001Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to our Thursday, June 4th, 2026 regular board meeting. Um, we will start by opening it and by calling order. I just want to announce that trustee Adia will be here shortly with us. She's running a bit late. So, um, she will be coming. So, I'll start with Trusty Cotton. >> I'm here. >> Cliff Gonzalez >> here. >> Vice President Smith >> here. President Hime here >> and if I can please get a motion for the adoption of the agenda. >> I would like to make sorry now it's working. I would like to make a motion to adopt the agenda for tonight. >> Hello. >> I'll second it. >> Roll call vote. Trusty Khan. >> I clerk Gonzalez. >> Hi. >> Vice President Smith. >> Yes. >> President Hime. Yes. Motion carried.
002announcements and public comment regarding items to be discussed in close session. Public comments at this time. Members of the public may comment on only close session agenda items. The governing board requests and reminds all meetings of the public to speak in a respectful and professional manner. In our effort to conduct orderly public meetings per board bylaw 9323, individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the board of board on each agenda or non-aggenda item. And the board will limit the total limit for public input on each item to 20 minutes. To facilitate the orderly conduct of the meeting, anyone wishing to address the board is asked to fill out a speaker card and return it to the board secretary. However, this is optional and no no member of the public is required to register
003their name or provide other personal information as condition of attendance. The board now will adjourn to close session to act upon the following. >> That's right. Is there any public comments in regards to close session items? >> No close session. You're not going to just open it for any public comment. >> It's public comment for close session items. So any comments regarding close session items? >> No. >> Yes. So after we return from uh close session then we open it to public comment for all public comments. Right now we are opening public comment for closed session items. So is there any public comment for closed session items? No. Okay. So then the board will adjourn to close session to act upon the following items. Any action taken will be reported publicly at the end of
004the close session or at the next regular board meeting of trustees as required by law. So we are going into close session at 5:03. Good afternoon everyone. We are reconvening from close session at 6:32. As a reminder, please turn off your cell phones and we can please stand for the flex salute. And do we have any of the students who are going to mute the flag salute? >> Would any of the students We have our history based students. 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. >> And we have nothing to report from close session. No action was taken. The public may address the board on any agenda item, action, information, or consent. At this
005time, the governing board requests and reminds all members of the public to speak in a respectful and professional manner. In our effort to conduct orderly public meetings per board bylaw 9323, individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the board on each agenda or non-aggenda item and the board will limit the total time for public input on each intern to item, excuse me, to 20 minutes. Anyone wishing to address the board of trustees should complete a card and return it to the board secretary. However, this is optional and no member of the public is required to register their name or provide other personal information as a condition of attendance. So, I will be opening it for public comments. >> So, good afternoon board. Um, I don't even know where to look at my minutes.
006Okay, now I see them. Um, so I'm here and I'm going to be very respectful because apparently somebody was not being respectful last meeting. What I recall we were being respect we were being respectful. The board was not being respectful towards the public when you decided to have your attorney threaten to call the cops which today surprise we do have the cops. We have officer dials cuz we were so threatening last time. We were so aggressive. And that's the same kind of BS that happens to communities of people of of color. And it's a shame. It's a shame for all of you board members and you Dr. Cortez la Cortez to have that. You want to talk about community. You want to talk about engagement. Having an officer when he should be patrolling the community
007here, you call the cops. Dios didn't show up because he wanted to be here. And let's make it clear you. I don't know if it was you or if it was the president that decided to call the cops on us, the community, to speak up. I'm still really mad. I'm outraged of what happened to Mr. Mr. Medc. Mr. Marcado is gone now, but because you pushed him out, not because he wanted to leave. Let's get that right. People heard the conversations between you guys. You guys know where you eat. You know where you dine. You know who you talk to. Be careful next time you're out there in public cuz people hear, people listen. Cortez, you're getting your doctorate on our money, taxpayers money, when you should be with the kids. I was looking at
008the agenda. You have so many programs for the kids. Our kids are struggling with math, with reading. you name it. But then again, you spend our taxpayer money when you should have been in the classroom yourself. We all know that you just go for photo ops that you don't really engage with the students. We know that you retaliate with parents. I had concerns. I've had many superintendents go through here and all of them do contact community because you're outraged because you have a public comment. You never called us. At least not me. I don't know about the rest of the address. the rest of the public. I don't know if you called or you didn't call. Do the warning, Denise. Do it. Do your warning. Keep on feeling comfortable that you're doing something. Come November,
009you're out. Denise, you don't do crap for the community, for the kids. All of a sudden, now you want to do warnings. Go ahead, Dios. Tase me. Come and arrest me for being a parent for being address. >> Should I even address you? Are you even a board? Somebody who retaliates against the public, who doesn't do nothing for the students. Do you really consider yourself a board? That should be your question, Denise. That should be your question. Again, do your job. We have a letter that was submitted to the board. I asked Kong. He never received that back from 2025 where they were accusing Superintendent Cortez of mistreatment with the teachers and whatnot. What happened? Why didn't you all do your job and look forward that letter? And besides, I'm not threatened. I'm not scared
010by you, Denise. Come November, you're out. You're out, Jurgens. You're out, David. Your time is up. I'm sorry. >> Your family to harass you. >> Your time is up. >> Thank you. If that's what I could say for you. >> Otherwise, we're going to have to take a recess and clear the board. So, if you can please be respectful and mindful of the community who is here to say their public comments. >> Yeah, we're threatening. >> Okay, >> we're threatening. We're very threatening. >> Anyone else? >> Okay. Good evening members of the board and superintendent Cortez GUSD leadership. My name is Matt Garcia. I'm a teacher at Vista Verde Middle School. As we wrap up another year, I'd like to highlight something that makes our school special. Our clubs. Vista Verde offers approximately 20 different
011clubs for students. Many of these clubs were created because students identified interests they wanted to pursue and found adults willing to support them. These clubs provide opportunities for students to explore new interests, develop skills, build relationships, and find a place where they belong. One student shared that he joined the anime club because he enjoys anime and video games, and one of his favorite memories was playing Super Smash Brothers against a teacher. Another student said that clubs gave him a place where he fit in. Students have also recognized that participation in clubs helps them build leadership skills and strengthen their college and career resumes as they prepare for high school and beyond. What makes these clubs especially meaningful is that both students and staff often choose to spend their lunch periods participating in them. Our clubs
012reflect the diverse interests of our students. The chicken club raised baby chicks and students helped care for our campus chicken coupe, teaching them responsibility and proper animal care. The book club engages students in group novel studies and discussions. The barber club gives students interested in the trade an opportunity to practice barbering skills on classmates and even willing teachers. Anime Club recently took a field trip to San Jose. This year, our history day club, you'll learn more about them in a few minutes, began their work in August, and ultimately prepared six of our middle schoolers and one high schooler to compete at the Monterey County History Day competition. Other clubs focus on arts and crafts, bracelet making, leadership, and many other interests. I serve as the adviser for two clubs on campus and the best thing
013about our clubs is that every club is open to all students. Clubs have also brought staff who share common interests together. These clubs remind us that school is about more than academics alone. They help students discover their passions, develop confidence, build community, and find opportunities connect with peers and teachers in meaningful ways. Every student deserves a place to belong and our clubs help make that possible. Thank you. >> Thank you. Good evening everybody. My name is Andrea Choa. I come to you as a community member and also the proud assistant principal at Caesar Chaveis Elementary School. Good evening board members, our board president, Dr. Cortez, and um all of our directors. I spent a lot of time reflecting on our success, our challenges, our opportunities that come ahead. The goal remains clear to continue achieving
014high levels of academic growth, strengthen intervention systems for students who need more supports, and above all maintain student safety as our number one priority. Academic achievement matters, intervention matters, attendance matters. But none of these things can happen effectively unless students are safe, supported, and are able to learn in an environment where they feel safe. Recent events have created strong emotions, difficult conversations, and differing perspectives with our staff and community. There have been rumors, assumptions, and statements shared that have influenced some individuals and how they feel about our school and our district. But I want to speak from personal experience firsthanded. My experience with this district is something that I would love to brag about. I love our district. The people I get to work with and collaborate with, the people I get to grow with.
015I am proud. I am proud to work in a district. Every day I have the opportunity to work alongside with individuals who genuinely care about students and about the the community. I have seen our directors, our district leaders, our board members that have made themselves available when support is needed. I have watched them collaborate with our staff. I've watched you guys listen to our concerns and I've and I've seen how we've actively seek solutions. I have seen the investment your time spent and the energy into helping not only myself grow, but our staff, our students, and how you are working towards making our district stronger. I hear about and it this isn't something that I hear about or I read about, but it's something that I've witnessed myself. We are very fortunate to have leaders
016who have who have been accessible and supportive to our community. We are spoiled by the level of care in our district. And that does not mean we're perfect. Every organization has room for improvement. However, it saddens me to see the efforts to plant seeds that suggest our district is something other than what I have experienced. The district that I know is one that cares and supports. As we move forward, I hope we continue to focus on the facts rather than the rumors, solutions rather than divisions, and relationships rather than assumptions. We are, we may not always agree, but we can commit to working together to benefit our students and our comm community. I'm excited of what lies ahead. I'm confident in my staff, but most importantly that every decision we make puts students first. I
017want to be clear that I am not in favor of creating hostile environments. I believe in healthy dialogue. Your time is up. I'm sorry. Thank you. >> Good evening, members of the board. My name is Bri and I am a concerned resident of Greenfield. My family has deep roots in this community and I have family members currently attending schools within this district. I also have nieces, nephews, cousins, godchildren, and loved ones whose education is directly impacted by the decisions made by this board. I am here because I'm concerned about the direction of this district and the decisions being made by those entrusted to lead it. From what I've observed and from concerns shared throughout the community, many residents continue to have questions about leadership decisions within this district. an award-winning principal was forced to resign
018and many community members still feel they have not received clear answers regarding that situation. Transparency should not be optional when it comes to the decisions that affect our children. Questions have also been raised about hiring decisions, whether the most qualified individuals are being placed in positions that directly impact students, staff, and the future of our schools. Our students deserve qualified educators, strong leadership, and a school board that puts education first. I would also like to address the report, Miss Free, and your seconds will be granted back to you. I'm asking the public to please allow the community member to say her comment without any interruptions. Thank you. Can you please retract and give her back her seconds? And I apologize for that, Miss Brie. I would also like to address the ported evaluation of the
019review of Superintendent Laura Cortez. Many community members were under the impression that this was the item that was going to be discussed and now it appears that it's no longer on the agenda. If the review has been postponed or rescheduled, the public deserves to know parents, taxpayers, staff, and community members have the right to transparency regarding decisions that affect the leadership of this district. If the review is being conducted at a later date, I respectfully ask that that information be clearly communicated to the public. I'm here to advocate for transparency, accountability, and the students of the district. Community members deserve clear communication, honest leadership, and confidence that decisions are being made in the best interest for the children, our children. What I see is a growing lack of trust between this board and the community
020it serves. Trust is earned through transparency, communication, accountability, and commitment to putting the children first, the students first. The children sitting in those classrooms today are the future teachers, nurses, business owners, first responders, and leaders of tomorrow. They are the reason this district exists. Their education should always come before politics, personal interests, or protecting reputation. I urge this board to listen to the community, provide clear answers, increase transparency, and remember that every decision made here affects the lives and the futures of real children, real families. Transparency builds trust, and silence creates questions. Moving on to the comment. >> They're writing notes to each other around that violation, but you don't see that. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Hello, my name is I am still here mad you took our principal away. I really do. I
021think you guys don't care about the teachers or the students. And I just know you're getting voted out this November. Anyone else? >> No one else for public comment. >> Good evening, President Hyman, uh, board members and everybody present. My name is Juia Gomez. um from this community. I served in many facets in this community as a teacher, coach, mentor, uh parent. The only thing I asked is that um well, Cen Chavez, I work at S Chavez. Senator Chavez has been a welcoming and dedicated school, respectful. We have individuals that are really respectful. Their emphasis is the kids. And we have a dedicated staff, um, respectful staff, not only staff, but also students. And the thing about it is that atmosphere was created by Mr. Marcado. Um, and it's kind of sad to go through
022this process that we're going and it's could have been easily dealt with if three individuals have said we did not want Mr. Marcelo back as an admin that that would have done everything. That would have done miracles. It would have been straightforward. We would have shown transparency and that's what we want transparency. And at the same time, we have the protocol that states children's interest comes first. It should be the children. Make decisions based on children, not on grown-ups. Um let's keep it going forward. And at the same time, I'm here to ask give an apology to the Medago family. This shouldn't happen to him. He's a great guy and he was a great leader. >> Anyone else for public comment? Okay, closing public comment. Miss Alina, can you please uh address the board with
023the community members with the clarification on the close session items? >> Um I just to clarify the agenda says what's on close session. It hasn't changed. Um there's three items I think. >> Um so just to clarify, the close session items have not changed. There are two items listed on there. Uh public public employee performance evaluation as well as personnel items. And just to clarify, those have not changed or been adjusted since the meeting was posted. >> Okay. Thank you for that. So now we are going to move on to student and teacher recognition national history day. >> Yes. Thank you, President Hyman. So, this is by far the best part of the meeting where we really get to address the stars of our district and those are our students. And we have shining students
024with us today. Um, and I am pleased to recognize Vista Verde Middle School students for their outstanding achievements in the National History Day competition. Yes, we give them a huge round of applause. So, students who would advance to the California State History Day finals included Allison Gratana for an individual performance. Please stand Munoz for an individual performance and Daniela Kalindo and Heidi Resendes. And in this state competition in Sacramento, Jordan Pacetta and Mariela Banos were named state finalists placing among the top 10 in the state of California for group project. Yes, huge round of applause. And in addition to that, as if that wasn't enough, Daniela Kalindo and Heidi Resentes earned state runnerup honors, placing third in the state of California for their contest. And we also want to recognize someone that came back, someone
025that's still doing amazing things even though she's at the high school. Camila Munoz, we also recognize you for your teachers. And we know we know that this is not possible without the support of amazing teachers from GUSD. And we are so pleased to also honor Mr. Matt Garcia, April, and although she's not here, Miss Cindy Marcato for all of their support. And at this time, we have a little something to give the students and also to give the teachers. So, I am going to call up Mr. Garcia and Miss Heful because it's one thing to read the amazing accomplishments. It's another thing to for us to hear from the actual teachers that witnessed it. So, please take the mic and take this applause. >> Um, I have a video of us reacting to when we
026found out when they were um placing third. Um, you can hear us screaming and everyone was looking at us like we were crazy. But it was such an exciting moment to hear their names as runners up um in state of in the state of California and we couldn't be more proud of them. Um this started last year actually um where we did have students from my class uh also reach state with their podcast. Um and this was a a research project um in my leadership class that they did um the students uh the two students that placed third um just basically kind of researching a revolutionary leader um and they picked Elvis Presley um to do their uh research on and created their podcast from that. Um so uh I have a QR code if
027you want to listen to their podcast. It's about 10 minutes long. Um, so I can have you guys scan that if you want to listen to their podcast. It's available for you to listen to. Um, and so, uh, you can hear a state award-winning podcast if you would like. >> Give me the microphone. I might go on for another hour. But just a little bit about this process. National History Day is uh, I call it like a science fair but for history. And it's a competition that's been around for four decades. Um, and this year these students started their research all the way back in August. And so putting together a project like the kids did with either individual podcast or group podcast or Allison who was brave enough to do the performance where she's
028acting out a 10-minute skit by herself in front of judges. uh it takes several several several months uh to put together and this process starts with our weekly meetings uh during lunch at school. So it's rare to have eighth graders give up their lunchtime to come in do work and then re rewriting re rewriting and rewriting based on the feedback that they've received from their three teachers. So, we appreciate their patience with uh all of the their attempts to rewrite their scripts and to take our advice. And then the students move on to the county contest where we uh they take their projects and compete against students from schools throughout Monterey County. Um this was an unbelievably amazing year for our school because all seven of them, you have to finish in the top three
029in the county to move on to the state contest. and all seven of our students who participated moved on to the state. I think it's the most that that we've had. And then um just for our students to have the opportunity to compete with students from across the country, I believe this year or sorry across the state where we're going to get to the National History Day one of these years. But uh I believe there were more than 800 students who participated with 1600 plus projects. >> So um way around. >> Yes, other way around. >> Okay. Other way around. That that make does make more sense. That's why they don't hire me to teach math. 1600 students, 800 projects. So, just to be there is a very special honor. Uh to come into the
030top 10, place in the top 10 in the state is wonderful. And for the first time ever to have medalists. So, not only are our kids studying history, they're making history. So um and each one of these uh students research somebody who has brought tremendous change to our communities and we hope that that learning has inspired them to become the future leaders of our community and maybe some history teachers too. You'll take my job. So we couldn't be more proud. We appreciate the support that we received from our school leadership and our district leadership. Um the district, we're lucky enough, not all districts, not all students get this, but our district covered the cost of student registration, accommodation, um which makes life uh in a three-day trip to Sacramento a whole lot easier for for
031our families. And here's the best news. Seven kids participated in state this year. All seven of them said, "I want to do this again next." We're ready. All right. So, we have tokens of appreciation. So, Mr. Matt Garcia, thank you so much Now, I'm going to call the board up so that we can hand certificates to our students and we can shake hands and I'll call you up one by one. You're going to get a certificate. You're going to get a token of appreciation that we really hope you like. So, Daniela Galindo Good job, >> Alison. Gotana. Heidi, Mariela. All right. And at this point, would you like to >> We have one more recognition. So, I'm gonna have our history day stars have a seat. >> Stand up. I would like to call up
032>> to the podium. >> We kind of moved it and I can welcome him. Oh. Oh, that's a very nice. >> So, >> and April He I'm going to call you um back up. And really, really quickly, I just want to really um acknowledge DCA architects. We work with a lot of different um providers and different vendors and DCA architects, it's really important for them to give back to our students and to really honor our students. So they will give a special award to a student who doesn't know that he's receiving this award. So he came. He doesn't know why he's here, but it's a really good reason why. >> Surprise. >> Okay. Um these are a couple of notes from uh teachers and our um our coach at uh Vista. So this is from
033Mr. Alzando. He says, "I am so proud to give Eric Jimenez this technology award. He is a wonderful young man who brings a lot of great energy to the classroom. He loves using technology and even when it is hard to focus, he always tries his absolute best. Um he is also part of the tech club who supported tech checks for all students throughout the entire school year. He is a great friend to everyone and there is no doubt that his enthusiasm brings great joy to his peers and teachers. So that was from Mr. Alzando. And then Mr. Batkin says, um, Eric has been a leader for the tech team for 2 years. He's always willing to try out the hardware or the software and give us his opinion of what's going on with it. He
034also has been able to help with others um with the software and hardware and whatever was needed. He was the first volunteer for every event from demonstrating to the county office of education to parent nights. He always was happy to try out new things and always brought the best attitude and great ideas to the group. Eric was not just about technology. He was about the people with the technology here in recognition of you being an excellent student and this technology award goes to you. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Tell everyone what you received. >> All right, here's another token of appreciation and one more certificate. We are so incredibly proud of you. Oh, sure. >> So, at this moment, we are going to take a recess at 7:04. So, now we are reconvening from the recess.
035It's 7:13 and we will start with GTA report. Do we have GTA report? >> No. GTA report. >> Do we have CSEA report? >> No. CSEA report. Okay, we will start with board member report. Trusty Adia, do you have a report? >> I have a big big report. Ah, >> so I'm going to spend my 20 minutes. No, I just want to say um thank you and then uh for all the teachers that are ending, you know, the end of the year, the hard work we're ending this school year. So, thank you for the hard work they have done everyone. So I hope they enjoy their summer, relax, be ready, recharge so we could start a new school year 26 27th. So and also I just want to share um tomorrow is going to be
036a middle school promotion and due to my job responsibility. I'm not going to be able to to make it and I'm so sorry. I know some of my nieces and nephews I was so happy to be there but I cannot make it. It's going to be in the morning. So thank you and I hope I saw some pictures that Dr. Cortez sheriff for the end of the year celebration. Seems like a lot of fun, dancing, having fun, a lot of so thank you. I think this is so important, but thank you for um taking the time and recognize the heartful to everyone. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Moving on to Mr. Khan. >> I will also try to make it brief. Uh I had the pleasure of attending the sixth grade promotions at Royal
037Seiko in Mary Chapa Academy on Monday and uh yesterday um uh I spent most or quite a bit of the day uh at Cish Savis uh attending two kindergarten ceremonies TK cere which actually I was really surprised that the the parents were even more energetic was emotional at that than the at the uh kindergarten and also I was able to attend the Caesar service later that day at the uh for the sixth grade promotion. So um thank you. >> Thank you Trusty K. And moving on to Gonzalez. >> Yes. I just want to say thank you to everybody for all your hard work throughout the year. Um I appreciate everything you guys do. We as a board appreciate everything you do. Um, I know it's hard work, um, but we put it in and I
038am happy that we are now done and we're going to move on to summer. Everybody enjoy your summer and have a great summer and I will be at the promotion tomorrow for the eighth grade at GHS. So, I will see everybody then. Okay, >> moving on to Vice President Smith. >> Yes. Uh, the last two weeks have been very busy because every school has awards ceremonies and graduations and you know and some of the activities were overlapping. So I had to make decisions regarding where I wanted to where I could go because I could only be at one at a time. It was rough decisions. But uh I did want to mention this this year uh at the uh there was one classroom at uh uh Aoya Seiko and there was all the all the
039kinder uh classes at Caesar Chavez. Each child got a diploma and a picture of them in the graduation gown. Okay. So, the parents had, by the way, to the parents, there's a big sale over at Target and Walmart. Get that picture frame. Put that picture on the mantle. Okay. Um, also um I I finally got uh uh uh the results of the inspections and I have one for each board member here. I want to do this. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. And uh uh this was the inspection that was done by uh uh the Williams Act earlier in the year. And uh some uh Laura sometime next week uh I would like to meet with Doug and I I I'm interested in seeing at Mary Chopper the the results that what we had done.
040Okay. And if one of the board members would like to join me, tag along with me. Let's see what's what's going on. Okay, we're not interrupting any classroom because all the students are on vacation. I When does summer school start? >> Except for a royal s. >> We have a week. We have a week. >> Okay. Okay. Uh I don't have anything for Royal Ser, you know. There's just one item over at Caesar Chavez, uh which is a playground count and uh and everything else is a Mary Chaffa. So, um, so that's, uh, uh, other than that, uh, I am looking forward. We still got one more board meeting this month and, uh, uh, actually one board meeting and and and a special one, I think. But, u, I'm looking forward for the an exciting
041summer and all the staff, have a good time out there, okay? do something exciting. >> Okay. Other than that, I can't think of anything else. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you for sharing. >> First and foremost, congratulations, Sonia, on your um promotions for your family. It's unfortunate that you will not attend cuz for the past years, we attend together, year after year, and so it'll be a little different this time around. So, um I also want to take the opportunity to share um what great celebrations across the district at the school sites there were. Um I think like my fellow board members shared it's really challenging to attend all as much as we would love to go to all of them. Um I had the opportunity to attend the TK
042uh kinder promotion. It was really nice to see um the parents, the excitement, but more importantly just the kids just having a great time. Um having their parents wave and take the the lays. I mean I I felt like some of those ladies took more of the weight of the of the kids, but they were able to walk through the aisle to get to the what is it? The a the I always forget the the stage. Yes. Thank you. Um and then I also participated in the Mary Chapa sixth grade promotion. That was also very nice to see. Um I really appreciate as a board member that they take that opportunity to really make it for the parents and really are flexible to the time as they have year after year offered the time at
043in the afternoon. So that's really nice because you see the great turnout of the participation in the parents attendance in the afternoon. So that was really nice to see. Um I also attended the a Royal Seo award ceremony also you know um a lot of parents very proud very excited to see their children receive an award and Oak Avenue as well. Great such great promotion. Um, I think that the staff across the district has just done amazing to really put these celebrations together for the students and for the parents because we know that in our community that's very important celebrating and really um emphasizing the importance of education and and promoting. So that was really nice to see. Um, I also attended a Caesar Chavez promotion. That was also great to hear from the parents
044uh to hear the speech of the students. It was just really a great way to culminate the elementary celebrations and so I really appreciate that that site has always done that too on the last day of school. Um, and just really a great time to really celebrate and a reminder of why it is that the staff through the throughout the school district work so hard and it's really for the students. And so, um, also we were able to stop by to anote celebration as the other sites also celebrated and had their end of the year celebrations at the site. Um, I was able to stop by to the celebration. um the staff there just looked really excited. They were very thankful for um that acknowledgement of giving them a celebration just like the other sites
045um have. So that was nice to see. Uh and just to all the GSD staff, thank you for the diligent work that you all do in in the better interest of students and I just hope that you all have a great summer. And so now moving on to superintendent report. >> Thank you. Very well said by everyone and I am going to echo a few of those things but I would like to start off with just acknowledging our purpose the reason why we're here and that is for our students. Our students are our shining star and I want to take this opportunity to really thank everyone that makes GUSD an amazing place to be and I want to first and foremost thank our students and I always call them our shining stars because they absolutely
046are. They shine in everything that they do. They inspire us every day and I love just watching the way that they grow academically, socially, and personally. It's just amazing to see their growth and I think the promotions are a testament to to what they are able to accomplish, right? And so you are the heart of GUD and the reason we do our work. We are proud of all of you and everything you've accomplished and excited for the bright future ahead. We are so proud of our students and they don't cease to amaze us with everything that they accomplished. And to our dedicated teachers, we just had two examples this evening of the way that they go above and beyond for all of our students. So to our teachers, I just want to thank them for
047for creating engaging, supportive learning environments where students can thrive. Their passion, their creativity, and commitment make a lasting difference in the lives of our students and throughout our community. So, thank you to all of our teachers, to our classified staff, thank you for the countless ways you support our schools and our students each day. Your dedication, care, and teamwork help make GUd a place where everyone can succeed. To our administrators, we have a lot of them here around the room. I just want to thank your dedication and your commitment as well. Thank you for your leadership and tireless effort in supporting our students, staff, and programs. Together we share the important responsibility of nurturing, inspiring, and empowering all of the next generations. To our parents and families, thank you for being our partners in education.
048And I do see a parent here, u, Miss Sonia. And I don't know if hello, um, Miss Martinez and everybody, all the parents that are here, just thank you for your, uh, partnership and education. Your support, involvement, and encouragement are essential to the student success and to strengthen our community. And it would not be complete without thanking our board of trustees. Thank you to our board uh for your vision, your leadership, and unwavering commitment to our students and schools. Your service helps us ensure that GUSD continues to grow, to grow, and to thrive for everyone in it. So, I just wanted to take a moment to say that. Thank you so much. Thank you. Okay. And I have a few more and I'll make them quick. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Okay. >> I wanted
049to start with that. Um, but I do want to share in academics the amazing work that our staff is doing. Okay, our reclassification numbers are coming in and they look absolutely amazing. In 2025, we had 169. Already in 2026 27, we have a minimum of 195 students that are reclassifying. And we have an additional 32 that we are looking for pathways of reclassification and the maximum amount of reclassified students we will have for this year is 227 students. So this applause is for all the staff all the teachers a 34% increase that is amazing to see in our English learners. Laur comment >> when we have our children promoting and advancing overall our test scores are going up in the district. We're doing a wonderful job. Those grades are wonderful. We're doing the right thing.
050Okay. Yes, we get lots of money, but we're spending it on the kids and that's the important thing. >> Yes, absolutely. >> All right. I also want to also I have a question. >> Go back to this. I I know you have um 26 27. The maximum was 27. >> 27 students for class. Are you comparing that? >> Does it say 227 or 27? >> No, 227. >> I I understood 27. >> It'll be so 195 have classified where they are. They made the cut. They are reclassifying. We might have an additional 32 that will also reclassify. >> Okay. That's why you added there the >> Yes. Okay. Mhm. So that's why it says the minimum >> that we have reclassifying is 195 >> and those are still pending. >> They're still pending and but
051we're pretty confident that we'll be able to reclassify. >> They were not able to complet. >> So they received a four in their ALPAC assessment which means they're eligible for reclassification. Now we have to look at other test scores to make sure that they reclassify. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Okay, I want to bring you some enrollment comparisons. And again, I want to let you know that these are just raw numbers. >> This is this is just from June 2024, June 2025, and where we are now. So, it's an increase of 21 students. Now, I'm not suggesting that we are going to increase by 21 students when we do our um enrollment count or when the state does it for us, but just keeping track of the numbers, we are not in declining enrollment.
052So at the bare minimum, this slide tells us that we are not in declining enrollment. As far as our raw numbers that I know I see Dr. Colleen Stanley in the audience, this is these are just raw numbers. Dr. Sally, >> we always like to keep an eye on this. But again, that does not mean that, you know, when they do our census data that it won't, you know, it depends on who's in their seats at that time. And then for culture, a lot of you have already mentioned a lot of the parties, but we also had Grizzly Fest for all of our students. So, we will play just a little bit of that video for all of you. I'll point it All right. All right. That one was hard. >> We were doing it
053right. Oh yeah. That's a funny one. >> So excited. That gives you an idea of the amazing day that our sixth graders had at Oak Park. >> That's awesome. >> Yeah. >> All right. And then for community, I just wanted to show a few pictures of all of our promotions and award ceremonies that have taken um that we've had at all of our different sites. And so tomorrow we are so excited to celebrate our Grizzlies and the promoting class of 2026. And thank you. That's my report for you today. Thank you. Okay. So now moving on to action items. So the public may address the board on the agenda action item at this time. The governing board requests and reminds all members of the public to speak in a respectful and professional manner in our
054effort to conduct orderly public meetings per board bylaw 9323. Individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the board on each agenda on non-aggenda items and the board will limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Anyone wishing to address the board of trustees should complete a card and return it to the board secretary. However, this is an optional and no member of the public is required to register their name or provide other personal information as a condition of attendance. So, do we have any public comments regarding action items? Okay, I am going to close the public comment for action items. Okay. So, moving on to >> is it >> Number two. >> Yes. >> Um, we have Dr. Colin Stanley here from MCE who is going to do
055one of our reports. So, through a motion of the board, we can actually have Dr. Stanley go first before our LC. >> Okay. Sorry. We we do have to go first. It's always the order that it goes in. >> Yeah. But thank you very much. >> I was just trying to be mindful. >> I know. Thank you. >> Okay. So, moving on to action item number two, cancellation of the regular board meeting on July 9th, 2022nd. Can I please get a motion for that? >> Uh yes. Uh I will like to make a motion uh to cancel regular board meeting of July 9th. Okay. Can we get a second? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Roll call vote. Trustee Ardia. >> I. >> Trustee Khan. >> I. >> Clerk Gonzalez. >> I. >> Vice President Smith.
056>> I. >> President. I. Motion carried. >> Can we just clarify that the reason we are not going to have a July meeting is because we are adding the July meeting as a second meeting in June. Correct. >> Okay. And it's on June 18th. >> Okay. Moving on to the presentation of Greenville Union School District local control accountability plan. Anyone needs help with that? >> We're going to have to put some wheels on that. >> It has wheels. >> Does it? >> Okay. >> More wheels. More wheels. Bigger wheels. >> All right. All right. >> All right. So, good evening, Madame President Himebe, trustees, um, superintendent, um, Dr. Cortez, colleagues, and, um, community and families. My name is Dr. Maria Alvarez and I'm the associate superintendent of Greenfield um, of ed services and I stand
057here proud to present our local control accountability plan and public hearing. And this is a very exciting time um to bring a draft to the board and um all the great things and talk through a lot of the actions goals and actions that um we hope that we will um hopefully be able to continue and you will be able to approve at our next board meeting. So the local um control and accountability plan is short for LCAP and it is made of the eight state priorities. And so in the local control and accountability plan, the districts in consultation with their communities must develop goals and specific actions as well as measurable student outcomes that address the eight states um statewide priorities and any additional locally defined priorities. So looking closer at that, you can see
058that on one side it's yellow. That is the engagement piece. That's where our suspension rates, our expulsions, sense of safety, attendance, that's where all that lives. Um, and then on the other side, it's the purple and that is really tied to our academ academics, our um implementation of state standards, academic content, performance standards, rates of teacher um missignments, access to standards and facilities. And then on the bottom it's student outcomes. So our current LCAP we just finished our second round and um there are three cycles. So our first cycle was back in July of 2024. We are finishing our cycle two and the plan that you have in front of you is um a cycle three. And so I just want to make sure that you understand when it's a three-year plan, we really want
059to continue the consistency of what's really going well and you know continue it for next year to see that growth and as you saw the actions that we have currently are showing growth. So there are only a few things that we have refined but everything has stayed stable on what we have built back in cycle one and two and we will be um so this marks the third year so on June 18th if you approve it this will it'll take us for so requirements for the 24 um 2027 LCAP It really is. Um, the LCFF requires LEAs, which is Greenfield, to provide evidence in its LCAP to demonstrate how LEA's plan to increase improvement for services for students who are lowincome um, English learners and foster youth, unduplicated students as compared to services provided to
060all u pupils. So we have our general fund and on top of that the LCAP comes and supports to equalize and support our students that fall within those um lowincome English learner and foster youth. So the LCAP purpose requirements are that we engage educational partners in the development of this plan. We start the planning at the beginning of the year and then in January is really when we launch our community. Um all the schools had two meetings. They had a morning and um an evening meeting. We had three meetings here at the district um office. We had a morning and evening. We also I would also have the opportunity to go to DACA um to present and so parents community had many opportunities to give feedback. We had surveys done also too with our certificated
061and classified staff. Number two is to set district goals and target actions. Um and number three is to establish effective actions and sufficient expenditures to support state goals and expected outcomes which Dr. Colleen will be um going over um the budget um with you after this presentation four is to develop in consultation with teachers, principles, administrators and other staff, local bargaining units, parents and students. So we also um have consultation with our CSEA GTA making sure that everybody understands the process of the LCAP and then um we reviewed also too at our DAC um DAC and then members of the public to give input regarding specific actions and expenditures. they've had that opportunity at their school site here at the district office and tonight during the public hearing if they would like to make recommendations
062they can do so also. So, I want to review really quickly our California state dashboard. Um, our director Erin Ramirez and I presented back in December um on the performance level meters for the state. We're it starts with red and of course we want to be in green and blue. Um with that it also gives a breakdown and this was back in the 205 dashboard the enrollment was 3,322 and currently we have 3,423 students um 85% 85.5% are socioeconomically disadvantaged classified as that we have 57% English learners and 2% are foster youth. So I wanted just to give a brief overview that this last year from 24 to 25 we had great growth in all areas. Um the one that we st maintained was our English learner progress and that's where we really le leaned
063into um in every professional development. every time I had conversations with um my principles. Um we did I I worked very closely with my Revia Gomez, with the counselors and we paired them with our site coaches and magic happened. As you can see the scores um we currently were at 32% and we're hoping that number continues because we still don't have all the um tests back yet. So again, the eight priorities we have our chronic absenteeism. I want you to really lean into the red indicators on the LCAP when we're writing it. It is a requirement that we are looking at our red indicators by student group to make sure that we're focusing and really understanding who those students are by name. So you can see um um for the Greenfield district um we have
064um we're red with the white population and at least the ver the um students with disabilities and again this was back on the dashboard in 2025 suspension we didn't have any red we did very well in this area >> sorry to interrupt you but we don't have that slide on our poweroint Yeah, it's not enough. >> okay, I'll get you a copy of it. >> Just go. I'll just continue and then I'll just get my copy. >> Thank you for that. >> Yes, >> thank you for pointing that out. >> Yes, >> thank you. Um, we have our English um, language arts. As you can see, this is an area that we need to lean into in with our homeless and our eltales. And I'm very proud to say that a lot of our el
065tales um made great growth on their alpac this year. So that was a student group that we really targeted. Um and then you can see o homeless with oak and then vista also too. Um they have a lot of red um but again they inherit that from the elementary to the junior high. >> Math, it's about the same with the red indicators. And then um this is just an overview of the red indicators um by um group. So we have our English language proficiency indicator, our chronic absenteeism, suspension, ELA, and math. So you can see the majority of where we have red indicators are in ELA and math and you can see by the student group who it falls under. So with goal number one it's culture. We will cultivate positive school environments that culturally,
066emotionally and physically safe lead by passionate staff members dedicated to and advocating for all students, their families and their community. So there are three buckets. Um when we're doing our review, we're looking to see if any of the actions h if there they haven't been started, they would be in red. If they're in progress, it would be in blue. And if they completed, it would be in green. So if you look at um goal number one, we've already completed all of the actions and there was one with um 1.6 six that was still in progress when we were putting this presentation together and right now we're closing everything up. >> Goal two is on our academics. We will take collective responsibility for providing and guaranteed viable curriculum in all subject areas so that all students
067meet or exceed grade level academics and technical standards through effective datadriven instructional practices that ensure all students are fully prepared for college and career success. And as you can see um in action two we have we have 10 actions and they have all been completed. Act um goal number three um we will actively engage our family, school and community partners through ongoing communication and outreach because we value respect and believe we are stronger together in ensuring and advocating for future success for all our students. And all those actions in goal number three have been completed. And this again is um the California dashboard indicators and um those schools that had red indicators and what they had the red indicators for and I know that principles have been working very hard in closing that gap. >>
068Student suspension. >> Yeah, this is not the right one. It's It was Yeah. >> Yes, that's the right one. Okay. >> Yes. So, I wanted to give you some current data compared to the 2425. So as you can see um we had 65 total for the year and this year we did increase to 80. And on the the right side it shows by grade level and as you can see we had more students or littles um having um concerns with their behavior. So we had more suspension. So that number that's why the 15 is contributed to that also. Um I also wanted to give an update on expulsions. So in our plan in our LCAP we are our goal is to be at zero by next year. Um so in 2024 we had three expulsions.
069This year we had two and hopefully next year we're we we're going down. So that's something to be very proud of. Yes. So some of the changes that we are um that we collaborated on to because of budget also too is that um we wanted to look at our college and career. So, in the past >> two years, we had TK through 2nd included and going to fields, and we're pivoting now to grades third through six um just because of the budget of um the expense of gas and um the shortage of bus drivers. We really want to make sure that our third through 8th grade get a great experience in when they go. And we're looking at also chartering some buses so that way if they go further that they're able to stay longer
070on the trip. Not to say that our TK and second aren't going to get those experiences. We are going to be using the resources that we have at the site um for early exposure and through the classroombased and schoolwide activities. They will still be able to promote um college career readiness. Um also too our communication with our um with Nurboy um has increased um because we saw that we needed more translations and so we had to up um the contract um to make sure that we're meeting the needs of our parents. So that expenditure was a little bit higher also. And then um I just wanted to give a shout out that on Octo this October 2026 if we can continue the growth um that we're having then we will be out of um CSI
071the comprehensive support and improvement. Currently we still have a partnership with MCE and we are still going to continue it but um it will officially end in October. You know what? Can you go back because um some of the slides that I had before? Yeah, >> keep going. >> Yeah, keep going. Oh, no. Right. One more. >> Keep going forward. >> Yeah, one more. Oh, yeah. Forward. >> Yeah, right there. Um I just wanted to highlight our LCAP this um year. Um we're scheduled to have 13,768,256. I want to give out a shout out to um our directors that oversee those actions. Um we did a amazing job in allocating monies and you know really prioritizing everything and so all that has been expended. Um as you can see it's a plus 429,000 um $135
072more, >> but um on our 1.7 for one:1 devices, the cost is going to be almost three times what we had last year. So that is really taking um that that it's already been allocated. So we think that we have more, but it's really covering what we currently have. I also wanted to highlight which is really important out of that 13 million 10 thou 10,525,930 93.76 goes to personnel classified and certificated staff. So the majority of the LCAP is built on staff and certificated. And then as you see um non-personnel is 4 million and that is our partners our 1:1 devices and then also materials you those two numbers don't add up but we do get extra money through the state and then we also have our learning recovery um emergency grant that is also
073included in that that will be finishing next year and then you So, as part of the final finalization process for the district, um we are going to be working very closely with our MCOE partners. Um the plan has already been shared with them. They're meticulously looking at any revisions that we may need both um through our story and also fiscally. um we will be making those refinements and bringing the final version to our June 18th or approval. And so the process demonstrates the district's commitment to continuous improvement, fiscal accountability, and ensuring that priorities remain responsive to evolving needs of students, families, and staff and community. And in closing, I just want to give out acknowledgements to cabinet, the educational services team, families, staff, community stakeholders. This plan is what we developed together. And it is
074really a our driving force for all our growth that's happening. And you know the accountability and the feedback, the collaboration ch commitment is vital to strengthening programs, enhancing student supports, and promoting positive outcomes for all our students. >> And with that, I don't know if you have questions. Thank you. >> I was I was just going to say, do you guys have comment or questions? >> Could you put that slide back up? >> Oh, right there. There it is. Okay, thank you. >> It went by so fast, you know. >> Does anyone have questions or comments? >> I would just like to say great job. >> We're doing great. Our our dials are going up and everybody's putting in the work and like I keep saying it. I know I keep saying it, but it's
075we can see it and that's amazing. and our team is awesome. So, thank you guys so much. >> I'd just like to comment that we hear this a lot here in our district, data speaks for itself and it's right there. Um the the immense progress that we're making, it's taking time. I know like for example on the slide where you showed the expulsions or you know it dropped or decreased one and to others it might be like oh well it's not a lot but that is such a big great deal because that is an indicator that we are meeting the needs of kids and we are providing them with the supports that they need to really um just be successful and um have a positive opportunity here at school. So, it's really nice to see
076that. Um, also just in community engagement, I feel like districtwide, we we really just are thriving in that. And and it's it's also with that collabor collaboration of the parents. They they willingly come. Um, there's just so much going on in each site and districtwide for parents that it's a lot. I've been hearing in the community how excited and thankful they are for, for example, the English classes that are being offered by the adult school. That is a great partnership and so that just shows that that goal is just thriving and it's going to just continue to make progression and get better. So, I mean, it's really nice to see that the data is speaking and and it's a testament of all the hard work of our teachers, our classified staff, and and the directors
077and you all as the associate superintendent, the superintendent. Just great work to really move those arrows. I really believe that by October, we're going to get there. So, thank you so much for all that. I was going to add to um the dashboard will be coming out on October 15th this year. So it's a month earlier. So we'll be able to have that data to help drive um our instruction and our intentionality for um next year earlier. >> Thank you so much. >> I I just got one more one more quick comment. Okay. in school districts when the enrollment is down. That's majority of the time it's because the parents are homeschooling. We are doing the right thing in education and the parents trust us and that that's why our enrollments are up. >> Superintendent,
078we're doing the good thing. >> We are doing great. >> Yes, we're doing great. >> That's right. And I will add the this was the correct presentation that you have in front of you but I do have the data and I can give it to um Dr. Cortez to give to all of you. >> I think on their correct >> Yes. Okay. Sounds good. Well, >> thank you so much. >> Yes. Thank you for your report. Thank you. >> So now moving on to the public hearing local control and accountability plan 2026 2027. Is is is that open for comment or Yes. Okay, I am opening this for public comment. >> No one. Okay, closing it. >> And do we have to make a a motion on that? >> No. Oh, yeah. That's right. We're
079in information and discussion. Thank you for that. Moving on to the proposed budget report for 2026 2027. >> Thank you, President Hime. I just want to take a moment to really truly thank Dr. Colleen Stanley. If we can give her a huge round of applause. Dr. Stanley, you have been there at all hours. Not having a CBO currently is not easy. And when I made that call to you, you said, "I will help you. I will be there for Greenfield." And she always says this, "Not under my watch. I do. >> Yes, you do. Dr. >> Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Stanley. >> Yeah. Not under my watch. Well, >> see how easy that was. Thank you. And I apologize for not making it clear that I was going to be here tonight. So, I
080know that you had Maria ready to do this, but I am I am so happy to be here. So really pleased to be here with you tonight. >> So ready >> here we go. >> We're going to talk about the budget just a little bit. So public hearing today, June 4th, and then um schedule for adoption on June 18th. And um what I really wanted to kind of bring to your attention before we even go through the budget is just this is this is such a difficult time for school districts because the state budget is not even adopted right now, right? And so we have to try to go through everything that we look at and think about and go, okay, well, what do you think is going to happen? you know, and so what
081we end up doing is putting together a very fiscally conservative budget because May revises out and it looks good, >> but we don't put most of it into the budget right now. We don't put it in until it's actually adopted because what we've heard this year is that the Assembly and the Senate are a little farther apart than they have been in the past. And so we're waiting for them to bring a budget, which isn't going to be until June 15th. Y and then the governor has 12 days to agree >> and then we will finally have an adopted budget. >> I think this is one of the reasons why it's so important to do 45day budget revice because all of the things that happen after this budget is adopted are the things that you
082can then put into 45day budget. That make sense? So um the reason that I said something about that LCAP has to go first in the budget. >> It's it's really the order that um the legislature put it into place to happen like that because LCAP is a subset of the budget and LCAP has to fit within the budget. So you take a look at the LCAP and then I bring the budget to you and say this is what it looks like and this is the fiscal plan that then allows the LCAP to do what it needs to do. >> Okay. Um just a little bit more about the state of the economy right now in California. Thank you for pushing the buttons. I can't do all I can't I can't multitask obviously. So, um the
083things that we have to be really careful about is that we've got a huge deal of global instability right now. What they're projecting right now is the state of porn use will probably still be closed through the end of late summer. And so that's going to affect us. It's going to affect all of the gas prices that are going up, all of the hardships that all of our folks are experiencing right now. inflation has moderated, but it's still a factor in our economic uncertainty. We also still have that AI bubble that is going to burst at some point. That's what's really driving a lot of the revenues in the state and they're expected to peak by the end of 2026. So, we still have unemployment rates that are higher than across the nation. We still
084have a shortage of housing. And we still have questions that are surrounding what's happening with the federal government and our federal funding. So we know that federal funding is forward funded. So 26 27 will likely be okay, but then 2728 we're going to have to take a look at that again. >> So having said all that, >> sorry, but you have to go back. Having said all that, for 2627, what we're looking at when we build a budget, and I do this for my budget, for your budget, for anybody's budget, is we're looking at a statutory cola this year of 2.87. We're looking at Stir's statutory rates of 19.10, PERS rates of 26.40. It went down just a teeny tiny bit from the prior year. >> And unemployment um insurance rates remain the same. So
085these are factors that go into your budget and then yes lottery um unrestricted is remaining the same at 190 per ADA with restricted at 82 mandated block grant restricted um routine restricted maintenance is 3% as always and even looking at minimum wage that is the amount that's going up every year also. So HR always wants to look at salary schedules and make sure that they are keeping pace. >> Um and just just so you know, we don't make up these numbers. We use school service as fiscal report. Everybody across the entire state uses this as their numbers. And so it makes it really easy then to do comparisons from one district to the next. So for 2627 our LCFF funding factors also found on here um include a 2.87% cola and then I wanted to
086talk a little bit about that column that says the added LCF investment of 1.44%. So across the state people are kind of saying that it's a super cola. It's not really a super cola and and that I for one do not like that phrase. So the 2.87% really is the calculated cola, the statutory calculated cola and what they have done is they have decided to augment the LCFF base and the amount of that is 1.44%. So the other thing that they have said is that it's really tied to the 14week pregnancy leave additional that they have put into the legislation. So So you get this little bit of extra money per ADA, but it's really tied. So it's it's it's really kind of restricted. You don't get any additional money for this additional um leave,
087but you're supposed to use this for it. So we have our LCFF funding factors >> on the next on the next one. Yeah. Thank you. Um so the supplemental and concentration grants this is how these are calculated and Dr. Alvarez was pointing that out when she was talking about the LCAP. So this is the dollar amounts per ADA that are generated by your children that then are going into the LCAP to increase and improve services. >> We talked a little bit about enrollment. >> Yes. >> And um I know that your numbers are absolutely correct. However, this budget has been built on um ADA of 3188.81, which is actually a reduction in ADA compared to the prior year when the budget was built. So likely that is because when we build a budget, we're looking
088at the prior year because we don't have current information. And what Laura has given you as far as enrollment is the most current information >> And raw numbers, yes, they haven't been converted to ADA yet. I mean, every enrolled student needs to be in school every day to generate 188. >> Yes. Um, but I did want to just mention that across the state, we actually all we are all all declining. I didn't put that in your in in your packet, but I did want to point out that Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Monterey County are the top three for declining enrollment. So, if you're not declining enrollment, yay for you, >> right? >> Yeah. And I think if anything, we're stabilizing our enrollment, which is still a >> Oh, totally. >> Yes. Yes. Absolutely. So, the
089next two slides are just graphs. They kind of show um the revenue that's being proposed in this 2627 budget and also then the expenditures are being proposed. So you can see in your total revenue in the blue right there, that's the largest portion of your funding source. That's your LCFF dollars and this is the dollar amount that is generated by your ADA. So it's your students that are generating this large amount. Um federal revenue, that's your special education and all your titles. One, two, three, four, fives. >> Yeah. Um on to the expenditures. >> So the expenditures show all the categories. You can see that your certificated, your salaries and your benefits basically are really the highest um percentage. And the thing that I always like to remind people is because you have the salaries
090and benefits like that, you have very little discretionary money, >> right? Because they're between seven, they're about 75%. So there's very little discretionary money that you can >> assign to other areas. >> So for 2627 we have an estimated beginning balance of 11,996. That's not very well lined up, is it? Um with projected revenue of 68 million giving you available resources of 80 million469 projected expense of 71 million transfers out of 146,000 giving you an estimated ending balance of 8 million 913 938 and you can see by just looking at the revenue comparing it to the expense that you are deficit spending ing. If you weren't deficit spending, your revenue and expense would be equal. So, that's that's something to always pay attention to. Out of that um estimated ending balance, there is 5 million
091almost six million that's actually reserved for ELOP. So you have an EOP reserve >> within your books >> that hasn't been spent. >> Um on to the next slide is our the LCAP parliamentary budget for 2627 that you just heard about. So you have the dollar amounts attached on there and you can see that the expenditures on this page, this LCAP, the 13 million is indeed a subset of the total expenditures for your district. >> The next slide then shows you your reserve for economic uncertainties. Your requirement for a district your size is 3%. So 2,142270 is a requirement of 3%. But your actual reserve is 2,984919. So that's resulting in a 4.18%. >> I have a few more slides. All right, that's it. So, um, public hearing today. >> Hopefully, um, by the time
092we get to June 18th, we'll have real numbers that are going to go into the budget if there's any kind of feedback that happens. And then that will be adoption. And then I predict that we will likely need to do a 45day budget revise, which will be in August. >> So, it's um, August 15th around there, whenever your board meeting date is. And then um we're going to start closing books for 2526. And that will be really necessary to take a look at also because then you're going to know what your true ending balance is for 2526 which is what drives your beginning balance for 2627. >> Can I answer any questions? >> Thank you. Do we have any questions from the board? >> I do. Thank you for your presentation. And I have a
093question. I know for um here for the budget um are you guys not including the TK and only kinder through third grade. Going back on the budget they were on the slide. >> I know we have um kinder um K through third and I know we have including TK in the passes. So where going to be placing those? So how we're going to be getting that funding? So, you're asking where the funding's coming from >> or because I don't see that funding for like TK war. >> We have a TK add-on down there. >> No, we don't. That was my question because we do have some tickets and and I don't see them here. I just see K through third grade. If you could go No. >> And it said adding only TK is in
094that same page, but it's okay. On the bottom. >> I I see the LCF funding factors. I don't >> Do you mean you mean this one? Yes, >> the one after the one after this. Yeah, there we go. Yes, I do not have TK listed on there, but it should be included in the K3. >> Yeah, in K3. That was that was my question. >> It's on the bottom where it says TK add-on. Correct, Dr. Stanley. >> It is on that page, but but what trustee Herrera is saying is her sorry, said your name on >> that's fine. um um is that it's not included on the next slide page which says LCFF target funding factors which are the supplemental concentration percentages and yes I should have had it on there. >> Thank you. >>
095So um just one more comment. Um this is a conservative budget. Um we did the revenue at 2.41% 41% because that's where it was at the point where we were first looking at this. You know, now that it's at 2.87%. So we we will be recognized that additional revenue. >> Okay? >> So your ending balance will only get better >> and then we still have the 1.44% which is the additional add-on to your LCFF base. >> Wow. Thank you so much Dr. Stanley for >> for keeping us good on our budget and supporting us throughout this school year with our finances. We really appreciate it. Dr. >> Thank you. Can I please get a motion for approval of the proposed budget report for 2026 presentation? >> I am so sorry guys. I apologize community. Thank
096you. >> Thank you. >> That's that's >> okay. So now we're moving on to the public hearing proposed budget report 2026 2027. Do we have open comment for this? Anyone? >> No comment. Okay. I am closing it for public comment. And now moving on to the consent agenda. If I could please get a motion for the approval of the consent agenda. >> Uh I would like to make a motion to approve the consent agenda. Is there anyone that wanted to >> Can we get a second? I'll second. >> Okay. Roll call vote. Trusteeia. >> I. >> Trustee Khan. >> I. >> Clerk Gonzalez. >> I. >> Vice President Smith. >> I. >> President Hyman. Motion carried. >> Okay. and R. And now we are moving on to the future agenda items. Do we have any?
097>> Okay, we don't. Maybe if you guys have any, just send them to superintendent. And our next regular board meeting will be on Thursday, June 18, 2026 with close session at 5:00 and open session at 6:00. Okay. And we will be adjourning at 8:17.