001calling tonight's meeting to order. Welcome and thank you those of us those of you joining us tonight. All one of you. So we started yelling at each other. [Music] Here we go. Okay. Sorry. A recording and or broadcast of this meeting is being made at the direction of the board which may capture images and sounds of those attending the meeting. I will now call the role. Brian Vladimir preser. Okay. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Would any board members like to provide comment on tonight's agenda? No. Then may I please have a motion to approve the agenda as presented? So move.
002Thank you, Vlad. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Motion to approve tonight's agenda as presented was made by Vladimir, seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Thank you. Motion passes unanimously. Close session report. No action was taken in close session tonight. Superintendent update. Mrs. McConnell. Sure. Just a couple of updates. I wanted to let you know that last Wednesday before the Egan graduation, I attended a chamber, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills chamber board delegation ceremony. Oh. at the um Anante Hotel and we welcomed the vice governor of the and entourage at the Hujian pro province in China which is um along the souththeastern coast of China. um mind-boggling. His province is 42 million people live in the province. And for some context, I look
003looked it up. There were three million people in Silicon Valley. 42 million. Anyhow, um the delegation was here on for a business trip. They were here in Southern California and the one area in Northern California they chose to visit was Los Altos, Los Altos Hills. So, it was wonderful. I got a short chance to speak about public education and our great schools and invited them uh to come in the future with a delegation to be able to walk through our schools and to see what we're doing as we educate the future of Silicon Valley. So, that was really fun and exciting and I'm enjoying being a part of the chamber board. Great. When are you gonna become chamber president? Hold off. I'm a tiger. Um, today our summer ESY program began and Stella and I
004are going to go for a visit next Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. if anyone's interested in joining us. Um, it's here at Covington. So, next Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Let me know if you would like to join. And then just a reminder that runs through July 3rd, but we do have next Thursday, June 19th is the Junth holiday and everything is closed up. Our office are closed. Um, our summer program is closed and we'll resume that next day, Friday. And those are my comments for the end of this Wednesday. Next Wednesday. Next Wednesday. Yeah. So, we would just let you know to the Thank you. moving on to the consent calendar. Would any board members like to provide comment on tonight's consent calendar? Seeing none, uh, may I have a motion to approve the consent calendar, please?
005So moved. Thank you, Vladimir. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Motion to approve tonight's consent calendar as presented was made by Vladimir, seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. Any opposed? Any obstensions? Thank you. Motion passes unanimously. Employee request to address the board. Looks like we don't have anyone from public assistant. uh from the California School Employees Association. Kim pleasure just on behalf of our tenative agreement that's in front of you. Just wanted to send another thank you for everyone working on that and particularly acknowledging the CSCA negotiations team. Uh you guys have done a lot of work this year uh coming together for two agreements and it's just very appreciated on behalf of everyone that people gave their time and their heart and their effort to it and
006we're really looking forward to another great school year now that everyone's off in summer. So, thank you. Thank you, Kim. To provide public comment on an agenda item, speaker cards are to be submitted to the superintendent. Speaker cards will not be accepted once public comment begins. Your name will be announced when it is your turn to speak. Community comments. This time is reserved for members of the public and employees to address the board on items that are not on the agenda. The board is not permitted to discuss or take action on non-aggenda items except to instruct the superintendent to review the matter further, report back to the board at a subsequent meeting or place the matter on a future agenda. The board may make a brief comment or ask clarifying questions. Do we have any
007questions? Okay. U since we have none, public comment is closed. On to action and discussion items. 202526 local control and accountability. Dr. Bosco. Thank you. Um, at our last regular board meeting, we held a public hearing and also provided a presentation on our local control accountability plan, our budget overview for parents, our federal addendum, and our local indicators. And so this evening, this item is before you for approval. And we would ask that you please approve those plans. Thank you. Are there any clarifying questions from the board? Are there any requests for public comment? None. Okay. Uh, would any board members like to provide further comment on this agenda item? I just want to thank Carrie and Eric, both of you, for all your hard work on this. It's so many pages of paperwork, so
008thank you for getting that. We do love trees. Thank you. Uh, all right. Then may I please have a motion to approve the 202526 local control and accountability plan? So moved. Thank you, Vladimir. I have a second. I'll second it. Thank you, Stella. Is there any further board discussion? Motion to approve the 202526 local control and accountability plan that was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Thank you everyone. Motion passes unanimously. Congratulations. Awesome. On to the 202526 district budget. this to as an action item. Mr. Witch, last Monday night, the board was given an opportunity during the public hearing process to get input and review the budget. And tonight, we're asking the board to adopt uh the 2526 district budget. Um and that
009we've met all criteria and standards in the sax forms. Uh and if you have any questions, I'm here to answer any questions. Thank you. Um, any clarifying questions from the board? Any requests for public comment? No. None. Very good. Um, any further board comment on this agenda item? Well, I'll thank Eric again with a budget book. I'm very excited to read it. Is this the first time you two have seen this? No, I have a few others. Last year. So, next year we need the audiobook version. to be on my com. Just kidding. Eric, just kidding. May I please have a motion to approve the 202526 district budget? So moved. Thank you, Vladimir. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Motion to uh approve the 202526 district budget was made by Vladimir,
010seconded by Stella. Uh I think I forgot to ask for further board discussion. Was there anyone? Okay. Sorry. Um all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Thanks everyone. The motion passes unanimously. On to resolution number 24/25-18 authorizing budget transfers between major accounts and the year end transfer to balance the budget as necessary. Mr. Sure. uh tonight. This is we're asking the board to approve resolution 2425-18. This is a routine item that we have every year and allows us to uh transfer any fund balances and balance any accounts in all the different funds that the district in charge of. And by allowing this resolution to happen, we can move all our expenditures to the right categories, make any balance transfer to any other funds that we need to do. So, so this
011is a routine item and we're asking appropriate vote this resolution tonight. Thank you. Um, are there any clarifying questions from the board? Any requests for public comments? Okay. No, no public comment. U, would any board members like to provide further comment on this agenda item? Okay. Then may I please have a motion to approve resolution number 24/25-18 authorizing budget transfers between major accounts and the year end transfer to balance the budget as necessary. Sorry, that's okay. Think about the book. Thank you, Vladimir. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Any further board discussion? Right. Motion to approve resolution number 24/25-18 authorizing budget transfers between major accounts and the year-end transfer to balance the budget as necessary was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. Take a roll call vote. Stella, yes. Vladimir,
012yes. Jim, yes. Brian, yes. And I too vote yes. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you everyone. On to financial impact of proposed collective bargaining agreement and approval of the tentative agreement between Los Alto School District and California School Employees Association chapter 103 CSA. and selfare. I'd like to just echo Miss Fletcher's comments about thanks to the CSA negotiations team, we tackled a great deal of articles that year in front of you in the tenative agreement. Um, Eric has worked really hard with the county to complete our 81200 disclosure documents. It's happy to address any questions, but um, I just want to highlight the fact that the CCA and the district work together in interestbased bargaining approach and it's it's just a positive collaborative relationship. So, we're thankful to the board for support. We ask for you
013to approve their agreement. Thank you. Any clarifying questions from the board? Are there any requests for public comment? No. Okay. No request for public comment. Um would any board members like to provide further comment on this agenda item? Great. Then may I please have a motion to approve the tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association chapter 103? So move. Thank you, Vladimir. I have a second. I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Is there any further discussion? Motion to approve the tentative agreement with California School Employees Association chapter 103 was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Thank you everyone. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you Kim. All right. On to resolution number 24/25-9. Education protection account. Mr. W. Yeah, this is a routine item. Uh, every
014year we're required to have a expenditure plan for the education protection account. Originally, it was called Prop 30 and then it was renewed and it's called Prop 55. So, sometimes you'll hear those terms used interchangeably in our budget book. It might be used also interchangeably. Um, and this is a routine item. And then we apologize the actual expansion plan was embitted from the board packet, but we have extra uh next year place here. So, on the last page, it matches what's which is in our sax forms uh in our budget narrative also. of the $655,56 that's our expenditures. It'll be in our expenditure plan. It's for all certificated teacher salaries. Um and so tonight we're asking an action item to approve uh resolution 2425-9 under the education protection. Thank you. Are there any clarifying questions
015from the board? Any requests for public comment? Public comment is closed. Uh, any further board discussion or comment on this? I think Carrie and Eric do such a good job of explaining things. If you have any questions, thank you. All right, then. May I have a motion to uh approve resolution number 24/25-9, the Education Protection Account. Thank you, Vladimir. Uh, may I have a second, please? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Any further board? All right. Motion to approve resolution number 24/25-9, education protection account, was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. I will now take roll call vote. Stella, yes. Brian, yes. Jim, yes. Vladimir, yes. And I too vote yes. Motion passes unanimously. Look how mixing up your names. Trying to keep it like interesting. Keep them on our toes. Keep us on our
016toes. Okay. Employee agreement renewal for consulting services by oh by Randall AK Mr. Wikovich. Yes. So when Randy retired in uh 2022, the district did a special resolution to the board and a contract which we're required to do because he's a retired member of Kalpers. Uh so he has a special contract that's been approved by legal counsel uh for consulting services. Ry's been helping us tremendously over the last several years, many years since the inception the San Antonio campus project and so we're asking the board to renew his agreement for another year. Uh and once we uh get the project started and under construction, we probably won't need Ry's services, but he's been a great help with a lot of really institutional knowledge. Really appreciate Randy helping the board to renew his agreement for tonight.
017Thank you. Um, if anyone would like to provide public comment on this item, please submit a speaker card. Um, any questions? Any clarifying questions? Okay. Are there any requests for public comment tonight? Okay. Public comment is now closed. Uh, would any board members like to provide further comment on this agenda item? Seeing none, may I please have a motion to approve the renewal of the consulting services agreement with Randall A. Kendrick. So moved. Thank you, Vladimir. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Any further board discussion? Nope. Motion to approve the renewal of the consulting services agreement with Randall A. Kenyon was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Thank you. Motion passes unanimous. on to agreement for deposit and dispersement of
018transfer of development rights program proceeds. Mr. Wouch. First, so tonight we have a an agreement which is a uh an escrow agreement with the city of Mountain View that any future uh proceeds from any TDRs uh transfer development rights will go into the escrow agreement and they would stay in that escrow account until uh any further discussion or successor agreements are done as far as the the funding joint use agreement with the city of Mountain View. Uh this has been vetted and reviewed by legal counsel. uh and we're comfortable signing this and this and we've been negotiating uh in good faith with the city of Mountain View to get this agreement done. So, we're asking the board to approve uh the escro agreement for the dispersement and deposit of transport development right proceeds. Thank you.
019Um are there any clarifying questions for Eric? No. Are there any requests for public comment? Okay. Thank you. Public comment is closed. Any further board comment on this agenda item? No. All right. Then may I please have a motion to approve the agreement for deposit and dis dispersement of transfer development rights program proceeds. So move. I have a second. I'll second. Thank you. Stellar. Any further board discussion? None. Uh motion to approve the agreement for deposit and dispersement of transfer of development right rights program proceeds was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you everyone. Our next item is resolution number 24/25-20, declaration of need for fully qualified educators. Mrs. McGon. All right. So, this is another routine item that
020comes in the form of a resolution every year before we head off to summer vacation. And it gives us the flexibility should uh things change over the summer to we always always try to hire certificated highly qualified teachers but for some reason if we are unable to it gives us a flexibility to hire folks on emergency permits to get those positions filled until we can find a highly qualified teacher. So I ask that you approve this tonight. Okay. Thank you. Um, if anyone wants to make public comment, please submit a speaker card. Um, any clarifying questions from the board? No. Are anyone submit a speaker card? No. Okay. Public comment is now closed. Any further board discussion or comment? Okay. Then, uh, may I please have a motion to approve resolution number 24/25-20, declaration of
021need for fully qualified educators? So, move. Thank you, Glenn. Um, we have a second. I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Is there any further board discussion? Nope. Seeing none. Motion to approve resolution number 24/25-20, declaration of need for fully qualified educators. Was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. I will now take roll call vote. Vladimir, yes. Jim, yes. Ryan, yes. Stella, yes. I two vote yes. Thanks everyone. Motion passes unanimously. Okay. Our next item is amendment to the 2024-20 to 27 employment agreement with superintendent of schools. Mrs. McDonald. So I'm going to lump these all together and I know you have to approve them separately or consider them separately. So for uh items 9, 10, and 11, you have my contract, Eric and Car's contracts. These are amendments to our existing contracts and we're amending
022three particular areas. One is around the terms of the contract. One is around salary and one is around our fringe benefits to become in line with the rest of our certificated administrators. Um Eric can you can assure that this is true but all of the costs have been built into the AB1200 financial disclosure. Correct. They were that was already done by the board and then it's also built into our adopted budget that you prepared. All right. Thank you. Thank you. We thank you for your consideration. Um if anyone would like to provide public comment, please provide a speaker card. You have plenty of time to provide a speaker card. You have a lot to read. You can like call up here if you want. The proposed amendment to the 2024-27 employment agreement with the superintendent
023of schools include the extension of the agreement's terms to July 1st, 2025 through and including June 30th, 2028. The board has granted an 8 and a half% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teachers salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and an 8 and 12% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teachers salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board has granted a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board hereby increases the superintendent's annual base salary by 6 and a half% effective July 1st, 2024 and 6 and 12% effective July 1st, 2025. The section of the agreement entitled salary is amended accordingly to provide
024a base salary of $337,720 effective July 1st, 2025. The superintendent shall be granted the health and welfare benefits provided to the certificated management personnel of the district as follows. The dollar amount of the district's premium contribution will be based on the Kalpers's Kaiser rate according to the following. Employee only district pays 100% of the Kaiser premium amount. Employee plus one dependent district pays 95% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 5%. Family district pays 90% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 10%. Are there any clarifying questions from the board? No. Uh are there any requests for public comment? Okay. Public comment is closed. Uh would any board members like to provide further comment on this agenda item? No. Okay. Then may I please have a motion to approve the amendment to the employment agreement
025with the superintendent of schools? So move. Thank you, Vladimir. May I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Any further board discussion? Okay. Motion to approve the amendment to the 2024-27 employment agreement with the superintendent of schools was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. Any opposed? Any obstensions? Fantastic. Motion passes unanimously. Uh, next is the amendment to the 202427 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent educational services. Do I just go straight to Sherry? If anyone would like to provide public comment on this item, please submit a speaker card. Okay. Amendments to the 202427 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent educational services include the extension of the agreement's terms to July 1st, 2025 through and including June 30th, 2028. The board has granted an 8 and a half%
026ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teacher salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and an 8.5% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teacher salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board has granted a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board hereby increases the the assistant superintendent's annual base salary by 6 and a half% effective July 1st, 2024 and 6.5% effective July 1st, 2025. The section of the agreement entitled salary is amended accordingly to provide a base salary of $295,900 effective July 1st, 2025 plus $2,500 for a doctorate degree. The assistant superintendent shall be granted the health and welfare benefits provided to the certificated
027management personnel of the district as follows. The dollar amount of the district's premium contribution will be based on the CalPERS Kaiser rate according to the following. Employee only district pays 100% of the Kaiser premium amount. Employee plus one dependent district pays 95% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 5%. Family district pays 90% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 10%. Are there any clarifying questions from the board? Public comment. Okay, public comment is now closed. Is there any further board discussion? Yes. I'd like to comment that $2,500 for a doctorate is you're getting fabulous return on your money there. Thank you, Dr. It's irrelevant that we both went to the exact same program. So you can. All right. Any other comments? No. Okay. Then may I please have a motion to approve the amendment
028to the 202427 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent educational services. Okay. So moved. Thank you, Vladimir. After much consideration, uh may I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Any further board discussion? Nope. Motion to approve the amendment to the 2024-27 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent educational services was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. You just adjourn the meeting now. Sorry. See, if you're a friend, you get a lot of Sorry, I shouldn't tease you guys that hard. All right. Amendment to the employment agreement with Assistant Superintendent Business Services. If anyone would like to provide public comment on this agenda item, please submit a speaker card. Uh Mrs. McConnell has already made her presentation, so I'll
029now share the following. The proposed amendment to the 2024-27 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent business services include the extension of the agreement's terms to July 1st, 2025 through and including June 30th, 2028. The board has granted an 8 and a half% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teacher salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and an 8 and a half% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated teacher salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board is granted a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2024 and a 7% ongoing cost of living increase to all certificated administrator salary schedules effective July 1st, 2025. The board hereby increases the assistant superintendent's annual base salary by 6 and a half% effective July 1st, 2024 and 6.5%
030effective July 1st, 2025. The section of the agreement entitled salary is amended accordingly to provide a base salary of $295,900 effective July 1st, 2025, plus adjusting the second master's degree stipen to $2,000 to align with the administrative salary schedules. The assistant superintendent shall be granted the health and welfare benefits provided to the certificated management personnel of the district as follows. The dollar amount of the district's premium contribution will be based on the Kalpers's Kaiser rate according to the following. Employee only district pays 100% of the Kaiser premium amount. Employee plus one depend district pays 95% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 5%. Family district pays 90% of Kaiser premium amount. Unit member pays 10%. Are there any clarifying questions from the board? Okay. Are there any requests for public comment? Okay, public comment is
031now closed. Is there any further board discussion or comment? The may have a motion to approve the amendment to the 202427 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent business services. So move. Thank you, Vladimir. Uh may I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, Stella. Is there any further board discussion? All righty. Motion to approve the amendment to the 2024-27 employment agreement with the assistant superintendent business services was made by Vladimir and seconded by Stella. All in favor, please say I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Fabulous. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Now on to board and administration comments. Would you like to take us off? Thank you. Um, just briefly, I want to say thank you to the board and and to Sandra and to Eric. It truly is my honor to serve with you. Um, I
032was doing the math and it's hard to lose. This is my 25th year in education that I'm coming into. Wow. And I've loved every district that I've served and we'll also say I'm just so proud to be here and so proud to be with this governance team. So, thank you so much for your leadership and to Sandra for your mentoring and your leadership. It's it's an honor. I want to thank my LCAP partner Carrie. Um um and we we do um really want to thank the support of the board uh across the United States. There's a lot of things that are not functioning well and but to be in a school district that is functioning well and have such a supportive board and thank you to Sandra for her leadership. Um I love being on
033this team. I just function how great it is. Um you know I've been in high school districts most of my career. I'm I don't want to say it's more than it is more than 25 years in education, but um I really miss the boat on elementary education. I've been always in high school districts and coming here is such a a great thing for me to see the little kids and I I joke about the TK kids, how cute they are super cute and they are small. It's just neat to see them and um it's just really neat place to be and I really love being in Los Altos. My father worked in Los Altos and if he was alive he would have been so pleased to know that I'm working in Los Altos. So, it's
034been such a pleasure to work here and it's really my pleasure and honor to work with this great board and district. So, thank you. Thank you. Andrew, I feel like it's just a big love fest. I know we are. We love LD. Want to thank you. Really want to thank Marcy. It's the end of a school year. Frequently, I couldn't do this job without Marcy. uh she's a such a tremendous asset to this school district and quietly does her job expertly and so I'm so thankful for that and always appreciate working with the five of you and so thankful to be serving in this community. It really is an exceptional community. Thank you. Thank you, Stella. Uh well that's tough to follow but I get back to business. Um, I did really enjoy handing out
035the diplomas at both the Egan and the block graduations. So, that was a lot of fun. Uh, no, I also enjoyed hand diplomas. Um, and thank you. Uh, I have a couple of comments. First one, I'd like to say that I really appreciate the $50 meeting that we get board members. Um it really is uh an honor to work here with uh staff and Marcy. Um so thank you all. Um the second comment is that we have on Saturday June 4th we have a demonstration. It's going to line El Camino with uh people all the way from Alto down to Sunny Bell. So, I'm going to take part in that. I also went to the uh graduation ceremonies. And I just wanted to make another comment. Uh I think I saw some comment maybe on
036next door or something like that about the board is just a rubber stamp and uh because of all the unanimous votes, right? Just rubber stamp. Actually, what happens is that there's a lot of communication between board members and staff about the issues so that when it comes to a vote, we already know what's going on. We've already studied uh the material um most of the time. Um and so that there's no nothing to argue about usually. So, I'd like to uh thank the staff for their work, especially Bella, the budget book. That's it. Thank you. I was joking, but I'm very serious when I say that Eric and um Carrie and Sandra, you all explain things so well that we don't really have questions, but you're absolutely right, B. Nobody sees all the behind the
037scenes questions that thank you for pointing that out, Brian. Um, in addition to the Egan and black graduations, I attended the preschool graduation so I can verify small children. And that's it. and second all over. Thank just want to uh thank again Carrie and Eric and Sandra and Marcy for all of your hard work supporting our district and everything that you do that 90% of what you do people really don't see, you know, but when u they do see the public face of the district, I'm glad that it's you for um I'm really grateful for the service and for all of you hanging in here. Um, I loved the graduation and um, I just want to close with one one little comment is as I'm handing out the diplomas and I'm looking making eye contact
038with our kids and I'm looking at their faces and they're like right here. It made me it hit me like why we do this, right? Like why are we here? Why did we run for this position? Why did we apply for these positions? Um, and I love supporting our district and our students and our families because we are LD.