001Yeah. No. Oh, Lena, can you hear us? I'm going to start and Yeah. Okay, perfect. Thank you. I would like to call this meeting to order. Today's date is Thursday, June 26, 2025. This is the regular meeting of the governing board of the San Marcos Unified School District. Please let the record reflect that all board members are present with the exception of member Miam who is in attendance tonight remotely. She is Oh, she is present. She is present and member Miam is in attendance remotely. Okay, there we go. Tonight's uh Am I on the wrong one? Okay, that's what it is. All right. The San Marcos Unified School District Board of Education meeting is a business meeting of the board held in public. While we welcome and encourage public participation, the expected behavior is that
002this meeting will be conducted in an orderly fashion. The only person recognized by the board president may speak. While the 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 are out of order and will be 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. 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. Please
003rise for the pledge of allegiance. begin to flag United States of Americ requires that all votes be conducted by roll call. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? So moved. So second moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Martin to approve the agenda as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martin. I. Member Armand I. Member Miam. Report of action taken in close session. Tonight the board met in close session and conferred with labor negotiator Dr. Joel Garcia. No action was taken. Next, we discussed the matters pertaining to public employee employment, transfer, appointment, discipline, dismissal, release, eval evaluation, and reassignment. No action was taken. Communication session per education code 35145.5, the government code 54954.3, members of the public have the opportunity to provide public comment on any agenda item
004as well as 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 have 5 minutes. In accordance with board bylaw 9323, public comments will be limited to 20 minutes per topic. Per the Brown Act, members of the board are very limited in their ability to respond to statements or questions while made during public comment. Unless an item has been placed on the published agenda, there shall be no deliberation or action taken. The board may one acknowledge receipt of the information and comment. Two, refer to staff for further study or three refer to refer the matter to the next refer the matter to the
005next 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? There are no requests to speak. Right. Report by board members. Does anyone have anything they would like to report? Right. I just want to wish everyone a very happy summer break. Action agenda 7.1. Certified and classified personal changes including hiring, resignations, leaves of absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments. Strategic promise goal 3.3. Joel. Yes. Board members, as part of tonight's personnel agenda, gives me great pleasure uh to recommend the employment of Jonathan Reyes in the position of assistant principal at Mission Hills High School. Jonathan is a bilingual educator with over a decade of experience in math,
006science, and coding instruction, excuse me, with a strong track record of leadership and curriculum development. He's led district-wide and schoolwide initiatives focus on standards aligned and trauma-informed instruction, particularly in underserved and high need settings. In his most recent position, Jonathan served as a coordinator of curriculum and instruction in Santa Barbara County, providing coaching and professional development to educators across the region. Jonathan holds multiple teaching credentials, a master's degree in curriculum and instruction, and brings a strong commitment to student achievement. Mr. Reyes is here this evening, is joined by his wife, who by the way is also an educator. Um, and this is an action item with a recommendation to approve the personnel agenda as presented. Fantastic. Welcome. Do I have a motion to approve the certificated and classified personal changes including hiring, resignation, leaves of
007absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments? So moved. Second. Moved by member Heric, seconded member by member Martin to approve the certificate certificated and classified personal changes including hiring, resignation, leaves of absence, promotions, retirements, and reassignments as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric, member Martin. Hi, member Amad. I member Miam. I welcome. Congratulations. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you. I look forward to meeting you on campus one day. All right. 7.2 approval of amendment to employment agreement for superintendent. The proposed amendment will extend the term of superintendent's current amended agreement which would have expired on June 30th, 2028 to June 30th, 2029. All other terms and conditions outlined within the superintendent's current employment agreement which is publicly available on the HR page of the district website remain unchanged by propo by this proposed amendment.
008Do I have a motion to approve the superintendence contract amended? I'll move this one. Any seconds? Second. Moved by member Ahmad, seconded by member Carlson to approve the amended agreement as presented. Member Carlson. What is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martine. I. Member Ahmad. I member Miam. I. Thank you. Well, I guess we have you for another year. Thank you, Dr. Johnson. Thank you. All right. 7.3 H. Approval of amendment to employee agreement for deputy superintendent superintendent of educational services. The proposed amendment will extend the term of the deputy superintendent educational services current amended agreement which would have expired on June 30th, 2027 to June 30, 2028. All other team terms and conditions outlined within the deputy superintendent's current employment agreement which is publicly available on the HR page of the desk district's website
009remain unchanged by this proposed amendment. Do I have a motion to approve the deputy superintendent of educational services contract amended amendment? So moved. Any second? Okay. Moved by member Martine, seconded by member Heric to approve the amended agreement as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martin. I. Member Amad I. Member Miam. I. Right. Congratulations. All right. 7.4. Approval of amendment. Amendment to employment agreement for assistant superintendent of business services. The proposed amendment will extend the term of the assistant superintendent of business services current amended agreement which would have expired on June 38, 2027 to June 30, 2028. All other terms and conditions outlined within the assistant superintendent of business services current employment agreement which is publicly available on the HR page of the district's website remain unchanged by this proposed
010amendment. Do I have a motion to approve the assistant superintendent of business services contract amendment? Moved by. Okay. Any second? Oh, second. All right. Moved by member Heric, seconded by member Carlson to approve the amended agreement as presented. Member Carlson. What is your vote? I. Member Heric. I. Member Martine. I. Member Ahmad is an I. Member Miam. I. Hey, thank you. Congratulations. All right. 7.5 approval of a amended amendment to employment agreement for assistant superintendent of human resources. The proposed amendment will extend the term of the assistant superintendent of human resources current agreement which would have expired on June 30, 2027 to June 30th, 2028. All other terms and conditions outlined within the assistant superintendent of human resources current employment agreement which is publicly available on the HR page of the district website remain unchanged
011by this proposed amendment. Do I have a motion to approve the assistant superintendent of human resources contract amendment? So moved. I'll second. Moved by member Martine, seconded by member Ahmad to approve the amended agreement as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martine. I. Member Amad I. Member Miam I. Okay. For action item 7.6. The governing board will be acting as a legislative body of community facilities district 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 1920 and ISA and B of CFD number 15 7.6 resolution number 72-2425. Resolution of the governing board of the San Marcos Unified School District acting as the legislative body for community facilities district CFD numbers four, five, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 along with
012improvement areas I A and B of community facilities district number 15 to establish annual special taxes for community facilities districts number 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 along with improvement areas A and B of community facilities district number district number 15 CFD numbers 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 and IA's A and B of CFD number 15. The resolution before the board tonight authorizes the fiscal year 2025 26 special tax levies of the various community facility districts or CFDs of the school district. This is an annual board item that must be approved each year in order to submit the CFD assessment amounts to the county for inclusion in the upcoming fiscal year's property tax bills. The majority of
013the school district CFDs have substantial development that the district has issued bonds against to fund school construction projects and the bonds are repaid through the levy of these CFD assessments. After approval of this resolution, the assessments will be submitted to the county auditor controller by the August 10th deadline and the treasurer tax collector will include the assessments on tax bills that are distributed to property owners later this year, usually in September. After the property taxes are paid by the December 2025 and April 2026 due dates, the CFD assessment collections are then used to make principal and interest payments on the individual CFD bonds. Staff recommends approval of this resolution. Hey, do I have a motion to adopt resolution number 72-2425? So move. I'll second. Okay. Moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Martin to adopt
014the resolution as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martin. I. Member Ahmad is an I. Member Miam. Hi. Thank you. The district is no longer acting as a legislative body of community facilities districts 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 and IA's A and B of CFD number 15. 7.7 adoption of the San Marcos Unified School District Local Control Accountability Accountability Plan, LCAP, and Local Performance Indicators. Tiffany, the 2025-26 annual update of the LCAP and California dashboard local indicators is presented for adoption. This plan details the goals, actions, measurement, and supplemental resource allocation for the upcoming school year. As part of the LCAP process, the district evaluates its performance against specified metrics and the California dashboard local indicators which assess how LEAs address
015student needs in areas where state data is unavailable. These indicators are aligned with the eight prior state priorities of the LCFF which include basic services and conditions at our schools, implementation of state standards, family engagement, school climate, access to a broad course of study, and services for expelled and foster youth. As required by education code 52060, a public hearing was held on June 12th, 2025 after the LCAP was presented for review. Tonight, the LCAP with its local indicators are presented for adoption and Dr. Waver is here if there are any additional questions about this item. Do we have any questions? All right. Do I have a motion to adopt the San Marcos Unified School District LCAP and local performance indicators? I'll move it. I'll second. Moved by member Amod, seconded by member Martine to adopt
016the SMUSD LCAP and local performance indicators as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Hi. Member Martin. I. Member Ahmad. I Member Miam. I. Okay. 7.8 approval. Can I just say thank you? That was that's a huge task. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Um 7.8 Approval of 2025 local control accountability LCAP federal amend. Do I have a motion to approve the adoption of the San Marcos Unified School District 2025 local control accountability federal addendum? Moved by Oh, sorry. Do I have anyone to move it? All right. All right. Moved by member Heric, seconded by member Carlson to approve the LCAP federal addendum as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martine. I. Member Martan is Ahmad is an I and member Miam. I'm losing it. Yeah. 7.9 adoption
017of San Marcos Unified School District 202526 adopted budget and 2024 2025 estimated actuals budget report. Erin, no changes have been made to the budget since it was presented at the June 12th board meeting. All expenditures required to accomplish the goals and actions listed in the LCAP are included in the budget. Um staff recommends approval of the 2526 adopted budget report which will will be submitted to the San Diego County Office of Education for their review and approval. Wanted to let the board know that the legislature and the governor have come to an agreement just this week um on a budget, but trailer bills are still yet to be finalized. So once the state budget has been finalized and signed by the governor, we will update the district's budget with any significant changes and make those
018revisions available for public review in the 45day budget update in August. Thank you, Aaron. Do I have a motion to approve the San Marcos Unified School District 202526 adopted budget and 202425 estimated actuals budget report? I'll move it. Second. Moved by member Ahmad, seconded by member Heric to approve the adopted budget and estimated actuals as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric, member Martin. Hi. Member Ahmad. I member Miam. I. Hey. Item eight, consent agenda. Thank you to you and your team. Again, a huge huge task. Um, item eight, consent agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda for discussion purposes? to approve. I'll second moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Amad to approve the consent agenda for discussion purposes. Is there any discussion? Anyone need to bring
019anything up? Okay. Moved by member Carlson, seconded by member Ahmad to approve the approve the consent agenda as presented. Member Carlson, what is your vote? I. Member Heric. Member Martine I. Member Ma, there's an I. Member Miam I. All right. 9.0. Closing items. rural record. Yeah, I know. The next regular board meeting will take place on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the media center of the North County Regional Educational Center, 20 255 Pico Avenue, San Marcos, California 92069. And now this meeting is adjourned.