All right, we're back at 11:23. We're going to be taking a vote via roll call to approve the second interim financial reports. Mrs. Longshore, >> no. >> Mrs. Tucker, >> I. >> Miss Apara, >> I. >> Mrs. Buchanan. I Okay. And then um I need to make a motion to amend our original extension of the meeting which was to not exceed 11 p.m. We're now at 11:23. Can I get anybody have a recommendation? I would recommend that we um make amend it to 12:00 and hopefully finish by 11:30. Okay, I'll second. >> Mrs. Longore I. >> Mrs. Tucker I miss a nay. and Miss Buchanan. I All right. 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 1 through 21. So moved. >> I would like to pull one. Okay. Which one? >> Number one. >> Okay. Right. Can I get a second? I I would like to pull. So, are we going to get a second for each one? >> Spot. I didn't hear anybody else speak up, so >> Oh, okay. I'm sorry. Yes. Um I was a little slow on the on the draw there. Um if I could pull items 2, three, five, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. It'll be quick. Just >> we Oh, yes. Sorry. 2 3 >> 8 11 12. I just need some clarification on them. Thank you. Are there any more that anyone would like to pull? All right. So, we'll be taking a vote via roll call to approve number four, 6, 7, and 13 through 21.
>> So moved. >> I'll second. >> Okay. discussion >> is are we having discussion for >> Is there any discussion on any of those? >> Okay. No. >> All right. We'll be taking the vote via roll call. Mrs. Longshore. >> I wait. I need clarification. We're approving 4613. I >> I >> All right. And Mrs. Buchanan I Mrs. Long Sharp, did you vote? >> Yes, you did. >> I did. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. So, now we can take them in order if you'd like or we can start at that end and work this way, whichever you guys would prefer. >> Let's start from the top. We started with number one. >> Okay. >> Just out of curiosity, is it possible for us to have just discussion? >> Yes. But can I read what I've written? >> Yeah. I just it it seems like we spend a lot of time just reading speeches.
I was just thinking in the interest of finishing on time, but that's fine. Go ahead. Quick. Well, I'd just like to point out, Trusty Tucker, you have the right to read yours. Please don't feel pressured or um hindered in that. >> Okay. Thank you. Well, this resolution asks for support for a superintendent and executive cabinet. It also goes further by making generalized accusations about a fellow board member without specificity or due process. In a public resolution that references alleged misconduct without citing specific policy provisions or documented instances raises concern for me. Even when a name is not stated, it may still be clear who is being referenced, which has implications for fairness and for public trust. If this is a governance issue, then we owe it to the public and to each other to address it transparently and through the proper procedures. Vague accusations in a public resolution are neither transparent nor procedurally fair.
Our governance handbook is not something we follow selectively. It is a living document that outlines the policies, procedures, and ethical standards that guide our leadership as a board. Each of us has a responsibility to uphold those standards consistently. If a board member has failed to follow policy, the appropriate course of action is to clearly identify the policy in question. outline the specific concern and follow the corrective procedures established in our governance handbook. Unity and stability are best achieved through clarity, fairness, and adherence to process. For that reason, I cannot support language that implies wrongdoing without identifying the specific policy or conduct involved. As elected officials, we must hold ourselves to the same standards of clarity and procedural integrity that we expect through the district. I respectfully ask my colleagues that this res that we not support this resolution so that any concerns can be addressed through the appropriate governance processes.
Thank you. And those are my comments. Thank you. >> All right. So, um I was one of two that placed this item on the agenda. And at a time when our district is facing financial challenges and difficult decisions, our employees and families deserve stable, unified leadership. Independent oversight agencies have reviewed our finances and found no misappropriation. This resolution simply reaffirms our trust in the sup in Superintendent Nelson and our commitment to professional governance. That's the purpose and that is where I intend to keep our focus. It's not it's it's listed as resolution in support of Superintendent Renee Nelson. She is the only person named by name. Um and I believe this is the first step in us as to quote Miss Aara healing and moving forward that we are all as board members reaffirming that our role is to support stable leadership and adhere to our governance norms.
I do not believe that we can affirm one individual while making vague accusations towards another. There's nothing specific and I feel that's wrong. If it was something to uplift a member, that's one thing, but this uplifts and tears down someone who is unnamed. And I I don't think that's transparent. I don't think it provides clarity. And I think it provides division. If you're going to start with healing, you need to start by not making accusations at an unnamed person. Let's start by uplifting people, moving towards trust, and moving towards healing. I do not think this does e either. >> Okay. So this resolution references a pattern of conduct that has been public and ongoing. It's not about personality. It's about governance standards. So I make the motion. >> Before you do that, I'm still >> I'm still discussing. >> That's fine. But we actually shouldn't have been discussing yet because >> you cannot take time to talk and then deny me my right to talk.
>> There's not a motion. So can I just make the motion so that we can actually do the discussion correctly because we didn't. It's that is my error. We did not open it. >> Oh. So, I'm going to go ahead and make the motion to adopt resolution 25269 in support of Superintendent Trenne Nelson. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. >> Discuss it. >> Floor is yours. >> Bylaw 9000. Role of the board to set direction involving community. Focus on student learning and achievement to employ the superintendent. Set budget priorities and parameters for negotiations. Serve as effective spokespersons. Superintendent evaluation. Effectiveness of policies. Monitoring student achievement. Community leadership and advocacy. Board bylaw 9005. Learning and achievement is primary focus. Recognize and respect differences. Informed and effective leader participating in professional development. Understand collective responsibility. Board bylaw 9010. Right to freely express their personal views. Identifying when viewpoint is held by an individual board member.
Exercise restraint and tact. promoting public confidence, respectful, courteous, and professional in manner. Board bylaw 9200. Board members shall hold the education of students above any partisan principle, group, or personal interest. Abide by the open meeting law, aka Brown Act. Board policy 1313. Treat people with respect and expect the same in return. Employees should not be subjugated to abuse of behavior, not depriving any person of their right to freedom of expression, maintaining a safe and harassment-free workplace. The AVUSD governance handbook, we won't even go there. This proposed resolution, which cites ongoing board support for a superintendent leading quote unquote the district's ongoing fiscal stability, is built on a bed of lies. ABUSD is not fiscally stable. In fact, it was October this past year that Fikmat noted we were at high risk of being fiscally insolvent. deficit spending with poor internal controls and no board approved plan to stop.
The county's January 2526 first interim financial report gave a qualified certification for the district's financial condition indicating the district may not be able to meet its financial obligations in the current or subsequent two fiscal years. But now we are fiscally stable up to two years out. This is due to the 260 staff riffs and moving around of already noted but unconfirmed excess funds. Decisions of this administration have led to mass proposed layoffs, uncertainty of positions, loss of personnel, and our students fearing the worst for their most beloved site administrators, pareducators, and security staff. We were told we had no money but then offered roughly 5.5 million to our classified verified in AB1200. Total raise for management is unknown. We were not given an AB1200 even though it was recommended by FikMat and requested repeatedly. Our certificated staff settled for roughly 2.7 million after grueling negotiations that brought this district within a breath of a strike because it was all we had left to give.
I'll say it again. 5.5 million for classified, 2.7 million for certificated, and management unknown due to lack of transparency. Teachers and counselors got the leftovers and still fall woefully short of neighboring districts. These decisions affect kids. ABUSD's difficulty attracting and retaining teachers remains. Staff members, management, classified, and certificated alike tell me it pains them to consider leaving ABUSD, but they don't feel properly supported or valued. They're afraid. Many have stood here crying, pleading for us to help. But in return, we pledge our unwavering allegiance to the captain of a ship that's struggling to stay afloat. Undying loyalty to a superintendent is not our job. We oversee and evaluate her. We are elected by the people for the people. No matter how much we'd like to tie this mess up with a pretty bow, there is no denying it. ABUSD is broken. I will not be silent.
It is times like this that we must speak all the more in hope. Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." Do you know why this reprimand of a board member is part of a resolution and not a censure? Because the eluded board member has done nothing wrong. Think about that. There is no evidence to support this, but it doesn't stop them from lashing out. Watch and take careful note. You'll see a pattern. And if it makes you feel better to shift the blame anonymously to someone who is strictly held to law and governance standards just because we're finally talking about it, please do. But attempting to create a narrative with lies is not going to fix anything. Truth and transparency are the only way out. As a board, we sat up here and listened to repeated allegations of abuse and retaliation that have instilled fear in the hearts of our employees.
They somehow still found the strength to stand. And this is how we choose to respond. This is cowardice. With a yes vote on this resolution, board members are joining the ranks of oppression in Avusd. Shame on you and everyone who signs. tearing this district apart from the inside out. >> All right, we'll call for the vote. Mrs. Longore, >> no. >> Miss Tucker, >> no. >> Miss Apara, >> yes. >> Miss Buchanan, yes. So, we'll just table that bring it back to the next one. >> All right, Mrs. Tucker. two, three, five, eight, nine or that was No, that was yours. So, Miss Longore. >> I'm sorry. Did we just say table then? >> Yeah, with tableing. >> Yeah, because we don't have a majority vote. So, it will come back. It's 22. >> Would that not mean that it fails? >> No. >> Because we have a board of five.
Do you want to take 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 and 12 together or individually? >> I will be asking questions individually. >> Okay. Um so I could take two and three together. It's on the same idea. So I'll I'll pair those two. Um I had a question. Is there a reason why we wait two months to approve men minutes? Is there any reason why we wait two months to approve minutes? >> I think based on the timeline um I believe it was when we were in uh we had our October break. It was every month up to that point. Sorry, not October break. It was our Thanksgiving break. Um we came back from that went directly to AEC and while we were in AEC I had to post an agenda. So, I was out of the office for two weeks straight. I wasn't able to um get them completed.
I've got approval to move those over and I have been playing catch-up on those since. Um but you can look back the pattern as of August. It was on track and then it was holidays and we came back from the Christmas break. Went to state of the district, had two board meetings in uh January and I'm trying my best. >> Yes. No, Kylie, you're doing a great job. I didn't mean to imply that at all. So, I apologize that it came across that way. I I love getting it the month out because it's hard for me to remember. So, as I'm approving it, I just like to have a a a clearer memory. Um, but I understand life and how that happens. So, um, no worries at all. Um, I appreciate the clarification. Did we want to approve those two? >> No, let's just continue and just >> just continue.
Okay. Um, for the number five, um, I noted a cost of $48,000. Is this a pre-existing cost? We have an ongoing contract with the, um, Office of Administrative Hearing. They're a five-year contract. So, you do the contract. If you don't expend the money, it's not expended. We can't exceed 4,800 or 48,000 over the five years. the fact that we're doing riffs, we will need an administrative hearing law judge that will come out of um this contract. So, it's recommended that we move forward for another five-year contract. >> Okay. Thank you. Number um eight, it looks like an anticipated cost for consultant. And I don't know if you want to put the two consultants together since they're similar or keep them separate. What would the board prefer? I can answer questions on eight and and nine in whatever order you have them. >> Um I just wanted to confirm.
So this is for would be for a contract for three months, correct? March through May. >> That's correct. >> And that is for both of these consultants, correct? >> Yes. Two different contracts. Um one is for three schools. Mr. Smith has um been asked by those three principles to work um in a variety of areas um and funding sources whereas Mr. McGomery has been asked only by HDPA. >> Great. Thank you. Um it looks like a total cost of about 37 $37,500. Um, for these two, I just want to make it a point that um, I know it was noted by someone in the audience, but uh, it does not sit well with me either um, to be riffing staff and hiring consultants. That's it's not falling comfortably on me uh, right now. Uh, number 10, approve service agreement with life signs. Um, will this be a new cost?
I know it's the American Sign Language. Thank you for being so responsive to the parent who requested that. This is a new cost, but we already had a contract with another company, so this will replace that and the charges that we were having for that. >> Okay, thank you. And number 11, um 60,000 to 90,000 uh for UPS equipment and maintenance. Will this be a new cost? Yes, this is um battery backups for our system that um we're just very thankful that it we can get -ate to pay for a good chunk of this, but yes, it will be a a new cost that happens every 7 to 10 years, I think. >> Okay. And number >> Yeah, they went 14 years this time, but yeah. >> And number 12, authorization to issue notice of intent to award. Um, will this also be a new cost and if so, how much?
>> Mr. Buchanan will make his way. >> Thank you, Mr. Bri Cannon. He's getting this. >> Thank you. I appreciate you helping me. >> So, we um our existing licenses expire in next year. And so, this is for all of our switches to keep the network running. And so this is to um extend those licenses for three more years. >> Thank you. >> And pays 85% of the cost. >> Okay. Thank you so much. My questions have been answered. Thank you. >> Okay. Um I'm going to make the motion that we can I put them all together. >> Would anybody have a You want me to do them separate? >> If you could do eight and nine separate. All right. Um, consent item number >> 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12. I motion we approve. >> Five. >> Oh, I missed. Yep. See, five. >> I move.
>> Okay. >> 12. >> Or actually, you would be the second because I think I motioned. Okay. >> Mrs. Longshore. >> I. >> Mrs. Tucker. >> I. >> Miss OAR. >> I. >> Miss. Buchanan. I. All right. And motion to approve consent item number eight and nine. >> I think. Do you want those together or do you want those separate? Um for me they could go together. So it's the pleasure of the board. >> Eight and nine. Then I'll make the motion. So moved. >> Yeah. I was waiting for a second. >> Oh, second. >> Okay. We'll be take or we'll be taking a vote via roll call. Mrs. Longore. >> Um in light of our current riffs. No, >> Mrs. Tucker. >> I vote yes. >> Miss Akara. >> I >> Miss Buchanan. I >> Kylie. Did I Did we hit all of them?