So when I say that's the offer versus serve mechanism. So hopefully that prevents kids. I know we all see it. Breaks my heart. We all see them leave the serving line and >> go right to a trash barrel. Although I think there's far less of that. Um because we're doing offer versus serve because there's far more self selection for the students. >> I think the share tables are pretty well utilized. I know at the center school I've seen it pretty well utilized at the center school. We also do a lot of scratch cooking. So like we cook in waves. So if we're low on something, we cook more. We don't cook everything all at once. We can keep an eye on where we are. So there really isn't a lot of waste. And a lot of stuff we can repurpose into something else the next day.
Uh Melinda Men was named the 2026 OCDE secondary um visual arts teacher of the year. also a former Orange County uh district teacher of the year for the district. Uh Paige Shriber will be honored by the Greater Anaheim Sulpa for her impactful work supporting students with disabilities. And Karen Clark Yamamoto uh has been recognized as the California Economics Teacher of the Year. So just highlighting the exceptional talent and dedication of the staff at Orange View Western. And finally, Lexington is celebrating their civ civic action week. This uh program engages students in meaningful activities including demonstrations, speeches, art, slam poetry, uh and again another powerful example of the five C's in action at our sites. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Next, um I don't know if we have any uh PTA uh report out. Not today. Um, but I would like to recognize Anaheim Elementary uh trustee Juan Evers.
Uh, the capital. You can tell them about the capital and your earbuds and whatever. Wait a minute. The capital was cool. We got to watch a documentary of how the capital was formed and the house of representatives and the senates don't get along and have separate entrances. So for the capital, um the president was there that morning, so security was really beefed up. So we got sniffed by the dog twice. We got patted down. Capital police, uh, secret service, all of them. They did, uh, lots of security, which is to be expected. Um, and then somebody in the movie theater lost her earbuds. And then we had to go back at 9:30 at night, talk to the Capitol police, and please give me her earbuds so we can go back to Arizona. That was fun. And then we went to the Lincoln Memorial. Um, it was really surreal.
Does anyone have a problem with that? >> That's fine. Okay. >> And then my next comment is I'm sorry. >> You're on page four. >> I'm I'm I don't think I have anything on page four. >> Yeah. >> Can I um if you want to go page by page? Can I make a quick comment about page four? >> Tree the trees. >> Sorry, the belaboring of the trees by me. >> Which number? I'm so sorry. >> Number four on page four. My only thing about the trees is I remember we spent a lot of time with that like a it was like a one-page maybe it was two pages with visualization of the little trees that were going to be cut down and we had this whole discussion and the applicant provided a different version of it and then we talked about the replanting that would happen in different areas.
>> I was going to say like can you take some of those things from the share table and >> so the share table I normally the share table is like milk or like a bagged apple. We don't let them anything that's open because you know >> it has to be aseptic. >> A lot of like and most kids do if somebody puts something in it they someone else is taking it. So I'm really not getting a lot from our from our earlier meeting this morning. Um I and I had asked in that meeting there the shortfall that we have projected how it would impact the potential monies that we've committed to give back to the town that would not have any impact on the 75,000 that we've already committed um on the actual service and the menus. My daughters have both been very heavy participants this year and they both think that it's much better options this year.
Thank you for being here. All right, moving on to our presentations. I am moving up uh 8.2, our AUHSD community schools who are here tonight. And I will defer to Miss Amy Quan to introduce our presenters. And then I will defer to Mr. Carlos Hernandez, executive director of culture and engagement. >> Thank you, Amy. Thank you and good evening and thank you um to everyone for this opportunity to share. Uh good evening board, cabinet and students, family, staff and community members here in the audience and watching at home. Uh we again thank you for uh giving us an opportunity to share a very quick journey and update 10 minutes in fact uh is the goal uh around uh this community schools approach. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. uh we will focus on holistic approach to um seeing the progress uh on our community schools approach. I I just want to say you know all the different comments you know by Jeff our our president and Lacy and and Joe it just speaks to the holistic approach around community schools and that's transforming the way we do business.
It was real quiet, real peaceful. We went to the, um, Vietnam wall. I got to scratch my uncle's name on a paper because he had died um in Vietnam. So that was pretty cool. Um and then we drove to Virginia uh which Virginia is absolutely beautiful. The weather was complete opposite. It was about 32° um in New York and Washington DC. Washington DC we had parked the car about a mile. We came out of a restaurant. All of a sudden the wind blew. People started screaming because their umbrellas went the other way and then it downpoured on us. So, we were soaked to the bone by the time we got back to the hotel. That was fun. Um, you guys can talk about this one. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Um, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was um very nice to see. It showed um some of the soldiers that weren't able to be identified uh during um war or fights.
So that's kind of hinted at, but there's no reference to that document here. And I do think it's important for the public record to reference that document so that it's very clear this is what we're agreeing to cut down and not just like the way it reads now. It's like we're just agreeing to a cut down, but of what? So I definitely want to very cleanly reference that this planning board is approving the cutting of trees as discussed in that second document. I think we all remember it. and that the replanting needs to be a lot more specified because I remember there were numbers discussed as to what would be replanted and where. So, I'd like to see that in the decision and I thought we discussed that being in the decision. So, I apologize if I didn't raise it earlier, but I want to make sure that I'm not missing it because uh >> does someone on the um can someone on the Y team know what that >> is talking about?
instead of just the hot lunch, there's always alternate options. There's there's seems to be more, let's say, more pizza days, but just more options for things that they like, and they're picky eaters. I I grant that, but uh they they said that um it's much preferred this year, and they're eating at school much more often this year than they have in the past. >> That's good news to hear. Um kids today are very sophisticated diners. Um they just are. Uh Food Network, um everybody watches those cooking shows. um if they eat our paid kids might eat out a lot. They're used to uh a lot of different restaurant menus. So, it's a challenge, but we have spent a lot of time this year working on menu, student input, and we will be looking at data out of our POSOS, our electronic POS system. Um, oh, I did want to mention the ramen noodle day, which was publicized and we had a professional chef there with the chef coat and everything on a lot of hoopla.
I want to thank uh the community school steering committee who you know we're not going to hear from all of them because we can't because you know but we're going to hear from a couple of them. So, but thank you to our parents, our students, our teachers, our CTA uh members, our partners, our our faces, our community school coordinators, teacher leads, uh and district administrators. You're going to hear from our our uh community school manager, Kenny Perez, to help us with a few updates. And then hear from our students perspective. That's that's pretty important, right? So, Emma Alvarez, a junior at NI High School, uh who's seen this progress progress through uh the last five years. Really, um let's talk about the community schools approach. This is how we've co-created co-designed what we say when we say community schools. Uh it is holistic. It is holistic approach.
Um but we saw a little um how do I Yeah. Yeah. But um it was really nice to see they were just um uh showing appreciation to those who had fought and were unknown uh not identified or anything. But we were just really glad to have the moment of silence to um have appreciation for those that we couldn't know anything of. So, it was pretty much life-changing for all of us to see. Mount Vernon was neat to see. It was a lot of walking. We got to visit President Washington and his wife's tomb. He is on the right and his wife is on the left. Best part. Next we went to Virginia and we got to go to amusement park and ride a whole bunch of roll gardens. Amusement park. It's the same thing. We rode a lot of roller coasters. saw gliders they bald eagles and had a blast all the last day before going back to Arizona.
But I don't know how to reference it. I'm trying to find it. I think the way to reference might be so where I would put it is on page four. >> Okay. >> In item four, we're saying we are agreeing we're saying it must occur. >> Right. And so I think we should say it must occur development of the site as you know per the document. Whatever. >> I'm trying to figure out what are we calling the document. I'm trying to figure >> Yeah. I think the two the two documents are the there's a there's a document that outlines the limit of work, >> right, which is which is what shows that buffer of of trees staying around the edges and then there's an additional document which is the landscape plan. Both of which were in the >> Yeah. So, I think you could just >> you could probably just say per the you know there's a there's a set of plans, right, that's going to go with this decision, right?
That was the second highest participation um a number on that day. Um, second only to are you ready? I can't brunch day. I I don't know what it is, but at at both levels, brunch tends to be one of the highest >> participation days. I don't Mom's I guess we're not making hot breakfast at home enough anymore. >> Sure. >> Okay, that >> Thank you. Okay, we have a couple more things to do. Um, one is to approve the bake shop 2 class. Somebody >> I'll make a motion to approve the new bake shop 2 course. Um, is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh, I guess my question, this one was the circling back to your curriculum. This, this was the one that was projected to be heavily. >> There are students who are currently interested. Yes, >> there was a group coming out of big shop one that's would like this to be authored.
It is the way uh we hope and uh that we transform the way we do business. It is not just you know community schools we talk about on Mondays and then we talk about family engagement and counseling and mental health on Thursdays. It is everything the way we we we help our students thrive realize their unlimited potential. It connects to our vision and it makes the the the grant which we'll talk about the grant for just a minute but really it isn't about the the grant that has created um this amazing momentum that we see we will see three different folky three different points today that we're going to um journey through which is how are we scaling across every one of our schools right if community schools is the way we do business then let's see it across our schools coherence how does it look when we do professional learning for our staff our teachers or counselors what about braiding funds a community schools approach.
So this ride was like their favorite ride and every time they got on the ride they got stuck on the ride because somebody in either the front row or the back row seat belt wouldn't come undone. So they had to put the ride out of um service and then every time they saw it go again around the park. Let's go back. What was that called? Griffin. Griffin. The Griffin. Yeah. Monster. The Lochness Monster. Yeah. I went on the roller coasters with them. Okay. Tight air. I told her I was going to. Um, anyways. So, you can ask them questions. I think that they had a good time. Um, so does the Bush Gardens there have a ton of animals? Because the one in Florida has a ton of animals, ton, but they have bald eagles, they have wolves, they have birds, they have stales. So you could go and you could pet the pin stales or go up.
>> Well, I hope so. >> Yeah, that's what I mean. They're both in that Yeah. In that um in that package. >> Okay. Did you want to say in that first sentence Anna >> must occur for the development of the site, as indicated on whatever she said. >> The report you're looking for with the trees. >> I think that's the I don't know if that's the correct date. Yes, those are that's what I remember as the visual. It kind of looks like the state of New Hampshire. >> Yeah, looks like we're cutting all of New Hampshire down. So, let's see if that's >> I'm trying to lighten the conversation. >> I think that was more of a um that was more of a diagram showing where different trees were, >> but I think >> Are you guys referencing the arborist report? >> Yes. But then I think >> yeah I would prefer to not put that in a decision because that is not to scale or overly you know detailed.
waiting list >> and our teacher is ready to go and see a minimal cost heard that's always the questions. How much are we adding? >> Anyone have any other questions or comments about bake shop 2? All those in favor of the motion please say I. One opposed for abstaining. And now we are looking for a motion to approve the ECE music in your world class through ECSU. >> So moved. I'll second.
How about sustainability? Um and you know again pass the grant. I know uh as the president talked about this ongoing money man we're we're excited about that. And we know that sustainability happens the way we transform systems and structures not not just funding but systems and structures and the way we um you know use uh current staff uh to capture other ways of funding which is medical billing and and ADA. Um let's talk about uh this first thing which is scaling scaling across our schools. Uh I I just excited because we talked about this at the beginning of last year. There was questions from the board. Hey, this is great. Our 15 grant funded schools. What about the rest? And so we made a a concertive effort collected collectively um um the community school steering committee partners said we we want to help our westside schools um westside schools westside Anaheim Union high schools district schools um with capacity building around community schools approach and so you see the list of of dates uh we we went to them we asked them to bring a team and we said let's talk about how we listen to our community and that's community and site mapping that's the assets and needs process that the grant says says is critical uh to create sustainability.
Every time she saw a sign, she would say, "Net, you better take a picture of it." Well, yeah, cuz I was driving. You have to take a picture. And then I forgot about it. She's like, "You're doing it on the way back." So, and that's it. They approved your trip, so you guys Thank you, ladies. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Thank you. And thank you to the parents of these ladies for trusting us with your kids for 11 days and 10 nights. I was happy that my daughter drove everybody crazy. So that's cool. I'm just saying that was that was phenomenal. Thank you. Appciate that. Thank you for your comments. Okay. Switch around here a little bit. things are changing. Just quick note, the fact that they saw Wicked, the girls may not be aware of it. There's a Fox Creek connection, a Fox Creek alone.
I think that the what's being cleared is is what's within the limit of work which we tried to estimate on that but I I don't think we can take that to the to the grave because it was not you know if you overlay it it doesn't really match exactly right. So, so would the would the text be um as per as indicated on the limit of work and in the landscape plans provided? >> Exactly. >> Yeah, that that would be more specific calling out. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Exactly. >> And those and those would be in the set um talked about uh >> let's see the very top >> and then to kind of match it on the other end. I think you had a landscaping plan. >> Oh, yeah. Here. >> That we need to reference, right? Because you were saying you were going to and I'm talking to the applicant.