011526 Board Meeting español

001Let's begin the Health District directive. that we are all present and that we are going to begin. Yes, of course. Good afternoon will be using the Zoom interpretation feature for English and Spanish. Everyone must choose the language of preference when the host begins uh the interpretation. I will now repeat the instructions in Spanish. Good afternoon everyone. We will be using Zoom's support feature in both English and Spanish. All participants must select their preferred language by clicking on the corresponding language when the host activates the interpretation function. This function is located in the tools panel under the globe icon. The interpretation mode for this meeting will be simultaneous. Thank you for your attention and cooperation. Now we are going to approve the agenda. If there is any member of the audience who would like to make

002a comment, please raise your hand or hand over a blue card. I don't see anyone. There is a motion to test the agenda. I would like to try the planner as it is. Anyone for a second? Any questions? Everyone in favor. Say me. I. So the first motion is for the councilor and the second for... Now we're going into the closed session. Any comments? Please raise your hand or hand over a blue card. Any comments? We are now going into closed session. It's 6:02 pm and we think we're going to challenge around 6:30. Yeah. Oh no. It's 6:33 and we're going back to the regular board meeting. Following item eh 14. There is nothing to report. Now we're going to the flag salute. Today, the greeting for Jeremia from Colombia High School will be led.

003Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic which stands for one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. We are now on item number 8, recognition of the living earth, which Viviana from Colombia High School will also read. The Sanidos District is located on the ancestral and unconcessioned lands of the Molone tribe, who have honored and cared for this land peacefully for thousands of years. We recognize that every member of the Sanabel community continues to benefit from the use and occupation of this land. We recognize our responsibility to learn from the wisdom of the Olone people and consider how we can work to right wrongs and move forward with honor. Thank you very much, Viviana. We follow item number nu, the reports. At

004this time I would like to speak with representatives from secondary schools, starting with Sanel High School. Good evening, President, Minister. Good afternoon, community and superintendent. I'm going to share some events at Sanibo High School. We completed a tour that lasted several weeks and played several sports. They included hockey, basketball, baseball; each country had the opportunity to participate, and everyone had a lot of fun. This is just one of the community's activities; it also fosters competition. I was able to make many new friends and I know that many other students were able to do the same. Oh, we also had a concert and were able to raise money for the school. One of the students who helped to raise funds has been very happy. Hi, I'm Kylie. I am in sixth grade and I was one

005of the leaders of the fundraising program. It all started when one of my friends and my neighbors heard that the government had shut down and knew that people were going to have difficulty buying food, so we decided to take action. On weekends we get together to see what we can do and we decided to raise funds. Uh, we baked things and talked to the nutrition and food teachers. There are other members on staff. We can extend the program and send all our money to a non-profit emergency in Sanivos to raise 600 and we were able to do everything during the concert and we were also able to send others to the agency that we were able to make a big difference in the community when we work together towards a goal. They showed empathy and

006determination in creating this program. We recently had another event for the students and it was the first time we had done it. Each staff member had the opportunity to choose one student for each category. These students were invited to breakfast, and it's important because it shows the students that their work is appreciated. It is one of the ways in which our school celebrates schools. Thank you so much for your support and your time. We also wanted to show our appreciation, so we have a small gift for you. Thank you so much. Thank you very much, and we will continue with the report on the students from Colombia. Good afternoon, members of the board, Dr. Crossway and members of the community. I come from the Colombia school, I am also a student at another school. We

007are the future of Colombian schools. We appreciate the opportunity to come and talk with you. We had a dance, we're going to have a Valentine's Day dance. I am part of the leadership class. We do lots of fun activities. We're also selling messages that you can send to other students. One of our upcoming events is the Valentine's Day dance. We'll have dancing and also a place to take photos. We're going to have a lot of cultural dances that we'll learn during physical education class. One of the songs is going to be a Cuban song. We did a pretty good job in sports. We also did a good job during the past Cross Country season. I participated in volleyball last year and also this year. We hope that this year we can go further . We

008also have a football team and they are doing better this year. Good afternoon, I am Isabela. I am an eighth-grade student at Colombia High School. We are here to represent Columbia School and I want to talk about the exciting things that are happening in the classrooms. First, I wanted to thank you for listening to our voices. I am part of Abet, which is a program that helps students prepare for college. We are writing an essay about procrastination and mental health. This is very important for high school because it helps us to know the things that can distract us and how to avoid them. I'm also in the algebra one class. We are learning about sequences and functions and how they are related. A sequence is a list of numbers, but a function where x can

009only have one element of y and can also have negative relationships. In our class we are talking about how we perceive monsters. I learned about the industrial revolution and how machines began to take people's jobs. In social studies class we are learning about Andrew Jackson and what he did for the country. We are doing TSI sections and we are also answering questions that come along with the readings. The teachers help us if we have questions. This helps me because I can make sure that I really understand what we are learning. In conclusion, my classes are interesting and prepare me for high school. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to talk about my experience. Have a nice day. Good afternoon. I am Jam and I am a sixth grade student at Colombia Med

010School. I wanted to tell you about our Ruby Bridgets walk we had last month. It is a walk to honor Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American student to attend an all- white school. And we were also able to have lunch together. Our lunch lasted an hour. We also had an auction. And then we had a party where we could go with our families. It was after classes from 5 to 8 pm. Ah, we could leave our belongings. We also had pizza and popcorn. We also have a basketball club and a wrestling club. I started in Colombia a while ago and I liked one day when we could bring a stuffed animal and we also had more spirit days. And the sixth grade students dressed up as babies. Oh, there was also a day

011when we all dressed in pure white and another day when we wore ugly sweaters. Ah, we can buy special things. We're going to have a Valentine's Day dance. In sixth grade science class we are learning a lot about what is alive and what is not. We want to see if the objects can reproduce, if they are adapting, as they grow to see if they are alive. I like to work hard and also have fun. I would like to ask you to come and visit us. Thank you very much for your time. Have a nice afternoon. Thank you so much. I would like to invite all students to come up to the podium to take a picture before we continue. I want to make see everyone closer to this. Perfect. Go back. Good. All right. Ready?

012One, two, three. One more. One, two, three. Got it. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for coming. We are now at ITEMB, the reports from the board members and the superintendent. Welcome everyone. I love hearing from our students. So it's the new year, there are many new opportunities and resolutions, but the beginning of this year has not been easy and I just wanted to acknowledge the fear and anxiety that many of us are feeling . And I really don't want to say that it has to do with immigration because they're threatening all people, but I wanted to reiterate that here in Sanibo we are committed to being with our families and we want to make sure that all students and families are safe. So it's going to be the month of

013appreciation for the board and I also wanted to say thank you for your leadership and also to all our families, our staff and the community as a district we will continue to lead with especially the love during this time the next slide. So I wanted to thank all our staff. They took their time to write these beautiful messages. We receive them from many schools. Oh, we also received some AI images, thank you very much for everything you do. This is a small gift to show our appreciation. We also have a short video of one of our schools. You do to make our school. Thank you so much for everything you do, for making our school a great place to be. I have some things to share with you. First, I wanted to thank the table

014for the opportunity to go to the Gates Foundation. I went yesterday and the day before. It was an international group that came from many different countries and also from all over the United States. I was the only superintendent. We also had professors, non-profit organizations, investors, universities, but it was really an opportunity to think about what's happening in schools in terms of assessments, the impact on students, and how we can use today's tools and technology to change instruction, personalize it, and ensure that staff and everyone have what they need to support students. There were many people, it was a lot of work, we spent all day in these discussions. We went to lunch and had some fairly short breaks, but it was a very good opportunity to represent Sanibelo. It's an opportunity for us to revisit

015the AI ​​pilot, but also to address some of the other things we need to improve, such as our multi-level system or MTMS, and how we can support our staff so they have the tools and professional breakfast they need, but also so they can collaborate. It's not just that the superintendent and the board say, "They're going to do this thing, and with all the changes we've seen with AI, we know it's here to stay , but what else do we need to do as an organization to create that literacy with families and staff, but also with young people?" We know that Dr. Valentine is going somewhere else next week and they really want to start AI literacy in kindergarten. That's something we also need to study. And some of these models use AI and are modeling

016how students respond, and it's happening very quickly. We have to recognize that, but we also have to have the capacity within the organization to make adults and young people aware of what is happening. Oh, we can also address some of the equity gaps we have, not just in Sanibel, but across the nation. Something is going to happen in March, and I would like to be able to share more information with you in the future. I would like to make an announcement. We are going to create a certified advisory committee for the superintendent. It's because I want to have more conversations with our certified staff about instruction and what we're going to do differently. It will be an opportunity to think about where we want to be in the future in terms of our vision and

017our strategic plan. Ah, there will be more details in the near future. We will have at least one meeting before the end of this year. I have a question. So for certified staff you're talking about teachers. It will be more school staff than district staff, but not just classroom teachers, oh, but other staff who also support our students. So I wanted to give you an update on what's happening with after-school access. Ah, we're expanding those programs. It's an opportunity for us to see how we can serve the community for the upcoming school year. We are located at Bishop Alice Laker and San Miguel. It's an after-school program, like the other programs we offer in the district. As I mentioned, I would like to expand all the programs for the upcoming school year. There will be

018more details and more communication about this in the future. For now we have about 480 per student. So the pilots we chose were based on the number of students we have on the waiting list. We will prioritize ELA students who are eligible for ELA. And we're going to revisit and select based on a lottery. We are going to revisit our process for selecting and identifying students. It's also a bit difficult. Once we start, it's a little, well, difficult to make sure that we're on the same page . I now want my colleague to speak, in fact, he will continue on the projections for the registrations. Next slide, please. It's going to be a brief update on the trends we see according to the progress report we have. First I want to give a summary that

019you can read, but these are the highlights of the screenings. Well, I can't talk as fast as the students do. I was very impressed by how fast our students actually speak. But thank Jesus, that's the school year cycle. Uh, according to the report we have, we established the information once the schools respond. We're going to wait 5 days after the start of the school year, and the second part of the day what we do with that information is start hiring to provide the services. Uh, taking a look at a history of the registrations. Well , it seems to have changed a lot, hasn't it? To illustrate what we are saying. Starting in October 2019 until September 2022, the institutions in general saw a reduction of almost 1000 students. We started with roughly 6500 and by

020the end of the year we had 5456. Uh, with the cost of living always going up, it's more expensive for families. In general, there are inscriptions that have decreased over time. From September 2022 to September 2024. Enrollment increased by 30 students. The most recent numbers we have are that from September 2024 to September 2025 enrollments decreased by 92 students in grades A- 8. That would be a graphic illustration of the inscriptions. I want to highlight some numbers. There we see in 2019 when we had almost 6,000 students and then number two. There you can see that the registrations are now less and as we started with TK and expanded TK, the registrations kept going down. There is something I want to highlight. It's the number from 386 to 572. It's not clear to us if

021we 've actually reached that number because there are some students who have to choose between TK and kindergarten. So, we need to look at these families and the paths they take in that regard. It's another way of looking at it here. If we look at the trends here, in October we did have 500 or 5000 students more or less, it 's not exactly true because it always varies, but you can see there are some very sharp drops that we see there on the screen. That's what has happened before. And then we saw that as the school year continued and school started, we saw that they were constantly increasing, and in the last two years it has been increasing. It's something we've been seeing over the last two years and we're keeping an eye on it

022because we see it as a trend lately, and that's for those who learn visually. And this chart does not include preschool, it is for entry into eighth grade. Those are the projections we have for the next 5 years. We are going to continue to see a reduction in enrollments. In Kindergarten, before 2020 there were about 700 students, then it dropped to 600, and in the last 3 years the number of kindergarten students has been around 500. We are seeing fewer and fewer kindergarten students. Well, we're going to see further reductions over the next few years . And we're also seeing a stable trend for high schools, and we think we're going to maintain current enrollment levels through 202, and then there's going to be a reduction after that in high schools. Uh, those numbers are

023projections for the future. The first ones are the projections for next year, 5632, and then it's going to drop to 5376. They saw that a couple of years ago for grades 6 to 8 there were 1770 and then it started to go down as well. Those are the bases according to the birth rates in the areas. There are many variations in fact with the current processes, the Together in Ferw program, for example, but if we are only looking at the areas of assistance, we can see the trends. In 3 years, Lak will have 54 fewer students compared to today. We're going to see that San Miguel is going to increase a little and the two secondary middle schools are going to see that they kind of turn around, that is, Colombia is going to have

02493 and then Sanive is going to lose 68 from the middle school. In other words , Colombia is going to increase and Sanive is going to have a reduction in students. What are we going to do with this information from now on? Uh, we're going to start the registration process in February. A big question is part of the registration process. One must first register before being able to submit applications, and then one can go through the open enrollment process. There will be limited capacity next year for enrollments at Jerry Chase, but we want to evaluate each case individually so we can provide several options for parents. The next steps for the remainder of the school year, and for the upcoming school year . Registration is open during the first two weeks of February. Then in

025March and April, the open registration lottery takes place. Then we'll see what the actual registrations would be for next year. Summer registration closes in June/July 2026. We will have staff to support us with this process because they will know which students wish to register. Then we'll see that in August and the first school days, many start and then drop out of the program, but we'll have to see throughout the school year how many students stay. That's the update we have. Thanks for sharing. A very professional presentation. We can ask questions, right? Some clarifying questions about after- school childcare. You said it costs about 480 per student, right? That means some of the students on the waiting list will still be accepted, but those students don't have to qualify, right? So, a percentage of a certain

026neighborhood, for example, would be Yes, correct. And then the instructions are going to open in February, right? If the peak is on February 20th, right after the winter holidays. The school will also receive information about these programs. Yes, schools will receive this information. I also had a question about registrations, because there's usually more information about registrations, a slightly longer presentation, but regarding registrations, I have a question, actually, meanwhile, Jeremy, I'm trying to think about it. In the last couple of years, the reduction this year seems less than it has been in previous years, right? Yes that's how it is. Why is that due to TK's expansion ? We're always guessing because we never know how many will stay and how many will leave. We did see that most of the students who are going to

027move from this area had to evaluate that information, but we are seeing the results of lower birth rates and the fact of the high cost of living. We saw some data on the racial background of the students, but overall it is still a trend that there is more growth in the north of the county. I think there are more homes in the north. When I saw San Miguel, because now just across the street from San Miguel there are many apartments that have been built, there are many houses. So, that's the trend in the north of the county, in the north of Sunel, in fact, there is more construction. Yes, regarding the increase in housing, it is happening , but despite that, fewer students are being generated in our area. So we're seeing Bishop is going

028to lose about 61 students; it's going to be one of the most affected schools in that area of ​​attendance as well. Okay. In the past we thought that the north was more protected, but I think that the trends I mentioned before are now starting to become less true, let's say. No, I don't want to cut this conversation short, but I did want to clarify that we have item 14 on the agenda. All this information that was presented is linked to number 14 on the agenda. So just one question, right? We're not going to have this discussion, are we? We're not doing that right now in issue number 14 . Yes, this document is available to everyone and everyone can review it. Any further questions? We are continuing with the reports from the members of the

029board. Yes, I sent the activities and wanted to update the table. Councilor Bruser and I attended the welfare meeting in December. Each semester, that is, in the fall and then in the spring, there is an activity for students and adults. So for the students in the fall, a Ruby Bridge walk to school was organized in which all the schools participated and discussed ways they could incorporate each school. In the spring, the plan is to have a series of events throughout the district about Mental Health Awareness Month, which is in May. In the fall there was a sort of physical wellness contest, but in February there will be a challenge that is more about kindness. That's the big update we have from the welfare committee. I also wanted to update the table on the fact that

030Councilor Jul and I, as part of our responsibilities, went with the facilities team. We were reviewing security and technology. We made many comments, but we also awaited the technical requirements and requirements regarding the size of the space and the rest. It was very interesting and we will certainly talk about it more soon. And the other thing I wanted to mention is that Councilor Jul Femer and I, as we are on a committee for the Santa Clara Parents Association, met with some congressmen and a political team continually advocating for socioeconomically disadvantaged students . in favor of students' mental health and special education. We are advocating for funding for schools and in the budget. I mean, we mentioned, for example, that these are services that are really needed, and as part of those meetings I learned a

031lot about everything that's going on throughout the county, and that reinforces what we're doing here. Another thing is that March 14th is a Saturday on the calendar. If you can save that date, all the senators confirmed, they know how it is. Robert Greens will be there too. We are very excited. The federal government officials haven't given their confirmations yet, so we don't know who among them will be coming, but I happened to have coffee with someone this morning who mentioned that they don't have an exact date for opening the library . They'll have the exact date soon, but we're going to talk about the collaborations we want to do there. And also a development manager from Mofet Park, spoke about the whole process and the housing and how it will be in 5 years, I

032mean, we talked about how good it is, how expensive it is to live here and well, they are taking that into account, so it would be important to talk to the city and continue monitoring this situation. We'll see about that, but well, that's what I have. The only thing I wanted to share is that Sanel's leadership had a day of education. For me, it was excellent. What I'm sharing is more for the public than for us at the table. It's about state funding, so I'd be happy to do that . If you want to talk to me, I can give more details personally, but the districts are funded in two ways. There are some discrepancies on that. Attempts to find a balance have identified five ways to do so, and three of those ways involve

033taking money away from one of the districts. There is another option where money would not be taken away from the districts, but rather more funding would be given to the districts that need it. In other words, we must take into account that we do not want to take money away from any district. We all need that money. I do n't have much information to share, but we're going to advocate. In other words , the state is trying to fix it so it doesn't have to pay extra. So, you need to think about it, and if you have any more questions, I'm here. I don't have much to say. Well, as the school year and the new year have just begun, unfortunately several members of our family have passed away. My daughter is starting her studies,

034she does n't have transportation or she has trouble finding transportation, and my daughter is in college and is trying to get transportation at 6:50 in the morning. That's our problem. Now, here's how you can get there to attend the meeting. Zoom's report on the construction that is being done. I arrived a little late, but I did attend that Zoom meeting. Only there did I hear the updates they have about what's happening in our area. We started a book club in fifth grade, in my daughter's fifth grade . And I'm going to start reading that book we have in the good one with great pleasure, that would be all. Thank you. It has been an interesting month at the national, international and local levels. Some updates concern the legislative action committee and the California Mastists Association

035. As we mentioned before, we went to the Freemont Union High School district, where we showed them the facilities for the board room, some very interesting aspects and things that we can adapt in our own workspace. We are eager to start this project that will be done in this room. Uh, I'm also going to submit my activities, but I want to say thank you for all the material we have here for the students. It's so lovely to see these works presented and so much joy. Ah, it's a great honor to serve in this way and see how much it's worth, I mean, seeing these little faces and seeing these works of art is something we are very grateful for. Thank you for thinking of us and for thanking us. I've been talking with other presidents

036of other school boards and it's been a pleasure to get to know the other board members from other districts, to meet with other collaborators and potential collaborators, for example, with... I'm very excited about the work that Dr. Caspack is doing, various collaborations at the global and local levels. and I'm very excited about everything that's being done. It's a good start to this new year, even though unfortunately there are many things at the national and international level that we cannot control; however, there are things that at this local level at least we are making progress and we are working to improve education for all our students. So I'm going to submit my activities. Uh, I'm participating, I loved listening to the video conference where the parents asked several questions. And then yes. Okay, thanks. We will

037continue with the reports from the Sanibel Education Association . Is there a representative from this association here? Could you please come closer to the podium? If not, following up with reports from the California School Employees Association and any representative who wishes to speak. And now, continuing with the Sanivel education foundation , is there anyone who would like to speak? We 've got it on, right? Hello everyone, I 'm Corn Jenson. Ah, I'm here working for the Sanel Education Foundation and we have Michel with us too. Thank you for keeping us updated, as always . First of all, the campaign we did in collaboration to buy gift cards for families in need has ended. It was very successful. I don't have the numbers, but I just wanted to thank you for your support and collaboration. It

038was a great success and we were very pleased to be able to work with you on it. I also wanted to mention thanks to the great support of Dr. Isihar. Now, we have a community space where students can borrow materials for science camp. such as sleeping bags, other materials they need for the science camp. This campaign started in Bishop because they held their science camp. We are working with Elis, with the fifth grade students, and with the community outreach coordinator . We are spreading this information to families so they know it is available. We are very excited to offer this opportunity. It's a pilot year to see how we do, but thank you so much for giving us this opportunity. The third thing is that we have finally delivered a lot of music materials to

039the primary school music teachers, so now they have a set of instruments, drums, and a lot of supplementary material. There are also many things we need to take from one school site to another to improve music programs in elementary schools. We also want to know if we need to purchase more materials, but in collaboration with the teachers we are discussing the future of music in our district and we need to stay informed because if you have any news and if you can give us updates about music in this district, that also helps us to obtain the funding we need, updates on school grants. We financed over $100,000 across the district. As you know, in Bishop, I believe that kindergarten through first grade will be going on a school trip to a theater to see a

040play in February. I know that San Miguel is also going to do a play in March. He will also begin practicing, rehearsing for his own work. So, I'm very happy to see these activities that we can support and the children are having a great time. I think that would be all. Thanks a lot. Let's continue with number 10, public comments. This part of the agenda provides an opportunity for the public to speak directly with the governing board about any issue that is of public interest. However, according to the Brown Act, no action can be taken on matters that are not part of the agenda. Audience members have 3 minutes per person to make public comments. If you can give your name, please. And if there is anyone online who wants to talk, please raise your

041hand online. We also have one comment at the moment and one person online. Corne Jenson again, please. Now I'm speaking personally as Jenson. I am a mother from San Miguel and I have two students in the program. You know that I have spoken many times about the challenges of providing after-school care for our students and all the challenges we have had over the past few years. I just wanted to thank you because the district has worked to be able to include San Miguel and other schools as part of a pilot program. I'm very excited. I know it's been a great job on the part of the superintendent and everyone else, so I really wanted to thank them for recognizing that there are parents who are willing to pay for after- school childcare. So, thank you

042for your time. There are several parents in San Miguel who have a similar situation, where both parents work and have difficulty finding after-school care programs. There is also a lot of inequality. The parents are very excited that there has been communication. Um, regarding that, I'd also like to mention that there's a lot of interest from parents in knowing when they can pick up their students. We would like to know the times when students can be picked up. And there are also some extracurricular activities that started in San Miguel, which will be held for a few more weeks, and that means there is an activity that will start in the sixth week of the program after school, but I want there to be coordination in this program and also for the parents to understand the lottery

043process. Several parents have told me that many times you have to give several weeks' notice if you plan to end your child's participation in another program. So, several parents wanted to know when they have to give notice to remove their students from the program. It's a little difficult. We wish we could tell you that we're going to get the children out. I know they're working. We're very excited to receive more details, but I wanted to make sure you have the time to tell them that they will no longer need the services they currently have. Thank you so much for listening. We are very excited in San Miguel. Thank you very much, Miss Jensen. Now the person online, Juanita Green. If you can hear us, come in. You have 3 minutes. that there is no one

044else who wants to comment. and they give us a second. We are now on item 11. Any item on the consent agenda is subject to review and discussion before being approved by the board. If necessary, we can remove action items for separate action. The public can approach the table near any item on the consent agenda. If you have any comments, please raise your hand or hand in a card with your comments. Do we have a motion to try the agenda as is, or are there any items you'd like to discuss further? I would like to try the planner as it is . Second, I do have an item that I would like to discuss in more detail. We can discuss it, so I have a motion and a second one. We can all vote in

045favor, but if you want to discuss it. So we have the first motion and the second one, and now we're going to have the comments or discussion. I want to talk about C1, 11 C1 uh for the lation of initiatives for interventions for the development of the English language in Vargas. I had some questions about this program at a school. Is there a plan to bring it to other schools, or what's happening with that? Yes, thank you very much. That's a very good question. The intervention program in Vargas is based on students, especially Latino students. So it's part of our plan that we gave to the county about what else we're going to do to make sure they learn. There are also some things we need to address, for example, support systems so that students

046can go through this process or be referred for potential special education services. So you need to have anti-preventions beforehand. So this is what we 're trying to do in Vargas, but there's still a need to have a process across the entire organization. I also had a similar question; we haven't seen the report. We're going to see a presentation about this plan. If we can give you a report and more information about the plan. There is much more work to be done regarding the MTSS, so there will be more consecutive presentations as well. Then, if I'm reading this correctly, this is going to be after school and at home. Yes. So it will give them extra support at home, but mainly it will be after school, and we'll also be testing Chromebooks and internet and licenses,

047but if we're looking at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, we'll do a good initial instruction and then the intervention. So this is going to be after school, so we also need to address what happens during the school day in the classrooms. It's a new year and we are indeed working. So these licenses, here's the person we communicate with, so it's going to be for this whole school year. I want to check it, but it's going to be because of the school year, so June of this year. Okay, those will be my questions. Yes, I would like to see the report. Are there any other questions, or any comments from everyone in favor? I disagree, so we received the motion and the second one, and we're going to move on to agenda item 50.

048Now we're going to action item 12, approval for the Scholar Series contract and a program for student and parent empowerment conferences. Dr. CF, if you could give us more details. And so this is a contract to enter with Victor R. He is a graduate of Berkeley and a professor in New Barbara. So there are two contracts, one for workshops for parents and then one to give more support to students in Colombia. And it's an opportunity for us to explore a long-term collaboration with your group and then move it to Sonivel High School as well. We want to work with communities that receive fewer services and have been able to have a good impact on them. Any comments from the public on item 12? Please raise your hand or hand over a card. And one more

049thing for this and the next. We are using funds all at once. And we want to be able to use these funds appropriately, but it will give us an opportunity to evaluate these potential collaborations. So this money comes from the Unrestricted General Fund. For those who may not know what that means, could you explain? that when we receive unrestricted funds it goes into the unrestricted general fund . It could be property taxes. That is the basis of our unrestricted fund . The restricted ones can be, uh, title one, learning support, uh, professional development scholarships, so what are the things we don't have to spend it on? So this is going to be a scholarship that will support professional development scholarships. Once we continue the discussion, we can have a motion. I would like to approve

050the contract for the school series for parents and students. Anyone want to give a second? I'll give the second one. Further discussion or comments. How were the 18 students chosen? So we had discussions with the teachers at Colombia High School and they had already identified some students who are receiving extra support. I completely agree, but you can answer my question together because I'm going to do it. The same question as the next thing. One of our areas of focus is parental involvement. We have certain families who have historically received fewer services, and because this is one of our areas of focus, I'm thrilled that we're doing this because we're just getting started. How will we know if we're successful? which are the things we're looking for, like, men. I really appreciate this question because it's

051not always easy to measure results. Some of the things that are difficult to measure may be, for example, attendance, the ability of parents to continue communicating with teachers and supporting them at home. Ah, that's why we want to have these workshops, but also, as staff, we have the capacity to hold these workshops internally within the organization, although we want to be able to provide you with reports. along with the measurements and results. Oh, first of all, I'm very excited about this program. Isabel and I have seen in many places like the general session. We 've spoken with him in smaller sessions when he's had workshops, we saw him at CLSBA and every time he speaks he inspires us a lot and I love everything about this team he's creating. What interests me are the comments.

052Part of that will be internal growth. We are going to support the people, but we also need to know what is happening. I'm interested in understanding how what's happening there isn't going to be communicated to us. We will be giving a presentation or interacting with the parents formally or informally. I know what's going to happen because we want to know too. The second thing I wonder about is the staff. This year it's going to be families and students. I know they also have workshops for staff. Ah, but we are giving the message to the families, but we are not also communicating it to the staff. It's a bit strange. We negotiated with him and his team for months, and what we're seeing here is an opportunity to explore that collaboration. Initially it was going to

053be something bigger, a multi-year proposal that included staff, families and students. Oh, it has also provided us with a presentation for the staff. Ah, he believes in his work and knows we're going to be excited. So what he says is true, we have to make sure everyone is aware because they will be able to support and reinforce what the workshop is about. So having that common language is going to be very important, but as for how they're going to communicate the results to us, there will be reports from the students, they can also go to the classrooms, but I think they're going to hear a lot of positive feedback and there will also be a lot of conversations from the parents' workshops. Thank you so much for those questions. I was also curious about the

054staff who aren't currently supporting Strive students and how they're going to use and take those principles and how we're going to expand it to the rest of the system. That's going to be the next phase, so it's going to be for parents, not for Strive students. But if we want to continue this collaboration, that would be the next phase. I think that last year and the year before last, Strif had an open house, and there were many districts that were curious about this program. We have been invited as well. There was a specific date where we could go, where maybe we could do something similar, where students could share their feelings or teachers could share if that's a really good idea. That's how I received an invitation to go to Striver's salon last month. They've

055really done a wonderful job there . I was very impressed with our students and how they express themselves. Ah, they were able to ask questions. They are really doing amazing things, without that extra support. Ah, but I would like to know how we can expand this so that more people can have access to it. Any other comments or discussion? I did have a comment about the funds. Ah, there are a lot of letters and numbers and that made me confused. I didn't know what that meant. So in the future I would like it if they said it came from the fund with restrictions. So if you don't have all those figures, we want to make it clear that all of that will also be integrated into ELCAP and the budget so that we know where

056the money is going . At first I didn't know what to do about this, because if we do this I didn't know if it would mean that we couldn't do other things that also interest us. So I would like to have those details in the future. Everyone's in favor, let's see who they find. So, okay, TR Magino on the first motion to the second and passes now on 12b approval of the contract with Educational Consulting Group for parent workshops. Dr. Crossf can tell us more again, so there is another group with the same name, so we shouldn't get confused. One of the things that interested me about them is that we are forming a similar group to theirs, so we want to have a lunch with the parents on Saturday the 28th. It will be

057early; these sessions are in the morning and afternoon, and they are in person. They are also available virtually; there will also be counseling sessions for families with additional needs, so they will provide them with extra support. Any comments on the 12B audience? Please raise your hand or hand over a card. There are no comments. Motion to move. I would like to move forward with approving the contract with the consulting firm for parent workshops. The second comments or questions. So these activities are what the table could attend. And we invite them all. It's going to be a very fun and educational event. There is also potential interest from another district to collaborate with us. How will families be informed and invited ? Ah, let's make some phone calls. Oh, but we're also going to put it

058on social media. I had a question. If it's going to be in person, where is it going to be? Here. It depends if we collaborate with another organization. Ah, for things like that. I like to do it in a school where we can have space outside in an open area, and also inside like the library. Ah, first I want to know roughly how many people are coming, which could be a large group or a smaller group. Ah, childcare will be provided. Uh, we'll have limited childcare, but it's a family event, so we want children to attend and participate as well. Also, for all sessions, for the parents' workshops there will be childcare, and for the family activities we want the children to participate as well. So these topics are very exciting, like discipline, for example.

059But I wonder, how will these workshops be integrated with what we're doing in schools? Uh, what the parents learn in the workshops will also be used in the schools. We will provide some recommendations, share experiences from other districts, and also look at our strategic plan. We also want to have more comments and opinions from parents for the future. Currently we do not have a concrete process or plan for parental involvement, as we want to have a better understanding of parents' needs. The needs of a high school family will be different from a family that just has children entering kindergarten or preschool. So the proposal has a couple of things that we haven't done, so we don't have anything for the cultural or the staff, that is, what we are going to consider in the future

060or we are going to do it in a different way. We did have some conversations, but we're still going to determine it. The real priority is to introduce him to the parents. There are many more things that this group offers, similar to the group of Víctor Víctor Ríos. I believe we really need to have a cultural research project for the district. I know that Víctor Ríos does something similar. I also think I don't know who the right people will be . There are, I suppose there are many other companies. I think we've discussed it in the past if it's something that has interested us, and they always say, "Oh, that's going to come later." Isabel, we've talked about this in the past, right? We have talked about having an understanding of where we are starting

061from in order to learn more about our culture in the stride. It's something that still interests me for the future, but it won't be all schools, as I understand it. So Renda is doing part of that work. It's going to be a little different from what Víctor Ríos does, and we're going to have all this data and we want to see what we do with that data. That's going to be a question. What are we going to do with all that? They will have similar topics and we already have people on staff who specialize in these things. We want to know what context they are bringing us so that we can grow in our organization. It is a continuous process. One of the things I recommend is using this framework as a model, because if

062we follow it, it will unite staff, the community, and parents, and they will ask the same questions, but instead of us doing it in isolation, each school will be having these conversations with some guidelines. And then they will have the power to think about the next steps, because they will be asking themselves these questions to determine the next steps. Any other comments or questions? We're going to vote. Everyone in favor, say yes. Anyone against it? So, this is going to happen 50. Uh, the last item of action 12C, the approval or ratification of the 2025-2026 payments to Silicon Valley Joint Transportation Agency for transportation and administrative services. One issue is that the district has been providing transportation in neighboring districts, districts that are close by, and how we provide these services to our families and

063students. However, we currently do not have a contract approved by the education board to fund those services. So I told him that without the board's approval, I don't think it's appropriate to continue with this process, but it's something we've been doing for 22 years and it's not good practice and I'm not blaming anyone, but it's something that, I mean, we need to follow best practices and all the regulations. We always need to have the appropriate documentation and a contract approved by the board of directors. So I'm working to ensure that we have the proper processes in place to make sure that we don't proceed with any process unless we have an approved contract. I hope this is the last contract that's missing. that is missing and we need to know that this does not happen

064again and we have a contract that corresponds to this school year. In fact, in any comments? Raise your hand if you are online or if you cannot come to the podium to approve the ratification of Sanibel's transport payments and/or second. Any questions? Any comments from the table? We are very grateful that we are fixing this situation. Thank you. Everyone who is in favor. Yes. Nobody unanimously approves of this. Continuing with number 13, discussion. Review and discussion. from the school accountability report . This report card, that is, the school responsibility report, is something that must be done every year. What I want to understand better is what kind of information you want regarding the type of presentation to be made, the timeline, etc., so that we can discuss it again at the meeting on February 5th

065. Do we have any public comments on this matter? Okay. It's something we just want to talk about. What do we want to see in future presentations on this subject? I don't feel prepared to answer that question because, well, I don't think that question was on the agenda, I mean, I didn't prepare enough, but if I think of something, I'll let you know. On the one hand, since it's school by school, that seems fine to me, but definitely each school, for example, has already approved the Juntos plan, each school has the Juntos plan. But a few years ago, Dr. Valentín, the answers were a bit more uniform. For example, regarding community activities, some of the schools collaborated a lot, but I think overall it's a bit of a strange time of year; we're talking about

066what the schools did last year, but we're halfway through the school year. So, in terms of a presentation, it might be helpful to say, this is the progress we've made so far. Do you understand what I'm saying? So, are you also thinking about the student performance plan? They're not like report cards for schools, are they? But there are plans for student academic performance and then there's this report card. Yes, but I know, but this is talking. His numbers are a bit rather appalling, aren't they? And sometimes people say, "No, but you'll see the data. The data will be fine, but looking at the numbers this way, I do n't know if the presentation could highlight, for example, the positive points and say, that's what still needs to be done, that is, connecting the work we

067have pending with the report card. And it depends on each period; we have different time periods. This review is more about demographic information, staff credentials; it's a compliance document, unless it's a charter school that has another source of funding, but we can work on that, and it's for the school year, even though it's for next year. The other thing is that this is the report, but I think that in one of the meetings about the strategic plan that we had a couple of years ago, reviewing the data, we have a lot that was removed because they are small groups of students in several schools, but we're not seeing the numbers we would have as a district. If we don't see those numbers, well, we see that there are opportunities to improve, right? But even looking

068at these numbers, those who identify as female. In many schools, there are Ten points higher than those who identify as male, but sometimes the results are the same or slightly different; that is, both have the same result in math. It's so interesting. It would be interesting to better understand what's happening with education for both, or rather, various genders, because the data is interesting, but I'd like to know what we can learn from the data, what kind of questions we need to ask, how we should approach this information. This report isn't going to provide everything we want or everything the parents want; rather, it's almost a compliance measure to ensure that we have up-to- date data. It's a requirement we have to meet and that we have to include on the website as well, but it

069won't answer all the questions of all the parents and all of you. There are also many acronyms that we see, and I apologize for not knowing them all, but I think that what we need to provide, not only for you but for the public as well, is the purpose, that is, the reason why we have this information, highlighting certain key points. I believe that in the In 2001, I think we were just starting out, and the first time we reviewed it, we thought, "What is this document? What do we have it for? And what's the reason for it ?" We went through the same process, after all. But then, thinking about the questions Bridget is asking, we often have to delve deeper into the data. Sometimes we do it in the fall, sometimes in the

070spring, sometimes in both. But how can we connect it all? I mean, there's so much data. We could, for example, hold sessions and connect this data with our study sessions. I do n't know if we can do that because normally, in study groups, the data is from the beginning and end of the year. I understand what you're saying because it sounds very complicated, but at the beginning of the year, we have the CAS updates, for example. What I was thinking is that there's relevant information. There's a lot of data here, and there are some trends that we can see, even though it's a bit... but we gave a presentation in November about the data, and the promise was that we would review it again. In July, in August, but the data we're presenting— what you're

071seeing—is from the previous year. So, we shouldn't focus so much on the academic results here, because that's from two years ago. And another thing, why are we delving into this data? I mean, the ELPA data will be available soon, but if we rely on this information, we're focusing on two years ago. But it does have some clarifying data, things we don't necessarily have in other documents. Yes, it has some additional information, but it should be a little different. But well, it's a requirement. Last year, when we reviewed this information, when I was part of the public, I think it seemed like the only opportunity we had to review the data and compare it from one school to another. So, there are some very significant discrepancies, I mean, regarding the students who are meeting the standards.

072We have schools that have 76%, and in other schools it's much higher or lower. This last one Last year I never saw the data. I know we need to improve this process and this document, but when can we talk about these discrepancies and what we 're doing to address them? And also think about system-level changes to understand what the expectations would be regarding the data and what the data means for us and for others. Tomorrow at the governor's meeting, reviewing the dates, you'll see that the study sessions roughly correspond to the data that's available. We know that in October we received certain information, so we want to hold a study session after receiving that information, but we don't have to wait until we have the results of the data pack to have these presentations; we

073have to work with the data that's already available. We can review, for example, attendance data, unofficial data that we're reviewing regarding special education. We don't need to wait for the state's data, because that's a good example. If we always waited for the state's data, we would have to wait a year, two years after the data is released. So, in November, if we already have certain data, we'll have to wait until the state's data is released. Give us the information. And I think that because we're always focusing on groups, there are some groups that we don't see. I mean, it's a little uncomfortable to look at it from one school to another because it means we have strong inequalities in our own system, but it's something we need to review, and we need to ask ourselves

074what we can do to support this situation. We have to think about the distribution of resources for community schools. We have to talk about the amounts from one school to another, I mean, to think about real changes we can make. But this isn't just happening in Sanibel, but throughout the county and the entire state, really. I mean, in the presentation, if possible, summarize the categories, for example, of the data, something like that. So, what expectations can we have regarding the presentation? The other thing is that we want to be reviewing the data throughout the year. Next month, we want the presentations to align with my evaluation as well, and we have to think about the budget, but there are five areas you can use to guide the conversations. We want to align what we're seeing

075with the priorities of the board, with the superintendent's evaluation, because this has to do with... This information is good, but perhaps it's not all the information we need to make well-informed decisions, because the data has to contribute to our practice. And we need to review all the data, not just what's available here. So, reviewing your goals, we're also going to talk about the district's goals, that is, all the goals that relate to this data. Another pending item, continuing with 13B, is the review and discussion of the 2026-27 school calendar. This is a discussion about the 2026-27 calendar, briefly covering the process, starting with the Freemont Union High School District calendar, which is part of their package. We previously had it online. Forty percent of our parents have students in both districts. It's a bit inconvenient,

076which is what we 're actually seeing, but to better meet our needs, we thank that district for providing their calendars. Some highlights include the same structure we had this year, many changes we made this year that we didn't see two years ago, but we want to see how those changes are affecting attendance. The first day of school would be August 17th in the Freemont Union High School District, and that allows us to have the first days of the week off. The classified workday that we were going to have in January was moved to the beginning of the year so that all classified staff can participate in November of this year. Before, we had the Monday off before Veterans Day, but now it would be a Wednesday, which would be too long. We have a date

077of March 15th because, since there is the February break and then the spring break, we wanted to add a day off. We have 181 school days. Other districts have 180. These are conditions we work with, and there are two staff development days . We have 180 days of instruction in the high school district, taking into account all holidays and everything else. I have the draft calendar here so we can discuss it, and we can present it in the future once it's ready. We also welcome your comments. That is the work year calendar for the Freemont High School District, and it's the same structure we had last year. Past. We have some public comments. There are some clarifying questions along with the public comments. If anyone online would like to comment on this discussion point, I

078have two cards here in the room. So let's start with the first comment. Let's see if there are any comments online. Good morning, and good morning to the staff of the institute. I'm Le Brenis. I'm the mother of a current student and a former student in that district. I also served in that district. Um, in my profession as an elementary school teacher. I've seen many changes and reforms. Change is part of our profession. Those of us who have spent so much time in education understand the pressure and the responsibilities we have for the future of our children. As a current TK teacher, I want children to have a sense of belonging, self-confidence , and curiosity. I take that job very seriously, and I wish that all TK teachers would approach this job with the same

079commitment. When policies fall outside of developmental expectations, we see consequences. So, I have a concern about this proposed calendar. I'm very concerned about the fact that there wasn't any Transition period for kindergarten and TK. This decision was made without the consent of the TK and kindergarten teachers. If we had been told, we would have been, as it was going to be a pilot program to be evaluated later, but our input was never sought. The 6-week transition period documented the time children need to adjust to school in a healthy way. I urge you to please apply the research and make research-based decisions for our youngest students. Waiting 7 weeks for a conference is too long. Last year, we had to meet the needs of certain families and exclude many of our students. Many other districts have

080modified days for the entire school year. The start of the year requires a lot of supervision, and collaboration between educators and parents is critical. Without this time, it will negatively impact our children's learning experiences. We understand that families have difficulty with childcare. However, these concerns are about well-being and development. Educators see the effects this has on students daily. Please take these concerns into account as you Please discuss the proposed calendar. Please consider how it affects our educators, our families, and most importantly, our students. Thank you for your time. Now we have Corn Jansen. I am a parent of students at Sanel. I feel like I have my computer here, but I didn't print a copy of the calendar. A few comments. There's a note in the comments that Lincoln Day was changed from February 12th

081to February 16th. I didn't know anything about Lincoln Day. I wonder why it's on a Tuesday, because Presidents' Day is on the 15th, but it's not that important. But one comment that is very important is that in October, they could move that day to October 13th so that it's right after Indigenous Peoples' Day. That would be a great help because if we have families who need childcare support, it would be easier for them to stay on Tuesday, but it might confuse childcare needs a little. I want to speak about parent-teacher conferences as a parent. Waiting until October to meet with the teacher was later than it should have been. It's very difficult to pick up my children at 11:30 on the weeks of the teacher meetings. So, I'm wondering if it would be possible to

082pick them up at 12:30. I know it does n't seem like much time, and it 's not necessarily a huge difference, but thinking about it, I could work half a day instead of finding childcare if I leave at 12:30 instead of 11:30. So, I'm wondering if there's a way to work out this schedule between the parents and teachers. And I also think that the meals served at school are better for the students. So, the students could stay for lunch. The other thing is that I would love to see a second week of parent meetings in the spring, and I know the teachers won't want to do it, but it 's very difficult not to have a second meeting in April, for example, because it's important to know if there are things we can work on

083over the summer. I'm seeing some discussions about the requirements to be able to do that in the future if it can't be done this year. Thank you very much. We also have one more comment. I would like to make A comment regarding the proposed calendar for next year. I am part of the 40% who have children in both school districts. Before, you had students in three districts. Next year, we have a student who will be transferring from Fremont, but I have some strong feelings about the calendar that I wanted to mention. I do n't like to complain because it's so nice to have a whole week for Thanksgiving, but it's difficult if one child is home and another child isn't, and one parent is working and the other parents are n't. It's a little awkward

084and very difficult with childcare, but then it happens again at the end of the school year because we're getting out of school later. Many summer camps start the week, the last week, that we're still in school. My eighth-grade son didn't get to be a leader at his summer camp for four weeks. He only did maybe three weeks, which isn't the same for every other summer camp. They all start when our children are still in school. So please reconsider any changes that don't align with the... High school. So, it's going to be difficult regarding Thanksgiving. Thank you. Any discussion at the table? I wanted to talk about the break. Last year there were many reasons why we wanted to have the full week, and this year we only have two days. It seems that we are

085proposing the week again, and the high school district only has three days. We have a copy. I gave you a form, the third page, so you can use it as a reference. I would like to know if the Freemont district could follow our calendar. No, in this case, it's a very good conversation. Last year they already adopted the calendar for this year, for next year. So, this is our starting point. It 's just an opportunity to have a conversation, but I do appreciate the people who gave us both calendars. So, from what I understand about Thanksgiving, if it can change, it probably won't change in high school, so they have to start the semester in January. So, the first semester is already a little short, so they can't have More days off so they can

086have enough time to study everything they need to. But that's my understanding of why they don't have the four days off. Yes, I understand that. I've also had students in Fremont, Columbia, and Fairwood, so I understand Ambrosia's request because it is difficult. Oh, it's difficult to work. We need a babysitter. Oh, if someone wants to, if a family wants to go on a trip, they can't because one of the children has to go to school. Is there any way to see how many families in the district would like to have the whole week off, some kind of survey? Um, I don't know why we have to look at instructional minutes and many other things, so I'm not afraid to do it, but it would set us back. We tried to do it again because attendance

087tends to drop that Monday and Tuesday, so in high school they have to balance the semesters with the Christmas break. We've done a lot of calculations, and it's kind of impossible. Oh, because the districts don't match up. So the differences are during Thanksgiving break because there are fewer Attendance is Monday and Tuesday, since people tend to take those days off, and then at the end of the year, the number of days we have in class is a little higher. But if we align on March 17th, and for many years we didn't do that, so now I'm moving my hands a lot, so I have to stop talking. So, from the perspective of aligning more with high school, we're more aligned now than we were about six years ago. Right? So I don't really want to

088ask the parents because it might be difficult. It's not just because we like the week, but rather because it helps us finish on a Thursday, it helps us with attendance. There are some variables we have to work on, and it's an imperfect solution. So we already had some responses based on the comments on one of Courtney's posts. So, if we have a calendar, it normally goes from Monday to Monday, and we'll all put everything in the same week. There's going to be a resolution in the future because we weren't in compliance for about five years, so there's going to be a resolution that if we're honoring the Presidents' Day is on that day, but we should have mentioned it earlier. I know because it's close to my birthday, so Lincoln's birthday is February 12th, and

089then Washington's. I do n't know it exactly, but it's close to the same day, so if they combine them to be Presidents' Day to honor both. So as practice, I think they're going to ask the question again. You can repeat it, but more slowly. The education code says the two holidays are in two different weeks. So our solution was to honor it during the vacation week, but first we have to have a resolution, or else we'd have We had a strange day on vacation. So this year we did have a few vacation days that were used for professional development. No, that's something we try not to do because there are a lot of meetings and then workshops. I can ask about the October date, so we have, uh, a professional development day on Monday, October

09012th, and then we have another day which is a Tuesday. We could put the days together, if we could, but it's similar to what Bridget asked, because we try not to have those days too close together, because they are also used for training. Why is 181 so amazing, and uh, it's one more day than the education code dictates? Ah, but we also have minimum days and yes, there are other districts too, but we have this extra day. It's very amazing. Yes, I understand. But then there are extra days compared to high school, so how important is it to be awesome? Hey, because it's a source of pride to have that extra day. I don't even know how long it's been, but we always have an extra day of contact with the students. When I've talked

091to other districts, they say they have 180, since we have that strange day, I understand why my children are separated for 3 years, 3 years. So when they were in elementary school, then some in middle school, then another in middle school, and one in high school. And the parents are struggling, because it's really unfair that some start school later, can sleep in, or some leave early. And it's something that's been heard for many years, and I understand that frustration. I think not all of them have the February vacation. And we're trying to give our staff breaks so they can finish the year. It's a whole week that the children are not in school and it's difficult for some families. Ah, they take the elementary school kids on vacation anyway. those who have money. Yes, we

092know that some families go on vacation. I think we are trying to see where we could reduce it, we could see that, but in high schools they have finals and AP exams and many other things that we don't have. I've heard a lot of positive comments about the Thanksgiving holidays. Ah, because many people didn't want to have those days and many people say that they missed that when they were in other districts. I've also heard that even if both of my children aren't on vacation at the same time, it's perfectly fine. I have no problem with this calendar. I'm more interested in what's happening with the schedules at the end of the year and how we can go to all the open houses and graduations. Uh, the teachers have enough time to teach and also

093to complete the assessments, all of which happens in the spring. I think the schedule is fine. I have a question about staff development. There are always two every year. Previously there were three for certified and two for classified. We changed one of those days so that it's at the beginning of the year so that everyone can start on the same day. In the past, they started on different days, so some started on the 13th and some on the 14th. Oh, and we've worked to make sure everyone can start on the same day and work in schools so everyone can start settling in. So now two days for certificates and one for classifieds. And it's three days before classes start, right? Yes. We're starting on a Monday now. Previously they only had one day, so that's

094a big improvement from the teachers' point of view. There used to be two days. We used to start on Monday, right? And then on Monday, classes started on Wednesday , so now they have an extra day. Yes, if we take one unit of each type of staff and move them to the beginning, there are other schools that do not go to school the day after Halloween. That's an interesting idea. Yes, we have tried. Ah, but that day changes. Next year it's going to be on a Saturday, so it's something I'll have in mind that there are positive and negative things, so it's going to be like the schedule for professional development days, but it is something that happens. I wanted to say something about the conference weeks, if we have talked about those weeks and

095also having conferences for high school and also at the end of the year. I think they've been thinking about this for a month. It was part of student-led learning so that they could take responsibility for their own learning. So in second or third grade, it can be the students who lead the conferences. I believe it's part of our strategic plan; it's something we want to achieve. So with the new year, maybe it's something we can talk about again. Ah, I'm very interested in the idea of ​​having student-led conferences and also conferences in high school. Ah, I have a note about TLDs and minimum and professional development days. Maybe it's not related to the calendar, but I think we have to be very intentional about what they're doing on those days, because I've heard so many

096things, sometimes they send all the children home. Ah, so they can use their time productively or unproductively, so we want to make sure that staff are using that time in a positive way. Yes. So that's the function of the calendar. That's what we're going to work on, and also for King during those six weeks of transition. They have been compressed due to the negotiations because everyone is happy, but then I have heard that some other people are not so happy, so what are the investigations and what did we find about the teachers and the families. So it's a 2-year pilot and we negotiated with SDA, so the first two weeks are shorter. Because we do hear about childcare. Uh, many families told us that those weeks was a very long time to have childcare, so

097that's why parec appeared. Ah, but it's something we're going to try for the next two school years. So, what kind of feedback are we going to ask for from those teachers? It's something we discussed with SDA at the beginning of the year. This year was very different. It is also the first year of TK and RDP's expansion. RDP's evaluation is the new evaluation. I'm going to do it more slowly. So the district and SDA recognized that there are many variables that we want to use that second year to have more contact with the students and also the childcare component, but also to talk about instruction and support the teachers. So if we visit the schools and want to continue those visits and want to talk more in order to evaluate what's happening next year, then

098we're going to do a more complete evaluation next fall , but it seems like we do have some of that information from the union. Ah, but we have no feedback from teachers or families. Next year we'll have those comments along with the visits. Yes, because it was a 2-year negotiation. One of the factors of that period was to make the evaluations, because there are many variables, but now the TK students are younger, so we have to have several measures to evaluate the second year of this pilot. We see the percentage of your children who have been in preschool. I don't have that information. We do know which of the students come from our own TK program, but I don't have that information for everyone. I believe that if children have attended preschool for three or

099four years, they can be in school all day, but I understand that not all of them have been in preschool. TK's parents and the kindergarteners are like captives because they're there. We are not trying to get feedback from the entire district. I believe that if we could receive information from them through a survey, then if someone doesn't answer the survey, we could go and talk to them in person. Perhaps when they drop the children off in the morning, perhaps we could gather data from this year so that we don't just have one year's worth. I'd like to know if your children have attended preschool before, what those first six weeks were like, and we can also ask the teachers to see how much they love or hate it. I think that would be the right

100thing to do, because we want as much data as possible from a 2-year-old pilot. So, what are the next steps? And depending on the discussion and the comments, it will go back for approval and then we will have that resolution on Presidents' Day. It seems there are many questions about the overall structure. Ah, yes, I'm going to talk to the cabinet. And when they bring this to us for approval, they could also bring us the plan for TK, ah, something more in-depth for the evaluation of the TK pilot. so that we know what the plan is. So just the plan, the results, and I wanted to check with SDA first, but yes, it doesn't have to be a complete plan, but at least a report. It does n't have to be on these dates, we're

101going to do this. It can be something more informal. Thank you so much. That concludes our discussion topics. We're going to have to go back to closed session. It's now 8:54 and we're going back. We will return from closed session to report any action taken, if any. Thank you so much. I know there was no so much. Yeah, I'm going to drink What should we do with all these things? All this nice stuff that kids? I don't know. Yeah, I don't think they'll do any good with me by taking them with me. Can I take this staff home to look at and then bring back? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Tomorrow night. I'll be back. Yeah. Although there's a meeting in here in the morning with instructional coaches. Oh, that's why you guys are going to be

102in a Oh, we're over there. Oh, I know that. Oh, are we in that little room there? No, this is from outside. It's like tomorrow. So, I just walk in here though. Yeah, you through here and then go that way. Oh, at N right narrow on this side. It is now 10:08 p.m. and I'm coming back to order the Sunning School District regular board meeting. We have some announcements from close session. Our chief teaching and learning officer, Dr. Tasha Dean has announced to retirement from the Sville School district. The board wishes to express our appreciation for extended service to the district in several capacities that has stretched over the past 13 years. Dr. Dean has drafted a retirement announcement to district personnel that will be distributed tomorrow. The board voted unanimously to closed session to

103enter a separation and release agreement with Dr. Dane that confirms the terms of his retirement from the district and various retirement benefits. We wish Dr. all the best in his future endeavors. Additionally, during its recently concluded closed session, the board voted to approve a settlement agreement resolving the employment of a permanent classified employee number 372926. Under the terms of this agreement, the vote was unanimous. Under the terms of the agreement, the employee agrees to submit their irrevocable can't revoke it resignation from the district. the district degrees to not initiate further proceedings in connection with the employee's employment and the employee agrees to wave and release the district from any and all legal claims relating to or rising out of their employment with the district and we will be moving to adjment the informational item ok

104so in 14 we have informational item That is the 2026 2030 demographers report and we had a previous um presentation about that. Moving on to further meetings in adjurment. Um do have a to adj this meeting? You've never done that before. Okay. If there's no objection, I'll say this meeting is scheduled at 10:10 p.m. until tomorrow of Friday, January 16th, 2026 9 a.m. Thank