001Okay, good evening everyone. I love seeing a packed room like this for such a special occasion. So, we're going to go ahead and get started. I'm going to go ahead and call this meeting to order for the Wiseman Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting for Thursday, May 28th, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. >> Okay. Wendy, would you please take roll call? present. >> Mr. Martinez, >> present. >> Mr. Bados, >> present. >> Miss Cappy and Masia. >> Thank you. >> In honor of a very nice baseball uniform I saw in the audience here, I'm going to go ahead and ask Nathan if he would please lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> Please stand. >> Ready? Begin. I Allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the republic stands one nation indivisible
002with liberty and justice. >> Thank you Nathan. Very nicely done. For those following online and those present, we are on item 3.3 of our agenda uh regarding close session. There are no actions taken by the board in close session. So there is nothing to report. Item 4.1. Is there a motion to approve the agenda for tonight's meeting? >> Second. >> There's only going to be two people. So I am there's going to be one of you two. So I have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I thank you. >> Motion passes. 30. Section five, item 5.1 is comments from the public on items that are not on the agenda for tonight. We do have four cards, four speakers. As a reminder, you will each have
003three minutes. Please take a look on your right or your left hand side when you come up to the podium. state your name and if you could please look at the timer for three minutes and by the Robert's rules of order and Brown act we are not allowed to comment on any comments that are presented before the board tonight but you are all welcome and I am going to start with our first speaker uh Julie Guthrie and the topic is regarding Da Vinci Rise program please come We're up and good. Wendy, are we good? Thank you. Okay. Dear members of the school board, I come to you as a community member and parent of a child who has experienced both of the systems within this district for six years as a parent uh at Da
004Vinci Connect, three at Wiseburn and returning to the Da Vinci system um for high school this upcoming fall remaining within the district. I could speak at length to the strengths and weaknesses of both programs, blind spots if you will. Um but tonight is not for that. What I'll say briefly is that for years I have yearned to see meaningful effort on this board's part to integrate Da Vinci's programs rather than treating them like a redheaded stepchild. And my spouse is a redhead and he approved that message. I have given grace and made excuses as to why one system frequently seems a little contentious or why there's some contentious um feelings in the room. And I have no skin in the game at all regarding RISE. But being in healthcare, I see daily the risks of
005inadequate support and inadequate education. the outcomes for those individuals is dire and in the case of the of children they frequently have found themselves to be in situations through no fault of their own. So, I'm here to express concern and disappointment regarding your recent decision not to approve the Da Vinci Rise program through Wispurn because it's demonstrated clear success in supporting students experiencing homelessness and other significant life stressors. At a time when students are facing increasing instability, housing insecurity, family disruption, economic hardship, programs like Da Vinci are not optional. They're essential. And these children are not failing our schools. Our systems are failing. when we deny them the access to res resources that directly address the barriers to their learning style. We heard from Patty and Carrie uh students at the at the last meeting
006of how RISE made the ultimate difference in them turning their academic direction around to a positive one. It created stability where there was chaos for them, connection where there was isolation, and academic progress where there was once decline. Denying support for its continuation sends a troubling message to all that proven support systems for our most vulnerable students are simply not a priority here in in Weisburn and that you're only supportive when the kids are performing well rather than meeting them at where they are. So it's extraordinarily difficult to reconcile this decision with any previously stated commitment to equity, student success or whole child education. Students experiencing homelessness and acute life stressors require more than standard classroom educa instruction. As pointed out in the last meeting, they require targeted, trauma-informed, and flexible support structures. Da Vinci's
007program has been doing that. At Wiseurn Middle, part of the ethos of conduct is the acronym pride. And I'll speak to two that stand out in the situation. One, integrity. Doing the right thing regardless of circumstances or if anyone is watching. And your choice was is just not right looking at our current state of affairs in the community of children in need. You had the opportunity to lead and bring attention to this district. I just don't understand why you wouldn't want positive attention brought to this district. And the second is empathy. Whether we touch upon cognitive or emotional aspects of empathy, it's quite clear that that none of you sat with this and reflected sufficiently. I so I don't sound grateful right now, but I do give thanks for you showing your true colors. In
008a time where courage and understanding and collaboration was required, each of you folded and so at least I know where you stand. Um, our students deserve better. I hope that in the future you will act accordingly and try to find more meaningful ways to collaborate with our other major player in the district. Our next speaker is Jean Ogar. The topic is also schools uh to DV rise. >> Good evening. At the last board meeting on May 4th, you described the ribbon cutting for the new $16.6 million taxpayerf funed Weisburn Sports Complex. It was a proud moment for a project that received very limited local news coverage. In that same meeting, you also denied the material revision for Da Vinci Rise to operate under the Wise Unified School District. Da Vinci Rise is a national model,
009a winner of the $10 million XQ Super School grant. The school has been recognized by Forbes, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the LA Times for its success with foster youth, homeless students, and children in mental health crisis. While this board is busy celebrating the local sports field, the rest of the country is celebrating Da Vinci Rise. At the May 4th meeting, you celebrated a project that cost taxpayers $16 million while pushing away a school that brings $10 million in private grant money into this community. funds dedicated specifically to high level academics and social services. This new sports field isn't even open to the public unless we pay a fee. And now outside sports leagues are paying top dollars to rent the space. You've turned our public bond money into a commercial rental business
010while telling eight of our own Weisburn families that their children's stability is less important than your revenue stream. Congratulations. You've built a machine that generates profit, but you've rejected the one that saves lives. You have specifically stated that revenues from your new field will go toward turf maintenance, not education. It's not surprising that a plastic field is the priority. Two people on this board, Roger Vanuelos and Nelson Martinez, are top executives at Element Consulting, a firm that manages school construction for a living. When you spend your professional lives focused on revenue generating venues, perhaps those bright field lights blind you from seeing the children who don't fit into a stadium. Instead of helping these children, you hid behind a staff report and told Da Vinci to just go back to LA County or Actton. This
011sounds familiar. Three years ago, this board tried to illegally terminate Da Vinci's lease at 2011 Douglas Street for no cause. This denial is part of a long-term pattern of trying to displace students in schools that you've decided don't belong in your business model. You even pushed out your own futures plus program. Da Vinci is rising through the big leagues while this board is playing small. Our next speaker is Grace Speder. Topic is also schools DV Rise. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. Good evening. And first of all, I'd like to say congratulations to the legacy teachers. um especially Mrs. Algene who is my son Harry's teacher and uh thank you for your dedication to our kids. But I'm here tonight because Wiseburn residents have a lot of questions and concerns. You had the opportunity to rise
012to the occasion and reauthorize Da Vinci Rise and you chose not to. However, I have no doubt that Da Vinci Rise will rise without you. But you missed a golden opportunity. You could have been the heroes in this story. Instead, the true heroes are Patty and Carrie. Do you remember them? The two Wiseburn residents, Wiseburn kids who had the courage to stand right here in this very room, and share their experiences as members of the Da Vinci Rise community. I was here that night. The room was standing room only, much like tonight. Our heroes, Patty and Carrie, spoke bravely and honestly about what the Da Vinci Rise program has meant to them and to their lives. They called Da Vinci Rise a home, a lifeline. There was not a dry eye in the house. But
013the question is, did you hear them? Because from where Wiseman residents are standing, the answer appears to be no. And Wiseman residents are taking note. I mean, these are foster kids, at risk youth facing homelessness in our community, and you turned your back on them. Why? You celebrate a field instead of helping the most vulnerable members of our community, the Weisman community, who need your help the most. These are not other people's kids. These are our kids, Wiseburn kids. Your decision to not listen to Patty and Carrie has made all of us in the Wiseburn community aware and highlighted a deeply concerning pattern emerging with this board. A pattern of not listening to the very residents, families, and students that you were elected to serve. Wiseman residents have had enough, and we are tired of
014feeling ignored and of decisions being made without transparency. And we're tired of feeling like the wool is constantly being pulled over our eyes. And let me be clear, this is not a community that will simply be dismissed. We are a vast, diverse community of critical thinkers, electricians, engineers, first responders like myself, scientists, lawyers like my father, educators, CEOs, and members of the media that we've invited tonight and are listening in closely. Wiser residents are paying attention and I would encourage anyone in our community who feels compelled and inspired to do so to please consider running for a position on this board. We have some seats for reelection coming up. Communities are strongest when leadership is accountable and representative of the people it serves because this community deserves to be heard. And so Wispurn residents are
015left asking, "If you're not listening to Wisburn residents, and if you're not listening to Wisburn students and kids and families, then exactly who are you listening to and what are we doing here?" It is elemental and essential that the Wise community find out and get answers to these questions. That's all. >> Our next speaker is Jerry Want and the topic is Dair Principal Transition. Welcome. >> Hi everybody. Um hello board. Hi uh members of the committee. I just want to start out by saying I'm just going to be a little bit more light-hearted and I don't want to dismiss the the folks that have spoken of before. I know that those issues are uh very serious and meaningful for the communities that they represent. Um I started coming to these meetings earlier this year because
016we did not have a principal. Uh we had some safety concerns and you guys got to know me as a guy who always showed up and said, "What are we going to do about our principal search?" And so I come here uh with gratitude for listening to our parents and our community uh for surveying our parents in the uh principal search and for uh hosting a meeting with all of our parents and our community to hear our concerns. And so um we have uh we want to thank also principal loops for her time uh Mrs. Skora for filling in as necessary and we want to welcome Mr. Christopher Watson as our new principal and I hope he stays a while um because we've had a little bit of a uh a rotating door at our
017school. And so um I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for listening and for uh the members of our PTA in particular uh president or uh current and incoming president or staying president Stephanie Anthony is here and she has really been a a stable force with our community and with our parents as we've navigated some transitions. And so, um, I just want to say thanks. Um, and, uh, if you're not doing anything this weekend or Monday, we have three championship games in our little league. Um, Stephanie's kid is still, uh, in the tournament. It was my kid. And so, uh, if you guys want to come and then bring the community together, um, we had a game yesterday since I have some time. uh in the AAA division where one team
018was up 9-1 going into the top of the sixth inning and the team did not give up and the oppos the the Brewers uh scored eight runs with no outs in the top of that sixth. It made the other team rather nervous although they ended up walking it off in the bottom of the sixth. But what we saw yesterday was a community that cares that shows up for each other. We had families and kids who don't even play baseball that don't go to school around here but they came to show up for our community. And so, um, as somebody who was introduced to this board out of, uh, frankly frustration and lack of not being heard, I just want to say thank you to all of you and the two ladies that are not here
019today. Um, but yeah, we look forward to welcoming Mr. Watson to our community and really uh, hope he stays a while. Thanks all. >> Thank you all for your comments. Next we will go to section six of our agenda which our special presentation uh with regards to longevity honores and I'm going to turn this over to Dr. Dooles. >> Good evening everyone. Uh one of my favorite meetings of the year and it's so exciting to see so many faces in the audience um teachers staff families kiddos. Um it's a great it's going to be a great evening. Uh we want to first start off with our honores for longevity. And so for the 10-year anniversary um our years of service when I call your name if you can stand in your place and then after
020I've called everybody um you will come up to take a picture with uh Dr. Silvers and the board members that are present. So here we go. First off uh this is once again the 10 years of service Tanya Morrison. Octavia Gutierz, Sandy Galdz, Nadio Diaz, Alice Davis, and Maria Torres. Those of you that are here, I think Sandy and Octavia, if you can come on up for a picture. Board members, maybe just stay. Good smiles everybody. >> Smiles. Ready. One, two, three. >> Sorry. One more. Big smiles. One, two, three. Don't forget to get your gates. Next for 15 years of service, Kiana Clark, Andy Derier, and Calvin Ross. Tiana, if you can come up for a personalized picture. >> Favorite Just me, huh? >> Oh, I'm in the middle. >> Star of the show.
021>> Ready? Big smiles. One, two, three. >> One more. One, two, three. >> One more. And now for 20 years of service. I've seen more of these guys in the audience. Robin Elder, Cynthia Mendoza, Maria Rodriguez, and Silk Fitzon. If you can also come on up for a picture, please. Now I can congratulate Prom style. >> Yeah, prom style. >> All right. Maybe just a little bit. >> Perfect. >> All right. Ready? Big smiles. One, two, three. Sit right there. 10 more. One, two, three. Okay, our next one are 25 years of service. Each of these folks will come up individually for a picture, a gift, and some flowers. So, first one up is Anna Rosa Contreres. You made all the goodies. Congratulations. >> Thank you. You're perfect. Smiles. One, two, three. Again. One, two,
022three. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Next, I'd like to kind of call up Bonnie Odin. Did I slice you guys? I know. Next for 25 years of service, Teresa Warllet. >> We will send her gift for her. Um, next 25 years of service, Elizabeth DD Zerbble. You want to picture >> perfect smiles. One, two, three. >> One, two, three. >> Thank you. And now to 30 years of service in Weisburn. Noel Stall, another middle school person, Anglo Thomas. It's like >> Thanks foring Our next 30 years of service is Ray Vaker Galler. And now for 40 years of service with Wise Unified School District, Irene Ombberger Congratulations. That concludes our longevity honores section 6.1. I'll let Roger get to the dis for the next action item. >> No one thank the academy. I'm going
023to turn it right back over to Dr. Dooall, but I'm going to introduce section seven before um it's action items regarding personnel. >> We do have seven uh recognitions for today. 7 items 7.1 through 7.6. Is there a motion on these, please? >> You have a motion. >> We got a second. All right. Motion in a second. Then I'm going to go ahead and turn it over to Dr. Dooall for a presentation. >> Thank you. Some more pictures and nice gifts. Um I'd like to first start with two retirees. Um first is Cynthia Pablo. She'll be retiring and we're very excited to celebrate the next chapter with her. our school. >> Yeah. Our next retiree we'd like to honor is nurse Allison Schmid. Thank you. For the next set of retirees, I'd like to call
024up principles Kiana Clark and Lisa Woolberg. They'll be reading special resolutions for each of these retirees or maybe a little bit of a roast. I'm not sure. >> We want approve. So before they start reading, if you can call their name out, that way they're standing. >> They come up to the front so that they're front and center. >> We are going to begin um with the 2019 Wise Vern Teacher of the Year. Uh she always requires that to be said before her name. Um Mrs. Deborah Davis >> right here. We'll talk to you at >> talk about you talk. >> Okay. So, we have a combination um a few just a few words. We'll be we'll be brief. Um I can't say what we really want to because I'm afraid you'll make me sit
025in the red chair. Um but um to to Deb who is truly known for her dry sense of humor. Um she made me feel so welcome when I started at at Cababrio as it was then. She's truly one of a kind. In fact, in welcoming me to the school, she said, "How do you feel about lobster?" And then one day, she just showed up and laid out this entire platter of fresh uh Yeah. Thank you to Mr. Davis for that. Lobster and sashimi um on my desk. And and she's like, "I'm going to tell you how it really is and like we're gonna we're gonna do this thing together." And uh I've always appreciated that about her. She's such a steady presence. She makes such a connection with the families and the students in her
026class. Um, she is unflapable and when you see a room full of four-year-olds, that is beyond impressive. So, no matter what comes her way, she is calm. She's communicative. She makes such strong relationships that last throughout a students and a family's lives. and she cared deeply about every one of those those children who walked into her classroom. And um so I'm just really grateful that that I had the opportunity to work with you. And uh in conclusion, I will say Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Roll, Lollipop, you've been working, now you need to stop. All right, but we will miss you. We couldn't do a full roast. So now we have to read the formal resolution for Deborah Davis. For 33 years of service in the Weisburn Unified School District, resolution number 25-26.46. Those employees who have
027devoted a very significant part of their work life to the Wiseburn Unified School District deserve special recognition. Wise has changed greatly over the past 33 years and this change has brought many challenges to all of our employees. Commendations are in order for those individuals who have led this change and affected the lives of our students and staff. Whereas Deb Davis is in rising to meet the challenges of providing for our students has for 33 years been a beloved member of the Wiseburn Unified School District serving as a teacher at Delair Elementary School and Holly Elementary School. Whereas Deb generously shared her knowledge and expertise, always willing to mentor, collaborate, and help others navigate challenges. Her calm leadership and supportive nature helped strengthen her team and create an environment rooted in trust, professionalism, and shared commitment
028to students. And whereas Deb willingly stepped into the important role of leading the school safety committee, maybe the only one that likes to do that, she dedicated countless hours to updating and maintaining the site's extensive safety plan, ensuring procedures remained current, thorough, and aligned with best practices. She consistently trained and supported staff with patience and professionalism, helping create a culture where safety was prioritized and understood by all. And whereas Deb has created a warm and welcoming environment while maintaining high expectations for all students. She has always believed in the potential of every child and worked tirelessly to ensure students felt supported, valued, and capable of success. And whereas Deb's dedication to exceptional students is evident in the care and intention she brings to her work each day. She consistently ensures all students have the tools,
029supports, and encouragement needed to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. And therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Wise Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Deborah Davis for her years of dedication to the children, parents, and staff members of the Wisburn Unified School District. yours. After this picture, if we can have Holly Glenn staff that would like to come up for a picture as well. >> Big smiles. Ready? >> One, two, three. >> Holly staff. >> Hollywood staff. Come on up. All polyg >> Yeah. whoever you want. It's your picture. >> Belair staff, you like to come on up. I >> mean, I got two rows here. >> Yeah. >> You should go there, Lisa. >> You have remember it. >> Get up there, Maria. >> Hang on. >> Thank
030you for letting us. >> All right, I think we got everything in there. Let's get ready. Big smiles. One, two, three. >> One more. One, two, three. >> I think we got one. >> Deb, don't go far. If the Davis family would like to come up for a picture as well, please. >> Exactly. Picture. We're missing one child. You can photoshop, man. >> Am I going that way? >> Too far. Too far. >> All right, perfect. Big smiles. One, two, three. >> Do one more and I can close it up. Ready? One, two, three. >> Thank you. Um, I think our next retiree is not here, but we still want to honor her 51 years of service in Weisburn Unified School District. Um, Miss Bonnie Land Decker. So, those employees who have devoted a very
031significant part of their work life to the Weisburn Unified School District deserve special recognition. Wise has changed greatly over the past 51 years and this change has brought many challenges to all of our employees. Commendations are in order for those individuals who have led this change and affected the lives of our students and staff. Whereas Bonnie Ladder Decker in rising to meet the challenges of providing for our students has for 51 years been a beloved Yeah, that's that's a wow. >> Yeah. have been a beloved member of the Weisburn Unified School District, serving as an instructional aid and playground aid at Holly Glenn Elementary School. Whereas Bonnie Lender has positively impacted the lives of thousands of students by being a consistent support and helping hand. And whereas Bonnie Lendker has been an assistant and aid
032to countless teachers, helping ensure stations run smoothly and teachers feel supported. And whereas Bonnie Laden Decker has experienced many changes on the school site and she always welcomed the challenge with a smile on her face and a willingness to help and support. And whereas Bonnie Ladenker has always been the epitome of professionalism, she was always on time, rarely missed a day, and was cherished by all who were lucky enough to work alongside her. Therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Weisburn Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Bonnie Ladencker for her years of dedication to the children, parents, and staff members of the Weisburn Unified School District. And our next retiree we would like to recognize is Miss Bonnie Alen. You could come to the front. front and center. >>
033Front and center. So, a few things about Bonnie before we read the resolution. If you have ever had the privilege of seeing uh Miss Aleen's classroom, um it's you you've had a special experience. She had the only actual garden in kindergarten and it was beautiful and it gave you a a view from the outside of her room just how much care and dedication she put to every single detail. You could tell from the moment you step foot into her classroom that she took her work seriously and that it was really a work of heart for her. Um she also I must say usually had the very best shoes of any person at Holly Glenn. I thought that was worth worth noting. I also am in in reflecting back on Miss Alen, I think she was
034she took her classroom celebrations very seriously and her art projects very seriously. And so even when we closed for co, Miss Gene, I don't know if you remember this, and her neighbor Mrs. Craig were, I think, the first two teachers to brave the world of Zoom because if you remember, we closed schools about like a week and a half into March. and that is right ahead of St. Patrick's Day and they needed to make sure that their students were able to do their leprechauns and so Mrs. Oine and Mrs. O Craig were I think our first two teachers to brave Zoom and and they were committed and that shows how important really you took you wanted your student students even from home to still have the special experiences of kindergarten and I just think that's
035one of many anecdotes that show your your dedication. Uh, Miss Algene made relationships with families that stood the test of time who she still many probably some who are here today who remember her um decades and decades on and it's this um dedication and the relationship she's built that will uh stand the test of time. So now your formal resolution >> a resolution honoring Bonnie Gene for 25 years of service in the Wise Unified School District. Those employees who have devoted a very significant part of their work work life to the Weisburn Unified School District deserve special recognition. Weisburn has changed greatly over the past 25 years and this change has brought many challenges to our employees. Commendations are in order for those individuals who have led this change and affected the lives of our
036students and staff. Whereas Bonnie Gene in rising to meet the challenges of providing for our students has for 25 years been a beloved member of the Wise Unified School District serving as a teacher at Delair Elementary School and Holly Glenn Elementary School. Whereas Bonnie is a consistent and steady force on the kinder team willingly sharing her expertise and knowledge with colleagues. And whereas Bonnie is always willing to connect and partner with families. She's willing to try any intervention or supports to help her students be as successful as possible in school. And whereas Bonnie is an advocate for all her students, whether it's for support in the classroom, lunch, or recess time, Bonnie will partner with all staff on campus to ensure her students needs are being met. And whereas Bonnie has created a love of
037learning for hundreds of kids, making them confident students that continue on to future grades with solid skills and a love of learning. Therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Wiseburn Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Bonnie Elin for her years of dedication to the children, parents, and staff members of the Wiseburn Unified School District. Adopted this 28th day of May, 2026. All the blend staff be ready to come up for your picture. >> One more. One, two, three. Oh, wait. Glenn, stop. Come on up. Take a step over or maybe some people come on the side. There you are. >> Okay. All right. Ready? Big smiles. One, two, three. Stay right there. One more. One, two, three. >> Thank you. >> Bonnie's family. >> This is my baby. Ready?
038One, two, three. >> That's perfect. Thank you. Sorry. You need a chair. >> Things went out of order. Sorry. >> Don't put us together. Um, the next employee that we would like to recognize is Angel Thomas. Take the flowers, Angel. >> I've had the pleasure of knowing Angel for 16 years. >> Yeah. Look happier about that. Angel, I was fortunate to teach alongside her when I first began my journey at Weismer Middle School. To say that we participated in shenanigans and antics is an understatement. Mrs. Laour could attest to that. We went on many, many trips to Washington DC. If you've ever traveled with a 100 eighth graders across the country on a redeye flight and then walked 5 to 10 miles a day, 12 miles, she always clocked in. You need an ally in
039that, let's just say, adventure. and Angel was there every trip I went on. We even got split one time and she had to take a separate flight with eighth graders, which sounds um wonderful and scary. And Angel, when I asked her, she smiled and said, "Sure, for you." And that was true friendship. So, Angel, you deserve all the sunsets, all the beach visits, not having to get 150 kids to run miles and encourage them and tell them it's worth it. and I just wish you the most wonderful of it. >> All right. So, our resolution for for Miss Thomas, those employees who have devoted a very significant part of their work life to the Weisburn Unified School District deserves special recognition. Wise has changed greatly over the past 31 years, and this change has brought
040many challenges to all our employees. Accommodations are in order for those individuals who have led this change and affected the lives of our students and staff. Whereas Engles Thomas in rising to meet the challenges of providing for our students has for 31 years been a beloved member of the Weisburn Unified School District serving as a teacher at Weisburn Middle School. And whereas Angles Thomas has supported the physical health and wellness of thousands of students throughout her three decades as a physical education teacher. And whereas Anglesy Thomas has inspired generations of students to value teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, and lifelong wellness through engaging instruction and unwavering encouragement. And whereas Angles Thomas has been a trusted colleague and leader participating on school culture committees and consistently demonstrating professionalism and commitment to her school community. And whereas Anglesy Thomas
041has maintained a deep commitment to the success and well-being of students, families, and the entire Weisburn Middle School community, leaving a lasting legacy that will be remembered for years to come. Therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Weisburn Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Engles Thomas for her years of dedication to the children, parents, and staff members of the Weisburn Unified School District. And go I W staff, be ready to come up for a picture, please. WMS staff, come on up. One step that I need to Thank you. >> Oh yeah. Okay. And I think it's our very last retiree this evening. Um, Mrs. Elizabeth DD Zerbble, if you could please come forward. All right, circle. >> Holy tomatoes, peas, and carrots. I didn't even know where to begin.
042Um, Mrs. Mrs. Zerbal, I think, has a reputation not only at uh Cababrio and then Holly Glenn, but throughout Wiseburn. Um because I think for for Mrs. Zerbal, being a kindergarten teacher was just so much of who she was and that shown through um every single day in all that she did. And uh I'm grateful, beyond grateful that I had the opportunity to work with her um for so many years. She always put kids first, no matter what. No matter if it meant that she had to have a a a difficult conversation, whether with an administrator, with a parent, with another teacher, no matter what, >> she always put kids first. And uh that above everything else is what stands out to me about about Dee Zerbal. Um she was my own son's one of
043one of his COVID teachers. And so I had the um wonderful experience of having Mrs. Zerbal um zooming into my home every day. Every day. And she did not judge when during a dental hygiene unit she asked the class who could floss. And my son excitedly raised his hand and proceeded to start dancing in front of the screen. Um and she rolled with it. She rolled with everything with with humor. And uh you have to love when those moments happen. And I saw that that Mrs. deser loved when those moments happened. Um she's why I will always remember to start my letters at the top uh no matter what. And she introduced me to um to I think of the the greatest characters in all of literature, Elephant and and the great Mo Williams. And
044so I wanted to end with a quote from Mo Williams who said, "My favorite book is my next one. I'm always hoping to make my next book my best one. And so I hope that your next chapter is your greatest yet. But boy will we miss you. Thank you. And now our formal resolution honoring Elizabeth Dei Zerbal for 25 years of service in the Wisburn Unified School District. 26. My apologies. Welcome to the next board. >> For 26 years, those employees who've devoted a very significant part of their work life to the Weisburn Unified School District deserve special recognition. Wisburn has changed greatly over the past 26 years and this change has brought many challenges to all employees. Commendations are in order for those individuals who have led this change and affected the lives of
045our students and staff. Whereas Dee Zerbal in rising to meet the challenges of providing for our students has for 26 years been a beloved member of the Wise Unified School District serving as a teacher at Holly Glenn Elementary School. Whereas her knowledge, patience, and calm presence has served as a guiding force for colleagues and families alike. She has not only advocated for students with unique behavioral and emotional needs, but also helped others grow in their understanding of how to support students with empathy, consistency, and care. And whereas DD has served as an advocate and ally as a as a union representative, ensuring that the needs of employees are met so that they can be the best educators for all of our students. And whereas Dee has brought deep expertise, compassion, and unwavering dedication to supporting
046students with challenging behaviors, her ability to build meaningful relationships with students while maintaining high expectations has positively impacted countless lives and helped create supportive learning environments where all students could succeed. And whereas one of her greatest strengths throughout her career has been her commitment to partnership and collaboration. She consistently worked alongside site administration, support staff, teachers, aids, and office staff with the shared goal of creating stronger systems and better outcomes for students. Her willingness to listen, problem solve, and support others helped foster a positive and collaborative school culture. She understood that supporting students effectively requires teamwork, and she valued every role within the school community. Therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Wiseburn Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Elizabeth Zerbal for her years of dedication to the children,
047parents, and staff members of the Wise Unified School District. Ready? One, two, three. Head down. >> Big smiles everybody. One, two, three. >> Or one, two, three. A Dodgers one. >> Let's do it. Dodgers one. >> Are you ready? Dodgers on three. One, two, three. >> Perfect. Thank you. If we can also have De's family come on up. Big smile everybody. One, two, three. Are you ready? Big smile. We got it. We have one. Yeah, >> we have one final retiree who's not here today, but we'd like to honor her. It's Chio Mia. >> This is a resolution honoring Chio for her 42 years of service in Weisburn Unified School District. Whereas Chio is rising to meet the challenge of providing for our students has for 42 years been a beloved member of the Weisburn
048Unified School District serving as a health aid clerk at Delair Elementary formerly Wanda Anza School. Whereas Chio has remained a positive and supportive influence on staff as well as students through the many changes of the school from moving to a new location, changing its name, and the transition between administrative teams. And whereas Chio's dedication, compassion, and loyalty have made a lasting difference in the lives of countless students, families, and staff over her career, and many students served have returned as parents themselves and have been comforted by her continued presence and care. And whereas Chio's humor and cheery personality always help students and staff feel safe during a health offic's mo more challenging times and a moment that can feel scary changes to smiles and comfort. And whereas Chio has been more than just a member
049of a great team, she's helped everyone soar. Therefore, let it be resolved that the board of trustees of the Wisburn Unified School District publicly commends and recognizes Shio for her years of dedication to the children, parents, and staff members of the Weis Unified School District. Congratulations. >> The next part of our agenda, we will be recognizing our employees of the year. So, I'm going to turn that over to Dr. Silvers. Good evening. Uh we are Tess Tess, you can hear me. Um we are really really excited today to be able to share um video uh recognition of some of our employee of our employees of the year for this year. Um just a few weeks ago, we had an opportunity to have um a staff appreciation day um where we're able to to honor these
050folks um in person. And I just think it's it's fitting that they're here today and that we get to share this with them because, you know, in front of the board and in this um in this in this room, you know, because these people have have certainly made a huge impact on the district both this year and many years. Um so I just want to thank the the staff that, you know, recommended these folks that went through the process of of I guess nomination is a better word there of of nominating these folks. Um, and more importantly, a big thank you to the individuals that we're going to recognize today. Um, to their families, um, who are I see some out there as well. Um, without further ado, our first employee is Margarita Cisneros Garcia.
051Uh, the video. Yeah, >> as you all know, I could keep talking, so I appreciate the uh the applause there. Um, you know, Margarita is a is one of our systems analysts. Is our systems analyst. um I should say here at the district um there's lots of systems and I'm going to let the folks on this video speak you know speak to this um but you know really as as a district um employee it's it's amazing what she's able to do and um I think you'll hear that in the video now >> Margarita is the absolute perfect person for this award she is such a systems thinker >> so we talk about data all the time in education but sometimes when we get numbers and spreadsheets and student information and student addresses, it can get
052really, really sloppy. She smiles when that challenge comes her way. And her job, she will work so hard to find the best solution the quickest she can. I have seen her take laptops home and text me at night to be like, I finally figured it out. >> I have found Margarita to be the the consmate problem solver. She looks behind the scenes. and she looks uh behind our our programs that are very complex and she's able to find solutions but solutions that will last us long-term system solutions not just a fix to the problem uh but much deeper than that. >> She's extremely conscientious. She's very hardworking and she's just a very detailoriented person. I still work with her um troubleshooting power school related things and uh she's always very thorough and making sure things
053are running smoothly. When we went to P school University beforehand, she interviewed everyone who worked with our student information systems. She talked to office managers. She talked to teachers. She talked to administrators and gathered all of their problems, concerns, issues, questions, and took all of them into bear. When we went to that conference, she went to every session she could. She spoke to every person she could in order to bring all of those answers back. The woman is so excited with a new challenge. when you ask her if she'd like to attend a webinar, she's the first to sign up and says thank you because she wants to continue to learn and grow and develop. >> She's just so brilliant in how she understands data, how she's able to look at the back end of
054some of these very very difficult programs so that we can just be better as a district so we have clean data um so that frontf facing our families see a very polished and very professional uh school district. >> This is the type of person you always want to have on your team. She does everything she can to make life for others in Weisburn easier. Go. Okay. I was waiting for the the intro slide there. Um, next up, we're able to uh recognize our certificated employee of the year. Um, and this year that's Brandy Garcia. Unfortunat well, fortunately for the students that she's with. Uh, she's in Washington DC. Um, Angel knows well about that and Kiana and so forth. But um so she's not able to be with us today, but it was really nice
055to be able to um celebrate that with with both Brandy and and her mom, Maria, who also came, who's a longtime employee um of the district. And um you know, just the intentionality that she goes through with her teaching um since she started at I'm not going to say her age when she started, but it was she was pretty close out of college. So, um, and when she was hired here, she just really, um, she's a natural and, um, her students benefit every day from having her in the classroom with them. Uh, so we'll let the video roll. >> I met Brandy for the first time when she was long-term subbing as a eighth grade English teacher and immediately was blown away by how creative she is and how excited she was to learn and
056to grow. as a teacher. >> It's clear when you walk into her classroom that there's a a culture of acceptance. There's a culture of collaboration. There's really a culture of respect and love between teacher and student and student back to teacher. >> She explains things a lot and then like if you don't understand it, you can ask her like, "Oh, I don't understand it." Or like, "Can you help me with this?" And then she helps you and then it like she makes it click in your brain. >> Every day she shows up happy and ready to teach and it makes all of us happy. >> She makes everyone feel welcome, especially like new kids. She just made me feel like so welcome in like in the community. >> She wants everyone to be the best
057version of themselves. Students, colleagues, families. >> Bry is so good for teacher of the year because she just does everything. She is involved with the students. She's involved with the community. She's involved with the staff. She tries to get her foot into every door and make sure it stays open for everybody else behind her as well. If I have an idea and I want to just put it out there into the universe, she will grab on to it and help me figure out the next steps and how to make it a reality. Bringy's a dreamer. She always thinks of like the next fun, exciting idea. She dreams for the students, even if they don't dream for themselves. She's always dreaming of the best way that our school can be and that our teachers can be.
058And you 100% deserve this recognition because you make our campus a beautiful place to be. Thank you, Miss Garcia, for helping us empower our way through middle school. Thank you, Miss Gar, for like teaching me all the math I know and helping you understand me. And I'm so sad that I'm leaving, but you know, I won't forget you when I'm famous, cuz we all know I'm going famous. >> I'll be famous, too, one day. >> We're not going to forget you. Good evening. I'm pleased to present um our honore for the engage empower elevate award which is a unique award to school district. Um this year our recipient is Karen Chapkane who is our preschool enrichment program coordinator. Karen is someone that goes above and beyond in all she does and she is a highly
059valued employee and I think just fully represents what this award is about. and she when you think of the little three-year-olds that are entering our doors for the first time as a Wiseburn student and her faces are greeting you um smiling, cheering you on, encouraging you to come through the door each day um is exactly who you want to have in that spot. And I just am thrilled and honored that she um is this recipient for this school year. And you'll see many wonderful things being said about her. For over 26 years, you've shown up for our students, our community, and our district with so much heart. >> Karen has been a long-standing employee in the Weisburn School District, going back to her time at Rainbow River and now for the last several years being
060our director of our preschool, Wiseburn preschool enrichment program. Karen, you are a light, a kind, generous person, and you are often the first face our families see when they start their time in Wisburn. Hi Karen, congratulations on your award. It's so special seeing how much the students love you. They truly love you and that says so much about the environment that you've created at this wonderful preschool. Thank you for everything that you do. >> I love you so much. >> I love you a thousand times. >> I love you 10 10 thousand times. >> Hey Karen, I just want to say thank you for everything you do here at the preschool for us. >> Hi Miss Karen. I just want to say thank you for all your kindness, your patience with us, the team, and
061the kids, and for all you do for all of us. So, thank you so much. >> She helped me um um clean up that paper that I made up. She helps us with our lunch. >> Miss I love um I love Miss Karen. I've had the pleasure of working with you in my first job in the district at Rainbow River where you're such an incredible leader, truly valued colleague, and most importantly, a cherished friend. You show so much energy and love for our littlest learners at the preschool, and that's so inspiring, and it's why your name is on this award. Thank you, Karen, for all you do for Wiseburn, and congratulations. >> Thank you, Karen. And our final recognition tonight is to highlight um two members of our Weisburn community who were recognized by our
062parents um in Weisburn with the community advisory committee award um our CAC award through our Southwest SLPA. So these are families that um nominated um two members of our team um for the work they do in supporting our students with special needs. Uh the first recipient is Myer Figureroa who is our speech language pathologist at the preschool and Holly Glenn Elementary. And tonight we also have with us Mr. Brandon Herrera who is one of our district BCBAs who is also Dr. Brandon please come up. Does he get a roast too? >> Yeah. It's almost ready. >> One, two, three. One, two, three. >> We can have Brandon's family come on up as well. All right. Big smiles. Big smiles. Okay. Ready. One, two, three. Good job. One more. Ready. One, two. Oh, wait. One more.
063Big smiles. One, two, three. Thank you. Before we take a quick break to celebrate all of the successes that we've uh been talking about today, uh we do have a procedural item. So those that are looking to retire, I do have a motion in a second, but if they don't vote on it, you're going to be here for a while. No, but I first wanted before I actually ask and take the vote, I would like to thank everybody that's receiving an award or a recognition for all of their many, many years of service, whether it's 10, 15, 20, 25, 26, 30, 40, are retiring. Thank you incredibly for all of the service and dedication that you've demonstrated to the Wise Unified School District. It's truly been a pleasure and an honor to serve with you
064and in taking care of all of our students and children here in the Wis Unified School District. Thank you. Words are probably uh too too small to to thank you for all of the service that you've done over so so many years and so many efforts as well. So, thank you and I'll let my colleagues if they've some comments to to share as well. >> I just want to take a moment and reiterate Roger's comments as well. I want to thank you to all the honores tonight. um to the retirees, to the awardees for everything that you do. Um I've been blessed uh to be here at this district as a student as well. So I've also had these wonderful teachers and my children as well. So again, from the bottom of my heart, thank
065you very much. >> I'll merely echo uh the same sentiment and I got I had the privilege of attending the staff appreciation day and and as it was starting I said to Dr. silvers. I said, "Look at the amazing people in this room." And I we should be honoring everybody here today for the role you play, the important work you do. And I don't know why we're celebrating so many of you leaving. I don't want that. I don't really get that. But we do wish you all tremendously well. I also do want to take a moment to call out two of our honores, uh, Robin and Dee, who are WFA presidents and have come to every one of these board meetings, and most of them are not nearly as interesting as this one. So, thank
066you for doing that and uh wishing you all. >> Thank you. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor? >> I motion carries 300. Thank you. We'll take a break to celebrate. >> We'll go ahead and take a five minute recess. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you everyone. We are Jason. Are we back online, please? Excellent. Thank you. We're going to go ahead and resume our meeting at 7:29. And we left off on section 8, uh, reports and information. Item 8.1 is board member reports. Going to go ahead and start to my left hand side with Nelson and his comments. >> All right. Again, I just wanted to congratulate all the longtime honores um retirees as I mentioned and the awardees on this is my favorite night of the year where
067we get to recognize um all of them. So again, congratulations to them and their families. Um I also wanted to just take a quick moment to thank uh Blake with um taking me for a sitewalk the other day. I had a opportunity to go to Delair. I had missed their their uh open house. also had a chance to see the wonderful classrooms and and and and tour the site and also see some of the projects that are going to be upcoming in the summer um at Delair. Um also had an opportunity to visit Holly Glenn um where I did miss um also their open house unfortunately due to work commitment but had a chance to see them prep um as they were preparing for open house and um had a wonderful time seeing all the
068classrooms and and and seeing the sites. sites are also in tremendous shape as we wind down the the school year. Um, I also wanted to take a quick moment to thank uh Dee and and Robin for a wonderful uh afternoon at Cafe Marmallay where we got had a chance to just have conversations and good discussions. So, thank you. Thank you both for that as well. That's all I have tonight. >> Thank you, Nelson. Next, we'll go to Dr. Golden Neil. >> Thank you, Roger. >> Again, accolades to all the the honores tonight. Um, thank you also Dr. Silvers for our visit. Roger and I had the opportunity to visit Delair and see some of the magical things that are happening there. And one of the really incredible moments was in this Garcia's classroom when they
069were doing the egg drop to see who would survive. And one of the things that was so beautiful to me that was so inspiring was this was a very coordinated effort between all the great teachers and they all the classrooms are doing three different exercises and the one we got to witness was the egg drop. And what was so beautiful, and I have this on video, and I play this whenever I'm sad, is all of the kids cheering for all the other kids saying, "Please don't break. Please don't break. Please don't break." as they're about, you know, and and they're all breaking, but you know, please don't break. And and it didn't matter. There was no competition. It was all cheering and joy and love. And kudos to the culture that's been created there. Just
070just wonderful. On a more business note, um we are part of a JPA called the local classrooms funding authority. It it is our turn. This is a joint effort between Sentinel, Hawthorne, Lennox, Lndale, and Weisburn. Uh I am the representative of that. Is our turn. I am now the chair of this committee. We met again. This is responsible for uh the what's it called? The property tax partial tax. I was pleased to report we did not raise the rates on the parcel tax that was voted to not do that. We have actually never raised the rates since it was in its I think it's 11 years existence. So pleased to to do that. Also wanted to point out two things. One uh this year there will be no assessed fee to any of the districts
071because the budget is solid. So there's no additional fees we need to prepare for which is nice to to report. And then also I wanted to make this note of this card. If you are watching at home or know someone here tonight that is 65 or older, particularly if they're having uh fixed income or financial uh challenges, you're not obligated to pay it if you turn this in and you have that opportunity. We certainly don't want to uh we want people to have that opportunity. And I also want to recognize Wendy for getting current this Yeah. this this Wendy for for get don't look around for getting us current with minutes. Thank you very much. I know that was an arduous task and we're all up to date and much appreciated. That's it for me,
072Mr. President. >> Thank you, Neil. Have a just a couple of comments tonight as well. I had an opportunity to attend a walkth through at Deler Elementary School and do a site visit and I got to tell you it's amazing and inspiring when we walk and see the campuses and the engagement with the students. It's absolutely wonderful. I'm going to piggyback on Neil's comment on the egg drop because that was by far the most exciting part of the whole thing. But what was really interesting is we were there for quite a while. We also got to see the planning phase and the students interacting developing their protection of the egg. And one student said, which I thought was absolutely brilliant, are we dropping a raw egg, a hard-boiled egg, or like a scrambled egg? That's
073huge, right? Because if you're in engineering, you got to know how what to do with it, right? It's a very different story if you're dropping a hard-boiled egg. So I really appreciated the the enthusiasm, the camaraderie amongst the students. It was really in inspiring in that they were truly trying to help each other with the whole process as Dr. Goldman said. Then after when it came to the actual egg drop, they were all cheering for each other, which is really cool because it was like a competition anyway to see which one didn't break, but they were very united in it. So congratulations to our teachers for doing such a wonderful event. I really appreciated uh seeing it, being a part of it and experiencing that because my my boys are much older now, but I
074remember when they would come home so excited for that competition as well. So, thank you Dr. Silvers for uh for leading that sitewalk. Absolutely fantastic to see and thank you to all of our teachers for promoting that engagement. That's all I have in terms of my comments for tonight. Uh so, next we'll go to section 8.2, two, which is school site update and we have an update from Aviation Elementary, Miss Graves. >> Yeah. >> Hello. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> President Banuelos, Dr. Silvers, Dr. Dooall, board of trustees. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share all of the exciting things happening um at aviation. I know the last time we were here we were um in the midst of our I Ready diagnostic midyear. So I will share how that went and
075um how it's going so we can check that out. We'll be looking at the priorities reading, math, science, and then focusing on our student wellness and safety. Um and I have a few students who like to share some updates in that area with you in a little bit. So looking at reading, we are focusing on our I Ready Diagnostic, which as you um know is our personalized instruction and progress monitoring and looking specifically in the area of reading. We were focusing onformational text. So this was at the very beginning of the school year. We looked at um tier one, we had 43% of our students were early on, mid or above grade level. Um we had tier 2, 30% of our students were one grade level below. And then tier three, 27% of our students
076were two or more grade levels below. Our goal was to by midyear increase that to 60% forformational text um across the board. And we were pretty close. We got 59% of our students. So we almost um hit our target of 60%. We are very excited that we um were at 59%. But the great thing if you look at tier three, our beginning of the year we were at 27 and we wanted to shrink that and we did to 15%. Um and that is continuing. We're seeing that trend um currently as we're finishing up our diagnostic um for reading right now. And then you can see our tier 2 um also shrunk as well. So that was our our whole goal was to expand that tier one and shrink in the other two areas. If we
077do a deeper dive into um right here um if we look at I like to see things stacked. So if we look at this the top number that's kind of marked out a little darker is your middle of the year diagnostic and then the lighter color underneath is beginning of the year diagnostic. So you can see across the board where we're at tier three the red area um has shrunk significantly in some areas and continued to shrink. So did our yellow area. So we were closing that gap in those two areas. And then looking at our tier one, um definitely made some expansions and growth in that area as well across the board in all of our domains that we were focused on. And again, we were really zoning in and honing in on thatformational
078text um because our hope was that that would continue. We would see that across all of our subjects um and continuing to see that growth. Now diving into our individual grade levels. This is our third grade. Again, that top darker tier or bar is our midyear and on the bottom is beginning of the year. So, you can see the growth in third grade um was pretty awesome. Uh we went from 53% uh at the beginning of the year up to 75% midyear. Um and again, that's trending in the same direction for um our end of the year diagnostics that we're still in the process of completing. And then looking at uh tier three where we had 19% of our students um in tier three we were able to decrease that almost by half uh to
07910% in third grade. So we saw this consistently with our other grade levels as well. Looking at fourth grade again looking at tier three we were at 20% beginning of the year. we were able to um close that gap a little more to uh 11% and we're continuing to see that trend in fourth grade currently with the scores that are coming in. Um and then we made that 13% growth from beginning of the year to um midyear forformational text for fourth fifth grade again looking at um almost cutting that in half at our tier three area and closing that gap. And then also looking at um our tier two, we did see great gains. And then looking at our tier one, which is where we were focused, we were able to increase by 14%. So
080we are trending in the right direction with our reading. And like I said, we're starting to see um similar similar trends currently with our diagnostic. Uh we have about a hundred or so more uh results uh coming in throughout the rest of well, I guess tomorrow is the end of the week, so throughout the rest of the week. Um and a lot of our students are in the middle of their diagnostic currently. So we'll have those um hopefully by end of day tomorrow. So our goal, we are shooting for 80% mastery by the end of the year um with ourformational text. Um this is a new program that we're trying. So we've we've experimented with different strategies in the classrooms. And so we felt as a team 80% is a good target for right now.
081We would like to increase that next year. But um at the end of the year our goal is 80% mastery in specifically informational text. We are continuing with our I Ready uh my paths. We are looking at our core literature and our book club focus in across all grade levels. I think last time um I talked mostly about fifth grade and what we are doing with that. We're seeing it now fourth grade and third grade and they're developing some great um discussions with the students as well and how they're leading those literature circles um with each other. recently third grade we um saw them with Charlotte's Web and it was a great experience that um a few of you were able to come with us to go check out too. We currently have our intervention
082support and our intervention specialist who is supporting um in reading and expanding into math as well this year. And then we, as you've seen um throughout these slides, we have uh that very cute mascot, Plory in the bright orange, who is um the mascot for I Ready comes to our school site and then celebrates with us. And we had a celebration midyear for students making growth. And we are preparing for another really exciting celebration um in a week for students who are continuing to make growth. looking at math, focusing on our I Ready information as well. At the beginning of the year, we focused on number and operations and I shared with you number and operations. It's the foundation of your algebra, algebraic thinking, measurement and data, geometry. It it's the foundation of everything mathematical
083that we do. So, looking at our tier one, we were at 40% early on, mid or above grade level um at the beginning of the year. Tier two, we were at 47% and then tier three, we had 13% of our students two or more grade levels below. Our goal was to um improve or increase and build tier 1 up to 60%. And we were able to accomplish that and go a little beyond. So we were at 63% of our students by mid year in January when I was here last time. Um we're >> we need to take a little break and acknowledge that. I think that's fantastic. Thank you so much. I'm passing. >> We're very very excited um working with our teachers. Um as you know, we worked with the Coats and Foundation and
084so our focus was math as well. And then working with Holly Compton, our thank you our district um math specialist. I feel like all of the things we've been doing and trying this school year um is reflected here in the hard work of our students and then of our staff as well. So, we're very grateful for the hard work and we're we're seeing even more of the exciting results coming through right now in math um for the end of the school year. Uh you can see looking at tier three, we were at beginning of the school year 13% we were able to um move to only 4% of our students in tier three. So, the great hard work that we've been doing is definitely showing in the results that we're getting. again looking now you
085can see and I know we talked a little bit about geometry last time because that definitely was an area where we were hoping to um close that gap in tier three and with all of the hard work we've been doing with number and operations you can see across the board it's it's happening so we're making great gains in math um by honing in on that one area looking at third grade now you can really dive into how they were um working really hard with their number and operations strategies uh and looking at tier three went from 13% of our students where um two or more grade levels below and at mid year we were at 2%. Um so seeing that continue to close is really exciting for us and then looking at um our tier
086one we were at 32% at the beginning of the year increased to 50. So, our goal since since January has been to shift that 48% over um and can continue to see that growth in third grade, fourth grade, again, significant gains. As you can see, we were able to move many more students over into the at above or um or on grade level, going from 46% to 76% and taking that 21% in tier three and um shrinking it down to to 5% of our students >> and then fifth grade as well. Um looking at our our tier three at 12%, we were able to close that gap to 5% of our students. And then looking at that growth beginning of the year, 41% up to 63%. Um, and if you were to ask our fifth
087grade students who are here today, they've been working really hard in this area. Would you agree? Really focusing on math um to help close those gaps and to make great gains this school year. So, we're really excited about the progress and all the growth we're making at aviation. Our goal is 80% mastery by the end of the school year with numbers and operations. Um, and we are looking like we will be on track for that if not to surpass it. So, very excited about the the the growth that we've made this year in math. We're continuing with our I Ready My Path um during our PLC time looking at data analysis. Teachers have been um great about trying different things in the classrooms, looking at math stations, how we can do rotations, um working with
088uh Miss Compton, our district math specialist. And then those I Ready celebrations are really fun to have. So we'll see a lot of students celebrating next week. In the area of science, um we were very happy earlier this school year to be able to hire our steam um tech aid to come in. And as soon as she um started from day one, she hit the ground running. She designed the Lego robotics for the students to ensure that every third, fourth, and fifth grade student had the opportunity to build a robot, to program them, to code them, and then to drive them. Um, we also are focusing on having more science labs in the steam lab. Uh, and then our fifth grade classes are continuing the science rotations, so they have the opportunity to get used
089to experiencing other teachers as well and then looking at specific areas with them. Um, our PTA was great about helping uh while we were in the process of hiring our steam um, tech aid. So, they sponsored a Lego robotics build at Da Vinci Science earlier in the school year. And then they also um, hosted an aviation science fair for the first time. We had several entries and students showcasing some really great ideas and projects. Um, they were able to to share all of that information um, at an evening event that we had on campus. And then looking at our student wellness and safety. Um, this is something that we've really been focusing on and building up at our school. We obviously are focused on our academics and then we're also really focused on how do
090what does our culture look like for our students, for our staff, um, and building that. Uh, so we work with our core team. Um, I work with them alongside our counselor and Miss Renee to plan our staff meetings focusing on capturing kids hearts and our DEI lessons. Um, we have our weekly bull bulldog assemblies on Monday mornings. It's whole school and our student council um completely leads it now. At the beginning, I was doing a little more hands-on, but now I hand the slides over to them and they run the meeting. Um, which is really great to see. And then we have our bulldog bark. Um you'll hear a little more about Next Edition coming out in just a few minutes. I'm very excited about that. Um something new that we added this semester, we
091started with our positive office referral. So we really want to make sure that we're building our culture and supporting our students um in the areas of of being their bulldog best. Um which uh Lily and Zulie will talk to you about in just a moment. Um but our new office referral, it looks like this. Students who are showing um their bulldog best looking at being respectful, being responsible, honesty, um hardworking, positive attitude, and kindness are recognized at a a monthly meeting. And then they get to come to the office and they get to call home. Um and they start off with, "Hi, mom. Hi, Dad. This is not an emergency. I have great news to share." Um because parents when they see aviation, they get worried, right? So, we always start with that and then
092they get to read their office referral to their um their family member and um it was just really heartwarming for those first conversations with them because then I would get on and explain what it was because they're like what is happening and um a lot of celebrations and some tears of just joy and and hearing that we're highlighting great things happening on our campus. Uh and then we started our bulldog ambassador program and that kicked off earlier this semester as well. And I have two of our current ambassadors um here with us who would like to share a few words with you. Ladies, would you like to come up? >> Okay. >> Hello Unified School Board. Put it down. Thank you. >> Hello, Wispurn Unified School Board. I'm Lily and I'm Zullie. We are student
093ambassadors at Aviation Elementary School. We are very excited to be here today. What do we do for our What do we do for our jobs, you may ask? As ambassadors, we get to school a little earlier in the mornings so that we are ready to greet fellow Bulldogs. We make sure everyone is their bulldog best and make sure the environment is clean by helping put by helping Bulldogs put their bikes and scooters away so nobody trips over them. As ambassadors, we greet Bulldogs by saying positive things and asking how they're doing. Sometimes our amazing counselor, Principal Graves, and teachers help us. We arrive ready to give bright smiles to every bulldog. To show your bulldog best means B, be responsible. E, effort all the way. S safety first. Treat treat others with respect. We are
094also current writers for the Bulldog Bark School newspaper. We have been on the B Bulldog Bark staff for all three editions. We are collaborating on an exciting piece for the third edition. The third edition drops on June 9th. We are so thankful for all the additional opportunities students have at aviation like Bulldog Bark, Bulldog Ambassadors, and Student Council. We feel like we have grown and gained new skills that will help us in middle school. Thank you. >> So, we were very excited to um launch our Bulldog Ambassadors program um starting with fifth grade and we had a few students who were like, "Well, that sounds kind of cool." and then after they saw how great it was and seeing the smiling faces when they walked up to the gate, um we had more students apply
095and so um we were very excited to continue this and we had some ideas on how we can expand it next school year. Um but we we kicked off earlier this semester. So it's been great to have the first the first people our students see are are their peers and it's really nice to have that experience. Um now let's shift our thinking and our ideas to our staff. Uh I was very excited to go a few weeks ago to the Coaten graduation. Um as you know we have had a partnership with Coaten for um over a decade. I was one of the first fellows back in 2016 who went through as a math fellow. Uh and then we also had the writing fellowship a few years ago followed by a postfellowship year and then we
096rolled into a two-year math fellowship which um we just had graduation for our seven fellows and our one mentor. We are very excited that Coten gave us the opportunity to have another post fellowship year and we will be focusing on literacy and really deep diving into the literature that our students are reading looking at corate um novels that we're going to hopefully revamp and come up with some other ideas um for this is the first time in coat history uh that a school has been asked for a second PFY year. So we feel very honored that they selected our school site as um the first school to to try this and see how it goes. Um with our first PFY year, we became a coaten um model school. So we had a lot of other
097school sites and teachers coming in to see all the hard work we were doing with math. Um so now we're excited to expand to literacy uh next school year and it'll be under the leadership of Trisha Mano, our our um lovely mentor. The seven fellows who are pictured here, they will also um be continuing on as well. It's open to any um alumni and our seven said we want to continue. So they will continue one more um wonderful year with Kurtson as well. So, continuing on our next steps, we're going to uh really focus on with our I Ready team and that partnership, continuing to build it, uh deep diving into data, looking at that, and then continuing our celebrations for I Ready. Um monitoring that growth and meas looking at how our students are
098doing, where they're at, and where they what we need to do to get them to the next to the next step. Our teachers are great about diving into data and they're the first ones to come tell me how their students are doing as soon as we take a diagnostic and I love that they're just um so compassionate and and invested in their students data and what can we do to help support each other. Um and then we're still looking at using that win time intentionally. Um, our focus will really be data analysis during our PLC time um, next year along with continuation of building our our rubrics and our assessments as we move into piloting our achievement report next year. And then celebrating our students and our staff is is huge. It really builds the
099culture we have at aviation and focusing on both both our our our kids and our adults um, has been really great. upcoming events. Tomorrow is our bulldog plus one dance. Uh it is disco theme. Um students picked out my outfit today and we ordered it on Amazon. It will be here at tomorrow morning at 4 am. So I am ready to go. They were worried about my attire. Um we do have our bulldog bark third edition coming out on the 9th. So get ready for that. And then uh our fifth grade promotion is on the 10th and our field day and last day of school is on the 11th. We have a lot of great things coming up. Um, one thing I I forgot to mention and it's not up here because it's um hot
100off the press. We do work closely with um the Friendship Foundation uh and we have been building our aviation friendship club. Um and this year we were able to expand. We had third and fourth grade. We were able to expand into fifth grade as well with the support of our um special education teachers, Kim James, James James, our speech um language pathologist, Alina Rodriguez, our psychologist, and um our wonderful counselor, Miss Renee. Uh we received an email today letting us know that there is an event um this weekend uh where aviation will be recognized as the elementary school club of the year for all of the hard work that we have put into friendship club and building it which is very exciting. Um so we're it's just another area where we're focusing on our students
101and how we can really build that culture and support each other. So I just wanted to share that exciting news that just came in a few hours ago. Um, and that's everything. Do you have any questions for me or for our fifth grade students while they're still here? >> I do have one question for our ambassadors. What do you like the most about your your role and your job there every every morning? >> Do you want to come? >> I get really happy when like I say good morning to people and they say good morning back because it honestly takes a lot of guts to do that. It does. >> I like how everybody um when we say good morning are always like happy that we said good morning and they get like a little
102bit happier each morning. >> Fantastic. Thank you >> and Zulie, right? >> Yeah. Thank you guys for doing that. And what it's it's I just wanted to recognize you guys for having the courage and coming and sharing tonight. That takes good for you. And I also want to single out your principal and Miss Ventura for the culture you're creating and that's the magic that's making this happen. I'm not surprised you again got Coen to say we want you again and again to win this friendship club of the year. That's in due to the culture you're creating, the love that's that's happening there, the leadership. So thank you very much for what you're doing at the school. I also wanted to just take a moment to thank the ambassadors. Thank you for leading leading by example
103and instilling that that positive culture that you started at the beginning of the day. So, thank you both for doing that. And to Summer and everybody involved in the results that we're seeing that I know it's a lot of work. Uh that's incredible. Thank you because you're seeing the results. you're seeing that we're bucking the system, especially in math at third and fifth grade level, which is doing it's countering what's happening in the state of California. So, kudos to you. Thank you, Holly. I see you in the back there as well. Um, and please share that with all the teachers because these are incredible results. This is great stuff. So, thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah. And then one more thing on the math front. Um, and I don't know if Dr. Silvers, this is
104in the how-tos, but because we have this data, which is again so inspiring, wonderful to see, and I'd love us to dig deeper, not something you'll share with us because it's confidential, but for those students who did progress tremendously, what are the lessons there for those students who did not progress, what are the lessons there so we can continue to use the data not only to be proud and celebratory, but to learn and in improve our practices to just take the next step every year. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you. Thank you for your presentation. Next, we are going to go to item 8.3 on our agenda, and it's a mathematics update. Uh, and also Weisber Middle School textbook adoption and math pathways update. Maggie. >> Well, I'm gonna hand the mic over to our math
105specialist. >> Oh, absolutely. We'd love to. Okay. pictures first. >> Can we take a picture with the ambassadors? That's way >> I'm going to be a little Erica. Let's move a little bit this way. I don't have that special media person would not approve. >> All right. You got you got a tough act to follow. >> I just hope I get them next year. That's what she was whispering on the side. They're going to be on my team. >> Welcome. All right. Um, thank you for having us here tonight. Um, for those of you listening at home, my name is Holly Compton. I'm our district math specialist. Um, and I was excited to work um, alongside our teachers at the middle school this year. Um, and uh, we have a a process that we went
106through um, for a few years now. um really thinking about the curriculum that we wanted to use and what we wanted to adopt. So this is the process we went through. Um and >> it was me at war. >> I'll take it. It's not me. >> Um okay. So we started way back uh with our mission and vision and we really dug deep into what our teachers wanted in a curriculum. Um and then um we we thought about also um talking to our kids. So tags along right with what you were saying. Um we talked to our students. We did we conducted empathy interviews to see what they really wanted in a math class in a math course. Um and so we got to learn a lot from our students. Um we we had students
107from every grade level represented. Um and it was a really fun time for those of us who got to do these interviews. Um, and from the interviews, we learned that our students were wanting a little bit more. They want a little bit more in terms of being able to talk to one another, to be able to do tasks with one another, and that was our big takeaway after we um listened to our kids. We we heard that they want to really hone in on the activities. So, that was their favorite thing across the board. We asked what their favorite things were and it and across the board the kids said they were always so much happier doing activities with one another. So we were really focused on that. So I am Ashley Bugma. I am
108a sixth grade math teacher at the middle school and I will just speak quickly to the test and select phase that we started at the beginning of this year. Um, we piloted starting in January with two different textbooks and we're finishing the last right now. Um, we made our selection and we're here today and I'll give you more details um on the next couple slides after Holly talks about implementation. >> Well, I'm really excited that I get to keep working with her next year. So, um I will uh continue working with the the middle school team as they implement um their first year of the um curriculum that they are hopefully adopting. Um and uh again, we we really thought hard about what was most important to us and to our students and like the
109big boulders that we wanted to build upon. So, we call those our essential standards. Um, we also thought more about our math pathways and wanting to make sure that um, we really addressed the California math framework that was just updated. Um, so a couple years ago, we started this process and we have a this is an oldie but goodie. We have our middle school teachers here on the team with us and our elementary teachers and we went to the California Math Conference and we were looking at materials um and we got really excited about some materials and we thought we should hit pause just for a moment because we want to make sure that there's enough time for the te textbook companies to address the California math framework. um there were going to be significant
110changes for the middle school and but not for the elementary. So we went ahead with our elementary adoption and we hit pause for our middle school. Uh we took a step back. Um but we are excited that we are taking a step forward now. We've been doing um some PD days. Uh we've had the team pulled out together. Um we've done lunch and learns with um the teams. they've agreed to give up their own time and um we've also gone to visit other schools um and watched um other teachers in mathematics in other places which is was a really valuable day um for us together um and then of course we've started looking at our scope and sequence so we will continue that work next year together >> and Holly were those other schools that
111you visited using this program or this uh curriculum that's being proposed the Eureka math No, we were watching best instructional programs. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> And then um we thought about our math pathways. So in sixth grade right now um we have all sixth graders enter um and take math six and that will not change um with our adoption. Um we will have our our students enter at sixth grade. Um but we also took a look at our criteria that we we established for what would um allow for acceleration um in mathematics. So we adjusted our criteria. We now have four criteria that we are using databased um and we are going through very thoroughly to understand who um would really benefit from acceleration. Um and we really wanted to cast the net wider. Um
112we wanted this to not be an optin. We wanted all of our students to be able to um take part in this. So we are all of the data points um are taken during the school day. So we have information on all of our students. Um we wanted to create more access for um algebra 1 for our students. Um, and that was feedback that we heard from the community and we wanted to really adjust and respond. So, our data is looking good. We are have we have a lot of students that are looking like they're probably heading toward acceleration for next year. So, more on that later. >> What we did and we have Miss Rainey here from Da Vinci to kind of explain what happens once they leave our little nest because there's many
113options at the high school level. And so we did wanted to present this together side by side on what our Da Vinci our friends are doing as well. >> Thank you. I'll be brief. I know that looks complicated but um I would say that Wiseburn and Da Vinci are aligned on the mission of opening the floor in terms of access to math and higher level math and raising the ceiling for all students. And so they come as they are and we greet them and we support them and we've been very fortunate to see really strong math coming to us from Weiseburn. So thank you for all of that hard work. Um, and our goal is to really take that baton and give kids lots of access points instead of a single linear path, which has
114been kind of a traditional trajectory over time, is wherever you are in nth grade, you can predict that out by four years. And so the complications that you see on here, and it's not even all of the possibilities uh represented, is that our sites have um looked to find ways to take students wherever they are when they come to us in 9th grade and then offer them opportunities to progress at a typical pace if that is what they need and also to accelerate if that is what they need and want. And being sensitive to like what they need and want and why. and who needs and wants that because sometimes there's some push and pull around parent wants versus student wants and needs. So you'll see on there um like between the ninth and the
11510th grade there is an opportunity for students to take geometry if they're coming in with algebra 1 or algebra 2 if they're coming in in geometry and that puts them kind of a step forward in able in order to get to those higher level maths. Um, some of our schools even a offer combos in um, like 10th grade of an of a geometry algebra 2 combo that allows kids to get to pre-calc. So, we're really carefully monitoring the effectiveness of these different strategies, but we know that it's really important for kids to get to um that higher level math. And then the last thing I'll say is um regardless of what level of math kids get to in 12th grade, it's really important for them to as as much as possible have four years of
116math and that affects their abilities. I see the nod. So I yeah, you know, to get into various colleges and competitive colleges. And so for some of our students, um that looks like an alternative math um like financial algebra if maybe calculus is not quite in reach yet. Um, and it may look like pre-calc, it could look like calc, it could look like advanced calc or calculus at El Camino. It can look like a data science class or a statistics. And so we >> Yeah, this is our best rendition of what this might look like. >> Thank you. All >> please don't test this. >> Today, sorry. Before you move forward on this, I'd like to say thank you for working together on this because that transition and that handoff is just so critical. It's
117how are we as a whole preparing our students, right? And I I when I say we, it's it's both Weisber Da Vinci because it's the entire curriculum and continuum of the instruction, right? Can't just have it at the end of 8th grade and then what happens at ninth? I mean, someone it's like a relay race. Someone picks up that baton, right? So this is really exciting and encouraging to see as well in terms of the collaboration that's happening. So thank you for sharing that with us. >> All right. So um I'll keep it brief. Also for our test and select we started with amplify desmos um as our first pilot for six weeks. Um the second pilot that we did for the following six weeks was Eureka math squared uh California. And after those pilots,
118we we had our upfront professional development with um the respective companies. We did our PLC time and then that led into these surveys that we sent. So the surveys were sent to parents, they were sent to students and then um all six of us math teachers also participated in the survey. And I think this is probably the part that you all want to hear. This was the main criteria that we were looking for in our textbook that we agreed were the um most significant points that we wanted from a book. Um number one, just a higher rigor. We wanted something that would provide the more discourse that Holly said that um the students asked for, you know, in those surveys. Um second the differentiation for our students with disabilities and our English learners was a
119big um key component that we were looking at. Uh the high quality assessments is very important for us. And finally the um support with UDL and how we're engaging with our students and the different types of representations that the curriculum provided um was also very important. And you can just see some of the quotes um of the survey that um were supportive of the curriculum that we are presenting. >> It is such a proud moment that every one of the teachers at the middle school was willing to take this on and so bravo to them for for doing this work because it's it wasn't an easy task mid year to to change you know kind of what you were doing. So >> I don't know if you're going to show us numbers nor do we
120need to see them but was it a landslide vote? Was it Okay. >> Yes, >> that's good. >> Yeah. >> Yes. On the next slide. >> One too many. >> I took the thunder. >> Go ahead. Um, so we included all of our educational partners. Um, Ashley touched on this a bit. Um, all of our middle school teachers and our math department participated, which is that is no small feat. Um I've never seen a math department get together and say like yes let's do this all of us together. Um so that was really wonderful. Um and I was able to sit in their collaboration meetings, their department meetings um and just listen to the professionalism and the the the um PLC process that they were going through um even when looking at these um textbooks.
121Um, I also got to join weekly te uh PLC's um with some of our math teachers, our sixth grade teachers. Um, and then of course we took um interest in our families and our community and and of course what the students had to say. So we we surveyed our students and took um those surveys seriously when we um considered which program we would go with. >> And so without further ado, We are respectfully asking the board to approve our recommendation for the Great Minds Eureka Masquerade California curriculum for our adoption for next year. And yes, Dr. Goldman, it was a landslide um as far as the teacher vote and very heavily um weighted towards this choice from the students. >> Yeah. So, if there are any questions, we're available. >> This is also the program
122we're using. Yes, lower grade. We're unified, >> very consistent, which of course is most important for making your job easier. So that's that that sounds like a win from additional levels. That's great. >> Yes, >> that was actually going to be my question in terms of the continuity of the program. So you feel this is since it's the same I guess manufacturer or um developer of this, you see the continuity from the different grade levels, they align from grade level to grade level. >> Absolutely. And actually that was one of the students comments that stuck out to me was that um they felt like they could jump right in because they were familiar with it from fifth grade. So um they were able to make the connection from fifth. Okay, this is what we're doing
123and then in sixth grade here we go. So yeah, >> fantastic. >> Thank you. >> We appreciate and thank you for your leadership here. uh and and for taking the time because I know uh your full-time job is not a full-time job. So, no, the amount of time and the extra work. Please thank all the the whole department and thank you in particular. Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next, we are going to go to item 8.4 on district leadership reports. I'm going to start right here with Marilyn. U we will be having our public hearing LCAP and adopted budget on June 9th, the same day that the Bulldog park comes out. >> Oh man, you're gonna have some major competition that day. I don't know. >> And
124I was lucky to be able to provide you a big chunk of that LCAP, you know, through our metrics, through our goals, um and and um reporting out. And we are adding quite a few new actions that we'll go into detail at our public hearing about just from feedback we've received from our um educational partners and and a large amount from our teachers as well. So it's very exciting with the governor's new budget to be able to provide some of these things to us. >> Mon'nique >> student services just a little preview. It's an exciting time of year because we get to review the systems and what we have in place for our students. And so we're really taking a deep look at our LO program and how that's working for families. Um but also
125student safety and well-being. So we're looking at our cell phone policy um our safety in terms of ebikes. Um and also screen time. Um, and so that includes talking to our administrators, hearing from our knowing, looking at our data and looking what students are saying about these things and how they're using these things, but also feedback from our community so that we can update our practices, our policies, and make sure that we are making the best decisions for our students. >> Just a question on the LO program. Do we have thoughts for next year? Do are we thinking any adjustments? Maybe I'm premature, but >> we are looking into how we can strengthen the program. So, um, one big adjustment that we made last year was with the middle school um, allowing the students to
126complete work that's provided by their teachers because that system was was already strongly in place instead of using our school's PL program. For elementary school students, it's a little bit different. Um, and so and we have gotten feedback from schools PL. there's some ease of use and some benefits to it, but also some constructive feedback that we're taking into consideration, working with schools PLP to strengthen some of the lessons and also looking at um how we can just better address some of the feedback from our families. >> Thank you. >> I think it's important to know we also have to look at return on investment. You know, is the amount of time, effort, cost worth it for the amount of money that we're that we get that we recoup, I guess, for lack of a
127better term. So, um, that's all going to go into some some prep and summer work >> and and maybe in the budget workshop you can bring us up to date on that. >> Sure, Marl. >> Yeah, >> that' be great. >> Thank you. >> Next, we'll go to Kim, special education. >> Nothing for me this evening. >> Next, we'll go over to our deputy superintendent. >> He had our update earlier today. >> Oh, excellent. Now, we'll go to our superintendent, Dr. Silvers. >> Sure. just a couple a couple updates um to me and I just uh sort of want to focus on um you know I had a chance to sub in a classroom today. It was a eighth grade uh social studies classroom. That's what I taught you know when I when I was
128um wrapping up. I just realized how hard you know being a teacher um and you know in particular this was a middle school classroom and um you it's just a different uh different pace to the day. Um, and and I think that's just sort of telling and and um I guess it's um it's an honor to be able to celebrate today, you know, those that are retiring and just the um the long-term commitment that that these educators have made in various various different aspects of of schooling. I mean, today we honored folks that that keep our students safe and healthy, you know, with with with some of our retirees. Um, we honor just long-standing teachers, you know, our youngest learners. Um, those that that supervise our students on the playground. Um, we have, uh, you
129know, those that are that are making sure our students are healthy and and fit. Um, you know, we have union leadership, um, in in that group. And and just all of that together really helps support our students on a daily basis and makes this community what it is. And so I I you know I went into a classroom earlier today to sub and I got to celebrate today with those people that do that every day. Um whether it be a a classroom in a nurse's office, you know, on the playground. Um it's just a fitting way to end the day. And so I just wanted to start by saying that. Um then I'll move over to a little bit, you know, more business. Um you know, if you ever want, we're we're doing uh musical
130performances over at the middle school. We have we have students that are that are walking and um you know I'll tell you if you ever walk past a TK student, if you ever need a happy day, walk past a TK student. I mean, it is absolutely the most uplifting thing that you could do is walk past these little people who just wave and just are happier than anything. Um to walk, to sing, to learn, whatever it is, it's just really really inspiring. And and um I was inspired by walking past. It was about a probably a 30-se secondond interaction across the street and it was lasting on the day. You know, it really it really had a lasting impact on the day and so I just had to say that too cuz I experienced that
131yesterday. Um and I also want to share with the board um going to the business side of it. We are um in negotiations right now with Fablettics. I know I've I've sort of brought you up to speed. Um, Fabletics has offered a um $250,000 over five-year sponsorship agreement for the for the uh sports facility, the uh sports complex. Um, it's really kind of a no strings attached other than their name somewhere um on the field on the the board, which and that money then in turn goes back into sort of the coffers to be able to maintain that facility. It allows us to keep price costs low um for our outside users. So, we're not um we're not down to the nitty-gritty of of the contract just yet, but but I do expect that that's
132going to um be something we'll be negotiating here over the next few days, next week or so. And um I think it's just a really good opportunity to get some uh some capital that can then help us uh with maintenance operations and and general just sort of um yeah, the general operations of that facility itself. That's very expensive. um as you as you well as you well know um had a chance to watch a softball game on that field. I'll tell you it is a it is a a really special place. I do think that we're going to have to take a look at some of the the visibility um over the summer. Maybe take a look at some of the the fencing and and where it is and if there's ways that we can
133help improve that. Um but definitely we'll commit to doing some work there, some looking at it this summer. Um and go from there. With that being said, I can't believe I just realized yesterday it's like two weeks left of school. >> I mean, I couldn't believe it. It's like, where did time go? I just want more time. Um, I'm kind of kidding. That was a joke for when the teachers were here. Um, I'm uh, you know, I see people backing up. Uh, no, I I just um, >> the ninth inning. >> It is the ninth inning. It's probably the bottom >> bottom of the ninth. So, really excited about the end of uh, end of the school year. Um, just for all the learning that we that we saw happen. We saw the presentations today.
134We saw the textbook um adoption math update today. Thank you Ashley and Holly for that and Maggie for helping with that as well. Um just exciting times. So thank you to everybody. It's uh feel really blessed to be able to be a part of this community. >> Thank you Blake. Next we're going to go to section nine which is public comments for items that are on the agenda. Wendy, do we have any public comments for agendaized items? >> Thank you. Next, we'll go to section 10, which are consent items. Is there a motion to approve items 10.1? Well, item 10.1, which would approve 10.2 through 10.12. >> You have a motion for 10.1. >> And and you have a second with a call out for 1011, please. >> Great. Um I heard Blake first if
135you don't mind or >> I'll defer to you for the same reason. >> Yes. >> Um great. >> So uh I just want to say that that part of our um hazing process is to have a new incoming principal have to sit through a very long meeting and wait for his Chris. Uh welcome. You you sat through this this process and and you know I just want to say um thank you. Um there's many, you know, family um in this community that have reached out to me that I've had a chance to talk to um you know, to Jerry and Stephanie and and and Brandon, um and others who have really been instrumental in kind of shaping how we went about this search um for the principal at at Delair. We were able to hold
136a parent meeting and get feedback. I want to thank Nisha for helping us organize that and Erica who's not here who's not here now um for helping organize that process for our time with the teachers beforehand to be able to um g gather their feedback. Um we were able to really find you know those elements that were really important um to the Delair community so that Delair feels like the the special place that it that it is. Um and we found a special person for that special place. Um and I'm really really excited to be able to work with Chris. um you know he doesn't know but I know people who know people that uh know where he worked and it was really really awesome. You know everything um that's came back you know about
137him has been you know really what I think Delair is going to be excited to be um to have uh and so I'm uh assuming an a yes vote um from the school board. You know Chris, I welcome you know you as a leader to this school district as a leader to Delair and look forward to uh many years um ahead working with you. So um welcome. Okay. Um, I'm going to go ahead and ask for a vote. All those in favor? >> I motion carries. 300. Chris, welcome to the Weiser Unified School District. And if if you have any comments, I'd love to turn the floor over to you. Uh, this will be a very common occurrence. No, as you can see, we we'd love opportunities to to speak with our with our schoolside
138principles and have updates and really look forward to working with you in the future as well. But welcome. >> Thank you guys. I already gave notice at my other school, so I'm glad. I spent the tonight talking with parents and the PTA reps and teachers and obviously I've been Googled a lot since my picture didn't go out with the announcement. So people come up to me and they say you're Chris and I'm so so you looked online. I think that was indicative of where I'm currently at. For the past 16 years, I've been at one school site and it's it's a great community that I'm I spent a lot of time with and building and I'm excited for this next step. And so working with you, working with all the people at the school site
139and working with the parents as a team, uh I'm just very grateful. Um, since this announcement announcement went out, there have been a lot of people coming out of the woodwork who I know and say, "My my vet her his office manager is a parent at the school." So, like random things like this, people are so informed on this and it's an important assignment, but not as important as the teachers who were honored tonight. and being able to help them grow and use my skill set to further their work and to ultimately have our students grow and develop into, you know, your alumni from what I hear. So, these are all great things that I'm glad and grateful and humbled to be a part of. And so, I just want to thank you all for
140your leadership and for your trust in me already. And I'm looking forward to starting a great year next year. So, thank you all very much. Appreciate it. Thank you. You bring family with you today? >> No. No. Okay. I did not. You're still flying solo. Solo. All right. Good. But thank you. Thank you. >> So, Chris, congratulations and welcome to the Wiser family. >> Thank you. Look forward to working with you. >> Appreciate it. >> We got to shake your hand. Come on. >> Can we get a picture? a >> proto.c >> get in there. >> She always You you can go home if you want. You you you've paid your price to be here, so we appreciate it. >> All right. Next, we're going to move to section 11, which are action items. There
141is one item under action items 11.1, which is to approve a settlement agreement for for OAH case number 2026053. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> You have a second. >> A second. Any questions or comments? >> Hearing none. All those in favor? I >> I motion carries 30. >> Section 12 is action items under facilities. >> I can take them out the group. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do that. >> Um there is a motion from Nelson uh for approval of items 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 5, and 6, all facilities related. Is there a second? >> You have a second. >> I have a comment. >> Okay, Blake. Yeah, I just want a sort of a highlight since we are taking these all together. This is a lot of work that's going to be done
142at Delair this summer. Um going to highlight a few of those projects. You know, we have a TK playground upgrade um that's going to happen. It's going to be a really really nice upgrade to the the TK playground at Delair. Um, we also are looking at the flooring and ceiling tile um, which isn't on this one, but I'm just sharing that that's also part of the major uh, upgrades as well as the field replacement and and I've had a chance to walk with all three of you in the last couple weeks. And um, just the it's clear that that feels life and it's done. >> End of life, I guess. Um, so excited to do all of this work this summer there. Uh, it's going to be a busy summer. um you know we have
143to hit some deadlines to make sure that we that we get it done but we will we will get it done. So I I just wanted to highlight you know Delair on this particular uh construction update facilities update. >> One question like on item 12.6 um does the scope of this item actually it probably doesn't or will there be a separate request for the modification of the poles and the netting when we walk. They didn't look to be too great of a shape there and there was conversations that we'd probably be shifting the field a little bit. >> Yeah. Um an update, we are not shifting the field. There is a musco light there that just interfered. I found out this morning. Um so we're not shifting the field. Um what I could say is
144I believe and know you correct me if I'm wrong. The line and the netting is all going to be part of one change order that's going to come second. Am I right with that or did I mess that up? >> No, >> that means I messed it up. >> No, it's actually going to be sub. It came in below our >> heel limit. So we're able the threshold. Exactly. So we're just >> Okay. >> One thing we had talked about that side area you had noted was originally envisioned as a practice area. Is there any utility or value in adding lines to that? I don't have any cost but you know to create a box for example. I don't know if there's any value in that but something to think about if we do great
145area to for >> later seating chairs, >> watch the games. >> Uh we can certainly I I'm not sure the team was able to uh meet with you this morning, but they were trying to show a striping plan where we maintain the field where it is the large field, but the two U9 fields could could be um expanded towards that area, avoiding the musco. >> Oh, making them even expand. >> No, no, no. It's it's it's um we just added those to the bigger field. So to answer your qu I think it's two separate questions. So to answer your question, I would recommend leaving it clear and if you need to do warm up with cones and and I would just leave it leave it at that complex. That would be my recommendation as well.
146>> Right. >> And love that we're adding >> they gave us a second option to do that but it it certainly looks a lot cleaner. We're adding two more soccer fields uh perpendicular to the main field to add more space. So just FYI for our parents in the room >> and listening. >> Thank you. You're welcome. >> Hearing no more questions, I'll go ahead and take the vote. All those in favor? >> I motion carries 30. Excellent. >> I think we can. Yeah. >> Section 13 is action items fiscal. Um, I think I heard a motion. Nelson would like to take 13.1 through 13.6 as a group. Is there a second? >> You have a second. >> Any comments or questions? >> Yeah, I'll make uh I first I just want to thank, you know,
147Ashley and Holly. Again, uh this is uh going to also have the Eureka um hopefully hopeful approval here. Um also want to thank Kim for her leadership with Goldbook and and I know one of the board members this morning had a had a question about that. So I, you know, appreciate the systematizing of of some of our goal setting, etc. as it relates to special education. Um, we have some support for, u,, you know, one of the concerns, um, that we've had over the years is just filling substitute positions. And so, you will see swing education on here with the hopes to help augment our subpool. um particularly in the area of emergency subbing when when a when a somebody has to be out uh more last minute this sort of uh cohort of teachers
148um through this agency um is supposedly going to be able to help us with that. So we're obviously it's untested um but with us um other districts are using it including our neighbors in Elsagundo. Um so we're hopeful that this will be um will be helpful as well and um yeah I'll I'll leave it at that for now. Just one more comment on 13.2. This is the best advantage in HRS system. And I do not want the staff to think either those in Maru's area that are working on this nor the staff that have to work with this that this is an endorsement of the system that we're voting on approving tonight. LEO mandates we use this. They basically say here's your bill. You must approve it. And we really don't have a choice. So
149I'm not even sure why this comes to to a vote. We don't have a choice. Um, I wish we had other options, candidly, but alas, we do not >> just because there's an expenditure, so it has to come down, >> but it's money they're saying you must pay. So, >> have to approve it. >> Um, I have a comment on item 13.6. I'd like to I just thank Maggie and and Holly and Ashley and all of our teachers and everyone that's participated in the selection of a new math adoption. It is really quite an accomplishment to go through all of all this process and have such such engagement and make such an important decision. The recommendation I know it wasn't taken lightly. So I really want to say thank you for all the energy and
150effort uh that went into doing that. Um because a few years ago I think the board and uh I've been I've also been commenting obviously quite a bit in terms of math and we've had the conversation about what can we as the board support our staff and our teachers to provide more access or opportunity rigor or just even just feasibility for math to see student achievement grow. And this is one of those efforts in terms of we see today two years down the road in terms of all the process that went through to come to today to actually to have a full recommendation for an adoption. I think it's a huge accomplishment. So I want to say thank you. Thank you for it because obviously it's not easy and I'm really looking forward to the
151future of what this um this new system and math adoption is going to do for all of our students. So thank you for that. Okay. With that said, all those in favor? I >> I thank you. Motion carries three. >> Oh, Neil, >> just add one more thing actually that was just thank you for the wisdom of pushing the pause button because we could have material that's now dated a year later and this is a significant investment. I'm sorry we couldn't do it last year, but this is better for years to come. So again, thank you very much. >> Thank you, Richard. >> Thank you, Neil. Okay. Section 14. Nelson's on the roll. >> 14.1 through 14 >> personnel. Is that >> So, you got a motion for 14.1 through 14.3. >> I will need
152a second. And I do have a comment. >> You have a second. >> Okay. Blake. Uh, yeah. I just I actually I'm gonna I'm gonna make a comment. I'm going to defer to Maggie to make a comment. Can you just just quickly comment on 14.1 the the TOSA MTSS and ELA >> MTSS and then ELA tips. So we've had a math specialist for a couple of years and we're seeing great gains happening at the elementary schools and mathematics and now with the pushover into the middle school. And so one thing I've heard since I've started here at Weiseburn was is kind of the lack of literacy professional development that we've been able to to have. And you know really we've done such a great job diving into PLC's but it is a conversation within our
153PLC's that's lacking like around literacy instruction and so we really really feel like having like an instructional leader within the English and literacy curriculum and really focusing on our teachers and helping gather data um is going to show that significant increase in in reading as well. And so, um, very excited for this position to be able to talk about those two big key areas at the elementary school, which, you know, we know will continue to grow, um, once they reach middle school as well. >> Ideally, this will propel our goals for the future, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Excuse me. >> Second, I just want to say 14.2. This was a mistake. I apologize for it. On the last board agenda, you did see a salary scale. um that was for the wrong manager
154classification. Um so we did have to bring back the more competitive manager classification that this represents. Um so it is a uh it was an error that we're now correcting at this point and that you're seeing the corrected salary schedule in front of you for a business manager. >> Any further comments, question? >> Thank you. Hearing none. All those in favor. >> I I thank you. Motion carries 30. Um, there are quite a few um events coming up. I'm going to I do have a list here and they're actually up on the board. So, um, our next regular scheduled meeting is Tuesday, June 9th. Uh, really exciting time. As you can see, June 10th, uh, our promotions are coming up and we have Dell Air on Wednesday, June 10th at 10 a.m. Aviation Elementary promotion.
155is also Wednesday, June 10th at 10:30. So, we're going to have to sprint from 1 to the next, but understand that's how schedules work. Uh, 8th grade promotion is also on um Wednesday the 10th uh at the 2011 North Douglas Gymnasium at 5:00 p.m. And our last day of school is Thursday, June 11th. Da Vinci graduations and promote u graduations are also upcoming. You can see here, design is on June 11th at 9:00 a.m. Communications at 100 pm. Science at 5:00 pm. All on June 11th. Uh Da Vinci High, I believe that's connect Da Vinci High Connect is Friday, June 12th at 9:00 a.m. and Da Vinci Connect TK8 is on June 12th at 1 and Da Vinci Rise is Friday, June 12th at 400 pm. Um, that's quite a bit, but Blake, do you
156have any others? >> I think I think I think you got it. I think we have some playoff games this weekend for Little League. >> Yes. Excellent. Thank you. Um, Blake, do we have a need for a sec for a second close session? >> We do not. >> Do not. Okay, with that, I will take a motion to adjurnn at 8:41. >> Moved. All those in favor? I meeting adjourned. Thank you, everyone.