001Okay, good evening everybody. Was sardes. Uh we're going to go ahead and get started. Um so we call this meeting to order of the regular board meeting for Coachella Valley Unified School District on September 11th, 2025. Um 1.2 pledge of allegiance. Um Trustee Al Calamanus, would you mind leading us on the pledge? Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. All right. So, uh being that today is September 11th, um it's the 24th anniversary, um it looks like we have 1.3. Um just asking for our community for a moment of silence. Uh know there's a lot going on um today and just in the world, right? But just recognizing
002all the uh lives that we were lost on September 11. So, um just ask for a moment of silence. Couple minutes. Thank you. Right. Thank you everybody. Um really appreciate you know taking that moment. Um I know that there were a number of events um including a school shooting uh a shooting at a university as well and um you know I think uh just recognizing that um it's a prevalent issue right in our community and so just uh recognizing the lives lost for violence and gun violence right um okay uh 1.4 for a roll call. Um Edgar, >> we will do roll call. Uh President Joselyn Vargas, >> uh here. >> Clerk Valerie Garcia, >> present. >> Board trustee Joey Akuna >> here. >> Board trustee Trinidad Ardondo >> present. >> Board trustee Jesus Gonzalez.
003>> Board trustee Thomas Torres >> here. >> Board trustee Alena Kalammanis >> here. Superintendent Dr. Francis Esparsa >> present. >> Assistant Superintendent Dr. Monica Makovich, >> Assistant Superintendent Soko Roso Sanchez, and Assistant Superintendent Julie Vhil. >> Thank you. Um two uh agenda item two 2.1 uh governing board official selection. So we have uh election of governing board um officials. So um we you know with the vacancy of uh vice president um bus uh we had to go through the process of appointing which we did um and now we are um having to fill the vice president's seat. Um so yeah so is there a motion? >> Madam President I'd like to nominate Thomas Tortois vice president. >> Okay. Uh so we have a motion. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Uh all
004those in favor? I >> I >> All those opposed >> abstain. >> Mr. Tortois abstains. Uh were we supposed to ask if you accept? Yeah. >> Okay. So, um uh Mr. Torres, uh then you'll you're selected as our vice president. So, thank you. So, maybe once we once we come back from close session, then we can rearrange our seats. Yeah. Um moving on to 2.2 appointment of uh vice president um to list of committees. So with the vacancy uh we have to fill a number of seats and with um trustee uh Kman is joining us we'll be assigning her as well. So um yes um sorry oh so we have the list and the Okay. I think the list >> um do we have to also assign me to some of these committees? >> No.
005>> Okay. Okay. So, the vacancies that were left um Okay. So, the budget committee, uh it does say here that vice president is required. So, uh, Trusty Tortes will be assigned to the budget committee. Do we have to motion or Okay. Um, all those in favor? I mean, this is a required one, so I'm assuming that, you know, I mean, they're okay. Um, okay. So, budget committee, um, trustee, uh, Vice President Tortez will be assigned to it. Um, then we have the next one. I don't see us on here. >> Oh, uh, the Kacha Valley Education Foundation. So, uh, we have a vacancy. Oh, I see what Okay, I'm sorry. Um, let's start from the top. So, audit committee, we have a vacancy. Um, so I think that's where >> Madam President, if I might,
006>> would it not be easier to simply transfer all of uh former member PAS's uh committees to our new board member for now with the exception of the Ed Foundation because that one needs to be um separately voted on by the board because of the nature of the uh of the committee. But if that would be okay with you, if you could simply take over her uh committees, they're basically we all split them up. Yeah. >> Which committees were they? >> She'll have a list. >> So the it would be okay. So the audit committee would be one. Uh so we can assign the audit committee. That's okay. >> Yeah. Is it too soon? >> Um so part of our to the >> Yeah. So part of our um responsibilities as board members, we each
007take uh um we participate in >> um I know it was Yeah. Um, no, we he'll be okay. We'll we'll help. Um, so we have the audit committee and then um the ad foundation. So that's so we're placing her on that one. >> That one I would only vote on separately just because the nature of the committee. >> The committee. Okay. And then the only other one I see is um I think that's the only other one I see. >> Yeah. Okay. Um >> um can I because I'm on a 2 by two. and I have her take my place on that committee. >> Would you be okay with that? Makes sense. Would anybody else have a comment on that? So, she would take Uhhuh. So, then um on the 2 by two for the
008city of Lintita, um Miss Kamanes will be replacing um Josiaondo and um any other changes to the committee? Okay. So then um the one we have open then is the ad foundation. So right now it requires the president of of the board um we have uh trustee Gonzalez uh Dr. Esparso to staff assigned and then we have a vacancy. >> Um the reason I ask is because according to the bylaw changes that are being made uh we can't have more district people than other people. So actually we may want to hold off on this particular one until the bylaw changes are made because we currently have the president obviously doc Mr. Gonzalez is the board uh member assigned and the superintendent. So we may want to wait on that one until we get the final
009uh change in the bylaws. Uh otherwise we're going to have to take someone off if if that is the case. So I that's why I wanted that one separately so that way we can move forward with everything else. hold off on that one until the bylaw changes come back fully. Um, uh, I think they were in the process of being submitted and done. Once they are fully submitted and executed, then we can come back and find out if we actually need another board member or not. Okay. >> If that's okay with everyone. >> Okay. >> Uh, so do we have a motion to approve the assignments? >> A motion. >> Okay. Do we have a second? So that motion is to approve what we've assigned and then to leave the Ed Foundation to it. >>
010Correct. >> Okay. Uh do we have a second? >> I'll second. All those in favor? >> I >> uh opposed abstensions. Motion passes. Um thank you. We're going to move on to recognitions. Uh Julisa Ernnandez, presentation of certificates of agencies working with Coachella Valley Unified uh district students and families. Good evening board president, board trustees, executive cabinet, and Dr. Esparsa. This evening, we would like to acknowledge some of our community partners who have been providing services and resources to our CBUSD students and families. I will be calling up each agency and just giving a very short uh summary of what it is that they have been helping us with or supporting with outside of any type of contract. Our first community partner recognition is for Latino Commission for them providing CE bits and promotas program.
011We extend heartfelt thanks to the Latino Commission for providing cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools, counseling groups and promotes the salude which is family outreach. These free of cost services help students heal from trauma, build coping skills and strengthen family school connections. Our next community partner is Assistant League of Coachella Valley. We are grateful for their many supports, especially the period project, which supplies feminine products to every wellness center. They also keep our wellness center stocked with snacks and waters for our students. the following partner, Friday Night Live. Thank you for bringing our DJ dance parties and positive social events to our campuses. FNL provides fun, substancefree activities that engage youth and promote drug and alcohol prevention. The following is the Anderson Children Foundation. We appreciate the foundation's generous funding of innovative projects across
012the district, enriching academic programs, wellness initiatives, and extracurricular opportunities for our students. The following is Riverside County District Attorney's Office. We work closely with Rain Richie. We recognize their collaboration to improve school attendance, offering presentations, early intervention resources, and supportive strategies to help students and families overcome barriers to regular attendance. [Applause] The following group of TOEDC training occupational developmental educating communities. Thank you for guiding families through immigration challenges, providing up-to-date information, legal navigation and workshops so that parents and guardians feel supported and informed. And also we have Alencia Coachella Valley. We value Alencia's leadership and restorative practices and LGBTQ plus support. Helping schools build inclusive, respectful climates where every student feels safe, valued, and connected. [Applause] That is our set of community partners for tonight's recognitions. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. So we
013could take we could join them for a picture. Yeah, >> sure. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you. Uh moving on to close session public comments. Um I have two items. Uh this is an opportunity for members of the public to address the governing board regarding any closed session items within the board subject matter jurisdiction. Please complete a request to address the governing board uh form and hand it to the recording secretary. Speakers will be limited to three minutes per person with a maximum of 20 minutes to each subject matter. Um the first uh person we have here is Rayan Salua uh CSCA. Um there's a couple items noted here. 4.5 4.6 4.7 uh labor negotiations. I had to switch my brain a little bit from what I was told that because supposedly we agreed to bringing
014back some of these positions, the labor negotiations has concluded with that. So what I will say is that I think it's in poor taste to conclude to conclude labor negotiations regarding these positions. Um, for some reason the IMA duties when you guys had brought them back, the question, one of the the number one question they asked was, "Do I have to do the full scope of my duty?" And of course, the answer was yes, but within those five hours. But one of their duties got transferred to the technicians, which would be um setting up the repairs and wrapping all that stuff out, filling out the forms and sending all that out to the repair company. Um so if they were expected the IMAS to do the full scope of their duties, why aren't they? And
015sadly, uh, during the first week at my visit to Oasis, uh, I noticed one of the parents crying, trying to register their student, and the office staff was doing the best they can, but they're missing out on the experience of the parent liaison being there to support them in the way that they do because they're specialized in doing that. So this this parent walked away, came back with more family members only to start fighting with one another because that's how frustrated they were and in trying to, you know, get their youngest registered. I'm not sure where these transfers of duties are going, how they got there like with technology. I'm not sure. I don't think my bosses wanted to give me that duty. Maybe, you know, Sakoto had their boots over a fire and they
016passed it along to us. But what they told me was that HR agreed to this transfer of duties. So whether that's true or not, who knows? But simple solution, continue negotiating that bring back these positions, get them the hours they need, and let's keep moving forward. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh next, uh comment uh Veronica Das Ca um 4.8. Good evening. I was hoping I'd go later on, but that's okay. So, good evening board uh president, Madame Vargas, board members, trustees, Dr. Spar, superintendent, and extended cabinet. So, I'm here tonight on behalf of transportation department staff. Um, the author of this uh statement could not make it tonight, so I said that I would go ahead and read it for her. And it's a concern that they have about policy 42 I'm sorry yes
017policy 4212.8 8 by the own governing board that was adopted and last originally adopted date last review date 627209 and what it states and I'm going to read a portion of it because I don't need to read the whole thing but it does state this board prohibits the appointment of any person to a position for which his her relative maintains management supervisory evaluation of promotional responsibilities and prohibits hibits any employee from participating in any decision that singularly applies to any of his or her relatives. For purpose of this policy, relatives including the individual spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, child, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brother, sister, aunts, uncle, niece, nephew, and the similar family of the individual spouse or domestic partner. Then in in addition, you also put a clause in there which we have fought before
018and have lost and now it's going towards you guys. In addition, the superintendent, principal, design may determine on a case-byase basis whether appointment of a person to a position in the same department or facility of an as an employee for whom he she maintains a personal relationship. When that relationship has the potential to create one an adverse impact on supervision, safety, security or morale of other department employees or two conflict of interest of the individuals involved which is greater because of their relationship that will affect the other person. My person's statement is exactly that. It is not fair that a process happen through HR to hire a person that is on the board agenda for approval for appointment and it totally violates 4212.8 eight in your own board policy and that is within the transportation
019department. Again, we have talked about this time and time again. I might not be using the proper statement that others have said is called nepotism, I believe, or something to that effect, right? And here we are with the same exact thing. This department has had so many issues, concerns, a vote of no confidence and so on. And I have a feeling that the majority of some people that are in here are also going to talk about transportation issues. And here is one that is literally in your guys's hands and your own board policy. Please do the right thing. Thank you. Good evening. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Do we have other uh close session comments? No. Um, can I 4.2 Can I get a motion to Oh, a second. I'll second. Uh, all those in
020favor? >> I uh post abstension. We'll be back at 7:30. >> Okay. >> Uh, we're scheduled to come back at 7:30. If we're later, we'll provide an announcement. Okay. Thank you. We motion to return to open session. Um 5.2 announcements of action taken in close session. Thank you. Okay. We the board took the following action in close session. approved expulsion case number 25 24 I'm sorry 24/25-004 for clear reinstatement motion made by trustee Gonzalez seconded by trustee Arzondo motion carried 70 unanimously um passed to clear the student Next we have the board took action during close session to appoint Renee Aguilar as director of school safety and security at Coachella Valley Unified School District effective the 11th day of September 2025. The motion was made by Trustee Gonzalez, seconded by Trustee Tortez, and the motion
021carried four 42. Uh the votes were trustee Vargas I. Trustee Garcia nay. Trustee Gonzalez I. Trustee Akuna I. Trustee Aridondo. Nay. Trustee Tortez I. And trustee Kalimmanes I. Thank you. Next one. The board took action during close session on the resension of the employment contract involving employee number 2026/20 um 01 slash687 with the Coachella Valley Unified School District effective this 11th day of September 2025. Motion was made by Trustee Gonzalez, seconded by Trustee Aridondo and motion carried 70. The votes were unanimous and that concludes the report. >> Okay. Uh moving on to 5.3. Approval of the agenda submitted. Do I uh do I have a we have a motion? Can do I have a second? >> Second. >> Any comments um or items to pull from the agenda >> or discussion? Um all those in
022favor? >> I I uh opposed. Abstens abstensions. Uh motion carries. Uh public comments, uh 6.1, uh introductory comments and requests to address the board on items on the adopted agenda and items not on the adopted agenda will be considered from the audience at this time. Please complete a request to address the governing board form and handed to the recording secretary. Uh, additionally, the person making the request should state his or her name uh and the name of the organization or group represented. Please be advised that the board is not always at liberty to answer questions right away. State law prohibits the board from taking any action on items not listed on the agenda. We have a number of individuals um providing public commenting tonight. So, I'll call the two individuals so that we can get
023folks ready and then I if I could ask folks to add the timer on the screen. Um, first uh public comment, Jacqueline Ramirez. Uh, urgent concerns regarding staff shortage and the person after is also Jacqueline and Megan family. If you're just ready. >> Okay. Thank you. Hello, my name is Jacine Ramirez and I'm representing C view Elementary. Um, I'm concerned as a parent and as a mother of a child with special needs and I'm writing to express the my dismay at the denial of access to the afterchool ASUS program at C View Elementary. This program is specifically designed to enhance learning opportunities for students with diverse needs. And I believe my child is being denied this chance due to district inadequate staff and supporting. I'm deeply troubled that my son is being sidelined from this
024vulnerable or this valuable opportunity solely because of his special needs. And addressing these needs would not only benefit my child but also contribute to the overall success of the school. And I urge the district uh to implement necessary staff and training to ensure that all students regarding uh regardless of their abilities have access to ASUS program. Um it is imperative to clarify that my concerns are not directed towards CV elementary school the principal or staff. In contrast they've been demonstrated commendable efforts in supporting my son and keeping me informed. My concerns lie with the district's failure to provide the resources and staffing to enable the school to function optimally. Without adequate support from the district, the staff is unlikely to successfully execute their duties. In my capacity as a working parent, I'm deeply concerned about
025the current staffing shortage at CU Elementary, which is denying my son, a secondyear student, access to academic support. and uh and I firmly believe that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive academically in a social socially and in a safe and supportive learning environment. It's also noted that there's been several eliminations from behavior technology specialists and bilingual psychologists technicians and that's also been implemented. And as I previously mentioned, I'm a mother of special needs. My son requires IEPs and I'm and I've requested a followup for this year to ensure my son's success and I'm actively involved in my son's education and I'm his biggest advocate. The BP the BPTs are responsible for scheduling those IEPs. So, how can they schedule if they've been terminated? This has scheduled an insignificant delay in my son's education and
026it's consequently there's an inadequate behavior support system for our special need education and it's caused an insufficient scheduling time for those IEPs. I'd like to conclude my statement by saying I'm not only representing my son's interests but also those of many parents who may be hesitant to voice their concerns and I strongly urge the district to take immediate action. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh next public comment we have Megan family uh parent concern on bus issues. And then after that we have uh Miss Veronica. Good evening. My name is Megan Farley. I am a parent in our district. My son is a bus rider. There has been a few instances where he accidentally got on the wrong bus. He is on the autism spectrum and is high functioning. If he had the ID
027cards and the system was working, he would not have been on the wrong bus. The driver would have known he was on the wrong bus and would have told him, "You're on the wrong bus. Go to bus whatever he had to get on." He ended up in the wrong neighborhood scared and lost. He act called and said, "Mom, I'm lost. I don't know where I'm at." Luckily, the bus driver was helpful and said, "I will take you to your house." Dropped him off. I immediately looked on the app that you all have been pushing us to use. None of the app has worked since day one. Before the update, after the update, there is no routes. There is no times. There is nothing on that app that shows where my child is. When is this
028app going to start working? You guys have been pushing and pushing and pushing and it's not working. How is it fair for our students and for the parents to be I'm going to make sure my student gets to school safely, gets home safely, and I have to worry that he's on the right bus. He should be able to leave my house, get to the bus stop, get on the right bus, get to school, from school, the right bus, back to home. I hope none of you guys have ever have to go through that pain, through that fear that your child is lost. you need to do better. >> Thank you. Um we have we have Miss Veronica Dues. There's four uh different items. So you can go ahead. So first and foremost, Veronica Duyos, good
029evening CSA union representative. There's a couple of topics that I believe I had wrote down that I needed to talk on. Uh one was issues and concerns for Northshore and then the M issues and concerns. So, I'm going to kind of put those together just for the sake of time. So, um it has come to my attention that in Northshore there's literally um equipment missing for the custodial at that brand new school. How did we open up a school that doesn't even have vacuums for the custodians? Okay, that goes alongside with the M situation issues and concerns. Now, I know we have budget constraints and all that good stuff that's going on, but the reality is is that we should have M should be checking up on inventory of um equipment at all sites. Yet,
030we send out WAXI to do it and I know that for a fact to do the inventory of the equipment, but if there we knew that there was missing equipment at a brand new school, that should have been jumped on ASAP. They should have provided the equipment and now we have old equipment that's being used or was being borrowed from another school site that FYI to Canyon has three broken vacuums that are barely going to be ordered. We need to step up the situation with M please and make sure that the equipment and training for custodial staff also gets stepped up because we don't have that training and I can say that for a fact. So please M and Northshore we need the proper equipment to do the jobs out there. Thank you. Uh next
031subject I believe was >> employee statement on 8.1. >> Okay perfect. So yes, sorry. Um I had spoke about a statement that an employee wanted to make prior um to the close session that I was not able to um they were not here and they were not able to read. So um I do want to read it um in for that um bus driver that was not able to come in. Um, so the statement reads, hold on, sorry. I want to share a concern regarding the appointment of the new writing coordinator. Uh, this person has uh close family ties and already working in the department. Uh, this position directly oversees uh family members within the department. This creates a clear conflict of interest, raises serious concerns about fairness, accountability, and the appearance of favoritism. Even
032with the best intentions, such an arrangement lowers risks lowering morale, divides staff, and undermining confidence in leadership decisions. We are also questioning why the new routing system was not given more time and support to work effectively. Instead of bringing in a new person, assisting assistance could have been provided to strengthen the program. When I returned from Labor Day, I found a new person in place and my route completely changed back to the old system. This left many of us wondering why the new program was stopped so quickly without being given a fair chance. We all need to set personal issues aside and work together to support the success of new programs. They should not be worried about who is in charge of doing the routes. What matters is helping the program work for everyone. With
033teamwork and proper backing, the system could have become effective. This solution also raises it concerns about compliance with district policy, which is which is designed to prevent conflict of interest and protect fairness and supervisory roles. Moving forward with this higher risk creating the appearance of favoritism is goes against the very principle of transparency and equity. And the policy is meant to hold up. it's meant to hold up. We respectfully ask the board to carefully review this matter and consider whether the best interests of staff, student, and family are being served under the current structure. Our goal is not to oppose individuals, but to ensure fairness, integrity, and stability in the transportation department so we can continue providing safe, reliable service for our students. Thank you for the time and the consideration. Thank you. Okay. Uh
0348.1 and then we have Alejandra Garcia. 8.1 for mine. Correct. Okay. >> So again, thank you. Good evening. You are going to have a presentation that is called 8.1 about the transportation update department update. In this um update, you have current um page two you are talking about the PTI audit results. PTI recommended to CVUSD department restructuring implemented routing system increase transportation staff accountability which we all know what that is but then it also says CVUSD is implementing again I have come up here multiple times to say what does implementation mean you all know that what does implementation means it means that it's working and we are using it means that it is being enforced and it is working and we are using it. Are we doing that? No. Hiring of key management. Yeah, you
035guys did that. We're still waiting on it. Implementation of busology routing system. Yes, you guys purchased it. It's an approved purchase and and it's on it's in the transportation, but is it doing its function? FYI, that's why I have bus drivers here to let you know what you guys have approved and what is really going on out there. I said we the union, we were okay. We were in support of this cuz it worked both ways. But when it doesn't work and we are not implementing something, it don't work for nobody. No way. And that is where we're at. This district wait paid a good penny for this system just like all the other systems that we have paid for and it's in the same process as all the other systems that the district has
036paid for and that now I'm bringing you witnesses so you can't say that me is coming up here just to talk to you guys. So I am bringing you now testimony on this. So again, transportation staff accountability, which includes monitoring staff attendance, monitoring staff fidelity of the new routing system. I don't even know what that means. Wh why would we want to know the fidelity fidelity of the staff? Again, you want to hold us accountable, hold us accountable. You got your management now. Good. But don't put it on this kind of thing. I don't need to know that. I already know what you guys are going to do. That's why we're here as a union and that's why we collaborate with you guys. So again, things on this 8.1, that's up to you board members.
037That's your guys's decision. And here we are again talking about what you guys are doing wrong or right. Thank you. Good night. >> Thank you. Uh we have Alejandra Garcia followed by Paul Medina. >> Um good evening. My name is Alejandra Garcia. I am a loyal 32-year employee of the Coachella Valley Unified School District. And through the years, I've seen a lot of downs, downs, downs, downs, and ups, ups, ups. And here we are again, down. I'm here to talk about the busology that is not being used in the school buses. Parents can't download the the app. Parents don't know where their children are. Two weeks ago, a TK student was dropped off at Mountain View Estates. Was not supposed to be dropped off at Mountain View Estates. Luckily, another parent saw this student, saw
038his name tag, saw that he was not did not belong there, called the parent on another a child's phone number phone and informed the parent, your student is here. A TK student was dropped off miles away from their home. Did this busology work? No. Students are asking, "When are we going to use this?" Well, maybe next year. People are saying, not people, the people that are dropping them off, which is not a good thing to say. I would like to add, but they're saying it. Cameras don't work on the buses. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Throughout the day, they work. Oh, but not at the end of the day. Why do we have these cameras on the buses if they're not going to work? Who is monitoring these damn cameras? Who is You have
039management over there. 10,000 people in transportation and they're not doing Okay, don't go like this to me either. >> Okay, but who you have all these people there who is watching what we're doing? We are there. We are loyal employees. You guys need to do something about this problem in the bus. Children are being left in whole other neighborhoods with special needs. A child that might not even know their name. If they would didn't have that bus tag on them, where would they be? And whose hands would they be in? And who's responsible? But all you that are up there that put other people in charge. We follow directions. We do what we need to do. But management needs to step it up and a lot because we don't want lawsuits to come in. And
040maybe that's what needs to happen to this district. Think about it. Jesus. Don't smirk at me like that. And don't laugh. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Next next person uh next public comment uh we have Mr. Pal Medina on 8.1 and then we have Sylvia Alvarado on 8.1 as well. >> Yeah, good evening. My name is Paul Medina. Uh please forgive me. I've been a little bit under the weather. I've been a bus driver for 22 years and since day one is when you guys started with Zonar the tablets from New York City never worked. You guys waste so much money on these on these websites or on these stuff and doesn't work. The new writing system, the ver the verify. It tells me that I have to get from transportation department to visit
041them more in 23 minutes at at least. I've been doing that around for two years. I know it does not take 23 minutes to get to Salt City. I mean, it's ridiculous. And then you guys are uh letting us know that we're supposed to go door to door. Luckily that I I've done this route for two years. I know where the route's at and we're not supposed to go door to door. We're not special needs. I drive a big bus. And um it's sad that I get students that are getting on my bus with some tags. Oh, you guys got a tag. I go, I need you guys to scan this. And they're telling what is this for? Um, I don't understand if if you guys are implementing this, but yet you guys are not
042going to school site telling the principal they got to talk to the students yet you guys are throwing on the bus drivers. Last week somebody said throw the bus drivers at 5 hours and yet our new director when I'm starting to read that he wants to implement your workload. Ladies and gentlemen, 13 bus showers got laid off. How much more workload? There's 80 some routes, 75 bus driver. Yet you guys want us to go back. Remember, by law, bus driver got to drive 55 miles per hour. You know, from here to the sea, we're not going to get there in 55 miles per hour. I mean, at a certain time, we we know our routes. I've been out here for 22 years. Uh it's the worst. Our department is the worst it's ever been. Everything
043is falling apart. Uh we said we're going to get help from the office and there's no unity. Uh this routing system, it's the worst that it's ever been. I mean, what what's the what's the difficulty in having a supervisor go on a route one with me? Come with me. Take notes and say like, "Okay, do the route. You guys are spending so much money." One me one of the mechanics told me the one with the tablet cost him or you guys over $900,000 and $80,000 a year to get it fixed and it still don't work. The first time they put in the tablet, it was so hot it melted. we just we're just wasting money, you know, and it's and it's it's kind of scary that we get kids that we don't know. Uh thank
044God that we do see the badges and sometimes the the teachers that or the workers that are bringing them to the bus, they're bringing to the the students to the wrong bus. At the C at C view on the blue bus, I get a orange I get orange bus tag. I get a red bus tag. It's like thank God that I'm I know some of my students. I mean, there has to be a better system. You guys need to learn to step up. Mr. as far as you always see building champions. Build a champion before we lose a life, a life gets stolen. And thank you for your thank you for your time. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. Uh we have Miss Sylvia. Um Sylvia Alvado and Marina Loera. >> Yes. >> So Miss
045Alvarado is right here next to me. Thank you. Good evening. Um she's also a little bit under the weather, so she asked if I could please read her statement for her. So, she has been a driver since 2007, and she is saddened to see that things aren't working the way they should. Parents are being angry at us for a system that isn't working. We always get blamed for kids being late, and parents don't understand that we follow routes and do what we are told. It's also very embarrassing when parents and teachers come up to us and ask us the new system, ask us about the new system and I have no answers for them. I want parents to know that we do try our best to get all the kids on time and we go
046back to clear the schools not once, not twice, but even up to three times. The new system is not working. We have tried other systems before and it's been the same outcome. Thank you. Good evening. >> Thank you. Uh we have uh Miss Marina Loa on 8.1 and then uh Patty Reyes. >> Um good evening. I'm Marina Loa. I'm a dispatcher transportation. I worked here 19 years. Um most of the years was as a bus driver, now as a dispatcher. I also served as an interimm supervisor for a few months in transportation and um I'm kind of sad to hear some of the things are being said about this system because I believe very hard that we should have a system like this in place due to again kids being lost um getting off at
047the wrong stops etc. But the system didn't start off on a good way anyways because the information that the system got for from our interimm supervisors that are in there one of them is still in there the information was all wrong. So, there's no way a system is going to work when you're feeding it the wrong information. And the only way this is going to work is if we clean it up, give our new router the opportunity to get it going the right way and get everybody else to come together, all the different departments that it takes for something to work because we do also need right information from sped, from school sites, etc. We need all that information to be correct for something to work. So, in order for something to work, you got
048to work as a team. And unfortunately in transportation we don't have that right now. And we cannot say that the new router or a new management whoever's gain a new management position. We can't say if can it can create this or it can be this. We don't know what's going to create because it hasn't even happened. So give the person a chance and let them prove to you that this is why they got the position. This is why they were qualified for the position. And that's all I'm going to say. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, we have public comment from it says here Patty Reyes, but it says Tisha Oleg. So, can can you please just say your name um for the record? And it's item 8.1. >> Say your name. >> Oh. Um,
049I'm Tisha Alagi and I'm speaking on behalf of Patty Reyes cuz she had to leave because she gets up at 2:30 to get our kids to class on time. >> Um, and I'm so I'm just going to read exactly what she wrote. Uh, she's upset that parents complain that there's no one that answers the phone from dispatch. I personally give my phone number to communicate with my parents on pickup times. Why don't we have I'm sorry. Why do we have so much help in the office when it's useless? Angry parents, late students to desert sands and throughout our own district. But yet, we have an expensive system in place. And for what it is worth and for what it is worthless. We have all this office help and for what? It makes no sense to
050have so much helpers in the office when the help is not being given. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh next public comment I have Irene Rodriguez uh 4.1. Apparently he's on. And then the next person is Karolina Rodriguez. Good evening. Um, Karolina actually um had to leave, but I have Miss Valencia, Lordes Valencia here with me. Uh, my name is Irene Rodriguez and Lordes Valencia. We are here as concerned parents and advocate for the Oasis families. We are here tonight to strongly urge you to bring back the parent liaison position to our school. A position that is clearly included in the LCAP. This position is not a luxury. It is a necessity in the communities like ours. Our parent leaison is the trusted bridge between our school and our families especially those who face lang
051um face language, cultural or technical barriers, technological barriers, excuse me. She made sure our parents felt seen, heard, and supported. Without her, that connection has been broken. We have personally spoken with our principal and have sent emails to every board member. Unfortunately, we have received no response. If this issue is not addressed, we will be forced to take it to the next level, which includes filing a formal complaint with the California Department of Education. This position was included in the LCAP, and we expect expect the district to follow through on that commitment. The families of a voices deserve better. Our students deserve better. And we are not going to stop advocating until we get the support our community needs. Please do the right thing to reinstate our parent leaison at every school in the district.
052Thank you. >> Thank you. Um Maria Elva Ortiz uh 4.1 and then after that I have Anna Diaz. Palm view. for high school. much. Gracias. Gracias. Um, next speaker we have uh LA Perez 11.3 uh C uh GNC. >> Good evening Dr. Esparisa, assistant superintendent, Madame President, and all board members. My name is Laa Perez. I am a CVTA union member and my husband and I both work at Las Palmita's Elementary School. Tonight I am here in support of Child Evangelism Fellowship which is a nonprofit organization which offers an afterchool faithbased program designed to provide spiritual and moral growth to our students. This club has is known as the good news club. CF offers a well organized curriculum to our students where they are actively engaged in Bible-based lessons through songs, memory verses, and learning
053games. My husband and I have been part of CEF for five years now and have been sponsored teachers for the Good News Club for the past two years at Las Palmas Elementary. We are volunteers. We do not get paid for this program as the reward comes from seeing our children grow spiritually and emotionally. CVUSD students have a joy in attending and learning about the love God has for them. Similar to Hovven and Chief Snotsi, which my husband and I both also facilitate at Las Palmas, this club offers our students a safe space to learn and work on the emotional and spiritual aspect of their lives. We believe that if the students are happy and deal with their emotions and traumas, they seem to do better in school. We have seen this firsthand. We have seen
054the fruit of this labor when parents ask us as to where they can be connected to a local church within Coachella Valley. This is all due to their child sharing their positive experiences in this club. Therefore, I don't understand as to why the district charges this organization a use of facilities fees. CF provides the curriculum, materials, snacks, and prizes for our students at the end of every club. So, why impose this fee? This organization is actually helping our students. Furthermore, after every club meeting, the teachers clean their own classrooms. I know that Palm Springs and Desert Sands Unified does not charge of use of facilities fees fees for the hosting of this club. In closing, I respectfully ask this that this use of facility facilities fees be lifted and waved. Thank you. Thank you. Uh,
055we have um I'm sorry, uh, Lita Stevens. I'm sorry, I think I butchered the name. Lita Stevens, uh, GNC 11.3. Sorry. Yes. Good evening to our CVUSD board of trustees, our school superintendent, department heads, and all CVUSD staff. Thank you sincerely for all that you do. We are grateful for your dedication and hard work in serving our community. My name is Lita Stevens and I have the privilege of serving as the local director of child evangelism fellowship or CF Coachella Valley and Morango Basin chapter. We host an afterchool program called Goodness Club, a fun, nurturing and welcoming afterchool enrichment program that meets 60 to 90 minutes weekly. We have faithfully provided this program at no cost to families. Participation is entirely voluntary and requires parental registration. Through engaging stories, songs, and games, children learn lessons
056that foster positive character and strengthen social emotional skills. Many children have built lasting friendships and sense of belonging. They discover that God loves them, that every person has a value, that they can choose right, overcome challenges, and show love to others. The Good News Club meets pursuant to the CVUSD use of facilities policy, the California Civic Center Act, and the First Amendment. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that school districts should provide equal treatment to the good news club compared to similar groups like scouts in terms of facilities use meeting times and announcements. The good news club has served the children of Civusd for four years. Last school year, excuse me, we were serving four elementary schools including Las Palmidas, Vay Soul, Coral Mountain, and Mecca Elementary School, reaching about 100 children. Every club
057has a teacher sponsor who graciously volunteers their time to remain in the classroom during meetings. All clubs have duly approved use of facilities applications on file. CF covers the use of facilities fees charged by the district at the end of each school year. On March 11, our weekly club meetings were halted due to the absence ofou. Following communications between our legal council and Dr. Monica Makiwig's assistant superintendent for HR, the clubs were allowed to resume on March 31st with the agreement that we could finish the school year while working towards establishing anou moving forward. The Good News Club respectfully appeals to the board of trustees and to our superintendent approval of MOOU and allow the Good News Club to resume its normal operations so we could continue serving the children and families of CVUSD elementary
058schools. Thank you for the privilege of partnership in serving our community. Thank you. Um, next public speaker, Shannon Kovel and Brenda Cortez, uh, Remaldi, uh, Shannon Koba, I think she's here. And then Brenda Cortez, uh, comment. >> Okay. Um, yeah, sure. >> Good evening, everyone. >> I'm sorry. uh give so just uh want staff to note on the last public comment. Yeah. >> So in the contract, can you hear me? Yes. In the in the contract and theou that was created between the district and the good news club, it says that your fees are waved in the contract. If you read it, it's at the end of the contract. Your facilities use fee is waved. So it's under section number four at the end of the contract right before the attorney and the HR assistant
059soup signed it. >> Okay. Just wanted to make that clear. >> Miss Kwell and then Miss Okay. >> Do you still want to provide public comment? >> No, I am just here to represent the Good News Club. And so good evening everyone. I'm so thankful that you care about your community and Coachella Valley Unified Children. This is a fantastic club. I've been involved for over five years and it brings the best club environment to your schools. It's free. The kids love it. The families love it. The kids know how much they're loved, how important they are. They learn to be kind to others, to be respectful. The teachers report back that the kids are doing much better in school through these clubs because they learning to get along with each other. They're learning the love
060of the Lord and how important they are, their families are, the community is. And it is a positive, enriching club. So, every school should have this club. It's in Desert Sands Unified and Palm Springs Unified presently. And so I can't wait for it to be in the Coachella Valley also. So I'm here to support the approval of theou for this school year. Thank you very much for your time. >> Thank you. Uh last public comment, Brenda Cortez Remaldi. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. and uh school district board um trustees and everyone else that is present at this moment. My name is Brenda Grimaldi and as a by the sole sponsor teacher and community member, I am here tonight to wholeheartedly support the approval of the good news club as an afterchool program in our district's
061elementary schools. This faith-based Christian club sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship, which I must remark is a nonprofit faith-based organization, offers a wonderful opportunity for our children to grow in meaningful ways. And I urge you to grant it equal access to our school facilities and I am actually happy to hear that those facility um fees are going to be waved. Um I also would like to request that theformational flyers uh could be approved so that we can we can promote the club in our schools. Um for those unfamiliar with the good news club, it's a voluntary afterchool program designed for children ages 5 to 12. It means it meets once a week for about an hour and a half featuring engaging Bible lessons, fun fun songs, scripture scripture memory activities, mission stories, and interactive games all
062centered on timeless Christian values like kindness, honesty, and respect. Importantly, this club operates entirely outside school hours with no cost to the district, and participation is o open only to students with parental permission. It doesn't disrupt the school day or curriculum. Instead, it provides a safe, supervised space where where kids can build character and community. Legally approving the Good News Hub aligns perfectly well with federal law. The Equal Access Act of 1984 ensures that if our schools allow other non-curricular clubs like chess or Rubik's Cube Club to use facilities after hours, religious clubs or I should say faith-based clubs must receive the same access. This was affirmed by the US Supreme Court in the landmark 2001 case Good News Club versus Milford Central School, which ruled that denying such access violates students fe free speech
063rights and it doesn't endorse religion in a public school setting. Our district has already hosted similar community programs. So extending this opportunity to the good news club uphold upholds fairness and equally for all viewpoints. Beyond compliance, the benefits to our students are profound. Studies and testimonials show that programs like this foster moral development, improve social skills, and even support academic success, but by instilling values that promote focus and resilience. And I am thankful and blessed to have been hosting the good news club for the past three years at VIA do because it equips our kids with tools to navigate with life's challenges with hope and integrity. And we also want to request that Oh. Thank you. If you have a written comment, you can provide it and then they can share for us. >> Okay.
064Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> Uh we're going to move on to 7.1. Thank you to everyone who provided public comment tonight. Uh we're in communication. We did receive a number of them that we'll be entering them into the public record and then we'll be sharing them to for all board members. Um there were a number of them uh on the repeated uh public comments that were already provided. Uh we're going to move on to 7.2 2 board member uh student board member report. We don't have a student board member. Hopefully we can uh bring back our student board members in October. Uh 7.3 board member reports uh board requests for future board meetings. Um Mr. Akuna, would you like to >> Okay. Uh Trusty Adundo. >> Thank you everybody here. Thank you
065for your public comments. We definitely always want the the public to come and feel free to to talk to us and share with us the things that are happening, the great things that are happening and the things that we need to work on and we we thank you for that. Um I myself have started visiting school sites and I have seen, you know, um we're getting there, right? There is some stuff that needs to get done. I know that, you know, our fields need some help. Um I know that our parking lots need some striping. I know that, you know, uh we're we're going to get there and those are things that we're looking at. Uh but really the most important thing too is to to just uh work together. You know, if there's something
066that needs to happen at your school site, please communicate with the proper staff and if you know has to definitely, you know, always feel free that to communicate with the board as well. Um I thank everybody here once again and uh hope everybody has a good evening. Thank you. Uh, Trusty Gonzalez, um, Trusty Kamzes, uh, would you like to uh provide a report if you have anything to share on, you know, activities you participated or you could also, you know? >> Uh, let's let's do that for the next board meeting. >> Sounds good. Or any remarks on like it's your first meeting. >> Yeah. Um, Trustee Garcia, Clerk Garcia, >> thank you. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us. We so thank you. We know that every single one of you who
067work with our students are important and I know we've gotten a lot of feedback about the rocky patches that have happened these first few weeks of school. Um it sounds like we have a plan to work through them. We're so happy that our employees are working with us to work through them. Every time I've heard of an issue, I've also heard of staff stepping up. And that's so important because ultimately our students and community are who we need to serve. And every single time I've heard of an issue, I've also heard of people filling in the gaps, making sure things are happening for our students and families. And I'm so grateful for that. We do need to hear just as others have said when things aren't working. Again, it sounds like we're working through them.
068We're going to need to continue to work through them. Um I want to hear what these plans are. Um we're going to have presentations for things and and we're going to have to see if things aren't working. We're going to need to go back to the drawing table. But 2 and 1/2 weeks into school, I want to give it a little bit of time and let's see what's what's going to what's going to work and what's not going to. But I'm so happy to hear all feedback, everything. Um, we need you. We need you all. And we're ultimately we're all here for the same reasons, our students and families. So, thank you. Thank you to everyone. Um, it's been beautiful to see our students and families back at schools. Um, so happy to see that
069unity come together again every time I drop my son off. Um, so exciting to see the little ones just be excited to be back in school. So, every single one of you is important and we're working through this. So, thank you. Um, that ends my report. Uh, Vice President Torres. >> Thank you, Madam President. I have a couple things and I just want to reiterate what I say, you know, at every meeting and I'm a a parent first. My kids have gone through the Coachella Valley school. You know, there I've been there 12 years. And I just want to uh talk about, you know, when you're talking about accountability that I always talk about the school accountability report card. It's a website through the California Department of Education. It's always accessible. Just Google it, look
070it up. It talks about all the schools. It talks about our scores. It talks about how they're changing ever since the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 when the pandemic hit. The federal government and California gave Coachella Valley millions of dollars during the pandemic. And that's what started all of these financial uh problems that we're talking about for the last since I've been here six months reminding everybody I was elected cuz no one ran for the position that I'm in. I'm here it I only needed one vote to get here. So I'm here you know 6 months as a parent as a school board second. So accountability look up that school accountabil accountability report card and learn about Coachella Valley. Even though Coachella Valley is not going to this report card is not going to talk
071about what uh you know I admire the people that came up and the staff and the parents talk about for instance the transportation today. This accountability report doesn't talk about that. That's why the board is here. That's why I'm here to hear this stuff from the people about transportation mainly because I hear what you're saying. 12 years have gone by. My kids have gone to the school. 12 years. My son was in kindergarten and was lost on the bus. We were waiting for him and he never came home. So, I know what it feels like. I know what it feels like when my daughter left school in first grade and she wasn't riding a bus at the time, but the bus driver, somebody, the teacher, somebody let her get on a bus with her friend
072and go to Mountain View Estates. We didn't know that. So, we were looking all over for them. We know what it's like to lose a child like that. We know what it feels like. 12 years and has anything changed? It doesn't sound like it because, you know, kids are still getting lost. I remember the feeling and I don't know if systems have changed. Maybe we need to find a system that can work with the people that are driving the buses and the teachers and the badges, but I'm just saying 12 years is a long time for this system not to work. And I've been here 6 months. I want to see the change. I'm glad that people come up to talk about this. Um, I want to hear more about making this change. Thank you.
073>> Thank you. Um, for myself, um, I I really appreciate all the comments tonight. Uh, public comment around, you know, our transportation challenges. I know we have a presentation later tonight. Um, so I'm looking forward to to hear um I'm sorry >> we have a >> I apologize but we we've already moved on to another item. Would you mind if you like to speak to Mr. uh Mr. Angulu here? Okay. Um yes. So just you know to straight to the point uh the last uh as we started uh school um we did receive I I received a number of calls from parents. I'm sure other trust uh trustees also received calls from parents regarding transportation um and so I'm just uh looking forward to the presentation and um you know the feedback from staff tonight.
074um you know it's really insightful to kind of hear from their perspective as well and then um you know uh hoping that we can work together to find um some ways to to improve and and make those changes. Um 7.4 superintendent report just wanted to uh announce that schools across the district are hosting back to school nights currently. uh they started last week and we do know that we're having the title one meetings with strong family turnouts and so we want to ask our parents and uh staff to participate in school site council and in your ELAC elections. They're underway right now. So parents, please participate in being that voice at the school site. Not just here at the board meeting, but at the school site. You'll get firsthand information if you're on school site
075council or on the e committee there at the school site. You'll get firsthand information on what happens with the funding that is given to the school site, what is done, what supports do the students receive. And so it's important to be a part of all of that, a part of your community. So please join school site council or the elac committee at your child's school site. Uh, I just want to announce that sites including Mecca, Mountain Vista, Oasis, Palm View, and Peter Pendleton recently held attendance workshops. They're really working hard on 100% attendance at each and every one of those schools. We would love that across the district. Parents, please send us your children. We need them in our schools. We want them. We want to see their smiling faces. I was so happy to
076be able to be at Northshore Elementary for the first day of school and to welcome all those tiny little kids from the elementary from the from the kindergarten classes all the way up to our fifth grade, sixth grade students. Um, still tiny kids and just making sure that we're providing everything that they need. Uh we know that there are some people in the audience who have made comments about some of the things that are needed and those are things that we're going to look at. Those are the operational pieces but know that each and every one of those students at Northshore has an amazing teacher that's with their there with their open arms ready to teach the students and we're so happy that we were able to open that school this year. We also thank
077Alyssa Gentry for that uh taking that leadership role at Northshore Elementary and always being available for our families again for our staff. And so if you haven't seen Northshore, please drop by, go and see that beautiful, amazing school. It's a beautiful campus in the Northshore area. I also want to announce uh that we're so happy that so far we've been able to have 14 of our schools pass compliance with the Williams Act review. Uh we have eight more scheduled for next week and we're ensuring access that every teacher and student has the materials and the workable facilities and the credentials needed in order to be able for us to be in education. And so we've been doing a really good job with our audit with the Williams and so we're really happy about that. Um
078I do want to also just give staff and student recognition to a Valley View teacher, Mr. Magna, who was honored for his work with Kidwin. And at Toro Canyon uh middle school, they're honoring 67 students who achieved fluent English proficiency this past year. And that's my report. >> Okay. Uh we can >> President. >> Yes. >> Can we allow the parent to make their public comment? >> We we did move on to I'm sorry. I just feel like that there are a number of written comments as well. And so um Can we provide maybe her I mean I'd be happy to provide our contact information and we can follow up with her. >> So now we have we have another individual with >> okay so maybe what we can have is a staff uh follow
079up with you. I know that there is a presentation 8.1 that pertains to transportation and then maybe we can have uh it sounds like it's an individual uh need. >> Yes. So we can we can provide we can have staff follow up with you so that we can move up. >> I think that so the >> I understand we just we have a process. So if I the I understand. It's just that we do have a process that we need to follow. And so we've closed the item and we need to move on with our with our agenda. And so I >> So we provided and we followed the law that is required to provide the space for the public comment. And so if we allow So what we we will love to address what
080you need and so we can have staff follow up with you. So well we can >> I understand but once we allow >> what did she provide her information? It was submitted online, but I also have advised that each item has 20 minute aotment and there was seven uh individuals that spoke the three minutes and that took up the uh item >> and I also have >> I have I have the ignore. >> Okay. So, what what's the what's the in terms of order? We we go back to public comment. Um [Music] Okay. Um, can you please fill out the sheet? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> President, we've uh you have to follow process, right? We've there's 20 minutes already spoken on this matter. I don't know why we're discussing it. With all due respect
081>> and Yeah. I Yeah, because then I like there's other people. >> It's just that we do have to follow the law and so >> why exactly. >> Uh can we have please uh staff be ready on 8.1? Uh we'll provide the space for the for the individual to provide public comment. Can you please state your name and what item and then Yeah. >> Yes. My name is >> Um I'm here on behalf of the family living at Laseras and the village homes in Mecca. We had a second bus stop that they removed this year. Um we are here to request that second bus stop to come back. Um we have children as young as kindergartens walking 21 minutes to get to the bus stop. Yes, you told us that there's a radius, but that
082radius doesn't count. I printed out the map that how much our kids have to walk. It's 21 minutes that they have to walk to get to the bus stop. There's straight animals. There's people that can get our kids. Some of these kids um their families can't walk them. They work. We have even if we have parents, some of these parents don't know how to drive. They can't walk their kids to the bus stop. Um if you guys add this bus stop, it's going to improve our attendance. It's going to um be safe for our kids. Um, our children, some as young as kindergarten, are walking up to 21 minutes just to reach the current stop, often alone because Mary parents are working. This long walk exposes them to extreme weather, stray animals, and unnecessary safety
083risk. We've gathered community support and signatures from neighbors who who share these concerns. Adding this stop will keep our children safe, help working families, and improve school attendance. We respectfully urge you to take action. Please act now to protect our children and ensure they can get to school safely. And I have the map of how far our kids have to walk. It's more than a mile. If >> you could please provide that to staff and then um once the presentation's over, someone can follow up with you and maybe help you with >> I have I have a question before you leave. Have you brought this to staff's attention? Have you walked into here and spoke to the superintendent's office of >> I came I came to the office on Friday. I brought this in. They
084stamped it for me as received. They were going to have the lady that's in charge of it uh talk to me, but she was on a phone call, so they said she would get back to me and they uh they took my phone number, but I haven't received the call back. >> Wow. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah, we need to take care of it. >> Thank you. I I appreciate >> what office you went to. >> I came to the office right there in the front with the lobby. >> Okay. Um if you could please just maybe uh join us for the presentation and then someone can follow up with you. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Okay. Uh 8 8.1 um very timely uh transportationformational update. Um yes. So good
085evening President Vargas and members of the school board. Superintendent Dr. Esparza, Executive Cabinet, and community members. My name is Cindy Maldonado. I'm the director of classified human resources. For the past year, I have been supporting in the transportation department in ensuring we implement systems with fidelity and and and align them with district goals. This presentation will give you a quick update on where we stand, the improvements we've made, and how we're addressing the long-standing transportation concerns. Could you introduce the other folks with you? I'm sorry. >> Oh, no. Sorry. And it'll be throughout my my presentation. >> Sorry. Thank you. >> All right. So, our district covers a large area of about 1,200 square miles. >> The presentation's not on the on your screen. >> Um, I see it up here. >> Okay. >> Did
086I see it on your screen? It's up on your It's not on our our screen. It's not on our screen. Oh, okay. I I'll wait until you guys can see what I'm >> I mean I think we're we're okay if it if you're able to see it. Is that okay? >> Okay. >> All right. So each day >> you guys good. >> Thank you. Yes. >> That's okay. So each day we transport approximately 3,900 students. This consists of approximately transportation or transporting 3,500 general education students on 59 routes and 320 special education students on 27 routes. In addition, we also provide service to approximately 80 students attending schools in Desert Sands Unified School District, Shurocco and County programs. In 2022, CVUSD partnered with PTI to audit, review, and implement procedures to improve our transportation services.
087Their recommendations included department restructuring, which consisted of job description revisions and hiring of key positions outlined in the restructuring plan, implementing a routing system, and strengthening staff accountability. The district has hired Mr. Michael Martinez as our new transportation director. He brings an extensive knowledge of transportation operations, routing, and the many complex responsibilities that come with managing a large department. Other staffing additions to the department include the addition of our fleet services coordinator, Mr. Michael Williams, and the addition of our accounting assistant one, Miss Vanessa Mahia. And both of these employees will assist in streamlining processes and assist with internal auditing measures. Recently, we launched our busology routing system, which allows students to scan on and off buses while giving the parents the ability to track their students bus in real time. The department is working
088towards making staff accountability a top priority. To improve communications with stakeholders, we've launched a dedicated help desk line and a monitored email account to ensure that we are providing a timely response to parent inquiries and concerns. Additionally, the department management is currently working closely with HR to monitor attendance and ensure fidelity to our new routing system that we are implementing. Staff are receiving the necessary support and training that they need to be successful so that the system works the way it is intended and families receive the best possible service. So now I would like you to introduce you to uh the team that's standing uh with me. I I'll first introduce Mr. Michael Martinez who is our new director of transportation. >> Good evening board members, um, president, superintendent. U, this is my second board
089meeting and actually my first time standing before you and speaking to you. Um, I am very grateful for the opportunity to be the new director here for Coachella Valley Unified School District. Um, a little history on myself. I know I have been involved exclusively in school busing for the past 31 years. Um in that time frame I have worked both um as a role on the bus contractor side and with the school district managing exclusively school bus transportation. I have been involved in three platforms as far as digital routing platforms during my time as being a supervisor and coordinator for um the various districts that I have been a part of and also with implementing the RFID system along with two parent apps uh in my previous district before coming here. Um I've have extensive
090background in the recreating and building of these systems to make them successful in the roll out and I go so coming here I goes it's not something that is that is new to me the platform I have not worked with this one specifically so I am learning the ins and outs of it so that we can get it up and functioning correctly and it goes I understand the priorities and the essentialness for getting these communications out to our school sites yourselves and the parents and that is my top priority to get this worked on and get it rolling out. Uh I am dedicated to seeing this go through as well as supporting uh my staff. This is not a one-man operation. This is a team operation that consists of the drivers and attendance, dispatching staff,
091routing staff to work together to come together to get it going. And we have been working intensely on that since the beginning of the school and we continue to work on it daily to get the improvements and get the information out to the um to our parents, stakeholders, and sites. Um, at this time I would like to turn the um, presentation over to my um, cohorts Danny and uh, Miss Maria Selenia to go over additional details on our services. Good evening board president Joselyn Vargas, board members, superintendent Dr. Esparsa and Executive Cabinet. My name is Danny Miranda. I have the pleasure of currently serving as the interim routing coordinator and tonight I wish to touch up on the benefits of the softwareing system Bology. The routing system allows us to create routes and optimize them.
092It also provides us with real time visibility of the bus locations and administrators at school sites can also see the location of said buses and also the student ridership and attendance. It allows us to track and record student writership for improved safety and accountability. One of the benefits that we have seen in in the optimization of routes is Northshore was in need of a bus. We were able to look where we could condense routes and put more students in a bus and we were success successfully able to bring in a fourth bus to Northshore. As you can see now in this lineup that they now have a fourth bus. >> Thank you. Good evening. My name is Maria Selene. I am the public information officer for CVUSD. Um today I will be talking a little
093bit more about VFI, the parent tab. Uh so Bology is the platform. VFI is the way that parents can access this information and see when their students log in um step into the bus and then get out of the bus. Uh first off for credentials um all credentials were sent to the parent email address listed on Aries. So if you have any problems or haven't received that email please um make sure that your primary email is listed in Aries and that you have access to it. Additionally um we the next step is to download the VFI parent app and sign in. Once you go ahead and do that there's two different uh applications. One of them is through Apple iOS and the second one is through Google Play which is an Android. We were working
094with Vology because there was problems with the Android application. It has now been updated and it's fully accessible. Additionally though on our website with all the Basology information, we added a website login. So if any parent wants to use a tablet or a laptop, they can also access the platform that way. And when students get on the bus and off the bus, it's very very important that they actually scan the card. Otherwise, parents might uh will not receive the most accurate information. And some features of the app include uh viewing multiple student profiles, checking the assigned routes and bus stops. Going on to the next slide. So, this is more information about the contact information. like uh Sydney had just mentioned, we wanted to better support uh our parents and community. So, we created a
095help desk line available from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The main office line is available from 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our email address is bus info@cvusd. Also, uh we're trying to push out responses within 24 hours. And like I previously mentioned, we have a website with all this information so that parents can access and refer to. Um, thank you. And does the board have any questions? >> Yeah. Do uh board members have any questions? Um, >> I do. >> Okay. Where do we start? Um, yes. Great. I'm honest. >> Uh, the question I have is we've heard from a number of parents who said that they haven't been able to to access any of this information yet. Does the help desk line provide dual language stepbystep information on how to download this and access
096it and what to do with it? What or is the help desk line for some other purpose? >> Well, well, the help help desk line is pretty much for everything. I go we do get calls in regards to getting assistance for the um application. I go we do provide it in both English and Spanish depending on the needs of the caller that's coming in. A lot of the calls coming in right now are mainly for um ETAs for buses um coming into their their stop whether it be the morning or the afternoon. But those calls do come in through there and we do assist them um with that. That goes some of the individual needs are one-on-one because some it's a technical issue, some has to do with the information in Aries. So we we
097kind of uh troubleshoot with them when they call in with those challenges. Yes. >> Oh, parent square. >> Other questions, Mrs. Colmanus? Uh, Trusty Arondo. >> Okay. Trusty Gonzalez. >> All right. He he said yes. >> Anybody want to go? Uh, >> okay. Trustee, can you please just go so we can move on? >> Um, just a couple questions. Um, thank you, Mr. Martinez, just, you know, uh, thank you for the dub that you're doing. Um, just just out of curiosity cuz a lot of the parents talked about how they haven't been able to get on it and just with your experience and in three platforms, >> did we choose the correct app here at Valley Unified School District in your opinion? Um it's it's difficult for me to say and I go in because
098this is the first platform that I haven't been involved from the initial conception what the thought process what the ask was when the vendor was chosen for this. So I really can't say and I going from my experience this is a little different from any of the other two that I have had experience with before. Um there's there's a couple of challenges, but some of that's on my end because I'm not familiar with how it um the original conception was and how their operating operational system works. And I go it is um it is a little bit challenging, but I'm getting trying to get familiarized so that we can um address the issues that are coming in. >> So So this app is up and working. >> It is up. I cannot say that it's
099working for everyone because we're going through testing and parents are calling in giving us different scenarios and some of the situations are unique and I I can't say that it's universally across the board for everyone. >> Thank you. That's all I have for now. >> Okay. Uh Trusty Gonzalez, >> you all right? Um it sounds like we're getting such different information, right? So this sounds like from this presentation that in a perfect world if every single thing is working correctly it should work. But this is a brand new program. We have schools where our parents are used to having specific staff that they can go to for help. Our parent liaison all these things. So they're in a state of shock already because their go-to people are gone. Um, I sucks as a parent. I
100I did receive this via email. I see it in English and it might be because my language is chosen as English, but I don't see it in Spanish. I hope it's being sent out in Spanish as well. Um, I'm just really conflicted because I don't know if there's a day that's gone by that I haven't heard from someone complaining about something going wrong with our programming. And I just want to make sure, do you have what you need to fix it? Cuz it doesn't sound like it's working perfectly. Do you have what you need to fix it? >> We are going delving into all the weeds and addressing all the issues. I going we address one issue and then a different one comes up as we're in the process of going through and correcting it.
101I know part of the challenges is not being part of the the the initial roll out the implementation kind of piecing piecing the informations together to make it function correctly. Like some of the points that Danny has been been pointing out, we have to delve into the actual software components and they're the backbone of it so to speak to make sure all the pieces are connecting so that the output comes out correctly. So that's the our main focus right now so that the output that the parents are getting is exactly what we have to work for. We do have um typically and I'm going twice a week meetings with the busology and I'm going and Danny to go over with them as we're encountering this issues to get them fixed so that we can take
102the next incremental step forward. It is the platform that we are are using and we're trying to iron out those situation and iron out the situation on the information that's coming for the drivers and and the routes. So, as of right now, what we have, I think it's good and it's based there, but it's it's us getting the understanding, me getting an understanding of how that pieces came together to make it do what I needed to do so that it's beneficial for the parents and also for the for the drivers. So, I want to make that link so that it's there. We got the building portions of it in there. Just need to keep pushing it through so that we can get it out and have the full implementation the way that it was intended
103to be. >> Oh. Oh, sorry. I still had a little bit more. >> So I mean you heard 1,200 square miles your our precious cargo is with you. When things go wrong it can go so wrong and we're very it sounds like the tagging the tags that the students have at least there's enough information there and I'm glad to hear that even if the RFID isn't working yet. I just what what do you think is a realistic timeline for this to really work? Because our students are in session, families work. Um, we had a huge group of families come here and talk about their issues, but not everyone has that luxury. I'm sure they even had a difficult time waiting for us. What is a realistic timeline for this to be even 90% ironed out?
104Well, at this time I couldn't give you an specific timeline because we're we're working through we do have students that are in there and parents are successfully able to track and I want a couple who we even spoken to um this afternoon before we even came over to see and walk the parent through and make sure they're seeing what we're seeing on on our end. But I haven't done that to everyone. So I know it's it's still there. We are pushing to get it cuz I know we had we're already two and a half weeks in the school. The expectation that it is be there but we are we are pushing our way through it to get it and get the information there for the parents. I know it is working for for some exact
105numbers. I can try and give you what it is that we've accomplished so far from the writers that we have so you know what progress we have been making with it to show that it is functioning the way that it's that it's supposed to. But I'm very hesitant on giving you a timeline cuz I don't want to give you one and tell you I'm going to have it ready by Wednesday of next week and I don't I don't hit it. We wanted to make sure we got the notifications pushed out which we got successfully implemented for this week to get it going so that their signons and login to help eliminate some of those issues a lot of them were initially having by getting the assistance from it and making sure the information in Aries
106is in there correct. So we we hit that. Now we're trying to work on the connectivity so that the parents see what we're seeing. >> Dr. Are you done? >> Um, just one last thing. So for the app then submit, it sounds like maybe some parents don't know about the app. Do we need a parent meeting for that? I know we had a short parent meeting for attendance, which I think is beautiful. Do we need one specifically for this app at each school site? I mean, please ask us for what we need. Yeah. >> To make sure that our parents are getting what they need at this very early onset, right? This is very new to everybody. >> Well, we could we could echo is not a bad idea to do that. I know we
107are looking on putting one together to re u resend it out to the admins to show them so they can use their what their abilities would be with the software. So, it wouldn't be a bad idea to incorporate one for for the parents. And there is videos online uh in English and in Spanish to show to walk the parents through on how to use it as well. >> Uh trust I'm sorry. Are you sorry? Thank you. Uh Trusty Gonzalez. >> Thank you. Uh Madam President, um Mr. Martinez, thank you for the work that you're doing. Uh thank staff for the work that you're doing. I know you're working under tough conditions and I want to talk about what those conditions are. I I believe the average temperature since we started school is well over 110
108degrees. And it wasn't until this uh uh this past week that or the beginning of this week that it got a little better for us. The humidity way went away. We were at 110 115 degrees with 80 90% humidity. Those that's not a a very desirable temperature for anybody to be outside especially a young child, right? Yes. >> Um you've been you've been doing this type of work you said for 35 years. >> 31 years Mr. Martinez and you obviously you have a challenge here with large geographical area a lot of square miles. But I want to ask you something. Have you ever have you ever seen this level of chronic absenteeism in a staff of of bus drivers? Th >> this is unique to to say the least. Yes. Can can you share with
109us how many bus drivers didn't come to work after being off the whole year? How many didn't come to work the first day of school? >> Well, the first day of school that goes I I had maybe about a handful. I had five on the first day of school. >> I'm sorry. >> I had about five. >> You had about five? >> Yes. I I had other ones who were on long term who, you know, we had to make um we had to cover up their service cuz they're off on long days and things of that. >> Am I am I incorrect that you had 32 bus drivers off out of 70ome? You had 32 off the first day of school. >> For the first day of school? >> Yes. >> I don't think it
110was that high. No. >> No. What What is your What is When you think of how many bus drivers are not coming to work since we started school, what's the average uh bus drivers off? >> Average I would say since the first day of school because if we're taking all the days together, it goes probably looking about maybe between 14 and 15 drivers. >> Okay. Well, I got some data that's conflicts with what you're saying. Maybe maybe you need to look at it. Maybe. Okay, >> that could be part of the challenge, right? That people ain't coming to work for whatever reason. But I asked the question, is it normal in a staff of 70 80 drivers to have a third of a third of them off the first day of school? >> No. >>
111Have you seen that before? >> That I I have not. I the only time that I've had a situation in my experience where I've been short the number of drivers has been through um the driver attrition drivers who have left for other employment and not having enough drivers to uh start the first day of school. >> But you never seen unannounced not showing last minute I'm not going to work type of stuff. >> No, most of the times that I've had a large deficiency of drivers has been due to just basically driver shortage. >> I have another question for you. You you before we started the school year, right? >> Yes. >> You you've been with us for how many months? >> Uh one. >> Okay. One month. So, but before you started the school
112year, I would imagine that your predecessor or somebody was responsible to make sure that systems were in place so that we didn't have uh I just heard Mr. Tortois said that he lost his son almost at the same location 20 years ago. Right. So, so somebody's responsible for for how we're managing that department, right? and and somebody must have been tasked with getting this information uh in order so that our community knew the children knew uh a little bit about uh about the bus routes. Right. >> That's correct. >> Was there a person? >> Uh well, there was two people who when I came in I go and were working on the uh assembly and the signing of the routes and the stops. when you when you looked into the work that was being done,
113did they do their job? >> Based from what I had seen, I we had routes that were built, stops that were assigned that were accounted for from from last year. There was some consolidations that were done uh based on the reduction of of the workforce that we have. So, some runs had to have been eliminated. What I was reviewing with them was trying to ensure those stops that were on the runs that we were consolidating were all accounted for. I did ask as far as procedure-wise on what what our district protocol is in regards to releasing students mo most especially in regards to kinders. There's usually a grade not grade. There's usually an age limit on who is supposed to be the authorized person to be there to receive the students. >> Miss Martinez, I'm
114not speaking to the work that you're trying to do at the 11th hour, right? Because obviously we're a challenge we're a challenge trying to get this all resolved. My question to you is, was there a person that was tasked with the responsibility, an existing employee that was supposed to get this system ready before we started school? >> Yes. >> Okay. Did they do their job? >> No. I'll answer that because I think because he's only been here for a month, I think he's feeling the pressure. No, they didn't. >> And that's why the other gentleman there. >> The concern that I have is that that it's very difficult. It's even hard, right, to to take on a new system. I know that many many years ago when I first got here, um we we put
115laptops so that we knew where the buses were and somehow they were accidentally falling on the floor. They had to be being kicked off, right? and and and I don't know what the purpose was, but if we don't have cooperation from from staff and if everybody isn't worried about the health, safety, and welfare of our children, you're going to your challenge is is going to be even more complicated. And I think that's what we're experiencing here, right? >> Yes, I know. It is challenging. There is a missing component like how you said on an extra assurance for our our writers, especially our young writers. um without the tablet system that you're that you're referring to. The tablet system does give the driver a an immediate access to student information for verification. I go and that
116is something that is not on there. I know we do have the RFID card system. I go before tablets were even implemented. >> Mr. Martinez, I I look, man, I'm not I'm not I'm not looking for explanation or answer on how you're doing to fix this, >> but I'm I'm simply for the record stating that I think we could do better, right? Our employees could do better. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And I'd like to just comment that I do believe the there was over 30 people absent from the transportation department. I remember 34 on the first day >> on the first day of school. But that included bus drivers, monitors, dispatchers, mechanics. So there's a group of people, but the average is about between 15 and 20 every day. >> Thank you. Other something
117>> I'm done. Thank you. >> Uh Mr. Trusty Akuna, uh we have uh President um Vice President. >> Yes. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you just for reiterating that that I spoke earlier and said that 12 years ago when my son in the kindergarten was lost, right? It wasn't my fault even though we were to blame. We put our son on the bus, he didn't come home. It took them hours, you know, and and today when we call with this app, I don't want to call on the phone and hear you've reached CBUSD or menu has changed. Please listen carefully. You know, my son's lost. We want to be able to find your child immediately and where he's at. So, and I live in a community that has little to no internet. So, if the tags,
118you know, if the tags, is that the backup? What is the backup system that works for a parent to find their child? Um, even though it's, you know, not the parents fault that the school loses our children because like I said, it's still happening today 12 years later. Whose fault is it? No one says we're just getting the complaints that this is not working, that's not working. But the system you're bringing, um, how do parents resolve that immediately? I mean, they need to find their child with little to no internet. No, that is that is true. go without the without access to the app. Not going that that there's the hugest challenge other than trying to call us so that we can start reaching out to the drivers to find out if the student does
119have a tag and they swiped in even though the parent doesn't have access to the app, we would be able to pull them up and verify what bus that they were on from excuse me from the system from our end. But I know that's if the parent doesn't have the access, they don't have the ability to see it and they would rely on having to call us so that we can search for the student. So that's what I'm saying. If there's a is there a hotline that where they call, they're going to actually be able to talk to a person and not a machine. >> Well, they the the help desk hotline is assigned and it's and it's well, it's a cell phone and it's carried on with the staff, whoever are going during that
120time frame. I have it on there for the morning. I pass it on to the individual staffs depending if I need to step away so that somebody has it with them. Danny has also assisted with that as long as with our other coordinator and our dispatchers depending or the trainers depending who needs having I make sure that it's in somebody's hands and they are available to answer it. >> Very good. Very good. Yeah. And then to add to uh you know JSUS's point was you know probably off off the topic here but just for FYI we did get a report that 106 employees called off on the first day of school and 98 on the second day. So I thought someone was going to talk today about the students are important right but obviously not
121when that many people call off on the first and second day. But thank you, >> Trustia Reono. >> Oh, thank you, Mr. Martinez, for the information. Um, you know, this is my I think six years as a board member and you know, for four years, we're talking about uh another program that never got off the ground. And my hope as as a board member is if this is not our our program either, uh because when technology fails, unfortunately, you know, on the other side, kids are are left there at the bus stops. And I just hope that um if if this is not our app that we need to have that we we're we're able to pivot to something else, you know, even if it's going back to to pen and paper and figuring out
122routes cuz this is supposed to be, you know, better for the information. And like I said, for four or five years, we we had another app that never worked. >> Um so I I hope that we can at least have conversations about this. No, >> I'm not here to blame anybody cuz like I said for I I don't know about this app. My daughter does not drive ride the bus. So I you know it's not but I know I'm hearing the the parents that are really worried about their kids. So if we could Thank you. >> Uh Trusty Colonos and then uh Trusty >> just just a quick clarification question. Did you say before that parents that you see different when they swipe and things you may see different information on your you know your
123system than the parents see on their uh application that they've downloaded that they may not that it isn't synced properly or did I mishar that? >> No. like some of the parents who called in saying they can't see their student on the app and so we look into it from our lens and see it in there and then we try to troubleshoot with them to find out why is it that they're not seeing what we're seeing because we can replicate the uh parent apples on our on our software to see what they're seeing. If they're not seeing that then we try to back trace and see okay well what how did you enter the information and to try and get them in sync. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And and let me clarify that. So
124the person that was responsible for putting this all the information into the system so that the parents information would be accurate, the students information would be accurate is no longer with us. That's why we have somebody here that's been on that position for two and a half weeks. That's why he's only been here for a month because we've had people that haven't been doing their job and that we've purchased the system. We've known since March that we're going to implement this system and that's the fidelity to the work that has not been done by some staff members that are no longer here with us. >> Trusty Auna. >> Um I wasn't going to comment because it's just just what it is. But here's here's the bottom line and I'll just address parents for the meantime.
125We had a program the roll out sucked and now we're paying the price for it. As a board member, I'm not going to speak for my colleagues. I never try to do that. I am responsible to make sure that this program works. My fault. My job is now to make sure the superintendent works with our new people that are there to try to implement this situation. The app is an app. You can buy any app. It's the implementation of the app, the information you put into the app, how the app is due, does one person use it, does one person not. You as a parent, you don't care about none of that stuff. And again, as Mr. Mr. Tortois said he's not the only one. My son went through CBUSD district since he was in
126kindergarten all the way till he graduated from high school. I understand that as a parent, but I mean for me to sit up here and start saying who, what, where, no, my responsibility. So I'd say that to the parents. My responsibility I should be held accountable. My job is now to make sure that the superintendent given her direction which she has done. We're working on the problem. We need to fix it. We a I apologize on behalf of myself for making this mess that again we knew from last March or whenever we did this thing and again whether you have an Apple and Android it's the app it's how you implement it. It's how you use it. I think as a parent one of my biggest things that got me angry was we stand up
127here and we talk about all this stuff and nobody said I'm sorry to the parents we messed up. We're going to try to do better. That's what I'm going to do right now and that's it. No more who what? We're working on it. We're going to fix it. We know who the players are. We have a direct a new director of transportation who's been here a month who's trying to politely explain what's going on without throwing anybody under the bus or saying anything bad. I I appreciate you trying to do that. You have a job to do now. We will hold you guys accountable for for what happens from here to there. But again, parents, our fault, our bad. We're going to try to do better. That's all I can say. Thank you. >> Okay.
128Thank you. Um thank you for those comments. I yeah I feel like um you know I mean at the end of the day it's our parents, it's our students who are impacted greatly by you know the roll out right and it's unfortunate and um I would hope that we can you know work on all of this together at the end of the day. We don't we don't want anyone's kid you know lost somewhere. Um, I did have a a question um because you know I I think the comments being made are you know are we ready to jump on another app and I'm not sure that I'm personally there yet but I I do want us to um identify kind of the areas of that like where are the challenges and how do we start
129addressing them. Um so one of the comments that I I was thinking um do we have access to a dashboard? Are we able to see what school sites, what bus routes, what um individuals are not swiping? Like what um do we have metrics to identify okay uh Northshore Elementary uh 50% of the students are not swiping? Okay, do we need to do a workshop with parents? Do we need to do uh some sort of training with the staff? Um I think utilizing the dashboard that gives us that information will really help inform some of the interventions that we really have to do. Um I think the need is like immediate. So the more we we're able to identify clearly what those strategies can be then the the quicker we can do those interventions. >> Yes
130Mus I have a final comment. Um to Mr. Akuna's point software software right and obviously not something that you've seen Mr. Martinez but I've done a little bit of research on that software. It's pretty solid. The problem is is we're we're not going to fix how it's being implemented on the dis. I mean, obviously these people, they're experts. That's what they do every day. I'm going to trust our superintendent that they're going to get their hands around this work that wasn't done since back in March, right? And so, we're trying to figure out what's going on now. We're obviously in a situation that's not something to be proud of, but like Mr. Akuna said, I think we need to apologize to the parents. We need to get our hands around it. And rather than sit
131here and me ask you questions about your software, you know what you need to do, right? And that's what we got to do. >> Okay. Uh so we're going to move on. Uh thank you so much for the presentation and uh we're going to move on to 8.2. Thank you. And we can follow up with um the parents in the back regarding their concern on transportation. Uh so we have Julie Vil uh presentation and approval of the fiscal year 202425 unodudited actuals financial report. Why is this presentation? Okay. Uh, good evening, President Vargas, members of the board, trustees, superintendent, cabinet, staff, and members of our community. This evening, I'm pleased to present the 2425 unudited actuals, which will provide a comprehensive year-end summary for the district's revenue and expenditures. Tonight's presentation will cover a um
132a summary of fund balances which will focus on fund 03 revenues expenses along with the combined unrestricted and restricted balances. We will also review the components of the ending fund balance our um next steps for first interim and close with a conclusion and opportunity for questions. The unodudited actuals presented um present the district's preliminary year-end financial statements of actual revenues and expenditures. Upon board approval, they are submitted to the Riverside County Office of Education and the California Department of Education in compliance with Sachs and reviewed by the district's independent auditor for accuracy and state compliance. As part of our financial process, the district's fund is reconciled to ensure that it serves its designated and unique purpose in supporting students. This includes verifying revenues received um reviewing expenditures and confir uh confirming the accuracy of each
133fund's balance. with the exception of fund 03 and 06 are unrestricted and restricted general fund although through some funds showing a decrease still maintain positive balances. A decrease reflects the independent um spend down of some of our uh accounts that we have our fund balances with the exception of fund 03 um and 06. uh some of these additional accounts also show a negative or a decrease. This again uh goes back to the decrease the refle reflects the intentional spend down of our funds within those balances. In unrestricted general fund, LCFF revenue came in lower than projected, but higher state and local revenues brought an overall increase compared to our third interim and our multi-year projection. The increase was in part of our interest revenue and home to school transportation revenue. However, at year end, a
134fair market value adjustment is made in revenue fund balance which appears higher, but that's an unrealized gain and non-spendable funds. So, our true fiscal balance is less than the fair market value of $2.3 million. In unrestricted fund expenditures, actuals came in lower than projected, resulting in a savings of over 7 million. This outcome reflects our strong adherence to purchasing deadlines and demonstrates the district's commitment to pertinent um financial management and fiscal stabil um stabiliz stabilization. Sorry. in our unodudited actuals general fund balances. This represents combined fund balances of both restricted and unrestricted along with transfers to contributions to restricted funds such as special ed as well as the overall change in fund balances including the recognition of our stabilization and commitments that we've made. The district ending fund balance stands at 130 million after accounting
135for restrictive funds revolving cash stores and prepaids for our balance is 7 um $77.2 million. This amount satisfies the state's revenue requirement for economic uncertainties, but also reflects our prudent stabilization commitments and the district's ongoing focus on fiscal responsibility and long-term financial um stability. Edie Bailey will begin the independent audit of the district's 2425 financial records next week. This audit is essential component in meeting the state and federal compliance requirements while upholding transparency, accountability, and fiscal stewardship. In parallel, the district is reviewing its 2526 enrollment, their average daily attendance projections against the adopted budget to ensure accuracy in fiscal and program planning, and alignment with the LCFF funding. Additionally, we are continuing to integrate FICMAT recommendations into our process to adherence to operational efficiency, accountability and long-term stabil um sustainability. The upcoming first interim report
136will incorporate financial adjustments based on actuals including updated enrollment and ADA projections to ensure accurate revenue assumptions and as well as adherence to our fiscal stabilization plan. In closing, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our fiscal services team for their unwavering hard work, professionalism, and dedication to supporting our district. I also want to thank our fiscal consultant, our county oversight advisor, our board of education, our superintendent, cabinet, and the community for their continued guidance, partnership, and trust. Together, your collaboration and commitment make it possible to serve our students and ensure the success of our schools. Is there any clarifying questions that I may answer for you? >> Are there any questions? Okay. Uh, Trusty Garcia, thank you so much. I know you're very, very new, very, very new to our district. Um, and
137looking through the items on here, I was a little surprised in um, 12.1 where it shows the unodudited actual, it didn't have the full document. Um, I had to find it much farther down in in the agenda. So, anybody following along on uh at home, the full document of this is available and it is on the agenda. It's on 17.2, so much farther down. And I was just a little surprised about that. I know this is your presentation, but in 12.1, normally we see it already. So, I had to dig a little. Um, and for anybody trying to follow along at home, the unodudited actuals is very important because this is our receipt. Our budget for the year is your Costco shopping list. And this is what actually happened. What did you really spend? What
138did you not spend? Right. >> Correct. >> Um, so in following along, if we could go back to the slide components of ending fund balance, I was following along within the document. Um, which anybody if they wanted to follow along is in 17.2. It's the very large PDF. It's over 100 pages, but if you go on page 22, you can follow along with these figures. So, in the stabilization commitments, I was confused on how we got to the 65 million because when I look at the when I look at our stabilization arrangements, it's 57.4. So then I was looking at it and I'm like, okay, it's actually the exact figure of the 65 million is when you add that next line of the 7.8 million, then you get to that 65 million. That's the way
139I got to the 65 million. So it looks like we have it in there twice cuz it's counted once when you you got to the 65 million and then we're listing it again. So that was a little strange for me. I don't know why we did that necessarily. Um because I was on the page of page 22. I also noticed that future forward and fair in all fairness this is the unodudited actual. Um it seems like we have done well overall. Um, and you did say it earlier that we are still in the green or we don't say it like that. We say it's in the black. We're doing okay. We're following our stabilization plan. Um, you see it right there in these numbers. 65 million is technically what we've done so far. Um, I
140just thought it was interesting that for our new budget, we have 8.3 million unassigned. that's new and I just thought that I'm going to keep an eye on that and it's unassigned. I don't know what's what's there for that one. Um I want to make sure that our public understands you're very new. You weren't a part of the riffs. You weren't a part of the downsizing. We have though and that is where you're coming in. We are tightening our belt in so many ways and it looks like from this that we are following through with that which is why we're doing well but I don't want us to hide money from the public right um I want to make sure that we're all being very transparent on what where are we spending where aren't we
141spending um so as far as that that figure I just didn't like that it was counted twice and that might have been just a a purely clerical error. Nobody thought about it. Um, but I want the public to be able to as best they can to follow along because they know that when they're going to their schools, they don't understand all of this. These are million-dollar figures. All they know is they don't have their parent leaison. Their bus routes are all out of whack. They're not particularly happy with us at the moment. um if we don't have our numbers correct, this is how we make our decisions. Um I know you were not a part of this um before this, but now we're going to look to you for those numbers for our very important
142decisions. So, um I just want to make sure that we're as accurate as we can be on here so it's not misleading to our public that's trying to follow along. Thank you, trustee, for your comments. Um, as we adhere to our fiscal stabilization plan, which is actually a three-year commitment, although we do have an increase in fund balance, however, we do have to remember that the expenditures are for three years. And so, when we look to that, this is just a tiny piece of that stabilization commitment that we have in place. There are millions of dollars that we still need to account for. We still also need to go over um our first interim and that will be presented in December which will also account for the monies that are in here. >> Just real
143quick, >> Miss Vigil, you you you thank the board. Uh we thank you, right? You're coming in at a a challenging time and I could I could see how you could make up do numbers over here and for out of convenience, right? But I think the reality is the objective is to to make sure that that we stabilize uh this school district. I think you're tasked with that. I'm going to do everything that I can to work with you to make sure that happens. And we're just happy to have you on board and and you're coming on at a very difficult time, but I think when we look back in the next three years, I think you're going to be very successful. >> Thank you, Trusty Gonzalez. >> Thank you. Other than other questions, comments?
144Okay. >> So, you referred to a $7 million uh sort of bucket of of funds. Where where is that at here? >> So, if I go back to it's actually a combination, right? So, if I go back to my revenues, um let me go back here. So inside of our revenues when I had described this we did have some interest that wasn't originally budgeted in our third interim as well as in our adopted budget that came in. We had additional pieces as far as in our actual expenditures here that we did act we did not make. So basically if there was something out there then we were able to pull that back at the end of the year. That's where we recognize those two different pieces. >> Thank you and welcome aboard. Thank you. >>
145Okay. Uh any other comments or questions? >> No. Okay. Thank you so much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Uh we're going to move on to item 9.1. Uh board policy hiring of certificated classified staff. Um I know that we are going to >> Madam President, just on 8.2 it says approval. So are we approving it here on 8.2 too or is it a different >> uh there's an item afterwards that where we're approving it. So right now we're just presentation. >> Yep. Thank you. Uh 9.1 uh board policy. So um I know that we're going to start the process. Um I believe maybe this one was requested by a board member or Dr. Spar has stepped out. Um Dr. Yeah, Monica. Thank you. I think this was just up for discussion to start the
146discussion on the board policies we need to review. This one there was a question on regarding our hiring pro practices why uh staff is not allowed to start until they get board approved. So this is just board policy just to review and um to consider changes if we need to make. >> Okay. Um and I will this be going to our policy committee and kind of going through the process. What what will that look like? Miss Vargas, I again we're we're reacting to the shiny light, right? Um the reality is is that I don't know of any school district that hires somebody that doesn't have a complete background. We're being asked for by the union to hire people that haven't gotten cleared and and it's it's uncalled for and I don't think we should be
147reacting to this. There is a process in place. People need to be hired when they get cleared to get hired with the school district >> approved by the board >> and approved by the board. Okay. Um, any other comments? Any other clarification? >> I I know that we >> I don't know actually. So, I know that we're going to start to approve and uh review our board policies because they are update uh outdated. Uh I think this one is start, you know, 2019. >> I don't know. >> Did you miss Marcus? I'm >> not sure. No, I did not. >> So, >> I did I'm not sure. So I'd have to check in with Dr. Esparsa. Um but I think we for us uh we are going to start to get into the practice of
148approving and updating our board policies. Um so we we're going to start here. Um but I think we're going to start discussing that in the future. We can move on. >> Yes. I'm sorry. >> What's the agenda together? I would ask you have all the information why somebody was brought it to us, who brought it, what was the concern and what polic But again, the union doesn't >> Yes. >> I'm okay. Yeah. >> Responsibility. >> Yes. >> Make sure that it's going to be brought. What's the purpose? And why is this discussion important? If someone wants it changed, so be it. Okay. >> I don't seems to know why it's on the miss I'm sorry. We're sitting here. It's almost 10:00 at night, right? People got to go to work in the morning. I got
149other things to do myself and and we're sitting here putting things on the agenda that have no reason for being on the agenda just because we're reacting to to a shiny object and and I think we can do better than what we're doing right now. >> Okay. So just to move on um and uh I I apologize. I'll you know make sure that for the future I'll make sure I understand if someone's requesting someone something to be put on the agenda I'll get clarification on who that is. Um just to note um you know we one of the things we talked about that Figmag identified is that our policies are out outdated and so we will be starting that process of putting our policies up to date. This one specifically uh was last reviewed in
1502019. Uh it's 20 25. So um you know it will be a practice. Um I'll check in with Dr. Esparsa to make sure that we have a process and that we all understand what that looks like and be prepared for the for the next agenda. Uh we're going to move on to action items, administrative services. So we're going to do 10.1. >> Motion a motion to accept staff's recommendation item 10.1. >> Okay. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Uh second by trustee. Do we have uh all those in favor? >> I opposed abstensions. Motion carries. Uh 10.2 uh Dr. Francis Esparsa adopt for resolution number 2026-14 to rem remunerate uh trust to Thomas Ortiz. >> I I motion. I'll second. >> Okay. All those in favor I >> I. >> All those
151opposed abstensions. Uh so we have one abstension. Uh motion carries. Uh we're going to do uh 10.3. Dr. Francis Expa uh adopt board resolution number 2026-15 to remunerate uh trusty Gonzalez. Uh although do we have a motion? >> So move second. >> Uh motion by trustee Akuna, second by trustee. All those in f Oh, can I ask a question? I'm sorry. >> I guess after reading this, I'm trying to figure out what is >> the hardships acceptable. Is there some place I can review that? Then it doesn't even say what was the case of why it was in place. So that's why I abstained on the other one and we'll do the same one on this because I don't have enough information to vote either way. >> Okay. Um I think those are do you
152have the answer? >> Call for the question. >> Why can't I shouldn't >> we can Why don't we just since you guys are going to vote for it doesn't matter but I'd like to have a clarification. We can provide Yeah, we look we can provide the board policy that kind of outlines like what provides uh kind of the exception and and be able for us to um provide the the statement. Thank you. >> The general concept is illness emergency conflict with work. >> Right. No, I got that from the reading but I didn't know why. >> Oh, the specific board member was the reason. That's all I'm saying and we don't have to we don't have to say what it is here but >> why some of these personal reasons are not generally that's practice
153change their practice. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh we have a motion, a second. All those in favor? I >> opposed. >> Abstension. >> I abstain. >> Uh two abstensions. Okay. Uh action items, educational uh services. Uh we have Soo Sanchez requesting approval of memorandum of understanding between Kacha Valley Unified School District Salo Martinez Elementary School California Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts of America uh for 2025. Do I have a motion? >> So move second. >> I have a question. >> I do too. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Trust Queen. >> So why are we doing an MOU? Why is this not just a simple facilities use request h with a request to wave the fee for the use? It seems we are getting into an area and for those of you who here are waiting
154for the other ones my argument is going to be the same for your particular uh situation. Uh these are outside entities and sure we work with them and and support them. But why do we have to go into an actualou uh if in the past the practice has been unless there's some legal policy that I don't know of. We've done it before. I remember the Girl Scouts person trying to they wanted a bunch of extra things and they didn't want to do the back. Uh there was some other stuff with that. So >> may maybe that's why we need an MOU. >> Well, no, but the MUS is is now we have become part of these organizations and that's where my concern is. Uh we we have uh facilities used for um we had a
155church that used to use Bobby Duke School as a facilities use. I don't care what the organization is. They meet the criteria. they come in if they're a group that's serving our kids, we normally wave the fee. I'm just curious as to why we now have to have MOU instead of simply doing facilities requests. You come and ask us to wave the fee if it supports our students. We I don't think we've ever not waved the fee. It just seems like now we're becoming part of these organizations and a partnership which I have a concern of no matter who the organization is. And then my other question would be we have in the state of California in our own non-discrimination clause that all students regardless of background um sexual orientation anything are accepted in all
156these programs and you can't discriminate against them. I just want to make sure that all these programs because the boys boy scouts got in trouble a few years back because of that particular option and they lost some of their funding. Um, so I just want to make sure that if we're doing this that because now we're partners with them. If it was the facilities use, it wouldn't matter. That's their organization. What they do, that's private. That's their system. So that is kind of my I guess opposition to why are we doing >> MUS? >> You know, we can outline that next time, but there was a question on the liability insurance. um if they had the enough and it was just something to make it sure that they made all the requirements not just applying
157for facilities. >> Um I can't remember exactly where it originated where it needed to be anou but we can get the history on that. >> Yeah but you know Mr. Kun, I I I kind I agree with with your thought and I follow your process, right? But but a me an MOU isn't a contract. An MOU is a a simple it's an understanding, right, that you you need to have this. You need to comply with the insurance requirements. What's the name of your organization? You put it in there. We have a facilities I I don't know if there's much of a difference between anou delineating what we're all doing uh and and and a simple facilities request right and us waving a fee right I because I even even in that vagueness right >> they
158still got to have insurance they still got to have >> the background says S Martinez Elementary School in collaboration with the California council >> that's not the way it's written that's not a facilities That's a partnership now. >> It's a different thing. >> Yeah. >> So again, I I I welcome all organizations to come and use our facilities. That's never been a problem for me regardless of of what they do or or how they do it. My question is, which still hasn't been answered, is why an MOU and not just a facilities use. And if there's a liability that's in charge of that, the all the organizations, all nonprofits have to have their own liability insurance. All we ask for is copies of that. And if you serve our students, I again I have not
159I don't remember a time when we did not wave the facility's use based on if you were ser serving our students. So again my concern uh and again on my opposition and again it's not personal to any of the organizations. It's now we're becoming partners is that the process that the board wants to become partners with all these groups. So now we are kind of sharing their philosophies and their things which again I don't mind as long as they're simply using the facilities and they can recruit our kids. You can put flyers as any organization asks for flyers to be passed up. I have no problem with any of that. So that is my main concern on this issue. >> We beat this one up. I call for the questions. >> Uh is there staff
160that can answer the question or are we bringing back information to answer the question? >> I think she already answers. Sanchez, >> you going to say something? >> The question was on theou. I know that they work with our students um and like Dr. Mowitz said, it's um the liability purposes and and what they do. So, it's outlining um the memorandum of understanding. >> A motion to accept staff's recommendation. >> Um hold on. I was >> I'm sorry. I Okay. Yes. Uh, Trusty Kamas, you have the the >> Yeah, thank you. Yes. Uh, my my comment here was regarding the fact that it says Saul Martinez Elementary School seeks to expand its after school. So, it talked about expanding it. And I just didn't see anything that talked about how are they going to offer
161it to more students? What are they going to um is it available to all students? Is it right after school? Do they have to have some kind of transportation to get kids? And so on. So I my question was really in regards to what does expansion mean and how are they going to offer it to more but that >> I don't know if that was appropriate to ask at this juncture. I think uh I think your comment is it almost kind of goes to what is being commented, right? We're we're not going into a a this isn't a scope of work. They are simply using our facilities. >> It is a scope the way it's written. >> They're talking about the school side is talking about expanding this as one of their programs. This is
162no longer this is not anou this is an actual we are now working with the boys and girls club to come into our school site as part of the school district. >> Yeah I m Mr. And I don't know if there's a way to to uh change the language here today on these as as written, right? Obviously, it is of concern. I see the concern, right? Uh we talk about expanding a program. Well, what's our responsibility in expanding a program? I just think for the sake of discussion and where we're at right now, I I don't know if there's a way for maybe to to approve these and then direct staff to be cognizant of the concern that the board has and maybe rewrite uh theou if you want to call it anou. This is
163what we get to do. This is what you get to do. But in in no at no time try to make it seem like we're working or responsible together. >> Okay. Um sir, do we want to table this? Uh >> call for the question. >> I would simply ask that in of this we simply approve a facility's request use and wave their fee and let them use the facility and work with the principal. >> If that's a motion, I'll second your motion, Mr. Akuna. >> There's already a motion on the table there. >> There's there's a motion to approve the item. We have a second. Um I think my my only comment I think we should go back to our court policies and see what's in place. Um, I mean, I think it seems like
164good standard practice to to have something, you know, in writing um that sets some parameters of how, you know, they're going to use our facilities if it's a longer, you know, use of. >> Yeah, I think I think President Vargas, I think staff worked in good faith, right, with good intent, obviously not understanding the points that have been made by the board members. Um, I don't know if we could approve this uh today and then let them use their poetic license, their professionalism to address the issues of >> that we have as a board that board members have. But I I would I would definitely want to approve this stuff today, not bring it back, not see it again, just uh order staff, Dr. Spars's office to to make sure that we do this in
165an orderly way that's not implicating us or holding us responsible for this after school program. >> Uh Dr. Makawitz, do you have one last >> our after school program? >> Yeah. >> That becomes our >> Well, I understand for an after school program, not our after school program. >> Our after >> Well, the way it's written. Yes. But I'm I'm saying that we we're cognizant of that, right? And then we make that adjustment when we enter an agreement. >> Yes. Dr. M. Um, when I first got here, um, when we spoke to legal, they said anou was stronger than a facilities request in terms of scope of work, liability. I'm pulling up the thing, a termination clause, legal and policy compliance and responsibilities of each party. Um, so being new, I think I listened to
166the lawyer at the at the time. um because we had a combination of some ammonus and some facilities requests. We can come back and give a better presentation but I think we were just going under legal guidance at the time and it was with the good news and the good news was pulled initially because there wasn't anou and then we worked on one with the legal team. >> I I just think the problem is is a couple words, right? I don't I don't think it's board. If we had anou that outlined our facilities use permit, that would be different. That's not what this language say. >> Yeah, I got you. >> Um Okay, so we have a sec. >> I I motioned. Um >> motion and a second. Um uh all those in favor? >>
167Well, maybe I can amend my motion. I I just reflective of the discussion staff I task you with the responsibility of making sure that we're not >> so the Yeah. So we'll provide direction to staff to follow up. Um and I guess another thing on my thing to do uh make sure that our board descriptions are accurate and reflect what's actually being presented. Um so I have a motion. I have a second. All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> I uh abstensions. Uh okay. So we have one opposed, one abstension. Motion carries. 11.2. Uh so Coro Sanchez requesting approval of agreement with Riverside County Superintendent of Schools for School Link Partnership and capacity grant agreement number uh C1010066. Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any comments, questions? >>
168All those in favor? I >> I opposed. >> Uh I'm sorry. I >> I >> Okay. Uh opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries. 11.3. Um, so Sanchez requesting approval of memorandum of understanding between Good News Club, uh, GNC and Kacha Valley Unified School District. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Uh, any comments, questions? >> I'm not going to go through the whole thing again, but it's the same argument. It's the same thing for that. Again, it's not >> personal towards that. I was happy that you have facilities use with us and I have no problem with the organizations but again now we are getting intous need to be clearly stated it's anou for the facilities you permit not as a partner to any any organization it doesn't matter so that there in lies my dilemma
169I guess is the thing it's it's not a support or not support it's about our process and I'm concerned about where our process is going >> all those in favor >> I all those opposed I >> I >> two oppositions. Um abstensions. Uh motion carries. Uh 11.4. Uh so Sanchez requesting approval of rough solution 2026-13 to piggyback of competitively competitively bid tips contract number using Frontier Communications. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> I have questions, comments. >> I I have questions. Sorry. And looking at this one in the next communications and all of that, are we 100% sure that all of these different things are going to talk together and not cause problems? You know, one's voice over IP, one is, you know, uh, Verizon, one is, you know, dual
170authentication. I I I don't have the expertise to say that. But if if somebody can tell me that uh we already know ahead of time >> that would be important to me. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. So these services are currently being used by the district. Uh the one that you we are discussing right now is for our analog fax lines and our voice services for phones >> and that's in the school >> in internal >> districtide. Yes. >> So it can communicate districtwide. Correct. >> Okay. Other questions, comments? Uh, trustee, >> I guess my only comment and it's with the whole cyber security, it's the whole package is that at a certain point, um, maybe the board should have been informed that our current system is outdated. It needs to be revamped and it's
171going to cost us money and we need to know we're going to bring a package to you and this is what it's going to be because our system is failing. Again, I I support putting it all together, but it just seems like even you we I we know some of our system is old and adequate, but there's a full package. Maybe a presentation would have been saying, look, our system is bad. We have to fix it. Uh and this is what we're going to do and it's coming forward. So that's my only concern. Not that I I mean a support we have to fix this stuff. It's old and it's antiquated and we need a new system. But again, it's like any all the other departments that we've come. You've done presentations on transportation on
172the after school. You the thing, you know, to tell us that we're going to have to change. We're going to have to spend money or do whatever. That would have been, I think, a little better, not only for us because now the parents are going, you're spending how much money on all this stuff? What? And I can't get a bus on time. Kind of as a parent, that's how I would be. >> So, I mean, I I just think that >> Mr. Mr. Aun in scope. I mean, if you want to make that a motion to table this until we get a until we get a a presentation. >> We're going to be bringing these big packages together. >> The the way I understood it is obviously we're the gentleman has we went through co
173um we we dealt with the good, the bad, and the ugly through that process. I want to believe that the technical people that we have, I think they've done a good job in in in getting us through COVID. I I believe any system can be improved, especially as science gets better and better, but I I want to believe that the gentleman is bringing the best solution for the big area that we have, the complexity of of coverage and that he's banning different systems together that are going to best serve us. >> I understand that and I agree with exactly what you said. every other department that we've done this before. We >> Well, then if that's if that's a motion to table this until we get a presentation, I'll second it. >> I don't need
174presentation. In the future, this is something that I believe we should probably get. We're going to be doing big wholesale changes. >> Well, one thing that I know I brought up in the past with our technology is like planning. I mean, we know when something's going to become outdated. Considering our fiscal challenges, we need to be prepared and think like out into the future. Um because an unexpected expense can be a a big challenge for us to yeah we have to fix it but well we have the money right and so I think the more we can plan the the better. Um we have a motion a second. Um do you want to any other questions? Um all those in favor >> I opposed abstensions. >> Extension. >> Oh an abstension. Uh motion carries. Uh
175we are on 11.5. Uh, Sakoro Sanchez requesting approval resolution 2026-16 to piggyback on NASPO value point cooperative purchasing master agreement uh number MA1552 using cell code partnership DBA wireless >> second >> I'll second >> uh any questions comments um all those in favor >> I um all those opposed abstensions motion carries 11.6 Sooro Sanchez requesting approval to award contract for RFP number 114-2025 cyber security pilot program for multifactor authentic authentication uh to Class Link Inc. Network segment segmentation endpoint protection to CDW government. Do we have a second? >> Second. Um any questions, comments? >> I'll second. >> Um all those in favor? I >> I >> opposed abstensions. Motion carries. 11.7 um So, Sanchez requesting approval of memorandum of understanding between uh CBUSD and University of Vanderbilt uh on ethnic studies research study. >> I
176motion. I'll second it. >> Any comments, questions? All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries. Uh 12, business services, uh Julie Behil, approval of fiscal year 2024 2025 un audited actuals financial report. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Uh motion by trustee Gonzalez, second by trustee. Any comments or questions? >> I just have a question. Just I went through the document. The only change to the document is the 12 month 246 day change on that. Is that it? I just want to make sure that there was nothing else in there. We're simply changing the number of days from 210. >> You're on the same item. >> You're on the next item. >> Oh, well, it's for the next one, too, but it's for this one as well, right?
177>> The actual This is the the unodudited actuals financial reporting. >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah. >> Come on. Sorry. >> Okay. Uh united actuals. Uh any comments, questions, concerns? Okay. All right. Um, all those in favor? >> I I >> opposed. Abstens abstensions. Uh, 13.1 human resources, Dr. Monica Makawix. Approval of a vice correction job description for coordinator for of career technical education. Do I have a motion? >> So move >> a second. >> And uh, Mr. Yes. >> That's it, right? That's the only thing on >> correct. Okay. >> Okay. Uh any other questions? All those in favor? I opposed abstensions. Motion carries. Uh 13.2 Dr. Monica Makawick's approval of tenative agreement between Kach Valley Unified School District and California School Employee CS Association CSEA Chapter 109 dated August 22nd, 2025 and AB1200 disclosure
178statement. Do I have a motion? >> So move second. >> Okay. Comments or questions? All those in favor? I. All those opposed? Abstensions? Motion carries. Um 13.3 Dr. Monica Makawick's approval of revised job description description for K12 principal and assistant principal. Do I have a motion? >> A motion. Same. >> Uh do I have a second? >> Uh we have a trustee Kalmanis. Um any questions or comments? >> Same question. It's just the dates change, right? >> just want to make sure they're >> okay. So just a change in dates. Um any other questions? All those in favor? Uh I'm sorry. Uh yes, sorry. Um so 4 days, but this is for me it's like another way to give a raise when no one else in our district has received raises. It just feels like
179why are we doing this now? It's 4 days. If things are falling apart because of 4 days, I we're doing something wrong. If 4 days will throw us off. Things that are mandatory should be mandatory. We should have people there when we need them. I know they need to take vacation. This is not this is a raise by any other work for me. So, Dr. Monica >> caller questions. Uh Dr. Mowitz. Um first, uh principles and assistant principles no longer have vacation days. They're on a positive work year. The problem with this is there was a mistake made when it went from 12 to 11 months. We did not catch it where would allow the PD for the principles and APs to happen just right before the end of the year and carry us through
180summer school where I wouldn't have to pay them an additional uh stipen to make it through a few days. Um we didn't realize there were a mistake. Um the dates were like days um originally. So if you do a ratio of proportion of the 11 days I worked with fiscal on it, it came to around 213 214. So that's how we came up with the 214. So they're not they took a pay cut more than they should have. I'm explaining that right. Okay. Any other questions or comments? Okay. All those in favor? I >> I. >> All those opposed? I >> I Okay. So, we have one, two, two opposed. Um, abstensions. Motion carries. Okay. Uh, item 14, consent calendar. All matters listed under the consent calendar are considered by the board to be routine
181and will be acted upon in one motion. There will be no discussion on these items prior to the time the board considers a motion unless members of the board or staff request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the consent calendar in which event uh the items will be considered separately. The superintendent, assistant superintendent of educational services, assistant superintendent of business and finance and assistant superintendent of human resources recommend the approval of all consent calendar items. Uh, do I have a motion to approve the consent calendar items? >> Miss Vargas, I motion to approve the consent calendar respecting any board member wanting to pull individual items. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Any items to pull? >> Yes. I have three items and then I did speak this over with board
182president earlier. Um, I'd like to pull 18.1 and 18.2 two as a whole and have a discussion instead of pulling every single item off the agenda which will take us all night. So you guys fine with that. I'll pull those two items have a discussion then vote and move on. Uh if not pull them all out individually which you don't want to do that. >> You said 18.1 and 18.2 >> and then I also need to pull 18.1 item five as an individual item to vote on it separately. >> Okay. Okay. I had one uh 16.3. I just wanted to understand more about the Dell technologies if that was the most cost effective to add for adult education. >> Okay. 16.3. Okay. Any other items? Okay. Uh so we have a motion and and a
183second with a number of items pulled. Um all those in favor to approve the consent calendar. >> I I >> uh oppose abstensions. Um so moving on to item 16.3. So Koro Sanchez requesting approval of purchase with Dell Technologies for desktop computers for Coachella Valley Unifi uh Coachella Valley Adult School. Um and the question is around um you want to >> Yeah. So the question was that so it's going to purchase 31 Dell Pro all in allin1 desktop computers. So, I was just if somebody had some thoughts that that was the most cost effective for the >> Okay. >> the um adult school. >> I'm sorry. I think we had to get a motion and a second. Um a motion to >> a second. >> Okay. And uh is it >> Yes. Uh those are
184the most cost effective option for that school and the application that they currently use them for. Uh the current computers do no longer support the most up-to-date versions of Windows. So uh for security reasons, we need to make sure that we have up-to-date hardware so they could use it for testing and everything that they do at adult school. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Okay. Um we have a motion, a second. All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Abstension. Motion carries. Uh moving on to 18.1 consent. Uh, >> can you do 18.1 item five first and then we'll go back to do the others. >> Okay. Uh, 18.1 Dr. Monica Makawick's approval of human resources personnel report. Uh, we have item five that will be um Do I have a motion?
185>> Do I have a motion? >> I'll motion to approve. >> Do we have a second? >> I shouldn't we have some discussion? The gentleman >> I thought we had to have a motion and a second and discussion. Shakuna, you had a comment on 18.5. >> Hold on here. >> Did someone second? >> Second. >> Okay. So, yeah. Motion second. >> 18.1 item five. >> 18.1. >> I believe it's >> Is it part five? >> Can't find it now. >> No. >> Oh, it's it's item five in the late. >> Oh, okay. Yes, it's okay. So, it's 18 point Okay. 18.1 part 8 item five. >> Yes. Sorry. >> Okay. Uh so, we have a motion and a second. Um there's no Are there questions? >> Everyone knows what we're talking. Okay. Uh all those
186in favor? >> I I >> I >> opposed. Okay. And abstensions. >> Okay. Uh so item 18.1 part 8 um item five uh passes. Now we have the rest of the um do I have a motion for the remainder of 18.1? >> I'll motion the second. >> Okay. And a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Um any comments, questions? >> Yeah. I mean my my general concern is that we have a lot of people still working out of class. uh some of them don't make quite sense because of the people going back and forth. We need to kind of figure out what we're going to do with that. We need to either hire people or people are out on medical. I understand some of that stuff. Um and the other one I did want to talk
187about is all the extra services of the late submitts. Um with all due respect, did not meet the deadline is not an excuse. It's just I didn't meet the deadline. I want to know is if it's coming from the same sites or the same individuals over and over, are we actually doing something? Uh we had that we had did not meet deadline. We did um some of them were due do the bumping which that I understand is going back and forth. Um but and then on the next one there's going to be some of the you know inadvertently left off the request uh request set in budget approvers queue for several days. I mean, these are reasons why it didn't get done on time, but again, are we doing anything to make sure? And I
188know I'm the one that complains about this the most. I always have since I got here, but those are not excuses. Those are just reasons why they didn't happen. And what and what are we going to do? Um, there was one large one for ELOP for the nutrition services staff and I'm assuming it was from summer school and at the bottom unless I missed it. Um, again, the budget sat in approvers queue for several days that I mean, how is that not being processed for summer school? This is where I'm assuming this is the summer school one. And then we have another one from August 1st to June 30th. Uh and again it's the same reasons and I'm kind of like is there a process that if it's the same people I understand people make
189mistakes every once in a while and I try to look at the site and the individuals and it happens but if it's continuing from the same sites from the same individuals from the same departments from the same things I think it's our job to hold people accountable I mean I and I I know where the process is but I would ask our superintendent and we need to I know we have a lot of things going on. But if we can't do the little things right, the big things people start doubting we can do the big things right. And these are the little things that we're getting wrong. Being late, the excuses for being late. Again, we have one here, you know. So that is just a big concern of mine. And instead of pulling out
190each one saying why is this and why is that, I'd rather address it as a whole and say give direction to the superintendent and say please whoever your staff is and >> if they're the same people doing this, we need to fix this. >> You know, >> we had a whole discussion about people not doing their jobs. >> And again, these are the little things. And again, as we had a discussion earlier, none of these people should be working until they get approved. I happen to know that many of these people have already started working without being approved. So that is a problem and that's not and at this point it's not the fault of the individuals names that are on these things. They said hey you we got you you're approved go ahead and
191start they start working. They don't know the other processes. This is more an administrative process policy process than the staff person. It's not about the staff. It is about that process. >> But and again They started because they had to because if kids were going to show up that day and there was nobody there, there was a problem. I understand it. >> But we have to get a little better at this. >> So that is my one whole thing. >> Yeah, President Bus, I've been listening to Mr. Akuna. You know, it's it it is his pet peeve and I think this is the first time I hear that somebody was working without being ready to work or approved to work. And that's a concern of mine. But the reality is is that like in every
192scenario, right, these people have already worked. We got to pay him, right? We're gonna have to pay him. And and I think the frustration that I hear in your voice is that how does this continue to happen? And I think uh our superintendent needs to be tasked. Uh if there is a pattern and this is coming from the same individual individuals and this is a pattern when they don't get their paperwork in on time and the submitts are late and then we need to hold them accountable for for how they're doing this. But the reality is Mr. Kun is these people have already worked. We have to pay them. No. And and I that's why I mentioned it isn't about the people whose names are on this. Sure. It's about the people who process the
193stuff from that that >> does uh staff want to comment. Um I think we have some direction. Um so all those in fa we have a motion second. All those in favor >> I >> opposed. I >> uh one opposed and uh abstensions. Okay. Uh moving on to 18.2 Dr. Monica Makawitz approval of the human resources uh personnel report uh for certificated staff. Do I have a motion? >> So move >> second. >> Um comments, questions. >> And again, this one is kind of more of the same. Um although this one did confuse me as to why many of it was late. Let me get down to that. Um people were waiting for our business services to give them a budget code. So, a lot of these people are late. I I'll find the exact
194wording in a minute. Um turn funding source needed approval from business department. So, that's why they're all late. Do we if it's a job site, it's a program. I mean, again, these are reasons. They're not excuses. because they're the things is that our business department needs to know who gets paid for what and from what area. And again, I mean, she's been here, you've been here 11 days, so I'm not going to go down that road with you, but you've been here 11 days. But again, and again, these are all um reasons for late submitts. So my assumption is that these programs and these sites submitted them all on time but because business services didn't give them a budget code basically an expense code a funding source they couldn't get processed. So that is not
195even at the site level or wherever that's again back to administration. I think on that not sorry I but I I mean I think it's one of the things that as we're going through the stabilization plan our department should be communicating and to your point of staff not working before getting approved. What if we didn't have the funds right and so I think making sure that there's that communication. Yeah. >> And then there is another I did have one more question. We haven't essentially as I see this now and again you can correct me if I'm wrong. We have basically moved all our academic after school academic intervention, our tutoring. We've basically moved all that to our ELOP after school program. We've just shifted it over to there because that's what we're doing now. It's
196an academic something or other. We've simply moved all those personnel. They're mostly teachers because that's who teaches the intervention. So, we just shifted a whole bunch of teachers into the after school program and that's going to cost us a lot of money out of the after school program. Now, my question is, is that money coming out of the 6 million that was allocated to be taken away from our budget in our recovery program, or is this six is this cost going to be included in their regular budget minus the 6 million that they've already taken away? Which concerns me because now we've added a whole other section to the after school program and now suddenly uh it it is under the after school program. So, I'm assuming it's going to be under the certificated ELOP
197director. Um, now you just added a whole bunch of teachers, a whole bunch of staff, and I thought there was a mention of adding some coordinators at the school sites to do the academic thing. So, now we're adding lots more jobs, lots more people, and we're we cut down supervisors because we're trying to save money. We're not saving money, we're spending money. So my question is if we're going to make this shift to turn our after school programs into an academic program basically across the board. Uh we have homework help now we have these tutoring programs. All this stuff has been shifted. Where's that money coming from? Is that budget source the original 6 million that was in our budget plan our our our whole plan? you took six million away from that program to
198fund other things or is that going to be paid for by the current funding minus that? >> So 6 million was the proposed for the budget plan. 6 million was not taken away because we could we had to make sure because it's an it's everything's audited. So it was a little over 2 million. So there's still uh close to 4 million that we did not take. That's still part of the of the funding for ELOP. >> So, is that reflective in our budget? >> Yes. >> Statement that said we didn't take 6 million. So, 4 million of that original plan is not actually being used. >> Yes. >> So, now that money is going to be taken out of the regular budget, >> it's going to be taken out from other places. We're still we
199have to work because we have to >> provide a new fiscal stabilization plan in December. So, that's something that we need to work on. So we're so basically I'm just reminding every we're just basically shifting everything to the after school program with two coordinators for now adding hundreds of more people and to the programs and two supervisors. So that's our big plan. That's our big reorganization that again I said wasn't going to work. I don't think it is going to work. So >> are we >> I just wanted that financial question answer. >> Go for the question. >> Any com? Okay. Um any other questions? Okay. Uh we have a motion we have a second. Uh all those in favor? >> I I >> I >> opposed. >> I >> abstensions. Uh motion carries. Um
200we've uh approve. Okay. Uh 19.1. I'm sorry. Close session. Uh we don't have close session. 19.2. Motion to adjourn. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. Uh all those in favor? I >> opposed abstensions. Thank you everybody.