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002hey. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] of heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] [Applause] [Music] All right, we're going to ask everyone to take their seats. We're going to go ahead and get started. You guys ready? Thank you all for joining us. I would like to start our board meeting at 400 p.m. Can they turn the mic up some? >> All right. I would like to move into item 1.1. Ladies and gentlemen, can
003you please take your seats so that we can start the board meeting, please? >> What's the officer name? Officer, >> if you can hear me, clap once. You can hear me clap twice. >> There we go. Thank you for your attention. >> All right, moving on to item 1.1. 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. 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 schoolboard meetings are important to Stockton Unified School District and the community. SUSD promotes the public's right to free speech. We want to make sure that all community members, parents, and students are
004able 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, which is 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's a podium positioned 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 await their
005turn. We want to give the person at the podium the time and respect they deserve. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes. Attendees are not allowed to enter the area past the table 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 or individuals 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 community to clear the lobby area in a respectful manner. Back to you, Madam President. Thank you so much, Evette. Moving on to item 1.2. Roll call. >> President Stevens, >> present. Vice
006President Colon present. >> Clerk Daire >> present. >> Trustee Flores >> present. >> Trustee Perez >> absent. Trustee Priest >> present. >> Trustee Silva >> present. >> Thank you. I know you all are really excited for item 1.3. We would like to recognize Mr. Arthur R. Coleman, retired teacher from SUSD Caesar Chavez High School. Oh, come on. This is Dr. Zone. We could do better than that for Mr. Coleman. [Applause] Woohoo. So, Mr. Coleman, it is with so much honor that we recognize you for your 45 years of service. [Music] So, we do have a video that we want to share. If we can go ahead and roll the video. Can you turn it up? The Authur Coleman Jr. administrative complex named after a beloved music teacher who's been with SUSD for 45 years now
007going into his retirement. We sit down with Mr. Coleman to find out how it all began. >> My very first instrument is actually my voice. Piano and drums are kind of simultaneous. [Music] >> Music is his middle name. Mr. Arthur Coleman Jr. has been an educator in the Stockton Unified School District for more than 40 years. A music teacher for more than three decades. >> Those autumn leaves to my window. [Music] Autumn leaves red and >> Coleman was born in Sanwaqin County. Grew up in Stockton playing music at church with his father. He attended Stag High School and University of the Pacific. He was in a band with fellow UOP students, Pacific Crossing. He then became a special education teacher at Hamilton School in Stockton. After 10 years there, he began helping the music teacher
008with the marching band. >> That was my thing. So, I started teaching them uh teaching the marching band and the drum line after school. >> He then moved to Cesar Chavez High School and is the music chair. >> It wasn't me. That was him. Yeah. He set all that up. The sunburning hands I used to know. >> When it came time to name the new district office, SUSD received a number of letters nominating Mr. Coleman for the way he touched so many lives. >> Somebody was there for me and somebody was there caring about what I what was important to me and and caring that enough to help me care about it. And so, uh, what my students, my ex students have to say about what we're doing is my the real validation. >> He
009was the California teacher of the year in 2004. >> That's what it's really about for me is the kids. >> Under Coleman's leadership, Chavez High School has won many awards. >> Under the direction of R. Coleman, the Titans marching band >> and has participated in many community events. >> If I didn't have music, I I would I would have been a lost kid. and and there are many many many many kids just like me. >> And now his name on the new building, the Stockton Unified School District Arthur Coleman Jr. Administrative Complex. >> A building is being named after you. How does that make you feel? >> Blessed. And it makes me feel like that uh I have a connection with my dad because uh a building being named after me is my name up
010there, but it's really I stand on the shoulders of everybody that came before me and especially uh the African-Americans in this area that have done so much for this area, but it's never really been acknowledged. And so, um I get to be a face for a lot a lot of beautiful, beautiful people that have done a lot for all of us. And I hear winter song. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. He says music is a language. >> In some ways, it's kind of like religion. You know, it it it it makes it so that your life is just more full. [Music] >> Happy retirement, Mr. Coleman, from all of us at SUSD. Reporting from the Arthur Coleman Jr. administrative complex. I'm Melinda Mesa for the Stockton Unified School District. [Applause] [Music]
011[Applause] So, on behalf of the Stockton Unified School District Board of Education, we would like to honor you with this momentum of care. Uh just to let you know that you are valued and you are seen here and you have been heard. Uh this honor is for the 45 years that you've dedicated to Stockton Unified. [Music] Testing one, too. This one. Which one? >> This one here. >> Y. >> Okay. >> I'm going to do this without crying. You guys, I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. >> I'm going to do it. I look back here and I see the kids, my babies, the kids that I started Chavez with and the kids that that were the crucial part of my transition into Hamilton. I love you guys. Thank you so much
012for being here. All of you. All of you. I just Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. You guys, you just don't know that that that's that's my core right there. Oh my gosh. And their parents and and the the parents of those kids are really my family. When I went over to Chavez, we I brought with me my my educational family and because they were with me because we were we were a team of family there. Everything worked. It just worked. And so it was just meant to be what it was. I'd like to thank the board for taking the time to do this and to let let a let a a solely a little lowly teacher from from South Stockton feel like that we really we matter, you know, and I really appreciate that.
013And um I want to thank um my lovely wife for putting up with me. [Applause] We were also married in 1980, so this is my 45th wedding anniversary as well. She smiled at me because I finally got it right. I always mess that up. And to um Michelle, thank you. Thank you for for caring about education. Thank you for caring about arts. Thank you for giving us a voice and thank you for being the the the reflection for that voice for the arts and especially but for you know teachers in general but especially the arts and music particularly. Right. Right. We really appreciate you and I and I'm I'm I'm thankful because all my kids back here, how many music teachers are back here? Raise your hands. and I see nurses and and etc etc
014etc which just and that's that's where the real blessing is. It really is. And I I know you have a meeting to get to. I'm not going to rambling rambling rambling, but I just wanted to take the moment to tell you thank you and and that I appreciate you all and thank you for allowing me to be part of this blessed you know journey and uh it's wonderful. God bless you all. [Applause] So, we're not done yet, Mr. Coleman. In honor of Mr. Coleman, we would like to move on to item 1.4, recess, to have a reception in your honor and then we will come back. So, the board will now recess to the reception for Mr. Coleman. Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburn
015hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music]
016autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands. I used to know since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburned hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I
017miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands. I used to know
018since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburned hands. I used to know since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses, sunburn hands. I used to know since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window.
019Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburn hands. I used to know since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburned hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days go long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all,
020my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer waves, summer kisses. Sunburn hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days going long. And I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburned hands I used to know. Since you went away,
021my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] Those [Music] autumn leaves to my window. Autumn leaves of red and gold. Summer ways, summer kisses, sunburned hands I used to know. Since you went away, my days going long and I hear winter songs. Well, I miss you most of all, my darling. When autumn leaves began to fall. [Music] All right. So, we would like to reconvene our meeting item 1.5. And I would like to move on to item 1.6, recognition of three ramp schools by Dr. Susanna RmIrez, assistant superintendent of student support services department. [Applause] Good evening, President Stevens, Vice President Cologne, board trustees, Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, and community. I want to take a moment to express how proud
022and grateful I am to recognize the incredible work our school counselors in part in in partnership with site principles do each and every day. Their dedication, compassion, and commitment to supporting our students academic success, emotional well-being and personal growth are truly remarkable. Whether they're guiding students through tough decisions, offering a listening ear, or helping chart a path toward future goals, our counselors are an essential part of what makes our school community strong and supportive. We are so lucky to have such passionate and talented teams working on behalf of our students across the district. With that, I'm honored to hand things over to someone who leads this incredible work with vision and heart, our director of student support services, Maryanne Santella, to tell you more about the schools we're recognizing tonight. [Music] [Applause] Good evening, Superintendent
023Rodriguez and board of trustees. Um tonight we are recognizing three of our um outstanding schools, two K8 schools and one high school um for RAMP. RAMP stands for the recognized ASCA model program. So these sites um have gone through a rigorous um reporting system and looking at data and delivering um services to students and they were um honored and I believe we put some booklets up there for you. They were honored this summer at the national conference in Long Beach. So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce um first off, I'm going to go ahead and introduce Edison High School. And just for all of you to know, Edison High School is the second school in our county to receive ramp. It is our first high school in Stockton Unified to receive RAMP. So, Edison
024High School [Applause] Are those tears? >> Yeah. Uh, good evening. Um, President Stevens, Vice President Sophia Cologne, panel, and Dr. Rodriguez. We're so, so grateful for the recognition. Um, we did go to Long Beach this summer and got recognized at a very nice dinner. So, thank you for the opportunity and paying for us to go to that. Um, it was a lot of work. Um, but we are grateful to have gone through it and we are also going to try to reach out to our other high schools in the district and get more on board with this. So, we are definitely going to share what we learned through the process and get more schools in our status. So, um, I want to introduce one of our counselors, Chong Zong. She's been with us for several
025years now. And of course, our principal, Dr. Gan and Anthony D'Angelo, our very, very supportive AP who's over the counseling program. So, do you want to say yourself? >> Oh, sorry. And I am Barbara Greenwood. I'm the head counselor at Edison. I thought everybody knows me. I've been there 28 years. So, thank you. >> Dr. Gan, >> the podium, the mic's green. >> I was told uh I wasn't allowed to touch the mic cuz I talk too much. No, I'm just kidding. Um, no, I just want to say I'm incredibly proud of our counseling department. Um, what they do for our kids every day. They show up to serve our kids and do what's best for them. and um it's an incredible honor for our school and I'm just proud to be a part of
026the team. So, thank you. >> And next, I'd like to welcome up McKinley Elementary School. [Applause] >> Okay. Hello everyone. My name is Sandra um Laura Khan, one of the counselors at McKinley. My co- counselor is not here today. Her name is Heather Jandro and um I just like to thank um everyone that really supported us and they're here, Miss Brandy Di Alba and Miss Eric Erica Pard. So they just did an awesome job supporting us through the process and I'm very very grateful um for all that we learned and we are a better counseling program for it. So thank you [Applause] I thought I was getting away. Um, again, just want to say thank you for the opportunity. It is a lot of work. Um, it is a 2-year project, 2 and 1/2 years,
027and it requires uh dedication and persistence and self-reflection, and that's not always our friend. But in the end, it did make our program better, which made us better, which made it a better site for our kids. So, thank you for the opportunity. And last, but certainly not least, Marshall Elementary School. [Applause] >> Um, hi, I'm Mr. Jones. I'm the TK through fourth grade counselor for Marshall Elementary. This is Broo Walker. She's the middle school counselor. And this is Miss Garcia, our assistant principal. Just want to thank you guys for the opportunity to go to some of the conferences over the summer and the continued support in making a difference in the lives of our students. [Applause] >> AP Garcia, we're waiting for you at the podium. Miss Garcia, >> come on back. Come on back.
028>> I was really trying to walk away. Well, first of all, thank you for the opportunity. Um I do agree with my um team administrators. It does make a difference looking at um the whole child and thinking about all the needs not just um the academics but social emotional and I am incredibly uh pleased to work with amazing individuals and have the support that I have from the district. So thank you once again for the opportunity and for the support. Thank you. [Applause] So, at this time, we would like to present certificates to uh Marshall Elementary School and your team, McKinley Elementary School in Edison. And I'm going to also ask if Dr. Ramirez would come on down as well. And teams, come on over. Oh, we can celebrate our Stockton Unified people better than
029that. Can we celebrate our folks for doing good work? I guess the folks in the hallway said they're going to continue to party. [Applause] On to item 1.7, recognition and certificate of congressional recognition for the 2025 National Night Out Celebration. I would like to call up Dr. Chief Myra Franco and team to the podium. [Applause] We want to speech. Yes. Okay. Well, thank you guys all. Um, thank you for the support um for such a wonderful event. We had a blast at National Night Out. Um, it was a great opportunity not only for our department to be out there, but for our multiple teams and the amount of support that we got from our uh district departments. So, I want to just give a shout out real quick. And if I forget anybody else, I'm
030I apologize, but support services, um, state and federal, mental health, counseling department, ECE, um, the Native American center, they all were there to support us and have a good time, including, um, our board. And so, for me, it's a a special time because I grew up in our city and, um, I grew up going to our parks. Back then, it was Van Busker where I grew up. But um less and less our children are having that ability to do that and to be able to provide that even if it was for one night where they can come out, have a great time, enjoy great food, music and community um was such a great event and so for that I thank you guys. [Applause] Everybody shy on the mic today. Okay. All right. We would like
031to read off this honor. So, this honor is for certificate of recognition in honor of your 2025 National Night Out and this is presented by Mayor Christina Fugazi. And then the second one is a certificate of congressional recognition by Congressman Josh Harter. Okay, now I'm kind of glad I got my tissue. Okay, this looks good. One, two, three. Congratulations. [Applause] Yay. So, going into our new school year, it's always an honor for us to recognize those who serve our students. Um, lots of great things happening around Stockton Unified. And this is what it looks like. It looks like our uh police department. It looks like Mr. Coleman. It looks like our ramp school. So, we have delivered this year. We will continue to deliver to make sure that Stockton Unified shows up and shows out
032time and time again. Not only does it look like the work that we've done, but the data says that we've been doing good work. So, the honor does not go to us. The honor goes to you all who continue to show up for our kiddos every single day. So, on behalf of the board, I just want to say thank you all for everything that you do and we look forward to an amazing 2526 school year. [Applause] All right, we would like to move on to item 1.8, oral suggestions. Abby will announce the number of public comments and request each person read their public comment in the order they were received and Christina will be the timekeeper. >> Trustees, we do not have any comment cards for item 1.8. Thank you. Item 1.9, public employee discipline
033dismissal and release. Do we have any speakers tonight? We do not. >> All right, sounds good. Moving on to item 1.10. The board will consider in close session items listed in close session by Vice President Cologne. Okay, good evening everyone. Item 2.1, public employee appointment certificated, government code section 54957, resignation retirement appointment. 2.2, public employee appointment classified. Government code section 54957 resignation retirement recent employment offer appointment and closed positions. 2.3 public employee discipline dismissal release. Thank you. >> Thank you. The board will now recess to close session. [Music] Take my cupcake with me. I want to trust you with my my cupcake. [Music] Come on. Ah. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat.
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036Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Thank Thank you all for returning back. I would like to reconvene item 3.1 and Evette will read the language under public content. Thank you, Madam President. 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 schoolboard meetings are important to Stockton Unified School District and the community. SUSD promotes the public's right to free speech and we
037want 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, which is 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 positioned 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.
038For 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 3 minutes. Attendees are not allowed to enter the area past the table 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 or individuals 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 community to clear the lobby area in a respectful manner. Back to you, Madam President. >> Thank you so much,
039Evette. Item 1.4, pledge of allegiance, um, led by Miss Ch and Miss Alonzo Alvala, Sanwaqin County agricultural fest winner and also STAG's community of FFA leaders to the podium. [Applause] Okay, you don't have to say the first name. 1 2 3 I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, Miss Chorn and Miss Aval, let us know about FFA and your um winning of agricultural fest. Hello. Okay, so um during the summer there was a floral competition where all of STAG FFA members won and swept the competition at the Floral State Fair. I got second place. Dia Rley got third place and Ariel Martini got first place. [Applause] Hello. I
040was part of our 25 2425 ACF rabbit exhibitors and I got third place in our showmanship. Thank you. I want to ask you both to come up with your principal. We have two certificates that I would present to you as your board president. Poor Sophia. >> Tell me around. I'll get on my tippy tables. We're talking about her rabbit. >> Wow. >> I got to give the middle. >> You can switch. >> That better. Okay. [Applause] All right. Item 4.2, action taken in close session by Vice President Cologne. >> Good evening. Item 2.1, public employee appointment certificated, government code section 54957, resignation retirement appointment. Board motion to approve, six yes with one no from Trusty Flores. Item 2.2, public employee appointment classified government code section 54957, resignation, retirement, recent employment offer, appointment closed positions. Board
041motion to approve six with one no from Trusty Flores. Item 2.3 public employee discipline dismissal release. There are several cases. Um first case board motion to approve one senior insurance technician probationary release approved unanimously. Next case, board motion to approve one school bus driver dismissal approved unanimously. [Applause] Third case, board motion to approve one noon duty assistant dismissal. Board motion to approve unanimously. Fourth case board motion to approve one noon duty assistant dismissal approved unanimously. Last case board motion to approve one parah special education resignation agreement and general release in lie of dismissal approved unanimously. Thank you. Thank you Vice President Cologne. Item 4.3, order of the agenda, and Abby will read the oral announcement. >> This is the opportunity for the board of trustees to make any changes to the order of the agenda.
042Otherwise, the order of the agenda will be as published. Is there a motion for 4.3? >> Uh, I have a question for the order of agenda. Is that for the consent items for the sixes? >> No, not yet. That's when we get down to consent. >> Okay. >> All right. All right. >> So, I'm not going to be able to pull anything for discussion. I just want to confirm because sometimes when I wait, I I get them confused. >> Yeah. So, that'll be under consent. This is just the order of the agenda. Yeah, you're correct. Under um 6.1. All right. Is there a motion to approve? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President
043Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 5.1, oral suggestions and comments from the community regarding open session agenda items. Abby will announce a number of public comments and each person will provide their public comment in the order they were received and Christina will be the timekeeper. 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. Trustees, we currently have 11 common cards for item 5.1. First common card is for Miss Shirley Washington regarding item 6.22. Good evening. Uh I had a question on 22 a clarification for the approval of agreement of furnished
044consultant services with solution tree for equitable services for St. Mary's High School knowing that St. Mary's High School is not a member of Stockton Unified School District. So I wanted some clarification on that. if possible. >> So, we normally don't provide clarification under the public comment piece. >> Okay. >> But we when we get to the item, we will provide comment. Yeah. But you it's noted. Thank you. >> Okay. The next 10 comment cards are regarding item 10.7. First card is from Mario Flores. Sorry. >> Good afternoon board. Um it's Dr. Mr. Rodriguez. Uh I'm here to present on behalf of um not just myself but commenting on how u appreciative I am of Dr. Mr. Rodriguez uh of of the opportunities that she's given us uh proving to um to give us uh internships
045and give us these opportunities as a high school student. I'm very happy for that to be someone who is um going towards uh wanting to become a general surgeon. These opportunities are invaluable especially when it comes to my last year and applying for colleges. I'm very happy with the contributions he's done to the district with these events that have been going on with giving um families backpacks, giving families this opportunities to uh think things that aren't normally uh given. Um making it easier for our families, making it easier for our students to um to have supplies for their schools. Um because the cause of it is is majority students don't have the opportunity. And I'm very happy to uh notify that Mr. start our show is doing that great contribution to our schools and families
046and especially our students. The focus isn't towards um the the as the towards um what we we can do for ourselves but what um we could do for others. So as someone who's going to medical field I'm very happy to see that um there are great things that are happening in the city I was born in and there are great things that are happening in this school. Um, and I'm very happy to also uh contribute to the uh the plans of LCAP, the the fences, the security, the alarms, everything that's happening through the LCAP goals through um not just on on the student superintendent student advisory council, but um on beyond that, I'm I'm very happy. So, this is just a thank you, a great thank you and and just for you, Miss Dr. Rogers,
047thank you so much. I appreciate you so much. Thank you for your time. [Applause] Next common card is from Patricia Moscetta Stevens Dr. Michelle Rodriguez Rodriguez Implement for the music. particip Rodriguez. Superintendent. Rodriguez now in English and I'm going to wear my glasses because I'm blind. Good afternoon board members, President Kita Stevens, I'm superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, cabinet members and all present. My name is Patricia Moscetta and I am the PAC committee president. I am here to support and express my gratitude to Dr. Rodriguez for her hard work, commitment and accountability to Stockton Unified School District. She has been working to strengthen safety in schools, also offering programs to have helped increase the graduation rate during the 2024 2025 school year. At the same time, she has created motivational and support strategies to reduce chronic
048absenteeism in schools. She has implemented art, music, sport, and student passions programs in schools and the facilities master's plan. For more information about the 44 priority recommendations, I welcome you to visit the district's website, www.allofsusd.net, internet where you will be able to see complete information about the goals that have been met and the long-term goals. As a PA committee president, I would like to thank you Dr. Rodriguez for your attendance and participation in the meetings for being my guide the to lead this committee in a more correct and accurate way to achieve and the involvement of parents in the community. Board members, I want to thank you for the support you have provided to Dr. Rodriguez because thanks to you, she has been able to advance in the projects that benefit our students. Thank you
049for providing stability to the district by keeping with us a superintendent who has worked as a team to achieve student success focusing on a whole student, a whole family and a whole community to achieve a high quality education. There are more parents who would like to speak, but respecting the time, only some will be able to speak and the rest will stand up at the end is a sign of support and gratitude to Dr. Rodriguez. Thank you very much for your attention. [Applause] Next comment card is from Sandra Areola. Do you do you want to say it in English or you want to leave me? >> No, you do. Okay. Dr. Rodriguez leader Gracias. Hello. Good afternoon board members. My name is Sandra Areola and I am the president of Latino PAC committee. This afternoon
050I am here before you to thank and recognize the great work that our superintendent Dr. Michelle Rodriguez has done. She has proven to be a great leader in education for school success of our students and has managed to awaken the interest of parents to get involved in the activities of this district. She has always been present with us in our meetings. She has supported us. She always has a moment to listen to the needs. This committee has grown because she has given support response and has taken action when necessary. She has approved workshops that helped us grow as human beings and workshops that have been giving us empowerment with the learning acquired. Thank you board members for the great support you have given to make this possible. We hope to continue moving towards success with
051the great support and respect you give us every day because united we will always reach the goal. And thank you all for listening to me. [Applause] Next common card is from Liliana Torres. Rodriguez particip foreign. Professional Rodriguez. Good afternoon board members and uh present that everybody's present. Uh my name is Lilana Torres. Today I am here to uh offer a sincere gratitude to Dr. Michelle Rodriguez for continued participation in DAOC meetings and sharing all updates on district plans and activities, for facilitating training for DAC officers and anyone interested in learning how to conduct meetings correctly for sharing information about CTE technical careers programs and much more information that is of interest to us parents. Thank you for helping us, for being a a neutral person, professional and respectful towards us, for being attentive when we
052need to speak to you about situations that require confidentiality and your support. Some something that I want to emphasize is that you have acted by providing us with ideas to find solutions to our needs. Thank you for being a committed superintendent. Thank you board members for the support you provide to Dr. Rodriguez in the plans and programs for the students of this district because with your good decisions she impacts us all in a positive way for a high quality education. Thank you for listening me today to me today. [Applause] >> Next comment card is from Shayla Ortega. I'll sit down. >> Good afternoon. My name is Shayla Ortega. I am a recent graduate student from Weber Institute. I want to share with you that I am happy because I have graduated. Although I am a
053little sad to leave the district that has been my second home for many years. But I do not want to say goodbye without first thanking Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, our superintendent, for the change she is making for this district. She has posit positively impacted us because she has cared about maintaining security system. She has provided us with efficient technology so we can receive and improve quality education. She has implemented programs and activities that become that benefit us and she has also provided us with f furniture and wo mentioned the achievement of our greatest dream which is the gym that has offered us more uh comfort which becomes more welcoming and gives us motiv motivation to know that someone is caring about us and that person is you Dr. Rodriguez. I leave this district with peace of
054mind because I know that all students are left in good hands. Thank you board members and thank you all. It was an honor for me to be part of the Stockton Unified School District. Thank you. Next comment card is from Bertha Prao. Wilson Rodriguez Wilson. Good afternoon. My name is Berta Prado. I belong to Wilson Elementary and Weber Institute. It is a pleasure to be here today. before you give me special um here today before you to give special thanks to Dr. Michelle Rodriguez for listening to me when I have asked for help for supporting Wilson school when she has been asked for support. At the same time, I want to communicate to you that the parents who attended the meeting feel happy because you have given solutions in our school. Thank you for your
055time and attention. Next comment card is from Kimberly Warmsley. >> Did you guys want to present quick? Just wanted to present the for the kids to show you something and for the parents to stand up and once they weren't able to to speak, they wanted to stand up. Can they Sorry. >> Okay. [Applause] So American [Applause] Thank you all. All right, Miss Wanty. Good evening, SUSD leadership and good evening to my community members as well. It's empowering to be reactivated and walking in alignment with my purpose advocating for students and families in my home district. This district has been home to many superintendents. Personally, my favorite was Dr. Dezy. He was a good leader. He was an advocate and he lived in South Stockton. So, you know, he had my heart. Now, unfortunately, today I
056want to talk to you all about Dr. Rodriguez because I have several pressing issues and I'll get to my first one. When I look at the marketing for SUSD, I'm appalled. SUSD is a community school. It's enriched in dedicated staff, volunteers, community partners, and advocates. So why each and every single time I see an activity, it has Dr. Rodriguez and no one else? We have so many impressive teachers, so many impressive volunteers. Our children are on point and represent representation matters. Viability and visibility that matters. When people see flyers and they look at the events, we need our students to envision themselves as leaders in this district. This community deserves to see itself reflected in the messaging and the branding of our schools. Secondly, leadership and culture. Many of you on the DAS know me
057as a trusted community advocate and leader and trust me I get calls 247 every day of my life. So, I find it very interesting and compelling when I get, and I'm just going to say staff because I don't want to out anybody, especially staff of color who are calling, expressing experiences of being yelled at, some bullying, inappropriate tone, and demeaning conversations with Dr. Rodriguez. That's a concern. Is that a behavior that is reflective of our school district? is unacceptable, especially in any leadership role. Third, what's going on with the relationship with the superintendent and our black parent advisory committee? Now, let's just be clear that sometimes we're not always going to agree with things, but not having viable conversations and meaningful meaningful conversation as a leader is inappropriate. and do we really have true data
058that represents the progress in the direction that our school district is going, especially with communities of color? That is a grave concern if we're not being transparent and truthful about who's graduating and how. Thank you. >> Next comment card is from Bruce Roersonson. Good evening, President Stevens, Vice President Cologne, trustees, Dr. Rodriguez. Happy to be here tonight. It is a great night for Stockton, Stockton Unified, to see a legendary member of this community retire that has put so much into this community. I want to actually thank the board for as Kenneth Stevenson as president Stevens said we've done some great stuff here. We're doing some great stuff here. I see it. I know it. And I want to take you back. I want to take you back to two and a half years ago after
059the election of 2022. And the new incoming board, President Angel. And by the way, she has helped stand this district up throughout a lot of downfall and I don't know, dysfunction. And I want to say that she was the president that actually helped to have a search committee to bring Dr. Rodriguez to our community. And I want you to know What a gift. And I I'm not a sideline guy. I'm in the action all the time. Subcommittee meetings, you name it. Not only that, working with other organizations that are making a difference in this community, but I want you to know there's joy. There's joy in this community and I get to see it a lot because I also work for teachers college as a support supervisor and I get to go in classrooms of
060new teachers that are coming in to Stockton Unifi. brilliant teachers really doing some great work with with students. So I can speak from firsthand firsthand that what I've witnessed these past two years is nothing short of miraculous. We've lived through some dark times in Stockton Unified. The board has been totally totally dysfunctional. But with the help of the new board members and President Stevens over the past two years and your leadership and your having the board give really good support to the superintendent, there's been some awesome awesome work being done here and I look forward to more of it happening and you can count on me to be there when it happens cuz I want to basically tell the world about the fact that Stockton Unified is up and going. Thank you very much. >>
061Next common card trustees that is 20 minutes for this agenda item. Um we do have two additional comment cards just let's speak. >> Next comment is from Yaritzi Castro Rio. Good evening, President Stevens, board members, student superintendent attendant Rodriguez, and community members. My name is Yeti Casher Rios and I'm a proud product of Stockton Unified School District and the I'm a proud product of Stockton Unified School District and the support of Superintendent Dr. Rodriguez. I started my education at Fremont Elementary where I first joined the Mariachi program. I continued my education at Caesar Chavez High School where mariachi became a huge part of my life and education. Thanks to the support and advocacy of Superintendent Rodriguez, our mariachi program has been able to participate in incredible experiences. We traveled to Long Beach to compete at
062Cave, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and to Tucson, Arizona. Experiences I never imagined I would have as a student. These trips weren't just about performing. They allowed me to see new places, connect with other student musicians, and learn about culture, teamwork, and leadership. They helped shape the person I am today, and gave me the confidence to follow my dreams. This fall, I'll be attending University of the Pacific to study music education so I can one day return to to my community and give students the same opportunities I had as a future SUSD music teacher. I'm grateful for the programs and experiences that have been supported by this district's leadership and I hope and I hope future students will continue to have the same opportunities. Thank you. >> Last comment card for this item is from Miss
063Melinda Mesa. Good evening. I just wanted to uh I usually don't speak at this time but we just found out that Stockton Unified is getting national recognition from the National Association of School Superintendent and uh Dr. Rodriguez is a finalist for superintendent of the year and this is a national organization the first time Stockton Unified has been recognized and the winner will be announced September 10th. So congratulations Dr. And this concludes comment cards for item 5.1. Thank you so much. Item 5.2 oral suggestions and comments from the community regarding non-aggenda items. Abby will announce a number of non-aggenda item public comments and request each person receive the public and provide their public comment in the order they were received and Christina will be the timekeeper. Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the
064board. The board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Trustees, we currently have seven common cards for item 5.2. First common card is from Miss Kimberly Warmsley regarding community concerns. Local and governance affect our daily lives more than any other level of government. Over the last 6 months through True Media, I've I've been deeply concerned of what I've observed. Disorgan disorganization, a lack of clerk policy, the absence of functional power structure, and most importantly, a troubling lack of accountability. Let me be clear. The community is watching and even more critically, our next generations of students are watching what true leadership looks like. SUSD has a long history of grand jury reports and community outrage regarding spending and how resources meant for our children and families are measure are
065managed. So, let me get straight to the point. The IAQ situation, this is straight shenanigans. Not addressing this concern not only insults and harms countless families and childrens. It is not truthtelling. To this day, the issues remain unadressed with no transparency, no accountability, and too many unanswered questions lingering in the shadow on the backs of impoverished communities and communities of color. It's disgusting. Somewhere I once read, "If you have wronged my community, you have wronged me." And I take that to heart. So tonight, I'm formally requesting that an item be placed on the agenda for next SUSD board meeting, which will entail a full update on the IEQ situation. The community deserves to know where the district currently stands, what actions were taken to safeguard the integrity of funds involved, and how, if at all,
066individuals have been held accountable for any wrongdoing. As leaders, you have the responsibilities to be transparent, to be honest about what has happened, how it happened, and how you will ensure that it will never happen again. The public deserves nothing less. In close, I'm not just an ordinary citizen. I'm a mother as well and a leader to my heart. My m my maternal instincts go far and beyond the walls of my own home. They extend to every children in this city. I feel a deep duty to protect their spirits and their self-worth and their spirit. So let me urge any of you on that dis if you feel the need to act inappropriately with the youth to belittle them to beneath to make them feel beneath themselves please don't break their spirit for your ego
067please I would wager everything that I own if anyone dared to speak to me and my children like that it's deplorable so let's be mindful I'll be watching and I'll see you in two weeks about IAQ Thank you. >> Next common card is from Miss Alyssa Lea regarding free SUSC IAQ to Rob Bont and Da Freighus. Hi everyone, Alyssa Le, her hers community organizer with Stockton Stands. Um I've done many public comments about this since 2021 when I was doxed. Um sorry we be we began our advocacy around well I did about mental health access during the co disparities while they were stealing money and then Motech gets hired on for $141,000 to lie about district matters including the murder of a child on campus. Rest in peace Alisia and all power to your family.
068um I think is very disrespectful to not just our community but the enrichment and the empowerment that our youth entrust in you to provide them resources to help them self-actualize and to break generational patterns for their families to give them so socioeconomic mobility chances that maybe they didn't get before. settling for three three million when they stole who knows how much. You have an opportunity to show our community what equity looks like. You have an opportunity to show our youth that they matter while their peers are being murdered every week. I'm not desensitized to that. you shouldn't be either. Um, I've heard that there's a trustee who met with Motech Sanchez behind closed doors. I'm really tired of the Democratic Party ignoring what has happened and I hope you can do your shadow work. find
069something in you to talk to Robanta because you know the DA freed is pretty much this court case just said him and MCH are racketeering the whole county the feds are watching the community is watching we deserve better thank you next comment card is from Miss Karisha Boyd regarding trustee behavior Yeah. >> Hello everyone. Um, I would like to address everyone. You guys know who I am. Um, I would like to address all you trustees. Um, as you guys know, I hold leadership in very backgrounds, but I would like to address Sophia Cologne's behavior that has still not been addressed. We're going into a new school year and um I have addressed this with uh President Stevens and there was supposed to be an apology on behalf of Sophia Cologne which she has yet to
070do and um I find it very uh disrespectful because of her behavior. She's operating as if she works for the superintendent instead of a public official. And so, um, that disrespect lingered on, um, into subcommittees. The Black Student Thrive Committee, not once but twice, she stood up in a meeting in a threatening manner, in an aggressive threatening manner, and also too in another meeting, decided to selectively not speak. And we were there on behalf of several different entities. I was there wearing many hats, the African-American Black Parent Advisory Committee. I was there as the educational committee as well for the NAACP. I made it very clear when we went to the last Black Student Thrive meeting. We have yet to handle that situation and I'm not going to move forward or and I'm going to
071advise my group, my parent committee group not to move forward because after the incident, Miss Cologne decided to come to the black parent conference and get on the stage and speak, which she was not invited to do so after disrespecting our community. So, if you guys want to keep in good relations with our committee, we're no longer um going to allow you to accept our presence as agreement. That's no longer a default. We put forth a lot of work in this district. Like I say all the time, the district is many winning awards off the off the fruits of our labor from the LCAP, from the budget. We have pushed even the Latino pack has been able to benefit off of the work that we've done. I pushed for the 150,000 for each subcommittee to
072get funding. So um I am in agreeance with uh Kimberly Warms when she says that the superintendent's face is all over the work. We've said this in many meetings when we look at the district. We want to see representation of the students. We want to see representations of the power teachers. We want to see representations of the counselors. We don't want to see a superintendent. And we don't even know how long she's going to be here. you guys have voted her in for another year, which is fine, but there needs to be some negotiation terms that needs to be set in place um in addressing the Black Parent Advisory Committee because there are things that we need to be serviced on. And um there's fundings that we like to be uh reallocated to our students
073considering the fact that we did not execute on the Black Student Achievement Plan, which has been our driving force. And um as far as that and then I want to reference to the uh the um the IAQ the did the district attorney need to go after anyone outside of who was well I'll be back. >> Thank you. Next comment card is from Frank Frell regarding a thank you for our continued partners partnership. Uh thank you, Madame President. Uh board members, on behalf of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce. I'm the uh chief uh policy officer uh currently there. I want to thank you for your continued partnership with the uh with the businesses here in the county. Nate here and I are like peanut butter and jelly, you know, ham and cheese, a foot and
074a big toe, you know, but no, we're we are working together to to uh to to build a thriving community for our for our students here in Stockton Unified. I'm I am a former president of a school board eight years down at Ripen Unified and uh you guys have you know finally I've been here since last century 1997 when I started with George Riddler back in the day but I think you guys have some cohesiveness going on and it's really beneficial for the business community to see it to experience it and to you know and to witness it as well. Your soup is doing a a great job. Okay. Uh, and I I want to uh go on record in saying that we are uh doing a lot of different events this year that are
075stepping outside our lane. You know, we're working with um uh retail theft, which is a huge issue in our community. And uh the more we can uh eradicate it, right, or mitigate it, it's going to help our students get jobs here because you're going to have a lot of uh uh businesses staying in our community. So, uh a couple events really quick I want to invite you to. Uh August 28th is our start evolution and Prop 36 conference. It's going to be at the Hilton Hotel. And basically, you know, it's uh it's case studies and uh best practices on what we can all do as a community to uh to mitigate retail theft. October 1st, we have our next BEA symposium, which uh how many people have been to that? Raise your hand. Anyone? Yeah.
076Okay. Great food. It's going to be at the Hilton Stockton, too. We got a we got a two two for one deal there. Uh so uh it's it's a good way to find out what we're doing with internships. We're going to be talking about internships. We want to try to get internships for all your students here in our community, right? Because we're very greedy as a business community because you guys are educating our workforce. So we want to keep them here. We want them to go to college here, right? We want uh them to get married here, retire here, etc. and so forth. Buy a house here hopefully. Uh so uh that makes the community that makes a community. So uh I'll be brief. That's it. But I want to thank Dr. Rodriguez doing a
077great job. You're you're bringing some continuity uh to this community which is uh more than I can say. You know what's happening across the pond here, you know. So uh but anyway, congratulations. You guys are doing a great job. Keep it up. Thank you. [Applause] Next common card is from Miss Ashley regarding IAQ. Hello. Wow. Five weeks every single day I sat in your trial behind you with your head up and it took them 60 seconds to find you not guilty on anything to do with SUSD. where I watched Christina lie. Where I watched Joanne Warz lie. I watched them lie on you and you still had your head up to find out that Motech LD Sanchez decided to tell Ron to go after Angel Anne and he did. Unbelievable. to watch the school district
078turn their back on her board trustees act as if she was guilty not knowing what she was dealing with. Disgusting. Sidebar, I want to remind you trustees, you are the boss of your superintendent. She is not the boss of you. You tell her what to do. That's your only employee. Aside from that, I'm formally requesting, demanding that IAQ be up for discussion where you refer it to Robanta because Ron Fredes should not be district attorney any longer. He should be disparred. You refer it over because millions of dollars were stolen from our children, povertystricken children, and no one has been held accountable. None. The Chapman's of San Diego not accountable and stole the money. The filters don't work. They never worked. It was a scam. I also request that y'all stop being scary and go
079after Motech for the parking lot pimping scheme he did off of the back of SUSD. I understand that it is fearful, especially when we find out in in the court that John RmIrez gave him access to every internal email of the school district. He had asked access to private data, private information. This was in the court. I'm not making this up. This is not a rumor. This was in the courtroom. So even I I did posts on Facebook saying that as a school district, all the employees should be looking at suing because they had access to all y'all personal information. So, I am asking that you guys do your due diligence as school board trustees, people who have the responsibility of governing over our children and keeping the finances accurate, that you do your job
080and you refer it over without question and not lie and say that it is not your responsibility and not lie and say that you are not accountable for it. And no, darling, you weren't here when it happened. But you have a responsibility and an opportunity to do something different and hold the right people accountable. The same way y'all try to act like she was accountable for something that took 60 seconds to be not guilty of. In fact, we almost had a hearing jury, didn't we? First, they came back with a 75 and then a 93 and then a judge. Can you give us some more evidence? Nope. That's the evidence. And then came back two hours later. So, we're not going to play these games anymore. Stand up to 209. Be different. Be different than
081what you've seen before. Motech is nothing. He abuses power and he manipulates. He racketeers. His days are numbered. Frank numbered days. Ron numbered days. Stand up to them. Do not be afraid of 209 times. We put you in position because of the leadership that you hold, the power you hold. Stop being scary. When they come for you, snap back. But again, IQ, it needs to be prosecuted. Every single person involved. And I do believe Motech probably got some of that money, too. Two houses and a Jaguar, I suppose. So, hold him accountable. Like, y'all hold Angel Anne accountable. And Angel, you're amazing. These people love you. Your children love you. These teachers love you. I can't go anywhere and not have someone come up to you saying, "Thank you for what you've done in my
082life. You are a soldier. You are a warrior. And you have done well by your community." and poverty broke doing it like you a millionaire wearing your head high so hold it high I love you proud of you IQ handy business next common card is from Miss McKenzie Hennessy regarding update on Kip Stockton back to school hi everyone good evening superintendent Rodriguez and Stockton board members ers. I'm Kenzie Hennessy, a first generation college student, proud product of California public schools, and mom of an 11-month-old daughter. But tonight, I'm wearing my director of policy for Kip Northern California hat. I'm happy to share that our Kip Stockton campuses had a successful first week of school. We welcomed our first ever class of over 100 nth graders to our new high school, which is temporarily located for
083one year at our elementary school in Conway Homes. 88% of our current 9th graders metriculated from our middle schools. We spent the summer analyzing student data from last year and we are incredibly proud to report that across our two elementary schools, 87% of our kindergarten students ended the school year reading at or above grade level on our Dibbles assessment. This milestone shows that our intentional focus on early literacy paired with strong instruction, a rigorous curriculum, and deep family partnerships is making a measurable difference for Stockton students. We deeply believe through focusing on early literacy as Stockton Unified is also doing. We are preparing the future Stockton workforce as an economic mo mobility engine. And as we mark our four years since our first school launch in Stockton, we continue to be proud of the diversity
084of our schools. We last year we had a 93% black and brown population with 69% Latinx, 18% black, 6% multi-ra, 89% socioeconomically disadvantaged, 22% English learners, and 19% sped, which includes students with moderate to severe disabilities. As of finally, as the federal political environment continues to disempower marginalized communities such as ours, we remain committed to arming our families with knowledge through know your rights training, training our teachers and staff so they can keep our families safe, and standing up to ICE. We thank the board, superintendent, and just district staff for all you do for the students and families of Stockton. We are stronger together. And last comment card is from Miss Lana Bivvens regarding parent engagement. I think she just walked out. Um, did you want to go grab her? Can someone grab her? Is
085there another comment card or one more? Is that it? Okay. Okay, you're on Mrs. Bivvens. Wow. Thank you to our honorable president Kenneth Stevens, to all of the trustees and our superintendent, community partners and staff. Good evening. I am here because I'm very excited about a program that I am going to be able to launch for black parents through Stockton Unified School District and it is entitled Powerful People. So on September 19th we are bringing a national speaker Dr. Julian Heinik who is nationally recognized in education policy. He is an expert. He will be providing tools to assist our parents in measuring their child's success. And I'm so excited that I'm having the opportunity to work with Miss Tiffany Hurden and with Dr. Dwight Rogers to help me bring this program to Stockton Unified School
086District. And and thank you to our school superintendent. Didn't mean to. I'm just a little out of breath from running from the back to the front. trying to get here. I hope that um you all will help promote this with our parents because we're trying to bring as many tools to the district as possible. And I'm so excited for this first kickoff dinner and I hope that your public information officer will also help us to promote it on your website and whatever else that you can do. It's going to be a great program. We're going to have youth there. And um please do not miss Julian. He is an amazing uh speaker and very knowledgeable. So I'm going to leave the flyers uh with for the uh trustees. And thank you so much. Thank you
087um President Stevens and Superintendent Rodriguez and uh Dr. Rogers and all of you who are helping to make this possible because we are going to make some changes and bring some resources. Thank you [Applause] trustees. This concludes comment cards for item 5.2. Thank you >> all so much. Item 6.1, approval of consent items. And Abby will read the oral announcement. Does any trustee have any 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. That's the one. Yeah. So, we're going to Is there items that you all would like to pull? I think this is where you were talking. So, I think there's questions regarding 6.22. Are there any others? >> Yeah, I
088have some questions regarding 6.38. Um, 6.43. >> Oh, wait, wait. 6.38, >> 6.43, >> and 6.45 and 6.46, >> 6.46, 6.22. Trustees, are there other items? Any other? All right, hearing none. Is there a motion to approve with action items 6.22, 6.38, 6.43, 6.45, and 6.46. >> Trustees, we need a motion. A motion to approve with the items mentioned for discussion. >> All right, I'll second. Any discussion? Hearing none, roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> um, yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. All right. Item 6.22. >> I'm I'm happy to speak to that. Um so part of the law is even though um they are a private
089school, we are required by law to distribute a portion of our title funding, our federal funding. And so this is how it moves forward. it it is we're seen as the pass through since the funding is ours um then that money has to be allocated. If we don't allocate the funding um as required by law they receive a percentage um then it would be a material finding during our audit. >> Any other questions on 6.22? All right. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously.
090Item 6.38, approval of agreement with Triroup, Inc., the human resources department. Miss Glenda is not here. Is there someone who can speak or you going to speak on? >> I can speak to it. So um for the past two years trig groupoup has been providing support and coaching to HR. Um we are making a very concerted effort to reduce their contract this school year and so because of that it is just for TW um not to exceed 21,000. Um but we are still using them um for coaching support um within our human resources department. specifically um he will be facilitating in a two-day off-site retreat as well as preparing the materials and doing some professional facilitation throughout the year. >> All right. Any other questions regarding Tri Group? >> So, when is your expected date
091to have them out? Because this this contract already went on longer than we should have had it. >> So, this is for this upcoming school year. So the 21,000 would be for the entire school year. Um so they're offsite um offer retreat. Um maybe if H one of the HR people knows that date. I know um unfortunately Miss Glenda Lee is ill today so that's why she's not here. >> Okay. So um that facilitation of the professional development retreat will be in September and then the rest up to 21,000 doesn't mean that we will spend all 21,000 but it's up to 21,000 would be additional professional development and coaching of HR department >> and tri group only works for in human resources. Do they work in any other departments? >> They also um were supporting
092M this past year. However, um they will not be we have built capacity in um in in M and we will not be using them in um that area, but they did support us pretty heavily actually in maintenance and operations this past year. >> So, their contract is also going to be expiring. >> Um it expired already and we aren't bringing forward a new contract for them. The only contract that you'll see is in two areas. It will be in HR and then you also will see it in ed services for coaching for principles which they did last year as well. >> Okay. And this has a expiration date for them up to 21,000. I don't see the >> it's it's on it's in dates of service if you look at the item on or
093before June 30th of 2026. Got it. >> Any other questions regarding TriRoup? >> I was wondering if you could speak to u the benefit that you've seen with um the professional development that's been had with human resources. >> Sure. Yeah. Um so before when I got here originally, well, one there there wasn't much staff yet. Um so it was a lot of intram. Um but what I've seen is a much better collaboration not only within human resources but with also other departments within the district. So human resources actually is the lynchpin for a lot of other departments. So they have specific um support that they need to provide and receive from payroll. Um, they also are pretty instrumental when it comes to the budget because as you know 90% of our budget is people and
094so when we first got here we had to do a lot of cleanup of our PCNS which is basically our um position control and so that is a continued collaboration. So the goal was and continues to be to improve those systems so that one our budget is accurate and we don't overstate our budget which was happening prior to my arrival and then also that we have true collaboration between departments um which was resulted in this summer um we had very few payroll issues which was great um that was a notation of the improvement the previous summer um we had pretty significant issues with payroll and again that is because there is a marriage between human resources and the development of those positions and the pay. So payroll only pays what human resources basically puts in.
095Um I also noticed that for um the stakeholder section um it looks like the naming is incorrect. Well, can we update that please? Well, yes, that would be important. Thank you. We will do that. All right. Any other questions for this item? All right. Is there a motion for 6.38? Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Discussion. >> Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 6.34, approval to purchase technology and storage. I'm sorry, 6.43, approval to purchase technology and storage required for the youth cinema project agreement 2025 2026 school year. Uh,
096is there a speaker for this item? Mr. Clappenbach? >> Yes, I would I would be happy to. President Stevens. So, last board meeting, we were pleased that um this board approved the partnership with youth cinema um project um for two of our sites and our fourth and fifth grade classrooms at both Van Beern and Harrison. And so, this is just the equipment that we will need for our students to be able to um be film writers and producers and directors of their own stories. >> Questions? Um I'm seeing that the funding is coming out of the learning recovery grant. Is that this is not something that the program itself provides that of what we paid them for? No. So we only paid them for the hours that they'll actually be in the classroom with our
097teachers. This is materials that will we will keep forever more. So they don't take this back. This will be in our classrooms and then we'll be able to keep it for future years. So there is an investment an initial investment with the program um but then um once we have it um we move forward with it which is why we're you using the learning recovery grant which is onetime monies that we're receiving from the state. >> Okay. And so that's not site it's not coming out of sight budget then >> no it's a district level budget. Yeah. >> Okay. Any other questions regarding 6.43. All right. Hearing none. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> A second. >> All right. Any further discussion? None. Roll call vote. President
098Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 6.45. This one is ratification of approval agreement to furnish consultant services for Martha Nino for the storytime event workshop for the family empowerment conference. And then this is you again Mr. Clapping back. >> Yes, I would be happy to address this one. So this um this board agenda item is just brought forward um actually brought an author u Martha Nino out to actually tell her story insp and and inspire our families and parents. She's an author and she also provided books to them as well and did a workshop for our students and parents. She also worked
099for Adobe before. So she has resources and helped our um um helped our parents to also create stories of their own. And so that is what that item is about. >> Questions? >> Yeah. Um um I'm going to speak with them together. um 645 and 646 since they're the same um consultant and 6.46 is 7500 and then 6.45 is 2500 and then the 7500 is for Zoom. So I'm just trying to calculate the balance of what we're paying versus what we're getting. >> Yeah. So the they are separate because one is for the in-person session and the books and up to that amount. >> So she's not giving us books. We're going to basically be paying for them then. >> So they it would be part of her workshop. >> So we're not providing just
100make sure we're using the link. Sorry. >> So So there's two things that's happening. Uh talk can you talk about the fir the workshop first and then the second one because it'll let you um know you'll be better answer her question about what we got the first time versus what she wants to know is what we're getting with the second piece and did we get books where does the books fit into it >> okay >> so can you do 6.45 four five perfect okay >> I will do the first one so the first one really is about the workshop setting that was provided this past Friday books were involved and were also given to our parents and um students who were involved in that workshop the second one is actually a service that it is
101up to that amount so if we don't utilize that many that many sessions with her we will just pay for the amount of sessions that we do and that one is actually this year we have made a commitment to making sure that our students see themselves in classrooms. So throughout the year we will be having whether it's zoom um or in person we will continue to have authors from that represent the students in our schools. And so this one um specific one is a Zoom because we can actually um get into more classrooms at a time, right? And for different um grade levels as well. And so this is part of our strategy um to be able to bring in authors from around the country. Some of them will be close by. She is local,
102but it is the goal is to get um our authors that represent our students um in more classrooms at a time. So, it's kind of a better deal for us as well. And then it helps us to differentiate um too. I have a question for 6.45, but I'll um 6.46, but I'll wait till we get there. Any other questions on 6.45? Take that one question. Okay. Uh is there a motion for 6.45? We need a motion, people. >> Motion to approve. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Any further discussion? Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Thank you. Trusty Priest, >> yes. Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion
103passes unanimously. All right. Item 6.45. I'm sorry. 6.46. It's been a long day. Is it only Tuesday? Long week. Um, so 6.46. What's How are the schools selected for this one? I know there's 10 virtual workshops that'll happen. It doesn't list the schools. How are we selecting those school sites? >> Yeah. And actually um it will not the sorry I will use the microphone. So the virtual ones will actually be open to grade level spans across the district. >> Okay. So the contract only states that there's 10 Zooms that's in the contract for the 7500. There's only 10. >> But what he's saying is anyone will be able to jump on that Zoom link. >> It is >> Oh, got it. Yes. It's actually 10 sessions. That's what it's paying for. So throughout the school
104year. Sorry, I had to look at it again too. So it's actually up to 10 Zoom sessions. >> So it will be open to whatever grade level. So let's say we do a span for K2. They will be able to participate in the activity that they're doing across the district as long as those classrooms and school sites jump on that Zoom with her. >> Okay. Okay. >> Thank you. >> I do have one more follow-up question. So, we already paid for Sorry if I'm going back a little bit. We already paid No, we did not pay her for the empowerment conference. So, we're barely approving it. So, does that mean that she didn't get paid for? We're paying her late. >> Yeah, it's a ratific. So, that one is a ratification meaning they did the
105service >> and then now we're going back to make the payment. So, they didn't send it to the board prior to it's just now coming to the board. >> So, shouldn't it have gone to the board first? So, we're doing backwards. >> Yeah. >> Yep. And so, that was um interdep departmental communication, lack of communication on staff's staff's part. So, we apologize for that. >> Oh, let's not put that on staff. >> I'm I'm included on staff. So, I am a staff member. So, anybody that is part of that? Okay. >> Any other questions on 6.46? >> Not. All right. Is there a motion? Motion to approve. All right. Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Any further discussion? None. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >>
106yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Moving on to item 7.1, early literacy key performance indicator. Uh this will be SIPS and this will be by Miss Melissa Sigers. Good evening, President Board President Stevens, um Dr. Rodriguez, our superintendent and board of trustees. My name is Melissa Sigers. I'm the director of curriculum and professional development and I'm here tonight to present our KPI sips data highlights and growth analysis. Um so we want to always ground our work in our why which is of course our students. Um so we want to ensure that our students are all proficient readers by third grade. Um and so we have um implemented SIPs here
107in Stockton Unified. Um so tonight's presentation I'll define SIPs briefly and our early um literacy KPI or key performance indicator. Um I'll give you a timeline of SIP's implementation. We'll analyze SIP's K through2 progress data and fall um from fall to spring and then we'll review SIP's implementation, our plan and our next steps for continuous improvement. So, as you can see, um, SIPs is one of our KPIs for English language arts. Um, here's the, um, acronym for SIPs and what it stands for, but basically it's a research evidence-based differentiated foundational skills program um, that basically teaches our students to read and spell um, with um, independence proficiently. Um, in this diagram, I've reviewed this previously, but I want to highlight that um, SIPS is a core adopted curriculum. Um, and it it goes together with
108our benchmark core adopted curriculum. As you can see on the scarbor scarboro's um, reading rope, it's the bottom section of word recognition. So, that's what I want to draw your attention to. Um and here in this slide um this is comparison from our 23 24 school year to our 24 25 school year. That's last school year. Um we have reading targets um for our students in each grade level. And as you can see there's significant growth between the two years from fall to spring. Um in that there's a comparison for total we had 85 growth in um the 23 24 school and the 2425 school year. We had um 1,380 I need glasses. Um and we want I want to speak to um the differences in the two years. Last school year we had um
109ongoing professional development as far as trainings and sessions for all levels including our admin site instructional support. That's our coaches, program specialists and intervention teachers, but then also for our teachers. So we had that professional development, but we also had professional learning. And what that looks like is being in the classrooms doing demo lessons, modeling the how to implement SIPs, coaching, etc. And that went on at every school site. Um, and so that was probably a big reason. We're also implementing it in kindergarten fully last year and I'm sure with the core with us adopting it as our core curriculum that further emphasized the importance and um our stance on implementing and the importance of students learning to read. Um in this slide you'll see um um progress uh excuse me progress rates. So in
110the last slide it was about students meeting the target um our targets and then here it's showing that students are progressing um you can see that we've um had an upward trend across all three years and that we more than tripled from 10.5% to 35.8% over the two years. So significant growth and again we're we're we're basically scaling out our implementation and support so that we're just becoming wider and wider in how we support. In the next slide you'll see grade level growth or progress rates. Um and you can see that all grade levels are showing significant gains in the 2425 school year with our second grade showing the highest progress. Um in this um graph you can see um progress rates um for our demographic groups. So all of our demographic groups are showing
111significant improvement with our English learners doubling their progress rate. All right. So we are very proud of of the impact that we are making and we are very proud of our students and um what what's in our staff and what's um occurring. Um so our next steps are to continue um offering professional development trainings. Um you'll see it um in our STAPD days. You'll see it where our um instructional support staff are receiving intense trainings on the SIPs program so that they can be empowered to support their site staff. Um, and we're continuing with that professional learning where all sites will receive there's going to be cohorts of schools where they're receiving again that that demo lessons, the coaching, etc. And it's going to be targeted and and more differentiated. So last year it was
112every stu school received a certain level of training etc. Now we're going to begin to target and differentiate with our schools. Um we're going to um continue with the response to data using our data to drive our instructional moves and support. Um and that kind of speaks to what we're doing not only again at the school sites but with our different levels, our admin, our site instructional support and our teaching staff. We want to build staff capacity. So I speak to not only training our teachers and like I said the admin but especially our instructional support staff because they are at our sites and we want to make sure that they are the point person our teachers can lean on if they need to um you know get coaching or get that modeling. So when
113we're visiting sites and those cohorts while we are training the teachers involved we are also like really emphasizing that our instructional support can be that um go-to person when we're not there. Um, and we want to uh further engage our community so that they understand the strategies that we're using and how they might continue that support at home or just know how they can pay attention to their students progress and and how to speak to that information or or that those opportunities. Oops, that concludes the presentation. Are there any questions? So, what does a what does a parent piece look like for for their students? So what exactly is there a family engagement component? Do are we sending books home that support SIP? So what does that look like in the home? >> Yes, I
114think um I mean that plan I think is to further be developed, but last year we had a SIPS showcase where we had um students and teachers demoing what SIPS looks like in the classrooms at all of those levels. Um I'm not going to show that. Um so that was one thing we do. So we want to continue to do that. um yes sending books home where that the it goes home to the students um and so we have we want to add to that and so that maybe it's not just this one showcase but maybe that's repeated right and so we can have um working sessions for our parents so I think it's to be developed further >> and if I can add to that as well we are um our goal is to
115actually be able to differentiate for our grade level our parents by grade level of their students and where they are. So, they can actually um we can show the parents where they what it looks like and then pull the students in with our parents to actually show them what their students can do and how they can practice at home. So, for instance, what does it look like when the student brings home their sips materials and maybe their their mom or or guardian or whoever is with them, their family member might be cooking, but they know what it sounds like when their child is actually practicing how to read or reading that practice and then they can actually see it. Because sometimes our parents don't know what our students are capable of too, right? And then
116they're like, "Oh, no. I can't come home and read. I need, you know, and then when they can actually show their parents, it actually surprised. They're like, "Oh my gosh, you can do it." So, um, those are the some of the things to help us, um, to help our parents see that and engage with them. Um, can you give us some information on how our PLC's incorporate our diverse perspectives like our new teachers, our veteran teachers, our specialists? How are we incorporating that in the PLC work? Um, well, you're referring to PLC work, meaning our our teachers, I'm assuming our new teachers, all the different types of teachers are engaging in the data that they pull from SIPs and then how they're going to um implement their instruction. Is that what you're referring to as
117far as PLC's, >> right? Their professional learning community at their school site. >> Um, so how are we bringing the different basically um SIPS was offered as again as a training at all different levels. It was offered at our new teachers um in service. So those folks are getting it. Um but also the new teachers and the different different types of educators are part of those PLC's and so they will be engaging in the data. They will be engaging in those conversations so that they are able to you know um express what they need more support on and we are going to be able to show them exactly where they can get the support. here's where the training is offered. Here, how how our curriculum specialists or um our consultants can come back and and
118say if you need support on that demo lesson, here you go. With the cohort model, it could also be where say a site is not the um the site that they're visiting that time, I can as a principal or a program specialist say, I'm going to send my teacher to this site so you can observe that type of lesson so you can get that training. I >> hope that answer your question. Can can you also speak to platooning and grouping because I think that's where PLC's are really um pivotal. >> Well, our department um you know our sites are using data to drive those that those platoon and we want to make sure that we're um providing the intervention in a timely manner and that's what's appropriate. We don't want students being stuck in a
119certain level. We want them to be progressing. So, we're going to help um support that data analysis and and what's the appropriate grouping of our students and what level they should be at >> and and so some when some of our sites actually platoon out based on level, that's when they're differentiating. So, that's when they're looking at their data as a whole grade level, right, or across grade levels and saying, "Okay, these students are moving faster over here." and then they're switching their groups to make sure they're getting the instruction that's actually um they need at that moment in time. >> Yeah. So, I would add to that that their program specialists or their intervention teachers are supporting with like what data they should be looking at, how they might group the students, and what's
120the appropriate instruction. I think that's where you're going with that. Um I also wanted to ask um you mentioned a little bit about our opportunity to collaborate kind of doing like a cross school or department to share best practices. We mentioned teachers going out to maybe observe but what if are we able to take those who are doing it well and being able to bring those into the classrooms who need some additional assistance? >> Saying a teacher that is doing it well and still wants more um like to see a demo lesson or to get the coaching. Is that you're referring to? >> No, I'm referring to if I'm doing it well. >> Mhm. >> Giving me the opportunity to show another teacher who may not be doing it as well. >> Yes. I think
121that's actually what we will be seeing in our cohort site visits is that we will be going into classrooms where teachers will be doing it. Some will be doing it well. We'll be able to see that if someone is maybe misapplying the program, then there will be that on on time coaching right in the moment. So that's where the differentiation come. It's going it comes. It's going to be whatever is needed at that site and and we'll see the differences in in implementation and then when there's a correction or improvement that needs to be made, it'll be done in that moment >> and and it is currently happening right now. So when we did our SIPS um showcase with our parents and community, you saw some of our um some of our teachers actually teaching
122the SIPS lessons, right? Those are showcase teachers right now that we send our teachers to that they can go and observe the the routines with integrity. So, we have some of those rock stars already as well. >> Any other questions? >> Oh, Tracy Flores. >> Yeah. Um, so what are your guys's um plans for students who are not comprehending um what they're being taught? a teacher can be doing an amazing job, but a student might have a learning disability um and they're not able to comprehend. How are you guys aligning what they're not able to understand fully with the teacher support in the classroom? >> Um right. So we operate within our multi-tered systems of support and so you have the tier you know tier one where everyone's getting that instruction um as far as
123like say SIPs and then if a student is not necessarily meeting what this class is doing and where that level is at then you would have where the teacher is either pulling small groups and or there could be platooning. you're speaking of beyond that, right? And so then we would, you know, um we have the Hegrity program and we have, I'm sure, other tools as well, but you're basically referring to, I would say, your care team where you're going to now get with your multi-disiplinary team and see what strategies we have to implement as far as next steps. >> And so >> we I can speak to Orton Gilden. >> Are you gonna do that? Okay. So if you look at the the rope, right? If you look at the rope, so the phonics piece
124is done by SIPs. The actual comprehension piece and writing piece is done by benchmark. So sips is only a portion of the curriculum and the rest the rest of the rope when you're looking at the rope it actually is it is using hegrity in at times but it's um mostly using benchmark. So the teachers are continuing to use benchmark as a core curriculum um except for the phonics piece and that phonics piece is sips now. >> And is the communication going home to parents about what they're doing? >> Yeah, I think um I think that we're we're we need to continue to develop it. Um but I think we we made pretty good strides this year. Um I know that they also present at DAC and and other parent groups as well. I think that's
125something that we can continue to fortify. Just making sure that parents know that they don't even have to read English. Just like Casey was saying, they don't have to read English to be able to support their child's just practice because our goal with mastery based learning is that when they go home, whatever they're practicing, they they know to a certain level of accuracy, right? So we're not sending them home something that they are practicing improperly which like they say practice isn't make perfect it makes permanent right and so we want to make sure that um that parents know um technique so that they can support at home even if they don't read in that language. Yeah. I um I guess my concern is I had a child doing sips coming home. He could read read
126well >> but if you turn around and ask him what he was reading >> that's the comprehension. >> He can't tell you what he was reading. >> And when I expressed that concern with the teacher, there was no support and instead >> put it as a reasoning for his weakness on his report card. >> What I told the teacher. Mhm. >> So it was like I did did your job. I just told you that he reads well but he's not comprehending. Um and so there was I'm just those are the examples that I want to make sure that yes it's a good program cuz his sister was great at it but those who are slow even me sometimes takes a minute right as adults to comprehend but what are we doing to to back up
127the teachers and the families for that? >> Yeah and I think that goes along with what Dr. Rodriguez said that it core is only one part of our reading um core sips is only one part of our core reading program and benchmark is the other. Um and any teacher should be using their data and sharing that data with the parents to kind of say the different components and what exercises or further support that can be done. So I apologize for that happening. Trustee Cologne, good evening. Um, so I'm excited to see the improvement from one year to the next. Um, so kudos to our teachers that are out there um putting in the work with our with our kiddos. My question kind of goes back to um the letters cohorts and I was curious um
128are we still um you know providing those cohorts? How does how is that been um is that part of the PD for them and that's supporting SIPs? And then the other question I have on uh on that is um I know that we already have had some cohorts um and are they then staying at their site because they've gone through the letters pro program so they're almost like they're ready to go with this program? Are we making sure that they get to stay there on site or as we move them are we then making sure the new teacher who might be a new you know new K teacher are they then getting the letters program? How how is that working out? And I'd have to look into as far as movement of teachers, but I
129can say that we are offering letters again this school year. Um, and just the feedback um that I have heard from teachers who have gone through the letters program is that it's really changed like their understanding of reading proficiency and just the science of reading in general and help them to better navigate the tools that we have, right? So knowing when um these different tools are appropriate, etc. So yes, we do plan on continuing the letters training. Um, >> any other questions? All right. Thank you so much, Melissa. >> Thank you. Give a hand for her. All right, moving on to item 10.1, board committee reports. Abby will read the oral announcement and Christina will be the timekeeper of three minutes. This is the opportunity to hear any reports from board committees specifically regarding prior
130or upcoming committee meetings. There will be a threeminut limit per report. First committee report is city of Stockton Parks and Wreck from Clerk Donald Donnire. Good evening everyone. So the last meeting for parks and rec uh commission meeting was July 28. The final draft of the parks and recreation master facilities plan was created in June 2025 and was presented to the parks and recck commission by director of community development Stephanie Okasio. We went over the timeline of community engagement, the different meeting dates held by the city of Stockton to get feedback and ideas from residents and community stakeholders. The parks and recck commission voted to adopt the resolution recommending Stockton City Council to approve the adoption of the parks and recck master facilities plan um at the city council meeting. In other news, there is
131a beautifification event this Saturday, August 16th. It will be at Groupy Park from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. as part of the city of Stockton Clean City Initiative. Another announcement is about the learn to swim initiative. This summer, 360 participants received free swim lessons through the Stockton Recreation Department through the learn to swim initiative. The program focused on water safety and foundational swim skills for youth. Some news to look out for in September and the fall. First, the parks and recck division budget presentations are scheduled for delivery at the September 22nd parks and recreation commission meeting. Second, the Playmobil continues to offer pop-up recreation throughout the summer at City of Stockton Parks. Starting this fall, there's a plan to expand the service to include Sundays to increase weekend programming access for families. The Playmobil is
132a mobile recreation and library program on wheels. This free drop-in initiative brings recreation and library resources to neighborhood parks, offering safe activities for youth and families. This includes fun games, arts and crafts, sports, and more. Check out the you can check out the city of Stockton website for dates and times to catch the Play Mobile. And lastly, the parks and recreation meeting at Stockton City Hall is scheduled for every last Monday of the month, which means August 25th, Monday at 5:30 is the next park and rec commission meeting. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next committee is the budget oversight committee by President Kenneth Stevens. >> Thank you. So, we have the opportunity to first meet Dr. Michelle Hunton um who did provide us with a presentation looking at how the federal um impacts um will
133uh happen here at Stockton Unified. So just making sure that um we're not impacted by I'm sorry it was a long day that day. You want to take that one? >> The federal freezing. >> Yeah, the federal freezing. Um the one big beautiful bill and I'm going to pass it over to Trusty Cologne to finish it up >> and maybe Trustee uh Priest can jump in as well. So um we were um we were concerned as many of you probably were when the announcement came down about the freeze. So we were grateful that Dr. Hungoun um had this uh meeting kind of scheduled a little bit later than normal so that we could really just assess what would what was going up and what might have happened. You know there's so many questions um during
134that time. So, um, when it came down to our budget meeting, thankfully by then, um, the freeze had just been lifted and so we were able to talk about, um, you know, what what we were prepared for in in case that hadn't lifted. um budget is such a it's a high concern for all of us and during this time where there's things coming down from the federal level causing confusion. Um holding true to facts, being a little patient, making sure that we have all the information that we can possibly have. Um and then just simply being conservative, I think is what kind of is holding us through these last few weeks. Um we also talked about um the um the state may revise and some of the things that we are anticipating with that. Um
135and then we got some good news with grants. So um we kind of got like some really serious information and then we got some good information with the grants that we've been uh awarded and if I can pull that up. I don't know if you have that listed but I'm going to pull up the list here for some of the grants um that we were awarded. uh Laura Bush Foundation for America's Library. So, uh thankful that we'll be able to use um 5,000 um with of that grant to purchase books, ebooks, and magazines. Um we're currently researching funding um grants to fund CTE and STEM. Currently, uh we have out um and waiting to hear for an infrastructure grant, which is the Sanwaqin Valley. It's APCD. I think it's air pollution. I'm trying to remember
136what that stands for. SJ VAC infrastructure grant. Um the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Um which will support efforts at Night Andale School for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. And then we're waiting to hear um on more of the uh approvals for the learning communities for school su school success program restorative practices the energize infrastructure grant um and and so on. So um again balancing some really heavy information with some good news with grants. >> Thank you. Next committee is the transformative justice and safety and student conduct committee by trustee Isabelle Perez. Hi. On July 24th, we held our informative justice uh committee. Uh the committee is currently working on advancing two uh key safety and prevention efforts. The peacekeeper program. The peacekeeper The proposed peacekeeper program would provide trained vetted staff to
137support students most impacted by gang lifestyles focusing on conflict deescalation, campus safety, and relationship building with referrals made by staff and parent involvement required. Key program uh detail oversight and theou are still under discussion and is being worked out. Uh meanwhile, the anti-bullying campaign is uh expanding districtwide um with mandatory lessons, um staff training, parent engagement, um targeted outreach to priority student groups, and PBIS aligned activities and promotion of Unity Day. Thank you. And this concludes committee reports for item 10.1. All right. Item 10.2 brief reports on trustee committees. I'm sorry, trustee activities. Abby will read the oral announcement and Christina will be the timekeeper of three minutes. And we will start off with Trusty Silva. Yes. Last week, I had the opportunity to tour the SUSD police headquarters. Upon my arrival, I was met
138by Chief Franco, Lieutenant Marquez, and Lieutenant Smith. I was presented with a gift bag and a brief slideshow which outlined the chain of command and some of the many duties that they uphold. Um, then we went roomto room basically seeing everything that they have and they have to offer. and um just the rest of board members, if you haven't had the opportunity to go there and tour, you guys you guys should. And then the next day, we attended the National Night Out, which was a good turnout, more than the previous year, um which is a good sign that more of the community and law enforcement are coming together. And then I also was part of the family empowerment convention, which was held at Edison High School. Um that's where my granddaughter is a junior. It
139was uh fun to meet some of the families and just, you know, mingle and talk and see where they were coming from. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you so much, Trusty Perez. >> All right. Um, I want to share that after parents expressed concerns about the excessive cost of chair participation and the barrier it created um for low-income families, I brought the issue to the superintendent who worked quickly to make chair affordable or free, ensuring equitable access for all students. So, thank you superintendent and whoever else was involved in making that happen. Also, um, after a number of parents reached out regarding student safety and bullying on a number of campuses, the informative justice, as I mentioned earlier, the informative justice committee is working diligently on strengthening our anti-bullying campaign to provide parents with
140clear, transparent information about processes and supports. Um, in addition, I want to highlight NAACP youth programs, inspire me youth programs, neighborhood champions, champ change champions, youth programs, and reach teens who continue to create opportunities for young women and men across multiple schools to develop leadership skills through advocacy, nutrition, training with SUSD students actively involved. Every step we take toward equity and transparency is an investment in our students futures because when we move barriers, we open doors to opportunity, hope, and success. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you so much, Trusty Priest. >> Uh good evening, everyone. Uh it's been great to be back out in the community connecting with families, staff, students in area 4. Uh these moments for us are more than just events. They are essential to our scholar success because strong schools
141are built through strong community partnerships. Uh recently I had the opportunity to attend Commodore's back to school night and to represent area 4 at our family empowerment conference. Uh both events reminded me of how powerful it is to hear directly from our parents, staff, and students to learn about their concerns, their hopes, and their celebrations for our schools. Um, I'm looking forward to continuing that connection with our upcoming Popsicles with Priest event that we're having in area 4 where all of our stakeholders will have the chance to meet uh their trustee, share their voices, and help shape their future for our schools together. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Trusty Cologne. >> All right. Good evening. Um, so just an overview of some of the activities um these last couple of weeks. the backpack
142giveaway where we uh handed out hundreds of backpacks and school supplies, the staff kickoff. We all know that was an awesome time. Um in addition to that, I also uh attended the LUAC scholarship dinner where uh 30 recipients were awarded scholarships and many of them were recent SUSD graduates. So that was very uh very exciting to see. Um I also uh participated in National Night Out. So that was a nice uh evening, perfect weather, really u great activities for everyone. Um I was happy I was able to stop by just for a bit to the Sanwaqen Delta College state of the district um and just to support the partnership um that we have with them. So many of our students do go on to Delta College and just to see that they are um growing
143their programs and our partnerships even prior to graduation. Um we've got a lot of partnerships going thanks to our CTE program. So, um, it was good to stop by and support that. Um, over the weekend, I was able to attend the HOPE alumni summit. HOPE stands for Hispanas Organized for Political Equity. This is a group that I participated in their leadership program. It was a statewide program which um helped me focus on uh learning policy issues from the local level here as school board, city, all the way through um our our nation's capital. Um, this time it was an an alumni summit where I got to meet with other uh women who have participated in this program for the last 20 years. Um, I also participated in a focus group with the UCLA Latinas Futures
1442050 lab. And so this weekend for me it was really a focus in on um how policy and our government is um policy and government through a Latina lens really and um participating in roundt discussions workshops where I got to talk about education workforce development and also of course immigration enforcement that was a really um I don't want to call it a hot topic but everyone from every level of um in their respective government positions. Immigration inform enforcement is really touching our lives um personally um as well as professionally. So it was um a really great opportunity to talk about these things amongst ourselves um develop some strategies and I'm excited to further share more information with my colleagues here. Um just yesterday I uh was grateful to attend the CSBA uh organized conversation with
145Assembly Member Heath Flora um and other area schoolboard members from Stannis Loss and Sanwa King counties and um and that's because Heath Flora's district is there's a little carveout in Stockton. Uh it's kind of a funny thing. It jets in and out. Um but his area um includes our Franklin High School, Elmwood Elementary, and Henry Elementary. Thank you. I will give you some of my time, but I can't. So, I'd be the first So, I'd like to be the first to say, where did the summer go? We are back here once again. Um, but this has been an amazing start to the school year. Um, we kicked it off with our um backpack giveaway. Um, send all of our families out there. I think this year we had a ton more than what we expected
146um to give out, but I think every single year we come to the table and we do it bigger and better for our kiddos. So, I can't wait to see what the next year looks like. Um one of the other things that we always get kiddos from other school districts that come out to the events that we have. Um whether they're public or um other charter schools, we do see a ton of families utilizing the services that we provide free of charge to our families. The last thing uh I do want to talk about, I want to say uh ditto to some of the events I went to with all of the rest of you, but I'm looking forward to kicking off the school year um visiting my schools. So, next week I plan to
147visit all of my schools in one day, so I will hit the ground running. Um I can't do it like you all cuz I'd be across town, way across town. Um but I'm looking forward to meeting the principles, um talking to them about um their dream for their school site and how we could um better support them with um policy. So I think 2025 2026 is going to be an amazing school year and we are delivering. >> All right, moving on to Trustees Daire. Good evening everyone. Um I had also joined the backpack and school supply giveaway at Weber Institute. I just want to give a special shout out to the SUSD police academy. The students were really helpful and also the ASB students and key club of Weber Institute. They're really amazing. I'm really
148glad they were able to join us this year. Um, and then I also attended the staff kickoff. Um, I'll let Dr. Rodriguez uh share more about that. So, I'll save my time now. Thank you. >> All right, Trusty Flores. >> Yes. So, I am back in action. I have visited four five of my school sites so far in the first day of school and then the next day I visited Spanos. Um, a lot of great things happening at our school sites. They were all in order. Passing period happened. Didn't even notice it cuz they moved along so quickly and quietly. And I did went to the some of the events with my colleagues up here. Amazing events. The family engagement conference was a hit. I am very proud of the staff who put that together
149because there was so much love and intent and so many things to do. Um I like to thank my colleagues for joining me in the dance party session that we had. Uh we like to dance up here. So if you ever want to get in, Dr. Rogers, I don't know if you got in or not, but you missed out. Um and then uh the kickoff also went well. I received a lot of um positive feedback about the energy um that the staff has about this year coming back. And then the uh backpack giveaway was also a huge hit. Uh I think the line was around the block and probably a couple times. Um so thank you to all the kiddos and the school site for offering their school site to do that. And then my
150book club is going to be starting in September and it's the book that we're going to be reading is called Voyage So Pantano. So what it means is flying over the swamp and it's going to talk a lot about like self motivation and being able to get and overcome um difficult situations. And so the book is in Spanish. So, my Spanish is definitely going to be tested and renewed again. Um, but I have a cheat sheet in English. Um, good thing for the translation. Um, so I think that is it. And then I've um because of the family engagement was so well um the black family day um has reached out to me and they would like for us to have a table. Cool. And they're asking for books. they enjoyed the books that were
151given out um at it and so there's that and then they I need to get with Dr. Rodriguez. I also received a call. I haven't returned a call yet cuz I haven't talked to you. Um but it's from the water company um the water what is it? Water services or water utility. They also have a discount program that they wanted to talk to us about. So I'll hand over you her contact number and if you can get in touch with her. Um, she says there might be some discounts for us. So, that's my report and welcome back. I'm looking forward to action again. >> All right. Thank you, Trusty Flores. You made it just in time. >> All right. Item 10.3, approval of expenditure for two Stockton Unified School District board members to attend the
152Eunomics Lab certificate in education finance conference in Washington DC on September 17th and 18th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens. Yes. Vice President Colon. >> Yes. >> Clerk Daire. >> Yes. >> Trusty Flores. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez. >> Yes. >> Trusty Priest. >> Yes. >> Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 10. Approval of expenditure for the Stockton Unified School District Board Member to attend the School Services of California Unraveling the Mystery of School Finance virtual webinar on October 7th, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I second. All right. Discussion hearing. None. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >>
153yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 10.5, approval of expenditure for Stockton the Unified School Board member to attend the 2025 National Association of Multicultural Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 20 November 19th through the 23rd, 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> Uh discussion hearing none. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 10.6, approval of expenditure for Stockton Unified School District Board Member to
154attend the California Association of Bilingual Education annual conference in San Francisco, California, March 4th, 2026 through March 7th, 2026. Is there a motion? Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. All right. Any discussion? Uh, yeah. I would like to invite my colleagues on the board, if you guys were able to attend this event as well. I'm not sure if our mariachi band's going to be performing again, but I know that they were looking forward to them to performing again this year, and there is confidence in our mariachi band that they could take first place this year. Um, and so I'm usually the the only one there and and I'm always asked where's my other colleague? So I just would like to encourage um other colleagues to attend. >> Does anyone know
155if Maria will be at this one or we just not sure yet? >> We'll submit the application as we did this past year. >> Okay, got it. Unfortunately, CBA is often on the exact same weekend as the um AfricanAmerican Black Conference as well. So, the one that's in San Diego. Oh, Casa. Casa. Casa. Got it. Okay. Okay. We have enough people to spread across the board. All right. Any other discussion? All right. Roll call vote. President Stevens, yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 10.7, approval of amended superintendent employment agreement with Dr. Michelle Rodriguez. Uh, the board will now take up consideration on item 10.7, approval to amend
156the superintendent employment agreement with Dr. Michelle Rodriguez. The uh Brown Act requires the governing board prior to the final action on an employment agreement to orally report the monetary provisions of employment agreements for local agency executives. The superintendent is a local agency executive position and the proposed employment agreement is before us this evening. The superintendent's agreement is for a 4-year term. It is updated to commence on July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2029. Once the district settles all contract negotiations for the district certificated staff, the superintendent salary will increase by 1.75% to $312,169 and the superintendent will receive a one-time payment provided to all staff of $5,000. The superintendent will cons continue to receive the same health and welfare benefits provided to all certificated administrators in addition to the same $600 per month car allowance
157and $100 a month cell phone allowance. Is there a motion for item 10.7? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Any discussion? Discussion. >> All right. Trusty Flores. Um I just want to bring attention. There's still some concerns. I know we went over the evaluation. Um I I personally because I wasn't there to have much discuss discussion on what the evaluation would be considering and there's been some concerns that are really concerning uh in regards to our HR department in regards to our fiscal um accountability and also our data that was provided. um it's been informed that the data has been manipulated and forced to be higher than what it actually is. And the treatment of those who collect the data um is a a concern of
158how they were demanded and told to manipulate that data to make it look better than what it really was. And so um from others that are speaking on the budget, there should be some concern within the next 2 three years that there's been some uh fiscal movement in our dollar in our dollars that um are we're being told that are onetime monies, but they're not. And so our reserves in two to three years is showing to be more than a million dollars, a little bit more than a million dollars in our reserves in the next two or three years. So that's a concern for me. Um and that's coming from people who are afraid to state their names um for fear of retaliation. And there are some other union representatives um not the leaders of
159the repres of those unions but others who are also afraid to come forward about the way that they've been treated as well. So I think that the evaluation that we base it off is not the whole story of how our district is reflecting internally outside looks really great. I know that we have done some improvements. Um, but some of the things that are great were already in the process and I think that credit should go to our staff who have been there from day one pushing it forward. Um, just for example, the gym that was already in process. That was a parent that pursued that and that was us as a board who continued to keep that alive to get it where it was. So, I just have a concern of taking credit and taking
160pay increase for stuff that our staff has been doing. >> All right, Rusty Flores, any other questions? >> All right, hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens. Do we have a first and a second on this yet? I'm sorry. >> Yeah, we had a first by Trustee Silva and a second by Trusty Priest. >> Okay. Uh, President Stevens. Yes. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> no. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes. Six with one no from Trusty Flores. Item 10.8, approval of minutes, July 29th, 2025 SUSD special board meeting, close session. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I second. All right. Any discussion? Roll call vote. President
161Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 11.1, superintendent report, third annual staff kickoff. >> Yeah. So, we are all about traditions, trying to provide um special opportunity for us to celebrate together to know the work that we do. Um so, if you haven't relooked at it, I really encourage you to look at our accomplishments video because it included um every single department in the district and the work that they're doing every day. Um so, we had almost 5,000 staff members there. It was a wonderful time and our communications team really captured that. So here is the video on our third annual staff kickoff.
162[Music] We are ready for the 2526 school year. I'm Melinda Mesa with the Stockton Unified School District. More than 5,000 staff filled this arena in Stockton for the annual staff kickoff. >> Welcome back. Good morning. >> More than 5,000 Stockton Unified School District staff, hooray, Stockton Unified, gathered at the arena in Stockton. >> Welcome back, Stockton Unified. >> For the third annual >> Happy New School year, we're excited. >> 2526 staff kickoff. >> I'm so excited to be here, you guys. Like, I've been waiting to see the kids. SUSD staff gearing up to support students in the new school year. >> And I could really feel the positive energy which I know is going to go into the beginning of the school year and those 180 days. >> A jazz band made up of teachers.
163>> Mariachi's made up of teachers. [Music] student performances. >> We want them to know that we're a community that together anything is possible. >> It's even in our theme this year. We're right rising stronger together. And so we have to be able to feel empowered and united as a group. Ready? Go. in order to be able to do the important work that we do every day for our students, our families, and our community and SUSD spirit throughout. Every single staff member in the district has a role and has an important impact on children. And so often we sometimes some of us um don't have as much direct impact on children, but we we do have an impact on them. and our 34,000 students depend on them every day. >> Stockton Unified School District rising stronger
164together. >> Our students depend on us to just keep pushing, keep getting bigger and better again, rising stronger together so that our students can have the futures that they deserve. >> In Stockton, Melinda Mesa for the Stockton Unified School District. All right, that was a really amazing video. All right, moving on to item 12.1. Approval of non-public school master contract with specialized education of California, Inc. doing business as Sierra School of Sanwaqin for the special ed department for the 2526 school year. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I second. >> All right. Discussion hearing none. Roll call vote. President Stevens, yes. Vice President Golon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty
165Silva, >> yes. >> The motion passes unanimously. Item 12.2, approval of non-public school uh agency master contract with America's Healthc Care Staffing, Inc. doing business as America's Educational Staffing, Inc. for the special ed department for the 2425 school year. Is there a motion? >> A motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I second. >> All right. Discussion hearing none. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.3, approval of agree agreement to furnish consultant services with Excel Interpreting LLC for the Special Education and Language Development Office for the 2526 school year. Is there a motion? >> Motion to
166approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Discussion. Hearing none. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.4, approval of a field trip for up to 5,000 students from the expanded opportunities program to visit Del OS Family Farms in Lether, California during fall break, August 6th through August 10th. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? Second. Sec. All right. Second by trusted Daire. Any discussion? Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >>
167yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.5, approval to purchase admentum Apex Learning License for the 2526 school year. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. >> I wasn't sure. >> Item 12.6, Six, approval for a pilot for the Stockton Unified School District teacher created NGSS aligned um chemistry and physics curriculum. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll. Oh, >>
168well, I didn't know if we had any discussion presentation on this. >> This one is not. But who is this? Is this Mr. Clappenback or Melissa? Miss. Okay. So my question was just cur I was just curious if you can give an overview of what this pilot is. >> Yes. So um um previously um there was um board adopted material for our science um chemistry and physics um where they went with HMH um and physics has um discovery ed that they use. Um the teachers determined over time that that those materials are proving to be insufficient for the instruction they want to. So with um the former adoption um physics and chemistry went with the H.M.H. however or and discovery ed excuse me and then biology went to teacher created materials. So that was previously
169adopted and so again the teachers decided that or determined that the curriculum was insufficient. So they began to um supplement that those materials with teacher created materials and so they have now kind of completed that project and want to pilot their materials. they will go through a checklist where they confirm that it's aligned to the standards and it meets all the expectations of the CDE and adoption. So that's what they're um asking permission to engage in. So this is homegrown. Yeah. Thank you. Was there a first and a second? Okay. All right. We're uh roll call discussion. Any other? All right. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty
170Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.7, approval of four student ambassador paid internship positions. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> All right. Second by So, you want a second? >> I'll second. >> Oh, second by trustee by Trusty Flores. Any discussion? All right, roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.8, approval of an agreement to furnish consultant services with teacher created materials and Dr. Sharaki Holly for professional learning on cultural culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning. Is there a motion? A motion Stevens. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Second by
171Priest. Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens. >> Yes. Vice President Colon. >> Yes. >> Clerk Daire. >> Yes. >> Trusty Flores. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez. >> Yes. >> Trustee Priest. >> Yes. Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 12.9, approval of of an agreement to furnish consultant services with Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning and Dr. Holly and the Stockton Unified School District. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I'll second. Stevens, any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.1, approval of the renewal of student accident insurance
172with Meer Stevens and TUI agreement. Is there a motion? A motion to approve Stevens. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.2, Two, ratification of the memorandum of understanding between the Stockton Unified School District and the California Employees Association and its transportation chapter 885 regarding attendance incentive for the 2526 fiscal year and approval of the required financial public disclosure forms that assess the financial impact of the agreement. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> A second. >> Discussion. Roll
173call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Golon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.3, ratification of the memorandum of understanding between the Stockton Unified School District and the Stock Stockton Teachers Association and approval of the required public financial disclosure forms assessing the agreement's uh fiscal impact. Is there a motion? Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I'll second. Stevens. Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.4, Four, approval of the
174memorandum of understanding between the Stockton Unified School District and the California School Employees Association and its Delta Valley 821 chapter regarding the reorganization of the technology and innovation department. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Priest, >> yes. >> Trustee Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.5, ratification of the tenative agreement between the Stockton Unified School District and the Stockton Unified School District Police Officers Association for the 2526 reopener negotiations and approval of the required public financial disclosure forms, assessing the agreement's physical um impact. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >>
175Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens, yes. Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.6, approval of the revise senior insurance technician job description. Is there a motion? >> Is there a motion? >> Motion to go ahead. Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second >> discussion. >> Yeah, I have a question. >> Can you explain the reasoning? >> And I'll have the same question for 13.7 so you guys can be prepared for that. >> Glenda's not here. Is there >> Sure, if you can come on up. >> Good evening. Rand Davis, director of risk management insurance.
176So the senior insurance uh technician position is in risk management. It's it's the actual job description is an old job description. At the time the senior insurance technician used to handle well what they currently handle is the workers comp and they used to handle the benefits also. So, in this job description, we decided to update it to we have actual benefit analysts that actually exclusively handle the benefits. So, we updated it to um show that they would be handling the workers comp job duties at this time. >> And is there I I was looking through it, but I didn't get to to see if there was is there going to be a pay increase requirement, qualifications? Is any of that going to change? >> Nothing's going to change. is just an update of the job
177description. >> Okay. >> Any other question? >> I'll have the same question for the next one. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? All right. Hearing none, roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.7, approval of director of purchasing purchasing job description. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Discussion. I'll have Dr. um Hun explain this one. >> Yes. Good evening. Thank you. So, the district currently does not have a position of the director of purchasing. in a district of this size really warrants a director of purchasing
178as opposed to the current position of a business uh I'm sorry a purchasing manager. Um this position would uh the role would require a deep and comprehensive understanding of purchasing principles, practices, procedures to support successful program management. So, um, what we're really looking at is ensuring that all of the, um, purchasing functions throughout the district, whether it's formal, informal bidding, CUFKA, facilities, um, bidding, um, your RF, RFPs, RFQS, everything would come through this this department. >> I know it says TBD. So, how can we approve something when we don't have a salary on it yet? Oh yeah, it follows what's already in the salary schedule that's already um in the district >> for as a director position. >> So it's going to be consistent with that. I did not see that >> the salary range
179is on there. What it's referring to is um board approved would be tonight's state if the board was to approve it. So the salary range is classified management salary tier 7 range two. >> Okay. So if if I don't have that in front of me, what is that dollar amount right now? So we could be public and transparent with it. >> Um >> I think it's 155 to I don't remember what the top range is. >> Um >> yeah, >> I don't know if the uh HR folks have that information. >> We can we can get >> it's consistent with um schedules are already in place in the district. So, I'm going to I'm going to go with 155,000 for now. >> Yeah, there it's a range, >> right? >> So, above 155 or under
180>> what? Repeat the tier. We're pulling it up now on tier seven. >> Range two. Tier seven. It should be director. >> It's management certificated >> classified management. >> It's classified. >> Yeah. Yeah. There you go. >> Range tier seven range two. >> So it would be Thank you. Yeah. 155 to >> plus benefits. >> Correct. >> So it'll be more than that >> for total cost. Yes. >> For total cost. Yeah. >> Okay. Any other questions. All right. Hear no others. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens. >> Yes. >> Vice President Cologne. >> Yes. >> Clerk Daire. Yes, >> Trusty Flores. >> I'm going to say no only for the grounds of I'm not sure what the budget looks like and I would like to see samples of others in the district in other
181districts. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes. Six, no from Trusty Flores. Item 13.8, adoption of resolution number 25-07, waiver request, English language authorization. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? I'll second. Stevens. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call vote. >> President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.9, adoption of resolution number 25-08 for the 2526 provisional internship permits. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> A second. Discussion. Hearing none. Roll call vote. President Stevens. >> Yes. >> Vice
182President Colon. >> Yes. >> Clerk Daire. >> Yes. >> Trusty Flores. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez. >> Yes. >> Trusty Priest. >> Yes. Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 13.10, approval of revised district salary schedule for USA and SPA. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> All right. Discussion. Roll call vote. President Stevens. >> Yes. >> Vice President Cologne. >> Yes. >> Clerk Daire. >> Yes. >> Trusty Flores. >> Yes. >> Trusty Perez? >> Yes. >> Trusty Priest? >> Yes. >> Trusty Silva? Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.1, purchase order board report for the month of July 2025. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Discussion. Roll call vote. President Stevens. Uh Absane. Vice
183President Colon. >> Yes. Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> abstain. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes with five VAS and two abstensions from President Stevens and Trusty Flores. Item 14.2, Two, approval of the vendor payments issue for the month of July 2025 as presented. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens >> abstain. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> abstain. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes five to with two abstensions, one from President Stevens and one from Trusty Flores. Item 14.3, approval of resolution number 25-06,
184authorizing technology procurement under the public contract code section 20118.2. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Discussion. Roll call vote. President Stevens. >> Yes. Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trustee Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.4, approval to purchase iPads under Apple, I'm sorry, under Apple direct customer agreement number 542209 as cell phone alternative for instructional use. Is there a motion? >> A motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >>
185Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.5, approval to purchase iPass for Walton Special Center with Apple, Inc. Education under the Apple Direct Customer Agreement number 542209. Is there a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Roll call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Colon, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. >> Trusty Silva, >> yes. Motion passes unanimously. Item 14.6, approval of the purchase of two Rico Pro 7510 digital press with Pro Punch for the reproaphics department. Is there a motion? >> A motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Roll
186call vote. President Stevens, >> yes. >> Vice President Cologne, >> yes. >> Clerk Daire, >> yes. >> Trusty Flores, >> yes. >> Trusty Perez, >> yes. >> Trusty Priest, >> yes. Trusty Silva. >> Yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. Item 17.1. I would like to adjourn the board meeting at 8:06. >> Could I please ask uh board president and board clerk to stay behind for signatures? Thank you.