9/11/25 Regular Meeting of the Governing Board

001be conducted in an orderly fashion. Only the person recognized by the board president may speak. While that member of the public is speaking, members of the audience must not yell or speak out, regardless of whether you agree or disagree. While public comment is in progress, if you speak out, you will be out of order and asked to leave the meeting. As adults participating in a public meeting, we need to model civility to our children and students. On behalf of the board of education, we thank you in advance for helping us conduct this meeting respectfully. Our mission statement. The San Marcos Unified School District is an innovative and collaborative community providing an unparalleled educational experience through an engaging and supportive environment. All of our students are challenged, inspired, and poised to excel. And then before we

002begin tonight's meeting, I'd like like to take a moment to acknowledge that today is the 24th anniversary of September 11th, a day of profound significance in our nation's history. We will pause to remember the lives lost, honor the bravery of first responders, and reflect on the resilience, strength, and compassion that united us. This day is a reminder to us that during the worst time, we saw each other. We shared our strength with others and we got strength from each other. Our humanity and empathy shone brightly. I also want to acknowledge the news involving public figure Charlie Kirk yesterday, which is deeply troubling. We stand in empathy with those who have been affected by his loss. I want to remind, encourage and plead with each of you that we do not lose sight of our humanity,

003our faith, our knowledge that despite our different perspectives, each one of us is someone's parent, someone's child, someone's loved one, we are, you are someone, and that violence is never the answer. Please join me in a moment of silence. Thank you. I'd also like to add that as a board and a district, our focus in San Marcos Unified is clear and unwavering. We are united in our commitment to caring and for supporting our students and staff. We are steadfast in our in strengthening our schools to ensure an environment where learning and growth can flourish in safety and in peace. Thank you for joining me in this reflection as we now turn to work uh turn to work before us this evening. With that, please rise for the pledge of allegiance. Ready, begin. to the flag

004of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands nation and justice for all. Right. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Moved by member Carlson, seconded me by member Martine to approve the agenda as presented. Student Board representatives, please say your vote. >> I I >> Thank you. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Report taken uh report of action taken in close session. Tonight the board met in close session and conferred with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code 54956.9D2 one case no action was taken. Next we discuss matters pertaining to public employee employment transfer appointment discipline dismissal release evaluation and reassignment. [clears throat] In close session today, by motion

005of member Ahmad, seconded by member Miam, the board approved the settlement agreement and release of certified employee number 630908 effective August 18th, 2025 by the following v vote. I, Ahmad, Carlson, Heric, Martin, and Miam. No, and no abstaining. Reminder, the vote of each board member um Oh, sorry, that's for me, not for you. Okay. Uh, report by student board members. gonna go first. I like to tell everyone this is this is my first born for you. >> Hello and good good evening everyone. My name is Anora Mod and I will be this school year San Marcos High School student board representative. I'd like to start off with today's presentation topics. Um the first week around school, around campus, our student highlights, teacher highlights, sports, and what is coming up. For our first week, we had

006our welcome day on the first day of school. ASB hosted a wonderful day filled with fun events and engaging stations that were aligned with our brand new school maxim. We also held our annual knighthood assembly that brought together all new students and staff to become knights officially. This took part in our ceremonial cere ceremonial touching the sword tradition around campus. Our new motto, our new skill maximum, we pursue honor, we seek wisdom, and we stand strong. Our focus this school year is to stand united as one night community. Our fall sports assembly was conducted to celebrate our our sorry our football games themed country. We also celebrated the diverse cultures within our school. This is the la iguana, which is a playful Mexican folk dance that mimics the movements and behaviors of an iguana. As

007you can see in the video, our school community absolutely enjoyed this at our fall sports assembly. Our student highlights. This is Irene Haw and AJ Turner. SMHS's new ASB co-presidents. They have done a wonderful do job at conducting all of our all of our events at San Marcos High School. Our teacher highlights is Mr. Albbright. He is a new teacher at SMHS. He he teaches ASB and anatomy and physiology. I have him this year and he's amazing. For sports, we have our new SMHS game day account, which is created on social media to showcase our football team's past and previous performances in a way to branch out to our school community and get them excited about upcoming games. What's coming up? Our annual homecoming dance is coming up. Our ASB junior class has been working

008very hard on planning this year's homecoming. The theme will be rhythms of Rio. Thank you so much, Good evening. My name is Madison Satasua and I'm the new student board rep for Mission Hills. I hope everybody has had a great first month of school and I wanted to begin by introducing myself. I started off as a twinex coyote and then I went to a woodland park bulldog and at mission I play tennis and lacrosse. I am also part of IMAP, crafts for causes and link crew. To start I wanted to acknowledge Patriot Day and how the ASB team is connecting to campus. We had a lunch event where students could make cards that we give to our local firefighters and first responders. 911 was tragic and our first responders will always be a crucial role

009in our safety. So, I wanted to shout out Deputy Garcia for keeping our students safe and our school nurse, Miss Michelle, for helping take care of all of our students. Next, we have our athletic spotlights where our boys water polo team is 2-1 and their next game is against Rancho Bernardo. Our girls volleyball team is 14 and two and they are first in the San Diego County Division 3. We they have been preparing through summer camps over summer and they are excited and ready to show their dedication to the season. Our girls flag football team has also been doing really well this year with a record of 9 and one. They are 16th in the nation and number two in the San Diego section. Our drama department has also been working hard to put on

010the fall play and Then There Were None. Um they are going through auditions and prep preparations and they're ready for their show in November. Next we have our staff spotlight, Mr. Tyer. He is our freshman leadership teacher and he is helping create strong leaders who are branching out to their peers to create opportunities in their future high school career. Freshman leadership helps plan lunch events, create campus compa campaigns, interview staff and plan team bondings. Mr. Tyer also has recently be took over as head of baseball coach this year and can't wait and we can't wait to see him expand the program. He's already started with a summer youth baseball camp. Thank you, Mr. Tyer, and all of your support for the freshman Grizzlies. Now, not every freshman can have Mr. Tyure. So, our goal as

011ASB this year is um freshman inclusion. So, we have both our link crew um team and our ASB team. Our link crew team just had a successful freshman orientation and um as a link crew leader, it was really fun to see the new freshman class and um get a perspective on how they see um all the changes that we have had at our school. Um they were really excited. We went through tours. We did some team bonding and some small groupoup activities. So that way freshman have familiar faces around the campus and they already have friends going into the school to help smooth the transition from middle school to high school. Our ASB team um we have a new freshman outreach team this year and they have been hard at work. They have created videos

012and lunch events and giveaways to help the freshman feel connected. Um, as my brother is a freshman this year and I am starting to understand more struggles that is that the freshman are having that sometimes the upper classmen forget about and um it's really helpful to see um how they are reacting to the new school. One example is we just had our yellow ribbon week um which is suicide prevention and we had posters, we had a yellow spirit day. Um we are sharing information online. We had a wellness fair and club rush this week hoping to get students um participating and excited about the new school year and help them understand that we are here for them and all the support that they need um they can find on campus at this school and that

013they are not alone. I also want to shout out our peer counseling club which is new this year and they helped with the wellness fair and we can't wait to see more of them in the future at our wellness center and um helping students throughout the year peerto-peer and not completely adult to students. We are glad to be back and can't wait for a great year. Thank you. Great job, ladies. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to the rest of your presentations. All right. Um, report by superintendent. >> Thank you. So, I'm going to go back to [clears throat] one month ago when the last time we were here was the day before the uh welcome back breakfast for all of our staff. So, I'm going to go all the way back there and

014just highlight how uh how much fun we had that day. This was um our one opportunity in the school year to have all the entire staff uh back to kick off the school year and there's a lot of spirit. It was a it was a really good time. You can see all the all the teams were all decked out in their in their stuff and they had their cheers and everything else. Um [clears throat] want to thank our CNS team for putting on the breakfast and for um organizing all the food. Thank we want to thank school's first credit union who funded it all. So that was u that was a good time as well. Um, just so much fun to see all the spirit and all the pride that each of our administrative team,

015all of our teachers, our classified staff have in their schools. Um, really awesome also to have our students there performing. This was the first time we did the welcome back at San Marcos High, at least since I've been here. And it worked really well. It was actually a nice little bit more of an intimate setting for us. Um, and it was it was really fun and the kids are just so um so amazing. uh they come came to to perform for us and came to participate even before the school year had started. So we're very excited. Thank you to our board members who were there uh that day and I had the opportunity to talk to the entire staff and give them some thoughts for the year uh and really our commitment to go allin

016on the important work that we are doing in service to our students uh and our portrait of a graduate and our strategic promise to all 19,000 of our students. So that was fun. the day before school started, that was Monday, we had the grand opening of the Coreo new Coreo field. So, that was awesome. I want to just take a minute and thank again the staff and the students and the families at Coreo for their patience during this very long and arduous process, but they have now a gorgeous uh facility now, a gorgeous um play area, playgrounds and fields. the only I'm going to go back to the this one. Uh the only artificial field artificial turf field of this type in the entire county if I if I have that correct um this particular

017grade of artificial turf. So it was a lot of work um and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, but we now have a a a really um good solid play area there that's going to withstand all of the water issues that we have in that particular area. So, we're very excited about that. Construction at Knobill, as you know, is underway. So, um I want to commend our uh maintenance and operations teams, our facilities teams, um principal Amy Sinella and her team over there, and Balfurbetty, who's the the the folks doing the actual work. We spend a lot of time through the summer getting all the ducks in the row, making all of our plans, but you kind of got to get the kids in there to just kind of see where the where the

018adjustments may need to be uh made. So, um working very hard through the very from the very first day of school. It was very hot in those first couple of days. Um, work is progressing very quickly uh and very smoothly. Um, and I want to thank all the teams for for being Johnny on the spot and getting out there and and you know making the tweaks where they're where they're needed. Um, we did hold a coffee chat with the parents out at uh, Knob Hill. Tova Corman, our facilities director, was there and others were there. That was a success. Got to give them kind of updates on timelines and what to expect, answer questions. We have a dedicated website up now with updates for our families on kind of progress and and what's what's happening.

019Uh we'll do regular communication to them as well. Um so we're very very excited for that. There's no way around um there's no way around uh you know a little bit of dust, but I will also say that if you go out there during the school day and you see the trucks doing their dust, there's always a guy out there spraying them to keep the dust down. So um it's been it's been good. Then we had our first day of school. So I'll just go through this really quickly. Really positive first day of school. got to get out to all the school sites. Um, see the teachers in action. We had the cheerleaders from Mission Hills over at at the elementary schools welcoming the kids in. Our middle schoolers are back. The cell phone policy

020is going even better this year as we kind of had predicted it would go. You know, it's it's not a perfect thing yet and not all the kids are huge fans, but as each year goes by, um, it gets a little bit better. Uh, you already mentioned the sword and the stone and so the kids at San Marcos High, I know we're going to hear from them in a little bit, uh, got to do there. the freshman got to touch the sword in the stone. That's always fun. Dr. Campbell and her team were out. We have some really really energetic brand new teachers to our district. Um this this teacher here is over at LMA and he was in the new teacher orientation a couple days previous and he was just I mean smile ear

021to ear and then we about to see see him in class and is really excited. No problem. No problem. Um I just want to commend our our teachers. So, last month I was I was highlighting all of our kind of back-end staff, the support staff that works all the all through the summer to get things ready. I want to take a moment and just uh highlight and give a big shout out to our teachers who do a phenomenal job of welcoming students in, setting expectations, making uh sure that students feel welcome in their warm and welcoming environments. They just do a really phenomenal job. So, it's been a very very positive and very smooth opening. And we're not even a whole month into school yet, but it feels like we are having a busy year

022already. It's really good. Uh, a couple items on tonight's agenda. We'll hear from San Marcos High School. We have a Bayoint Prep Academyem on the agenda and then, uh, Erin will talk, uh, make a presentation on the 2425 unudited actuals. And that will be our meeting. Any questions I can answer for the board? >> Thank you, Andy. >> Thank you. All right. Um, we'll move on to presentation. San Marcos High School Principal Christina Wild and team. [laughter] Good evening, President Sarah Ma, trustees, Superintendent Dr. Andy Johnson, and members of the cabinet. As you know, I'm the proud principal of San Marcos High School, and I'm honored to be here tonight to share some of the exciting work that is happening at our school. First, I want to begin with a closer look at who we

023are. Oh, wait. Did I turn it off? Uh oh. Okay. I think I turned it off. It's because I'm principal doesn't know how to work the remote apparently. Right. >> I'm not sure what happened. Give me Let me step in here. >> Okay. All right. Maybe it wasn't my fault. >> I just did the down. >> No, the right arrow. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you. >> Let me just test it. >> All right, thank you. Okay, now we're ready. >> Okay, we're good. As you Oh, here we go. Okay, as you know, San Marcus High School is home to 371 students. We're the biggest school in the district and I believe the biggest school still in the county. So, it's a lot of responsibility. Um, but we also love our student. We have a diverse

024student body. We have around 42% of our students identify as Latinx. Another 42% identify as white and the rest represent a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. We also serve over 200 English learners and nearly 400 students with disabilities. The diversity I feel is one of our strengths at San Marcos High School. It shapes our culture and drives our mission to ensure every night feels like they belong and more importantly are prepared for the future. So part of this work um last year we decided how to better support our students as we looked at what it truly means to be a knight. Last year we launched the process to develop a school model that reflects the values and vi our values and vision. We gathered input from students, staff, parents, and community members asking, "What

025does it mean to be a Knight?" Three themes rose to the top. Character, learning, and community. Working with our leadership teams, we refined that feedback into the simple, powerful statement. We pursue honor. We seek wisdom. We stand united. This motto now anchors our culture and serves as a guide for our work moving forward. Of course, living out that motto begins with our educators. That's why we've also been focusing on strengthening uh teacher leadership and collaboration. >> So, the past two years since I've been principal, we've been working on strengthening our instructional leadership team, ensuring that there's a collaborative process and that the leadership drives everything that we do. Part of the work I'm really proud of is I've been working with principal Nathan Baker at Mission Hills High School and sharing this leadership value and

026bringing our um ILTs together, instructional leadership teams together. And last spring we actually got the two groups together in a whole day PD. And I think it's the first time this has ever happened in 20 years. And we're going to continue this work this year um meeting again in the fall and in the spring. So we're tightly lined about how to serve best our students. We're also this year focusing our PLC's, making a commitment to our instructional focus areas and using data to drive our instruction. Um, so this is really something I think is going to create a stronger um more intentional learning culture here at our school. Of course, we know without besides educators, we also have a star um strong purpose with our students. So, we've been looking at our experience for our

027students and particularly how we're serving them outside or preparing them for a future beyond high school. >> Good evening, new board. I'm Joshua Nudson. Um, I'm honored to be able to present to you the information from our career and technical education and how we create future future ready learners. Um, at our school, we offer um career pathway training in seven of the 15 industry sectors that are represented in California. Um we have a 100 plus students working in work-based learning i.e. internships. Um in 2025 we have up to eight or 89 students and some more in the pipeline that are geared up in healthcare industries with 25 plus partners including including Kaiser Hospital right here close by. >> I did want to say I see the picture there. I had to point out my mom

028was in the hospital last weekend. She's okay. But one of our students of San Marcus High School was attending my mom and um giving her towels and waters like that. And that's a picture of my sister with our student. So of course she says she's the fun sister. But it just brought it to home that we are seeing our students out in the community. And when you see a student taking care of your own personal loved one, it just really means a lot. >> Um aside from the healthc care pathway, which is very robust. Uh we have careers in education. We actually have eight students who are placed at Discovery Elementary. They're paired up with teachers. They are doing some lesson planning and actually some instruction with these students. So um really, really interesting. That's

029brand new for us. Um we have students placed in finance, working in finance and accounting firms. We've got a construction pathway. students graduate from the construction pathway, not graduate, but they they leave with their apprenticeship hours already completed and can start work as a journeyman at our 18th birthday. Um, it's pretty amazing actually. Uh, we've got students placed in biomedical research at UCSD. And we've got district placements as well. We've got students who are working here with our district nurses and elementary school nurses, uh, working with um, uh, personnel in our graphic design program here. and also with athlet athletic trainers. Um we have two really really interesting new pathways that are developing. We're second to third year into our interpretation and translation pathway and there are only two in the state. So we're really

030proud of that. And brand new this year with the state-of-the-art lab is our game design. To support all this, we have a dedicated um work-based learning coordinator who helps them with resume writing, placement, mentorship, internship, um kind of guiding and also how to how to do interviews. So, uh we've got a lot of work placed in this. Uh we've got a lot of faith in it, and we do believe this helps our students become future ready. Thank you. >> All right. And this year's theme is kind of transformation. And one of the ways that we've transformed our site this year is our extensive support needs program, which is part of the special education program at our site. It's gone kind of a major transformation this year. We've shifted away from a self-contained model to one

031that's far more inclusive. We have three dedicated education specialists that um that now deliver core instruction in classrooms designed to reflect typical high school settings. Whereas before they used to all be in the same room all day or most of the day. Students are supported in pursuing their certificate of completion or alternate pathway to diploma making their high school journey richer and much more meaningful. We've seen incredible joy from students and positive parent feedback as they experience a more connected and inclusive San Marcos High School. So supporting students academically is essential, but so is caring for their overall well-being. And at San Marcos High School, we are deeply committed to creating caring systems and united and having a united community. >> Good evening. I'm Jesse Midland, assistant principal, and I'm uh very proud and privileged

032to get to work uh directly with our counselors and social workers. So, I thought I'd present some of the highlights from uh our year last year and uh to represent the great work that we do at San Marcus High School. So, um last year we had 71% of our seniors meet A3G requirements. Um we had a 99.6% graduation rate and we had over 76 almost 77% of our students either complete the FATA or the CADAA which is the California Dreamer Act um for financial assistance uh for post-secary education. uh our social worker highlights. Uh we have students working with uh True Care where they get an apprenticeship and are directly supporting the needs of other students with mental health needs. Um it's a fantastic program to actually get paid for that work uh with True

033Care. Um we have a food pantry which every week provides um foods directly to our families in need. And then uh last year between our uh counselors and social workers, we had over 63 we had 6,350 plus student check-ins that were documented. Um I'm sure there were countless others where our support staff are touching students and making a difference in their lives. So a real, you know, big number to highlight the great work that goes on. Um along the same lines, um one of the the greatest blessings of San Marcos High School is that it's a it's a huge school. Uh and with that comes a lot of programming and a lot of options for students. So rather than me continuing to talk, we brought in a couple of our our students to step up

034and tell you about some of the programming at San Marcos High School. >> Good evening, SMUD board members. Uh my name is Joseph Warner. I'm a senior at San Marcos High School where I am the ASP videographer, National Honor Society co-president and member of our Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. St. Marcos prides itself in its commitment to standing united. But a student body cannot stand united without including and listening to each and every group. I'm here with Shawn Coats. Shawn and I are both members of our unified ASB class at San Marcos, which allows our special ed students, whom we call leaders, to p participate fully in our ASB events. Uh, real quick, Sean, what do you like most about our unified ASB class? >> Like, they're awesome and they're hopeful. Like, do

035recycling and then like that great stuff. >> All right. Thank you, Sean. Uh, multiple times this semester, we plan a modified athletic events with unified programs at other schools, most notably Lacosta Canyon High School. These events give our leaders the opportunity to contribute to a school event made just for them. At these athletic events, we call our um our leaders the shining knights. So remember the shine nights events remember playing against LCC. What do you like about those? >> They're very cool. Yeah, they got uniforms and such and play against um you know the other unified programs. Uh we also have a variety of other programs and initiatives at SMHS dedicated to standing united. Our raising student voices and participation program or RSVP uh draws together comments and concerns from across the student body and

036proposes solutions to these concerns to administration. Our various affinity, equity, and cultural groups and clubs around the St. Marco's campus ensure that everyone feels represented and that they belong. And our linker program of which I'm a member uniquely runs throughout the entire academic year to ensure that uh incoming freshmen are oriented, involved, or at least have an upper classman on campus as a friend. Overall, the San Marcos High School student body is committed to ensuring that each and every voice is heard. We stand united. Thank you. That's a picture of our staff this year. As you can see, we're very proud of the work we're doing. We're going to keep doing great things for our students and our staff. And I just want to thank the board and the cabinet for all your support. Thank

037you. >> All right, moving on to communication session. Per education code 35145.5, the government code 5454954.3, members of the public have the opportunity to provide public comment on any agenda item as well as any any non-aggenda item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board. Per board bylaw 9323, individual speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to address the board on each agenda or non-aggenda item except for our union representatives who will have 5 minutes. In accordance with board bylaw 9323, public comments will be limited to 20 minutes per topic. In an effort to hear as many speakers as possible, comment times may be shortened depending on the number of comments received. Generally, if there are seven or fewer speakers, each speaker will be given three minutes. If there are eight to

03810 speakers, each speaker will be limited to two minutes. If there are 11 or more speakers, each speaker will be limited to one minute. One speaker's time may not be seated to another speaker. If there are more than 20 speakers, which would consume more than 20 minutes, all speakers who are not able to speak during the 20 minutes allocated to each item will have the opportunity to address the board at a specific time later in the meeting. This meeting will allow the board to conduct the board's business business during the meeting. Per the Brown Act, members of the board are very limited in their ability to respond to statements or questions made during public comment. Unless an item has been placed on the published agenda, there shall be no deliberation or action taken, the board

039may one, acknowledge the receipt of that information and report and comment, two, refer to staff for further study, or three, refer the more matter to the next agenda. A recording is made of all open sessions of the governing board. Again, on behalf of the board of education, we thank you in advance for helping us conduct this meeting respectfully. Susie, do we have any speakers? Yes, Darlene Maza. She's on the same topic. Sure. Or or Kelly. Either one. Good evening, board members. My name is Deborah Caswell and I'm the proud mom of Gracie Caswell. That's the only line I knew I should take out. I I'm gonna be fine now. She's a junior at San Marcos High School. Gracie has Down Syndrome and has been a part of both the SPED program and the Shining Knights

040program which is led through inclusion ASB by Bonnie Bri. I'm here tonight with deep appreciation and real concern. So, let me start with what's going well, which you all just heard real a lot of uh a lot about. We began to see the transformation last year in Bonnie's ASB inclusion class where Gracie's confidence and connection with peers really started to grow. And now with a new structure of the sped academic program, it's called something else now, ESM, I guess, where she moves between different classrooms and teachers for each subject. her engagement and joy um have grown even more. So, for the first time since probably seventh grade, she's coming home. She's a junior. She's coming home talking to us about what she's learning in English and math. She points out every time I use an

041adjective now, this is new. And she's also talking to us about math concepts, which has been amazing. That is in what three weeks of of school. That's what she's gained. This change has made her feel seen, valued, and capable. And as parents, that means everything. So, please continue to support this shift in the ESN program in that department. It's working and it's making a real difference, especially for Gracie. So, thank you. It's We didn't know they were going to be here tonight. So, that was really fun. All right. So, I'm here on two issues, though. So, but what I'm here tonight to speak about is what didn't work. So, e earlier this year, Gracie tried out for the cheerleading team after hearing from the new coach that the team would be inclusive this year. She

042showed up to every practice, she worked hard, she learned the routines, and she had an incredible time. But behind closed doors, it had already been decided that she wasn't truly being considered. Um, when we were finally brought in for a conversation, we were told by the athletic director director and by one of the APS that Gracie just wasn't good enough to make the team. [clears throat] And we were asked, "How do you think the parents of the other ones who didn't make the team? How would they feel if they saw that Gracie did?" Now, I'm [clears throat] sure you all understand that this is not inclusion at all. Inclusion is in addition to, not instead of. If you have room for 20, Gracie makes 21. Instead of honoring her try out, the school chose to

043expand the Shining Nights program, a program Gracie's already in and Gracie loves. We absolutely love that program. But it was never meant to be a replacement for the real opportunity she was reaching for. This plan was being developed behind the scenes without any comm communication to us. even after we had signed up to purchase her uniform, her yard sign, and all the other stuff that goes along with it. >> I'm sorry, Deborah. That's three that's three minutes. I'm sorry. >> Okay. Oh, you're going to miss the best the worst part. I mean, the best >> I will make sure that staff has your contact information. We'll be sure to follow up. >> Oh, did you um Yeah, you can leave that with us. >> Yes, please. Thank you. It's a timer. Um the Oh, okay.

044>> You are missing out. I'm sorry, but you're missing out on. I think I have 30 seconds left. I mean, if you don't mind. Oh, okay. No, but I mean 30 seconds of my conversation. I'm just asking Deborah Caswell. That was Deborah. I'm sorry. Um, Darlene, I'm confused. Let's see if the timer works this time. If not, please give me just one second. Is that on the screen? It's not popping up on the screen. Okay, let me let me get it on my phone so you can hear. Yes, >> I'll talk real fast. >> While Susie's doing that, we the the the platform that hosts the board agendas just switched on us this past month. This is our first night with this uh new system. So, we'll make sure we get that that >> Okay,

045go ahead. >> Good evening board members. My name is Darlene Mesa and I have been working on the issue of inclusion and cheer since my daughter Caitlyn Mesa's sophomore year. I have followed every appropriate step meeting with the coaches, athletic director, assistant principal, principal, director of special education, superintendent, and here the board. Um yet after years, I'm here tonight to tell you that nothing has improved. In fact, things have gotten worse. from sophomore or from somebody who works with the administration. They have stated no student in special ed will be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities last uh after last year. That statement is shocking, discriminatory and direct violation of federal guidance from the department of education and the office of civil rights. And for that reason when I heard that I filed complaints with

046the department of education, the office of civil rights and the department of justice ADA division. Let me give you the lived reality that my daughter Caitlyn during her senior year after being on the cheer team since her freshman year endured. She was told she could not attend camp. Not because the camp wouldn't allow her, but because the coaches said no. She was excluded from practices, from team bonding events like beach workouts and scavenger hunts and even from pregame call times where her peers had team experience of face paints and camaraderie. She is denied opportunities to perform at rallies and a community events even though she had done so in previous years. She was labeled as an honorary member in her senior year despite having the earned place as a full member since her freshman year.

047Communication was cut off from me as a parent even while other parents had direct access. And in some cases she was invited to attend events only to be sidelined once she arrived. Left out of the performance she came for. This is not inclusion. This is not equity. This is discrimination. The school continues to confuse sideline cheer with competition cheer. Applying the wrong rules and failing to recognize that sideline cheer is a club. Other districts in our region how a unified example fully integrates their students with disability in the cheer program. And we have one here tonight proving that they it can be done safely, successfully, and joyfully. Caitlyn entered high school excited to be a part of something bigger than herself. yet left high school year with her senior year stripped of those memories. Not

048because she couldn't do it, via because adults refused to see past her disability. The Department of Education has made it clear students with disabilities must be given equal access to extracurricular activities. Yet here, barriers were created, supports denied, and excuses remained. I urge this district to take immediate corrective action, not just for Caitlyn whose time has passed, but for every ESN student who deserves the chance to belong, to be valued, to participate fully in the high school life. This board must ensure that the inclusion is not just a slogan, but a practice lived out every activity of every student. Anything less is unacceptable. >> Perfect. Ellie wear. >> Hi, I'm Kelly Wire. I'm the maller. >> A freshman. I knew I shouldn't have said her name either. Isabella wire, which some of you have known.

049Um and I'm here just to advocate for her tonight and it's hard to talk about your kid. It's like I said, I'm going to be fine. Just come up here and talk about her. Um I'm also advocating for her to be included in all things Dan Marcos Bicycle. So, um in the beginning of the year, we were told that she was going to be a part of the cheer team and would have that opportunity of inclusivity. And then it turned that to we didn't hear any information and we weren't told what was happening and if she was or wasn't. And the heartbreaking part was that she wanted to know every single day did I make the date and I didn't know what to tell her because I didn't have an answer. If she didn't care,

050I wouldn't care. But because she does, I do. Um, so in the second home game, she was able to cheer with the Knight along with Gracie and some other girls and she had the time of her life, the confidence that I saw I've never seen before. Thank you. Um, and she immediately had to call some people, her her husbands, her friends, and said, "I have some great news to share. Sher, I'm on the cheer team and she wants to know when she can wear her uniform, when she can go to practice, and when the next game is that she can go to. So, I'm here to say that I want her to be included in those things so that she can continue the confidence that she's already exuded. And only one time that was with

051no practice, not knowing any of the girls. And I just see like this shining sparkling side to her that I've never seen before. Um, we were in the neighborhood the other day and someone asked, "Do you do a play a sport?" And she said, "I do. I cheerlead for San Marcos High School." And I wanted you guys to allow her and everyone else to have a chance to be with her peers, shine a light that she can light, and allow others to see what she can do. I know that if she's not able to do 100% of the job, I've never expected her to be able to do 100% of the practices, the games, the pyramids, all the things. But if she's able to do 75%, I would love her to be included and allowed

052to do 75% of those. Thank you, Michaela Thomas. Oh, there's more. Okay, I'm going to try to follow that, but I'm I'm already emotional. Um, okay. So, good evening. My name is Dr. Michaela Thomas, and I'm the director of equity and inclusion initiatives for a statewide nonprofit. I'm also the second vice president of the North San Diego County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and an executive board member of the North County NAACP. I'm also a former educator of 10 years and the mother of a varsity cheerleader on the San Marcos High School team. So, in all of my roles and honestly in all of my daily life, anytime I hear of injustice, I feel it's my responsibility to speak up. So today that injustice is the exclusion of students with disabilities from

053participating on high school sports teams. Sports are not just games. They are classrooms for leadership, teamwork, perseverance, and belonging. To deny any student with disabilities the chance to participate is to deny them access to the full educational experience that every student deserves. Our law makes this clear. all of the federal laws um section 504 of the rehabilitation act ensures that students with disabilities cannot be excluded from school programs including athletics simply because of their disability and here in California education code section 220 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any school program or activity. So the law is clear inclusion is not optional. It's required. But beyond what the law says, we know what's right. When schools make space for students with disabilities on the field, the court, the track, and in the classrooms,

054they aren't giving those those students a chance. They're giving all students a chance to learn what true equity looks like. They're teaching resilience, empathy, and the power of diversity and action. So today I ask all of us as educators, administrators, coaches, community leaders, neighbors, family, and friends to commit ourselves to making sure that every student has the access and opportunity to the lifelong lessons of sports and not just for a photo op like we saw earlier, but for true inclusion. Um, educational educational advocate Rita Pearson delivered a powerful TED talk called Every Kid Needs a Champion. I suggest you check that out. It's really great. Um, and she says, "Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best

055they can possibly be." So, in conclusion, I hope this board takes heed and be the champions that these kids need. Thank you. Ursula Eddie can't follow up after all these strong mothers over here. But I'm Ursula Eddie. I'm a proud parent of students at San Marcos High School and Sanlejo Middle School. I am a San Marcos Unified employee, a proud parent of a cheerleader, and more importantly, I'm a person that believes in equal access for all students to participate in school activities, no matter what gender, race, or special needs that they have. Before I talked about my speech, I wanted to finish up Deborah Caswell's speech. Gracie wasn't asking for special treatment. She was asking for a chance to be part of a team, to grow, to be included. She was excluded from the very

056cheer practices where she could have learned the routines. We were told it was unsafe because of stunting. Yet in July, they figured out how Gracie could attend the conditioning and cheer portions of practice for one week as a consolation for her exclusion. What she needed was support, not separation. This isn't about being at the level of her typical peers. It's about access, equity, dignity, and inclusion. Not in name, but in action. We're seeing inclusion work in her academics. We're seeing Gracie thrive with the right support. We now ask the same spirit be extended to all parts of the school, excluding including extracurriculars, so that students like Gracie aren't excluded by default. Thank you for listening and for continuing to build a school where all students truly belong. is from Denver Caswell. [clears throat] As a

057parent, I was shocked to learn that these two beautiful girls, Gracie and Bella, were not being allowed on the San Marcos cheer team. Come on, paper. Even more shocking was when I read the San Marcos High School Digest email on August 12, 2025 regarding the school's welcome message. Dr. Wild, the principal of San Marcos High School, stated, "I'm honored to lead a school where excellence, equity, and belonging go hand in hand. The decision to keep these young girls off the San Marcos High School cheer team does not reflect Dr. Wild's mission statement. Dr. Wild goes on to say, "We are committed to creating learning environments that are safe, inclusive, and challenging where every student is known, supported, and inspired to grow. We want San Marcos High School to be a representation of the words she

058wrote in her San Marcos High School welcome message. We want to create a culture where inclusion is valued. When taking our concerns into consideration, please remember all girls matter, not just the ones that fit a certain mold. John Masher. >> Oh, before we go, that's I was just just uh Dr. Johnson, can you follow up with the parents staff about this matter, please? >> Yeah, I'll just say that I'm I am personally um aware of the concerns that have been raised. I've had many number of discussions with our special ed team and with our um with the school administration as well and I will continue to follow up and we'll make sure that we get the resolution as a matter. Good evening board. My name is John Moer. I'm here with Serra San Marcos Mobile

059Home Residence Association. Um, I've been looking at how our school districts have been reaching out and including more trade um, learning um, and also um, the type of electronic stuff that we're getting into. U, and I've I've wondered how we can take the knowledge our seniors have and share that with our students as as they're going through school. And I had a chance to talk to a few of the board members at the end of the year event here and I understand that there's a potential for a community service um aspect of of their schooling. And um I I' I've wondered how we could mix the two. And as as I I interact with the seniors and in the mobile home parks around the city and see all the different experiences and knowledge they have,

060I don't want to lose that. I want to find a way to share it. is something I wish I could have had going, you know, growing up. So, that's one of the reasons I'm here. And Dr. Campbell, I've been referred to you. So, before I send you before I send you an email, I I wanted to I wanted to talk here and let you know who I am and why I'm doing it. Um, the other thing I I'd like to say is that um when Sharon Jenkins was on the city council, I got used to hearing some input as to what was happening in the school district and also at our um uh chamber of commerce. We have our government affairs meeting once a month. We had one this morning and I got used to

061somebody showing up and bringing us up to speed and I missed it this morning. I missed it during the summer, but I missed it this morning, too. But if we could start doing that again, it would be really helpful. Thank you. There are no more speakers. Moving on to our action agenda. Public hearing charter part. Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry. Report by board members. Item eight. Does any board member have anything to report or say? Nope. Okay, we'll move on to action agenda. Public hearing, charter petition renewal for Bayoint Preparatory Academy, San Diego. Tiffany, >> tonight we hold the second public hearing for the charter petition renewal for Bayoint Preparatory Academy. Um tonight the governing board must either grant or deny the request to renew the charter within n to renew the charter. Um at

062this time I would like to um invite Mr. Agualo from Bayoint Preparatory Academy up to present. Thank you everyone. Uh, thank you board chair Ahmad, district board members, Superintendent Johnson, and district staff. My name is Frank Aguaro, the CEO of Bayoint Preparatory Academy. We would like to thank the district for their review and consideration of this charter renewal submission and to this board for their consideration in today's decision. We appreciate the time that by the district staff in their review of our petition and supporting materials. However, we're extremely disappointed by the recommendation for denial. Baypoint is one of the few high-erforming charter schools in San Diego County. The Charter Schools Act provides a legal presumption that all high performing charter schools would have their charter renewed because of their educational programs um have been successful.

063This is why high-erforming schools qualify for seven-year ch uh renewal terms. We believe it is unwarranted to deny renewal of a high-erforming wellestablished school in this community for initial concerns that were immediately addressed and additional reasons such as language was missing in the petition to address more recent updates to ED code. The staff report unfairly flips the legal standard and implies that our renewal must be denied because it is not legally compliant due to some minor issues. To be clear, the law does not require the governing board deny our renewal. The staff report and proposed findings simply give the governing board an option to consider. The default position under the law is that the governing board shall not deny renewal or a high performing charter school like Baypoint unless a substantial unless there are substantial

064issues that cannot be cured. There are no such issues here. Due process allows a corrective action plan and in this instance the correct the corrections were provided and have been implemented. Baypoint is a prime candidate for renewal. I'd like to respond to this to the findings supporting denial of the petition in the staff report explaining how the allegations do not dis do not support denial and potential closure of Bayoint. The staff report recommends denial because our renewal petition does not reasonably describe how we recruit a balance of English learners and special education students that is reflective of the district. As stated on page 138 of the renewal petition, Bayoint describes its commitment to serving families across North County San Diego. and aims to reflect the demographic demographic composition of local district schools. There are various

065ways that we specifically target English learners and special education students in our recruitment efforts. Our efforts have actually been successful. Paypoint serves a population of English learners of 14.8% and currently serves 19.1% of students with special needs. This is clear evidence that we are successfully implementing a plan to achieve a demographic balance of students that is reflective of the district, which is the purpose of describing the plan in the charter in the first place. The staff report recommends denial because the school's address is allegedly not identified in the renewal petition. This is not true. Baypoint has operated at 520 East Carmemell Street in San Marcos for over 5 years. Our address is clearly reflected in five of the appendices that are part of the renewal petition. If the governing board wants our address to be

066identified in a specific section of the renewal petition, we can accomplish that via technical amendment. District staff cited EDCO that the charter school is demonstrabably unlikely to successfully implement the program set forth in the petition due to substantial fiscal factors. The section of the staff report based on the district's notice of substantial fiscal and governance factors and concerns dated July 3rd, for which Baypoint responded on August 4th, fully responded and address the concerns in the notice. We were surprised that they were cited in the staff report as support for denial. They're simply not the kind of concerns that would cause a high-erforming school to be demonstrably likely to successfully implement the program in its own current charter petition. The evidence is irrefutable. Baypoint students met or exceeded the district average based on every indicator on

067the most recent California school dashboard. In addition, Bayoint has outperformed EL in ELA math and science based on the most recent cast results. We have been successfully operating our program for seven years and we are more capable of we're more than capable of continuing to do so in the next renewal term. Regarding our ADA projections, it is important to recognize that Bayoint is a si is a single small school. We're able to recognize issues and respond to them quickly and appropriately. This is how we've always approached our financial forecasting. A renewal budget is simply a snapshot in time. We make all necessary adjustments in the budget, including ADA revenue and expense projections once the school year starts. This is not a legitimate concern. There's no legitimate concern that Bayoint will not be able to operate

068a program because of fiscal factors. We have a proven track record of success in academics, operations, finances under the oversight of CDE. As for our current enrollment, the school year has just started has started strong and we're still enrolling new students. Our leadership team and financial consultant met and are monitoring enrollment stability as we plan the revised budget for the first interim update which will ensure a budget surplus this year. As a final note the to note to the staff report the staff report misrepresents the law about the governing board's decision on the renewal petition. Education code section 47605B requires that the district post the staff recommendations at least 15 days before the board's decision. The law does not prohibit the governing board from from considering additional information provided by petitioners between the 15-day posting

069deadline and the board meeting. In fact, the governing board has a discretion to reject staff's recommendation outright. The governing board does not have to adopt findings to approve a renewal petition. Approval can be accomplished by a motion to approve the renewal petition for seven-year term, a second, and a majority vote in favor of the motion. When considering support for this school, your decision is made in part by determining the support of this school in the community. We ask to stand with past We ask you to stand with past and present families who advocate for school choice in San Marcos. You receive letters of support as well as opposition. The ability for families to choose the optimal educational environment for their child is a great thing. The school has been recognized as high performing performing for

070two consecutive years. Therefore, it is imperative to ask, is it truly in the best interest of students to close a school where they are academically thriving? This is a small school, but a critical option for families. The school serves 62% English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, and foster youth, and 19.1% of students with special needs. Are their voices being represented in a decision to deny this option? These students are the quiet majority of the school option. Baypoint provides a vital environment where students with diverse learning differences can thrive. We urge you to do what is best for students. Our students have experienced tremendous academic success success in our small learning environment. We mirror and serve our community. They are here now. As a parent, you you would always want to choose how your child is

071educated. It is important to acknowledge that these children and parents are choosing Bayoint as their option. San Marcos should continue to be a leader in this area. Your decision tonight will directly impact these students, some of whom have attended Bayoint since kindergarten. If you vote to approve this resolution, you're voting to close a high-erforming safe school. Don't take that choice away from these children. We respectfully request the district board reject the staff report and approve the Bayoint renewal petition for se for a seven-year term. We would appreciate the opportunity to continue building upon our successes for years to come in partnership with the district. Thank you so much. We're available for any questions. Okay. All right. Uh, this public hearing is now open. Susie, is there anyone who wishes to speak? >> We have 11

072speakers. >> All right. So, with 11, um, I know you said one minute, but I'm actually going to say effort to hear as many speakers as possible tonight. Comment times are going to be limp shortened to two minutes each. Okay. >> Okay. Jonathan Perez with Terry Saline next. So, this is our first time addressing the board and uh we're really excited to be here. Thank you for for listening to us. Uh our story is uh we enrolled Ellie in the public school and this was during my wife's pregnancy uh for our second kid [laughter] and uh a week before my wife gave birth. >> Yeah. >> We got a call. Hold on. We got a call from from the district that the district was impacted and there was no room for Ellie. And it was

073uh there it was very stressful um as you can imagine. And this was actually 3 days before my son was born. And so I had heard from from a friend about Baypoint told my wife she applied and within so just a backstory when she applied for Ellie it was months that we didn't hear back and then this was middle of July that we hear there's no room. We apply at Baypoint within 24 hours there's a response. There's yes, please provide the rest of the application. There is room for her. We're going to accept her. You imagine my wife's relief just two days before giving birth. And then Ellie wants to say something. What do you think about your school? >> I'm love my school so much. >> And your friends and teachers. >> My friends

074and teachers. >> What's your favorite subject? >> Playing outside. >> What about uh the other subjects? Science experiments. I >> math. >> Yeah. >> Reading. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, we we'd really uh appreciate you guys considering keeping this option open for us. I'm a San Marcos resident. We've been in San Marcos for 10 years. We've uh that's this is where uh my daughter and my son were born. This is our community. Uh this is a great option for us. It is uh five six minutes from our house. Uh the convenience and everything about it has been phenomenal. So, thank you for considering it and listening to us. >> Drixs is next. >> Thank you for your time. Um, when we applied for enrollment, the twins um in 2024, it was not a guarantee

075that they would both get in. At that time there were 80 applicants would would have exceeded the capacity. So entry was based on lottery. Ellie was the second choice. We were like yes. And then it went on and it went on and it went on and finally Eastston was the second to the last to be chosen to get in. So we were very ecstatic that both of them were able to attend the school. We feel strongly in parent choice of schools and we definitely wanted a small school. In addition to its size, four other aspects of Bayoint determined this school as our choice. It has a top um performing designation. It required uniforms which mitigates unkindness and social judgment, the looping model which we love, and the fact that the clo that it's a closed

076campus which heightens safety and security. It's my understanding that the concerns of the district were acknowledged and a corrective action plan was provided and as of today's date they have been implemented. The sudden withdrawal of students last year dealt an unfair blow to the school. I believe their decision to leave should have ended there, but they provided letters of opposition um encouraging, I believe, the denial of the charter renewal. um those opinions are not um what they shouldn't speak for me and I don't think they speak for the rest of those in support tonight. So I would like to ask you to please give the school a second chance to grow in the community um by granting its renewal. Would you like to say something and Ellie? Datrix. Diet trick. Dietrich. Yes. Diet trick. Good

077morning. Um um hello, my name is Dietrich and I live at 669 Townside Drive in Vista. I've been going to the school going to Baypoint since the since the first grade and now I'm in the seventh. Bayoint has been a great support system. When I got there, I had to take speech classes be because when I went to another school, they said kids will have problem understanding me. Because of Bayoint and my parents, I can speak clearly now. Please don't please don't close Bayoint down because we're just not friends. We're family. Priscilla Priscilla Nelson with Carara Orango after. Hello, my name is Priscilla Nelson. Um, so talk about my grandson real quick. My grandson goes to Paloma. Uh, my daughter called me screaming and crying. They lost the baby. They lost our five the 5-year-old

078grandson. What do you mean they lost him? Um, he's missing. Um, he's not at the place he's supposed to be, which is the Oh, God. the after school program. Long story short, the bus driver left him on the bus. All the other kids were gone and uh oh my god, left him on the bus. So, we were losing it. My 5-year-old baby who has a IEP, okay, that would have never happened at Bay Point. Never. Never happened at Bay Point with all this stuff going on. And then they had the audacity to say it was his fault because he was because he fell asleep and he's 5 years old. Okay. So, I don't want to be A A A PART of any other community unless it's Bayoint. Because like my son said, Bay Point is

079more than just a school. It's a family. AND IF I CAN'T FEEL PROTECTED or have my son, my children feel protected in a place I don't want THEM THERE. THIS IS our choice. This is our school. THIS IS OUR SCHOOL AND IT'S OUR CHOICE. DON'T TAKE THAT FROM US. DON'T DO THAT. DON'T TAKE IT FROM US. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU MAY FEEL ABOUT MR. FRANK. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU MAY FEEL ABOUT WHATEVER. WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE ABOUT OUR BABIES, ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION? IT'S ALL ABOUT THEM. THESE CHILDREN ARE [screaming] OUR FUTURE, BUT THEY CANNOT BE OUR FUTURE IF WE AS ADULTS ARE SELFISH. LET'S WAKE UP PROFESSIONALS. LET'S wake my name is Cara Rangon and I'm a Bay of Bayoint parent. It's nice to see a former Bayoint charter parent here

080on our board. I stood here seven years ago when our school was Beayshore. I'd never believed that the school board would say no to us, but they did. It was heartbreaking to know that the lost dollars were more important than providing a parent a cho a school of choice. Thank goodness for the California Department of Education who gave us that choice. We live in a community where there is a choice for absolutely everything you can think of. The local school district should not be the only entity with no competition or choice for their clients. Parents make choices based on headlines and what other people say. Your website, SMUSD, says you are innovative and a collaborative community providing unparalleled education experience. But not every student is feeling this mission or having this unparalleled education experience. I'm

081so sad for the cheerleaders. My gosh, some parents need a choice. Parents have bad experiences in their schools and you guys don't necessarily see those headlines. Parents talk about those experiences in our community events where I volunteer, my kids soccer team. These are some of the things that I've heard over the last couple years. Joey's mom said after the school district couldn't figure out how to manage my son, they gave me a deadline. If he doesn't meet these goals, you need to go somewhere else. Alex was never diagnosed with dyslexia until he came to Baypoint where it was identified immediately and now he's thriving. Santiago did kindergarten all the way through fifth grade at Twin Oaks in your bilingual program. He doesn't speak any Spanish. He's starting sixth grade at Baypoint where his diagnostics measure

082him at the second grade level for math and reading. He told me that this is the most happy he's ever been at school. These are some headlines that I pulled up from the last 5 years. Just recently, August 2025, a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination over trans athlete stance. January 2024, ongoing fallout from 2020 layoffs and enrollment decline. October 2022, Mission Hills principal pa placed on leave after a concern was raised. May 2022, layoff notices partially rescended after backlash. Please don't close our school. We need a choice. We have Sarah. Sarah up next and then Kalia after that. Good evening. My name is Sarah Budowski and I'm in sixth grade. I've been at Bay Point since kindergarten and this school feels like my second home. The teachers, staff, and kids here feel like a big family.

083I especially love Mr. Wong. He was my teacher last year and he's my teacher this year. He's always been really supportive. I also want to mention Mr. Frank, Miss Char, and Miss Gray for all they do to help us learn and make school exciting. One of my favorite things at Bay Point is archery. I've gone to nationals twice, and last year I was ranked second in California elementary girls division. I'm not I'm I'm really proud of that and it wouldn't have been possible without the support I get here. I also like that the younger girls in elementary can see me and know they can do it too. Baypoint is a place where we get to try new things, learn and support each other. I really hope this school can continue for many more students because

084it has made a big difference in my life. Thank you for considering Bay Point's Renewal. Good evening. My name is Kalia Pendergrass and I've been in seventh and I'm in seventh grade. This is my third year at Bay Point. I love my school. The teachers and staff make learning engaging. They care about us. Mr. Helis, Mr. Helson, Miss Bud Fowski, Miss Char, and Mr. Frank especially do so much for our school, and I'm thankful for them. One of my favorite things about Baypoint is archery. I've been able to go to nationals twice, and last year I finished first in the first in the state for middle school girls. That never would have happened without Bay Point giving me the chance to try something new and believe in myself. This is special. It's more than just

085classes. It's a community where students feel supported and encouraged. I want to keep going here and I want other kids to have the same opportunities I've had. Please renew PayPoint's charter so we can keep learning, growing, and aiming high. Thank you, Josiah and R.J. Hi, my name is Josiah Cruz and I hope you take the time to visit our school and see what it really means to the students here. Baypoint isn't just a school. It's a place that helps us grow, feel safe, and believe in ourselves. The teachers and staff truly care about us. They don't just teach subjects like math, English, science, and social studies. They make learning feel important and exciting. We also have awesome activities like Spanish, theater, and archery that give us the chances to explore what we love. Personally, this

086school has made a huge difference in my life. I've had teachers who supported me when I struggled, classmates who've made me feel included, and a school community that always believed in me. I've learned more than just just facts. I've learned confidence, responsibility, and how to be part of something bigger than myself. The idea of not being able to stay at Bay Point honestly is heartbreaking. I can't imagine leaving behind the people and my and place that that helped shape who I am. And I know I'm not the only one. Many of my friends feel the same way. This school matters to us. It's where we feel seen, supported, and inspired. Please don't just look at Bay Point as another school. Come see the heart of it. Come see what it means. To the other students

087who are lucky enough to be here. Thank you for listening. >> Good evening. My name is R.J. Hernandez. I'm father to two children here at Baypoint. So, I definitely I urge you to renew the charter. Uh I know in March 2018, the district denied Bay Point's petition, but the board of education approved it on appeal. Um so then if that's going to happen, why do we need a board if the uh board of education is going to uh overwrite what you guys are doing? Uh the course of action invites or not accepting invites avoidable litigation against the district. taxpayer resources belong in the classrooms, not defending you guys. We should investing in we should be investing in the students and making schools a lot better than they are, not protracted legal defenses. Fiscal enrollment assertions.

088Okay, so the district's cla generic claim of declining enrollment is unsupported on the public record. If the board intends to rely on enrollment 88 to deny produce the audited figures and multi-year trend at the at the meeting and tie them to the appropriate uh statute and findings. Parents and students including my kids and myself rely on Bay Point for educational opportunities not otherwise available here. Families report difficulty finding open seats in other district schools. Closing off a public option without a databased reason reduces access and harms students. I'm a residential developer. Let me make it plain. School quality and governance are gating factors in whether new homes and the tax revenue that they bring come to this area. By signaling this instability, you are pushing growth, jobs, families into other cities. It's self-inflicted damage. Families

089pick the school first and the neighborhood second. In our underwriting, school options and performance drive absorption and pricing. By signal uh sorry um by signaling sensibility only working to decrease options the district erodess the business case for new homes and the local revenue that comes with them. As such today's posture degrades the area's investment profile and the and its fiscal health. Competing areas are courting projects projects like mine residential projects with stable school environments. Not like this. Keep this up and you'll be funding their pro their budgets not yours. Uh worst case we have uh uh if this doesn't happen I have no problem putting in I've already put some money into fund challengers for the district. >> So >> that's yeah our time. >> Yeah our time. Sorry. >> Okay. No problem. Uh urge

090you to renew or we'll find a new district. $10,000 already down. Kathy with Susanna after eight. Kathy Nwin. Kathy Nwin with Susanna Diaz. After Good evening everyone. Um so this is actually the first year of my daughter attending Bay Point, but uh previous to that she's attending a private school in Escanido. Um she did have a good time there. However, she fell behind in her academics. So I grew very concerned um when that happened. So then I urgent I decided to quickly look for schools and I brought mentioned to her father that we would be switching schools and um thankfully I came across Bayoint Preparatory and when same thing when I emailed them they immediately replied back and I was pleased to hear that you know they they were willing to offer me um a

091tour. So um but unfortunately I couldn't do it right away. But then um I got to communicate with uh Miss Miss B and also Mr. Frank and they were very nice and when I got to talk to them um they explained about the looping method and all these great academic things that they had as well as um the way that they approached their students. Um it's a one to like 20 student ratio with the teachers which is something that is very important with um for students especially because um to me it was because of my daughter that I wanted her to um be up to par with her reading level. And I believe that Bayoint has made a difference thus far for my daughter. Um she comes home very happy. She always speaks um highly

092about her teachers as well as the staff. And what I noticed is that um I'm going to volunteer. They meet all the protocols when it comes to like volunteering um fingerprinting. They're I just love how they are very organized. Um and I um urge you guys to please keep the school open because for me and for many other kids um it's an option. Um, some of us do come from far away and unfortunately, not to bash on my city's district, but unfortunately the school's system is not that great there. Um, so thank you very much for your time. >> Good evening. My name is Susanna. Your mission policy proudly promises an unparalleled educational experience. A place where students are challenged, inspired, and poised to excellence. I always thought those were just words coming out of

093your mouth. Until my son attended Bay Point for For the first time, I have seen that mission come to life at Bay Point. He's not only learning, but he is thriving. He is a kid on an IEP who didn't attend a full week of school ever. He is in the third grade. He was called out two or three times out of the week. We have been not even a month into the school. He has attended every day. And he is happy. He wakes up excited to attend well, not afraid to attend school. He's supported. He's engaged. And he he is genuinely happy. Shutting down would be more than closing a building. It would be breaking a promise. A promise of families like mine and others. We have finally found a school that lives up to

094everything your district claims to stand for. Do not take that away from our children. Do not shut the doors on their potential. Keep the school open, not only for my child, but for everyone who deserves a chance to be inspired and included. Thank you. There's no more speakers. >> All right. This public hearing is now closed. 9.2 resolution number 05-25/26 denying the renewal petition of Bayoint Preparatory Academy San Diego. Tiffany. >> Good evening. Um, I want to begin by saying thank you, a a sincere thank you to all who have been involved in this charter review process. Uh, thank you to Mr. Aguaro to Miss Char to the entire staff of Baypoint. Um all of the SMUSD staff that has been involved in the renewal process. Thank you. Um and the numerous members of the

095community who have taken the time to offer their input. This presentation will briefly outline the staff findings. Ah this one I apologize. So, this presentation tonight is simply briefly going to outline the findings and recommendations regarding the charter school uh petition that were posted on August 27th. So, as you are aware, Bayoint is currently authorized by the state board of education with its charter set to expire June 30 June 30th, 2026. The renewal process included a site visit by SMUSD on June 4th, 2025, staff and legal review of the petition which was received on June 16th, a public hearing on August 14th, and the publication of findings and recommendations on August 27th, 2025. As you are also aware, the charter review process is based on statute. Renewal petitions must meet the same standards as initial

096petitions, including a comprehensive review of uh the 15 key elements. It must also address new requirements enacted since the original charter was granted. And on the authorizer side, the chartering authority must consider academic performance and denial of renewal requires factual findings supporting very specific reasons. an unound educational program uh demonstra demonstrabably unlikely to successfully implement the program. The petition does not contain affirmation of the condition set forth in ed code or it does not contain reasonably comprehensive descriptions of the 15 elements. Charter schools are also categorized into high, middle, and low tiers based on the California dashboard performance. High tier schools do have a presumptive renewal unless there are findings of substantial fiscal or government governance issues. The school must be given notice and opportunity to cure and corrective actions have been unsuccessful or the

097violations are too severe for a corrective action plan. So as we over as I give you an overview of the staff findings um I first want to say when we look at the academic program based on the California dashboard indicators Baypoint Preparatory falls into the high tier performance category. However, >> however, staff noted serious fiscal and governance concerns that resulted in a notice of substantial fiscal and governance factors being presented to Baypoint on July 3rd. In that notice, the district indicated several fiscal concerns. unreasonable enrollment in ADA projections leading to inflated revenue, concerns about debt repayment if enrollment targets aren't met, and concerns regarding the assumptions related to a charter school facility grant. Additionally, there was a governance concern related to unlawful teleconference meetings due to a lack of physically present quorum. On August 4th,

098uh Bayoint responded to the district's notice. To address governance, they proposed ratifying past board actions taken without a quorum at their August 4th meeting. Regarding enrollment and budget projections, Bayoint stated they will implement a plan to reduce expenditures without negatively impacting student services if they did not reach projected enrollment numbers. This response has been taken into account in staff's final recommendation regarding the charter petition. So there are three findings um that we highlight in uh in the final review. First, the petition lacks reasonably comprehensive descriptions of required elements. Specifically, this is te uh specifically this technical issue and there is not a means to the petition did not provide a means to achieve a balance of student groups and procedures for student suspension, expulsion or involuntary removal. Secondly, the petition was not updated to reflect

099the current program or intended facility location for the school. Lastly, and most significantly, the staff found that the charter school was demonstrably unlikely to successfully implement the program due to success due to substantial fiscal factors. The corrective action P plan proposed by Baypoint was insufficient in addressing fiscal concerns and staff continues to view these concerns as sufficiently severe and pervasive, making a corrective action plan unviable. As a result, the district charter review team recommends that the board of education deny the renewal petition by adopting resolution number 52526. Thank you. And at this time, I turn things back over to the board for their discussion and the district's attorney, Miss Harris, is here if you have any questions for her. >> Thank you, Dr. Campbell. Um, all right. Prior to taking action on this item, is

100there any discussion from the board? >> Um, yeah, I have uh a couple of questions and also just statements. I think that um >> I Is it on? >> Sound better? >> Can you hear me? Okay. Um yeah, I think that um we've we've had uh charter schools um before that we've that we've approved and I absolutely think that parent ch You still can't hear me. Hello. Okay, it's on. It says it's on. Okay. Um Oh, I don't know if that'll be better or not. Okay, >> turn that one off. >> Okay, are we good? I'm just gonna do this. Okay. So, I absolutely believe that um that parent choice is important. We have multiple charter schools and and um prochial schools, etc. in San Marcos. And um when we've done uh approve charter approvals

101in the past, I think one of the things that we noted was, you know, the fact that there are things that um certain charter schools um are able to do that we just can't do because of our size and things like that. And I'm very much aware of that. Um, I do have a question about if the board adopts a resolution to deny the renewal, what happens to Bayoint and its students. Yes, please. >> Thank you very much. Um, if you adopt the resolution, what that means is that the charter would not be renewed at the end of the current term. So, it currently is uh scheduled to expire at the end of the school year. So the rest of the school year would continue on as normal. Um also they have appeal rights to

102the state board of education. So there is an opportunity that if the state board decides to approve it, then they would continue to operate under whatever length of term that is approved. If the state board chooses not to, then they would stop at the end of the current term and then they would be able and then they would be able to um you know attend any school that either their school of residence or a charter school or private school or any other option that they might have. Okay. So, um do they have the opportunity to cure any of the um findings that we've had? Would would they do that with the state or do they have the rest of the year to kind of resubmit? How would that go? >> Yeah, the state would just

103consider the the uh whatever is submitted to the for them to review and it would be up to the state to determine whether or not they believe it's sufficient and meets the legal requirements. >> Okay. But it wouldn't come back to us. >> No. >> Okay. Um so, I have a question. So from what I understand at like a you know 10,000 foot level is that uh Bayoint is a high ranking academically. I've heard great things. I've seen great things from your students. Um so that's great. We had a couple of concerns. One was around governance. The other one was around fiscal um I guess projections. The governance piece Baypoint has corrected. Um the fiscal piece we there is still concern around that. I guess significant concern around that fiscal concern. My question is as

104a as San Marcos unified, why is that? I mean, why would we deny them on the the fiscal basis? Like what uh >> why why does that matter? >> Yeah, why does it matter? >> Uh well, there's a couple things. Um you know, academic performance, past academic performance is one thing. it really doesn't have a correlation as to whether they're currently or projected to be fiscally viable. You know, those are two se very separate things. Um, a school takes money to operate obviously to pay its staff, to pay for its facilities, to do all the things that you do to run your district. And so fiscal is super important. Um, but as an oversight agency, if you have to grant the charter, you are responsible essentially for overseeing and making sure that they are doing

105the right things, that they're being successful, that they're complying with their charter and all that. There's actually a provision in the in the ED code that says that a chartering authority once um for a nonprofit, which they are, if they're granted, um the chartering authority is not to be liable for the debts and obligations and for the acts and errors and omissions of the charter school if you comply with all of your oversight responsibilities essentially. And so what the the the practical effect of that is is that whenever there is a a debt, a lawsuit, whatever, the district gets named also and then the argument is made to say they didn't do their oversight properly or they didn't, you know, that's always going to be the arguments because you're the deep pocket, right? So for

106any plaintive or claimant um is going to name the district. So, um, the same would be true for granting a charter if you know that they are serious fiscal concerns and very well might not be successful as projected. Um, and so I would expect that the district could get named for that as being basically negligently approving it if it knew based on the um fiscal analysis that it's unlikely to be successful fiscally in the next several years. So essentially we would be legally liable. >> You could be. Yes. And you certainly would be named. You certainly would be named. >> Okay. >> Um does that answer your question? >> Yeah. >> And I also wanted to you mentioned the two findings the fiscal. Yeah. >> Those two were specifically with respect to this notice. They

107had 30 days. It's a certain provision in the law that talks about high performing. But in addition to those two, they are as a high performing still also legally required to update their petition to reflect any new laws that were put into place since they were last uh granted or renewed and to reflect their current program. So that's where those other findings come into play. They did not update that to to reflect current law and to reflect their current operations. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh any other questions, topics? I'm I'm trying to articulate what is happening in my head. Give me a minute. >> Would you like me to rem remain here or I can sit down and come back if you need me? >> Yeah. Yeah, I I guess um my my big

108question is, you know, if so, if we if we deny the petition um they have, you know, that the students currently will have through the end of the school year while they appeal it to the state. >> My assumption is the state is going to approve it. >> I don't know what the state will do. I mean, it's a different possibly that might have a different um >> Does the state have different I'm I'm sorry. I'm I'm looking at the the letter from the Department of Education. Um, and so I'm wondering that uh whether or not the state is going to be looking at different information than we are able to look at and make a decision >> on. >> So that's a very good question. I think the letter you're referring to is the

109one where the CDE said, "We've done our site visit and we've concluded you're in compliance with the current charter or theou." >> Yeah. >> So those are looking at totally different things. Okay. current charter and theou and compliance with that is totally different than looking at a renewal petition and what it needs to include which includes updates to the law and now you have new fiscal projections and all that. So they were really looking at totally different things. So if it does get appealed to the state though they will now look at the things that you looked at. Is it a sufficient renewal petition? And um you know again I can't predict at all what CDE would do. I I believe the last time CDE actually recommended denial. It was denied also by the county,

110but it was the board that approved it over the recommendation of CDE staff. So, you don't have it's hard to predict an outcome like that. And if they do grant it, by the way, then they would designate an oversight um authority typically locally. So, it could, you know, with conversations hopefully it would be a local authority. It wouldn't be the state overseeing it um locally. So, it would either be the county office or uh yourselves. I don't know if that's something that would happen, but that's they have to have an oversight agency. >> Okay. >> It does go to the state. Do we do we know what an anticipated timeline would be? >> Oh, I forgot the timelines on that, but it's they're clearly now in an early stage in the year, right? So, there

111is time for it. Um sometimes when there's a renewal in spring, it's difficult. there isn't time for an appeal, but uh being uh September, they have plenty of time. So, the the charter brought up some additional um the charter school brought up some additional information um in response to the report. Should we be should we be taking this into consideration tonight? >> You know, you as a board, I think you always listen and consider what you're hearing, right? Um, in terms of depends on what information you're talking about, but if you're talking about the cure and correct type of of the fiscal concerns, that was a 30-day um period, and that's what's required by laws that we give them at least 30 days to cure and correct. And at that point, um, it's really hard

112to to take into consideration seriously anything pres presented after that because staff has to analyze it and they have to post their recommendations at least 15 days in advance. And so that's not something that is possible. Um, so yes, you can consider it, but it's from a practical standpoint. Um, essentially the staff considers it cut off at the time of the end of that 30-day period for those factors. for the other pieces. Um, they said, "Well, uh, we didn't include it in our charter, but this is what we meant or what we would do or or that sort of thing." I will point out that the charter process is very, uh, prescriptive in the law, and it talks about, you know, this is a 90-day review period from the time that they submit a charter

113that is deemed complete. They literally have to say, "We deem this complete." And that there's a reason for that because then you have the full picture and you have staff analyzing it. we have legal analyzing it. So, it's very difficult to a after it's submitted to say, "Oh, no, no, we can fix this, this, and this." without having the opportunity again to review it, analyze it, and give you some good um advice on that. Any other questions for me right now? Or I'll take a seat, but I'm available if you need me. All right. All good. Okay. Do I have a motion to adopt resolution number 5-2526? >> So moved. >> Any seconds? >> Okay. Moved by member Miam, seconded by member Carlson to adopt resolution number 5-25-26 as presented. Our student board reps have

114left for the evening. So all those in favor say I. >> Uh I uh any opposed? Motion carries. All right. 9.3 certified and classified personal changes include hiring, resignation, leaves of absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments. Joel, >> yeah, let's take a break for five minutes. Stay 10. Are you kidding me? Oh, you want to refresh the p? How about I refresh the page? Is that a good idea? >> Hi. >> I don't even have it open. >> I'll leave it to you, but if I have another minute, let me just walk. >> Can you um Are we on pause on the um >> watch? That's okay. Um because it goes to this, right? I'm going to log back into Diligent. Give me just a second. >> Oh, Tom. Tom, I'm going to need to get

115into Gmail actually. I think is there a way to um >> Is there a way to like Yeah, I need to go into Gmail. my um >> I'm sorry I brought up the wrong presentation for >> Oh, that's okay. >> I brought up Perfect. Thank you. It's odd because I didn't sign. I didn't um open that resolution. That's what's >> your daughter did very well. >> Thank you. I was like so >> No, no, she did fine. >> Thank you. >> Okay, so now we're back and we're still in presentation mode. So I'm just So we will be here at this item. Can you make sure? >> Okay. So now we can project up there and I think this is what's showing to the I think this is what's showing to everybody. And I can

116close out all of these, right? >> Yeah. The only one left is the PowerPoint preparing. >> Oh, and then it's PowerPoint. >> Yeah. But this one. >> Okay. Lovely. All right. >> So, I think that's where we're at. So, let's see. >> No, you're right. No, I didn't. They're all here. I should get Number 9.3 certified and classified personal changes include hiring, resignation, leads, absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments. Joel. >> Yes. Uh good evening board members. As part of tonight's personnel agenda, I'm pleased to recommend Charity Shepard as a new assistant principal at San Marcos Middle School. As you can tell, Miss Shepard is in the audience and so is our fan club. Um, Miss Shepard brings more than 10 more than a decade of experience as a teacher, instructional coach, and school leader within

117San Marcos Unified. She has participated in or led initiatives, including her contributions to the portrait of a graduate, future ready career labs, and small learning communities, all designed to strengthen student engagement and success. Recognized as a district teacher of the year and SDCE innovative teacher of the year, she's widely respected for her innovation in project-based learning and teacher professional development. Miss Shepard holds a multiple subjects teaching credential, a CTE credential, and a masters in educational leadership with an administrative services credential. Her strong track record of collaboration, innovation, and student focused leadership will make her an excellent addition to the San Marcus Middle School administrative team. And we are joined this evening, as you heard, by the uh administrative team of San Marcos Middle School. And tonight they had their back to school night. So they've

118had a long day and we really thank them for being here tonight. This is an action item with a recommendation to approve the personnel agenda as presented. >> Thank you. >> Do I have a motion to approve the certified and classified personnel changes including hiring, resignation, leaves of absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments? >> I'll make that motion >> and I'll second it. So moved by member Martin, seconded by member Amma to approve the personnel changes as presented. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. >> Congratulations Charity. >> Welcome to the team. All right. 9.4 public hearing availability of instructional materials for the 25 202526 school year. Tiffany >> Education Code 60119 mandates an annual public hearing and resolution by the governing board confirming sufficient standards aligned textbooks and instructional materials in

119specified subjects. These are math, science, history, social science, ELA, EL, world language and health for all district pupils. The hearing is scheduled for September 11th, 2025. >> All right. This public hearing is now open. Susie, is there anyone who wishes to speak? >> There are no speakers. >> Right. This public hearing is now closed. 9.5 resolution number 4-25/26. Availability of instructional materials for the 202526 school year. Tiffany, >> tonight I can affirm that the San Marcus Unified School District has provided each pupil with sufficient textbooks and or instructional materials aligned to the academic content standards. Therefore, in accordance with education code section 60119C, staff recommends adoption of resolution 042526, availability of instructional materials for the 2526 school year. >> Right. Do I have a motion to adopt resolution number 4-2526? >> Um, make the motion.

120>> Okay. Any second? >> Second. >> All right. So, moved by member Heric, seconded by member Carlson to adopt resolution number 4-25/26 as presented. Our student board reps have left for the night. So, all those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 9.6 Six 2024-2025 unodudited actuals financial report Aaron. >> Yes me. Yeah. And then first by her. Uh yes. Move by her. All right. Um before I get started, I want to um thank the entire fiscal staff for the hard hard work that they put in all summer. For those of you that don't know, um July and August are the absolute busiest time um for the business department. Um closing the books um for the prior fiscal year, especially the last three weeks is like absolute crunch time. I know I was

121um communicating back and forth um with the team all through Labor Day weekend. um lots of extra hours put in especially these last couple weeks um to get this report done. So um thank you out there to all the all the fiscal team for their hard work. We are at the end of the budget cycle for 2425. It's a 15month um budget cycle. So we started way back in um the prior June and here we are in um September presenting the actual results of our um fiscal year 2425. In terms of revenues for the general fund, we ended with $312.6 million. Bulk of that as always coming from LCFF 73% followed by other state revenues. Um those are things like the expanded learning opportunities program ELAP or Prop 28 arts and music and schools lottery

122funds and lots and lots of other individual state grants coming from state sources. And then after state um followed by $35.1 million of local funds. The bulk of that comes for our special education program through our SULPA um about $15 million of that. The rest is interest earnings, our inter agency service agreements, especially for through our transportation department and other local donations that come in. And then the final source of revenues is um come from federal sources um primarily for special ed and title one and we brought in about $10.6 million of federal funds last year. Moving into expenditures, we spent $320.2 million with 84.3% of that on salaries and benefits for our staff. um followed by services and operating um expenses at 10.8%. Um just as a reminder, the bulk of that is our

123our utility bills to keep the lights on and the air conditioners going. That's um a big piece of the service and operate operating budget. We have some books and supplies and about one and a half% um of these um dollars were spent on capital outlay expenditures. So this is the result. the ending balances of our general fund for 2425 um with the closing of the books. We always break this out by unrestricted and restricted. And you'll see here um that we are ending the year after we um recognize all of our revenues and um pay all the bills. Um we are recognizing reserves of right at 10% um and our total combined ending fund balance of $95.8 million in the general fund. um do want to point out here I'm going to talk a little

124bit more about it in some subsequent slides is we are posting deficit spending in the unrestricted general fund. That's always the piece we look at. Um so we're going to be talking a little bit more about that. And then just want to point out um that the ending fund balance, the unrestricted ending fund balance of that $48.2 million does include $15.6 million of commitments. We'll talk about that in the next slide. Um, if those commitments were not there, we would have reserves of 14.9%. But here we are officially reflecting um the 10% as we have been the last several years um for reserves. As we end the 2425 year, we have 15.6 million of those commitments. I have them all listed here on the slide. the largest um amount they're listed in in um order

125of the the highest amount first. So, we have the declining enrollment mitigation that we set aside um the the amount that we expect to decline um for the next three years. Um why? Because we believe that we will need um the that money that's now sitting in that ending balance to cover those unexpected expenses. our revenues are going to start to drop um over the next few years as um we the state pays us on fewer students and we're not able to reduce our expenses fast enough. So, we're going to need those funds to carry us um in over the next couple of years. Same thing with health health benefit and pension increases for the next couple of years. Um that cash fair market value um adjustment is just an accounting adjustment that we're required

126to do. um it it um in um artificially inflates the ending balance. So, we really can't spend that amount. So, we're just recognizing it here. That's not really a a spendable amount for us. And then some other smaller um amounts of that we have um expenses that we need to make over the next couple of years. Okay. So, wanted to spend a little bit of time here talking about the history of our surplus and deficit spending in the unrestricted general fund. Um you can see we have some um historical information back there starting in 20 202021 here. Um you can see we've we've just gone through a year of very robust revenues in the state that we've benefited from. um the first two years on there 2021 and 21-22 um we got very large um

127amounts of one-time funds from related to COVID in those particular years and as you know all of those funds um have now been fully spent down. Um and then in the last two years where you can see we posted um surpluses of 10 million and 12 million. Um also those were very good years for the state budget where they were um they had surpluses and they gave some of those surpluses as one-time funds back to school districts as well. We were the recipients of a couple very large one-time grants that we are continuing to spend down on the last couple of years and we will continue to spend on over the next three years as well. So, um and then also uh we recognize that we received some large cost of living adjustments in those

128years. One was one one year was 5%, one year was 8%. Just want to point out that the 2425 year represents a shift in our budget that's going to continue for the next few years. We think at this point in time um 2425 was marketkedly different because all of the hold harmless from the co years related to enrollment and ADA have expired and in and and actually for last year we received less funds in LCFF than we received the prior year by $4.7 million. So that was a challenge for last year. And then the cost of living adjustment was um just barely over 1% 1.07% last year. So that's why um we start to see um this deficit spending pop up in our budget and it is projected to continue for the next um next

129three years. So, I just wanted to kind of point that out and um show that that the last several years we've lots of robust um growth um and we have you know shared that growth in um negotiated salary increases for employees um but we're kind of seeing the shift and um it's going to be a challenge um for the next several years. Um this is just the graph just to to see where we've been um of our ending fund balances and our reserve percentages. We have been able to maintain that right at about 10% reserve for the last um five years. Um and then because of the deficit spending that we're projecting we the reserves will also drop um over the next three years. Um just want to point out that um will we will

130it be this dramatic? Will it we actually drop down to 3% by the by the end of that period? Um, my answer would be no. Most likely we will not. Why? Because we see this happening. We will take proactive steps before we get there to kind of even that out. So, it's not not as um dramatic of a of a drop there. Um, and as you know, we've already begun doing those things. The board made a decision to um reduce the budget for this year for 2526 by $1.25 million. So we will continue to do those things to slow down the deficit spending over the next um couple of years um because we luckily we see this happening we have time to plan and be ready for it so we can u maintain programs for

131our students as as much as we possibly can. Okay so that's the general fund. Um, in addition, um, when we close the books, we have the district operates 14 other separate individual funds outside of the general fund. And I think the entire unatted actions reports, 214 pages. So all of those funds are represented there um, available on our website for public um, review. Um, I have tonight on the slide the the four funds that have um, the most transactions in them. So just wanted to highlight those. The cafeteria fund first is al continues to be very healthy um fund. All of our child nutrition services um programs are are operated out of this fund. All of our um staff is paid from here. Um and it posted a $2.2 million surplus for the fiscal year.

132Then we have our kids on campus fund. Um that's our um a paid by parents um afterchool program. um also very stable um healthy balance there. And then new this year is our bond fund. This is our measure JJ fund um that we recognized the I think it was June 17th um we su successfully sold our series A bonds and we had our funds deposit in there. So um we have a little over $149 million we started with and um as you know those trucks were ready to go at Knobill the day after school was going. So that $ 1.9 million expenditure is uh represents the last two weeks of work that was happening at um at Knobill in June and we are ready to spend the rest of that $147 million. It's going to

133be spent pretty quickly here with all of the activities we have going on. Um and then um we are lucky to have a very robust um capital projects fund um that we will continue to use and spin down um to match with our those local bond funds to to complete the rest of our projects. All right. So um this is this is it kind of for the board part of it, but it's not we're not done yet for the fiscal department. we have to um support the auditors as they come in to check um the work that we've done to make sure it complies with all of the state requirements. Um they will be here auditing our um accounts um o the week of October 6th. Um they will present the audit report to us

134by December 15th and we will bring it to the January board meeting um for your acceptance of the report. Um and then we will turn our attention to the 2526 uh budget and subsequent um years. so we can start working on on that. So with that, um staff does recommend approval of this 2425 anata actuals report. >> Thank you, Evan. >> All right. Um do I have a motion to approve the 2024-2025 unattit unudited actual financial report? >> So moved. >> Okay. And I'll second. Moved by member Miam, seconded by member Amma to approve the 2024-2025 unodudited actuals financial report as presented. Student board reps have gone for the night. So all those in favor say I. I. And motion carries. Uh consent agenda. >> Thank you, Erin. Um do I have a motion to

135approve the consent agenda for discussion purposes? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Martine to approve the consent agenda for discussion purposes. Is there any discussion? Right. Moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Martin. Um, student board reps are gone. All those in favor say I. Any opposed? Okay. Motion carries. Information agenda update to resolution number 12-23/24. resolution of the governing board of San Marcos Unified School District authorizing emergency restoration at Korea Elementary in lie of a formal bid. Aaron, so way back in November 9th, 2023, the district passed this resolution to authorize emergency restoration services at Coreo Elementary following significant water intrusion in two of their classrooms. Um while the initial remediation successfully addressed um the immediate flood flooding issue, the ongoing water intrusion from an unknown source prevented

136the full restoration of these classrooms at that time. But now that the very largecale asphalt drainage and field project um is completed there and the underlying flooding issues have been resolved, um the district can now move forward with restoring these two classrooms to their original condition. Um the district intends to use this emergency exception to bidding that was authorized by the resolution in order to expedite the res the restoration of these classrooms. The project is expected to incur an additional cost of approximately $250,000. Um and the original um resolution anticipated a cost of $137,000. Um, we do expect the majority of these costs will be covered by our property insurance as we filed the claim for this water intrusion incident. Um, and so by law, the district is required just to update the board when

137the scope or the monetary amounts of an emergency resolutions change. No formal action is required. This is just anformational item to make sure the board is aware of that increased scope and a change to the amount of the original resolution. >> Thank you, Evan. All right, closing items. The next regular board meeting will take place on Thursday, October 9th, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the media center of the North County Regional Education Center, 255 Pico Avenue, San Marcos, California, 92069. With that, this meeting is now adjourned. Thank you everyone. >> Thank you, John.