SMUSD BOE 03-10-26 - Open Session

001from closed session jumped again on that a little bit nothing to report from closed session um and now i'd like to open our regular open session at 701. call to order roll call please mr chang yeah mr sung yeah miss lamb here mrs ryan present mrs gill here and student board member mr burke here i'd like to turn it over now to dr lena richter to introduce our student leading us in the pledge of allegiance thank you president gill this evening it is our honor to welcome turin barr an outstanding eighth grade huntington fox and web leader to lead the board in the salute to the flag this evening and then later share a little bit about herself and her school and before we in we bring up tauren i'm gonna um call up miss

002coda the assistant principal to share a little bit more about turin before she takes the podium it's okay it's okay it's okay thank you dr um richter and thank you president gill this evening we are so pleased to welcome tauren barr and her family she is an outstanding eighth grade huntington fox and hms web leader to those of you who don't know those are some very select eighth grade students who represent us and help welcome our new six graders and new families um she's going to lead the board in the salute to the flag for those of you who know tauren she's an all-around student who excels socially and academically and is truly accepting of all students tauren has also shown strong inclination towards sports as witnessed by her participation in multiple hms sports tauren

003will you please join us at the podium introduce guests you may have here this evening and share a little bit more about yourself and your school our school good evening dr dave tor executive cabinet president gill and members of the board my name is tauren barr and i'm an eighth grader at huntington middle school my experience at huntington has been amazing throughout my three years i've had outstanding teachers coaches and staff who i see interact with every day on campus we have so many opportunities to learn to learn from and catch our interests including activities such as athletics lunch clubs competition clubs leadership programs and even basketball Majoring in Arts Science and Arts and Technology which stands for visual and performing arts what i have done that has captured my interest has been travel girls

004basketball flag football and our one of our leadership programs web which stands for where everyone belongs this program helps supports the sixth graders throughout their first year of middle school as well as help families such as back to school night and open house i'm also a trumpet player in our concert pad called an intermediate band i am looking forward to many things in my final months at hms than at san merino high school next year i'm excited to help more kids while leader in web. I can't wait to experience the end of your activities like Magic Mountain, Spirit and Spirit Day, and obviously graduation. At the high school, I am looking forward to joining their athletics such as girls swimming, girls basketball, and girls football. School clubs, community service groups, and VAPA once again. With

005all this said, there is no doubt that Huntington has activities for every student and teachers who support us like Ms. Stark. Ms. Stark has helped me in many ways such as improving my math and science, including making myself feel more comfortable and confident in the classroom. In conclusion, I am proud to be a student of HMS and enjoyed experiencing all it has to offer to help me grow athletically and academically. Thank you. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Push your right hand over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. May we see you then. Thank you, Torrin. I really appreciate you tonight and sharing your experiences at Huntington

006Middle School with us and also leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance. I have a certificate of appreciation that I've received. So, come up here and we're going to take a photograph with you and the Board of Education. I'm going to get the Board of Education to point that. We're going to take a photograph of you and the Board of Education. I'm going to take a photograph of you and the Board of Education. I'm going to take a photograph of you and the Board of Education. And for people who do not know, Mr. Goeller is one of our, gosh, how many years have you been our swim and water polo coach at San Marino High School? 28, 29 years? Wow. So, just a very, very strong coach for us at San Marino High School and

007something that we really want to recognize as well. So, if you'll both come up and join us and I can get it board in the photograph. The certificate reads, Torrin, in sincere appreciation for leading the Board of Education in the Pledge of Allegiance at the regularly scheduled meeting held on March 10th, 2026. Thank you so very much. Okay. I'm sure I'd like the teachers and the principals to join us up here as well. Can we get your left hand up? We'll, yeah, just squeeze in there. The other hand. No. Thank you. Thank you so much, Lauren. Thank you so much. Okay. Do we have a motion for the approval of the agenda? So moved. Second, please. Second. Great, thank you. Mrs. Bryan, Ms. Lamb. Roll call, Mr. Chang. Aye. Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lamb. Aye.

008Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill, aye. And student board member Burke. Aye. Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes from the February 10th, 2026 meeting? I have a motion. Yeah. So moved. Second. Thank you. Roll call, Mr. Chang. Aye. Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lamb. Abstain. Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill, aye. And student board member Burke, I believe also abstain. You weren't at that meeting either. Yeah, thank you. Public comment. The board of education has adopted board policy 9323B to ensure the public's right to be heard in any matters pertaining to the San Marino Unified School District. Persons who wish to provide public comment, please call 9323B. Persons who wish to provide public comment, please call 9323B. Persons who wish to provide public comment, please call 9323B. We'll have three options to submit

009public comments. Number one, submit through an online form. Did we have any submissions via the online form? We have no submissions today. Thank you. Number two, request to speak during the meeting via Zoom. Do we have some people on Zoom? Great. Will you please start the clock? All right, the one minute starts now. Communications from the audience regarding matters not on the agenda or items in the consent or information sections, please provide your comments now. For items in the action section of the agenda, please provide your comments prior to the board beginning discussion on those items. If you would like to request to speak, please use the raise hand icon to make a request. If you're dialing in from home, please dial star nine or submit a public comment card. There's approximately 30 seconds left.

010There are no attendees wishing to speak. Thank you so much. And number three, request to speak during the meeting in person via the public comment card. I was provided one card. Are there any other questions? Are there any others? No others. OK, thank you. At this time, I would like Mr. James Jacobs, president of CSCA, to approach. Thank you. OK. Good evening. Thank you to Dr. Del Vittori, President Gill, and distinguished members of the board for allowing me to address the board today. My name is James Jacobs. I'm the CSCA San Marino chapter president and chief union steward for our classified new membership, which is 140 people plus strong. And I also serve as CSCA regional representative for the San Gabriel Valley. I'm a proud member of San Marino Unified. I've been here for 26

011years. I'm currently working as a SPED paraprofessional at San Marino High School and also the head varsity boys and girls golf coach. I want to begin by recognizing some of our classified workforce, then highlighting some of the things that some of the unsung heroes that made me a part of the club. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to make this amazing machine run on a daily basis. When you walk into any of our sites, the first faces you usually see is a member of our classified staff. Wendy in the DO. Mary and Mercedes at Carver. Rain and Kimberly at Valentine. At HMS, you have Courtney. And right now, our most recent hero, Elizabeth Placentia. She's our attendance technician. Last Friday, she's a superstar.

012Handled an incoming phone call threat. Maintained her cool. Followed her directions. she even had a card that she followed and she was able to give the authorities plenty of time to handle the situation it's a very unusual thing to happen and she handled it with with uh with a professional demeanor and calm on pressure um you've been to our meetings if you've been to our sites for meetings you've had some of the delicious scones and various treats which i always try to steal when they're done um that's because of our food service staff they they have i was surprised that they provided that um we're going to use that at our meetings as well but on top of that they also feed our children every day six of our food services staff members have been

013employees for more than 20 years in payroll michelle and richard have been attending weekly training sessions for the past 15 months to prepare for an implementation of a new legal payroll system all the while handling their monthly payroll and accounting duties their dedication and support to the entire district goes goes unnoticed but , we notice it when we do get our paychecks on time uh sped paraprofessionals are on the front lines every day providing support and services to our special needs population they do this with love and genuine human kindness 22 i found out of our pairs have been with the district over six years six of them including myself more than 20 years um maintenance operations they work tirelessly every day in all conditions to keep our facilities looking great and operating 100 our

014daily reliance on wi-fi and internet is the most important thing to us and we need to make sure that we're doing our job our responsibility our need is greater than our paychecks so our teachers our staff and our staff you know all the things that we're going to be doing to make sure that we're doing our job were going to be working on our heavy duty surgeries we're going to be doing heavy duty surgeries we're going to be doing heavy duty exams digital aids digital communication student online testing like we did this week digital security is all because of our technology services department without them we couldn't have this meeting right here our health aids they keep our students healthy testing on the forefront of health issues they're the first line of defense during cold

015and flu season they comfort our ill children and handle our medical needs they are always there they're always the first ones to keep us healthy and they're the last ones to leave when in our purchasing department one of the most unenviable positions out there we're working on getting her an assistant and that is probably one of the toughest jobs around here I wanted to I wanted to speak to you because as we go into the the spring we're going into negotiation time and I wanted to thank first of all the board and the district for fighting funding for a pair of professional conference they're there right now I got pictures already they're having a fantastic time so thank you very much and we look forward to a positive and amicable negotiations that will benefit both

016parties and we can move forward thank you very much public hearing I would like to turn it over to dr. Jason Rose to conduct the following public hearings a public hearing and comment on the 20 26 27 district sunshine proposal for contract negotiation you and the California school employees association chapter 120 B public hearing and comment on the 20 26 27 San Marino teachers association sunshine proposal for negotiations with the San Marino Unified School District and see public hearing and comment on the 20 26 27 California school employee association chapter 120 sunshine proposal for negotiations with the San Marino Unified School District dr. Rose thank you and good evening president Gill Board of Education superintendent dr. de la Torre executive cabinet and student member Burke tonight the Board of Education will pause the board meeting

017to conduct a public hearing and take public comment on the 26 20 20 26 20 27 district sunshine proposal for contract negotiations between the San Marino Unified School District and the San Marino Teachers Association and the California school employees association CSEA chapter 120. Copies of the district's sunshine proposal for contract negotiations between the San Marino Unified School District, the San Marino Teachers Association, and the California School Employee Association, CSEA chapter 120, are available at the back of the room for review. These proposals will be brought back to the Board of Education for consideration and approval at the March 24, 2026 board meeting. Mr. Wong, please pause the meeting for one minute to take public comment. There are 30 seconds left. We do not have any attendees wishing to speak. Tonight, the Board of Education will

018also pause the board meeting to conduct a public hearing and take public comment on the 2026-2027 sunshine proposal for contract negotiations between San Marino Unified Teachers Association, otherwise known as SMTA, and the San Marino Unified School District. Pursuant to the Educational Employment Relations Act, the San Marino Teachers Association is making its $2,000. The board will also be providing a public comment on the 2026-2027 sunshine proposal available for the public's review. The SMTA sunshine proposal is available on the district's website and is available in the back of the boardroom for review. It does not require approval by the Board of Education. Mr. Wong, please pause the meeting for one minute to take public comment, please. We have 30 seconds left. We do not have any attendees wishing to speak. And lastly, tonight, the Board of Education

019will pause the board meeting to conduct a public hearing and take public comment on the 2026-2027 sunshine proposal for contract negotiations between California School Employees Association, otherwise known as CSEA, Chapter 120, and the San Marino Unified School District. Pursuant to the Educational Employment Relations Act, the California School Employees Association, CSEA, Chapter 120, is making its 2627 sunshine proposal available for the public's review. The CSEA sunshine proposal is available on the district's website and is available on the back of the boardroom for review. It does not require approval by the Board. Mr. Wong, please pause the meeting. One more time, please. time one minute to take public comment there are 30 seconds left we have no attendees wishing to speak all right thank you that's it thanks back to you president gill thank you thank you

020so much moving on to section nine section do i have a motion to approve the consent section 9a through 9m to approve second thank you roll call mr chang hi mr sung hi miss lamb hi mrs ryan hi mrs gill i am student board member burke hi thank you communication section 10 communications from the board of education um typically we say no more than three minutes but we have a very full uh action item calendar tonight so briefer than that would be appreciated mr chang okay uh february 11 uh i observed for the high school uh the student they went to the usc hospital uh there's a technician demo for the robotic surgery i think this is a great experience for the student study for the medical ad academy and then the february 24 uh

021thank you for dr territory uh host a school side visit for me and mr song and then the february 27 carver have a celebration for the lunar new year and then the february 28 i with other board member attend for the samanino little league open ceremony that's it thank you yeah thank you so much well there's a lot of school events going on but i like to just share the one things that so appreciation the how we handled the school incident happened i happened to be in the district office by force because i got locked down same time while i kind of moving all the parents and the finishes kind of like that that kind of lockdown so i i was kind of half forced to be in district office but it was amazing that

022it's almost like watching movie 24 you know then all the actions coming in and all the district members and everybody's coordinating really well my wife was standing off side as a parent and looking at that and i have the one valentine and one in hms so i had a full experience my whole family had a full experience and that what's going on how it happens and the i mean there's some certain things that we can probably communicate better with the cds and everything still but only thing but at the end nobody got hurt you know everybody coordinated it was a really happy ending and i really appreciate that feeling down one more time you know her leadership said it was for me like the little bit filtrate you know it's so excited to sit in

023there thank you so much thank you yes i'd like to also um echo what mr song was saying um the recent event and evacuation at huntington was um very nicely organized and ran by dr de la tori and the team as well as community leaders police responding in a very timely fashion so very very much appreciated i myself was in a few different parent groups and in these various parent groups um you know parents were able to share like oh i heard from my kid at school they're actually texting me right now i've heard like oh yeah my kid is currently waiting in the library and minutes later like oh actually my kids release so communication is very steadfast and i think that is testament to the leadership of dr de la tori and the

024team and as well as the police's um response time to the events that occurred and unfolded so very thankful for that um in february in terms of events i had attended the hula hoop switching gears completely but this is actually a very happy thing because um this was a carver um they do different athons every year so they did i think traditionally jog-a-thon and then they did a lot of learning and then it became dance-a-thon and then now we had a hula hoopathon and that was such joy the witness we had parents hosts and mc and such a surprise to see all the kids from each grade did their hula hoopa dance then it was such a great joy to see the teachers also partake which is yet another testament to just overall community and

025loyalty to school and faculty invite for all parents to also come in. So that's a great joy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, President Gill. I think I want to echo what our board members are talking about in terms of the emergency response from our superintendent and our cabinet members, as well as all of our support staff, our principals, assistant principals. It is nice to see the response in terms of when it's a monthly practice for a response, a drill versus an actual emergency and how well we respond. Additionally, of course, we can improve. And so we look at every situation as an opportunity to improve and to do better, to respond. We can do things differently. And while we cannot anticipate every crisis or every incident, we also want to be mindful that what's

026at the heart of everything, the most important thing to us is the safety of all of our children. Next, I want to just touch on the fact that San Marino National Little League is in play, and we're very excited for our children to be participating in this event. President Gill and I, we met with two city council members in order to continue to bridge our conversations on things that we need to work together on and in terms of what's best interest for our children. So that was under our discussion. And then last but not least, the anti-bias essay from our students. All of our students are winners. For participating in the writing, but just wanted to talk a little bit about how exceptional our students are in terms of their essay writing ability. A lot

027of them brought a lot of genuine concern about anti-bias and issues in the community, which leads to further civic engagement for our children. So thank you. Thank you so much. I would like to start tonight by thanking Dr. David. Thank you. And Dr. Latorre and her cabinet for quite the successful state of the district on February 10th in place of our meeting. Basically, it was just wonderful seeing the children showcased and seeing how each school site really is aligning to the board goals. So thank you. I, too, echo the rest of my colleagues here about HMS, and what's interesting, though, and I think this shows this is an example, too, that I'm not an expert in. But I think that our board really everybody brings something to the table, different strengths and experiences. I happened

028to be at the high school at a meeting and was able to see the vice principal coordinating, making sure her parents knew that the high school was clear, coordinating with the district office. I mean, everybody just pulled together. And the other side of that, as a parent in the district, was amazing. People accounting for other people's kids and taking them home and making sure everybody is safe and feeling feeling okay after that, because that was quite an emotional experience for some of the students, because it does feel a lot different than a drill. So, and we will continue to learn. Take this as an opportunity for growth. Second, thirdly, I'd like to thank the city of San Marino. I think that at their February 29th Council meeting, they are prioritizing a closer relationship with the

029school district, and we, too, would love that. So we would like to continue those open lines of communication and just build a true, meaningful relationship. I also attended the school's foundation meeting. They are well on their way for getting to the goal for the end of the year. So we're looking forward to that. And then, also, donations to our to our schools, and then PTA Council attended their meeting. PTA's at Valentine and Carver this month as well. I'm fortunate to be able to go to those during the day, and they are really informative about what's going on day to day. So thank you. Also, everyone try to attend the Pi Day at the high school on Friday. It's a big fundraiser for the school, and we would love to see you there. So thank you.

030Dr. De La Torre. I think so. Oh, Rowan. I'm just gonna briefly highlight a couple of events. They're definitely a lot lighter than what was previously talked about. San Marino High School this week had the production of Mama Nina, and I think that features some amazing vocal performances from our students. Every year it surprises me how many actual students get that, whether that's the stage crew, the light, or actual people that are on stage. Another thing that was a little different that I don't think I've had. All my four years at San Marino is we had the no hate for assembly at San Marino, which essentially is BMX riders advocating for anti bullying, doing flips and stuff in our gym, which I think was a very big favorite for students because they were jumping over

031teachers and hold them to the crowd. Meaning that was that was pretty impressive, I would say. And then kind of on the tail end, we had our NWA testing, which for second semester seniors was definitely not their favorite. I would have to say. And towards on the athletic side, winter sports wrapped up a pretty strong playoff performance with girls. It's very good. And our high performing individual wrestlers specifically, William Manabog. I think she went all the way to the states this year, and we look forward to our boys, women, boys, baseball. Thank you. Yes, thank you so much, President Gill. So I have some great news today. We learned that for 2,026. Huntington Middle School and San Marino High School have been identified as California distinguished schools. So we are very, very proud. And of

032course, this is not the first time that they have received that accolade and that recognition. But nonetheless, we are very proud of that status. And this year they are looking at middle and high schools. They're looking at secondary next year. They will alternate to elementary. So wanted to make that announcement. There'll be more information. Forthcoming and I'm sure that our wonderful Pio will be posting something on our socials and also on our website about that recognition. I also did want to follow up on the incident that occurred on February 27. It was not a drill, and that's the information that went out to staff and students. And I think that our our staff and students handled it. Our faculty and students and staff handled it very well. Considering they fell back on their training. Every

033teacher, every classified employee has been trained. We're going to continue to provide that training with more frequency. You know, I've been told that in the research there is actually more of a chance that we will have an active shooter on campus. We hope we never do. Then we will a fire. We practice fire drills all the time. Right? We're very good at practicing fire and earthquake drills. And so active shooter is something that we just unfortunately it's the world we live in today. We need to be proactive. We need to be on alert and we need to make sure that everybody knows how to handle that situation. And it was a learning experience as it is every time. And we do a deep dive into what went well. We can improve in the future. And

034so I have provided the Board of Education with a debrief report on that, identifying our strengths and where we can go from here. So I want to thank the Board of Education and, you know, Mr. Sun was actually in my office during that event, which becomes the command center. The PIO did a wonderful job of communicating with parents and drafting communications, which is how that's supposed to be. We know now that parents need to be communicated with every 15 to 30 minutes during an emergency. Parents are very stressed out during something like this. And, you know, we empathize with them and want to make sure that they have all the information that we can provide. And so I think we did that well. In addition to that, I want to thank Dr. Richter for going

035over there. We had some absences. And so the principal. Wasn't there that day. And she went over there to help the assistant principal manage through that situation. So thank you for doing that. Dr. Troy went over there as well. Thank you for doing that. Dr. Rose would have been there, except that he was at a training that day. So that's the only reason that he wasn't there. I really do appreciate the teamwork and how everybody came together and worked really hard. So I also wanted to say that Mama Mia was absolutely amazing. I was so impressed with the quality of the acting and the vocals and just that entire production was very impressive. Mimi Bernstein's voice is top shelf and such talent on our stage. It made me very, very proud as a superintendent to

036watch that production. And three of the students who serve on my superintendent's advisory council, who are normally pretty quiet, were up there with me. And I was like, Oh, my God. That's so great. We're up there singing and dancing and acting. And I thought, Wow, that's a completely different side of these students. And I just loved seeing that. That was amazing. I also want to let the Board of Education know that I had a very productive three-hour meeting with our city manager today. And we talked a lot about joint initiatives and working collaboratively with city leadership to explore opportunities for joint projects and shared initiatives. Dr. I think we're going to be communicating with more frequency on those issues and working really hard to come up with some ideas that we can bring back to

037both the City Council and the Board of Education. And I look forward to continuing those productive discussions in the future. Thank you. Thank you so much. Item 11, information items. 11A, Measure M update. I'd like to turn it over to Dr. Stephen Choi to update the Board on the progress and current standing of Measure M. Good evening, President Gill, members of the Board, student member Burke, Superintendent De La Torre, and Executive Cabinet, as well as the SMUSD community. I'm proud to share that we continue to make steady progress with Measure M, implementing the Facility Master Plan. And as you may have noticed on tonight's agenda, we will be filing notices of completion for both the San Diego High School Concessions Project, as well as the Huntington Middle School Group Upgrades Project, marking the successful completion

038of the Measure M. As you may have noticed, we are now in the middle of the year. So we're looking forward to the next meeting with the San Diego City Council, and we will also be making a statement about marking the successful completion of those projects. We also continue to meet regularly with the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. Our next meeting is scheduled for March 19th, when the Committee will participate in a site visit to Valentine Elementary School to take a closer look at where the new two-story classroom building and the playground equipment will be installed. We will also review another expenditure report and share enhancements to our Key Analytics Financial Tracking System. tracking system with the committee. This evening's agenda includes seven action items related to the bond and before we move into those items

039I would like to introduce a vital member of the district's bond management team Mr. Jim Berlue who will be presenting tonight's Measure M information update I've had the pleasure of working with Jim the past year and he brings extensive hands-on expertise in construction and project management he played a critical role in several of our recently completed projects and Jim will update us on our phase one projects as well as other early impact projects underway thank you Dr. Choi the evening President Gill Superintendent de la Torre board and staff my name is Jim Berlue I'm the bond program manager for Nolan Construction Services for San Marino Unified School District so we've been doing a lot of good work here a lot of research and investigations to make sure the projects are going to be coming along

040very successfully nice and smooth that's been our main point on everything that we have here so uh Kwok do you happen to have any pictures sir so this is the new roof replacement that we had over at the middle school we accomplished this during the Christmas break really quick we were trying to make it as little as impact as possible onto the district so this came along very nicely we have it fixed there's no more leaks that are going to be happening on this one for another 20 to 30 years is the plan this is in front of the high school this is the beginning phases of the fencing that we were putting in place we have a new vehicle gate going across to help with safety and security of sealing up the campus we

041also went around the perimeter of the campus with the staff with Dr Wolf and assistant superintendent over there to make sure that we had some of the additional areas that had potential easements that the people could just walk into we sealed them all up so this was the very last one right in the front of the school right here the only thing we have left on this building is a phase two the phase two will be to automate the gate so that way we can drive up and get through without having to do remote controls get out and hit key cards anything like that so after this one is closed out today then we will start on phase two for designing and constructing phase two of automation this is the final product of the boys

042restroom the men's restroom over at the high school at the concessions building so inside we went through we had to take all the things that we discovered that the building actually leaked from the outside in so the contractor went on the outside they sealed up the entire perimeter of the building the only thing we have left to do is the roof itself but the inside looks fabulous we epoxy coated the floors new tile all the way up partition walls fixtures even the sinks they look old but they are actually new sinks nice big trough sinks that we're in and this is the women's side the girls side of the bathroom as well I have a question yes ma'am I was asked if there are mirrors coming specifically to the girls room normally in the restrooms

043the mirrors don't go in because they get destroyed on the outside if the district wants one well you can definitely do that but normally we wouldn't do that just because of the vandalism potential and being way outwards a lot of visitors are using that space right yeah no that's what I told her yeah there you go clock I think that was it was that it it looks great thank you yeah um any questions good doctor okay thank you very much I appreciate it thank you okay moving on to our seven for eight action items um I would like to turn it over to Dr Choi and Miss Joy Kumar with Team civics for an update on the current standing of measure R and measure E okay good evening again President Gill members of the board

044executive cabinet as you may know the district currently relies on two parcel taxes to help retain highly qualified teachers and staff and to preserve and protect small class sizes measure R the smaller of our two parcel taxes generates approximately 1.6 million dollars annually was recently renewed by voters last June measure E the larger parcel tax generates approximately four million dollars annually is set to expire in June of 2007. both parcel taxes are approved for six year durations but operate on different election cycles as a result the district must evaluate and potentially administer in parcel tax election every two to four years as you are also aware the cost of conducting elections can be significant and for that reason the district is exploring potential options that could help improve efficiency and long-term planning including the possibility

045of combining the two parcel taxes this evening we have Miss Joy Coomer from Team civics along with Mr John Fairbank from FM3 to provide an overview of the budget and help guide the board through an initial discussion as we explore the potential consolidation of measures R and E this item is presented for board action as their proposals have been included with the agenda materials for your review and consideration and with that I'll pass it over to Joy good evening Madam President members of the board superintendent members of the cabinet uh Joy Coomer with Team civics it's a pleasure to be with you again forgive me my words are crazy so my voice is a little raspy today um as we look to the renewal of your next parcel tax I do think that there is

046an opportunity that I'd like to share with you that would help save the district a significant amount of money as you look forward because that currently as was said you are renewing a parcel tax every two to three years and to put that parcel tax on the ballot is a cost to the district so if we go to the next slide uh measure R currently will expire June 30th of 30 20 31 that was the one that we just renewed measure E will expire June 30th of next year it can be renewed as a no tax increase with the same term the six years we say no tax increase it's actually the same base rate both of these parcel taxes have three percent cost of living adjustments but each time the district places one of

047these measures on the ballot there is a cost to the district to conduct that election and the costs by the county have continued to go up especially as they implement the voters choice act and it has become much more expensive each time that you go forward and do that nearly every school district that we have worked with has actually taken the time to consolidate two parcel taxes and make them one thereby reducing the chance that you have to go out every two to four years but that's been the case here for so long that I do think that it's important that we conduct a survey of voters so that we understand if they would be willing to move forward with a combination of the two parcel taxes next slide so there are two options that

048you can consider you can always renew measure E only in the spring of 2027. again it doesn't expire until June of 2027 it's been pretty standard for the district to do a February or March election measure R was renewed in June this past year if it doesn't pass though your options for renewing it again are limited it would actually expire before you could renew it again so it's again it's not a super hard challenge to renew them at their existing rates but it just means that you're conducting them every two to three years the second option would be to combine and renew both measure E and measure R in November of 2026. we did receive a cost estimate from the county on that election and it would actually be a significant savings to the district

049in fact I believe it was $325,000 to go this November. You could just renew measure E this November you don't have to combine and renew them but the opportunity that we have to test now before you make that decision like may give you an opportunity to save you know millions of dollars over the next you know six to eight years. uh these elections you can put tax on the ballot any Tuesday that you would like. That's why you're allowed to do it in the spring in LA County because you can pick the Tuesday. If you go in the November, you would be going on the gubernatorial ballot this November. So you have an opportunity to also consider combining them, putting them up for renewal in November, and then if for some reason that was not

050successful, you'd still have an opportunity to renew measure E before it expires, which is critical since it is your bigger of the two parcel taxes. So as you're looking at the timing, I really believe that the district would benefit from doing a voter survey right now. It'll allow us to share information with the community about the costs that the district faces each time they put a parcel tax on the ballot and how combining these two measures without a vote would help. So if you're looking at the timing, I really believe that the district would benefit from doing a voter survey right now. So if you're looking at the timing, I really believe that the district would benefit from doing a voter survey right now. So if you're looking at the tax rate increase, again, we're

051keeping them both exactly the same. We're simply combining them and renewing them this November together and seeing how the voters understand that and if it would be a possibility for you. If we see that that is a possibility, we could continue to have discussions and dialogue. The board does not have to vote to make a decision to be on this ballot this November until August 7th. So there is plenty of time if we do the survey now to continue the dialogue with the community before the board would need to make a decision whether to go in November or to wait for the spring. And then obviously that fourth bullet that are the fourth arrow that is yellow, that's that independent campaign committee. And I will say that over the same number of years, the independent

052campaign committee through generous donations of community members have banded together. They have formed campaigns. Every two to three years, they have put in a lot of work. A lot of volunteer hours. And so by combining them, you would also save on some of those as well. Reduce that. So unless you have questions for me, I can have John come up and talk a little bit about the survey process from FM3 or I can also answer questions after he presents. So, Joy, just to be clear, consolidating the two measures into one not only saves the school. But it also saves the school district money, but it would also save the community money because when after the board adopts the resolution to place the measure on the ballot, then the campaign committee takes over and the campaign

053committee has to raise money. Yes. In order to campaign for the parcel tax. Yes. So there's a lot of expense that goes into that as well that the district doesn't pay for. So we, you know, we fund the first part of the process and then the campaign committee puts in a lot of money. Yes. And then the campaign committee takes over. Yes. And then the campaign committee takes over. Yes. Yes. And then the campaign committee funds the second part of the process. Yes. So it's significant not only for the district, but for the campaign committee as well, which are community members. Yes. Community members, your parents. Yes. They have, there's long been board members who have stepped up as well. There's a long history of that support. But it does take a toll every two

054to three years. And it is very difficult to keep doing that. So this would reduce it to once every six years. All right. I'll let John talk about the survey process. Yes. Thank you, Joy. Madam Superintendent, board members, executive cabinet board. I'd like to just walk through a couple of slides. You know, it's always a pleasure to do public opinion research with a district that is so heavily supported, valued, and trusted by its community. The percentages that you have received in support for your measures in the past, we don't see too many percentages that high. So you have voters who trust and value you. And one of the things we're going to try to find out in this survey is in this economic crisis everyone is in, how does this fit into their schedule and

055what they're going to support? There's going to be a lot of measures on the ballot from all walks of life this time. And so let me just kind of walk through, open to questions as we go through. I'm a founding partner of FM3 Research. I'm a founding partner of FM3 Research. We have had the pleasure of conducting surveys with you 2016, 2023, 2024, founded in 1981. I'm not going to go through each one. We conduct public opinion research. We're all based in Los Angeles. We have in-house statistical analysis and graphics departments that is, we don't send any of your information to anybody, any subcontractors. Everything is done in-house. Which helps the security of all the information. We are proposing 300 interviews, completed interviews in your survey. We also have a lot of experience working with

056school districts and other agencies in the San Gabriel Valley. We're also the pollster for your statewide executive coalition. We've done probably four or five state-wide coalitions. We've done more than four. five state-wide bond measures over the last 20 years that have brought money to your district and there might be another one on the ballot in 2026. Okay next slide. This is a proposed methodology. We random sample your likely voters in 2026. Okay we contact, we call this our method dual mode. We contact by live telephone interviews, cell phone and landline, text messages and we email. So we're giving respondents more opportunities to participate in surveys these days and again in this economic crisis we're all in we have found the refusal rate for surveys has gone down. Voters want to give their opinion. They want

057to have a say no matter what we're talking about. They want to be included and they want their their voices heard. Okay next slide. The data is collected online and by telephone. 300 interviews as I said it's a plus or minus margin of error of about 5.7 percent. The average length is about 18 to 20 minutes and the survey would be available in English and Mandarin. 50 percent of your voters are Asian, 36 percent Chinese. So this is a very important expenditure that we want to we want to make sure we have dual languages involved here. Potential topics I'm not going to go through each one of these. Yes, so one critical thing when we've done these we're on the left hand side opinions on the performance of the schools, the district's need for money.

058One of the positives that we have found in your district over the over the years in polling for you is that here your voters are generally in the range of about two-thirds, sixty four to sixty five percent say that you have a great or some need for more money. Even though they are passing these measures, one after another 64, that's almost two-thirds of your voters say you as a district need money. This is one of the things we're finding in most districts, but yours is a little higher. And that 64% is generally a pretty good barometer of the level of support you receive. If you don't think, if voters don't think you need money, they're probably not going to support you. And that's where joy comes in in this communication system that is extremely important,

059especially in this economic time of making sure they understand what your needs are, how you would use the money, all of those elements. We test the 75 ballot word, ballot word, ballot word, ballot question related to renewing the parcel. Again, this is all along with you and Mr. Choi in describing and figuring out what is in this questionnaire. Importance of various provisions. The provisions of the measure, again, how would you use the money, what are your needs? We go through a pretty extensive list of those items. We'll talk to, we'll actually give them some statements of supporters. Why are supporters supporting these? Are they very convincing, someone convincing each of these positive measures? And then we'll ask your 75 vote ballot again. So you have initial support, initial ballot test. And then as they hear

060more and more information, they'll ask you to vote. We'll ask them again. We like to watch voters, how they move on different elements and how they, their support increases as they go through the survey. We'll also give them probably a paragraph of negatives. Nobody's against this in this community, but we might have somebody say some nasty things about how today we shouldn't have more taxes or this is not a good time to do this. And then we'll ask the ballot measure again. So we're going to ask them again. We're really trying to get a sense of how voters move through a 20-minute survey on how their percentages change, support, and oppose, who's undecided. And all of this is done, again, with joy and use the district. Hopefully we can come up with some messages if

061you decide to go forward with something like this. It helps your public outreach, which in the next few months is extremely important. And it helps you to communicate your needs to voters. We also have a full list of demographics. Homeownership. High homeownership in this community. Race, ethnicity, we'll be able to give you a cross-tab of all these demographics by each of the questions. So, okay. Just kind of quickly, the district's role on the left-hand side, you're going to share local knowledge. You're going to analyze the revenue. You're going to give us all the specific information we need about putting this questionnaire together. And we do not go into the field until you all, your representatives, sign off on every word, every phrase, so that you're comfortable. The worst thing we can do is come back

062to the survey and somebody says, wait a minute. We don't say that or that positive argument. We would never do. We want to test things that are realistic, and they're what you do. And they're accurate. So, again, our role to the right-hand side, we develop the research plan. We write the questions. We conduct the survey. We analyze and we present to you. And work again with Joy in coordinating all of this. And then we're available on ongoing consultations. No extra charge. We just, if it takes months, rest of the year, we're available to work with Joy on her presentation. We work with the district all the way through the election. When you win. We're going to win. Okay? Any questions? I have a quick question. I kind of noticed that you're doing the 20-minute survey.

063I'm sorry? I noticed that your strategy is you're going to interview the 300 people with a 20-minute survey, right? Correct. But don't you think that 20 minutes is usually too long? Like people usually don't stay long? You know, the surveys we've done for you in the past have been 18 to 20 minutes. Okay. So, we're going to do that every month. We're going to do that every month. We are, we do, you know, hundreds of surveys every month. And 20 minutes is not too long. Again, we're in a time where voters want to be heard. And they, again, as I said earlier, they value the school district. They trust it. They want to hear if you have problems or if you have needs. They're engaged in it. So, one of the initial entrances to this

064is to get them to assist us. Okay. So, the first thing is, this is a survey about your neighborhood schools. And they know about your schools. 20 minutes is not, we would not go over 20 minutes. But again, the length of the survey is developed with your input. If you don't have enough questions to ask, 20 minutes, we do 15 or whatever that is. But you sign off on the measure. But the refusal rate, as I said, again, over the last year and a half or so, is not too long. I don't want to be political about this. But with our new president, we have had voters, the refusal rate has dropped. They want to be heard on all of these issues, every issue in front of them. Just really quick to remember, they'll be

065conducting it both online and via telephone. So, that 20 minutes is as if someone was on the telephone for the whole time for the survey. But keep in mind, most of your voters will probably be taking it online. And so, right, their time, like they don't actually know how long people do it online. Good point. We do try to have half the surveys phone and half the surveys online. So, that's the goal to just, as Joyce said, different, men like to do more online. Women like to do more on the phone. So, there's a demographic gender differences that give people a number of different options. That they're more comfortable with participating with. So, what's going to happen to the people who drop in the middle of it then? I mean, are you going to include

066them as part of the 300 interview? Who drop, who do not do the survey? Yeah, like let's say I start the survey and after five minutes, oh, it's too long. What we do is we have 300 clusters. And each cluster represents a demographic profile. If you were in cluster number one, we have 30. Yeah. So, you have 30 or 40 in that cluster one that fit your demographics. They're all men. They're your age, gender. So, out of that 30, we need one completed interview to match up with that demographic. The second cluster has superintendents demographics. All women in that section. My question is, let's say you choose me as a cluster and I do the interview. And after five minutes, I think it's too long. I dropped it then. We only accept completed interviews. Somebody

067should go through 18 minutes and they say, take it easy, I'm gone. So, if I dropped it, then it's not going to be part of the 300 interviews in the part of it, right? Right. That's what you mean. So, you want to keep continuing to filling out the 300 interviews at the end that people actually complete the survey, right? Yes. Can you talk about the timeframe? How long it takes from start to finish? You know, we usually take about four to five weeks. We, depending on, again, how upfront we start a questionnaire development, you know, we want everybody to become, we want to not rush it. So, it might take a couple weeks to craft the questionnaire. Is it rolling? So, if you're getting some responses, do you edit or? No. Questionnaires is the questionnaire

068format. If the questionnaire format and questions are finalized with you, that questionnaire does not change all the way through the interviews. Okay? Did I answer most of your questions? I think so. And can we talk about the cost? Cost? There's cost to this survey? I think it's about, we're right around 33,000 for 300 interviews, 20 minutes. And again, if it's less on the phone or the email, your cost goes down. Again, we're using, we're including Mandarin in both phone and online. We usually do it on phone. We're going to do it online here also because you have such a large percentage of Chinese voters. Yes. How did you arrive at the 300 number in terms of survey? We have 13,000 homes. How did you land on the 300, the number? And is that a big

069enough sample for us to really gauge? I would like to do a larger sample, but you only have about 11,000 voters who are likely voters in November. And it's a small community. It's a small number of registered voters. So, this is what we've found that has worked in the past. In your district and most small districts. You know, we're going to try to get 300. If we get 250 or 275, we're going to take a couple weeks to go back forth in these clusters. But that's the goal is to get to 300. And, you know, if we're doing, we just finished a school district, San Diego Unified School District. We did 750. So, it really matches the demographic profile of a district. And then categorically, when you're doing these surveys, what are some of the

070categories of questions will you be entertaining? So, will some of it be educational based, financial based? Like how are the... All of those. We're going to try to cover, we're going to try to cover. And we will make the previous surveys. We'll make the previous surveys. The next survey is available to you. You can see the, the, we lead with kind of a, things going in the right direction are off on the wrong track. We want to get a feel for how voters are seen today in their community. Your name, the favorable, unfavorable opinion. The name ID of the district. Are you doing a good job? Do you need money? Would you vote for the 75 words? would you vote for it? I think it's seven because you had it listed there. Right? So one

071more. So this is this is a full and again we can we can add topics to this but you can see we try to cover every aspect that you want to know about your district. What we all need to know about your voters and how they might vote, what reasons they would vote for, what positive messages move them. We test a number of individual elements. We were joking when you're talking about all the new bathrooms. Great job, right? But when you're doing a survey to raise money for a district, it's nice that you have older districts that have some mold and some lead paint and some asbestos. So that voters say, yes, we need to help make those districts, those classrooms like they'd like to do their own homes. Voters are going through the same

072thing. As their houses age, they have to make all these changes. And so remember, we try to do a pretty broad range of issues in 20 Minutes. 20 Minutes is a healthy time as board member mentioned. Usually we can get most of the elements that are important for all of us to decide whether you can go forward with this and why and what specifically, what types of voters support you and don't. And what types of voters I find in these kinds of districts, especially with large Asian voters, the communication is very important as you go through to try to determine if the voters are going to support this. There's an initial level of support. They like the school district. And then we've got to move them along. We've got to give them reasons to vote

073for this. And usually. You have a highly educated community and these messages make sense to them. All right. That makes sense. That makes sense. I'd be very convinced. I'm not too convinced on that reason. But we go through a number of these to figure out what moves them, what other reasons they might support something like this. We'll say it is very flat with the district staff and, you know, also we can, you know, review the survey. And then we can go forward in different conference levels so that you have an opportunity to provide input to. So we can do all of that as part of the process as well. Everybody except Mr. Choi, you can't. But you could imagine asking a question that, you know, helps people understand the cost that the district incurs each

074time that measure is put on the ballot. Either measure R or measure E. And like those kinds of education statements help them. Help them understand why the district might be considering the combination and the renewal, the combining. So. There is a sense by most voters these days in this state. That with the Trump administration cuts across the board. Most communities are affected by cuts. Whether the state is cutting, the federal government is cutting, the county is cutting. Voters understand that there are services that they have supported and need. That could be affected and are being affected by these cuts. So that's one of the things we also want to find out. The understanding of that and your needs for money and why you need that money. This is a district, I think, that will. They

075highly value you and they've supported you in significant numbers in the past. So we gotta make the case. Yes, I appreciate that this is also an opportunity to push out our message. With this. B because it's not just getting the data, but we are providing data first. And getting the true narrative and information out to the public. So it's. A cohesive message. And we are one of the lowest funded school districts in the entire state of California. Because of our demographics and because of the fact that we don't qualify to be a basic aid district. So we're not going to be able to provide that information. We're going to be able to provide that information to the district. So we're sort of caught in the middle, if you will. And as a result of that,

07630% of our revenue comes from local sources. Such as the two parcel taxes, our school's foundation and the money that the PTAs raise. We rely very heavily on that. And without that, we would look very different as a school district. So I think we have talking points and, you know, we have a story that I think will factor into your messaging. And staff and the board can spend time talking with you about that. Very important because you guys have insight to all of this that we need to understand and how to describe it. And again, you sign off. We don't go into the field until you all sign off on this language. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. This is an action item. I believe the board. Well, I don't believe I know. The board was

077provided with the documentation of the engagement agreement. In the board package. And everyone has had a chance to review it. With that, and after the presentation, do I have a motion to approve the agreement between CIVIC? Do you have a motion that we can do the discussion? No. Before we make a motion, I have a question. You know, because this is the under 12 action item A. So, A only said major R and major E update. I think this title should be changed. This is not an update. I think we are going to vote. So, maybe we need to rephrase. It is actually listed under action items. Yeah. On the agenda, though, it's listed under action items. If you look at 12, 12 says action items. So, it's 12A. Yeah. But then the 12A is

078a main. I have this one. I don't know if we have the same. I'm looking at online. What do you? Yeah. Item 12A is an action item. It's under the category of action items. And the attachments, what you see in the proposals are in the item. Yeah. But I mean the action item, they said A major R and major E update. I think we are not going to make a motion for the major E update. I think we are going to make a motion for the major R and major E update. I think we are going tonight. We are going to make a motion whether we are going to proceed for this. So, I feel the title is not really reflect for the purpose. I think it's perfectly acceptable to bring it back in two

079weeks. And then you'll have a chance to review all the documentation. And we'll change the title. Does that work? Well, I don't know if that is time consuming. So, I mean, my only suggestion, I think that's a change. The title is more, you know, the. The word update is what you're taking issue with? Yeah. So, we can take update off. Right? So, the board could make a motion with that change. Yeah. So, we can take update off. Right? So, we can make a motion with that change. Because it does fall under. Everything under item number 12 is an action item. Yes. Yeah. So, if we take off the word update, you could make a motion to with the removal of the word update. If you're making the motion so that we don't have to have

080them come. Is this the first time that you're entertaining this? Yes. Or is this the second time? This is the first time. It's the first time that it's on the agenda. This is the first time. Yeah. So, we're going to have a discussion about future major R and major E. My purpose to ask, because I worry about, you know, when the public, they don't know is that this is an action item or this just update. Yeah. Oh, because it says in the quick summary, Ms. Joy Kummer and Team Civics will update the Board of Education on the current standing of measure. It doesn't say that we're going to be, the board will be taking action. The board will be taking action on the approval of the agreement between Team Civics and FM3, not on the

081update itself. Right. I think that Mr. Chang would have liked it to say presentation for approval of contract with FM3 and Team Civics. So, then the question is, can we have someone make a motion with that to change that language on the agenda? Yes. So, correct me if I'm wrong. Yeah. I'd like to more clarify about this title. I don't want the, you know, later the public, when they, sometimes they are not read before tonight or today. Later, they go back and then. So, we can, it will reflect that in the minutes of the meeting, which is really what people look at, the minutes of the meeting. So, a motion was made by, as an example, Board Member Chang to approve the amendment. So, we have a motion to approve the agreement with Team Civics

082and FM3 and also to change the language to read as follows and then give us, you know, how you want that language to read. Can we do that? Yeah. Mr. Chang, would you like to make a motion? Well, you can rephrase, you know, the. Okay. I'll, yeah. Okay. Great. Do I have a motion to approve the agreement between Team Civics and FM3? No. Okay. So, we have a motion to approve the amendment to the agreement between Team Civics and FM3 and to change the title of 12A from Measure R and Measure E update to agreement between Team Civics and FM3 presentation on combining Measure E and Measure R parcel taxes. That's very good. So moved. Do I have a second? Second, yeah. She's second. Join on that. Okay. But she said someone, you made the

083motion. No, I said, do I have a motion? I have. I will make the motion. Okay. Second? Second. Mr. Chang. Okay. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lam. Aye. Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mr. Chang. Aye. Mrs. Gill. Aye. And Student Board Member Burke. Aye. Thank you. 12B. audited financial statements as of June 30th, 2025 to the board for approval. Thank you, President Gill, members of the board, executive cabinet. As many of you have heard during my budget presentations, I often describe myself as living in three different budget worlds. Tonight, I am pleased to share that one of those worlds is coming to a close as we finalize the 2024-25 fiscal year audit. At this time, I'd like to invite Mr. Taylor Ert from our auditor from Clifton, Larson, Allen, or CLA to present and

084highlight the district's audited financial statements as of June 30th, 2025. Thank you, Dr. Troy, and thank you, board members and administrators this evening for allowing me to come and present the results of the 2024-25 audit report. Go ahead, next slide. As just a quick reminder, the purpose of the audits is for our audit firms to come in and to issue an opinion on the financial statements and the notes in that, I think it's 89 page. So that's the document that you have in front of you. It's a requirement of the California Ed Code as well as several other governmental agencies and also just part of your fiduciary responsibility to make sure that the district's financials are being properly reported and properly accounted for, and that's part of our job. Next slide. So of that 89

085page report, our piece as the audit firm is to issue four independent auditors reports throughout that report, and that's what I'm going to touch on right here. Actually, we'll just jump to the next page to start with the first one. This is the main one. It's the independent auditors report over the financial statements and the notes. And we were able to give an unmodified opinion, which means that the financial statements and notes and information behind it is fairly stated and in line with proper accounting standards. That's the highest opinion that we can give. We call it a clean opinion, and that's what we were able to offer. One of the state requirements is that we also disclose on page, which you can find on page 69, if there were any differences between these audited numbers

086and then what was presented to you back in September with the unaudited actuals. And we were happy to report there were no differences there. So those numbers that you received then are the same numbers that we were able to give the opinion on there. We had no, what we would call it, audit adjustments to those numbers. Next slide. So because you're a governmental entity, we're also required to review your internal control structure and to give an opinion on whether there are any internal control related weaknesses or deficiencies that we need to report on or any material noncompliance issues that we come across throughout our audit. And happy to report we were able to give a clean opinion that there were no deficiencies in internal controls over compliance, or sorry, over the financial statements, and there

087was no material weaknesses in compliance that we came across. So another two clean opinions there. The next one, because you receive a significant amount of federal funding, the financial statements, the financial statements, the federal government requires what we call a single audit to be performed, where we look at major, it kind of rotates between some of the major programs that we test, and they give us a compliance supplement that we have to go through and do specific audits for, and give an opinion on that. We were able to give an opinion that of those materials, of the material programs tested, which this year was the Education Stabilization Fund was the one that came up for testing. We were able to give a clean opinion there as well, that there were no direct or non-fiscal, or

088non-fiscal, direct or material weaknesses, or non-compliance with that program. It also requires us to look at internal control structures in place too, and we hadn't done no material weaknesses or deficiencies to report there as well. And then the last opinion, I like to say the state of California wants to get involved too. And so they give a audit guide with, and you can find that on page 83, a whole list, I think it's up to 36 various programs that your district may or may not participate in, that we have to look and give an opinion on compliance with those matters, and we're able to do that. So that's a good way to get involved. And then the last opinion, I like to say the state of California wants to get involved too, and so they

089give a audit guide with, and you can find that on page 83, a whole list, that those matters as well as internal controls over those state compliance matters. And we were able to give another clean opinion there. There were no material non-compliance or internal control weaknesses with that. Next slide. There was one reportable item that we had to report. It was related to the classroom teacher salaries requirement that you were just barely under the 55% requirement. And so that was a reportable item that we had to include as a finding, but it did not affect our opinion. So we're able to still give that high opinion. And then lastly, just part of some of the communications that we are responsible to provide, we'd like to point out that there was a major new accounting standard

090that was implemented this year, GASB 101. It was related to compensated absences and how that was treated. So the district implemented that. That number actually increased because of this standard. But we also like to report there were no difficulties or disagreements or significant issues that we came across with the district. And also just like to point out, because of the relationship that you have with the foundation and the amount that they give, their financials are also brought into the report as a separate, as a discreetly presented component unit. We do not do that audit. And so there is some language where we just, we bring those numbers in and we give a different type of opinion on that, but we don't perform that specific audit. But we do review their work and to a degree

091to where we can feel comfortable including that in the financial report. So that's one of the key things that we do. And then we also have a lot of work to do with the district office. So we do review the statements of our opinion. And with that, I'd just like to close and say that, you know, a lot of our work is done with the district office and we are appreciative of all the work and the back and forth of requests that we're requesting. But also, as you hear from a lot of the compliance issues, a lot of different departments are involved because we have a lot of compliance areas outside of just the financial numbers, as well as even going to school sites to review attendance and other items there. So it really is

092a district wide work. It's a district wide audit that a lot of, touches a lot of departments and a lot of individuals. And we appreciate the help and we can request quite a few things and it can be very cumbersome, but it's really important to get that information and to be able to, for us to give our audit opinions to then fulfill your fiduciary responsibility. And with that, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Sure. No, thank you so much. With that, do I have a motion to approve the audited financial statements as of June 30th, 2025? So moved. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Chang? Aye. Mr. Sung? Aye. Ms. Lam? Aye. Mrs. Ryan? Aye. Mrs. Gill? Aye. And student board member Burke? Aye. Great. Thank you. I would now

093like to turn it back over for 12C to Dr. Choi to present the second interim financial report and the long range financial projections to the board for approval. Good evening again, President Gill, members of the board, members of the executive cabinet. It's my pleasure to provide the board of the executive cabinet with a few remarks. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. I'm going to start with the first one. Hello, everyone. It's a pleasure to provide the board of education with another snapshot of the district's budget this evening with the 2526 second interim financial report. I would also like to recognize the work of our accounting team and especially thank

094our director of accounting, Susanna Barber, who worked diligently to prepare this report while also navigating the complexities of learning and implementing a new payroll system during her first year. As you know, the education code requires school districts to report under fiscal condition at least twice a year. With the first interim covering activity through the end of October and the second interim covering activity through the end of January. At the time of each report the board must also certify whether the district can meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and the two fiscal years following. There are three possible certifications. A negative certification indicates that the district will not be able to meet its financial obligations. Qualified means that the district may not be able to meet its obligations. And finally a positive certification

095which districts strive for indicates that the district will be able to meet its financial obligations for the current in the next two years. Next slide please. For the second interim there are several key revenue assumptions to highlight. First a large portion of our funding is tied to enrollment. I'm pleased to report that the district has experienced an increase of 182 students compared to this time last year. We are fortunate to see this growth while many neighboring districts continue to experience declining enrollment. Much of this increase can be attributed to several of our innovative programs along with the expansion of transitional kindergarten eligibility at our elementary schools. Another important assumption is the cost of living adjustment or COLA that is built into the local control funding formula. Finally a critical component of our financial picture continues

096to be local support. This includes the two parcel taxes we talked about earlier this evening, the San Marino Schools Foundation which works to support teachers. On the other hand the district's revenue projections include the annual income and enrollment rate and the future salaries and the tremendous contributions from our PTAs which fund important programs at each of our schools. When comparing key revenue assumptions between the first interim in October and our current projections we continue to see a slight increase in both enrollment and average daily attendance. This reflects the district's ongoing efforts to emphasize the importance of regular school attendance. This improvement translates to approximately two thousand and ten, two hundred and ten thousand dollars in additional projected revenue. We also experienced an increase of 10 students in our unduplicated people count, which results in additional

097supplemental grant funding. There is also a modest increase in federal funding this year. However, it's important to note that over the past several years, federal funding overall has declined. Finally, there are no projected changes to revenues from the San Marino Schools Foundation, special education funding, or our parcel taxes. This slide provides a visual representation of our revenue sources, and as you can see in the pie chart, the largest portion continues to come from LCFF state aid funding, which represents approximately 65% of our total revenues. Turning now to expenditures. Several of our major cost drivers remain consistent. Employer pension contributions, step in column salary adjustments, and benefit placements continue to be the key factors. One area we are monitoring closely in the coming year is the cost of housing. We are also monitoring the cost of

098housing and the cost of health benefits. In addition, we continue to experience increases in utilities, supplies, services, and equipment. Two areas that require ongoing attention are special education and maintenance expenditures. Several federal law requires school districts maintain or increase their level of spending on special education each year, known as maintenance of effort. In addition, state law requires districts to spend at least 3% of their budget on routine maintenance. While the district has done its best to maintain its health benefits, state law requires districts to spend at least 3% of their budget on routine maintenance. When given an excellent job providing special education services and maintaining our facilities, we must continue to carefully manage these costs. We have looked at several key expenditure figures. Salaries and benefits have increased. Some of these increases are attributable to

099the hiring of two additional custodians and a custodial supervisor from the classified side, as well as additional extra-duty assignments on the certificated side. Rising health benefit costs have also contributed to the increase in economic benefit. to increase in expenditures. We are also seeing an overall increase in expenditures for books and supplies. Operating expenditures have risen due to higher costs for services, utilities, and operational needs. For example, a significant portion of this increase is related to special education services, along with rising costs associated with student activities. And finally, equipment expenditures have increased slightly as well, primarily related to maintenance projects. One example is the installation of new seating at Titan Stadium. During that project, it became clear that many of the seats were broken and cracked and really needed replacement, which resulted in additional costs to

100address those issues. Overall, this increase in expenditures is not surprising and reflects the broader reality that economic costs across many areas continue to rise. And in this slide, it is the expenditure distribution in the pie chart. And as you can see, 75% of the district's expenditures are related to personnel. This is typical for public school districts, where the majority of resources support staff and instruction. And finally, let's take a look at our ending fund balance. With the second interim report, the district's projected ending balance is $25,069,200. Included in this amount is the state required reserve for economic uncertainty at 3%. The ending balance also includes both unrestricted and restricted carryover funds. Restricted carryover funds must be used for specific purposes and are often tied to grants that are intended to be spent over multiple years.

101In addition, the Board of Education has designated $6 million in reserves called committed to committed balances, which include $3.5 million for future fiscal stabilization and $2.5 million to help address potential impact on school development. $2.5 million to help address potential impact on school development. $2.5 million to help address potential impact on school development. tax from declining enrollment. There are also four assigned balances within the fund balance. These include 900,000 designated toward board priorities, 4.4 million for position retention in the event that our parcel tax is not renewed and the district needs to temporarily cover those revenues, not in perpetuity, but at most probably a year. And of course, 1.5 million for instruction materials and textbooks and a million set aside for programs innovation. Dr. Choi, can you explain assign balance for board goal? 900,000. Yeah,

102so that balance is designated for the purpose of board goals. So as you know, the superintendent works closely with the board to identify the board goals. We used to have the night banner up here. But that money is set aside to address expenses related to achieving board goals. So as an example, under the category of safety and wellness, if we identified areas of a campus that were uncovered by current cameras, we could use board goals because one of the board's goals has to do with safety to purchase additional cameras. So anything that would fall under the category of any one of the four goals that you have, would be considered. So that would come out of board goals. So anything that is in support of goal one, two, or three, or four would be coming

103out of that amount of money. So that's the first one. The second one is, would the safety issue can use the bond? It depends, right? It depends. Yeah, it depends. So if it's related to our, we have a special fund, Fund 21 designated just for bond expenditures. And if it's part of our facilities master plan, within the language of the bond resolution, we can spend bond dollars on those projects. So if we hired a consultant to come out and do active shooter training, right? That would qualify the board goals. It would not qualify for bond expenditure. Right. Good question. Mm-hmm. And so next slide, the last slide we have. In closing, district staff certifies that the district will meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and the next two fiscal years. Therefore, it

104is recommended that the Board of Education approve the district's second interim financial report and adopt a positive certification. I have a question on books and materials. So I always assume that year after year, it would just decrease because we're becoming increasingly electronic and everyone has a machine. Can we kind of dive into that? Yeah, that's an interesting observation. I too also was a firm believer that cost of instruction materials would go down. The reality is the publishers will continue to charge for their content. And we pay license fees that the publishers provide. But at the same time, we find that it is still necessary to provide workbooks and some printed materials. But it is something that's in flux. We would very much love to spend less on books and supplies if we can. So we're

105trying to find that balance between technology and materials. Okay. Thank you. Are the Chromebooks included in that books and materials? Or like the various devices that we buy that are essentially textbooks? Yeah. So this year, as far as providing Chromebooks to our students, we are very much in a cycle where we have a system in place where we are providing an incoming sixth grader as well as a ninth grader a Chromebook device. And it's not just for access to instructional materials. It's an essential device for assessments as well. So that is a critical component of our books and supplies. Anyone else? Okay. Do I have a motion to approve the second interim financial report and long-range financial projections? So moved. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Chang? Aye. Mr. Sung? Aye. Ms. Lam? Aye. Mr.

106Burke? Aye. Thank you. Fantastic. Okay. 12D. Tonight, a CSBA delegation nominations. Tonight, the Board of Education will vote for the 2026 California School Board Association CSBA Delegate Assembly for Subregion 23A. There are two open seats and four candidates on the ballot. Delegates will serve two-year terms from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2021. We have a list of the nominees in our packet. Do you have it to put up? Biographies for each candidate are included in the board packet. I went ahead and read all of their biographies. If anyone has any input on who they would like or if they did the same, I'd love to hear your input. Okay. Here are your thoughts. I like the candidate from Glendale. I was thinking of her, too. Right. Yeah. I was thinking of her, as well,

107because they have such a strong MDLI – not M – but dual language immersion. I think that we, along with other people up and down the state, would benefit from their knowledge and what they can bring to the table. I definitely agree with that. I also liked the Burbank nominee. She brought up a lot of good issues about equal access and innovation. She sounded good. The Pasadena, the two from Pasadena are existing, and I feel like it is great to give other people a chance. Anyone? Should I put up the two that Shelly and I just brought up? Yes, please. Okay. So is there a motion to approve Nita Ferry from Glendale, Usd. And Emily Weisberg from Burbank, Usd. as the Csba delegate assembly representatives for sub region 23. A. So move. Thank you. Is

108there a second? Okay, roll call, Mr. Chang. Hi, Mr. Sung. All right, this is Ryan. Hi, this is Gil. I and I. Mr. Burke. Okay, thank you. Now for 12 E. I would like to turn it over to Dr. Choi again to present an agreement between Smusd and Adcan engineers for interim housing, field, topography and surveying services at multiple district sites. Thank you, President Gil members of the board executive cabinet. Item 12 E is an agreement with Adcan engineers to provide interim housing, field, topography and surveying services at L. Carver Elementary School, totaling $12,400. San Reno High School costing $7,480, and Valentine Elementary School costing $17,320. The survey information will support accurate planning and coordination for upcoming interim projects across the district. The cost for this agreement is $37,200, utilizing measure M. Funds, and it's

109recommended that the Board of Education approve this agreement. Okay, great. In that case, is there a motion to approve the agreement between Smusd? And Adcan engineers for interim housing, field, topography and surveying services at multiple district sites. I move to approve. Mr. Chang motion. I second. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Chang. I Mr. Sung. All right, this lamb. Hi, this is Ryan. Hi, this is Gil. I and student board member Burke. Great turning it back over for 12 F. to Dr. Choi to present an agreement between Samarito Unified School District. And converse consultants for geotechnical and fault investigation services for the new two-story classroom building at San Marino High School. Thank you, President Gil members of the Board Executive Cabinet. Item. 12 F is an agreement with converse consultants. The scope includes Sir subsurface, borings,

110laboratory, testing, engineering, analysis, fault, trenching, soil dating, if required, and preparation of a combined geotechnical and fault study report for submission to the district. And regulatory agencies. The cost of this agreement is $91,500, utilizing measure M funds. It was recommended that the Board of Education approve this agreement. Sure. And this is obviously a requirement. This is a requirement. Now that we are looking at a two-story building at San Marino High School, as you may know, it is fairly close to the current faults of all lines. By doing this, we want to ensure that the. Staying clear of Thank you. This is add to the additional costs of the building in terms of locating it near the fault. I would argue that this would save the district additional costs, because by doing this you have a

111much better understanding of what's beneath the surface. And by understanding that you will actually construct in the location that you know is safer. So that you mitigate. Additional costs down the road. I'm sorry I must have missed ask my question. I'm just wondering if the two story is more lack of a better word instead of a single story. Yeah, the the rationale behind the two story for San Marino High School is one that provides the additional classroom space that we need. And then, secondly, in the in the past update. What we looked at was by building a two story in the footprint of the southern half of that 300-400 ring at the high school. You would provide the potential for additional real estate north of that. One of the program needs and program goals that

112we intend to do is to move the career center from where it currently is over to where the library is currently. And by doing so you're leveraging you only have so much real estate at the high school. It'll actually free up space so that you have potential for additional whether it's additional buildings or facilities. It'll actually open up more opportunities. So down the road 10 years from now we want to go out for another bond and build a two story gym. We wouldn't be able to do that in that space. That's not being used. Because we did the two story building that is south of where that is, because currently the gym is adjacent to the fault. And so you can't you can't really make significant improvements to that building within 50 feet all the

113way around. Right. Is that correct? So if you move the gym to where the career center is now, and this is just long term planning and thinking about what the facilities. This is a strategic move. It's very much long term. We want to mitigate and stay away from those fault lines. So once you have this, this is a tool for forever, because the faults are the faults for planning for future planning. Well, this is this is specific to the two story building for the high school. It doesn't it doesn't necessarily eliminate the need to do another study down the road. If let's say we decide to build another facility. So another facility, an athletic facility, whether that's a pool or a gym, you would still want to do this type of work just to make

114sure any other question. Okay, with that, do I have a motion to approve the agreement between San Marino Unified School District and Converse Consultants for Geotechnical and Fault Investigation Services for the new two story classroom building at San Marino High School. I move to a pool. Mr. Chang. Second. Okay, Mrs. Ryan. Roll call. Mr. Chang. Aye. Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lam. Aye. Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill. Aye. And Board Member Burke. Aye. Thank you. Back to Dr. Choi for 12 G to present an agreement between San Marino Unified School District and Link Nielsen Corporation for fire hydrant flow testing at San Marino High School and Valentine Elementary School. Thank you, President Gill. Members of the board. The board has an agreement with Link Nielsen Corporation to perform flow testing on four hydrants, two at the

115high school and two at Valentine Elementary, to provide a written report of the results. The testing will document static and residual pressures and calculate available fire flow to support fire protection planning and compliance. The cost of this agreement is $3,776, utilizing Measure M funds. It is recommended that the Board of Education approve this agreement. Questions? In that case, do I have a motion to approve this agreement? I have a motion to approve this agreement. Do I have a motion to approve the agreement between San Marino Unified and Link Nielsen Corporation for fire hydrant flow testing at San Marino High School and Valentine Elementary School? Move to approve. Second. Thank you. Roll call, Mr. Chang. Aye. Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lamb. Aye. Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill. Aye. And Student Board Member Burke. Aye. Thank you.

11612 H. I'd like to turn it back to Dr. Choi to present a lease agreement between San Marino Unified School District and Williams-Scotsman, Inc. for four 24 foot by 40 foot relocatable seven classrooms at San Marino High School. Does it say seven classrooms on there? Four. Four. Where's seven? It says this. Four 24 by 40 relocatable seven classrooms. Is that just a typo? It's probably just a typo. Yeah. Oh, that's a typo. Yeah. Okay. Just can we remove that from the minutes? That's not the answer. Okay. So, we're going to move to the next item. Okay. So, we're going to move to the next item. Okay. So, we're going to move to the next item. Okay. So, we're going to move to the next item. Okay. So, we're going to move to the next item.

117Thank you. Thank you, President Gil, members of the Board and Executive Cabinet. Item 12 H is an agreement with Williams-Scottsman or Will Scott after four refurbished 24 by 40 foot DSA approved, portable classrooms at San Marino Live School. The agreement does include the liquor installation on vacuums. Ramps, HVAC units and removal at the conclusion of the lease term, providing the additional classroom capacity to support District instructional needs. Thank you, President Gil. It's funny that you mentioned seven because we are looking very closely at expanding up to seven portables. However, Dr. will put that seven in there. Yep, but this particular agreement is for four classrooms. We are looking at adding an additional one to not just address the needs of classrooms that may not be available during the construction of the two story building, but

118looking at an additional three units because of potential need for classroom space. Either that's due to enrollment or due to programmatic needs, rather than just the construction of that building. So the cost of this agreement for the four portables is $173,200 utilizing measure M funds and it's recommended that the Board of Education approved this agreement. The term is just until completion. It is an 18 month term. With the option to extend as needed. So 173,000 is the one time fee, right? That is the cost of the agreement for 18 months of four portable classrooms. So it means that we need to finish 18 months, right? Well, if we don't finish, there is a monthly cost and we can always extend the lease if need be. And I know our Grad Night future chairs would like

119some reassurance that there will be space for them in the construction. Yes, we work very closely with our Grad Night chairs and the location for these four portables is on the basketball courts north of the gym. So it is out of the way in terms of, you know, Grad Night planning, staging, and all the amazing work that Grad Night does. Anybody else? And are those portables used just on that site specific or are they? Will they be moved to other sites as necessary or are there other rentals and portables at the other sites? Yeah, so this particular agreement is just for the four portables at San Marino High School. On our next item that's coming up, it will be for the portable classrooms at Valentine. Okay, thank you. Okay, with that, do I have a

120motion to approve the lease agreement between San Marino Unified School District and William Scotsman? For 24 by 40 relocatable classrooms at San Marino High School? Move to approve. Thank you. Second? Second. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Chang? Aye. Mr. Sung? Aye. Ms. Lamb? Aye. Mrs. Ryan? Aye. Mrs. Gill, aye. And Mr. Burke? Aye. Thank you. 12 aye. Okay, back to Dr. Choi to present a lease agreement between San Marino Unified School District and William Scotsman for three 24 by 40 relocatable classrooms. And one 12 by 40 restroom building at Valentine Elementary School. Thank you, President Gill, members of the board, executive cabinet. ID 12I is in agreement with Will Scott for three refurbished 24 by 40 classrooms and one 12 by 40 restroom building at Valentine Elementary. The agreement includes the delivery, insulation, foundations, ramps,

121HVAC units, restroom plumbing, stub outs, and removal at the end of the lease term. Providing temporary facilities. The support district instructional and operational needs. The cost of the agreement is $217,700, utilizing Measure M funds. It's recommended that the Board of Education approve this agreement. And can you touch on why the Valentine lease is more expensive with one less classroom, but it is also a restroom? Yeah. The quote and the pricing for the portable classrooms is actually the same for both high school and Valentine. The additional cost, the reason why it costs a little bit more for the Valentine site is because there is a relocatable restroom building. And in our discussions and meeting with the sites, one thing we found was that there is a shortage of restrooms on campus. Restrooms that are available not

122just for students, but for staff as well. That was something that was expressed. And we worked very closely with M&O to kind of do a little study to see how many restrooms per person. And where the access is. And what we found was a very creative solution to address that need, which is a portable restroom building. So these additional portable buildings is part of the bigger plan, which is to relocate the existing portables to be used in combination with this as interim housing as we construct that two-story building at Valentine. And with your new site plan, is there a plan to move? Are you planning to relocate those existing relocatable classrooms? Currently, that is still the plan. We are working very closely with the architects, West Group. We've looked at so many different scenarios. One

123of the major challenges with that site is really finding actually just access to our MPR slash kitchen. There's very limited areas where you can make deliveries, for example. So we have a lot of work to do. We haven't had a chance to present that that plan yet. Even the schematics of that. We have a couple options, but I anticipate perhaps at the next meeting we can bring for some of those site plans. But need for interim housing was there, and we wanted to move forward on the interim housing. Any other questions in that case? Is there a motion to approve the lease agreement between San Marino Unified School District and William Scotsman Inc. For 324 by 40 relocatable classrooms and 1 12 by 40 restrooms. So moved. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Mr. Chang. Aye.

124Mr. Sung. Aye. Ms. Lamb. Aye. Mrs. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill. Aye. And Mr. Burke. Aye. Thank you. Yeah. I don't know why, but somewhere I had the understanding that these portables we were going to rent and then just move them. That's why I asked the question. But we're renting separate contracts for each of the sites. Right? So it sounds like it. I thought we were going to rent some and have multi use like Valentine, and then later we shift if there's any movement from Huntington Middle School. And the challenge with that is that we do want to move forward with the projects in the spirit of reducing escalating costs. So one of the solutions to doing for doing this is that you have interim housing set up at the high school so that you can

125move forward with the construction project at the high school. And you also simultaneously. So we cannot be shifting. Okay. If we extend it out, we finish one project and then wait and then move those portables to another site. We can do that as well. But the problem is, the longer you wait, the cost of construction will go up as well as all the other things that go up in price over time. We want to mitigate that. Okay. And that was in our plan in the bond. Yeah, it was presented as part of our timeline that we presented because we do want to move forward on these phase one projects to capture those savings by implementing and constructing these major facilities up front. Additionally, we need to spend the first draw within three years, right? Correct.

126For your first bond issuance. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. 12 J. Dr. Choi, please present an agreement between San Bernardino Unified School District and Zoom Recreation for playground equipment, shade structure, and safety surfacing at Carver Elementary School. Thank you, President Gill, members of the board, executive cabinet. Item 12 J is an exciting action item, especially for our students, as it is an agreement with Zoom Recreation for playground improvements at Carver Elementary School. 45 through 12. The project includes installation of two ADA accessible play structures, a DSA approved shade structure, site grading and curbing improvements, and a 400 square feet of poured in place rubber safety surfacing to enhance safety and functionality of the playground. The cost is $552,355.13, utilizing Measure M funds. It is recommended that the Board of Education approve this agreement. Thank

127you. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. Thank you, President Gill. This is one that Stuart was so excited about, right, because he did a lot of people that the children is this the one that's like in the middle of this school right out. Yeah, great. There's actually a site plan that shows the location of this. So initially the playground at Carver was a little bit further south. Actually, go back. Yeah, that might be a good one. that might be a good one to show so currently where um where it's situated is at the northeast part of carver so it would uh it would be right where the current tennis courts are so by

128doing this it actually creates a little bit bigger more space for the playground and it also allows us to proceed without having to either demo or remove any of the existing ones so by doing this it is a very good location it is early impact very visible and it's for ages 5 through 12. so almost just about every kid at carver is going to love it did um am i remembering wrong that i thought the tennis courts were going to be the area for the new tk areas too so the the latest uh update we have in working with our architects is we are looking at a tk kindergarten building complex uh right where the current playground is so the rationale behind that is that we have the opportunity to install a drive aisle that

129will introduce an additional drop-off which is very much needed at carver elementary school thank you is there a motion to approve the agreement between san reno unified school district and zoom recreation inc for playground equipment shade structure and safety surfacing at carver elementary school so moved second thank you roll call mr chang aye mr sun aye miss lamb aye this is ryan aye mrs gill aye and mr burke aye 12-a i'd like to turn it back to dr choi for approval for an agreement between san marino unified school district and zoom recreation inc for playground equipment shade structure and safety servicing at valentine elementary school thank you president gill members for the agreement item 12k is just as exciting as the previous one as it is an agreement with zoom recreation for the playground improvements

130at valentine elementary school the project includes installation of the new playground equipment shade structures site grading improvements and approximately 7 950 square feet of four in place rubber safety surfacing to enhance safety and functionality of the play area the cost is 780 950 dollars and 41 cents utilizing measure m funds it is recommended that the board of education approve this agreement agreement questions so far this one is a bigger than the cover it is bigger uh based on square footage uh but just as exciting for the kids we receive tremendous valuable input from our student council and it's a very exciting project i can tell you i shared some of these visuals with my daughter and she said can i tell all my friends and make sure that they all see this this is going

131to be a very exciting one our goal is to have this completed uh by the end of summer so that when we start school it will be something they'll definitely look forward to so then what happened the cover carver is getting theirs as well um but as you know 200 000 different so it is because of the larger square footage however um i have to say for carver as we are looking at the design of carver's tk and kindergarten buildings there will be additional uh play areas playground specific just for the purpose of those tk and kindergarten kids so um you know in addition to the 4 000 square foot one that carver is getting we are also planning and looking at designing in uh play areas just for tk and kindergarten at carver so

132i think it's a little bit of uh something for everyone wonderful okay um is there a motion to approve the agreement between san reno unified school district and zoom recreation inc for playground equipment shade structure and safety and safety surfacing at ballantyne elementary school i move to a pool i i will second i just have another question um as it relates to like warranty and how long these structures will remain in place and they'll come and maintain it so i might i might want to rely on mr jim to to kind of elaborate on the warranty i know these are industry standard industry leaders that manufacture this equipment um but do you know uh what the warren and maintenance might be for the playground. I mean, materials themselves, we have a one-piece labor installment that

133we're putting ourselves, which is usually about a million on people, but the material putting itself is just stupid. But I'd love to see that. I ask because it's such a large investment and of course there's many kids and growing kids that will continue to be on it. So, just making our dollars rich. Thank you. Any other discussion before we vote? I second. We'll call Mr. Chang. Aye. Mr. Sun. Aye. Ms. Lam. Aye. Ms. Ryan. Aye. Mrs. Gill, aye. And Mr. Blitz. Aye. That brings us to the close of our action items. Thank you very much. Item 13, the board and superintendent discussion items. And for me. Okay, great. At this time, I will adjourn the open session and we need to move back into closed session to complete our agenda from earlier. Thank you. Close

134at 9 o'clock.