001Okay, good evening. I'm going to gave a listen to this Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education regular meeting. Today is Thursday, March 5th, 2026. Um agenda shows an additional teleconference location, but we are lucky to have Trustee Hazen in person with us, so we'll not need to read through any sort of teleconferencing script. and we can take uh votes as a group instead of by roll call. So, good things. Okay. Um that's our call to order. Good evening. As we begin this meeting, it is important to pay respect to and acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the Alone, Costaoan, and Eselin people. And additionally, pay respect to elders both past and present. Will call please. Dr. >> Absolutely. Well, President McNary >> here, >> Shamas >> here, >> Dr. Hazen
002>> here, >> Trusty Utar, and Trusty Wax >> here. >> Okay, thank you. With all five trustees present in person, we have a quorum. Um, item D on our agenda is the adoption of the agenda. And I will first look to you, Dr. Adamson. Um, are there any changes for walk-on items? >> There are no changes. No walk-ons. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, we'll go out to public comment next as we always do. Okay. No one for public comment on that item. Board, any discussion on the adoption of the agenda as presented. And seeing nobody reach for their microphones, I'll ask for a motion. >> Move that we adopt the agenda as presented. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Motion made by Trustee Shamos and seconded by Trustee Hazen. All those in favor, please say I.
003I. >> Any nos? Motion carries. >> Thank you. Next up, we will identify close session topics on this evening's agenda. Um item A is negotiations collective bargaining session planning and preparation with the PGTA for 2025 2026. Item B is negotiations collective bargaining session planning and preparation with the CEA for 2025 2026. Item C is public employee discipline dismissal release leave complaint under government code section 54957 subdivision B. And item D is a conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation 08 case number 202602 under government code section 54956.9 subdivision D1. Those are our closed session topics. Are there any public comments on closed session? Okay. No, no public comments on closed session. Um, with that, we will adjourn to close session and reconvene at 6:30. Thank you. It is 6:30 and we are reconvening in open
004session. This is uh a regular meeting of the Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education and welcome to those of you who are joining for this portion of our meeting. Um the first thing we do when we reconvene is take action on um report action on report action taken in close session. So with regard to item A on the agenda, negotiations, collective bargaining, planning and preparation with the PGTA for 202526, information was received. With regard to item B, negotiations, collective bargaining session, planning and preparation with the CSEA for 2025 2026. information was received with regard to item C, public employee discipline, dismissal, release, leave complaint, government code section 54957, subdivision B. In closed session, the board took action pursuant to education code section 44954 to notify four temporary certificated employees of the district's decision
005to release the employees at the conclusion of the current school year. The board further authorized the district to provide notices of non-reelection pursuant to section 44929.21 21 on a precautionary basis to any of those temporary teachers if it is deemed necessary. A vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. With regard to item D, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation regarding OAH case number 20260180 under government code section 54956.9 subdivision D1. Information was received by the board. Trusty Hazen, will you lead us in the pledge of allegiance this evening? Thank you. I have a similar and just yeah I'll make a note. Um thank you. Uh the next part of our agenda is our presentation and I will turn it over to you Dr. Adamson to introduce the Pacific Grove High School Model United Nations
006Club. >> Absolutely. It's my pleasure to announce our students, but more importantly, Principal Omira, who's going to introduce them. And thank you so much for being here this evening to start our meeting out. We'll turn it over to you. >> All right. >> Good evening, PGUSD trustees, our student trustee, Superintendent Adamson, Mr. Jor, assistant superintendent. Mr. Jor, excuse me. I am very pleased and proud to be here tonight as we highlight the PGHS model United Nations Club, a sanctioned ASB club that gives students the opportunity to explore global issues through diplomacy, research, and structured debate that simulates the work of the United Nations. Tonight we are fortunate to have members of the club here to share more about their work. And at this time I would like to introduce the officers of the PGHS model
007United Nations Club along with their faculty moderator. First of all our faculty moderator Miss Ashley Nicholson, our co-presidents, Seran Certun and Jonah Deleó. and our vice president Kabir Sharma. And at this time, I will hand it over to them. Thank you. >> First, um, on behalf of PGMU Club, just thank you for having us tonight. We're excited to share a little bit about Model UN. >> Yeah, first slide. Okay, so first of all, just a little overview on what Model UN is. Um, so it is a demonstration of the United Nations. Um, it has multiple different committees usually in one conference. So there'll be like one committee focusing on like agriculture and maybe like another committee focusing on like business. Um, and the goal of a model UN conference is to get like a common
008resolution passed. So you're going to research about your country and like figure out what other countries share similar goals and get something that you believe can be passed and everyone will take a vote at the end. Um so delegates can come up to present the arguments during like a debate time. She calls it moderated caucus. Um so during moderated caucus that's really like the structured debate time. Um you can talk talk about presented the presented topic. And then in the unmodderated caucus um you that's where you really get to like talk with people, write the resolutions um and start to find like what countries have common interests. Um, so this is very centered on speech and debate. We don't have a speech and debate club at Pacific Grove right now. Um, but so this is
009like probably our closest thing. Um, and these topics can range from really serious discussions like nuclear war or I business economics um to re redesigning the McDonald's menu was a topic I I had uh one time. But yeah, so that's just a little overview model. >> So this is why it matters. So it prepares us for college level classes. Uh at PGS, we do offer dual enrollment classes, but we don't really get to do research if you don't take those classes. So this really forces you to research about your country and not all the time or you don't have like the same country every time. So this forces you to learn about different views that many countries might have. Um the skills that we develop are public speaking because you have to go up in
010a stage like I'm doing right now and speak about your country. critical thinking because you do have to process and like like learn the views of your country and it's a lot of research and writing researching on your resolution researching for your research paper and yeah and then uh negotiating you do have to collaborate with other countries and figure out what's best for all parties involved. >> Yeah, just a quick overview of what our club has participated in and done this year. We've done four conferences this school year. Um, one was up in Alama with um, Island MUN and then one was at UC Berkeley. The next was in um, Santa Clara and finally we went up to San Francisco back in February. Um and I think one thing that's just really important to share
011is that most of our kind of participants and delegates after their first um conference they they have usually have a pretty positive experience and they want to do it again which is just being able to kind of retain like people to participate and kind of giving them a platform that they can kind of stand out and feel special is just kind of something that I'm really proud of of our club and Yeah. >> Okay. And what the future holds for us. Um so our next conference is going to be down in SoCal at UC Irvine. Um we're going to take a couple a little group down there. Uh we're looking at some next year finding some international or maybe across the country tournaments that we can go and participate in. Um, and then we've talked
012about we've considered like a summer camp too, modu based summer camp within the community and also maybe some new fundraisers. So, we hope to see you guys soon again for those these topics. Um, yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you guys. Thank you for listening. here for a second right while we just talk about you. So I would just like to on behalf of our board to just thank you first of all for all being here this evening um as I was listening to you I think just some things stood out to me. You talked a lot about you know what you've learned you know through this process and some some of the key traits you have to put into uh place and what you're implementing. So research, collaboration, thoughtful debate, I
013heard consensus building, uh conflict resolution, right? And what a fine example you are all serving for us as an entire district on, you know, really I'm looking at you you're looking at peaceful resolutions and that is such an important component for us right now as a society and and as a nation. So thank you for serving as that incredible model. Uh the certificates I'm going to be presenting to you this evening are our culture of we certificates that really are given out for students who are showing the many ways that you are putting into action our three core values of safety, belonging and prosperity and everything I've heard from what you're doing tonight even with your future conference and you know meeting other students across the state uh you are absolutely showing us what those
014three core values are about as we're building our culture of we so it's my pleasure Pleasure to be presenting these certificates to the three of you this evening. Kamir Sharma, >> Jonah Deion, >> Surgeon Sir, >> and then someone who has not been mentioned yet, but the teacher who is helping facilitate this and work with these fine young students, um, is Ashley Nickerson. Thank you for your service to our students. I'm going to invite our board and our student board rep, Mr. John. And yes, Prince to the front for a photo opportunity. Okay. Thank you for the presentation. Thank you to the students for being here and sharing with us. Um, principal as well. Um, the next portion of our agenda is communications. We will begin with item A, which is our student representative comments.
015Hello. So, to start things off, winter sports has just concluded. Boys soccer won the Santa Lucia division with an undefeated league season. The team fell to Gonzalez High in the PCAL playin game for the final CCS automatic qualifier, but they did have an outstanding season. Girls basketball defeated Harbor High in the first round of the CCS playoffs before falling to Terteranova High in the second round after a competitive game. Boys basketball beat Marina High 65 to 55 in the CCS division four quarterfinals in the front of a large home crowd before falling to Sacred High Prep 62 to 6 to 52 in the CCS semi-finals. Overall, congratulations to all of our Breaker student athletes and coaching staff representing Pacific Grove High School with pride and sportsmanship throughout the winter season. Job shadow and mock interviews
016were a huge success. Yesterday, March 4th, was the PGS Rotary and Job Shadow Day where 10 students spent three hours shadowing local professionals in fields including accounting, law, real estate, and sports marketing, followed by a lunchon at Spanish Bay. Students were praised for their professionalism and engagement. Additionally, tomorrow, March 6th, and also March 7th, 17 parent volunteers supported senior wick students by conducting practice interviews and providing feedback to help prepare them for real world opportunities. Next week is our spring sports week where there will be games and activities every day at lunch including dressup days celebrating our spring sports that include track, lacrosse, boys golf, boys tennis, swim, baseball, and softball. On that Friday of that same week on March 13th, there will be a spring sports rally that celebrate those same spring sports. Sades
017is on March 20th and the Pacific Grove leadership class is very excited in throwing that together. Finally, students visit Spain for the PGHS exchange program over spring break. Moving on, um, for the community high school, several students have been able to accumulate enough credits for early graduation. We wish them well and look forward to their return for the community high school graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026. The community high school garden continues to flourish. We are having we are harvesting charred kale, butter, lettuce, and we will begin planting flowers of multiple variety as we are transitioning into spring. And that concludes the student reports. Thank you very much for your report. Um, item B on our agenda is board member comments and written communications. I'll go ahead and list out the written communications I've
018received. Um it's only been a week since our last board meeting and then if other trustees have um anything to add um please do. Um I got these are emails parent support for responsible governance. I got eight emails about a trustee comments at the February 26 meeting. I got an email about school librarian requirements. um a couple additional signitories on the please don't cut the PG school library petition. Um we got an email from Chef Ericson about um the success of the ProStart holiday bake off competition in our PGHs culinary program and an email about vaccine compliance. Um are there any additional emails from trustees? Dr. Hazen, >> I received one email regarding um basically students remaining in the district. >> Okay. >> Temporarily long term. >> I received a small handful of emails um
019thanking me for board comments last meeting. >> Trusty Wax. >> Uh I received an email about technology and our schools. Um and to that person, I'll respond tomorrow. Thank you. Um I will go first with my board member comments and I think with events going on locally and globally and a lot of uncertainty and stress, I'm working hard to find the joy spots. And so in this role, um something that I got to do this morning was attend the first of the employee of the year recognitions. um at Forest Grove and we um got to be in front of see the entire school um congratulate and celebrate um the classified employee of the year and the certificated employee of the year and um I would just encourage trustees and I know this is a hard
020ass because of how life busy life is but it's one of those things where we come in this room and work really hard and um the students are why we do it and the staff is why we do it and so It's it was nice to just have that reminder and have that um time to celebrate. Um I will move on to you Trusty Shamas for board member comments and we'll just head down the dis. Okay. Um I received many emails regarding my comments uh from last week and many were upset. Um, so I, you know, I really took the time to listen to my comments again to make sure that I was hearing maybe what they were hearing. Um, so I'm sorry that my comments were taken as offensive to the classified staff. Um,
021I in no way meant it that way. Uh, my point was in comparing job descriptions, not people. Um the proposal before us was to replace a certificated position with a classified position and the reason given was that the librarian duties did not need a credential. Well, that is what I objected to. My position is that the duties of a school librarian do require a a credential. Um, when I listen to my comments, um, I just want to say that I do want to express some regret for using one word, detriment. Um, and I was using that to describe how the rest of the district's libraries might have been affected in the past when they lost a credential librarian. I have no real evidence of that and so I can understand how that felt dismissive of
022the classified working those positions currently. Um, I do support all classified employees as important and necessary contributors to the education of our students. And if anyone needs more discussion about that, um, I welcome uh, one-on-one talks and I prefer that over emails because I really feel that the emails leave a lot out. I mean, we it's very difficult to um have a meaningful dialogue over emails. You know, there's there's so much left out versus one-on-one. So, I'm very open to um talking to anyone who would uh like to discuss anything that I ever say. Um and um I hope that that happens. Thank you. Thank you for your comments, >> Trusty Hayen. >> Um my just quickly will say it's been a like as you said well um President McNary it's been a tough week
023starting with last Thursday for sure and just h I will say I'm glad that while we did have differing opinions on how things went that that meeting I was happy that how we ended up addressing it as a board. So I will just leave my comments to that. So, thanks to each of you for being part of those difficult decisions. >> Thank you, Trusty Otmar. >> No comments this evening. All right. Um, and no pressure. Trusty Wax. >> Yes. See, >> um, let's see. Uh my comment um I had some preamble stuff but I'll just cut to this. Um I was listening to a podcast about AI today. I haven't finished it but the person did mention that um it's a thousand days roughly since uh chat GPT was released and kind of in that
024time span how much has changed both with the model and then kind of larger forces um in terms of stock market which affects you know people at the top and then the job market um for new graduates uh is apparently down by 35% % since early 2023. Um, and junior roles and software development have seen employment fall by 16%. Um, and then of course we're affected uh like our purchase of Chromebooks because of the RAM spike, you know. So, um, obviously I don't know what's going on or what's going to happen with all this, but I just do think that, um, there should be a I mean, there is real attention about this, but um, you know, we really have to be aware of how monumental I guess um, this technology is, uh, both for
025good and for not so good. Um, so interesting times always. Um, and then also I wanted to mention that in 2021 I ran for mayor. I did quite poorly. Uh, but one of the coolest things to come out of it was um, a skateboarder, a kid who I got to know because of the skate park discussions around that time uh, at the like right before election day or something. He gave me a hand decorated skate deck with a Mike for design on it. Uh it was a used deck. It was already trashed, but I very much appreciated. Um and since that loss and that time, the skate deck has hung in my office. Um because it was like a you know like a real self- congratulatory like you gave one kid hope I guess. Um
026and that was nice. But now uh another hand decorated piece of art hangs on the wall and that's the the colorful plea that we got from the student from Robert Hdown uh which was to save computers in Spanish. And so, um, you know, they're hanging. They're both one to make me feel good, one to not make me feel good because I voted to, um, you know, really change things that interested this person and and then of course the effect on people's lives. Um, and so as Dr. Adamson mentioned to us or forwarded us the quote of Theodore Roosevelt talking about the man or person in the arena. Um I just really feel grateful um and for this position that I have right now at this time. Um and I also know that I'll speak for
027myself. I air all the time and make mistakes. But uh we are I think collectively just uh trying to strive to do the deeds. Um so even when people hate us or me uh I hope you all know that our intent as a board is really for the good and I appreciate that about this board. Um it's very nice to be in a community like this and to the staff. The staff are amazing. Um so thanks everyone. >> Thank you for your comments. >> Um item C on our agenda under communications is the superend attendant report. I almost my okay random side note. I have a neighbor and they have littles that go to Forest Grove and so whenever I'm leaving for a board meeting they're like are you going to your Super Nintendo meeting?
028Oh, I almost just slipped and said Super Nintendo Adamson. >> Superintendent Adamson. >> We should rename ourselves our Super Nintendo meeting. That's beautiful. I love it. Thanks for that. Um, and thank you for that, Trusty Wax. I think you I'm just going to make a comment there. I think you know that that quote, right, it just it speaks so much to what leadership is about. And really for you as our five trustees, you know, you volunteer for this and you have you've stepped up. you've stepped into that ring and you know you have remained committed and you lead with just such courage you know through all of this the heart and and and the good times. So you know I appreciate you bringing that up again wax and just so grateful for all of you.
029All right. Well, I have six things I'd like to just point out and some highlights, you know, for my report this evening. And I'm going to start with our employee of the year recognitions because that has just been such a a bright spot uh after, you know, just a really um bless you uh some very difficult weeks. And I truly am I'm so excited that we I are getting to announce our first employee of the year uh recipients. And we started it out at Forest Grove this morning. Uh this is an inaugural program this year. uh and just something that we're really very proud of. This first year of the program, we had 87 nominations, all submitted by colleagues recognizing classified, certificated, confidential, and our management employees across the district. All for embodying our culture
030of Wii and putting into place our three core values of belonging, safety, and prosperity. So, yes, this morning at Forest Grove, h our classified employee of the year was our very own, and she's here this evening, Miss Christine Gruber. And I'm going to have to say it. It's her birthday as well, so what better birthday gift, right? Um, so yes, congratulations. That was just a joy. And then alongside her certificated employee of the year at Forest Grove was Miss Mary Quindmol. So just what an honor. What a joy. And thank you to principal ar principal arun for bringing together the entire as you mentioned president McNary all of the students all of the staff out on the blacktop for us to be able to recognize all of our cabinet members our extended cabinet members there
031to truly just honor these incredible employees. So what a great way to start out. I'm so excited about we have many more recognitions tomorrow morning. We will be here at the district office at 9:00 following followed directly at 10:00 at Pacific Grove High School uh to nominate theirs and community high school nominees. So looking forward to that. And then of course our remaining sites our middle school uh Robert Down School uh all of that will be taking place next week. So lots to look forward to. I can't share the other names. All I can do is what we have. But just know all of those uh our our nominees will be brought forward at an upcoming board member for us and board meeting for us to all celebrate together. I am excited to share that
032out of all of our classified employees, we got to or so through the selection uh committee which I just have to say that it's been such a grassroots process and you know that has just been one of the pure joys and honors for me to be a part of to hear all of our volunteers who volunteered for that selection committee to read through all of these nominations and select right nominees for each of our schools. But then overall, our goal was to also select one classified employee who we would nominate for the county program. And I am excited to share that we got word this week that our nominee has been selected in one of the categories. So we will be announcing that next week at a time to be determined because if I give
033that away then you know that's out as well. So I'm looking forward to sharing all of that. But we will have a special visit from the county office um on a day to be determined next week which it's not determined. It is determined. I'm just not sharing it right now. So again, I just cannot thank all of our employees enough for their excitement and risk coming forward with reading all of these incredible things about our employees was just such a bright spot. So looking forward to celebrating all of you. All right, CAP input sessions are underway. Uh and we are looking at meetings are currently taking place. Student advisory um coun groups, our family and parent advisory committees are coming up, cultural proficiency and safety committee committees. All of that thanks to Dr. Hagwist who's
034going to be leading this work as part of our um input that he'll be sharing out as part of our LCAP process. So we're moving into our third year of our current plan. Um and just really looking forward to hearing from all of our from our students, our staff, our families and parents uh through this process and looking forward to everything we will get to learn and gain uh you know through that process. So please all of you in the community be looking out for those upcoming opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there and thank you Dr. Hagquas for your work through that. It it is a lot, but you would never know to see him on a daily basis cuz that smile just carries him through it all and the stress does not
035show. Dr. Hagquus. Um, all right, Robert Down. They are seeking and in need of a someone to help and volunteer for crosswalk duty. So, there's a volunteer opportunity, but there's also a position that's currently um, you know, running for someone who would like that as a paid position. But in the interim, we have plenty of volunteers, plenty of opportunities to serve. It is fun. I'm going to tell you that. Our district office staff have all been trying to fill in where they can. I've done a few of those openings and I'm just going to say it's the highlight of my day. Um, Principal Brownfield, I just love nothing more to be there whether it's at the beginning of the day or the end to see those smiling faces. Um, so anyone who has a moment,
036a day, a slot, reach out to uh, Principal Brownfield and trust me, it'll it'll make your day. It just will. So, we're looking forward to filling that position. Adult school highlights is my number four. Uh they have just reach put out their spring catalog for 2026. Lots of offerings. I'm always amazed at just the variety that's in there. So special thanks to Principal Martinez and Assistant Principal Arps for all you do. Um and also their roots and wings newsletter is out as well. So just I love reading it. There's so many highlights in there. But really some of the the data that's on that second page, Principal Martinez, that you're serving 20 2220 students. You've had 3,541 enrollments so far this school year, 225,418 hours of instruction, 261 class selections, and 1,15 of those students
037are all Pacific Grove residents. So incredible, just really amazing to see that data and the continued offerings and the continued interest that's there. So great, good job. uh upcoming cultural and religious observances for the month of March. We have uh just I I want to just give a shout out to all of our our school our principles and our system principles. Your leadership in ensuring and taking the time to allow for safe spaces of so many of our cultural and religious observances that are taking place in the next few weeks uh including Ramadan, Lent, Passover, and Easter. All observed by our Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, and Christian families. We talk about safety. We talk about a sense of belonging, a culture of we and you're carving out that space and time for all of our students
038uh to make sure they are known that they are seen, valued, uh and that they matter as well right during especially during these times. So, thank you for that. Uh also proud of just the many activities going on. As that reminder, March is also women's uh history month and developmental disability awareness month. So, thank you all for recognizing those important uh groups and observances. And then finally, recognizing student achievements in the arts. Uh we received good news from our uh Pacific Grove High School photography teacher, Mr. Weston. We have 20 25 Pacific Grove High School students will be having their work featured in this year's Seaside Youth Art Competition at the Avery Gallery in Seaside City Hall. The opening exhibition and awards ceremony takes place on March 20th from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mr. Western
039did not know there is it's unfortunate also coincides with the Sades dance that evening but I'm sure uh we will get many people wanting to visit. I'm going to try and make it out there myself as well. And so just in closing, just thank you to our students, to our staff, to our families, parents, to our board for so many wonderful opportunities of just kindness, initiative that we continue to see across our sites as we continue just coming together for so many wonderful opportunities that are reflective in the work we see happening every day. And with that, I return it over to you, President McLary. >> Thank you, Superintendent Adamson. Uh item I'm going to take my time with that tonight. Um, Assistant Superintendent Jordan, uh, safety report. >> Uh, thank you, President McNary. I
040have nothing to report this evening. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, item five on our agenda is individuals desiring to address the board. Um, public comment on any item of interest to the public that is within the board's jurisdiction will be heard. The board will also take public comment on each specific action item prior to action on that item. Um, any individual wishing to comment on a specific item on the current agenda are kindly asked to wait until that item is being discussed. The board will allow a reasonable time for public comment on each agenda item, not to exceed three minutes per speaker and no more than 20 minutes per agenda item pursuant to board policy. Um, just a reminder that this is a meeting of the board of education. It's a business meeting conducted in
041public and the Brown Act limits the board's ability to respond to public comment. Um, we have two public comment items on non-aggenda items. We will first go out to community members wishing to address the board on non-aggenda items. Okay. Feel free to approach the podium if you plan to make a comment. Thank you. And then the green light, he'll he'll start the timer. You'll see the green light and it'll give you a yellow when you've got about 30 seconds left. And you have the floor in three minutes. >> Okay. Uh good evening, esteemed board, faculty, staff, uh public. I am here as a parent. My name is Marcasha Cerun. I'm a parent, one of the tall guys who spoke with you this evening and I am here to talk to you about two things. Uh
042thing number one is I would like really to acknowledge the tremendous contribution of uh model UN faculty facilitator Miss Nicholas. Um, I don't know if you guys are aware, amount of time she invested into that club outside of the duty hours. Driving the kids in the middle of the night to and from conferences is not for the week of spirit. So um I'm super grateful for you guys and for the school administration, our principal Amir is here for creating this opportunity for the students to step outside of tiny Pacific Grove and to try to experience the world. The first time last year it was a tiny tiny club and they were super super scared and uh this year the first conference there was so much they spent nights and weekends together trying to get their
043statements trying to do the research put in all this time and it was so scary and they came back with huge grins they facetimed us from the conference. Oh my god we had so much time we want to do more more. Well we all know with more more more comes more more money. So I am wondering if we if there are ways to keep that program going. I know they try to keep it very low cost. They do a lot of fundraising, but the impact of that program on the kids even just thinking that they they're trying to they're thinking ahead. They're trying to think how we can make this program work when we graduate. What's going to happen? We want to bring up somebody who will step into our shoes. they at the age
044of 16 17 already trying to plan ahead which is for me is huge. So thank you for that and uh please let us know how we can support you to keep this program going. Another thing kind of in the framework of that program uh March 26 28 uh Martin center for non-prololiferation studies in Middbury will have its critical issues forum conference which is a conference for high stu high school students on non-prololiferation issues. I know PG was a guest at that conference when I was one of the facilitators of that conference when I was working at Catalina. I really really encourage you guys to find a way to engage your students and your wonderful facilitator in that I will help any way I want I can because the again impact of that conference the students
045who attended that conference with me went to Japan went to UN headquarters CTBTO in Vienna they now work in DC in policy they are lawyers it was life-changing experience that don't cost you much at all so please consider that I would love to provide you with more information if you are interested and again thank you so much for y'all for giving opportunities for the model UN kids. Thank you. >> You thank you for your comments. >> Any other community members wishing to address the board on non-aggenda items? Okay, seeing no no hands online and no movement in the room, I'll move on to item B, PGUSD staff comments on non-aggenda items. And if you're in the room and planning to make a comment, please approach the podium or raise your hand online. Okay, seeing no
046comments, we will move on to the next portion of our agenda, which is consent. Items listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine and or may have been discussed at a previous board meeting. There is no discussion of these items prior to the board vote unless a member of the board requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the consent agenda. Each item on the consent agenda approved by the board shall be deemed to have considered in full and adopted as recommended. Uh this evening we have a very short consent agenda consisting of items A through C. I will first go out and see if there's any public comment on items on the consent agenda. >> Okay. Thank you, Director Algaz. Um we will go to the board for any discussion on consent
047and if we do wish to discuss to pullbody. Okay. Um I have nothing as well. Um if there is no further discussion I will look for a motion from the board. >> I'll make a motion to approve consent agenda as presented. >> Thank you. Motion made by trustee Hazen. >> Second >> and a second from trustee Wax. Thank you. Um we will always first go to our student trustee vote. Student trustee, are you in favor of this item? Please signify by saying I. >> I. >> Thank you. Um trustees with a motion and a second. All of those in favor please say I. I. Any nos? Okay. Thank you. The motion carries. Um action discussion agenda this evening. Item A is the 2026 CSBA delegate assembly election for region 9B ballot. That's on page 21
048in our board packet. Um and Dr. Adamson is presenting on this item. >> Well, thank you President McNary. And really there's only one candidate for your consideration. So, I'm just going to really ask for the board's consideration. We really just need to uh get your official vote uh if we are in agreement. And that is the candidate is Roger Snyder from Scots Valley USD. >> Thank you. Um any is there any public comment on this item? Okay. No public comment. Um I will bring it back to the board for any board discussion. Not seeing anyone reaching Trusty Wax. No. All right. Not seeing anyone reaching for their microphone and that's just fine. Um if there is no further discussion, um the recommendation is that we we're going to have to vote Roger Snyder as our
0492026 CSBA delegate assembly. um nominee. Um I will make that motion if that was clear. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion made by myself and seconded by Trusty Wax. We will first go to our student vote. >> I. >> Thank you. Um board motion and a second. All of those in favor, please say I. >> I. I. >> Any nos? Okay. Thank you all. Motion carries 5. Item B on our 2025 20 or item B on our agenda is the 202526 second interim report. Um assistant superintendent Jor. Um this is your item. >> Thank you President McNary. >> All right. Good evening board and community. Before I move forward tonight, I do want to take a pause to recognize the extraordinary work behind this effort and this report tonight. Second interim is far more than a
050document. It's a comprehensive financial snapshot that reflects months of careful reconciliation, analysis, verification, and collaboration across our sites, our business office, district office, uh staff, uh alike. It requires aligning payroll and benefit projections, reconciling uh reconciling accounts and receivables, reviewing and reconciling position control, updating revenue assumptions, recalculating multi-year projections, and ensuring compliance with all state reporting. The work demands accuracy, judgment, and deep understanding of how each moving part affects our overall fiscal stability. I could never do this work alone. Uh, and so before I begin, I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the team responsible for making this happen tonight. Carly Adams is our fiscal officer. Uh, I'd like to thank her for leading the technical preparation, coordinating projections, and financial analysis that ground this report. Angela Liippard for her diligent work on position
051control, rolling forward all of our positions and staffing alignment as it aligns with budget, ensuring that what is authorized, hired, and paid remains consistent and fiscally sound. Kristen and Christina in payroll for ensuring every staffing adjustment, benefit calculation, and labor projection is accurate and aligned with our position control and compliant with stirs and pers reporting. Megan Fusetta, who's in our accounts of payable department for maintaining clean, reconciled expenditure data that makes reliable forecasting possible for our district. And finally, Carrie O Sullivan in the business office for site level coordination, documentation, and her behind-the-scenes work in organizing um this entire process with me for presentation tonight. Their daily work is grounded in supporting our school sites and ultimately serving students, teachers, and staff at PGUSD. By safeguarding the integrity of our unrestricted general fund, they ensure
052the resources remain focused on classrooms and student needs in alignment with our local control accountability plan. California Ed Code requires, and here's the calendar, that the district follow a formally adopted California Department of Education calendar for the fiscal year. You can see there's six touch points here throughout the fiscal year where updates are given to the board. There's other touch points throughout the year associated with our LCAP process as well. Um, so woven together, it's there's quite a comprehensive look at our district budget and how it aligns with LCAP. Just a quick walk through the budget cycle. You'll see budget adoption starts in June. In fact, it starts now. We're in the process of budget development right now, working with our school sites to prepare a 2627 budget for adoption by the board in June.
053Uh next, we have the budget revision one that's done every year in October. Uh and we bring that forward uh specifically because well, this is not a requirement to be clear, but when we're uh because we're a basic a district, we're always having to update revenues. It's important that we build a budget based on actual data. And when we bring the budget forward for revision in October, we have all of our carryover balances approved by the county office of education. We have all of our revenue uh updated for the from the prior year actuals as well as um expenditure reconciliation at that point in time. So when the board adopts a budget in October, that becomes the new board adopted budget. We then move into first interim reporting which is all financial uh uh revenue
054and expense from July 1 through October 31st which is presented in December. Second interim I'm presenting tonight which is all expenditures and revenue from July 1st through uh January 31st, excuse me. And then we roll right back into the budget adoption process. And I did neglect to mention unodudited actuals which is in September. Uh we'll be bringing that forward for the 2526 fiscal year in September of 2026. So tonight I'm seeking board approv approval on second interim report. This covers all expenditures as I mentioned on the previous slide through January 1st of 2026. This report shows that PGUSD can meet its financial obligations this year and two subsequent fiscal years. And the report provides a positive certification uh to the county office of education upon approval by the board. Here's a slide that shows our
055overall general fund overview for 2526 combined restricted and unrestricted funds which include total revenues of 49.1 million. That's up around 140,000 on the restricted side and 250,000 on the unrestricted side over the adopted budget. Total expenditures totaling just under 51 million which includes inter fund transfers and this is down on the unrestricted side by around 69,000 and up on the restricted side around 26,000. This results in a gross operating deficit for this year of around 1.6 million. Reserve balance is 8.5 projected which is up from 8.1 which was projected at first interim. some context around the uh fund balance combined for the adopted budget. We begin uh began the year with 7 two uh 7.2 million unrest uh combined unrestricted 4.9 million restricted 2.3 which gives us our 7.2 million beginning of the year. Uh
056at second interim we are now projecting uh an ending fund balance of 5.6 million uh which is after the deficit that we're projecting uh noted there on that slide. Here's how our revenue sources break down. uh we call them LCFF revenue, local control funding formula revenue sources. Of course, as we've been discussing uh for quite some time now as a basic a district uh over 87% are tied to local property taxes. So that does dominate the LCFF sources structure uh to to the tune of around 41.7 million. Uh I will note as I mentioned on the property tax update in January, we are still in a little bit of a lag right now in property taxes. Uh we're running around 3.875% 875% over the prior fiscal year. Uh we've budgeted 5% over the prior fiscal
057year. Uh I wouldn't I wouldn't suggest that that's that's anything to worry about at this point. Um oftent times at this point in the year, we don't see the lag that we're seeing this year. Uh but we do anticipate seeing higher than normal tax receipts in February when they post as well as higher than normal tax receipts in April. State sources 3.9 million. You can see that as the second line item that includes uh programs such as our ELOT program, arts music program funding and other categorical grants. Uh the carryover balances carrying forward from budget year uh 2425 were posted at our adopted budget. Uh and the ones that were carrying in the 2526 year, some of them will be expiring and I've explained that through uh multiple different budget presentations over the course of
058the last two months. Um to highlight a few, our music arts discretionary block grant, I refer to that as resource 6762 and our learning recovery emergency block grant. Both are expiring June 30th. Federal sources 690,000 includes title one, title 2, special education, CTE incentive grant, and other resources. Uh this is in a significant decline as projected over 2324. So over the past couple of years, we've seen a substantial decline on the federal side. It is somewhat leveling at this point, but that certainly is an unknown as we move into the 2627 fiscal year as to how the federal government will fund some of these resources for us. Local sources down at the bottom you'll see just uh just under 2.8 million. This consists of our SULPA funding interest in tuition. Uh some of the increases
059here are solely tied to restricted revenue received. One of them was uh a minor increase to our SULPA and special education receivables. And then we had an unexpected and uh very very gracious donation to PG High School for $100,000 from the ballast trust. So again, a lot of the increase there, in fact, all of it is attributed to restricted resource uh revenue. Uh this slide shows the board approved salary increases for all employees were built into the 2526 fiscal year at adopted budget. So um and the adopted budget revision one. So the changes we're seeing now for interum are primarily due to position reconciliation. Certificated salaries decreased by 45,000, classified salaries decreased by 165,000 and benefits decreased by around 42,000. Uh our stirs and our Kalpers uh contributions have remained flat. Stirs is at 19.10%.
060Kalpers is at 26.81% 81% and we did just find out through the dart board that in 2627 we're seeing another reduction to Kalpers. Uh Kalpers was intended to continue decline. Uh it's a very minor reduction, fractional percentage reduction, but we're not it's nice to see that that's leveling to flat. I'm calling it flat at this point. Um say unemployment insurance remains at a half a percent. Worker's comp uh rate did increase this year to 3.24% over the prior fiscal year uh up from 2.77. And uh it's a notable increase. And um one more point to mention is uh later this month we'll be meeting with Murma, our joint powers authority, and we'll get our new workman's comp rates, which I am anticipating and projecting will go up from 3.24%. I don't have those totals yet,
061but it's planned to go up. Um the reserves, as I mentioned on the prior slide, did improve from 8.1% to 8.5% over first interim. Uh the improvements came from these main sources. receipts on delayed uh delayed and delinquent tax receipts, receipt of new or unrestrict or understated restricted revenues which I mentioned on the local side. Uh a reduced fund one contribution to special education um and that's just something that we work through throughout the year. Uh it's tied to reconciliation of program and budget. So throughout the entire fiscal year, uh the sites, the business office, human resources, uh our district as a whole is working to really reconcile any of the budgetary numbers with actuals and come up with reductions that we can make throughout the year. So that's being done and one of them
062was tied to special education contribution. um diligent review of travel and conference reductions assoc uh and unrestricted materials and supplies. Also, we're seeing some minor reductions there uh in the neighborhood around $22,000. But again, we're trying to as we get through the fiscal year uh bring those numbers down from budget to actual. Barely see the whole slide. Sorry. Okay. So, this is our multi-year projection. Um I do want to make a note that when I'm presenting the multi-year projection tonight, uh this does not include any of the changes associated with um item the item that the board approved last week. So this is simply based on expenditures and revenue through January 31st of this fiscal year. So we're not seeing any substantive changes to the multi-year projections on this slide. This slide is a bar
063chart of course. It shows our three fiscal years. on the lefth hand side that's 2526 in the middle 2627 and on the far right 2728. Uh the let's see here revenues in tan that's on the left the dark color there is our expenditures and then the ending fund balance is the green on the on the third the third column the small one. Uh key assumptions include 2% salary increase and a half a percent health and welfare increase for fiscal year 2526 that we're in as well as 2627 is negotiated with our units. Uh in 2526 um as reported this evening revenue 49.1 million expense 50.7 with a deficit of 1.6 million. There in the center 2627 you can see revenue grows to 50.3 million but expenditures also grow to 51.5 leaving us with that imbalance
064there and creating a deficit of around 1.6 million in 2627. The ending fund balance drops to around 4 million with a deficit of around 6.9%. In 2728 again revenue growing to 51.7 million. Expenditures are nearly in a place where they're matching expense. Uh we have a smaller deficit, but it's still around 452,000 with an ending fund balance of 3.7 million and a projected reserve of 5.2%. Positives in the MYP uh are what help are what is helping drive a better projected ending fund balance, which we talk about a lot, how important it is to maintain that ending fund balance. Our current year 2526 reductions to expenditures uh during the second interim period and realizing unplanned revenues via donations are what are helping us with better projections in this fiscal year. Okay, that was the general
065fund. Now I'm going to cover all of our other special funds which um required to report report out on at second interim. Fund1, our student activities fund, ASB, sorry, fund 08, apologize. Uh, it is stable, uh, stable from first interim. We have a strong position with $11,500 surplus with a healthy ending fund balance of, uh, just over $441,000. Adult education is fund 11. You can see that on the right hand side up top. Positive momentum here as well. Revenue up by around 13,000. Expenditures up only 45 around 45,576. The deficit has improved uh by 8,764 with a very solid ending fund balance in fund 11 of 1.3 million. Down in the bottom lefthand corner, fund 12, our child development fund. Uh this is this fund has had a concerning trend over some time uh as
066the deficit continues to increase in this fund uh projected deficit this year of around 146,000. Revenue has been up but expenditures are jumping as well. uh we have a very low ending fund balance projected in this fund of 31,825. Um I would note that uh around four years ago this fund did receive a regular general fund contribution and with the influx of some of the restricted programming that we've seen on the resource side associated with ELOP, we've been able to kind of stave that off for a while. Uh but this year we do have a projected uh general fund contribution to this fund and it did increase at second interim from 117,000 to around 172,000. And in all of my multi-year projections, we're showing a similar trend in the outy years that fund fund 12
067is going to need a couple of things. Number one, either increased tuition, other revenue sources, or number two, increasing general fund contribution. And then fund 13 down in the righthand corner, cafeteria fund. Um revenue is up around 24,560 but expenditures are also up. Uh the expenditures increase reflects staffing alignment to program growth. Uh director uh Saria has been growing this program. I've been reporting on this at every single interim budget report. Uh but as we grow the program expenditures do rise. We have increased FTE increased staffing but we also have increased program offerings to our students. And with universal meals being the funding source, primary funding source for fund 13, we do look at this as sustainable. Some other funds here, fund 14, deferred maintenance revenue of 198,000 against $4767,000 in expenditures does create a
068deficit. Uh but we'll still maintain a healthy ending fund balance this year projected at 754,000. Fund 20. This is our post-employment benefits. Not much to talk about here. We kind of skip through this one every single year, but we're showing an ending fund balance of 6,977. And why we skip over it is that uh this is a fund that was set up for OPED benefits, other post-employment benefits. And um we we handle that liability outside of fund 20. And unfortunately, you cannot fund transfer fund from fund 20 to every other fund. So essentially, it's going to sit here for us until we need a postemployment benefits draw and we'll pull from here first and then we'll pull from other sources. Fund 21 is our building tech, our building and edte fund. This houses measure A,
069measure D and will house measure B as we move into our first series fund release this year. Uh this is our largest fund with 10.7 million in revenue. Uh but 14.9 million in spending. The deficit of 4.1 million has increased by around 1.15 million since the first interim report. And this is predominantly due to the quick start projects, that big list of projects, 13.2 million that the board approved uh for summer projects here to spend down the final remaining allocation of measure D funding. Besite uh despite the deficit, we do project an overall ending fund balance of 2.1 million. And we're moving now into measure B series A. Um and we're exhausting fund D, which is where we're at time. So that's appropriate. Developer fees fund 25 is a new fund for us. Uh but
070it's been also it's been growing. Uh we've had some modest activity 108,000 in revenue and of course no expenditures associated with uh this fund. And um this has been discussed at the board level a number of times. We'll develop an expenditure plan uh for use of these developer fees when we when we start to move into the allowable expenses associated with modernization and new construction in our district. Bund 40 capital outlay projects 290,000 in revenue against 464,000 in expense. It does create a deficit of around 174,000 but it does leave us with an ending fund balance I'd say a healthy one of 553,000 and uh fund 21's increase deficit is planned and tied to specific summer projects as well. This also helps support our measure D fund 21 project. So it's not a concern on
071the fiscal side and should not be a concern for the board or the community. All right. So the secondary report shows our financial position through January 31st. Staff is presenting a positive certification meaning we can meet all of our obligations this fiscal year and two subsequent fiscal years. Just a quick summary key highlights positive cert certification. We do have a positive ending fund balance. positive cash flow through receipts including a tax revenue anticipation note. Our district does take uh participate in a trans pooling program and can cover all of its obligations through fiscal year 2728 even with projected deficits. Our reserve projections of 8.5% are above the 3 uh 3% minimum reserve. Um and this has increased by around4% over second or over first interim from first to second interim. Um, and as I did
072mention earlier, um, we can, we have had less than, uh, anticipated tax receipts, but we do believe that that will be made up in our, uh, February through, uh, April tax receipts. Deficit spending is a highlight. Yes, unfortunately, it's something that we've been talking about for some time. Uh, we do have a combined general fund deficit of 1.6 million, and we're still uh, projecting an ending fund balance of 5.6 million due to that deficit. So tonight we need board action to approve the first uh the second interim report so that we can certify to the county office of education that it has been reported out to this board and to this community prior to certification by the county office of education. Thank you. >> Thank you for the presentation assistant superintendent join. Um next we
073go to public comment on this item. Anyone in the room or online, please raise your hand. Okay, seeing none, I will bring it back to the board for discussion. Trusty Wax, we'll go with you first. >> Uh, thanks for the presentation and for all the staff's help on it. I have three, I think, pretty quick questions. uh with the lag in the tax receipts, why are you expecting everything will be kind of usual? I mean, because you said it was more than usual lag. So, can you explain? >> Sure. >> Yeah. So, we receive um so there's two ways that I project the property tax receipts. One of which is the county tax assessor's office gives us a 5% over prior year um certified assessment of property tax increase. The second step is I actually
074look at every single parcel in our district on my own and I do my own assessment to see if that parcel tied to its assessed valuation aligns with the revenue generation totals that we're projecting. Both of those are in align. So that's why I'm confident that we will see um the revenue increase to 5% yearover in lie of the the 3.875% at this point in time. A lot of it has to do with lag, right? Not everyone pays their taxes by December. Some folks pay them all in April. Um some folks some some of the times it trickles in. And if I were to look at a 10-year trend, um we've been hitting that year over percentage mark. And we've kind of been the last few years it's been pretty steady, but we we're kind
075of all over the map when those property tax revenues come in. So, for example, um three or four years in a row, no property taxes in January, a small amount in February, March, and April, a big ramp up. Last year we saw property taxes in January, February, March, and then a big ramp up in April. So, we feel confident with the fact that we did our own due diligence on the assessment as well as the counties. So, we're kind of double-checking our work. >> Okay. Um and then the the developer fund balance. Uh in in the packet, I guess I'm just kind of confused. Uh, it says the ending fund balance is 59,470, but we haven't used it. So, what's your >> It's a typo. >> Okay. Yeah. Yep. It's a typo. So, beginning balance
076251470. Uh, surplus of 108,000. So, the ending fund balance is going to be around 359,000. >> Okay. It's a typo. So, we're missing a three in front of the in front of the 59470. And then for the food stuff, the revenue is solely off the universal meals program or like how do we get revenue off? >> Yeah. Well, so you know, universal meals is the is the primary source of funding for our there's there's there are grants associated with the program as well, predominantly tied to infrastructure and so forth. But yes, so the price per meal and the um um looking for the right right word um all of the provisions purchased through the program is all funded through universal meals and um they're doing a really good job at the uh keeping those numbers
077the cost underneath the revenue. So in the past we'd been seeing a surplus surplus surplus. Now we're starting to see a deficit but we're doing that we're seeing that deficit because we're aligning staffing basically increasing our expense to the revenue. Yes. Okay, that's it. >> Dr. Hazen, >> Trusty Wax asked my question. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, Trusty Shamas, >> um, back to the cafeteria fund, you mentioned that you considered it sustainable. Um, but you need to review that every year as far as using that word sustainable. >> I do. So I look at it as sustainable for this current year and the two subsequent fiscal years which I report in my multi-year projection. I mean it there could be potential volatility associated with the governor's budget proposal. Right? And that's something I would
078bring forward in January February related to the funding mechanisms for universal meals. As you may all recall, it was a federally funded program and then when the feds cut it, the state kind of picked it up and they kind of beefed it up, so to speak, to use the term beef. Um, so yes, we look at it every single year, but more importantly, it's a three-year package. The way that I I I look at sustainability associated with revenue. >> Okay. Um, also, when you say that we have a we're able to put in a positive certification for the next this year, next two years, how do you figure when we've made these cuts? Um, is that what you're con is that are you reporting that you can't report that yet? So, how does it translate
079into the next two years because your previous projections are that our, you know, the the lowering of our um our res reserve was going to continue. So, >> yeah, it's a great question. Um, so unfortunately it's a low bar that the state set associated with positive certification. Positive certification ultimately means that the district can meet its financial obligations and remain just above a 3% reserve. So that's simply what they're asking for. And that's when I say positive certification, it just means simply that we will we will meet our financial obligations this year to subsequent maintaining a 3% reserve. And but the county will keep sending us notices that we're deficit spending. >> Absolutely. Every interim report and budget adoption where we submit and the board approves a deficit that reduces the the Yes. Absolutely. >>
080Okay. >> Trusty, >> I had a a question about fund 12 about child development. So, as we're looking at that fund and we're seeing that expenditures are above revenue, um, and that we'll have to transfer funds from fund one to cover that, what does that look like as far as the future of fund 12 and how long do we expect this to happen? I understand increasing tuition, but that might not be feasible for families. So, I'm just sort of wondering what that looks like. >> Yeah. So, great question. It's something that we're we're, you know, we're discussing internally quite a bit and this is a good time to discuss it with the board. Um, historically fund 12 was supported by the general fund. Um, you know, our Monarch Club before and after school recreational program
081is heavily attended. I' I'd say that what we've seen is maybe we've seen attendance go up and not the price of tuition go down, but the level of participation associated with tuition go down. meaning free and reduced meal applicant families because of the ELOP program, direct serve families, it's free, right? So, you know, increased population, decreased revenue. Um, we mitigated that for the last few years with our early learning opportunity program revenue, which um I would not say is sustainable, right? Um it is a restricted resource. It's not one time. It's it's approved through the governor's budget. uh we do have it built into revenue for the the this year and two subsequent um but we are going to absolutely need to look at that program as a whole. Um we've looked at tuition last
082year we did have an increase to tuition nominal increase to tuition. Um the coordinator for that program and myself actually already did the assessment on um a revenue neutral solution. Uh we're not bringing that forward for approval or review at this point in time because of the impact possibly to families. Right? If you increase the overall tuition by the hour, by the half hour, um it could reduce participation, right? There's a lot of things that could happen from that. So, um right now we are kind of sticking within the historical data of that. The general fund did support four years ago and prior around $150 to $200,000 of this fund and we're kind of kind of like itching like slowly getting back to that at this point. So, but certainly we're going to have to
083come up with another solution because if this is ballooning to 2, three, $400,000 to support fund 12, that's a problem we're going to have to address. I don't know if I answered your question, Trusty. >> No, it sounds like it just is a kind of work in progress and it's something that we don't have a solution for yet, but I mean it's something that at least it's being looked at now. Um, and I So, thank you for that. I think this question was already answered. Um because this only goes through January, I was looking at page 141. Um and obviously the decision that was made at the last board meeting for reduction in force um 141's discussing um full-time equivalent so FTEES and I just I noticed that there was not a change between 2025
084current year and then first subsequent and second subsequent that those remain the same. So that that those riffs will not be reported out until next time. >> Yeah. So yeah, you'll see in the criterion standards that you're referencing, we'll see that at the budget adoption for 2627. >> Okay. So it'll Okay. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for that. >> That's all I have in >> Thank you, Trusty Wax. Go ahead. >> All right. Just to follow up about 12. So I hear you saying that the general fund contributed more. Was it um revenue POS or like was it in the black or was it and if not like how how much historically are we holding to that um deficit spending I guess in that fund. >> Yeah. So the I mean the fund 12 was
085set up to be more or less a revenue neutral fund right expense like tuition and expense um as I mentioned before um we received the ELOP funding which has helped help increase the revenue to help offset the increase in expense um but because the revenue is starting to trail and our expenditures are still going up meaning more students more services um we're seeing that gap and we're back in a position right now this year where we projected $117,000 general fund contribution and now it's being projected around 170,000 or 165. Um what I meant and I don't know if I answered your question. I'm sorry, Trusty Wax. But it is the we're kind of getting back to a place in time four years ago and prior where there was more of a general fund contribution of
086the $1500 to $200,000 range u for the program to be sustainable. >> Okay. Board, anything further as far as discussion? Um I had a question about local funding sources. You mentioned uh donations. I see the note of the PG High School Ballast Trust. Were there other significant donations we've I mean or just >> Yeah, that was that was a large donation and I wanted to highlight it. Okay. I mean, we do receive donations, but it they're nominal. >> Yeah, we see them in the board. >> That was a big fluctuation for us. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> And it's restricted and it's tied to the high school for purpose. >> That's important. Um, I appreciate what you brought up about fund 12 trusty because I was thinking along the same lines of I have
087concerns about raising tuition for families when it comes to um, BASRP and um, after school care. Um, so I'd love to see what proposals or what's maybe in the works as far as a revenue neutral um, model if that's possible. I think it's really it's really important for families to be able to provide that at a cost that people can continue to get to work and um feel safe that their kids are well cared for. Um those are my comments. Um the recommendation from staff is to approve um the second interim report. Is there anything further from the board? If not, I will look for a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve the second interim report. >> Okay. Thank you. Motion is made by Trustee Hazen. >> Second. >> And a second from
088Trusty Shamas. Thank you. We will go then to our student trustee vote. >> I thank you. Um motion and a second. All those in the board in favor, please say I. >> I. Any? Okay. Thank you. Motion carries. Thank you, Assistant Superintendent Jordan and your fiscal team. >> Um item C is our proposed board meeting calendar. Um this is Dr. Adamson. >> It is and there really are no changes that I'm proposing for the for any of the months. So I don't know if there's even a need to take a vote. Any discussion or questions on that? Thank you. As we always do, I'll go to public comment on the proposed board meeting calendar. Um, no public comment. I'll bring it back to the board for any discussion. Sounds like no changes. Trusty Wax, >>
089just because on the March 19th one, it seems like a fair amount of checklist items. Do are those all required on that date? Let me just pull up the list. Hold on one second. aren't pink. >> Well, actually, there are two of those items that we're looking at probably moving a little later, the communications and the safety order to kind of have them coincide. Um, and so really at this point what we're looking at for March 19, none none of them are required to answer your question. You know, Trusty Wax, I mean the curriculum and textbook adoption, mapping and planning, that'll be something that Dr. Hagquis brings forward. Um, the report on the governor's budget proposal, I mean, it's just typically that's the time that it happens. It's not required that we you report it
090out at that at that exact date, right? Assistance who've joined. Um and then yeah, I mean so really there's you know that my goal is you know midyear check-in that'll be in close session. Um what >> well it wasn't even that meeting or what >> it wasn't even that long or that many items but um I just like shorter meetings so I was wondering you know >> got it. Yeah, it's going to be a short one because as I said with some of those off the list, right? I mean really what we're looking at is yeah about the governor's >> again. Mhm. >> Um there there may potent it may be a potential that I pull a governor's budget proposal because we're getting close to May revision and I normally report report on the May
091revision. So I might report his proposal uh which has not been looked at by the legislature and then we're going to have a May revision a month later. So there's a potential that that might that item might be pulled. What else? >> I think we'll definitely need some consent items, you know, for trips and that sort of thing. But what I'm anticipating as a very short meeting on March 19th, unless something else comes up, >> and adequate or like plenty of time in close session to do superintendent goals. So um okay, any other comments from the board? Not seeing anyone reach for their microphone. Uh, thank you, Dr. Adamson. And with no action to take, we can move on to information discussion. Item A is PGUSD 5-year fiscal stability plan and timeline. Superintendent Adams. >>
092All right. Wonderful. Thank you. So, this is an information item we are bringing forward. Uh, as you will recall, this has come up in discussion at some of our previous meetings. uh and we are looking at the development of and sort of really coming to putting together a roadmap that shows over the next five years some of the ideas that have been brought forward by the the board yourselves through discussion on ways that we can you know really look at more sustainable and increase uh revenue that's coming in. So um what we've done is just put together two basic slides. They're really just visuals and I'm going to go ahead and go through just this first one that identify some of the the five pillars for you know our 5-year fiscal stability plan. uh I
093you know conversations that have come forward have really been that topic of uh developing a reserve policy that really uh puts language into place for the board uh as part of our policy committee um as part of our policy committee to identify a minimum of a 10% reserve as a goal uh for you know the board and the district to maintain. Uh the second would be just ideas for you know additional revenue generation and some of those ideas that have come up uh is looking at uh passing a potential parcel tax. Uh the second is exploration of creating a PGUSD education foundation. Uh and then the third is just you know continued uh pursuit of grants and sponsorship opportunities and that's really something we see as ongoing as we look at the you know the
094five-year plan. Uh the third pillar would really fall under funding governance and really there's been discussion you know from the board at identifying norms for how one-time funds are used. Uh so that would really be a future discussion as well. Uh number four is operational efficiency and here we're looking at you know just the topic of you know what has come up in conversation uh is the idea of district reconfiguration for our our first our our two elementary schools specifically. um really looking at that as if that would could be a potential for improving you know not only operational efficiency but also you know resource allocation and then the fifth pillar uh is looking at redrawing of district uh boundaries uh and really just understanding I think what the borders has requested is to bring
095forward what that would entail understanding the process and considerations that we would need to uh consider to really explore that as an option so those are the five pillars I think what really the the meat of the conversation that we're going to be asking each of you this evening uh to you know uh discuss is really the timeline and so the that next slide um you know really is what we have kind of identified as a proposal right now. This is really something you know we're going to be seeking direction from the board this evening but if we're looking at the next you know upcoming months we obviously can't do everything at once. So the idea of this is to really sort of map out a roadmap so to speak of you know steps we're
096going to take to start exploring some of these but definitely in our you know most recent conversations there has been uh you know interest from the board to ID to look at very seriously uh you know what it would entail to um pass a parcel tax and because of the nature of of of the amount of time that that's going to take I know this is something that you know the board has the district as a whole has looked at in in previous years and from my understanding we've passed one uh a second one that we brought forward you know did not pass um but I think it's definitely um it behooves us to you know gather more information um and look into having a presentation for that so I'm going to ask Mr. John
097to just speak to a little of some of the steps he's taken already in reaching out to um Dale Scott and you know give us a little bit of an idea of what that's going to entail. >> Yeah, thank you uh Superintendent Adamson. And as Superintendent Adamson mentioned, 2008 the district did pass a parcel tax uh $38 or $35 per parcel. Uh it went through 20112 and then the district attempted to bring that same parcel tax forward for an extension. Uh and it did not pass. It didn't pass by around a percent. It was very close. I want to say it was 66.4%. You need 67.7% to pass a parcel tax. So it is something this district has done before. Um, partial taxes often are passed in five, seven, and 10year chunks. It's not something
098that you do in perpetuity. It's really tough to pass a parcel tax in the first place. And it's certainly tough to pass a parcel tax if you're asking for it in perpetuity. Uh, I did meet with Dale Scott and Joe Crump from Dale Scott and Company. Um, actually on an unrelated matter, we were talking about resolutions to do some refunding and selling series A, measure B. And this came up and uh Dale mentioned to me kind of the timeline associated with this. Uh number one, as we always talk about when putting anything on a ballot, we want a gubanatorial race or a general election to bring it forward. Uh we have a gubanatorial race coming up. So this would be something that we would need to consider quickly. Um when Dale and I spoke, uh
099we had talked about bringing an information item to the board if the board so desires in April to discuss with the board from Dale kind of what this entails, what the process is. Um you know, there's a voter survey that has to be done. A lot of the same steps that we went through for our geo bond uh have to be taken uh to go through a parcel tax assessment. Uh but ultimately the board would have to take action on a parcel tax in uh in June uh or we would not make it on the ballot for the gubanatorial race. If we weren't a if we bring it forward in in in April and there's more information required and we decide not to pursue this for the gubanatorial race, uh then it would be the
100next general election which means that that revenue if parcel tax passed would be kind of 2029. We'd see that. So >> So that's the parcel tax. So I think what we'll do is go through each of them and then we really want to open up you know for discussion uh for the board and and some direction. Um looking at sort of March April you know I'm seeing the governance norms that we're wanting to develop could really be part of our governance sessions. Um and that's really you know we were putting together language to estab establish norms for how we uh assign you know one-time revenues with the idea being that we're not assigning it to people. um for May June is really what we're looking at you know on the timeline here for you know
101two two of those topics one would be uh just gathering information for what that would entail for you know sort of redistricting and I think the specific request here is for us to look at uh Pebble Beach uh you know land and look at what that would entail if we would you know is there an a possibility and an option for us to include you know more areas of course as we know that we're definitely an impact you know two of our neighboring districts Carmel and Npusd. And so really the process for that would really be for someone from MCOE, from the county office of education to come out and really just give us some information, you know, on what that would entail. Um I would definitely want to have those conversations with our, you
102know, neighboring districts in advance. Um again, you know, I don't know what the appetite is going to be for that. I I you know I'm not very optimistic on that but I think as the board has requested I think we at least look at what that would entail and you know have someone from the county come out and and give us that information. Um, and then the education foundation concept. I mean, that really, you know, would be uh reaching out to, you know, our our legal council. Lula would be able to come out and really speak to us, you know, about the steps that would be involved in maybe setting something up um along those lines and maybe give us some examples of, you know, other districts and organizations that have developed that. Any additional
103notes on either of those two, Mr. Dorm? >> No, you covered it perfect. I just and then just a we'll have an information item on this at some point if the board so desires, but related to uh setting up norms associated with one-time funds, just as a just a friendly reminder, some of our restricted resources require us to spend those dollars on people. So, but but again, it's the you know, building the norms around that, not policy associated with with that. But yeah, that's all I had to add. And then really the last one on that timeline and looking around August would be where you know we could bring forward some information on the uh consideration of reconfiguration. And I really think the idea with that would be to just I present to the board
104of of what you know consolidating the two schools what that would look like from a fiscal component and your resource allocation component. So again justformational in nature to you know really get a sense of of what that would look like down down the line. Um and then you know the reserve policy you know same thing in August is really identifying through our policy committee we meet in August to start putting together policy with language that would guide that you know that uh interest of the board um and then ongoing to the right you know I would we would see that you know ongoing over the five years looking at continued grants and sponsorship opportunities. I thought it would be helpful for you know assistants who've joined to just mention some of the grants that we
105currently are um considering basis. >> Sure. Yeah. So um we're always pursuing grants whether they're one-time single-year grants, ongoing grants. Uh I just submitted for our second year in a row a grant to the Chapman Foundation to help support uh mental health u expenditures within our district. We were a grant recipient last year. Uh I we we we followed up with a great year-end report for them and and then we submitted a new grant application as well as uh CEG CIG and then the Golden State it's GSP that's my typo Golden State Pathways uh grant that's another grant that um Dr. Hagwis was instrumental in applying for but but uh Kim Schz who's overseeing uh this the CT coordination at the high school this is kind of her wheelhouse but there's a lot of grant
106opportunities available to the district you know some of them are very limited in the funding some of them are very uh limited in uh how the restricted resources can be utilized but this is something that we're doing literally every single day for the district uh sourcing grants we don't have a grant writer uh we all kind of take on this responsibility um but I would suggest that um more more now than ever, we're really trying to kind of keep our finger on the pulse associated with what dollars might be available to a district like ours uh for future use. >> So that's, you know, again, the purpose of this of this evening is it'sformational in nature. So we're really seeking, you know, some ideas and input from you as the board uh on this timeline
107because that's going to help us then finalize and put that into action for um at least the first year of our five-year plan. So with that, I return it over to you, President McNary. >> Thank you both for the presentation and proposed timeline. Um, we will always go out to public comment before we come back to the board for discussion. Okay. No members of the public wishing to comment. Um, I'll bring it back to the board for discussion. And really, this is just kind of opening it up for discussion and figuring out where we go as far as direction. Um, we've got a proposal. We we can I guess maybe start with that or go another direction. Uh, I'll go to you, Dr. Hazen, because you look ready. >> Got got a number of things.
108Thank you for putting this together so quickly. I know it's been busy again. This is really uh good to see some long-term planning, you know, specifically on this goal. One of the things I was going to add, I think we've discussed, but I don't think I've said formally, is with that idea of the 10% reserve as a board goal. I would like us to put in that language. There's maybe a note to the policy committee. What is the percentage of reserve we would need to not require a tran? Because I would like that just to be in there just to say like here's like the the role that would save us, you know, hundreds of thousands of dollars a year that we could use on other programming. Not I know we're not going to get
109there by next year, but thinking long-term planning. Um number two, yeah really again I this is exactly the kind of presentation I would like on reconfiguration which is the like what is the actual mechanisms involved with it. I do also want to when we get to that think about the alternatives that could go in place that would be either steps towards it or that would be you know other ways to recoup costs that probably that obviously would not be as much cost but there would be basically I don't think it should be the only option out there if that's something we're considering. So that would be one for that item. Um the grants one is it's amazing that you know and I think part of the problem and this is again this is not a
110intentional thing because if you're so busy writing grants it's hard to provide the transparency on them but having a tracker where it's just saying like I I know we keep this in in my job where I have here are all the grants I've applied for here's a status of them here's how much money they'd be and then when they come in here's the money I'm sure you guys have that right budget sheets already but that's the kind of thing almost it could go in like the future agenda items or like a just an update like, hey, here's what we're doing. Here's how it's going. It gives us that idea because we know you're doing it, but it's not something we see on a day-to-day basis. So, it's a really useful thing, I think, for the
111community and us on the board to see. And lastly, the one thing I would like to, you know, definitely see added there is the idea of community forum, right? So, when we're doing this process, maybe around the August time frame, but I I think both from the district, from district staff, from um the district office, and then from the community, what are some other ideas that we can have? we can brainstorm on to say, you know, I mean, this is a very exhaustive list. There's a lot here, but just I think keeping those conversations alive is really important. So, again, thank you for bringing it forward. This is um exciting to see so quickly. >> Your mic. Oh, >> your mic is on. The only reason I was looking to >> um I was just
112going to ask uh Josh um when we went out for that parcel tax before and you mentioned it was a 67% threshold. Did that has that changed at all or not? >> It's for the parcel tax. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Because the bonds dropped their p their threshold. Yes. Okay. One quick followup on that. Is there any information we have for MCOE which districts have passed parcel taxes recently or the answer? Yeah, just when that comes up just to get an idea for like how they passed, what was the selling point, what was the appetite, etc. Just to again help us with that planning process. Okay, I just had a question also about the the parcel tax. So, I think you said that the last parcel tax, did you say it was $35 per parcel?
113You might not have this information, but what does that look like as far as revenue for the district? Because when I hear $35 per parcel, I'm kind of like, eh, it doesn't sound like a lot of money, but you know, with as many people residents that are here, it adds up quickly. And I suppose I could have just gotten a calculator like you're doing, but >> but I mean I just wonder, you know, if a parcel tax is coming forward, I suppose it's a balance in how much that tax is to like as far as what the appetite would be. You know, if it's too high, then it's a no, but if it's too low, then is it really going to benefit the district? So, I don't know. >> Yeah. Um, excellent question and I
114mean any revenue I guess benefits the district, right? But at the very same time it's that trade-off on >> you the impact to the homeowners, the taxpayers that are paying that tax. Uh, I did ask Dale that question. Um, he'll certainly be ready to respond when we have an information on it. But I can tell you there's around there's around 9,400 parcels in our in our district boundary area, give or take. Uh, call it around 350,000 on a $35 parcel tax. Uh that's the one that was passed in 2008. That's not necessarily what uh we would bring forward. What Dale suggested um and he'll update the board on is that we go out to the voters with the survey to determine kind of what appetite they have for a parcel tax, right? I mean $100
115paral tax per home is almost a million dollars. So that makes a pretty big difference, right? Um, and again, right, is the question becomes does the do the the taxpayers have an appetite for $100 for five, $100 for three, or 35 for 10? Right? That's kind of when we get into the survey side of it. But yeah. >> Okay. >> That was my first qu when I saw the $35. I was like, how many parcels do we have? At first, I I mean, I do the analysis, but I thought it was in the 6 to7,000 or 7,000 range, and it's like it's 9,400 parcels. So, >> okay. Yeah. You said 35 and I was like he must have meant 350. I thought but because $35 I guess it was in the early 2000s so it's
116different but okay. >> Thank you. That's all. >> Trusty Wax. Um, yeah. On the partial tax uh brainstorming, would we be able to see options like if it's just on short-term rentals, if it's on every house? Because I I saw that other districts did partial tax short-term rentals at a different rate, which I think for voters would be more appealing. Um, so >> I could add on to that. Also, I was wondering by value too, right? Can you I don't know if you could do a personal tax by value like homes valued over two million have a greater partial tax than those under for example but yeah that's >> I I will certainly ask the expert and make sure he includes that in the presentation. I I don't know the answer off the top of
117my head. >> Okay. And then oh redistricting that's a hard word for me to say too. Uh would be that would only been be negotiated between the districts and not up for a vote. I mean, well, that that's what we need to find out, you know, um, Trusty Wax, but I mean, there would definitely, from what my understanding is there'd have to at least be some interest, right, amongst the other districts to open up that that consideration, but um, with that's the whole point about bringing someone in to talk about that process to, you know, give us an idea of what it will entail. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I'm with you, Trusty Wax. I need more information before I mean I feel like that's where we're at with a lot of these is the parcel
118tax. There's a lot of great questions and we're going to need more information from Dale Scott and same with redistricting and reconfiguration and the foundation. Um but I think as far as our governance practices and our norms, that's something that we as a board can um get to work on. Um, I do appreciate that we're taking on this type of long-term planning and um, really just starting to do the work to find sustainable uh, revenue sources. Um, as far as the direction that you will all need as a staff this evening, there is a proposal and a timeline um, presented by staff. I guess we could get give direction to proceed um as proposed with some of these coming back as info items and just starting down the process. Do you need anything further as
119far as priorities? It sounds like info item on the parcel tax, same as redistricting, you've got what you need as far as reconfiguration when you're bringing that back. I think if the board's comfortable with the timeline that we've mapped out over the next few months, you know, with when we'll be bringing these forward for the the first, you know, consideration um in each of them, then that gives us what we need right now to start developing that and getting things set up. >> Sorry, I have one more or maybe one and a half more additions on the reconfiguration sort of like the partial tax appetite. Can we find out how much would be saved before undergoing that process? That'll be part of that on the reconfigurate that'll be probably the first presentation will kind of
120give you an idea of you know what the fiscal you know benefit of it looks like. >> Okay. And then the other question escaped. >> The other half a question. >> I'd like to save some heartburn on the reconfiguration. Anyway, you know, we've just been down that road. Well, you don't know, Mike, but many times. Many times. It's It's not popular with parents. I mean, not to say we can't go down there again, but just it's it's not a hopeful type of um pursuit, but you know, you can talk about it and um and I think the the main thing is it isn't a huge cost savings. you still, you know, are maintaining two buildings, two, you know, staff. I mean, it's just a split of of grades, you know, that it it's min it's
121a it's a more efficient. It was looked at as a more efficient model because you have, you know, your lower grades on one campus just more efficient to for the teachers and uh staff to collaborate and that type of thing. But financially and you know probably not a lot of difference in what we do now compared to to that. And and just also just the you you guys might want to check out ed code on the changing of district boundaries because I believe it's covered in there. The half thought that I remembered per Dr. Hen's um community form idea if the partial tax idea has to be done by June. I think the community form I mean if we could sort of do something toward the end of the school year to I guess gauge
122appetite on that too it'd be >> sure. Well, Dale Scott will definitely talk us through that process and that that's the part where you he actually they do the surveys, right? They survey our entire community to get, you know, develop how much of an appetite there is for that and we can talk to him about if there's a, you know, a community forum component of that that we'd like to do as well and we'll definitely consider that and, you know, have him talk to us about in the presentation too. Yeah. Sorry. My question is about the survey um and wondering about what the cost is for us going out to the community because if we survey the community and the community says no thank you and then you know what's the cost of the district?
123I don't know if there's a rough estimate at this point or what the estim or even to even to secure Dale Scott services. You know, I'm assuming he's not doing this for free. So as we discuss all these ideas, the dollar signs are dropping and you know I understand we might have to spend money to save money or to spend money to make money. You know what I mean? But just rough estimate of what might be out of pocket. >> Yeah. So I mean what I can compare it to trusty is what we did for our geo bond for measure B. That's the only thing I have to have to compare it to. uh design, printing, flyers, and postage was around $10,000, right, to to uh uh send out information. And then we had um
124additional input sessions that the district hosted that Dale Scott wasn't involved in, right? So, there's that that component that's like ours. But like 10,000 to kind of put the survey out, I think, would be a number that I could say and be confident in. Uh, but I'll make sure that when I meet with Dale again and he prepares the information item, if that's the direction of the board, I want to have him lay all of that out like what are the like the soft costs associated with the pursuit of this because you're right above and beyond that 10,000. I'm sure there's going to be some analysis done by Dale Scott. >> Thing I'm thinking of too is the analysis that comes afterwards is time consuming and all of that. So the paper going out might
125not be a ton, but when someone's sitting down with the information and has to extrapolate that, then we end up with a bill. So um and then just my second thought is about redistricting. I could probably say that I don't know how another district would feel about us taking their students, but I also think about the students themselves um being pulled out of their district um and how that might feel to a family or I'd like to find other ways if we can. Um, and that's just one voice and I can say that at the community forum because I understand that I'm I'm sitting up here, but it's just a thought as a as a human being. I'm thinking that for for kids. So, just wanted to put that out there. >> Two thoughts because
126I I think that is a really important point. I do think there'd probably be creative ways we could do it where we wouldn't be displacing active families, but it would be new people in the district potentially. But again, these are the kind of things we I think is exactly why we need to discuss this because that we do need to know if that's I mean again if it even would be an option which I think we're ways from the just to follow up on clerks your points on reconfiguration and I agree again I I remember when I joined the board it was discussed on one of the first days one of the first meetings and it's yeah right it sounded horrible right I mean this is not something we want to do but when we're
127making decisions about pink slips we need to have our our idea of what revenue streams or what actually we could do as an alternative so that we're not just making those decisions kind of not in a vacuum but without all the information we have. So that that's my goal of it is to say what would it actually get us so we can have that information ready if we get into dire financial situations or we start seeing it ways that we might want to avoid doing that. We can consider that as an option on the table knowing how unpopular it might be. There have been some proponents too though I will say some some both teachers and parents that have talked about it. So I think that's where the the goal would be the information gathering
128to see what it actually would look like. But I mean I agree none of these things would be handled in my mind we would not handle any of these lightly and just be like oh let's do it. you know, it's really needs to be >> well u you know, we we've done that kind of research already and I'm sure we can dig it up and and I mean the the pros and cons and the and the cost savings and I mean we have done it. So so we just don't want to spend time reinventing it but >> Sounds great. >> But yeah, it's there to to look at. >> Okay. Sounds good. You have your direction. Thank you board for the thorough discussion. Um we will now move on to item B on our info
129discussion agenda which is future agenda items. This one is yours, Dr. Adamson. >> Yes. As you can see, we have the first one there with our five-year um fiscal stability plan. Um and then really just the updated un uh uh BPN AR for our mobile communications policy that will be coming forward at our next uh policy committee meeting which is in April. And um I've checked off number two just because we you know got confirmation you know at our last meeting that that will already be something that will come up as part of the um master facility planning. So at this time if there's anything else for future agenda items we will consider that. Thank you, Dr. Adamson. Before we go to the board, we'll go to public comment. Okay, seeing none, um board, any
130future agenda items? Trusty Wax, I saw your hand. Go ahead. >> Uh weren't we asking for like a sort of timely thick um info sesh info thing? >> Right. And we'll be bringing that I think what did we say, Mr. John? For April is what we're looking at to bring that back. the beginning of April. So, absolutely, I will add that, you know, on so it's it's there on the list, but absolutely, we'll be bringing back more information for the board. Um, we're looking at that first meeting in April most likely. Thank you for mentioning that. Um, any other future agenda items from the board? Okay. Okay. Um, no additional uh direction aside from adding that. And I see you're doing that. Oh, I'm sorry. Clerk Schmos, >> would you ask the student rep if
131she has a future agenda? >> Yes, please. Student trustee, at the end of every board meeting, we talk about uh agenda item ideas that we would like to see or hear more information about or something that we're interested in. And it could be anything from grades to cafeteria options to it always rains when I walk under this part of the campus. But just something that's going on for students or that's important to you or that you've noticed or that you think we as a board need to know about and and and should be hearing because we're not on your campus, you know, every day. And sorry to put you on the spot at the very last moment. and all. Yeah. >> Yeah. If you don't have anything in mind right now, um, take it back
132to the rest of your reps and and think about it because I do believe that that would help your participation and interest and and it's it's good to have a student bring forward the student ideas. Well said. Well, I hadn't really thought about anything right now, but I last week we got a onampus me uh mental health dog that was there and I really liked that. So, that that's all. I think we can also make that a part of our when we meet regularly with all of the viewers, our four student reps and to ask that in preparation for if there's something on there, you know, we'll make that a part of our regular checking in time. Y love that. >> Yeah, thank you for bringing it up. >> Um, okay, seeing nothing further on
133our agenda other than adjournment, we will now adjourn. Our next regular board meetings are scheduled for March 19, 2026 and then April 9, 2026. Uh thank you everyone for your time.