001and flag salute. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. There was no action taken in close session. So, we're going to get started with our presentation from Lake Canyon students. >> All right. Can you guys hear me? Okay. All right. Good evening. Thank you for coming. My name is John Lyman. I'm the proud principal of Lake Canyon Elementary. Um we have a couple of things. First, our sixth grade student leadership um is going to give a speech uh talking about all the amazing things that go on at Lake Canyon. And then after that, we have our kindergarteners um for a musical performance. So, without further ado, I'll hand it over
002to Clara and Charlotte. >> Good evening, members of the board, administrators, and guests. Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today. We are honored to share some of the highlights that make Lake Canyon Elementary a truly special place for students, staff, and families. At Lake Canyon, we are Cougars. One of our most distinctive and impactful features is our house system. Much like the house system many of us recognize from Harry Potter, our system brings students together across grade levels to build belonging, leadership, and school pride. However, what truly sets Lake Canon apart is that each house is rooted in a core value that reflects the character traits we strive to develop in every student. Our six houses are adabu representing integrity where students learn the importance of honesty and doing the right thing
003even when no one is watching. For ver representing passion, encouraging students to pursue learning with enthusiasm, curiosity, and energy. Loki representing compassion, reminding us to care for one another and build a culture of kindness and respect. Mallori representing visionaries, inspiring creativity and forward thinking problem solving. Sete representing courage, empowering students to take risks, face challenges and stand up for themselves and others. Thiaga representing perseverance, learning, teaching the students to the value of resilience, determination, and never giving up. Okay. Through this house system, Lake Canyon fosters a strong sense of community. Students feel connected not only to their classmates, but to peers across the entire school. They celebrate achievements together, support one another, and develop leadership skills that extend far beyond the classroom. Our house system reinforces positive behavior, builds relationships, and help students grow into
004compassionate, courageous, and capable individuals. Lake Canyon is more than just a school. It's a vibrant community that supports the whole child academically, socially, and emotionally. One of our greatest strengths is our wide variety of afterchool clubs we offer. Students can explore their creativity through our young Rembrandt art club, build their strategic thinking skills in chess club, and stay active through sports such as basketball, football, soccer, and running for rat. We also support literacy and learning through our reading club and many additional programs that allow students to discover their interests and talents. We are also proud to prioritize social emotional learning. Lake Canyon partners with motivational speaker Kevin Bracie who provides engaging assemblies focused on confidence, kindness, resilience, and positive decision-making. These assemblies leave a lasting impact and help our students develop skills that extend far
005beyond the classroom. Throughout the year, Lake Canyon hosts memorable events that bring learning to life and strengthen our school community. In October, students enjoy our mad scientist show, sparking curiosity and excitement for science. We showcase student talent through our band and choir performances, our schoolwide talent show, and other celebrations of the arts. Events like our color run promote health, school spirit, and community involvement, creating lasting memories for students and families alike. One of our most meaningful experiences occurs in sixth grade when students attend Sly Park Science Camp. This unforgettable opportunity allows students to apply classroom learning in a real world setting while building independence, teamwork, and a deeper appreciation for science and nature. All of these programs, events, and experiences, and so much more, are what truly set Lake Canon Elementary apart. Thank you for
006your continued support of our school and for allowing us to share what makes Lake Canon such an exceptional place to learn and grow. And remember, pride, attitude, wise choices, and safety. Cougars always show their paws. Thank you. Thank you so much. Great job. >> Give me one moment while I grab the Kinders. They're right outside the door. something. So this is the cornerstone to our program for years and years and years. Help spelled G. F spells X for X for Jellyfish. Spell and O. Qu R S He spelled one word y spells yummy. A party. Thank you parents for bringing them out maybe very close to their bedtime. So thank you. It was very fun. I appreciate it. >> Wonderful job. Thank you cheerleaders too. Good job, girls. That was so cute. They were forget
007how little they are. >> I know. When I would visit a fair that's with three times to get a three-year-old like your hair. I haven't seen you for a while. So, I don't know if you've had that haircut. >> We were waiting outside. >> It's up to you. Still kind of moving. I don't know. Still carrots out there. probably. Okay. >> Okay. Let's Yeah, we can continue with our meeting at this point. I think we've got the transition has happened here >> pretty much. >> Yeah. >> Go ahead. >> All right. So, we have one more presentation for tonight. Um I wanted to recognize our school board trustees. January is school board member recognition month and I wanted to thank our trustees for all of your hard work and dedication. It's much more than just
008attending a a monthly meeting. There's a lot of work behind the scenes um a lot of hours and so I wanted to thank you and because of your direction and your leadership we're doing great things for students and staff in our district and so um again just want to recognize your efforts. Thank you. >> Thank you Lois. So we can go to board meeting protocol at this point. >> All right. So I will read our protocol. Our meeting is being recorded. It's open to the public and it's live um through Zoom teleconference. For public comments, they are three minutes per agenda item and they will be timed. The board shall limit the total time for public comment for each agenda item to 20 minutes with board consent. The president may increase or decrease the time
009for public comments. to make public comment in person. There are cards at both of the doors there that will go to our board meeting assistant, Miss Bach. Email public comments um should go to the superintendent 24 hours before the board meeting and then they would be posted on our website. Anonymously received comments will not be posted and we have not received comments for written comments for our meeting tonight. Board vote and connectivity. Each motion will be followed by roll call. Should a board member attend remotely and lose connectivity, the meeting will be delayed by five minutes. Um, Trustee Ward is not with us tonight. And regular board meetings shall be adjourned by 10:30. >> Okay. So, we're going to move to public comments for topics not on the agenda. So, I first have Brian Meettings.
010>> Hello, board. Uh, I'm here tonight to express that I am deeply disappointed in uh that the district chose to send out a recent email to staff regarding negotiations. Sending this type of messaging directly to employees in the midst of an active negotiation is inappropriate and troubling. The tone and content of the email appear to be designed to apply pressure and influence perceptions rather than uh support a fair good faith bargaining process. These are ruthless tactics in negotiations and they undermine trust, collaboration, and the spirit of mutual respect that should guide these discussions. Negotiations should occur at the bargaining table, not through a district-wide email that risks mischaracterizing the process and creating unnecessary concern among staff. This approach does not foster transparency or partnership and instead escalates tension at a critical time. Yesterday, I had
011to deal with 37 phone calls, emails, and texts regarding this email. With that said, as we approach the upcoming contract negotiations, I want to be clear about one thing. Our educators deserve a cost of living adjustment, not a raise. Since I have been in this district, teachers have taken on more responsibility, more pressure, and more work, often without compensation to keep pace with rising costs. At the same time, our students test scores show real improvement. That progress didn't happen by chance. It's the direct result of teachers dedication, expertise, and countless hours beyond the school day. When educators are supported and respected, students succeed. A COLA isn't a bonus. It's about maintaining stability and fairness for the professionals doing this work. Investing in teachers is an investment in student achievement and the future of this district.
012I also want to note that the district currently holds a nearly 12% reserve, which is well above the state's required minimum 3%. State guidelines allow districts to responsibly use reserves below this 9% board madeup policy level. When there is a clear need, supporting the educators who are driving the student success is exactly the kind of responsible and intentional use of those funds were meant for. Thank you. Next I have Sunshine Omeita. >> Hello. Good evening. Uh my name is Sunshine Omeda and I'm a fourth grade teacher at River Oaks. I'm also on the bargaining team. So, I'd like to, as Brian addressed earlier, um a district email went out regarding budget and concerns. And so, I just want to give you a frame of reference of what we can be thinking about going into negotiations.
013Um, a school needs to be a safe place for students and the way that we make it safe is by the staff that is employed there. We have staff members such as ER duties, secretaries, nurses that make sure that students feel safe and um comforted at school. We have custodians who make sure that our school campus is clean and safe and organized in a welcoming environment. Um we have teachers who constantly do check-ins with students to make sure that they are excited to come to school and we motivate them to come to school. Um, we have curriculum that we are teaching that we also have to be experts in and make sure that we not only know our standards and know the curriculum, but know how to scaffold, know how to mod modify, know how
014to keep track of student data on a day-to-day basis to make sure that we can make constant changes so that students we get the best out of students every day. So, as Brian was saying, our salary is not just money towards teachers. I know that this is a noble profession and people go into this because they care. But that doesn't mean that you can disrespect it by giving us not the money that we need to to show respect to our profession. just a respect of what we do to show that every day we are the ones going there and saving you guys plenty of money by being the counselor, by being um a parent, by being um the teacher that goes in and inspires children to learn every day. So, as you're going to see
015threaded through, you are investing in people. You're investing in us because we're the ones that go and inspire kids because we're the ones that really make a difference. It's not the book or the paper, it's the people. Thank you. And so I have finally Arian Aguilera. Good evening. I'm the music teacher at Macaffrey. I've spoken to the board before. Um I also want to address the same issue of this email that has been sent out. It it really sets a tone of hostility and an adversarial relationship with the teaching staff. Um, this is not the first time that words and/or actions from the district have set an adversarial tone with the teaching staff. And I just want to say we're not the enemy. We're on the same team. We all want what's best for the
016students in our district. We have maybe some different ideas and a different perspective on that because we're in the trenches with them every day. But we shouldn't be having an adversarial relationship with each other when our goal for all of us is to do what's best for our students. And creating tension between the district and the teaching staff makes for this to be a less desirable workplace for teachers for um us to retain and recruit the best so we can provide the best for our students. Thank you. There's no more. >> I don't know. Um Lois, I did you go to a workshop recently and did they share I know we've talked about the reserve percentages in the past. Was there any like comparison percentages to other districts? Yes, we actually did. Um a team
017from the district, probably about maybe 10 of us total along with um two representatives from both unions attended the governor's or school services budget workshop based on the governor's proposal. Um we'll have a full report next month. It was just yesterday. Um they did they shared that the average reserve level in districts in California is between 15 and 20%. and we're at 13 right now and that's um you know without ongoing compensation. And um they also shared that um they gave a scenario of some districts that have been reserves have been dropping because you know onetime funds and you know the extra money that we've had over the last few years is decreasing. Um and they actually said that it was interesting n they use the word n use scenario 9%. They said that 9%
018reserve is not a place you want to be in a district. It's too low. And so, um, I know we do have a board policy of 9% and, um, you know, the direction is not to go below that. Um, and so, and it's not fiscally responsible to go below 9%. You can't pay your bills in difficult times. And so um you know the message was yesterday that we we need to be very conservative because we are going into um you know a new governor. We don't know what things will change in the next few years with that as well. And so um you know just be careful with your reserve but we'll have a full report um Alejandra will give a full report um in February on that. any other questions you might have. >>
019Okay, thank you. Um, I think we can move on to our LCAP reports at this point. >> Yes, we'll turn over. Thank you. Yes. So, this is our midyear LCAP report. So, the LCAP is developed on a three-year cycle. Our current LCAP was approved in June. Statute requires districts to provide uh their educational partners an update on the progress before February 28th of each year. And as a summary, the LCAP is developed with feedback from our educational partners. And our educational partners are our parent community, our teaching community, our classified community, administrators, school board. The LCAP has to address eight state priority areas in addition to other local needs that have been identified through uh data analysis. And so what I have provided for you is the midyear update. And so we have two goals.
020Our first goal is um academic in nature and the specific goal is engaging all learners with a focus on academic rigor using inclusive practices in a variety of learning environments. These uh metrics or the data sets that we look uh that we um utilize to measure this overarching goal address our academics. This are a local u DRRA our reading assessments. Our MAP and I ready scores our um the state uh spring assessments are included in this first goal area. Um what you will see is the salmon colored column. There will be some data that is not available yet and uh data that has been entered into the report is data that we've already shared at previous uh board meetings. So that's kind of the the format of this. As I mentioned, the the first goal
021looks at academic data. And so we also have data in here from the dashboard, our ELA math scores. We have um information on goal one around our progress for our English learners, our reclassification rate. Um the priority areas look at student outcomes, academics, student engagement, chronic absenteeism, but it also um looks at basic services um in terms of uh teacher assignments, uh curriculum, professional development. So all of those items are incorporated into the LCAP. And so that is um highlighted here. Let's see. And as you can see some of the data sets that are not available yet but they will be available by the time we review in June says to be determined. Okay. So that's the first goal. We also have in the first goal our um participation for parent engagement and one of
022our key items is the um the surveys and um really trying to increase the parent participation of those survey uh completion. So that's part of goal one and that we'll have that information by the end of the year because our surveys go out in March. We have um science test data that was added a couple of years ago. So that is included in goal one. So after we've identified the metrics, we identify the action items. So what are we going to put in place to address these uh metrics? And so here we um outline all of the resources, support, the staff that are in place to meet these um metrics and and the the amount of dollars that are allocated to each of these items and currently what we've spent midyear. And so this is
023our um I'm just going to highlight a couple of these items in goal one. Uh for example, we have our school readiness staff um and center that supports our students not only at Fairsite but across the district. Our certificated teaching staff, the intern teacher support that is provided, administrative support that is provided, um funds that we've allocated to support the AVID program implementation and um growth at the elementary school. Our instructional assistance supports are listed as an um an action item or where we allocate funds to our dual language immersion program is listed here um in terms of uh implementation what it requires the funding that we've provided to it funding that is allocated for academic conferences and MTSS support there's uh professional development that we offer and I've listed out all the different opportunities
024for professional development that we provide. side. Let me just see what so that's goal one. Goal one. And then the second goal is around uh whole child learning. And so this is around social emotional development. So here we look at our absenteeism rate. We look at our average daily attendance which is a local data set. We look at our suspensions and our expulsions dropout. Even though we don't have children that drop out in elementary, it is a required metric that we do have to report on. There is the um school survey, the the um surveys that we provide in the spring. That data it's uh will be it's pending. We'll have it in June. And the the surveys are students, staff, and uh parents. In goal two, we also look at our facilities. And so
025we just received the facilities um reports and that's listed here as well. So those are the the metrics or the the uh data sets that we look at. And again, the action items. So how what are we investing in to help us meet these goals? So, we have mental health supports that are um in place, safety with yard supervisors and contracts with school resource officers. We have a very robust expanded learning program, not only with the afterchool programs at every school site, but also our um environmental outdoor education coordinator and the vapor coordinator. They provide um enrichment opportunities and I've kind of outlined the different programs that are being offered. Um additionally we look at facilities in goal two as well. We have social emotional curriculum that is implemented across the district. um behavior and
026chronic absenteeism when we developed this LCAP were indicators that were in the red and so it is a requirement to then address it through the LCAP and um we have put funding towards um behavior intervention supports with RBTs and a BCBA support and then chronic absenteeism is an area that we um have dedicated some u funding towards and we've seen a significant drop in that. So, so that is um kind of a brief summary of the midyear review. Uh we are entering into LCAP season. So, kind of from now on, um all of our parent advisory committee meetings do tackle some parts of that feedback sessions. One thing that caught my eye was the two students have submitted an entry into the 2026 AVID summer institute. Can you share a little bit more about that?
027>> Actually, I'm going to ask Crystal. Can you sorry to put you on the spot there, but I figured McAffrey they would have a better explanation. >> There's a summer institute for educators and the students have entered to speak at that. Um it's the first time um Joanna believes our teacher Miss Nelson that um we've had students enter so she's really excited about it. We're not entirely sure what all it entails because it's the first time but they're waiting to hear back but they have entered to speak. >> Oh nice. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right questions or comment on the midyear review for the LCAP? >> Yeah. Thank you. Okay. So, we'll move on to LCAP goal 2. Um, we have two more um individuals in our community that are um certified
028CPR to be additional athletic coaches and both of these coaches are at Macaffrey Middle School. Moving on to other reports, we have our school works demographic study and we have Ken Riddles with us tonight that will present this study for us looking at growth in the district over the next few years. Um there is a PowerPoint for you at your um at your binder that he will present. Welcome Ken. Thank you for being here. Good evening. We do have a quick presentation for you this evening on the demographics report we prepared for this year. And so the presentation is up here. And as we go through these slides, I have some of the pages just talk about the information. while the others are the graphics uh so that anyone looking at the presentation that is
029not here for this evening can also understand what's in the report we're sharing. So if we go to the next slide, it's just a quick executive summary of what we're going to be reviewing this evening. The next slide uh is a map of the district. All those red dots on the map represent students that live in the district for this school year. We do have multiple years of data we analyze to do our analysis. Then on the next slide, we start talking about some of the analysis that we're going to be doing in that contributes towards our projections. And so our first component is basically the birth data and how that compares to the students that show up in our TK in our kindergarten classes. So on the next slide it shows the graphic. The
030blue bars are historic kindergarten enrollment and the yellow bars show our projected kindergarten enrollment and the red portion is those that are generated from the new developments that are projected to happen over the next few years. If we compare that to the blue line on that chart, that's a number of births that actually occurred. So we can see the correlation between the number of births and the students that showed up in kindergarten five years later. If we look at the data for this school year, it was one of our lower numbers in terms of the number of bursts. And when we look at the number of bursts over the next four years generated our upcoming kindergarten classes, the numbers have been growing compared to this year. And we do see there is some a lot
031of development anticipated. So the the red portion is just the that portion that's uh attributed to the development impacts. So we do anticipate a growth in the overall number of kindergarten students compared to the number enrolled this year. And so that's a very positive trend. It's quite different than the trends we see in many districts throughout our state that are seeing declining uh numbers of births. Then the next page is showing our TK. Those are our four year olds. We have seen that the number of students in TK have increased over the last several years because that program has expanded. This is the first year in which all four-year-olds are now eligible to attend. And so we do see an anticipated slight increase in those enrollments over the next three years. Uh again the program
032is no longer expanding but again the number of bursts has been increasing slightly and so we anticipate that program will expand. This is a I think one of the most uncertain pieces in our report because this is our first year. where all four-year-olds are attending, we could see a better participation rate uh into the future as that program becomes more well known throughout the community. So again, that's one of the things we do want to watch closely in the coming years. Next we component we look at when do developing projections is the impact of new housing developments. And so, uh, this chart at the bottom of the page here just illustrates how many students we anticipate for each home that's occupied. And that comes out to just over.3 students. Uh, when we looked at the
033historic data, it was 33. So, a larger number. And the reason we are using a smaller number for new homes that are being projected is just due to the um the mainly due to the fact that the new homes are more expensive than we've seen what homes have costed in the past. And as home prices have increased, we've seen the yield rates drop. And it's just a correlation that we've been monitoring across our state. So, the next slide shows a map and all the cross-hatched areas on that map are showing where all these developments are taking place. We anticipate there will be over 3,000 new units being built. And when we're doing our projections over the next 6 years, we anticipate about,00 of those 3,000 homes being planned will be built and occupied within the
034six years. So again, a lot of activity taking place. Again, another un one of the more difficult items to predict in terms of what will the economy be like, what will the housing market be like? Uh okay, we look at all the data, do our best to come up with the most realistic numbers for our projections uh to best advise you on what the likely enrollments will be in your schools. So then the next component that we look at is the mobility impact or the cohort values. So we look at the graphic slide for this one. What you will see is the if we go ahead and scroll to the next slide, what you see is the green bars represent our current enrollment this year by grade level. So we'll see our largest class this
035year was our sixth grade class. Uh we are contrasting that to the blue line on this chart represents how many students were in that class when it started kindergarten. So we can see our current enrollments in each of the grades is larger than we started in kindergarten. So we've seen a net positive uh growth compared to when we started. One interesting item you'll notice on this chart when we're looking at those original kindergarten classes compared to the uh enrollments in our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Our starting kindergarten numbers were larger than when we look at the rest of the grades. The key difference there was the impact of the pandemic. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade kindergarten enrollments were prior to the pandemic. Whereas grade for grades K through five, they're during or post
036pandemic. So that we have seen lower kindergarten enrollments since then. And again, there's been a trend towards more students whether they're in homeschool or some families that had left the community uh during that transition time. But overall, the net impact is still positive over time. So then we use all this data to generate our enrollment projections. So the next slide will uh talk about what we see in the enrollment projections and then the following site is our summary of the district projections. So what we illustrate here is 10 years of history and then six years into the future. So the orange is our elementary grades and the green is our middle school grades. So we can see the enrollment was relatively stable until 2020 when the we had the pandemic. The enrollment dropped those two
037years and then over the last five years we've seen the numbers steadily increase. And so when we look through over the next six years, we see some slight growth over the next two years, but it's really stable. And the majority of the growth happens in years four, five, and six as we anticipate again that large volume of development uh and the housing market recovery. Again, it's been very slow these last few years. Um but we anticipate that continuing to improve. And so that the the ongoing impact of that development is what's going to cause an overall increase in the enrollment along with the the slowly increasing bursts that will generate some larger incoming kindergarten classes. So again, a lot of moving parts in the overall numbers. The next slide shows the detailed enrollment projection for
038this fall for the 202627 school year. uh we have a net increase of two students. So basically stable and then the years after that we have a growth of 22 and then 11 and then we get to the 61 41 and 52. So the the largest growth is in years four, five and six assuming our development activity continues to increase. Then the following page is the uh one-year projection showing the enrollment by school and by grade. So again a net increase of one of two and actually we have a anticipated increase of two in our TK class, an increase of 19 in our kindergarten class. And then the very bottom line on this chart shows the cohort values. And you'll notice that those are mostly positive value. So the students that metriculate up a grade
039are generally positive. Then the we always end our reports with a comparing our enrollment projections to our school's capacities to see if the enrollment changes are creating any facility needs. And so uh we start with a chart. And so the chart on the following page will show our classroom counts for each campus along with the capacity. And then shows the current and projected enrollment. That's the six-year projection. And so then we color code that a green color like we see it currently at Lake Canyon. says that school's operating sort of in that ideal size at 80% right we're we're pretty full but we're well within our capacity when we see them in the yellow colors it's sort of saying hey we we've got room for growth and uh we see it in the blue colors
040and we're saying we got a fair amount of room available and actually the schools that are in blue currently were Morango Ranch and Valley Oaks and Valley Oaks is growing and so it uh becomes yellow in the six-year projection and Morango Ranch nearly becomes yellow there at 68% so just below that 70% uh guideline for a seven uh the yellow color coding we use and so the next page just shows that on a map format and we that's useful in situations if we have a school that's projected to be overcrowded and it's adjacent to a school that has space available, right? Then we start studying, you know, maybe we need to make some boundary adjustments, but no need for that in the foreseeable future over the next six years at least. So, even with this
041development, it's within our capacity and it's not having a super significant impact on our enrollments simply because again, the the market's been slow. We worked real closely with the city and the developers to try to understand, right, what's going to be happening. And it's there's a potential for some increased activity, but the city just is feels very firmly that uh the numbers we're using are very realistic and what's likely for this city. So they don't think it'll exceed the numbers that we're projecting. And with that, if there's any questions, we'd love to be able to answer them for you. >> Yeah. Ken, I just wanted to clarify. So, our student yield rate right now um basically three homes would equate to one student. >> Yes. Okay. >> Still pretty low. >> Yeah. And you know,
042it's it when you look at general rules of thumb from the past, right, if if we were going to build a thousand new homes, we would be definitely building a whole new school for that community. Uh now in our state, it takes at least 2,000 homes to be able to justify construction of a new school. And again, that's that's if it's in its own new area. >> Um when we compound that into the fact that we have existing space available, right? And in most communities, unlike yours, they're seeing a decline in the number of bursts. And so they can build a thousand homes and still be stable enrollment or declining enrollment. So the fact that we have some growth instead of decline I think is very fortunate compared to other districts in our state. >>
043Okay. >> All right. Any other questions or comments on this study? So >> we have shows we have capacity at our our current sites including McAffrey. >> Yeah. I said the the capacity is always subjective, right? When >> we're looking at the data, uh when a school is under capacity, just like if our homes are half empty because our kids have moved on. Um right, we find ways to use those classrooms. And so with all the special programs that have been around since the pandemic, you know, it's it's difficult to figure what's the right place for all these different specialists and our different programs. But uh with when we're looking at these capacity, it is a reasonable but it may mean that some some of the specialists may need to share some classroom spaces or
044you know maybe a different solution would be to build the space we need for specialists so that we can use our regular classrooms as classroom spaces. So lot lots of different options to consider in the future. >> All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right. So, continuing on with other reports, um, Williams Uniform Complaint Process, UCP, um, no reports to report tonight or no, um, complaints to report tonight. And then school registration for 2627. Hard to believe that we're already talking about registration for next school year. um wanted to notify the board and our community, our public that um student registration for the next school year opens up Monday, January 26th. So, just in a few days. We've been planning, we've been updating the website. Um we'll post in the newspaper as well
045and push out um notifications to our families and our community. Registrations online. You can also um get hard copy packets as well. Um with that, school of choice follows um the January registration period. February will be um the month that we're open for school of choice. Um we're just Yeah, it's that time of year. So, we'll see how many new students we get. Moving on to our final report would be our school calendars and we would start with Fairsite Elementary. Miss Marquez is not with us tonight so I will highlight Thursday, February 5th is family science night at 5:30 at Fairite and we'll move on to Lake Canyon. Mr. Lyman. >> Yes. Good evening. Um before I go into um calendar for February, I just wanted to um give a shout out to our students
046at Lake Canyon made some tremendous growth from the I Ready Diagnostic 1 to Diagnostic 2. Um the average growth uh projection was anywhere from like 12 to 15 points and many students um reached proficiency. And then there's also the stretch growth and we had quite a few students that made the stretch growth. Um and so for the um early on grade level we had from diagnostic one 56 students increased to 107 students. So um big big success. Um so I'm really excited and proud of these kiddos and um excited about that that third diagnostic to see uh how how far we can get. Um, as far as our calendar, lots going on in February, February 2nd, our fourth graders are going to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. That's always a fun experience. Um, we also have
047a house rally on February 5th. And then we've got a girls basketball game um verse Oaks. That's a home game at Lake Canyon. Um, and then also our our volleyball uh is starting up in February as well. >> All right, thank you very much. We'll move on to Moringo. Miss Dunle, >> good evening. Um, we are jumping right into February with some academic conferences where teachers will meet and we'll look at all the data. We just finished I Ready and started map testing this week. So, really excited to look at that data and come up with some goals for our students. Um, and then some fun things to look forward to. Our students, our leadership students have planned a sports day as a spirit day as we head out to that February break. And then
048we'll end our trimester with um not only a Friday sing where we're talking about the strength of discover and recognizing our discoverers, but also our annual readathon and PJs. So our students will um fund raise and they get to read all day long and it's a fun tradition that they've been doing for a while at Mingo that our families and our students really look forward to. Thank you very much. River Oaks, Miss Rogers. >> Good evening. Um, so at River Oaks, we've got a lot going on. We get our sixth graders on February 2nd get to go do their shadow day at Macaffrey. I know our students are very excited about that. Um, on February 5th, third grade is going to Mosak Museum. So, they're going to get to do that science field trip looking
049at STEM. And on the 27th, our PTO is putting on a mother motheraughter event from 6:00 to 8. Uh just like all of us, we have our basketball games and then we have volleyball starting up. I know, especially at River Oaks, our students are very excited about volleyball. They love to play at recess. So, >> and we'll just keep you going for Valley Oaks. >> Okay, sounds good. So, at Valley Oaks, um we have a PTO uh night at on February 6. They're going to do a family movie night. So, that's going to be from 6:00 to 8:00 and that's always a lot of fun. They have popcorn and they have um the families come out and watch a movie and all the kids get to hang out and they're they bring sleeping bags. There's
050lots of things going on there. Um we have the girls basketball game with uh Valley Oaks versus River Oaks. So, you know, little conflict of interest there, but um on February 3rd, but then also we are finishing out the season with uh Valley Oaks playing at Lake Canyon. >> Thank you, Greer Elementary. Miss Duckle. >> Yes. Yeah. So, February is going to be a fun month. Um, lots of field trips. So, it's field trip February. Um, we've got fifth and sixth grade headed to the B Street Theater to use some of some of that Bapa funds. Um, we have our fourth grade. They're going to full day Sutter Sport, so they get to go and act like they're pioneers. And, um, I went as a chaperon for my daughter last year, and it's so much
051fun. So, they're all looking forward to that one. Um, and they they're going to do square dancing for the first time. So, it's kind of fun. They're excited for that. The next week, um, we also have our third grade soundoff presentation. So, it's a community or it's our service learning project our third grade does. They actually pair up with Kasumis River or Kassumnist Fire District. Um, they come out, they do some presentations and things like that and then the students are going to create posters about fire safety to put up around the school to help teach our students, other students about fire safety. So, it's a really neat project uh program they started last year and they're really looking forward to it again this year. >> Great. Thank you, Macaffrey Middle School. Miss Grooms, >>
052we maybe we're wrapping up our seasons of shadow days. We started with our kids going to the high school today and all of the sixth graders start coming and the very last one is River Oaks on February 2nd and then we're in that scheduling season which is really fun and exciting for our elective and our kids to get to see what middle school's all about. Um and then we have a lot of e extracurriculars going on. We have seventh grade basketball starting. We have FFA meetings and environmental clubs happening and just lots of things to keep the kids active. All right, thank you very much. Any questions on our calendars for February? No. All right, so moving on to the consent calendar. Is there anything that we need to highlight there? >> I do. Yes,
053definitely. for our consent calendar. Human resources, we have um 95 years of experience that's retiring in our district here in the new near future. Um lots of great experience and dedication in our district. The first one is Greg Gibson. He's retiring after 33 years serving as a skilled maintenance technician. He will be retiring effective the beginning of April. We have Cindy Macauen retiring after 39 years teaching in the district. Um that's effective in June. And then we have Rosa Padilla. She's retiring after 23 years supervisor at River Oaks as well. So again 95 years between certificated and classified. Um we thank them very much for their their service and um and their dedication. And then I also want to highlight one donation for Lake Canyon Family Life Christian Church donated landscape rocks valued at $150
054for the marquee area. Okay. >> Anything on consent? Can I get a motion to approve 242.675? >> I'll make a motion. I'll second. >> Thank you. Have a motion from Wesley Kaggel to approve item number 242.675 seconded by Katherine Harper. Annette Kunzie. >> I. >> Casey Raoy. >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries. 40. Item 242.677. the board consideration of the approval of theou between the high school district and the elementary school district regarding G school's transportation services agreement. >> Um so the following agreement um both the high school and us have been working several months to come together to review ourou because it's been probably close to eight nine years since it's been updated. So some information wasn't clear and me wanted to make sure we're on the same page. So under this
055agreement, G Elementary will serve as the lead agency for administrative coordination while major decisions related to cost, staffing and operation will be mutually approved by both districts. The agreement established share supervision, clearly defined roles, responsibilities. The our joint transportation committee that we do have um and a mileagebased cost sharing methodology um 60% high school, 40% elementary. What that means is based on their mileage um their final mileage bus routes for even field trips for last year, we will calculate a percentage and then charge them that fee for the following fiscal year. And thisou now clearly has that information and it it provides equitable shared salaries, benefits and operational expense. Additionally, we are um updating our facilities use um fee um from 5,000 to 10,000 for this fiscal year. We will be meeting um back again
056regarding the facilities use back um this April, April, May. We'll set some meetings to look at what that looks like for next year and provide new information if that's needed. Um, >> when you do the facilities use uh I guess report, can you um also tell us how many outside entities are renting? Is that what that's that's what that's geared toward? Is that right? >> No, the facilities use is they're using our property for their buses. Um >> Oh, I Oh, I see what you're saying. Okay. There's no other shared. with our property and like utilities um >> and custodial services all of that has been covered by the district. >> Okay. >> And um theou hasn't been reviewed to um do a cost estimate analysis on it and we did do one this year
057and we've settled on increasing it from 5 to 10,000 this year um but we will be re meetinging again because we're looking at increasing it over the years. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Anything else on that? Okay. Can I get a motion? Oh, did you have a question? No. >> Okay. Can I get a motion to approve 242.677? >> I'll make the motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Annette Kunzie to approve item number 242.677. Seconded by Casey Rabo. Katherine Harper. >> I. Wesley Kaggel >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40 242.678 board consideration of approval of the school accountability report cards for all of our schools. >> All right. Thank you. So this is an annual item that we bring to the board. The school
058accountability report card or SARC is required by state law um to be um published by February 1st. It's updated and published by February 1st. The purpose of the report card is to provide parents and the community with important information about each school as they relate to the local control funding formula priority areas. A SARC can be an effective way for the school to report on its progress in achieving goals. The public may use a SARKC to evaluate compare schools on a v variety of indicators. While we are in the 2526 school year, the SARC reports data from 2526, 23 24, and 223. As mentioned, the SARC does need to address the state priority areas. There are eight. The first is basic services. These are teachers if teachers are assigned and fully credentialed. Do students have
059access to standards aligned instructional materials? And how are the school facilities maintained? It addresses state standards. Are are districts implementing academic content and uh performance standards for students including English learners? do uh districts provide access to a variety of courses? Um it measures student outcomes with a student achievement data. This is the uh state um spring assessment data that uh our students take. In addition, it looks at family engagement, uh, student engagement by looking at attendance and chronic absenteeism rates and school climate through suspensions and expulsions. Majority of the data that is pulled into the SARCS is pulled from CDE with data that we upload through the various reporting mechanisms. So, we're wanting um asking for board approval for these to be published. Any comments or questions on those? >> I do look through every
060or I actually read every principal reflection and I do appreciate those the description and mission statement. I think they really do reflect the personality of each school. >> So, I just wanted to mention that those um mission statements that are there. >> I appreciate that. Anything else you wanted to highlight or Okay. Can I get a motion to approve 242.678? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Casey Rabo to approve item number 242.678. Seconded by Wesley Kaggel. Katherine Harper. I >> Annette Kunzie >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. >> Agenda item 242.679 first reading of 15 board policies. All right. Thank you. So um as a team we will go through and we will share highlights of some recommended changes for these
061board policies. I will start with policy 1000 concepts and roles. There are no um changes that are substantial to this policy. Um there was some language added um that the governing board promotes collaboration between the district, parents, guardians, community members, and local organizations and to identify and respond to community priorities. And the second one that the board recognizes the development of district decisions in accordance with our bylaws 905 governance standards. The second one is policy 114 district sponsored school media or social media. Um we do not currently have this policy or AR. This is new for us. Um based on this recommended language, we do not see any conflicts with our current practices regarding social media and the CSBA's recommended policy. um really um outlines really what we do as a district with social media.
062So, we're not recommending any changes here. Again, new policy for us. And then number three, policy 2120, superintendent recruitment and selection. Um there's new law in the notes here um for you. There's new law SB521 and SB2025 which prohibits the employment of a person as a superintendent if within the past 5 years the candidate was convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving offering any bribe, conflict of interest, embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money. And then number four, we'll turn on um turn over to Alejandra. Okay. Number four, administrative regulation 3311.3, design a bill contract. Um, this administrative regulation reflects new law which extends indefinitely the authorization to enter to design a bill contract from public works projects in excess of 1 million. Um, additionally, the regulation updated an objective criteria
063for awarding a design of bill contract. It's now just became law. Previously, it was just a certain period. Now, it's permanent. Um, for number five, board policy 3470, debt issu issuance and management. Um, the district currently does not have a VP for this, but what this looks like is, um, it adds communication to the public to the list of debt issuance program activities that the superintendent, administrators, and coordinators. Um, also adds types of temporary borrowing or short-term transfer to the list of potential financial sources and a method of sale of any desk district debt to debt district issued debt. Um, the most and the most cost effective such as um before any sale of a bond. A lot of these practices we've been doing with our financial advisor previously when we um went out for
064a bond. So, this is just more an added um BP that the district doesn't have, but we have been following this practices. Let's see. Number six, policy 5000, concepts and rules. There's no new laws. Um but this is amended with timelines and includes material related to school safety and reference related board policies and administrative regulations for safety plans and non-discrimination and harassment. And then number seven, Keen has the next few. >> I have the next few. So, uh, number seven, board policy administrative regulation 5020, parent rights and responsibilities. Um, these have been updated to, uh, better align board's beliefs that the district relationship with parents and guardians is one of mutual support and respect. The board policy and regulations have both been updated to include new the new court case um language around the new
065court case Mammud versus Taylor guidance. Parents may opt out for instructional materials due to religious development of their child. Um additional language that has been added um includes superend a superintendent may establish a parent center within the district to encourage parent guardian understanding of and participation in their child's education. The policy has also been updated to clarify the notifications a parent guardian may receive which includes but not limited to the furpa or the family education rights privacy act. Um yeah that's that one. The next board policy and administrative regulations is 5117 intra district attendance. Both the board policy and administrative regulations have been updated to reflect um that this language applies to students transferring into and out of the district. Um I do want to note that we are not participating in the school district
066of choice option. Uh the board policy has also been updated to include language around instructional collaboration agreements if there is agreements with other districts to offer courses. The administrative regulation has also been updated to include uh additional guidance um to put more information out on district websites related to interd district transfers which could in which should include the board policy timelines, reasons for denial or approval, the appeal process um and also priority of acceptance for verified incidences of bullying and also uh priority for active duty military parent or guardian. So just kind of some updated guidance there. The next policy is 5138 conflict resolution peer mediation. This has a minor uh edit but it's a board policy has been updated to include clarification between students providing peer mediation and those receiving it. um provides some
067uh language on the development of a peer mediation program and expectations of confidentiality. The last uh policy 6020 is parent involvement. Both the board policy and administrative regulations have been updated. Uh the policy has been updated to ensure compliance with CDE's federal program monitoring guidelines which outline parent and guardian engagement responsibilities and expectations which include involving parents and guardians in establishing expectations and objectives developing strategies on how the district will carry out each activity. There's language that has been added on the amount of funding that should be allocated towards implementing uh parent guardian engagement strategies and involving parents and decisions on how to how the funds should be allocated. Also lists approved expenditures. Um there's updated language around schools receiving title one funds are required to complete a school level parent guardian and family engagement
068policy. In addition, material added related to establishing a parent advisory committee and a ELAC committee was removed was moved from the AR to the board policy. Language was added to the board policy about uh regarding addressing parent involvement um in the LCAP. The administrative regulation was updated again uh to ensure compliance with the federal program monitoring requirement tool. In addition, um it did remove the parent advisory committee and ELAC requirements which are now moved to the board policy. In addition, the regulation uh language was updated to include that districts may utilize department leads and instructional coaches to provide parent training. The superintendent may utilize PD days to train teachers, administrators, and staff on ways to actively engage parent and guardians. Um it also was updated to include um in implementing effective parent guardian family engagement
069activities broad broadening the scope of meaning consultation with educational partners to include business leaders and employers. There was strategies added to the AR to in coordinate to coordinate parent, guardian, family engagement activities with to align them with other federal and state laws. And um languages added to address annual review of the parent guardian family engagement policy to address barriers strategies to support successful school and family interactions which can be elicited through surveys and gathering data on participation. Thank you. So Stephanie has course of study. >> Okay. Board policy 6143 um updated to clarify the actual or perceived characteristics of an individual or group that may serve as a basis for unlawful discrimination in education programs and activities. reflect new law which provides that prohibited discrimination includes discrimination not just because of one protected class but
070also because of the combination of two or more protected bases and uh the notice and ability to opt out of curriculum content that conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief. Um the opt out form can be found in the district parent information guide. All right. So, moving on to policy 7000, concepts and roles. Um, there's no new laws. Um, with these changes, they did clarify that one of the major responsibilities of the board is to provide facilities that align with the needs of the district. Also policy updated to clarify that in order to plan for long-term facility needs um we may develop a school facility master plan which we have done and um use this to select and purchase school sites for future expansion to sell or lease facilities including joy you joint use and
071we have a lot of joint use that we we do at the city as well. Moving on to policy 137131, relations with local agencies. This outlines that the board is required to meet with appropriate local agencies to review possible methods of coordinating and planning design construction of new facilities or school sites. The district is required um or is recommend measures for inclusion of the city general plan and ensures availability of adequate school facilities to address new developments. Um this is why we um have demographic studies done every few years. We have board presentations at least once a year from the city, from the developers, from the planners. um we do work closely with the city and planning um and have a good pulse on the new developments and future school sites. So I I feel
072that we do follow this policy already. Uh number 14 bylaw 9310 board policies get to that one here my tabs. Um so this added this policy just added some definitions. It defines the um board bylaws and administrative regulations and it updates board policy and AR development and adoption process. And we already follow um what is recommended and what is law regarding the development of board policies and a couple more here. Board bylaw for close session. Board by 9321 close session. Um, this just really um outlines what you can agendaize for close session. Um, states that prior to close session, members of the public shall be given an opportunity to address the board for any items that may be discussed in close session. Um, although also this new law AB2715 and 2024 authorizes the board to
073hold a closed se close close session with law enforcement or security personnel um on a threat to a critical infrastructure or critical um infrastructure information. Also outlines agenda items that can be discussed in close session. And then along with this board policy, there's some exhibits that help you agendaize items for a close session. Any comments or feedback for the first reading? I just had one more procedural question than anything for I guess will come up for next month. But in one of the policies, I think it was 5,000, it referenced a policy that previously I had abstained. It sort of incorporates that um and I abstained back in September. So by voting yes on that, I just want it to be on the record or at least ask that question that doesn't undo what I
074already said by voting yes for this. Is that a correct understanding? >> Yes, that's correct. If the the board takes action on this next month, you can make that comment and we'll make sure it's in the the minutes. Um or you can ask to remove this one policy and and and not vote on that. But if you would want anyone wants a comment to be added for the minutes, anything else on the first reading? Okay. Do we have any public comment on this box? Okay, I have Veronica Kaufman for a topic not on the agenda. Um, good evening. Um, I actually didn't expect to speak this evening. However, listening to the other educators, I'm a little bit fired up tonight about this. Um, tonight is not the first time that I've heard educators speak about
075the district not negotiating in good faith. As a union wife and a parent, this is disturbing to me. Over the last four to five years, our district has bled amazing talent as educator after educator has left. From an outside perspective, there is an obvious problem that can only be fixed from the top. Good faith negotiation should be a given superintendent yacht, not something that our teachers have to fight for. Regarding the reserve, I spoke just a few months ago on this very topic and I will say again, the state has a policy for a reserve cap at 10% for a reason. Public schools are not a for-profit business and you should be good stewards of our students funds. They are you are not here to hoard money and make your numbers look good. Our teachers
076are already underpaid and paid less than the surrounding districts. I hope going forward that you will negotiate in good faith and I hope that our teachers will fight for what they deserve and not take any options off the table. Thank you. So for pending agenda items, I know you have you have one already that's you want to talk about that one first and then I have one also. >> Yes, we have a parent workshop. We have two more coming up and after we have the final one in the spring, we'll give you a report on how it went this year. >> Okay. How is that being promoted? >> All calls, flyers, um our messaging system. >> Yeah, we've been pushing it out through Blackboard. >> Okay, good. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, I wanted
077to add a pending agenda item for one of for coming up just on to review school safety procedures as far as gate lock, you know, how that is handled. Um, security, visitors, um, check-ins to the office and how how someone were to visit the campus. Um, the amount of SRO's we have um, and what their role is and how often they're utilized. >> So, I just wanted to review that for us. Okay, we can do that. >> Does anyone else have any pending agenda items? Nothing else. I did I want to mention I visited fair site last Thursday and walked through TK um preschool TK and the bilingual program. >> Okay. >> And it was just a really good reminder of the building blocks that are being kind of laid right now for learning. there's
078a lot of good learning going on and a lot of good learning through play going on especially in the preschool. So, it's just a good reminder of how crucial that is and how that is an investment in our kids um as they get into kindergarten and beyond. >> Yeah. >> So, if if you want to smile over and visit Fascite, the three and four year olds. >> Yeah, I enjoyed it. So if there's no other business then I will adjourn us. >> Thank you.