001I know you're going to go fast. I know. >> Well, good evening. I'd like to call this meeting to order in open session. Welcome to this evening's hybrid board of trustees meeting being held both in person and virtually. This meeting has been made accessible to members of the public on the link at the Morland School District website as well as on board docs. Any person who requires accommodations to access the meeting has been asked to contact the superintendent's office within 24 hours of the meeting. This meeting is being recorded and may be published online at a later date. So, we're officially here. Yes. >> And I would love to invite, let me look at my cheat sheet, Vladimir's representatives up to the podium to lead us in t in tonight's flex salute. >> Hi. >>
002Tell us what to do. Tell us what to do. >> Stand. Put your right hand over your heart for a salute. >> Ice to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for it stands nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [Laughter] >> All right. Well, first of all, thank you so much for coming. It's a terrific way for us to start the board meeting. So, we appreciate your time. Um, if you could each take a turn introducing yourself to us and letting us know uh what your role is, what you like about being in leadership at Latimer. >> My name is Elen. I'm 13 and I'm in eighth grade leadership. >> Uh, what I really like about leadership is that um, everyone's very supportive of each other. We do a
003bunch of group projects and everyone's just always in groups and do a bunch of things. So like we make posters for dances, rooffs, a bunch of fun things with school. >> Yeah. Um I'm Myra. I'm in I'm in eighth grade. I'm in leadership. And something I really like about leadership is how we're all like we always communicate and how we also have like a lot of like student le too. So like we have a lot of input which is really good. Um something else that's really good is like when we have like spirit weeks or something else like that like any events that we do or like we also do lunch competitions every now and then. We also like really try to make sure that everybody can like participate in that it's fair. >> Awesome.
004>> I'm Oscar. I'm in 12th and I'm in seventh grade. I really like um that in leadership we get to empower other students. We use a lot of different events that we re try and reach all of the students by making it inclusive. >> Amazing. Thank you so much. >> Um so thank you for uh kicking off the school year with with you guys being here. This is the first board meeting we've had with kids back doing the flag salute. So, welcome back. Um, so for me, when I was in seventh, 8th grade, it would take me a month before I get into school mode. So, I'm still in summer vacation. So, I'll change and I'll ask you, what did you guys do for summer when you want to go? Well, something fun that you
005did. >> Had a trip. So, um, and Turkey, so >> amazing. >> Um, I honestly didn't do that much. I went over to Tahoe, but I just hung out with a lot of my friends and had some favors this summer. >> Sounds fun. >> Yeah, summer. Sounds great. Yeah. >> I went traveling to Europe, too, cuz I went to Edinburgh and met friends there and I also went to Sweden because I >> Very cool. >> Amazing. Wow. Sounds like you all had fabulous summers. >> No, feel like I should have spent summer with you guys. Not that me too or anything. Um, but also I don't know if it was all the Have you guys done the flag before? I have. You Okay, you have. Okay. I was like, I feel like here. Yeah. Okay.
006Thank you for leading flag again. Um, just wanted to I know you guys kicked off the school year. What as >> kind of kind of like what as the leadership class have you guys done so far to like really are you guys really engaging with the sixth graders? And yeah, just kind of give us an idea of all the activities that you guys. Well, so we started this early orientation. We worked on it really hard. Uh we made a lot of games so the sixth graders would feel in team building exercises so they would work together better and have fun. >> Awesome. >> Yeah. Um so we do these things called roar outs. They're like mini prep rallies you could say. So, we have color teams and for the first time in a while, we
007like switched the color teams up because like we wanted to make sure that it was fair cuz like there were other people, you know, and they kept me switching up to make it like, you know, fair and stuff. >> And we even had like a leadership retreat. So before leadership started, like before school started, we came in and like we were planning like you said sixth grade orientation and just like are you getting a rundown of the year and then like when our first role start >> um we also do things called lunch competitions like she said it's um usually like Fridays or between the weeks uh we do lunch competitions that are like last Friday we did water balloon toss, which is like um >> people stand uh by each other and you choose
008a partner from your color team for the morats and uh you like pass the waterfall and if it if they catch it then they catch it. But if it pops in, you're out. So and then they fall there every single time. It's super fun and we do it like every month. >> Okay. So you guys do like lunch competitions every month throughout the entire school year. >> Yes. Oh, awesome. Thank you. >> Um, I'm just say thank you. Thank you for being culture builders um for kids coming in class. And I love that idea of like welcoming new students. It's a bit of a transition even though you're kind of in a K8 environment. You know, being becoming a middle schooler is a different animal. And so I really do just appreciate that you guys
009would reach out and have eyes for people who are coming into those classes. And so congratulations and great job. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh I'll just say that um I see that uh you become these are like the introductory steps into as you go into high school you may think about going into other forms of leadership uh ASB for example or something else and it is a really important uh position to be in and it does seem daunting at first to be called into a leadership position but you guys are stepping up and finding out that it really isn't that hard when you have the right people around you and as you rely on each other and communicate with each other, you start to see how how easy it is to be influential to
010your fellow students. And so I have a daughter that's at Prospect and she's gotten herself into that leadership position because she had done it at this level. And it's it makes it so much easier. You build culture, you get people together. Um there's so much more that you get back out of there with just a little bit of effort and the right people around. So this is a great start for you guys and I hope you you guys continue to look at that as a form evolving into high school. >> Dr. Cod. >> Yes. Um well I am also thankful that you volunteer your time to do this because nobody's paying you right. >> Sorry I wish we could um that you're um you raised your hand. You said I'll do it. I'll be a
011leader. And you're doing it to support other students. Obviously, you're growing um yourselves as leaders, but to create more connectedness and inclusion at your school is just such a worthy goal, and I'm very proud of you, and I hope you continue in your leadership roles, not only through this year, but like as Ryan was saying, as you go on into high school, this is really good practice and resume builders. Um so, thank you for being here and leading us in the flag. So, and just keep doing what you're doing. A great role model for our district. >> Great job. All right, you are welcome to head home. >> Enjoy. Thanks. >> So, I will report out that no action was taken in closed session this evening and move to approval of tonight's agenda. >> I'll
012make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Thank you. In a second. >> I'll second it. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any comments from the public? Straight on. >> Uh, members of the public may address the board on any subject of concern to you, including those not on tonight's agenda. However, provisions of the Brown Act preclude any action. As an unagendized item, no responses required or permitted from the board or district staff. And as already stated, no action can be taken. The board, however, may instruct the superintendent to follow up, which may or may not include placing the item on a future meeting's agenda. If you would like to address the board this evening, please complete the blue public comment card within the first 15 minutes of the board meeting being called
013to order in public session. On the card, please list the agenda items that you would like to speak to. If your comments do not pertain to an agenda item, please write public comment. When your name is called, please come to the podium and state your name and organization that you're representing. Comments are limited to three minutes per board governance manual. And I believe, do we have any >> No comments today. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Communications superintendent report. Dr. Paul. >> Great. Okay. Ulyses is over here helping me. So >> this time we have power. >> We have power. Needs a longer meeting though guys. Not too long. Um okay we can switch to the next slide. Um thank you. So we welcomed our new leaders to our team. We've got
014Fran uh Jen Latir and Vince. They have all joined us within the last few months. And you may have seen these um up on our social media posts kind of going around. Thank you Moren. It's been nice. I did, Moren, just so you know, I got another parent telling us what an amazing job some of the um the reals have been, especially whatever that K-pop song was was like a big hit with with people. Um that wasn't part of this presentation, but I just heard from a parent, so I thought I'd give you the good news. Um all right. Well, next slide. First day of school. We had it. >> Y um so much better to have a board meeting once school has started. That's always an awkward one, that first um the first one
015in August. Um really smooth kickoff to the school year in all of our sites. It has been a wonderful start. Um I want to thank HR. They delivered the breakfast burritos to all the sites on the first day. That is always a a very just welcomed and people are very thankful to get that. You know, stamina is not quite there on that first day of school, that first week of school. So, it's nice to have a treat in the morning when you come back. So, thank you to HR. Um, we also we've got boys basketball that is starting and cross country. So, this week and next week we're we're kicking off our sports. And then next slide. Back to school nights have already begun. Um, you may have attended. We've had Anderson, Country Lane, and
016Latimer. And then this week we've got Baker, Payne, and EDS. And I think we finish out with MMS the following week. Um, so hope you all can make it. The dates are on the school's website as well as our home website. They've been so much fun just getting to see the energy has just been electric everywhere we go. Very positive teachers, principles, support staff. Um it's been a really joyous start to the school year. Um next slide. By the way, did you know school attendance matters? It sure does. It matters. Um, did you know that students missing a few as few as two days per month adds up to nearly a full month of learning loss? >> Days a month. >> Um, did you know that consistent ontime attendance is one of the most powerful
017ways to support student success? Sure is. Thanks for that talking point. Um, so these are some of the messages that are going out on social media. We're really trying to draw our families in and make sure that they understand that coming to school is really, really important. And we did maybe do a disservice during some of those COVID years where we told people if you've had a little cough or a little headache or anything like stay home, stay home, stay home. And it's taken us a while to get people to come back when you do maybe have a little cough or a headache or or all of that. Um, so Meen is partnering with the ED services team to kick off that campaign and try to dig in over the year to um, determine what
018are some of the reasons kids aren't coming to school. We make assumptions, but like let's find out is it our TK or is it is it our kindergarten? Is it for other reasons? Um, so we'll continue that throughout the year. Uh, next slide. This was exciting. So, you know how we expanded um the access for um our park at market to be able to um serve more people in the community. So, not only did we rearrange that area over there to basically give it to West Valley Community Services for their own purposes of storing the food and collecting the food, but we now have a new parket market at Latimer that will be starting this week. So for us in our community, we've got a Latimer, an Anderson, and a district office um parket markets.
019And it's just it's really wonderful and there's so much dignity involved. You it looks like you're shopping at a farmers market. You're you're going to the market, you're putting, you know, food in bags, you're um you're walking away. And we have lines sadly, but also not badly lines that really like around the doo sometimes um depending on the week, but people are definitely in need and I'm really proud to have this partnership and be able to serve our community um is is really great. So, I just wanted you all to know that we're expanding to Latimer. >> Okay. >> It's once a week, but on a rotating basis or how does that >> It is I believe it's every other week at different spots. So, it does rotate and those dates are on our website
020and we send that out in our communication so people know when they can come. >> Okay. >> And then next Wednesday we've got president's council, first one of the year. So, we'll get to know all the new um homeschool club and PTO presidents. Um the week after that, we'll have our first MEF meeting. As as a reminder, it's Labor Day weekend coming up, so there will be no school next Monday. I It's September already. Um, unbelievable. Um, and then we will start our school uh six reports at the first September board meeting on the 9th. We'll also have our opening of school report on the 9th from from executive cabinet and MMS will do the kickoff. They'll be the first one and then in the subsequent meetings, we'll have two schools go uh each night.
021We'll add those to the agenda. >> And that concludes my remarks for this portion of the agenda. >> Thank you. work member communications. >> Um, I'll keep it quick. I had a opportunity to attend three back to school nights um at Anderson Country Lane and Latimer. Um, always a wonderful level of energy, enthusiasm, and excitement from the parents. Maybe not so much from the kids, but definitely from the parents. Uh, the teachers were super excited to kind of get back into the game. So, uh, just love love, uh, hoping love the energy on the campuses and I'm also hoping, knock on wood, that this would be yet another great year. That would be normal. >> That'd be great if it was a normal year. >> It feels that way. >> Yeah. >> Um, none for
022me for this. >> None for me. >> I was supposed to go to the C, uh, Country Lane. I was uh written down as such, but uh I wanted to pref I preferred to be at DMV with all the other happy people while my daughter was taking her permit test or stuck there. And >> Yep. And >> that's why people were talking to me like, "Hey, hey, Ryan, >> I wasn't supposed to go." >> Thank you for covering. Not a problem at all. >> My pleasure. So for me, I was um able to attend Anderson and Latimer's um back to school nights and I would absolutely echo everything that's been said. Um I I want to highlight one thing that I observed actually at both on both campuses. Um and that is a real effort
023to connect parents with teachers with students really trying to form that relationship. So, it's a a solid team in supporting kids success and um it was evident at Anderson there's a variety of tools that they were handing out to, you know, empower parents to engage with their kids and support their efforts. And at at Latimer, they had a fabulous uh dinner before the opening and it was incredibly well attended. It was a lot of work, I think, for them to do. Um, but really kind of touches on some of our goals as a district, which is connecting families with the schools, but also families with families. >> And so I was really excited to see all of that in the works on both campuses. And I wanted to um highlight that because I so appreciate
024the work that goes into that. >> Agreed. >> And that is it for me. So MTALE if you don't know um MTA recognizes and values the importance of open communication looks forward to reporting every month as well as presenting chats which we haven't started yet. The MTA executive board met with the new teachers over lunch to welcome them to the district. CTA provides grants to cover the MTA president's salary for union business. I am using this time on Wednesdays to visit the school sites. The MTA is looking forward to a wonderful and collaborative year. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Little goosebumps. >> I love that. Thank you. All right. Reports and action items. approve certificated assignments based on ed codes, pips, stips, internships. Am I saying that wrong? Emergency credentials. >> So, and we're
025asking that you approve these five teachers for study skills. That's not their credential does not align, but we feel that they are highly qualified and able to teach study skills. >> Particular reason we did this, right? So, as I adjust schedules and things change, then Alisa goes back after the first day of school and checks and make sure you everybody's in the right classes and did we miss anybody? So, sometimes they have to might open they might have to open a session. >> Got it. >> Study skills. So, these are all study skill sessions that are open. >> They're a separate class students. It's an elective period or elective periods or other periods. Yes. >> Fabulous. And so this is to but okay I see that the budget implication is not okay >> any other
026questions comments hearing none do I have a motion >> I'll make a motion to approve only because I wanted to say pips tips and motion to approve assignments based on education codes pips tips internships and emergency >> and I'll second it >> all in favor I >> I think we should make them rhyme We have something >> either that orations get that approach. >> Uh item 6B, authorization for dis the district to utilize cooperative purchasing contracts and multiple award schedules and other approved California state contracts. >> Should have had it run. >> I'm just saying you had a chance at this. So, we're just recommending that you approve um the authorization for us to utilize different contracts. We've used them in the past, but it's um just to kind of be transparent. We want to,
027you know, continue to utilize them. So, piggyback contracts, any state ones um what they do, they allow us to kind of streamline the process and kind of get in kind of better negotiate a deal. So, all contractors don't come to the board, right, once we do it, but allows us to interact. Chris, why do why do we have to approve the variety of types of approaches that you can take? >> Well, is it required or is this >> you necessarily have to? We've done it in the past. So, we just want to make sure we're transparent and then so it'll probably be something that we'll bring to you every year just to say, hey, these are what we want to use. >> Okay. I just feel like the board would never tell you, well, let's
028not use a piggyback contract. No doubt. >> We've done it in the past. We just want to be transparent and make sure that we're a healthy vehicle. >> Did we in the past also use a federal um framework also a federal contract framework that had or was it more budget related? >> Was that purchasing? Uh >> purchasing we probably we in the business department we're trying to utilize where we could save money, right? Different contracts. We're always going to to look and and try to find the best deal for the industry. >> Okay. I was just curious, >> which we appreciate. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions or comments? Hearing none. Do I have a motion to approve? >> I'll move to approve. >> Yeah. >> Um, authorization for district to utilize cooperative purchasing contracts.
029Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you. All right. Amendment number one to agreement with 3S Security, Inc. >> So, this is just an amendment. We signed a three-year agreement last year um with 3S Security. Uh we found some cost savings to be able to um kind of reduce the time during the day where we can utilize our admin and duties instead for supervision. Um so, there's still the new scope still provides patrol at all school sites um six days a week between 9 and 3. check the doors before. So, it's just amendment to that original contract we signed last year. >> Does it increase the scope or does it >> decreases a little? >> Decreases it a little bit. Okay. >> You still obviously find
030value in this. >> There's still value. Yes. Yeah. For kind of a night patrol, it's not going to stop everything. Um, but we're, you know, we're in a three-year contract and it's it's they have been able to kind of shoe some people off and and prevent something. So, there's still that. >> I actually think it's um really valuable. I just recently received an email from a fellow trustee in a different district kind of giving um us a heads up that there was a lot of copper theft happening on campuses and causing quite a bit of damage to get to the copper at in the meantime. So, um I think it's I think it's really important >> to me. It just feels like one of those silent things that you never really necessarily know that's happening.
031So, just want to check in and go like, "Oh, it really >> it's still because it still records a million dollars." I mean, it's not it's not >> it's over three years, but I mean, it's a lot of money. >> And we had increased the scope over the last couple of years um really to provide just more safety and supervision in some of our schools. And we're at a point now where um you know we're looking at all the costs we can in terms of reducing contracts and this is when we felt like we can still make sure we have a safe and secure campus and supervision without the the security performing that duty. So that is really um the impetus behind this reduction in scope. One thing that I'd be interested to get 3's
032POV is if they're seeing a difference that the fences are doing. Like is it is it a deterrence? Like are we are they seeing lesser people actually show up on campuses because they come and look at the >> question we can ask them and see. >> Yeah. Just curious. >> Yeah. >> Kind of anecdotal. >> Yeah. >> I'm sure there is. I think in and not to speak for them, but yeah, there's going to be less people hopping in the fence. You're still going to have some they make it over somehow. >> All right. Anything else? Hearing none. Do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to for amendment number one to agreement with 36 security. >> You're good. I'll second that. >> All in favor? All right. >> Right on to the
033>> Are there any questions or comments on tonight's consent? >> You know, I haven't submit a motion to approve the consent and I agree. >> Okay, >> I'll second. >> So, before we vote, I just wanted to call out Star Cam. Is that the right at Anderson um we had the opportunity to um see some of the presentation from San Jose police. It's one of the overnight stays that our kiddos will be participating in. It's completely free. They walk away with um sleeping bags and >> backpacks and amazing tools. And so I just wanted to kind of give a shout out to San Jose PD for engaging and giving Morland, specifically Anderson, that opportunity. >> And is this is something that it's we're doing it for the first time this time. >> They I they
034take I guess they identify and take turns with title one schools in the area. Yeah. >> So I'm excited to see what comes of that. >> It looks like a lot of fun. I it would be really cool to go to this camp and it's just the idea of building community and a great partnership with the police department. Our community is so important and when they asked us we were like heck yes let's sign us up. It's free. Um and the kids are really excited as the school administration. So >> yeah, I I was so impressed because it's a very strategic roll out that the police officers show up in plain clothes and engage with the kids and blah blah blah and then over time they start showing up in uniform and really connecting and
035creating really meaningful partnerships. So anyway, I'm excited about that. >> Thanks for sharing it. >> All in favor on tonight's consent. >> I >> wonderful closing meeting items. future meeting dates. Got the whole year ahead of us. >> Uh, anything on that front? >> No, we know SIPAS are coming. I know Brian, you've got a conflict on the 14. >> I may I may have cleared it. I may be back at >> Wonderful. >> May just be late. >> All right. >> I will be I will have gone from New York in the morning to Phoenix and here by the evening. So, we'll see. >> What a fun day. All right. Anything else on that? >> Um, so super quick, we're doing MMS on the nine. >> Yes. >> and then two and I cannot
036remember which school >> which is fine. That's just >> we Okay, we'll communicate that. But yes, and then two per the next three subsequent. >> Awesome. One of the favorite meetings. I appreciate that. >> All right. Any um announcements, reminders, requests? None. We are adjourned. Thank you everybody. >> Thank you.