>> Okay. I I move to approve the district financial report of March 6, 2026. >> Mrs. Lewis, >> yes. >> Mrs. Miss Peters, >> yes. >> Mrs. Yes. Mr. Mig. >> Yes. >> Mr. Austin. >> Yes. Next is just a list of the upcoming events we have that hopefully you guys can go. The two that I'd like to point out. The first one is try to go to the Willy Wonka musical either Friday the 10th or the Saturday the 11th. Last year it was they those kids were so good. >> They were cute. >> Yeah. I mean obviously it's drag me and the other stuff. And then the last at the bottom is the A+ celebration which is going to be a big thing, right? >> Yes. And on March 13th this Friday is our volunteer thank you brunch. So, please, if any of you can make it and help us save our volunteers who support us throughout the year, >> it's at 9:00 a.m.
It's edgy, but it definitely is not enough to go to two or or three or four conferences. And like I said, that number is from fiscal year July 1st to June 30th. And it's individually. >> I just wanted to apologize. I didn't know what you had been told separately outside of. So I I couldn't talk about that. But when we talked about um professional development in that open meeting, we talked about professional development as a whole, not separating out the triple eye. So you got the 4500 for the fiscal year and how you spent it. You spent it. Now, I thought they could spend, my understanding was you could spend up to the penny of that 4500 and then we voted on whether or not you could use any extra money and then if you couldn't use extra money and you still wanted to go anything above and beyond was on your own.
There were a lot of words used like adding, expanding, advancing, meeting goals of the comprehensive plan. And we're over here like looking at potentially, you know, being decimated and devastated and having to answer to our school community about lots of different things. why we don't have an SEAL director anymore, why the size of classes have gone up, why um you know, just all the a lot of different scenarios, none of which are are good. So, if we're all in this together, I just want to make sure we're moving we're all moving starting from the same place and sharing the burden of any losses and um either if we're moving forward, we're moving forward together and if we're moving backwards, we're moving backwards together. And I think in order to do that, um, the answer to your question is I think we need more support to get to the budget number that we feel is the right number to be able to at least get through the next year if we lose the override.
So, our students were getting the reading and writing across the board, which is then access allows students access to all the curriculum. Without their ability to read and comprehend, you can't access anything. and our students are suffering more and more recently as you know we're facing AI problems u all the problems with tech and our students ability to read and comprehend is drastically decreasing we're seeing that across the board a reading specialist will help um address some of those issues that we are seeing and it is different than the ELA coach I know there's been talk about that in the elementary schools from what I understand the ELA coach is there to help the teachers address um teaching practices which is a valuable resource but with the ELA specialist they'll be working directly with our some of our highest risk students and that is something that I would um advocate for and I think we need I have in speaking with the middle school teachers about what we could possibly do to move forward.
So if you want those, sign up. Um they're currently circulating a signup genius for families to contribute for conference week. Um, and finally, they're preparing the student teacher basketball game on April 9th, which again, another big event that is pretty. >> Um, CMS, they celebrated last week with special gifts and treats for the staff for the We Love CMS program, and they continue to need membership. CMS parents, we need you. Uh, athletic boosters, they're gearing up for spring sports. We're kind of in that little dead period right now. Um and also uh something they mentioned to me is that which I did not know is that we actually can offer swimming to our students. And right now we have one student that's participating in swimming. I believe goes to Grand that's correct. >> I'm not sure exactly but they said they're looking to try to make that more available to students and like known to students because they said they people like half the board that they know.
So, I know you know a bit probably about Citrus if you've been in the area a little bit, but we're hoping tonight we can share what Citrus looks like in 2026 because I'll tell you right now, it even looks different than I was back there a long long long time ago with payoneses and etc. So hopefully you guys can get a good uh good picture of where we're at this year and where we're looking to go forward to. >> Thank you. And next slide, please. Thank you. Uh so I I've been serving as the superintendent president for nearly five years now. And during that time, I've had the honor of meeting many amazing community members throughout the Isuza area, including Citrus College alumni, members of the public, business leaders, educational leaders, and certainly students, faculty, and staff of the Isuza Unified School District. Um, so tonight we're going to share some important information about Mhm.
>> 9:00 a.m. >> Yes. >> Okay. And with that, Finally, we have a call to the public um from Mr. John Pestl who lives over here in Madura Reserve on Josephine Saddle. Um, John, if you'd like to go to the podium for us. John is going to address the uh Campbell Avenue extension. Well, thank you, President, and members of the board. I must say, I've been to a lot of municipal meetings in my life, and this is one of the nicest ones, one I'm very, very popular. Thank you. Um I'm the president of the American Reserve Homeowners Association and for the last three years uh we've been interested in and involved to some extent on the camp road extension and if you're not aware you know that's to make sure all of Campbell is paved from wand to the islands. So it's uh you got good transportation for your students and from us and everybody south the east east the railroad tracks it provides needed emergency access and we really like that speak for our whole board on that.
>> Yes, that's correct. >> I understood it. >> That's exactly right. That's right. So with the 4500 um that was that's a 10 year old number >> relatively. Yeah. >> That we so it was supposed it was supposed to be and I still have the email was supposed to be 7500 10 more a little more than about 10 years ago. They never changed it in the policy like they were supposed to when they voted on it. I was at that meeting and but because they didn't they still had 4500. Well, they didn't still have they put for 4500 because it was supposed to be 7500. They they they they were debating on should it be 4500 or 75. The board voted 7500. Some board members didn't want it to be 7500. What happened after that? I don't know. I just know 4500 was put down and it's been 4500 in a policy.
Obviously, the ideal scenario is we win the override and everybody gets what they need for the for the short future. Um, but the devastations to the schools could be really bad and I I want to make sure that we're all on the same page about how we're sharing that burden. >> Not a problem. As [snorts] >> Okay. Uh while Michael's taking care of that aspect of it, I just want to make a quick announcement that uh we want to continue this conversation and come up with a decision like Michael is asking us to come up with a decision on where we're going to go with this and how much money we want to utilize on the uh stabilization account. But I see some hands that are raised in the audience. If and when we have time by the at the end of the meeting, we will take questions.
I would love to go back to two blocks a day of ELA. Um but they overwhelming in the middle of the school said we don't necessarily need that. What we need is this position to meet this particular groups of students needs and will help them continue to do what they do and I think that will be um our best move forward. So, that's what I would like to advocate for and I appreciate all of your work. Um, I've been here for 33 well teaching for 33 years. It's wonderful to see this type of collaboration. I've said this before, Aaron, your budget presentations are fantastic. The best I've ever seen. So, I love everything that you guys are doing and I I can't thank you enough and I hope we can continue moving forward and getting these positions that are necessary. Thank you. >> Before you go, Peter.
So, um, and last but not least, CFA big week, big two weeks really, uh, the art show, which thank you for all of you that attended to that. Um, it's there the entire month of March. So, please get on over there and see that. Um, and the musical is Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2. Um it is about a twohour plus intermission show for those that have little people just to kind of keep that in mind on Thursday night. That might not be your best choice. Um but those kids work so hard and they always put on a great show. So try to do that. Um and also they're planning a Disney sendoff concert April 7th. So that's all I got. >> Great. Okay. >> Sorry. Sorry. Go ahead. Um, I just wanted to change it's April 2nd, which is a Thursday.
All the Oh, wow. opportunity. Yeah, right. Thank you, sir. And you may know this, but in case you didn't, did you know that students right out of high school or firsttime college students maybe out of the military or who have taken a break between high school can attend Citrus College two years tuition free? It's called the Promise program. We're proud to offer it. We have hundreds and hundreds of students in our local communities who take advantage of the Promise program and therefore do not have tuition for for the first two years of college. Next, we're going to talk about a program we're really proud of. Dr. Contrarus, I'm going to use his transition right now. He he just said you could go to college for free. I remember as soon as I grad uh graduated high school, I got my job at Vans. And so that was so I could pay to go to college.
Um, as I met with the residents, uh, they raised a number of concerns and the one I wanted to bring to your attention is on the safety aspects. And actually, I emailed some of you to hand these down. Did you have you hand me? Um the biggest one is the Campbell White House Road intersection. Our residents went out and actually did a traffic count of how many cars that you appear to be coming from Madera Islands uh and going through the traffic light now and you know presumably all of those will be going on Campbell. And the biggest concern they raised was about that intersection for the reasons I mentioned there. You know, there's not great sight lines. You've got the railroad tracks and wash, but the biggest thing is the hill with people coming down it at 40 plus miles an hour. And actually the president of the Canola Hills, one of the HOAs down canola as a traffic engineer would be was the head of a big construction company.
But we did our own official vote just before you came on and voted to secure to do the 4500. So yes, it's been 10 plus years >> to make sure that it was established. >> Yeah. To make sure I'll go back I'll go back and and look at that. >> Two things. Um what is our budget? How much did we budget for professional development of the board? >> Well, right now the $4,500. >> No, like the >> Well, that's what I'm the $4,500 on an individual basis >> and then we have an additional $14,500 for joint for joint training. >> We each have a line item on our budget >> like it says Janine $4500 bill. >> Everybody has 4,500. >> That's per It says here each board member will be allotted $4,500 per fiscal year. But but we are itemized on the budget >> which is essentially two conferences, >> right?
But I will let you know that it'll be a respm minute uh discussion because it's we need to make the decisions. Love to hear the other folks, but at the same token, this is this is our time to do what we need to do. Okay. >> Thank you, Joe. >> So, thank you. >> I'm done. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> Oh, do you need this? I don't know if it'll reach over here, but um kind of just to to piggyback on, you know, what what Lori said as you know, we I think we're as a as a committee, we're we are looking for some of those asurances that um that that the the funds and the the commitment to support the schools is going to be there. And you know, as Jim has laid out, um he he and his team have done a great deal of work to to look at ways that we can um realign and kind of adjust our budget to try the best that we can on our own to fix those structural deficits.
>> Yeah. you being an expert on the ground, is there any questions like if we're going to be discussing this later, what you said of course is important. Is there any data numbers you can tell us right now off the top of your head or you can get to us? >> Yeah. >> How many how many kids are impacted? What percentage of the school uh how serious is this issue? Is it we just trying to get >> I off the top of my head I I don't have that. I put together a ton a ton of research this summer. I've been keeping um a database of how our students have done across the curriculum, graduating classes, things like that, our high need students. I have all that information available on Google forms. I've been sharing that with faculty and staff for years. Um and I'd be happy to give you anything on that.
Sorry, not April 4th that the insurance committee will meet. April 2nd. Sorry about that. >> And then, um, Kim brought this. Um, the calendar of events in our packet today, the 25th meeting we have on the 25th is not listed. So, if it's the curriculum meeting, so if you can make a note of that on your calendar. >> Thank you. and and calendar event those changes. Um so let's go ahead for the consent agenda. I'm looking for approval of the minutes for February 10th February 24th. Take a motion that the camp board of education approve the consent agenda. Thank you. Thank you Joe. So I have first and second any other questions modifications?
You know, most of us had jobs or part-time jobs so that we could afford um to go that that's free. So talking about cost effectiveness and um the ability for students to afford and go, they're finishing their first two years free before they transfer or go to the career that they want without that long big debt. And for parents out there that may be listening to term, that's a big debt. I have friends that have parent loans already and I'm not sure how they're paying it back, but it's it's a lot. It adds up really fast. So, that brings up our nursing program. You might you might hear about the nursing shortage and the crisis and the need for health care workers in general. Well, we're we're we're experiencing a significant growth in our nursing program in our area. A few months ago, we just announced that we're expanding our associate degree and nursing program so that we can prepare more graduates for successful health careers.
Roger raised that with me very strongly. Yeah, that's his business. So, that is a major concern uh that we wanted to raise. A related concern to it uh is a similar risk of a head what we call head-on left turn, you know, uh coming out of the reserve because you're going to have a big traffic back up there at White House Canyon for sure. And there's a shortcut people can take through our subdivision. won't bore you with the details, but when they come out on White House Canyon Road or try to uh they'll encounter the same problems we see every morning and every afternoon where we're, you know, we're fighting to get out there, u our people are mostly going right, but these are going to be going left and that's a real uh traffic hazard. So, we wanted to bring that to your attention.
Two big >> conf. So in the budget there's $31,500 allotted plus 14 >> uh 14 for joint >> and then 40 Yeah. $4500 time seven. >> Yep. >> Yeah. That's where you're going. Where >> 14? Yeah. >> So So I'm sorry to interrupt. That's what it was. The 14,000 was supposed to cover everybody's triple I. That's what triple I was separate. Now that you say the 14 and then a 4500 was supposed to be your individual if you wanted to do something extra. That's what it was supposed to be. >> It says it says I don't know if you say triple high, but it says 14,000. Well, actually 14,000. I'm sorry. I said 145. It says available for joint board members in district training resources and professional development. >> I thought those were the people we were bringing in that year workshops and all of that >> or triple though too sounds like it could fit into that.