SSFUSD Board Meeting - September 11, 2025

001via Senor to the position of director of school leadership effective with the 2025 2026 school year. Trustee Shay made a motion. Trustee Lamb seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. The results were four eyes and zero nazs. >> Thank you so much. Uh item F, review of agenda. will be pulling item 3A as CTA has not yet had the chance to vote on the revised instructional calendars. So, we will be not doing item 3A. All right. Item G, PTA council remarks. I'm happy to invite a Brael Bautista, Martin PTA president, who will give the marks tonight. She's here. We like guests. She can come up too. >> If if you can press on the button. Good evening, President Anthony, trustees, Superintendent Moore, members of the cabinet, and members of the community. My name

002is Raquel Bautista. This is my third year volunteering in the PTA and my first year as president at Martin Elementary. This is our vice president, Viviana. Say hello to the people. My children currently are in third grade and preschool at Martin Elementary. We have a lot of upcoming highlights for PTA in the district this month. Bur Bur is showing Lilo and Stitch for their movie night on 912 and 9:19. Monte Verde is having their movie night. Westboro Middle School is having their sixth grade bowling night on 9:12. Ponderosa is having their carnival 10:18. There are a few fundraisers coming up. Martin is selling World's Finest 9:15 to 10:23. Bur Bur is having a restaurant night at Panda Express 9:16 and so is South City High School. Same dates. Ponderosa would like to invite everyone to

003eat at Off the Grid on 923 where $1 of each transaction goes towards BTA. Monty Verde is having their walk-athon on 9:26 and Martin is hosting a Scholastic Bookf Fair 9:26 to 103. I'd like to take a moment to share a bit about Martin Elementary PTA. But first, I want to thank all the PTA members and parent volunteers who are here with us tonight. Please stand and be recognized. If you're here, no one. Okay. We're especially proud of the community events that bring our whole family together. Some events at Martin are the turkey trot, pictures with Santa, and helping support the trunk or treat, and our very favorite, the Ruby Bridges Walk to School. These are just a few of the ways the PTA helps make a more vibrant and enriching experience. The PTA supports

004the portrait of graduate aims engage students sense of belonging and well-being. The PTA's mission at all schools is to build community which contributes to a sense of belonging for all students and families. To support the graduate aim sense of belonging, we've organized the world's finest fundraiser that funds that raises funds to ensure that every fifth grader has the ability to take part in outdoor ed if they'd like. To support the graduate aim sense of well-being, we are working on organizing a literacy workshop to help parents of children five and under to sign up for programs to receive free monthly books. We're hoping to extend the invitation to other schools in our district and help grow our little ones home libraries. At the end of the day, we're all here because we deeply care for the

005kids. Nothing makes me happier than to see our students develop, flourish, and become confident, capable individuals. Thank you. And if there's no questions, that's our reporting. >> Thank you. >> That was a great report. Item F H, staff association representatives remarks. I'd like to invite up South San Francisco Federation of Adult Educators, Elizabeth Bale Students. All systems run. Good evening, honored board members, members of the cabinet, superintendent Moore, and the school community. I'm Elizabeth Bale Studs, president of the South San Francisco Federation of Adult Educators. I was not able to attend the August board meeting as I was recovering from knee surgery. Uh so I have some catching up to do. It was pleasant to attend the welcome back rally with my adult ed and Bened co-workers. I applaud the decision to lift up our

006district students and offer them an opportunity to lead such an event. It was great to see them take charge and they did a fantastic job. However, it's unfortunate that you the union presidents were not given the opportunity to address the district at large. It's our single opportunity to do so each year and it's a concrete way to extend a welcome to us and to the staff members we represent. For me as the AFT president, this was particularly disappointing because we have some major changes on the adult ed campus this year. And I would have appreciated the chance to let everyone know. For more than 20 years, adult ed operated on a 20-hour schedule for the daytime ESL classes. In the years after CO, it became increasingly apparent that this schedule was not best serving our

007community. In spring 2025, we as a site made the decision to shift this fall to a 12-hour schedule for the day ESL classes with sessions running from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. This has given us the flexibility to launch a number of new 2-hour classes in the afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30. I would have liked to announce these changes at the rally. The consequences of that missed opportunity were unfortunately compounded by the website vendor issues across the district which took control of our website out of our hands at a critical time for us. At Adelad, we make extensive use of our website for publicizing and recruiting for our courses. So, not being able to update the site interfered with publicizing the change schedule. These two factors, the change to the rally and

008the website vendor issue, created a kind of perfect storm that made finding students for our new courses much more challenging. So, I'm taking my chance to do do that now. To help community members make the transition between adult ed and employment or community college, we're offering gateway to health careers in collaboration with Skyline College. As well as a college and career transitions course that prepares students with the knowledge to succeed in college or in searching for a job. We've also launched an office assistance pathway, excuse me, office assistant pathway course. In addition, we're offering listening and speaking, which I understand is at capacity, intermediate grammar, and intermediate academic writing, as well as afternoon sections of some of our ESL levels. However, I know that many people are not aware of these classes, which means that

009many of them are under are underenrolled. We're actively recruiting and constantly re-evaluating for the best interests of our students and the school. I teach the academic writing class and currently I have one student from my ESL class, one older adult from the community and two students from Ben. It's been amazing to bring this diverse group of members together and see them interact and I hope we can recruit enough people to keep the class open. One of my Bayen students wants to strengthen his writing skills and earn extra credits so that he can make the move back to South City in the spring. And I would love to help make that happen for him. Members of the SSF Unified Community, I invite you to learn more about what Adult Ed has to offer. If you work

010or volunteer at one of our K12 schools, maybe you know parents who might benefit from our afternoon ESL classes. We have beginning low and intermediate low sections that meets twice a week from 12:30 to 2:30. And our afternoon literacy class meets twice a week from 1:30 to 3:30. You can find out more about all of our course offerings on our website, ssfae.ssfusd.org. The nice thing about these two classes is that maybe they fit right in between lunchtime and pickup. So, and they're only two days a week, so parents might be able to fit them into their schedules better than a 4-day class. In AFT news, we have our first unit meeting of the school year tomorrow, and we'll be beginning the process of creating a sunshine proposal. We have a full WASK visit in the

011spring, so we're hoping to bargain before then. Finally, I hope to see positive results from NE negotiations between the district and CSEA. I've spoken in this space before about how vital our classified workers are without office assistants and registars paras campus supervisors ed tech and IT specialists nutrition and student services workers payroll and benefit staff facilities staff and so many more. This district would quite literally grind to a halt. When workers don't feel respected or appreciated, morale suffers and people often choose to move on to better opportunities. Money talks and without competitive pay and benefits, we cannot retain qualified staff. So again, I hope to see positive results from the bargaining. Thank you for your attention. >> Thank you so much. Sounds like a great slate of classes at the adult ed this this fall.

012Um, I'd like to invite up South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association, Sher Juie. Good evening, President Anthony, members of the board, SSFUSD cabinet and community. I definitely started this year with a lot on my plate. With a lot to say and very little time to say it in, I am going to use one of the professional development techniques we have been asked to use when teaching math. It is what do you notice? What do you wonder? I noticed that last meeting a month ago, there was a hearing asking for comments on whether all curricula were in place at school sites. I noticed it was not until a week later that an order was placed for K2 math, causing all K2 classrooms to not have any math curriculum until last week. I wonder why this hearing

013was done so early before teachers noticed anything missing. I wonder if K2 teachers could be compensated two hours for all the missed planning time that occurred due to searching and copying for math content during the first month of school. This year, I noticed that some classrooms are way over in class size compared to what SSFTA feels is manageable for teachers and efficient for students. I wonder if our classrooms would succeed more if we could stick to the numbers in our outlined in our bargaining agreement. I have noticed that technology complaints among educators are at an all-time high. They are mentioning the lack of printers working, old equipment that keeps having to be replaced, and a lack of timely responses from our technology department. I wonder if there is a plan for purchasing new technology for

014educators, especially when using technology in our lessons is more of a necessity now rather than a luxury. I wonder if we need more people in the technology department to address site needs in a timely way. I notice that learning walks, I'm sorry, I don't know the current label for them, are about to resurface in our classrooms. I wonder if the district will work with SSFTA as it did many years ago when learning walks were first introduced. Working together in advance helped ensure our members felt less targeted even though stigma still exists about why these are necessary. I wonder if it will be explained. I wonder if we have had enough training to address what you will be looking for in in the classroom. I wonder what you will be looking for in classrooms. You may

015have noticed that tonight I am in blue to show support for my CSEA colleagues. Our children and teachers count on them to help our schools run efficiently. I notice that CSEA has not yet come to an agreement with SSFUSD in bargaining. I wonder if we can count on the district to come to the table and negotiate a contract settlement that will show how valuable our CSEA colleagues are in helping our school sites function. Thank you for your time and happy fall. Thank you. And now I'd like to invite California School Employees Association Chapter 197. Not sure if we have a rep tonight. I don't think Julian's here. All right. Item I, personnel commission. >> Our next personnel commission meeting will be convened on Monday, September 15th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the district office boardroom.

016>> Thank you so much. Item J, items from the board, announcements, board calendar, board committee reports. >> All right, moving on to item K, superintendent report. >> Thank you very much, President Anthony. Cabinet directors, coordinators, and board members really had the privilege of attending back-toschool nights over the course of the last two weeks. Very excited to share that 100% of the district team members who attended and observed noticed the following was true at all of our back-toschool nights. All of our schools created a welcoming environment that was set up well for our families. That our school leaders did a great job sharing key messages regarding our vision, portrait of a graduate, as well as district priorities for the year. and that translation services were also set up for those who needed it. Some qualitative feedback

017that was shared was that it was a great turnout this year for back- tochool nights. Information that was provided was relevant, clear, and tied directly to district priorities. That there was an emphasis on attendance and sharing how much students are missed when they aren't there. That the community building was alive and well, and some integrated food, which was a really nice touch. leaders were supportive and demonstrated such care for their communities and it was really nice to see the PTA being included along with our SSFED foundation with also invitations for our PTA leadership to speak. Back to school nights were also organized and set up for success. So overall it was a positive experience based on feedback from district leaders as well as trustees who attended and observed. I'm just really proud of all of

018our school leaders and all of our staff for being so thoughtful and so intentional with their back to school nights. It was a great demonstration of how community is our strengths, how authentic relationships matter, and we were able to witness the myriad of ways our educators are already creating conditions for our students to learn and thrive. Cabinet school visits. Cabinet members and I have been working together to respond to feedback that we received last year, including the importance of being even more present and visible at schools, more so than we already were. While we still have um we will have opportunities to visit throughout the year during this first month, each cabinet member has prioritized time to just visit more informally to connect with staff, to observe teaching and learning, to engage with our students,

019and to really celebrate bright spots. These visits have been both valuable and rewarding as we've been able to see our Pog aims students learning and navigating challenges in their learning but also persevering. And so it's really nice to see the ways that it's coming to life in classrooms and across school communities. We look forward to continuing these visits throughout the year. I also want to thank the cabinet for the time that they are dedicating to being in schools. We are truly learning, appreciating, and enjoying the time alongside our staff and students. And with that, that concludes my report. President, thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> Moving on to item L, student trustee reports. Jamie Lenoa, fall student trustee, and ASB president, SSFHS. >> Good good evening, board, cabinet, and community. My name is

020Jamie Leno Cho and I and it's my pleasure to be serving as this year's fall student trustee representing South San Francisco High School. I hope everyone has settled down and happily adjusted to the new school year. Our school along with ESB has been work has been hard at work at providing a number of events and activities to get our students involved and to feel welcome in our environment. We kicked off the school with our welcome back assembly on Friday, August 22nd. We had an amazing guest speaker Ramosaurus who helped our students step out of our of their comfort comfort zone by teaching them how to dance hiphop and the history of rap. Secondly, South City also held a freshman assembly where all ninth graders had the opportunity to meet their counselors and admin. They were

021taught a portrait of a graduate or graduating graduating requirements and they got to give our new principal, Miss Bissi, a warm welcome. Freshman elections and voting took place from August 25th through the 27th. And on August 29th, we were so excited to welcome our new freshman officers, Jodie Bassina, Melody Lie, Le Lvina Yu, and Khloe F. Also, we held a special election for the senior treasure position with Danila Palyria taking on the role. As for the ASB senior officers, they planned and held their annual senior sunrise on our football field on Friday, August 22nd, starting starting at 6:00 a.m. with their setup starting at 4:00 a.m. Our senior class had a blast with the large amount of activities provided such as giant human hamster balls, face paint, and a number of field games. They were

022able to stamp their hand print on a banner, which will be hung up on future senior events. Additionally, they were able to write letters to their future selves which will be delivered at senior sunset. Free food and drinks were provided such as bagels, croissants, and other baked goods. Class bonding events such as these allow us to to achieve portrait of a graduate thrive as the seniors were able to relax and enjoy this event. Our college and career center held workshops from August 18th through the 22nd from financial literacy to discovering student passions. These workshops were held to help build skills to empower our students future. On the very last day, we held we had South City alumni come and share their experiences, answer questions, and connect with their peers to grow our community network. South

023City also held our annual back to school night on Tuesday, August 26th. Not only did our parents and students enjoy walking through the campus and interacting with the teachers, but they also got to enjoy performances from our very own folkloric program and band. Additionally, our ASB class has officially decided on this year's homecoming theme. We are overjoyed to announce that this year's homecoming theme is Disneyland with each class taking a certain land as their sub theme. Our seniors are taking on Pixar Pier while the juniors chose Galaxy's Edge. The sophomores chose the Adventures Campus and the freshman freshman are doing Bayou Country. Our homecoming will take place on October 4th with homecoming week from September 29th through October 2nd. Our classes have already gotten started with putting together homecoming committees to put to put on

024a rally dance, decorate the school, and perform a lunchtime skit. We await to see where their creativity takes them with our theme this year. Our sport teams have been hard at work already accomplishing great feats. Yesterday, our flag football team had their first game of the season with a winning score of 24 to6. The South City football team season looks promising as their as they start league games. We wish them the best of luck as they have an away game tomorrow against Lee High School. As for girls golf, they started out the season strong and are two two and two on our season. Girls tennis has begun their season this week with a couple single wins by a couple of our players and they just finished their home match earlier today. Congratulations to our cross

025country team as they competed on Monday at the Louisville Invitational at Golden Gate Park. On top of that, our girls volleyball has also started out strong and are looking forward to another great season. They will be having their very first tournament off of the season on September 13th. We wish all of our teams the best of luck. We are looking forward to another promising season for all of our sport teams. The Red Cross Club is hosting the first blood drive of the school year on Wednesday, September 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Together, we can work to fulfill the portrait of a graduate impact and better our community. You can find the sign up link in the Instagram bio at SF SS FHS Red Cross Club. Be a hero, donate blood, and save a

026life. Finally, tomorrow is our annual club rush planned and organized by ASB ASB school community commission. During lunch, over 20 clubs, including veteran clubs such as Earth Club and key club and new clubs such as the wellness warriors club and everyone at the table club will advertise their club for our student body to be a part of. This event will take place in the big gym during lunch. We are excited to see what creative methods will be employed this year to attract new members. We welcome all board members to this event if you would like to visit and see the most diverse campus offerings of our school community. This event will begin at 11:40 and end at 12:15. Please let me know if there are any questions. If not, then this concludes my board report.

027Thank you. >> One month in so much already. All right. Isabelle Lubric, spring student trustee and ASB president from El Camino High School. Good evening board members, cabinet, and audience both present and at home. My name is Isabelle Izzy Ruiz and I'm currently a senior serving as the ASB president at El Camino High School. I hope you're all doing well and having a great start to the school year. Our freshman elections concluded on August 29th and I'm pleased to announce that we have welcomed Danielle, Danica, Ann, and Rainolin, who will be representing the class of 2029 and starting their first year of high school full of fun and memories. Last Friday, Senior Sunrise was an unforgettable experience for the class of 2026. Despite the early morning fog, the event was a huge success. Everyone came

028together sharing moments that will last a lifetime. Whether it was grabbing food, crafting crowns, bracelets, or senior memory boxes, the entire class was bonded through a variety of activities. The sense of unity and excitement was visible, setting a positive tone for the school year ahead. It was the perfect way to kick off the school year, leaving everyone feeling energized and connected. Homecoming season has officially arrived, and the air is filled with excitement. Each class is gearing up to create decorations, skits, and dances for their designated days, all surrounding this year's theme, Avatar the Last Air Bender. The homecoming committee, led by class offices, have begun their preparations for the big day. From painting posters to rehearsing routines, the competition and creativity are building up. The highly anticipated homecoming dance is set for the 27th, promises

029a magical evening, and its elegant into the spirit world theme. It's sure to be a memorable week filled with school spirit and fun, bringing everyone together to celebrate. Fall sports have officially begun and we wish the best of luck to all our athletes. From football, cheer, cross country, flag football, girls tennis, girls golf, and girls volleyball. Each team is ready to take on the season. A few special highlights from this sports season is our girls golf team who competed against South City yesterday and came home with the trophy. Additionally, our flag our flag football team had their very first game in Colt history this Monday and took home a win against the Woodside Wildcats. What a fantastic way to kick off their inaugural season. We wish the best of luck to all our athletes and

030we can't wait for the exciting season up ahead. Tomorrow, our counselors will be hosting a wellness fair during flex to help students learn about valuable resources for mental health and self-care, including NAMI, which is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We're incredibly grateful to all our counselors for organizing this event and ensuring that this every student feels seen and supported. I also want to give a special s shout out to our peer counselors who are students on our campus that take a class where they learn how to support their peers and serve as compassionate listening ear. They offer a unique and relatable resource for students who may feel more comfortable opening up to fellow classmates. To keep the Friday fun going, 997 Now, the radio station will be visiting our school during lunch for a

031high school takeover. They'll be playing music to energize the campus and we'll also be interviewing some of our flag football players and peer counselors. These interviews will be broadcasted on the radio 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. So, be sure to tune in. That concludes my report and unless there's any questions, I'd like to thank you all for listening. >> Thank you so much, >> President of Anthony. I would just want to say these girls really hit the ground running every year. They were covering so much on the first uh uh back to school night. They were tables out there and fundraising. these girls, both our teams, all both our high schools really do a lot of work and they're so happy to be doing it. It's just infectious. I ended up buying a t-shirt. That's how how

032the marketing worked and I was happy, but I couldn't find it, but I wear it next time. Congratulations, girls, on a fast start on a new year. >> And thank you so much, Trusty Richardson. All right, public comments. Uh, public comments are limited to one to three minutes. We'll have three minutes tonight as we have eight public comments. Name and address cards are placed in the back of the room to be completed and given to the secretary. The board president will call upon individuals in random order who have requested to speak. Each person may only speak once and is required to address the board from the podium. The meeting is recorded and streamed live. Individuals may address the board concerning school business not on the agenda, but public comment cannot be acted upon or discussed

033by the board unless placed on the agenda at a subsequent meeting in accordance with the law of the Brown Act. The board may request staff to respond orally at the meeting or in writing at a future time. So, as I said, we have eight comments. We'll start with Aaron Hafner. All right. Good evening, Dr. Moore, Cabinet, President Anthony, and School Board of Trustees, and South San Francisco public. Um, my name is Aaron Hafner. I'm a math teacher at El Camino High School and I am here on behalf of the 18 MLL students in Miss Robinson's geometry class, the 17 students in my algebra 1 class, Miss Vega are myself. Alchemy High School recently began enrolling students who are designated as level one and level two ML. Now, before I go on, MLL stands for multilingual

034learner. a student who needs language support when accessing curriculum. To the general public, this means we have a lot of currently enrolled students who need an aid or in order to be successful in the classroom environment. El Camino has one and only one aid. And while Miss Vega is amazing to work with, she's only one person. Alamino currently needs two aids. This is because there are multiple periods where there are two classes that have a dozen or so students who need Miss Vegas's help to access the curriculum. Our district has a number of honorable goals, but one of our most honorable is that we strive to guarantee that a student success in the classroom is not dictated by the color of their skin or the language they speak at home. Equity is the only way

035to achieve this goal. Equity. The concept of giving someone who needs glasses so they can see as well as the next student. El Camino's MLL population needs a second MLL pair. They need a second pair of glasses or they will be left behind in the classroom. I'm here tonight to tell you that there is a disservice being dealt to the students at El Camino High School of the MLL population. One you can easily fix. Please hire a second MLL parah so the students on our campus can see again. In addition, I would like to talk about the lack of equality between the two school sites. South San Francisco High School, our amazing counterpart in the district, is using sheltered classes while El Camino High School is using cohort style approach. The difference, El Camino High

036School has mixed classes of MLL students and students from the general population, while a childhood class is one that consists solely of MLL students. Myselves, other experienced teachers, Tosses and Paris know that the sheltered approach is a superior approach and I am here to ask that El Camino come El Camino be grin lit to use the sheltered approach for the remainder of this school year and all upcoming years. So to summarize my reason for being here, I'm asking that a second MLL parap provided for our school site and I'm asking that El Camino use a sheltered approach for their MLL student population. Thank you for your time and thank you for listening. Thank you for your comment. Uh Kevin Boltima. >> Nobody applauses for for an accountant. I get it. Uh my name is Kevin

037Bolta. I serve as a deputy superintendent for business services for San Monteo County Office of Education. Uh my purpose here this evening is to really communicate appreciation to your staff um that work so diligently in implementing a new financial system also known as a enterprise resource planning software system. Um we've been working on this since March of 2024. Uh it has been a hu huge endeavor countywide and um most of your staff already has full-time jobs and we've asked them to do more beyond that to implement this new system. Uh however, we do feel it's been very successful. My office isn't receiving any calls and our name isn't in the paper. So, we think we're doing okay. Uh, but it really is to the credit of your staff who worked so hard. Would like to

038thank Ted O, Mr. Hannon for your work and leading your departments in this area. Your teams have been wonderful to work with. We certainly acknowledge there have been some difficult days. Um, at times we were overwhelmed in this work, but I think we worked together and got through it. So, um, again, we want to thank you, but we also hope that you find this new new tool to be a real benefit to the district. We hope that you will find it that will employ pay your employees correctly. It will report their retirement accurately. It will account for employee leaves, provide financial reports timely, develop and track your budgets better, purchase items with proper control procedures and general accounting processes, but ultimately account for the resources that your community provides to your schools. So again, we

039just really thank you and your staff for the work. >> Thank you for your comment. All right, Michael Harris. Mike [Music] Good evening. I'm having asthma problems right now. I'm coughing and wheezing. Equity Commission Director Devin Stenhouse is working on a 529 presentation. I talked to Devin yesterday. John Baker and I will help. We're hoping by early next year to get this out to the whole city. I've done some work on this. I didn't get very far alone. I quote my aiologist Fort Miley. [Music] Teamwork is dreamwork. I think that summarizes it all. I'm going for voting rights act. 40 years ago, Jackie Spear wanted 14 year olds voting. I saw 16 40 years ago. UK children will vote next election. Five European countries have gone to 16-year-old voting in other countries as well. Time

040is now places here. I will go to the White House with this. Number three, I request the district adopt the following two books to be used at the high school level all four years to begin with. They should really be at the 11th grade, but this would be a good start. We read Mark Twain's, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn. We discussed this a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. This is a dystopian novel. It fits our world today. This book on Amazon was, I think, $6. It would be a good idea for all my school students to have this book, go through with a highlighter and then take a notebook and write down relevant passages. From there, they can write articles on the world today comparing it to this novel. It will be a learning

041experience. The other book we did study in high school. I think it's out of date. The Rubot by Omar Cayam. The most famous phrase in this on page 44. The moving finger writes that is fate and having writty nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line nor all your tears wash out a word of it. Thank you Jarzison. Good evening everyone. My name is Jace Marzan and last Thursday, September 4th, was my birthday. [Music] You lotos did a lot to celebrate. We had a soldout taco fundraiser from and for the PTA and the school threw a party in the evening which was a lot of fun. Dr. Moore already talked a little bit about it in her report. That party was called back to school night. So, first of all, I want

042to appreciate Assistant Superintendent Tedto and Trusty Richardson for attending my little birthday party. also appreciate Trusty Richardson for specifically attending my presentation on PBS and introducing myself as the wellness counselor at Los Altos. Trusty Richardson, I really appreciate you also asking me questions and trying to learn more about what wellness counseling looks like at the elementary school level. I am still learning too and I'm trying to make this plane sore as I'm the pilot. Your questions really made me think critically on how to make the program better. I also had the opportunity to end attend other schools parties that previous week. So I was able to attend El Camino Parkway and Sunshine Gardens parties. All magnificent events. I want to give a shout out to the counselors at El Camino, Kate Espiritu Gonzalez, Mary her,

043Stephanie Mikimo, Alex Kerion, as well as the college and career tech, Marcus Estrada. Also a huge shout out to the peer counselors at El Camino High School. I was able to attend the peer counselor presentation and student Joey Lee's presentation was truly impressive. I learned a lot at Parkway. I want to shout out the counselors Barbara Kintterero, Christine Pubil, and Allison Matteo, and the community liaison, Marilyn Avalos. Finally, I want to shout out the counselor, principal, and teacher at Sunshine Gardens, Elizabeth Saunders, Leticia Gonzalez, and Dorian Sun. I wanted to make sure that I exemplified our core values of community is our strength and authentic relationships matter. I also want to give an extra shout out to Elizabeth and Leticia at Sunshine as they took time to talk with me and really listen to my

044own personal story about my upbringing. They had the time for that during their busy back to school night. And that story of mine really embodied our value of resilience propelling us forward because I struggled a lot and it's propels my why of why equity is also my north star. They were able to create that brave space for me. So really appreciate all the parties the schools are having in the beginning of the school year in the evenings. Thank you. Thank you, Megan Connory. Good evening, Dr. Moore, Cabinet, President Anthony, and trustees and South San Francisco public. My name is Megan Connory, and I am the math department chair at El Camino High School. The new math curriculum is going well. I welcome the cabinet and the board of trustees to drop by my classroom. I

045teach every afternoon periods 5,6 and 7 right after lunch. Um last Friday I had a class full of students, two teachers observing and Mr. Hanan passed through to say hello. Um tonight I do want to talk a little bit about um our multilingual learners. Um like Mr. Hafner was stating uh a decision was made a few years ago that newcomers level one and level two multilingual learners would attend South City High School so services for those students could be consolidated in one place. However, last school year, El Camino welcomed a cohort of these students. And this cohort would stay together all day for their core classes for English, social science, math, science, but for math, all of our all of the algebra 1 students were placed into one class together that was already a co-taught

046class. So, our amazing teacher not only had students with IEPs, but they also had newcomers, level one and level two students. And I also want to point out at this time that we only are allotted one bilingual parah, our wonderful Miss Vega. This year, we were optimistic that the planning would be more effective, but no, it is not. We now have cohorts in math for algebra 1, geometry, and algebra 2. Unfortunately, because the students in the cohort must remain together, both algebra 1 and geometry students attend class during period 7 with two different math teachers. This unfortunate situation was explained at the training before school started and the teachers were told that they would just have to share the one parah during period 7. Now, I don't have to remind you how wordheavy our new

047math curriculum is. The curriculum follows the same pace for every lesson. Warm-up, activity one, activity two, lesson synthesis and cool down. How is a single parah expected to transition between the two classrooms with the teachers in the same order for two very different curricula? Now, I'm not going to ask how many bilingual pairs South City High School has. There are 18 multilingual learners in the geometry class out of a total of 31 students. There are 17 multilingual learners in Mr. Hafner's algebra 1 class out of 30 students. Oh, and South City High School has sheltered classes. We don't. We greatly appreciate any suggestions that you have as to what we can do to better help our students. We desperately need another bilingual parah and or sheltered classes. Thank you for your time. Thank you, >>

048Kate. Espiru Gonzalez. [Music] Hi everyone. I'm Kada Spiritu Gonzalez. I'm a graduate both Aloma and El Camino and I've entered my seventh year here as as a school counselor in this district and currently my fifth year as a co-head counselor at El Camino and soon to be first-time mom. I'm here tonight to advocate for school counselors specifically around our contracted days and salary schedule. Did y'all know that in California school counselors are required to hold both a master's degree and a PPS credential? Just like school psyches and SLPs. However, unlike those roles, counselors do not have our own salary schedule and we don't receive the same compensation or contracted days, counselors share the same contract as teachers who are only required to have a bachelor's and their teaching credential. So, I have to ask, why

049are counselors not compensated at a level that reflects our education credentiing and essential role, especially if it's equivalent to that of school sites and SLPs? Currently, counselors are contracted for 186 days, the same as teachers. In contrast, school psyches have 195day contracts. But everyone in this room knows that counselors work beyond our contract. We are expected to come in before the school year starts and stay after it ends to work on the master schedule, a task as crucial for schools to function smoothly. So, let me give you example. This school year, we're given just one contracted day to complete master scheduling right before the first day of school. Think about that. One day to schedule hundreds of students at 3,000. Ensuring accurate placements of students with IEPs, multilingual learners, balancing class sizing, auditing hundreds of

050transcripts while trying to resolve conflicts. That kind of work cannot be done in a single day. Thankfully, my team voluntarily came in the week before school started, but let's be honest, it wasn't voluntarily. Counselors know it is vital. And even during that week, we weren't given full uninterrupted time to do the work because we are pulled into other required meetings. We're told to time card the extra hours, but even then, the pay is less than what we do receive if those days are part of our contract. And sometimes we don't even know if that time card money is coming from our own counseling budget, which should be going directly to serving our students. So, how is that fair? So, counselors need additional contract days. We deserve fair compensation that reflects our education responsibilities and time.

051and we should have our own salary schedule or be placed on par with school sites and SLPs. If this isn't addressed, I truly believe it's time for counselors in a district to take a stand. We should not be expected to work outside of our contract days unpaid for something to so critical to student success. So, I hope y'all are not just hearing me tonight. I truly hope you're listening to what I had to say. Thank you for your time and have a good evening. Thank you, Lucy Bradshaw. Lucy Bradshaw. Sorry. >> Good evening, Board Cabinet President Anthony. Um, I'm here tonight to talk about our site. I'm a kindergarten teacher at Unibosa. Been teaching for over 20 years. Um, last year I came and spoke to you about our need for a raise and I

052do really appreciate it, but it is a little uncomfortable that there's other employees at our site that haven't got a raise. I am wearing blue tonight for our CSEA. I hope that their raise comes quickly. Um, I had a student the other day who couldn't stop throwing up. Got him close to the office and I said, "Please help." They came running out gloves, masks, wipes, everything. It's it's a tough job, you know, and they really do a great job caring for all of us and the students. Our much like democracy, I think equity dies in darkness. Last year when I was here, um, I learned about TK and about how many families are trying to get into TK, but we still don't know how many are on the wait list, how many want want TK,

053but can't get there. We are one of the only sites that does not have a TK, and there's no plan to get one. Um, we I don't know the numbers. I don't know how many, but I'll tell you this. Of my 24 kids, 19 were age eligible for TK last year. 11 of those kids actually had siblings at our site last year. So, you could imagine how happy they would have been if we had a TK class. Six of my students attended TK last year. six 25% of my class. The year before it was 30%. And for the other kindergarten class at JS, she had seven kids in TK last year that attended TK, sorry, the previous year. This year she has two. So at JS we have eight students who attended TK. It's a

054very low percent out of 48 kids. And it's not the same at other sites in our district. It's much lower. And I'll tell you what, we see it. And you, the new data person, bring it. Let's look at our Dibble scores that are lower than last year. Let's look at our Brigant scores that are lower than last year. We're a great school. We have incredible attendance. We have great Dibble scores. And wait till you see our CASP scores. You guys are going to be amazed at what this site is doing. But I'll tell you what, these kids are so motivated to learn. When I tell them, "Okay, no more books." They're sad. They're sad. And you're taking away the opportunity for them to begin learning as a four-year-old and a sense of belonging at our

055site. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um, Alexis Say. Hello everyone. My name is Alexis Lameé and I'm the wellness counselor at El Camino High School. I will be echoing a lot of what my colleague Kate Espiritu Gonzalez shared as well. This is my fourth year with El Camino High School and South San Francisco Unified. When I started, I was the 20th counseling hire as the district was expanding well wellness counseling. We are now up to 27 counseling staff across the district. We are a small but mighty group. While we may make up about 6% of the district's certificated personnel outside of admin, we have historically been tasked by site and district leadership with major vital tasks including leading district staff professional development, creating every student's schedule, assuring student safety, taking a large role in

056handling crises and emergencies, and in preparing students for the college and career realm, and the list goes on. Despite all of this, our voices often don't feel heard. I stepped up partway through last school year to become a South San Francisco CTA rep to represent our voices and perspectives as counselors and other support staff. Of the counselors who filled out a survey about sentiments and feedback, 100% are concerned about their salary and are open and eager to being represented on our own salary schedule that more accurately reflects our education level and workload. Similar to SLPs and school sites here and to counselors in neighboring districts, we all need to have master's degree and at least 3,000 hours of internship experience to receive our pupil p personnel services credentials in order to be in our field.

057And this level of education and experience is not honored with the current salary schedule. We have a high turnover rate as it stands because we do not feel appropriately valued. As one so succinctly put it, "We do the work anyway. We should be paid for it." Student well-being, belonging, and mental health fall under one of the three main priorities of the district. Yet wellness counselors do not have a supervisor, um do not have a well- definfined job spec and outlined duties, do not have our own evaluation criteria, are all showcasing the lack of support we we receive for the critical work we are tasked with. Progress has been made over the years, and I look forward to the day when the district fully walks the talk, so to speak, when the resources are in place

058to meet the demands. I am proud to be an El Camino staff member and hope to have the support to continue to be one for years to come. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you. >> Okay, moving on to item N, information only presentations, teaching and learning. We have a teaching and learning presentation from Martin Elementary School and I see so many of our meteors and they've been so patient. So, we look forward to hearing your presentation, Mr. Palacea. >> All right. Thank you. Right about now, we should be doing some brain break, but we're not going to do that tonight. All right. So, here we go. The clicker first. Perfect. Okay. Well, good evening, President Anthony, board of trustees, Superintendent Dr. Moore, Cabinet, and community members. It is with a great pleasure that I'm here with

059you tonight and have the opportunity to be able to share with you some of the great work in stories from our schools. I do notice I think that crowd over there might not be able to see it, but I'll try to describe some of the uh slides that we have here. Our school mission is aligned with our district's core values and strategic plan that helps us with our commitment to our scholars to thrive and continue to provide opportunities for them with their learning as they navigate through our school district from preschool to high school where they can make an impact with their family and community. educating resilient lifelong learners through collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity with awareness that each of us can grow and improve each day. Our main focus continues to be in

060our ability to grow and improve so that we can be a better version of ourselves at the end of each day. Our mission is our why and our school vision is our what and the how is our school goals. We are implementing illustrative math in grades three to five and providing staff development to deepen the use of math talks in scholar learning across all content areas. We're increasing opportunities for academic and build scholars critical thinking, communication, and engagement with diverse perspectives. Finally, we're prioritizing scholar belonging and well-being, ensuring that every student feels valued and connected, which supports engagement, resilience, and positive relationships. This year, we have a total of 370 scholars. 51% of our scholar group is our multilingual learners with 16 newcomer families. We are looking forward to carrying on to improve our attendance

061by holding parent check-in meetings where we can have opportunity to develop strategies and support to increase attendance of our scholars. We will also continue our attendance matters race, a friendly class competition that highlights the importance of being present every day. Classes will work toward earning recognition for the most states with 100% participation as well as for maintaining the highest overall daily average. Pre- pandemic, Martin's chronic absentism rate averaged about 13.7%. And the year when we returned from distance learning, it ballooned up to 32.20%. We believe that as we continue to build systems to increase increase the sense of belonging in our school, our chronic absenteeism rate will continue to move towards our goal of having it below 15%. The next three sets of data that we are will be looking will be from the California

062assessment of student performance and progress. The the assessment is administered to grades 3 to 5. scholars who have been in the country less than 12 months are excused from the ELA portion while our newcomer scholars are required to complete the math portion. Both our ELA and math results highlight the important work ahead of us. To begin addressing these needs, we're strengthening tier one instruction to ensure all scholars receiving high quality core teaching while also refining tier 2 supports through targeted small groupoup instruction. These efforts position us to make meaningful progress toward our goals and better meet the needs of every scholar. The English language proficiency assessments for California measures the growth of our multilingual learners. The summitive results provide valuable insight into which which areas we are thriving and which parts we need to focus

063our support. This year we are enhancing tier 2 services by leveraging our EL teacher to provide targeted small groupoup instruction for scholars at level two. Our goal is to reduce the percentage of scholars in the somewhat and beginning to develop range to below 50%. Ensuring that more students are making meaningful progress toward English proficiency and long-term academic success. Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills or best known for as dibbles is our current tool that we use to screen our scholars for potential reading difficulties. We are proud to share that as a school we met our 5% goal for the 2425 school year seeing an improvement of scholars scoring at or above benchmark rise from 27 to 35%. We are in our third year of using UFly to build foundation skills such as FMIC awareness,

064graphim, phone correspondence and decoding and encoding. Thanks to the dedication of our reading specialists, our classroom teachers, we are seeing strong gains. For example, kindergarten scores at at or above benchmark have risen 20%. And first grade has shown an impressive 34% increase. Through our multi-tered system of support meetings, we're able to monitor as a team how our scholars are progressing in their learning journey. We value the information that we gather from various assessments provided to our scholars. The core of our mission is to always look for growth and improvement. So it is important for us to have the opportunity to see our student learning progress through different sets of data. The MTSS meetings provide us the time and space to be able to celebrate the areas of growth and be able to provide strategies and

065support that our scholars may need with their academics, social emotional growth, and even support for any family needs that they may have, being able to provide or direct them to the services they're looking. We are deeply grateful for the district and the board's continued commitment to a portrait of a graduate. With the addition of wellness counselor, instructional coach, and ELD teacher, we're better positioned to provide the comprehensive academic and social emotional support our scholars need. Together, these roles strengthen learning for multilingual learners, guide teachers through coaching and feedback, and enhance student well-being through classroom lessons, counseling, and family collaboration, helping ensure every scholars feel supported and connected. These supports are also part of our instructional leadership team alongside classroom teacher representatives where we meet regularly to plan and align our work to support our school

066goals. At Martin, learning doesn't stop at the classroom door. It extends into the real world experiences that help our scholars thrive. Field trips and assemblies are a vital part of scholar learning journey, offering hands-on experiences that bring classroom lessons to life. There is something transformative about stepping beyond textbooks and research to witness history, science, or art firsthand. These immersive opportunities provide deeper understanding, spark curiosity, and make learning more meaningful. Whether exploring a museum, a historical site, or experiencing theater and arts through an assembly, scholars are able to connect knowledge with real world real world experiences, reinforcing what they've studied in class. We provide opportunities to build confidence, leadership, and creativity for our scholars. Gan Academy offers third to fifth grade mentorship and hands-on steam activities. While Girls on the Run promotes confidence and healthy habits

067through physical activity and life skills lessons. New last year, the drama club encouraged self-expression through writing and acting, and the Martin Media Club gave aspiring writers a platform to publish and share their voices. Our commitment to community impact continues with Ruby Bridges Day where scholars take an active role in advocating for positive change. We are looking forward to this year's celebration on November 14th and eagerly waiting to see the continued participation other schools around the country. These programs are shaping well-rounded, engaged, and inspired scholars because when we provide opportunities beyond the classroom, we create lifelong learners and leaders. I am thankful for the hard work of our staff for being able to provide learning beyond the walls of our classrooms. Our staff is very important for the work that we have at Martin. We are

068thankful for the commitment, dedication and love for the most important work in the world, creating opportunities for our scholars. And to all our parents and guardians here or through YouTube, we want to thank you for your continued support. Our commitment to you and your children is very important to us. Lastly, I want to thank our leadership team who provide support and guidance for the important work that we do. From our CACA and CTA leaders to our district administrators and board members on behalf of the scholars, families, and staff, we want to thank you for your support, guidance, and encouragement. At this moment in time, I do want to ask Martin Nation who was able to come and stay up this late with us uh and be recognized uh starting with our parents. So, our parents,

069please, please stand up so we can recognize you. Thank you so much. Without you, our safety patrol wouldn't be here tonight. And thank you for all that you do. I would like now to ask Martin staff, if you're here, stand up. If you're in YouTube, go ahead and stand up. We're watching the living room. We want to recognize you for your dedication and hard work. And thank you so much. And lastly, all of our scholars, please stand up so we can see you and celebrate you. Our safety patrol program continues to provide leadership opportunities and also be an important part of our community when it comes to keeping our families safe in the morning and pick up time in the afternoon. We are thankful for their hard work. Yes, I hear you back there and

070commitment. So, thank you very much scholars. You may be seated. At this moment, we would like to continue with a spirit of celebration and we would like to have the opportunity to recognize a few of our parents um with our school leaders. We are so grateful for our amazing parent volunteers who give their time and energy to support our school and community. Despite busy schedule, they continue to step in to help make school more fun, welcoming, and engaging for our scholars and staff. Thank you for being an essential part of our community and what makes our school such a special place. So, when I call your name, please stand up and join me up here. Uh, first one we want to recognize, let's give a round of applause to Miss Joselyn Lindell. Uh, next one.

071Uh, if we can please have Miss Vanessa Marino. All right, next one we have Miss Victoria Estrada. It's my pleasure to present this one to Miss Carmen Franco. they couldn't make it tonight. And last, but certainly not the least, our PTA president for this year, Miss Raquel Batista [Applause] with our unofficial vice president, Viviana. Come on up. I save the patrol. We didn't dress up for nothing tonight. Come on up. And we're going to take a picture with our school leaders also. Thank you very much. front. [Music] >> Right here. Take a knee. Take a knee. Take a knee. There we go. Take a knee. [Music] All right. Thank you, Mr. Kovatcha. We've got comments from the board. >> Start. >> Okay. Thank >> you so much for the great presentation. Uh, Principal Kavalo and

072then the Martin Nation. Thank you for coming and staying with us with our students and then family and community and staff. Your presentations is always every year is so amazing and then bring the entire team here. That's another even amazing. I don't know if there is such a word. >> It will be for tonight. Yes. Yeah. >> Thank you. Thank you for the great presentation and everything. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Thank you, Trusty Richardson. >> Mr. Kawatcha, you're the patriarch of Martin School. I mean, that's an ongoing uh role that you play for these students, and you're a wonderful role model, those children that just light up our room with their bright neon. But I want to say uh thank all the teachers and their dedication that year after year that we enjoy going

073to the um uh Ruby. Uh that's a it started in Martin's school and you're you led the way and every all the teachers that participated. It was just a wonderful thing. Lifts our whole district and I appreciate it. I just wanted to say thank you for all the work you do because it does a take a lot. It's a beautiful presentation. when you had the real Ruby Bridges come a few years ago, that was a memorable time and I really appreciate everybody's efforts, dads, moms, and babies that come over and and say hello. So, thank you for so much for your appreh. Yeah, thank you uh for coming and bringing Yeah. Meteor Nation. Uh I didn't know it was a nation but you were your own sovereignty. So thanks for coming. I I yeah just

074to echo everything that trusty Richard just said. So um yeah I won't repeat myself but um I do want to mention you know coming I I did I think I visited the campus for the first time this summer um during the big lift um the showcase. Yes. >> And and you really welcomed every you know welcomed me welcomed everybody and um it was a great showcase. there was a lot of energy, big crowd. Um, so that really speaks to, you know, the I think the the energy that you have at the school. Um, and so thank you for your work over the summer to yeah, host that um to host the big lift and uh so I do hope I can, you know, come by, you know, during the school year and uh yeah, definitely

075looking forward to that at some point. >> Always welcome. >> Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Um I had a couple questions. So u I know like yeah, the safety patrol has been, you know, phenomenal for many years. Um, I know there's a C school, uh, like the one-way street demonstration. I was just curious how that's been going so far. >> Yeah, correct. We're very blessed and thankful for the city's effort um with within that project. The the biggest one that they have is the one-way demonstration that we have started three weeks ago. And we're sad because it's going to end tomorrow. And um I think I speak volume for our safety patrol, especially Miss Angle or Miss Bony who are always out there and of course our parents uh who are experiencing the drop off and

076pickup every day. Uh having a one-way street, at least from my observation and some of our parents approaching us, it it it does make a big difference. It alleviates the traffic, the congestion. Um, you know, I I think if I was able to gather some tally marks of honks, angry honks, you know, there's a happy one, there's not so happy one. I think, you know, it's really almost to zero uh for the last three weeks. Um, we are very I'm glad we're sharing this for those of you um on YouTube. The reflection, the survey is still open. So, it's very important for us for Martin staff and Martin parents that we are able to share our experience with uh having that one-way demonstration on October 1st, Wednesday, in Paradise Valley. We're going to have a

077community meeting where we get to see some of our neighbors to hear from them also how this is impacting them. Um, but I'm really hoping that a lot of our parents and all of our staff are able to share their opinion. >> Yeah, that's great. And I hope that it does come back. Um, I mean that we make it a permanent thing. So, yeah, I'll just leave it there. But yeah, thanks for sharing that update. >> I just had one. >> Thank you. I think Martin, >> I just I just had one more. I wanted to ask in light of what her she was asking trusty lamb and did will you announce the date that the parents will be coming in for the feedback on the oneway um street in front of your school. >>

078Yes. So a little clarification for that. So there is an open survey that we share with our community, our staff and our parents. So that's ongoing until next week and then um I'm meeting with the project manager just to look at the kind of the first wave of data and then on October 1st everyone in the community is welcome to join uh this community melting uh community meeting at Paradise Valley 6:00 and I think that's when they'll share the impact of the oneway street and also there are other things that they have done to make hillside more secure and also up in School Street. So, they will also be sharing updates with those different projects around Martin. >> Oh, okay. Well, that's good to know because I did visit the area and I saw this

079big pipe coming out of the ground and I didn't know what it was, but I'd be interested to ask that question whenever they're in in front of everybody. Thank you. >> Thank you, Jesse Richardson. Um, was interested. I I would say one of the things that I think Martin does really really well is student belonging. And so I'm um thank you. I mean you guys really show up. Um I'm I'm really glad to see the the focus on illustrative mathematics this year and math curriculum in general. Um you know, I think one of the things that Dr. Shay and I have talked about is just the the need to continually focus on our academic achievement. And I know that there's a lot of things that go into test scores and it's not just like a

080kid's capability. There's a lot of other things that go into it. Um, but you know, I I do hope that we'll see some movement um that that's positive in our in our math this year with our additional focus. >> That's just it. Not really a question statement. >> I agree. >> All right. Thank you so much. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> All right. It is 8:24. Um, I don't I mean, Mr. O speaks pretty fast, but I'm not gonna make him speak that fast. So, we're going to take a break for 10 minutes. We'll be back at 8:34. 8:35. 8:35. All right, we are back. We've lost our audience. We've gained an echo. >> I Whenever I turn on my microphone, it it does that. You ready? Can retest it. Talking. Talking. Nope.

081Definitely. We good. Oh, way better. All right. We've got item O by Mr. O. Presentation with potential action businesses business services 1A report on year end unodudited actuals. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Hey, good evening uh President Anthony, members of the board, Dr. Moore Cabinet, uh staff and committee members. So I'll be presenting the districts on audit actuals financial report for the fiscal years 202425 tonight. So this is the report we usually prepare after we close our books. The report covers the period from July 1st 2024 through June 30th 2025. And the purpose purpose of this presentation is to show how we ended the school year. So these are just some of the areas that I'll be covering tonight. This is the uh education code that's associated with the on audit actuals. So in the

082next couple of slides I'll be covering the general fund revenues. The general fund is the district's main operating fund and you can look at it as one of our many uh bank accounts. I'm going to be going over the unrestricted general fund and the restricted general fund and the combined amount. So, this slide just shows the unrestricted general fund revenues. So, we ended the year with 151.9 million in unrestricted uh revenues. uh 32.5 million of the revenue is transferred over to the restricted side of the budget to cover the unfunded uh special education expenditures and the routine restricted maintenance which is the maintenance budget for facilities and is also required by the law. The bulk of our revenues comes from LCFF resources which for our district is property tax because we are a basic a

083district and or community funed school district. So this slide shows the restricted uh revenues. I have separated the restricted portion from the unrestricted portion because the restricted portion must be used for a specific purpose. We ended the year with 72 million in restricted revenues which uh includes the 32.5 million contribution from the unrestricted general fund. And this slide shows the total revenue uh for 2425 which is about 191.4 million. So this is the same information uh as the previous slide but in a pie chart. So in the next couple slides, I'm going to go over the general fund actual expenditures just like the revenues. I'll break down the amounts by unrestricted as well as restricted. So this this slide shows the unrestricted general fund expenditures. Uh we ended the year with about 108.7 million in

084unrestricted general fund expenditures. For the restricted general fund expenditures, we ended the year with 68.3 million in expenditures for 2425. Uh total for all expenditures about 20 for 2425 is about 176.9 million. So same information as the previous slide but in a pie chart for you. So the next couple of slides we're going to see the general fund summary again broken down by unrestricted and and restricted. So so this is a high level summary of the closing numbers for 2425. I have broken down the amounts into unrestricted and restricted. As I mentioned uh the fund balance before the state required destination as well as the district destinations for the unrestricted general fund is about 38.2 million. So just to give you a little breakdown about 19.6 million is for amount set aside by the district

085for anticipated expenditures which include include uh employee raises not settled and budgeted yet about 8.8 million is the state required set aside for economic uncertainty. The amount remaining which is about 9.6 million. So this amount is needed to help the district balance budget in the next two years because the district is currently deficit spending which means the district is spending more uh uh than what it takes in as revenue. The district also has about over five million of positions and programs currently paid for with one-time expiring uh state and local funds which it will be need to be covered starting next uh school year. The state requires school district to have a balanced budget and for not just the current year but the next two years as well. The ending fund balance of the restricted

086uh general fund is about 41.2 million and these are the restricted and state categorical program funds that need to be carried over into the next school years and spent for it intended program purposes. This amount is much higher this year due to the carryover of un of one-time unspent uh state and local grants that district receive but has not spent all the funds yet. So some of examples of these uh categorical money includes like the expanded learning opportunities program uh arts and music instructional materials block grant, arts and prop 28 arts and music you a lot of the gifts and donations from the uh for all the schools that they have not spent in the current year and and so on. So this is the breakdown of the 19.6 6 million district reserve set aside

087for 2425. Yeah. So 9 9.2 million is set aside for employee raises for the current in the next two years. 8.5 million is set aside for the litigation associated with the Janentech litigation. 1.9 million set aside for the future district contribution to employee retirement uh systems for the unrestricted uh general fund portion. This is the a comparison of the estimated actuals what we anticipate our revenue and expenditures will look like when we close the books to our on outer actuals. The actual revenue expenditures after we close the books that 3.9 million change in expenditures is due to the shifting of special education expenditures at year end from the restricted side of the budget to the unrestricted side of the budget. uh basically to avoid increasing our maintenance of effort for the special ed program. So

088this shift increases the special ed expenditures uh in the unrestricted side of the budget and reduces the special ed expenditures at in the restricted side of the budget which in turn reduces our general fund contribution to the special ed program. So that's why you see a reduction about 3.5 million in the general fund contributions line uh of 3.5 million at a few rows uh above there in the slide. The net change expenditure uh in the unrestricted general fund is is only about 461,000 between the estimated actuals and the unauthor actuals. So this was a and there was a actually a fallout of approximately 1.5 million uh out of the 176.9 million budget for after we closed the books and and we're actually not too far off less than 1% of total expenditures uh change for

089the year which is uh really not bad at all. So these are just some of the other funds that the drifting has besides the general fund. uh the last two slides uh areas in the presentation is on the areas of concern and looking ahead. So so these are some of the areas of concern that you have seen in some of my pre previous presentations. I think the two biggest concern for our district right now are the the over five million of positions and programs currently charged to one-time state funds or local grants which are set to expire after this year or depleted after the school year. you know some of the programs for example is lega sports ear tutor some of the wellness counselors and so on you know so those are a lot of

090those are charged to one-time funds the uncertainty of the funding cuts to federal program by the Trump administration is also a huge concern for our district because we have over 7 million oppositions and programs charged to federal funds everyone is anticipating cuts to come but the big question is what is the amount. So hopefully we will know more when the federal government passes its budget for next year which starts on July sorry October 1st 2025. There's a lot of talk that the state of California will try to backfill the federal cuts some or all of it. However, they can only do this if they have the funds available for California state budget in 2526. The governor is already using all of his reserves to balance this budget. If the economy continues to get worse, California

091will not have the funds to backfill any of the federal cuts even if they want to. So looking ahead, these are some of the uh items coming up in the next three to four months. So that's just for information. So that concludes my presentation. I'll take any questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Oh, comments. Mina, >> I just wanted to try to understand this, Mr. O, because it's really hard. >> I can't understand this. When you talk about carryovers and um what does that mean? Does that mean what it's what it says is that you carry whatever it is that you're mentioning here to the next budget? >> Yeah. So, so, so what happened is if you don't spend, you know, because some of the grants, for example, the state allows

092us multiple years to use the funds, right? So, they don't expect you to use all the funds in one year. So, whatever we don't spend in the first year, we can carry over to the next year to spend it. >> Oh, okay. That's what carryover means. >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. Now, when you say deficit spending, you say you're saying that we don't have the money, but we're spending it anyway. Yeah. Yeah. What happened is is um you know based on the latest information on the projections you know we're projecting that you know with provided once we uh give all the raises that we're we're were projected to give then we would be def deficit spending. So the hope is you know either we need to probably most likely actually we might need to cut

093some of the uh expenditure programs or or positions in the future you know if we and also uh depending on the amount of revenue that comes in if if we get a little more revenue there'll be less cuts to make and also like I said we don't there's a lot of uncertainty regarding the federal revenue as well so if those get cut you know that's like seven million and then we will definitely need to make uh more cuts Okay. Uh so um when you when a few slides back you had SB I forget the number. Uh right back that one. No it's not it. Okay. SB 218 litigation cost. What is that? Uh >> so that one has to do with uh you know the the state uh for sexual harassment. So they ended the

094statute of limitation. So So what happened is is uh uh the victims that got sexually assaulted in the past uh they're able to still bring the lawsuit to uh school districts and public agencies. >> Oh, so we have to plan for that. >> Yeah. So we're we're part of a JPA uh a part of Sonteo County JPA. So what happened is is you know uh when there's litigation not just our district but the all the district in San Mato County we all contribute to to uh help pay for the litigation. >> Oh okay I get it. It's a everybody has to in >> Okay. Well that's all I have right now. I >> I appreciate your explaining it to me. >> Thank you. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Any other questions, comments? All right.

095Uh, so we'll move on to our action item. Business services 5A, approval of year-end unodudited actuals report. Staff recommends the approval of the 2025 2024 2025 unodudited actuals financial report as presented to the board. I got a motion. >> Second. >> Great. I've got a motion by Richardson, second by Sheay. All in favor? >> I motion carries 40. >> Okay. Move to item P, the consent agenda. The following items are submitted for board approval. One motion will authorize actions for those items so designated. Do we need to pull any items or consider them separately? Uh >> yes. Can we uh consider separately 2D? And I'd like to recuse myself from that item. >> Okay. Super. Anything else? Okay. So, we will deal with 2D first. This is permission for staff to attend the NGSS workshop

096at the Exploratorium in San Francisco November 5th through 7th, 2025 and January 13th, 2026. Can I get a motion? >> So, move. >> Can I get a second? >> What? Why are we are we >> Amy works for the Exploratorium, so she's recusing? The exploratorium is my employer. So I'm recusing myself from item 2D. >> Oh yeah. Right. >> So So you you guys have got a motion to consider just this item without Amy. >> Oh, okay. Got it. She was accused. >> Correct. >> Got it. Thank you. >> Okay. I've got a motion on the floor by Shay. Trusty Richardson. Would you second it? >> Second by Richardson. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries 300 with one recusal. Now we'll consider the rest of the consent agenda. So that's 1 A 2 A

097B C E F G H I J K 3 AB 4 AB and 5 ABC. >> I have a brief question for the uh the 9-day trip to Europe. Mhm. >> If anybody knows where the students will be going uh for what countries if there anybody knows where they're they'll be going because nine days is a long long trip to Europe. >> Anybody know? >> No. I think um I shared earlier in the communication that we didn't have that information yet, but once we would find out, we would give that to you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. So, can I get a motion to approve all of the items that I listed before? Every motion to D. >> Second. >> That was a motion by Lamb, second by Shay. All in favor? >>

098I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 4 Z. >> Moving on to another information discussion item, administration 1A, discussion of community forum topics. The board will discuss potential topics for the district's community forum being held on October 23rd, 2025. Yeah, thank you, President Anthony. So, in preparation of our upcoming community forum, we have identified potential topics or a potential topic, but we listed all of the potential top or all of the topics that we previously have discussed. The board typically selects one to two topics. I wouldn't recommend that you select any more than that. Typically, it's a 2hour window. Um, usually it's six o'clock to 8:00 where we're discussing different items uh that may be of interest to the board and or community. And so really opening it up to the board. We gave one recommendation just

099given this was an ask of the board to bring this back, but we wanted to open up to the board to see if you wanted to keep it with one topic or if you wanted to consider adding another topic to discuss at the community forum. >> So So what is the topic? We already have. >> How many topics do we need? The topic that's being suggested is the loto modernization. >> Oh, I see. >> It's in the It's in the body of the page 50 page. >> Yeah, I think at the they have the list and then it says in addition this has been identified as a possible topic monarch. >> No problem. I think that's a really good topic. I think we do want an update on it. Um I would also put forth

100um math through a parent lens or math through uh early adoption. Um how's it going so far? You know, is there anything that we can provide parents community as updates? I know this a lot of people have questions. I mean, I do agree with math, but I also feel like that's an thing that we'll need many forums for, like maybe even site based forums. So, um I I guess I had a thought if we do the Losertos modernization if we could pair that maybe with a brief presentation like a summary of all the bond and facilities projects like just recent things. So, a summary of like the bond projects that are happening. Um, just to give >> like a bond update. >> Yeah, bond update. Um, just to give an idea of what's been happening

101as well. And and then what we could leave the the bulk of the rest of the meeting for the Loser discussion. >> I I also like to Oh, >> so we're talking Yeah, we're talking about what will be a community forum topic. Trusty Shay started to say something. >> Yes, thank you. I would also like to advocate the topic of the impact of AI on teaching and learning >> or potentially another topic similar digital citizenship in the age of AI. >> Can I advocate I have more would like to share my thoughts. So we take um a proactive and delivery step to address one of the most urgent and transformative challenges facing education. Art art artif art artifacial. Yes, thank you. Artificial intelligence AI. The reality of the AI is not a distance concept. It

102is here in our students homes, our homes, students backpacks and their homes, their phones and laptops and our phones and laptops. Tools like Chat, GPT, C-Pilot, Geminy, just to name a few, are already being used right now, which presents our district with immediate questions about academic honesty, critical thinking skills, and the very future we are preparing our students for. So therefore I believe our role is to not to react with the fear but to lead with the clarity and purpose. To do that we need a clear expert informed district strategy. Therefore I'm advocating that the topic of our community forum is the impact of AI on teaching and learning or digital citizenship in the age of AI. Can I can I throw in one more? Well, let's if if anyone has anything to comment on

103the AIM, but I I do >> I think we get we'll get them all out and then and then we discuss. >> Oh, okay. So, I'll toss out one more um which is just leaning into our this year's priorities regarding belonging uh well-being and student discourse. but just to kind of do uh I guess like almost show like case studies or just like things that different sites are doing uh to show the >> the the variety of things that are happening. Um I that what something an example comes to mind is like the the culture keepers at Westboro that they just won the Ken award this past year and um and like Aloma Middle School had some interesting programs happening as well for uh student belonging. So I don't know it just seems like every

104school's kind of experimenting and trying different things. So that would be interesting to share with the community that these things are uh happening. Are there any other topics that anyone wants to speak to? And then I'm just going to summarize what I heard and allow the board to discuss which one or two we can discuss at the community forum. >> Okay. So, I'm sorry. >> I was just going to say Trusty Richardson, if we have any other suggested topics, now is the time to suggest it. >> Okay. I I did want to bring up the but I don't >> you speak into your mic. >> I I don't know if it's if we'll have time if if we talk about we have four topics. >> We're not going to talk about all five of these

105things. >> Only one to two topics. You guys have to decide. I'm going to get all of them and then play them back to the board for your consideration. >> Okay. So, I was interested in finding out uh it may be too soon or something about the uh the Foxridge properties and that we've talked about developing that and I don't not sure if that's appropriate to bring it at this time because it may be years away, but I I I thought we could have a a study se session separate from that. But if we're going to discuss it to the community, um it would be appropriate. I I would say, but but having the Loserto's uh uh remodernization situation, I thought I think that would take precedent at the moment. But at some point, I

106did request a a briefing to the board about this property because we don't have all the specifics. is basically for the new people on the board that you know predates. >> Yeah, I did bring that up to Dr. Moore. Um and I think we >> Yeah, we have decided that that's not probably rising to the >> at this time >> as a priority topic, but we have it on our list. >> I agree. >> Okay, >> but we have it. We wrote it down, so we have it. So, here's what we have on for the potential topics for the community forum. from Lorto's modernization math through a parent lens or an early adoption lens or updates that we can provide a summary of bond projects or updates the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and

107learning or dig digital citizenship expert informed prof or expert expert informed um information for the board and community. a presentation on belonging and well-being and academic discourse, a showcasing of what all of the sites are doing related to these particular three priorities. And we had Fox Ridge also on the table, but I think we we identified that as a future potential discussion. So, of those five topics, the the board will have an opportunity to identify the one or two that you would like for us to consider and then we can ask clarification questions for those who oversee the specific topic area. Um, I will I'll just venture this that since math and belonging are our district goals this year, maybe we do just sort of quarterly updates within our own board meeting. Um, rather than

108having that be part of the community forum um since as as Trusty Lamb pointed out, like I think it's something that probably needs continuous updates. Um, and I think the idea of case studies is a great idea for bringing those to life in in board meetings. So, Yeah, >> that that's what I would think. I really like the idea of digital citizenship too or AI. Um, >> it's, you know, because Yeah. Do we have an Do we have an AI policy for We do not have an adopted AI policy. No. I know I think Trusty Murray's been interested in that as well and like CSBA's been doing some work behind it. But um yeah, this is a tough one because I think that that AI like having that discussion is going to be needed soon

109or maybe even yesterday. But >> uh we we need >> but then the the Losertos project both. Yeah, do >> we do lost update and then also AI about an hour for each. >> Can we throw in a brief overview of the bond uh like just tour of all them? >> Um my recommendation would be if it's going to be on Los Certos, we focus on Los Cerritos versus adding an additional bond information. >> Because I anticipate this is going to be of interest to the Los Cerritos community. >> Yeah. Um I will say yeah um we did have the bond subcommittee meeting. We should have reported out on that. Um but I think we we also have started to have sort of precedence of having um director Shelton come and give updates >> on

110the bond. So it sounds like you're also just looking for an update. So maybe that's also just a future agenda item >> that's coming. >> Next time we will we will update that. Thank you for reminding >> those two. Yeah, I think something related to AI or digital citizenship, um, whatever. If we have a policy sort of in development, it might be a good time to get community feedback on a on an AI policy if that's >> So, I'm going to give Dr. Campbell an opportunity since this is something that um, I know she also is aware and passionate about and can probably let us know if that's clear enough so that we know what we should actually be bringing back to the boarding community. Dr. Campbell. Good evening. Just some clarifying questions uh regarding

111the expectation of the presentation or the community forum. So with respect to artificial intelligence, are you looking to understand just how it impacts um teaching and learning from the student perspective, the teacher perspective, uh maybe even the family engagement perspective? >> Yes. Um would you also like to understand um like how artificial intelligence prepares or the engagement of student in artificial intelligence prepares them for maybe like their future post-secary endeavors as like careers and things are changing. >> Yeah. How would we prepare them for the future and then the impact to our teaching and learning because this is going to be >> a game changer right lots of our professional development our curriculum we just adapt our math how does this AI impacting that I know we may not have answer because there are so

112many district are struggling with that so whatever you have you can prep us and educate us where we are and even we don't if we don't have a policy it it's in the work, right? So, I just want to confirm that. >> Yeah. >> Go ahead. I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. >> So, currently we do not have a policy and there are several districts in our state and outside of our state with policies and so I could absolutely um is the expectation in that same um session to bring sample policies or not necessarily. Okay. >> No. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's when you guys are ready then we would love that but if you are not no we don't want to make something up. >> I mean we want to engage uh teachers and uh

113our communities. So yeah thank you. >> Okay. >> Yeah I mean I feel like seeing what other districts are doing would be of interest just as a point of comparison but um but yeah maybe leave it for you to scope figure out the scope of that. >> So can I just clarify? So I heard artificial intelligence and its impact on students, staff and families and how it prepares students for the future like post-secary >> um particularly with a focus on the impacts to teaching and learning. And then the last thing I heard was and seeing it what other districts are doing. So can I just make sure that yeah that can I just make sure that um it is the pleasure of the board that we do all of those things impact students staff families

114how it prepares students to engage moving through post-secary um and possibly bringing in what other districts are doing. >> I think that's a lot. I I will just suggest um Amy that I'm on the CSBA um Sanonteo County uh organizational thing. Maybe we start with the other what are other districts doing with one of those discussions is sort of among school boards first >> rather than bringing it when we're not quite quite there. >> I think teaching and learning is going to be a really impactful one if there's a focus among those. I think it would be the >> perfect I think I am seeing head nods. So that is the pleasure of the word. We will prioritize those. Thank you very much. All right. Moving to our action part of our agenda. Just time

115check. We've got Okay. Still another hour before next break. Um 1 A, administration approval of superintendent contract extension. Staff recommends the approval of the superintendent's contract extension through June 30th, 2029. Any questions or comments on this item? >> Question. >> Okay. >> So, move. >> Super. I I do have a comment. I'm I'm I know that this is only um a one-year extension. Um and uh I think it's it's really wise of the board to wait to do um salary until uh until we settle all of our bargaining units. Um but I look forward to talking about a raise as well and other compensation whatever that is. Okay. But we have a motion by Shay. >> Oh, I wanted to offer a comment as well. Just one. Yeah. Um, well, I I'll second the motion,

116too. >> Okay. >> Because I I do support this. Um, I just wanted to put out there like I know there's a lot of >> maybe not everyone knows all the things that go on, but you know, being a superintendent, not an easy job. Um, so I'm very thankful grateful for your uh leadership here. Um, and just wanted to share, you know, there's a lot of int intentionality, thought, strategic thinking behind the things that have been happening. And uh so I'm just really happy to support that and um you know as long as we keep uh building our leadership capacity and building up our supports for our educators and staff um I think that will also translate into uh improving student achievement. So we're happy to support this. >> I echo what Amy's comment. >>

117Me too. >> She said it better than me. >> All right. We've got a motion by Shay, a second by Lamb. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? All right. Motion carries 40. Resolution number 25555 for Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month. Staff recommends the adoption of resolution number 2020 2555 English and Spanish persons honoring Hispanic Hispanic Latin exheritage month which is September 15th through October 15th. Trusty Richardson, would you read this into the record? Well, I'm ask Trusty Lamb to do us the honor for the English version and I shall do it in the Spanish version. >> Are we do are we doing both? >> Okay, great. >> Okay, so here we go. So for uh uh Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, September 15th through October 15th, 2025. Oh, resolution number 2555. Whereas the month of

118September 15 to October 15th was designated as Hispanic Heritage and Latin X month by the United States Congress in 1988. And whereas Hispanic, Latinx, or Latino refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American or other Spanish cultural or origin regarding regardless of race. Uh and whereas September 15 was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and September 16th for Mexico's independence. And whereas this year's theme is collective heritage, honoring the past, inspiring the future. And whereas the impact of the Hispanic X, Latinx culture and centuries old traditions are manifested in our state's customs and laws. And whereas Hispanic Americans and Latinx continue to make important contributions to our society in American government, business, agriculture, armed forces, commerce, education, the arts, science, and

119sports. And whereas California Education Code section 5151204.5 specifically calls for instruction in the social sciences to include the study of the role and contributions of Mexican-Americans to the economic, political, and social development of California and the nation with particular emphasis on portraying the role of this group in contemporary society. And whereas Hispanic Americans, Latinx are one of the fastest growing communities in this country and represents 62 million or 19% of US residents, 40% of California's population, which signifies the nation's largest Hispanic and Latinx population, 30% of the South San Francisco population, and 45% of the district's students. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees hereby recognizes and wishes to honor Hispanics and Latinos during 2025 Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month. Regularly passed and adopted this 11th

120day of September, 2025. >> Thank you, Trusty Lamb. Trusty Richardson. >> Perfect. San Francisco Latinx Espano, Latinx, or Latino, Latinos, Mexico, Latinex. manifest latinex. Pacific Mexico politic. contempor. Americanos, Latinx, the saf Franciscoto Latinx. Um, gracias. Um, now we need a motion. >> So moved. Perfect. >> Second. >> Great. Motion by Richardson, second by Sheay. Can I get a roll call vote, please, Joanna? >> Trusty Richardson. >> Yes. Trusty Sha. >> Yes. >> Trusty Lamb. >> Yes. >> I'm ready. >> President Anthony. >> Yes. Motion carries 40. All right. Teaching and learning 2A. Approval agreement with Maria Verdin LMFT LPCC to provide early childhood mental health consultation ECMHC for the 2025 2026 school year. Staff recommends the approval of agreement with Maria Verden for ECMHC services at the Children's Center, Hillside, and Martin Elementary for the

1212025 2026 school year in the amount of $38,500. Any questions or comments on this item? >> So move. >> All right. Motion by Shay. >> Second by Lamb. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries 40 2B. Approval of the SMCE teacher induction BTSA program agreement for the 2025 2026 school year. Staff recommends the approval of the SMCE teacher induction BTSA program agreement with the district for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions or comments on this item? >> So move. >> All right. Motion by Shane. >> Second by Richardson. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries 40. Item 2 C, approval of theou with Exploratorium for the 2025 2026 school year. Staff recommends the approval of theou between the exploratorium and SSFUSD to support the evaluation and development of instructional resources

122as part of the elementary science instructional innovators cohort initiative for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions or comments on this one? Uh, President Anthony, I'd like to recuse myself from this item since Exploratorium is my employer. Thank you. Recused. Any questions or comments? Still moved. We got a motion by Shay, >> second by Richardson. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries 30. We move on to 3B, resolution number 2553, education code and title 5, where staff recommends the adoption of resolution 2553, education code and title 5 options for teaching assignments for the 2025 2026 school year. Can I get a motion or first any questions or comments? If not, can I get a motion with a waving of the reading? >> So move waving of the reading. >> Great. Motion by Shay, second by

123Lamb. It's a resolution. Can we get a roll call vote, please? >> Trusty Richardson. >> Trusty Shay, >> I. >> Trusty Lamb, >> yes. >> President Anthony, >> yes. Motion carries 40. 3C, amendment with Scoot Education. Staff recommends approval of the amendment with Scoot Education to incorporate hourly rates for certain additional special education positions for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions or comments on this item? >> So moved. All right. >> Second. >> Motion by Lamb, second by Shay. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. 4 Z. 3D. Agreement with Reach University. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Reach University with oversight from alternatives and action to provide candidates with opportunities to complete job embedded graduate degree or credentiing programs. Any questions or comments with this item? >> So move. Trusty Richardson. Second.

124>> We're on 3D agreement with Reach University. >> Yeah. I'll second the motion. >> All right. Motion by Shay, second by Lamb. All in favor? >> I >> Yes. Okay. Motion carries. 40. No problem. We're on 3E. Provisional Internship Permit PIP for Kyrie Velasquez. Staff recommends approval of the PIP for Kyrie Velasquez, extensive supports needs teacher at Uniperosa Elementary School for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions on this? I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> All right. Lamb with a first. Um Shay with the second. All in favor? >> I motion carries 40. Item 3F, provisional internship permit PIP for Jessica Schneoody. Staff recommends approval of the PIP for Jessica Schneoody, teacher at Montverdie Elementary School for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions or comments on this item? >> So move briefly. I

125just had a a quick question. How long are they have they been into the program that they can be assigned a provisional internship permit? Who are these offered to? Who who uh is allowed to um apply for this internship? How much training do they have? >> Trusty Richardson, the length of time is for one year. >> One year. And what what grade levels are they allowed to uh be interned? What grades are >> uh it is applicable for any educator in a K through 12 setting. So depending on the position that they're hired for, we would apply for a specific PIP or provisional. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve? >> I think I motioned. >> Oh, you did. Okay. Sorry, I missed that. U motion by

126Sheay, second by Richardson. All in favor? >> I I motion carries. Five 40. All right, moving to student and family services amendment with Ride at School LLC. Staff recommends approval of amendment number one to the agreement with Right at School to accommodate increased ELOP student enrollment for the 2025 2026 school year. Any questions or comments on this one? Um I just had some questions just to clarify. Um so regarding the enrollment my so from the documents it said it's going to expand enrollment to 200 students and um so it's is there is there understanding is that this is going to cover the current like all the people who are needing or wanting a spot or and how are we prioritizing those spots? So um the amendment would be to increase from 100 to 200 and

127uh so currently our our ELOP pro providers uh keep running list based on when uh uh families uh try to sign up. So there they'll be using those list to um enroll. And is there I guess are the spots kind of divvied up kind of equally or is it just kind of like whoever signs up first or asks? >> So >> because there's like three like three or four sites, right? Or three three of the sites are getting expansions of slots. Um and an Altaloma is kind of holding it what they have currently. >> Uh yes. So currently um it'll it'll be based on uh need uh and capacity at each site. Um and then at Altaloma uh they do have uh um there there there's there there's currently enough space uh in their current

128allocation. >> Yeah, thank you. I just wanted to ask that for the record just because I know having afterchool programs, after school care is just a very needed resource in our community. So, >> right. And so to to add to that, um Vincent Chandler, our ELOP coordinator, is currently working with our city partners to develop a a plan to expand uh servicing uh for uh the upcoming school year for 26 27. So, trying to build capacity with our our local partners to be able to increase uh and meet that that need for our families. >> Yeah, great. That's great news. Thank you. Yeah. >> I also just want to give a shout out to Vincent. He's really hit the ground running and I really appreciate the work that he's done in um in getting kids

129enrolled um and and building systems for the future. So, thank you for that. >> Yeah, same here. Um looking forward to uh being able to continue to improve and um better serve our families. Yeah, this is one of the things that came out of the joint advisory committee for the child care and master plan, the JACCCCMP, um that Dana and I sat on a couple years ago was the need for coordination, better coordination, earlier coordination so that the parents weren't on the first day of school going, "Okay, where is my kid going to after school?" You know, like it's really just exciting. So glad to see that coming to life. All right. Um can I get a motion? >> Still move. All right, I got a motion by Shay, second by Richardson. All in favor?

130I >> I motion carries 40. 5B. You had 5A earlier. 5B. Amendment number three with Protek Consulting and Engineering for El Camino High School. Staff recommends approval of amendment number three with Protek Consulting and Engineering for Hazardous Materials Consulting and Services for the El Camino High School central kitchen and cafeteria project under the measure T bond program in the amount of 19,200. Any questions or comments on this one? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Right. We got a motion by Lamb, second by Richardson. Uh all in favor >> I Motion carries 40. All right. Business Services 5C agreement approval of agreement with SIM Architects for Montyver Elementary School. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Sim Architects, Inc. for architectural and engineering services for the new TK classroom building project at Montiverie Elementary School in

131the amount of 168,400. Any questions or comments on this item? >> Um, some comments and questions from me. So, obviously I'm excited to hear that we're adding TK capacity at Monty. I know that I'm sure there's a lot of families who would prefer to have their child enrolled um like you know closer to them or at least to have some option at Monty Birdie. Um so it sounds like that we're building uh I just want to put on the record so we're building one TK classroom. Is that correct? And the capacity for that um is for one class. Is that for Mr. O? >> Yes. Uh that that's correct. Yeah, it's one actually it's not a portable it actually is a modular building. It's a DSA approved modular building which will include a rest room

132inside the portable or modular building as well >> because that's part of having a TK classroom. You have the restroom in in the >> Yes. And and the so it's going to accommodate you know basically uh 20 or 24 students depending on uh what we decide. >> Okay. Gotcha. And then um so this is um agreement with sim architects. They're also doing the kind of the bond scoping. I mean projects all projects in Montiverie including bond and and this this particular project is not bond funded but yes >> um they're >> they're kind of overseeing all projects that are going to be happening. >> Yeah. They were selected because you know they they're the one who's doing the assessment for Monte Verde. So they have the information about the whole campus. So it makes sense

133to have them also do this separate project, you know, as part of the non-bond project. >> And just to clarify again, so this is not bond pro nonfunded just for almost like for speed um just to get this because we kind of need this sooner and >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Mainly because you know this could be a a few years before the the actual construction at Monte Verde. So this is a a need right now that we need to have more space for the students on the wait list. >> Yeah, gotcha. Any other questions or comments? >> Um I was thinking it was going to be next year. That's that's how I wish, but I understand. But those will be all our schools will have a TK after these are done. This

134is what I read in some of the facility uh report that I I saw from the uh subcommittee uh by our facilities director. Is that >> Yeah, we have currently Monte Verde and General Perosa are the only two that doesn't have it. So, we're also looking at General Perisera also to see if we can add one there, but space is very very tight there. So, we're trying to figure out if if it's possible even to to add it there. I was rather pleasantly surprised that we actually had all those up and running. Uh, and there's all these 10 schools. What is it? Nine schools plus. >> Yeah. So, I was happy to see that because I heard the parents speaking out. They love that program. >> Yes. >> There just no other way to say

135it that we can't build enough of those for our district. >> So popular. Thank you to the staff who work so hard to make it happen. >> Yeah, you're welcome. Yeah, we're trying to move as fast as we can. That's why we're we're not waiting for the bond program. We're doing that as a separate project. >> All right. So move. >> I got a motion by Shay. >> I'll second by Lamb. All in favor? >> I I >> I. Motion carries 40 5D. Approval of agreement with Sim Architects, Inc. for El Camino High School. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Sim Architects, Inc. for architectural and engineering services for the El Camino High School Athletic Field Stadium restroom building in the amount of $168,000. Any questions or comments on this item? >> Um, I

136did ask also what because just it just happened that this the previous item and then this and the next item were not um they're they're funded by regular facilities fund. So, I was like, well, I might as well just keep asking why we're using the facilities fund just to clarify. But it sounds like this is also much needed and I've I've heard that some, you know, some uh community comments about needing this facilities. Could you speak to that as well? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Part of reason why we we're advancing this forward is because the high school is going to take a few years before actual construction. And also, you know, I just want to remind the board the actual bond that passed only covers less than less than 50% even less than 40 maybe

137now because of all the tariffs and everything going on. So, so we're not going to be able to touch a lot of even some of the wings and some of these high schools. So, so, so this one is a kind of urgency. So, we decide to to move forward and use our facilities funds to pay for that. >> Okay. And do uh I I probably should have read it more closely, but do we know when we expect that to be completed, the the restrooms? >> Uh the hope is try to get done by the summer, before the summer or maybe during the summer. >> So move motion by Shea, second by Richardson. All in favor? >> I I motion carries 40. All right. Item 5E, amendment number one with 196 architects for South San Francisco

138High School. Staff recommends approval of amendment number one with 196 architects for additional architectural and engineering services required by DSA for the two special education classroom renovations at South San Francisco High School in the amount of 59,450. Any questions or comments on this item? I got a comment which is that it's wild what they make you do even though it has nothing to do with the actual project. That's my only comment. It's like repaving the sidewalk somewhere. Like it's not even like the sidewalk that's next to the thing. I Whatever. It's wild. >> Trust you Lamb. Anything you want to say? >> No. I mean I could repeat myself, but you know that's I mean Yeah. >> moving forward faster. Got it. Yeah. All right. I think we know we need this. So glad that

139we're spending our facilities. >> Well, yeah, we already started it. Like we can't get this approved until we get this DSA stuff. >> Okay. >> So, I second. >> All right. So, Lamb first, uh, Shay second. All in favor? >> I motion carries 40. >> All right. Item 5 F, resolution number 2554, GAN limits. Staff recommends the adoption of resolution 2554 certifying the actual GAN limit for 2024 2025 and the estimated GAN limit for 2025 2026. Any questions or comments on this item >> otherwise motion with waving we need to read this. >> Appreciate that motion with a waving the reading. Thank you Trusty Lamb. >> Can I get a second? >> Second by Shay. >> I moved to wave the reading. >> Yes, she did. She Oh, she did. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Thank

140god. Yeah. No. No. >> It was pretty short. We could read it, but let's not. >> It's a roll call. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Trusty Richardson, we're on roll call. >> Yes. >> Trusty Shay. >> Yes. Trusty Lamb. >> Yes. >> President Anthony. >> Yes. Motion carries 40. >> All right. Review of future agenda items and meetings. Any questions or comments on these? We talked about our community forum topics, so we can update that for our September 25th meeting. Summary of board directives. >> There are none. >> All right. And then good and welfare. >> Okay. Can I start? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. So I want to begin with two moments that have stayed with me from our recent back to school nights which someone referred to as a party.

141And at Bury Bury, a parent told me their child feels genuine excitement to come to school every day. And at Altaloma, I saw a teacher working with a student and the energy between them was pure joy and connection. Those moments are not accidental. They are the direct results of our deep commitment to thrive, to fostering wellness and belongings so that every single student in our district feels seen, valued, and excited to learn. Thank you. Thank you, Trusty Shay. That's a great observation. Trusty Lamb. >> Yeah, I have a few remarks in probably like three minutes. So, I just let you know. So, um you know, I just want to know, you know, today is the anniversary of 911. Um so, you know, hard hard to say, but I I hope we can take a moment

142to remember those who are lost and uh recommmit to the spirit of community and service to each other. Um to I believe the spirit is much badly needed um in these you know challenging times. Um you I must admit uh I've been really deeply disturbed by a lot of recent headlines lately. Um just especially yesterday's um horrific shootings at um Utah Valley University and um Evergreen High School in Colorado. It's just it's just pointless senseless senseless violence. Um we must denounce this kind of outrageous um these outrageous things. Um, but it's times like these that I'm I'm grateful that we're uh part of this community. You know, the values of our district um are about community, authenticity, resilience, and equity are really about our belief that a better world is possible where we can all

143live and work together, persevere through challenges, and care for each other. I mean, it feels like more and more our society wants to tell us that, you know, we should be valuing the opposite. But to that, I say no. No to that. On this anniversary day and every day, um I ask that we commit to living by our values and choosing to value one another. Um in that spirit, I'm I'm glad and grateful for the past two weeks of back to school nights. Um there were joyous occasions um and you know was a chance to reconnect with friends uh meet new friends as well. Um I visited South San Francisco High School, Westboro Middle School, uh Juniper and Monty Verdie. Um, so thank you to Principal Bissi, uh, Rossi, Senpai and Mert for their warm

144hospitality. Um, you know, my family was among the crowds of parents and students. I mean, it was like packed. You know, these were like really, uh, people were really excited about the the new school year. Everyone's excited and eager to meet their new teachers. Um, and so for my family, we're immensely grateful to our kids teachers at South City High and Montyver for uh, guiding them this year. Uh, couple other things. Um, I visited uh Los Cerritos with Dr. Moore and Trusty Richardson. That's my first time walking the campus there. And also saw Mr. Marsen. Thank you. Uh, so thank you to Principal Hong and uh, all the teachers for welcoming us into their classrooms where the kids engaged creatively in math and writing activities. We also learned about some of the shifts being made

145to better support their multilingual learners. Um, I'm really excited to hear about it. So looking forward to following their progress. Uh, I also visited the family resource center recently to donate items. Um, President Anthony, I know you've been doing that for quite some time, so I'm just kind of getting into the program finally. Um, and I talked to Miss Fatima Maldonado who shared that about 30 families uh, reached out for help um, at the start of the school year. So, you know, clearly the need is out there. Uh, if you're able to contribute items or volunteer uh, or you know, you need support yourself, uh, please uh, reach out to the family resource center. um they're at South City High, so you can contact them. Um uh and then before I close, uh I just

146want to briefly acknowledge the passing of our former school board member, uh Ray Laam. Um and extend my condolences to his family. Uh and then I just want to say thank you, Trustee Laam, uh for your many years of service. Um, you know, it's truly an honor to be uh for me and I'm sure for all of us to be serving on the same board as you and I hope we carry forward that legacy um in the district um in the same spirit of community as you did. Thank you. >> Thank you, Trusty Lamb. Trusty Richardson. Is your is your microphone on? >> Last weekend, uh, Trustee Lamb was and her family were at the Gulura Festival. >> Oh, yeah. >> And, uh, the whole board was invited and she and I went. I And

147it was a parade down on Grand Avenue. The South the South San Francisco Women's Club marched. uh inert the San Francisco South San Francisco local response team was present, families, children enjoying dancing, celebrating all the cultures, Latin America, Latinos, and the board uh of course was invited. Um it was a big turnout uh last night at the city council. Um the mayor said that the that there were 4,500 people in attendance. And I walked through the street and familia stomando aion was had a table. Ethnic foods vendors local community colleges last night. A poet and former mayor of East Palo Alto, Mr. Antonio Lopez was introduced by the city mayor at the council meeting who is a Duke University graduate and currently a PhD candidate. and he read a poem for Hispanic Cultural Month on

148uh which is we just read and acknowledged. I also attended a book signing earlier of the local talent of Mr. John Goodwin. He's he's the parent and I think Just Shay knows him. Uh he's a a former student of uh El Camino High School and he worked for the park um National Park Service career 24 years and he had I bought his book and uh you're welcome to read it. But I also wanted to segue Mr. McGawan, our local educator, also wrote a book, but I don't know the name of it because the person that told me I went to back to school night and Mr. McGawan uh is his second book and we don't I don't know the name of it, but I was going to be told the name of it. It's on

149Amazon, so maybe you could look it up with his name. So, that's our local talent that in our community who's he's a English teacher at Ben High School. Anyway, there's so much talent in our small community, but Mr. uh Goodwin uh lives in KA. So, I was so smart. I said, "Mr. Goodwin, is KMA a national park?" And he says, "Are the cemetery a national park?" He says, "No, it's not a national park." So, that that answered that question. Uh and I try to go to as many nights as possible. Everyone's so happy to be back in class. Children, parents, uh, and the parents are have their own children going to these schools. It was just amazing how people just love our area, love our schools. I mean, a lot of, uh, uh, uh, kudos

150on the menu. They love pepperoni pizza. um you know and at South San Francisco High School entertain us with our renowned folklorico that I went to and um enjoyed speaking to Miss Wang the history teacher who's been in teaching for 24 years at the kickoff was at the uh El Camino High School with taco trucks and the new clubs culinary uh had a table with delicious pictures of all the products and all the things they baked. This delicious looking turkey was uh the science club. I bought a t-shirt which I owe Mr. uh Mr. Oh, I owe you $5 or 50. I don't know. I bought a t-shirt. Anyway, I had a brief conversation with Mr. Lopez who is the mariachi teacher. I didn't even know he was there, but he will be bringing a

151a spring conference performance uh for us next year. So that is my contribution for tonight. >> Great. >> Um I uh want to acknowledge a student from South San Francisco High School um who emailed me last week, two weeks ago. Um Yan Lee um really exemplified the the traits of of learn and I would say also um impact. um Yan wrote to me to advocate for changes to our district um PE policy and uh they made a really good case and um I've I've passed it on to to consider. So I think I just wanted to say thank you. They also reached out to me last year um for advocacy around um what we're doing for our immigrant families. So just really wonderful um that they are so active in in reaching out and and

152speaking up for what they want. So thank you to Yan Lee for exemplifying Lee learn and impact. And with that I'm going to adjourn in memory of Raymond Laam. This evening the board of trustees adjourns in memory of Raymond Ray Laam who dedicated much of his life to education, community service and leadership. Mr. Leam began his career with South with San Francisco Unified School District serving as an educator. He later transitioned into the restaurant industry where he worked as a corporate partner and general manager for two decades before returning to his passion for teaching as a professor at City College of San Francisco in the culinary arts and hospitality services department for 16 years. This point you may be wondering why we're honoring him. It's because in addition to his professional accomplishments, Mr. Leam devoted

153many years to serving the South San Francisco Unified School District as an elected trustee, including multiple terms as board president. He was widely respected by his colleagues, staff, and the community for his thoughtfulness, dedication, and commitment to public trust. Um, so what I think I'm hearing is that South San Francisco lost a really good one. Uh, we honor Mr. Laam's many contributions and extend our deepest condolences to his family. So, thank you so much for suggesting that we adjourn in honor of Mr. Um and with that we adjourn.