SPUSD Board Meeting 09/10/25

001[Music] Huh? [Music] away. [Music] fall away. [Music] Fall [Music] down. [Music] Huh? Down. [Music] Fall [Music] away. [Music] away. [Music] Fall away. [Music] Turn the mic on. Good evening everyone. I'd like to call this meeting to order at 5:33. And do we have any public comments regarding close session items? Hearing none, we'll close to close session at 5:33. [Music] Heat. Hey, Heat. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within construction industry and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills, but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. >> So, we used to say, you know, back in the day, you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a

002lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never thought of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity our kids have but hopefully the opportunity of me many building projects in this city and in this county where we're going to put these men young men and women to work and the one who's going to be leading the charge uh nobody has mentioned his name name yet but we are going to depend on him is is obviously our instructor. Uh I call him Gay Diaz, but they corrected me. They say Mr. Diaz. Someone say Mr.

003Diaz. Thank you. >> Perfect example of a partnership that is truly going to benefit not only the this community, but the entire county of Ventura. And what Santa Paula Unified School District, the city of Santa Paula, and of course um the international trades and trades are are coming together to do is to do just that, to create these opportunities for our students in the community. >> Water infrastructure, the roads, the highways, all of that we need a lot more of. And because of these young people, they're going to be on those projects going forward. >> 1 2 3 Thank you very much. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Hey, Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, [Music] Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within construction industry

004and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. >> So, we used to say, you know, back in the day, you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never thought of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity our kids have but hopefully the opportunity of me many building projects in this city and in this county where we're going to put these men

005young men and women to work and the one who's going to be leading the charge uh nobody has mentioned his name name yet but we are going to depend on him is is obviously our instructor. Uh I call him Gay Diaz, but they corrected me. They say Mr. Diaz. So, I'm going to say Mr. Diaz. Thank you. >> Perfect example of a partnership that is truly going to benefit not only the this community, but the entire county of Ventura. And what Santa Paula Unified School District, the city of Santa Paula, and of course um the international trades and trades are are coming together to do is to do just that, to create these opportunities for our students and the community. >> Water infrastructure, the roads, the highways, all of that we need a lot more

006of. And because of these young people, they're going to be on those projects going forward. >> 1 2 3 Thank you very much. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within construction industry and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills, but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. >> So, we used to say, you know, back in the day, you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never thought

007of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity our kids have but hopefully the opportunity of me many building projects in this city and in this county where we're going to put these men young men and women to work and the one who's going to be leading the charge uh nobody has mentioned his name name yet but we are going to depend on him is is obviously our instructor. Uh I call him Gay Diaz, but they corrected me. They say Mr. Diaz. So, I'm going to say Mr. Diaz. Thank you. >> Perfect example of a partnership that is truly going to benefit not only the this community, but the entire county of Ventura. And what Sapala Unified School District,

008the city of Sapala, and of course um the international trades and trades are are coming together to do is to do just that, to create these opportunities for our students in the community. >> Water infrastructure, the roads, the highways, all of that we need a lot more of. And because of these young people, they're going to be on those projects going forward. One, two, three. [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within construction industry and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills, but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. So, we used to say, you know, back in the day,

009you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never thought of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity our kids have, but hopefully the opportunity of me, many building projects in this city and in this county where we're going to put these men, young men and women to work. And the one who's going to be leading the charge, uh, nobody has mentioned his name name yet, but we are going to depend on him is is obviously our

010instructor. Uh, I call him Gabe Diaz, but they corrected me. They say Mr. Diaz. Someone say Mr. Diaz. Thank you. perfect example of a partnership that is truly going to benefit not only the this community but the entire county of Ventura and what Santa Paula Unified School District, the city of Santa Paula and of course um the international trades and trades are are coming together to do. It's to do just that to create these opportunities for our students in the community. the water infrastructure, the roads, the highways, all of that we need a lot more of. And because of these young people, they're going to be on those projects going forward. One, two, three. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within

011construction industry and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. >> So, we used to say, you know, back in the day, you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never thought of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity our kids have but hopefully the opportunity of me many building projects in this city and in this county where we're going to put

012these men young men and women to work and the one who's going to be leading the charge uh nobody has mentioned his name name yet but we are going to depend on him is is obviously our instructor. Uh I call him Gabe Diaz, but they corrected me. They say Mr. Diaz. Someone say Mr. Diaz. Thank you. >> Perfect example of a partnership that is truly going to benefit not only the this community, but the entire county of Ventura and what Sopala Unified School District, the city of Santa Paula, and of course um the international trades and trades are are coming together to do. It's to do just that, to create these opportunities for our students in the community. >> Water infrastructure, the roads, the highways, all of that we need a lot more of. And

013because of these young people, they're going to be on those projects going forward. >> 1 2 3 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. [Music] In this place, students will explore the possibilities within construction industry and so much more. They'll leave not just with skills but with certifications, confidence, and a sense of pride in what they've accomplished here. >> So, we used to say, you know, back in the day, you always heard this a saying, it takes a village. This could not have been possible without a lot of people doing what they did. And I'm very appreciative of that. It's something that when we can give our kids an opportunity and open their eyes to things that they probably never

014thought of, we know we're doing our job. I am so excited to be part of this moment today where we're not only celebrating the opportunity And good evening again. See, we like to reconvene to open session at 601. And we will start with roll call. We'll start with our student trustees. Trustee Gonzalez >> present. >> Trustee Magna >> here. Trusty Torres >> here. >> Um, moving on to board. Trustee Kumazawa >> here. >> Trustee Rodriguez >> here. >> Trustee Zaval >> here. >> Trustee Fru >> here. >> And myself, Trusty Aoyo. >> We're all here. Um, item B, report of close session. And we have nothing to report at this time. And moving on to pledge of allegiance. If you can please rise and join us. >> Ready, begin. >> I aliance to the flag

015of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, thank you. Moving on to item D, approval of the agenda. Do we have a motion? So moved. >> I'll second it. >> It's been moved and second. All those in favor? >> I >> Thank you. Item four, staff reports. And we'll start with our student board member reports. >> And whoever would like to start first. >> Uh I will. Uh good evening uh everybody. Um I will begin my report tonight with uh Glenn City. They had their back to school night last week. It was a huge success. Uh I was able to attend and um it was looking very good. Uh there's an attendance spirit week this week.

016So uh Mr. Guzman, in order to help increase school attendance, he is having a spirit week that has attendance themes. So I think Thursday is going to be um roll out of bed and into success. So it's going to be their pajama day. Um I think yesterday it was a uh like a stoplight day like wear bright colors you know like for a bright future. Um they're also being working with their special education population to um help them succeed as well. Um you know um performing and um helping them with their schedules. Uh for the Blanchard Academy of Visual Arts um they had their back to school night this 18th. Um so I will be planning on attending that. And then um Miss Lopez also um noted that she uh that um attendance has over

017doubled um from tardies to now kids who are on time. So they're noting that their attendance incentive programs are working for um Santa Paula High School athletics. Um the gym floor will be redone and finished sometime around this week. There's a cross country meet at Creek Sports Park on 9:30 at around 3:30 p.m. Their teams have done well so far this season. Flag football is 5-1. Varsity boys is 2-1. Girls varsity volleyball is 2-1 in the league play. And JV girls volleyball is 3-0 in league play. Cross country has several metal finishers in their first two invitations at USCSB and CSUI. And tennis had their first league match this week. And girls golf starts their season this week. from the from Isbel. They had their back to school night on August 21st. So, parents and

018teachers were invited to come out. They received um presentations from the clubs that were on campus there. Um parents also attended the book fair um as they waited for classes to open up. Uh students were very excited to have their parents meet their teachers. Uh they also had an assembly from Brett Poppin. He is a uh he is a uh par parolympic um athlete. Um he provided an inspiration assembly to their students on August 29th. His message was for students to learn to be positive in the face of adversity. Uh Brent Poppin is also uh in a wheelchair. He is in there for life, I believe. So he um actually brought some of his wheelchairs down to the school and allowed kids to ride in them over like a little obstacle course. Uh so that

019way like it could be like, you know, like how does he get like move around? Um they also had their first spirit Friday um this past week. So students and Isabelle staff celebrated the new school year with a spirit Friday celebration during their lunches. Music and games were played with the student staff water balloon toss highlighting the day. Uh they also have their fall fall sports. Uh Isbel boys and girls flag football seasons have started and Isbel is looking to have some big wins this year. Girls volleyball had a record number of girls try out and the Condor team is stronger than ever. Cross country is literally up and running and looking forward to a terrific season. Um, that is all I have to report for this week. >> Thank you, Trusty Ma. >> Uh,

020first I will be presenting on Bedell. Bedell has their back to school night next Thursday, September 18th. They also have been having their weekly Dancing with Cheese, which is when the students get to have hip-hop classes, and the students have really been enjoying that. For Barbara Webster, their outreach coordin coordinator, Jessica Lemon, has been engaging with parents and parent groups, as well as implementing creative new ways to promote student attendance. They are currently recruiting new members for their PTA and planning for their 100th year anniversary. For the Santa Paula High School Performing Arts, auditions for the fall production of Real Housewives of Shakespeare will be tomorrow and Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium. and some other SPHs events. We there was a UCSB presentation on UC applications and PIQ's today during third

021and fourth period. There is also a club rush date this Friday and next Friday the 19th there will be the first rally and spirit week is also next week and the rally is a fall sports rally. >> Thank you Trusty Torres. Uh good evening. For today I have Grace Bill. Grace Phil hosted coffee with the principal. Families got to connect and share information as well as give feedback. Phil is preparing for back to school night Thursday, September 11th. Tacos will be served at 4:30. AVID presentations will be at 5:30 for 4th through 6th grade parents. They will also be having their annual Title One meeting on Friday, September 12th at 8:15 a.m. They hope for a strong turnout. This week, Mckvitt kicked off spirit week to encourage good attendance. Each days has a fun theme.

022For example, today was tie-dye day. Great attendance is tied to great learning. Each class got a presentation of the importance of kindness as well. For Renaissance High School, over the last two weeks, the principles and counselors met with all at risk students and their families to review graduation progress. These meetings were very positive and help students set clear goals for finishing strong. Catalyst Church generously added a new couch to our game room, which although it's still a work in progress, has already become a popular space for students during break and lunch. Renaissance High Renaissance hosted a uh VC financial aid presentation and created FSA IDs and FASA for FASA night. 12 families representing both Renaissance High and Independent Studies attended. Independent studies enrollment continues to grow and has recently added 10 new students. The principal

023and counselor visited virtual classrooms to remind students of expectations and the supports available to them. Back to school night is currently happening at Renaissance High School tonight. Families can enjoy free burritos from the Garden Market as they meet their children's teacher and staff. And that is all I have for you for this week. >> Thank you. And moving on to committee updates. and start with Trustee Kumazawa. >> Uh, no updates. >> Trustee Rodriguez, >> no updates. >> Trustee Sandival. >> Uh, just one update this past Monday. Our strategic planning committee met. Um, we made really good progress. As you recall, we had our Saturday workshop about a month and a half ago, um, which formed the basis of what we're creating. Um, so we've had some really good discussions trying to drill down into some

024of those bigger items that we've talked about. Um, and you know, we're again, we're making good progress. I think that, you know, it's going to be a good foundational draft, right? Certainly we want to engage with um all the rest of our stakeholders but we wanted to take what the board was doing um and kind of you know give it some life and then uh have interaction with those different stakeholders to get their input and um you know and modify it so it's a shared document. So >> thank you trustee ftos >> um same as uh Dr. Sandival attended the strategic planning committee. Uh my takeaway is I really love how there's a comprehensive committee willing to put all of our ideas and thoughts together for one common goal. It's to best meet the needs

025of our students. Um it's it's it's awesome to see a collaborative uh think tank going on and seeing the good work. So, I definitely look forward to seeing the end product. Um, but that after several more meetings, no doubt. But I think we're on the right path and I think um anyone out there that wants to see what we're doing, get kind of glimpse of what we're doing is we'll we'll be impressed uh with the the level of discussion that we're having. So, and that's all I have. >> Thank you. and I have nothing to report. Uh, do we have any public comments this evening? We have none. So, we're moving on to information items. Our first item is Ventura County Public Health Department. Uh, to be presented by Dr. Castell. >> Good evening. Uh,

026let me grab this. Uh, my name is Aldine Castell and I am the uh, public health officer for Ventur County. I started in January of this year. Um, so as probably most of you know, there was a case of active TB in uh, one of your schools. And I'm just going to give you a real brief primer on TB in general and then walk you through the steps of which uh some people here Vanessa Jeff are all very well aware of and intimately involved with. Uh next slide. So really quickly what is TB? Um TB is an airborne disease caused by a bacteria called mcoacterium tuberculosis. Um and it is only spread from person to person through the air. So through coughing and sneezing um and expulsatory air movement. Um uh there are actually two

027different forms of TB which um is sometimes hard for people to wrap their head around. There is the inactive form uh where someone has the bacteria but they are not sick and they are not contagious and they can live their whole life with this bacteria sleeping and never have any problems with it. And then there's the active form and that's when someone is very sick and very contagious and it is a very dangerous infection. Next slide. So that's just the general overview of of TB. I obviously can uh answer questions in in more detail about the disease if people have those. But when we have a case in the county and this is state and countrywide, there's certain protocols that we go through. Uh first is the initial identification of the case um and then

028to assess the risk to uh the community um at large from the contagiousness of that case. uh we then try as quickly as possible to communicate with the the area and the communities that are at risk. We try to have meetings, groups, um sessions to in uh inform and educate people about it. And then we move into test and screen uh people who were at risk from from being in contact with that person. Uh and then ultimately if there are people that need to be uh treated supported um th that we enact that through our clinic in Oxnard. Next slide. So um what happened here uh we were notified um uh over the weekend if not Monday morning of a case that was in the school. We very quickly contacted the school and uh notified

029uh the the people at risk. Of note, which is really interesting, which uh kind of we were explained to and and we had to uh help everybody understand that TB is not like COVID. Um and the school system was very adept at handling COVID. you all went through COVID and pivoted incredibly quickly for any outbreaks from 2020 to 2023 or whenever whenever we kind of ramped things down. And so everybody was ready to act immediately. And one of the good things about TB is that it doesn't move fast. So we we don't we didn't have to pivot quickly. You don't have to limit spread immediately and we can move in a more methodical and thoughtful way. And so that was a little bit of a learning curve. uh from from the school. Um and and

030it was something interestingly enough for us that uh we've had we've had um cases in the county. Uh but this is the first time that we've had a school case since COVID. And I've done many school cases, but it was all before COVID. And so I didn't quite factor in that we've all been slightly traumatized by COVID. And so it's a little bit of a different animal now than it was before 2020. Anyway, so we identified the case and um then notified the school, worked with the school, and I will just say um I I don't say this lightly, this is the fourth school that I've worked with in 17 years uh with a TB case, and it was by far the most organized, receptive, helpful uh experience I've had yet. And it might be

031that CO helped with that. Uh but not just the the um the principles and uh the school board uh but the employees and even the students and the families um were amazing to work with and and really um came together and so that's an editorial comment but I I really want to thank everybody. Um so we identified uh the case, we identified the people that were at the highest risk and then we uh notified those people. Um we set up a uh makeshift kind of clinic in the school and tested people. Uh a few people got tested with their primary care doctor, so they they got tested elsewhere. And actually this slide is as out of date right now because now we have 97% of results back. um from everybody identified and uh wonderfully there

032was no evidence of any transmission in the school. So um that means that nobody in the school uh it appears uh was was uh infected um by by the case that that was identified. Next slide. So uh just to give you an overview in general when we go in um and we test people if they have a blood they will have blood tests and that blood test if it comes back it does not mean that they're sick and that they have active TB as I identified earlier it means that they could have been in contact with the person who was had active TB. They could have also been positive from years ago and been in contact with someone with TB 20 years earlier. So we cannot necessarily identify exactly when they had contact but obviously

033um some people had we we had high suspicion that there may have been in contact with them. So if somebody had a positive blood test that means that they were in contact but it did not mean that they were sick. Um, people who had positive tests had chest X-rays to look at whether or not there was any issues going on in their lungs and then anybody that was positive uh we would we saw them in the clinic uh very soon thereafter their testing. Next slide. Uh for the negative results of which the majority are all negative um that there they don't need to do much more at that time. Uh but we do do a follow-up blood test. uh 10 weeks after the first one is done and that is because in rare cases sometimes

034the TB bacteria can be negative initially and then it develops uh later on. So everybody who had a negative blood test will be tested again. So we will be setting up another makeshift clinic. I'm sure you know aware of that and uh and be testing testing all those people again. Um the date of that repeat testing I uh I don't have off the top of my head and if anybody wants it that I can contact the nurse manager who's there but it was um 10 weeks after that the first testing. Next slide. So we completed all the testing uh the 97% why it wasn't 100%. There was one individual that moved and we're still trying to track them down. Um, and there is uh one other uh student that we're we're trying to find that

035is at a different school, but otherwise everybody else has been tested. Again, the second round testing for the people that became that were negative will happen um in the next few weeks. Anybody that did test positive, uh we um we saw in the clinic and we evaluated to see if we felt like this was from the transmitted um case that had it or if this was from a previous exposure and and handled their cases uh individually as such. Um and we um I just shout out to Vanessa. She has been amazing. We're in con constant contact with her and she was ready to do whatever needed. Um, as she joked earlier, she now knows more about TB than she ever thought she would. Um, and we, um, we are continuing to follow the people that

036tested negative, but, uh, but as of right now, we're kind of at a lull and we will set up that clinic in a few weeks. Next slide. So, key takeaways. This is from a a presentation I gave a few weeks ago that may be a little bit out of context because I didn't give you a follow-up, but um if if somebody tested positive by blood test uh but were not sick and their chest X-ray was clear, they had the inactive form of TB, you cannot get you cannot transmit TB if if you have that form. Um so if anybody tested positive or if if anybody ever gets a TB test and and is positive um most likely um it is the latent or inactive form. So you cannot transmit that to anyone by any means.

037Um you are very unlikely to become infected with TB if you spend short amount of time. And that's another difference with COVID. On average you need about 7 to nine hours of exposure with someone to get TB. So um again it's it's not common that there is transmission but we as public health uh want to be very careful and diligent about making sure of that and that's why the contact investigation uh is it happens for any case that we find um an important thing about TB um so not to scare people TB is the most common uh bacteria in the world half of the world's population tests positive for inactive TB. So it's pervasive. It is also the most common cause of death in the world. So we are very lucky in in our country,

038our state and in our city that we don't really know that much about it because it's not that common. But for the rest of the world, this is really common. And uh and we we are here as public health to try to limit any spread. and and it has been the mandate of public health for more than a hundred years to do so. And people like yourself um and all the cooperation we got in enables us to to not know that much about TB as a public because uh it's not really out there, which is wonderful. But now everybody in this room and especially Vanessa and Jeff know a lot about TB. So hopefully you can go out and if people have more questions, you can educate them as well. And if you all have

039questions for me, please feel free to contact us. >> Thank you. >> Anybody have any questions? >> It was very thorough. >> Um, I do have one question more of like a comment. Um, because I know at the beginning there was this >> idea that people that the community had that like everybody should be tested, right? anybody who was in there and so you know just can you explain the the the reasoning of for that like I understand the science behind it right so >> um >> so the question is why why didn't we test everyone in the whole community >> uh well because again um when we come into a situation we identify where there was a lot of contact and remember you need hours and hours of exposure so the way that we

040go about this is that We identify the people that probably had that amount of exposure and we test those people and if if it appears within that group of people that there was transmission then we would make the decision to expand that testing. So uh that is that is what we have done here in Ventura that's what California Department of Public Health and that is what CDC and WHO uh do. um there is approximately a 5% um positivity rate in our public. So for us to kind of just throw a big net and test everybody, it wouldn't really help us to really identify people that were at risk from that transmission. So again, it's it's called concentric circles of testing. So we we choose the the close circle and we identify people that had that

041expected amount of exposure. And then if we identified in that circle that there did seem to be transmission, we would expand that circle to test more people. >> All right. Thank you. >> Sure. >> Any other question? Any questions from the public? >> Nope. Okay. Great. All right. Okay. Um, so next we have a school resource officer contract >> and that will be by Mr. Weinstein. >> Yes. So unlike most of our contracts, because this is directly with the city and a lot of people in the public don't know what the resource officer actually does during the day, um we decided to put this on information item and it will actually be an action item at the next meeting. So this way you it can be reviewed, you can ask questions. So really like most

042contracts, it's it's designed to be for the 2526 school year. Um it also lists in detail uh what the SRO's assigned to the district will be able to perform and any additional functions. Um it gives the time that they report and the time that they leave the schools. So since they're at the secondary schools which start at 8:30 um they come at 8 and leave at 4. how they're paid is they um work 246 days um and then they have 14 holidays. So that's 260 paid days and then they get a daily rate much like our teachers have a daily rate. And so then they take that daily rate and they multiply it by 180 school days. factors that would increase that dollar amount and we are working with Chief Agular right now on that

043is if we have an SRO let's um say we have a football game and we want at least one SRO there right we can either have the SRO or they can assign an officer that's already on duty there if we do the SRO the SRO gets overtime so way to save a little bit of money in addition um the way uh you can see that the two positions cost approximately $251,000, but we are in the process of working on a grant that will pay a large portion of that. Um, and there's also for summer school the cost of one SRO for 20 days and that's at the high school. So, because we don't have summer school at the middle school, so we only need one. Um, any questions? There was a section in the contract

044regarding educational or where they would be available to do presentations. I'm wondering I mean are we looking at maybe on the short days? >> Yeah. So it's their their presentations are often um like tobacco awareness, vaping um and also they're available to talk career-wise what it's like to be an uh enforcement officer. And so that's um that's part of their duties suggested uh that they're going to work with our security staff and perform those tasks. So they do counseling at atrisisk students. So which is something that I think is really positive. They participate in the um the SAR hearings. Um, and they also, like I said, work with school administrators, counselors, and teachers, and inflammation of violent violence prevention, drug and tobacco abuse, use prevention programs, activities designed to reduce bullying in school, emergency crisis

045planning. So, they get to do all that through the year. Um, and we've had a lot of positive feedback from students on those activities that they and the two resource officers. And we've been really lucky over the last two or three years. The resource officers are able to build a relationship with the students. The only negative part about the resource officers and not negative about them, but this contract. So a if a resource officer is really good at being a resource officer, then there's an opportunity for them to be promoted. They're promoted out of our school. And so what ends up happening then you have to bring a brand new SRO in. and that brand new SRO has to rebuild those relationships because it really is a personal relationship the kids have with these SRO's.

046Any questions on the contract? >> Yeah, further presentations. Are they just limited to tobacco use and vaping or can they expand to other things that are >> do anti-bullying um uh violence >> um prevention? Uh even crisis and emergency services management um and then they they the and that's in big groups. But then they also will do individual counseling. If we have an atrisisk student that obviously when they're not on our campus is um doing at risk activities and it's identified, they come in and work directly with our counselors to talk to the the student and and see what they can do to help them. Are >> are there any material changes between this agreement and some of the past agreements we've had with the city? >> No, the only The only material change was

047from two years ago where um when our one of our past CBOs left, we discovered that the contract was for the entire year of services. So we would we're paying the 260 days of services, but they're only on our campus 180. The other thing about that 180 now is, and we did this last year, was if a um SRO leaves the campus in the middle of the day because he's needed somewhere else, that's documented and that that reduces the invoice. And that was one of our and when I first got here, that was one of our biggest problems was they would be called and obviously it's an emergency, so they would run off campus and then something happens on campus and the principal is like, "Well, where's the SRO?" And um the good part about

048being in Santa Paul is everything's five minutes away. So when they can't find the SRO, they do 911 and and um you know they uh they're there pretty quickly. >> But I I appreciate the comment too, Jeff, about the overtime when you know utilizing the SRO versus the PD. But you know, I would argue too though, and you touched on this, you know, these folks develop relationships with the staff, they develop relationships with the students. And you know, if if if we feel like there's a value there to have those people when we need them rather than, you know, just an armed, you know, police officer or uniform police officer, I would argue, I mean, this might be a situation where it's just it's worth it. >> Well, like things like um very friendly Filillmore

049game, football game, you know, that um we definitely will use resource officers. But it did come as I was negotiating the contract with the city and the chief agular, it did come as a surprise to me that um the SRO's got we're charged overtime. And one of the things I talked to them about is well can't they start later in the day and then it's actual not overtime for them. Why are we paying overtime? And they said that they would do that or they would if the officer couldn't report later in the day then we would switch them out with a just a a police officer. In terms of the grant, that's what I was the status of that. Um, >> I talked to Chief Agular today. Uh, talked to them about a number of

050things today, but I talked to them today and they said that it's uh that they have submitted it. >> We haven't heard it though yet. >> Okay. >> The grants from where? Is it like a state grant? Is it >> It's a It's a state grant and it's >> the amount. >> What's it called again? >> Oh, cops. What? >> Yeah. So, um, it's >> and it would cover like what percentage of the >> 80% >> 80. Okay. >> And you could also get a portion of that grant, you know, because it is a competitive grant, so sometimes you can be less, but the idea is to get the 80%. Absolutely. >> Hey Jeff, um, just want to say good job here because we know that this has been a long hard work in the

051making. Uh, it's taken several 2 by 2 meetings and I know it's taken several meetings with with you, Chief Agular and um and and Dan Singer um with the city city manager. Um, so again, this is what it was before and how much it's improved to this to this contract. Um, good job right there. Uh, I I I'm I'm excited. I mean, I I I get it. you know, I I was kind of the one pushing for let's let's get them paid. We want to keep our safety, but I wanted to make sure that the contract was right. So, the language here, this first time we're seeing it, uh you you've done a stellar job. So, uh you and your partners, good job right there. >> Yeah. and and um the one thing that I

052can say is I was surprised that the city's lawyer obviously the lawyers work with us on this was so quickly responsive because normally in the past we've we know we're waiting for the lawyers to take a look at things and stuff and I have to compliment the the um city manager Dan Singer, Chief Agular, Commander Sterna um they're they're really easy to work with and as many of you know the parents square today went excuse me, uh concerning some activity in our area and chief and um and the commander promised me that if they knew anything about it, I would be the first to get the text message and they did and so I was really happy with that. So, so we have a really good relationship with them. We really do. >> Dr. No,

053you don't feel like talking to me? >> I could, you know, I mean, well, it's >> we're good. It's just it's good that this relationship is as strong as it is because, you know, a year or two ago it was dicey. >> Yeah. >> Right. Um, you know, so I'm glad we we gave them a little bit of faith, right, that that they could turn it around because I think they've proved that that's that that's was uh worthwhile, that was well placed. So, you know, I just look forward to working with them more on say the expansion of RCTEES, you know, >> doing public service. So, um always looking for other opportunities where we can interact with with the department. Um you know, maybe there's some project-based learning activities we could do, you know, alongside

054them. So, you know, just it's just all around good. And also, I didn't want to be remiss in complimenting the actual patrol officers that are out there for the beginning of school. They were incredibly active around all our campuses. And normally, it just basically involves making sure that people who are driving are driving in a safe, sane way around our schools, but they were very, very present this year, which I really appreciated. >> That's it for the information item. >> Thank you. Under action items, it starts with a superintendent, but I don't see an item under A for you. >> No, there's nothing. >> Okay. So then we move on to item B, educational services. And the first item would be approval of service agreement with Blazer Works for staffing services. Hi, this is a

055contract for an occupational therapist to fill a a position. Um, the position number was shared um with the board. Um, and like I said, it's to fill a a current vacancy that we have for an occupational therapist. Do you have any questions, comments, or is there a motion? Uh, I'll move to approve the Blazer Works contract. >> Yeah, I'll second. >> Okay, it's been moved and second. Um, >> preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I passes. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I passes 5-0. >> Great. Okay. So, item two would be approval of service agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley. And that'll be >> okay. >> So um as you know uh Dr. Ramirez couldn't be here tonight. Um but uh we had the um advantage of

056uh while Dr. force was out to have uh Julie Bergman, our director of elementary school education, step in and talk directly to the Boys and Girls Club. And with the reason I have to, you know, talk about the that this is way late in the game to be signing an afterchool contract. Um, you know, I I will take the bullet for that. We should have started much earlier in the year, but one of the problems we had was we weren't getting descriptions of what the charges were. As you see, it's $4 per student in in um in uh food cost. Also, there was a 12% administrative fee attached that there was no explanation of well, what are we getting for that 12%. I mean, that's $30,000 just for just for an unknown cost. And so,

057um the others were broken down pretty good. We have our we have the payroll that that they're paying out. We also have the supervision that they're paying out. But it really was those two items that we kept going back and forth on. And I know that the the previous leader of the Boys and Girls Club, she told me at the barbecue that she retired and that Pearl is now running the Boys and Girls Club. But um we we have it all worked out. It sounds great and and I really think it's going to be um a good program. Do you know how many hours a day they will be spending? >> 3.5. >> Okay. I missed it on the contract. >> Yeah, it's 17 hours a week, five days a week. >> And this is

058a one-year contract, correct? >> One-year contract. So, we're going to be this along with Leap Lab, along with um the art museum. We are obviously going to be doing an evaluation, bring that to the board so that the board knows in hopefully March of 2026 if we'll be have bringing these type of contracts back. So that'll be well before the beginning of the school year. But we will do some evaluations. Some of those evaluations will be surveys. Um some of the evaluations will be exactly like for leap lab actually reviewing the projects that are being done and things like that. So, I would want to just I guess I would would want to make an amendment like that the contract shows the amount of hours per day on it. >> So, to Yeah, we can

059make that adjustment. I mean, >> because on there, yeah, it just says $4 per kid, 28 students a day, 5 days a week, 31 weeks, 180 days, times six schools. But it doesn't does are the hours there. Did I just miss it? >> 17 hours a week. 17.5 hours a week is in the contract. >> Oh, there's just one sheet on the on the item. >> Addition sheet. Yeah. >> Okay. As long as it's there, that would be my only, >> you know, three and a half hours. Wait, one of the good things that Mr. Bergman was able to talk to them about was we really wanted to as you see it says 28 students and three and a half hours for 28 students we thought was a little excessive in the number of time

060that we could do maybe twice that number of students in three and a half hours. So we're working on that too. One thing I appreciate, Jeff, is the idea of reflecting on, you know, evaluating. Um, I know we charged our leadership team to to create those partnerships with local agencies to provide a service for our kids. So, I get it may not be the most perfect contract, but I do appreciate that that uh that we'll at least um you know, evaluate and then approve upon if need approvement, right? I mean, it may be the right one, but uh the fact that that we're moving in that direction, I just, you know, I want to say thank you to Miss Bergman and and and thank you to our leadership team because um we did charge you

061with this and uh and and and and I'm excited that we're moving in this direction. Um one of the things that that does, you know, make me feel good is that knowing that we are also uh giving jobs back to some of our own former um community members, students, and whatnot. So that that's a real real plus for me. But uh but I am excited about this. So thank you. >> I think it's gonna be real well real well. >> Any other questions? >> Um again more of a comment. Um yes it is very late right. Um having this come next year getting ahead of myself. Right. We're going to be looking at our unodudited actuals. you know, we have quite the reserve in this particular line, right, ELOP and um we need to have

062a better strategy on how we're using that. You know, it does feel rushed, right, that we're bringing these contracts. I know they're working on the summer. It's like I want to know the plan by March. Like what are we trying to do here? And um we need to utilize that money as as effectively as we can. you know, at some point, you know, if the I worry sometimes what the state will do with that. You know, if we're sitting on that pot and the state starts getting into trouble, which, you know, next year they're starting to they've been sounding the alarm bells that it's not going to be as good as this year. >> Um, you know, I worry about getting swept uh and then we lose that, right? And so, you know, I we

063really need to look at how we're we're developing a program, you know, um and how all of these things fit in and what are the things we can be providing? Uh how do we expand what we do? Um you know, all of that has to be looked at because because we need to utilize that fund better than we are. Um especially given the general fund, right, you know, issues that we've got. Um, one of our goal is, just the board knows, our goal is that as soon as we get back from winter break, which will be the middle of January, we will start the pro programmatic process of figuring out exactly what we want in the program, do the evaluation of how the program has done been done the first semester and then that way

064we can negotiate the contracts early and they will be already embedded into the adopted budget. So, we'll we'll be able to see exactly how much we're spending, what would possibly be left over and all that. But we do, you're very right, we do need to be on top of this early. And >> I just have a comment. I'm very happy that we have evaluations in place just to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. I understand that we do need to spend the money, but I also want to make sure we're providing a quality service for our students. So, thank you for for giving our students a voice in terms of surveys, in terms of reactions because we can agree that a program looks nice on paper, but if our students are not reaping the benefits

065through their own experience, I you know, and I'm also grateful it's a one-year contract. I prefer one-year contracts, especially since this is a new thing. It's the contract's not perfect, right? But it can be better as long as we can renew it, re-evaluate it, and move forward. So, I'm just glad you're able to disclose that to the public that the students of our district will have a chance to react and we'll we will listen. >> Yeah. And we let the each of Leap Lab the the art museum and Boys and Girls Club know that we're going to be doing some evaluations and they were actually very much for that because then if we say, "Hey, something in your program is not working. The overall program is pretty good, but this piece of your program is

066not working." then we can tweak it for the following year and see what we can do. So, >> right. So, we just need a >> Well, thank you for all those comments and for everyone's hard work. At this point, is there someone would like to make a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the service agreement with the Boys and Girls Club. >> Have a second. >> I'll second. >> It's been moved and second. Uh preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 300. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 5-0. Thank you. Item three, approval of service agreement with the Autism Academy for the 2526 school year. Just asking for approval of the service agreement for Autism Academy. This is a placement for a student through the special

067education IEP process. Um, it is a part of the district's offer of a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Okay. >> Motion. >> Sorry. Is there a motion? >> I move to approve the approval of services agreement with Autism Academy >> and I'll second. >> Okay. It's been moved and second prefer any questions or discussion on this? Quick question for you, Dr. Lawrence. Um, so is this a one-year agreement? >> Yes. >> Okay. And and uh so this agreement um do you anticipate that we may need to uh have we've done this same agreement in the past? Do you anticipate it will look similar for future? >> So a student has an IEP every year. Um we do assessment at least every three years. So through the IEP, we continue to

068discuss whether or not the student would continue to, you know, require this placement. Um, so we wouldn't know that until the team's able to come together um through the IEP process. >> Thank you. So comments. So now we're preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I I passes 300 board vote. All those in favor? I >> I >> passes 5-0. Thank you. Item C, business services. First item are donations. And we have a donation from Bank of the Sierra for Glenn City Steam Backpack Program in the amount of $750. Thank you so much, Bank of Sierra. And is there a motion to accept the donations? So moved. >> Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> It's been moved and second. Preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 300. Board vote.

069All those in favor? >> Yes. >> I. >> Passes 5. Thank you. And the next item is notice of completion >> for Thank you. >> This is for the notice of completion for Schneider Electric who did um energy savings contract throughout the district at various sites. Just need approval. >> Do we have any questions or comments on this item? >> Just because I'm unfamiliar with it, can you just expand a little bit more on the services they provided? >> How about I update you on the Friday update? I would need to get with Doug to all the different different items that Shiner went through and fixed. So, I'll make sure to do that. >> Cool. Thank you. And you don't have an amount of the savings or what they did they give you anything like

070a report as to what was the final on the savings >> as well. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I don't Dr. Weinstein do you remember Dr. Jeff >> do you remember any of the um this came to us like two years ago. >> Yeah. So this is um briefly this company specializes in getting energy saving grants >> and then using that money to update our anything sometimes it was our HVAC lighting all those things to save money and so it no cost is coming out of our pocket but obviously we reap the benefits of savings which um right Lori can >> get for us. >> It initially came in August of 2022. Yeah, >> that's first. >> I just wasn't remember there was a cost to us and that's what I wanted you to remind us

071about. >> Okay. Um, is there a motion for approval? >> So, so moved. >> Do we have a second? >> I second. >> It's been moved and second. A preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 30. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 5. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, I guess. So, we're moving on to item three, approval of retainer agreement for Loausano Smith LLP, Attorneys at Law. So, as the board is aware, excuse me, as the board is aware, we use multiple um uh companies or or attorney law firms to handle different things within our district. Um and we have we have used Lano Smith um in the past and we because it seems like we weren't getting um the responses we needed from our some of our

072existing relationships we wanted to expand that. It's a approval of the rates which is on the back page. Obviously this is not just for us. It's for all schools. That's what they specialize in. And so the billing practices we get monthly invoices based on usage. So um we and depending on whether you're talking to a partner or an associate and who they have working with you, the the rates change per hour. >> Any questions? >> Jeb, I know you don't have a crystal ball, but is is the 100,000 how did do you how does that compare to what you think the expected spend is going to be? Is this sort of dipping our toes in the water or >> No, you know when uh first two years um after COVID we didn't have large uh

073impact for attorney fees. Um last year we did um we had a lot of attorney fees um and that was from just different situations that we were dealing with. But um I think that uh we can expect it to be lower than last year, but I have to just be hopeful that nothing happens during the year that would make us obviously need more services. I think a good thing to to remember is that we're also part of the CSBA legal services which are much cheaper per hour than than this. So um you know I think getting a better understanding of what CSBA can help us in right so some of the more routine matters right if we can you know divvy up the work right in that way because you know we can be paying

074up to $450 an hour if we're not careful. Uh, and I'm pretty sure that CSBA is much cheaper than that. >> Um, more at the 150 an hour, I think, is what their >> what their rate is, which is below anything other than the lowest consultant here. So, um, so I think we need to be very proactive about utilizing uh that service. You know, another thing that I just saw actually in this contract is um they provide up to five hours of complimentary services, right, of consulting, right, coaching, mentoring, and strategic planning guidance. I think we should take advantage of it. We're paying for it somehow, right? It's built into their rates. Yeah. And if there are some uh things, some training that the board may need, >> um I'd love to see a sort

075of workshop on that, you know, on on any of those um avenues. So, let's use all five hours. So, >> so um someone like to make a motion. >> I'll move to approve the um retainer agreement. I second. I second. >> Okay, it's moved and second. Preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I passes 300. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I passes 50-0. Thank you. Uh moving on to item four, approval and authorization to file the 2425 unodited actuals financial reports with the Ventura County Office of Education. Okay. So, what are we here for? Unodited actuals. And what exactly does that mean for all of you? Uh, you're in financial statements of actual revenue and expenditures through June 30th for all district funds. Update to the estimated actuals that were presented uh during

076the June budget adoption process. Report of activities in all district funds, identifying unspent funds or reserves that are carried forward, used by the external auditors to prepare our official audit reports. And then it's an ED code requirement. It must be filed with the county superintendent by September 15th. Okay. So, we work this out into kind of just looking at the revenue and looking at expenditures and then looking at them combined. So for the the general fund revenue, it's broken out by unrestricted, restricted and then to the far right the um total fund. So the first one, the LCFF revenue, what I want to make sure that's understood is we got 73 631 325. However, that is inclusive of the 3.6 6 million that we transferred from 140 over. Okay. So, in those particular object codes,

077that's where that was included. For other um federal revenue, we got the 4.1. Other state, we got 1.7 unrestricted, 13.1 restricted. Local revenue of 4.4 and 7.9 for a total overall revenue of $105 million less than 3.6. Right? That was a transfer in for. Okay. So then we go into expenses. Um certificated salaries. So you can see again it's broken out the same way. uh unrestricted and restricted with the total fund uh the same way it's set up. So going across certificated salaries 29.5 million in the unrestricted 10.3 and restricted for a total of 39.8 classified 10.3 unrestricted 7.6 restricted total 17.9 uh benefits 14 million 11.6 6 million total 25.7 million books supplies 2.1 2.5 for a total of 4.6 uh services and operating expenses 10.4 6.9 for a total of 173. Capital outlay

07813,000 and 8 116,000 for a total of 830. And then you have your um outgoing expenses 2.9 million and restricted as a total. And then uh indirect other outgoing which goes to our other funds specifically um um the uh CNS and our preschool that's um actually incoming to us for um a net difference of the 300,000 you see over there on the far right total expenses 108.8 million >> and on the capital outlay piece of it you might be wondering why did that jump so much and it's larger those were the expenditure of kit funds from when we did the new kitchen over at Barbara Webster. So that's some of those expenditures are in there for that. All right, general fund summary. So this is looking at uh our general fund. So we had revenue

079of the 76 273 and unrestricted plus the 3.6 million coming in from one fund 140 for the total of 79 million.8. The restricted as well the 2532 total revenue is 105 105813. So in the unrestricted column the expenditures were 6778. The other transfers out that 561 those that is the transfer that we had to make to fund 120 to cover the preschool kiddos that were not covered under the um income qualification. Okay. So that's the transfer that we had to make to cover for those. So our total expenditures there were um well then the contributions which end up being a wash because we're really moving um money to cover other funds or other programs out of the general fund. So unrestricted will take the hit but it'll go into the restricted column. Um so the

080net increase decrease in unrestricted we are up 1.2 million. Now, let's not let that the reason why we went ahead and we made that transfer is because for our multi-year in order to get the third year out to be us to be okay, we had to make that transfer. So, that's why we didn't reduce this number. But hopefully what this means is next year we had planned the $3.8 million transfer. Hopefully, we don't need to do it at that level. Hopefully, we can we can make some adjustments and not have to do quite as much at all. So, we can hope for that. In the restricted column, um our net decrease was a 5.4 million and that's us spending down all of our LRE funds. We had 5 million to start start the year. Those

081are fully expended. There is no more LE money. Okay. fund balances. Uh we started with 13.2 million in unrestricted and 18.4 and restricted for a total of 316. We had those um net increase and decrease that we talked about on the previous page of the 1.2 million and the negative 5.4 million for the netg 4.2. So we have an ending um balances of 14.4. 13.0 and for a total of 274. So then how are we using um planning pardon me for those funds. So we have to have our 3% economic reserve. So it's 3.3 million and then we have um put other assignments and committed funds for textbooks um software safety facilities funds. So those 5.5 million another 5.2 leaves us 3 20,000 that is unassigned at this point in time. So just did a

082little quick and dirty of this is what is left in the restricted resource balances. Um to your point Mr. Sandival uh we ended resource 2600 with 2.9 million that we had to that's available for us to roll into next year. So along with next year's allocation, we still have this 2.9 that we need to spend as well. So I just grabbed the biggest bigger ones. Um we still have AMI, we have 1.4 in lottery instructional materials, we have a million dollars there to do textbooks for next year. Ongoing maintenance, um we've got 1.2 there. other restricted state. Um that four million that's the we got some money for energy the AB841 there's two million there a million in medical billing that we have and then we have um some money from um CYBHI which couple

083>> yeah a couple hundred thousand there. So in our restruct in that balance that kind of what what makes up those that 15 million 13 million is these here um any fund balances in these different resources. So this is basically the summary of the other funds just real high level. Um I don't know if you want to go through the actual line item details but um ASB um they end up with 561,000. Your adult ed has 171,000 left. The preschool um shows 356. Um it's we'll have to break that down further for you. Um because they really have a net zero for their bottom line. Um so that's a little deceptive. Sorry. Uh cafeteria has 3.6 6 million left. Deferred maintenance uh still has 1.1 million left. The building fund um 213 and 214 has

08443 million. Uh facilities fund 225 that shows a negative 492 but that was because uh we had expected revenues that uh we had from I think it's LAR that does the harvest building out there and they had plans for certain income and one of their payments for June came in late so we couldn't book it until July. But we had had the expenses already there. So we have received that actual payment of 600 plus thousand. So it is covered not to worry. Um then your school facilities has 10.5 left. Um our special reserves has 31 million and 51 has 4 million left. So >> and that special reserves fund we also moved the Bright and Gym money in there. So of that 31 million 22 million of it is the Bright and Gym. So, we

085kind of wanted it to put it somewhere where it was kind of isolated and we could easily keep track of it. So, that's where that is. It's also got some uh green schoolards money in there and um some interest in there as well. >> All right. So, estimated actuals versus unudited actuals. Um, we were planning on being $8 million in the hole. We actually ended up being $4 million in the hole. And the reason for that was a couple of things. Um, we received I budgeted very conservatively for interest based on the way things are right now and a little bumpy and we got interest far beyond. So, that was about a $2.1 million above and beyond, I'm sorry, above and beyond what we thought we were going to receive. So, that's a good portion

086of it. Um, we also didn't spend down our lottery like we thought we were going to. Some of those expenditures are going to be done this year. So, we budgeted for them to have this happen in 2425, but they're actually going to happen in 2526. Um, there were some sped reductions. Do you want to talk about those? >> Yeah, it's actually not 1.5. It's about 800,000. Sorry, my mistake. Um, it's a combination of uh IIA positions that were not uh fully staffed. We did use some subs, but we did not staff all of those. And there was um some pessimism on my part for some of the um professional fees. Um so it came in better than we thought. Um to the tune of half a million, which was good, and a little bit of

087transportation costs that come down. So they saved there. Plus the community schools grant was a half a million dollar savings that we didn't list here. that is um we basically had a slow start and now we're starting to get the staffing going and that'll roll into this next year. So those are the so kudos to sp on that one. So the the final thing is um in accordance with ad code 410, we need to have um you guys bless the undeduct so we can move those forward and submit them to the county. Do you have any questions on any of >> any questions? Anyone? >> Yeah. Um, so under the summary of funds, I believe it's slide eight >> um 8 11 all the way up to 51. So on the ending balance >> is

088are any of those use it or lose it funds? No. >> No. So then we get to then carry over. >> They roll over. Okay. >> Yeah. And and fun, just to be clear, that's a combination of all of our ASBs. It's not just the high school. It's the high school, the middle school, and Renaissance. >> Okay, that's good to hear. So, um there was one other I wanted to address, but um I I think it's the arts and music in schools 658,000. That's in slide seven. Um resource 6770. Um did I hear I don't know if I read it heard it that we were that that um funding was going to be reduced. Did you did we hear any of that or >> when we planned our I'm sorry when we planned our estimated

089actuals I did plan for a reduction and so far this year it's actually coming in a little bit higher than I thought which I think that was partly because of the up numbers. Um we got a better percentage overall. So that was good news. Plus in addition to that we a waiver at the end of this last year for our first year's uh funds which helps us go from the 80 20% um >> maybe explain that a little bit. >> I'm sorry. Go ahead. In in we have to use 80% uh year to year is what we're supposed to use for labor, right? For certificated or classified labor and then 20% can be used for materials. But because the timing that we had of receiving those funds and already having a master schedule and all

090the classes already done, we couldn't just jump and throw in new classes at the last minute. So, we did request a waiver. Dr. Moore did that right before he left. And we did get that approved so that we can use the funds differently into a 5050 split for those first funds. That um funding lasts us over the three years. So we now have this next year, this current year to use that money a little differently which is a help. Um and then they can continue with the other years and yes we are getting the funding continually which we didn't think originally. So that all helps us as well. And then my final comment is I just want to say really good job uh by being really conservative um with with the the the spending because

091in the long run we were able to save some money because we were projecting out 8 million uh in in in deficit and to be at 4 million which means that you know we still have to be creative in how we spend and we we still have to continue to do the hard work. But uh >> again that's with that's with the transfer. Don't forget that. >> Yeah. the three 3 million 3.6 >> we wouldn't have done that transfer that that would have been that 2.4 before it would have turned, you know, much higher amount, we would have been in the hole. >> Understand? And again, and I know that I I I myself um are is are am not in favor of of hopefully not having to do that transfer again in the future.

092It it's just something I'm just not comfortable doing. But I know we were desperate. You know, times calls for desperate desperate measures. Um, so I I want to continue to to again charge our our leadership team to continue to find ways to save the money where we need to save it or be creative in spending the money so that there are some savings in and maybe in our restricted and general funds. So, but again, good job. Thank you. >> Okay, anybody else? >> I'll ask afterwards. >> Okay. Uh, so a few things. Um some things I just want to point out. Um our federal revenue of 4.1 I'm ass should I or is is it good to assume or is it correct to assume that the mental health grant is part of that $4.1 million

093>> For last year >> we got money and we have only um partially included money for this next year but we haven't got future money planned for that. We do not have approval on the waiverss for that yet, >> right? So, because that grant was terminated, I mean, for all intents and purposes, as far as we know, >> 1231, I believe. >> Is it 1231? Okay. So, the concern I have on that is what about all the staff that it's paying for right now? >> I believe it's the understanding that 1231 is when the funding ends, but if you have encumbered people, it doesn't make them on January 1st. So they're covered technically through June >> as long as the incumbence is there by 12. >> Okay. So that does mean though that next year

094we have to look at where that who was who was >> who was what what expenditures were coming out of that fund figure out how to distribute. >> Yeah. The other thing um about the federal funding, right? I don't know if you've been following the House negotiations, right? Um but right now, Title One is on the chopping block, right? Not fully, but about 27%. A lot of the other titles were already excluded from the first bill. Um I'm really nervous, right, about what's going to happen with the rest of that federal revenue. Um, you know, there's uh there's a lot of talk on what might happen. We live in a Democratic district, right? So, our particular representative doesn't have a whole heck heck of a less uh sway on Capitol Hill, but um you know,

095it's something that we need to be watching very intently. The problem that we're gonna have is that we're probably ending gonna end up with the continuing resolution. Um because this is all due September 30 30th, right? That's when they're supposed to have a budget in the October 1st is the beginning of the federal fiscal year. Um chances are, right, that there's talk they're going to push that into January. So we might not know 100% what's going to happen. Um because last year I think the continuing resolution went all the way into March or April, right? Which is past our March 15th de deadline. >> A large portion of title one is assigned out to the school sites in their budgets. >> So again, it's for next year that I'm worried about. >> I think there's

096a few bodies assigned to it, but not many. >> Okay. So again, we're going to have to just understand what that's paying for, what it would look like if we do lost lose what's being proposed. Um, we've got to be proactive about those things because again, March 15th is March 15th, you know, and we have to figure out what we're doing um by then. >> Okay. So, the preschool transfer uh gives me a >> make sure you guys are two very different heights. >> All right. So, make sure you get down to the or pull it up right so that the uh people online can hear you uh in that. >> Sorry. >> So, that's all right. >> Those kids that were non-incomequalified are now either in TK or kindergarten. So, that issue is going

097away and we're not um uh allowing the same type of issue to occur this year. Making sure that the kids that are coming in are help. >> That certainly is one part of the puzzle, right? I mean, the other part is making sure that we have full classrooms. >> Yeah. Uh and so, you know, it if we're looking at all the different things that we need to do, right, we cannot be underwater in preschool. We can't. I mean, it's not core to what we do. Um so so I will be interested to follow that that train. Uh let's move on to restricted. So in terms of that um negative5 million right now I do understand that we were running down some of the one-time COVID money, right? It's great to be rich, right? But when

098you're not rich anymore, >> right? >> How do you pay for it? So, so what concerns me is what that five mil that negative $5 million represents and how we're going to end up paying for whatever might have been paid for. >> Those were all the people that were uh funded out of LE in 2425. Those people have been moved into in the adopted budget. They're in the general fund. The majority of them, some of them did get reallocated to LCAP. some of them due to attrition just didn't you know went away. Um but they are that five million is absorbed in the adopted budget. >> Okay. So that's another thing that we do need to recognize at least, right, that we have made significant cuts because if that's true, that's $5 million that we're

099not spending this year, right? That >> Well, we are spending >> Well, we are. I mean, no, no, but we don't have it. We did spend it out of the the restricted, but we don't have it to spend there anymore. >> Correct. >> So, the unrestricted didn't go up by $5 million. It's staying roughly the same. So we did absorb it into that like um I I mean yeah we might be paying for some of those positions. We're not paying for everything that we were paying out of that. So you know what other one-time money what other booby traps do we have in that? Is there anything because remember I've always we've talked you know before right and it's it's always really hard for me to get my head head around the restricted because there's

100the ongoing restricted money like ELOP right that we know is there from year to year at least for now um but then there's one time grants right that that are there and then expire right so it's really hard for me to tell whether that revenue that $25 million that we got is something that we should expect next or is it really $20 million that we should expect next year? Um, so yeah, I don't know if there's anything to say about that other than >> I've done a revenue book that parses it all out and I think I've shared it with um Mike. I can share that with you as well because it it does have a column whether or not it's one time or reoccurring. So I'll share that with you. >> Yeah. >> As

101well >> actually just I think you you need to >> Yeah. Once we you went, "Yeah, once you once you've done it to one, everybody's got to know, you know, um the transfer." So, I would really we really need to to to work really hard for the first interim to see what we can get that down to. Um I don't know if the budget committee has met yet or when it's going to start to meet. Um but you know anything again we can save this year may just makes it easier for next year. Um you know >> budget meeting it's the 25th of this month. >> Yeah. And so you know if we can figure out how um to utilize some of those fund balances that we've seen because we got $12 million there. Um

102and all of those should be zero, right? We should be spending what we're bringing in. there's nothing there that says we need to be accumulating. Um, but that does go into my last point, right? That I don't know if anybody knows, but by policy, right, the board has set a goal of 17% in our reserves and we're nowhere close to that. >> Now, I don't know if I don't know where that 17% came from. You know, I don't know if that's really realistic. Uh, I think our labor partners would be like, why are you squiring away so much money? Um certainly we don't want to just do the minimum statutory minimum of 3%. That's insane too, right? Uh it might be something that we we revisit at some point um to maybe get a number

103that's that's a little bit more realistic. One that keeps our cash flow, >> right? Because I know that that's a big deal. I don't want to take out any trans, you know, for sure, right? Um, so maybe you know in your spare time figure out what do we really want in the B bank? You know what makes sense. So >> agreed. But the part of the problem there is with making your when you're squiring so much away. It makes it I mean honestly we made it by $147 our third year out. So that makes it hard to increase our um putting more than 3% away. So Lori, question on the federal revenue. It seems like every year it's like less. Looking at the other attachments that you provided, I think the 23 24 had like

10411 point something and then then we went down to four. What's happening? >> There's programs that were given during CO especially. >> Oh, >> that are running out that were f revenue that we were able to take advantage of and th those fundings have slowly dried up. I mean, there's rumors that we're going to get more Allerie money, but I haven't seen anything concrete. >> Yeah. So, I mean, I know you guys do a great job and try to cut wherever we can. So, but when funding gets cut, it's like what can we eliminate? And then um on the percentage you trusty Sandival mentioned about there being in our policy a 17% but reserve but then that changed with the law Mr. Weinstein to a >> under 10%. That's one of those where if the

105state is putting into it and de develops one then we have to go we can only have up to 10 but that's no longer applicable because I don't think they're >> they used to they used to have a max where you can only have so much >> so so it did kick in last year I think or two years ago which is why we encumbered as much as we did into deferred maintenance and some other things economic uncertainty. Yes. >> Right. So, we spent it and now we're spending. >> Now, we're moving back and spending. Correct. And then just one minor question on um thank you for slide eight where you put the different funds um and for the explanation of kind of a combined but you have another report if we wanted to see

106like what all like you were mentioning for example fund 8 it's all the schools of ASB and then adult education it'll show everything that falls under each line item. My question on fun 13 cafeteria, does that also include like equipment like if they need a stove or >> that's all in the total expenditures. >> So like for example the Barbara Webster remodeled that expensive >> that particular table that they needed didn't come out of fund fun >> but it could then >> it could if she wanted to buy more stuff she could. But the Barbara Webster kitchen that came out of the kit funds which was resource 7085 I believe 786 70290 sorry. So that was a separate pot of money that we had that we fully expended for that and then anything extra that

107she wants to buy this year totally could come out of 13. >> Okay. I was just wondering that if it was like construction funds that we can use for actual development, then >> she could use her her fund or cafeteria fund for upgrades for her kitchens. >> Thank you. >> I don't think that the the uh 5310 allows for construction, but we can look into that. But I know she can buy supplies, kitchen equipment. No, I was just saying that if that equipment, the table or kitchen appliances, those large expensive ones, if they were used out of a fund that was that could also be used for construction, then it would seem that it would be better use of our money to pay it out of fund 13. >> I get I get where she's

108at. Like if the kid funds were for construction as well as for for >> Yeah, I rather appliances, >> right? But if we can apply for appliances out of our cafeteria fund, why wouldn't we do that so that we can save for the capital? But I think that the grant >> had an appreciation date that we had to spend them all >> this year. >> Oh, well that >> then definitely use any any >> Yeah. And that's I guess why I think a lot of us ask about our grants and what the funds are to make sure that we don't let free money go. >> Yeah, believe me. Thank you so much. >> So if no other questions, would someone like to make a motion? >> No, no questions. Just I mean I don't want

109to beat a dead horse, but I I think you know slide eight in particular really kind of drives the story home for me. I mean, there's not many other places to do those transfers anymore. And so, we have to get really serious about, you know, adopting a balanced budget and sticking to it. I mean, that's just really what this is. I mean, I I don't really have a lot of questions because this is we're looking at the past and this is we're just telling a story. It's more focused on what we do in the future. But, I do want to appreciate and say thank you to to staff. I know this is a lot of work doing these kind of uh financial statements and and kudos to to this the school staff too. I mean

110having an estimated deficit of close to eight I understand that there was a transfer there that helped you know cover some of that but it's at least it's moving in the right direction I will say so >> would you like to make that motion too? >> Yeah, I'll make a motion. I thought >> I'll I'll second. >> Thank you. >> It's been moved and second. Preferential vote. All those in favor? >> I passes 300. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I passes 5-0. Thank you, Lori. >> Thank you. >> So, we are on item eight, consent calendar. I'm sorry. Item D, human resources. I even circled it. Um, establish one you child nutrition services assistant position for 5.5 hours at Barbara Webster. >> Good evening, board members. Um, the district is requesting to establish

111a new child nutrition services assistant position. This is a 5.5 hour 10-month position. It will be based at Barbara Webster Elementary School, but the employee will serve as a roving substitute to cover absences. um and vacancies across all sites. This position will help ensure uninterrupted meal service and reduce reliance on short-term substitutes and it will be fully funded through the child nutrition fund. >> Is there any questions or comments? >> So I have a question. So what happens with that particular individual when attendance is at 100% across the board? Then I I believe the plan would be that they would stay at the location that they're based at to help um the kitchen at that that day. Okay. >> But I I can say from uh monitoring front line on a daily basis u we

112are rarely at 100% attendance. And that brings me to my second question, and maybe it's not on on here, but but if we're having attendance issues, I mean, I think we uh I think it needs to be addressed. Um, you know, because I don't have a problem with with with this position, but but I think we just clearly said that we need to be more careful about how we're spending, and yet we're asking for another position. So, that concerns me because we just heard some good news, but now we're going to circumvent that. the that problem by hiring someone new that maybe it's a management issue and I don't know um so that's if it's an attendance issue then I think we need to address it as an attendance issue and not mandate it by

113by by bringing in an additional uh person. So maybe I'm hearing it wrong but that's what I did here. >> Yeah because I thought they already had subs too in the positions of people who that you already have for subs. So meeting with Suzanne today and she had nine people out across across the different school sites. So, she is really scrambling. Um, as far as management is concerned, she's doing the best she can, but she just she needs some help. And the other problem with that is when subs are called, sometimes they don't show up or sometimes there's no subs available at all. So this position will help her at least try to figure out it we can help at least plug a hole every day >> and that plugging the hole every day would

114be at any particular school site. Okay. >> So that's what makes the robing sub. >> Um again I'm still concerned about the this isn't this isn't a calling out of of Miss Stamp. Please know that. But but I understand that I I I get attendance as an issue. Um I mean I'm I'm I'm old school. You know, you have a job, you do your job, and you do it well. Yeah. Sometimes it means, you know, I get it. >> And again, this is going to be funded out of fund 130, not the general fund. >> Okay. And so, and that fund is not an impacted fund in terms of >> It is not. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> I mean, I I do wonder, right? Because look at that fund has been doing well

115for a while now. We do again, right? That's a lot of federal money that's coming in. We have to make sure that, you know, with the cuts or what have you that that's not going to be impacted, right? So, I don't want to just start cavalerely spending out of it. That certainly the fund can afford a $30,000 position. You know, I would even say like if maybe we're, you know, because of the lack of benefits, you know, we're not attracting people who are all that committed to this position, right? maybe we need to restructure it, you know, because we do have a little bit more to make it more appealing to a higher quality, you know, candidate, people who are going to actually show up. Um, you know, it could just be that I know

116that there's there's, you know, co's been going around and people have been sick, right? So, it could just also be like that nine is like an anomaly. But again, you know, I would, you know, I guess with with trusty fruit does, you know, kind of analyze the situation and and how do we address that? Um, you know, but again, this is the one fund that or this is one of the funds that I we don't worry about. Um, cuz Miss Stamp is doing such a great job with what she's got. Um, so we want to keep on supporting that program. Um, you know, so how whatever she needs, right, let us know. Um it should be noted that a large portion of child nutrition services um staffing is three hours. So um you know if

117they're five and a half they're working kind of two shifts type thing. So prep in the morning for prepping the meals, getting them ready and then actually serving through lunch. Also, I do believe that staff um is very good about they are conservative uh given the fact that they are serving meals. If they're not feeling well, they do make sure to not come to work. Whereas a lot of other positions maybe people can come to work when they're not feeling well. But, you know, we want to be careful with uh when we're serving food to students. Yeah, I did also have concerns about it, but the fact that there is funding for it, it makes a big difference. And I mean, is it best to be 5.5 hours or two of three hours if they're

118having the shortage? You're saying like nine people at a time. I mean, >> it is it is a regularly um a position that's regularly there's a lot of absences. I can discuss go back and discuss this with um uh the director of classified HR and um with Suzanne Stamp to see if there's anything we can do to kind of help address this situation. >> Yeah, because I I do know people who've applied and the time it takes to apply and the waiting list and then by then they found other jobs. So I don't know if how many openings you have already and how many are still not fulfilled. Do you happen to know how many positions? >> I don't off the top of >> And that could be a future like just on a report.

119I've just been hearing that there's just a lot of positions that are not filled. >> The um the personnel commission process I do I do know that it does take longer to um fill positions once they're posted. It still takes a bit of time. So I do know that you know that happens regularly. Um, I can communicate those concerns again to um, Greg. >> Thank you. >> So, Trusty Aoy, are you then asking maybe to table to table this and then >> No, I I just feel like there's probably going to be a higher need and maybe just in the future like, you know, if there's funding for it, why are we making that area struggle so much? I mean, as it is, I mean, all the years my kids have gone to school here,

120the lines are too long. I mean, constantly, I would just take them lunch at the high school, as an example, you know, even though you're not supposed to, but it's I mean, I rather have my child eat and have something or they would find somebody to microwave it for them. And I'm talking years ago. I mean, now it's just more it's a little different. So, it's as a parent, it's been a frustration all the years. So, the last my daughter was very picky so you know she would just take her items but high school's a little bit different you want to be with your friends and they have pizza and they have different things but the lines are so long I mean I I would love for our student trustees you know if I'm wrong

121you know speak out or does it >> uh no the lines are extremely long I experienced that today >> so yeah if there was funding for it I definitely would want you are programmed to have. Also, another thing is that since there's only like a limited amount of certain food, like I know a lot of my friends, they're kind of picky with their food. So, like by the time that we get there, because of how long the lines are, there's no more of what we want to eat. So, we just most of my friends just end up not eating. I will definitely uh communicate those concerns to our uh to Suzanne stamp and to great even the food items. I mean, even the food items, you'll know what what ends. And >> and I think

122maybe then what it really comes down to is so we're really not maybe I'm not questioning this position going forward, but then maybe what else can we do to support the department, you know, because we're not trying to get in the way of their function, but we just want to make sure um that we're doing all we're supposed to be doing to support our our things. So with that in mind, I I move to establish one new uh child nutrition service assistance uh 5.5. >> No, I just to make a comment too. Yeah, I just want to say I agree with what the board is saying. If this is an attendance problem, it seems like adding one more classification isn't going to fix the root of it, right? Because it's going to be a 10th

123person that's going to call in absent. So just trust if we can maybe try and figure out why there's there's so many absences. But yeah, if we could this if staff thinks this will help, then yeah, I support it. >> No, >> I don't. Thank you. >> I have to note that most school districts lose money in their food services and the general fund ends up paying for it. Since I've been here, Suzanne has managed it so that we make money every year to put aside for the following year. So, >> which is what which is why I think we need to invest in it, you know. So I this is this is one where I'm not nickeling diamond it. So >> well we have a motion and I would like to make the second

124and there's no other questions or comments. >> Nope. Okay. So it's been moved and second and uh this will just be a board vote. All those in favor I >> passes 5. >> Thank you. Sorry. Okay. Item eight. Consent items are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion. None of the items will be discussed unless a board member requests discussion prior to the vote of the motion to adopt the consent calendar. And with that said, is there any items that need to be pulled? >> I do have one item that I'd like to have pulled for further discussion, and that will be uh performance matters R26-010002. Okay. I'm sorry. That's under item >> that's uh >> under >> 81, the approval of contracts. Pretty sure it's under that one. >> Okay. >>

125So, hold on. Can we have a M? I'd like to move to approve the consent calendar uh with the exception of the performance matter contract. >> Okay. And do we have a second? >> I second. >> So, it's been moved and second uh per >> No, sorry. Board vote. All those in favor? >> Yes. >> I passes 5 Z. >> 5 Z. Okay. So, on to the item. >> Thank you. The only question I have is because I know we've been we've seen this item in our dockets in the past, but um I I really don't know, and again, please enlighten me, please educate me. Uh are we getting our bang for our buck? I mean, I and and that's kind of where I'm at. Again, it goes along the line of um do we

126need to spend $36,000? If we do, then I'm not going to get in the way of that. But if we can save it by not approving this contract, uh, that's where I'm at. So, >> okay. So, originally the contract came in at $59,000 and I reviewed it and went back to performance matters and we got it down to the level that you're at. That was after meeting with Santa Paula High School and Isbel both use the test creation portion, the scan portion, and all of the data for elementary house there. So teachers put all of their math data, the language arts data. Um we will investigate other options for next year outside of performance matters, but we were able to eliminate a lot of unnecessary items from that contract. So this is kind of not

127the bare bones, but this was what sites felt they could use this year moving forward. And and just out of curiosity, so again speaking from a teacher perspective and I know this throughout our district, we use Q for Q analytics and a lot of our data goes in there and then we get to generate our reports, report cards, progress reports, so on. How different is performance matter to something like Q that we're also uh a network uh that we're we have a network with Q. So, when performance matters first came to the district, it was built kind of as the one-stop shop where everything could happen. We could house data from all the way down our preschool data, which we do not use it for preschool or TK, but kindergarten through 12th grade. It it

128allows people to create tests. It has standards banks there. So, all of the tests that are created are California State standardsbased. Um, they have a baseball card and scoreboard that you can well the baseball card per student and it follows them throughout their trajectory and the scoreboard that the sites can use to pull. I think that Q is something that we need to look into, but at this point um you know the contract was there earlier in the year and we pulled it so so that we could pair some money off of it and this was what we were what sites and teachers and administrators felt like they could work with this year. Again, if you're you're telling us that that sites want it and they they're using it, again, I'm not going to get

129in the way of it. I just want to make sure that we're not duplicating >> this effort if we have other other programs that we're we're paying into. So, but uh Okay, thank you. >> Thank you for pulling it and it's worth discussion since, you know, they're large ticket items and and kudos to staff for bringing that down. So, with that said, uh, is there a motion for approval? >> So, moved. >> Moved. Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Okay, it's been moved and second. Board vote. All those in favor? >> I. >> Passes 5-0. Okay. Moving on to item nine, board member comments and requests for future agenda items. And we will start with Trustee Gonzalez. Uh I have no comments related to the meeting. I'd only like to give my

130um sympathies and sincerest condolences to the Kirk family right now. >> Thank you. Trusty Magna, >> no comment. Trusty Torres, >> no comments. >> No future agenda items for you guys? Not yet. Okay. Um, so Trustee Kumazawa, >> uh, I have no comments tonight. Thank you, >> Trusty Rodriguez. >> Yeah, happy board meeting everyone. Thank you to Glen City for having a wonderful back to school night last week. It was amazing. Um, shout out to Daisy um, from the PTA for doing such a wonderful job with making sure students are entertained, families felt included. It was it was a beautiful ceremony for a big school. They had a lot of big hearts going on right there. Um, I also want to extend my condolences to the three stu u three students that were injured in

131the Evergreen High School shooting that did occur today. Um, they're in my heart, they're in my thoughts. Um, anytime when students are in pain, you know, I always I always react with sadness. >> Thank you, Trusty Sandival. >> Um, I had been invited to uh sit on an advisory board for the Santa Paula branch line trail project. We had an advisory meeting within the last two weeks. Uh that is the project that will create a pedestrian/bikelane from Ventura all the way out to Pyu. Uh it's in its beginning phases. It's really interesting to see, you know, the path that they're trying to create. Uh I just wanted to alert the public there will be a workshop on this proposed uh bike and pedestrian trail uh in Santa Paula on Tuesday, August the 7th from 6:00

132p. am to 8:00 p.m. at the Santa Paul a museum. >> When? >> Um October 7th. October. Sorry, did I say August? >> Yes. >> You know, >> sure. It was August. No, in October. Um so in a few weeks. >> Uh so people just so people can know they can look at the map and put their input in. Um so I think that's that's cool. Uh I did go to the Santa Paul High School. Welcome back. I did manage to go there. Uh always great to see the high school. Um, but my gosh, that library. Uh, I can't wait till the ribbon cutting. I'll be a little late, right? But I'll get there. Um, I actually would love I don't know if anybody wants to hear this, right? But to move our meetings there

133because it's nice and air conditioning. It is brightly lit. It is big and it has that configurable space. I don't know what it might think about that or anybody else, right? because it is very conveniently next to the uh district office. But it's that great of a space. Um I just I really just love how it came together. So if you haven't seen it, um you're in for a treat. >> That's a good feature board. See, they can look at the space and see if it they can make it work. >> Maybe. Huh. >> The storage >> storage. It's this the storage there. Ah. So uh the um the new teacher barbecue uh was held this last Monday. uh sponsored by Rotary. Thank you Rotary for every year sponsoring that. Um it's always good to

134see you know the new staff uh and welcome them. Uh so that's a a nice tradition to take p part of. And on Saturday uh we had our grand opening of our uh building and trade CTE building. Um and it's it was just a great event. Um lots of people uh our senator Leone came. uh Assembly Member Irwin came. Uh there was a lot of representation representation of the students and their parents. Um so it was just a great event and it was good to see that building. Can't wait till it's really ready to go. Uh because I think there's still more to to to be done. Um but so excited about that particular CTE. Um it has been something I've been pushing for for a number of years and it's great to see it

135um in action. Um and so many kids are wanting to get into it. So, and finally, I do have um one requested agenda item, right? In five days. Anybody know what happens in five days? Uh it's National Hispanic, you know, heritage month, right? So, it'd be nice to have a resolution, you know, ex um uh for next meeting, right? To, you know, to honor that the Yeah. Right. Do you remember they also had the anatomy table on the other side? Was was that the health path way? The CTE. Did you go upstairs? Uh, okay. Trusty Frutos. >> Yeah. I want to say happy birthday to California. 175 years in the union. Um, way to go. The 31st state. Um, couple of things. Um staff, just thank you guys again for for all the excellent presentations

136and and and the willingness to go back and forth us uh you know questions. Um it just feels right. It feels good that we get to do and have that kind of dialogue and knowing that it is coming from a good place. Uh we know sometimes we do shake it up a little bit on this end and and I'll speak for myself. Um, I hope you know um where we're coming from or where I'm coming from and I do appreciate all that you do. Uh, I did attend the new barbecue or the new teachers barbecue uh sponsored by the Rotary Club on Monday. Again, thank you to the staff that were present. Uh, Jeff, you did a really good job um making all the introductions and and and getting our district uh on the map

137and keeping us on the map, right? But uh thank you Rotary and welcome all the new teachers. Um and that's all I have. So thank you. >> Thank you everyone for all your comments. Um on Saturday I was also able to attend the building trade CT building. It was wonderful just just to see you know the fact that we had representatives of you know like Monique Leone and it was Julia Jackie Iring and no it was Jackie and then our um an ex mayor of LA Vagosa. So he was a little late but I think the kids really liked his speech and everyone you know was there was a lot of people and the students of the I believe there's currently five girls in the courses and there was one in attendance. So that was

138nice to see that some of our our female students are also taking part in that. Um they're just great skills to have. I mean someday when you're on your own and you need you those skills just are are very handy. So I just encourage more girls to sign up for those courses. They're I mean it's it may not be like woodshop what we had back when I was in school or um the drafting classes. Hopefully, you know, they can do that in some of the other CTE. But it was it was nice to be there Saturday morning and to show off, you know, a renovation of an existing building that we have on campus. And like Trustee Sandival mentioned, there are a few things that need to be, you know, some TLC around the exterior.

139I'm not sure what's still left on the interior, but it was nice to also see that there was um also a space for our health CTE for like the anatomy table. It was nice to see the fact that there was uh $100,000 grant that paid for that so that our students get to have, you know, hands-on with equipment like that. And the fact that we got it with a grant is very nice. Um, I also went to the back to school night where we got to well as a parent walk into the classrooms and see who our teachers are since our campuses are closed. So, it's a great time to visit with teachers and and meet the teachers and also having all the other booths uh available for parents to attend and receive information. And

140just to staff as always, thank you. Thank you for all your hard work and for the extra extra hours that you guys um put into your work to provide us the information that we're asking. And I do have um a request for future um actually no, not a agenda item, but just maybe on a Friday board update just where we're at with the staffing at our preschools and the classroom sizes, what we've done to improve on that. um or just just a status of where we see enrollment. And with that, our future meeting, our next meeting is September 24th. And I would like to adjourn this meeting at 7:52. There's no other items. So, we'll close this meeting today at 7:52. [Music] Heat. [Music]