, the Google certificates is seen by Fortune 500 companies as the equivalent of a of a bachelor's degree in many ways. So that's the power of the certification >> and our parents completed the one in project management. >> So steering committee, I just want to say uh thank you so much for your work. It really is showing and I think the fact that we're doing something virtually. I mean, I heard so many great comments from the parents and I understand we have a a Spanish version and also an English version that is virtual. So, kudos to Eric Greenwood. Thank you so much. I mean, like I I invited people um that couldn't come in person to the virtual one and they they really felt valued.