001Good evening. I'd like to call the meeting to order. The April 2nd, 2026 Coina Valley School District Board of Education meeting to order at 6 PM. Roll call. >> Rachel Robas >> here. Maria Ceres >> here. >> Simon Wright >> here. >> Maria Cruz late Sumaluchcci >> here. Thank you. We have a quorum. Item three, adoption of the agenda. Do we have a motion to adopt? >> So move. >> Uh, Simon Wright. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Maria Caseres. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call. >> Rachel Robless. >> Yes. >> Maria Caseris, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. Motion carries unanimously. Uh, item four, public comments regarding close session. At this time, any person wishing to speak on any close session items will be granted three
002minutes. Mr. All right. Do we have any public comments? >> We do not. >> Thank you. At this time, we'll adjourn to close session to discuss all items listed at 601. We will reconvene to open session at 7:12 p.m. Item seven, pledge of allegiance, uh, Julianne Hernandez. Please stand and put your right hand over your heart. Begin. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands us for all. Item eight, report of action taken in close session. In close session, the board voted unanimously to approve the compromise and release agreement for student case number 2025110433. Item nine, recognition. Item A, 2026 California Distinguished Schools South Hills High School. Dr. Pedes Dr. Dalton. >> Good evening, board president Robas, board of education members, Dr.
003Blackmore, cabinet members, and all our wonderful guests here tonight. I'd first like to begin by inviting doc well he's already here uh Dr. Dalton up to the front who will be assisting me with tonight's recognitions. It's my privilege to introduce Mr. Terry Abernathy and his South Hills team if they come on up. I'll wait till all their beautiful faces are up here. Tonight, we're honored to recognize South Hill Schools for being named, drum roll, 2026 California Distinguished School. >> Hey, I this prestige award is one of the highest honors a California public school can achieve. It's a datadriven recognition of hard work, resilience, and excellence that our students, staff, and administrators bring to campus each day. Let's give them a round of applause. We're going to get a picture up here. The board members want
004to come on up. Turn around. team. >> All right, guys. Congratulations. One more. >> Well, you I mean, Dr. >> Do we get another drum roll? Maybe. >> All right. Item B, exemplary dual enrollment award, Coina High School. Dr. >> So now I would like to introduce Dr. Daisy Krasco, the principal of Kovina High, and her wonderful team. She has a big team here today. So bring them all up. has her counselors and her assistant principles and her SSS or student support. And who else? Her ASB director. There he is. I didn't see him. All right. We're proud to recognize Coina High as our California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Program Award. Um, this is very exciting because they spent a lot of hard work. This is something new to their school and they earned the distinction
005by building strong pathways that empower students to earn college credits in high school and unlock greater success with expanded opportunities. So, let's give them a big hand. We will. We will. >> One more. One more. One more on the line. Yeah, you guys are Let me existing one split in the There you go. You guys go this way. There you go. >> Side turn. You keep going the other way. The other side. >> You see us all. Thank you. Oh my goodness. All right, I guess another drum roll. Item C, model continuation redesation. Fair Valley High School. Dr. >> Come on up, Miss Rebecca Hansel, principal of our Fair Valley School. Do you have anyone here from your team? >> Yeah, >> I think they had a little emergency tonight and her counselor had to
006stay back, so she wasn't able to come. Uh we want to recognize and and honor Fair Valley for being the redesated as the 2026 model continuation school. This redes red re redesation proves that Fair Valley has successfully passed a rigorous updated reapplication and site visit process. Model schools are required to serve as mentors and resources for other local education agencies, meaning a res redesated school is trusted to lead and share best practices. So, thank you very much, Rebecca, for leading that. Hey, >> that one first. Thank you for our shirt. Are you sure? >> No, I I don't know if I can get out. >> All right. Item D, employees of the month, Dr. Dol and Dr. Jacobson. All right, do we get a drum roll? I I like the drum roll. Good evening, board
007president, Miss Robas, board members, superintendent Dr. Blackmore, cabinet members, community members, and guests. Tonight, we are honoring our March 2026 employees of the month. So, the first person we'd like to bring up is Maria Corona, our CTE teach from Northview High School. >> So, Maria is a CTE education pathway teacher and also our AVID coordinator at Northview High School. And she exemplifies excellence through her professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to student success. She fosters a culture of belonging, high expectations, and meaningful relationships that extend well beyond the classroom and graduation, which reflect her lasting impact on students academic and personal growth. And through her leadership, Maria seamlessly has integrated college and career readiness with compassionate support, inspiring both students and colleagues alike. Congratulations, Next we have Sheila Baldwin. Yay. Sheila Baldwin is a valued pillar
008of the Benin Loman community, consistently demonstrating dedication, leadership, and commitment to student success. Through her involvement in ILT, SEAL, and PBIS, she advocates for both students and staff while fostering a positive school culture. From organizing impactful schoolwide events to providing additional port support through tutoring and enrichment opportunities, Sheila goes above and beyond in everything that she does. Her positivity, creativity, and unwavering commitment make a lasting difference on campus. And when we went and surprised her in her class, all her students jumped up for joy and said they were going to treat her like a queen. Congratulations. Our next employee of the month could not be with us tonight, but I certainly want to recognize Miss Sonia Espinosa. is our school family outreach liaison and she is um if I were to summarize this very quickly
009because she's not here she's simply outstanding and inspiring to those that she works with so congratulations and thank you Sonia I would next like to welcome Miss Delia Aila A dedicated member of the CVUSD family for over 40 years, she truly embodies the spirit of service and commitment. In her role as an EL support specialist, Miss Aila serves five school sites with exceptional care, ensuring accurate documentation, and providing consistent love and support. Her attention to detail, reliability, and willingness to go above and beyond have made a lasting impact on students and families. At just 84 years young, Miss Avala continues to serve with remarkable energy and grace, inspiring both colleagues and the community she has supported for decades. She's most certainly deserving of this recognition. Congratulations, And our final employee of the month that we
010get to recognize this evening is the principal of Baranka Elementary School, Miss Courtney Sawyer. Now in her second year at Baranka, she has clearly established herself as a strong instructional leader within Coina Valley Unified. Through systems development, she's created a structured, focused environment where teachers and staff are supported and students are positioned to thrive. Courtney brings vision and follow-through to her campus, balancing the demands of site administration with a steady commitment to instructional excellence. Her calm presence and thoughtful problem solving make a meaningful difference for the Baranka community each and every day and she's truly deserving of this recognition. Congratulations, Courtney. I'm down. When you're gonna take me I will be tomorrow. Yes. Okay. This phone's going to start raining. Rain. >> Item 10, presentations. Item A, math curriculum adoption process. Dr. Pedes. >> Thank
011you, President Robas. I'd like to invite Matt Dalton, our dh Dr. Dalton, our director of curriculum and instruction for secondary. He will be informing us regarding our math curriculum adoption for our middle schools. Good evening, board president Robas, members of the board, Dr. Blackmore, members of cabinet, community members, and guests. Over the past several years, I've had the pleasure of working with close to 15 middle school teachers that make up our math curriculum committee. On this evening's agenda is their recommendation to you for math curriculum. This committee went through an expansive process to arrive at their recommendation and I'm here to share their summary of that process with you. This timeline illustrates a comprehensive and multi-year process that we followed to ensure our middle school math adoption was both rigorous and data driven. We began
012two years ago by establishing our foundational goals and conducting a deep dive with paper screening which led to an initial publisher presentation and intense summer training for our staff. Last year served as our primary field testing phase. We rotated through three distinct programs, Envision, Reveal, and Desmos to give our teachers and students a direct sideby-side comparison of the top tier options available. Most recently, we moved into an extended pilot during the first half of this school year. This three-year journey concluded with our final deliberation on December 16th, which provided us with clarity and confidence behind the recommendation we're presenting here tonight. Our adoption committee consisted of 14 math teachers from across all middle schools in the district with representation from each math 6th, math 7th, and math eth. This broad participation ensured input from teachers
013across different school communities and student populations. In September of 2023, the committee met with Carrie Gene Hyde, who was our partner from the UCI math project. She helped to lay a foundation for the review of the math curriculum. And following the training, the committee received additional training from the UCI Irvine math project. They built content and they understood and reviewed student data. They looked at a particular focus of English learners and students with disabilities. Additionally, the committee developed a custom rubric that aligned to state standards and district goals to guide our evaluation. Using our rubric, teachers then reviewed printed samples of each program. They focused on key items like conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, differentiation, and assessment. This helped us narrow the field to programs that best align to our instructional vision. The committee used detailed
014rubrics to ensure a consistent and thorough evaluation. Categories included content quality, pedigogy, assessments, and support for diverse learners. This is just one example of many of our rubrics that show how we scored key categories like conceptual development. This process helped to ensure fairness and objectivity in scoring each of the curriculums. The pilot teachers attended publisher-led sessions to explore curriculum and the content with digital tools. They used our rubrics during presentations and had opportunities to ask questions and dig into each program's instructional approach and resources. From that list, we narrowed our focus down to Envision, Reveal, and Desmos for our classroom pilots. These three programs stood out because they best aligned with our instructional standards and offered a robust standard of supports and instructional designs for our teachers. This selection gave us the strongest possible starting
015point for our hands-on evaluation. During the pilot of Desmos, Reveal and Envision, teachers received initial publisher training and publishing curriculum teams conducted site visits to provide on-site support. An end of pilot check-in allowed teachers to share feedback and reflect on their experience. District surveys gathered additional input to inform next steps of the curriculum review process. The anonymous surveys collected provided feedback from our pilot teachers and highlighted distinct strengths within each of the programs. While Envision was recognized for its standards alignment and assessment tools, Desmos was praised for its focus on productive struggle and student collaboration. However, Reveal truly emerged as one of the most comprehensive fits for our district. Teachers specifically highlighted Reveal's superior structure and its ability to balance conceptual rigor with its necessary scaffolds for English learners and diverse student populations. This combination
016of strong visuals, technology integration, and accessible differentiation is what ultimately led us to the recommendation that we felt was best for the solution of all students. While every program has its hurdles, the committee carefully weighed these challenges against our students needs. We noted that Envision and Desmos shared significant drawbacks specifically around overly complex word problems and sudden jumps in difficulty that lacked the proper scaffolding. Feedback also indicated that these programs struggled to build foundational computational fluency. In contrast, the challenges identified for for reveal such as adjusting our scope and sequence or enhancing academic vocabulary are a much more manageable through professional development and district level planning. This reinforced our confidence in what we thought was the most suitable and supportive path towards our teachers and students. The slide covers the final steps of our decision-making
017process. We began by reviewing all teacher survey to identify clear preferences and evaluate how much each program performed in real time. This led to a focused deliberation where we weighed our strengths of each option against the challenges that we discussed. Our initial anonymous vote actually resulted in a deadlock between two of our top finalists. To ensure we made the right long-term choice, the committee agreed to extend a one semester pilot for deeper evaluation. A final critical factor in our decision was the goal of a district-wide alignment with our high school. We wanted to ensure that all students have a seamless mathematical transition as they leave 8th grade and move into 9th grade. Following this extensive review and a final discussion to address all remaining questions, the committee reached a unanimous decision on our recommend recommended
018curriculum. Information was then shared through parent square and public postings. For parents unable to attend in person, were provided virtual access to review the materials. Additionally, we included an email contact in our communications for parents if they needed to schedule individual appointments. Following board approval, our immediate focus shifts to a comprehensive rollout plan for the upcoming school year. We will begin by ordering all materials and launch into a deep professional learning series. This isn't just a one-day overview. We've designed a full-day grade level training program that includes everything from scope and sequence alignment to specialized support for English learners and students with disabilities. We're also prioritizing instructional leadership training for our administrators to ensure that they can support our teachers effectively. Most importantly, the funding has already been allocated in this year's budget, ensuring that
019we are ready to hit the ground running with a strong cohesive implementation. Based off the full evaluation, the pilot data, the teacher feedback, the middle school math committee recommends adopting McGraill Reveal for math 6th, math 7th, and math 8th. It provides a thoughtful combination of challenge, targeted supports, and practical teaching resources aligning well with the need for both students and educators. Thank you. >> Oh, Dr. Dalton, I think we might have a couple questions. Yes. >> Yes. Um, so in the past the board has stressed uh interest in having our Spanish dual uh language program um you know be taught in more than just you know social studies. Uh when looking at this these this curriculum did we um involve uh dual Spanish teachers in the process and Mandarin? >> Um is does this translate
020uh to Spanish or Mandarin? The actual committee was made up of only math teachers that taught the middle school math program. It was built three years ago in the in the pilot program. So, um there are teachers who speak Spanish that were on that on that committee. Uh and there's teachers uh that also work with a lot of EL students that were on the committee as well, but we didn't have a dual teacher as part of that committee because we don't have any dual teachers at the middle school level that teach math. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Item B, summer school update. Dr. Pedes. Thank you, President Robas. Tonight, the educational service team and business service teams have collaborated to present our summer school plan. I'd like to introduce our CVUSD summer dream
021team. Uh joining us are Dr. Katanic and Dr. Dalton, directors of curriculum and instruction, who will provide an overview of our academic programming. We have Fernando Sanchez, director of student service, who will share information on the child care programs. And Danielle Walker, director of special ed, who will highlight services for our students with special ed. Finally, Lette Olivetas, director of nutrition services, will review the meal program available to support our students throughout the summer. Good evening, board president Robles, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Blackour, members of executive cabinet, community members and guests. We are here this evening to share with you our summer school update for 2026 starting with our elementary summer program. This summer we will be offering a joint program with the Alvo um summer program and this program will be offered
022at Benlman Cypress and Workman. It will be a full day program running from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and our students will rotate out to our Coina Valley teachers for academic supports. This includes English language arts supports for all students, math supports for all students, and then ELD students would receive English learners would receive EL support and our dual language students would rotate out for targeted language support as well. This will run um from June go. It's okay. June 8th through July 3rd with holidays on June 19th and July 3rd. The resources that we'll we will use for this program are our adoptions which include IR ready intervention lessons, the SRRA reading laboratories that we use each summer, our new Eureka math squared curriculum, and as well as our UCI math and brick math lessons.
023Our EL supports will include Wonders ELPAC practice lessons and lessons created by our EL TOSA. And then our dual language resources will re include our summer scholar Spanish program and Mandarin maint. Next, we have our middle school program at Los Palmus Middle School. It will also run from June 8th to July 3rd. This is also a full day 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. program which will offer a great balance of academics and supervision. What makes this program successful is our partnership with ALO where our district teachers will provide the core instruction while the ALO staff will provide the support enrichment throughout the rest of the day. This is intended for our sixth and seventh grade students. Uh this will also be targeted support in English language arts EL and math intervention. We're also offering a
024specialized 4hour math acceleration block for identified incoming sixth graders. Next is our Mount Sack summer program, also hosted at Los Palmus Middle School. This program runs on the same dates, June 8th through the 3rd, but with a more focused academic morning from 8 to 12:30 p.m. The session is exclusively for our incoming eighth grade students. While the curriculum is developed by our Mount Sack partners, these courses are taught by our Coina Valley teachers, ensuring students have the same familiarity and high instruction levels that they do during the regular year with a focus on math, English, and essential study skills, hoping to get them prepared for 8th grade and beyond. We're also offering a middle school CTE summer camp again this summer, a two-week specialized hand-on experience for incoming seventh and eighth grade students. This year,
025they can choose one option from a variety of pathways offered at all three of our high school campuses. These twoe programs are designed around student interest, teacher availability, and placement. It is offered based on choice and obviously available space. This is a great way for our middle schoolers to explore high school, the career tracks, and find out what actually excites them prior to entering high school. Moving on to our high school summer programs, we're offering a comprehensive credit recovery and advancement opportunities across all three comprehensive high schools. First, our Mount Sack partnership provides two distinct sessions split into two semesters in order to complete entire course offerings. These are full day academic days running from 7:30 in the morning to 2:00 p.m. In addition to Mount Sack, this year we are continuing an old partnership
026with OFL options for youth which is uh thought out throughout the entire month of July. This partnership offers us additional credit recovery options and also opportunities to support students outside of the regular summer program. I'd also like to note that our Fair Valley students will attend their respective home schools as needed for the summer sessions to ensure they also have access to all of our resources. This slide provides a more detailed look at our high school summer programs and the offerings. Under Mount Sack umbrella, we're offering full suite of academic courses. Everything from math, science, English, and social studies alongside electives like Spanish, music, and art. These courses will allow our students to recover credits and also get ahead on their credit and graduation requirements. Our OFL offerings provide essential credit recovery opportunities as well,
027but more for targeted bridges in both English and math and also to help students be able to successfully transition to the next grade level. This partnership also supports our ELD students, our CTE pathways, band, and even our sports programs. Finally, we're continuing with our CSU partnership with a focused algebra course which is importantly includes college and career readiness component which will help students after their graduation. In addition, we are also offering high school CTE program that's hosted at trade tech. It focuses on our high demand technical trades. These courses provide students with hands-on training in the following welding and metal fab giving them direct hands-on approach to industry standards and more opportunities to finish career implementation. Do you see how they made me come and do the budget part? Just kidding. >> Yeah. The educational
028services team has taken a very intentional and strategic approach to budget planning to ensure our summer school program remains fiscally sustainable. A key priority has been aligning expenditures from the most restrictive funding sources first. By leveraging ELOP funds work which carry more limitations than supplemental concentration, we've been able to shift approximately 6 650,000 in cost away from SNC. This is especially important given that SNC is currently deficit spending and in this shift represents a meaningful step towards improving our overall fiscal position. In addition, our partnerships with Mount Sack and Options for Learning are designed to both reduce cost and generate revenue for the district. Through these agreements, we're able to continue offering summer school courses taught by our teachers while Mount Sack and OEL assume the cost of hiring and compensating those teachers, resulting in
029direct savings to the district. Beyond cost avoidance, the OFL partnership also generates revenue at a rate of 350 per student. Based on projected enrollment, we conser we conservatively sorry estimate at least 262,000 in revenue with the potential for even greater returns. Ultimately, this approach allows us to maintain highquality programming for our students while also reducing deficit spending and strengthening the DIS district's financial sustainability. Extended school year is a special education program for students with disabilities. The program is offered for students to offset significant regression over the summer break. The length of the program is 20 days, including holidays. Designated instructional services such as speech, occupational therapy, adaptive PE, and others will be provided per each student's IEP, and class sizes will follow contracted ratios. Our preschool Oops, there we go. Our preschool programs will be
030housed at the Coina Valley Children's Center and they will run from June 8th through July 3rd from 8:30 a.m. until 11:55 a.m. Our ESY programs for our TK through 8th grade students will be held at Cypress and Los Palmus and also run from June 8th through July 3rd. These programs will run from 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Our high school programs will be held at all three comprehensive sites and run from June June 8th through July 17th. The hours will be from 7:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. Our adult transition program will be from June 8th through July 3rd and the hours will be from 8:30 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. Preschool will be using the creative curriculum and TK through 12th grade will be using Teachtown curriculum which uses thematic units to target concepts. The students
031will also have access to all core curriculum and supplemental materials to focus on targeting students individual needs. Good evening. In addition to a level which provides our unduplicated students registered for summer school with access to the afterchool program, Cavina Valley is also offering summer school child care services. At Pioneer campus, we have our state preschool that will run from June 8th till August 12th. from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On our Merwin campus, we have our surround care that'll run from June 8th until August 12th, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. And at our Pioneer campus, Kids Corner and Tinsing for grades TK to 8th from June 8th to August 12th from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. I'm happy to share that we'll be offering breakfast and lunch to all of our summer um um
032summer school locations and meals will also be offered to the community. Students in the level program will also receive a snack during after school activities and then as we have been doing we will be extending community services to some of our um all summer um campuses such as Merwin that will offer meals to our community up until July 31st. Pioneer Cafe will also offer meal. It's a very popular site through August 12th. And then we also have our partnership with Irwwindale Park um which will offer meals through August 7th. >> The pupooseas were good. >> You're welcome. They were good. >> Any questions? >> I think there are. >> Yes. So, um for our illegal program, uh we will en uh the enrichment part of the program will look like. Do we know? Uh we're
033still creating that part with them. We got all the logistics. So, we'll be meeting with them um to kind of see what the other pieces will be. So, it could be if you have any suggestions, we >> do. They provide any field trips. I know that they said they had um like a fine arts curriculum, music, theater, things like that would be something that, you know, would be good to see. Um, I know the last time I did the visit, it seemed like um they continued with whatever lessons the kids typically do in the after school program. So, I would like to see something different for the summer. >> Okay. Sure. >> Thank you. >> Anything else? >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Thank you. >> All right. Item C, core practices part three, Dr.
034Blackmore. >> Thank you, President Robas, members of the board of education, cabinet members, and guests. I think we have some more guests here. Um, tonight we continue our core practices series with part three which is focused on screening, assessment, intervention, the systems we use to ensure every student gets it the support they need to thrive in Kov Valley Unified. As we talk about it beginning of each one of these um presentations, everything we do tonight connects back to our mission meeting the needs of the whole child so every student can communiate communicate, collaborate, think critically and problem solve. Our our vision reminds us of the goal innovative education that inspires every student's unlimited potential. We also reference our board of education goals. Goals one and two are especially relevant tonight, guaranteeing that students are college
035and career ready and implementing researchbased programs to drive achievement for all of our students. And when we look at student learning, Rickor established the four guiding questions that anchor professional learning communities work. Parts one and two are focused on what we want students to know and be able to do. We also turn our attention to the remaining questions. How do we know if students have learned and how do we respond if they have not? To review what we talked about last time, tier one highquality standardsbased instruction for every student. We anchor everything in tier one. Tier 1 is universal standards aligned evidence-based instruction for every student. It is differentiated and data informed. It's not optional. It's not one-sizefits-all and it is not a substitute for intervention. It is the foundation that everything else is built
036upon. Insurance student learning requires three interconnected actions. Screening identifies students who may need additional supports and early and additional support early and efficiently. Assessment measures growth, proficiency, and skills gaps with valid aligned tools. And intervention connects that data directly to targeted instruction and tiered support systems. These three work together in a continuous cycle. We use a range of diagnostic tools across grade levels to provide timely, actionable insight into student learning. From early literacy screeners to adaptive assessments in ELA and math, as well as tools supporting multilingual learners and secondary math, each plays a specific role. Together, they give us a clear picture of student readiness and and needs, allowing us to respond with precision and align supports effectively. At a May board meeting, Dr. Kazan Dr. Katanic is going to present specifically on primary literacy,
037including the screener for students with reading difficulties, providing the results and the next steps. Uh after that screening process throughout the year we use benchmark and interim assessments as part of an ongoing cycle to monitor progress and adjust instruction. These tools allow us to check for understanding, identify trends, and refine supports, ensuring instruction remains responsive and aligned to student needs. At the summitive level, students engage in statewide assessments that provide a comprehensive view of learning over time. These measures allow us to evaluate long-term outcomes, monitor progress towards standards, and understand how our students are performing relative to state expectations. The ELPAC includes two components. The initial assessment given to newly enrolled students within 30 days and the summit of assessment administered annually to English learners. Results guide identification, monitor language development, inform reclassification, and drive
038interventions. You can here see here this is a sample of our comprehensive assessment schedule. Um this one is the elementary TK5 schedule. You can see the beginning of the year assessments, end of trimester 1 assessments, trimester 2 assessments and trimester 3 assessments with their testing windows. When these um assessments are given and their scores are recorded, they go into pair assessment. So teachers and principles have access to data um for their for all program uh grade level and subgroup. When a student is a suspect isn't responding to tiered supports, we follow a structured process. A concern is raised. Student study team implements target interventions and if needed this may lead to a comprehensive evaluation for special education services with parent consent. You can see the steps here but I won't read all of them. >>
039Once assessment is complete the IT meets to review the results, determine eligibility under IDEIDA and create a plan outlining present levels, goals and services, supports and placement. The IP is implemented only after parent consent is received. Progress is monitored continuously. IEPS are reviewed annually and reeval re-evaluation occurs at least every three three years. The guiding principle throughout is ensuring a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. The pathway from data to intervention follows five clear steps. Screen and assess using our district calendar. Analyze data in the PLC's to identify students needing support or extension. Identify the specific skill gap in the appropriate intervention tier and provide targeted tier one, two or three support. Then monitor and adjust using subsequent data and start the cycle again. Our three tiers function as a coordinated system.
040Tier one is highly is highquality differentiated instruction for every student in the general education setting. Tier two provides supplemental small groupoup instruction for students below grade level benchmarks. typically multiple days per week. Tier three is intensive individ individualized supports for students not responding to tier 2 and may involve referral for special education evaluation. Placement decisions are data driven using cut scores and benchmark results. Interventions must be researchbased and aligned to identified skills gaps. In both ELA and math, we use evidence-based strategies to target specific needs and ensuring supports are driven by diagnosis, not just grade level. When you walk classes on our this year, you can see that our new math curriculum has some of the tier one interventions built in to the adopted curriculum. Intervention works best when it is implemented with fidelity following
041the program's dosage sequence and instructional procedures. This is verified through walkthroughs and checklists. Progress monitoring uses brief frequent measures for tier two and tier for tier three. We track the rate of improvement um and performance toward goals. Site teams review this data in PLC's and decide whether to continue, intensify or exit interventions. At each assessment window, we readminister diagnostic tools and compare results to baseline and goals. Decision rules guide next steps. Students who are responding well may exit to a lower tier. Students not responding receive intensified support, increased frequency or duration, and possible movement to a higher tier. All decisions are documented to support family communication, potentially IEP teams, and staff continuity. Our key steps include developing our multi-ter systems of support plan, ensuring tier one instruction is implemented with fidelity districtwide, conducting timely and
042consistent analysis of all screeners and diagnostics, and consistently delivering tier 2 interventions both in the classroom and in pullout settings. We're also focused on targeted intervention for English language learners, special education students, and other high need student groups. Supporting all this is ongoing professional development through PLC's, professional learning communities, focus schools, achievement teams, and pair assessment. We're also committed to timely and timely data reporting, sharing results with parents and families so they understand their child's progress and reporting to the board so you have a clear picture of how our systems are performing districtwide. Looking ahead, on May 4th, we will present core practices part 4 along with a dual language immersion update. On May 28th, we'll include um we'll include an update on elementary literacy. On June 25th, the board will consider a resolution on
043coherent instructional systems and accountability. And August, we'll focus on multilingual learners. Thank you. Are there any questions for me? I have a comment and a question. Okay. Um it says pro it said in there that progress is monitored tier one bi-weekly and tier three weekly. Where is that um data stored? Is it just on paper? Do we have any kind of um system to hold all of that? And then my second part, >> okay, >> is uh how long like let's say they're in tier two, right? >> And how long do they have to be not making progress or stagnant until we make a change? Is that >> Yeah. So, >> sorry. Thanks. So, if you were looking at weekly or or bi-weekly progress monitoring, really there there's different systems that could do that. Some
044of our um most of our teachers would use that um in the classroom and they would record that data individually. Um if it's a if it's an intervention teacher doing pull out and and Dr. Katanic could probably answer this question um better than I can. they they would uh track the data. Then they would meet within their PLTC teams and and compare um their formative assessment data or potentially their um end of unit assessment data to determine if the students are making progress or they need additional or intensive um supports. And the second question is when would they move? You're asking when they would move when they would move to your >> uh switch levels, you know, change tiers. Um genuine genuine you would usually see um you would depending upon how the program is
045established or put in place you would see either short cycle or long cycle type of assessment. So some of our um assessments say at the secondary level might have a student remaining in a class for a particular time period. Um, Andrea, how long for assessment cycles or intervention cycles at the elementary school? What would be typical or making a lot of progress? no longer. >> Thank you. Uh my only other thing is I would like to see the possibility of EL time built into the master schedule so that um our students because we went on a walk through recently and um it would be nice if they the students were getting that EL time every day um and not starting later in the year. So that uh if they had it every day, they we
046could have greater results on uh testing. Um that's it. >> Okay. >> Anything else? I agree. Oh, thank you. All right. Thank you. >> That's it. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Castana. Item 11, public comments. At this time, any person wishing to speak on any agenda items will be granted three minutes. Mr. Wright, do we have any public comments? >> No public comments. >> Thank you. Item 12, superintendent, board member, student board member comments. Dr. Blackmore. >> Thank you, President Robas. Uh, first I'd like to thank Julianne for stepping in and leading us in the pledge tonight, pinch hitting for us. So again, Julianne, thank you very much. Um, I'd also like to take a moment to thank and congratulate all of our schools for their showcases and open houses
047happening across the district. They do a great job of highlighting what's happening in our classrooms and our schools. And you can see the level of care, the student engagement, and the pride of our staff. Um, we've recognized some outstanding work across Kovina Valley tonight. South Hills High School being named a 2026 California Distinguished School and Coina High School receiving the exemplary dual um enrollment award. Um both reflect a lot of intentional work to expand opportunities for students and make sure they are prepared for what comes next. Fair Valley received the model continuation high school redesation. It speaks to the consistent student centered work happening there every day. Um, I'd also like to congratulate our employees of the month, um, for all they do across our district. Uh, the these recognitions are a reflection of the
048kind of work we're focused on, high expectations, strong systems, and putting students first. Um, college acceptances are starting to come in. I would like to congratulate student board member Leslie Nicholas for being accepted accepted to the University of Southern California. Fight on, Leslie. And as we head into spring break, I hope our students, staff, and families have a chance to rest, recharge, and spend time with the people who matter most. It's welld deserved. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Caceres. >> Good evening, everybody. Um, just want to congratulate everybody who um was recognized today. Um, I also want to congratulate Dr. Backur through uh your career with Kina Valley, you served in several roles and had the opportunity to work with the current board. Uh our vision has always been rooted in our ability to
049build on our district strengths while thoughtfully addressing the challenges ahead. The focus on student achievement, collaboration, and transparency will be essential as we continue to move our district forward. I look forward to continuing working together to foster supportive, innovative, and inclusive educational environment for all our students um to have all the opportunities they deserve to succeed. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Wright. >> Well, that's a tough act to follow. Is a good one. >> I'll just say Yeah, I'll just say congratulations again, Dr. Blackmore. Um, also to the distinguished school winner, South Hills. Um, dual dual enrollment for Cavina and Fair Valley. Well done. I want to wish everyone a happy Easter. And that's it. >> Thank you, Miss Maluchcci. >> Thank you. Good evening, everybody. Um, yeah, it's hard act just what uh
050Maria said. So, congratulations Dr. Blackmore. Very excited uh to the future for our district. I know it will be awesome. Um, congratulations to all those that were recognized this evening. Um, just more confirmation on all the great things that are happening on our campuses. Um, I was able to attend Fair Valley's um, showcase back to school night. Really exciting. Great things going on. Super excited. They have a ceramics class and I got to see that and um, got to see some of the work that the students are doing. So, that was exciting. and to see that the sports programs are being revamped and coming back and so and Rachel was there too. >> No, I said you came to my house. >> Oh, I came to her house. Rachel's house. Yes. And um so that's
051exciting to see all the sports programs that are that are revamped and and moving along there. Um and I think that is all. Thank you, >> Maria. Good evening. Congratulations, Dr. Blackmore. We're definitely very excited to have you here and to continue to lead our district. Um definitely got a really good reference from a lot of people. Um but I I think we we're lucky to have you and um we look forward to continuing to work with you. Uh and we got a chance to go visit the North View track on Monday as um you know being now the new superintendent. So that was kind of fun. Um let's see. Mansanita. Oh, I got to um personally uh congratulate our teacher of the year. So, that was exciting to see her in action. Um and
052then I got to see the math curriculum being used in Spanish, which is actually really cool. The kids were super excited. Um and I kind of was learning the finger thing, which I was like, "Oh, yeah, that is so cool." Um and let's see. And then I we went to Merwin. Um I love that school. My son actually went there for prek. Um so I love that school. And our campuses are just always so nice. So nice. They're always clean and wellkept. Um so that's something that really always stands out for me. Cypress. I also got to personally uh congratulate our certified employee of the year and I got to see him in action and oh my goodness does he have patience for what he does. Amazing amazing work. Um and then listen, you're going
053to love this. I had lunch at North View. Like I sat down at the cafeteria and I had lunch with Leo and Dr. Blackmore >> and it was delicious. And I got the they made they make their food there. Like it it's like mind-blowing. It was a bowl uh chicken nuggets bowl. It had um mashed potatoes, corn, and then I had a side salad. And they make their own ranch, which was to die for. Uh I almost asked, you know, for like a I'm going to you know what? I'm going to take a little container next time. Just tell them to ranch is my favorite. Um but yeah, it was and their kitchen. I'm like, can you come clean my kitchen? their stove tops were like super like sparkly clean like and they had just
054finished cooking like I was like how does your kitchen look like that? So it was really um yeah so I actually Leo was like oh my gosh you came at lunchtime and then I was like well I haven't had lunch but why why didn't you invite me for lunch? So, it was actually a good opportunity that I went at that time because I if not I don't think I would have gotten to see behind the scenes and for them to kind of explain to me everything that goes into like what they make and how creative they are with their um you know with their recipes and the meals they offer. So, that was that was really fun. And then uh Las Palmas I think by that by the end of the day right Dr. We
055were kind of like, "Oh man, like it's hot. We're tired." And there, you know, they're they have a very nice open play area, basketball area, but oh my gosh, it gets really bright around that time of day. Um, but yeah, always exciting to to go to North View, I'm sorry, to Las Palmas and they're doing so many great things. And then I got to hear Rachel, you're going to love this one about the the addition they're going to have for our LEAP students. So that was kind of cool to see the room and to see kind of some of the um future projects they're working on. So yeah, so I did, you know, have a nice little uh day on on Monday. >> Thank you so much. Item C, student board members report. Julianne Fernandez,
056our representative from North View. >> All right. Good evening everyone. Congratulations to South Hills, Coina, and Fair Valley for their achievements. Another congratulations to our employees of the month. We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication. The accomplishments of our district are truly something to be proud of. I am especially proud of our amazing students and programs at Northview that represent the gold standard. We are incredibly proud of senior Valerie Chavez, who was named a 2026 Edison Scholar and awarded a $50,000 scholarship to pursue her future in STEM. Her achievement represents the hard work and potential we see in our students every day. Our Vikings also demonstrated service through our ACE mentor build day, where students designed and built projects that were donated to local nonprofits supporting children in need. It was a powerful
057example of students using their skills to make a real impact. We'd also like to recognize Jingen Sanglim Swan for being selected as a 2026 Thrive Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis. This highly selective program will support Gingen through college and into a successful career. In the classroom, learning continues to connect to real life. This week, 79 students in financial algebra participated in the Junior Achievement Finance Park simulation, working alongside professionals to build skills in budgeting, saving, and investing, preparing them for life beyond high school. We are also proudly hosted, oh, we also proudly hosted the CBSD middle school wrestling duels, welcoming future Vikings to campus and strengthening our district community and athletic programs. Boys wrestling team CIF won all academic champs and girls wrestling were runners up. Gyel Alcarz and Ashley Gomez were named
058CIF scholar athletes of the year. Finally, congratulations to Miss Maria Corona, our district employee of the month, whose leadership and dedication continue to make a lasting impact on students and staff. Now, our Viking Fest is tonight, which I am unfortunately missing out on, but that's okay. where we get to showcase and highlight all of our programs. Finally, good luck to all of our spring athletes in the district and I hope they all have a great winning season. >> Great job. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Item 13, consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> So move. >> Simon Wright. Is there a second? >> I'll second. Sue Maluchcci. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. Rachel Robless, >> yes. >> Maria Caceres, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes.
059>> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. >> Julian Fernandez, >> oh, sorry. >> Sorry. >> Almost unanimously. Uh oh. Come on, girl. >> Vote it. Yes. >> Oh, so moved. >> Yes. >> Oh, wait. Yes. >> All right. We're on our theme. >> Motion carries unanimously. Item 14, action items. Item A, discussion and approval of employment contract for Jonathan Blackmore, superintendent. Any discussion? >> So moved. >> Okay, we have a motion. >> So Juliet. Yay. Okay, Roco. Julianne Fernandez, >> yes. >> Rachel Robless, >> yes. >> Maria Ceres, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchi, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. >> Dr. Blackmore, do you have any words of wisdom for us? >> Yes. Thank you, Julianne. Um, first, I'd like
060to say thank you to the board of education for your trust and support. I'm grateful for this opportunity, and I I don't take it lightly, and I certainly don't take it for granted. Um, I'd also like to thank my wife and my family. They're the reason I'm do this work and their support means everything to me. They are at Disneyland today with my granddaughter. It's her, it is her first birthday today. So, so Dr. Karns and and my granddaughter Odette share a birthday. Um, I'd also like to thank our executive team, Dr. Michelle Dah, Dr. Josie Pis, and Mr. Manny Kiff for their leadership, their partnership, and and what they do every single day to support Kavina Valley. Um, I'd like to thank all of our district administrators, certificated staff, classified staff, and community members
061for their incredible support they've shown me this year. It's been overwhelming in the best possible way, and it says a lot about who we are as a district. Um, this year, our focus has been simple, to do our best work, and we have. We've worked hard. We've accomplished a lot. And we should take a moment to pause, take a deep breath, and reflect upon that. Same time, we know there's more ahead. There's a lot more work to do and a lot of great things still to come. Together, we'll we will continue to build on on continue to build on this year's momentum and keep moving forward for our students and community and our community, ensuring the best for every single student every single day. I'm proud to be part of this team. I'm proud to
062be part of this community and I'm excited for what we're going to do together. Thank you. Item C, recommendation is made that the California School Employee Association Havina Valley Chapter 49 Sunshine proposal for 2026 2027 be approved. Do we have a motion to approve? I'll move. Do we have a second? Oh, Sumaluchcci. Is there a second? I'll second. Um, Mrs. Cruz. Uh, any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Julianne Fernandez, >> yes. >> Marel Robas, >> yes. >> Marie Caseris, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Marie Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchi, >> yes. >> She Oh. Uh, motion carries unanimously. It looks like I skipped B. Item B, recommendation is made that the declaration certifying that there is an insufficient number of certificated personnel who meet district's uh specified employment criteria for the
0632026 2027 school year be approved. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Simon Wright. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Uh Maria Caceres, any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Julianne Fernandez. >> Yes. >> Rachel Robless. >> Yes. Maria Caceres, >> yes. Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. Sumaluchi, >> yes. >> Mahushin carries unanimously. I did items two already. Item D, recommendation is made that the board of education award bid summary number 25-26-103 Northview High School Field Lighting Installation Project and approve a contract for services to RDM Electric Company Incorporated in the amount of $794,000. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> All right. Go Julianne. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mr. Right. Any discussion hearing? None. Roll call. >>
064Julian Fernandez, >> yes. >> Rachel Robless, >> yes. >> Maria Caceres, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. Item E. Recommendation is made that the board of education approve the procurement and installation of synthetic turf overpad at playgrounds and related items from Genesis Floor Coverings, Inc., a Shaw authorized reseller in the amount of $477,253 for Ben Lman, Merwin, and Roland pursuant to California multiple award schedule number 4-22-07-1024 supplement number three and making related determinations. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Mr. Right. Is there a second? I'll second. Okay. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. Julian Fernandez, >> yes. >> Rachel Robas, >> yes. >> Maria Caceres, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >>
065yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. Item F. Recommendation is made that the board of education approve the procurement and installation of security cameras and related items from NIC Partners, Inc. uh Ricotta authorized reseller in the amount of $25,6760 for the Cavina Valley Children's Center Merwin and Pioneer pursuant to the California Multiple Awards Schedule number 3-17-70-2473 Y- Supplement number 33 3-9-70-24 473 AE supplement number 3 and 3-26-01-10007 and making related determinations. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So movement right. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Maria Cerius. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call. >> Julian Fernandez. >> Yes. >> Rachel Robless. >> Yes. >> Marie Caseris. >> Yes. Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. Item G, recommendation
066is made that the board of education approve the procurement and installation of synthetic running track surface, athletic equipment, synthetic turf field, and related items from Helis Construction, Inc. in the amount of 2,363,21.50 50 cents for the district field pursuant to the California municip multiple award schedule number 4-24-10-1011 supplement number two and making related determinations. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Mr. Wright. Is there a second? I'll second. >> Miss Cruz. Uh any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Julianne Fernandez. >> Yes. >> Rachel Robless. >> Yes. >> Maria Ceras. >> Yes. Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchi, >> yes. Motion carries unanimously. Item H. Recommendation is made that reveal math 6, 7, and 8 published by McGra Hill for grades 9 through 12 be approved.
067Do we have a motion to approve? >> I'll move. Sumuchi, is there a second? I'll second. Miss Cruz. Uh, any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. Julian Fernandez, >> yes. >> Rachel Robless, >> yes. >> Maria Caceres, >> yes. >> Simon Wright, >> yes. >> Maria Cruz, >> yes. >> Sumaluchcci, >> yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. Item 15, new items. Board members and the superintendent may share any new items. Anything to share, Dr. Blackmore? >> Not at this time. >> Board member? >> No. No. Okay, moving on. Item 16, close session. Uh, there's no additional close session needed. This takes us to adjournment. Is there a motion to adjourn at 8:26 p.m.? >> I'll move. >> Sumaluchcci. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Simon Wright. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. >> Julian Fernandez. >>
068Yes. >> Rachel Robless. >> Yes. >> Maria Ceris. >> Yes. >> Simon Wright? >> Yes. >> Maria Cruz? Yes. Sumaluchi. >> Yes. >> Motion carries unanimously. Our next regular board meeting will be held on Thursday, May 14th at 6:00 p.m. for close session and 7 p.m. for open session at the Hannes Professional Development Center. Thank you all and have a good evening.