001Okay, it's 6 o'clock. I'm going to call this meeting to order. We will start with the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustee Coleman, will you lead us? Please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God. Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. There we go. Can I get a roll call? Trustee Sharp? Here. Trustee Cheek? Trustee Cohen-Thompson? Yeah. Trustee Coleman? Here. Trustee Dean? Here. Trustee Dunn? Here. Trustee Lavelle? Here. Approval and adoption of the agenda. Can I get a motion? So moved. Comment? Okay, we've got a motion from Trustee Coleman and a second from Trustee Dean. Can I get a roll call vote? Trustee Cohen-Thompson. Yes, Trustee Coleman. Yes. Trustee Dean. Yes, Trustee Dunn. Yes, Trustee Lavelle. Yes, Trustee
002Cheek. Trustee Sharp. Yes. For consent items on matters listed under the consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by the board in one motion. There will be no discussion on those items on these items prior to the time the board votes on the motion, lest members of the board, staff. Request specific items to be removed from consent items for discussion and individual consideration for action. Do we have any that would you like to remove? Seeing none, can I get a motion? So moved. Second. Okay, we have a motion from Trustee Cohen Thompson, a second from� Trustee Dunn. Can I get a roll call vote? Trustee Cohen Thompson. Yes. Trustee Coleman. Trustee Dean? Yes. Trustee Dunn? Yes. Trustee Lavelle. Yes. Trustee Cheek. Trustee Sharp. Yes. Moving on to comments from the community,
003the County Board of Education is aware of the importance of providing an opportunity for community members to address the board regarding matters within the board's jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. Those wishing to speak are asked to submit a request to speak form or submit comments electronically in real time. But prior to or during the consideration of this item, request to speak forms are located near the meeting room entrance. The board president will recognize those who wish to speak in order in which the request to Speak forms and or electronic comments are submitted, and we have some and we have some this evening. So first up is Giovanni. Thank you. God bless you. Good evening, board members, community, and viewers. My name is Giovanni Azpea Azbedia. I'm an employee with Vallejo City Unified School
004District, serving as the Hr. Technician. I am also a member of CSCA Vallejo Chapter 199, where I serve as treasurer. And as the Regional Political Action Coordinator for Region 68. First, I would like to thank you for the questions at your guys' last board meeting asking Vallejo City Unified School District Management. What is the plan? That is the same question CSEA has been asking since December 2025. Yet we have now received a clear answer. Transparency and accountability continue to be lacking. So we appreciate your willingness to press for answers. Since the last meeting, several actions have raised serious concerns. As I mentioned in the previous meeting, five new management job descriptions were approved, and interviews were held already and taken place. This raises an important question. How is the district hiring new management while simultaneously
005claiming there is a hiring freeze? Are these positions considered more essential than classified staff, especially as we face layoffs? And if layoffs proceed, who exactly will these new managers be overseeing? At the April 1st board meeting, the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services and the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources presented contracts that were difficult to justify. For example, the district is proposing to bring in an outside agency to review job descriptions and salary schedules. Historically, this work has been completed in-house by district leadership. These are highly compensated positions, and the justification given that the work is too time consuming raises concerns about priorities and resources allocation. Additionally, the board approved an interim bond construction manager for. Trustee Dean. President, may I ask a couple of clarifying questions? Absolutely. for information purposes only. When you were here
006last month, you indicated that there were 220, I believe the number was 220 possible pink slips going out. for classified. Whatever the number was, can you update it on that number? What's what how many pink slips did actually go out? If you know the answer to that question. One of my other colleagues later on will speak on the number. We'll speak to that. Okay, fantastic. That's very helpful. Thank you. And I just, we appreciate your coming. Thank you. Okay, next up is Aubrey Constantino. Good evening, board members, community, and viewers. My name is Aubrey Cosentino. I'm an employee of the Vallejo City Unified School District, serving as a site safety supervisor, and I'm also a member of the Csca Vallejo Chapter 199. As many of you have seen in the news or on social media,
007the district paid at least $625,000 to Jesus Follower University, a contractor whose founder publicly stated that his goal was to turn students into champions for Christ. That should never have happened, and let's be clear about why this is so serious. The California Constitution plainly states that no public money shall be used to support any sectarian or denominational school, nor to promote religious doctrine in public education directly or indirectly. Public school dollars are not meant to fund religious indoctrination. Our students come from diverse base and non-religious backgrounds, and every single one of them has the right to a public education free from sectarian influence. What happened here raises serious legal concerns, but just as concerning is how this came to light. CSEA discovered through a public records request. It did not take extensive investigation to identify
008who this organization was, what it stood for, and the public statements made by its founder. We brought that information directly to the board of members of BCUSD. The district acted quickly to terminate those contracts, but that is only the first step. Because the real question is not just what happened, but how is it allowed to happen in the first place? Someone must be held accountable for this decision. And that answer is directly connected to the decisions they are making right now about not being transparent and accountable. Thank you. Next up is. Call that love. Louie? Okay. Good evening, board members and community viewers. My name is Colette Lai. I'm an employee of the Vallejo City Unified School District. Serving as a library media technician when, and I am also a member of CSEA below chapter
009199, where I serve as political action coordinator. I am here today because of ongoing concerns about the district's decisions and spending priorities. As my colleagues have already shared, the board continues to make choices that raise serious questions. Most recently, they approved an increase to the contract with F3. Llp. What began as $400,000 has now grown to $840,000, more than double at the time when the district is facing a $30 million deficit. That is difficult for our community and our staff to understand. What's even more concerning is how these services have been used. Tests that have historically been handled in-house, such as sending layoff notices and hearing letters were outsourced to F3. These are responsibilities previously managed by our Human Resources Department. Not only was this unnecessary, but errors were made requiring corrections and remaining, which
010led to even more costs. Additionally, F3 is being used to lead negotiations, while the assistant superintendent of Human Resources, whose role includes this responsibility, is not taking the lead. This raises an important question. If we are paying both an external firm and district leadership for the same work, how is this fiscally responsible? At a time when our district is struggling financially, every dollar matters. We need accountability, transparency, and a commitment to using our resources wisely, especially when these resources should be supporting our students and our staff. Thank you. Thank you. And last but not least� Marianne Butler from Solana Resource Conservation District. It's lovely to see you. Good evening, Board. My name is Marianne Butler. I'm with the Resource Conservation District. Just as a show of hands. How many people have heard of the Resource
011Conservation District? Oh, that's right. Okay, great. Well, I'm glad to hear that. I have provided several flyers that that you may or may not have at the moment. The 1st one is our 2025 year in review. So it's reflecting on what we did last year. And what I want to highlight on that is that we received 2 awards, the 2025 excellence in public outreach and Education Award, and the 2025 Distinguished Contributions Award. One of which was we were we received this award because Solano County Office of Ed had nominated us. So thank you for that. We appreciate that. We appreciate it getting that honor. I also wanted to share with you the annual impact statement for last school year. It shows all of the students that we reached, which was 10,800 different students. We worked
012with over nearly 400 classes, 111 field trips, and 537 classes. So our goal is really to get our kids outside and get them connected to our natural resources. So that's what we're doing. You can see that there is a variety of funders at the bottom. We work with 20 different funding agencies in our county, all local, to support our programming, including the Office of Ed. So again, thank you for that as well. I'd like to also just mention that we are coming to a point where in a bit of a critical state with our education funding. Our goal has been to get 40 right now. It's at 40% of every third grader is going outside and 40% of every sixth grader. And that has been the past few years. Unfortunately, the water agency has shifted
013priorities. They did give us bridge funding last year. I'm hoping for bridge funding this year. I'll be requesting that continuously. But we are looking for more long-term sustainable funders. So if anybody has any suggestions on how we can keep this going in the county, we need your support. So please feel free to reach out to me. I also wanted to share that if you'd ever like us to come in and present, you know, 2 min on our various programs, we'd be delighted. Thank you. Okay, and I� it's not a lot� there's the last person, Sheila Womack. Sorry about that. No worries. Thank you. Good evening, members of the county board. My name is Sheila Womack. I'm serving as a labor relations representative member intern for CSEA, standing with and supporting Vallejo Chapter 199. I'm here
014because this body is the primary safeguard against district mismanagement. You're the watchdog tasked with ensuring public funds are used for the education and safety of our children right now in Vallejo, you're being presented with a facade of transparency, while the reality on the ground is one of gross administrative negligence. For months, Vallejo Unified Leadership has claimed the well is dry to justify closing neighborhood anchors like Highland, Lincoln, and Pennycook. They have called the layoff of 180 dedicated classified staff members, an unfortunate necessity, and that everyone will have to learn to do less with less. But the math does not support this crisis. While the district claims poverty, they are hoarding millions in stagnant communications funds, prioritizing their public image over the people who make the schools function. Nowhere is this lack of oversight more evident
015than in the district's reckless vendor contracting. We're seeing a pattern where the district enters into contracts without basic vetting or a clear understanding of what they are paying for. These unvetted contracts don't just drain the budget, they create legal and constitutional liabilities for the entire county. This raises a terrifying question. Does Vallejo Unified Leadership even know where the money is going? How can a district claim fiscal distress while handing out massive checks to outside organizations that do not align with our educational standards? This isn't just a local error. It's a failure of the fiscal guardrails. This county office is supposed to maintain. The Solano County Office of Education cannot continue to rubber stamp these reports. I urge this board to exercise its authority to investigate these contracting practices and audit the funds being wasted on
016outside vendors. Our students deserve an education, not an administrative agenda. Our workers deserve respect, not a layoff notice. District leaders are tearing a hole in the fabric of this community. They're forcing students into overcrowded classrooms and longer commutes, and they're telling families that their history and their stability don't matter. Vallejo Unified leaders need to stop balancing this budget on the backs of our classified employees. They need to stop treating our schools like disposable line items. Thank you. Excuse me. I have quite a question. I have a couple of clarifying questions just for information only. I heard you used the number 180 for classified layoffs. I think we heard 220 last month, but. Um, does that mean that 180 pink slips went out in March? Yes, that that would be correct. And is there an expectation
017that and if you know, is there an expectation that that number will diminish as we get closer to? actual budget. We sure hope so. I mean, we don't know for sure yet. They have not met with us to discuss this. Okay. What? We're paying attention. Thank you. Okay, really appreciate that. We do not rubber stamp things here. So we are paying attention. Wonderful. The vendor contracts that you mentioned, and I believe one of your colleagues mentioned someone said they had been presented, I believe, at April first meeting. Yes. Were they approved or simply presented? So they weren't they were approved prior to that meeting. Those that they that the specific vendor that's been in the news has been paid. And so we had brought the attention at the last. April 1st meeting. Okay, that's very
018helpful information. Thank you. Thank you for attending. Trustee Cheek. Wait. All right. So I did inquire because there was a meeting last month that that information was brought before us, and I did inquire, and was told that that's a normal process that those pink slips are giving. Um, at a certain time each year because they have to is that correct? That is correct. By March 15th. Members have to be notified. by either certified mail or delivered their letter. And in the past, has that been. Once they get a pink slip, does the folks keep the jobs or what is the normal process? So the normal process could be, I mean, they could bring back some of these folks, which is what we're fighting for is that we recognize it wouldn't be realistic to bring them
019all back. But we do believe that a good chunk of them should be with us. I'm sorry. Were you talking to me? So it's a procedure. I'm just trying to understand, because I'm getting 2 sides of the Sure, of course I'm just trying to understand that they normally give the pink slips at because of budget constraints, and then. Folks either leave, find other jobs, or they come back. Or they're retracted because, yeah, they realize. Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. If you want to put it in a slip, we're happy to recognize you. Sure. Okay, thank you. I'm sorry. I'm just bringing this up because I did inquire about that. So I'm just trying to get a clearer understanding as to what that process looks like.
020Yes, I mean, sometimes those things change. I'm out of Windsor, but I'm here as a member intern, and I'm learning a lot on the CSEA side of this. As she was coming up to say, is I'm still learning. So don't quote every single thing. Thank you. Thank you. Every single thing I'm saying, because she can clarify a lot. We're outside of clarifying, and you're over your minutes. Please sit. Thank you. Thank you. You want to come up? I can't read your writing. I'm sorry, it's Nicole. I just really quickly, Nicole Fraser. I am a labor up for Cse. I work out of the North Bay field office. So pink slips have to happen by March 15th. That's required. Yes, definitely pink slips can be over noticed it, and I think that's kind of what people
021are asking. However, we don't know the answers to that yet. So we don't know if we'll be pulled. We don't know the contract that Sheila was speaking to that was. We have a research analyst working with CSCA, and that research analyst. found those contracts. We then investigated what those contracts were. It's linked to Jf University, which is Jesus Followers University, and to Boomer Bennett, who is the pastor from a church, um, who used to work for Turning Point. So we alerted board members to this, and then that was pulled. So that was that didn't happen at the April 1st board meeting, just for clarification. At the April first board meeting, a numerous amount of contracts, about 2 rings of paper were approved, and one of those contracts was, I think the company is called Ems.
022And it's an outside company who reviews job descriptions. That vote was 4 to 1. Latanya Young voted against using that company. That company, I want to say, is based out of Iowa. And so you know, Latanya was like, why aren't we having. Are people on the ground do that? And why are we using a company who's not in California? Yeah. Trustee Dean. Thank you. The 180. My understanding of the issue with 180 notices is the volume of notices. Is that correct? Correct. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Nina Martinez. I do apologize for the last minute put in information. My name is Nina Martinez. I am the Chief Union Steward for CSEA Vallejo Chapter 199. Sorry, I'm a little bit out of work. But what parts that are being missed and everything that
023was delivered is they are taking away our maintenance department. the electricians, the HVAC team, the carpenters, the specialized positions, and trying to make them into something that they're not, and basically saying. You're gone, we're going to bring back whoever we want in a general position. They're also eliminating individual positions like the benefits specialist. We only have one. So who's going to do that work? The other position being laid off is the workers' comp specialist. We know that workers' comp stops. things from escalating things for districts losing money. Our workers comp specialist has elevated the position to where she's going out to sites and basically stopping things, preventing things. Her and her manager. both being eliminated, so who's going to do that work? It's a bunch of little things. The individual positions that are more concerning
024than the Tas and the paras. Well, they're not laying off paras. They're laying off bilingual community liaisons. We have over� 40%? 40% of our population is bilingual. So if you're laying off the bilingual tutors, who's going to help those students in the classroom get out of the EL program? So on top of all these little things, it's like you're saying you have contractors who are going to come in to do this work. You should have been doing it. Dr. Patrick did interviews. She updated job descriptions with us. She did negotiations with confidence. Matt has done none of that. Everything that he is doing is very concerning and like, where did you get this guy from? My personal opinion. Thank you. Thank you for the context, because as I said, I do. go back and check,
025because that is my district, and it's good to have more information. So I know how to ask the questions more correctly in a future. Thank you. Any other questions for me. Sorry, I ran off. Okay, thank you. Okay, any other comments from community. Excellent. Okay. Moving on to correspondence. No correspondence, so we will go on to 7 superintendents report. Okay, Superintendent's report. First up, we have student of the month recognition. And we have� who is the Executive Director of Specialized Services. Nick Lilard, who is the teacher, and we have two students. Ryan and Cody Laguna, who will come up and get presented. Yeah, alright. We're going to go right here. You can say hi. Hi. What's your name? Cody. You want to say your name real quick? I. And what's your name? Cardi. Okay, we're
026going to step back. So this Siobhan talk for a minute. Good evening, trustees. This is a popular place to be tonight. Siobhan Dill, your executive director of specialized services. It's an absolute pleasure for me to introduce our Armio High School teacher, Mr. Nick Lillard. It was just a joy to be in this classroom. If you ever get a chance, and a wonderful speech therapist, Meg Mott, who's joining us tonight. So Nick is going to tell us all about why Ryan and Cody have been chosen as our dual students of the month. for April. Thank you. Okay, Ryan, I want you right here next to me. First off, good evening. Everybody can hear me. Okay. All right, so my name is Nick Lillard. A little higher. So my name is Nick Lillard, special education teacher at
027Army High School with the county. It's not important. This is Meg Mott, our speech and language pathologist. That is important, and most importantly, this is Ryan and Cody Laguna. who are our student of the month. So today I have the distinct honor of recognizing not one, but two incredible seniors who remind us every day what growth, resilience, and kindness look like. I've had the privilege of watching Cody and Ryan navigate their high school years and seeing the young men come into their own. Ryan has been with me for all four years, a true original who has grown in maturity and confidence with every passing semester. Right, Ryan? Right. Cody joined us in the middle of his sophomore year from the FA program. and he fit into our classroom and community like a missing piece of
028the puzzle. I won't get sidetracked. Both of these young men have come so far. Whether we're in the kitchen cooking, working through ULS lessons, or out in the community for community-based instruction, they bring an authenticity that you just can't teach. They are so kind-hearted. They love their community. And quite frankly, they just love life. They love all of the students in class, too. It's a joy. Now, if you know these two, you know they love a good laugh. Laughing. Yeah. Ryan is our astronomy space guru. Ryan loves space. And he wanted to share a little celestial wisdom with you all. We originally had their AAC devices for them to tell you guys a joke, but teachers fault, miscommunication. We don't have them today. So is it okay if I share the joke? Yeah. Okay. So
029this is Ryan's joke. When does the moon stop eating? Anybody want to take a guess? Yes. Did she get it right? Awesome! Oh no. And of course, we can't let Ryan have all the fun. Cody is our animal and dog lover. And he has a theory on why some students, perhaps. like himself and Ryan do so well in class. Cody, can I tell your joke? Yeah. Why did the dog do so well in school? No, no. Reachers Pat. Thus. So, in all seriousness. Cody and Ryan are the teachers, Pat's in the best way possible, not because they follow the rules, but because they lead with their hearts. They've grown academically, emotionally, and socially. Armio High School is a much better place because they spent their high school years with us. Please join me in giving
030it up for our student of the month, Cody and Ryan. Yeah. Family, please come up. Good. That's for you, not me. All right. See you here with your� Your award. Oh, yeah. On the count of 3, we're gonna throw up our hands and say congratulations, the whole room, okay? One, two, three. Congratulations to the Enterprise! What'd we say? Say thank you! Okay, that was wonderful. Have a good night. And next up we have Dr. Valerie Garrett, Nicole Ruiz. Miss Linda Pitts. to talk about their student of the month, Cesar Sanchez Medrano. Trustees, Superintendent Park, colleagues, guests, audience members, and those listening online. It is my esteemed pleasure this evening to be joined by our program administrator, Nicole Ruiz, and our academic intervention teacher, Ms. Linda Pitts. As we celebrate JCCS's student of the Month for
031April, Mr. Cesar Sanchez. I want to let this board and everyone listening tonight know why this young man was chosen. Driving over here to the boardroom. These words kept jumping out, and I hope that I can capture the depth and breadth. of admiration that we have for this young man. Intelligence, tenacity, class, kindness, exceptional. I could go on and on and on. This young man, when he opens his mouth in class. It's like the mountains in the sky just opens up. He is one of the most articulate, brilliant young men that we have ever met. I wish the news cameras could be here tonight to see an example as a proud Solano County resident. This is a young man who was doing something. Bored Superintendent Parr, you should be proud that we have young men
032like this in our program who they are an example that no matter what happens in life, you take lemons and you make lemonade. And every time this young man gets out of the car. Our staff goes nuts with happiness. To his beautiful mother. Every day that that car drives up to Golden Hills, we wait for you guys. We love you guys. You have done an amazing job as a mother with this young man. every day that he steps on that campus, he represents your family with class. And those tears that you're crying today, they are well deserved because you have done your job. Give mom a round of applause. On behalf of the JCCS department, as a proud member of the Solano County Office of Education Family. It is our honor to present to our
033board our superintendent in this community. The JCCS, April 2026 Student of the month. Mr. Cesar Sanchez. Okay, come on, we gotta take a picture. All right, we got a lot of cameras, because you're kind of a big deal tonight, so let's start here. One, two, three. And we're going to do a few here. 1, 2, 3� Right, and on the count of three, we're going to say congratulations is our 1, 2, 3. Congratulations! Congratulations. We are going to keep this happy mood going with our next item on the agenda. We're going to get geared up for the SCO Teacher of the year and classified school employee of the Year. And we have Jennifer Leonard, who's going to come back. to the podium, and start the process. Saving President Sharp, Superintendent Parr, Trustees, colleagues, and community
034members. It is my pleasure to be joined by human resources director, Jordan Hunt, who is going to help me tonight and recognizing SCOS employees of the year. And we know that no organization can reach greatness without amazing people behind it, and SCO has an abundance of amazing people, and tonight we're going to recognize a handful of them today. Next slide. So first up, is Jose here this evening? He is not, so we're going to read about it. Maybe he's chiming in from home, but we want to honor Jose Chang, who is one of our nominees in the category of clerical and administrative services. and I'll read a little bit about what his manager, Lisa Martin, said about him. Jose is always willing to go the extra mile for others. He is patient and supportive when
035answering employee questions, taking the time to ensure they fully understand the information. He consistently meets deadlines and takes pride in the accuracy of work which builds trust and reliability with both colleagues and leadership. So congratulations, Jose. Now I know this wonderful woman is here this evening. I won't make her stand up for the whole time, but maybe I'll get a picture of her at the end there, if we're lucky. We wanted to honor Mary Wojan Wohan. Wojin, who is an outstanding employee that was nominated in the custodial Maintenance Services category. And her director, Dave Candelo, said, Mary consistently goes above and beyond. It is extremely valuable when employees can work independently and reliability� and reliably, excuse me. Mary excels in this. She not only completes her assigned duties with exceptional consistency, all true, but also
036anticipates needs without being asked. Her communication is another area where she stands out. Murray promptly reaches out whenever questions, needs, or issues arise. These qualities, initiatives, strong communication, and dependable follow-through are just a few of the ways. Mary consistently performs above expectations in her position. So thank you, Mary. Mary, would you mind coming up for a moment? Okay, tonight, our next honoree is Jenny West, and I don't believe Jenny's here tonight, but she was nominated in the category of clerical and administrative services. And Jordan, who is here with us tonight, said Jenny consistently goes above and beyond. She maintains a positive attitude and an unwavering commitment to finding solutions that best serve our students and staff. She is always willing to support, to lend a hand, share her knowledge and support others, embodying the very
037best of teamwork and service. Her positive energy, strong work ethic, and genuine kindness make her an outstanding representative for our human resources team. So we want to honor Jenny. She is one of the nicest people you ever meet. She's that bright, shining face when you walk into HR downstairs. Kiara here this evening? Oh, there you are, Kiara. Okay, Kiara. Kiara Lopez Jan Bastiani. Good job. She works with SCO as a behavior analysis, and she is our classified Employee of the Year. Going on to the countywide educator of the year competition in May. So Siobhan Dill, her executive director, says Kiara exemplifies the highest standard of commitment. Her influence is felt across classrooms, families, and the entire student support system. She approaches every individual as a learner, a choice of language that quietly raises expectations for
038all staff and reinforces the belief that each student, regardless of support needs, is capable of growth. Her impact is felt in every improved behavior plan, every reassured staff member, every relieved family, and every learner who finds a sense of peace because she is willing to problem solve until the right path emerges. I want to come up here? Thank you. All right. And our last honoree this evening is our Solana County Office of Education Teacher of the year, Tracy Frank, who is a speech and language pathologist. So she's our nominee in the certificated category. For Scott representing us at the county level. Clarissa Tuttle, her director, says that Tracy has played an instrumental role in supporting her colleagues. She is widely regarded as a go-to leader among her peers, providing training and guidance that directly impacts
039the communication success of our students. She has become a sought-after expert in augmentative and alternative communication, AAC, across Solano County. Her work has not only elevated ASAC practices within our organization, but has also strengthened interagency collaboration. and the fidelity of AAC implementation throughout our county programs. That's a big deal. You want to come up? Thank you for being here this morning. We will make sure we send out an invitation to the Educator of the Year awards that are coming up in early May. Thank you. Next on the agenda is Solano Youth Coalition and California Friday night live partnership presentation. by Kelly Burch. We have Johanna and Becca. So sorry, you get a stand-in today. The, uh, the smaller version of Kelly Burch. Shorter version, I should say. Good evening, trustees and Superintendent Parr. My name
040is Johanna Novak Palmer. I am the program manager for the Youth Development Department. I am also the county coordinator for the Friday Night Live program, and I am here with 3 wonderful young women today. To talk to you about Friday Night Live in Solano County. We are here because it is Friday Night Live Month, and across the state, thousands of students are going to their boards, to their city councils, to their communities, to talk about the work that they are doing to make their communities healthier and safer. And I am actually not going to talk anymore because you're here to listen to the young people. So I will turn it over to Melissa, Liba, and Silvandra. Good evening, honorable Board and guests. To kick off this presentation. I'd like to identify the 4 core components
041of the FNL, otherwise known as frame. The first of these � sorry, first of these components are the chapters which are composed of a group of committed young people and a minimum of one adult ally working together. Our second component are the opportunities, which are defined as any safe environment or avenue in which youth and adults complete a project, sharing in power and ownership, which is done in partnership. Our 3rd component is outreach, and this means engaging youth, adults, and systems by building partnerships, creating positive and healthy youth development. And our 4th and final core component is skill development, which is done through personal activities and opportunities promoting or resulting in building skills, resiliency and core competency. And although I forgot to do this before, my name is Melissa Martinez. I go to Army High
042School. I'm a senior there. This is my 1st year in the Solana Youth Coalition. Next, I'd like to speak a little bit more about F&L, and more broadly, and also in Solano County more specifically. Friday Night Live is Friday night live programs, otherwise known as FNL, were established in 1984 with the original specific focus of reducing underage impaired right. Through its success and expansion has evolved to address broader youth identified issues through evidence-based youth development principles and practices. The program is driven by youth adult partnership that builds powerful community actions to create lasting impacts in the lives of young people and their families. FNL programs are implemented in 52 counties, with chapters in schools, community centers, local agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Salono County currently has nearly over 200 students participating in FNL chapters, including the
043Solana Youth Coalition, plus 2 Fnl cross age mentoring sites. In addition, we have active members on the California Youth Coalition, which is a statewide FNL chapter. and furthermore, within this countywide chapter, there are 4 committees. The 1st committee is Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education and prevention Committee, and they are currently working on their presentation which they will give to town hall. Our second committee is Abuse Awareness and Prevention Committee, and they just finished their paint a blue campaign, where they put pinwalls around Fairfield to raise awareness for child abuse. Our third committee is mental health, which they one of the things I recently have done is updated their presentation called Missing with stressing, which focuses on stress and anxiety within youth populations, and how they can cope with that. And also they're working on
044a new presentation. Which is Mental Health in the Modern Age. And our fourth and final committee is the social justice and Racial Equity Committee. I am personally part of this committee, and together we are working on a new presentation called the realities of Intersectionalities. The reality of intersectionality, which deals with addiction patterns within minority groups. And with that, I pass you off to Liba. Hello, everyone. My name is Leiba. I'm a second year at UC Davis, and this is my fourth year in the Solana Youth Coalition. To start off, I wanted to talk about the impact. Can you guys hear me now? Okay. I'll start over. My name is Laiba. I am a second year at UC Davis, and this is my fourth year in the Solana Youth Coalition. I wanted to start off by
045talking about the impact that FNL has on youth. So FNL programs are founded on the positive youth development framework and informed by a strong evidence base. Toward the end of each school year, all participating Solano FNL programs participate in a youth development survey. The survey is designed to gather valuable information about youth experiences in the F&L program. Solano FNL reflects the diversity of Solano County students and has a wide reach in many ways. and you can see the statistics up on the. by itself. Solano County's data is independently analyzed by the state and a countywide report is provided annually. Solano's most current report shows that FNL is extremely effective at building youth resiliency against alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. It also provides opportunities for young people to feel connected to the communities and schools.
046Build meaningful, healthy relationships and gain valuable skills. A personal highlight of mine is that I truly made a community in this Solana Youth Coalition. I made a lot of friends. And they all share the same goals as I do. And I think that's really beautiful. Hello, I'm Sylvandra. I go to Buckingham College Charter Academy, and I'm a junior, and I've been a part of Fnl for 3 years now. And this is my first year as a SYC member. And I'll be talking about the highlights. So I'm a part of the ATOD committee, and our chapter. around Solano, Solano County have been dedicating time to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education. Student-led workshops, town hall meetings, Red Ribbon Week activities, pledges and media and poster campaigns have been created on vaping, cannabis, fentanyl, and alcohol. Solano
047FNL students have been asked to present on school campuses and at statewide conferences. The Solano Youth Coalition is hosting a cannabis prevention town hall on Wednesday, April 15th, here at SCO. Youth clubs and classes throughout the county have participated in a youth created mass media campaign around drunk and drug driving prevention funded by the California Highway Patrol. Canada's tax fund grant. And now I'll pass it off to Laika. Hey guys, I'm back. Did you guys miss me? This is about where I'm continuing FNL highlights. So FNL members have always had a large focus on mental health, connecting to the communities and healthy relationships. Solano FNL staff have worked with each site to incorporate social and emotional learning practices and activities to support FNL students. FNO activities expanded to include guest speakers from Mindfulness Project and
048to provide an emphasis of exploration and healing through art. The mentoring chapter at the Public Safety Academy in Fairfield prepares high school students with middle school students and covers a wide range of topics, including decision making, coping strategies, healthy relationships, refusal skills, and making friends. Civic engagement and service learning have also been a very essential part of Friday Night Life. You can find Friday Night Live students at various local events like spelling bee competition, Art Showcase, and academic decathamon. This year, Bandon High School hosted a town hall meeting focusing on cannabis, dirty and smoke, fentanyl, and drug and drunk and drug driving prevention. Last year, SYC participated in a mock board of supervisors meeting. This multi-year project enabled us to get hands-on experience with writing agenda items. Research, public speaking, and reading structure. We also
049receive training on the Brown Act and Sunshine Laws. Thank you, and I will pass it back on to Sylvania. Hello again. So to celebrate Friday Night Life Month here in April, Solano students have been working on a variety of projects and activities to celebrate the hard work of everyone involved in making. Solano County cities safer and healthier. We have painted blue campaign where we have partnered with the local violence prevention agencies to host events in recognition of child abuse awareness month. Syc's Town Hall meeting on April 15th. where they will be sharing an important information. on drug prevention, especially around. Use cannabis used to parents and students on wait what? I'm sorry. Sharing information. And on April 30th, SYC will be hosting the annual FNL Shine and Dine Dinner to celebrate FNL Chapter's work, fosters
050connections with peers and community leaders and honors graduating members. We would like to take this important opportunity to that Solano County Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Nicola Parr for your support, and. Solano County Friday night live. We also would like to recognize the important partners that have created new opportunities for Solano County youth. Solano County Public Health, Drug Safe Solano, Solano Chapter of League of Women Voters, Touro University, California, and Solano County ATOD Coalition and Solano Tobacco-Free Coalition. Thank you. But they're all right there. The rest of the coalition is here today supporting their peers, so thank you to, um, to all of you for letting them share today. Are we gonna do a picture? Let's get everybody on. Could we meet the other members as well? Johanna? Can we have each person? Okay.
051Could you please announce each one of the students that are in the room, Johanna? We can. Okay. Okay, that's even better. I'm even better than even with you. I mean, to us, I guess. I'm Brooklyn Hobbs. I'm Haley Whitehead. I'm Melissa Martinez. I'm Sylvandra Morpus. I'm Amara Burris. Uh, it's me. Yeah, I'm Xavier Ramirez. I'm Jesus. I'm Abby Siebert. I'm Jacob Figueroa. I'm Olivia Fitz. I'm Kira Knight. That's everybody. Thank you. Now for a picture. Brooklyn. Jesus, you are not� there we go. Squeeze just a tiny bit of that. That is a good-looking group, though. 1, 2, 3� vertical. All right. Right here, everybody. One, two, three� And then, on the count of 3, you face with an A. And then you guys can say Solana County FNL, or. Okay. One, two, three. Solano County
052FML. All right, back to work. Thank you all for coming and presenting. Next on our agenda, we have Jess Baines-Wright to talk about the charter school update. Good evening, Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Parr. The team will be sharing updates from Elite. We're going to start with the narrative. Dr. Parr, Dr. Penpin, and I visited the Elite campus on March 19th and we had the opportunity to see the day-to-day happenings at their school site. The staff and students were all warm and welcoming and engaged in instruction. We're going to just share a few highlights while we were there. We got to visit dual immersion and CSTEM classes in action. We also writing is a focus on their campus. So writing was in the hallways in every classroom. And, uh, very apparent throughout the campus. The Wellness
053Center we got to visit that supports students mental health, emotional and social health, and their monthly celebrations. They have dedicated right in the office, so they recognize every month a different administrator, a different staff member, a different student, and a different parent. So every month they rotate. Um, that board, and just a great way to recognize those, um, people that are part of their campus. And from Elite, they're coming off spring break this week and continuing to have a great year. They finished administering the interim comprehensive assessment 3. And are in the process of analysis. And their academic award assemblies were held prior to the break, and their students continued to meet and exceed their goals. Many students who struggled with behavior before have earned Eagle Awards, which were provided to students who adhere to
054the school rules. So lots of celebrations and elite staff thanked us for visiting their campus, and they invite any board member who would like to visit. To do so at any time. Okay, moving on to we don't have any updates besides that to the narrative. Does anybody have any questions? All right, moving on to the reporting, the schedule matrix. These are items that were were received after March 19th. The oversight fee for March. The master schedule for April. the substitute log for March certificated staffing list for April, the cash flow for January, the bank statement for February. There's no overdue items for on the matrix. Are there any questions? Okay, moving on to the snapshot, the updates that we have is the 2324 audit. The appeal has been filed. And, um, still waiting on the
055certification letter for the 24-25, and the charter safe revisit did take place on March 26th, and Elite is awaiting on their report, and the date of receipt has not been communicated yet, but as soon as it is. We will, um, let the board know. Are there any questions? Yes. pass one about the staffing, the question. So I don't know if it's for Mr. Okay. I'm yeah, thank you. Just a clarifying question. I think I asked a couple questions about this last month, but see that there's a note that's still on there this month. So I'm just curious about the 2 8th grade ones that that say the the progress is must qualify that their intern credential has expired. As of September 2025 must qualify for an interim credential extension or a preliminary credential. And I
056just noticed that was the same note as last month. Is there a deadline for when they must qualify for this extension or this preliminary credential? So they should have at the time that it expired, but the educator is on leave. So that's. the timeline becomes it's once they're back and they can work on that. They're still currently for both of these positions, but they still hold the position. Yes. And so they're still out on leave. All right. Thank you. Any other questions? Thank you. Thank you. Next up, we have the human resources report, and we have information attached. For your review. And we have Jordan Hutt, who is here from Hr. Who would be able to answer some of the questions that she might have if you have any. Any questions? Thank you. Temporary certificates
057are also attached for your information. Okay. Moving on. That's the end of my report. Excellent. Thank you. Okay. Eight agenda items removed from consent. We had none. 9 board discussion versus the board ad hoc advisory Committee on special outside legal counsel updates. Shall I take that Courtney? Who wants to actually Courtney can. Brittany had nothing to do with it. God bless her. But we miss her. So we you're the contract is attached because Csba was adamant that they had, that we had to see it as a board. and agree to it, not that that we thought was was good. Had to. Okay, our our lawyer, Trustee Dean, doesn't necessarily agree. So we have executed the contract. They've reviewed our Rfp. We just got it back. A day ago, two days ago, and we are in
058the process of scheduling a meeting to review it and move on. So they have lots of notes, and� I guess that's I mean, that about covers it. So we're kind of in a in flux. But moving along. Any questions? I did have a comment about the contract that's before us. By the way, my thing's not working. So, um. So this is presented to us. It was signed on March 16th, I think maybe we could go down to the spot. by the superintendent. It is a contract between Csba Legal Services and the county Office of Education. On the bottom, it says that it's presented to us tonight. We are not a party to this contract. Is that your understanding, Council? meaning the Board of Education is not a party to this. I did review it, and
059it doesn't have the county board as a party to the contract. So something to bear in mind, because, as we've discussed publicly. That's an issue. So cool, bring it. We see it, but we have no authority over it. As I would say, is that correct? It's just here for sunshining, or why is it being shown to us? And why did they insist that it's shown to us? I unfortunately can't speak to the specifics, since I wasn't involved in that conversation. Okay, so a note. I note you know my hierarchy note issue, concern, worry. This is a note. Okay, we saw it. I'll wait till you see the rest of the notes. Have you reviewed the rest of the notes? What's that? We reviewed the rest of the notes and have you reviewed the rest of
060the notes that were in what we received the packet? You just got it yesterday. I haven't completed my� Okay. Well, then there'll be plenty to talk about on our call. Let's put it that way. I just want to make a note that this is just a contract with the Office of Education, not with the Board of Ed. That is my note. Thank you. Any other comments or questions? I ditto what Trustee Dean said. We've been down this road before. Didn't end well. No, it didn't. So we'll have lots to discuss in our ad hoc committee, and then we'll catch you all up. Awesome. Okay. Moving on, special meetings and special dates attached to the list of upcoming meetings, events, and special dates for board members participation and information. Any questions? Board member requests in accordance
061with Board Policy 9250, board members may request to represent the Board in an education-related activity and specify the desired level of support necessary for the activity, actual necessary expenses incurred while discharging these official duties will be paid. for from the county school service fund as permitted by law and SCO's travel policies. Requests will be placed on a future agenda for action. Any requests? Trustee Coleman. So I will be requesting funds. Congratulations, and have fun. I don't know if that's a good thing in Sacramento, but� Okay, we'll add that. I don't think it actually has to be added. I think in the course of. That counts in the course of our business, so� but we appreciate a heads up that it's coming, so� Awesome. Uh, next is suggestions for future board agenda items. Board members may
062suggest future topics to be coordinated by the county superintendent and presented by SCO staff or external presenters. Any future agenda items? I have just a request. I'm trying to figure out how to formulate it because I want to respect our particular role in the county and the superintendent and the county offices particular role and the constraints of that. But I think given that we've heard about this for the last couple of months. I would appreciate some report back next month as to the status. of, um� The employee� circumstances at Vallejo City Unified School District in particular, the status of the pink slips. If Council thinks that's appropriate, just I just, I think I would. I personally would like to kind of keep track of what's going on regardless of our particular role. In decision-making about
063those things. Certainly, we have a role in understanding exactly what's going on in the school district. I'll let someone fashion how that comes out. But that's just for clarification purposes, since it's probably just going to be information. Do you want just that information provided to you, or do you want, like, an actual report agendized, meaning do you want to do you want staff to be able to collect that information and just send that information directly to the board? Or do you want an actual report from your staff on that? I don't know if it's a report or whatever, but I'd like to� I would like to see an agenda item, an informational item about those particular. things, issues that have been raised to us, if that works for us. And I'll just clarify that, yeah,
064it should be strictly just informational. No, no, no opining on. No, no, no. Any of the we're not making decisions outside this is sent out. Informational. Okay, Trustee Cheek. I just want to diddle Trustee Dean's. requests for information because it was bought before us during the comments, and we would like to see, because it does affect folks' lives, not that we can do anything about that, but we would definitely like to stay informed about the status, the process, the procedures. And what is the outcome? Because it was a lot of moving pieces in the comments. of things that were happening in the Vallejo City Unified School District, and we would love to be kept abreast of the status. And I'll just note cautiously, which it sounds like, in terms of the actual jurisdiction of this
065board, which the board doesn't have jurisdiction over layoffs of the school districts, and so we'll just want to be careful in terms of how we carve that out to make sure it's appropriately agendized. It's informational. We would just like to know. Thank you. Trustee LaBelle. I just wanted to emphasize the request for it to be agendized versus a report. I think this is something that needs to be in a meeting and in public discussion. Anything else? Okay, board member activity reports. Start with Trustee Cheek. Hmm. I had a, like, somewhat� I have a lot of activity this month. I have a nephew, 17 years old, who� um, passed away from automobile accident, so I wasn't able to get around, but I did attend this Scroptimus had an event where they were providing, um. certificates in
066cash, cash checks to young mothers. who had, you know, become young teenage mothers and ended and ended up going back to college and got their degrees, either bachelor's, master's, nursing. So I did attend that event in Vallejo of the weekend, which was coming over in March, which is really nice. So. Trustee LaValle. the I'm sure you've all seen the invitation from Jack Flynn regarding the SCSBA meal coming up. That'll be on the 20th. 3 of the candidates for State Superintendent will be zooming in. because they are from Southern California. We won't have them in person, but Nichelle Henderson, Josh Newman, and Richard Berea will will be attending and giving their. pitch for for support. And then so if anybody is interested in coming, we do need Rsvps. Okay, and feel free to do that directly
067through Jack, or let me know, and I will pass that along. But then today there was a Csba County Board handbook perspectives on shared governance presentation that was going on. And it was. very informative and. good reminders on a lot of levels. One thing that they did talk about that maybe is something that we can look forward to talking at another time. Um, is that how do we get the student voice a little bit more centered in our meetings that because we don't have a student board member. What are the opportunities around bringing that voice in? One of the issues that sometimes we face with our schools is the quick turnaround of students. We don't have any real time information on who are these people? We hear late in in the year and through reports
068about numbers and demographics, but. we don't� we don't necessarily hear the stories of our kids. And so I thought it was a powerful moment in the discussion today, talking about how to center those voices a little bit more prominently in. In our meetings. So did I? I'll wrap it up there. But I want to make sure that I honored Peggy and Trustee Cohen Thompson on having been there as well. Um, yes, I was in that meeting and I took, um. And I left those notes on my desk right um it was very informative. I enjoyed the. part about sharing. That the shared governance. That was very, very important. and the student voice. I kind of thought about it, but. I didn't think to bring it up. She brought it up. Not a lot was going
069on. Since our last meeting in our area. So I really don't have much other than I did attend this. Launching Futures Advisory meeting here on the 24th. And I did get the information from. Vernon Billy regarding the legislative issues, bills that he's asked us to support. And I have reached out to my, uh. Congress people, my Senate people, my politicians concerning such. I did notify my president, our board president, and ask if we should do a letter. I don't know if we did or not. But as a citizen I did. I support those. the legislation that the proposing here. Um, other than that. That's it for now. I look forward to what's coming up later on in the month. There's some activities that are going to be happening with Friday Night Live, and I intend
070to attend some of those. Thank you. Oh, one thing. My grandson, Michael Gabriel Skolas. What's� disasters in fine arts in London. Trustee Cheek has a PS. I forgot I've been all over the place, but last Friday I did attend the DDNC conference in Vacaville, and that is organized by community groups like Special Care Services. focuses on autism, developmental disabilities, and neurodiversity. And it was� Well attended. It must have been about 200 people there, a lot of vendors there. So I did attend that last Friday. I forgot about that. Done. My activities continue to be at school, but I am looking forward to the dinner coming up on the 20th. It's after hours, something I can go to. Trustee Dean. Thank you. I did attend council member Kate Patrice Williams. Easter events. With my grandson. Which
071was a lot of fun. My grandson, who turned 2 a couple of weeks ago. We had a lovely time, even though he did fall asleep before we got there, and I had to. weighed on him, but it was a lovely time, a great event. I believe this was the first annual, so I'm looking forward to it. She told me she had 356 RSVPs in� Like that. So, I� it was right over in Cordelia, very, very conveniently located. Highly recommend if someone's wanting to go next year. I too will be attending the Solano County School Board Association event on the 20th. I don't believe my colleague mentioned the taco bar. The important stuff. I would say a focus of my okay, quickly, I did attend a CLE continuing legal education program. On lawyers with ADHD. I
072have never been diagnosed with ADHD. But boy, it hit home and already they gave a lot of tips already very effective. I'm sure my bosses are happy. The main focus of my attention over the past several days has been. What I'm referring to as the drive-by of the moon. Which was, I mean, wow! Incredible. And Henry was with me one day, and he actually was kind of into it. So I'm excited about that. He is a musician. I know he's going to be a musician, but� I was just overwhelmed and stunned and felt very nerdy and geeky about it, but hopefully others did too. Yeah. Oh, that's true. They will need music. Um, yeah, just, I mean, I can vaguely understand and remember what was going on in the past, but this that that it
073happened in our lifetimes, and the remarkable images that are coming back. Oh my goodness, really. Very powerful in my mind. I did forget to ask for one thing, and then it came up. So prior possible future board agenda items would be a discussion about. how we support legislation that is recommended to us by either CSBA or AACCBE. Um, or others, and whether of course we have First Amendment rights, but, um. how it happens that the president might sign something on our behalf. With regard to those things. So, just a small thing, I noted it. I did not send in individual. communications of support. But. For the ones we've seen recently. But anyway, I think it'd be good to talk about how that happens and what we do. Thank you. Just a comment. I, too, attended
074Cape Patrice Williams Community Easter egg hunt and. Callie had such a great time. Of course, being out in that open field, and if you have allergic bronchial asthma didn't go over well. Callie's voice. And it was great. It was just really, really good. And that was my big event. But I will be going to delegate assembly. Yeah. Trustee Lavelle has a Ps. I'm sorry to make a circle back. But this is about staff. And so I wanted to make sure to include it. Go ahead and email talking about the need to do the mandated reporter training. Chandra Renschler is the one putting this together, and I just wanted to give her a shout out that. how convenient and easy that is to make sure that that training is done, and just a big thank you.
075Thank you. Okay. And I don't really have anything to report. I missed a couple things. I got vertigo and sat on my couch for a week. So I missed a couple fun things. But I'm back. Across the pond and happy to be here. So with that, I will adjourn the meeting at 719.