001Okay, welcome. Please join the meeting. We're going to call the 2.1 call to order. I will call the Paris Union High School District Board meeting to order at 2:2 p.m. I'm going to ask for a roll call to determine a quorum. Trusty Anna >> here. >> Thank you. Trusty Stafford >> here. >> Thank you. Trusty Hall >> here. >> Thank you. Trusty Garcia >> here. >> Thank you. And Trusty Compost. Me. I am here. We have established a quorum. 3.1 Invitation to address the board of trustees on close session items only. Are there any public comments on close session? >> There are no public comments. >> Thank you, ma'am. And moving on to 4.1. We are going to adjourn to close session. So, do I have a motion to adjourn to close session? >> So,
002move. >> Thank you, Trusty Garcia. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty Hall. See no discussion. Please vote. Upon a vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed, and we are adjourning to close session at 200 3 p.m. Okay, welcome back. Uh 5.1, the regular board meeting of the Paris Union High School District is reconvening at 5:05. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Raise your right hand to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for its one nation and justice for all. >> Just remain standing real quick for the invocation by trust. I'd like you to uh please join us in a moment of silence in memory of Symphony Cynthia Medina, information technology technician who tragically passed away in a car accident
003last week. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time. I would also like to add anyone who has experienced a loss recently or however your mind takes you with that a moment of silence please. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> 7.1 Recess the board president will recess the meeting to conduct the regular board meeting of the California Military Institute Charter School. So, we are recessing the meeting at 50:06 to conduct the regular board meeting of the California Military Institute. The regular board meeting of the Paris Union High School District is reconvening at 5:57 p.m. 8.1 Revision adoption ordering of agenda for August 13, 2025. Before we adopt the agenda, I'd like to request that the item 11.24 24 um in curriculum overnight field trip request for Paris high school advancement via
004individual determination students to visit Northern California College campuses on from October 27th to the 30th 2025 be pulled from today's agenda at the request of Mr. Garcia the Paris High School principal. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you Trusty Garcia. Do I have a second? >> Second it. >> Thank you Trusty Hall. Seeing no discussion, please vote. On the vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. Moving on to oral reports. Uh 9.1 report out of close session. Dr. Ross >> at this time. President Campus. No report of close session at this time. >> Thank you, sir. 9.2 district update by the superintendent. Approach the bench, sir. My >> take it back to going 9.2. >> Yes. 9.2. Yeah. My apologies. >> Sorry, President. >> Yes. My apologies again. In close
005session by a vote of five to zero. The board of trustees approved a settlement agreement with employee 287124 with the Peris Union High School District. >> Thank you. We've already done 9.2 the district update with superintendent. So we're moving now to 9.3 CSA president. Oh okay. >> Okay. Sorry about that. So now let me go back to you. 9.1 district update by the superintendent. >> Yes, at this time >> that was 9. >> The one that I I read. >> Yeah. >> No, I'm You're on 9.2. >> Okay. Thank you, President Campus. I'm very excited to announce that Jel Era and Josel Vargas will be officially representing the California FFA at the National FFA Convention this October in Indianapolis. [Applause] These two exceptional students from our many heritage FFA chapter earned this honor after being
006named state champions in the California FFA fair. Their project combines scientific research with handson agricultural methods to study how different planting media affect plant root development. Congratulations to Jelle and Joseline Vargas. Wonderful job. Now I would like to welcome the Heritage and Paris High School FFA students to the podium for their ACT program presentations. [Applause] The floor is yours. officers. >> Yes, go ahead. and I am proud to be >> I'm Elizabeth vice president of So, thank you. And um I'm going to take a point of order right here and take a personal uh point of privilege because I owe you an apology. So, normally and my eyesight, it's not good, but I thought that was a military crest. And so that now my references to CMI and normally CMI is the only ones who
007come in looking as sharp as you guys do and I stand corrected. So I apologize for that. Um that was my mistake and then I didn't real trust you guys like that's FA. I'm like okay that was embarrassing. But um because you guys didn't leave I was like whoa that's not good. But thank you. I mean you guys obviously do look you really do you look great. The uniforms look great. Uh thank you for all that you guys do and you know thank you for being here. I know it's not that easy. It's time out of your day to come and do this. So, thank you for that and I apologize again for that that mistake. >> Absolutely. You're welcome. >> You know what? Go ahead and step up to the mic and yeah, adjust
008it that way. You got the floor. >> Thank you. >> Agriculture education is very unique compared to your normal science class. I may exemplify this by walking through this three ringbased model. The first circle is the classroom. All of our classes are UC approved go to college courses. Our students are also able to gain knowledge to use for their future. The next two circles are what make us different from a normal science class. The second circle is SAPE. Students may apply what they've learned from the classroom and bring it over to apply to their projects and their SAEs. The third circle is FFA. This is our leadership aspect of our organization. Through FFA, students are able to approve personal growth, gain knowledge, and ultimately have career success, whether it be attending a conference, going to
009workshops, or simply joining a team. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> How big is FFA? A education became part of US public education in 2017 with the Smith Hughes Act. 100 years later, we now have 1 million F members nationwide and 9,000 chapters. While California is second ranked in FFA members, it has 100,4,000 members. Our two programs are one of the largest enrollment having 1.4 for members. >> Thank you. >> Most people hear the word agriculture and they think of our livestock, but sometimes they overlook everything else we do to prepare our students for the future. The ad classes we offer at our schools cover science credits, fine art, history, and have helped more than 80% of our students get into college. Our students don't only use our classes to fill their A throughg requirements,
010but are using these skills to better themselves for the future. >> Thank you. >> So, you hear SAE and you're probably wondering what that is. SAE stands for supervised agricultural experience, otherwise known as projects. Our chapter is awesome in the way that it offers so many of these opportunities to our students um ranging from livestock production and showmanship to um nursery production and even hands-on experiences with classes such as agricultural mechanics to even research projects recognized nationally like Joslyn Joselyn Vargas and Jazelle Herrera. Um, these are opportunities FA has given us uh to better ourselves for our future careers as well as getting ourselves real world experiences within the agriculture industry. >> We offer plenty essays such as livestock production and nursery production and much more. >> So, as you can see the very top
011left corner That is a student working diligently in our greenhouse, which by the way, we have monthly fundraising, excuse me, monthly plant sales. So, please, please come by, buy a plant, help us raise money. To stay updated with that info, please make sure to follow our Instagram, Paris, all lowercase letters, and we look forward to seeing you guys there. We also have a few pictures of our students showcasing their showmanship skills in the SoCal Fair which takes place at the Lake Paris Fairground. We love to see you guys visit there. The last picture at the very bottom is a few students uh practicing their business skills. So, we're talking collaborative uh clear, transparent communication just so they'll be able to give you guys the best deals possible. >> Thank you. They do. >> Not only
012do we love spending time with our projects, but we're also loving to like one second. >> We also want to sharpen our leadership skills by going to different conferences throughout the year. These conferences are specialized each grade level which grow on each other as you go on through the years and go through different a courses. These we also are a part of different leadership development events which polish your public speaking skills like getting up here and doing things like this which we also have a competition like job interview which prepares you for real time interviews for future jobs. These skills that we're learning at these conferences are not only going to help us through high school but are also going to help us in our future careers. On these next two slides, you'll be going
013you'll be getting to see a lot of student success through u both of our a departments as both of our a departments are in the are two of the most represented a departments in the state of California. However, I would like to point out two um award areas such as state degrees and American degrees. State degrees are awarded to a students when they are part of the 3% of California members and uh and American degrees when they are in the top 1% of a members in the country. As you can see, there are many things that we should all be proud of and recognize. But I want to bring attention to our career development event teams. We take our students who participate all around the state to and you best believe that we go to
014win. These kids spend so much time studying practicums, tools, weeds, bugs, all so that they can get the chance to go to state finals and nationals. Their determination and perseverance will truly help them and take them far wherever they dream of going. Now, I'd like to introduce um the sorry, I'd like to introduce some of our statistics, but for time, I'm just going to highlight one of our most important ones that over 80% of PUSD A students that graduated, they go off to a four-year college, a two-year college, or a technical program to further their education. >> Wow, that's really wonderful. >> Now, you may be wondering what these students do with the education we have provided them. Uh we have many um veterinarians, welders, plumbers, and USDA employees that have graduated from our chapter.
015And you may be wondering where they get this education from as well. I'm proud to say that we have helped members of our chapter um go into top uh programs in California such as Chico, Fresno, and Davis. We're also honored to say that we've helped members go out of state into programs like Cornell and Oklahoma State. Thank you guys so much for your time. Do you guys have any questions? >> Yes. >> Right now we're growing pumpkins for September October sale. So um yeah question was Well, our chapter actually grows lemons that we usually sell at one of our events. I think for students near the end of the year, >> it's a long way away. Um, our students grow a variety of plants. Um, Miss is the one in charge of our plants. So,
016she offers her students like a list where they get to choose which plants they get to grow. Um, There is a lot of variety with student projects as well as things like trees as I mentioned before we have rosemary. Uh other than the uh growing of the plants and stuff, I have no green thumb whatsoever. So if I go buy something, hopefully you can tell me how to grow it and keep it going. Um, but as your for your livestock, so what kind of livestock do you guys do you guys turn it all the time or do you keep one set? >> We have two pens separating our breeders from our market animals. The market animals are animals that are students and the students that have the projects are taken care of and the breeders
017are taken care of by farm hands who pretty much live and breathe on the farm taking care of making sure those animals and their well-being is perfect. >> So, first I want to say thank you for everything you guys are doing. I've since I've been a board member, I try to go to as many FFA events as possible. I wish I got more invitations, but thank you. I do go. Um I I want to I don't I know you guys learn a lot and it's very beneficial to you and your careers and everybody around you. But what thing I kind of want to instill which I'm sure you're already learning is a leader doesn't stay selfish. A leader is always giving, right? So your knowledge and the wisdom that you're getting in especially in these
018areas of life, I'm asking that you carry that on and pass it on to anyone who's willing to listen. you know that way not only your vision grows but everything about you gets passed on for generations to come and you know the culture of FFA because without it how are we all going to survive right so that's like one thing but you know Mr. Stafford came up with an idea right now and it made me think, are we advertising on social media everything you guys sell, every every event? How big are we making this? Are we not making it big enough? Because we need to go bigger. The real needs to know what Paris has to offer, right? Or Paris Union, excuse me. Paris Union. So, I want to I want to help you market
019this a little bit more. So, if we could work in that direction, I'd appreciate that. >> Thank you. >> You know what? Um uh thank you, Trusty Gash, and and board members. First of all, I'm impressed. Like the first the word that comes to my mind as well um for several reasons. Number one, I think early on you guys mentioned that you guys, you know, you have an edge and you're learning something that it probably took me, I don't know, into my 20s to figure out. And and the reality is that you guys do have an edge and and the way that you guys present yourself, the way that you articulate, it's mind-blowing because to see you guys at such a young age advocating for what you do, I mean, the edge you guys you
020definitely have it. Um, so thank you for that because I think that's representative of your your teachers and everybody that surrounds that program. And just know just like Trusty Garcia says, you have it's not just you guys, you have a team here, uh, you know, board members obviously who will support anything that you guys are doing because, you know, we're seeing those trips. It's money well spent. You know, you're educating us on the program. you know, SAPE. I mean, thank you for that because there there's so many acronyms in the world and and there's a lot of things that we get thrown out, but for you guys being here explaining this stuff, you're truly educating us on on the process. And I I will admit a little guilt. I do get invitations and I haven't
021gone to one. And so, I've been pretty much, you know, but now I apologize, but you know what though? I think this to me gives me something tangible reason why to go because I've seen I've seen the facilities. I've seen that, but I haven't seen you guys in action. you know, I haven't been in a classroom and I haven't seen you especially come up and do the presentation that you did here and the the service that you're doing to like you said uh to both communities to Meny and to Paris is like way ahead of the game. You know, you guys put up there um the university. I visited several of those universities. You know, Fresno State is beautiful. Cal State San Los a Bispo beautiful, you know, and you guys have an edge to
022get into those kind of universities and and there's so many others. Chico, um a lot of different opportunities that that we're providing for you guys. I saw the picture at the capital and so for us that's it lets us know that the money that is being spent and maybe we need more like you said you know maybe we need to grow this and and you guys can be the ambassadors to that to grow the program district-wide to go to our feeder schools and to say hey this is why I want to go to a Paris union school that has an FFA program and ultimately it's you and the staff so staff thank you guys for the work that you've done here it's awesome you mentioned something earlier about networking I just figured that out like
023in my 40s you guys already understand that networking is so important that you guys build relationships and it's not about, you know, Heritage or Paris or Liberty or Paloma Valley. It's just about networking. You have a friend at Paris. You have a friend over here because eventually as you get older, you're going to meet people. Some of you are going to go to Chico. Some of you going to go to Penn State, all these different places and you're going to network and you guys are going to talk, hey, what are you guys doing there? You guys are going to bounce ideas. And so you guys going to those conferences, that's awesome. I mean, I know for me it's just like, wow, this is great. Um, you know, at first I was kind of like thinking,
024man, this is kind of like a Shark Tank presentation. They're not asking they're not asking for money or anything and I kind of wish they would you know but it was I mean you really did and and like you know one of those America's great I mean you really did a knockout job. I mean I've just I'm completely impressed because of your passion your knowledge of it. Um that's another edge you know you guys have so many edges right now and I don't even know what grades you're in you know but all I know is you're going to be successful and it doesn't matter. So thank you for being here. I apologize again for the the logo. Uh, I'll never make that mistake again. But, um, >> President, >> yeah, just President. >> Yes. >>
025Can we just have the teachers come up and stand with you real quick? >> You know, the teachers, they do a great job. >> Why don't they come up here and take a picture? Come up and come on up and someone. Okay. >> Hey, I just want to add because of this program, my son is in his third year of vet school because of this program. So it makes very very important. >> Yeah. >> And if there's family here, they need to take family shots. Make sure you get them. You're doing your crazy face. [Applause] We got to give credit where credit is due. Thank you very much. That was that was incredible. >> That was awesome. >> Yeah, you really are. >> Good to see you. There's someone that's Yeah, absolutely. She definitely And
026kind of earlier, I mean, I know you guys are busy. If if you want to leave at any given time, you're more than welcome to do so. You're not held, you know, to the rest of the board. I mean, so you guys can figure that on your own. Um because now we're going to move on with the rest. But thank you so much. That was that was I mean, for us, that's like really refreshing to see just to see to see the actual product, you know what I mean? And and we don't get to see that too often. So So thank you again. >> What's that? I know they've got stuff to do. Okay, so moving on to 9.3 CSA President Cynthia Navaro. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Absolutely. All right. >> Yeah. Well,
027I could be closer. Well, good evening, President Campos, board of trustees, superintendent Dr. Arral, cabinet, and guests. I'm so happy to be here. Let's start with negotiations update because I'm sure you hear it from the district, but let's hear it from our side, right? And my perception on things or my perspective on things. So, quick update. We CSA is hoping we come to an agreement on salary and president release time on the upcoming date August 22nd. And let me just touch on the president release time. I want to be clear. I'm not trying to negotiate with the board. That is in the negotiation session. However, I believe questions may come up during your meetings and I want to, you know, help address those if if need be. So, president release time. So, in our contract,
028we have chapter release time. I have so many hours for the Eboard and the negotiations team to to use need be. However, president release time um even though we were going for presidential full release time, meaning the president would be full duty president. So, you know, not they wouldn't be working at their site, they would just be president. Um it doesn't seem like we can make that work. So, CSEA is willing to do half release just as the teachers. So, we're just asking asking for equity. So, let's see. Now, it's it's at the district's hand, and we will see what is decided on August 22nd, but we're hopeful. Uh, ever since I took over in January, I've seen the need. My district has felt, you know, my absence. Uh, because I do get pulled a
029lot. There's there's so many things going on, you know, and I'm just trying to be proactive. And not just me, but for future presidents, we need the time. they they truly need the time to to address concerns and and try to be proactive in so many different areas. So, just that tad bit. Um we started the school year very very positive um with a very positive outlook, very energetic. I know Dr. Aral was at Heritage on Monday and the the CSA members felt they said they felt like no other year. I'm hearing this from Paris High as well. Like, wow. Something about that first day with the band, with the cheerleading squad, and just everything, everyone, the kids coming in. It was it was fantastic. The like our members were really like, "Oh my god,
030this is going to be a great year, and I'm loving that I'm hearing that." So, I just really wanted to share that with you. Um, I've already had the pleasure of meeting, you know, with one of our new assistant um, sorry, with one of the new principles, Mr. Garcia. And it was a delightful conversation. I can tell you, we talked for two hours. just I feel like I knew the guy like I'm like where have I like seen you? So no it was good and I'm just hopeful to soon meet with also Dr. La Rochelle and Miss Roas. Um I'm hoping to get into their calendar soon and also Dr. Williams has already reached out and I'm hoping to meet with her soon. I've already heard really good things from the business services department upstairs.
031So they're like wow no she she knows her stuff like she she's got us. So that's great. Um, I continue to appreciate the communication that I have with district leadership. Thank you for that. And just to close, you know, I just want to apologize. I won't be able to say for the entire board meeting because I will be attending Cynthia Medina's services tonight. um you know her you know we started that uh this school year and it's the tech department has felt it more but we all came across her and just thinking about her and her laugh and her patience and her calm kindness just you know it was something very very sad and I spoke with her husband and he's devastated and I just I want to be there for the family and I
032knew Cynthia so I'll pass on your your good wishes but thank you for your 500. It's like four but close to 500 >> teachers. I don't know right now. >> Or yes, but where you at about 500? >> Yeah. Thank you. Move up 9.4 PSA President Jason Miller. [Applause] PSA extends its condolences to Cynthia Medina. PSA also extends its condolence to Michaela McGregor. She was a 19-year-old um student last year at Plum Valley and she is the daughter of a PAR educator Sarah McGregory. We want to announce congratulations to our own PSEA treasurer who's not here tonight, Elizabeth Smith. Uh she literally had a baby like two hours ago. >> Wow. Congratulations. >> And if if you don't know about Elizabeth's uh story, um about a year and a half ago, she lost a three-year-old
033daughter. So, this was like a big blessing. Okay. Um, gonna be honest here. I wish I could say I'm excited about this school year, but I am not. I'm excited to work with students and teachers for and and teach for sure. What is making my colleagues and I stress and concern about this school year is wondering whether administration will support their work or make their work more difficult. The 2025 2026 school year at the Parish Union High School District had a pretty rough start. Teachers and other non-administrative employees were ready to were ready for the school year only to come back to schools that were not. The two biggest areas of concern, classroom orders were not being filled and master schedules were not being ready for teachers. In fairness, those have been fixed or are
034in process of being close to fixed. School supplies the teachers needed for the classroom were not filled. Please understand teachers are making orders that are crucial to st student learning. It's not like teachers are ordering Xboxes and PlayStations. For the second part, it's my understanding that master scheduling master schedules were done in in the spring, but somehow had to be totally redone the last couple weeks before school started, and so they were not ready. Indeed, it was reported to me that the master schedule at Liberty was still being worked on and not even available as late as Friday, August 8, 2025, with school starting three days later. There were other issues that popped up as well which some could um there were other issues that popped up as well of which some could could potentially
035be worthy of filling paperwork but PSEA we're not going there for now and hopefully not at all. We are committed to going to work with administration first to solve these things in the short term. So we have I'm giving you that commitment. We want to be able to sit down, solve these things. We have a PRC on August 20th that I'm very much looking forward to. It's expected that the cabinet will all be there. I'm sure they will. >> I understand there are administrators that are new to their roles here, but a fair amount of these issues were known about an early to middle spring in 2025 and and most of them could have been taken care of. Some of them popped up quickly over the summer, but some of them could have been taken
036care of back then. Besides, I mean, I know we have new people, but school still opens when it opens. We don't delay school opening until October so that the new people can get settled. Unfortunately, new administrators need to be able to hit the ground running. Um, it seems like some of them have. Um, some of them have needed to. Teachers and other employees had to really scramble this year, revamping lessons, planning, and in some case totally starting new courses they did not know they were going to teach as late as Friday before school started. The district needs to tenatively settle the next salary proposal that PSEA submits since our members and other non-administrative employees had to work hard to bridge these deficiencies in opening the schools. A a district opening like this year cannot happen
037again. We cannot have school years opening again where the schools are not ready for the students and staff. This applies to all levels of administration, not just the site administrators. Um we are working with we do want to work with and we are working with HR and um we will be working with the other places. Um administrators are the bosses and this is just perspective stuff now. Administrators are the bosses but I've never seen or heard an official term boss in titles or documents or events. But I have heard the team term leader quite a bit. We will thrive and follow you leaders as leaders and we want to follow you. If you are simply bosses, then we'll just come to work to do our job. I don't want employees to feel like they have
038to use the phrase, I just work here. I want them to feel like they can use the phrase, I love working here. And many of our teachers have worked here for a really long time. And they really do love working here with either the old guard or the new guard. So I say to leaders, don't get in your own way and don't get in the way of your employees. If you let them, your employees, your teachers will take care of business. If you let them, your employees will help you win. Thank you for this time to speak. [Applause] >> Okay. 10.1 invitation to address the board of trustees on nonaggendaized items. public comments. >> Yes, there's one. >> There's one. Thank you, ma'am. And so, right before we bring up that speaker, I'm going to
039just briefly read uh this. So, just listen along and follow the instructions. Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the board on each agenda or non-aggenda item. The board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. The board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation. Depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. In addition, the president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that the additional person speak only if they have something new to add. With that being said, who's our >> one speaker? >> Simma Gonzalez. >> Simon Gonzalez. Yeah, your time won't start until you start speaking. >> Thank you. Can you hear me? Yes. Good evening
040board members. My name is Sima Gonzalez and I am the parent of a senior at Heritage High School. I am here tonight because my son's early graduation pathway has been handled in any in a way that raises serious concerns about transparency, accuracy, and fairness. Issues that go far beyond just one student. Last year, what should have been a simple early graduation request turned into 44 separate contests with the school contacts with the school district and even the county just to get answers that should have been clear from the start. For weeks, I have asked for a short 10 to 15 minutes meeting to review evidence that the district GPA calculation may not be aligned with policy. Instead, I have received back vague responses and no written breakdown of how specific courses are weighted. In my
041own review using district policy 6146.1 comparisons with all re with other Riverside County districts and a statistical analysis, I have found a potential flaw in the GPA equation that Perry Union High School District uses. A miscalculated GPA can directly impact a student college admissions scholarships and future opportunities. The lack of clarity isn't just in GPA in GPA matters. Just this month, we were told uh by the school that a course was articulated. The district said it was not. Two colleges, Riverside City Community College and Mount Sahasinto College confirms that they were only after Mr. Top personally verify with the colleges did get we did get a clear answer. Families should not have to act as a own district liaison to get the truth. As a parent, I believe that if the district does not know
042the answer, the response should be I will find out and I will get to get back to you but a specific date and time then follow through. The only person who has consistently done the done this has been Dr. Eans but yet we still have uh no clear explanation for the GPA discrepancy. Tonight I am requesting two things. The first one, a public explanation of the district GPA calculation methods. An immediate review of the equation and a correction if an error is found. I have provided a very simple Excel sheet to the district that wi that people even with that people with even basic algebra knowledge can understand. I can also explain the regression analysis and its implication at a doctoral level. Number two, I want to improve I want to improve training for district
043staff to ensure accurate consistent communication with families. I am asking this not just for my son but for every student whose hard work and future can be affected by unclear and inaccurate district practices. Thank you so much. And I'm done. I have a copy of this. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Moving on to 11. Oh, sorry. >> 11.1 Consent calendar approval of consent calendar items. Do I have a motion? Thank you, Trusty Garcia. I have a second. Thank you, Trusty Annayia. No discussion. Please vote. Not a vote being taken. The vote was five in favor, zero opposed. Moving on, continue with oral reports. We've got 12.1formational budget presentation. Dr. Williams will give us the presentation. >> Good evening again, board president, board members, and to our staff in the audience. Uh again, I'm not going
044to do the entire presentation because I think we're clear. So, we're going to go ahead and jump to how does this apply um to Paris Union High School District. So, What we're seeing there is again none of this was budgeted in the adopted budget. It all now comes after the state in enacted budget was signed. We're seeing that we're getting $733,000 approximately for our learning recovery and we're getting 3 million approximately for our student support and professional development block grant. So we're seeing an increase in our restricted revenue of approximately 3.794 million that will be evident in our first interim budget. >> Yes. That is one of the allowable uh uses for those dollars. Um, so teacher recruitment could be something such as a stipen for hard to fill subjects. That's one example of how
045it can impact our recruitment. Retention efforts, it could also be used for retention efforts. U, but again, it's working with the teams and creating a plan. Uh, and then just going I don't want to say that you won't see that um because we want to look at the budget in totality, but this is an excellent opportunity for us to use these dollars for recruitment and for retention. Thank you for that question. Absolutely correct. Yes. Yes. Uh the art, music, and instructional block grant did not have all of these strings attached. It allowed us to support the district in any operational way that we saw necessary. We could use it to help uh decrease uh benefit cost to the district. But this particular U block grant is very specific. When it first came out, it was
046uh it didn't have all these strings attached. This is a more rigid approach to how the funds must be used this second time around. It's Brent. Yes. Yes. Yes. But that's an excellent question and thank you for that. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Moving on to written reports. 13.1 general functions quarterly uniform complaint report summary for April through June 2025 and 13.2 discipline June monthly suspension report. And then moving on to action items. 14.1 general functions certificate of signatures. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you, Trusty Garcia. Do you have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty Annayia. And seeing no discussion, please vote. Upon a vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. And we're moving on to 14.3 general functions resolution for 04-2526 trustee
047compensation for missed meeting. So I believe I step away correct >> wait is it Stafford first >> oh goodness gracious. Okay Stafford I apologize. Okay. Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty Garcia. And second, Trusty Hall. See no discussion. Please vote on the vote being taken. Four in favor. One. Is that abstain? Yeah. one and I just had one quick question. The the resolution number is that or it's just the number that's okay got it. So, do I read this? Okay. So, 14.3 general functions resolution number 04-2526 trustee compensation for missed meeting. uh for me trusty compos. >> So move >> uh the motion was Mr. Stafford. Is there a second? >> Mr. Hall second. >> Any discussion? Call for the vote. She takes it off. >> It goes back in.
048Oh yeah. >> No. >> Okay. >> But just so I know in the future, do we wait till someone gets this? >> Yes. >> Okay. Got it. Okay. Moving on to 14.4. General functions. General functions. to review and discuss the consultant services with Hazard Young and the T and Associates funded through the general fund in the amount of $12,000 monthly 12,500 monthly $150,000 per year. Do I have a motion? >> So move. >> Thank you, Trusty. Have a second. >> Second, >> Trusty Hall, any discussion? >> Seeing none. >> Yes, we have discussion. Um, I had proposed before that we put this on an open PO where we didn't just automatically pay the fee for a whole year. We paid it as they they bill us with invoices. Instead of dedicating uh 12,500 a month
049that I don't think last month we even used. I I I don't use this service and I I don't want to talk against it. They've things for us in the past. I just don't think we should dedicate this amount of money. Um, we should open a PO and and go that route. We've talked about it before, so I think we all understand what I'm asking. >> Thank you. >> Any other discussion? >> I I've never used them. I know you guys use them and um I you know I I haven't used them, but I just still don't clearly understand the need of H and HA and seems like a lot of excess money being used. But um I mean if you guys are still using them again I just wanted I wanted to see it
050every so often on here so we can revote it. If you guys decide not to use them anymore you can vote it out future however it goes. >> And so just I'm going to touch just to separate two different things. So OH Orbuff and Henderson they're attorneys. They have nothing to do with this completely separate. So that's >> and but um it's like a consulting we're asking questions and then I from what I was told we also have that right to go to the attorneys and ask questions to them as well. So that's why I just don't understand the two or why we need both >> and plus F3 we can ask them questions. So just question so many consultants and law firms and I understand they're not together. Um but this is just where
051I'm at when my understanding. >> Okay. So I just want to clarify one thing. So when we discuss legal um we don't just have free reign to discuss legal. Um usually I can the board president has a certain role. Now, should um a board member want to then the appropriate action would then be to request it with the board president and the superintendent and then we would grant you know obviously you have access to to clarify whatever legal question you may have and to do that but it's not just something that anybody has that kind of authority and and this is kind of going off but I'm just trying to clarify that part with the attorneys. Um so that's separate. Um the consulting obviously we all have access to that. Um, some take advantage of
052it more, some do not. Um, and rightly so. You know, the the concerns are obviously heard. Um, I don't know if there's anybody else who wants to share anything or I just want to clarify. You did talk about it, but we all have access to the consulting firm and they've helped us in numerous areas, you know, since us bringing them on board, not only with the search for the superintendent and another cabinet member I believe but other areas and especially with the vision they helped us realign and that's where we all came rather than on separate you know separate paths so that's where we all come together but I I do recommend you all if you haven't reach out to them have a conversation with them and maybe you guys could see some of the
053things that we've seen like we talked about we got to visit Compton district and I don't want to say that's our model that we're to, but they have a lot of perks that would benefit our district, a lot of similarities, um, things that we could use to benefit our students and our community a lot. But again, I encourage you to >> I've heard all angles. It's just, um, more of like how long are we going to use them for? Do we need them still? Like, have they filled what they needed to fill? That was that's just my question. Every time it's brought up, I'm going to probably bring the same. Are we still needing in them? Do we still need them? Like, obviously, the votes are going to be the votes, but just in the
054case of do we still need it? You know, there's that point where we might not need them anymore and at that point hopefully we can all we won't have to use them anymore. But if you guys still go still need it, we still need it then we still need it. >> For me, oh sorry being new on the school board not even finished a full year yet. Uh I have a lot of questions. I'm always asking why. So uh and with HYA they really help me understand my why and uh be able to get it across the board. whatever I'm presenting or something like that. So, for me, it's a really big asset this early on in my uh seat here. So, that's why I use >> I do like the idea of a open
055is that PO is that what you open? >> I I like that. I'm not against it, but I think with the agreement that we've had, this is for unlimited unlimited services. And I I totally understand, but I I'm only saying this as a former president. The president is in communication with this consultant quite often and not everybody knows everything that's going on. And when they come together to create the agenda, a lot of it have consulting because I don't I'm not trying to say this to be negative. I think when that person's in the position of being president, there's a lot of unknowns. And so that's one of the roles this consultant does is help mentor you as you're along your process because sometimes there's challenges that we'll face in that position. And we, you
056know, we speak from past being past presidents and because we can't just run to the superintendent without knowing and understanding what we're getting into in that matter. And >> superintendent who you're supposed to run to, >> right? But you have to understand what you're doing. You can't just rely on the superintendent to make a decision on your part. >> You can were checks and balances. >> You can rely on the superintendent. >> You you can have the conversations, but you can't just rely on that is what? >> No, no. I'm sure nobody would just re >> Can I Can I say a few things? The first thing that strikes me is the price tag. $12,500 a year for per per month. I'm sorry. Um I think it's too costly. It's not fiscally responsible. $150,000 a
057year, that's another employee. Um, I have no contact with HYA. I respect what they've done for us and appreciate that, but looking from a management leadership point of view, I don't think I could explain this to anybody. I sure wouldn't want to have to because I'm not the president and you will. So, it just let's be responsible leaders and lead by example. You have resources you're not using. Uh you got RCOE, you got um you know the county, you've got all these different resources you can use, but yet you choose to pay for an organization that I've never seen a documented uh invoice. is exactly what they've done for us and what I'm paying for. I'm a taxpayer, so I I can ask that question. I sure have been asked plenty of times myself. I'm
058a taxpayers and everybody says that to to us. So it it's nothing against HYA. It's they're a great company, but they're a salesman. Your your your consultant is a salesman. his job is to sell you his product, his company. And we've been in this situation before. We've had a company, I'll name an example, Synergistic. I work for them. I had to come to the district. I quit the company. I had to say, "That's a scam. That's useless." Telling people how to turn off lights. I quit. I went down to uh their organization and I saw a bunch of racist stuff on the walls, Confederate artwork and guns and uniforms. And I says, "Our district doesn't even know who they're doing business with." Now, there's there's there's certain guys that are just great salesman. We've all
059known them in our lives. They they I mean, they could sell you to Brooklyn Bridge. So, this Please don't look at me. Listen, look at your facts. This isn't uh what will we call this? Uh this is a luxury. This isn't a necessity. There's no necessity in this. You take this 12,500 and pay and and pay for some some tests, some things that go directly to the students and take a little more onus on ourselves to find the free education and use the resources that are here in front of us. We can't just go there's some other issues that have nothing to do with this, so I won't speak on it, but we have to stop spending money. Does anybody understand the school districts spend money like it has to be spent? They don't seem
060to care because it doesn't belong to them, but it does because they pay taxes, too. So, it's like, let's just go all shoot ourselves in the foot because this is not no. This is a no no. And I say that I I don't think I have to qualify my statements. I worked in this district 10 years. So, I kind of know. I've been on this board eight years going on 12. I know what I'm talking about. I know when I see a pied piper and that's what you got. So, don't go with someone that's going to tell you what you want to hear and tell you like they're the only one that can tell you when the man right next to you could tell you. The computer everything they tell me, "Hey, well, why don't
061you Google it? Why don't you do?" So what is it that has to be we have to pay this person? I'm sure there there's so much brilliance in the small audience we have sitting right there. So this is taking a a position of oh I just want this and I'm going to spend your money because I want it and it doesn't make any sense to me. And I'm being nice because there's people out there in the newspapers that ain't being so nice to us right now. And I'm just trying to let you know, let's get it in order before it's forward. We're all over the paper and everywhere else because in my opinion, I speak for nobody but myself and as being a taxpayer. Um, we need to put more regulation on this. I would
062go with the open PO. I like that. If you don't like that, however you vote, that's fine, too. I it's not a I just feel a little frustration growing because we've been kind of over this a few times. That's why I'm taking a little at length. You guys know my position on this and but I don't think we've had this discussion in open session and this is where it has to go now because there's no choice. it's just being done and we need to make sure we're operating with full transparency on these things. So, um, sorry it's a long opinion, but that's my opinion. >> I definitely want to thank you for uh your input, especially for the community to hear everything. Uh, you hit it right on the tea, to be honest with you.
063$150,000 and we have a $200 million budget. It's only $150,000 because of this consultant. We have a lot of new policies in place now that are benefiting our students. It's only $150,000 that are benefiting our students, but that $150,000 is being multiplied 100fold. And that's how I'm looking at it. I'm not looking at it as, oh, it's a consult only a handful of people are utilizing this resource. I can only speak for myself. When I can't get a hold of them, I will call the consultant because I can. I have access. You have access. And I think it's fair. You're right. Let's have this conversation. As long as we utilize them, we could justify from our position. If you don't utilize them, I would take your position, too, if I was in the same situation.
064So, I respect that. I like it. I'm just telling you, for me, $150,000 is a no-brainer compared to the 200 million that we have to reinvest. We have to find a way to make work. And I think this is called responsible spending. This is just my perspective and I again I'm gonna leave it at that because that was great. I like what you said. >> So I'm going to touch on a couple things um that you referenced. Uh number one, uh I'm a taxpayer as well, right? I think we all are. Um so the other thing too, you talked about fiscal responsibility. You mentioned several acronyms of institutions that we operate with. Now, it's my understanding that we've been working with all of those organizations, and no offense to staff. So, some of the things
065that I might say, it's not personal, but it's factual, and it's one of the reasons why I' I I've chosen to stay with this. Um, without this consulting services, we would have never found out that we own Panther Park. Nobody ever mentioned that. We have over a million dollars in annual salaries from cabinet. That was never brought to our attention. Dr. Al had mentioned when he went to talk to uh Mayor Vargas, Mayor Vargas was the one who informed him of that and we also were the ones who we were consulted to get an asset basically management of property. What do we have? We've been paying 150 to 200 and my numbers might be wrong. 150 200,000 in maintenance on a property we didn't know we owned. My question is why were we paying that?
066I don't understand that. That to me is fiscally irresponsible to be paying for something that you didn't even know you owned. So why were we paying it even though we owned it? So there's a lot of things that confuse me as to what's going on. Our charter um the former cabinet uh had been here and board members had renewed that charter probably under your term maybe once or twice. Our charter was not looking good. that came up through consultation of our consultants. In reference, ours I mean I'm guesstimating it's maybe 50 pages. A normal charter is about 150 to 200 pages. Now that's our charter is very important to the big picture. And so it's as you can see there's a lot of great things going on there. And again no offense to management and
067the teams that were going on but we would have never known that. we would have never known a lot of the things that we now know today. And like Trusty Garcia said, we're moving in a different direction. I use the service regularly constantly because I'm in year three of my my board president or board membership first year in in my presidency, right? So there's a lot of things I don't know. I'd be arrogant to say that I know it all. I'd be naive, you know, to say that I know it all. And so I don't want to be either of those. I want to know how properly, fiscally, responsibly manage the district $200 million budget. From my perspective, I do understand there are costs of business. There's there's a cost of business in order to
068do that. Now, I'm well aware of that. Um, for me, and I can't speak for you guys, but I've used this service regularly, regularly on a lot of different things. Some things I'm like, okay, thanks for the information. Some, okay, that's something, you know, that I need to consider and maybe we need to move forward. Now, I, you know, I have my own thoughts as well. It's not like I'm just getting um all of it from them. Like I said, you know, we've talked in the past. I consult different people, you know, it's board members, different thing uh people within the world of education, a lot of different people, a lot of different networking to try to make the best decisions on how to run this organization from at least my one vote and my
069seat. And I feel that this is is an expense. Now, obviously, I think some people have reviewed the contract and understand how the contract works. Um, if you haven't read it and you don't understand it, I recommend that you read it and understand it the way it's laid out. It's pretty clear. If you look at the last paragraph, it's pretty clear. We have a wide variety of services. Now, we might not take advantage of all of them at the time when we first uh put them. We were hiring for superintendent, assistant superintendent. Um, and and we still have those services. and sometimes we've chosen to not use it. Whether that's, you know, we're all in agreement of that or not, um that is part of it. But for me, I believe, you know, in reading
070the contract, it's laid out the way it is. It's pretty clear, pretty open. Read that last paragraph. You know, read what they offer, how it's laid out. Um it's a monthly contract. Um well, I'll leave it at that. I'll I'll just, you know, if you haven't read it thoroughly and don't understand it, um I recommend you do. And if you have questions, you can talk to Dr. Rouse about the contract. You can talk to the consultant and and understand clearly what is there. Now, you know, at the same time, again, it's there for you to use for whatever it is that you want. You know, there there are things if if we want to move Paris Union into the future and a different things, we have to know kind of what's going on down south,
071down north, to the west of us, to the east of us. And I believe that when we need that information, if we're looking at uh uh organizational structure, you know, we have 10,000 students, are we is our superintendent the most paid or is he paid for what he's made there? Our cabinet members, um do we have the same amount? Do we need the staff that we have in comparison to other? Now, everything's got to be comparable. You can't compare us to a K12 that has 25,000 students because that's not different. But if you were to look, we have a lot of the similar positions that these larger school districts have. Now, there's a lot of information, a lot. I don't know how many assistant superintendents people have, how many directors, coordinators. I don't know those
072things. I don't have the time to know those things. I'm not being paid a large salary to know those things. But we have people, like you said, here at our disposal to ask. And we also have a consultant. And so sometimes I think um sometimes with within the organization and I've said this in the past, you know, sometimes we'll get what they want us to hear. I don't want that. I want what we need to know, what I need to hear. That comes from the community, that comes from staff, that comes from all kinds of different references, you know. And so for me, in order to properly do my job, I need access. I need information. I can Google stuff on my own. And sometimes I don't have time because I have a life, I
073have a family, I have kids and a grandkid. I have all kinds of things going on. And so, but I can task, you know, the consultant, hey, this is what I need. Uh, this is what's going on. And so, for me, again, I think in the past, things have happened that should have never been happened that that fell under whoever's up here on the dis fell under their radar. They weren't even aware of. And that has stopped and primarily because of this consultant service. Now, at the same time, if we deem that by October of 2025, we no longer need them. It's very simple. We submit, hey, thank you for your services. We're moving on, you know, and and there's nothing there. It it's over. Contract ends. So, that's kind of one of the luxuries
074we have. We can stop it at any moment. Now, you know, personally for me, I there's there's a lot of things that in my opinion are undone that um I still have a lot of questions. Um I will be honest sometimes, you know, if I go to staff, I get a little resistance on some of the things. Um there's some and again it goes back to experience. Maybe we lack some experience in certain areas. I think we all lack experience, you I mean just because someone gets a job in this position doesn't mean they have that pos they have all that experience they get the job as a director coordinator teacher aid tech superintendent cabinet members and it may not be their expertise they're learning on the job we would like to think that when
075you know a teacher goes to administrator that they're experts in ed code that they know everything they're experts in government code the reality is is most people are not the only time and I'm speaking from experience the only time I've ever have to deal with dealt with ed is when I needed it. I thought something was being violated. So, I looked up ED code. Well, what does it say about this? Maybe it's an EL thing. I looked up EL ed code. Then I I educate myself and I understand. Okay, now I'm dealing with administrators who are saying that we shouldn't do this or we can't do that and they're telling me to look at this handbook and I'm looking at the handbook and I says, "Well, the handbook says this. Ed code says this. What's
076your response?" And and I'm not talking about parents. I'm just talking in my experience. Then they're like, "Oh, that's a good point." And I realized, guess what? They haven't read the handbook. So then I question, well, who wrote the handbook? Who did anybody read it? You know, why is it that I know this? You know, being a PE teacher and it's an EL issue. So I've learned that I need to educate myself. I I understand. I'll give grace to everybody, to every staff member. We don't know it all. You know, they have people that they lean on to get information so that they can make their best decision. And I think we as a board, we're elected by the community that we need access to information so that we can make the best decisions that
077we can in moving the district forward in trying different things. Now, sometimes we're going to try things and they're going to be successful and sometimes they're not. And that's okay. We tried, you know, hopefully we're not doing it, you know, just willy-nilly. But for me, uh, you know, in closing and to end, I mean, I I think that so far, kind of like Trusty Garcia said, it it's it's costly, but it's the cost of doing business. And I think that that cost has probably mitigated a lot a lot more money down the road um because who knows you know now we've got the charter kind of moving now we know what to figure out with the property you know the I think there's a lot of different things and not having that we would have
078continued down the path that had always been taken and so now we've kind of changed direction so with that that's you know what I have on the discussion so if there's any other >> I do actually it's not discuss yet. I'd like to amend what we have going on here because item 144, it's a action item. It's a yes or a no vote, but under the conditions of supporting what's listed, it said if the board chooses to continue with the consulting services, HYA will be required to submit a monthly itemized invoice that clearly details the specific activities and services performed along with corresponding dates rather than submitting a general statement indicating that consulting services were provided. I would like to remove that. That is my amendment and I will explain why, but after you do
079the first and second. >> Okay. because it's a yes or no under action. Right. So now we could terminate at any time just a month's notice. >> Sure. Currently, the contract that we have and the last item that went to board was in February of 2024 and it stated that it was for the 2324 budget. Um, we've been getting invoices as of July 1 and we don't have a contract in place or a board approval. So, if I'm understanding this correctly, the decision is to decide if we're going to move forward, then we'll need to bring back a contract so that it can be approved for the 2526 school year >> because the language in the contract does not say that it's ongoing. It's saying that it was approved for the 2324 budget. >> Can
080you um do you know where in the contract I mean you might have different information and I don't know if I brought it with me but okay so that being said um um well well what I don't know is I just I don't see what has changed in terms of um now are you basing this decision off or this request off of a government code or is there just >> wait so if we could go back I'm I'm making a motion to amend it and we still have to get the first and second and I said I'll give you my reason after we have the first and second to have discussion. We're not honoring Robert's order by having this police conversation. >> Okay. No, that's not my understanding. And if I may add, this is
081the requirement for all invoices coming in for vendors who are doing work for the district that we need even our legal provides itemized documentation on a monthly basis. Uh if they provided services in special ed or if they provided services in HR, all of that is itemized uh on a on a monthly basis. So this isn't anything that's not normal process. >> Okay, that was one of the next points I was going to make. So in regards to itemized, I want a generic itemization because there are confidential subject matters we do discuss with this firm >> and I definitely understand that. And with legal uh those uh invoices usually come only to business services and to directly to the CBO so that no other staff is able to see that. But that's how legal submits
082their invoices on a monthly basis. >> And just to add, I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. Yeah, just to add because you mentioned that that paragraph was added by the superintendent that one if that if the board chooses and yes that that's correct. Let me just remind the board that we have talked about this and in the last review of the agenda I ask you hey remember Mr. campus. You said that you were going to request this itemization. You say, "Oh, yeah. I'm going to I'm going to ask about it in this game." And I think that is an important thing because trustee Hall, I appreciate all your input, sir. You're you're really well. When we are reviewing the agenda and we have a contract to provide services to students for $3,000 $4,000 a questions has
083been what services are they providing? Well, there is a description of the services right and then how do we know that those services have been provided? Well, we have a log and things like that. They meet with the students and but how do we know that they did that what they are saying is true, right? So based on that interpretation and the level of accuracy right that we need to have from our providers we consider and we have discussed and it was agreed even Mr. campus in the last re agenda review agreed and interest to ask for that disegregation of what we are doing if we go to the open POS's you know is your decision to get a consultant right and uh I don't have any say on that one even though even though
084I can provide and we can provide a lot of the answers from that perspective trustee Garcia is right when he said that I learned about the panther park because my monthly meetings with oh trusty campus yes trustee campus with my monthly meetings with mayor Vargas but let me just clarify here probably is a small confusion trusty garcia all the information after I learned that so it was not the consulting firm the one who provided that info I got it through Mayor Vargas it was wonderful input and then through one of our law firms they presented that and they were the ones who did the investigation Right. So when that came and I'm glad that I have this opportunity because sometimes things get confused right and mixed up that was not directly from the cons consulting
085firm in terms of uh CMI right when it was presented to me at the beginning that the consulting firm was saying oh there are only 12 pages and they should be normally 80 or 100. Yes. James. Yeah. We came up and the law firm was the one who clarified the status in terms of CMI and we came up to the conclusion the consultant and let's be very transparent here, right? Was making it appear that Paris Union High School District develop only 10 pages for the shattered approval when usually is a hundred. Well, through the analysis and the support of the legal legal firm, we learned that it was CMI the one who was doing the 10 of 12 pages, not Dr. Datson right now, but previous years and CMI presents that to Paris Union High
086School and we approve it. So, it was not the the the consulting services. But that is another thing. The reason that it was there that uh paragraph it was uh following the position of some board members on very descriptive right we want to ensure the services that were provided and and again I put it there also because we talk about it informally and it was agreeable to to do that so I said okay we are going to make it official because it's not happening the invoice is just says consultant month of July Okay. $12,500. That's it. >> Yeah. And in terms of >> definitely add more to it, I I'm not opposed to that, but if I if I may, um >> the reason why I'm recommending removing that, >> and I'm willing to work
087with whoever we have to work with, >> but let me let me just say this portion as a board member. When we hired HYA, one of the main reasons was one, we don't want overreach by district employees and we were reminded where the checks and balances and we forgot that during that struggle and and I call it a struggle because there was a lot of lack of information. This is before you, Dr. Ross. And believe it or not, I I heard what you're saying about Panther Park. Yes. But it didn't come to our attention until we consulted with HYA about Panther Park and about our uh our assets, other properties, the land, all that information. So, I want to be clear >> that is why I'm asking about that. But I also want to go
088back to where we were on my amendment. So, if we could move forward, >> please. >> If we could just correct something. There's a couple of people in this room that did know we own Panther Park. myself being one and Hector Gonzalez being another. There was no mystery about Panther Park. Even uh what's the park over by Penatti? Uh Rotary, we own a little piece of that, too. >> Right. >> So So what's the big deal? >> How does that compare? >> You guys are going around and around and around and around and around, but you're not making no sense. >> Okay. I'd like to bring it back to where I'm at. >> Okay. Well, >> no. If I may, hold on. >> Okay. I'm asking for the amendment to be voted on and we
089are going around and around because we're talking about other things. I'm asking can we go back to vote on my amendment please? You have amendment. I'm I'm a little lost on kind of where we're at. Yes, but trustee Garcia is saying that he wants to remove the paragraph that I added. >> I'm willing to remove >> Wait, how about how about we just do this? I'd like to make a motion we move forward with the contract with slightly more information of detailed of services that they're providing not necessarily specific and confidential conversations that the district or the board may have with the consultants because the consulting firm is there for everyone. >> So now the only question that I have on that is what the contract's not going to change. The contract is there written
090as is. I mean it's providing all the services on that contract. >> No, I I did I do not remember seeing a date on there. It's year to year, >> right? Well, it's open until we close it now. But but I but I do want to address a couple things and this is I think where um so Tony, you just made a a reference that you knew that we own Panther Park. Hector knew that, but Dr. Arouse didn't because he wouldn't have asked the mayor to ask to pay for that property to help him pay for it if he would have known that information. So, That's part of where some of this is coming. There's that's >> Do we have to go back and forth and so worried about what one said and what another
091we just come back to a vote and conduct business for the community? >> And I'm okay. Well, see, I think this is the discussion. It is the discussion for the community because there there's different types of contracts. You have legal contracts, you have consulting contracts. They're under different parameters. And so, um, you know, we have an existing contract right now. What I see is we're voting for something on a kind of uptown to continue or to not continue. Um, I think having this discussion and having all the questions, I know how I'm going to vote in my mind because I'm not completely confident that everything is operating as it is, as it should. And so, I mean, you know, if we're going to make an amendment and you want to delete some stuff, I agree
092on the simplicity of it. Um, and a few things. There's there's been different things that have happened. I think under your presidency, you didn't have to sign uh I know after it's been a past couple months, I have to sign a separate document that I don't remember you were signing and I just don't understand um what changed or what led to that process. So, there's a lot of things going on that are irregular in my opinion. Um but I don't know. So, it's kind of like okay well and and to go back um and I know that you made references to a couple things. We hired the consulting firm before we had you. So when we had a plan as to what they were provided the services, one of the things was to take a
093look at our property and our assets. So that had that was way yeah that was way before you. So I give them that credit because they were the ones that told us kind of hey this is the plan that we need to do and we need to start for you know physical different things. And so for me that's why and I I just want to make sure that people understand um what's going on out there and and I I you know this has come up I think a couple times and it's just like okay we're I don't know if people have read the contract or understand how the contract works but it's not something that you can bring up every month. You know we don't bring up attorney contracts every month. You know we bring
094them up usually once a year and it's usually so that because we're increasing their their fees and we're moving forward. So, I mean, at this point, to go back to where you're at, are you requesting that we remove paragraph two or >> Well, you guys keep bringing up comments and statements that make me want to keep adjusting. How can we simplify it? Right? So, I want to make the motion. If we want to keep it, it's a simple yes or a no, right? But I also want to please the district and give them some information. I just think when it's confidential, it needs to remain confidential. That's my opinion. So, how do we simplify this motion of this contract to continue ongoing until we decide we need to terminate >> until you get your fulfillment?
095Okay, we're done with the services or well all of us as individuals, right? >> Yeah. >> And I do love the idea is >> pretty much kind of like on call basis. I love that idea. I think it should be like that for everybody, but I also understand a contract. I understand everything they're offering because I have utilized them myself. >> And there's a lot of benefits for our district and our students that are they're receiving these benefits already. And I I love it that that's why I'm a board member. I'm here to advocate for our students. And sometimes as a board member being checks and balances, we're not just dealing directly with the students. We're dealing with other people, other businesses, community members, politicians, activists, all the everything. government. >> So, yes, I want
096to simplify it. Why complicate things? Let's give the kids the best that we can. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to talk about the money, but let's just find a way to vote and make this right. >> One one more thing you that you address that I I think is important just to mention in terms of the confidentiality, right? when we get the invoice from our legal firms, they are specific on what the discussion was and that is confidential information and how Dr. Williams mentioned our staff who handles the invoices are confidential. So that wouldn't be a concern in terms of this segregation and with that doing that description of everything we are also addressing the concern of another board member in terms of making sure that the service has been provided right and how much
097we are getting once again the board has the right to get a consultant but how you do it I I I like nobody's asking my opinion in this perspective but I like what trust And you are saying because that's how we handle our legal our legal counsel right so as a consultant right and we have consultants also during this transition with the business department that they were charging us on a service provided right open PO a PO is open I understand that so that can be that can be an option as well yeah but I just it's your decision right but however I just wanted to tell you that that is an important element about the disegregation of those of those contacts and that way all the board knows what what those that information is
098provided right to each of you. >> See that's where I think differently to an extent because we're always talking about the Brown Act. How do we stay within the Brown Act? How do we not violate the Brown Act? And that's why I'm trying to protect us with the confidentiality and keeping it as I don't want to say limited. I want to be transparent and you know when we have the conversations that's when it's a conversation but in the billing I need to protect that area. >> Well because when I've seen the legal bill and it doesn't give specific information it just says phone call this long this hour. So that's why I'm wondering why the confidential part is break like I don't want to know who's using it. It's just as long as we're using
099it. >> Well that's what this looks like and that's what I'm trying to protect. >> That's why I'm understanding. We're actually on the same page with that >> like they want to do the phone conversation. >> The reason why I also want to clarify I was I was connecting Orbec and Huff and Ha because you mentioned that it was HYA that did the park and that they did the charter but then when it was presented to us it was Orbit and Huff. So that's why I know you don't have to explain yourself. That's why I'm telling you why I'm connecting the two. So that's the only thing I've been using. >> So maybe I could look since Alfredo is the kind of designated >> parliamentary parliamentary. >> Is there is there a simple way to
100make a motion to clean up this language here? A very simple way and just put us in a position to vote to extend the contract or not. And the little the little adjustment me and Jamie were talking about Mrs. and I I apologize. I want to remove truthfully I really want to remove the second and third paragraph just just because makes it messy to me. Simple short and simple. >> Yeah. But but it says if the board chooses to continue because now this is a legal document. So >> I I just find this a little messy >> just to understand. >> So just to to understand Yeah, you don't you don't want on the invoice to be a itemization of the services similar to the attorney without getting into the gist of the discussion. >>
101That's not what I'm saying because now that makes that's why I want to clarify that kind of looks like fingerpointing. So I know what you're saying. >> That's why I want to clarify so it's not get misinterp because of the language on the agenda as an action item >> which is 14.4 before it does expose those private confidential conversation. I don't like that as board members we're supposed to be the checks and balances and I know this is like finger point. I don't like how I'm coming say this but this is the first thing that was popping my head of what the district is doing. >> That is our job. >> I'm not understanding because what I'm getting is just >> I don't want to violate the Brown Act. >> I know but there's so
102the legal itemization never has details of what was said on the conversation. >> I haven't seen that, but that's how I'm interpreting this. Right. >> So, for example, the the one that we just received in our email, I it just gives a brief description of what there was a phone call. It doesn't say what the phone call was. It doesn't say who made the phone call or it does actually, but >> yeah. >> What was said? What was it? Very brief. Just very brief. >> But that's from the attorney right now. This is a consultant. Yeah. That's how they do. So that's why I want I'm trying to understand like where is the confidentiality being broken >> because once you have that information another board member and another board member >> a phone call was
103made that's so if a phone call was made that's a Brown Act violation that I know you made a phone call >> it depends on the conversation >> but the conversation is not being >> did that did that conversation turn into an action item become agendaized >> but that's not all being >> I don't know I don't want to know because I don't want to be in violation of the >> that I'm understanding from what I've seen an example of >> there's like a lot of information on there just >> how made I want to say I because I I really have a lot of faith in this new board or excuse me this new uh cabinet I do I believe in them that's why I supported the hiring in the past we didn't get
104all the information that we've asked in the past we got different versions of what really went down so how do we know exactly so in the meantime because it see it appears and it's about perception too it appears that certain people from the district don't like the fact that the board has control over a a consultant. That's what it appears like to me and I'm trying to look at it everyone's lenses. >> But the truth is the board is the final say so for every hire and every fire and that's what all the lawyers have told us and they've been crystal clear. We are the final say so. If our names attach it, we're the final say so. So if we're respecting boundaries, if we're respecting Brown Act, if we're respecting each other, it is
105what it is. Why does this matter keep coming up? It's because it just appears things are different than what we think. And not everybody has the same perspective. And I know that's kind of confusing, but I have a perception, you have a perception, and so forth. And I just want this simplified because if people are using them, I don't see a loss here. I see nothing but gains that and the momentum we have will be hindered if we don't keep using utilizing them. And I'm only saying that because we're really reaping the benefits. We really are. And and it shows especially with our hires. You know, if we didn't if we knew everything, we wouldn't need that. That's just how I feel. >> When what can we do to simplify the language and just have
106>> I get it. Like for example, a membership, a gym membership, you you pay for it, you use it, you don't, right? But you still clock in and you scan your barcode and it's shown when you're in and out of the gym. It doesn't give like how long you were there. It doesn't give when you checked out. Doesn't it doesn't say what So that's what I'm I'm understanding like it's almost just a record. Just a record is what we're what they're asking for. I don't I don't understand why it's so hard to give that record if if it's a legit company. and I've said I don't mind giving a small capture of what the conversation is. >> Yeah. >> But it should not be in detail so we don't violate the Brown Act. >> Yeah.
107>> Because there are many conversations that have to be held especially with attorneys, right? But that's protected under you know. >> Yeah. That's I would assume it wouldn't it wouldn't give details like like they said most >> well that's what I'm hoping for but according to that it doesn't look like that >> details conversation. It says itemized invoice that clearly details the specific activities and services performed. That's why I'm having an issue with it. It is crystal clear specific. >> Maybe describing the general details. Trusty Garcia, would you be comfort comfortable describing or including the general details? >> General details. Yeah, maybe we can do that. Yeah. And and I want to address another thing because I think it is referring to to cabinet and you mentioned first of all I want to say thank
108you because you said that you trust the the the cabinet but also you mentioned trust and you know I'm very upfront with with you mentioned that there were some things about the previous administration and that's why you implying that that's why you are doing this. If you trust us trustees here show it to me. Trust me. Trust us that we are for doing the best for you, you know, because uh >> I'm gonna say it as generic as can be. You're here, aren't you? >> Well, hold on. >> Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, I know. I know. I know what you're saying. >> Hold on. >> So, hold on. >> Let me ask you this. >> I think I think we're we're So, I think we need to move to vote because
109here here's the way that I see that because >> in you stating that that's basically you saying you don't trust us or have confidence in the decision making that we're making. This is basically going in in a direction that I don't want to see. This conversation needs to end. So, what we need to do, I think everybody's heard the decision. If we want to make the recommendation to move that second paragraph, let's remove it and we can make that amendment and then let's take the vote because we're going to be here all night going back and forth. And I I just don't like the direction that this is moving because it it's it seems like now we're we're pointing fingers and Okay. So, so I'm on the first or is Garcia the first? >> Okay.
110I'll be the second. >> Hold on. If you guys want to have a backdoor conversation or something like that, that's fine. Right now, let's just take care of the business at hand and we can move forward. >> Did you remove paragraph two? >> You know what? Just simplify it. It just seems like that's I think what we're getting into that we I mean if this was written I guess in a way where it was simplified and we can do that. I I would be okay with that. what you what you were suggesting general. >> Do you want to wipe out paragraph two? Then it makes it really general. We're asking here that's what we're doing. >> Right. Well, and again contract. that contract I think was before that. So, so we do, you might not
111have seen the contract and that's I think part of the the confusion. I think a lot of people haven't read the contract, don't understand what's in the contract and I'm sure you do because you understand legal contracts, you understand uh professional service contracts with because they're different. You know, there's all kinds of different things with government codes. Uh there's a lot of stuff that's there. And right now, I I mean I to be quite honest with you, I don't know why we stopped paying them. No one ever told us that that we stopped paying them. we were and we can that's litigation when we stop making payments. We've had a conversation about what happens when that happens. And so, you know, with all due respect, you know, I I'm not feeling the most confidence right
112now. So, I'm confident with this firm, with this contract, that's for sure. And so, that's why I'd like to take it to a vote. I mean, if we can figure out how to remove that, um, then I I think it simplifies the contract because is a contract and you might want to get that to her so that she can see all the services and then like I said mentioned earlier there's the bottom part of it that's kind of a lot of the nuts and bolts a lot of the other stuff is all the other things that are there you know but then in terms of the monthly rate and all that other stuff that's kind of there and well you know you'll understand at that point so I mean for now I think we just
113need to move on and because I think we brought this for for an action item and and this is why I wanted it as anformational item because there was a lot of things that you know and and I and to be honest with you personally and I apologize uh trustee and I I I had thought that if you had wanted it as anformational item, not an action item. So he and I on on the board review, we kind of didn't realize if it was if you wanted action. He said action. I said informational because there was some things written in there that I felt we had to have a discussion about before we made it an action item. But that didn't happen. And so like tonight we I thought we got a lot of information
114and then we could have moved on and then gone on to action but we've gotten a lot of information but the way it was agendaized and I wanted it to beformational. It's an action item so we have to take action on this contract. So that's kind of the nuts and bolts and I think I don't know how much time we spent on it but >> but you know and honestly I appreciate this conversation. I'm seeing I'm hearing it all and I it's it's good to give that information to the public and it's good for us to all have this conversation openly and candid. So, um I I did want it as an action item. It doesn't have to be every month. >> It's every, you know, every whatever six months, whatever you guys can agree
115with between >> that's in the contract. That's what I'm saying. >> Yeah. So, >> that that information is in the contract. So, it's not something that we're doing every three months, every six months. >> The information is in the contract. And again, >> Okay. Okay. So then I guess we can do information just just so we can all be informed like I want to know are we still we still need them? Do we are we still using them? And then you guys saying yeah okay cool. We vote on it and we move on. So hopefully in the future we don't need to go into this depth but it's good that we did. >> No just this one. >> This is the action. I mean this is the only one right now we can refer any
116other ones. >> Well it's a monthly according to you guys month. I don't want to talk about this every month. >> Yeah. But it's a monthly. You guys said it was monthly. >> Yeah. >> Well, from what I understood, this is a month-to-month contract. >> It is. >> So, I don't want to talk about this every month, but >> it's more like every six months. Let's talk about it. Let's discuss it. We're using it. We're not. And then move forward. >> Yeah. That's going back to the details of the contract. [Music] one of >> campus. >> Well, yeah, I would like it on I would like to talk about it every openly with everyone even if we're use it. Even if you don't want I mean it's not a big to me if you guys
117are utilizing them. It's I don't see the big deal. >> That's information. >> Okay. information. Then I guess >> let's just be transparent here. I put this on the agenda before and it was pulled by the president. Correct. So let's just be clear. Ed, we were there. All I said was open PO. Why? Why did we need to go through an hour of all this? Why we were there? You guys, you two have been taking all the time for the last hour going round and round and round. You've repeated yourself numerous times. You won't listen to the advice you're given. Not the first time you've done that. Sat in the room for for who knows how long. So, decisions need to be made. We were there. Why all this runaround and all this? I I
118don't get it. >> I guess another reason is because every two years we're going to either have the same or different board members. So, that's another reason why I wanted to keep it an action item. So it could be revoted if needed. We can move it every year if if you guys see it. You know, just that's just the things that are going through my head >> now. So are we going to do that with every contract we have that and and a lot of them obviously it seems like we're bringing them up. This isn't the first time this has come up. That's that's why I pulled it last time because if if you read the contract, we can terminate the contract at any time during 30 days. But what we're doing is we're renewing
119a contract that hasn't been cancelled. Therefore, it doesn't need to be renewed, which is why I removed it. It's an understanding of how we're to properly do business. And I think that there's a misunderstanding on how some things are supposed to be done. There's contract language that's there. And again, my concern is why haven't they been paid? They've been paid. There's there's never been a hiccup, right? But all of a sudden there there's something going on and I'll be honest, there's something going on beyond us that's happening conversations that keeps bringing this up because I just don't understand >> on my end. I will tell you with me I didn't when I saw the invoice I was like that's a weird invoice and I've never used them. This is why I and no one's in
120my ear. I don't really talk to anybody outside of our meetings. This is just my personal >> and that invoice >> um >> I've only seen it twice. Yeah, >> you didn't ever see it. >> I saw I've seen it once and it was just to just to show you like this is, you know, and I I've seen it. I mean, I'm an adult. We get we get we get invoices. We get bills. I want to know what I'm being build for. So, >> I'm vote if we're voting on this and this is our vote. I just would like to see it come up, not just be voted one time and we're going to keep them indefinite just like our every year we have the the contracts renew. We I see the contract I see
121new contracts all the time on the agenda. So, that's why I was like, well, how come this isn't I don't want to see it every every month. I was more like every six months. Let's just vote vote it back in or leave it out or whatever the case may be. But that was my reasoning behind asking and it wasn't no one's in my ear. No one's it's just my way of seeing >> uh invoices was that kind of threw me off a little bit. And then again, I don't use I haven't used I might use them in the future. I don't know. Um I want to utilize them. I just haven't found the reason to. And you guys have been here longer so you have those reasons. But that that's just my standing on asking.
122>> Well, and again the contract we can it's ongoing. So it's not like we have to have a meeting every six months to renew. If you want to remove the contract in October, then you bring that and we vote on it. It's that simple. Either we continue or we don't. We have a vote, we move on. Next item on the agenda. >> I mean, and that's not I mean, this is kind of this keeps coming up. And again, like I said, that was one of the reasons why I brought it up because we had already talked about it prior to that. And so, you know, I'm I'm kind of at a loss and and I know Tony says that we're going around in circles, but again, have people read the contract and all the services?
123I'm not asking I'm not asking for I'm just saying read it and if people understand what it is that's there then I think this conversation would have been over and we'd be done and I don't know on what item we'd be on but we wouldn't be here. >> Yeah. So >> yeah. What? Yes. When >> I understand the transparency and we can have that kind that's fine, you know, but I think right now >> we've, you know, it's there. We're trying to remove something. We can't make the amendment and and again, I would have hoped that we could have had it as anformational so we could have this dialogue. Now we have all the chips on the table. We come back in September and then we make a vote. Unfortunately, that's not the situation. The
124situation is it's here. We've had theformational uh discussion. We've all had our say. I think we all kind of know where we're going to be at, what we're going to do. So, now it's a matter of moving forward. Um now, if there's something in the contract um that brings up a concern or whatever, then I'm pretty sure that our cabinet our people will bring that to our attention and then we can then deal with that and discuss that at that point. >> Yeah. Um >> there is one thing trust campos to support what you what you are saying. You mentioned that trristiana if she considers in three months or four months she can bring it up she can bring the the the topic up. However, just a reminder, it has to be on the agenda
125in order to be discussed. And with all transparency, you and I, we need to agree to be on the agenda. And there has been some uh disagreements, right, in terms of putting it on the agenda. So if that is going to be the issue, then she will never be able to have it. Not even if it's anformational item, unless you agree on how often it's going to be on anformational item and is the board decision. So we have we have to put it there. Is that going to depend on you or me? >> Correct. >> Does that make sense? So you make the decision every three months, every six months, whateverformational item to consider if we need continue to need these services. But that way we have a base otherwise you none of you are
126going to be able to bring it up because it's not agendaized. >> Yeah. And that's different. Bringing it up, you know, if you want to discuss it every month on information. Well, that's different. Bringing it up as an action item to continue to move to to renegotiate or reapprove a contract is like, okay, why? It's already we've approved it. Why are we approving it two months down the road? Now, it's different if you're trying to remove it. It's different if you're putting it on an information. That's a different That's a different >> Yeah. Well, you say that, but then isn't it a month-to-month contract? That's why I mean, technically, if we're going to get technical, it should be brought up monthto monthth if it's a month-to-month contract. But, I mean, I don't want to do
127that, but I'm just saying if it's an argument that I can give, I'm not going to, but we can see it that way. It goes all kinds of ways. Basically, it's a month as well. Yeah. But well, when I But when I see the like the other contracts, it's a year, school year, whatever. So, that's why I see this with a month to month. So, I'm not trying to bring it up when I don't want to, but um this is a you can rationalize in any way. So, that's my point. >> I I'd like to uh apologize. I just got some new information. I would like me personally, no, you guys make your own decision. I would like to table this until we get the updated information that we could release, I guess, publicly. We're
128our hands are tied and and now I understand. Now, I got that. and and please don't see this as a waste of time. These conversations are productive and the public needs to know that is the objective of having the the open sessions, right? To know and discuss this these items know what the position of the board is because this is your meeting. I'm just been putting some pieces there, but this is your your your meeting and I'm just providing some uh information and support to the possible degree. Okay. So, Okay. So now now here here's where so here's where I'm I'm Yeah, exactly. >> Mr. Parliament area. So, >> so are we tableing it >> for action item? Okay. Is >> there a second? Okay. >> Oh, yeah. I I don't have it. I mean,
129it was sent to me. >> I was >> I mean, I have it >> the original. I just want to make sure because I know it was >> the latest one I think was in October, Miss Fner, >> and that wasn't sent to us. >> Yes. >> No, but there was another one, right? It was uh well we we are going >> we are going to review our board meetings agendas and we are going to go from month to month uh working backwards until we find the latest one and you are going to be provided with the latest one. Sure. >> Okay. Moving on. 14.5. Sorry. Oh, I it was taken off. >> Um I I didn't see it. I'm on 14.3. >> Okay. So, yeah. So, >> Okay. So, it's no longer 14.4 that
130we have on here. No, I understand that. So, so something moved or shifted >> because he pulled >> Okay, got it. Got it. Got it. Okay. >> Yeah. I'm like, "Holy cow." >> Yeah. I look at the number. Wait a minute. This isn't um >> Yeah. I just want to Just the attachment. Correct. Okay. Okay. So, I just want to make sure. So, it is recommended the board of trustees to table this item for the September 10th, 2025 regular board meeting. Do I have a motion? Trust. Thank you. Do I have a second? Thank you, Trusty Hall. No discussion. Oh, we've had the discussion. So, now we're just discussing whether we're going to table or not. So, That's the one I've read. So I I don't I don't know what you guys read, but that's
131the one I read. That's the one that's in my car. No, they must be looking at um they must be looking maybe >> Oh, no. I guess the February and so I don't I don't understand the documentation but it's not what I see. So I'm Anna, should we take a recess? >> Oh, is there Okay. So, so I still have 14.4 14. >> Okay. He's Okay. Yeah. So, please vote. So, now we're voting to table to t Well, then you can read it to table it so that we can bring it back. Okay. So, sorry. Upon a vote being taken, the vote was four in favor and one opposed. And then moving on to 14.5 personnel certificated personnel action items. Do I have a motion? Thank you, Trusty Hall. Do I have a second? Thank
132you, Trusty Garcia. And seeing no discussion, please. Okay. Okay. Upon a vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. We are moving on to 14.6 personnel classified personnel action items. Have a motion. Trusty Garcia, thank you. On the first, do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty Stafford. Um, seeing no discussion or if there's any discussion. Not, please vote. Upon the vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. Moving on to 14.7 personnel, approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Paris Union High School District and the Paris Secondary Educators Association regarding the bar program grant implementation extension for the 2025 2026 school year. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you, Trusty Hall. Do I have a second? Thank you, Trusty Stafford. Any discussion? Seeing
133none, please vote. On a vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. Moving on to 14.8, personnel approval to revise the job description title of assistant principal, athletic director to assistant principal of athletics. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you. Was that Trusty Ster? >> Yeah, Ster. Thank you. Have a second. >> Thank you, Trusty. And I have quick question. What school is this for? >> All the schools. >> All the schools. >> Okay. Stafford first. Was it the second? Okay. Now, please vote. See no discussion. 149. >> No, I'm sorry. 148. Sorry. 148. Now it's up. >> Yeah. There's >> no Yeah. Now we got it. Now it's right. So now that's the only 148. >> Oh, it doesn't say I've got 148. airport. Everything If you can vote, go
134ahead and vote. Well, so now it There's no We just have Okay. So, so my upon the vote being taken the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. Moving on to 14.9 personnel approval of revisions to job description director of technology. Do I have a motion? Thank you, Trusty Garcia. Do I have a second? Thank you, Trusty Hall. Any discussion? Seeing none, please vote. On the vote being taken, the vote is five in favor, zero opposed. 14.10 10. Curriculum resolution number 01 2526 public hearing and resolution for pupil textbook and instructional materials compliance regarding the Williams Act material sufficiency for fiscal year 2025 2026. Do I have a motion? Thank you, sir. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. Yeah. So, um do I have a second? Okay. Thank you, Trusty Garcia. So, the public hearing is open
135at 811. Do we have any public comments? >> No public comments. >> Thank you, ma'am. Uh, the public hearing is closed at 8:12. And so, now we vote. No discussion. Please vote. On the vote being taken, the vote was five in favor, zero opposed. And we're moving on to 1411 business. Authorization for purchase of capital equipment above $10,000 August 2025. We have a motion. Thank you, Trusty Hall. Have a second. Oh, trusty. Thank you. Discussion vote. Upon a vote being taken, the vote was five in favor. Zero opposed to 1412 business authorization of purchase orders above 50,000 for August 2025. Do I have a motion? >> Thank you, Trusty Hall. I have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty. discussion. Seeing none, please vote. On the vote being taken, we have four in favor,
136one opposed. And moving on to information items 15.1, business revolving cash report for July 2025. And moving on to 15.2 board policies personnel series 4,000 and thank you 16.1 close session if necessary. >> Yes, President Campus it is necessary. >> Okay, thank you sir. So we will motion to to journ into close session. Motion I'll make the motion. Make the motion to move to close session. A second. >> Okay. I got first. Trusty Stafford's got the second. And now seeing no discussion, please vote. Oh yeah. I mean the vote was upon the vote being taken the vote was five in favor zero opposed. >> Those of you feel free to Yeah. 17.1 reconvene in public session at 10:14. Uh so do we have a report of a close session, Dr. Ross? >> Yes, President Campus.
137In closed session, by vote of five to zero, the board of trustees approve the settlement agreement for OA case 20225 with the Parish Union High School District. Ace five nos zero. Jamie Annaya, yes. Steve Campus, yes. Edward Garcia, yes. Charles Hall, yes. And Anthony Stafford, yes. Thank you. >> You're welcome, sir. >> Uh 18.1 other items by the superintendent. >> Just one. I have several, but I'm going to say one. CSEA president mentioned that Dr. Williams has been doing a wonderful job. Right. So, we appreciate that. But I wanted to tell you is that who recommended you to you? I did. and you rec you approve it. So that's what I want to say. I make good recommendations. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. 19.1 other items by the board of trustees. Trusty
138Na. Thank you, Trusty Stafford. >> Um, nothing for me. >> Okay. Thank you, Trusty Hall. >> Uh, no, we're good. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. Trusty Garcia. >> Okay. Thank you. And the only thing I'm going to add is that as anformational item, I I do, and I've kind of mentioned this for past couple years, but I depending on obviously how our budget looks, I would like to start talking about um potentially bringing uh hopefully using Prop 28 money um to bring kind of an I want to see the arts kind of flourish. And so I think if we have uh I don't know how the title is, you know, but the principal on special assignment or or what administrator special whatever it is, but someone to kind of oversee um our arts department, not
139only uh partly marketing, uh because I want to build it up from the ground up. So, you know, and I don't know how that job description would be. I don't know if anybody out there has it, but I do know that we have beautiful facilities. We have several different feeder groups. Um and if we have someone who can start making this those connections, we have the mariachi thing going on. And I just want to make sure that everything um that we we're providing that for the community, making sure that we're offering opportunities. Obviously, we saw FFA and how that does it. So we can see that uh you know start just having discussions and kind of you know what we would do for that because I I think it'll be a huge benefit and you
140know it'll bring support to the arts programs. Um but again it's going to take a lot of collaboration a lot of discussion to kind of figure out what that looks like and go from there. So that's pretty much it outside of that. Thank you all for being here so late. We apologize uh for the lateness of the meeting but if there are no other questions um 2.1 adjournment so thank you. uh regular meeting of the board of trustees for August 13, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> Thank you, Trusty Hall. Uh thank you, Trusty Garcia on the second. Seeing no discussion, no questions. Please vote on a vote being taken. The vote was five in favor, zero opposed, and this meeting is adjourned at 10:17.