001e for all right little a little slow today uh we are reconvening into Open Session can I have roll call please student trusty harsana here trusty Shay here trusty lamb here vice president Murray here president Anthony here and trusty Richardson will be joining us about halfway through this meeting she had a prior engagement all right uh Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Martin Elementary School second grader student and I hoping I'm saying it right Leia bantes check oh oh check good evening good evening president Anthony vice president Murray Board of trustee super superintendent Dr Moore cabinet and community members it is a great honor that I have the opportunity to introduce you to Leia bantes who is one of our second grade Scholars of Martin Leah is one of our vibrant and exceptional second
002graders of Martin Elementary while she's new to the Martin Community this year she has melded right in as if she's been here since Kinder she is extraordinarily inquisitive funny and brings light into every room she enters whether that be from perfectly curated outfits and hairstyles the air she seems to float on as she walks or her sense of humor Leah is has a dancer outside of school and you can truly see that in her personality and how she carries herself throughout the world she consistently aspires for greatness and her teacher Miss angelart remarks that she's proud of her growth she continues to see in her this year as she advances not only with her academics but in her social sphere as well she continues to exude the aims of our portrait of a graduate through
003her inquisitive nature her self-awareness and her peer collaboration we are proud to call Leah a Martin meteor we are grateful for Leah and her family for joining us tonight Leah if you can please lead us with a pledge hi my name is Leah bantes I am a second grader at Martin Elementary I will be leading you in the pledge please stand put your right hand over your height heart and begin I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all please be seated thank you okay great if we can invite Leah's parents up here please for a little photo up thank [Music] you Samy you can come too you're her family he said no
004you don't want to come soon now just one with them just one more sorry sorry sorry yeah you to you to you to yeah that's perfect thank you thank you guys so much thank you that was all right moving on to item D land acknowledgement statement we acknowledge that the South San Francisco Unified School District is located on the unseated ancestral homeland of the Ramat Shalon peoples who are the en original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors elders and relatives of the ramatou community and by affirming their Sovereign rights as First Peoples item e reporting out from Clos session nothing to report thank you review of agenda um we are going to be pulling one item uh item 2A in the action uh Educational Services
0052A approval of agreement with imagin learning twig science collaborative research study so U we'll pull that anything else changes okay um it will come back we hope all right PTA Council remarks um instead of Miss Kitchen tonight we are having our PTA president from Martin no not the president Treasurer Treasurer from Martin Elementary School Miss deorah Gomez good evening president Anthony truste superintendent Moore and members of the cabinet and members of the community my name is Deborah Gomez and this is my fourth year volunteering in the PTA I'm currently the treasurer at Martin Elementary and I have three children within the school district and have two children at Martin in the third and first grade tonight the school the PTA Council Council sorry would like to recognize the following PTA units who received membership awards
006from the state PTA Westboro South San Francisco High School Skyline P Roa Parkway Martin Monte Verde loritos El Camino bur bur in altaloma the following PTA units received Legacy awards from the P State PTA for maintaining their PTA organizations over decades janer rera PTA with 55 years Sunshine Garden PTA with 70 years burry Berry PTA with 75 years and Los aritos with 75 years as well and finally South San Francisco high school with 90 years congratulations to all the PTA members at these schools it is a huge accomplishment to receive a legacy award and to show strength and Comm uh commitment of so many volunteers at our schools it is especially remarkable that a high school PTSA can M be maintained for 90 years we know it hasn't been easy and we appreciate all those
007who step up and continue this Legacy I'd like to take a moment to share a little bit about Martin PTA but first I want to thank all the PTA members and parent volunteers who are here with us today please stand and be recognized whoever any of our PE uh the people are they being recognized for the award maybe not we we're especially proud of the communic uh the community events that bring our whole families together the PTA helps makes School a more vibrant and enriching experience with the students the PTA supports the district's portrait of a graduate aim learn navigate Thrive and impact to support their graduate aim and of course we're all here because we deeply care about the kids nothing makes me happier than seeing our students grow Thrive and become confident capable
008individuals thankk you and if there's no questions that's our report for this evening if you have not joined at PTA I encourage you and invite you to join Martin's ptaa thank you for your time thank you so much and that's a good reminder that you don't have to be a parent at the school to join the PTA I am a member of two ptas okay uh moving on to H staff Association represent ative remarks uh number one South San Francisco Federation of adult Educators Elizabeth Bale studes she here all right uh South San Francisco classroom Teachers Association Jared juy good evening ssfusd trustees cabinet members Educators and community members tonight I would like to pay tribute to Skyline Elementary's educator Eileen kristopherson who recently passed away Eileen's passing was sudden and unknown to many colleagues
009outside the skyline family it is with such a heavy heart to hear that her passing happened so quickly and another reminder that we do not always get goodbyes you may not know that eileene had a role with ssf CTA she was our transitional kindergarten representative most of our Representatives are at our site leaders of course eileene was also willing to help as a representative at Skyline if asked but she made the case that TK really needs its own representative she was right about that if you see anything in our contract about TK know that it was inspired by eileene and yes I am referring to both class size and toiletting you might be wondering why would toiletting be be a bargaining issue ask a kindergarten teacher a preschool teacher a TK teacher or a par
010professional working with young children ask a new parent I was just talking to a TK teacher about this working with young children is not always glamorous and cute it is sometimes messy but is it less important as I reflect on my experiences working as an ssf CA leader these past two years I consider the Grievances season toist letters demands to bargain complaints Witnesses witnessed and the climate surveys conducted there are many documents to which I feel could have been prevented if some actions had been followed including acts of kindness and respect patience and gratitude I would like to end with some of the words from Robert fulgums poem all I ever really needed to know I learned in kindergarten and for Eileen's sake we will include TK since TK has become the new kindergarten most
011of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten wisdom was not at the top of the The Graduate School Mountain but there in the sandbox sit Nursery School these are the things I learned share everything play fair don't hit people put things back where you found them clean up your own mess don't take things that aren't yours say you're sorry when you hurt someone wash your hands before you eat flush think of what a better world it would be if we all the whole world had cookies and milk about 3:00 every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where
012we found them and cleaned up after our own messes and it is still true no matter how old you are when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together thank you eileene for your years of dedication to our young ones we will miss you thank you for that wonderful tribute um California School Employees Association chapter 197 I don't see her okay moving on to item I Personnel commission our next Personnel commission meeting will be held on Monday March 10th 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the district office boardroom thank you so much all right item J items from the board um I've got an announcement on the board calendar on March 6th uh we will be having our city school district subcommittee meeting at 5:30 pm at um city
013council chambers so if you want to join please feel free and the board committee reports we had our sub our facility subcommittee meeting uh last Thursday and got a number of updates on um our ongoing Bond construction projects as well as some other facilities updates so um to those folks who've been bringing stuff to me and other board members thank you for for raising concerns so we could talk about it all right moving on to item K superintendence report thank you very much president Anthony the first item I'd like to report on is the San Diego learning exchange I'm really excited to share hi lights from our recent learning exchange trip to San Diego where trusty Richardson members of the cabinet and several of our staff members visited four schools the trip was designed because
014these districts underwent similar processes to ours in identifying their North Star which is our portrait of a graduate vision and have since implemented learner centered approaches in various ways the four schools we visited were Vista Innovation and Design Academy and that is a design thinking school where technology supports student Innovation and creativity we visited Conway Academy of Expeditionary Learning and that is a school centered around student agency empowerment and a character education model uh they had their phrase was epic that they are excellent it represents Excellence perseverance integrity and compassion we visited incin Farm lab and they integrate indoor and outdoor Project based learning with a focus on Next Generation science standards and modeling design thinking and natural environment and we visited High-Tech high Mesa and that's a school focused on Equity personalized learning and
015collaborative design to create authentic work experiences in all of these schools I think we were all were so impressed with the high levels of student engagement their ownership of their learning their ability to facilitate tours and discussions with confidence to adults we also saw real world applications of Education from student-led conferences to exhibitions with clear evidence of pride in their school communities so the visit really did Inspire us to continue our work in refining our instructional vision and we'll be focusing on ways to move South San Francisco Unified toward a more learner centered approach the insights we gained will also help continue to guide the next steps into fully realizing our portrait of a graduate and strategic plan just want to thank all who took time to participate in this invaluable trip and I look
016forward to continuing this journey of learning and growth in our district and just a big thanks to the Bay Ed fund who helped to fund this for our community and learner centered collaborative the organization that really facilitated it when we were there the last item I have is on the brown act trustees Richardson lamb and I attended DK's brown act training along with approximately 160 participants including superintendent trustees and administrative assistants some of the key topics really focused on new laws related to teleconferencing and virtual meetings information was provided on what actually constitutes a meeting when majority of the Schoolboard gathers they discussed key aspects of using social media and gave dos and don'ts to prevent potential Brown act violations they shared information about how to prepare agenda materials when to make it available to
017the community and what to do with handouts we've received at the meeting and how to ensure the public has access and lastly they emphasize the new ethics training requirement that all board members must complete two hours of on or before January 1st 2026 and then every two years thereafter and I am to say that majority of our board has completed this training already overall the training reinforced the importance of transparency compliance and public trust in board governance and I know that all of our board members have been trained on the brown act this is just another opportunity that we took to just reinforce what we've already learned and so I just wanted to thank you for your support in US attending that and with that that ends my report thank you very much thank you
018so much Dr Moore all right moving on to item uh L student truste reports first one Josephina harana spring student trustee and ASP president from South San Francisco High School good evening board cabinet and Community my name is Josephine harsana and it's my pleasure to represent South San Francisco high school I'm not sure if anyone else felt the same but for me at least it feels like the month of February flew right by Spring Sports have officially begun with our boys golf team playing their first match yesterday against Sano high school and another match this evening against Mills next Thursday the batminton team will face off against Jefferson High School in their first match of the Season at South City's very own big gym track swim baseball and our various spring Sports have all begun
019their practices good luck to all athletes playing or competing this season after a very competitive campaign SE season ASB elections have concluded congratulations to all those who won a class officer spot and a special congratulations to the Future executive officers president Jamie L Ooa vice president Haley H secretary Marcel tamino and Treasurer Gabriel Mario for all those who are interested in joining the class in a commission spot applications are all due tomorrow additionally in an effort to promote South City ASP to incoming Freshmen The ASB executive officers will be accompanying the South City councilors on their visit to the middle schools on March 5th and 6th and encourage 8th grade students to join South City ASV as they pick their classes for their first year in high school prom ticket sales have officially begun with
020tickets starting at $100 tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets at its cheapest price before the price increases by $10 next week the freshman class will be doing their first fundraiser of the school year the raising can's restaurant takeover will be next Wednesday March 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. by using Code RCF d96 or mentioning the fundraiser when you order a percentage of your pay will enter the Freshman Class balance the sophomore class will be holding a milk tea lab fundraiser on March 12th from 12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday South City held an eighth grade parent night where we invited the families of the incoming class of 2029 to visit our campus and learn more about their future high schools families were offered tours around campus in either Spanish or
021English from current South City students and also had an opportunity to meet their child's Future n9th Grade teach teachers thank you to all those who volunteered and attended this event finally this Saturday is the National History Day County competition South City High School is sending 22 projects to this competition in hopes that they'll advance to the state level competition in May good luck to all those who are competing if there are no further questions this concludes my report thank you thank you so much Josephine you sound a little sick tonight so I hope that you're going to feel better um um student trustee reports to Jamie Wong fall student trustee and ASB president from El Camino High School good evening board members cabinet and audience at home and audience present my name is Jamie Wong
022and I'm currently a senior serving as the a president at El Camino High School and the fall student trustee I hope you all have been well and enjoyed the past two sunny days last week both our girls and boys varsity basketball teams held their CCS games showcasing their hard work and dedication throughout the season in the first round the girls secured a solid 43-34 Victory while the boys battled to a 52 to 47 win advancing both teams to the second round though they fought hard they unfortunately fell short in their next matchups despite the tough losses we are incredibly proud of our colts for their outstanding performance resilience and determination on the court their dedic ation and teamwork have truly made our school Community proud congratulations to our boys varsity soccer team on an unforgettable
023season they finished strong going six to zero in their regular season securing first place in their league and claiming the palal lake division title before heading into CCS although the journey didn't end the way they had hoped they battled until the final whistle of double overtime showing resilience every step of the way this season was truly one for the books and we couldn't be proud of our colts for the dedication and outstanding performance amazing job to our boys last Friday we hosted our combined exciting movie night and talent show bringing together an unforgettable evening of entertainment and school spirit we had amazing performances from both students and teachers with Incredible singing acts that hyped up the crowd after the talent show we wrapped up the night with a screening of High School Musical 3 creating
024The Perfect Chill atmosphere for everyone to enjoy our class office sold concessions and completely sold out it was definitely a fun and refreshing event giving our Cults a well-deserved chance to relax and connect election season has officially begun at El Camino and we are so excited to see who will step up to represent our school this past Tuesday we held our informational meeting during lunch giving students the opportunity to learn about the election process starting next Monday candidates can officially begin campaigning leading up to elections during the week of March 17th till the 22nd all positions for ASB senior Junior and sophomore office are open and we can't wait to see the passion and leadership are Colts bring to this year's race best of luck to all candidates next Saturday March 8th join us in
025celebrating the extraordinary Life and Legacy of Jim Cresta a remarkable educator who dedicated 57 years to inspiring Brilliance at a commun lineup of Classics street machines under construction builds antiques trucks and domestic and foreign vehicles pre-registration is 35 or 40 at the door additional lunch and dessert tickets for guests are available for $10 all proceeds will go to the Jim Cresta scholarship fund supporting ECS graduates pursuing a trade or vation register your ride today and help us celebrate a true legend while contributing to a meaningful cause our flyer has been posted on our Instagram account at ecscs so make sure to check that out for more information we we invite you all and hope to see you there mark your calendars for our upcoming spring play this year we will be performing As You Like
026It by William Shakespeare and we are thrilled to bring this classic comedy to life honor stage our talented casts and crew have been working hard to put on an amazing show and we can't wait to share with you join us from March 13th to the 16th in our theater and support our Cults as they take the stage for the final production of the school year lastly as Ramadan officially begins tomorrow I want to take this time to recognize and honor this important month to celebrate we will be sharing informational posts on our Instagram as well as highlighting teachers who observe Ramadan these posts will give teachers the opportunity to share their experiences while also creating a space for students to engage and participate in meaningful conversations within their classrooms I wish all who are observing
027a peaceful and fulfilling Ramadan filled of reflection community and gratitude that concludes my report and unless there are any other questions or concerns I'd like to thank you all for listening I hope you all have an amazing weekend as we enter March thank you so much student trusty Wong moving on to item M public comments to comment in person during the meeting public comments are limited to 1 to three minutes per individual per board bylaw 9323 name address cards are placed in the back of the room to be completed and given to the secretary this is last call 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 stream
028live individuals may address the board concerning School business not on the agenda but public comment cannot be acted upon or discussed by the board unless placed on the agenda at a subsequent meeting in accordance with the law the brown act the board May request staff to respond orally at the meeting or in wring at a future time we received three comments for general public comment and one comment um from a repeat person for an item and um uh my Carris I'm going to ask is it possible for you to combine your comments Michael Harris is it possible for you to combine your comments yeah can can you hear me a little bit better now I'll come up to you good evening Attorney General of the United States Robert Kennedy eulogized his brother November 1963 who
029went something like some ask why my brother asked why not I'm here tonight to ask why not Skyline College has a a degree DT which for transfer there's one in anthropology there's one in Psychology there's one of Sociology why not have students take the classes and transfer three aa-t degrees to SF State why not have some of your students do this in the middle college program why not as FF SF State award bachelor's degrees in all three Fields when I went to school here junior college Cal State Hayward we were only allowed to earn one degree per year I was able to add a AA in anthropology to my second bachelor's degree in statistics in 1978 I needed a few more more classes five more to get a bachelor's degree that was not allowed why
030not move things forward for the young people opportunities were never available to me thank you all right um Lucy Bradshaw good evening Dr Moore um president Anthony board and cabinet I just want to say congratulations on having a successful economic District I know that a lot of other districts are really struggling right now and it is a sense of Pride for us and I want to say that I I really do love this district and I have faith in the board and I have faith in Dr Moore and I have faith in you know principles and District leaders I really do and I wouldn't waste my time coming here if I didn't but I'm here tonight on the eve of payday tomorrow more than 20 teachers are getting shorted on their paycheck and they're standing
031they're the front line they're standing in front of students and they have to figure out what to do about it and I don't know you know bargaining I don't know grievances I don't understand all that that I'm just talking to you about people about human beings who have to face a short and I know we're working on it but we were working on it in November December January and now February and it just seems like you were you know the new plan the the new positions seems like a great idea it really does but to approve millions in new positions before the CTA has done bargaining for teachers before this teacher pay issue is resolved it just speaks volumes it's really hard to feel prioritized when you know you're willing to pay someone a quarter
032of a million dollars to retain teachers and recruit teachers it could have been done differently you know it would have sent a different message and it just seems really ironic that you're spending a lot of money to hire someone to work on retention you know I'm a teacher I I have student teachers I do bitah you know I'm doing a lot of things and I don't think it's that complicated what teachers want they want good pay they want emails [Music] answered and when there's a mistake on their paycheck they want it fixed quickly they don't want to have to beg for it they don't want to have 10 emails oh tag my union you know tell my principal like it just should be resolved quickly and I'm really sad to say that I think we
033might lose some great teachers in this District because this has gone on so long so I hope we find a resolution quickly thank [Applause] you thank you so much Miss Bop Megan connory good evening Meg hry El Camino High School um I will not be talking about my usual math pilot update I am too upset with the disrespect that the cabinet is committing towards the certificated staff members hired by this District since January 2020 Dr Moore and the cabinet have denied the fact that at least 30 certificated staff members have been cor incorrectly placed on the salary schedule since Paula Campbell left the the human resource department the union has proof that some some certificated staff hired since January 2020 have been correctly placed but others arbitrarily have not two of these people are teachers
034in my own math department who were student teachers with us and I convinced them to stay and work at Elco I am regretting my encouragement to work in this District they have would would have been properly placed and would have be making much higher salary going 10 minutes south the problem is that a member at the HR department has incorrectly interpreted that the placement on the salary schedule is based on the date when the certificated member received their credential and only those units acquired after this date count as movement across the columns which President juy has given you for certificated staff that receive their masters before their credential HR is now saying that those units don't count towards movement on the salary schedule no other District interprets placement on the salary columns this way the
035communative property of mathematics states that the order of numbers in this addition problem does not change the answer the only order that matters in this situation is you get your bachelor's first for example consider my own situation I did not get my California teaching credential until I received my M's in education in secondary mathematics in another state when I was hired in this District I was placed in the far right column in column F since I have my bachelor's my teaching credential and another 45 units under these new rules I would instead be placed on column C and never be able to move across the columns why would I want to get an additional 45 units I am speaking now to the public out there if you are planning to apply to this district for
036a certificated staff member for the 2025 2026 school year and you received your Masters before your credential double check your placement before accepting a position you will lose $ 6600 in the first year alone because you won't be placed in column F rather you will be placed in column C I am embarrassed to be working in this District right now president Anthony and trustees please consider correctly placing any certificated staff hired since 2020 and give them appropriate back pay furthermore make sure all future hires get the salaries they deserve thank [Applause] you thank you Miss Conor moving on to item n information only presentations number one Educational Services teaching and learning presentation Martin Elementary School can I have Dr Moore introduce yeah it's my privilege to introduce Mr Jonathan kavacha proud principal of Martin Elementary
037School clicker clicker okay I am pressing one this one right the arrow oh is it on there's a power switch on the side ah FYI on and off that's what it means all right thank you dowy good evening president Anthony Board of Trustees superintendent Dr Moore cabinet and community members it is with great pleasure that I am here with you tonight and have the opportunity to be able to share with you some of the great work and stories from our school 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 system from preschool to high school where they can make an impact with their family
038and Community as part of our work in being able to provide exceptional instruction our teachers have started to focus on one of The Graduate aims and competency and make connections with their instruction and assessment using learning progressions 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 our ability to grow and improve so that we can be a better version of ourselves each day our mission is our why and our school vision is our what and how is our school goals our aim is to be able to support our multilingual Learners through strengthening of our tier one support and through the collaborative inquiry cycle process we can continue to identify the needs of our Scholars
039and create a plan to provide support the last goal is to continue to build opportunities to connect with our families to improve attendance this year we have a total of 376 Scholars 63% of our scholar group is our multilingual Learners with 40 newcomer families we are looking forward to carrying on to improve our attendance by continuing to hold parent checkin meetings and where we can have the opportunity to develop strategies and support to increase attendance for our Scholars we will also continue with our attendance matters race we can put an extra emphasis on attendance by having a friendly class competition to see which class can have the most number of consecutive days with 100% attendance and classes with the highest daily attendance pre- pandemic Martin's chronic absentismo up to 32.3 the hard work of our
040teachers office staff along with our parents are AB antism rate had gone down to 15.3 a 177% decrease from 2021 to 2022 school year the next two sets of data are from our last two previous years of Smarter Balance assessment Consortium this assessment has administered to grades three to five Scholars who have been in the country less than 12 months are excused from Ela portion for math our newcomer Scholars are required to complete complete this portion we have similar results as far as seeing a slight dip in the area of Scholars who met and exceeded standards the sbac scores gives us the opportunity to both celebrate the growth and also gives us the direction we need to take to continue to improve recently the growth measures for English language arts and math were added in
041the California dashboard they're calculated based on students with consecutive years scores in our case we are looking at our current fourth and fifth grade Scholars for ELA student group that we need to continue to focus on will be our students with disabilities while the fourward student group that we see here is showing what they considered as a typical growth having almost the same score from the previous grade level for math the majority of our student group showed an above Mark in terms of their growth from the previous school year in other words the group of Scholars showed an improvement with a state assessment the English language proficiency assessments for California measures the growth of our multilingual Learners with the elpac summi the results this gives the school more information to understand where multilingual Learners are
042thriving in what erors we need to continue to focus on so they can continue to grow and improve as part of our school goal through our multi-tiered system of support meetings we are 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 the student learning progress through different sets of data the note template that you see here allows us to record a meeting gives us the opportunity to also put an update so that the team can see progress for example if we're talking about a scholar with attendance concerns I can then
043write down an update when I get the chance to meet with a family the mtss sheets allows us to include all the important data to show progress of our scholars in this example we see various assessments from the state level to class specific metrics this allows the team to be able to follow along as the teacher shares information about their class in the end 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 support that our Scholars may need with their academics social emotional growth and even support for any family needs that they may have by being able to provide or direct them to the Services they need at Martin learning doesn't stop at the classroom door it extends into
044real world experiences that help our Scholars Thrive field trips and assemblies are a vital part of Scholars Learning Journey offerings 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 exp experiencing theaters or Arts through an assembly Scholars are able to connect knowledge with real world experiences reinforcing what they've studied in class at Martin we're always looking for opportunities for our Scholars to make an impact with their learning by providing opportunities to build confidence and Leadership skills through Gan Academy our third and fifth graders third through fifth graders receive mentorship homework support and Hands-On steam activities that spark Cur
045curiosity and creativity girls in the Run empowers young scholars by promoting confidence and healthy habits through physical activ ity and life skills lessons new this year drama club allows students to express themselves through creative writing and acting while newspaper Club gives aspiring writers a platform to publish their work and share their voices our commitment to impact our community continues with Ruby Bridges day where our Scholars take an active role in advocating for positive change as a result of the day of dialogue each grade level committed to different projects to follow throughout the school year for example before winter break our fifth grade Scholars actually provided hot coco to the staff to show their gratitude and then their next project they followed up by being able uh to write some greeting cards to a local Senior
046Center these programs are shaping well-rounded and 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 the staff for being able to provide learning beyond the walls of our classroom our staff is very important for the work that we have at Martin we are thankful for their commitment dedication and love for the most important work in the world creating opportunities for Scholars and to all our parents and and Guardians 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 provides support and guidance for the important work that we do from our CA and CTA leaders to our district administrators
047and board members on behalf of the staff our Scholars and parents we want to thank you for your support guidance and encouragement and at this moment I actually do want to ask the Martin Nation who was able to come to stand up and be recognized we can start with our parents who was able to give ride for our scholar so parents thank you very much for your um time tonight if you can stand up so we can recognize you so the board can see you all Martin parents thank you graas ptoo thank you I would like now to ask our staff to stand up and be recognized by the board and our Scholars and parents by your dedication and hard work so all Martin staff members if you don't mind thank you very much thank
048you and lastly all of our Scholars please stand up so if you're a Martin Elementary please stand up 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 pickup time in the afternoon we're grateful for um uh safety patrol most especially to our teachers in charge Miss Boni and Miss angelart thank you students Scholars you may sit [Applause] down board and Dr Mor thank you very much for your time that concludes our present ation if you have any questions I will direct it to Mr Boni no just kid did you want to recognize any specific yes absolutely thank you uh to keep the celebration moving we definitely want to thank our parents again uh there's
049so many of you who uh we are just amazed every year uh we understand that that a lot of our parents not only have one but two but three jobs and still we find you in our schools being a ble to support us in every capacity from field trips to classroom celebration to Book Fairs uh and um this year we really wanted to honor our fourth and fifth grade parents some of them we're going to miss because we've seen you since your kids were in preschool so thank you um everyone for your support uh however tonight we can only honor five so uh the following um Family the first one will be going to miss Maria Andrade next one is Miss Johanna T Sanchez next of our parent is Miss Maria [Music] marz next parent
050is Miss Arlene Gomez and last but certainly not the least Mr Thomas Howard there he is than all right thank you so much Mr kova do we have comments from board members oh you you're not done yet oh uh trusty sh thank you thank you so much uh principal kavacha always enjoy your presentation your presentation highlights not only accomplishments but also areas for growth which shows a balanced and reflected approach this the transparency in Sharing both successes and challenges builds trust in the process so thank you for your great leadership and thank you for all you coming to the board meeting to support thank you thank you thank you so much chesse Shan chesse lamb say a few things um yeah I just want to thank you all for being here um and um it's
051it's a really pleasure to have you all joining us here today and all the parents and students thank you and um you know I uh I'm uh I have yet to visit your school but I feel like your reputation precedes you um you know from having a you know founding Ruby Bridges day my gosh a national movement to to uh having this model uh with the safety patrol I mean I feel like there's all these things that you've already that the school has done to make a difference over the years and it's really great to hear about all the all the different programs and clubs and uh ways that you're continuing to uh uh practice uh Community engagement and continue making a difference um in our city so uh yeah thank you so much again
052for being here and I also appreciated that the information about um how um you know academically uh the students are continuing to grow so you know keep up the those efforts and the good work thank you thank [Applause] you thank you so much trusty lamb trusty Murray um I want to thank you as well for being here I want to thank you have such an amazing Community I love it every single time I go to your school and I love it right now um I want all of the scholars to know that um first of all thanks for for being quiet and paying attention but you guys for the reason that we do this you guys are are our main focus in everything we do so thank you for coming and visiting us um thanks
053teachers parents and thank you Mr kavacha for your leadership I love the always look for growth and Improvement that's that's the best way to be so thank you everybody thank you thank you Jesse Murray Mr Kat um Community thank you so much for being here um Martin is is one of our um our schools that has our our largest immigrant population and we are so glad um we have a lot of strength in our immigrants and I'm so glad that you're here and I'm so glad that you're part of our community and thank you for being here tonight thank you all right and if you guys need to go home I'm you can tell tell Josephine the same can you just pass on that same message to [Music] all right information only in presentations educ
054Educational Services B Performance Management special education and people Personnel Dr Mo would you like to introduce thank you very much president Anthony it is a pleasure for me to introduce director Sabrina yaku our director of special education and this evening she will be presenting on our having presenting a Performance Management presentation regarding our students who have IEPs based on key metrics as outlined by the California state dashboard as well as state performance indicators and with that I'd like to turn it over to director Yak coup thank you for being here thank you Dr Moore for that wonderful introduction good good evening um president Anthony vice president Murray Board of Trustees trusty lamb nice to meet you tonight thank you um cabinet the greater South San Francisco educational Community um thank you for being here tonight
055my name is Sabrina Cube I am the short director of special education people Personnel I'm G to move this mic so I can actually utilize it um I uh thank you for being here tonight I got a little too excited this is our agenda for tonight we're going to start by reviewing our special education data as it relates to our vision and our special education plan then we're going to take a short little review of our school Services of California assessment that took place last year and then we're going to end by meeting our special education and pupil Personnel teams our strategic plan describes our core values and the Strategic priorities that we will focus on to bring our portrait a graduate to life in special education we have aligned our vision with the portrait
056our graduate to describe how we bring it to Life as a special education department a vision describe or States what we aspire to be in special education I'm sorry let me move this in special education we aspired to use strong instructional practices that are evidence-based in an alignment with like programs so students with disabilities can learn constantly as their life and World change carrying an effective case management to enable students to impact their communities for the better ensure that I APS are well written and held on time to empower students to navigate their Futures purposely in the least restrictive environment as close to their home school as possible so that our students can Thrive as a person let's check some of our special education data as it relates to Vision there are a lot of
057slides in my presentation tonight I acknowledge that some of we will just skip through as informational and some that we will focus on my rationale is that special education is complex and the oversight of Ida continues to expand in order to fully understand the scope of our Dynamic work it is important to see all this information our state special education performance plan indicators provide us with the present levels or where where we are in course towards our vision and drives our special education Improvement plan this is a screenshot of our system Improvement leads website whereas they showcase all of our performance plan indicators and whether we can we are making Target set forth or not you can see here we have made Targets in nine of the 14 areas this website is still newish but
058I'm excited about it as it allows us to dive deep into each of those indicators to view both a snapshot of now as well historical Trends in addition we have our continuous Improvement monitoring system for special education that focuses our Improvement planning further based on the data shared on the previous slide this slide holds a snapshot of our annual determination letter just received a few weeks ago from the California Department of Education where indicates we continue to not be disproportionately identifying students great news but that we do need to work with CDE to show Improvement in two areas compliance and what we call LR or least restrictive environment for preschool age students here are all those performance indicators in alignment with our vision and portrait of graduate we will come back to this as first
059I want to share some enrollment data this slide shows all of our special education enrollment data from prek AG students through our adult program we are are 19% of our total student population here in South San Francisco Unified School District or one in every five students this shows a comparison of numbers to surrounding districts as well as Statewide this data does not include our early childhood or adult education students here we have Trends by school level as well as those in out of District placements now let's go back and look at those indicators we'll start by those that impact um learn from our portrait of a graduate and Department Vision before I go into the details on this first indicator I want to highlight how to read these slides they all follow the same pattern
060in the upper leftand corner over here will be the indicator and nearby either to the right or the bottom here will be two data points one will be a snapshot from our California dashboard and the other will be our Performance Management score if it is green we are meeting the target if it is yellow we are making we're making progress towards a Target if it is red we are not making progress towards a Target now over in the right you will see our plan for improvement and at the bottom you'll see data related to the indicator and here I've pulled from our system Improvement leads website that'll show you historic data as well as now and the way you can read it is the target and whether we've met it or not met it if
061it's orange we've not met you'll see where we're at and if we've met it you'll see it's in blue and where we are this slide shows our graduation rates we are currently making this Target and have made annual growth a scene of the chart at the bottom so we are in the green for the PM score for the collagen career indicator we are showing Improvement in this area also and are working to make towards making this target which is why it's yellow for Dropout rates we have been surpassing our targets which is why you don't see a formal plan it hasn't been identified ever in the past but now with the system Improvement leads website we can see it and are tracking it closely with this new website okay on a Statewide assessments so Statewide
062assessments remains a challenge for us um we're working hard to improve these scores but the outcomes just aren't where we want them to be yet here we have our overall English language arts data the next three slides will break it down by assessment type either our typical the esac or the California alternative assessment and then we're going to look at our proficiency Gap rates here's the data disaggregated so you just see the smarter balance scores here so you see just the alternative assessment scores good news see that yellow we are making progress here towards meeting that goal and of all the slides I find most interesting this one is is is the one it shows our proficiency Gap rate so how they calculate that is by taking the P the the proficiency rate of our
063students with I APS and subtracting the proficiency rates of our students I'm sorry the proficiency rate of all of our students subtracting the proficiency rate of our students with IPS from that and measuring the Gap we have been shrinking that Gap as you can see here and meeting the targets now if you're wondering we they they use the the fourth and 11th and 11th grade metrics to track this so if you're wondering where it's going on there going on to math we're going to see the same pattern overall scores were in the red when we look at the sback same and the alternative assessment the proficiency Gap this is where we're making progress preschool out comes are derived from our desire results developmental Profile assessment tool which we use twice a year to measure progress
064we di for a few years in the past but are back at meeting those targets for expected outcomes in the area of positive social emotional skills acquisition and use of Knowledge and Skills and with expected or expectations in the use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs now on of those targets that impact [Music] impact discipline rates we are meeting those targets and showing progress same with absenteeism and parent involvement which is assessed by that question on the consent page of the IP that ask the parents that question that you see at the bottom there about their involvement in the IP meeting now on to targets associated with navigate we are making targets towards or in regards to disproportionality this slide holds those overall rates this slide breaks it down by disability and racial and
065ethnic groups timely evaluation also known as compliance this is an area that's been identified as an area of improvement for us as you saw that other slide that data comes from our special education information system and may not fully reflect the actual overdo meetings as case managers need to go back and update that system and not always as reflective as what is overdue um because they have a few days sometimes it takes a little longer to get up there so often meetings are head held but the system isn't necessarily updated live with that we've been working on this and I'm gonna say but since we haven't seen Improvement this change this will be my big Focus for next year and next right now actually I'm sorry right now it's it's always my it's always my
066target as I roll out my plan for next year it'll be that high high high item that I'm I'm I'm putting on as a high value item that we work on I do want to say in regards to this um our targets are zero or 100% there's no room for error with compliance so I just want to point that out that being said I don't want to be in Target level three which is the bottom percent with compliance I want to get up there and we're going to move out of it we've got some really good Martin's here these guys are really good at it so I just want to give them some Applause I don't really see a lot of compliance is she's right there this indicator measures uh how effectively you evaluate and
067determine eligibility for those transitioning from services at Golden Gate Regional Center by their third birthday which by the way continues year round with no flexibility student tents three in June we're holding that IAP in June as you can see we can struggle on the pl but thanks to coordinator Lee out in the audience we are making Target thank you coordinator Lee this data right here comes from uh the IP of students who are age 16 and older it is a new indicator there Mal measuring and seeing here we have some work to do and we'll be incorporating that into our newest cycle Improvement I just remember I just got this letter okay so I'm just just got this letter a few weeks ago and I'm sharing it with you guys I have to share it
068with the whole department I'm gonna share it in March so get ready act surprised um that being that we're going to we're be working on this and I just want to point out it's only four it's kind of you know our compliance rate has to be 100% so we only missed four so it's kind of low in regards to that moving on to thrive least restrictive environment also known as LR something we're kind of struggling with uh this chart shows Eller for the 80% or more caty which indicates how many students at the least should be in general education environment for 80% or more of their day or another way to look at is served in a separate setting less than 20% of their day this chart shows this the data for those in in
069L for 40% or less which indicates how many students at the least should be in the general Le environment for only 40% or less of their day this chart shows LR it relates to St students served into separate schools we are making this target as you can see it's only 2.8% of our population and we're at 1.7 last we took this data here is this data broken down by number with some statistics on the right related to NPS and County placements we have been able to lower these rates thanks to the programs we have built for students who otherwise would need an outof District placement we will always continue to have students who do need an outof District placement but historically we were placing students in those placement just because we didn't have one not
070because they needed one now that we have these those students who are going to NPS are those who need it which is why we're able to meet that Target LR for pre is something I'm working on solving this data point measures students who reive the majority of the special education services in early childhood programs this is LR for those students in a separate setting and this slide holds all the work we do for those performance indicators um so I close this section with a slide which shares information regarding the professional development that this team leads out in the audience and facilitates in order for us to make that progress towards those goals none of this training is mandatory or built in systematically which makes it tough in ensuring we that all have the tools and
071resource need to implement but we do it with pride here again are all those indicators by which part of our prefer uh portra graduate in it impacts and all the people that make this happen the those listed here are leads of our districtwide multidisiplinary teams that meet regular to review data monitor progress and develop our Improvement plans for each of those indicators listed now on to our school Services California assessment that took place last year uh just to heads up we they also completed one back in 2017 of which when I started in 201 it was I was provided this report and it helped guide my work I want to highlight and review what has happened since this evaluation with a brief history of all that and uh for those who look like a jog
072down memory lane and for those for this is new too so when I started in 2019 I was provided that report and I also inherited all the work listed on the slide so I'll assess the situation further and create a f year plan of improvement with a focus on developing a department Vision a plan building out the missing component of the com our continuous Services developing process and procedures and includ increasing quality of instruction when we were re-evaluated last year by school Services California the following are found to be strengths of our department they also F found the following accomplishments we have made as a department the first being the vision you saw earlier another being clear documented policies and procedures as well as the continuous Services built and all that needed to go with
073that and as with any good evaluation does it gave me some things to work on this slide holds at work and its alignment with our strategic priorities now I'll share who our special education people Personnel teams are the district support team is designed so that all members of our leadership team have a touch point with all members of our department so we can be fully informed and consider all members when decisions are made at the district level and so that each member of our team has someone who understands their role for support this is our district office support team each me member brings invaluable skills and we work seamlessly together I have great respect and gratitude for each person on the slide who continuously supports our work whether in meetings calls or creating resources I
074can't thank this group enough for their dedication Grace and service there in the audience thank you so much [Applause] please here are some data related to the work they support let's meet the rest of our department starting with our related service providers who you can find them in the yellow box here all through our department and right there this slide highlights the range of service providers at South San FRC Unified School District who work with special education teachers to help make student help students make progress towards their IEP goals this dedicated group includes Specialists who are itinerate and serve multiple schools if you see any of them on site be sure to give mudos for managing up to 15 sites teams and cultures whoops here are some of those wonderful people now on to our
075caring special and Par Educators this slide holds data related to how many special education teachers and parent professionals we have to support the goals and services for students with IPS and I also have to acknowledge Miss vidala is in the audience one of our amazing special Educators I'm thank you she deserves that more here they are and here are uh them with their teams related providers and special cers at once now let's end with our pupil Personnel teams the nursing team works hard to address students Medical needs and more as shown on the slide led by program specialist Berg out in the audience and we we've recently partnered with student services to better support this group who serve all students not just those in special education director seers and MTS coordinator trra Pell will join
076us to provide resources for their work across the Continuum finally the counseling team who have been amazingly led by Dr cantes with the support of the wonderful team listed here and with the end of Team celebration or with our end of Department celebration photos from last spring I bring this presentation to a close thank you so much for your time if there are any questions I can answer today please do let me know thank you so much director Yak pleasure trustees tressy Richard you want to go you ready okay trusty lamb suppose I can go first hi director Yak yeah thank you it's a pleasure to meet you as well um uh and yeah thank you for this very detailed report um I I feel like I've learned a a lot from it and I
077I know there's a lot more to learn um you know I'm yeah as you all know I'm very new to The District in terms of being on the board and um yeah starting to learn more about the issues um you know around especially education um I mean I do have you know friends who you know with their their kiddos have you know IEPs and um I know at least one uh acquaintance who had you know another a child with you know very you know High needs and um so I always had you know I know that there's a lot of challenges being a parent um and you know needing to advocate for their uh you know their kids um for their needs and um the the challenges um it's it you know my heart goes
078out to folks who need you know to deal with that so I I just um you know really appreciate uh your you and your staff's dedication um to U you know know serving our students and um you know so I uh I think I was uh wondering about um you know and know one of the slides you talked about you know the things that you you know are still left to do um I guess would you uh be able to sum up um yeah maybe just repeat reiterate those and then what how could we uh as a district support uh those goals I'm sorry I went out of screen share else I'd go back into that so I will verbalize it going back to my what's left to do um one of the things that's
079left to do and we're working on it and uh assistant superintendent Hanan and miss and Mr O can attest this is we're working on establishing um communication collaboration amongst our our departments to be more efficient um with our operations and I'm really excited about that um especially when it comes to our agency personnel and and and and making sure that it's not just held with me but it's also held with all of us we all are aware of everything that's going on so I'm really looking forward to that um fiscal efficiency in in that um so there's that um in that we're also looking at ways uh so when I established uh contracts with our agency I also just established a way for us it's a pathway for hiring and getting in internally after one
080year um staff who are hired through agencies can apply to work internally so um I'm really excited about that so that we can use it as a recruitment meth and be less reliant on these outside agencies um it is a lot of it's a lot you know uh and I'm and that's one of the what's one of the things that we're working on improving and I'm excited about that um there were three others one um they were mainly around mental models around special education and and um the work leading up to special education so mtss building that out and the confidence in our systems with mtss so that people will um utilize that and feel confident in the usage of that um and then the other two bullets really focus on our our mental model
081around servicing students with I APS instead of uh an outside of the classroom model looking at ways to serve in the classroom collaboratively thank you for asking by the way no no thank you yeah thank you so much my pleasure okay thank you go ahead thank you uh for that great presentation pleasure and honestly I've seen so much positive movement of the special education from transitioning our kids to the they called it the mainstream but I've seen them uh take culinary classes and and they come to the U uh assembly and they're just integrated so well that um I'm so encouraged by what we're doing but also the the program that you have is it the CPAC is that what it's called special education parents CPAC Association are we going to have that this this
082year you know uh I I okay this is a great opportunity to advertise for board members I do not have a CPAC parent board right now um one moved away and one needed a break she'd been the CPAC president since Inception um so we did as a department hold a parent night earlier this year it was well received it was the audience the the room was packed it was wonderful um and it it was a great environment I was felt I went home with all sorts of wonderful emotions around that we want to do something again in the future they were really excited about it um so look out for that yeah okay well I I appreciate it I tried on Zoom so that's you know that one we did this one in person and
083it was so good I have to say you guys were at um I think csba none of you guys were able you were at a conference and no one was able to make it but um it was a wonderful meeting there was I don't know there was like 20 I don't know how many parents there were but it was it was a packed house thank you trusty Richardson trusty Shan thank you thank you thank you thank you for the amazing presentation uh director yaku I uh couple comments uh it's I appreciate the emphasis on measurable outcomes the entire presentation it shows accountability and the result driven approach really appreciate that and it's clear that's a lot of hard work and dedication went into this update thank you uh for your commitment to our district Mission
084and then thank you for you all here in the late of the Thursday night and tomorrow they're still school so thank you for being here I do have a one question for you uh can you help me understand on the page nine and 10 that our our uh special ed population continue increase right from 15% to 19% 2019 to 2024 so what cost that and then we are also higher than the state uh percentage 14 versus ours is 16% is there do you have any hypothesis or thoughts are we track tracking or more families or we diagnose more IEP students what is your thoughts on that um that's a it's a big question to answer I will sorry I should ask earlier say I do believe that with a a a highly structured and uh
085Ro robust and MTS system if people have confidence in I believe will lower a lot of these numbers uh I will start with that uh I and I will end with that actually tonight I will start with that with that I think that's a a is the highest leverage way to really balance numbers for us okay thank you you're welcome thank you for your amazing report um I I actually noticed the the uptick in um in IEPs but IEPs can be anything from speech and you know on up so I I wasn't too concerned about it um mostly I want to thank your staff you guys do so much work and you do great work and I appreciate it um our kids need that and you give it so thank you so much thank you
086thank you so much jusy Murray yeah I think it's it's a good reminder for the public that the the range of students with disabilities is is from a speech delay or something that's you know at age three that if you do early intervention you can um you can get out of having an IEP but um you know visionar it'd be amazing if every student had an IEP right and and the challenge of being a teacher is is managing all those individual student needs and meeting them to the highest level that they need so they can Thrive right um I am excited about um our increased focus on mtss I do think that tier one instruction for all students is going to make a huge difference and I hope that um you know compliance is really
087important because that's how we get funding and that's how we don't get lawsuits but um I hope that we can spend and continue to spend more time on that instructional piece and shift our Focus that we're really thinking about that and that our general teachers also thinking about that really actively all the time um I think they are and I think that you're probably right about feeling ill equipped to deal with so many needs in one classroom so I I also hope that you know what what we pass and what we do will also improve that so that's it you know I have to say I I we said something similar about how we'd like to get compliance off our plates we can just focus on instruction so that's why it's gon to it's not
088going to be it identified just a few weeks ago and it's GNA come off next year that's how I see it so because we we don't need to that's not something we should have to yeah think about it should be just a done given done thing focus on the the real work which is instruction and students and families teachers and providers so thank you so much Dr director yak and we'll see you next year thank you so much yeah do you do your staff want to stand up we'd love to like I'd love you know the Martin [Applause] sta thank you so much it's our pleasure all right it's 8:26 um every 90 minutes we are required to take a 10-minute break for our captioner so it's probably just about time uh we'll return at
0898:36 e e e slow returning two people are still in the bathroom trusty lamb please join us we need a quorum get back [Music] here um have three yep when you sit down yes thank you we have returned with the Quorum all right we are moving on to item P consent agenda the following items are submitted for board approval one motion will authorize action for those items so designated do we have any items we'd like to pull no all right can I get a motion so moved can I get a second okay we got a a first by trusty lamb a second by trusty Richardson all in favor I I motion carries 5- Z under the wire all right moving on to item uh information discussion Educational Services lcap midyear update budget overview for parents
090um Dr Moore would you like to introduce this item I would happily introduce this item and invite Dr lovely Hugh up to address this elap budget overview for parents I'll turn it over to her thank you Dr Moore I have a new name now good evening board um cabinet and ssfusd community so as a reminder with the lcap we are required or districts are required to give an update at the midyear on our progress in uh implementing the goals and actions that we had set forward that you approved back in June of last year so so we did that at our uh February 5th study session and when we published that report it did include the goals and actions updates on the work that we had been doing some has moved farther along just based
091on the time of year for example and the expenditures that we had accured that uh thus far however the last page of that document is what's known as the budget overview for parents affectionately known as the bop and that last page was blank there were two boxes and they were both blank and they shouldn't have been so we decided that in full transparency we wanted to make sure that that information was updated and so that is what you have for you tonight and thank you so much is there questions questions comments all right thank you so much thank you all right moving on to the action portion of our agenda um Administration we're going to start with 1A uh resolution number 2504 for women's History Month trusty Richardson will you read it into the record
092please I School District resolution 254 recognizing March 2025 as women's History Month whereas women's history week was first established in 1979 by the Sonoma California school district and gain National recognition leading to its designation as National Women's historic week by Presidential proclamation in 1998 and whereas in 1987 the US Congress officially designated the month of March as National women History Month to acknowledge and celebrate the many accomplishments of women throughout history and whereas the 2025 women's History Month theme moving forward together women educating and inspiring Generations was selected by the national women's history Alliance to honor women who have dedicated their lives to leadership education and mentorship and whereas women have played and contined to play a vital role in the economic cultural and social fabric of our nation contributing significantly to the labor force
093both inside and outside the home and whereas women of all racial ethnic backgrounds have been at the Forefront of every major Progressive social change movement advocating not only for their own rights such as suffrage and equal opportunity but also for broader causes including the ab Abolitionist Movement labor rights and the civil rights movement and whereas throughout history women have made invaluable contributions as volunteers philanthropists and leaders in the establishment of charitable cultural and educational institutions and whereas women have demonstrated exceptional character courage and commitment as mothers educ ators business and labor leaders religious and political figures Community Advocates and CEOs and whereas the achievement and contributions of women serve as a powerful source of inspiration empowering empowering future generations to reach their full potential and expanding the frontiers of possibility and whereas the historical contributions
094of women have often been overlooked and undervalued making it essential to include their stories in the broader Narrative of American and world history and whereas California educ code section 51245 mandates that social science instruction include the study of the roles and contribution of both men and women in history now therefore be it resolved that the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees recognizes and honors the achievements leadership and invaluable contributions of all women during women's History Month regularly passed and adopted this 27th day of February 2025 thank you so much trusty Richardson can I get a motion move got a first by trusty Murray and a second by trusty Richardson can I get a roll call Joanna trusty Richardson yes trusty Shay yes trusty lamb yes vice president Murray yes president Anthony yes
095all right moving on to 1B Administration resolution 2505 for American Red Cross month um trusty Richardson do you mind if I ask trusty Murray to read this no absolutely great South San Francisco Unified School District resolution number 25-5 recognizing March 2025 as American Red Cross month whereas the American Red Cross was founded in Washington DC in 1980 in 1881 by Clara Barton a nurse and educator who became the organization's first president and whereas in 1943 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed March as Red Cross month to recognize the everyday Heroes who selflessly provide Aid through financial contributions blood donations and volunteer service and whereas the American Red Cross is a national leader in emergency preparedness and Disaster Response offering critical assistance to individuals and communities affected by fires floods earthquakes and other crises every eight minutes
096and whereas the Red Cross provides life saving training and certification programs including specialized courses for to 12 youth volunteers empowering individuals to respond effectively in times of need and whereas locally the Red Cross has provided essential disaster relief including assisting F families affected by the 1989 LMA Prieta earthquake supporting individuals impacted by the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion aiding those displaced by the devastating North Bay wildfires and collaborating with public health officials to deliver critical Services during the co9 pandemic and whereas students of the South San Francisco Unified School District have demonstrated compassion and civic responsibility by organizing vital blood drives and supporting Red Cross initiatives and whereas El Camino High School's Red Cross Club upholds the Red Cross is core principles of humanity impartiality neutrality Independence volunteer voluntary service unity and universality and South
097San Francisco High School's Red Cross Club is committed to community service through fundraising and volunteer efforts to add those in need now therefore be it resolved that the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees recognizes March 2025 as American Red Cross month honors all Red Cross workers especially volunteers and encourages our community to support their humanitarian efforts regularly passed and adopted this 27th day of February 2025 thank you so much trusty Murray can I get a motion so move second good all right I got a motion by trusty Murray a second by trusty Shay um can I get a roll call please trusty Richardson yes trusty Shay yes trusty lamb yes vice president Murray yes president Anthony yes all right action item 1 C resolution 2506 for trustee compensation want to say welcome
098back Pat hope you're recovering well all right can I get a motion with a waving of the reading a motion wave the reading great thank you can I get a second a second all right first by trusty Shay second by trusty lamb can I get a roll call trusty Richardson yes trusty Shay yes trusty lamb yes president Anthony yes motion carries 4 Z I forgot to say motion carries on the other ones sorry about that all right Administration 1D 2025 csba delegate Assembly Election the vort will select to rep select representatives for the 2025 California school boards Association delegate assembly from region 5B San Mato County there are three vacancies to be filled um excuse me yes on the last vote for the resolution for compensation did you say 4 Z yes Pat did not
099vote doesn't want to get compensated she will she will the motion carries 4 Z Pat abstained I mean I should have actually asked for your exstension because you're voting on yourself it was mostly that she was supp to be voting on herself voted for just for procedural pures I just want to be on the same page super got it thank you no thank you I appreciate it all right um we are able to vote for up to three there are three candidates Greg land and de and Francesca s I'd like to recommend that we approve all three okay it is Gregory L from San Mato Union Andrew Lee from Jefferson Union and Franchesca s from Meno Park hi second all right we've got a motion from trusty Murray a second from truste Shay to nominate
100all three all in favor I I any opposed all right motion carries 5 Z all right Administration 1e approval of District's new and updated board bylaws and policies staff recommends the approval of the following new and updated districts board bylaw and policies and wave of a second reading as presented to the board do we have any changes here no okay um can I get a motion to approve these shall move great can I get a second second Super first by Murray second by Shay all in favor I I all right any opposed okay motion carries 5 Z yeah thank you for the great work from the bylaw committee yes thank you all right Educational Services 2A we pulled so we'll not be discussing that we're moving on to Educational Services 2B approval of agreement with
101Stepping Stones staff recommends the approval of the agreement with Stepping Stones to provide an occupational therapist to support the Fulfillment of IND individualized education plan IEP service requirements during the interim period while vacant positions are being filled effective March 1st 2025 to June 30th 2025 can I get a well can I any comments or questions so Mo second all right we got a motion from Murray a second from Shay all in favor I I all right any opposed okay motion carries 5 Z 2 C approval of be glad online training licenses for the 2024 2025 school year St recommends the approval of be glad licenses to provide access to the training module for the 2024 2025 school year in the amount of 33,400 any comments or questions no I move to approve all right first
102by lamb second second by Murray all in favor I I I all right any opposed all right motion carries 5 Z 3A approval of theou with class classified School Employees Association chapter 197 for new represented classifications for the 2025 2026 school year staff recommends approval of the memorandum of understanding mou with the classified School Employees Association CA chapter 197 regarding the represented classifications of personnel analyst payroll and benefits specialist and data and system specialist effective for the 2025 2026 school year any questions or comments s who is the second me okay motion by Murray to pass second by Shay all in favor I I all right all any opposed okay motion carries 5- Z all right 3B approval of expanded learning opportunities program elop coordinator job description for the 2025 2026 school year staff recommends
103the approval of the job description for eloff coordinator effective for the 2025 2026 school year comments or questions I'll just comment that I'm excited that we're getting this position um I know we had approved it last year in a different classification and I hope that this one will take uh can I get a motion to approve this position so move second all right first by Murray second by Shay all in favor I I any opposed okay motion carries 5 3C approval of the assistant superintendent of student and Family Services job description for the 2025 2026 school year staff recommends the approval of the job description for the assistant superintendent of student and Family Services effective for the 2025 2026 school year we have a public comment than uh good evening I'm speaking here in favor
104of this for student and Family Services uh I grew up in a toxic family both parents were toxic so I'm in favor of any vehicle you put together to help people like me thank you thank you so much any comments or questions from trustees I just have a comment um uh when we talked about the Strategic Staffing plan I think there were some questions about um why we were adding positions and how why was why there was going to be overlap and I thought that trusty lamb did a really nice job with her fingers to show that you know there's a sort of bridge position where you're still doing what you were doing in order to keep the boat moving but then you've got another set of Staff who are going to start directing the
105boat in another Direction um and it's really hard for this staff alone to do that so I just want to say that I'm excited that we are adding this position I think it's a much needed position and I understand that there is some overlap for for that period of time um but once we get this there then we can all start rowing in that direction so I'm also going to use some hand signals which will not come across in the minutes but um you all can see them we can describe them no and thank you for I think I was trying to get that across but couldn't quite articulate it so I'm I'm glad that you're uh yeah illustrating that with your the hand Gest you you did it too but I was picking up
106what you were down say yeah thank you thank you for articulating that for for not only us but the community and um with that um do we have any other questions or comments about this position so move all right we got a motion by trusty sh second by trusty Murray all in favor I I any opposed oh I I motion carries 5 Zer all right we are on 3D 3D d That's education that's uh Human Resources 3D approval of the direction director of talent strategy job description for the 2024 2025 school year 2025 2026 school year staff recommends the approval of the job description for the director of talent strategy effective for the 2025 2026 school year any questions or comments about this item all right can I get a motion second okay motion by
107trusty Murray second by trusty Shay all in favor I I I any opposed okay motion carries 5 Z all right business services section four a approval of amendment number one with NL and Tam Architects for part two services at Sunshine Gardens Elementary School staff recommends the approval of amendment number one to the Professional Services agreements with NL and Tam Architects for additional Services covering schematic design through construction closeout for the Sunshine Gardens Elementary School modernization in the amount of 3 million $636,500 [Music] okay 4B approval of amendment number one with Atlas technical consultants for services at Westboro Middle School staff recommends the approval of amendment number one to the independent consultant agreement with Atlas technical consultants LLC for additional services for construction phase geotechnical engineering and observation for the Westborough Middle School field and pavement
108projects Improvement projects in the amount of 14,505 any questions or comments so move second motion by Murray second by Shay um all in favor I I all right motion carries 5- Z 4 C approval of change order number five with ef Brett and Company for the HVAC project package a staff recommends the approval of change order number five uh to the contract with ef Brett and Company for the HVAC package a project number 1523 in the amount of 9,7 273 any comments or questions on this item I mean I I did just because I wasn't here when the P fire happened and I um just I wonder if someone could give a brief recap of what happened um with the the fire that you know has now uh necessitated these repairs uh sure trusty lamb
109so uh so this fire was actually accidentally uh caused by one of the staff in our facilities department so one of our senior maintenance workers was working to remove an old Cove Base in the bathroom and had to use a torch to remove it from the concrete Ste uh This Is Not Unusual but we had a surprise you know unknown to us you know the concrete still have a 60y old embedded wood blocking that with the heat generate just simmering and created a little fire inside a wall envelope and smoke Rising through the walls in the ceiling so this happened well after the work was completed and the employee left the job site so so we hire a restoration uh contractor to uh make the repairs and then during the uh restoration process the contractor
110overspray the attic uh blowing that b uh bat is out of place and the HV contractor had to clean and reinstall the installation uh so so do some minor repairs on the watering and to make it ready for the uh commissioning Consultants approval so this has all been resolved the blown in installation was cleaned out by the restoration contractor and there's no impact on the HV units the restoration contractor reinstalled the bat installation and the H units are commissioned by the commission consulted and sign off as working perfectly right now so everything's has been resolved on this project that's great to hear thanks and then I uh from my understanding there uh the insurance uh has covering um so just to clarify so are they covering both the cost of the remedi the original remediation
111and this um HVAC repair kind of this followup of the HVAC repair yeah we follow a claim of our insurance provider which is smic and they cover everything for all the repairs except for we have a deductible of 15,000 so is the cost um that we're voting on um is um I guess is the insurance like have we already met the deductible and the insurance will eventually compensate or so they're actually paying the vendor directly for the uh you know it's over 100,000 of repairs uh this is uh our share is only 15,000 okay okay got it thank you yeah can I get a motion to approve so move second all right we've got a motion from trusty Murray second by trusty Shay all in favor I I all any opposed okay motion carries 5
112okay 4D approval of the 5-year contract with Astound business solutions for internet services staff recommends the approval of a five-year contract with a stound business solutions to provide internet services in the amount of 79392 any comments or questions did you want to ask um I well I was not going to ask because I I did get some answer um I I did have uh genuine concerns about this item only because um in in Westboro um there's always been an issue of like uh internet connectivity and uh just having um vendors to um choose from for internet at least on the residential side so um so I did have some questions on this item um I was reassured that we do that aown does um serve all our school currently and um that the IT department
113seems to be very happy with them is that correct and so um I I think my main concern was just about uh ensuring that there's connectivity in Westboro because I actually can't currently um order a stound like for residential um so that was the that was the reason behind my questions originally super thank you yeah I just let know we we actually used them for the last two years right and and we've been pretty happy we we haven't had any major problem or anything so okay great can I get a motion to approve so move second okay uh first by trusty Shay second by trusty Richardson all in favor I any opposed okay motion carries 5 Z okay we've got a review of future agenda items and meetings uh I noticed that we have a
114new item on April 24th it's an information only presentation on a climate literacy is that okay with everybody so we have H one of our students who has requested to present I um that mayor may not happen because if we identify that some of this is already in the science curricula at the elementary and middle levels then she won't necessarily need to present but we put it on here as a placeholder just in case so the board wouldn't be surprised but if that is the pleasure of the board of course course all right we'll keep it on if she can do it all right summary of board directives there are none all right and we move on to good and Welfare and this time we don't have a time uh constraint but still try to
115keep it [Laughter] short I just want to thank everybody who Tunes in and listens to us at every meeting we appreciate it thank you thank you trusty Murray trusty Shane trusty lamb okay yes um I will try to keep it brief although U I've had a busy last couple weeks um so um as Dr Moore mentioned I attended the brown act webinar um along with trusty Richardson um the dwk webinar and learned a lot of the Nuance with the brown act which apparently the laws change uh pretty regularly so not not a bad idea to take Refreshers um just to keep up to date on the laws um I also uh went to the first Masters in governance training uh so for um there are a series of trainings available to new uh board members
116um just to learn like uh best practices um regarding governance so I'm happy to start that journey and I only have four more to go and then um I also attended the mon ver Feast of Nations and Founders Day celebration so that was great to see Sherry thank you um and uh just appreciated of seeing the the teachers um and uh the PTA parents and um hang out with our friends and seeing that uh wonderful lion dance performance um and then uh next I want to wish my son Aiden a happy birthday he's going to be uh 14 uh tomorrow uh and actually he's gonna be a high school student next year um so I attended the South San Francisco High School family night um this past Tuesday um it was great to see his
117friends and fellow parents we were all emotional wrecks uh we had a tour uh met uh like checked out different clubs and sports um just you name it it was just a fantastic event so I just want to thank principal and the teachers and staff for the warm welcome I also wanted to compliment our student trustee Josephine Hors I know she had to leave early um because she's not feeling well but you know she uh I guess and I actually just learned she gave um an an introduction and a welcome to the eth grade uh parents and and students and she didn't know that she had to do that beforehand but she just gave a speech without any notes or thing and like spoke perfectly and I was just amazed like I I I want
118to know her secret but you know she left so I couldn't ask her um and um and from what I heard El Cino high is also having his e8th grade family night uh fairly soon March 4th at 6m on Zoom so for those who are zone for El Cino High uh please uh register ahead um and there's just so much going on with transitions uh this transition to middle school and high school um so that we've been advertising that event a lot um that's being hosted by the s San fr Isco Education Foundation um also at South San Francisco High School um this coming Saturday morning March 1st 9:30 to 12:30 pm and you know I need all the emotional support I can get so I will be there as well and um that's it
119I guess I don't know if I should um mention Miss um miss dieson or did you want to adjourn okay great that's all for me thank you all right thank you so much trusty Richardson thank you um congratulations I'll probably see you Saturday yeah that's always something I like to go to anyway um I just wanted to say that last night I went to P Tom uh for a guat which is Mexican for a party and it was not really a party but we had festivities and the important thing I got from that meeting was that there was an advocate speaking to the predominantly uh Neighbors in the Oldtown where I'm at and um they described your rights and by the way I left little cards in the back that they were passing out in
120Brisbane Library they had lots of them and uh everybody's welcome to take one but of course anyone could be taken in a sweep by immigration including myself but I talk fast so probably not but the thing is you know we have those cards and they're all over so everybody needs to know their rights and this was a great moment that I got to be in with the community and their concerns and the fear is palpable so that was how I did that night yesterday so um one more thing and I can't remember right this minute but anyway everybody have a good week thank you thank you so much it is a good reminder that Saturday is already March um so thank you for for bringing up the the transition to middle school and high school
121Fair it's a really great event all right that brings us to adjournment um we are adjourning in the memory of um Arlene Pon uh the administrative assistant at Mont Verde I know and her her her spouse who is PED her her Co our colleague lost her spouse um recently and so we are adjourning in his memory uh Fred Baron a beloved husband father son brother and friend was a kind and thoughtful man who cherished his family loved Sports and music and built lasting connections through his work he enjoyed traveling supporting his son activities in giving back to the community including volunteering at monver while his children attended his warmth and generosity will be deeply missed we extend our heartfelt condolences to Arlene Dion and her family during this difficult time and if we have a
122moment of silence before we adjourn [Music]