SLCUSD Board Meeting 06.02.2026

001Oh, is it Maria to this evening? Would you would you please translate that translation services available to people online? >> I will be happy to. Thank you. So, the board met in close session immediately prior to open session and we discussed items of anticipated litigation, personnel, and conference with labor negotiators. Do we have consensus on the order of business this evening? >> Good. >> Thank you. So, this is sort of a bittersweet time. Those of us who know folks in the audience here um just said hello to someone we were Maria Slavven and I served as PTA presidents together um back in the day uh seeing people we've known for a long time who are moving on and doing bigger and better things uh after this school year ends. So uh Dr. Prader, are you

002announcing are you helping us out here? I know Rachel is as well. >> You want to kick it off? >> Yes. >> Good evening board. Tonight is one of my favorite nights of the year. Um it's where we get to honor our retirees. And so those that uh are able to be here tonight, I really with their families, I very much appreciate it. I know the board does as well. And unfortunately, Dr. Puchia uh had a family emergency back on the east coast that he had to attend. So, uh Rachel Robinson Vang will um will be here tonight to share the the um the um the highlights of our retirees. Rachel, >> good evening board members and executive leadership. So, I'm deeply honored to be able to present our retirey celebration item tonight. I know

003everyone's more excited for the video of the actual people we're here to celebrate and probably the cupcakes. So, while I'm not known for being concise, I'll try to keep it as brief as possible. Um, before we move to tonight's retirey celebration video, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on what we're truly celebrating this evening. We're honoring an extraordinary group of employees who've dedicated their careers to serving students, families, and communities at St. Louis Coastal. We in public education are fortunate enough to be entrusted with an amazing responsibility. Our community members allow us the opportunity to support the most important people in their lives, their amazing children. When you stop to think about the level of weight that honor carries, it is awe inspiring. Junior way Jacob. Thanks. Um, sorry. It is all inspiring

004that we get to do this work at every level of our organization from our classified and certificated positions up through our management and leadership positions. That is not to say that this work is easy, but it is easy to see why we love it so much. The people in this room have dedicated their lives and careers to doing this critical work, and we're all the better for it. Their impact reaches far beyond job titles or years of service. They've worked countless hours, have cheered on our students during their victories, both big and small, dried tiny tears and difficult moments, been safe harbor for those in need, trusted adviserss, and built lasting relationships with students, colleagues, and families. Through their commitment, compassion, and expertise, they've helped shape generations of young people and strengthened the very foundation

005of our district. Each year, this celebration is both joyful and bittersweet. We pause to recognize individuals who have become woven into the fabric of St. Louis Coastal. People whose presence, leadership, and dedication have left a lasting mark on all of us. While we will miss them, we're also filled filled with the deepest gratitude. Because of their example, the next generation of educators and staff is better prepared to carry forward the important work that they've begun and to continue moving our district, our community, and our students forward. It is truly an honor to present our classified and certificated retirees for the 2526 school year. On behalf of the board, our district, and the countless lives that each of you have touched, including my own, thank you for your tireless dedication, your unwavering commitment, and the difference

006that you've made every single day. We wish each of you all happiness, fulfillment, and ad and adventure in this next chapter as we move forward. And we have a video that we prepared for the board to view tonight celebrating each of these retirees individually and all of the things that they've done. So, we'll go ahead and get that started. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Welcome. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. back. That's your way of >> I feel like I know that dog. >> I do, don't I? Yeah. Yes. He's He's precious. Um, so we'd like to take a few minutes if it's okay to we have some really awesome snacks in the back and we'd love to come together and just say our parting words of thanks with our retirees and their

007families if that's okay. Mrs. Shuffer. >> Sure. I was hoping that perhaps all the retirees could join the board up front and we could have a group >> for a picture. That would be fabulous. >> Ryan, you want to Come on up. You're right. Thank you. >> Okay, you're gonna have four different phones to look at. Just pick your favorite. >> Charlotte. Obviously, I meant mine, guys. >> The smile >> now. Look like you're retiring. You're so excited. Yeah. >> That's your way of clapping. >> Yes. I love it. Clapping. >> Good job. >> Good girl. >> Has everybody got their photo? >> All right. All right, everybody. Please help yourself. There's also glutenfree options that are giving you. Okay, everyone. Cupcakes are over there. They're really delicious. >> I know. We are together. It

008completes the picture. >> It's perfect. Definitely. >> Yeah. I mean, >> I just It's important that you get that before your also. I feel I feel the same way. >> Yeah, it's good people. It's been a great great journey. The boys can't tell. We don't want In honor of You have my second job. Well, I don't want to put your hand I might go once everybody. I know. I saw Here we go. Yeah. That's okay. Nobody knows. Okay, we'll take a couple more minutes and then we'll get back to our board meeting. Okay, we'll see you over there. All right, board, if we could all come back together, please. I think we're ready to continue with the meeting. >> So, at this point, uh we're moving on to the public input portion of our evening.

009And the board did receive uh 37 uh pieces of correspondence, all of which are attached to the agenda and which the board has read. They primarily have to do with staffing. So we thank everyone for taking the time to write. I know that we have since the uh agenda was posted, we have received additional emails which will be included on the next agenda. So at this time uh public com we'll open up public comment if there is >> oh am I >> oh I got ahead of myself I'm so sorry. So we will before Oh I skipped right past it. So 5.02 1902 is our annual report for the personnel commission 202526. So um yes, thank you. I'm so sorry, Miss French. I did not mean to um overlook you. >> I know. >> I

010have to sugar on bentinis. That's on us. >> So you should be ready to go. >> Always hard. I hear you for later. Okay, you guys are all ready. >> Uh good. Good evening. My name is Becky French and I'm the current chairperson for the personnel commission. Uh, Miss Rachel Robinson Bang is here and will keep me on the right track. I think um I'm really excited to present this this afternoon this evening because uh this is a whole new format if you haven't seen. So our our past years our our annual report has been paper copy. Great. Um, but this is um this is really the brainchild of Miss Robinson Bang. And I really want to thank her for putting this all together very quickly. Um, this was something that uh was her brainchild.

011We went to the personal what is it called? >> CSPCA conference. DSPCA conference uh back in March and both of us went to one of the workshops that was on the annual report and I could see her brain ticking the whole time of all these ideas of what we could do to um highlight the commission. So, I'm going to go over I'm going to try to keep it as as brief as I can, but I do because we're so excited about it. Um and there are extra copies out there if anybody needs them. Um is it electronically? Okay, it's also posted. So great. Um but basically um our annual report highlights the personnel commission um report highlights how the personnel commission supports students by supporting the people who serve them. Uh throughout the report, you'll

012see the impact of the merit system in action through recruitment, career advancement, professional development, workforce planning, and employee recognition. At its core, the commission's work is about fairness, opportunity, and building strong systems that attract and retain exceptional employees. So the personnel commission um oversees or covers the classified service. Um and what I the first thing I want to say is that in the past our annual report has really highlighted what the commission has accomplished and done. This report is highlighting our classified staff, our people, our departments, um the bones of of the classified service. So, I'm really honored that we can put people's names in there and departments and highlight that kind of thing because we really haven't done that. The commission hasn't done that in the past and I think it's super super important

013and means a lot to the employees. Um to see this and see pictures and people's names and highlighting departments and and accomplishments goes a long way. So um we're really excited about it. Okay. Um some of the staff. So there are three of us. Uh I'm the chairperson. My name is Becky French. And then we have Irene Wand and we have Jennifer Meyers. Uh so we are the personnel commissioners. And then our staff uh we have Dr. Patia, we have Miss Robinson Bang. Um and then we've got Miss Ray, Miss Schultz, Miss Chapman Scaria, Miss Agura, and Miss Vega. And all of them are integral to making the commission and everything work. So we are really um honored and happy to have them. So, what is the personnel commission real briefly? Um, if you're on

014page, my pages are three. Thank you. Um, this service, this kind of gives a a blurb about the personnel commission and then its relationship to the board and human resources and the unions everything works together. So, this section serves as an introduction to the personnel commission's purpose and the role we serve in the organization. uh we summarize some of the most frequent questions that we get asked to include in the section for people just getting familiar with the commission. And that's what's nice. We've gotten a lot more questions. We've gotten more people at our meetings. Um so it's more of an engagement, not just us giving our meetings. So we really appreciate that as well. All right, next page. Um some of our activities and highlights. Uh we were pretty active this year focused on

015both organizational growth and workforce development. The commission completed multiple classification and reclassification reviews to ensure positions accurately reflect evolving work responsibilities and several new classifications were created. The student internship positions which there's a whole section on there in our um in our report. The vice principal's assistant and behavioral interventionist. Um, so we're we're working we're hearing uh what the needs are of the district and working with um commission to get those new positions rolled in. The commission partner closely with labor reps to provide training and review initial placement practices, strengthening transparency, transparency and shared understanding. uh personnel commission rules were updated to better align with district needs and current practices and commissioners remained actively engaged with staff and school sites through site visits, community events, professional conferences and union meetings and employee engage engagement opportunities.

016So these all these activities allowed the commissioners to get a better understanding of employee experiences and district operations firsthand. We're trying to get out there a little bit more, be a little bit more visible, um get out to the sites and get uh the classified service to to know who we are. Sorry, who we are and what we do. So excited. All right, goals and priorities on the next page. Um I like how we did this because it's uh not only do we typically we just put our goals for this current year in there. this time we've got next year so you can kind of get an idea where where we've been and where we're going. Um so some of those goals are the same and then we've got some new ones in there as

017well. Um, looking ahead, major priorities include continuing classification and reclassification studies, modernizing job families and classification specifications, expanding recruitment efforts and outreach strategies, strengthening professional development and career advancement pathways, reviewing evaluation systems, and improving employee feedback processes, and increasing site visits and engagement opportunities. and continuing collaborative work with union partners. And a major theme for the coming year is ensuring employees have clear pathways for growth and advancement within the district. That's also another thing we've heard from our classified staff is they'd like to see more of those pathways available to them. All right. Um this one, the employee profile. Great. We again we didn't recognize our our um employees in our annual report like this and so it is wonderful to highlight these folks. Um the model merit employee profile David Rodriguez the goal of

018the merit system is to hire the most qualified people and to create a foundational structure that empowers employees to promote from within. David Rodriguez's story illustrates the power of the merit system. Um, we wanted to find some real stories and opportunities to learn more about our staff. And the employee highlight is an opportunity to illustrate why merit matters and how by investing in our staff, we can grow and build a stronger foundation. All right, we're let's see here. Going on to our professional development in action. Um, again, investing in our in our people. We did some clerical professional development. One of the most meaningful investments this year was the HR clerical professional development workshop. Clerical staff serve as the operational backbone of every school and department. And the workshop created a rare opportunity for clerical

019professioners professionals from across the district to come together, collaborate, problem solve, and share best practices. participants engaged in professional learning, breakout discussions, uh, process improvement conversations, and cross-sight collaboration. And beyond skill development, the event strengthened professional networks and reinforced a sense of shared purpose among employees who often work independ independently at different sites. So, people are feeling those silos, and this gives them an opportunity to connect with their peers. This work directly aligns with the commission's goal of expanding professional growth opportunities and investing in employee success. All right. Um our classified program recognition. We wanted to hear from our staff on things they are proud of having accomplished this year and we were excited to highlight some of their successes throughout 2526. Uh there was the food and nutrition services department that received the CSBA

020golden bell award. Um which was amazing. Our food nutrition services department has just been um amazing. This recognition reflects innovation, excellence and a commitment to student wellness. So again highlighting the people, highlighting the program uh really makes a connection. All right. And then um next pages. Where am I here? What pages am I on? Yeah, I know. I know. What page is it I'm trying to >> Oh, they're not pages. >> They're not page numbers. Got it. Okay. Classified staff highlights. Um recognize the critical contributions of PAR educators, LBNs, librarians, IT staff, physical services professionals, and executive assistants. These positions represent a wide range of classified careers that support students both directly and behind the scenes and their work ensures schools remain safe, efficient, innovative and student centered. So again, the photos um just represent

021all those folks and it's really nice to put the name with the face. All right. Um behind the scenes with bu buildings, grounds, and transportation. Uh we thought this was a great great one to highlight. We're so grateful to be able to highlight the incredible work being done at BGT. They were selected as the departmental highlight because they had the highest retention and internal promotion rates across the district. Uh Chris Bondan is not only an amazing leader but has become the gold standard for merit-based recruitment practices in our organization. Is he here tonight? No, not here. Okay. Uh he and his team work incredibly hard to make sure that they not only hire thoughtfully but create relationships, professional development and networking opportunities to ensure that each team member is able to grow in the organization

022if that is their goal. So very um very helpful for them. All right. And then our next one is the student internship program which is super exciting. Um this is an initiative that just started this year. Uh the development of this student internship program. The program was intentionally designed to expand equitable access to career exploration and workforce development opportunities. Four internship pathways were created. Technology, culinary services, maintenance, and fiscal services. and students gain hands-on experience while developing workplace skills, professionalism, and exposure to meaningful careers. And we've already hired some folks into those two, too. Yeah. So, that's really exciting. The program serves as an example of the commission thinking beyond today's workforce, workforce needs, and investing in the future workforce. This initiative also demonstrates how the merit system can create opportunity not only for current

023employees but for future generations entering public service. Special recognition should be given to Lisa Dart and Alisa Ray for helping bring the vision to life and building the program structure and it's just only going to get bigger and bigger. Um so we're very excited about that as well. All right. Then we come to our all our section on employee of the year. Um re and uh all of our classified employees of the year. Um this year recognizing Jared Coburn, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Rachel Robinson Dang. Uh every year we get to honor the employees nominated by their peers for their commitment to excellence at St. Louis Coastal. Again, um I know we recognize them here publicly. We did that at our last meeting and that was fabulous. Um, but it's also meaningful for it to be

024in this document, um, that everybody can also see. So, um, really nice to put that in there as well. All right, getting close. Then we get into kind of the nitty-gritty of actually some of the the stuff that was in our other report. So, recruitment and retention data. Not going to go over everything in there, but um that data provides valuable insight into workforce trends and the effective effect effectiveness of hiring systems. And over the past five years, the district has maintained strong recruitment activity despite increasingly competitive labor markets. So some of the highlights, 516 classified applications received, 49 exams were conducted, 108 candidates tested, 91 candidates successfully pass the exam, 68 were hired into classified positions, and 443 total regular classified employees currently serve the district. And it's nice to have that um graph

025in there or the table in there kind of looking at our fiveyear what's happened over the past five years. Uh data shows a highly efficient hiring process with strong conversion from candidate to employee. While application volumes fluctuate year-to-year, the district continues to successfully attract qualified candidates. Retention is steadily increased over the last three years as well. Um, and those are all things that we look at uh in our meetings at the commission and where we're having difficult, where we're having challenges hiring, uh, where we're losing people. And so it's um, constantly a work in progress of of improving that. All right. Uh, in closing, this report ultimately tells a story about people. The Personnel Commission's work is not simply about rules, classifications, or hiring processes. It's about creating opportunities, supporting employee growth, ensuring fairness, and

026building a workforce capable of serving students at the highest level. Every accomplishment highlighted in this report reflects the dedication of classified employees who make St. Coastal a special place to learn and work. And in closing, I just want to thank the board as well uh for giving us the opportunity to present here tonight and for your support. Uh I'd like to thank Miss Dr. Puchia, his staff, and in particular Miss Robinson Vang. She really um she has put this together um in a short amount of time, and it's only going to get better. Next year, there's going to be even more. Um, so if anybody has any questions or if you have anything to add, I'd be happy to answer. I do have one ad just because I know that Miss French will not do

027it herself. Um, but I do want to take this opportunity to thank our personnel commission and really honor the work that they do. They're very thoughtful. They're very intentional. They're very engaged, very hands-on. um encouraging presentations, classified staff to come and discuss things that are important to them at our meetings and we have very regular conversations about how we can continue to keep learning growing and um Miss French steers that ship for us and keeps us on track and we're deeply ly deeply deeply lucky and deeply grateful and we're also appreciative to you as the board of education. We've always had great collaboration between the personnel commission, our union partners, and the board. And we go to conferences, we go to lots of meetings where we uh realize how lucky we are because that is

028not always the case. So, we're just extremely fortunate and grateful to all of you. >> Thank you. >> I see there are a couple of people on the board with comments. Mr. Mr. Buckman, >> Miss um great presentation. Thank you. I just I I enjoyed working with Becky at at SlooCo and she just keeps keeps on being amazing for people. Um, I want to say as I read this last night, I really love that the personnel commission's role is coming through the through the voice of the people that work for the district. And so many of the people, as I'm learning, grew up here, had family that grew up here and worked in education. their family worked in education and they continue. And I just really appreciate you're highlighting that. I also am so excited.

029As many people know, I'm I'm a big fan of people getting jobs that can support families that have nothing to do with four-year schools. And I just love the internships. It's so exciting that we're doing it ourselves. And right now, Becky, I'm so intrigued by this report that I'm going to make sure that I come and attend one of the personnel commission meetings. So, >> we would love to have you. >> Thank you very much. This was and Rachel, this was just an amazing piece of work. Thank you, >> Miss Badono. >> Thank you. Thanks for the presentation and I want to thank the commissioners for your service. Um, I have a little I I'm increasingly learning more and more about the work that you do. I served as a civil service commissioner for the

030county for seven years. It's slightly different, but the work you do is so important. the regular, you know, uh, classification and reclassification reviews, the job analyses, those are things that can just kind of linger and but they need to get done. And so, thank you for your attention to those really, really important details. I love the new format. Um, this is great on many levels. To begin with, it's educational. So, um, it will help our community understand what the personnel commission is, what you do, how it's an integral part of how this district runs. Um, I'd love to see copies of this in the superintendent's office along with the brochures that we have for the education foundation and other partners. Um, but it's also um I would also say that it's um it's a it's

031it's going to be um I think it's going to create a sense of pride and a sense of morale with our classified employees, which is really important. So, I appreciate that you've showcased so many of them individually, but also the the breath, the the range of employees that we have. Um, and I think it will also in that regard help with recruitment. Like I think if an a prospective employee sees this is how we consider and think about our classified employees, that's a place I want to work and that's a place where I can advance and grow. So I think it's just really wonderful on many levels and I I I love the the goals for 2627 and I also like uh my fellow commissioner Buckman really appreciate the new internship opportunities. I think those

032are really exciting and I am glad to hear that um it's just the beginning and that those will also continue to grow. So thank you so much for all that you do, >> Mrs. Roger. >> Thank you. I I don't want to be redundant and I have many of the same thoughts. Um I would just add that this report um makes it all real. In previous reports, and we get them every year, it's always kind of seemed dry and a little bit removed. you know, you you're doing great work, but it's it's hard to put the people together with the work that you do. So, seeing this is wonderful for me. I mean, it it brings it home, makes it personal. Um, and seeing the faces of our employees looking happy uh and fulfilled is

033it it makes my heart feel good. So, thank you for the effort, Rachel, that went into doing this because I think it's it's not important just for us. It's important for, you know, for I hope that the classified employees will have an opportunity to access this report because I think it will be um it will make them feel really honored and dignified and and known. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Hunger. So yeah, I I just wanted to add that what we've gotten in the past was informative but not exciting. And this is exciting. This is this this tells the story of what you guys do. And and and I you you touched on it, but I think it's important for people to realize what the genesis of the personnel commissions were in California. And that

034was because I believe in the 1930s it was a spoil system. And when we got new politicians in, all the essentially whoever were classified employees in any in any um of organization, not just schools, um would be fired if they, you know, if the boss didn't like you, you know, you you were gone. And this was a way of pro of actually moving forward a civil service system with fairness for and decent treatment for employees. And and I I don't want people to forget that. And I don't want people to think that that this is sort of a redundancy. It's not. It's a protection for our employees and it is an historic protection. So, thanks you guys and thanks for all the work that you do. >> Yeah, this makes it real. So, thank you.

035And I think I hope it's shared with uh certainly with our with our um classified employees, but also with certificated with everyone to really take a moment and say, "Oh yeah, I'm surrounded by these people every day." and they're really working hard and here they are being recognized and to take that moment to to um thank them and recognize their their hard work and and that uh you are part of that. So I want to thank you for presenting here this evening. We look um we appreciate you taking the time and this is this is wonderful. I'm taking it home. >> Those are your >> Thank you. Um, since we've gone off course already once this evening, um, I'd like to, uh, recognize a re another retiree who has entered the room, uh, Mr. Rapuchi.

036So, thank you for being here. >> Mr. Ruchi. >> Okay. So whenever you change times, we started earlier in this meeting and he we must have crossed the memos. But >> I apologize. >> No, but Mr. Rupuchi, how many years have you been with us >> here? Uh 30 >> 30 years. He was at Mororrow Bay High School. He finished his career at Laguna Middle School. Really really kid- centered. We just benefited from all that he's given us in our district and the countless thousands of students he's educated through the years and I just can't say enough about Mr. Ruji. So congratulations. >> Thanks for coming. Thanks for come. Thanks for coming down. Have a cupcake >> Mr. Sure. >> So, um I I I was noticing really quickly, Don. Hey, Don. I noticed really

037quickly that on the slideshow it said that you are continuing to take classes at Qua. So, so you're you're like you're really become you're really a lifelong learner and I just think that I think that's wonderful and thank you. And I think we should we should mention that your wife Ri is here and Ri has worked at Delmare. So, thank you Ri. Thanks for the whole family. >> Okay, I I think now we will be able to get back on track. Um, >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah, just a quick comment that uh both of my children have Don Rapuchi and my daughter can weld the hell out of things. So, thank you very much. >> Well, I've known you for many years. Thank you all. Okay. Um, at this time this we will entertain public

038comment from folks who are present in the room. If you would like to make public comment, there are yellow sheets on the table in the back. If you would please fill one out and we will collect those and um call them in the order, call on folks in the order received. Um, we also will limit public comment to three minutes per speaker. There is a timer on the screen. You may not share your time or seed your time to anyone else. And um I see that Mr. Clawson, it appears you have one yellow sheet at this time. >> I do. Uh we'd love to hear from Chelsea Ruiz. >> Hi. Um, I'm Chelsea. I'm the parent of a rising ninth grader and fifth grader. And I am here again to implore the board to reconsider

039the decision to disperse our elementary library technicians throughout different school sites um this fall rather than allowing them to remain at their site of preference for the maximum number of hours allowed at that site. and I'm here advocating for our elementary libraries because of the critical role that they play in our elementary schools. Um, our library techs have relationships with students and the libraries are safe spaces that matter. And what matters is not necessarily the four walls and the hours that they are open, but the person that is in those four walls that has the relationship with the students through consistent long-term personal interactions. Um, and at Teach where I have a rising fifth grader, our site um will be staffed for two days in the fall with two different librarians. And our current librarian

040is moving over to Lagona. Um, and our librarian is incredible. Her name is Amber Spinaman and she has a passion for literacy and um an education and early childhood literacy. She knows all of the students. She has relationships with all of them and what she does is more than just checking out the books. She does the millionword program and they just had a party about it and um a lot of the staff donated items for our recent auction that we had and hers was one of the most popular and it was just go get ice cream with the librarian and there were almost 10 students that really really wanted. We we sell as many as people want, right? and um people just wanted to hang out with a librarian which I think is amazing and

041I'm not surprised at all. Um and while Amber is absolutely phenomenal, she is not unique at our elementary school sites and these staff do so much more than just manage the collections and check out books. the the relationship between the elementary library technicians and their students is what makes the libraries safe spaces. And without the consistent staffing, the magic will be will be gone. Our site is not going to have a problem keeping the library open 5 days a week during lunch. We plan to do that by utilizing parent volunteers. but um just really implore you to reconsider ways that our elementary librarians can stay at their preferred school site. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Next we have Lucia Stone. >> Hi everyone. Oh gosh, they're bigger. So I left my glasses.

042Um so we're going to wing it. Uh I'm Luchia Stone. Good evening everyone. This is Sienna Jade Bourne and she's one of your TKers about to be a kindergartener at Baywood Elementary. Quick shout out to Miss Sunshine who is retiring on Thursday. It's been an honor to have her um in her last chapter with the district. Um I feel so fortunate. Uh two things I'd like to address. One, you know, we are one of two dual immersion schools. um kindergarten is the entry age for all of the Englishonly students and with that I get that we have higher class numbers but it's so so pertinent to have um a fair and equitable education value for yes you're on TV um for their academics by having a full-time minimum kinder aid that's yeah I'll leave it

043there um definitely at the dual immersions and we are title one. Um, and I understand the constraints, but I mean now we're at 26 headcount and 25 for the other. Uh, second, and I always end up finding another cause as I stick around, but libraries, I mean, literacy is education. And I think each and every one of you know that or you wouldn't be here tonight and in the positions that you're in. Without literacy, there is no learning. And you know, my husband sees that firsthand with severe special ed kids at an older age. And when you can't communicate to them or with them, there is no learning. And so I brought a couple of her favorite books, Uni the Unicorn and Dear Girl. And Sienna is able to do this through memorization without reading,

044um, which we do with her every night. But libraries serve so much more than that at schools. Um, especially the title one schools. You know, I I went to those and it's it's a safe space. It's a place for literacy. It's the cultural center of your schools. Um, and it goes far beyond just books. And I understand that, you know, even if the classes are there for two days a week, I mean, someone's got to do the programming and put back the books and have the the availability and access, right, during um other times. And so, I just really implore you to explore that for the librarians and the cuts. And I know you have challenges. And in my last 30 seconds, I would say um let's revisit St. Louis Education Foundation. And I know

045there's a role in a in programs that they fund. And I know we have ties to it. And I think we just re-evaluate what they can do to help us in our time of need as a district. Um if we are out of options at the end of uh November once we get property tax and all the other funding sources. Thank you. Can you say good night? >> Good night. >> Thanks. Next we have Nancy Reles. >> Hi, my name is Nancy Reles San Louis Omar Chavez. We he belongs to Hatorn Elementary from kindergarten, second grade being going third grade next school year. Um we move out of the district um last year as an emergency for situation we can share in public and I've been driving my son to school every day to keep

046him constant. that this year we sound um the return form that we are interested to return back a hat mostly because he's barely adapting to the school and took me three years to get him an IEP. Um they didn't take us back in Hatter. They are moving us to Los Ranchos which is he they don't have the school after school program that he's already signed in. Um I'm giving it a last request to the schoolboard meeting that based on the fact that what has happened to keep my son at this at his home school that it has been you know happened for since kindergarten. I will be the first person that would have moved him to see us meet or another school. But he is the one that has been feeling concerned that he will

047not have enough time to even the transitions for him are very hard. So I'm not sure what else to do for him to stay ahead at least another year if not to the to finish all the way to sixth grade. And I think he would like to say something if it's okay. >> I want to I want to stay at hot door and I have a lot of friends that I don't want to leave and this is Ellen. If there is anything I mean that can help my son continue his educational hat, I will be happy to continue bringing him here. >> Thank you. Um is can we have someone? >> We'll follow up. >> Yeah. Thank you. We're going to be sure and follow up with you. >> Okay. And the board will re

048will be advised that followup has occurred. Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else who wishes to address the board at this time? Okay. Hearing none, we'll move on to the superintendent updates. Um Mr. Pinkerton. >> Yeah. As the board knows, it's an exciting week, right, for for families, for kids, um, graduations, uh, promotions happening at all of our school sites. I just want to take a minute to thank our IT staff, Jacob being one of them, right? Because it's really important that people hear at these events and the sound systems work and speakers, those types of things, right? So, we have a lot of ICT, IT staff that helps that and then really our BG&t staff as well. So the setups, make sure the schools look good, people enter, you know, all those things that

049happen. So it's really hectic week as well as we have major moves happening. >> So we have construction going on this summer. So I mean they're like preparing, getting things ready. So again, it's just a kind of a crazy time and and our staff does a great job as Mr. French pointed out um just, you know, making sure that everything is looks great and that um again kids and families have a great opportunity here at the end. Uh, I want to give a shout out to Aaron Primer. She put together some information that will be going out public that I'll share with the board as well. Um, it's kind of a wellness policy update. She runs our wellness uh committee for the district. And so, uh, that group meets um throughout the the school year

050and talks, you know, just everything from physical fitness to uh what our kids are eating to what we should serve at classroom parties to all those things, right? That um are difficult conversations honestly, right? because it goes against the grain sometimes um to what we were used to in the past, right? But again, focus on that wellness and of course nobody does it better than Aaron when it comes to, you know, putting it together, talking about it and trying to share that information as we go through it. Um for the board, we we have completed our three um bargaining sessions with both CSEA, SEIU as well as SLCTA. So we will actually we have agreements TAS um those groups will be uh voting on those this next week this week and then we'll be bringing

051those to the board for approval at our next board meeting. So exciting to have that labor piece and to to get those deals completed with our employees and again that's been something that has been a a priority of the board right over the years and especially as we enter the current year. Um, lastly, I just wanted to uh to let the board know and for the public to know, too, that again, we continue to look at staffing, right? So, on a weekly basis, I update, see where we're at class sizes. Um, and so we'll we'll be having those conversations about supports and where where the where we think additions need to be made, those types of things. And of course, we'll be updating the board and sharing that information as that as that happens. Um,

052a lot can happen over the course of the next few months. I've seen 10 kids move into a particular grade level of school. You lots can happen during those times. And so we of course are on it making adjustments. Um in fact, we just added a teacher to Bishop's Peak over the last week, right? Because we had some concerns about the upper grades and um inclusion, mainstreaming of kids into the classes and so we we made that transition. So again, we will continue to look at that and do what we need to do to support kids and and our staff as we we move forward. >> Thank you. um educational services >> and I'll save my business information for the business update. >> Yes, thank you. >> Update. This time's going to be a little

053bit different. You know, the fun and exciting part about the end of the school year is that there are so many um highlights to celebrate with you all. So, first I wanted to recognize that a couple visits ago, I talked about uh Daisy Banfield winning the law day essay contest. And we discovered a little later, I'm sorry, that Denver Willis, another one of our Lagona Middle Schoolers, has won third place in that essay contest. So, we were very excited to find out about that. Also, um, our our wonderful Slow High Theater Company, you recall, had a production of Urine Town, um, in the springtime and actually they received the 2026 Rita Moreno award for best overall production. that is in the entire central section of California over 37 different productions had been submitted or 32

054productions were considered um for that honor. So it is quite a big deal that Slowhigh's team received that award and in fact one of their actors Scarlet and I'm sorry I may not pronounce her name correctly um Buatte won for her role as officer Barrel in the supporting role. So super excited for the whole slow high theater department. Additionally, one of our major focuses, as you're well aware, um at Laguna Middle School has been related to their support of English learners. Even tonight, I'll be presenting later about our specific focus on English learners across our district. And I received um a letter last week. This is signed by Dr. Sammy Cervantes, who is the program specialist um at the St. San Los Aispo County Office of Education. And I wanted to read this brief letter.

055It says, "I want to take a moment to appreciate Nathan Miner and Rob Deleon, that's one of our English teachers at Lagona, for recently joining St. Louis Coastal uh County Office of Education's multilingual network to highlight Laguna's work supporting their multilingual learners. Their passion and commitment to students was evident through their sessions, and participants walked away feeling energized and inspired. What stood out most was the clear message at Lagona. Meaningful outcomes for multilingual learners result from intentional systems and a collective effort. Um, I wanted to share the work that your team has had on our entire county network. They represented your district exceptionally well. Their enthusiasm, generosity, and sharing their learning has made a lasting impression, and I will not be surprised if there aren't future opportunities for them to continue to share their stories

056with others across our county and beyond. So, that was a super exciting celebration of the hard work Lagona Middle School um has done with with Mr. Nef. Another exciting note as you've if you've been following these meetings um we've really been working hard around chronic absenteeism and Mr. Dowler and myself have been meeting regularly with our principles talking through um intricate details and plans to help students come to school more regularly. And so earlier this week I had an opportunity to meet with Miss Miller at Sinszimer to kind of close out her year end. And this is a message um following our meeting that she sent to her entire community. We're excited to share that sins chronic absenteeism rate has dropped has decreased to 9% a significant improvement from more than 13% last school year.

057So in the one school year they dropped many percentage points. This accomplishment reflects the collective efforts of our students, families, teachers, and staff, all working together to ensure that every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. Thank you for prioritizing attendance, establishing routines that support daily learning, and partnering with us to ensure that every child is present, engaged, and ready to succeed. and she closes her letter with together we are building a strong foundation for lifelong learning and achievement setting each and everyone up for of our students ready to soar which is their little acronym because they're the bees at sinsimer. So super excited to also share with you the good work of our principles and their work on chronic absenteeism and we're quite hopeful that we'll see some definite progress on the

058dashboard moving towards next year. And then finally, I'd like to close out. Um, Miss Sabbo, one of our teacher librarians at Los Ranchos Elementary, had sent out a great message to all of her families. I know many of the other library media texts had done the same, but I want to highlight for our community at large. Um, reading is very important. And to that end, I want to remind everyone that the Slow County Public Library is offering a let's read together summer reading challenge. Also, Barnes & Noble this summer will be offering a summer reading free book giveaway if students do reading and they cross off little marks. And then finally, um I wanted to make sure everyone here knew that in St. Louis Coastal, all of our students have access to a application called

059Sora. It's spelled S O R A. And it's a digital uh library checkout system. So kids can read books digitally on their Chromebooks or other devices at home again for free. If they need help or parents, you want help getting the information, reach out to your school principal or library media tech. Um or we can help you find that information at the district office. But shout out to Miss Sabbo and all of our library media techs helping our students get ready for a summer of reading. >> Thank you. Right. Um measure C, Mr. Pinkerton. >> Yeah, just a quick uh for the board to know, we do have our next CBOC meeting coming up on the 15th. So, I'll be reviewing much of the same information that I shared at the study session with the

060board, projects, update, um current status of the budget. I'm happy to tell you that we actually got our check for the $3.2 million in matching funds. Um so, it's one thing when we get the hey, you know, we get noticed that we're going to receive the funds from the state. It's another thing to actually get the check. Um, so as you know, I don't apply that to the overall balance until we we actually receive the money. So it was exciting to get that and again we continue to go after more and more funds, matching funds with the state and um so that we can get more and more projects done. Um we are close to being finally finished with the county process at Baywood. Um and so we're I'll be putting something together to share

061with the parents and the staff right in terms of where we're at and what's happening. But of course, again, it's taken a year to go through this kind of, you know, process with the county to get it approved. Um, and we we hope to kind of finalize the plans for that campus, probably this summer, August, and um and put that into DSA probably in September. It'll take about a year for that process, you know, hopefully nine months so that we can start next summer um at that campus as well. >> Thank you. As always, um, thank you to Kelly Lee and to Mr. Bon and folks who make these grants possible as well as you. I know you're closely involved with that process. So, thank you. Yeah. All right, we are moving on to um

062some resolutions. I see Katie. Good evening. Um so the first resolution is the transfer between funds >> year end. Yeah. Authorizing year end transfers. >> Yeah. So what that is is um when we're doing the year and close process, we may take salary and move it from one fund to another. We may take expenditures and move them back and forth. So this is authorizing the board's giving us authorization to make those year and close transfers. Okay. The any one from the public wishing to address the board on this resolution >> because I think we're doing them each separately, right? >> Right. We need to do them each separately. Um and then just for the um public information. These are proforma. These are annual resolutions that are required to be made. Um any questions or comments

063from the board here? Um Mr. Banfield? >> I just I guess I have such a shallow memory. I don't recall this last year. >> This is every year. >> Yeah. Kate, you want to provide some background as to what this does? >> Yes. So, every year um when we close the books, we have to get authorization from the board to do um any transfers from one fund to another. So this um resolution gives us the authorization to do that and it's a requirement we have to do every year as part of the process. >> Any further discussion for the board? Then we need a motion in a second, please. Mr. Anger, >> I'll move approval of resolution 212526 authorizing year end transfers. >> I'll second that. >> Okay, we have a motion by Mr. Second

064by Mr. Bananfield. Mr. Anger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Banfield. >> Yes. >> Miss Baltadano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clawson. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Buckman >> is not here. >> And I'm a Yes. So just He's so stealthy. Okay. Uh so that motion carries 6 with uh one absence. All right. And next we have a resolution um with regard to committed fund balance and this is adult education. >> Yes. So in the past um if adult uh education has needed um support from the general fund, this resolution has authorized us to make that transfer. Um, as you can see from the uh fund 11 that's in the budget packet, uh, adult education is doing fine and we don't anticipate needing to do this transfer, but it's an annual resolution as well.

065Okay, >> any comments from the public? Seeing none, we'll come back to the board. Any questions or comments? >> Right. Uh, then I would like a motion, please. I'll move approval of resolution 22526. >> Second. Oh, >> you can. >> Okay. Second by Mr. Clawson. Okay. We have a motion by Mrs. Rogers, a second by Mr. Clawson. Um, Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clawson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Buckman. >> Um, Miss Baltadano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Anger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Vanfield. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. So that carries 6 with one abstension. Okay. And one more. This one is a resolution approving temporary borrowings between funds 8.03. >> Again, another annual resolution. Um, prior to COVID, uh, fund 13 was a typ typical fund that we would have to transfer

066from general fund 2. Um, but since then, both fund 13, fund 11 have all had a significant fund balance and have not needed assistance from the general fund, but it's an annual requirement. Okay. Uh, any questions or comments from the uh, public? These are very fascinating. All right. Then we need a motion, please. >> I move that we approve resolution 23-25-26, temporary borrowing between funds. >> A second. >> I'll second. >> All right. We have a motion by Mr. Banfield, the second by Miss Baltadano. Mr. Banfield, >> yes. >> Miss Baltadano, >> yes. >> Mr. Bugman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Roger, >> yes. >> Mr. Clawson, >> yes. >> Mr. younger. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. >> Thank you. >> 370. >> All right. Thank you. >> Right. Next on our agenda

067is the second reading and adoption of the 2026 27 LCAP. Miss Yasha. >> Thank you. I assume the slide deck will show up in a moment. Um, good evening board and community. I am Thank you. Let's see if I can get it open. Okay. I am Lisa, the assistant superintendent of educational services and here to um bring to you the local control and accountability plan or the LCAP for its second reading and requesting um a vote on your behalf. Before I get started on the presentation components, um I wanted to remind you as I did last time that the LCAP is a requirement of the California Department of Education that is uh to represent our district's priorities, values, and commitment to student success. It is a plan deeply steeped and informed by feedback from many

068stakeholder groups across the entire school year from October until this point in time. Um, this plan aligns with the board's set forth priorities of academic achievement, culture of care, talent development, and staff support. I want to remind you that in St. Louis Coastal because we are a communityf funded district. This plan is approximately 7% of our total operating budget. So although it's focused and has targeted um highlights investments in very targeted priorities, this doesn't at all fully capture the many programs, services, and daily efforts that do support our students. And to that end has already been mentioned tonight um by Mr. Pinkerton over the summer. We will continue to evaluate um the budget situation because the governor still needs to sign their budget. We don't know the outcome of SB um and we don't have

069our property tax number for next school year yet. And all of those things would impact the funds available to service exactly these student groups. So over the summer as we evaluate our budget situation and continue to monitor enrollment again like Mr. Pinkerton noted this evening, we could choose to still make adjustments even should you adopt this budget and adopt this LCAP. It is not limiting what we could add later on through our um general funds and then add it to the LCAP in the midyear evaluation report. We would bring that back to you. So things such as class size by adding teachers, adding additional instructional aid support, adding counseling support, adding possible electives or CTE offerings at the secondary schools because you'll remember we also did secondary teacher reductions this school year which may haveffect

070impacted some of the program offerings. But our staffing and resource allocations will continue to be refined and adjusted throughout the course of the summer and into next school year, even with your approval of this um hopefully budget tonight. All right. So, um, last time I was here with you with my beautiful team, we went through the entire LCAP overview line by line as well as the proposed actions and budgets. We also um were required to get feedback from our parent advisory committee and our DAC committee. And um here were written responses that were shared. Let's see if we can click down on the bottom left blue was a memo um drafted by Dr. Prader um in response to the LCAP pack and the DAC parents um regarding their questions that were posed in our meetings

071with them. Then following that, we had an open public comment period that opened during our last board meeting and ran through February I mean May 29th again to collect any additional feedback and input from our community at large. We had two parents Thanks. Oh, thanks. I can't do both. Okay. Um two parent family members that had opened the survey, but you'll see zero individuals provided written comments. So, they opened it, but they didn't elect to add any information to the actual survey for us to review. So, attached to last night's meeting and tonight's meeting are some of the other required documents that we didn't go through, but they are available to you for review, and they've been available to the public as well. The one on the left is the draft budget overview. Then there's

072the full LCAP template draft form. Um that is the 68page document. Below that is called the federal addendum which ties our federal title dollars and how those are also going to contribute to the same actions and goals. On the right hand side are our action tables. Um the top is our new action tables for the school year coming up and the one on the bottom right hand corner are the action tables for this school year. Again, it's all been offered in English and Spanish for review. So we are here on our timeline at the final meeting in June requesting this is called the second reading of the LCAP. It would give you and community any one last moment opportunities to ask questions. We are also then you're required to adopt the budget at the same

073meeting after you adopt the LCAP as well as a local indicator report. So those are other state indicators that are separate from the LCAP that we have to were required to report to you on. So at this time it would either be questions or a motion for action. >> Thank you. And I just want to reiterate that this has we've had presentations regularly on the LCAP throughout the year uh first reading even prior to that reg regularly updated either through formal presentations or um through reports. But so first I will go to the public to see if anyone wishes to address the board regarding the LCAP. Right. And I will come back to the board. Mr. Buckman. >> Yeah. Just real quickly, um, I just want to Lisa, Stephanie, and Dan, I just want to

074thank you for the amount of effort that's gone into community out outreach. Um, I have not seen anything this extensive. It becomes a new benchmark for this district and probably districts around the state. And it makes the information that you're giving us just so much more important and easier to make decisions. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Banfield. >> Does the LCAP take into account uh the current proposed um library technician allocation per campus? >> The libraries are not a part of our LCAP. >> Okay. >> Mr. Clawson, >> I just wanted to say thank you for the comprehensive approach to the LCAP and answering her questions and carrying through this full process. So, you guys all did a great job. >> Thanks, >> Mrs. Roger. Yeah, I just have one little comment that after our

075last meeting, I was thinking that we have we we put out the LCAP for um public comment in English and Spanish. We have a significant Filipino population in Los and I'm wondering about uh the feasibility for next year when we're formulating the the new three-year-old cap if it would be possible to also present it into Golok. >> Thank you, Miss Roger, for bringing that to my attention. I wondered the same thing based on the activities of the superintendent search. Um, I don't believe we are required by law because there's a certain number of students that we are required to translate things for, but we of course would want to include as many voices as possible. So, yes, it's it could definitely be translated into toolic as well. >> Thank you very much. >> Um, Miss

076Balsano. Um, yeah, I just wanted to thank you and your team. Um this is a tremendous undertaking and you can see by the number of documents, supporting documents that are related to the actual document. Um it's hours of reading and so I appreciate both the opportunity to, you know, that we receive it in advance to be able to have time to go through it and then also be able to ask very detailed questions um and to um get clarity on on certain things. Um, but it's it's it's quite an undertaking and I also appreciate your opening statement for lack of a better word. Um, just reminding us that this is 7% of our overall budget. Um, and just like a budget, it's it's an estimate. It's our best guess. Guess is maybe not the right

077word, but our best estimate at this moment in time of how we will utilize these um these funds. um knowing that we can make adjustments along the way as needed. Um and that's why the LCAP comes back to us several times. Um so just thank you. I appreciate um the the work. >> Yeah, we appreciate you all reading it and asking questions and giving us feedback and edits to make. That's very helpful. I also didn't recognize Katie Ecklund as a big part of this team in keeping track of all the numbers and what job people were put in which category before etc. Um tireless work between Katie and my team and Miss Gold as well because of course the LCAP serves the students with disabilities. And thank you, Miss Baltadono, for reminding us of the

078the section the the amount the budget dollars that the LCAP is responsible for. I think sometimes because we hear about it so frequently throughout the year and are given such thorough reports and a great deal of information that at times people think that it is a much larger portion of our budget and our um the money we receive than it actually is. So that's that clarification is very useful. Um, so this is an action item. You're finally going to vote on this. Um, so I'm seeking a motion. Please, Mr. Buckman. >> I Yes. I'd like to move approval of the uh LCAP as presented. >> And a second. I'll second that. >> We have a motion by Mr. Buckman, a second by Mr. Clawson, Mr. Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clawson. >> Uh, Mr.

079Banfield. Seconded. >> Oh, Rob, I'm so sorry. >> That's okay. >> I should I should look up. I'm trying to do too many things. >> You were very Yeah, okay. So, as our notekeeper back there, we have a motion by uh Mr. Buckman, a second by Mr. Banfield. We're going to Mr. Banfield. >> Yes. >> Okay. Mrs. Roger. Yes. And I would note that Mr. and Mr. Ganfield look very >> completely. >> Thank you. >> Let me just >> I feel sorry for now. I really do. >> Mr. Clawson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Anger. >> Yes. >> Miss Baltadono. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. So motion carries. >> It is the end of the school year, everybody. from another mother. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh this kind of hand in hand

080with this is the 26 2026 2027 budget. Mr. Pinkerton. >> Yeah. So like the LCAP, this is the second reading of the budget. Um we went over most of the information at the last meeting. You know, kind of Katie Ecklund went through again personnel expenses is the big biggest part of our school district, right? represents about 80. When our budget is doing well, it's about 83 to 84% of our budget. When our budget is not doing well, it gets up to the 87 mark, 86 mark, right? So, it's it's that kind of close in terms of looking at at the overall picture of the budget. So, um for the board tonight, of course, we're asking you to approve the budget. This is a snapshot in time, right? So, we don't know what our property taxes

081will be for sure. until November of next year. We don't know what the governor's budget's going to potentially hold for a basic school district until June. Um, currently SB931, which has been discussed earlier, has has gone through the Senate and uh successfully gone through committee and moved on to the assembly. So, that's a a a good sign, a good step. Uh, Senator Leairard, great job. We appreciate his advocacy um in that effort, right, to move forward. Um, so now it's in the Assembly. So, we're waiting to see what happens with the assembly as it moves forward, right? Um, we're hopeful that that of course will will again move out of the assembly. Then both houses will have to look at it and then uh eventually we'll go to the governor's desk for signature um which

082won't happen until probably September. So, we won't know about SB931 which currently represents potentially 3.6 million on an annual basis for five years, right? which is the current extension of Dable Canyon power plant. We await word um on whether the power plant will be extended for longer than that for 15 years. Um we anticipate that that would hopefully cause the PUC process to start public utilities commission and and that would uh eventually affect our unitary tax allocation. Now a a lot I just said that out loud but a lot can happen right that that could go that way it might not. the state may sign a 20-year extension. I I don't know how that's going to unfold, right? Um but the current SB931 represents the potential of five more years of fund. Again, dollars that

083are kind of like a one-time. Yeah, they're five years, but it's not an ongoing revenue stream. So, when we look at employees, those types of things, it becomes difficult, right? Um when we look at ongoing uh expenditures. Um overall the budget itself because of the work the board has done over the past two years we are in a fiscally stable place. It's been difficult, painful over the last two years to do what the board has had to do. Um, again, to get our budget to a place where we're not overspending by six, seven million a year, which unfortunately is what our state is currently doing, just so you know, right? And so when they look at these multi-year projections with the state, yes, right now stock market's doing great. It's kind of built things up,

084but still the outy years for the state economy It's it's a little iffy still in terms of where that goes. Now, will this AI bubble continue? Will the stock market do great in personal income? Maybe, right? We'll see what happens. California is the what fourth largest economy in in the nation, right? So, um things could be better and little things like that um in terms of the economy itself could make up for some of those potential deficits in the future. We will see what happens. Um in terms of this budget, it's updated. I went to uh SLOA today to to hear from capital adviserss kind of their update um because right now the governor's put out the May revision. Um from that is the basic aid school district. There's some ongoing revenue for special education

085funding that we would receive. Uh there's a potential of one-time funding. Uh right now it's the Senate is state senate is kind of saying, "Hey, let's base it on ADA. Great for us." Um the assembly is fighting for more of an LCF type of model in terms of going to school more going to school districts with higher um economic disadvantage um you know economic disadvantaged I lost a foster homeless youth and EL uh students um and so we'll see how that pans out that conversation and discussion as it goes. Um the governor when he came out with May revision was more of an ADA based. They're actually the the taxes are up from even from May revice. So there's the potential that that dollar value could even go up from what we had heard in

086in May. Now these are one-time funds. So the board kind of had three priorities which I echoed at the last meeting. The first one was right we and for Dr. operator, we need to become fiscally stable, right? This deficit spending ongoing, not having our reserves, that has to be accomplished. Um, and so the board has done that, right? That your decisions both last year as well as in December, right, led to a place where we're we're in a good financial state um stability. We still have reserve issues. So that was a piece of that as well, right, is in that currently our reserves are about 5%. for for our district, it should probably be more around 20, right? The average in the state of California, I believe right now is 17%. Reserves. So, we've got

087to build those up so that we don't have to go through what we went through the last two years. So, that that is a priority. That's something the board has set. That was one of your strategic goals, right, over the next five years. there's an opportunity with these onetime funds that we could get get to that place a lot earlier than even anticipated back in in um really last June when you set those strategic initiatives for us. The second goal for the board and which was also part of your strategic initiatives was to take care of our employees right so it's again we're hearing it's tough to live on the central coast recruitment right uh retention of employees um and so that's something excited with the fact that we have I'm potentially going to uh

088through Dr. refugees assistance right with our board um to bring uh our teachers association a three-year potential bargaining agreement next uh meeting um our SEIU group a three-year bargaining agreement and then with our CSEA unfortunately won but we'll work on them to extend that to uh like like the other groups. So, um, so again, that third piece is really to take care of our employees as again as you've kind of directed and again that that retention of employees and attracting the best people in San Louis Coastal has been kind of something that we've it's it's been a hallmark of our of our district and it's it's a definitely a good goal for us to achieve. Um, the third thing was really to look at our our support programs, right? right? The things that we've discussed

089today that we discussed in the LCAP that we've brought up over and over again in terms of class size and supports for kids and and really what what makes the biggest impact for students, right? And and for the board to have some opportunity to have those conversations. So again, once we hear from in June about the governor's budget and how much we're receiving or not, once we hear about S SP931, once we know what our property taxes are going to be officially in November, the board will be able to have a lot of those conversations. It won't mean that we won't do some some critical decision- making depending on what happens this summer with with enrollment and classes um and and again needed supports um and h continuing those conversations with our principles. Um but

090really I would say over the next course of the next year we'll really know where we're at. The beautiful thing about that too is it's going to be the first first year or of a new LCAP. So this of course that you approved tonight was the third year of our three-year LCAP. So next year we'll be starting over at creating a new LCAP that will lead us through the next three years. Um so again that's kind that's that's kind of the update in terms of where we're at on a budget perspective. Kind of waiting now to hear to see what happens. We're positive about that. Uh kudos to our parent groups that have um reached out to our assemblymen and our our and women and um as well as our state senators, right, to ensure

091that that advocacy is there to get 931 done um and and over the line over the finish line. So, we're we're looking forward to that happening and again that overall conversation about ongoing revenue through unitary tax um reestablishment again because that that then will allow the board to make ongoing decisions in terms of of staffing and and um really expenditures on that behalf. So, I'm open to any questions the board might have about the budget and uh first I'm going to go to the public. Is there anyone from the public who would like to address this on the budget? Right. Back to the board. Um, Mr. Banfield. >> So, right now, our budget reflects those decisions that we made about staffing in December. Is that correct? >> That's when the board voted. >> Yes. Um

092and you reviewed the fact that we had come to um some agreements with our different associations regarding uh increase in pay. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> Who in the district will benefit from that? >> Who will benefit from that? All of the staff. Are we talking about sites as well as district level or are we talking everybody? >> That's all employees for the school district. So all three unions >> are voting on on tenative agreements right now with the school district. So all of our classified staff both CSEA and SEIU as well as all of our certificated staff. >> So all of our teachers >> all the certificated staff >> all of the certificated staff as well. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Miss Baltono. >> Um, thank you. I think Mr. Clawson was

093next, but uh, I'll jump in. >> It's okay. It's okay. >> I do I do the best I can. >> Oh, you're doing great. I just didn't want to jump the line. Um, thank you for this presentation, all the other presentations that we have received from you. Um, you mentioned SB931 and, uh, Senator Lar's bill. I just want to also acknowledge that on the assembly side, Assembly Member Don Addis has been a really great advocate for us. Absolutely. Um and um um Trustee Schoffer and I had an opportunity to go speak in front of a working group in Sacramento on this whole funding issue regarding Diablo, which was really, I think, helpful. I hope helpful. Um >> and I'm feeling cautiously optimistic about that bill. um it's um its schedule through the assembly has shifted

094a little bit. So, I'm curious why that is and I'll look into it. But I I just also think we can't take our eye off the ball regardless of what happens with 931. Um if we get the funding through 931, that's 5 years and we can't get distracted. We have to keep our eye on the ball because >> there's a potential to extend the plant for another 20 years. And so, um, we need to make sure that our district is adequately compensated for every year that that plant is operating. So, um, I just wanted to say that for for everyone's benefit and just, um, just, you know, I'm going to continue to to follow that issue very closely. Um, I have a question that um has just come up in hearing um just in general

095thinking about the budget and um hearing public comment and hearing from people in the community. um with respect to our dual immersion schools um and this issue of parody where you ideally best case scenario is you have 50% of an incoming class at a dual language immersion school um learning English and then the other 50% is learning Spanish and that's kind of a nice pairing and we don't necessarily have that um at either of our dual language immersion programs right now. So, I just want was curious um and maybe this is a a question for Miss Yamashtra, but um to think about what outreach we're doing and maybe it's time to maybe it would be time to revisit the outreach we're doing on um to all families, but especially our English learner families about the

096opportunities at these schools. Um because I think it's just important to try to maintain that par. And I remember um I have two kids that went through Pacheco Elementary School and I was new into the community 15 years ago when they started and I wouldn't have known about Pacheco um if it hadn't been that my real estate agent's son had graduated from Pacheco. So I just think you know we just want to keep I think it's good to just reevaluate. So that's just my comment on that. Um and um other than that, thank you for all of the hard work and that you and your team have done and uh the the constant um responding to questions that come up as you know as we evaluate documents and we evaluate um you know spreadsheets and

097staffing and all of this. And so thank you um Mr. Buckman. >> Thanks. So, >> there was a year where we built the budget, I think, on a um 3% or greater >> um increase in the property tax. And if my memory is correct, it didn't come in as much as we thought. >> And so my my question always is is how prudent is it to build the budget on a number that we're sort of just I don't want to use this word, but just sort of guessing at. So >> it is a projection right and so we talk about that you know throughout that it's you know we it's the best >> best ability the problem with again if it's that balance for me right in terms of the budget if I if I

098would you know if I said hey let's just be safe let's just do a 1% increase then we would be cutting another $2 million worth of programs for with kids right and staff and so it's that how do you do you know how do you balance vice versa I don't want to overestimate five you don't anticipate 5% or 4.5 that we received last year because then if it doesn't come in then you have a whole other issue in terms of structural deficit part. So we try to balance it right now over the past five years six years um it seemed prudent to to move it to 3.5 because that's you know kind of on an annual basis. Should that change at any year then we will definitely be revisiting right that that increase. Um again

099not a lot of building on the coast in terms of the coastal cities Losos and Mora Bay. Um definitely has been a lot of of increased um in terms of of growth and development in San Louis Abyispo right Avala Beach right now. So a lot of those things I think that has kept our property taxes going. Um interest rates going up is definitely not helpful right in terms of limiting the amount of home sales home sales over the time. And so we actually in St. county and we talked about this when we pass bonds and I think I mentioned it last time, you know, we we have a lot of pent up property tax value. >> We h we have a lot of people in our community have owned homes for a long time and

100are paying paying very little property taxes, right? So it's when those homes sell then they reset to the higher value and that brings in more. So, um, again, should property, you know, um, interest rates go go down again, that definitely helps that cycle of what goes. But, but we have, I mean, a lot of pent up, uh, property tax, you know, valuation that we we could receive over time. >> So, keep our fingers. >> Yep. >> Right. Um, Mr. Clawson. >> Uh, yes. So, Mr. Pinkerton, in December, we spent a lot of time talking about our reserves and the fact that there's both state requirements to maintain certain reserve levels and board objectives to maintain certain reserve levels. Um, I I was just hoping you could confirm that you still feel like we are at

101an acceptable level six months later and maybe just um continue to emphasize the strategies that would maybe allow us to get those back intact and in a long-term healthy place. >> Yeah. So, I would say a couple things. One, we're gonna, you know, again, we are meeting the legal requirements. The board is and we have to do it over a multi-year. So, we have to show the county office of education that we're going to meet those 3% requirements. you know, three 3% is it's not I mean, it's really nothing, right? In terms of the overall budget when you look at a $140 million budget, those types of things. So, again, the board's goal has always been kind of your focus has been at least 10%. And again, we're talking about unrestricted, not restricted funds. So,

102kind of building that up. My hope is that these one-time funds that we potentially will receive will boost us back up to that that value, right, in terms of where our reserves need to be at. That's that's the hope. Um so that then the SP931 funds if we receive those too those are going to be dollars that the board can make decisions about again what's best for kids right as we move forward. So, so that's kind of, you know, where we're at in terms of those things, even with the TAs. Um, we do know from this, again, with the special education funding coming, that seems almost for sure positive, right? Everything coming out of Sacramento, it's a it's um supported by the governor, supported by the assembly, supported by the Senate. So, we feel really

103good about that ongoing. So, that's going to help us with our TAs, with our unions. Um, and then again, the one time again, it's onetime money. Reserves are onetime funds. They are not ongoing. So if we spend those if we spend those on ongoing costs like personnel then the following year we're we're back where we started right a few years ago. So we want to build those up and then as we look as the board looks at adding things back that we definitely are looking at ongoing sources of revenue right that that's the important aspect of it. So I feel pretty good about where we're at. We'll see what happens with this onetime funds, but I'm I feel like that will get us hopefully at least get our reserves stabilized so that the board can

104then make some better decisions. >> So, is it fair to characterize it that our our reserve position hasn't gotten worse since December um your advice is that any one-time funds we do not make recurring commitments with and we use those to um further address reserves, but that we still have room to go to get up to a comfortable level. Am I paraphrasing you correctly? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I would say yes. >> I would say once the board feels good about where the reserve level is at, we may have some other funding that's available >> and again there are needs at our schools. You know, >> we we heard about instruments in December, right? We heard about other things where there might be some onetime purchases, things that we could definitely utilize. The board

105the board will have some decisions, right? Again, once we stabilize the budget, we're not deficit spending. You have your reserves back up. Then other funds that come in, the board will have the opportunity to make some some decisions about those. And it might be one time, it might be ongoing depending on where we're at. >> But you're still confident that as we look at next year, we'll be a neutral depositive budget. I mean, as we're constrained here conveying in the details, but I mean, >> absolutely. >> High level if I'm reading the headlines. >> Yes. >> We're getting our reserves. >> Yes. >> To stop falling. We will be balanced >> not deficits >> and we're working towards hopefully fiscal responsibility. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Yes. Again, because of the work you did

106last year and in December as a board, >> Mrs. Roger, would you like to say something about the reserves? >> I would. >> You often do. Uh well, years ago the the board maintained that, you know, we're statutoily required to have a 3%. We had 5%. The board made a decision to raise that to 10% was what we wanted to hold. Um I am wondering what you think is now a reasonable number because it is it is years later and there are higher wealth basic aid districts that are holding 50% 100% >> in reserve. Well that's not us. We are low wealth basic aid. But would it be in your opinion, would it be prudent for the board uh you know perhaps next year or some point in the not too distant future to look

107at raising that minimum 10% minimum that we had adopted years ago up to 15 or 17% um that is re currently recommended. I think what I can do is probably get that that information for the board, pull that together, a decision for you to maybe consider once we know what those funding sources are at and where we're at, right, as a as a school district or are we adding things back? Are we building reserves? Those types of things. So maybe that's a definitely a consideration next December when we're not reducing um and that you can actually have conversation about again next steps with with those those funds that might come in. >> Okay. >> But I can I can get that information for you. No. Well, it today or tomorrow, but I just want to

108know if you think it's prudent that when we know what our funding sources are >> that we look at increasing >> I mean the business guy and me the safety net is always to have higher reserves, right? Like that's something that it it allows us to get through maybe a rocky year or two, right? If if that's the case, it helps in those ways. Um but there's another side of the house. >> Yeah. That's why we balance you with the educational side, right? So I was a pre I was a teacher. I was a principal. Like I you know there are needs that our kids have that our school district has. So that's something you know saving money is great. It's fantastic. It makes life easier, simpler, right? Um but you know we just have

109to see where we're at as a board. >> We want to spend on our students >> of course >> as much as we can. >> That yes I mean that's the point. >> Yeah. >> And on and our employees of course. It's a balance, >> but we want to be prudent and fiscally responsible as well. >> Um, and then in response sort of to Mr. Buckman's question, I think if I remember right, there's only been one time that we didn't meet that 3%. >> Um, that we uh for raising property taxes that we budget for when creating a budget out of thin air. >> It's been a while since we started the 10-year projection, right? And that was mainly so the board could really get a true idea of where we're at financially. Um we

110we had some we had a few years prior to the 10-year budget being impacted where we actually had minus property taxes for a couple years. So, you know, if the economy completely tanks or home prices drop or those types of things, now we haven't seen, it's been a long time since that's happened in this area, but it's always a possibility, right? Again, which is leading to your need to have potential reserves, extra reserves for a year if something like that were to take place. >> Okay. But traditionally, >> we've been we've been >> that has been a a really responsible number to use. So yes, we again we were 3% for a long time >> and we've moved up to three and a half because again it was consistent during that time. >> If something

111should change a year or two then we we would definitely you know have to reconsider that and look at our projection development. >> Okay. Thank you. And then just my last thing is that I I had intended to say but um Mrs. Baltano beat me to it, but I would like to piggyback on her um comment that Senator Leard has been very helpful to us on the Senate side um with SP 931, but Don Addis, Assembly Member Addis has worked very hard um in our behalf. And so we we do want to make that known to the public. >> Yeah. And I do appreciate also Malt Maltzano's, you know, again, should there be a long-term extension. I do think it it's important that we fight for the proper amount of funding, too, that should come

112out of that. Um, you know, hey, we'll take the mitigation funding. It's great. Awesome. For the next five years, >> we want the unitary tax. >> Long-term unitary tax values should be more than what we're receiving through. >> Absolutely. And so, I'll piggy back >> on to Mrs. Baltadono on that one. We need to keep our eyes eyes on that prize for sure. >> I'm sorry, Erica, that I wait so much because you're having to carry me. I'm piggybacking on you twice. >> I like the company. We can walk side by side. >> Yeah. Sorry to go again. Um, I just wanted to color commentary the discussion we just had on on reserves. Um, I guess the point I want to make is if I'm in the public or in the audience listening and and

113you hear us all of a sudden talking about 10% reserves or other numbers like Miss Rogers saying, I mean, the first reaction might be, oh, if those guys up there, if they get any extra funding, they're just going to sock it away and not spend it on children. I just want to be clear, that's not what we're talking about. We're we're talking about trying to be mindful about one-time funding versus recurring funding. Making sure recurring funding gets into our programs as quickly as possible. will make sure we don't spend onetime funds in a way that we can't recover it later and and get to a healthy level. But I I I think the big message I'd give the public is that um one of the things our district does well that a lot of districts

114don't do is that Mr. Pinkerton maintains a 10-year budget. And and that allows us to look at things like reserve targets over a long horizon, not a next year horizon. And I think it's healthy for us to talk about how do we spend as much on our kids and our staff as we can now while also taking a long-term view to to to financial health. So I just wanted to close with that so that it didn't sound like we were all a sudden >> trying to put put everything over here in reserves. Anyway, thanks. >> So I'm going to piggyback on what Mrs. Baltadono and Mrs. Roger were saying. Um, about a week and a half ago, I was able to I had a conversation with with Assembly Person Addis, and not only has she

115been a supporter of ours, but I believe she recognizes that this, and I may be using the wrong term, uh, could be an urgency issue. So, that we would receive the money earlier than September, you know, whether or not that's a possibility, but I know that that's a concern she has and that's something she's working for our behalf on as well. to the reserves. Um, I think it would be helpful for we we've had this conversation before, but I think it would be helpful for the public to know why do we need to keep at least a minimum 3% reserve and and what are the advantages of keeping a little bit larger reserve? And I will before I ask you to answer that question, I would go back to the year 2000 when I was

116first elected to the school board and I believe we lost about 10% of our budget within six months. And we we vowed at that time, thank you Mrs. Roger for really supporting this to have a higher level of reserves so that in the event that there should be a catastrophe, we were able to land the plane, not crash it. >> And I and and I think that's important for people to understand. Um, and then as a basic aid school district, I think you've also talked about the need to have money to pay our employees because we're not getting monthly checks, you know, we're we're getting our property taxes once or twice a year. So c if you could just talk a little bit about the importance of that and why that 10% for example is

117a pr could be a prudent reserve for us in our unrestricted funding. >> Let's start with what you've had to deal with the past two years right because we had a decent reserve in place. You had a few years to actually get to that point right where we could make reductions and and make up for it. Now, it was difficult to do because postcoid needs all those things, right, that that were put in place were all important and nobody wanted to claw away any of those important programs that we were spending onetime dollars on. So, it helped us again to land the plane as you talked about, right? It's a legal requirement. We don't want the state to take over our school district and make all the decisions for us because that's what happens if

118you don't make your reserve levels um at the same time, right? Um and so it's again it's it's that living living week by week um versus a long-term having that plan laid out. That's what the reserve levels really do for a school district. It gives them that stability, right? Should we have a year or two um where things might go bad? Now that was extreme example back in 2000, right? That where the board was making decisions about closing schools, right? And I mean there's a lot of pain that went into that. So, um, you know, it's definitely important to have, you know, I'm not saying that we need to have a proper reserve level. That's that's probably higher than 10% to be honest with you. Um, and I think sharing that information with the public,

119with the board about where other districts are at, why they're there, right, will will definitely help the conversation. Um, it's again, it's just balancing that out with the needs of kids and and programs that we want to we want to have for kids. But I mean, you kind of you said it yourself, right? In terms of just that's being able to land the plane. Now, I will tell you, as tough as our reductions have been over the past two years, we probably have the best class sizes in the school district or in the county, right, compared to any. So, our our lowest level school right now or the lowest level of class size again TK5, one of our coastal sites, 22 students to one TK5 average. our our top school, right, in terms of our,

120you know, a TK6 school is 26 to one average. There are school districts in our area that have 33 kids in kindergarten, right? Just over the hill. So again, we we even the reductions we've made, we still have great foundational programs. We're maintaining class sizes. What happens is every once in a while we get a particular grade level out of school site where it's just that cadre of kids coming through where you know are you going to have multiple combos or you're not um and so it becomes difficult. So that's where we have to get together and just you know okay what other supports can we put in place for the that particular grade level that year and so that's something again we're waiting to see what happens as it unfolds. Um but it's it's

121an interesting dynamic right for us. We we have an expectation level of which we want to live up to and we we have expectations for that as well, right? Um and so we'll we'll continue to have great programs for kids and low class sizes and all those things um that go into it and we will be looking at where things are land. Massive changes happen between now and and August and so we changes have happened over the past three weeks at schools. We we get families who come here and they can't make it. they can't they can't afford to stay and they leave, right? So, enrollment goes up and down as it goes through. So, we're trying to m maintain programs. Um, so we'll again I I every Friday I look at the enrollment sheet

122that the secretaries are filling information in and I go back in and I recalculate all the staffing levels and where our averages are and where the classes are and then we talk about it every Monday in our cabinet meetings to make sure that we're all aware of where things are at and where you know we we try not to make decisions in August and September. Finding a new teacher for a classroom is not a great time. But when I first started in this job actually in HR, that's what we did. We literally would sit down and look at enrollment day one and make decisions like that. Well, we're making those decisions now, right? So that teachers are prepared, classrooms are prepared, those types of things as as much as we can, right? It doesn't mean

123crazy things might happen over the course of the summertime in terms of enrollment. We're making changes, but we try to do as much of that right now as possible. Um, again, I talked about Bishop's Peak adding a teacher there for inclusion that that dropped a combination class. So, I mean, again, a lot of those types of things we'll we'll kind of we'll get through over the next couple of months and and see where we're at. >> I just I would just like to add that people need to also understand that we have union that we have a union contract that sets out class sizes and we need to abide by that as well. Yes. And we're far below them right now, >> Mr. Buckman. >> Thanks. So, I want to thank Mrs. Roger for for

124making that comment, but I also want to be clear. Um, so I was a reporter at the Tribune those years when it went negative. >> And um, so if you could just give give us like a dollar amount. So.5% taxes equals about how many dollars? >> So 1% is about a million dollars. 1% it's about a million. Okay. So substantial. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> I just wanted to add a couple of things that I thought of as people were were speaking. I know that the the timing when we have to make this decision feels odd um because we are without all our information. But we're required to adopt a budget by June 30th of the year. So that means we're adopting a budget without the final state budget. We're adopting a budget

125without knowing what's going to happen with um SB931. We're adopting a budget without feeling without all of um the pieces in place with with enrollment and numbers and who's going to be where. And I know it feels it's not contrived. I mean it's we we are required to do this under this timing. It's something we all go through every year. Can we project? Can we what if we get this? And as Mr. Pinkerton has told me many times. Hope is not a plan. So we hope that we'll have additional funding. We hope that these things come to fruition, but we have no guarantees. So we have to work with what's in front of us today. Um and and it is a living document. I mean it's like the LCAP. It's like so many of the

126other things we do because we're dealing with with humans. So people come and go. Um enrollment changes at sites. People enter into the system partway through the year the day before school starts. You know, all those things. I remember hiring teachers uh making hiring decisions after the first week of school, the first month of school, having to say, "Oh, we need a we need a teacher at this site." You know, that that this is where uh the district, our fine people pivot constantly and have to react to to uh the moment in the moment. So the decision we make tonight is um is based on what we know today with the knowledge that if and when that changes, we will definitely be taking a look to see where our needs are. The board did make

127a um a determination that we want to see higher reserves that seeing those reserves erode is not healthy for the district. Uh it we do have a fiscal responsibility as trustees to maintain the not just the solveny of the district but the health and um making sure that we do have you know the governor calls it a rainy day fund. We call it reserves that we need to uh pay attention to what we have uh what what we have to deal with unforeseen circumstances. Um and then the the only other thing I wanted to address. As as at least my colleagues on the board know, I am a I'm doing all that I can to fight for unitary the reinstatement of the unitary tax. I think it's the fairest way to deal with the continued

128operation of Diablo. I also think that I would like to see uh something put into place after the plant closes. As long as nuclear waste is stored on that site, it remains a danger in our community. So, I think that long range we need to have be receiving funding for the uh the risk that we have in our backyard. So, but unitary tax I I agree with Mr. Pinkerton that we'll take what we can get, but it's that's like begging for scraps. We need something in place that ensures ongoing sustainable revenue and I think that reinstatement of the unitary tax would most benefit um our community. So, that's my two cents on that. So again, if there is nothing else from the board, this is an action item to make this uh to adopt the

129budget this evening. If anyone would make a motion, Mr. Clen, >> you got it. You got it. You can >> Oh, I'd love to move that we accept the budget. >> And I I'd like to second that. >> Okay. We have a motion by Mr. Clawson and a second by Mr. Mr. Clawson. Yes, >> Mr. Anger. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Baltadano. >> Yes, >> Mr. Banfield. >> No, >> Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. So, that motion passes uh six yes and one no. And thank you to staff, to everyone for the uh for watching out for our district, for our kids, and making the most of what we can. Okay. Next is 9.04, the California School Dashboard Local Indicator Report. Oh, sorry. Next is 9.03,

1303 the education protection act funds. I was wondering why you were standing there when I mentioned that. So I moved on too quickly to the next page. Okay. Every year um we have to approve the use of um the education protection act funds. Um we currently get around 1 point4 million and we use those funds to um we take salary from the general fund and we move them into there. So it's really just 1 point uh4 million added to our general fund essentially. Um it just helps support staffing. We've been doing this for I think it came about in 201 12 13. It was a proposition passed um and then they uh when it expired five years later they passed another proposition and this one will sunset in 2030. Is there anyone from the public

131who would like to comment on this item and anyone from the board? Any discussion, questions, comments? If not, then this this is an action item, Mr. Buckman. >> Yeah, sure. >> So, Katie, when I I looked at this, and I may have read it wrong, it looked to me like almost all the EPA money went to loans. >> Yes. >> And can you explain how that happens? >> Um, do you have history behind that? I can't recall what that history. It's been They've been doing it for >> I know. And I just I just noticed it this year. So, so we just tried to make it easy a long time ago, like when we first started receiving these funds back in 2016 and looked at, okay, where's a place that we can just allocate these

132funds specifically to and just kind of being ongoing. So, the easiest way to do that was to take the staffing and loans and it matched up. So, it's it's just like getting general fund dollars like we pay for teachers at Slowhigh or Mor High or anything, but >> no special >> in this case. No, there's no particular reason and it's not if if we don't receive these funds, we're not closing loans, right? Like that doesn't it's not predicated on that. It was just an easy budgetary solution to >> to match the funding with the amount of money at the time. >> Good. It's good to know. I just just noticed it. >> Yeah. Every year every year this is kind >> it's always kind of a like what what are we doing? But yeah, that's

133why I will tell you that we're hopeful that this will be on the ballot in November to continue this funding because as right now it sunsets in 2030 and it is approximately >> 1.4 million. So it's a it's a substantial amount and again think about across the state of California. So so that's something to look for in November. Still looking for a motion? >> I am. >> Okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve the EPA resolution. >> I'll second. Have a motion by Mr. Buckman and a second by me, Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clawson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Banfield? >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Miss Baltadono? >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. So that motion carries 70. Thank you, Katie. All right.

134Now, the appropriate person is approaching the podium for the California school dashboard. >> I was going to let Katie do it, but >> uh let's see. Jacob, do we have the Thank you. I'll go ahead and get started with those side deck. So, thank you for allowing me to come up present on this. So this is packaged with the LCAP. So we do this every year as part of the LCAP presentation or LCAP approval process and the budget adoption process. It is also uh the local indicators piece. Uh so we do this presentation every year. Typically Jan Hagen was doing it um and partnership as I work with her. I said I'd go ahead and do it tonight for her. Um so we'll get started. Here we go. There. So, it's something again we do

135every year as part of the uh adopting the Ocap. Wait, did it switch? There we go. Perfect. So, we talk about the dashboard. There's one part most people are familiar with. It's what we probably spend most of our time presenting on, and it's those different metrics that we've talked about typically in the fall. our cap scores, suspension rates, college accredit readiness indicators, all those things. Um, and it is meant by the state to be accountability measurement or accountability tool. It's public obviously. You can go on the web and you can look up for any school district, any school where their different metrics are. That's the one that we present a lot about typically in the fall. As you know, you've gone through the LCAP document. There's a ton of dashboard data that's in there as

136well. Well, there's actually another part of the indicators of the dashboard that we talk about not as much but pretty much tonight and they're called the local indicators. And so the state indicators, the ones that I just mentioned that we talk about fairly often they're in the LCAP. We present them oftentimes are pretty much every fall, right? So cash score, suspension rates, chronic absenteeism. You'll notice you see the dials, right? That's kind of the latest and greatest um icon or you know kind of graphic they use to to show those different metrics we talk about throughout the year. Local indicators is another part of the dashboard. Um it's it's a part that we we do tonight. It has to be presented as part of adopting the LCAP. And so that part is more local or

137LEA based. It has it's not based on summitive metrics that you would see on the state indicators more implementationwise where you at with these different they're called priority areas and so kind of you either you can be met not met not met for two years we're traditionally we're met all the time because we do a good job of these things I'll take you through uh but it's different in terms of instead of being summitive measurements or just where are you at in implementation on these different areas and that's what I'll go through um by each priority area this evening. So there are those priority areas. Uh they're based on that local control measurements. They're self-reflective tools. And so what we do is Mhag and I literally log into the CDE. They have basically like website

138prompts. They go in and they'll give us um some prompts. So they'll give uh criteria and then we'll go in and put what our our data is, what our responses are as part of that fulfillment process or the process for doing this part of um local indicators. And so then I'll take you through these different priorities and then as you if you did notice you take a look in the notes section of each slide there's additional information from the website from the CDE to provide um kind of more specific criteria or data or information if you're interested in that. So of those priorities you can see there's priorities 1 2 3 six and seven are the ones that are local indicators uh that we'll take I'll take you through tonight. And so the first priority

139is looking at basic services and conditions. And so those things like are your teachers credentialed appropriately? Ours are. Rachel does a fabulous job every year have to work in partner. Every district in our uh county works with the county office of education and their credential analyst department making sure all our teachers are appropriately credentialed. We do that every year. So that's part of it. Looking at um students access to materials. A lot of times you think of that the Williams compliance, right? Making sure students have access to all those things. We do uh we take care of that and then our facilities are good repair. We are very blessed to be in this district that has phenomenal and they're getting better through our our bonds that we've been passed to have really phenomenal facilities. I

140mean curtains are there but I'd say just take a look right behind you right we have very awesome facilities here for um our students and our staff. So first priority is met. Second priority is implementation of stake academic standards. And so looking at adoption cycles of curriculum you're well aware we have ELA adoption that we've done in the middle school some of the smaller ones you may be aware we have like a um say a push sorry um advanced uh advanced placement US history um is one I did textbook I did on Friday focus on so we'll do small ones too we have a math adoption likely coming as well and so staying on top of curriculum adoption cycles we do that um and then support in terms of PD and training we do various

141numbers of trainings based on those adoptions or new implementations we're doing. I've talked about learning walks at the elementary. They have a ton of stuff with their S cubes and intervention and ELA adoption with benchmark DLI working with as we roll up um specifically on the coast those antidotees different things. So we do all kinds of professional development training for our staff and so um those are the main components of that priority too. Uh so that's met. Moving on to priority three looking at student or sorry student parent engagement. Um so looking at you know how do we communicate in the programs we utilize. So you know we have parent squares that uh utilize throughout the district to communicate with parents both in a one way or two way all our sites use it. Um

142and then we have different types of program you know programs per uh parental participation engagement whether that's an ELAC or DACA at those uh particular groups or boosters or PTA groups um school site councils parents are participating in a lot of our sites will do like coffee with the principal or different various meetings to allow parents that that access so we can get that communication and input from them in terms of getting input and feedback from we do LCAP survey as we talked about Mr. Duckman um has talked about right if you look at our um survey results you know utilizing YouTube but LCAP survey our amount of of responses is incredibly high um so getting a lot of feedback that way um utilizing our DAC and our um ELAC committees to give input common

143ground advisory task force by Dr. operator uh provides an opportunity for that PTAs, boosters, all different mechanisms, school site council for parents to give input on what's going on at this both school and district level and then including student voice as you know Dr. PR has run student center for a number of years is phenomenal way to get a lot of student input primarily focused on youth truth results which again youth truth our students participate in we have a lot of students participating in that as a way to get a lot of data around student perception uh and get their input and so we do those um utilize those mechanisms to get uh feedback from students as well and so we do a number of things uh to get input and and engagement from parents

144so that one's met moving to priority 6 is then school climate which is a little I won't say redundant but overlaps with the one we just talked about. So different surveys so how are you getting information from um parents and students and so we do check survey so that's California healthy k California healthy kids survey that's every other year so we just did it uh in particular grade levels we just did it this spring so we'll get those results um probably pretty soon Mr. Dial helps manage that. So probably this summer we would get that and then as you know we do you truth every year and so it's a way that we get a lot of input from that. Um and then you know different ways that we look at let's see it's not

145up on here sorry um of looking at those things you know we we you know we go through YouTube survey quite a bit when we get the healthy kids survey that's every other year we break down that data as well for sites um for those particular grade levels and principles use that to guide both in their SIPA and what's going on at their on their school on a regular basis. So we do a lot uh in terms of working on school climate. That one's met. And then priority access to a broad course of study. And so if you notice in the notes, I included in Jen did as well a lot of information of how CD sort of defines what a broad course of study is. And it's the idea of having students have access

146to what the state believes they should be having access to as they could a broad course of study, which would be you think of your core on ma math, science, uh social studies, and English. and also your electives, your your VAPA programs, your CTE, college of career readiness, um PE, those different particular um courses or experiences or pathways or electives. And so, as you know, we have a ton of offerings for students in our district. Uh especially as the secondary, middle school, and into high school, we have a tremendous number of CTE pathways. We have robust BAPA programs, uh band music, choir, all kinds of things, theater. Uh so that's looking at that. So within that broad coastal study they're talking they're looking at a number of things. So what are students enrolled in? And

147so we utilize areas right or we do student scheduling. The secondary level master schedules are driven by student course requests is how it works. Uh and so our counselors work with our kids all the time on what what are their post-secondary plans and then backwards mapping from that so that they meet if it's A throughG requirements, if it's particular uh pathway that they're interested in for postsecary, if it's a trade school or all those different things. Um working with them on that. So we we can we track that data. We look at what kids are doing uh both in areas and in Parseek. Uh now that we have you know Parseek when utilize it, monitoring it. So counselors, students have six-year plans uh that they start in middle school, then they get in high school,

148four-year plans, which again, it's really about what are you doing after high school? What are your post-secary goals? And backwards mapping from that so when students get to well, it's going to be a couple days here, our high schools graduates, right? Walk the stage both of Moral Bay and Pack Beach and Slow High that they're ready and and they've met those goals, right? It doesn't just happen two days before that. It's a four to six year process for students depending on what they want to do. So monitoring that, making sure they're at where they need to have and then an ability to adjust. It'd be wonderful and much easier if we worked with a student in seventh grade or sixth grade and we laid out their plan and it worked perfectly. Life doesn't happen that

149way, right? Changes happen, kids change interest, um different things happen. And so as counselors are doing that ongoing work with them and tracking their four and six year plans and touching base with students every year following transcripts kids kids things change for them right of their postsecondary goals what they're interested in I totally change career path in grad school like life changes right and so that's part of that remediation piece is students have blips maybe they need some remediation we have summer school for credit recovery or have venuity or students get accelerated pathway right and they want to onboard into AP your honors courses. Great. We can do that. Um, utilize dual enrollment courses both here and at Qua. They want to get more workplace readiness. We have a wonderful program, Mr. Black, that started.

150I mean, things just change all the time, right? And I've always said it's about opportunities for kids. Opportunities change. The world changes, right? We have it seems to be going faster and faster. Um, so we want to make sure we're adjusting to that. We do utilizing ARIES in our counselors meeting with our students, principles, looking at what's going on. As you know, you hear heard in this the secondary um presentations both Mr. Scaldy and Mr. Dickson looking at A throughG a you know A throughg data looking at you know you saw um them put out about how where our students are going postsecary looking at uh CT pathway completion CCR the college career readiness indicator data all these different pieces of data to see how are our students doing both schoolwide and then on an

151individual level too. Um so tracking all those things is all part of how we meet this priority. So that would be priority uh seven for access for broad course of study. And then overall just a reminder right the dashboard ton of data on Mr. Buckman, you know, like you can go down many rabbit holes. It's cool. You can see all kinds of things. You know, lucky for us in this district, we have Parseek and that's really becoming the hub um that we as an uh Isla department, our principles use to really bring all that data in, but anybody can go on the on the public website and you can look it up for any school, any district, what they're doing, all these different areas. That's the main piece of the dashboard tonight is about the

152local indicators uh that allows for those priorities established by the board of education. questions. >> First, I'll go to the public. Anyone wishing to have questions or comments on this? Then back to the board. Any questions or comments? >> Right. It looks like we're good. Thank you for the presentation and I encourage everyone to take a look at the dashboard. It's really kind of fun to >> look around. Yeah. >> Thank you. All right. Let's see if I can stay on track for a minute here. 9.05 is the Belleview's and the Santa Fe charter school renewal. >> So yes, so Belleview Santa Fe of course is one of the first charter schools in the state of California. That happens to be within our district and kind of relates back to our closure days back in

1532000. So um they've been a very successful charter school throughout that entire time period. Um we constantly kind of come back to the board have five-year agreements. um they have changed over the past 10-15 years to become an independent charter school. So they've really it's almost like their own school district, right? They do their own special education services. Um really, you know, their own board, their own district. Um and so we still maintain uh this agreement. We have to as the chartering agency here at our school district. And so this has gone through both their attorneys as well as our attorneys to look at the updated laws and rules and regulations in regards to charter schools because it has changed over time. Um probably the main change that you'll see from our last agreement to

154this one is really the um we took out all of the language in regards to special education because they're basically they are their own special education agency. Other than that, um we do we do have kind of a 3% charge to the school uh for kind of that oversight fee. Katie and her team do much of that work is what I will tell you, right? She also um we have a fiscal services agreement. So for another 1% um Katie actually does all their books for them and works directly with their superintendent principal um to ensure that they have all the regulations, guidelines, and everything completed. Um with with Mrs. Turk retiring uh this year and having a new superintendent starting up. It's a perfect time for us to get this agreement in place um so

155that the next superintendent and uh can move forward um with the agreement. So there was a a couple of years through COVID where this the ability to extend the agreement past the five years and that was really their choice. Julie just didn't bring it forward. Didn't bring it forward. So, we waited and it was okay through the laws, but um it definitely is time now that we need to move forward with a new 5-year agreement. So, we're bringing this forward to the board uh for approval tonight. And again, know that our attorneys have gone through and made sure that all the legal um requirements are met. Um and again, they they continue to do a great job for kids at Belleview. And those kids really become our kids in in seventh um and eighth grade

156and on through high school. >> Okay. Any comments from the public? Any board questions or comments? This is an action item. Anyone would like to uh make a motion for approval. >> I'll move I'll move approval of item 9.05, Belleview Santa Fe Charter School Renewal. >> I'll second that. >> Thank you. Uh we have a motion by Mr. Mr. and a second by Mr. Banfield. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Banfield. >> Yes. >> M. Baltadano. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clawson. >> Yes. >> Did I get everybody and me? >> I'm trying to mix it up here. All right. Motion carry 70. Thank you. >> All right. Mission to let's talk about some policies. >> Good evening board. Uh the first 9.0 06 is um we

157called it a first reading, but it's our second first reading. You might remember um seeing this policy before. It was food service operations cafeteria fund. And in the third paragraph, Mr. Clawson stopped to ask me why um in the first line all food service administrators and personnel was struck as not requiring qualifications and they had only left food service directors. So following that question I reached out to Aaron Primer our food service leader to clarify is there new direction about training staff. I also reached out to Josh Whiteside um one of our attorneys that works with us on policy and came to find out that it was an error on the part of Gamut that yes of course our food service administrators Aaron primer and other personnel staff are required to continue their training. So

158the um board policy subcommittee and I met we re added the word and staff. it's opposed to personnel, but other than that, the changes remain um per the gamut recommendations. So, it's up to you if you would like to second read it next time or if you would like to just go ahead and adopt it now that we have seen it twice with this change. >> I'm going to ask Mr. Clawson since he raised the question. Are you comfortable? would love to adopt it as if this was a second reading if the rest of the board was comfortable and I would even move to >> if you'd like. >> I would like >> and I'll second. >> I did also learn an interesting tidbit in my research about it that school districts smaller than 2500

159um had changed the requirements for training. So I believe that's why Gamut had crossed out the N staff because it was no longer required for all school districts and so they removed it but it is still a requirement for our school district and I did reach out to Gamut to let them know that we appreciate their accuracy in their work on board policies or clarity. >> All right. So, is there I didn't go to the anyone from the public want to talk about this policy? All right. Then I have a motion by Mr. Clawson, a second by Mrs. Roger to go ahead and adopt this this evening. Mr. Clawson, >> yes. >> Mrs. Roger, >> yes. >> Mr. Buckman, >> yes. >> Mr. Banfield, >> yes. >> Mr. Baltadano, >> yes. Mr. Ranger, >> yes.

160>> And I am a yes. Uh, thank you very much, board. Okay. 9.07, 07 a revision to board policy 4119.11 4219.1143.19.11 sexual harassment. This is a board policy in relation to sexual harassment of our staff and that's why it has three different numbers attached to it. One for certificated staff, one for classified staff, one for management staff. We do have a separate policy for student sexual harassment. I just want you to be aware of that. Um again this is um making changes per gamut because in the changeover you remember of administration the title 9 rules um had shifted and changed regarding harassment and so this is updating you'll see um we just moved the line from the top down to the third place but prelim preliminarily the reason why we're reviewing this is the line

161the district does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any of its programs or activities and complies with the title n of the education amendments of 1972 and its other implementing regulations >> and this is a first reading tonight. Anyone from the public? >> Correct. >> Right. So if the we typically bring these back for the a second reading uh at our next meeting is that the will of the board in this case. >> Thank you. And the third 9.08 then is a revision to board policy 3100 in budget. And primarily um iron and ironically this is updating our budget policy to require the district to hold a public hearing prior to the adoption of the budget. The public hearing must be the same night as the district's local control accountability plan. So we

162are already implementing the things that are required in this update. Um similarly you remember the there was a pie chart of circles that districts are required to develop a local control funding formula the LCFF part of our budget and define that for our community etc. U Mr. Pinkerton and Miss Ecklund have already been through this policy as well. All right. >> Anyone from the public want to address this? So, we are just on top of things here. So, this would this both >> Can I just say just for clarity for for the the vast number of members of the public that are out there, um this is actually the policy that requires us to approve the LCAP and the budget at the same board meeting. So, we do that because it's a board policy and

163a state requirement. All right. Thank you. So, this will come back for a second reading at our next meeting. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Yamasha. >> All right. We will move on to the action uh dis action consent count uh agenda. Now, please let me know if you'd like any item pulled. 9 10.01 01 proposed revisions to board policy 6174 education for English learners second reading 10.02 acceptance of donations 10.03 approval of warrants for May to >> sorry >> Mark did you say pull >> yeah I'd like to pull 10.03 3. >> So that is approval of warrants for May 2026 and payroll for May 8th and May 29th 2026. 10.04 Approval of minutes. 10.05 approval of certificated and classified personnel item. 10.06 Approval of purchase orders from April 29 to May 27, 2026.

16410.07 approval of furniture and equipment request 513 to um May 13 to May 27, 2026. So we need a motion for 10.01, 10.02, and 10.04 through 10.07. >> I move approval of uh 10.01, 10.02, 10.04 to 10.07. >> I'll second. So we have a motion by Mr. Second by Mrs. Roger. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Roger. >> Yes. >> Miss Baltadano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Vanfield. >> Yes. >> Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. >> And I am a yes. And Mr. Clawson has stepped out. Um so 10.03. Mr. Buckman. >> Yes. Thank you. And thank the board for their patience in reviewing this. I was um going through and I noted that the cost of fuel to do um was $65,000 this month, which seemed about a third maybe higher than what it's been. Am I

165am I guessing correctly or am I >> Yeah, they're they're actually Mr. Bonan and Mr. Tarver, the director of transportation, has been kind of monitoring, looking at it. So, I I'll get some more information about it. They've been looking. It's hard to know because we also have our electric buses and so they're trying to see what the offbalance. So it might even have been even more had we not had those buses online. So but I'll get some more information to share with the board in terms of overall cost. You might see it with doers, but know that in in particular where I where we're seeing it the worst is um with food service. >> So the cost of food. So Erin's budget where she was running great and things were good and budget surpluses and

166food services now I it's caught up with her uh dramatically this year. So she's having to look at that make adjustments and um in in the future. So yeah, it's definitely having effect >> the fuel cost. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> Um I was going to say there's still time to vote but it's like three minutes. So I'd like to move approval of 10.03. >> Mr. Banfield, did you have a comment or question? I'll second the approval. Thank you. >> You're on top of it. Okay. 10.03 of a motion by Mr. Buckman and a second by Mr. Banfield. Mr. Buckman, >> yes. >> Mr. Banfield, >> yes. >> Miss Baltadano, >> yes. >> Mr. Hunger, >> yes. >> Mrs. Roger, >> yes. >> And I am a yes. And Mr. Clawson

167has stepped out. All right. Um, we are moving on to look at an agenda I can actually read. Um, advanced planning. Anyone have anything for advanced planning? Okay. How about reports by board members? >> Mr. Banfield, did you have a report? Mhm. So, the other night uh at the Monarch Grove uh talent show, I saw something I haven't seen in years. In fact, I'm not sure that I've ever seen it at an elementary talent show. And that is there was this child, this girl, who not only did she play the piano, but she sang at the same time. I've, you know, I've been to countless talent shows over at Baywood and, you know, maybe you'll get a kid to play the piano or play the violin or lots of times they'll sing to a karaoke,

168but I've never seen them play and sing. And it took her two times to do it. She was just about ready to throw in the towel. Her mom said, "No, no, do it again." She did it. Wow. Miss Baltadono. >> Um, just want to take a moment at the end of the school year to just thank our teachers and our staff and everyone who supports our kids all year. I know how very hard they work and I just really appreciate all that they do. Um, I get to visit campuses all year. I try to make it to every campus for some special event. um every school year and I always just truly enjoy those visits. And because I am also a mom and um had two kids go through our schools, some of the people

169that we honored tonight as retiring were some of the teachers that my kids had and have become um beloved friends of our family. So I just want to especially congrat congratulate mystra Hanel from PCO Elementary School and Mr. Mar taller on I think both of them had something like 34 years in the district something along those lines. Um and uh but congratulations to all of our retiring teachers um and employees and we um Trusty Younger and I were commenting if we added up all of the years of service I mean it's in the hundreds and I just believe that education um and teaching is such a incredible um gift and act of public service that I deeply deeply admire and appreciate. Thank you. Thank you. Um, Mr. Buckman, >> thanks. Um, what a busy time

170of the year. I I've peaked into the office. I've stopped in and Eric and Lisa have been nowhere. And so I asked Mandy, where is it? And they're at one event after another after another. So, first of all, thank you and thanks for leaving everything in the competent hands of Mr. Pinkerton. But you guys talk about the cost of fuel. Um, so and I've tried to stay busy as well. Um, and I what the main thing for me at this time of the year is to see how many families and how many kids are involved in their schools in one way or another. Um, music, dance, whatever it is, they're all doing something and they're all being recognized at this time of the year. So in particular, I was able to go to pack beach

171for the senior um gradu it's not the graduate senior what school they're visiting. So it was it was wonderful. Um I've been to Hawthorne for their open house. Um I'm on the CSEA negotiating team and that and that has reached conclusion once the staff votes to approve it. Um I was at um the board policy subcommittee and my favorite so far has been the Hawthorne PTA meeting, the last meeting of the year and the TIP colloquium where I sat with two teachers, one brand new teacher um who had a student um get redesated this year and that was amazing. And then uh the other teacher um see this book right here? This is so cool. She had a notebook like this one of the kids and what she did is she was um reproducing the

172homework and pasting it into the notebook so that the kids had it and then at the end of the year they had it all. So it was amazing. So that was just an inspirational um inspirational event. So thank you. >> Right, Mr. Anger. >> Well, as as as everybody's been talking about, it's been a busy end of the year. um the Baywood open house. Got to go see that. And I think probably Mr. Banfield was there for that. Um got to go to the Bishop's Peak open house, Monarch Grove open house, the Delmare talent show. Uh what else? That that there were several of us that went to the TIP colloquium and and it was really quite quite fun. Um last I think it was was it just last night, Mr. Banfield when we went

173to the kindergarten uh promotion ceremony at Baywood and one of Mr. Banfield's grandkids >> yeah was was moving on to first grade at Baywood and that was a that was a whole heck of a lot of fun. Um and then a bunch of us I think went to Los Middle School today for their eighth grade promotion ceremony. I know um Mrs. Baltadana was there, Mrs. Roger was there, Mrs. Sheffer was there. Uh Mr. Banfield was there. So, we all got to go see that and and and it was just again one of those super fun things and it's been just a a phenomenal um kind of end of the year. And then tomorrow, the pro people watching this on TV probably won't it'll be delayed, but we have the Lagona or the the Lagona eighth

174grade promotion tomorrow. Um the Baywood fifth grade promotion tomorrow. Uh and then on to Pac Beach, Moral Bay, and San Losai graduations. It's it's it's moving fast and really really really fun. So, uh it's a great end of the year. >> Mr. Clson, >> uh yeah, I have two things. First, um on election day today, I wanted to point out that this year's Slow County I voted sticker contest winners came from Pacheo and Delmare elementary schools, which is exciting. So secondly, um I want to congratulate Eric Prader on graduating his youngest child from St. Louis Coastal this week, concluding what 16 years as a parent in the district >> so many decades. Well, congratulations to reaching uh your final graduation milestone. I and I'll just add that this is a joyful busy time of year.

175I appreciate that folks took the time tonight to join us and u best of luck to our retirees and um if we don't see you before enjoy your summer. Thank you very much. >> Are we done? Are we done? >> We are adjourned.