April 21st, 2026 SUSD Board Meeting at 4:00 PM

001testing. Testing Test test test. 1 2 3 Good afternoon everyone. It is now 4:00. I will call the meeting to order. Abby will read the language under public content. In order to help assure compliance with the Brown Act and in order to make our board meetings more effective and more efficient, trustees will speak only when recognized and trustees who speak on a topic other than the agenda item currently under consideration will be out of order. Board meeting protocols. The safety and decorum of the school board meetings are important to Stockton Unified School District and the community. SUSD promotes the public's right to free speech and we want to make sure that all community members, parents, and students are able to participate in a safe environment. We want to ensure all community members have a seat

002during the board meeting. We will have the maximum number of chairs allowed per fire code 132. We ask that members of the public do not stand along the side of walls or block the walkway. Anyone standing up during the meeting will be asked to take a seat. If they do not comply, they will be asked to leave. Any accredited news media representative who is standing will have a press credential clearly visible. There is a podium position in front of the first row of chairs. No one other than the person who is speaking may be at the podium except for a guardian, administrator, or translator. For safety, people may not line up behind the speaker to wait their turn. We want to give the person at the podium the time and respect they deserve. Each speaker

003will be allowed 3 minutes. Attendees are not allowed to enter the area past the podium where board members are sitting. No profanity or obscinity during the board meeting. If there is a disruption, the board president or designate will give a verbal warning to the person or persons causing the disruption. If the disruption continues after the verbal warning, the individual will be asked to leave or be removed from the premises for the remainder of the board meeting. After the meeting is concluded, we ask the community to clear the lobby area in a respectful manner. Thank you. And back to you, President Cologne. >> Thank you. We'll move on to item 1.2, roll call taken by Abby. >> President Sophia Cologne, >> present. >> Thank you. Vice President Shauna Priest, >> present. >> Thank you. Clerk Patrick

004Martin, >> present. >> Thank you. Trustee Donald Donaire, >> present. >> Trustee Isabelle Perez, >> present. Trustee Kennetha Stevens, >> present. >> Trustee Frank Silva, >> present. >> Student representative Kiana Labau, >> present. >> Student representative Jackson Brooks, he's absent. >> Thank you. And back to you, President Cologne. Thank you. We'll move on to item 1.3, Student Board Representative Report by Miss Kiana Leu, Stag High School, 12th grade. Thank you. >> Good evening, everyone. At Stag, juniors are currently testing this month with 95% of students showing up on time ready to work. Our program will be having two student delegates receiving their state degrees, making them the first students in 5 years at STAG to receive this recognition. Over 650 students at STAG are currently working on credit recovery classes to meet their class requirements

005and the requirements. Meanwhile, our 12th grade students are celebrating their commitments for colleges as they prepare for life after high school. The Record Net has nominated three stag baseball players, Rocka Rodriguez, Elias Guerrero, and Jackson Brooks for the player of the year award. So, I want to wish them luck as voting comes to comes to an end. Stag alumni Jeremiah Farms will be hosting his annual football camp on June 28th at Stag and registration is open to the community. Lastly, our class of 2027 will be hosting a car wash event on April 23rd from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. It's open for all and the car wash is $15. Thank you. >> Okay, great. Thank you. [applause] Sorry. Item 1.4, student honore, Miss Sandra Zacharias Ramirez of Health Career Academy. I'd like to call Mr.

006Aaron Mada, principal to the podium please. All right. Good evening. Um, tonight, uh, I'm going to be introducing you to our HCA student, uh, Sandra Zacharias Ramirez. Uh, Sandra is a fantastic student. She has been in student leadership for three years. She's also participated in HOSA for three years. She's completed two CTE pathways. Um she is in our farm tech program. Um she's an all-around fantastic student and just a really really nice person. Um and she's going to be attending UC Santa Cruz. So with that said, let me bring up Sandra. [applause] >> Good afternoon, honorable members of the school board. My name is Sandra Zacharias and I am a senior at Health Careers Academy. It is an honor to be here and have you all listen to my experience at Health Careers Academy. I

007have always loved helping others and the medical field is the perfect place to assist others in need. When I heard there was a high school in Stockton that specialized in the medical field, I knew I had to apply. All my other middle school friends had different pathways in mind. I was nervous entering a place where I wouldn't know anyone, a place I had to be for the next four years. Health Careers Academy had taught us that when an opportunity presents itself that we should take it. HCA has a variety of classes that introduce you to the different careers that are in the medical field. We often get guest speakers that talk about the professions which gives us an insight about how their experience and open up doors for us. Not only do we get these

008unique opportunities, but we are also required to complete 80 hours of community service before graduation. My first thought it was that it was such a hassle, but in the end, I came to love my community. I have completed over 100 hours of community service, which consisted in helping children museums, animal shelters, and summer camps. Giving back to community is such an important part of the school because it all keeps us connected. Like I mentioned before, this school gives us a lot of unique opportunities. For example, HCA has three program that we could choose from. Medical assistant, pharmacy technician, and taking an internship. I am currently enrolled in the pharmacy technician program where we get the opportunity to get certified which opens up a lot of opportunities for us right after high school. The medical assistants

009also get this opportunity as well at the interns who get the hospital experience. Interns get to experience going into the field of interest and get to truly feel what their career is. Besides all the career possibilities, the culture here at HCS is very welcoming. Teachers are reliable and supportive. The staff here really want to see the students grow in and help them in every way they can. School the school supports build support systems and the faculty here make sure everyone is appreciated. When it comes to the students, you will find student like-minded people in all your classes. Even after graduation, the morals this schools has instilled in us will continue to guide us in our decisions. As our passion to succeed thrive, so will the mo memorable moments we have at this school. Thank you

010all so much for having me. [applause] We'd like to welcome you back up to the the stage. We have a certificate for you and your trustee, Trusty Silva, will hand this to you. >> Yes. And your family. You bring your parents up as well. Okay, great. Moving on to item 1.5, oral suggestions regarding open session agenda items in section one and close session. Christina will announce the number of public comments and request each person to provide their public comment in the order they were received. Madame President, we do not have any public comment cards to report. >> Thank you. Item 1.6, public employee discipline dismissal release. Miss Smith, do we have any? >> We do not have any cases. >> Thank you. Item 1.7, the board will consider in close session items listed in close

011session by Vice President Shauna Priest. >> All right. Item 2.1 public employee appointment certificated government code resignation retirement appointment. Item 2.2 public employee appointment classified government code 54957 leave of absence resignation retirement rescend employment offer deceased appointment regular employee and closed positions. Item 2.3 public employee discipline dismissal release. Item 2.4 Four, conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation, significant exposure to litigation under subsections D-2 and E-3 of government code section 54956.9. Four claims, claim 1 670059, claim 2670059, claim 3670058, and claim 4669583. Item 2.5, student expulsion C-22. Item 2.6, student suspended expulsion C-23. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Item 1.8, we will recess to close session at 410. Okay. Good evening everyone. It's uh 5:33 and I'll reconvene to public session. Abby will read the language under public content. In order to help assure compliance with

012the Brown Act and in order to make our board meetings more effective and more efficient, trustees will speak only when recognized and trustees who speak on a topic other than the agenda item currently under consideration will be out of order. Board meeting protocols. The safety and decorum of the school board meetings are important to Stockton Unified School District and the community. SUSD promotes the public's right to free speech and we want to make sure that all community members, parents, and students are able to participate in a safe environment. We want to ensure all community members have a seat during the board meeting. We will have the maximum number of chairs allowed per fire code 132. We ask that members of the public do not stand along the side of walls or block the walkway. Anyone

013standing up during the meeting will be asked to take a seat. If they do not comply, they will be asked to leave. Any accredited news media representative who is standing will have a press credential clearly visible. There is a podium position in front of the first row of chairs. No one other than the person who is speaking may be at the podium except for a guardian, administrator, or translator. For safety, people may not line up behind the speaker to wait their turn. We want to give the person at the podium the time and respect they deserve. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes. Attendees are not allowed to enter the area past the podium where board members are sitting. No profanity or obscinity during the board meeting. If there is a disruption, the board president

014or designate will give a verbal warning to the person or persons causing the disruption. If the disruption continues after the verbal warning, the individual will be asked to leave or be removed from the premises for the remainder of the board meeting. After the meeting is concluded, we ask the community to clear the lobby area in a respectful manner. Thank you. And back to you, President Cologne. Thank you. We'll move on to item 4.1, pledge of allegiance, led by our student performers who performed at the Stompton Kings SUSD takeover mental health awareness night. So, I'd like to uh name name off our students. We have Kenyan Shyver from Elorado, Juel or Joel Henderson from Elorado as well, and Mia Mitchell from Commodore. [applause] Please stand for the flag salute. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the

015flag 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. >> And we do have some awards uh certificates for you. If you have your family in the audience, come on forward. >> And please come forward, Miss Coleman. >> Thank you. Good evening, President Cologne, Vice President, Priest, uh Dr. Rodriguez, and board of trustees. You have a a special treat tonight. Um we have three of our performers that did perform um at halftime at the Stockton Kings. It was um on March the 5th, it was a mental health awareness night, SUSD takeover. We had uh 14 mascots come and 14 students come and perform. So, you get a treat of three of our um students tonight.

016What I I I really want to emphasize, it was a partnership with ELOP and we were able to uh in that partnership invite um students, families, and staff to come and enjoy the evening and celebrate um our district's commitment to mental health services. And so, I am happy to say that we have some talent in our district. Um the song that you will be hearing and will be performed was um written and composed by our very own Miss Monica Gail. So we'll bring the kids up. [applause] Come on up. >> You want them facing this way, right? >> Go to your areas other side. >> [music] [music] >> in the fight with hope. [music] New day rise up myself. New day, rise up, fresh [music] start. I'm feeling myself. I'm out of this world. Not

017giving into bad influence. I could do it. Put my mind into [music] it. I'm not trying to fit in. I'm trying to stand out. Be a self worth. That's what it's all about. Mind strong. We [music] belong cuz we strong together. Breathe deep. Hold on as we storm the weather. Selfcare. Stay calm as we work through the trouble. See the light. Let it shine at the end of the tunnel. Catch a peace mode. Let the stress go now. Let the good vibes flow. I speak life not death at the end of my rope. Have a dream big while we rise [music] with hope. Stucky in the fight as we rise with hope. [applause and cheering] We ride with [music] we ride with integity. We ride with safety. [music] As we elevate, we ride with respect.

018We ride with integrity. We ride with [music] safety. >> [applause and cheering] [music] >> Great job. Great job. We're going to have you come come back up if we have your family. >> Yeah, we got certificates and pictures. Thank you so much. Let's give them another round of applause. [applause and music] >> [music] >> Area. >> [applause] [snorts] >> Guys, one, two, and three. [applause] Thank you, sir. >> All right. Love it when we have student performances. Um, let's move on to item 4.2, action taken in close session by Vice President Shauna Priest. All right. Item 2.1, public employee appointment certificated government code 54957, resignation retirement appointment. Motion to approve 61, no by trustee priest. Item 2.2, public employee appointment, classified government code 54957, leave of absence. Resignation, retirement, resend employment offer, deceased appointment closed

019positions. Motion to approve unanimous. Item 2.3, public employee discipline dismissal release. Noon duty assistant job abandonment. Motion to approve unanimous. Motion to approve food service assistant one probationary release unanimous. Motion to approve equipment service worker probationary unanimous. Motion to approve bus attendant probationary release unanimous. Motion to approve licensed vocational nurse probationary unanimous. Motion to approve substitute dismissal unanimous. Motion to approve substitute dismissal unanimous. All right. So before I report the actions taken in close session on this item item 2.4 I will report the correction of two inadvertent typo typographical errors in the agenda. Claim two of item 2.4 is claim number 670057 and claim four of item 2.4 is claim number 669593. All right. So item 2.4 4. Claim number 670059. Motion to reject unanimous. Claim number 670057. Motion to reject unanimous. Claim number 670058.

020Motion to reject unanimous. And claim number 669593. Motion to reject unanimous. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. We'll move on to item 4.3, order of agenda. Christina will read the oral announcement. This is the opportunity for the board of trustees to make any changes to the order of the agenda. Otherwise, the order of the agenda will be as published. Thank you. Okay. Do we have a a motion for the order of agenda? >> I motion to approve the order of the agenda. Stevens, >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Right. Hearing none. Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes

021unanimously. Thank you. We'll move on to item 5.1, our parent advisory committee or pack report. Uh general pack. I'd like to announce um Oh, they're not in attendance. I'm sorry I'm reading that part. Um so we'll move on to item 5.2, oral suggestions regarding open session. Christina will announce the number of public comments and request each person to provide their public comment in the order they were received. Individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the board. The board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Madame President, uh we currently have two public comment cards. The first comment card is from Mr. Justin McGee regarding item 13.1. [clears throat] Madam superintendent, members of the board, uh Justin McGee. I am the negotiations team chair for STA and

022I'm here to speak to you about our tenative agreement we reached with the district. First, I need to say that there is this sense out there that uh teachers are superhuman. Uh we are actually quite human. Uh what makes us special is less us and more the fact that we work with kids so much and we cannot avoid being transformed by the kids that we serve and that does make us different. But then that also passes along to the district who works around us. The kids affect all of us. There's a phrase that I found myself using uh lately and for some months now when I talk about working here to anyone who is not local and that is the phrase benevolent management and that's a phrase I never thought I would get to use

023to describe management here and I get to use it now and I've gotten to use it for some time. So very encouraged by that. [sighs] Uh the story of reaching this particular tenative agreement has been uh exhausting and exhaustive. Uh and it involves multiple long-term commitments from both sides of the table. There are things we are not done with. We've engaged in an enormous revision project of our contract that is taking way more time than anyone thought. And when we expressed the ways that teachers were having a hard time waiting for normal negotiations to run their course because of how long this was taking, the district was authentically responsive and quickly. And we reached an agreement that I think was simpler than some thought it was going to need to be. Uh but sometimes simpler

024takes care of the things that are a high priority at the moment or at least the urgently felt priorities. So I'm grateful to be here. uh and grateful to see exactly put before you exactly what is put before you. Um sometimes these things do not get the attention that they would normally get because we're so used to at least here either drastically falling behind or having to drastically catch up all at once. Well, right now we've already drastically caught up in a number of ways in the last couple of years. So what does it look like to not do either of those things? It looks like what is called in the industry good faith maintenance of effort and that does not tend to get as much attention to keep fantastic health coverage to keep strong

025salaries to keep all kinds of things doesn't get the same level of attention that doesn't mean it's any less good or any less right your team is the hardest working team I have seen in over 20 years here and It's always hard to follow leadership who won't work as hard as they're asking you to work. It's also hard to keep up with the hardest working leadership you've ever seen when you have human limits and you can burn out. And that's a good primary risk to be facing right now is potentially burning out doing so much good. Let's be careful not to burn ourselves out while we keep doing so much good. Thank you. >> The next public comment is from Mr. Justin McGee regarding items 13.2 and 13.3, >> I walked away knowing I was

026the only other comment. Um, I just want to say that when we got our tenative agreement uh finished and were able to move on to things that were less time inensive like setting up summer programs, setting up uh voluntary teacher home visits for students who haven't been coming to school. So much hard prep work was already done by both teams on so many things. For each of these, we're able to show up and get it all the way figured out like that. things that the district team brought forward were the kinds of things we could take seriously because they were the right things. And the things that we pointed out, what about this, what about this were things we felt the district team taking seriously because they were the right things. And both teams were

027hardworking and prepared. So it got done like that. This is good stuff. More Madame President, this concludes uh public comment cards. >> Okay. Um we'll move on to item 5.3, oral suggestions and comments from the community regarding non-aggenda items. Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the board. The board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Uh the first comment card for non-aggenda items is from Miss Anhelis Cortez regarding Franklin High School. I saw her here. I think she may have stepped out. She came in a little bit earlier. Okay. The next comment card is from Miss Lorenna Duran regarding Franklin High School. Miss Lauren Lorenna Duran. Okay. Uh the next uh set of public comment cards, we have 15 common cards uh regarding Edison High

028School cheer. The first comment is from Miss Tyresa Sasaki. >> [applause] >> Good evening, board president, trustees, superintendent. I want to start by saying this is hard for me. This district is not just somewhere I worked or volunteered, but I'm a product of SUSD. My parents dedicated their life's work to this district. My father helped start the first parent resource center and I grew up roaming the halls of 701 North Madison. The system helped shape who I am today. I remember moments that defined this district for me. And I remember vividly the Cleveland shooting, not just because it was a monumental first, but before my because of how my parents talked about it at the dinner table. I remember listening to my parents talk about how the district was responding to that tragedy and how

029seriously it took the responsibility of protecting students and supporting its community. I also remember being in kindergarten and learning to speak Cambodian alongside one of my classmates who we now call English learners. Even then, this district was teaching me about connection, culture, and community. Those experiences have stayed with me. I graduated from Stag High School. I worked in SUSD. And while I chose to leave for career advancement, coaching is how I choose to give back. How I choose to pour into the same community that poured into me. That's why standing here today is not easy. Because I care deeply about this program, the district, and most importantly, its students. Cheerleading is something I have poured my time and energy into and my heart. It is a ministry and a sort for me, not just as

030a coach, but as someone who believes deeply in what this program can do for young women and men. It builds discipline, confidence, accountability, and sisterhood. And at its best, it creates a space where athletes feel supported, challenged, and proud of who they're becoming. But today, I'm here because that environment has been compromised. Over time, what should have remained a structured team- centered program has been disrupted by ongoing external conflicts. Instead of focusing on athlete development, safety, team cohesion, time and resources have been redirected toward addressing repeated complaints, investigations, and personal disputes. And I want to be very clear, accountability matters, oversight matters, parents voices matter. But when those systems are used in a way that feels targeted, excessive or personal, the impact goes far beyond the adults involved, it starts to affect the kids. It

031affects their ability to trust the process, to respect leadership, and to feel secure within their own team environment. We have reached a point where consistency and discipline has been undermined. When expectations are not applied equally or when consequences cannot be enforced, it sends a message to every athlete that standards are optional. That message erodess everything I'm trying to build. Additionally, there have been ongoing concerns about boundaries, about the appropriate role. Okay. Thank you. That's it. [applause] The next comment is from Saya. >> Hi, my name is Tania Mullen and I am a cheerleader at Edison High School. Coach Tai and the other coaches has never made me feel uncomfortable or mistreated. They all maintain clear expectations and treat all athletes with respect. I believe that coach Tai will be a good coach to lead our

032team. As a cheerleader who has been coached by Coach Tai, I advocate for her to continue her role as our coach. Her discipline, teamwork, encouragement, and dedication to our program, exactly what we need. Coach Tai frequently gives goes beyond her bound goes beyond her duties hosting team bondings events and taking us out to eat when she doesn't have to. I believe that coach Tai is being unfairly targeted by an individual who is spreading false accusations that aren't true. She as well as other coaches have created a bond with every individual on the team and is more than our coach. They are family. >> [applause] >> The next comment is from Darius Gaines. [applause] >> Do it. >> Hello, my name is Darius Gaines and I am a cheerleader at Edison High School. This is my

033first year attending this school and overall my experience has been very positive. One of the most meaningful parts of my time here has been being a member of the cheer team under coach Tai. She has played a major role in helping me grow into a stronger and more confident cheerleader. She has created environment that is both supportive and motivating. I believe that coach Tai should be trusted to lead the team using her coaching style and experience. From what from what I've seen everything that she implemented and has contributed to growth and both sorry everything that she has implemented has contributed to our growth both individually and as a team recently due to complaints several of our practices have been cancelled. This has made it more difficult for us to stay consistent and continue improving as

034a team. We rely on practices. We as a team, we rely on our practices structured and guidance to build our skills and maintain discipline. Without that consistency, it becomes harder for us to perform throughout our breasts and our fullest potential. Coach Tai has always shown dedication to the team and genuine commitment to helping us succeed. I believe that allowing her to continue coaching the way she the way she knows is most effective and it will benefit not only the team's performance but also our overall experience as as student athletes. Thank you. [applause] >> The next speaker is Isabella Gutierrez. [applause] Um, let me get it ready. Oh, wait. Hello, my name is Isabella Gutierz. I'm a cheerleader at Edison High School. Coach D has always been supportive, motivating. She pushed me to achieve things I

035didn't think I could do and was always available to listen and offer guidance. I never witnessed her discipline, negativity, or giving attitude. Any conflence be seemed one-sided. She constantly treated all she she constantly treated all cheerleaders with respect and fairness. Even when we were goofing off or struggling in practice, she always treated she always treated us the same. I never went as coach any issues with any of the other cheerleaders. In my personal experience, however, she taught me things I never thought I could accomplish. Her encouragement and belief pushed me to try new challenges and I never I was able to achieve things I didn't think were were possible. Disagreements are conflicts but even in those situations coached I approached them professionally never acting inappropriately. [applause] >> The next speaker is Gloria Monzo. [applause] Good

036evening everybody. My name is Gloria Monzo. I'm a senior at Edison High School and I've been cheering off my four years. I'm really emotional. Oh my gosh. >> It breaks my heart that my coach won't be able to be here anymore, [laughter] bro. Oh my gosh. I'm sorry, but she's a really good coach. She's been there for me in many occasions and as well as many other girls. That's [snorts] why we're all here today, because we care. And I believe that the misbehavior from one person or one group of people should not be the reason why this like opportunity and like our encouragement, everything that she gives us should be taken away. I'm a senior. You're probably wondering why do I care? I'm leaving. But I care a lot about my teammates and I would

037like to see them be good and be successful in everything that they do. And I believe with Coach Tai and all of her working staff that is possible. Um I get really emotional because she knows how I am. I always cry. But [laughter] yeah, [snorts] I just Yeah, I love the program and I experienced the program without Coach Tai and it was not a good program. I quit the team when she was not there anymore. [snorts] But I just know that with coach Tai there, everything will be good. We all looked so good last year. I'm sure I hope some of you guys have seen what we have done. But I just know that I really hope you guys take into consideration what we're all saying [snorts] because it really matters to us. Thank you.

038[applause] The next speaker is Alisi Garcia. [applause] [snorts] >> Good evening. My name is Allesie Garcia. I ha and I have been a cheerleader at Edison High School for the past 3 years. I am here tonight to speak to all of you with the support of my teammates. This past year has meant so much to me and to our entire team. We experienced what it feels like to truly be supported. Coach Tai made sure that everyone had the opportunity to participate, even helping get our camp fees covered, which can be very expensive. More importantly, she created a space where we felt heard, valued, and cared for. She is not just a coach. She is someone we trust, someone we can talk to, and someone who genuinely believes in us. Coach Tai is the coach we

039need and the coach we want. But right now, we do not feel supported. I also want to be clear that Coach Tai has taken no action that has put any of us in direct or indirect harm. Our experiences with her have been positive, safe and supportive. I understand that in any organization there will be different opinions. That is normal. But when one voice becomes louder than the voices of so many others, it begins to hurt people. There are girls on our team who are scared to speak up because they are worried about retaliation from one individual and their parent. That fear is real and it's not just the students. Coach Tai herself has has also been concerned about retaliation which is why she has stepped away. Because of this, the majority of us feel like

040we have lost a coach who supported us, stood by us, and helped us grow. All because of one individual. Our school district is supposed to support and uplift students. Right now, many of us feel unheard, overlooked, and silenced. Instead of feeling proud and confident as a team, we felt anxious and afraid. We are respectfully asking the school board to step in, support us, and help bring our coach back. We are not asking to be difficult. We are asking to be heard. We are asking for the support that we deserve. Thank you for your time. [applause] The next comment is from Jayla Roachcha. Sorry, I'm nervous. Good afternoon. My name is Jayla Roachcha. I am a che I'm a Oh my god. I am a cheerleader at Edison. I want to express how I feel about

041the situation. Coach Tai, she's one of the best coaches this team has ever had. She dedicated, she is dedicated to coach a group of teenagers, which can be challenging given to their different personalities. Coach Tai also handles the concerns of parents, which is why we're here today. I think it's really important we leave all concerns about the coach with improper channels like speaking directly to the coach or the assistant coach rather than discussing it with others. She can be g she can be giving her free time to other things she has in life but instead instead she gives it to the team like what my fellow teammate had said she also does a lot than other than probably any other coaches have. She feeds us with her own money as at long practices when she

042can just tell us to pack our own food. She gives us she gives rise to athletes in need. She pushes she pushes us to get keep going if we give up. On a positive note, the team has done better with coach Tai being here at Edison. We have gotten so many compliments in our performance with different from different teams and staff members. We're just asking for support. >> [applause] >> The next comment is from Sheila. [applause] Good afternoon everyone. My name is Sheila King and I am a student and cheerleader at Edison High School. I'm standing here today because I want to talk about someone who has become the backbone of our team. Coach Tai. [snorts] As we look ahead to the next school year, the thought of stepping onto that floor or field without

043her leading the way isn't just disappointing. It feels like a massive step backwards for our cheer team. There are a lot of things that make a coach good, but Coach Tai is exceptional for reasons that go beyond the school. Fairness and accountability. One of the hardest things, one of the hardest things for a coach to do is to treat every athlete the same. But coach Tai mastered it. On our cheer team, favoritism didn't exist. It didn't matter if you were a senior or a freshman. The rules applied to everyone. She also taught us the meaning of accountability. We all knew the deal. If you missed a practice without telling her in advance, you didn't perform. While that might seem strict to some, it taught us respect. respect for her time, respect for our teammates, and

044respect for the work we put in. She didn't just want us to be better athletes. She wanted us to be responsible people. Coach Tai, please know that we see you. We appreciate you, and we need you. You've made us better athletes, but more importantly, you've made us a better team. To the administration, we are asking you to do whatever it takes to keep Coach Tai for the next school year. Stability, discipline, and heart are hard to find in a coach, and we already have the perfect example right here. Thank you. [applause] >> The next comment is from Mario Thomas Gray. >> [applause] >> All right. How y'all doing? All right. I didn't really put together a speech, but what I did want to do is make sure I support the fact that um Coach Tai

045uh Coach Trina and the and and the Edison uh cheer program, they did an awesome job this year. Uh I want everybody to understand the fact that uh everything that they've done it made a difference in uh not just my own daughter's life but it made a difference in uh everybody's uh student athlete whether it's boy or girl as far as a uh cheer athlete. It made a huge difference in uh Edison cheer program. uh I observed Edison chair program uh with my own eyes in the past three years but I do understand and I and I and I accept the fact that what I observed just being a part of u I'm actually a SUSD employee myself for uh Weber and so I also do uh sports I'm a coach as well so I

046observe this all this together um watching the changes that I observed at Edison when it came to cheer program. I thought chair program did an awesome job and to be uh affected by someone that feel like they above the district or above the law that work for the district I think that's very disappointing and so I really would like to see uh coach Tai and the tier coaches uh a part of her staff uh retain the position. I think it's very unfair for someone to feel like they have positional power to uh be above the law. So, with that being said, uh hope you guys, you know, understand where I'm at and where I come from being a coach for 23 years for SUSD school district. Um I really think it's unfair for someone to

047feel like uh they child or them that work for the school district is above the law. That part needs to be observed and it needs to be fixed. It's not about one student, it's about all students. Thank you. [applause] The next comment is from Katrina Thomas Gray. [applause] Hello, my name is Katrina Thomas Gray and I am a cheer coach at Edison. I would say under Coach Ty, this is the best head coach I've ever had. Um I I was at a different school with SUSD, but she is the best. And the thing that irritates me is every time we try to do something, one parent, one out of 60 kids, she gets her voice heard more than the kids because she works for the school district. And I don't think that's fair because we're

048being literally our hands are tied behind our back because we can't do anything because every time she don't like something or her child doesn't like something then basically she um complains and she gets her way. Literally we were told as cheer coaches no matter what we do because she is supposed to get her way. Why is that? Everybody has a position as Stockton Unified School District. No matter if you're at the bottom to the top, you treat everybody the same. That's what coach Tai has taught me. There's nobody above that but this one parent complains at everything. If we say it's a 24hour, which is in the handbook that Stockton Unified and CIF came up with, it's a 24-hour cooling off period. If this parent can bypass that and not even do the chain of

049command and she goes directly to whoever she wants to and give a complaint and then we are told as coaches we cannot discipline these kids because of her. I literally am a disciplinary action person. I love discipline. You know if you do one action, you know what's going to happen if you if you don't um follow up on that. It has been so many times that coach Tai has literally had to change so much because of one person. Why is that? Why is this one person above the whole thing? You see, it's plenty of kids out here who was in support of that. I seen Edison, not this year that we were here, but the year prior when it was horrible. Those kids complained about that. I was there when they were like, "Coach, you're

050back." She came back because of the kids and how she feel about these kids. And now she's getting her hands high because the same parent who approached another coach who ready to fight a coach while she's eating dinner with her family. She was not disciplined disciplined about that. She was able to keep doing what she's doing. And that's the problem. It's one parent compared to 60 other parents. I am a parent. My kid is graduating this year, but I'm here for the kids. It's not about my kid, but Ty told me, showed me something to work for. She made me elevate my game as a cheer coach because of her. And I don't see nobody out there doing everything she do. She takes a lot of flack from this one lady who I watch myself

051who damn there tried to intimidate her sister, her daughter in front of everybody, but nobody's listening to that. It's just do what she do. >> Thank you. Thank you, Miss Thomas. >> [applause] >> Okay, the next speaker is Kamara Thomas Gray. [applause] >> Hello. Good morning. That was a great speech from Coach Trina. Um, hello. My name is Kamara and I'm a graduating senior at Edison High School. And although this is my first year at Edison and my first season cheering for this program, I'm not new to cheer. Um, from the moment I joined the team, I was welcomed into the team in an environment with not only supportive but um, a potential and dedicated team and coaching staff. At the beginning of the year, it was clear that Edison cheer had the foundation to

052be something truly special. A large part of the um a large part of that was due to coaching staff especially because coach Tai um she's seen greatness in our team and she was there from late nights to early morning and sorry [laughter] coach Tai is one of the best coaches that I ever had and for her to push herself away from the team really hurts my heart. Um there's all there's been ongoing issues that really sets back the coaches and the team. It's hard to imagine Edison without the lovely Tyresa Sasaki. Thank you. [applause and cheering] >> Madame President, this concludes the time. >> Okay. Thank you. We have no other uh comments, no other public comment on any other topic. Do we want to I don't think the other folks came in that we

053called in from before. >> Yes, ma'am. We have one more comment. Okay. >> Uh and this is uh from Japal Singh. Good evening board uh and superintendent uh Dr. Rodriguez. Uh first and foremost, I just want to acknowledge all the students who had the courage to come up and speak here um as a student athlete from several years ago. I'm not going to let you all know when. And um I understand the role that you know coaches play on um students. So I just want to acknowledge um the courage of all the students who came up and spoke. Uh my name is Teshwal Singh. I am the community and education manager for a local nonprofit, the Jagara movement. Um, and the reason why I'm here today to really um, speak with y'all is to share

054an opportunity about a scholarship that we've been working on getting students registered for across Stockton Unified School District. Um, I've been conducting outreach for the past three weeks now and really trying to get into classrooms directly and um, get students registered for this scholarship that's offered by the state of California. It's free for all students called the Cow Kid scholarship opportunity. um just the impact that we've had um last week between three teachers who've graciously allowed me to present in their classrooms directly to the students um at Franklin High School and then also Chavez High School. We were able to assist over 110 students receive scholarships totaling over $78,000. So, um, the reason why I'm presenting in front of the school district right now, the board right now, is to see if the biggest hurdle

055that we've been having is students don't have access to the SSID numbers or it's difficult for them to really track down the SSID number. And I learned from several teachers that it was actually removed from the student view um, online portal. I'm not sure as to why that was, but that is a hurdle as to why we're unable to get more students registered. We do have currently over 50 students that we are in touch with who we're just waiting for them to reach out back to us. We're constantly also communicating with them to see if they're able to track down the SSID numbers. Again, it's found on their transcripts. Uh but sometimes students um don't make that extra effort or don't have the time to make that extra effort to actually go into their CL

056um to their counselors and get that SSID number. So, I wanted to see if there was a possibility or somewhere we can work with um the board um see work with the district or if there's someone who is the best person at the district to see if we can work directly with counselors cuz I had counselors at Franklin High School who said they're willing to support um and offer support but we don't have a standingou and I know that's a long process. Um, but I wanted to see because the state of California with their upcoming budget may we're not sure what that will look like u post June July once a budget renews. So um once students are eligible and they receive it, it is good and they're locked in for that scholarship. But the

057upcoming school year, we just don't know what that budget will look like and we don't know how that scholarship um will be impacted. So we want to really get to the classrooms as soon as possible. Thank you so much, [applause] >> Madame President. This concludes public comments regarding non-aggenda items. >> Okay. Thank you. Item 6.1, approval of consent items. Christina will read the oral announcement. >> Does any trustee have an item they would like removed for separate consideration as an action item? After any items are removed for separate consideration, there will be a vote on the consent items without any discussion. Thank you. I have two items I would like to move to action. Item 6.59 and then I just have a clarifying question for item 6.85. I also have a clarifying question for item

0586.55. Okay. So, we have um approval of consent items with the following removed to action 6.59, 6.85, and 6.55. Are there any others? >> Yes, I would like to pull also 6.66. Just for clarification, uh, Vice President Priest, are you saying are you pulling or just are you moving to action? >> Uh, moving to action. >> Okay, got it. Okay. And repeat the number. I'm sorry. >> 6.66. >> Okay. So, I'll repeat that just for to make sure. So, we are approving the consent items with the following. Move to action 6.59, 6.85, 85, 6.55, and 6.66. Are there any others? Okay. Could we get a a motion and a second? I motion to approve the consent calendar with moving the following items to action 6.55, 6.59, 6.66, and 6.85. >> I second. Okay. Any discussion?

059All right. Hearing none. Roll call vote, please. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, you stepped away. Okay. Trusty Donaire also stepped away. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. Trusty Stevens, yes. Trusty Silva, >> yes. Motion passes 50 with clerk Martin and Trusty Darn Donaire being absent. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. We'll start um in numerical order with 6.55. >> Do you want to start with your Okay. Yes. Yes, I wanted to ensure that if we are sending our employees to attend the handle with care training that we are um I see we had one CSM. So I don't know if there was an opportunity for um an CSA etc. campus security who would be our first line of defense for these type of things to be able to

060attend this conference as well. So we added two we changed out and we added um one principal and one CSM um so that we would have some people with boots on the ground and have the various perspectives. Um, so at this time we can add a CSA and amend it if that's the will of the board. Um, we did um make some changes so that we had more people that were boots on the ground. >> Um, you amending the position to add. Can you make clarification, Dr. Rodriguez? I'm sorry. >> Well, it's if if it's the request of the board, we could add a six person. We did specifically change out some positions and then we added um we did add a high school principal and we added a CSM if there's a desire to

061have a CSA. We can amend that if that's the will of the board. I'd like to confirm on the um on the analysis section. So it says recipient of service five district representatives. So just for clarification, we'll have one HR director, one high school principal, our chief of police, one lieutenant, and one CSM. But if we want to add >> if will the board like >> Yes. So I am requesting that we have more boots on the ground people that this would directly affect attend this training versus those of us at the district level attend this training. So that's what I'm requesting for an additional person who is boots on the ground to be able to attend this training. >> And so and just for clarification, this team that's going is going to assess if

062this handle with care is better or it will address uh the component of breaking up fights. Um um because CPI may not completely address that component. Um and if they find that this is a good uh training for that then we may use it for supplementing uh CPI. Um we focus on positions that break up a lot of fights and our um our chief um is the one that brought this to our attention. Um the HR director is the one that's in charge and oversees the CPI uh implementation across the district. So, we're making sure that people that are trained in CPI go here so that they could compare, but uh we're happy to take other um employees as well. >> Correct. So, we know that our HR director, right, our police of chief, our

063one of our lieutenants are not the first boost on the ground people on a high school campus where things may or may not occur even if this is on a different campus besides high school. So we want to ensure that those who this would directly be are affect those that would directly be affected by this training and using this training are able to firsthand see if this would work for their roles >> like part in particular a CSM >> or CSA. >> Yeah, we could add um any other positions. Um it's up to you. So, we just need a motion to amend what's there. If you want to add the um additional boots on the ground person So, I would like to make a motion to add one recipient uh of service uh to the

064handle with care training. Um I'm going to phrase it as boots on the ground and let the district decide from there as far as uh what exact position we'll attend. I second Stevens. >> Okay, we have a first and a second. Any further discussion or question? >> Yes. >> Will we need to change the cost amount in order to approve it? >> By by approving the amendment, it will um change the budget. Yeah. >> Okay. Any other questions? All right, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Cologne, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Okay, moving on to item 6.59. >> So, I added

065brought that one to action. And so I just wanted to clarify that as a board member, I am excited to see um Hung Kingston, which is one of our north side um schools that have the students bus in from the Bianke Kinfield area, be able to receive services. So looking forward to see all of the supports for um students over at Hungston. Yeah. So, I motion to approve item 6.59. >> A second. >> Okay, we have a first and a second. Any other questions? Comment? >> I have a question. Um will there will there have to be um sorry does trustee Stevens I know you're on the board for this organization will you have to recuse yourself for this time so I don't conflict the interest states if I receive any type of financial support

066for this one I don't it is just me voting and having a good conscience that I can make the appropriate decisions on board agenda items which I therefore say that I can but I do appreciate the the question for clarification. >> Any other questions? All right, seeing none, roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Okay, moving on to item 6.66. Yes, I had a clarifying question. It seems as if this contract is for a month. Um, but I'm also not seeing specifically what the contract will be pro be providing. Um, it states provide opportunity and access for African-American

067students by promoting and then it's blank. So, I would like someone to fill us in. I would be happy to. So this is for um services targeting um it says offering [clears throat] targeted support for students in need of additional guidance with focusing on improving engagement, behavior and overall student success. Um and the services will support our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive and supporting learning environment for those students. So they will be um it's a mentorship. So um following the MTSS or PBIS model and identifying students that need that additional support um whether it be academics um behavioral or social emotional and so um some of that will look individual or in um or in groups of um students. And then can you help me understand how the mentorship for one month will help

068the student learning environment? >> Yeah. So this was this is a site decision that they're using the their title one um their title one funds for. So right now they are able to because of our MTSS model module and data tracking they're able to identify those students over time that haven't been responding to other interventions. So um I would have to say the the site is looking at it and and implementing those as an as an additional intervention support for those students. >> And according [clears throat] to this paperwork is this specifically for African-American students? Um no it is not because it is using title one funds. So it's for any vulnerable um population of students. So it would be for any of the students on campus. >> So it looks like this may need

069to be updated um on our agreement because it clearly states uh for African-American students. >> All right. and and so I would have to probably check and I'm just know that the funding source doesn't limit that. So it can be used for any of the students. So the site could specifically be targeting African-American black students, but it can be used for any students here. I can check with the site and have that adjusted. Thank you. Motion uh to approve item 6.66. >> We're to approve with missing info from the description. >> Well, he Dr. CL um Clappenbach is going to um >> provide this for us. >> Yes. So, I can I can verify if we need to update the contract itself. The funding source remains the same for Title One, but we can update

070that if other students besides just the African-American black students um are are being um supported here. >> So, the contract doesn't start until next month. I would like for us to hold on it if we can pull it and then bring it back to the next board meeting and then you can have time to finish out the sentence for theou to better clarify what the support will be and who it would be targeting >> to amend the emotions. Would you be okay with that to bring it back to the next board meeting? So, I will amend the motion to bring item 6.66 back with updated verbiage um at our next board meeting. >> Do we have a second? >> I'll second, Stephen. Sorry. >> Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Okay. All right. Then

071the next would be item 6.8 five. >> 6.85. I just wanted to know is this a ratification since services started back on January? It states January 2026. >> Mr. Beerman will come up and speak to this item. >> [snorts] >> Oh, there it goes. Uh, not necessarily because payment would be at the end of this um term. So, they have started in January. Payment would not be issued to the interns until May when the term is over. >> Okay. But they started work without the board approval for the >> Yeah. For the internships. Yes. These are current students that are AVID students that are doing cross- tutoring uh with our current AVID lowerassman students. >> Okay. >> Yes, ma'am. It's a $500 stipen, I think, if that's what it's in the packet. >> Uh no,

072I think it should be more than five. There are six students at $5,000. >> I thought it was a five I don't have the board um doc in front of me. I don't believe it's a 5,000 per. I think it's 500. >> What says the amount is the total amount >> not to exceed? Yeah. Yeah. >> Up to $2,500 distributed in 200 $1,250, sorry, increments per term. >> Okay. I just need a clarification if it was a ratification since it wasn't approved, but they're already doing the work. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. But why is that? >> Uh I I'd have to ask the I think we had an issue paying them. we had to go through CTE uh because they have that payment structure with interns that AVID um did not. So we had

073to go through our CTE department >> and they started already. >> Yes, sir. >> So technically it's volunteer work right now >> in a sense. Yes. Yes. So in a sense this could be considered a ratification as well. Yeah. >> Okay. That's what I needed to know if it was a ratification or not. >> Okay. So it's not a ratification but it should be a ratification. >> Yes. I don't think it's listed as an agenda item as a ratification. That's correct. >> Can you guys talk into the mic? We can't. >> I'm just I'm just thinking out loud what what you're asking. Um ratification would be if we had already approved an item, we would go back to ratify it. So if they render services for an item that we didn't approve, then you would

074ratify the item to ensure that we can pay it. That's what the ratification is. So this should be a ratification and not a regular board agenda item. You want to speak to it, >> Dr. Hunt, because you like you may know. No, you want to speak to it. >> Okay, >> that is correct. for so then I would like to bring this agenda back, this item back as a ratification so that we can pay it properly and get the students paid because if not there will also be volunteers in not being paid because it's not ratified for the pre-work that they done. Yeah. Okay. Can can would you be willing to just amend the motion so that then we could start the process of paying them? >> Oh >> yeah, we can do that too.

075Yes, >> if you'd be willing [clears throat] to do that. That way we can start paying them. >> Okay. Yeah. Because if not then they don't. Okay. >> How soon will they get paid? >> It's at the It's at the end of the year. >> So that would be in May when they conclude their service, >> but we would be able to start the paperwork of collection of hours. Got it. Okay. >> Okay. >> How do you are you distributing checks or >> I believe it's a check through the CTE department. I don't know the particulars on the payment, but I'm assuming it's a check from the >> They are they are paid through payroll. It's not a check or direct deposit. How are we how are they getting their money? >> It will depend

076on how they set up h receiving those funds. >> Okay. Thank you. And then can you can you all let us know when you have done all done the whole process and they receive their money? >> Thank you. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Thank you, Mr. Beerman. Clarification. Okay. >> I had a a quick question. I wanted I know someone mentioned the $500, but we also see the $5,000 for six students, and I want to make sure that $5,000 is spread evenly across the six students. Is Is that what you're saying? >> That's the intent. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay, good questions. Are um Trusty Stevens, do you want to make the motion with the amendment? So then I I think we need to bring this back because it states us it states here

077that it'll be distributed in the um amount of $1,250. If we do the math on that that's was it $7,000 7500. It's actually it's $7,500 not 6,000. >> Do you have the item open? >> So >> I can't see the item. I think it's um just for processing time. We should make the amendment today so that they can start that process, the paperwork process. If we wait another week, it's going to delay them the processing time. So, we can we can try to clarify it now that how many hours, how many what's the dollar amount? And I think it does also allude to it does say not to exceed and and so can we guarantee how many students we're actually paying here? >> It's six. >> It is six. >> Yes. That are doing the

078work. Yes. >> Okay. We we will we will bring it back. We need we have two errors. So we'll bring it back. >> Yeah. So I motion to uh table item 6.85 to the next board meeting. >> I'll second. Thank you. [snorts] >> Okay, great. Thank you. So, those were the four items brought out for action. >> Oh, no, you need a a vote. >> No, not if we're going to table in it. >> Oh, >> yeah. But we're good. Yeah. So, the last the last two were tabled to come back. >> All right. Um, that brings us to item 7.1, public hearing for reopener contract negotiations for the 2627 fiscal years between Stockton Unified School District District and the California School Employees Association, Stockton Transportation Chapter 885, CSEA 885, and presentation of Sun Sunshine

079proposals. Um, we're now open for public hearing. We do not have a staff report for this one. Is there any public testimony? >> Okay, seeing none, um, do we have any comments from trustees? >> Okay, Trusty Daire, >> I just want to give a shout out to our team um, for, you know, the negotiations. Just hearing um Justin McGee at the public comment share really good things about the district um that he hasn't seen a hard working team like this in 20 years is really amazing and I think that's something that the district should be really proud of. Um so thank you for the work that you've been doing. >> Thank you. Any other comments? Okay, hearing none. will close the public hearing. Moving on to item 7.1, public hearing for reopener contract negotiations for

08026 27 fiscal years between Stockton Unified School District District and the United Stockton Administrators USA and presentation of Sunshine proposals. So we'll now open for public hearing. There's no staff report. Is there any public testimony? Okay, seeing none, any trustees comments. All right, hearing none, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Brings us down to item 8.1, be able update and impact report. So, we'd like to call on Mr. Dr. Casey Cobinach, assistant superintendent of educational services and Miss Tamara Prrenitis, director of educational services to the podium and mic. Thank you. Good evening. No guarantees that I know how to work the remote. Um, we'll see. Good evening, President Cologne, Vice President Priest, Clerk Barton, Board of Trustees, and Superintendent Dr. Rodriguez. Um it is my privilege and it is my um I'm actually

081thrilled to present this information today uh to you for a couple of reasons. One is innovation and two is literacy right and maybe backwards. Maybe literacy first then innovation to do so. Um but that's um why we're here. So um let me oh I don't have that screen to refer to. So let me practice. Oh I got it right the first time. Okay. So tonight we are presenting more than just um scores and more than just um um Lexile levels and growth. We're showing the um literacy demands of the modern workforce and we're showing that our students uh are gaining um in Lexile levels. So let me go to the next slide. Okay. So our primary objective is to evaluate the 2526 data through three lenses. the academic growth which is the Lexile, the systemic

082readiness which is the CCR levels and the whole child which is the Ryaset code. So we're focusing on demonstrating how be able uses science and data to individualize learning paths. That's much clearer, isn't it? It's not my friend. All right. So our goal is to get past the one-sizefits-all um uh approach and to really really focus in on what students need when they need it and at their levels. So that said, I want to take a couple of seconds to look at and have you check out the data for our first five sites who implemented beable on their campuses. So the five sites that implemented were Mada, Elmwood, Werta, Monizuma, and Roosevelt. And on each of those uh graphs, you will see a blue bar and you will see a green bar. The blue bar

083shows the expected Lexile gain by using this platform for learning. The green bar shows their actual gain from using this platform for learning. And for those of us that are may not be sure about what Lexile level is, Lexile level is a um a number by which we can um let's see what we use to to show difficulty um in uh passages in reading versus what the students ability is to read it. So, for example, if I were to um be interested in auto mechanics, my Lexile level would need to be a thousand or above. If I were to read Charlotte's Web, my Lexile level would be around 500. Right? So, that's really showing what our growth is. So, you'll also know, let's see, I'm going to go back a slide here. Um, of at

084our sites that are implementing, we have 14 total now. There are close to 2,000 students that are using this platform. And our expected growth was around 27. We have 88 points growth. So huge. Our students are growing at over three times the expected uh rate. All right. So these are all of our participating school sites and you'll see in front of you the same growth is happening around all. So this school year we brought on nine additional sites to um to be able and to experience what it looks like and what our students are gaining from using this program. So just a little little standout for you. Monizuma Elementary has the highest group has the highest gains um and at 150 points since their inception. So they were one of our initial schools and they

085are still implementing. So prime example of acceleration. Elwood Elementary, same situation. They've reached 133 points of growth, quadrupling what was expected for their Lexile gains. MA has uh increased 101 points. All of the five sites have um cleared the 100 point mark. So, they're they've all tripled their targets in their Lexile growth levels. [snorts] I'm going to go back to this slide here. Um Jane Frederick um is beginning to implement. One of our bright spots for Frederick specifically is that the students have achieved those that are implementing, those that are using 104 points of growth against their expectation of seven. And what this program does is it um provides an opportunity for students to read passages based on what they are interested in, their passions, their interests, their talents. It does a survey um what

086are what are you interested in? What kinds of things do you like to do? What kinds of things do you like to read about? And then it gauges and gives passages based on those things. And so by increasing interest, students are really, really, really wanting to read, really, really wanting to learn. At the same time, a student who is already achieving at a higher Lexile level might only need to complete one lesson or so a week. Whereas a student that is a lower Lexile level may need to complete five to six lessons a week, just depending on their ability and their level. It makes it fun. It gives them an avatar and they get to build their little um um village, if you will, alongside of them. So you'll see this next um visual shows

087an upward trend from August 2025 to April 2026. All right. What it's clearly showing is that literacy is cumulative. The trend line shows that student engagement has remained steady across all months. So, this makes it huge when we are um getting our students ready for uh career and college opportunities um that we're we're increasing their lifestyle level so they too can read the read the information that they're going to have to read as they increase their um um career and college readiness. All right. So, this next slide here. Okay. So, this is shows the stretch mark. This what this shows is our gains, markable gains from 18% on or above at their Luxile level where they need to be um to 23% on or above. Do we have a lot of work to go? Absolutely.

088But you if you're looking at the far left of the red that would be at the 1100 Lexile level. Those if if all of our goal ideally was to have everybody above a thousand Lexile level. Um but we'll show you will on the way to get there by implementing this programming. Just a little bit more about what the Ryasc codes mean. Um you'll see that in some of our schools, these are this is an example from Elwood in particular. Um students at Elmwood know their Ryaset codes. R stands for realistic. The student that you might talk to in their middle school level might say, "Hey, you know what? I'm realistic. I'm an R. I'm an I. I'm investigative." Right? I'm an A. I'm artistic. And so those three letters, they will be able to tell

089you what they are and they will be able to say, "Hey, this is me and this is what I like." Um, I know you can't read the writing there, but that's a little blurb about who they are as learners and who they are as people as they navigate the system. Same thing with career choices and what's interesting to students and what they'd like to do and be. Um you'll see that arts and audio video technology has been huge and this has been uh huge for the past uh 14 months we've been using beable. So we've got a big um arts media ready to ready to go here. And then the last but not least you can see where our students are interested what they're interested in um what they would like to do. Um of

090those 1900 majority of them would like to be employed. They'd like to go to a four-year college and their favorite game is soccer. So across those 2,000 students, that's kind of the data that that this has shown. So that said, that's a whole lot of information. Shows um Lexile growth is happening um across these 14 sites that are implementing at the middle school level. And like I said, we have a few high schools. Jane Frederick, Stockton High is beginning to implement as well as Chavez is beginning to as well. So that's all I have. If there's any questions, I'm happy to entertain them. Um, super exciting to see the growth and the growth in Lexile specifically. >> I was wondering how uh this information is being um given to families, community, etc. at these 14

091sites as this is not um parentfriendly verbiage. >> Right. Absolutely. So, a couple of ways um the the user platform for Bible is super easy. Um, it also gives top winners for each month. There's monthly challenges and be able actually sends um awards out to the school sites to give to students. Um, they print certificates. It's become part of their monthly character assemblies. It's become part of their routine. Um, and it's been part of how they uh communicate and show achievement for the middle school level students. And just to piggyback and add on to it just for an example. So Filillmore tip at Filillmore is really engaged with beable and and they actually did a a community [clears throat] engagement event where they had parents also identify their rye as well. And so they made

092it really practical and actionable for families as well. >> As as we grow each site is um enveloping this to fit their needs. uh but where where TIP had reached out with Filillmore, it was like, you know what, we have a family night coming. What can they do for us? Can our parents take the survey and see what they are? What are their three letters and how does it compare to their students? And so just beginning to have those pioneers be innovative and figure out ways that they can bring parents in and include more um has has meant a lot to this implementation. >> How have the parents responded to this? >> So fantastic. Parents are excited. Um Elwood as well. I will shout that out because Elmwood has really ingrained um what this looks

093like at their sites. Um and so because our students are able to talk about it, right? They're able to say this is I am an I'm an RI here's what this means and my Lexile level is this. Um they also get super competitive. Um some of our classrooms that we've been in, I mean it's it's a thing to be one of the top three because they can also see their rankings and what it means. So, >> so with with the other schools, are you all taking parent data as far as how they're responding on at the other sites? >> I ideally we'll get there. Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah, great question. Um well, as we as we develop um soon. So, at this point, we we piloted district district level, we started with five, we

094moved to nine. as we're growing and sites are owning things and think and building this into their system and seeing the growth, we anticipate the more um parent and family engagement as well. >> Thank you. >> Okay, great. Thank you so much. [applause] >> Okay, uh we'll move on to item 10.1, board committee reports. Christina will read the oral announcement and announce each board committee for a report. Evette will be the timekeeper. This is an opportunity to hear any reports from board committees specifically regarding prior or upcoming committee meetings. There will be a threeinut limit per report. The first report will be uh from miss from trustee Donald Daire regarding the city of Stockton Parks and Recreation Committee. Good evening everyone. So, the last parks and recreation commission meeting was Monday, March 30th. I'd like

095to share some highlights from the recreation department. The community service department is continuing its strong push to recruit and develop qualified aquatic staff through the city's lifeguard training program. This there is a last training schedule happening this weekend, April 25th to 27th. These intensive certification sessions guide participants through all required American Red Cross lifeguard training components, including water rescue skills, first aid, CPR, and more. And this is to equip um young folks with the knowledge and abilities needed to keep pools safe throughout the summer season. Um we're hoping that many of our Stockton Unified students um can get jobs this summer as lifeguards um with the city of Stockton. So, please share this information. Uh the next announcement is the city of Stockton's community services department is partnering with Stockton Unified to provide free meals

096for individuals under 18. Meals will be available at specific city of Stockton libraries, community centers, and selected parks. Each year, the department works closely with both uh sorry, with Stockton Unifi to coordinate programs, program needs, locations, and schedules. Um, for more information, this will be posted in the summer activity guide that will be coming soon on the city website. Um, I also want to give a shout out to the first food service workers who feed our students throughout the year and also for the district's partnership with the city's community services department. The next parks and recreation commission meeting will take place this coming Monday, April 27th, at 5:30 in the council chamber on the second floor of Stockton City Hall. That concludes my parks and recck report. Thank you. [clears throat] >> The next report

097is from President Sophia Cologne regarding the inter agency committee. Okay. Good evening everyone. Um, so we did have our uh meeting with our inter agency committee and I just want to remind everyone that that is made up of our uh board trustees, myself, vice president priest, clerk, no I'm sorry, uh, trustee um, Daire and uh, we've got our city council members um, vice mayor Jason Lee and council member Mario Enriquez and uh, Michelle Padilla as well as our Sanwaqin County Board of Supervisors, Paul Canipa, and also uh Mario Gadilla. Um, in attendance though, we did just have uh Paul Canipa. Um, we continued to review information to review our shared focus um and and goal. Um, but we did spend some good time talking about facility use and I wanted to share that um share

098that today just to clarify um clarify this process. So um specifically it was how to request use of in for an example that we had was using our pools over the summer to have them open up to community. So we had a really good discussion on the process and um from what I believe were we're working out some of those um some of those kinks and I'll explain what what that what I mean by that. So our facilities are available for community use. However, it's important that community organizations know that a request must be made through our district portal called Facilitron. And you can get to that online uh on our from our website. Go to our U facilities and planning page and you'll see the link um to facilit. So, it's important to note

099that um that's the proper channel if you're requesting whether it's using a pool or using um a room, a gym, uh baseball field, whatever it is, that you'll want to go to that um online portal, Facilitron, and um that request is then submitted through through the system. It's important to note that um when you do submit requests to uh if you have a series of dates, let's say you want to request a facility every Wednesday evening, um you'll want to do it one day at a at a time because if you submit a request for six dates in a row, if one date is not available, then the whole request will be denied. So, um, we kind of talked about that and realized that that might be one of the reasons why we're having, um,

100a challenge with, uh, reserving space. So, remember, uh, to submit individual dates rather than block times. Um, any organization, any community organization that is submitting a request and needs additional assistance or just wants, you know, um, some help along the way, please reach out to Vicky Brum, our director of facilities and planning. And I'd like to leave this open if there's any questions from from any other board members. No, that is my time. Thank you. >> The next report is from trustee Isabelle Perez regarding the equity diversity committee. >> It'll be me. All right. So, we had we spoke about our our equity diversity update. We had staff diversity and retention and we spoke about discipline, equity, rising voices, culturally responsive text sets backs, sets, feedback and next steps and the next meeting will be

101announced short but be announced at the next um online. >> The next um comment is from uh President Sophia Cologne regarding the budget oversight committee. >> Okay. Okay, thank you. So, we had a our meeting just yesterday um on our budget oversight committee. Um we reviewed our purpose, our goals, and some deliverables for the year, which um we got some feedback on. So, I will um read it out once we have everything finalized. Um but it's good to restate like what is the what's the purpose of our oversight committee? Now, at this time, um, we did spend time and talk about our grant updates. So, shout out to, uh, Jessica Martin, our grant development and compliance specialist, who's been working hard the last few years to find us all of that wonderful money and get,

102um, whether it's equipment or activities. Um, we just want to thank her for for doing an awesome job. Um, we have I want to note just a few things. Uh, our Golden State Pathways program. So, we have uh some of our school sites that were awarded uh for a three-year grant totaling a just over a million dollars. And what this is going to do is this is going to build on existing programs um for their computer sciences program such as at Chavez, they're building on robotics and engineering to then include AI and opening a cyber security pathway. So we have similar things happening at Franklin Stag, Weber and Edison at this time. So taking their existing programs and just expanding them to um include these modern topics right AI and cyber security. So I wanted

103to touch on that. Also, um we did discuss our which I won't go too much into the um federal report because I know superintendent will be talking about that, but we did talk about enrollment um our enrollment um at this time in month 8. We talked about how that affects our uh planning for the budget for 2627. Um, I thought it was helpful to understand the different meetings that our business department is having with uh sites, with our departments at the district level and then circling back to school sites um so that we can make sure we are uh budgeting appropriately for staffing. And I'll leave it at that because I know superintendent's going to be talking about the federal program monitoring. Do I have any questions from the from trustees? Okay, thank you. That's

104my time. All right. Well, that brings us now to item 10.2, brief reports on trustee activities. Christina will read the oral announcement and I bet will be the timekeeper. This is an opportunity for each trustee to make a brief announcement or to give a brief report on their own recent activities at the district pursuant to the Brown Act Government Code section 54954.2A3. There will be a threeinut limit per report. >> Thank you. So this time we'll start over here to my far right with Trustee Silva. >> Your right, my left. Just kidding. >> Okay. Um last week I attended a school safety symposium in Basilia. Um I met a lot of interesting people and attended as many of the breakout sessions as I could. There were uh two presenters that stood out the most and

105they were from uh the Sandy Hook School and their session was about the trusted adult and the role that they play on our uh students. A couple of the other breakout sessions I attended were deescalation tactics and student threat assessment and sex extortion and online exploitation of youth. They were all very insightful, interesting, and it was, you know, very interesting to hear aspects from different states, communities, events that took place and whatnot. But it very informational, insightful. Thank you. >> Thank you, Trusty Daire. >> Okay, I'm going to attempt to try to speak to eight different events that I went to. Um, I'll start with congratulations to the launch of the Harami Center. Uh, this is a math enrichment program launched by the Black Educator Association and the school district. Uh, I think they're three

106Saturdays in now and they're growing. Um, so I just want to give uh a shout out to the BEA to Casey Clappenbach and the educators dedicating their time to support black students and also principal Zarif for hosting at Weber Institute. Um, another event that I attended was Assembly Member Rhdesia Ransom's Women History Month celebration. Congrats to Dr. Rodriguez for outstanding women in Assembly District 13. I also attended the migrant conference um at Franklin High School. Congrats to the migrant parent advisory committee and the migrant education staff for the good work that you're doing to support our migrant students. I also attended the Weber Weber gym ground bank groundbreaking ceremony. This was such a big win for the Weber Institute community. Um and I've shared and many have shared um since I've got elected visit visiting

107Weber. The first thing that they brought up was when will they get a a gym for PE? So teachers, parents, principles of reef have been advocating for years um trying to find any kind of funding to um support with getting a gym. Uh it wasn't until Dr. Rodriguez and the facilities department for your work to upgrade the master's facility plan. Thank you to the district for finding the resources to give Weber Institute their first proper gymnasium. Um I'm so grateful to have done the groundbreaking ceremony alongside Weber students, parents, district leaders, and some of our trustees here and Dr. Rodriguez. Um CCHS in Edison performs in New Orleans. My first field trip I ever attended with students. Um, this was outside of the state. This was in New Orleans. Uh, gratitude to Cindy Wildman for

108inviting trustees and Dr. Rodriguez to witness the hard work of our jazz band and choir groups from Edison and CCHS. Uh, the music instructors and assistants as well as school site admins and staff. Thank you for supporting the students in their music education. Um, and also congrats to the students for getting all gold awards for their festival performances. Um, right after New Orleans, I took a redeye to Washington DC so I can be part of the California School Board Association Coast to Coast event. Uh, this is an advocacy day at Washington DC. Um, I got to speak directly with Congressman um Josh Harter about career technical education. Um, luckily he is uh one of the federal officials that knows a lot about CTE. He is on the US Congressional CTE caucus. So, we're hoping that's

109a good sign and that he's willing to advocate for our students to get more CTE funding and more of our students enrolled and completed through those programs. So, thank you again California School Board Association Kit Oasis for his support on policy advocacy day and also for our CTE team here. You make it so easy to um you know show off our students. So, thank you again. >> Thank you, Trustee Prince. Wow, Donald. [laughter] Um, all right. Well, as Donald mentioned, I had the privilege of joining Edison High School and, um, Chavez High School in New Orleans, where our students delivered outstanding performances and presented um, our district with pride. It was inspiring to see their talent, dedication, and growth on stage. I want to extend my sincere appreciation to Miss Cindy and the Edison High

110School team for the invitation and for supporting our students. um in this experience. Um today I visited uh Roosevelt Elementary and had the opportunity to meet to meet with uh Miss Karen Amik who provided a tour of the cafeteria. It was impressive to see the coordination and effort required each day to ensure our students are fed. Um there is a tremendous amount of work that goes into supporting student nutrition and I'm grateful to the staff who make this possible. Thank you for your continued service and dedication to our students. Um, lastly, I just want to acknowledge the comments today regarding one of our high school coaches. While I want to respect confidentiality, I want to mention that no staff member should feel unsafe or unsupported due to harassment. We need to set the expectation that

111all engagement, especially from adults, reflect the value we want our students to learn. Our responsibility is not only to our students but also to the people who show up every day to serve them. Thanks. >> Thank you, Vice President Priest. >> All right. Good evening. So, I will piggy back off of Donald and want to give a shout out to the Harambe Center in BEA. Uh, it was great to see our staff and students in action and I look forward to all the great things that are to come from that center. Um, I had the opportunity to join Commodore for their lunch on the lawn last Friday. It was wonderful to see so many families and community members come out to support the uh community at Commodore. Uh, Hoover will be hosting their lunch on

112the lawn tomorrow from 11:20 to 12:20. If you would like to join, and they are looking forward to welcoming families and community members into their campus. Uh this Friday, Hoover will also be hosting their all staff versus ELOP student basketball game, which is a great opportunity to build community and bring some fun and joy to campus, and we hope to see you all there. Uh tomorrow, Primary Years Academy is excited to host their Earth Day readin for Earth Day. Uh this event highlights the importance of environmental awareness and literacy, encouraging students to build a deeper understanding of their role in caring for our planet. All are welcome to attend and they welcome you to scan the posted QR code for additional details from the curriculum department. Hoover is also recently has also recently hosted a

113highly successful literacy night with an excellent turnout from families and students. Um and it was great to see such a strong engagement and support student learning. And then finally, Victory will be administering their ESPback testing this week and we wish all scholars the very best as they demonstrate their learning and growth. Thank you. >> Right. Thank you so much. Um so I'll just keep my comments brief. Um these last it's been several weeks since we've um had a board meeting. So a lot has happened and you can hear already so far there's so many different activities. Um a couple of that I want to just mention. And um I was happy to uh visit school sites in um in area 6. Have one more. Um so Rio, I will visit you very soon. Um I

114was really impressed with our students in New Orleans. Um when we attend these kind of events, it it puts in perspective for us the reason why we're we're doing what we're doing. um when we're looking at approving for funds, um when we're advocating for um for equipment, for uniforms, for things like this um for our students, it's to see the joy in their in their faces when they're performing. um go from from in the morning um having their master class seeing how they are receiving this instruction from a professor to on stage performing whether it's singing their heart out or or you know rocking out on the drums. Um it just it came alive and um I was really impressed by also just the joy in their faces. Um a lot of them first time

115out of California, first time in New Orleans. Um it was really touching to see by the end of the um by the end of the trip friend groups hugging taking pictures. It just was really a really special site to see. Um I also want to uh mentioned going from that to then our advocacy trip um with um CSBA at Coast to Coast. So, thank you, Clerk Martin and Trustee Daire, um for taking that advocacy to the next level, to that federal level. Um diving into the um the group uh we call it region 8, which is our like Sanwaqin County group, working with other trustees um and and advocating for um AI policies and guidelines, as uh Donald Daire mentioned, CTE um and and also just federal funding, right? don't touch our title funds again.

116But, you know, just just to see everyone take that step and advocate um for our schools was what we do. It's it's it's why we're here and it's just another level that we that we get to um advocate on. So, I'm really really excited and ready to continue on. Um I'll move on to Trusty Clerk Martin. >> All right. So, it's been very busy everybody since we've last seen you all. and I was able to attend a CSBA conference coast to coast in Washington DC and I was representing our district along with my our fellow trustees uh President Cologne and um trustee what's your name Daire I'm sorry y'all we tired [laughter] no I was representing our district I mean our uh yes our district uh presenting dialogue with representative Josh Harter focusing on topics

117such as artificial intelligence and education, workforce and career technical education, children's online safety, privacy and mental health and federal appropriations along with budget. Also had the opportunity to attend Merlo Institute's pop-up museum where students displayed their projects which explored diverse areas like ICE, Congress bills, zero emission vehicles, art, robotics, video game programming and agriculture. Then I visited Miss Rich, Miss Erica Richard's class at Mizuma Elementary to engage in a reading session to enhance our students literacy performance. And I attend to regularly uh visit classrooms underscoring the importance of literacy in our leadership priorities. And then I was pleased to attend the community bullying prevention student showcase where our plus students demonstrated projects related to cyber bullying, bullying and mental health awareness in an effort to show my support. Then I had the pleasure of speaking

118at Vanerian's Peak parent engagement education program the graduation where I was inspired to see some of our English language learner parents take proactive steps towards acquiring the skills and the tools and education necessary to support their children's academic success. And I appreciate that we are offering resources for our parents to utilize and supporting their students. The foundation for student success begins at home and having these resources in place is crucial for both parents and students. Then I attended the Native American Indian cent's graduation celebration for Native American students at Hoover and it was an honor to see our students recognized. Uh one of my little cousin actually was recognized as well and their experience held um a special honor in my heart because I am of Choctaw Nation from Oklahoma. my family. So, um I

119represent Chalk Tall Nation. So, I love to see our students, our Native American students, um rec being recognized. Then I did Commodore Lunch on the Line with my daughter and that was fun. These kids, they don't care for McDonald's no more. They have a long list of food that they would like to eat. It's different now. So, that was fun. Then I did a peace, healing, and unity uh community event. Um, and that was it was really nice. We we prayed. We had free groceries, bicycle raffles, free food, haircuts, free ice cream, face painting. I know. [laughter] >> Thank you all. >> Thank you, Jesse Stevens. >> You made me forget what I was going to say with your jokey joke. Um, but I just wanted to speak on the resilience of our students at

120Stocklin Unifi. We have some of the most amazing students. Um, I yielded my time at the last board meeting, but I wanted to speak about the students that came over from to came over from IYT from Kennedy School over to Adams to support with Stockton Service Corpse. Um, my team and I, we began to uh build bicycles. We had a group of little boys who attended Kennedy School. They came over and so happened that they broke one of the brakes off of a brand new bicycle. These little kids were so innovative, they actually fixed the brakes on the bike and had the bike ready to rock and roll. Um, [snorts] another adult broke a bicycle and these little kids began to piece another bike together to make a brand new bike. When we think about

121the skills that our students have, it is amazing to see the things that they know how to do with their hands. And a lot of that is attribute attributed to the work that you all do at Stockton Unified. We have amazing leaders. We have amazing thought partners, our mental health clinicians. You all make sure that our kids have the school the the skills that they need to succeed. Traveling cross country with Cindy Wowman for the second time. We've had amazing students show up and show out and represent Stockton Unified in amazing ways. I've been to New York with them. I've been to New Orleans with them. And we've never had an issue out of any of our Stockton Unified students. When we talk about curfews, when we talked about when we talk about respectability, our

122kids show up 100%. And when we go to events, we are the most diverse groups in every single setting where we are. Stockton Unified, we do amazing things. We must continue to applaud ourselves on the back. Um because the work that you all do, it shows when we take our kids out into the community and people tell us how amazing our kids are. So I just want to let you all know that our kids are resilient. They have the skills that you teach them. They edify the work that happens here at Stockton Unified. And we will continue to push the bar and push our students to continue to be excellent in all ways. Thank you for the work that you all do. Stockton Unified. Cindy, can you just come up? I may have two minutes.

123Can you just run up and talk about New Orleans? You got to run, run, run, run, run. Probably got like 30 seconds, but I wanted you to speak about New Orleans. It wasn't the first time that we've taken kids, but our kids took home awards. Um, they were unified in everything that they did. Can you just speak to um >> Sure. Love to. And first of all, I do have to let you know that we were the only people there. There were people there from Seattle, from Iowa, from Idaho, from Missouri, and yes, another California place, but we were the only ones that had our superintendent and board members there to support us. Yes. [applause] And it is really quite amazing. I have worked with this organization now, let's see, four times, five times. have

124been to New York three times in New York >> and they are amazed at how supportive our board members and superintendent are. Superintendent is. So, thank you all. And Mr. Clappenback went with us to Franklin. But how did we do? Oh, we did wonderful. In fact, all three groups, we had um Edison jazz band, we had Chavez Jazz Band, we had Chavez uh singing Titan Choir. There were nine band groups that we competed against and there were seven choir groups. We took gold. All three took gold, which means they made 90 to 100 in their scores. Yep. Give them a round of applause. [applause] There were three adjudication awards that are given. These are awards given by the judges. Stockton took two of them. [applause] So, um, so they did very well. Um, like I

125said, New Orleans is a unique place. Our kids handled all kinds of new things they saw. [laughter] And um, they also were, as was shared earlier, on time. The bus drivers, uh, we had to go rent some things and I had the privilege of being with the bus drivers so we could go pick up and bring them back. and they just wanted they kept talking about how amazing and how well behaved and helpful and all that our students were and um in fact they even said hey we'd like to come and visit you sometime and I invited them so [laughter] so it was a great time they went to the World War II Museum learned a lot about history there um we went to the um and I know I'm talking too long but I

126do have to tell about this one we went to Preservation Hall which is the um which is the the where jazz started and especially for the Chavez jazz band. It was so exciting because you talk about diversity. There was diversity there. In fact, there was a Japanese trombonist, a lady Japanese trombonist. Now, you have to know that the Chavez trombone soloist is also Japanese. And so, he heard about this and he was so excited to go in. In fact, he had a brand new hat. And he asked me if I had a pen. I said, "No, I have a marker." And yes, he had her sign his hat. But more importantly, she talked about how that when she was a little girl, her grand well, in 1977, which some of us do remember, uh the

127um preservation hall folks went over to Japan and did a concert and her parents got involved with it. her grandparents and she listened to this growing up. So in second grade and I would say she maybe latter her 30s, early 40s, she started playing the banjo in Japan. And so um then when she got to high school, she couldn't play banjo in the band. So she learned the trombone. And her goal in life was to come and work at that preservation hall. And there she was in amongst not a lot of other diverse people playing the trombone, a lady from Japan, showing our kids from Stockton from the same kind of culture, they could accomplish those kind of things. That's what these trips are for. And thank you for your support and thank you for

128going. Thank you so [applause] much. I will yield the rest of my time. [laughter] It was exciting stuff. So, I'm I'm I'm excited to hear everything that everyone has been working on and knowing that um we're making that time for our students. All right, moving on to item 10.3, approval of agreement with California School Boards Association, CSBA, to facilitate the CSBA good beginnings workshop on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 for Stockton Unified School District Governing Board of Education. Do we have a motion? I motion to approve item 10.3 Stevens. >> I second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Right. Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colonne? >> Yes. >> Vice President Priest? >> Yes. >> Clerk Martin? >> Yes. >> Trusty Donaire? >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez? >> Yes. >> Trustee Stevens? >> Yes. >> Trustee Silva?

129>> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Okay. Item 10. for approval of agreement with California School Boards Association CSBA to facilitate the conflict of interest training for the Stockton Unified School District Governing Board of Education scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. >> Do you have Oh, yeah. A motion to approve item 10.4. >> A second. >> Any discussion? All right. Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Cologne, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 10.5, ratification of expenditure for one Stockton Unified School District board member to attend the school safety symposium at Toair County Office of Education, April 16th through 17, 2026. Is there a

130motion? A motion to approve item 10.5. Stevens, >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Right. Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Cologne, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 10.6, Six. Approval of expenditure for a Stockton Unified School District board member to attend the California School Board Association CSBA Delegate Assembly Meeting May 16 through 17, 2026 in Sacramento. Motion. >> I motion to approve item 10.6. Stevens. >> I second. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens,

131>> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 10.7, approval of minutes, March 10th, 2026, regular SUSD board meeting. >> Motion to approve. >> Oh, I'll second Stevens. >> Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 10.8, approval of minutes for March 24th, 2026, regular SUSD board meeting. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> I second. Okay. Any discussion? Right. Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. Trusty Donaire, you stepped out. Trusty Perez, >> yes.

132>> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes 6 with Trusty Donire being absent. >> Okay. Item 11.1, superintendent report by Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, superintendent of schools. >> Yeah, thank you so much. So, um, something that's been very important to us is that we are able to get out of both federal and state oversight over the district. So, um, we have been able to successfully get out of Department of Justice oversight. we were able to get out of county um fiscal oversight and um then in November we were able to get out of direct technical assistance for our academic needs. Um so something that we have been working on is to get out of high-risisk designation for the state. So there were seven factors that we had to accomplish. So in

133October we were given a review and um almost all the conditions were removed. There were two conditions that we had to show um two years in a row progress. So one was an on-time audit with zero findings and that happened in December. Um, so we were able to do that. And then the last one, um, to get out of high-risisk designation was a second year of a good FPM, which is federal program monitoring. And so, um, with with the support of state and federal and then business services and all the departments, um, we were able for the first time to have an FPM with zero findings. So just to put in perspective um four years ago we had a fickmat um review and we had 80 findings four years ago. Two years ago we had

134an a exhaustive FPM um and we had 37 findings um and this year we had zero findings. So, I just want to note I know sometimes whether it's um line staff or it's administration site and district administration as we're trying to shore things up um sometimes it's a question of why do we have to do these changes. This is the exact reason why we have to do the changes because now we're able to say um that we have that we are compliant and that we're able to continue to do the work. So, [snorts] um, the good part is is we always believe in continuous improvement. So, I know, um, at the budget oversight committee yesterday, we talked about how although there weren't any findings, there were some things that we still need to shore up.

135And so, we need to continue to do that work to make sure that um, we put our best foot forward. But, I am proud to say that we have met the final condition in order to get out of high-risisk designation for the district. and um proud of the work that we're doing. Um then yes, good [applause] job to everybody. Um and now we always like to show you because um some of us do get to experience it. Actually, this one um I was able to experience the Edison version, but not the Franklin version. Um so this one, don't worry Edison, yours is coming soon. Um but um we have for you um video from our trip to New York um to Carnegie Hall for Franklin High School. Um because he is in the room usually

136isn't Melinda is off. And so I do want to just note um many people say your videos are awesome and it's because Miguel Solorio [applause] um is the one that puts them together. Um and so we hope that you enjoy. So this is Franklin High School and their trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City. [music] Franklin High School from Stockton, California travels all the way to New York City. I'm Melinda Mesa with the Stockton Unified School District. Franklin High will take the iconic stage of Carnegie Hall. [music] >> My dreams are based in Stockton. I thought like I'm never going anywhere. From Stockton, California, >> the skyscraper is here like this and all the mine here like it's stuck here like >> to one of the most iconic stages in the world. >> It's

137so crazy that I get to go here. And they just headed out to take the same stage as [music] some of the greats including Mr. Duke Ellington, Mr. Tony Bennett, and Miss Billy Holidayiday. >> Famous people stood on this stage and I'm going to be able to do [music] it at the age of 15. >> Oh my gosh, how did I get like here? This a journey students will never forget. >> I'll remember forever. >> There's no way I'm actually here. This is like a dream. >> For many of these students, it was their first time on an airplane. Their first time out of California. >> My whole family has never gone anywhere besides California. I'm [music] the first one to like get out here. Like, sorry. just like I'm so excited that I'm here.

138>> For Ava Marquez, this moment changed everything. >> This is like a dream, pretty vivid one. >> Having them go through the process of of preparing to basically become pro musicians to like play on the stage. It's been amazing. >> More than 65 [music] students explored New York City. So ensuring that our students are have these experiences, it's these moments in time that actually change um the trajectory sometimes of their path of their whole entire life. >> Let's go back. >> I'm able to go out. I'm able to get something that other people wouldn't normally experience. They walked through history and they reached heights of the Empire State Building and saw a world bigger than they imagined. >> New York is cool. It's been a place I always uh [music] wanted to visit. >> Like,

139oh my gosh, how did I get like here from starting from marching season to going to New York and then experiencing all of this? Like I think it'll be like a rush of like an adrenaline like oh my gosh, like I'm really excited. The exciting thing about this group was helping them realize that they could move to the next level. >> This is going to be a member out. I'll remember him forever. >> From Stockton, >> yes, I'm performing at Carnegie Hall >> to Carnegie Hall. Lookout world. Stockton's around. A moment >> I still can't believe that I'm here that lasts a lifetime. [applause] Stockton Unified will continue to invest in the arts and invest in student success in New York. I'm Melinda Mesa for the Stockton Unified School District. [music] All right. Um item

14011.2 to approval of agreement with California School Boards Association CSBA to facilitate code of ethics training on May 13, 2026 and conflict of interest training on May 14th, 2026 to Stockton Unified School District Executive Management Team, management staff, superintendent, and pertinent staff and review and update related policies. Is there a motion? >> A motion to approve 11.2. >> I second. >> Any discussion? Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> no. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> I have a question. >> This is this is not for board members, right? >> No, this is for um executive cabinet. So, and so it's about 140 of us. It's something that's required through our agreement with DOJ. >> Okay. Thank you

141then. Yes. >> Yes. >> Trusty trustees. >> I'm I'm so sorry. >> Yes. Is there any way I can go back on I was under the impression that it was for us. >> Okay. Okay. Is the >> Yes, please. Stevens. >> So, just just to clarify, so it was um the motion was made by Stevens. Trusty Daire seconded. Um when we can we start over with the roll call vote. We'll just start over. >> Martin just wanted to change his vote from a no to a yes. >> Okay. Copy. Okay. Thank you. >> Trustee Stevens. >> Yes. >> Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Item 11.3, approval to purchase Evolve Weapons Detection Solution for the Department of Emergency Services Piggyback GSA contract number 47 QSWA18 D003K. Is there a motion? >>

142Motion to approve. >> I'll second. Any discussion? Okay, roll call vote, please. >> Oh, yeah. There is suspension. Uh, who's presenting on this one? Can we just talk about this? So, when we were in New Orleans, um we were at a high school and there were some students there. They had metal detectors and they had um the rolling detectors too to for their backpacks to go through. And it seems a little evasive. I understand that we want to create safety, right? Uh, but how do we really do that with our kids? Is this the best way to ensure safety for our kiddos? And I'm not sure who the the person is on this. >> I I'll start and then um Lieutenant um Angie can can pop in. So, currently we already use So, this is

143not for classrooms. This is not for our going into our schools. This is only going into our stadiums. So [snorts] currently we already use a metal detector system at for our home games. What this is is this is an upgraded version of that which will allow um faster streamlining. We actually have a video that we can show you if you'd like. It is on there. Um but it allows for faster screening and more precise screening. Um it so it's really it's not actually in this case it's not really about our students. It's just about making sure that when we have large games and community events that people are going through it. So it's currently already happening at our stadiums. >> Okay. When I read the the um the PDF it made it seem as though

144it was for the school site. So that was my concern was how we were handling school and safety. Um, in that case, I will digress cuz yeah, I'm okay with that. >> It is for the school sites, but it's for the school site stadiums. >> I'm okay with that. >> Trusty [cough] Silva, you have [clears throat] a question or no? No. No. >> Okay. Um, I think if the video could be played, that might be helpful just for everyone to know what it looks like. There you go. >> Should have it at every entryway, too. [clears throat] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat up >> [music] >> here. [music] >> [music] >> All right. Thank you. So, we have a a motion and a second. Any other questions? >> How does this system how is this system

145better than a regular metal detector? Who's monitoring it? There we go. Sorry about that. So, I'll actually turn this over to Lieutenant J. He's overseeing this project and he can give you some really good examples with that. >> Hi, thank you guys for the opportunity. Uh, yeah, so the Evolve system, it's a it's a state-of-the-art system that's used at many at many high u input uh stadiums and other things. Some of the things that that allow us to do is that you don't have to devest anything out of your pockets. So, as the stu as students, visitors, guests at our events come through and walk through, they don't have to we don't have to remove anything from their from their persons. They can keep their cell phones, everything else inside of it. Um, it also

146allows for parents and children to walk through together. Um, we don't stop. We're not wanding. We're not um where it it allows for our staff to be able to uh do a a weapon screening without um having the conflict of maybe a male a male searching um with a wand, which is what we what we currently use at most most schools. Uh searching with a wand and and um a male to a female um guest maybe, right? A male um or vice versa. So we don't have that conflict. So, we're able to process people through faster. We get people in there. They don't miss the first kickoff. They don't miss any of the any of the parts in there. Um, it allows for for much faster. And then the the brains of the um inside

147of there and as it go as people walk through, we're able to get AI detection inside of it. So, it actually tells us where on the where where the item that would be uh of concern is on that person's body. So, from a security standpoint, it's a lot safer for our staff as well because now they know where they're looking. They can they're able to have a conversation with those people and everything else. Uh the video that you saw was actually during a a test that we had done at Edison High School. Um I do want to say that that we um we did speak with uh the the um safety committee regarding regarding that. One of the highlights to that that was um probably probably one of the greatest things on there was we

148actually had a deputy that was visiting us from a different county um as a offduty uh person walk through with his firearm inside of a bag. And when we asked him after we we said, "Hey, you know, you saw you you saw the signage, you saw the the the the stands and you knew we were going through. Why did you come through still?" He goes, "Well, I didn't think it would work." >> Okay. So, it was it was very powerful. Um, some of the other things that we found out as we were going through there, as we were processing, uh, that game that I believe that we were at was was the St. Mary's Edison game. It was one of the largest games that we had that we had on the on the the docket

149for for that year. Um we processed everybody through and you saw the time lapse we were we were much faster and got everybody out and through. So it allows for security staff to be um to be in the in the uh in the game and and working as opposed to everybody being outside of the the sides there. Um very very positive all the way around. Parents didn't have to get separated from their students from their their uh their little children or otherwise. and we were able to process people faster, safer, and with more dignity. >> Thank you. Any other questions? All right. Hearing none, roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty

150Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.1, adoption of resolution number 2454 designating the month of May 2026 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item number 12.2, approval of a renewal and new licenses for Blet Destiny Library and Resource Manager for the 2627 school year. Is there a motion? Motion to approve item 12.2. Okay, I'll second. Any discussion? Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Cologne, >> yes. >> Vice President

151Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.3, approval of payment of stipen to SUSD employees for completing 2526 educators thriving program cohort 1. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve item 12.3. >> I second. >> Okay. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 12.4, approval to amend the agreement to furnish consultant services scope of work with zone to grow to add Hazelton Elementary School cohort 4 for the

1522526 school year, year 1. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve. I'll second Stevens. >> Thank you. Any discussion? >> Yes, I have a discussion. I am wondering since we're approving this amendment which is C would um what has been done or how have we grown in our school community model since we started? So, that's a really good question. Um I'm not sure if we want to come back and bring a presentation for the board when Maryanne Santella is back in town. She's actually in a conference. Um there's a variety of way of ways that we have um shifted the way that we do things at school sites. Um I'm not sure um principles not being here to be able to demonstrate some of the things that they've done. Um I'm not sure

153I could make that um presentation now. >> So [snorts] currently we don't have any data on community school implementation and how Sona Grow has helped with that implementation. >> We we have data. Um so yes we do have data. Um I think it's just bringing it um and depending on every school site they're they have different metrics and they're measuring different things. I I think the question though is is [snorts] this isn't about the weekly check-ins. This is about the technical assistance that they're doing for the yearly reporting. >> Oh. >> So so I think that's the confusion right here. So this isn't about the weekly check-ins. This is about how is SON to grow assisting and supporting with the required yearly um evaluations and feedback. Okay. And maybe why now Hazelton? >> Okay. Sorry,

154I misunderstood. I was thinking that um we wanted to see or get information on how we're progressing into the community schools framework. And so then um Okay. So going back to um what type of technical assistance that we're being provided by zone to grow. So one of the major shifts is that they are helping um the school sites by completing the and there's a variety of different mandated reports that are due to the state and so sewn to grow is leading that by ensuring that they're communicating with school sites to get that information. Some of it, some of it is data, some of it is narrative, but a lot of it is um what I would consider uh tangible documents to demonstrate that whatever was in their plan is actually happening, whether it's um you

155know, meetings with staff, community, their wellness center, they're engaging parents. Um and so that is a big bulk of the work that they're doing. How are they engaging with students? >> So s to grow is the technical assistance part. So they actually don't engage with students. They're just collecting the data. Is that the So S to Grow is is so it's two separate things, right? So for community schools specifically, S to Grow is just the technical assistance. They're just coming in to help uh complete reports and ensure that the district is submitting them in a compliant way, in a timely way, and that we're meeting deadlines. >> Okay. Takes on some to grow out. Who is responsible [snorts] for doing this specific job, this duty? >> Um when you say that, would you mean implementing

156the actual program? That would be each site principal at every school. They have a plan and then they implement what's in their plan. Who's providing internal support in the district like oversight? That would be um our director of counseling and that's Maryann Santella. [snorts] >> So, we're paying for a computer to do work. >> It looks like we're paying someone to receive funds per school site for this grant. So, how much money does she receive per school site? >> So, um so it's two different things. So sewn to Grow um and that would be uh Rupa. She actually owns the the company SN to Grow. It was built in when we applied for the um grants for each of these schools. So it was already built in. And what they do is they collect all

157of the data and necessary paperwork and documentation to then complete the reports and help the principal submit. So that was already >> I think there's some confusion on my question. I apologize. I'm asking you how much money is she receiving per school site? Um, Rupa is receiving $10,000 per school site over um, I think it's seven years. >> Um, what students is this program targeting? >> So, it's all all students on campus. Um, >> no specific group though. >> No, no specific group. and it's all grades and it it depends on every school site has a plan. So there's a a community school's focus in each of the plans for each of the schools that applied. So Son to Grow was already built into the application because they supported the district in submitting the applications

158that were granted. >> And I just want to clarify for my understanding, she's receiving $10,000 per school site per year. Yes. >> Thank [snorts] you. >> So, if I can um [snorts] do you want me to give an example of community schools of what's happening like at a school site or >> No, I think that um Dr. Rome should be able to provide this for us. This is under your umbrella. So, you should be able to tell us exactly what pillars of the school community, right, that we're able to see because of SO to grow and how we progressed. Yes. Then I'm more than happy to bring back a presentation. >> So will we pull this tonight? [snorts] Our table list. >> So the reason why Hazelton's on there is originally when um our schools

159applied for the grant, Hazelton was not on the award notification. And then it was later released that Hazelton applied and they actually got the funding. So this is just adding them not just let me regress. So this is adding them to the same supports of technical assistance that all the other schools are receiving. >> Can you give us a number of how many schools are receiving these services now? >> Yes. Uh we have 27 and 13. So about 40 schools. >> So that's 40 schools at $10,000 per year. >> Yes. I just want to note that it is using our bipartisan money and so this is um it was included within the grant that we received. So we received an $ 8.8 million grant. Part of that was already incorporating this technical assistance into that.

160Um, and so it's it's not necessarily using general fund, it's using the bipartisan grant. So I just want to be clear how it seems as though Sonow is managing this grant. We are not managing S to grow for SUSD cuz none of us are her supervisors. Correct. >> We forg So to grow is a third party. It's a contract with son to grow. >> So >> that's what I needed. Thank you. >> Yeah. But I would say our staff is the one that is managing the principles and the work that's happening and then they are helping with the technical assistance so that we can remain compliant on the grant through the yearly annual reporting that we must do. So for example, I was at King today, right? So, I was at King today. They were

161like, "Do you want to come in and see our brand new family center?" And so, I went into the family center. Um, and that's where most of their money, most of our community schools or a lot of the community schools money is funding a position. So, they have a community specialist that their sole job is to connect with the community and the school site. and they were talk she was talking to me about two specific services that they're currently doing. One it's the PK program. So it's bringing in and and supporting the growth of parents and then the other is making sure that resources are at the school site instead of at a district level. So, for example, we talked about Loads of Hope that comes on Thursday and then drops back off the parents

162laundry on Friday and then also their new partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank so that they can have food not just at F FRC but at a local level. So that's an example of how we're using the money and each school site that which is what the beauty of community schools is is each school site determines what that is. So a lot of times grants are pretty much district run for a community school. It's very sight driven. And so, um, I would say we're the ones cuz we're the ones that are approving all those services that were the ones that are supporting the actual implementation of the grant, but they are supporting the um, required reporting, annual reporting. So, I wanted to be clear based off the information we just heard. It's interesting that you

163can answer this question, but our staff cannot, which is a concerning issue. However, I want to be clear that this is $400,000 per school year that we are that Son Grow is getting currently, right? With this uh supposedly growing then you just mentioned a duplication of services from community schools and FRC. It doesn't seem like we need both. So, it looks like we need to do something there, right? Because you just sent just stated that this is a duplication of services. So I just want to make that clear that the money that is going out right clearly there's an outside vested interest right to continue growing within SUSD and clearly there's a duplication of services happening in SUSD which we need to take a deeper dive into. >> So I just um I just want

164to clarify um initially I thought I misunderstood the question. So was the question around technical assistance or the actual services? I I'm not >> both. And you have no date there's no data supporting S to grow right now. >> Did you did you all know that this was going to be on the agenda today? >> Um so yes. So what what I do I think I would be remiss if I didn't mention that um every school site there's there's no data to get from zone to grow for the technical assistance because they're not the platform. when when we were given the opportunity to apply for the committee schools, we didn't it it wasn't automatic because soon to grow was applying for the district if that makes sense. So I would be remiss to say that

165um the staff did not select the technical assistance. It's just for the reporting part. every school site depending on whatever their focus is. That's the data they're collecting. And so we we do have data. I just don't have it with me. Um and so that's why I was trying to clarify what the question was. Yes, we're getting technical assistance from Sun to Grow. Yes, it is $10,000 a school site for each school site for the number of years that the grant is um awarded. Um and uh we we have done presentations on sewn to grow in the different community schools projects that are going on at every school. I did know that it was on the agenda. I just didn't know that we were going to get specific questions about data or then I would

166have been more than happy to have brought it in the information. >> So um President Cologne, can we is there any way we can table this till we get some data or until the >> at this time? So, we do have um a motion from Trusty Daire uh seconded by Stevens and um we could always schedule a report at another time, but I think at this time we could we could still approve these and ask for the the update because again this is the technical assistance that's we are already providing to our school sites. We're adding Hazelton to what our other sites are getting >> With no data >> because we didn't have a presentation yet, but she did say we could I mean we could always schedule a presentation. That's not a a question.

167But I don't think that would prevent >> um Trusty Martin, can you speak to what's the data that you're looking for? Right. Because if this is the technical assistant, what's the thing that you were requesting to see? the supporting data that's that's showing how have you been working with the engaging the parents and how have the students have been um supported and growing from this program. >> I think that's a that's the different question. >> Yeah. So that's not Son you run a a foundation right? So with your foundation when you receive a grant there's that technical um assistance part right? This is the technical assistance part. It's not the community grant itself. They pull the data for the community grant, but they're not doing the actual work at the school site. They only pull

168the data to meet the year the reports, >> but they don't they don't they're not the they don't oversee the program of the community school grant. This is for the community school grant, but it's for the technical assistant piece. >> So, who in the district is responsible for doing that? So if we want a presentation on community schools and what the schools are doing and the date >> who I'm sorry who in the district is responsible for that specific job that's that's that's what I'm ask is she here >> you're asking for pulling data who in the district will pull the data in lie of zone to grow is that the question >> yes who >> the individual school sites >> okay thank you >> so then my question was you want us to add

169a school site without providing the data that is already working. >> I asked if it was working. So we are asking for Hazelton to be added to the technical support from zone to grow. Yes. Um and there is no specific data. Dr. Ramirez, so S to Grown has helped with every grant that we've gotten for community schools. Can you speak to that piece because they're asking for for the data? >> Yes. So, I'm going to I know that Casey's itching to respond. So, Casey knows more about someone to grow than I can, you know, so let him um speak to it. So, the only the only reason why I don't want Casey to do it is because I want us to delineate out between the weekly check-ins because when we're having these conversations about the

170the um computer and all that. So, what I would say is the Lipmus test that it's working is two things. One, we got each school was fully funded when we applied for it. So, that's one because not all school districts got that. and we did so that they provided technical assistance right in the actual grant. We got fully funded for every single school. And then the second thing I would say is we have been compliant because this is cohort 4, but we had earlier cohorts, we have been compliant on all of our annual reporting. [snorts] So that would be if we're talking about data, the data is is that every technical assistance requirement we have met or surpassed. Um and so I would say that's the data that in terms of SWN to grow in

171terms of are we utilizing the money well for community schools. That would be each school site would need to say what services are they providing under community schools and then we would have to correlate a key performance indicator to those services. Um and it would be different for every school because every school is doing something different. Um so but so so I would say that would be the two data points that proves that SON to grow has been um successful in our grant development. So, so there's two things happening, right? So, the the sidebar we just had, so what he's referring to is the original piece of sewn to grow. Remember the piece we didn't pick up? It was our parents didn't want that piece at the black students thrive. That is a component that

172they're referring to. So, we're talking about two different things. So, can you speak to how they're separate? Well, this one Martin is talking about how that piece. >> Yes. >> Okay. So trustee uh vice president priest is correct that uh son to grow is working with these two different what I would say projects right so we have um them uh helping apply for the community schools grant so they supported our principles and the district and doing all of the submission of the paperwork you know 40 million plus that the district has received and they've had great success with other districts they've come in and they have what I would say a um reporting uh department division. Then they have a different division, a different scope of work which is the platform that has come up

173several times that we are utilizing under our um you know MTSS work and that sits under Casey. So it's actually two different pieces of work. One sits under Casey, one sits under me. Community school sits under me and Maryanne Santella is the director and she works very closely with the with the principles and um each school site is collecting data individually and then we have the platform that um I know has been presented to some of our packs and Casey can speak to that. >> No. So before we continue on, since we have the motion to vote, I want to keep in mind that off top we are paying SON to grow $400,000 this so far per school year for writing grants etc. all this technical support which I don't quite see how why some

174people that we already have employed with us are experts in this field etc. But since we have stated by our superintendent with the duplication of services that is something that we need to look into. >> Can we call for the motion? >> Yep. And no other discussion questions. >> All right. We do have um we have a first and a second. So hearing no other discussion. >> So hearing no other discussion. Roll call vote. >> President Colon. >> Yes. >> Vice President Priest. >> No. >> Clerk Martin. >> No. Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> no. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes 43 with Vice President Priest, Clerk Martin, and Trusty Perez voting no. Item 12.5, approval to amend the agreement to furnish consultant services scope

175of work with sewn to grow to add Hazelton Elementary School cohort 4 for school year 2627 year 2. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. President Colon. >> Yes. Vice President Priest, >> no. >> Clerk Martin, >> no. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> no. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes 43 with Vice President Priest, Clerk Martin, and Trusty Perez voting no. >> Thank you. Item 12.6, Six, approval of professional services with Huddle HUDL for the 2627 school year for the comprehensive high school athletic programs. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Uh seconded by Clerk Martin. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President

176Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.7, approval to purchase the neurodeiversity collection from Scholastic. Is there a motion? Motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none, roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.8, approval to purchase culturally relevant tech set collecting rising voices, honoring the richness of black stories from Scholastic. Is there a motion? Motion to >> I second. Okay. >> Motion from clerk Martin,

177seconded from Trusty Perez. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> Just excited to have the text set. [laughter] >> Excited to have Yes. >> Great. >> Okay. Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 12.9, approval to purchase culturally relevant tech set collections, rising voices, empowering girls in steam from Scholastic. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> A second. >> Okay. Um motion from clerk Martin, second from Trusty Perez. Any discussion? Excited to have this text set. >> Wonderful. Thank you. Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes.

178>> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.10, 10. Approval to purchase culturally relevant text set collections. Rising voices amplifying Asian-American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander narratives and elevating Latino stories from Scholastic. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> Really excited to have this text set. >> Thank you. Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> 12.11. Approval to purchase culturally relevant text set collections rising voices, inspiring students, and Espanol from

179Scholastic. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> A second. Okay. Any discussion? >> Say it with me. We're excited to have this tech set. Yes, we are. [laughter] All right. Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.1, ratification of the tenative agreement between Stockton Unified School District District and the Stockton Teachers Association, STA, for the 2025 2028 successor negotiations and approval of the required public financial disclosure forms assessing the agreement's fiscal impact. Is there a motion? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon,

180>> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.2, 2 approval of memorandum of understanding between Stockton Unified School District and the Stockton Teachers Association STA regarding voluntary teacher home visit program. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve. >> A second. >> Any discussion, questions? Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 13.3, ratification of the memorandum of understanding,ou between Stockton Unified School District District and Stockton Teachers

181Association, STA, regarding the 2026 summer learning programs. Is there a motion? >> A motion to approve Stevens. I second. >> Any discussion? Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.4, approval of the revised salary schedule for the Stockton Teachers Association. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second. Hey, any discussion? Hearing none, roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously.

182Item 13.5, approval of the updated working conditions for management, confidential, and other under unrepresented employees, including a 1.75% ongoing, I'm sorry, 1.75% ongoing salary schedule increase and a 5,000 retention bonus pursuant to me too language. Is there a motion? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second, Stevens. Thank you. Any discussion? Okay. Hearing none, roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.1, adoption of resolution 2569, approval to utilize piggyback contracts and other cooperative purchasing agreements and delegation to authorize procurements based on approved contracts and agreements. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve. >> I'll second. Any discussion?

183>> Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 14.2, adoption of resolution 2567 authorizing disposition of surplus personal property. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second, Stevens. Okay. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.3, adoption of resolution number 2570, awarding the lease leaseback contract to AM Stevens Construction Company Incorporated for the Stag High

184School Safety Fencing Project RFQP number 0125. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> A second. >> Any discussion? >> Okay, hearing none. Roll call vote. President Colon. Yes. >> Vice President Priest. >> Yes. >> Clerk Martin. >> Yes. >> Trusty Donaire. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez. >> Yes. >> Trustee Stevens. >> Yes. >> Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.4 Four, adoption of resolution authorizing the application for execution of assurances and administration of the zero emission electrical vehicle replacement incentive program. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Approve. I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. President, can I get who was the second on that? Uh, that was Trusty Silva. >> Thank you. >> President Golon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes.

185>> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.5, adoption of resolution 2572, exercise of purchase option, solar power services agreement system portion SS number B3. Is there a motion? >> I motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> Okay, any discussion hearing? None. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trustee Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.6, approval to purchase band and theater storage equipment for the >> Amos, I don't know why I'm blanking out. Amos Alonzo Stag High School Theater. Is there a motion? >>

186Motion to approve. I second. >> Thank you. [snorts] Any discussion? >> Roll call vote, please. >> President Colon, >> thank you. Yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.7, approval to purchase one used bucket truck for the facilities and maintenance and operations department. Is there a motion? Motion to approve. >> I second. >> Any discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> yes. >> Clerk Martin, >> yes. >> Trusty Donaire, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> Item 15.1, Student Expulsion C22.

187Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve 15.1. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. Stevens. >> Okay. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> no. >> Clerk Martin, >> no. >> Trusty Donaire, >> no. >> Trusty Perez, >> no. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion fails. 3 to 4 with Vice President Priest, Clerk Martin, Trustee Donaire, and Trustee Perez voting no. Item 15.2, student expulsion C23. Is there a motion? I'll make the motion to approve. >> I'll second, Stephen. >> Okay. Roll call vote. >> President Colon, >> yes. >> Vice President Priest, >> no. >> Clerk Martin, >> no. Trusty Donaire, >> no. >> Trusty Perez, >> no. >> Trusty Stevens, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion fails

1883 to four with Vice President Priest, Clerk Martin, Trustee Donaire, and Trusty Perez voting no. >> Okay. Item 16.1. I will now adjourn the meeting at 8:22. Trustees, if you can remain on the D to collect signatures. Thank you.