001flags. Yeah. >> Ready? I the United States of America >> and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. There was no action taken in close session. Okay. So, our first item here is 242.6000, the annual organizational meeting of the board and election of officers. So, we're going to start with the election of president. So, is there anyone present who wants to nominate themselves or someone else? >> I do not want to be the president nor the vice president. I'll just say that. >> Great. Definitive. >> Um, I just I think any of us could probably do it. I do think you've done an amazing job and I would love to see you do a second year if you're open to it. But I'm also open
002to anybody else that either wants it or is, you know, willing to take that on as well. So, >> okay. Um, if nobody is wanting to volunteer themselves, I don't mind continuing for another year. Um, that's fine with me. So, in that case, do we do we vote? >> So, the nomination is for you, Katherine. I I suppose >> you want me to should I I nominate Katherine Harper as board president. >> I second that. >> Thank you. I have a motion from um Annette Kunzie to nominate Katherine Harper to board president. Seconded by Matthew Ward. Casey Ra boy. >> I Katherine Harper >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. Okay. Election of vice president. Is there anyone who would like to volunteer themselves or someone else as vice president? Sorry. Um if
003anybody I'm open if anybody wants to volunteer for that. I'd be happy to take that role if um Casey Ruo has been vice president for two years already. >> Okay. >> So, so it can't be Casey. >> Oh, it has to be someone else. >> Has to be somebody else. You can only serve in the role for two consecutive years and then you have to take a break. >> Okay. I'll second your your nomination then if you're willing to. Okay. >> So, the nomination is for Annette Kunzie. Is that correct? >> That is correct. >> Okay. >> Do I have a motion? >> I'll make the motion. Can I do that? Yes. >> In a second. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to nominate Annette Kunzie, vice president,
004seconded by Casey Ra. Matthew Ward, >> I. >> Annette Kunzie. >> I. Thank you. Okay, the motion carries 40. Uh, next is the election of clerk. We don't have that many choices. >> Would one of you would one of you like to serve as clerk or nominate yourself or someone else? >> I'd like to nominate Casey. >> Okay. >> And I will second that. >> Okay. Well, we have a nomination from Matthew Ward. Um, I assume you're making the motion as well. Okay. Seconded by Katherine Harper uh for the office of clerk Annette Kunzie >> I. >> Casey Rab boy >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. And we have the appointment of the superintendent and secretary. I will make the motion to do that. Can I get a second? I'll second. >>
005Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to appoint the superintendent as secretary to the board. Seconded by Annette Kunzie. Casey Ra Boy >> I. >> Matthew Ward >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. >> 242.661. Thank you. Quai. Um to approve the schedule of regular meetings and board governance calendar. >> So the recommendation is to keep our regular schoolboard meetings on the third Wednesday of each month except for the month of July. >> I'll make the motion to approve 242.661. 661. >> I'll second that. >> Thank you. Have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242661. Seconded by Matthew Ward. Casey Ra boy. >> I. >> Annette Kunzie. >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. Agenda 242.662. uh designate representatives to serve on committees. So, okay, just
006to speak for myself, I am willing to serve on any of these. The only issue I have is I cannot attend transportation either Zoom or in person. It's like impossible for me. But I will do the if I will do any other one or alternate for any other one. >> So same I'm happy to be on any of them. I'm I'm already on transportation. I'm happy to stay on that just to make things easier because I can go to the meetings in the middle of the day. That's no problem. Um, I really enjoy since I have a high school student, I really enjoy the collaboration on the cast committing, but um, I'm willing to be an alternate or um, and if no one else wants to do transportation, I I usually I'm able to make
007it, but unless somebody wants that, >> I'm already on it. Sorry. >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Oh, I was just going to say I'm sorry. I'm already on the transportation. I'm happy to stay on it. >> I know that's in the middle of the day, so it's hard if people are working to. >> And if you like cast, I I think you should stay on cast. And I I'm happy to be an alternate on that. >> Um Okay. >> If that's something I don't know. Were you the alternate before? >> I I was I Yeah, I'm I'm okay to step off that alternate. >> Okay. >> Um that's that's okay if you want to take it. >> Yeah, I'll take it. >> And then I think Wes has liked being on cast. >> I think
008Wes would like to stay on cast. >> Okay. Okay. >> And I will have a high schooler next year. So my, you know, >> my interests might change next year, but I am happy to have you guys stay on cast if you want to stay. Well, you and Wes, so that's fine. Um, okay. Transportation. It sounds like you are good for transportation, Matt. >> Unless somebody's Do you want to be on transportation? I don't I don't think Wes can do it. >> Okay. >> No, I don't think he can. >> Yeah. >> Let's keep you guys. Is that going to work? >> It's fine. >> Okay, let's keep that. >> Um, and then we've got Sacramento Sacramento County >> School Board Association. Okay, it's Annette. It's Matt. >> And that's two events for the year.
009Those are It's a presentation and dinner in Sacramento. >> I'm happy to stay on those. No problem. I have no problem making those meetings as well in the evenings. Not a problem. Um, Annette, if you want to, I can take we can switch places. If you want to be my alternate, I will be I go pretty much all the time anyway. So, I will I think we'll just make Annette the alternate for that one. >> That works. >> Okay. >> And all board members are welcome to attend that. It's just nice to have at least two or an alternate so we do have representation, but all five can attend. >> Okay. So then what are we going to do with policy committee? >> Um >> I'm willing to stay on. I know it is >>
010I mean I'm I'm open to if someone else really wants it, but I'm also open to staying on. I know it's you know take some time to to work through some of those things. >> It's a lot. It's a it's a very dense there's a lot of stuff. >> That one's probably the most time consuming >> the policy committee. >> Yeah. and it's a very dense amount of stuff we get from all over. Um, I'm fine to keep that the same and I'll stay on that since I've got two. I haven't added anything new. So, we can keep Matt as the alternate for that unless you want to alternate on that. >> Um, >> have you done that one? >> No, I've been alternate on there. >> Okay, >> but I'm good. >> Are we
011depriving you of >> No policy? >> Okay. No, I I I enjoy reading them after they've been reviewed. >> Okay. I think we've got ourselves organized here. >> For clarification, President Harper, will will Wesley Kaggel remain as the alternate for transportation? >> I think is that a reasonable thing? >> Seems reasonable. >> Okay. >> I think he'd be fine with that. Is that all right? Okay. Yeah, let's do that. >> And Matthew Ward, uh, alternate for board policy. >> Yes. Okay. All right. Do we have a motion? Oh, yeah. I'll make the motion to approve all of that. 242.662. >> I'll second the motion. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242662, board representatives to serve on committees. For cast, I have Wesley Kaggel, Casey Raboi, alternate Annette
012Kunzie. Transportation, Matthew Ward, Casey Ra Boy, alternate Wesley Kaggel. Um, SCSBA, Katherine Harper, Matthew Ward, alternate Annette Kunzie, board policy, Annette Kunzie, Katherine Harper, alternate Matthew Ward, seconded by Matthew Ward. Casey Ra, >> Annette Kunzie, I thank you. The motion carries 40. >> Thank you. We have presentations. City of G. >> We do. We have a presentation before we get into our business um for this evening. We have Amy Menddees, assistant city manager and Kristen Bits, principal planner um that will share some information with the board. The board requested some um if we could a presentation from the city on residential development. And there is a PowerPoint that is in our packet and we'll present that for you. Oh, wow. >> Thank you, Amy and Kristen, for being here tonight. >> Thank you so much
013for having us this evening. We very much appreciate it. I'm actually just here for window dressing. I'm going to turn this over to Kristen in a few minutes to go through the details. >> Yeah. >> Okay, no problem. Thank you. >> As Lois mentioned, I am Amy Mendes. I am the assistant city manager here with the city of G. Um I have been with the city for approximately 10 years. I started in economic development um for the past year or so. Um I was I had the pleasure of being in community development as the interim director. And so I have been intimately involved in a lot of the housing development that's going on and working with the developers as has Kristen. I'm going to turn this over to Kristen Bits um in just a few
014minutes. She is our principal planner in the community development department and so she does work handinhand with the developers and we do have a very good pulse on kind of the market and what's been happening out there and so we'll touch on that a little bit but I started in economic development. I had an opportunity to work in community development um and so really getting involved in the housing side of things. Once Kristen wraps up on the residential piece I'll give you a brief update. I do still oversee um community um I do oversee economic development still um I'm also involved in community development um but I also handle community engagement so I will touch a little bit on the economic development piece and commercial development just so everybody has an idea of what's happening
015um from a commercial standpoint in the community that's really my passion um is the economic development side but um Kristen will go through um our current residential development um activities that we have going on and some that are planned in the future that are in the pipeline. Um just to touch on what's happening. Obviously, the market is very volatile right now. And so interest rates um do play into what's happening um here locally. And I think Kristen's going to touch on historically what our population growth has been just to make sure that everybody understands that. Um you know, we hear it from the community a lot. Gosh, there's residential development everywhere. you guys are building all over and it's true there's a lot of housing development underway right now. However, um I think we should
016preface that these projects have been in the pipeline for a very long time and it's just taken development takes a long time. It's very expensive. Um, and so a lot of these projects just happen to come um through the pipeline at the same time. And so everybody is kind of breaking ground and rushing to try to get some housing development and and projects, you know, through um kind of the finish line really. And what we've seen is a lot of the um residential developers have been building. We have a lot of national builders um and so they build and then they wait for people to come and buy the houses. So, there's a lot of inventory out there and so I don't want anybody to get the idea that all of these houses have been
017purchased and people are going to move in because that is not the case. I think that Maritage um still has dozens of homes um that they have yet to sell and so they just like have having an inventory ready to go when there's a buyer that comes in and is interested. Lonard is the same the same thing. So, a lot of their houses are available for um move in ready um to go for any interested buyers. And so there's a lot of inventory out there. Um I I think that there's a hope that the interest rates will continue to drop and there will be a little bit more demand. Um but I don't want um you know you all to think that gosh we're going to have this huge population boom and we're going to
018see all these students come in because that's really not what you know is going to happen. Um and our population growth since 2010, I think we have um on our most recent chart has been about 66% annually on average. So we're a very slow growing community in comparison to some of our surrounding um neighbors. And um I think that will continue. I don't think that we're going to see a huge influx of um new residents. And so um I just wanted to kind of give you that little introduction. I will touch on the economic development side. We're here for any questions you have at the end as well. We've handed out a map that shows a lot of different developments that are either recently completed um or in the pipeline or under construction. And so
019as Kristen goes through each of the individual developments, you'll be able to reference kind of where these are at and she'll try to touch on the location as well, just so you have an idea. And I'll um turn this over to Kristen Bits. She is our principal planner in the community development department. Oh, yeah. Just right. Thank you. >> Good evening. Um, I'm Kristen Bits and I work for Community Development. I have worked with the city of G for almost nine years. And in addition to working for GT, I am a resident of G. I attended elementary schools in G and the high school district and my kids did as well. So, it's great to be able to speak before um the community in this sense. So, GT, as um Amy mentioned, there's a lot
020of chatter out there that G is growing extremely fast and extremely large, and that's not the case. So, before you is our 10-year historical um building permit, and you can see where we fluctuate wildly. And other cities in our county aren't like this. They're pretty steady, and we aren't. We're up and down. We're up and down. We're up and down. Um right now in 25 we had a projection of issuing 236 building permits for housing. As of December 1st we're sitting at um 237. So we've exceeded and that was our upper confidence bound. So, we've exceeded our what we thought we were going to build and we have about 17 to 20 more that we expect to issue before the end of the year and that will be by far our highest number of permits
021ever issued in G in a calendar year. We have never issued that many housing permits before. looking to the future. Um it's it's it's very difficult to forecast and we've been working with um Kathy Reynolds on um forecasts and a lot of the um projects that are taking place in GS and I'm working with the high school district as well on a lot of the sim same information. Um it's really difficult. our forecasts are showing really wide ranges and um and just so you understand and so the public knows the builder sentiment for 2026 is bleak. It does not look good. We're hearing from builders already that they are not expecting to pull as many permits as they originally had planned. I'm hearing from others in other cities, some of the big builders like Venar,
022they're just we're not issuing any. We're holding back to see what 26 does with rates and inventory. And maybe 27's a new year. So, we think unfortunately that 26 could be wild and maybe not as positive as what we've seen this past year. With that, I'll just get into the different developments going on. Um, this is Dry Creek Oaks. It is the senior community located on Boso Road. It has 206 single family dwellings. um clubhouse, open space, really well received by um the community. Amy and I did a presentation there earlier this year. Um wonderful residents, very involved and um interested in what's going on in this community. Of course, this doesn't produce kids in the school district, but um a lot of them have grandkids actually in the school district. So, that is about
023a little more than halfway built out at this point. Next is Parland Oaks. Um, this is the project that is on the corner of Walnut and Currillion, just to the west of Community Park and right on the uh north of River Oaks Elementary School. It is a combination of single family dwellings and duets or duplexes and then a proposed 80unit apartment complex for the future. We do not have a timeline on that 80unit apartment complex yet. Um, many years out. Uh this is an example of a what we call a small lot subdivision. So sometimes um community members might refer to it as you know it's affordable housing or it's highdensity housing and um it's high density but it's still single family. So it is detached homes on a small lot um market rate. So
024uh the front the portion along Walnut Avenue is the duets or the duplexes. They've had a bit of a challenging time with their sales. They're certainly priced um more affordably than other options in G, but um they they they had a slow start. Um they're they're building more. They've had a few more sales, but they're another builder that's kind of indicated they don't know what's going to be happening for um 2026. Next is Greenwood Cottages. This is the LAR subdivision um just south of the former Wraid building. It's a combination of two and threetory homes. Again, a small lot complex. These are single family dwellings detached on small lots. They are not um rentals. They are not attached. They're not town homes. They're not condos. Lenar seems to be doing pretty well with uh this
025particular product. Um they are not having trouble selling this one. So, uh that's a good sign. And I'd like to add, and Amy will touch into this um later, but Grocery Outlet, if you haven't heard, is going to be taking over the former Write Aid space. Next is Morali Estates, and this is a 50-unit subdivision that is south of Adairway off of East Stockton Boulevard. It is probably closest to Lake Canyon Elementary School if I looking at the map here. Yes. Um earlier when Amy talked about, you know, all of this growth going on at once or all of this building taking place at once, this is an example of a project that has been in the pipeline um for many, many years. It was actually approved in 2005 and it's been sitting and has
026gone through a couple different owners who have struggled to do something with it. So again, uh I don't think these builders intend to build all at once, but um many of these projects just were challenging or these builders were doing bigger projects in other cities and G just wasn't on their radar. Elliot Ranch is the big subdivision to the east off of the freeway there that's being built between Simmerhorn Road and uh Bosel Road. This was annexed into city limits in 2020. and Elliot Homes um as a private builder. They have an excellent reputation both in G and Elkrove and the surrounding region. They recently opened their model homes and I heard they sold like five homes that weekend. They are having no problems. So, you never know. They seem to be um doing very
027very well. They're having a lot of foot traffic out there. This site does include a future park. I don't think the school site is happening at this point, but originally it was um going to have another elementary school site. This project was really important for the community for traffic circulation because it um connected Curillian Boulevard to South Killian Boulevard down to Boso and that's really important to us trying to get around from east to west. Next is a street crossing. This is a tiny little um subdivision the property owner is developing themsself. Just a couple of duplexes and a triplex in the back. Um we're hopeful that this uh takes off this year. Um but again, it's the property owner himself who's developing it. So sometimes it takes a little bit longer when they're not
028as used to development as some of the big builders are. But, uh, this is nine multif family units, which is also great for the community because these will be rentals and, um, if anyone ever takes the time to look what's out there for rentals in G, there aren't many and they are overpriced. These are Second Street apartments, um, which would be served by Valley Oaks Elementary School. This is at the south end of Second Street, north of the Heritage Mobile Home Senior Park. um on the same street as where Head Start is uh off of F Street. Um we are hoping that the owner developer gets through the improvement plan process this year. And again, it'll be apartments, uh one and two bedrooms, rentals for the community that are really desperately needed. Next is Liberty
029Ranch, the big subdivision surrounding Liberty Ranch High School where all so much of the infrastructure and construction has been taking place over the last couple of years. Um, another example going back to time, uh, the city signed off and improved this in 2016 and it's taken that long just to get the financing in place, to get the infrastructure in place, to work with the federal and state agencies on the Gulch and trail improvements. It is truly amazing. This is one of those projects where we all look at each other and think it's amazing that anything can get built in the state with what they've had to um go through. They certainly started out with a lot of interest. Um I feel I've talked to almost every single national builder and several private builders from California
030that have been interested in Liberty Ranch and picking up a village, but at this time only Meritage Homes is currently building out there. They were in first. They pulled a significant amount of permits last year and they have really slowed down. They've kind of struggled with their sales um too. So great project and that it great access to the high school. It provides a pedestrian bridge to the high school. Future phases will build out to Twin Cities Road. You know, if you live in this area, you will be within a quarter mile walking distance to a park in any direction. So that's definitely a benefit. So, Liberty Ranch will take, we would estimate anywhere from 7 to 10 years to build out. So, while it is almost 1,500 homes, it doesn't happen overnight. It will
031take many, many years for that um area to build out. This is Meritage Homes within Liberty Ranch that I just spoke about. They picked up three villages and they have an internal park system as part of their project and they are currently building. Next is the Fairway Oak subdivision. This is the one um just south of Fairway off the freeway towards the golf course. Um Khov Nanian is building this. Um they're under construction right now with their improvements. This is really a great example of projects that take this has been in the pipeline for decades. Uh my family and I moved to Gaul in '92 and I think this project was underway in some form with the city back then and it has taken decades and decades to get through the entitlements to get the
032improvements done. So this could have been built decades ago but like everyone else they've decided to get to G and build out their project finally. Somefield at Twin Cities. This is the subdivision at the north end of the intersection at Moringo Road in Twin Cities. Um, Lenar Homes is building it. It is one of the first uh gated communities G has built in a long time. So, it is um gated. It has its own private park site. It is governed by an HOA and it has a really neat open space area to the north and a trail system. So, um residents who choose to live there will have great views of the surrounding open space and agricultural areas in that um section of G. Next is Lippy Ranch. Um this is a 94 unit subdivision
033that is just south of um the old Sego milk plant site. So, it is along the railroad tracks and uh it was approved uh two years ago. We have a home builder that's getting ready to close on the property and they are hoping to um turn dirt in March or April. They've got improvement plans in. So, this one is definitely moving forward. Um this was a great one for G because it was truly an infill development and very close to downtown with residents being able to walk to the four street prominade and the different businesses that are down there. And it was the historic site of the old G winery. So, there was some really cool history with this project. The Sheffield subdivision is one that um we took to planning commission in November and
034got council approval earlier this month. It is located on East Stockton Boulevard. If you've ever driven, if you know where um the Gutridge Homes are, unit 22, there's an old house that's in the middle of this field. That's where this subdivision will be. Um Canyon Creek Park is further to the east that way. Um, and what's great about this one is that it will connect to Lionia Drive at the south and provide that off-site connection. So now people can bike, walk, drive, and get over to Cedar Flats. Um, better def it's better connection for the community certainly instead of having to go out onto the frontage road and then north to get east. And then finally, we have Dry Creek West. This is a newer project we're working on. This is um right across the
035street from Dry Creek Oaks, the senior homes. Um it's the same developer, Riverland Homes. They will be building a mixeduse um project at the north end of the project along Bosel Road and then um 160 single family dwellings that are a row home concept. So they'll be attached in sets of four or five, but they'll be airspace between the walls and have a lot line. So they they'll actually be sold as single family dwellings, but attached with airspace. So they built the project, I believe, somewhere up near Folsome and it was wellreceived for those looking for um ownership but maybe not the kind of ownership they can't afford on a bigger lot, bigger house. So, um they'll be bringing us that and um that has a little park system and um a courtyard for the
036residents there. And then south of that, they are going to be building uh triplexes for seniors for rentals. So, if you know a senior that needs a rental, there's a actual great need in this community for that type of housing, this is a really good thing. And then south of that someday is going to be an assistant living facility. So it really becomes um serving of many people, many types of people, community needs. And that's the end of that for residential development. Um, let me know if you have any questions, if I need to go over anything. Otherwise, if Amy wants to jump in on economic development and commercial, I had one real quick question. Sorry. Go ahead. >> First, thank you for grilling. I took a picture and I sent it to my whole
037family when it was open. I was so excited. Um, but my question is is do we do you have a sense of how many of these houses that are the new houses that are people within G moving to another house in G or is it actually an immigration from the you know surrounding communities or whatever. >> Yeah, that's a great question because we like to think that we're building homes for like I think of my own kids that are young adults, right? And I think every day what are you going to do, right? And I hear that concern um from others in the community. I would say it's a mix. Um, I've talked to two residents that just purchased in Maritage in Liberty Ranch and they were both from out of the area, like not
038even from Sacramento County. Um, and totally new to the area and just had questions on um, getting some permits for additional work they wanted to do on their house. But it was interesting and we liked G. It looked like a small community. It was charming and this is where we landed. So I would say it's a mix though is that we we get um I've heard from others coming from Lodi and Elkrove and this is no disrespect if you live in Lo if anyone here lives in Loi or Elkrove that they moved to G because they got tired of the way Elkrove or Loi was developing so they came to G to get away from that. Um so they like the small town feel. I think that G is still able to provide relative to
039its growing population. >> I have one question on the first slide where it talks about G housing permits and is 165 for last year. Does that pertain only to new residences or is that additions and remodels as well? >> That is new housing permits only. Additions, remodels, that's a totally different subtype that's not included on here. So that would just be new housing, not multif family housing. and not ADUs, which is also something we're seeing a slow uptake in is um permits of ADUs, >> right? >> So, this is just single family starts. >> Got it. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I'll wrap up just quickly with a commercial update. Um, I think one thing to note, um, as it relates to GT, I've been here for 10 years in economic development
040and because GT is slow growing, sometimes we have difficulty attracting retail, um, in this community. However, housing is a big part of that. So, for us to be able to show that we're growing is very important because retailers like to see that there's a future for additional um, residents. And obviously Highway 99 drive by traffic, our Gul market does attract a significant amount of people from out of the area and so that helps as well to kind of tell that story. Um we have been working on a um commercial development north of Simmerhorn. Well, south of Simmerhorn, north of Bosau, just east of Highway 99. It's 45 acres. Um really just kind of kitty corner from where we're at. um off of the Sea Street interchange between Sea Street interchange and the Simmerhorn exit. And
041so that's a 45 acre commercial development. We um obviously I think a lot of people have heard that Maverick has an application with the city. And so Maverick is one of the tenants that um has an application in um for that project. However, Maverick is 4 acres of the 45 acres. And so um we are hoping to bring that project to planning commission in February for entitlement and that does include um several fast casual restaurants, fast food restaurants. Um there is a car wash that's part of that. Panda Express I think is one that we have an application in for. Um there will be a handful of tenants that locate in that um center and so we are hopeful that we can bring that to fruition um in the upcoming year. and there is a
042big box um that's part of that and so we're hopeful that we can also attract a big box user for the site as well. One of the challenges in G because we don't have a significant amount of retail is we don't have a significant amount of sales tax and obviously cities depend on sales tax um for revenue purposes in property tax. So home development is important um retail development is important. So, this is a big project for the city from a sales tax standpoint um which is um really a big focus for us um in community development and economic development. And so, we're hopeful come February we'll be able to announce a handful of tenants that we'll be locating in that shopping center. And um I think next year hopefully we'll have a few more
043to announce. So, it's an exciting time for the city. As Kristen mentioned, Grocery Outlet will be taking the Write Aid Center. Um, we had pitched that site to a handful of users and because G's population still under 30,000, it's a little bit of a struggle to kind of show that there's a customer base here. And so, um, Grocery Outlet is a great tenant for that location, um, I think the community is happy to see them. Um, they will be hopefully, um, doing their buildout in January. And so, we would anticipate them opening at some point, I would guess, first second quarter of 2026. Um, outside of that, we do have a couple of vacancies uh in the Tractor Supply Center. Wingstop is going to be located in one of them. Um, the former Subway location,
044Wingstop will be taking and then Squeeze Burger. Um, that restaurant is also available. So, we've been actively recruiting for that space as well. Restaurant space that's built out is very lucrative because building out a kitchen is really expensive. So, there's been a lot of interest in that site. I think that we'll be able to um have a solid uh restaurant user to um locate there within the next hopefully couple months. So, um that's about all that I can think of off the top of my head. Um happy to answer any questions um again on the residential or retail side and um thank you again for the opportunity to come this evening and speak. We really appreciate it. >> Yeah, that's great. Amy, did I read where G's getting a farm to fork restaurant in the
045works? >> So on um Lincoln Way, there is the former O'Hara realy building. If you drive on Lincoln, you'll see it. It's completely gutted right now. Um that is going to be a restaurant. >> So um we have a local um resident who has a couple of businesses that he owns. He's very much an entrepreneur and he wants a restaurant in G. Um and so he is building one and we are very excited. It's pretty stunning. Um we're excited. Yes. >> So they're um close to having their building permit. They're doing some underground work right now, but uh we would anticipate early um next year they will be under construction. >> Okay. >> Yeah. No, there's some downtown's looking nice, too. I have to put a plug out for what is it called? The bread.
046Is it Wild Heart? What's the bread? >> Wild Heart. Yes. Sourdough. Yeah. >> Yes. Trusty Ward turned us on to that place. the amazing amazing bread. If you've not been to the Wild Heart, go check it out on Sea Street. >> I actually receive a text message every single week uh when they do pre-orders and so it's really hard to not order bread from there. Um it's phenomenal. And she's got cookies and other stuff. The cookies amazing >> bread bowls and you name it. >> If you need some treats for the holidays, go order from Wild. We also think that there is uh I believe there's a bookstore that's going to be locating um in the Oldtown area as well. And so, um I think come second quarter next year, we'll see some activity down
047there for a small bookstore, which is really exciting. You don't see those very often. >> So, um >> there Oldtown has been a big focus for the city. Yeah, we've done a lot to provide incentives, um, grants, resources to our our local businesses that are down there, but also, um, to provide some resources for assistance on buildout of new spaces. So, um, WildArt is an example of that. So, we love our Oldtown. Um, it's it's pretty spectacular. So, we'd like to continue to grow and attract some um, additional users down there. We are working on an Oldtown visionary plan right now which includes sort of activating some of the spaces that we have down there. City owns property. So, we'd like to see some development there. We're looking to potentially do um an RFP to
048bring in a developer to help us put together a mixeduse project down there. And then activating the space along the railroad. Um because that railroad with the city has a lease, we're really limited in what we can do with the property, but uh we've been working handinhand with the chamber to come up with some ideas to really kind of create a gathering space down there. So, um yeah, lots of stuff to come. So, >> I have a question just quick about healthcare. I know we have our Adventist clinic that's right across the street and then we have G urgent care which it looks like it's very close to opening. um is that do you foresee more of those types of things clinics especially if you bring more you know housing for seniors there might be
049more of a need for that can you speak to that yes um there is actually as part of the G ranch development which is the commercial development I was speaking of the 45 acre site there is medical office and office space um anticipated as part of that project and so we've done outreach and I know the developer has as well to Sutter to Kaiser um we've talked to Adventist um they had had interest at one point and so there's been a lot of outreach on the medical side because we do see that there's a need here um from some additional medical services. So and we'll continue to push that narrative. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? No. Very informative. Thank you. >> Appreciate it. Great presentation. Have a good evening. >> Great.
050Oh, thank you. cookies. Oh, that would be great. >> You guys can see that just keeps getting >> Thank you. Oh, very nice. >> Oh, thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Oh, are we missing somebody? >> Yes. Well, >> thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Have a good night. >> Thank you, Kristen. >> All right. Next we have board policy. Board protocol. >> Board protocol. So tonight our session is being recorded, open to the public and live through Zoom teleconference for public comments. Um they are three minutes per agenda item and the board shall limit um total time for public comments for each agenda for 20 minutes. With board consent, the board president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public comment. to make public comment in person. There are cards
051at each side of the door there and that would go to Miss Bach. Email public comments can be sent to the superintendent email address 24 hours before the board meeting and they would be posted to the website. Anonymously received comments will not be posted. We have not received we did not receive um comments for this meeting tonight. Board vote and connectivity. Each motion will be followed by a roll call vote for action items. Should a board member attend remotely or lose connectivity, the meeting will be delayed by five minutes. Um, Trustee Kaggel is not with us tonight and board meeting shall be adjourned by 10:30. I don't have any public comment cards. So, we're going to move on to G or I'm sorry, H reports. Okay. So, we're going to start with some district assessments.
052Our director of curriculum will start with our district reading assessments for the fall. Okay, we wanted to share the results of our first trimester district reading assessments with you. Uh they're administered three times a year in kindergarten through third grade. It's the data set we have at the bottom of the page. Um the purpose of district reading assessments is to measure students ability to read, manipulate letter sounds. Um it measures their knowledge of spelling patterns and site words and it also assesses reading fluency and accuracy. Um we attached a picture of the reading rope which is guiding our work in the area of literacy. Um and um our DRA measure the bottom of the reading rope as you can see uh word recognition. So that's where the data set is coming from. Um part of
053our LCAP goal number one includes the increase of district reading assessment results by 10% each year. And in this particular area, we measure growth from spring to spring. Uh the data set included in your packet reflects the overall results of uh the percent of students who have met all uh benchmarks for the first trimester in their perspective grade levels. And the district is shown first and then um sites below. And then um on the second page um our goal is that um our DRA um percentages will increase by 10% each year until 80% proficiency is reached. And so you'll see the spring 2025 baseline data for each grade level K3. Uh the district is shown first. the fall status of the assessments we've just taken. Um we don't have winter growth yet, but we'll soon.
054The window opens on January 20th. Um we'll bring that to you in the February or March board meeting. And um it does predict our 10% growth spring target. Um so I know you can see in some schools some grade levels have already um met the target. Of course that may change. Um fluency increases um site word numbers increase the row on the BPST that they need to u meet increases as well. All sites are included there for you. Any questions on the district reading assessments at the district or the site level? >> I'll just say the one thing that jumped out at me was that on the first page for Lake Canyon for Kinder had 90% that were exceeding which was 15% higher than the next closest category which was 75%. >> So that seemed
055kind of outstanding. Yes. Outstanding data. >> It's a big jump from second to third grade. It looks like like a big and there must be a big um what's the word I'm looking for? Just con or knowledge jump >> from second to third. >> A big jump in fluency. Accuracy remains the same. multi-elabic words appear in the passage and um fluency is quite higher >> quite high quite quite a bit. So we'll see a lot of intervention in fluency in third and then um as well as intermediate the students who are not proficient um above the 40th percentile on the MAP assessment we also administer DRAs to those students as well um usually 95% of them are accurate but fluency is a barrier >> okay >> much more complex text much more text to Fluency
056is really important and it's important to remember that within these um assessments there's multiple assessments and so when we say 90% or 75% they're meeting that means they're meeting all of the assessments. We still we have a lot of kids that might just be missing one, >> right? >> And a lot of times it is rate that they're not reading as fast as what the standard says they should. And so they might be accuracy, their phonics, everything else, site words might be okay. Um but they're just not yet at the the rate they need to be to say they're meeting all. >> Yes. And last year we increased rate in all of our grade levels. Um so this year we're going into um an academic year knowing that rate is a focus and we have
057a lot of strategies that we used last year that are already being implemented in classrooms. So we're hoping to see growth in that area. >> I don't know if anybody wants to speak to that from the sites. I know we've had our academic conferences and taken a look at each of the learners that didn't meet all of the benchmarks um and are putting supports in place and um small group intervention for them. >> So we'll move on to the dashboard. Sure. Okay, this is a bit longer of a data set to share with you. Um, we'll go to the next slide. Um, the California dashboard provides a comprehens a comprehensive picture. Um, it's beyond just test scores for our district. It shows the overall school and district. They call it health and it uses multiple
058measures. Um it is equity focused, breaks down the data for um specific student groups and it reveals achievement gaps that we um address in our schools in our classrooms. It is pretty easy to understand. Um it uses color-coded performance indicators. There are five colors. Um they're based on the current performance. So that would have been last year's performance and then also the previous year's performance with red being the lowest and blue being the highest. Um during uh our enrollment last year, 3,452 students were assessed. Um it does highlight uh state of California does highlight the following um they consider these high need student groups um and uh they specifically track these groups in order to close the achievement gap. Um we can go to the the next slide. this year. >> So those were the
059um just want to make sure those are the percentages for our district. >> Yes, these are 57 last year out of the students that took the assessment. >> Um and again the assessment is starts at third grade. >> They look at chronic absenteeism for all students but for the academic. So we were 57% socioeconomically disadvantaged and almost 16% of our students English learners and under just.3 for foster youth. Yeah, those are their focus student groups for all for all schools. Um I'll there will be a little bit more as we go through the slide specifically on those student groups. um they give you an overall um district at a glance for parents and teachers to see where we've landed in terms of performance and growth. Um and if you go to one next slide, we'll
060look at just academic performance for English language arts and mathematics. Um these measure how well students are meeting grade level proficiency standards. And um there was an increase in both areas about seven points. And um you can see they do also let us know that we are either above the standard or below the standard. And so in English language arts, our district is 2.2 two points above the standard and we are slightly below the standard in mathematics. We know that's a growth area. Growth area for us. And then >> sorry, I just want to ask one clarifying question. I'm sorry. This and this covers the last academic year. So it' be 2425. And then did you also say 2324? >> It does. It includes um the change. I'll show you a grid that's coming up
061that'll that'll explain it a little bit more in detail, but it does it includes both >> both years. Okay. Mhm. Thank you. Change >> the color that they give you represents your change. So So they compare from year to year. So you you'll you'll move closer to blue if you move more kids to meeting the standard. Yeah. The grid is coming. >> It shows progress. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Um the next academic performance um is shown here. English language uh progress, English learner progress, I'm sorry. It measures the progress that English learners are making towards um achieving English proficient proficiency and um we increased 3.1% as a district and 53% of our learners are making progress just and the next slide quickly shows um science um this measures science performance. It is um not
062used for accountability purposes um but is displayed for ourformational purposes. We do take the assessment in fifth and sixth grade. It shows what students um should know and be able to do um using our next generation science standards. We increase 2.1 points and we received almost 54 science points. and then we're going to go quickly to academic engagement. >> So, thank you Stephanie. So, this indicator is the chronic absenteeism indicator and um and it's tied to the LCFF state indicator which measures student engagement. Um so what this uh indicator measures is the percentage of students who are chronically absent meaning they miss 10% or more of their instructional days that they are enrolled in a school year. So this includes all excused and unexcused absences and um if there are any out of school suspensions
063and then also independent studies that are not completed. So um as Stephanie mentioned this takes into consideration our performance last year and then did we make growth from the previous year. So we made um slight growth. So we want our attendance uh chronic absenteeism rate to decline. So decline is good. And so we declined 1.6%. And so overall we've got 15.1% of our students that are considered chronically absent. Um and we've brought to the board um on various occasions our attendance efforts and um you know with this last set of data that was released we did see some school sites that made significant growth. Um I do want to kind of recognize Fairsight um their TK numbers really did show significant growth in students coming to school. So, a decrease in their chronic absenteeism rate.
064And then also Valley Oaks um made some pretty significant growth as well. Um just yeah, shout out to Valley Oaks there. Um and you know, and as I'd mentioned, we've talked about the incentives on on various occasions and presented to the board. You know, each of our sites have their own site incentives. We have attendance review team meetings. Um, for families that continue to have absences, we do have our SARB process. Our MTSS uh systems do have um interventions and supports that are implemented for families that continue to need resources to be able to get their children to school, home visits. We have a district attendance team that meets once a trimester. And really um our focus is on consistent messaging across all school sites. So it's it's it's helping. It's working. We're moving the
065needle on getting our kids to school. Yeah. So the next indicator is the um suspension rate. And so per the LCFF uh state indicator, this measures conditions and climate. And so, um, currently as a school district, we are green. And so, what this is showing is 2.9% of our students have been suspended at least one day. We declined. So, as as the chronic absenteeism rate as well, we want our suspensions to be decreased. um we we saw significant decrease for stu these particular student groups, our long-term English language learners, our uh lower SCES student population, our African-American student population, our English learners, and our Hispanic population. So, we saw a decrease in suspensions for those student groups. We did see a slight increase for our students with disabilities and our student group designated white. Um
066and if we look at kind of what what are our school sites doing to address um behavior and discipline um we have classroom management strategies. Our teachers are trained in Fred Jones. Some of our school sites are trained in positive behavior interventions and supports. There's consistent site w sitewide discipline practices and guidelines for behavior and consequences, behavioral norms. We utilize restorative practices and opportunities for students to learn from their mistakes, reinforcement for positive behavior. There's character education, second step. Um, and then we have counseling and mental health support at all of our campuses. So, all of these kind of comprehensively help to support appropriate behavior at school. >> Right. Okay. Can get a little more information with what they call the 5x5 grid. H on the left column of the grid you'll see the indicators
067from very low to very high. That is our current year status. It combines with the previous year change. The change in status from the previous year to this year um shows how much the performance has changed. it either um can be declined significantly all of the way to increased significantly. And so the mathematics grid and the English language arts grid show where our schools uh fall at the end of uh the school year last year. So like you can we'll just pick Morango Ranch on the mathematics grid. They are um medium medium status and um they maintained um performance. And then if you want to take a look to the right, Lake Canyon, River Oaks, Vernin, Greer, they are in um the medium status again, but with an increase in um performance change. So eventually
068you want to move over to the right and up or up and over to the right. It's meant to be an easy um an easy way to see if our um sites, but actually when you look at sites, you're looking at student groups um have an area of need or an area of weakness um that we need to address as well as areas of strengths. And then the um next slide after the ELA slide um I just included for you um the number of enrollment again the top three student groups that are high needs um as identified by our LCFF and um and then I I just took an overall snapshot of the schools. Um the schools are listed on the left. They also receive 5x5 grids for each content area for English language learner
069progress. Um, and so I I just put that in there for you to see. You can see that in our academic performance for English language arts and mathematics. Um, we are scoring medium, high or very high. Um, it also um just some notes there for you. how many points above or below a standard we are in those areas and if we have maintained increased or decreased in points from the standards and that's what administrators and teachers use when they're um you know making um plans to um for student progress performance um in those areas in EL progress um we do have um a low status in um the orange indicated areas. Um and so that would be a growth or target area for that site and um English learners they meet in their academic team
070meetings. Um again suspension and chronic as Colg mentioned you would want to see a um decline. you don't want to see an increase, but um we don't have any red and so um it's great. Lots of lots of green and yellow and some blue in our academic area is a really um good celebration for teachers. A lot of hard work goes into that. And then our we've got some great news to share with you. Um we are um we did not meet eligibility criteria for differentiated assistant and um we received a congratulations on our hard work to improve the outcomes for our students. um we still are in differentiated assistance for our scores the previous year, our long-term English learners. And so that will um that will take us into uh next year as well
071in terms of um priority in um closing the achievement gap. Our goal will be improving student performance in our student group. Yeah, I don't have any questions. Looks like a lot of things are moving in a really positive direction. And even those orange areas, >> I mean, you're you're showing your suspensions increase like 08. I mean, you get an orange because you've increased, but it's barely anything. So, you know, I think this is really good. Yeah, great work. Lot of hard work. We we thank our our staff, our students, our parents. It takes everybody, but it was nice to get the notification from our county and CDE that um we are not >> in the in the area of needing assistance. So, um we have great learner supports um teams at our school that work
072with families and set goals for students. And I think that's a really important piece of progress and achievement. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Stephanie. Any other questions or comments on that on the data? All right. Great job. We'll move on over to transportation. >> Transportation. Um so we will have our annual update presented by Michelle um DJO. She's our supervisor for transportation. Thank you for coming. >> Good evening. Thank you. Um just going to give you provide you a brief update of our transportation department. Um got a slideshow here. Um first slide is our transportation team. I'm glad to say we are full staffed with our drivers. That's great. Although we do have one out in medical. So, >> but it's that's life of transportation. Um we have our office staff. Liz is
073our clerk. Ashley Beck with our AM dispatcher. Lisa Stair, our PM dispatcher instructor, and myself. Um, our elementary drivers. Like I said, we are full staff. We have seven. Alexis, Teresa, Gomez, John, Bronwin, Norma, and Ernesa. Our new Ernesto. There's a picture of that's a picture of our elementary drivers minus a couple. But um they got their new shirts on. So, I think it looks really nice. and my high school drivers. We are currently down um a driver, actually might be two. Um and we also have a bus monitor. Um Chen is for elementary and Sanders for high school. So we have two. And our mechanics, um Josh, elementary and one mechanic for high school, Terry. Josh is actually out on medical right now, I believe, February. And we have um Enrique helping out and
074it's really good. It's been really good working with him. Really, really enjoy him and he's really personable and we're glad. Um, next slide. Um, this is our routes and our fleet. Um, again, like I went over the elementary, we have four general education routes, two special needs. We also have a white fleet driver and that's doing Elkrove right now and um one fleet driver for Sierra School and that is with a contractor out right now. It's one student and a high school of high school has five general education routes, one special education route. We would like to have it two but um unfortunately we don't have enough drivers. So, we have one route for special education and we do have two vacant routes for high school. Um, our fleet consists of 28 buses, three of
075which are electric. We just got a new bus in. Um, elementary has 13 buses plus a car and a van. High school has 15 buses and three vans. And like I said, the vans are used primarily daily for our sped students that go out of district. and the um vans for the high school go out on um sports runs almost daily. Next slide. Um this is a transportation projected cost for 2526. Uh the transportation department is primary funded through LCFF transportation revenue for 2526 projected state and local transportation revenues total 880,299. The remaining is 69646 needed to provide to operate the program and is supported by the general fund bringing the total revenue to 1 million and projected expedentials for 2526. Um salary and benefits are a,ion22684, supplies approximately 260,435 and services 292,463 and it's
076a total of um 1,57582 to run our transportation department. Next, I just want to go over our what we plan when school starts. um routing for the 2526 school year. Um our plan um is to build routes based on enrollment bell schedules and geographic distribution. And we also prioriti prioritize sped and skew requirements including doortodoor and specialized equipment needs. We evaluate stops for safety, traffic patterns, visibility, turning radius, lighting distance from their home. Uh, balance loads. So, we want to make all of our routes kind of equal and not overload a a route. Um, and route times. We try to keep it under at least an hour and a half ride to and from school each way. And then, um, we want to sequence stops. We don't want to double up on the same stop.
077So we try to reduce um mileage and travel efficiency. Sometimes we might have a route that stay going to the same stop twice with a sibling. So we try to avoid that if we can. Uh we prepare um when summer school is over. We prepare we start preparing for the fall. Um driver training of course. Um our drivers do dry runs. Once they picked a route they go out and they um do a dry run and bus readiness checks. They make sure the bus is um has all the equipment it needs. It needs a fire extinguisher, needs a first aid kit. Um if you have special needs, it sometimes that means um equipment on there. >> And just to um dry runs are runs without students. >> Yes. >> Just like testing. >> Yeah. They're
078runs without students. >> Yes. >> So they'll go and um do it once they pick their routes. They go do the AM and PM. They'll run it that way. There's any change that need to be made, they'll come to us and and >> correct feedback. >> Correct it. We'll correct it. >> And then we launch August. We build the routes and we also notify families and September. Um we'd like to have the bus passes issued by September. This year we were a little late on that um due to his office staff, but um they are all all out now. So we do have bus passes for all the students. And this is our 2425 student summary. It's kind of different color. Uh the passengers we transported 24 25 elementary it was 310 high school 190
079and that was a total of um possibly 500 students we transported in 2425 school year and then the miles driven um 91,000 elementary 134,000 for high school and you see there's a difference between I mean that we transport more students for elementary but we drive them less miles and high school of course less students and more miles. Our high school students are basically out country and so there's we a driver can go like 120 miles in one day. That's why they it's more mileage. Um our field trips though uh for elementary we approximately did 262 field trips and that was with that was 2425. We were short staffed then so and then um 130 for elementary high school sorry. So, a total of 392 field trips we did that for the school year. And if
080you think about us, like probably two a day. And it was hard. Our high school drivers helped out a lot with our field trips because we were so short staffed. Um, so we are really busy with field trips. And this year, um, it's the same thing. We really are busy with field trips. I wanted to show this because a lot of people are kind of confused sometimes. Drivers, we're not taught this in school. was not at the DMV. It's not a question at the DMV for us, but um California bus laws. When is it safe to pass a school bus? So, if you notice the first uh picture I have up there, when on a two-lane road without a median, traffic on both sides of the road stop. So, if it's two-way road, there's no
081medium in between it, you have to stop on each side behind the bus and going the opposite way, you have to stop. Um, the next one is when on a two-lane road with a center turn lane, traffic on both sides of the road must stop. So, if there's a turning area to go into a store, you need to stop also. So, and that could be a four-lane road that you stop on, everybody has to stop >> All four lanes. Yes. If there is a turning lane in between. Well, now when you don't have to stop is when uh there is a raised divider like a medium between the differential going different directions of the traffic and then the own the side of the road without a stop school bus can continue driving. So if you
082notice here if it's a fourlane road and there's a medium it's a raised medium. It doesn't say how large it has to be as long as it's raised. Um the drivers on the opposite side do not have to stop. Just the drivers behind the bus will have to stop. And um this is a concern for safety for students. And if you want to spread words to your friends and family, let them know because a lot of people ask they they're unfamiliar. I see a lot of cars when I'm doing driving, they're know pulling up slowly by slowly and they're kind of confused of when I need to stop or do I stop on the opposite side? Do I not? And it's it just Yeah, a lot of questions on that one. But as long as
083there's a raised medium, you don't have to stop. But if it's just flat and you do have to stop on opposite sides and you might get the cars honking behind you and they don't understand. But it's the law and you will get it. The ticket's like I believe it's $800. It's a pretty big ticket. Yeah. >> Wow. >> And um next slide. This is our new addition to our fleet. It's a 2026 Bluebird and it offers a range up to 150 miles per uh full charge. Um seating capacity is 78 passengers. It's equipped with electric air conditioning and heating systems. Um additionally, we'll have additionally four electric buses are scheduled to arrive in spring of 2026. Um two more for the element. This is the elementary bus and we'll get two more for the elementary
084and then we'll also get two for the high school. And they are absolutely beautiful. um compared to the Lion buses we had. I mean, it's like uh it's totally different >> and the mileage is more >> and the mileage is a lot more. Yes, 150. I believe the Lion were 120. So, that makes a difference. Um and it's also a convent uh transit bus, so it doesn't have the hood either. So, the engine's in the back of the bus. Well, the electrical equipment. Um it today it just got recently got um CHP um certified. So we're able to use it now. We have to get proficient on. Of course, every driver has to get proficient on a diff on a different bus. So nobody can drive this unless they get proficient on it. And right
085now we're waiting for CA to come and get somebody proficient on our bus. So hopefully start with office staff and then we'll get somebody to to take that on a route. We would like we want they won't want to have us drive that bus daily. They don't want it to be sitting there, so it has to go on a route. >> Do you know if you're going to want to do special ed or general ed? >> Um, that will be a general ed bus because of the um Yeah, >> our sped buses are smaller and they're wider and they're lower. This is a the step on to get on that. It's pretty high. >> So, we want to Yeah. >> Um, I just wanted to give a little praise to our mechanics um keeping the
086road to education safe. one bus at a time. Our school bus mechanics play a vital role in maintaining student safety through consistent thorough maintenance and inspections. They ensure that every bus on the road operates safely. In Gulf districts, our mechanics oversee entire transportation fleet including district vehicles, grounds equipment um with two highly skilled mechanics Terry Swank and Josh Little. The team follows strict pred preventive maintenance schedules. a critical component of safety transporting our students. Their expertise and attention to detail to keep our fleet operating at the highest standards. Um, thanks to their dedication, our district has constantly received satisfactory ratings on all on all our annual CHP inspection terminals. Um, I was looking back cuz since I've been here, they've had past every year we have an inspection terminal from CHP and they go over
087our buses, our all of our um paperwork and they have always passed. And I look back to years prior and it seems like it's always been like that. So, and that just keeps they have to have records. They have to show that they had um preventive preventive um inspections on them, which is 3 months or 3,000 miles. So, they're really good on that. They all the paperwork's excellent and they're always they always are on top of everything. Um yeah, so they have the passion and commitment to our mechanics. Um allows us to keep the students safe and go our top priority and just like to thank them both and um so thank you for your support. Um our department primary focus on ensuring students are transported safely on on time each day. Um, I appreciate
088the board's um, continued support and you have any questions? >> I don't have a question, but just one comment that I wanted to make was because it came up like probably three different times at the school board conference two weeks ago and that was the topic of the 2035 zero emissions mandate that basically my understanding is the the bill says that you know new vehices purchased after 2035 have to be zero emissions. And several times it came up even during the governor's debate that basically the governor said, "Hey, you know what? That's not reasonable." And that probably they're going to push out the date. And even Tony Thurman said something to the effect of like, "Hey, any school district that wanted a waiver, he would issue a waiver because the infrastructure is not there or
089it's too expensive or they don't have the range for some of these districts that are up in the mountains or whatnot." And so basically everything I heard on that topic was that like it's probably not going to be enforced. It's going to get moved out and it's not going to you could get a waiver. Yeah, that's what I've been understanding, too. And you know, our it says it goes 150 miles. Like our Lion buses right now, they told us it was 120 miles per charge. Um that's not in putting your heater on, um your air conditioning if you need it. So I basically it probably goes about 90 miles. And 90 miles, if you're doing 60 miles for your AM, you got to come back after AM and charge it. So you can't do a
090field trip in between. you have to take take another bus and thank God for our diesel buses that are there. So they'll the driver has to pre-trip that electric bus to take it in the morning, come back before their trip or come back early or start early in the morning, pre-trip a second bus and then drive that bus on a field trip and then go back to the electric bus. So it's it's a long day for our drivers. Um I'm there are buses they say that go 300 miles on a charge but I don't know you know Bluebird seems to be um it's been around for years and years. I mean that's a good running bus. I remember starting off as a driver 30 years ago plus 30 plus years ago and I started with
091the Bluebird and it I mean that bus turned and it's so safe. It's just feels like a strong structure wise and um when I got in this bus when they brought it over it's felt the same way. Just excellent excellent turning radius. Um so I'm hoping it's a lot better bus than our Lion buses. Our Lion buses we have two of them and it's been nothing but problems with them. They were out of service for 3 4 months. We couldn't use them. >> Um and of business. So >> they did and the before purchasing the Bluebirds we went we we talked to the mechanics. We talked to Michelle >> and Bluebird has a longstanding history um they have more electric buses on the road. They started it sooner. It was more of a reliable company
092and um thanks to the grants um out of pocket. It was like 30 about 30 39,000 on the district side and even that there's also a tax rebate. So we may even get a portion of that back and >> the bus replacement >> $450,000 big. >> Yes. the grants help and replacing buses that we weren't using or buses that didn't even have heaters for even our closed trips here would be it's nice to provide better quality um services for our students. Um, I know diesels, we need them for field trips. Um, slide park, all the longer trips. I and we should have some type of exception for diesels for those types of occasions. But the providing better quality services for students. It's it's a difference and and um we're so thankful for those grounds out
093there because it's really out of pocket for the district's very minimal. >> Yeah. And all our buses, electric buses, they all have to come with air conditioning. >> So that's really nice. And especially in the central valley here, it gets pretty hot in the summertime. So, it's they're really nice buses. I really um I can't wait to drive it. >> I just had one quick question. So, um about 5 days ago, you may have heard in Los Angeles there was an electric school bus that caught on fire. >> And so, I don't know. I think it's too I was doing some research. I think it's too early to tell what happened there, but maybe something we want to track. But I don't know if that was user error, if it was one of these poorly
094manufactured buses, or if it was if you know anything about that. >> All the buses that have caught fire, which is very few, um, have been at the busy yard charging up. Some kind of fault happens, but never on the road as running as a bus. >> So, this particular one was it was, but it was just a couple days ago, so it may still be making the rounds in the news, but yeah, it was under a bridge, I think, on in Los Angeles. Yeah, I can get the um >> we can pick it up too and bring it into our next transportation meeting to see what which brands or which which ones are or what's the causes of them to just provide some information. We could do that. >> The most the most of
095the fires at and there's like I said very few have been at back at the um as being plugged in charging. Um that's what I've read. So I'd like to I'm going to read on that and see what what the problem was and not but >> and in this case luckily I should probably mention this. There was no students on the bus. It was just a driver. Yeah. That was injured sadly. But luckily there was no no kids on the bus. >> Yeah. And all of our drivers are really trained. You know, if fire does happen, >> what to do. So hopefully it never happens. I'm hoping not. >> Thank you. Um just a quick question. >> Um is there any hybrid buses out there? Does that even exist? I'm just curious thinking a school
096bus >> as a transition from diesel to all electric, you know, is there any in between that gives you the backup disc, especially if you got in traffic? >> I know there's um hybrid buses for transit buses, county transit buses, but not for school buses yet. >> Okay. We've had I've worked in a district where they had um CNG buses, natural gas, >> um diesel uh propane buses and there's Yeah, there's a lot of different buses, but I haven't seen that yet. >> I'm sure it's coming. >> Probably. Yeah, the >> transition make a lot of sense, >> right? Any other questions? >> Any questions? >> Thank you so much. Everything you do, Michelle, thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. So, one more item under LCAP goal 2. We just have two more individuals that
097are CPR certified and then we will go on to other reports. Um, we had a group that attended the annual school board conference. um myself, Kuljet, and four of our our board members were able to attend. And I just wanted to give everyone the opportunity to share or highlight anything that you took away um from that conference. Doesn't need to be long, just brief, a session or a highlight. >> I'll just say for me the two highlights, number one were listening to the respective governor's debate and listening to Chad Biano. That was a huge highlight. And then number two, listening to the debate for state superintendent of public instruction with Sonia Shaw. That was a huge highlight for me and meeting and greeting with her afterwards. And I even got her autograph on one of
098her shirts. It says save girls sports. She's a huge proponent for Title 9 and Saving Girl Sports. And that was an awesome experience. Thank you. >> I can share. Sorry. I can share too. Yeah, I went to um quite a few sessions as well and um a couple of the sessions that stood out for me was the session on um addressing the achievement gap and um the presentation really focused on the PLC's that are put into place, the professional learning communities and really kind of the sitebased leadership around supporting that um deep dive into data and instructional practices. And I think I think actually a few of us were in that u session very um and and and it was it was uh reassuring and validating of what we do here because every Wednesday we
099do have early early release and our staff do participate in professional learning communities as well. So that was great to hear. And then the other one just briefly I wanted to um highlight I attended a session um that was uh put on by Compton Unified uh school district in Los Angeles and uh the session title was equity unleashed advancing steam innovations for all students and so essentially uh the district re-examined the skills needed for their students to be able to gain employment in the high-tech industry and um they created steam pathways starting in preschool and um for all of their students to be able to access steam and um project-based learning so that they could have the skills to be competitive in that um tech type uh industry. They partnered with local businesses and um
100really have some stellar outstanding uh uh practicesmies and um steambased learning in their district. So they are now outperforming all the districts in the LA County area. So that was really exciting to see. I attended a lot of workshops also. I was in the same workshop that you were. I was actually going to mention Kulg the achievement gap workshop too. Really amazing strides made in student learning with different interventions. It just kind of makes you think creatively about how and I wish I honestly wish I would have had more time with them to talk with them a little bit more. You know, there's never enough time, right? Because you have to go to the next thing. but how they um ran their schedule in such a way that really benefited uh students and addressed the
101you know the students that needed more support. Just making sure that they had the time to get that support. I just thought that was just really good, really interesting. >> Um and a good maybe a good thing for us to look at like a good way to learn, you know, what we might do. I think especially at the middle school level, you know, because there is some flexibility there with scheduling. Um I also see I it was all all pretty interesting. I also went to a Mammood versus Taylor uh Q&A session with CSBA and it was just a lot of just sitting and listening and listening to what districts are having to do um and how they're having to adapt. And then um the gubanatorial forum was really interesting too. It was it's interesting because
102you you have a a room full of educators and for those candidates, education is not necessarily their number one thing that they're thinking about all the time. They have so many priorities that they're dealing with at the state level. And so I just it was just interesting from a number of standpoints those candidates that were ready say ready. ready is a bad word, but there they definitely had education like really top of mind and how to address educators and then there were those who didn't and it was just it was just an interesting thing to me. That's it. >> Um I I'll share briefly. I think I really appreciated the candidate forums for governor and the sup new superintendent of public instruction. And of course, both those seats are up. And I thought some of
103the questions or the discussion they had was very meaningful and impactful. I'm glad they're looking at addressing the achievement gap or the lack of achievement in California. There was a lot of discussion on that that just our um you know, our academics are not where they need to be across the state and they had good discussion on some strategies for that. Um, also I think the funding for uh eleas for school districts, they're recognizing that there needs to be more funding and um entertaining different funding models which would be very nice enrollment fund based funding versus ADA average daily attendance. There's a lot of discussion on that and then also like you said discussion on things that maybe don't directly impact education but then they do. for example, um affordable housing. Um you know, a
104lot of beginning teachers can't afford homes in California and so what are they going to do to address affordable housing in our state? And so I appreciate it. Thought it was very timely and had some good definitely some good candidates out there. Um I I had highs and lows and overall I was glad I went but I went two days before to the delegate assembly and then two days after. So it's all sort of blending together for me on what I attended. But I appreciated the forums. Um and then at the end of the meeting I'll give an update on some of the things I took away from the delegate assembly a couple days before. >> Okay. Yeah, there were definitely a lot of common themes and it's and bipartisan themes that came through to
105me. Like I feel like a lot of districts, whether you're small or large, are dealing with a lot of the same >> complaints and problems and there are things that are more specific to larger districts that I was just sitting there thankful that we don't have to deal with because yeah, it's it can be overwhelming. But it was it was just interesting. I've been to one other CSBA and I did not um get common themes the way I did this time of that were coming from board members. So I just noted that it was it was interesting enough for me to notice multiple times. >> Yeah. >> So should we move on to the consent calendar? >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Um we have one more report our school calendars. >> Oh yes. >> So
106um we will start with fair and I'm not sure if Mrs. Marquez, I think she was having technical difficulty, but m maybe she's if not I can share. >> Hi, I'm here. Can you hear me? >> She's there. Can you hear her? >> Laura, can you speak a little louder? >> Yes. Good evening. Is that better? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, I would like to share that on January 7th, Leticia Ordas will be visiting Fairsite. She is a current news anchor and children's book author and former fair site student. So she will be reading one of her eight bilingual books to our young students and talking to them about the importance of reading. So we're very much looking forward to her visit. >> Very nice. Thank you, Miss Marquez. Uh we have Greer, Mr. McLaren.
107>> Thank you. Thank you. Uh after the excitement of December, we've decided to have a light January. Some of the other principles are joining that strategy. One of the major events uh we're very much looking forward to uh are those wonderful field trips that our transportation department talked about. Uh our third grade uh our third grade classes are going to the Cassumnus River Preserve to do some hands-on STEM education. Uh we've had a gentleman uh from the reserve come and do presentations over the last couple of weeks to get the kiddos excited about what they're going to experience. They're going to see all those wonderful migratory birds that some of us even see uh in the Greer Basin right next door to us. Uh uh the uh preserve also has uh many species of fish.
108Uh of course the kids won't see those too closely because they'll be under the water. uh but they do get to explore uh different habitats and how those uh habitats are interconnected and are part of the ecology of our state. >> Thank you. And we'll move on to Lake Canyon. Miss Gutierrez, >> thank you. Uh we of course, as you can see, jump into assessment in January. We have I Ready Diagnostic as well as MAP testing, but we've got some fun events as well. Our Bright Future Learning Academy is taking a field trip to Leatherbees and those are for students who are on a um home academy learning. Our house winners are rewarded. So the top winning house in December will receive an award and that's kind of special because it's an opportunity for them
109to build community. You have sixth graders with kindergarteners all uh together and earning. And then any community members who would like to join us, we have our school site council meeting on the 13th um at four o'clock. >> Great. Morango Ranch, Mr. Seldate, I would like to agree with Principal McLaren that uh yeah, ours is a light January. I think this week we have two assemblies and a staff party and yeah, we get to January and um the main highlights, you know, girls basketball is going to be going. We're so excited for that. The boys basketball team, they've all enjoyed it so much um for these last few weeks. Um we also have an exciting sixth grade shadow visit to Macaffrey, which is always enjoyable and I look forward to, you know, visiting even for
110a little bit to say hi to some people and, you know, taking our sixth graders over there. We have our math walkthroughs on the 15th, so we get to continue with our California math curriculum and see how we're doing and areas for growth. But, uh we look forward to a little bit lighter January as well. Thank you, >> River Oaks. I believe Mrs. Wheeler is with us online. >> I am. Good evening. Can you hear me? >> A little bit. >> Good evening. I am also on the boat of a light January, but something that we are starting and it's brand new for River Oaks is with our Vapa funds to come and start teaching hiphop dance to our students starting with first through third grade and that kicks off on January 5th. We also
111have our fifth and sixth graders taking field trips to the Consnus River Preserve along with our fabulous PTO hosting a bingo night on the 23rd of January. >> All right. I want to see that hiphop dance. >> Me, too. We're excited. They're going to perform. >> All right. Well, they'll have to come to a board meeting when they're ready. >> The Littles are doing um their performance. They'll be ready in March and then in April the fourth through sixth graders will start their sessions and they'll perform in June, the last week of school. >> All right. Awesome. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Miss Wheeler. >> Thank you. >> Valley Oaks, Mr. Nelson. So, in uh in continuing our um tradition, I I guess you would call it, of of having a a family event um
112on a monthly basis, we have in January on Thursday the 22nd of Valley Oaks family math night where we have a number of of stations. Each grade level has a station where there are math games that families are able to come and play. Uh we also uh have had uh great um cooperation interaction with the high schools having high school uh volunteers who help at that event as well. Um and just a note the time change it's actually 5:00 uh not 6:00. Um but we do it annually in January and we have hundreds of of students and family members. It's it's a it's a fun night. We do it for about an hour and um it's great opportunity for for kids and for families to come to school and and play some fun math games.
113>> Thank you, McAffrey. Miss Scutier, uh we also have a school site council meeting and our ELAC meeting on the 12th. School site council will be at 3:30 and ELAC at 5:00. Those are held through Zoom, so anyone who would like to attend is welcome to join us. We start our seventh grade basketball in January. We just finished 8th grade. So, seventh grade will start trying out on the 6th and 7th and their games will um begin on the 22nd. And um we also have our Bulldog Senate, which is like our student leadership group on the 7th. And so they give us uh meaningful input into our school. All right. Thank you very much for sharing your January calendars. Okay, now we can move on to the consent calendar. 242.663. Routine matters. Nothing to highlight
114for the consent calendar this month. >> Okay. Any questions on anything? Can I get a motion to approve 242.663? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. We have a motion from Matthew Ward to approve item number 242663 the consent calendar seconded by Casey Rab boy. Katherine Harper I. >> Annette Kunzie >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40 242.665 board consideration of approval of the 2526 first interim report. So it is that time of year. You're ready because most of these items are me. Okay. So we'll be presenting our first interim um report period. Um is this a common item for around December? We have to present it to the board and um provide it to Skoey for um approval on their end. So this provides current year projections from
115July to October 31st. um we have to use the best projection numbers available at that time and um I do have use the assumptions provided by school services and um I know our winter's calpads reporting is due after that but we use some projections to project our financials which I'll explain that in the next slide. So um to summarize our first interim Chloe can you get the next oh next slide. Um so our our cola for this year is at 2.30 that hasn't changed or nothing has changed on that end. Our stirs remain unchanged at 19.10%. Pur decrease in the projections from 2705 to 2681. And our enrollment projection did increase from our adopted budget in June to um current projections. This about I think I had like 29 students 3452 to 3481. Um and
116our ADA projections, we normally are um use our P2 projections from our annual revised in June just to be conservative. Um and it provides us real revenue like what would it look like in a full fiscal year. And um during the time school starts and up till October and even now in December um we collect all our alternative income forms which is the number for our unduplicated pupil percentage. Um that's for foster lowincome homeless. Um it helps us um obtain additional funding sources. Um, so during this time period, we did we did see a decrease from 62.53% to 61 um.40. This is a three-year average when we put it into our financial calculator. This results in an estimated loss of $500,000 in one single year. Since we have to present to the board in a
117three-year multi-year period, it is a reduction of 1 $1.5 million in our multi-year projections. We did not anticipate that during adopted budget. I did not see this decrease. I didn't project for this. We lost about 173 qualifying students compared to last year's number. Um what we've been doing in communication with our teachers, our principles um in the last especially this last from the beginning of the month and what we've been doing is trying to push to see hey um telling our community this is not just for free meals. This is for additional funding for your school site programs for instructional supplies and we're trying to convey the message it's more of funding overall to try to obtain and we have seen an increase in the last several weeks from many of our school sites. Um
118we got Valley Oaks completed all the forms and I got an email yesterday so shout out to Valley Oaks. Um but it is a big drop in revenue that we even strategize other methods with our unions. uh what we can do next year to try to explain that it's more than um just meals itself because this is a big impact in our financials and we did not anticipate this. We hope by second interim with this last push in December once we reertify our cowpads numbers that we'll see at least a minimum of 100 we're hoping or close to what we had last year. So that's our goal right now. We're we're we're providing the information. We're communicating with the team and trying to get those those last minute forms that we can just to try
119to see the increase for our second intro that we'll present in March. So, more information will be provided then. Um, however, we did see an LCF revenue increase roughly about 500,000 in taxes. So, yes, it did it did help for that portion, but I did not project that. I I projected the revenue we have, but that 1.5 million in a multi-year, it drops our reserves. So, I really hope we could see an increase that by our second interim period. I hope that makes sense. If not, feel free to ask me questions. I was trying to explain some background on that. And with that alternative income form, um parents are not required to give us their income information. In the last few years, it's been more difficult to get that because it used to be tied
120to getting free or reduced meals. Now that everybody gets a meal for free, regardless of your income status or regardless if you turn in the form or not, it h it has been harder to collect that information from families. So, um the last few years in December, we have kind of struggled, but this year it's been worse. We've never had this this many. 173 not qualifying um is the largest that we've seen in the last couple of years. I did see the email that came out about you know wanting people to do that paperwork. Does that have to do with the fact that we went to a digital like I'm not getting the big stacks of paper come home for my kids anymore? >> No, they're completing the form but they're choosing the box declined
121to state. >> Excellent. Is that the reason why we lost 173 is because they're not filling out the paperwork and doing the decline? That's literally the reason. >> Yes. State >> they don't want to state income. >> In order to count in the upp part of it is based on your um income, your annual income and how many um people live in your household. And they're not right now they're not required to complete that information. They can put decline to state. >> And we did share that it's confidential. It stays with as a district. It it when they evaluate how much revenue, they don't pinpoint. They just see how many as a count, not per person or family or address. It's just how many do you have as a count overall and then okay, this
122is how we're going to determine and give you the additional funding. And I I mean we're hoping with the messaging and the letter now that we're providing more information um it will build that trust to this is needed for the schools for funding and um even though we not everyone will qualify and we know that already but just participation on its own gets us closer to that number. Mhm. >> Um it especially for the beginning of next year, is there any incentive for the kids to get their paperwork turned in quickly and efficiently? >> We we thought I mean I I and this was with Brian during communications they even thought of doing um back to school nights. Um I know um Macaffrey does some on back to school, but even then a second during
123our parent teacher conferences when they're there sitting with them, hey, by the way, you didn't fill out your alternative income form. Um trying to communicate with the teachers and letting them know like, hey, this is another try to get them if they're there in person, they're going to come in and review the grades, but try to get that form in at the same time for the ones that are missing that we don't get during back to school. Those are some great ideas we did get recently. Mhm. >> We did we did ice cream. We did River Oaks was the first staff to get 100%. But even though maybe they had 100% of the forms turned in, >> they still had a high percentage of families that chose to decline to state. >> And so it's
124not just about getting them to complete the form. It's about giving their, you know, and at some point maybe the you the up is going to go down a little because maybe people are making incomes higher. Maybe they're not. Maybe we don't have as many families that are qualifying based on the qualifying factors, but we don't know that unless they give us their information. >> But could there be just an extra incentive for that paperwork like a homework pass or is is that allowed? Can we can we give a little incentive? >> Yeah, we could do any incentive. I mean >> I mean just something >> inert that >> I think the communication is important that people realize this really is tied to funding to your school. I also kind of wonder and I don't
125I have no idea what schools are you're seeing this you know where you think there should be more. I wonder if it has to do with just there's, you know, there's more immigration activity right now and I wonder if that has something to do with parents just wanting to fly under the radar. I'm just throwing stuff at the wall. I don't know. >> That's what we've heard too cuz um we've had um communication with other CBOS and I've talked to them. A lot of people feel like I don't want to tell them anything about me at this time. I don't feel safe. M but letting them know reassuring that it's confidential >> is key in messaging that but it we've and we anticipated that would be I just didn't anticipate this much. >> Sure. >>
126I know that some probably are making more money because of time and cost of living. But it's I I from the 173 I could say I 100 are still qualified. We just need to let them know that it's safe to provide that information >> and that's messaging. >> Yeah. Um so for federal revenue which is our title one two three and four um a preliminary projections have been been provided um and there is showing a decrease of 80,000 and that's based on our up count from last year once they get our certified numbers final um we get a final update in title funding projections and that decrease can decrease even more by second interim. So, we are we are taking measures to reviewing what we're funding under Title One and reviewing positions as they do
127come up. But we our our hope is not to affect any of our student programs. That's number one. But we'll re re-evaluate once we know the final allocation of what it really looks like around the end of January when we know final allocations. Um on the other hand, we did receive state funding. It is about about $1 million in student support professional development discretionary block grant. What we did for with these funds, we designated these funds for our science adoption that we have began um our curriculum department has began um um that process for adoption. So, we set those funds aside and um so right now we're not we're we're we're glad we got them, but we need the curriculum and that's going to be designated for that. the cost of living adjustment in our
128multi-year projection as I said stated that this current year um it's 2.30 30 for as of right now school services has provided new projections also the LAO and probably CSBA as well. Um I went to the CVO symposium in November and um even though when they were there presenting they are they stated you should even put it but whatever your board normally sees go with that but projections for cola next year is looking like at 2.5 versus at 3.02 02. The current um LCFF calculator and multi-year projection that I have in the budget is at 3.0. So whenever you see the reserves, just know that it's going to look half a percent less than what we're projecting by second interum. We'll see what that really looks like. But they are projecting it lower. Same for
129the 27 28. But I just wanted to give you guys a glimpse because it is being projected by um different types of researchers or LAO and school services even FCM mac too um 2728 at 3.42 for two. I I already know that once we get the January budget, this is going to look different. So, for projection reasons and and based on the information we have right now, um our LCFM funding, which includes that reduction in our UP, is at $40 million. Um we get additional add-ons for home to school transportation and TK that's about 500 um almost close to 600,000. um the supplemental concentration which is portion of the upp um and it's reduced uh we're getting about 5.9 million um our grades span adjustment and base grant is majority of our funding together is
130about 33 30 about close to $34 million totaling up that $40 million and you can see on the on the left side well my left if I'm looking at it um the up count is that supplemental concentration English learners lowincome foster youth and that's when I tie in that alternative income application. We hope to see that increase by second interim. So once we present that in March, we'll we'll see what that looks like. Our next slide is district enrollment and funded ADA. So um enrollment goes we're seeing a projection growth in enrollment. Um our funded ADA is getting a little bit better over time. It's not a big drastic um difference, but the good thing is we're not declining in enrollment, which results not declining our ADA. Our attendance has increased. So, our attendance rate
131is about close to 94%. Last year when we presented for interim was about 93%. So, we're in a we're steadily getting better over time every year. Um but we hope to see um an increase in ADA. It would be great to be at 95. um there would be more additional funding for us, but so far we're we're project we're projecting conservatively across in our multi-year. Same thing with our um funded ADA. So for visual um for revenue purposes um we we have unrestricted and restricted. This presents the combination of the both um which is your title funding, your ELO funding and then with your unrestricted side which lottery EPA and your state funded. That's total revenues we receive as a district is about $60 million. This includes the one time. So some of the onetime
132over over the multi-year will be less um once when you review our multi-year projections but on average we get about $60 million in revenue and majority as our LCFF which is 70%. Federal revenues, which we'll see some decreases, is about 3% of our budget, very small. And state revenues is much larger, which is our state um our our lottery funds and our even the onetime funds are state. Our expenditures, again, we're presenting this as a whole picture together with unrestricted and restricted. Um total combination expenditures is about $64 million. Of that $48 million, it represents salaries and benefits. This is about 76% of the district budget. Keep in mind that our expenditures are more than our revenue by 4 million because we do have a lot of carryover. We have elope carryover. We have some
133are of um um some of the block grant that we had last year. Um expanded um what was another program? We had the learning loss. We had carryover funds. So, we're expanding our carryover funds. So eventually over the multi-year, you'll see that decrease as we continue to spend. However, we are project um based on our our the LAO and school services um information, they are projecting more one time for next year. So, we'll see what that looks like in in second interim and during our January budget, we'll have an idea of what they're looking for, how much per ADA, and we may we may continue to spend more because we carry over the funds on those onetime funds depending on what we're going to use it on. Our unrestricted reserve levels, this is not counting
134the restricted side because those are obligated funds for specific programs and resources. So our projection for this year um is at 13.35 that we're projecting to end the fiscal year. Um this does not account for any raises at all. So this is without any raises. Um nothing has been settled with any of the unions. Um for 2627 at 12.81 and then for 2728 11.27. Keep in mind that we do anticipate a decrease um based on projections. So that 12.81 81 could look less by.5% based on the current projections. Same thing for the last year. It's going to look look more like a 10.8 or something that way that I was projecting. Another thing to keep in mind some of the recommendations the leg legislative office has prov provided us. It's very important for districts to
135keep cash flow because we still have to pay our bills regardless of whether we get the money in October or April because taxes are only provided certain times of the year. um we have to have enough cash to be able to pay our bills and pay our payroll. So some of the recommendations they've been providing is our monthly payroll for the district's 2.89 million. Um two months we have uh currently 5.7 million. Um if you do two months of payroll it's about a 9.6% reserve and we only are required to keep 9%. So that just gives gives us a perspective. One month of payroll is a 4.8% in your reserve. So what we're we're in a position where we have that board policy, but even with the recommendations from the LAO, we are we don't
136even have two months worth of payroll. And that's payroll. That's not incoming paying our bills, utilities and other stuff. Payroll comes first and then that that that we look on the other side. That cash flow is very important to think about that whenever we're doing our projections and providing these reserve amounts because we have to be able to pay our our bills regardless of when the state provides you the money because the state gives us 1 million 1.2 million certain times of the month. It's not consistently they don't say here's 2.8 for your payroll. It's spread around throughout the year that it is our responsibility to maintain reserves to be able to pay our our salaries and benefits and our bills. So, I just want to clarify. So, we have we can do payroll for
137two months. We have basically two months worth of payroll. >> Right now with a 13.35, we do. >> Okay. >> But if we go down and do raises and we're living on a 9%, >> we don't. We would only have one month and a half. >> Wow. >> Um, >> but so it's very important to maintain reserves to maintain at least two months of cash flow for your at least your payroll priority. I mean, we could just tell the vendor, "We'll pay you next month until we get the next one." We don't want to do that, but we we're we're in a position that we've been fiscally solvent and been able to maintain healthy reserves to maintain our monthly obligations. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> And a good example, um, you've probably remembered us
138talking about deferrals. And so when the state is when they're running low, which they're starting to run low now, their reserve is low and they're telling us to be prepared for some difficult times coming up. What they start to do is they start to issue deferrals, meaning they don't pay districts on time. So you have to have enough money in your reserve in the bank to make your payroll or you're taking out loans. We in the past back, you know, in the past the last five or six years, we have not had to do it. Um, but we've had to take out what they call trans loans and we have to pay interest on that just to make payroll. And so we don't want to get in a situation to where we can't make payroll
139in the next couple of years um because it's there's a good chance we will start seeing deferrals again from the state based on their state budget right now. >> They did present deferrals were anticipated for around May and June. So we'll see that in January's budget when we get presented. So summarize um the district has met all their financial obligations for the 2526 school year supported with onetime funding. The increase in tax revenue helped us. If not we would have been looking at a lower reserve level um because of that $1.5 million that we lost over the multi-year. We hope to see that changed by second interim. We'll provide that information um hopefully soon. Um we do have a the the higher cola did help. Um but we'll get those projections. Hopefully UPP is add
140it's more UP counts for the next reporting period. We continue to maintain safe and secure learning environments with feedback from principles, teachers, and we we focus we we're we're very happy to invest in a new science curriculum. This was surveyed and teachers wanted to see that and we're glad that we're able to do that. Um we're able to increase our security measures with the grant. We're going to start planning out what that looks like and ongoing facility maintenance. We we focus and listen and understand everybody's needs and try to prioritize and have money set aside for those needs overall. Any questions? >> I just had a comment on you. >> I don't think it's on. or share with Matt. >> Okay. I don't know what's Oh, now it's on. Okay. I just had to move
141apparently. Okay. So, um, you touched upon it, but I just kind of wanted to expand upon it because in November, I mean, from a macro perspective, in November, the legislative analyst office issued a report that indicated that the budget was potentially going to be an $18 billion deficit and and there was some really some structural deficits in the budget. I'm not sure that will come out when the budget is presented in January. Um, and I know there's a little bit of a lag period between when the budget comes out and the LAO does their analysis, but they did issue a report just in last um, November, mid November that was the fiscal outlook that was um, had some real strong concerns, strong structural deficits and things like that. So, I would recommend to anybody who
142is tracking this budget stuff to go out and read that. And then also just last Friday, the California State Auditor issued a report saying that there were some real significant um departmental risks in the state. So again, I would recommend issuing uh reading that. The California Globe just had an article, I think it was yesterday, that really sort of summarized a lot of those facets. Um, and then also we don't I think a refinery we're learning that there's some closing and things like that and some companies moving out that could impact gas prices that again will probably roll into the increased gas, increased goods and all of that. So, just kind of want to make sure everyone's looking at it, not just from schools, cuz when they're when they're not able to meet some of
143the requirements that the state has in other areas, they might start to try and um pull from the prop, you know, do some maneuvers is what they call them. So, just sort of keeping that on everyone's radar. So, yeah, >> thank you. And thank you. This is you made this very digestible. So, thank >> you. Thank you. >> And now it won't go off. >> I think it's just helpful for me to think about it in terms of household you know, good sound financial advice is to have three months worth of expenses um in case of emergency. And I guess it just helps me to see it broken down like we have, you know, one and a half to two. Two is too generous even. We have one and a half. >> Yes. >> Yeah.
144So that's >> it's perspective. >> Any other questions, comments? Okay, let's move on then. Or do we did the economic outlook? Are we ready to take a motion? I'm sorry, I lost my place. >> Thanks for taking motion. >> Okay. >> Could I get a motion to approve uh 242665? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Matthew Ward to approve item number 242665, seconded by Casey Raboy, Katherine Harper, >> I. >> Annette Kunzie, >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. Okay, now I'm back. I've caught up again. Uh 242.6666. We have a public hearing. >> So, um this item is an annual item that we're required to um provide to the board. It is um the annual report for our school facility developer fees
145and the 5-year report. Um basically we need to provide um publicly and then we'll adopt on the next item the fees collected and expended annually and and also the five-year report provides more of a comprehensive report what what projects we've done, how much it costs and the projection. It is very convenient for districts to prepare the report together each year. That way we meet the requirement of reporting it. So, what we're doing this year is just providing both reports every year so that we don't we don't have to worry about being n compliance. So, when's the next 5-year report up? This report is going to be provided to you annually versus just the resolution on its own. Um some items on the report that I want to um talk about is on and if you
146look at the report page two where it says annual and 5-year reportable um what are 2425 residential fee per square footage was3 $384 cents per square footage for new residential and for commercial fee um it was um currently we collect 60% or um 468 per square footage um for new commercial constructed within the district and then respplit that with the high school. So what we got for um so the beginning balance for last fiscal year, we started at $1.6 million. At the end of last fiscal year, June 30th, 2025, this is on page three if you're following. Um the ending balance was at $3.4 million in developer fees. So, we did collect substantial and I'm glad we were able to get the presentation from the city because now we could connect. Oh, we we've received
147a lot of um permits. Um this is going to connect to that. Um so, the fees collected in the last fiscal year. Um total fees was um $2.1 million. So, it's a big that reflects based on the permits they presented. Entrance ear interest earned on that it was um $91,000. Um, some of the funds that we've been using for the developer fees was for the Valley Oaks classroom that we just completed this December. Since we have to report based on last year, um, we just go based on the projection as of June 30th. So, it shows 60% now, we know it's done for the next year for reporting. It will see completion done in December. Um, we did use some of the funds for a potential new elementary school has Lois was presenting when talking
148to our school facilities to go see the grounds, get CD reviews and thoughts. So, we use some of the additional fees um uh with developer fees. Um, and other costs are normal annual costs which is professional consulting services, legal fees and personnel costs. So, our total expenditures for the year on my page four on the top um was 536,000 and we um we ended the the the fiscal year still high at 3.49 because we collected additional fees more than what we expended. Um we will continue to re review our projects to see what we what we can do with these developer fees and communicate with that with you guys annually and we can and Lois does it as it comes anyway. So you continue to see that information. Any questions? So procedurally, I do need
149to open and close the public hearing. Okay. So I'm going to open the public hearing that my page. Close it. Okay. So 242.667 is the action item. I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second. >> Thank you. Um I would just like to comment that there were no public comments for the public hearing. Um I have a motion from Katherine Harper for item number 242667 seconded by Matthew Ward. Casey Rabo >> I. >> Annette Kunzie. >> Thank you. The motion carries 4042.668. 668 board consideration of approval of resolution number eight accepting final completion of contract for the Valley Oaks Elementary School classroom building through SNB James. Yes. So, as you know, we've just completed a new classroom building at Valley Oaks. It's beautiful. Uh SMB James did a wonderful job as a general contractor in
150196 awesome job also um with the architectural plans and overseeing the project. Um it's beautiful. We had a a ribbon cutting event. I believe it was December 2nd. We had some treats for the kids. We had staff. We had news reporters. Probably saw it on the front page of the G Herald. Um, we were able to go into the classrooms. It's just a very, very nice building. Very excited. The community has supported us expanding, remodeling, renovating classrooms. They were we removed the oldest portables in the district and now they're they're very nice classrooms. And so um the project came on time, actually a little early. They they finished sooner than they had expected and they came under budget by almost $200,000. Um the proposed contract that went to the board was for a little over
1513.6 million and the project ended at a little over 3.4 million. So on time or actually early and saved money and it's very very nice. Everyone's very happy. Um so I don't know David what what are the teachers and students think about I think they were moving in there today when we were in the spelling bee if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, today um the the third grade teachers as well as uh our custodial staff moved all the chairs and desks and tables and everything into their new rooms while we were doing the spelling bee and then they were doing a little activity. So, uh they're in their classrooms now. The kids are super excited. I walked through there today uh with the students in the classrooms and they look like, you know, classrooms now and
152everybody's really excited. The teachers are very happy with the the storage and uh you know, the newness of everything considering they had been in the oldest to go from the oldest to the newest is is a really cool thing. Everybody's really excited. >> Yeah. Yeah. And we funded this with developer fees, some of the fees that um Alejandra just spoke of, and some state facility reimbursement funds. So, we will need approval to submit to the county for the official notice of completion. >> Can I get a motion to approve 242.668? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Have a motion from Casey Raboid to approve item number 242668 seconded by Matthew Ward. Katherine Harper I. Annette Kunzie. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40 242.669 board consideration of approval for the
153architect DCA proposal for a design uh redesign of the Greer parking lot. >> Yes. So more projects coming, more good things coming for us. um Mrs. Thankful because the community passed the bond. So um during um some of the feedback um on the bond uses of funds was the parking lot structure. So G Elementary has experienced severe traffic congestions for many many years during morning drop off and afternoon pickup. We've even did a walk through with the architect how it's probably like two three blocks down. It it's very congested and is the approach from the east on west a street and extends into the drop off pickup aisles and the main parking lot. There does not be to be an issue on the um traffic from the west onto West a street. This project will
154evaluate different options to improve traffic flow to pedestrian safety during the drop off and pickup rush. And the options may include reconfigur reconfiguring the parking, drop off, pickup, um drive aisles, and landscape areas. The evaluation may suggest improvement options that will explore with the city of G. And um basically, we're asking for board approval um for these architectural services and construction documents to be submitted to DSA. The fiscal impact is about 187,000. We're going to be using um general obligation bonds, measure H. >> All right. All I want to say is that out of an abundance of caution, I'm going to recuse myself from voting on it just because I know the owners of the company. I've been my my engineering company's been contracted by them on previous jobs and other places. So, I'm going
155to not vote on it. >> Okay. >> Any other comments, questions? Okay. As a GRE parent, I will make the motion to approve uh let's see here. 242.668. Can I get a second? I will second that. >> That was two. >> I made the motion. Sorry. 242669. >> 6669. Yes. I'll make the motion to approve 242.669. >> I have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242669. Seconded by Casey Rabo, Matthew Ward abstaining. Annette Kunzie. >> I. >> Thank you. The motion passes 30 242.670. Um, same services for River Oaks. >> Yeah. So, River Oaks is another of our school sites that experienced severe traffic congestions during the morning drop off and pickup on from both directions, Vintage Oak Avenue and extends into the drop off pickup aisles, the main parking lot. This
156project will evaluate different options, improve traffic pull, pedestrian um safety and to drop off and pickup brush and we'll explore improvements with the city of G as well. Um we're asking for board approval to begin the architectural services for construction. Our fiscal impact um um is at 168,000 and um general obligation bonds measure H will be used to cover these fees and this just initial phase. Is it the same? >> Yeah. Okay. >> I'm going to abstain. >> Okay. >> Well, as a former River Oaks parent, I'll make the motion for item 242.670. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Have a motion from Casey Rao to approve item number 242.670. Seconded by Annette Kunzie. Matthew Ward abstaining. Katherine Harper. >> I. Thank you. The motion carries. 3042.6. 671 board consideration of approval of game time
157and recreation project proposal for the playground replacement at Greer Elementary. So, um to add some background on this, um early May, there was a a grant um with Game Time um for playground projects as a district and we submitted the grant and got approval around September, October that they would cover up to 50% of the playground infrastructure. So, um, once we got contacted from Game Time and their vendor and began reviewing some projects that are in need and some sites that need upgrades, we were able to use some of the grant funds through that um, through game time and then additional funding to support this project. So, we're going to begin with Greer um, Greer with input with from teachers, our principal, um, students. Um uh we provided um several types of um designs and
158options and um we we we even walked the site listen to some some kids were like what would they would like to see or and it was nice to be able to get that input and create some designs that something they would be excited to see. So for intermediate playground um the and the visuals are attached there for you to for um to see um also they also they provided instructional material so PE can use it as part of their instruction um that was an add-on to that. So what we're asking is board approval to recommend the game time playground project to procure through a seamass contract which is a procurement government website. That way um you um they have fixed um rates and amounts they can't overcharge you and the with the recreation project
159services installing under the same CMAS contract. The fiscal impact is 149,000 um part of it will be funded um with measure H maintenance funds that we've set aside and expanded learning funds. Um it's exciting to see these come into play and we hope to eventually bring more um as we start doing our walkthroughs and evaluation with some other sites. >> Any questions? >> What's from start to finish? What is the timeline for that? >> She she made it sound like they could do it in two weeks. >> Okay. >> I know that's an ideal world. So, we we once we provide this um approval and we give it to them and sign the PO, we'll have to talk to Adam on a date. Um and if he could do it in two weeks, which I
160was very surprised um then we'll pick a date and see when we can do it, but it's exciting. Um hopefully we'll have that in spring. >> Can I get a motion to approve? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. Thank you. Have a motion from Matthew Ward to approve item number 242.671 seconded by Annette Kunzie. Katherine Harper I. >> Casey Ra boy >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. 242.672 board consideration of approval of 196 architects proposal for River Oak's new relocatable classroom buildings. >> All right, I'll give Ally a break on this one. Lots on facilities tonight which is awesome. Great upgrades. So this you might remember that the last couple of years at Greer and Lake Canyon we added a couple of new portables using expanded learning funds and the
161portables are needed for the afterchool programs that we run using these funds. And so now we are looking at this for River Oaks as well. um their enrollment has increased and um they are running out of space for afterchool programs and so we've identified a location on campus um in the back where there's already an existing row of portables. We would add two more and we can use the expanded learning funds for this project. So this is a contract for the architectural services to get it started. We would use um 196 architects for this project and if approved we would move forward with um working with a company to actually purchase the portables that would come to the board next. But we need to get the architectural services and get the project to DSA and
162things like that before we do that. So the um for for the architect the services would be approximately $117,000. I'll make the motion to approve 242.672. I'll second. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242.672. Seconded by Casey Rabo boy. Annette Kunie >> I. >> Matthew Ward >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40 242.673 board consideration of approval of Prop 28 arts and music in schools annual report and school site plans. So um Prop 28 has a required annual report to present to the board for approval. It needs to include a summary of what the district is doing and implementing the amount of staff that we've hired, our plans and number of students being served and the school sites. um offering the arts and educational programs.
163So, we provided an narrative report, but we provided a we're also providing a visual report of that because it's nice to see um we received pictures from the school sites to present to you guys to see what activities they've been doing and some of their plans are still continuing throughout the year. Um and we have a presentation coming up and we'll present that Thank you. So the on the next slide the background um as I mentioned we will include narrative for each of our school sites of what they're doing and um who they hired staff hired and what um the students being served and the types of programs. Um for the art arts and music grants they school site has three years to spend the funds for from the originating year. So we received the
164funds this year they have three years to expend it. So far sites have been on track spending last year's money in the next year just because some projects take a little longer than others and they've been able to implement this year and especially with the field trips we've increased so much in the past year due to these funds. So we're going to begin with their site. So, um, their annual allocation for this year, it's about 26,000. They do have carry, they did have carryover. They probably spent most of it. Um, $11,000, um, totaling about $38,000 for the year. Um, some salaries and benefit they spent, um, and or plan to spend already. Um, it's about 4,500 and the rest are for um, supplies and services. Um, so what they've been doing is they've host multiple
165culture and arts assemblies including Mexican flecourt dance, um, TW Taquo drumming, which I had to look that up. I didn't know what that was. Um, African dance, um, puppet shows, and they've included um, the Sacramento um, children's museum um, Van Go program. Um, the addition of the sites will expand its family night and offer teachers funding for additional supplies for arts. So, they've been very productive. I've seen the field trips. I've seen what she's been doing. It's it's great to see the additional services and supplies provided to school site. And so, it's first is doing a great job. I mean, all the sites are, but we'll we'll go continue on the next one. Valley Oaks. So, Valley Oaks um total allocation is for this fiscal year is 98,000. Um they have carryover 109,000 um totaling
166207,000 they have in salaries and benefits about 40,000 and supplies and services projected to be spent about 110. So some of the things that they're doing is additional musical instruments, repair existing equipment, um access um art programs to some um for example guitar club. I know he they presented last was it last year or was it this year? They they came to um to a board meeting an edible art club that's new. I need to participate in that. Um the school will host on on-site assemblies and art shows and provide students with field trips to live performances. All teachers will also receive additional art supplies to support classroom instruction. Our Lake Canyon School um total allocation for this fiscal year is 77,000. They do ha they did have a carryover of 82,000 totaling for the
167year $160,000 to spent. The salaries and benefits projected for them is about 16,000 remaining 85,000 being projected to be spent for supplies and services. Some of the plans um that Canyon has will purchase additional musical instruments, provide art supplies for all teachers. Um funding will support VEPA related trips and transportation along with new afterchool workshops, clubs and classes and dance, theater arts and visual arts. The school will also upgrade its performance space by installing a backdrop curtain system and a ceiling mount LCD projector for the stage for performances. So, it's nice to see that. And here's some visuals. They were able to send me some of the projects and they um activities they've been doing. So, it's nice. McCaffrey. So, Macaffry's um allocation for this year is 131,000. they do don't have any carryover because
168um their full allocation is consumed by um the arts teacher that we do have for salaries and benefits. Um however, however, they're a been able to currently they have five sections of arts are being art one being offered and and providing students meaningful opportunities to explore their creativity. Looking ahead, the school plans to use some funding to develop art two courses to support students who wish to further cultivate the artistic skills. We are supporting Macaffrey. The district receives a portion out of the arts and music um which what they call we could charge 1% admin fee. We choose not to charge it and we provide it to Macaffrey on the services they need um whenever they need anything for their audio for their um band um choir. We prioritize them providing those services and tools.
169It it's not a large amount of money we receive, but we prioritize and providing them the services because they too need to go to field trips um and have those opportunities and have supplies and equipment needed for their classes. And this is their um Macaffer display. It's beautiful. So, they're able they've been doing a lot. Here's more student artists. So, Greer um their total available funding is um $93,000 for the year. They had carryover about $100,000 totaling 194,000 for this fiscal year. About 39,000 is for salary and benefits and they're projected to spend about 125,000 for supplies and services. Um Greer is currently um they will continue to to build on last year's. I I know Adam is is new, but he's been working with um with the student his teachers and council regarding feedback
170on what they need. Um they want to complete a new stage new stage curtains and finalizing a new AV system in the multi-purpose room. The school will also outfit a new art room to strength the visual and performing arts instructions. In addition, Prop 28 funding will be support to expand after school offerings including visual arts, theater art, and dance. River Oaks. They got a new mural which is beautiful if you go see it in person if you guys other sites want it. I mean Leah probably has a contact for them but um for 2526 allocation they had um 86,000 for this fiscal year carryover about 80,000 um totaling 167,000 for this fiscal year to spend. Um currently projections about 26,000 in salaries and benefits and 85,000 for supplies and services. Some of the things they're
171planning is additional band instruments, implement new K to 5 music curriculum. Um, so the school will expand an existing art club and introduce a new art book club. That's really cool to broaden creative opportunities for students. Funding will support more field trips to museum theater performance along with hosted hosting vis visiting artists who provide K6 art instruction um through assemblies. Additional plans include um supplying all teachers with art materials, promoting student art contests, and exploring the launch of a dance club, the hip-hop one. She just said that they're starting next month. So, it's going to be nice to see them. Um our next site is Moringo. Moringo's allocation is about $74,000 for the year. Carryover is $111,000 totaling 185,000. Got a lot of spending to do. Um so salaries and benefits is 15,000. About 120,000
172is is for supplies and services. Mingo will enhance visual and performing arts by developing fully stocked art room for teachers to access materials, support group projects, and organize supplies. The school will also improve teacher prep spaces to increase VAPA resources. Funding will expand art related field trips including visits, theater, museum, museums, presentations by local artists. Additionally, the multi-purpose room sound system will be upgraded to improve the quality of student performances. So, a lot of investment in our infrastructure because it's needed. It hasn't been updated for many of our school sites. So, in summary, the district received um for the full fiscal year uh the total budget for the fiscal year is 1.1 million. This includes the carryover. The am um the amount approximately 840,000 has been projected to be used this fiscal year. Um a
173thought this is a lot of thoughtful planning. They've been working with their stakeholders and updating updating their site plan. So each of our principles has a site plan that they receive feedback from their stakeholders and that's in our prop 28 section on our website. It's a live document. So as they get feedback, they could update the information um on the on their site plans and we didn't want to present that because that's very detailed by site. I provided more of a summary here for you guys to see it as a bigger picture. But across the district, we've expanded our education, our arts program by upgrading our facilities, new and additional repair for instruments, materials, curriculum. Um teachers just asked their principles and principles are able to provide those resources due to these BAPA funds. So
174it's uh building that communication with um their teachers, employees, and um even their um meeting with the parents and their stakeholders. Um I've I've seen more field trips. you've seen them in in our presentation for transportation. We're able to access more due to these funds and um all of us together, I mean, I've seen them work diligently on that site plan to make sure we provide those resources and use up the funds because I want to make sure we're actively using them um throughout the year. But any questions? >> Is it accurate to say that the money that doesn't get spent will roll over to the next year? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Correct. And we try to talk and when we visit make plans. I'm like, "Okay, you need to start spending a little
175bit more. We need to see what are you doing? Are you providing to your teachers? Have you done this?" And we share ideas using our we have a VAPA coordinator and she co she provides them the resources, the support um of other what other sites are doing so they can to implement that at their site. So services are being provided at all sites. Um and we we also have I forgot to add we have that email. It's the color on the screen. You can't really It's darker on paper. So, the Prop 28 AMS FAQ like if there's feedback from the public and they want to submit feedback to me and I'll share that relate that message to the site, I I get those emails directly with my assistant and we'll share that information. Um, but
176yes, um, carryover funds get spent into the next year. Our goal is to always spend at least last year's because we don't want to be in a third year and not have to spend the funds. But looking at their ideas and their plans, um, every site is on on track to spend their funds. Um, if not this year, the next year. >> I just had a comment or story, I guess. So, I was at the B Street Theater last Friday with my granddaughter watching a student matinea and I looked over and Morango Ranch was there. And so, it was neat to see their second graders there as well. And it's a really neat program because they bring all the actors out after and the kids can ask them all the questions and it was all
177about the history of Northern California. They talked about the Capitol and Apple Hill and Cordy Brothers which I learned a whole lot. So, um, so it was a really neat thing to see and I was really happy. I'm like, "Oh, Colt's here." So, it was it was nice. >> Thank you. Anything the principles want to add? >> No. Okay. I just like to thank Erica Walters. She's been a fantastic resource for us principles. Uh at times the leg work and finding, you know, wonderful opportunities for our kids does take a a good chunk of time and having a dedicated VAPA coordinator has been invaluable to us. >> Thank you. >> I can also just comment quickly. It was so nice to have the opportunity to be able to present to our grade levels and say,
178"Hey, you've been doing a field trip each year. Let's add two more. Let's get the kids out. Let's see some things. You know, I think the Beast Street Theater they did there was another grade level went on Thursday and then Friday. So, it is nice. I'm glad you saw them, but I know that they're enjoying that opportunity and we don't get it all the time. So, let's take advantage of it. >> Thank you. >> Great. It's it's very enjoyable to hear about all the different things that are happening and the enrichment and the opportunities stuff that they're exposed to that they wouldn't necessarily be otherwise. Okay. I'll make the motion to approve 242.673. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242.6. 673 seconded by Annette
179Kunzie Casey Raoy I Matthew Ward >> I >> thank you the motion carries 40 >> 242.674 board consideration of approval of the 2627 school calendar. Okay, my last one. Um in in collaboration with both labor unions, a calendar for the 2627 school year has been drafted for your review. The tentative calendar has been approved by our G Elementary faculty association GFA union membership. This is no fiscal impact and board approval is recommended. I do want to highlight some things um just to provide some information. Um it was a really close close election. They were tied for two calendars um for a bit and I know Brian could attest to that, but I do want to highlight some differences between the high school and um the current calendar being presented. The difference that you will notice
180is we are starting a week after the high school and then we're ending a week after the high school. Throughout the year, most of it or majority is similar to the high school. We still have that February break. Um on October, we have the 9th as a PD date. Um January that 15 date matches with them and then in April that 26th of a Monday matches with them. So, we try to coordinate as closely as we can because we don't want to impact um our family and um because we know we have parents in both school districts. Um but with um great collaboration between both um unions um we were able to um draft this calendar for your review. Any questions? Um, I guess my only observation is it seems to me that we would
181want to get more instructional days earlier before we hit all of the assessments, but I mean, I understand, you know, everybody was surveyed and um that's just my my only observation. I mean, I'll make I will make a motion to approve if nobody has any other comments or questions. Okay. All right. And just to add, I mean, for our next calendar, we will work closely with the high school and they invited us to to their next committee because they work two years out and um it'd be a great time to collaborate with some of our teachers and with the high school to understand their perspective of how they built their calendar because our goal is to align it as close as possible. >> Um, but it's it's a better picture to get feedback and see
182why their calendar is this big compared to ours. So we'll hopefully work with them this coming year for the >> 728. Yeah. >> So that's so we'll we'll have more information for the new calendar hopefully soon. >> I think people are just are a little averse and I understand starting so early in August. >> You know I get that that's kind of hard to swallow at times. So I will make the motion to approve 242.674. I'll >> second. Thank you. I have a motion from Katherine Harper to approve item number 242.674 seconded by Matthew Ward. Casey Rao >> I. >> Annette Kunzie >> I. >> Thank you. The motion carries 40. Do we have any public comments, Miss Bach? >> There are no public comments. Miss Harper. Pending agenda items. We have one the wellness
183workshop for parents and that will be brought to the board later in the spring after we've had all three sessions. >> Okay. And then I know you had you wanted to report on >> the delegate. So I'll make it really quick. Um so we the two days prior to the conference I attend as a delegate and so um I have the agenda so I'll forward that to Lois. There are if if there's anything of interest maybe you can share that with the board. I do have backup materials a lot of times. So if there's a particular topic that interests the board a board member, they can I can provide that. So but a couple things that stood out um when we sort of met as our small group were some of the things that the
184other schools districts were doing. One of the things that sort of intrigued me just because it's always been an area of interest for me is um Robla did a board data deep dive and so they they and I have the link there to their materials. It was something the board requested where they really just looked at all of the the data holistically and started to ask questions. It was a workshop so it was gave them an opportunity to sort of look at some trends and ask questions and I thought that was a really neat idea. Um the other things that stood out is San Juan Unified School District has an interactive facilities dashboard. So it's really cool. I have the link to that as well. um they're a larger school district so they probably have
185resources to be able to do something like this but they you can go to any school at any time and it updates real time and so um so that I have the link to Fulsome Cordova mentioned they have an innovations academy and so they said I asked if they would be open to tours and they said yes but I have a link to that I wasn't able to get from the website a whole lot of information but I will provide that link um there's an aviation academy um I think it was twin rivers but they're partnering to give uh do is their career technical education pathway and so you know people who are interested in the aviation field can um get more information on that their students so I think it was Twin Rivers but
186don't quote me on that because I couldn't confirm that for sure uh but that was mainly it so I just wanted to share those highlights >> okay thank you and I just wanted to mention that I attended the Greer holiday concert on t Monday and it was great and the students obviously worked really hard so just wanted to shout out to them. Any other business agenda items? Okay, we're adjourned. >> Stand. I want my lights. I won't start.