12.09.2025 Regular Governing Board Meeting

001I call this meeting to order um at uh on this Tuesday, December the 9th, 2025 at 5:00 pm at 570 Camino Galindo, Rio Rico, Arizona 85648. Can please everybody join us for the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. Mr. Guerrero, can you lead us, please? To the flag of the United States of America and to the United States and justice for all. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, roll call. Miss Alma de la, >> Mr. Benerero, >> Mr. Rene Ramirez, >> Mr. Brad Beach >> and me Lord Vasquez. We do have a quorum. Um, adoption of the agenda. >> No changes. >> No recommended changes. So, we don't have to make a motion, right? >> Yes, we do. >> Yes. Okay. Is there a motion? >> Move to approve the agenda as

002presented. >> So, move. >> Okay. Are there any questions? >> No. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Uh, call to the p public. >> No call to the public. I'll call to the public. Moving on. Okay. Uh recognition presentation. Uh Rio Rico High School cross country recognition presenter Mr. Verdubo. >> Thank you. Um tonight we are recognizing quite a few groups. So >> yes, >> great to have such a large audience this evening. We are recognizing Grey High School cross country team. I don't see Mr. L. I think it's Mr. Lopez will be coach here. a lot of comments about >> Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. Mr. Rodo, um so happy and excited to be here to recognize an an

003excellent program. Um I think calling it a team does not find um what these young men and women accomplished not just this year. I think those of us who have been privileged to be in this district, this school for a while, I mean, I I'll speak a little bit to it today. We'll see the history of excellence that they have behind this program. So, Rio High School would like to formally present to the board our 2025 boys cross country team as well as our girls cross country athlete, Isabella. So, we'll start first with Bella. So Isabella 27th at this year's a AIA cross country state championship was in Phoenix. The race included a total of 188 athletes and she finished with a time of 19 minutes 45 seconds and 90. She also won in our

004sectionals first place in the AIA South Division sectional with a time of 1958. So Isabella would like to and coach if you want to come up here I know you can certainly speak about Isabella's strengths and um I can't tell you as the principal school how proud I am of you and all the accomplishments. Mr. Shiloh if you'd like to add anything about Bella. >> Sure. >> Thank you. Good evening board member. Uh yeah it's been a pleasure coaching Bella for four years. Unfortunately we we weren't able to field the complete girls team. So, she ended up doing a lot of the workouts. Um, I would say by herself, but she had a she surrounded herself with the boys team and and um kept up, which is being very polite to the boys team. She

005really a lot of them. Um, she's a fantastic worker and as I said, she's a two-time defending sectional champion. She made first team all division three for us. And, um, I have one more track season with her coming up, but I know she's looking to continue postsecary running. She has a chance. Bella, come on up. Don't go outside. >> Not detention. >> Now, the boys team, they continued this recent success. They won in sectionals for the 22nd time in program history. 22. Um, it froze in the back. That was 22. than his second time they do it which is exemplary on November 5th and they earned a state runner up honors at the AIA cross country state championship and that was the 10th time that they have earned that distinction in program history. The teams

006they consisted of July and Anthony Martinez who are seniors. Two juniors we have Jay Tesso and Adrien Push sophomores and Santa Cruz and freshman Javier Martinez. The division 3 boys race included 236 athletes and our athletes place fourth, 14th, 20th, 26th, 67th, 95th, and 13th. >> So, boys, if you guys want to make your way up as coach speaks to your accomplishments, >> why don't you go up and line up? I'll briefly say that it's it's been a pleasure coaching these guys and watching them sort of come together. We have had we have as point out two two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, and one freshman. Our number one runner, you count only six up here. He he texted me just a little while ago, he's not feeling well today. He could not make it.

007But um it's it's exciting. We'll be losing two seniors and we'll be missing them. But um I I know we'll be very strong. I say this every year. Um we'll be better next year and that's that's always our goal and I I sincerely believe that we will be. And before I surrender the mic, I would like to introduce if I may real quickly our assistant coach, Mr. Matt Diaz. This is the first year that Matt has coached our staff or joined our staff to coach, but uh he was the very first athlete that I ever coached when I came to a neighboring district uh many many years ago. So, a full circle moment for me to have Matt coaching staff. >> Thank you, Matt. >> Well, Mr. Chadler, let me ask you right up here

008because the last little bit was about our coaches. So, we're extremely proud of our teams as well as Coach Sadler, Coach Diaz, and the athletes for everything they've accomplished. And we also want to highlight the fact that Coach Chadler, our head coach for the program, was named Southern Arizona Coach of the Year. >> All right. Have a couple more certificates. One here for the boys. Then you guys get ready for pictures. Who would like to hold it? Right in the middle. Yeah, Jane Anthony. Yes, that's >> coach. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right, we'll open up for pictures or do I want to do pictures? Questions first. I know. >> Great. Questions? Any questions? >> No questions. Just a big huge congratulations to all of you. Congratulations to you. >>

009You can join them. >> Part of the team. >> This is our guest. >> I know it takes a lot of discipline and a lot of be to be a runner. So, a huge congratulations to you. And what can I say about Coach Sander? Thank you for the many years of dedication and commitment to our student athletes. So, well deserved, Mr. Congratulations. Good job. Good job, Mr. >> Congratulations, Coach and uh to to the team. You guys do outstanding every year, right? And uh cross country is a household name right for Rear Regal High School and it's it's pretty awesome to be known for for your sports and for academics as well. So congratulations to you guys and look forward to see what they do next year. >> Mr. Ramirez, >> I can just imagine

010sometimes when you guys are running on your own, you think nobody's paying attention to me and it's just a lot of hard work, you know. But >> great coaches here, Mr. Diaz, Mr. Shadler. They pushed you to be your best. I'm sure you gotten up real early in the mornings around the hills and everything. >> We have a lot of real estate now. Paid real estate to run up. >> I was just thinking Steve about what you said about you always used to tell me it's not a rebuilding year, it's a reloading year, you know, and lots of spirit. >> So you and wife have done so much for our community, including Clover, which I ran in a couple of times. You guys inspired me to run in that even though I could never climb

011that hill up there by the you know, never make it all the way. It was I tried, but at any rate, it was it was fun. And you guys have brought that into the the whole equation, too, because you make it fun. And we even had a Panama winner. My gosh. I mean, what more could you you asked for? So, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you've done and all the coaches in the middle schools, too. Push the kids and get them ready for for high school. >> So, thank you, Stephen. The um absent runner lives on the top of sombrero. >> Yeah. >> Thank you and congratulations. >> Okay, Mr. Beach, >> I want to congratulate Isabella and thank you for slowing down the pace for the boys. >>

012I remember getting beat by our female wrestler and I've never been the same since pace with them. Uh I known Mr. Chadler for well over probably 20 30 years. Both of us used to have a full set of hair. So I know that I know the stress that is involved with coaching. But uh shout out to all the Shadler uh siblings, your wife, you for not only the cross country but the track. Uh it's a year- round sport and I know all your runners. It's not easy to get to the level that you guys are at by Mr. Shadler and Mrs. Shadler and their mentorship. It's a year- round commitment and it it takes total dedication to maintain championships year after year after year. So, kudos to all you guys and all all the hard

013work that you put in. I did go to the sectional meet. I did see her top runner run against another top runner. Let me tell you, the endurance ran out the last, I'd say two, 300 yards and it came down to mental toughness and heart and then he just blew him away the last 100 yards. Think about that on that mental mental toughness that heart when you want to quit running up that hill. >> Congratulations. >> Congrat Good job. >> Okay. Well, everything that they all said times 10. Okay. It's I'm very very proud of all of you guys. Mr. Shadler, I've also known you for over 35 years. I think you know cuz this is a long time ago. Don't say anything. You >> put me in the bookstore. >> I did. I told

014you you cannot come in here. I'm just kidding. Miss Shatter, same thing. Okay. Congratulations to all of you. All of you kids. You, my dear. Oh my god. you know, just I'm just really happy that, you know, that there is a girl that's competing, you know, at the boys, you know, you're, you know, here kicking butt there, too. So, congratulations. My son was one of uh Mr. Shadler and Mrs. Shadlers's uh um way back when Calabasas was still here at um at the high school. So, when we first started, so you know, this goes back a long long way. So, it's a lot of work. It's a lot of dedication, like they say, and it's a year- round thing, okay? It's something that and it comes from the heart and so you guys have a

015lot of heart in order for you guys to continue you know making you guys better okay your personal best okay thank you to the parents also that that because that without the parents guys you know you know how hard it is just to do it on your own and now and with your parents they when they're supporting you I think it becomes a lot better so thank you very very much and congratulations to all of you and we look forward to seeing better things next year in the years to come. Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Yeah, there's gonna have to get a picture with her in the middle. There you go. Yes. Go ahead. >> Actually, we're gonna turn around. >> Yeah. So that the parents can see. There you go. Ramirez wants

016one first. Look real quick. Wait. Wait. Scoot back. get his first. >> Thank you. >> And then scoot back. So then because the parents want to take >> So you guys can take a few steps back. >> Everyone look at this camera first and I'll move out of the way for the parents. >> Oh yeah. I'll >> thank you again for having me. >> Thank you. So, let me see. Here we go. Where else? >> Okay, moving on. Uh, Libert Liberty Utilities be uh water saver art contest winners. Presenter, Mr. Redo. >> Thank you. We'll give him a second. >> Oh, okay. Sorry. It's starting to get cooler over there. >> Yes, I know. >> It is people. >> Yes, there's a lot. Oh, yeah. We need to >> All right. Um, so this evening

017another recognition um We are recognizing our Liberty uh B Water Wise 2026 calendar art winners. So I'm going go ahead and turn over to >> Thank you, Mr. Redubu. Good afternoon, uh board members, Mr. Redubu, Dr. Ler, Mrs. Brown. So this year marks SCV35's second year partnering with Liberty Utilities for their annual water art contest, which invites elementary school students to showcase their creativity while still learning about water conservation. This year's theme was be a water saver encouraged and it encouraged students to think critically about how they can help protect this important resource. Liberty Utilities received a number of submissions from AC across the district and we have invited the top 12 winners to be here today. Their artwork will be featured in Liberty's 2026 Bwater Wise calendar reaching many individuals across the community. At

018this time, I'd like to turn it over to our representatives from Liberty Utilities who will speak briefly about their program and present recognition items to our student rights. Thank you, madam and board members. It's an honor to be here today and an opportunity to be here to celebrate the incredible creativity of our Rio Rico students and to share about the Smart Water Use Art Contest. At Liberty, we believe deeply in partnering with our local communities to educate and inspire conservation efforts that protect one of the Earth's most precious resource, water. Programs like the Smart Water Use Contest help the next generation, this generation, understand how important and finite water can be. This reminder for all of us that water is life. Um, this year's theme was be a water saver. Um, and students were challenged

019to show how they or their superhero selves um would help save water. Um, whether it was turning off the faucet, fixing a leak, or using smart tools, their art inspires all of us to protect this precious resource. This would not have been possible without some very special people. And so, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Audra for your support without you. We also want to say a special thank you to make this possible and to every educator who encouraged and inspired your students to participate. And of course, a special thank you to the 46 students who shared their amazing artwork with us. A committee of Liberty employees carefully reviewed each and every submission. We read everything that they wrote. Um, and the winners were selected based on their creativity, their vision, their

020artistic talent, understanding of the value of water, and the ability to communicate that message. I'm going to tell you, we had so many that were just excellent. We had the top 12, but then we selected some extras because that we featured on the front um, as honorable mentions because it was just an incredible batch that came in. Um, so the winning art is featured in the calendar. We have them here today for any parent, any educator. We already distributed them to you. Um, but we have extras. So, if you want one, please come see us. We'll be happy to give them to you and to just share this incredible opportunity. So, at this time, uh, it's time to recognize our winning students. And I'm going to invite my partner. Oh, yes. Hello. So, I want

021to go ahead and welcome the winners from Caladas Elementary, third grade, Hooa Korosco. Third grade. Then from our Mountain and View Elementary winners, our first grade Antonio LMA, grade Haido, very high. Madison Rodriguez, Alejandro Aiano Fifth grade Alma. Third grade. Congratulations to each of the students and their families. We would love to give a 2026 smart order use calendar to everyone that's in the year. We have a lot of them over here at the back if you want to go ahead and see us if you want some and we'll just finish with them. >> Thank you so much. Should we take a picture? Take a picture. >> Yes. >> Any comments, Miss Dear? >> Yes. Uh, congratulations to all of you. So proud and happy to see so much creativity and so much vision into

022putting into your drawings and finding ways to save water. And it's I'm proud to see that at at such a young age, you're already looking into how we can make our planet better by saving water. Uh so very uh happy for you. Congratulations and congratulations to your parents as well. >> Thank you, Mr. Guerrero. >> Yeah, I briefly looked through all the all the pictures and they look great. >> Um I ju I just want to say I saw a lot of of teaching other people about water conservation and how to save water. So keep doing that. Keep reminding everybody that it's very very important. And great job with the pictures. They look amazing. >> Thank you, Mr. Ramirez. Yes, I was admiring that calendar as well. You guys did a great job and thank

023you for representing our community with pride. Really appreciate it. >> Thank you, Mr. Beach. >> Yeah. Thank you to all all the award winners. Uh water is a life-saving uh element. I call it a limiting factor. Once it's gone, life is gone. Uh, a lot of you probably have Theos and theas that live in Mexico and a lot of them have those black water tanks. >> They fill them up because the water pressure, okay, and and underground water is sort of dropping a little. So, water is very precious. Without it, we don't survive. So, I'm glad you're learning about it at at a young age and thank you parents for sort of helping them uh with this project and thank Liberty Waters for our community and our schools. >> Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. >> Yeah,

024I I'm sorry. I just want to say the same thing that Mr. Beach said to thank the parents for supporting our schools as well. >> Wonderful kids that >> all so much over the years. I mean, they're just wonderful. So, thank you for supporting our schools. Okay, again, same thing that everybody said. Thank you. You guys are amazing. Your drawings are beautiful, guys. I mean, even the ones that were on the outside that didn't make the, you know, the month or whatever, they are so I love these. Okay, I do I do want one more. Okay, but anyway, I do need one more. But congratulations to all of you. And it's like everybody said, you know, it's so important that you guys at a young age are learning that water is very important, okay? and

025that you're conserving and that you're letting other people know, okay, when they're, you know, not using it in the right way. So, congratulations to the parents, congratulations to you guys, and hope you guys do this again next year. Okay, so thank you very much. This way, we're turn >> a little bit more together. It's okay. >> She's your daughter. Oh my god. >> Big smile. One more thing. Mr. Guerrero has it. He was hiding this. That's his daughter. Congratulations. >> Amazing. All righty. Are they going to be moved out or >> Okay. If the parents and the students, if you would like to move out, I know we are. >> Now's the time. Thank you. >> Unless you want to stay all the way. >> Unless you want to stay, that's okay. >> Thank you,

026my friend. How are you? >> I know. I know. for the camera. >> Start with that. and daddy. Bye. >> She's right over there. She turned around like three times. >> Hey, behave. >> Don't get caught. That's what I say. Start with our next recognition. Tonight we are also recognizing high school fire for receiving the Neils Berman Girl of the Year award from Santa Cruz County Arts and Learning. And there are some students that are also part of that award. We're going to start Mr. Lopez to come up. >> Oh my god. You know, I have to go. It's over at the courthouse. I know that it's at the courthouse. >> Yeah. Yeah. The top colorful Mr. Lopez. >> Good evening again, Madam President, members of the board. Mr. Ruo, district admin. Um, proud to

027be up here once again to recognize um some of the students in our district, also other students from other districts, neighboring districts who also contributed to the mural. Um, so we're proud to have the teacher who led the group. Um, and all of us who've been, if you've set foot at our high school over the last six years, I think a lot of people comment on different things that they see, right? A new field, new bleachers, new pool, but people also comment on something else that has happened over the last few years, our murals. And the murals come from the inspiration, the guidance, and the hard work of one person. That's Mr. Diablo who's right next to me. So we'll be honoring the students as well as Mr. Ghala. So Mr. Ghalab, if I think

028it would make sense for you to speak a little bit about the project, the inspiration behind the mural and the mural was honored with the 2025 Neil Spurman Mural of the Year award. Mr. Telling us a little bit about it. Before anything, I'd like to thank the Lord for shifting life these amazing ways. Thank us. um considering all the projects in and I al want to thank Mr. Lopez for always supporting me as well. So the mural took three weeks. It was in June. It was during a very hot u climate. >> And but what I realized out of this entire process uh was that the climate didn't affect the kids. They were very determined, very devoted. They they they had a vision. They kept the vision. Um, we went through some storms that at

029some point the storm uplifted a canopy that we were using and it spread over the mural on top of the roof and I just saw some kids holding on to it and then there was rain and but it did it didn't stop didn't stop the kids. Um, they showed tremendous bravery through this entire process. Uh I know that um Mr. Jimmy's daughters Yianina and uh Rihanna uh at one point I asked them are those hot and they said no I was busting the sweat I better you know work hard here because you know I don't want them leaving me behind. Uh so but they everyone everyone in this project proceeded with it was a daily 7 to 12 or 8 to 1. We were shifting you know the times and the mural was complex. It

030was we've painted other murals in the past for the past three years we have painted uh three murals um for the county and but this one had the most complexity. It involved the cosmos. It involves stars, planets, galaxies. Um something that that uh that at first I really have to pre-plan. Okay, who do I give this responsibility to? I just divide the responsibilities and you and make sure that everyone makes a perfect instrument of their of their talent, skill. And uh and it worked out just fine. It worked out just fine. Um, so I just uh I just think we made a great team. We made a great team. There were two other students from Noises High School that were also involved. Um, there's also a student that didn't make it today. Um, and his

031sister, three three students didn't make it. But I'd like to call up um before anything I'd like to mention that we have a very effective team um and I'm talking about Mr. Didmar uh Mr. Nicholas and I we have a very uh we have designed a very effective um plan we're putting together. So, I just I want to thank them for considering me in their plans. Um, but moving forward, I I want to call Emily Ramirez. Come on up. Griva, Grialva, Navaro, Navaro. and we congratulate them on the amazing work that they elaborated through these three weeks of it wasn't an easy process. It wasn't an easy process but they demonstrated uh diligence in devotion. The other three were um there's also another student that I want to mention and Roberto Castro who, this is

032recent, um, suddenly showed up to my classroom one day and said, "Mister, I have an artwork that I want to show you. I'd like to do a lot of paint on my own." And and completely surprised me with cubism. Um, he could be the next Picasso, the next amazing style that he's demonstrating. He is elaborating these pieces that are very uh intriguing and is showing a lot of of potential to develop and advance in in the skill of cubism. Um Roberto, please come up. So we wanted to take this time to again from our district we have Emily Ramirez Mik Rihala Julian Salazar so Servantes and then these last students they actually graduated from the high school last so the last students who I mentioned so you can see because the project took over the

033summer and we also wanted to honor people students who are not in our district uh but connected to our district in many ways right Mr. Navaro is here who's also just like Mr. Guerrero the father of some of the artists up here. So we also have Isa Garda as well as um Jennina Navaro as well as Brianna Navaro and then of course Alberto at the end and Alberto was presented with first place in the southern Arizona the art exhibit by the Santa Cruz County Superintendent's office as well. >> And of course last but certainly not least we have Mr. Ghalva. So Mr. was presented with the project and this was recognition of his contribution to the mural honored with a 2025 new man mural of the year. Mr. Thank you for all your hard work

034and dedication before we get started with the questions. I know that you have another mural that's going to be next week. next week. >> We will be unveiling a mural that we painted in Tubec and it entails the history of the Hokam tribe and their life depicted as they lived in this region. Puerto Rico is also an um historic historic um historical iconic figure of Seio Francisco the tribes and Jews involved. But the the interesting uh thing about this project is that I involved three of my colleagues who are um Mr. um Jose Alvarez from the school um Dr. Carlos para historian from the UVA >> and the retired Carmelac priest um Lopez we go way back when we were involved in the foundation and so they were in this project and they actually came

035to educate the students as they were developing the project um on the history of the Okum tribe the history of the Spanish how they other another other tribes involved. >> I could add briefly before question and I think that echoes um when that email first came in came into my office at um with so much energy all the time and he says there's this new project that they're asking us to do like but we just spoke not too long ago about all the projects that you're doing and sometimes you feel tired and exhausted like yeah but I don't care because I'm excited about each and every one of them. So, and that's the approach he takes to every single mural and I mean our school conspira have been that mural in the 200 bot is

036my favorite one you choose but yeah that just echoes how much has devoted not just to our school to our students but also outside of it in our community so wanted to add >> you thank you thank you okay um any comments de la >> congratulations to all of you and I was just going to say that you know maybe your students are mimicking your bravery as as far as, you know, being out there in the in that hot weather. But because I know that when you're doing something that you love, something that comes from your heart, something you're doing with passion, maybe the heat didn't bother you because you're just looking to that the end of the of that project. Uh so, thank you. Thank you to all of you because I'm sure that

037there was many other things that you could have been doing during during those three weeks in the summer and the fact that you chose to work with, you know, with art and and chose to do that uh mural is uh something to be very proud of. So, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Kha. Um again, I need to just last week we were at a site visit at Mountain View. We visited Mr. Uh, hi. Your >> name and I'm just amazed to see so so much talent so much talent that we have in our in our in our school district. So, I'm very happy and and and proud of that. So, continue doing what you're doing and thank you. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Thank you, uh, Mr. Guerrero. >> Yeah, Mr. Haba, thank

038you for for all the amazing work you do and for inspiring the young artists and uh I look forward to seeing that mural next week. >> Thank you. Thank you so much and good job every >> Thank you, Mr. Ramirez. >> Yes. From Mac to Mr. Ditmar to Mr. Grihalva, thank you for inspiring our kids to do this great work. quite obvious that your love teachers for your subject is imbued not only in your kids but in their works as well. So I want to thank all you you guys for your work and for not only representing the schools but representing our community as well. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Beach. >> Yeah, a little curious. I don't want to put anybody on the spot but who is Neil's man? Anybody? >> He was

039a he was an advocate for the arts. is for many many years. >> Married to Sharon Herman and she also she also is involved. >> Yeah. Isn't aren't they I'm just Okay. But aren't they have something to do with the gallery? >> Yes. >> Right. Uhuh. Yeah. The name kind of sounds familiar but >> conjunction. >> Yeah. With the with the gallery. Right. Okay. Sorry. >> Mr. Grihalva, uh, thank you for all you do for our our our students, not only at the high school, but I'm seeing a variety of ages here. So, for for all our our community and all our students here also, uh, you know, your students, I like what you said about I knew who could handle this task, who is best suited for this. It's almost like a coach. You

040you know who to put in and where. >> And because you knew that, this mural took first place. all you guys brought it together and uh created this amazing mural down there. It was just amazing. I I've known several teachers and we've I think about two or three years ago we did the portrait of a graduate. >> You know, one of the things is uh creative critical thinkers. That mural is very creative, >> effective communicators. Sometimes it doesn't have to come through a voice. Sometimes it can come through a painting. And uh thousands of people were down there close to a thousand for the Christmas parade seeing that mural. Okay. And it's communicating a message uh to those individuals. Uh what else was that? Engaged citizens. Okay. So this project brought in encompass that portrait

041of a graduate that we preach here and you put it into practice. So, I want to thank you and your amazing artists here and and your your teammates over there who are doing such a wonderful job with our our arts class. >> Definitely. Definitely everything. Again, I'm the one that says at the end. So, but everything that they say I I I I agree with every single one of them. One of the things that I really I really admire is the the passion that the kids have for it because you have to have that passion, you know, and to make it something that's yours and then make it better. And you guys have instilled in these kids, you know, and you found ways, you know, to get their talents to come out and to show,

042you know, in their artwork. And and again, like he said, you know, that you got jobs for everybody because you already know them. So, you're guiding them in the way that they will be better at what they're doing. And stay with it, guys. I mean, this is amazing. I can't believe, you know, that you guys are second, third, fourth graders and and you guys are doing such amazing work, you know, and stuff. So, the passion, that's what I I mean really. And that comes from you because you're, you know, you're giving it to the kids. So, thank you so much. Thank you very very much. And I hate it that we're not going to be able to go to the but we have a conference on the 18th. We leave on the 16th. So we

043won't be able to make it but we will go and we will make it a point to go. But thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> It's on Thursday. It's on the >> picture. I'll show you. They gave us They sent us >> You mentioned too that those students are also >> Mr. Yala's kids tell which one. >> I know the ones with the cap. Huh? >> I was gonna say Yeah. Uhhuh. I was going to say I think they're they belong to him. >> It's not. >> Uhhuh. >> Congratulations. So congratulations. >> Mr. Grihalva, where is the mural that's you're going to be showing at the >> at the Tubac community center? >> At the community center. Okay. >> And the bridge road. >> Oh, okay. >> As

044soon as you enter, it's going to be right behind you above the wall. Okay. Um elementary school Mr. Verdugo Mountain View Elementary School AP and data presentation. Mr. Verdugo. >> Thank you. So this is our our first school site that will be their grade and their data. presenting job to continue to improve. I know he's going to share some some data with you. You know, last year they were an A, this year they were, and they missed it by less than a point. >> Less than >> and so that'd be too exciting. about four students that needed to veteran test and they were getting but I shared with with team the state the system it's not easy to get an A but it's easier to get that A the first time that I mean really

045I know his team was extremely disappointed that they to be disappointed But I know that >> I was wondering why we were getting extra candy. >> I'll give you an A. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. >> I appreciate my president. Um, thank you for the opportunity to be here to be able to do this uh to do this. happened last year. I think I was the last one to do it. So, I'm grateful to be the first. Um, as Mr. Pig was saying, you know, we did we established our baseline. I said, whatever we got last year, that's what that's what we want to aim for and we know we can get it right. Um, which was that a letter grade. And if you look here compared

046to the previous year, um, yeah, we got a B. We missed it by 32. 84 was the the baseline to get a um we only increased by less than a point as you mentioned8 points. Um overall um previous if you look at that really what our focus what we want to look at is that category proficiency um uh proficiency ability and the proficiency levels there. That's that's really what we want to look at when we want to make those gains because for some reason those points are always in the tw in the teens. in the teens and it's like we need to get that in the higher teens and in the 20s just so we can get that A and just keep it there um as years go by. So more importantly, I'm going to

047go to the next slide. It's going to show our two of our four site goals that we have here. Um because this is will answer the the how the how that we have. So as as and I'll review the next two goals later on in the presentation. that we have. So in goal one, in goal one here in math, we increased the average number of proficient students from 23% the previous year to 29% um last year. So we set another goal, you'll see there, to have that 6% increase. We've already it again. Let's get back to the 30s. We set another goal um although the same thing there. The previous year we got the average was 32%. uh we went down a little bit just down to 30%. Um but like what I tell my

048team as you see there on the far left is those commitments and those action steps that's to focus on because those are the honestly that's greater than the goals that we have set. Um so the first action step is to look at goals number one and two the map in ELA. It's it's purposeful. Purposeful is what we have there. We're focused not only on our small group instruction, but also on being very intentional when we teach. Under goal two, the third action step, we've increased the minutes in our in our kindergarteners, our third graders, um reading interventions. It's part of our effort as we mentioned last couple years to increase that foundational skill for early on age and have that sustainability maintain that. Um, in turn, I do believe that those proficiency percentages when they

049already enter into third grade, um, they'll be at a great level, be a sufficient level, and then continue to increase as they move on to fourth and fifth grade. And we've seen those, we've seen that improvement over the years already. Um, kind of the PLC's, the PLC's grade level teams. Um, they're definitely they're definitely purposeful, intentional, while still remaining flexible. Um we have a we have also continued building consultants. So great work TLA on collaborating with that with them. Uh received training for our ELA curriculum, our relating math, our MC class. As we speak now, I sent uh I sent a team of three people, our social coach, a couple grade level teachers to this math conference. They're driving back from from Phoenix. It's called Math Bro Math Bros. And has three gurus that are

050there that just kind of giving them high intensity how to make math fun. That's what they call it. Math is fun. Um just strategies and teaching math. Last month we also had one of our view consultants. It was a day of two days it took that they also spoke about our teams of what is working, what is working and areas of focus for future growth that we have there. So as we move forward to some of this uh this data here I'll go to the Aela and I'll point out to the far right the last column there you know the percentage of students percent of students who increase the proficiency level um you see it's color coded green and redum there on the bottom percentages they indicate the growth from the previous year and the

051percentages indeed um so second and third grade they only dropped one percentage point. They only dropped one percentage point. You see there, fifth grade, they went from 55% to 53%. So, not a huge decrease, you know. Um, fourth grade, they had the big they had the big decrease. They went from 61% to 33%. So, now the question is like, okay, so what are we going to what are we going to do there? Um and this takes us to our our third goal here in our our site goal really modeling the modeling English more uh intentional intent intentionality schoolwide you know at the beginning of the year when we had our back to school and everything we talked about that but everybody um all staff members using uh just making sure that we're speaking English make

052sure they're repeating to us little things like that little things like that um as you'll see there also sentence frames posted in our classrooms um to assist with complete sentences, visuals on the slide, um you know, we're using those in powerfolios, the evaluation, our database to try out new strategies we can help them overall because we want the students to uh to have more discussions more discussions have more discourse there within us. Um along with that, you know, I mentioned for this the previous slide fourth grade is having that decrease. Um we we're sending one of our fourth grade teachers, it's our team leader actually. She's we're sending them to this PAS conference um for the English language learning conference that actually starts tomorrow. So sending her back out there and see what she can

053bring back to the team. Continue to see that growth. see the other slides just kind of grab that goes with what the number percent are um or goal >> 41%. So 51 to 41 we're still saying that goal of 61%. It is lofty. Yes. But we know we know we can do that. We know we can get there. I'm going to take a look at this already. So we'll see you know ELA um and you know it's divided by by the cohort. What's interesting here is this is not But I was looking at the numbers not by cohorts. Um look at the percentage of stu of proficient students. We increased in proficient percentage in four out of the six not seven tests. Four out of the seven tests including at as Arizona side but yeah

054there wasn't enough growth. was no grow enough growth. But that's where it goes back to the uh the focus in our small group of dogs with more intentionality right there. Targeting those specific skills you can see the side there. Okay. So this is a new slide. This is a new slide here. Um this this is data collected by the Arizona Department of Ed. It's a comprehensive needs assessment graphs that are there. So I took a few screenshots of these um and they help identify our needs during our comprehensive needs assessment to gather the information of where we want to go, how we want to do it. These particular uh particular graphs gives an overview how we rank against other schools in the state compared to the percentage of uh 300 students that was reported to

055the state. Um so that in that solid blue line there in the middle is what I call like the cut line or you know more accurately it's a trend line. And as you see, unfortunately, as you see as that um the greater the free and reduced lunch is, the trend line of proficient students tends to go down. Mountain View is that blue dot way on the far right, way on the far right there. Um and like I filtered this to compare against other traditional K8 schools. Um you can see we're above that that line there. And this one is deals with math math proficiency percentage which is uh 20 29.19%. That was the average between graders. This second one okay yeah that's the second they're pretty similar because the ELA is actually at 30.17. So

056we're still above that above that trend line. And honestly, I don't know how many. I mean, like I said, I filter this against other K traditional schools. I don't know how many schools are out there, but I'll tell my see there's a lot of stuff happening there. Um, this is I believe this is the average. This is the average of both the ELA and math proficiency was at 29.67. Um, still maintained above that that trend line. So, that's that. So then the last school I mentioned this is our last last one of our last school here. Um focuses on chronic chronic absenteeism. Um so the p the previous percentage was pretty high. It was pretty high. So over 37% at 37.39 u it grew by three percentage points to 40% 40.81. So our smart goal

057you know reality let's see if we could decrease it by 5%. Let's see what we can do. What are we doing? Uh so we started looking at this leadership academy back at the end. Our behavior coach also a counselor they came up with a a flowchart. I created a flowchart um with procedures SOPs for when a student reaches a certain amount of absences or retardies. These are steps that's going to happen what the teacher does, what the coach does, what the principal admin would do. Allows us to keep track and follow up with uh with families. There's weekly shout outs. There's signage that's out there for them. monthly incentives for maintaining a certain percentage um that they get uh with like I said it goes along with those incentives. I'll tell you right now for

058the month of December we're only seven days in um we're at 96.6%. Hopefully it stays up there. It seems like what I'm seeing what the data the trend is in the beginning of the month we see that as it gets colder but now as it gets closer to the end of the month it goes down a few percentage points but at least right now we're at 96.6%. Um and then I wanted to end on this last slide going back to comprehensive assessment graph here. This is goes back to how much growth students are having. And so this last graph shows the student growth percentile compared again I filtered it to the traditional K8 schools. Um and we're actually we're still maintaining above that trend line at 53% above what the state average is. So you

059know I have a wonderful team. I had a wonderful team. you know, third year being here and everything. Still bringing in the people that we want um here and we're we feel like we're heading in the right direction. Yeah. A little disappointed that we didn't get it, but we're that a but we're in the right direction. We're in the right direction and we're staying positive what we want, where we want to go. So, thank you. I mean before you make some some comments. Just wanted to share as well visits all been very positive especially when you visit Mountain View but also share with the board and I know Mr. that uh his team has worked really hard but I know that uh they will also be pursuing uh the plus school of excellence next year

060I believe next year we'll get into because you have to be at a school site as a principal for three years before they allow you to pursue it and you also have I'm just throwing that out there because the reason I bring it up is because the these scores and and our our IEP really are just a snapshot of what's happening on the campus. There is a lot more and one of the things about the A+ school of excellence that it's a site visit. They come and they see are you actually living these IEP that you're actually doing it and then um they pull students out, random students and they questions. So I know they're prepared for that because of our site visits when we talk to students you ask them what's happening. You ask

061them what's going on. You have talk to teachers. um he's building a very positive culture of of excellence and commitment. So I just wanted to congratulate you on that. Even though your letter rate wasn't where it was where you wanted to be, um the the site has been very very positive comments, but I just wanted to congratulate you on what you're doing so far in year three. >> Thank you. Thank you, Miva. >> Yes, Mr. Ali. Yes. Congratulations, Mr. Rebu. last year when the last week when we were at your site, you're you can see the camaraderie and the teachers are all working um with you and they're all, you know, they were themselves very upset. It was just less than a point. So, but you know, it's good to see that you already have

062action plans. Um and hopefully, you know, you reach that goal. I know you will. We you you'll get there. It's good. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you, uh Mr. Guerrero. >> Yeah. Um, no questions other than congratulations and uh, you know, just just like Mr. Delario said, you know, we know we know you'll get you'll hit that mark. So, >> we're behind you. >> Thank you, Mr. Ramirez. >> I want to thank you for that. I think it's right for all the other principles. You as my former student know how much I love coffee, but I can't, you know, guarantee that you're not going to get coal in your stocking. On a serious note, um, looking at at this these graphs, I'm wondering whether maybe COVID and the learning loss maybe had to do

063with some of this downward trend. I'm not sure. Maybe Megan could tell us something about that, but it's pretty hard to measure learning loss, right, Megan? I mean that's tough >> especially now we're looking at kids who were maybe not even school age right when it happened. So it's it's hard to say why. I know in you know the Aella graphs where you can see steep declines the state average is in there declining with us and a lot of thought when I've gone to some AD meetings was changing from that 4hour block we used to have of English structured English immersion down to two hours and just when you're having less direct instruction like that then that can start to happen with language acquisition but I haven't heard of like any taste from the state

064of going back to that model. So, I know because that to me like that graph is the most shocking, but >> yeah, it's really hard to pinpoint learning loss and happens in some areas with some kids and others not. >> Of course, we all know as teachers that sometimes you just have crop failure. You know, some classes are better than others. you know, and there's just nothing nothing you can do about when I was working with you. We had a class one year when I was a seventh grade teacher. They were tough. >> Really tough. And I remember warning all the eighth grade teachers, they said, "Ah, we've we've handled anything." I remember them all telling me because, you know, the eighth grade had really solid teachers and they're really confident. They look at a

065guy like me like, "Yeah, whatever." Right? But then when they inherited that group in eighth grade, >> they understood what we were talking about. So sometimes you just have that and there you have to deal with it. Not every class is the same as another class. I'm sure I know it's probably not politically correct to say that, but we've had classes that are I know over the years of teaching when I was at Rio Rico High School, some of those classes were really strong and sometimes others you really had to struggle with. It's just so you could chalk up some of it maybe to that, you know, but I was looking at that downward graph and maybe we should ask ourselves what was going on between 2019 and 20 that we were up there and

066then all of a sudden we took that fall. Maybe it's co I I can't figure it out. I'm looking at it, but I think it would behoove us to take a good look at what we were doing then. But u maybe Megan's right. cutting down on the direct instruction is definitely going to affect that graph. >> I would agree with you wholeheartedly. >> State went with us. Like if if we were outside, like if the state was doing one thing and we were not, then I'd be very concerned. But we we'll have to get direction from ad on if they're going to update the expectations for those. I don't know if everyone knows when I say 4hour block that it was like targeted. I should have said targeted instruction >> where the kiddos are just

067with that one teacher for the four hours learning English. >> So it had that has other repercussions on learning science, social studies, >> social studies and everything. >> So that's where like sometimes you give and take, right? >> I appreciate that very much. Thank you. >> So yeah, but hey, keep up the good work. You know, I I know you work hard, Dominic, and I've known you. I mean, you were always that way. So, when I had you as a student, too. You're just a hard worker, and you're sharp as attack. So, I have faith that you'll turn those numbers around. I'm not I'm not worried about all the I don't think I think you can handle that pressure. I'm sure you're going to come out really fine. Even though superintendent put a lot of

068pressure on you, you're going to do fine. I know you're gonna you're going to come out like a champ in the end. So, and I appreciate everything you do. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Beach. >> Yeah. If you don't meet your goals next year, two of these. >> No, you know what? Look, looking at the data up there, it it's data driven. You know, you know where the weaknesses are. Throw the interventions in, do the PDS to operate around them and uh those results. And like Mr. uh Rita said, you know, we do have the the crest and the trolls sort of like an ocean wave uh throughout the years, but uh when we were doing the site visit, I was really impressed with your reading intervention program over there. I think it

069was on the left hand side >> and I think you had four instructors in there and they were really putting in the work and I think a lot of these tests, at least from the high school when I used to give them, they're almost a reading test now. So reading comprehension to all our principles is so important to get these kids to read at grade level and I think that'll pay. You know at the beginning of your uh presentation I saw a strategy that we used at the high school which was think pair share >> think >> which was amazing for our English language learners because it gave them a couple minutes to think, a couple minutes to write, a couple minutes to share where they might have been left out the old way we

070used to teach. Give me an answer. Give me an answer. So, I really like that uh strategy and if you use it schoolwide, it becomes ingrained in in the in the students. >> Uh we also used to use the five W's, who, what, when, where, why when critiquing essays or an article. And my students five W's, they know it by heart. But something these little strategies is what bumps them up on these tests, you know, at least helps. So, uh, thank you for the presentation. Enjoy the slides and, uh, yeah, we're always putting our best foot forward and I know you do. So, thanks. >> Yeah. Thank you. Also, everything that they said, of course, and, uh, just, you know, like I said, when like Miss Deariva said, you know, we've been going into the

071into the classrooms and and you can see that everybody is on board. You know what I'm saying? that all of your teachers are are very concerned with the students and they're trying to do everything possible, you know, to get them to for it to click. You know what I'm saying? But again, you know, like this is based on test scores and stuff. But then, you know, you also have to think that, you know, maybe this kid was sick or maybe this kid was, you know, not feeling good, having a bad day, and and that will impact, you know, something that they did know and then they're sick or whatever and then, you know, they just, you know, didn't get the right answer or whatever. So, it's really not because of what you're doing, you know,

072that it's affecting it. But, you know, but you guys are on the right track and you guys are all, you know, together and and uh and and you're working for the right, you know, for the right reasons, for the right goals and stuff. And I like everybody said, you know, I am almost positive that you guys will will bump it up again, you know, and and you know, and you will be an A+ school and all of that neat stuff because you've got all of your teachers working really hard because they really care. You know, you can tell that right away from all of them. We've visited with all of them. We talked to them. We talked to the kids and everything. And and it's really cool to see, you know, everything that they're talking

073and everything that they say about the school, about you, about the the way they're teaching, what they like, what they don't like. There's very nothing. It's really I don't think anybody has said anything that they don't like. It's like, you know, no, you know, everybody love they want another what was it? um uh some uh um some custodian they wanted you know that they wanted somebody there and so but you know it was uh it's just great you know that everybody is so involved okay in making that school you know a better so congratulations congratulations for all your hard work and everything that you guys do and your teachers exactly >> thank you >> okay she wants he wants to say something else >> yeah I want to ask you a question about the boldness

074I forgot to I wrote it down here but I forgot to ask So, did we get the what are the maximum amount of bonus points you can get? >> Maximum amount is five points. >> Five points. Um, the one of the we missed some of the bonus points from within science because our average for science was below the state average. So, we missed the full points there. I think it was three points. >> I remember when we were talking about this once with the high school. I think like if you got people to sign up in ROC for the military or something, you got extra points. >> Extra points. I was just wondering what the criteria was. >> Yeah, they're they're different in the elementary. It's more actual score based than at the high school

075where it's the college career ready indicators. You get additional bonus points, but the I think they're special ed science >> science are the and and we get most of those at our sites, but this sure science is is difficult to get. >> Thank you, Madam President. >> Appreciate. >> Thank you. Thank you. And thank you very much. Congratulations. So, >> thank you. He needs to run because he's got to get to their concert. >> Oh, you have a concert. >> Are performing. So, >> Oh, okay. Moving on. Um, uh, superintendent report. Mr. Verdugo, >> thank you. Um, want to say again to thank the the board mentioned for all the site visits. We've been doing a lot of site vids has been campuses, uh, seeing the the great things that are happening. um having lunch

076with students and staff. Um so that's been been great to want to congratulate Audra and the team, Angie and everybody forced up the bus this last weekend. I think 580 boys were so want to say thank you and I'll Waiting is also to all the different student organizations that participated uh from band cheerleaders or second cheerleader I think it was Mountain View Mountain View um and then all the the dance team and all those different groups that were there to support that. Um want to thank those that participated even that evening in the parade. So we asked whether our student groups participated in the parade that even makes it was a very long day for a lot of our students that left the bus then for the parade. Um also congratulate all the sports as

077their uh the soccer tournament that we held. Um very good showcase for our school district to have I think 16 teams come down and uh play on the largest field in Arizona. I think it's difficult sometimes for them to to go from that small field to the very large field. They usually like that it's got a lot of space, but it's a true soccer field. So, it's it's very different than some of the fields that they get to compete on. >> Um, wrestling uh has been participated in tournaments. I think we had a second place finisher uh with Jess and then fourth place finisher on the boy side in the last tournament. Um, so wish them luck as they get into the Christmas and holiday tournaments and things like that. Um, and then the board

078will be at the ASBA next week and so we'll get to spend some time learning and doing that kind of news. That's it. Thank you. >> All righty. Thank you very much, Miss Lariva. >> Other than our school district last week, I have nothing to report. >> Oh, okay. All righty. Thank you, Mr. Guerrero. >> Nothing to report. Mr. Ramirez. >> Yes. I'd like to thank uh Angie for all that she does to make things good what she's done all year long. You can't thank you enough for all that you do. Especially in my case working all the time and a lot of us here, we're just always so busy and so sometimes we don't get back to you as fast as you'd like and you're always so patient with us. But thank you for

079all that you do here and even in this room to get things ready, >> all the stuff that you've done for me to help me out at times. with my trips and stuff like that. I like to thank the superintendent for that, too. And all the secretaries and tech, everybody, all your staff that helps us out and keeps things flowing for us as governing board members. And um what else? And I want to wish everybody happy holidays. >> You're Jewish. So, happy Hanukkah and and a good oldfashioned merry Christmas to everybody because this last meeting we're going to have and we won't see you until next year. And I wore my nice, you know, tie with the Christmas trees on it for you guys again. >> I'm always surprised at how fast this tie comes

080back up again. I was like, >> just fly. >> You put it away last night, huh? Now you got to put it on again. >> And you know, it's a real shame that Mr. Kramer is not here anymore because I would probably ask him this question. But since I still have Mr. Rodoo here, I just want to ask him who is number one in college basketball this week. Arizona. There we go. >> Arizona. >> There you go. See, brought this here for >> Dr. Vunderville. >> Anything but ASU. >> Anything but Are you done? Yep. Thank you. Okay, Mr. Beach. >> All right. Yeah. Shout out to Angie Lopez, our board secretary. Happy birthday. >> Happy birthday, Angie. >> I was >> Oh, you couldn't celebrate. >> Oops. You didn't tell all of us, Angie.

081Sorry. >> And I I don't know who did the emojis, but I used to have big ears like that when I was young. I don't I don't know if it brought back traumatic injury or >> DBS or whatever you call that. Yeah, I grew I grew into >> Yeah. >> Uh yeah, big shout out to uh Rear Rico Schools for representing in the Christmas parade. >> Oh yeah. >> Uh we had a a tremendous showing. Uh we had uh all our basically all all our schools there. Our JTA, everybody was there. >> Uh we represented well. Uh Mr. and uh Mr. Renteria had competing floats >> and I'm going to be playing it safe. It was a tie. Okay. And uh who else was there? Let's see. Mr. Chavis and Miss Delgado. Where's Mr. Chavis

082at? >> Oh, he left already. >> They're about a half a mile in front of their floats. I don't know if cross country was still in his blood, but they constantly were looking back like, "Hurry up, hurry up." >> But uh shout out to all the all the floats and all the hard work that went into doing. And uh gotta give a shout out to Mr. Verdugo, aka Mr. Claus's son, Connor Verdugo. His >> college success and career exploration class will be giving a presentation on December 15th uh to community members, staff, and admin that will be judging >> Monday. Yeah. >> Okay. Uh they're definitely putting again our portrait of a graduate into practice. So all all the the things that we have uh that that uh end of the year project is definitely

083demonstrating that. So we are uh what are we practicing what we preach? Okay. And let's see, last but not least, I was up in Tucson at the William Bell wrestling tournament. And yeah, shout out to Jesso. She took second and uh I think she lost against the state champ. She can beat her. She's going to be facing her a couple more times. So hopefully we get the win. And Joshua Bonia, he took a home fourth. So doing real well. They're competing. They're looking good. And they're on the >> January last four or five weeks of till the big tournament. So keep on working hard. That's all I got. >> That's all you got? Good. Okay. Well, thank you very much. Um, say everything that everybody said. I mean, we have we've had a a really

084good time going into the classrooms and going into, you know, look at the kids and, you know, talk to the kids, talk to the teachers. In fact, tomorrow we go to Sayatano tomorrow. So, we will be over there with you guys and talking to your teachers and everybody. I really like to go over there because you see the kids one on- one and then you get to ask them questions and and you really get to see everybody that's, you know, hands-on, you know, everybody's working, everybody's, you know, they don't know that we're coming in, you know, and so it's it's really it's really exciting. It's really nice to, you know, to see, you know, everybody that's there. And of course, you know, we get, you know, uh, we have a really good time with them

085and stuff. And congratulations to all of the sports. you know, I think uh the basketball's right now and some and wrestling is almost done and you know, cross country of course everybody um and u and just happy holidays to everybody you know you guys I hope you guys have a wonderful you know um Christmas uh break and you know New Year's and and you guys get to spend it with your family and friends and everybody and just healthy just you know for everybody. Thank you very much and happy birthday Benji. Love you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay, moving on. Information, discussion, action. Uh, Mr. Verdugo. >> Uh, thank you. So, the ASB has requested um, uh, we review bylaw changes. You receive by changes. My recommendation is to approve them as there is

086a second motion. If you do approve them, do some >> which will be Angie, right? Okay. >> All righty. Uh so yeah, so so do we have a motion? >> Uh discussion >> or any discussion? Sorry. Any discussion to Mr. No, Mr. Guerrero, Mr. Ramirez, any discussion? >> Mr. Beach for a sec because I'm trying to download. >> All right, go ahead. Mr. Beach. >> No, I haven't. >> Oh god, that was quick. >> No, >> there was just something the wording that I had asked the superintendent, but I can't find it. >> Okay, shoot. some kind of wood. >> Okay. Yeah, because they did change a couple of things. Okay. and uh and uh but >> and and they're designated to to streamline some of the voting process and also oversight of the um

087>> I think that the positive they're positive changes by the ASBA team and legislative groups. >> Y >> I just recalled and about the problems that we had had with the past. So >> and I think that's one of the reasons that some of these changes has >> come changes on on the word >> they try to sweep a lot of it under the rug you know and I think this will add more transparenc and I think that's I think that's helped encourage some of these changes that are now being put in place. >> Yeah. >> I think there is more Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Because I think there is more transparency. there's, you know, the wording did change and stuff. So, and it was, you know, something that that is, you know, that is okay.

088So, okay. Do we have a motion? >> So, the motion would be a motion to um approve. >> Okay. Motion to approve the one by change proposal from the Arizona School Boards Association as presented. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. We also have another motion. Does anybody have a a motion for the second part? >> Motion to designate our representative Angie Lopez, board secretary, to vote in the manner the board has approved. >> But we have second. >> Perfect. Second. Seconded. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. Okay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Yes. >> Okay. We move on. Okay. Uh potential Puma J Ted JTED special uh bond elections. Mr. Verdugo. >> Thank you.

089Um so on November 6th um Miss Brown and I attended a meeting with um Superintendent Kathy Trader and their CFO um from the county JTED um because they were sharing that their JTED board was interested in pursuing a bond uh and then um sharing that bond with the satellite districts. There are 14 satellite districts and the letter that that you received um shows those districts and we're all in in support of opposing at this time with the proposal um of the the bond. Um and I shared the presentation that was given to us. Um and if you look at the the the proposal >> um >> yes this uh presentation that um the the bond They're proposing um basically as a 05 rate um which would increase um our tax our constit on our constituents

090>> um and give us um look at what 15% or 20% to the satellite districts. So that means that approximately $30 million if you look at that proposal would be shared between all 14 districts while 200 million would go to the central campus. >> And if you look at the numbers um that we that shared in the letter there are about 2,200 students that attend the central campus and about 32,000 that attend the satellite campuses. Uh-huh. >> So it does not make sense >> proportionally. Um so the reason and in the letter um that was drafted by the team superintendent um states in its current form and so that if they do change and and there convince us and I don't know if that would will happen either way. Um just to be honest with

091the board um we always like to be very transparent with our community um when we are pursuing um a bond or override because they trust us. Um we know and we'd have several meetings and with this um as I shared with the the Jed um that it would be very difficult uh because of the time frame and also not necessarily sure if we support it um because we want to know what our community is going to receive from these funds. Um, and so I mean if you look at, and I know the proportion there, I mean it should probably be flipped if you're even going to look at that, that 80% would go to the satellites and the 20% to the the central campus. Um, but my request um is if you read the letter

092is to allow me to sign that um or prove that that we're in formal opposition at this point. Um we are meeting with uh superintendent from the JTA tomorrow um to kind of review why we're in opposition to it. Um as well as just um she says she has some other ideas that she would like to share with us and and so Miss Bound are going to listen and and we'll see what comes of that meeting. But again, it really, you know, our our constituents trust us because we're very transparent and we are always making sure that we're fiscally responsible and proposing this at this time, I don't think, is following that fiscal responsibility. Um, again, it could change. Um, and we'll bring that back to the board if after our meetings and they decide.

093But I wanted to share with the board that even if we oppose it, their board could still follow through and move forward with the bond. Um, and so at that point, then we would kind of be in opposition and um, and if it passed, then we would have to try to kind of go back and say, okay, it passed. Our consumers are paying some money. What are we going to to receive from it? So again, that's in November if that if that does happen. Uh but they will have to decide this May if they're going to pursue the bond. And so I will continue to update the board as we go through this process. But happy to answer any questions that that you have, Mr. Brown. I can answer anything that um any questions you

094have about this letter. >> Do you have any questions, Mr.? No, I think you just answered it. They have to decide whether they are going through with >> Yes. and and they and they they decide in for the entire Jed. So all districts that have Jed would then be and uh the districts or the community would be part of the boat um whether we want to or not if if the board approves it. So, it's just like our board if we decide it's a bond or do an override, you decide based on all the information we get >> um and then propose it and then the our community votes on it. But this would be all the communities within that 14 districts. >> So, no questions. Just thank you for looking out. >> Yeah, makes

095sense why >> it's recommended that we >> Yeah, that we vote. Yeah, >> I have not. Thank you. something. >> Yeah. If enough uh opposition uh comes against your board and this individual just through your years of experience, what's the probability that they might change? >> It's it's going to be very interesting to to be honest speech. That's why we're meeting because um in our first meeting there was a lot of opposition to it. Um, but the feeling that we received and the reason that we wanted to write this letter is because it was like we're going to move forward whether you agree or not. >> Um, and so and it may change the the amounts and those type of things, but at this point um it looks like they're really pushing towards um having

096the the vote. So again, that's why we wanted and and I think of I think of the 14 districts, I think eight tonight have board meetings and are have this up for approval to oppose again the current form and that's why we're very clear in its current form. If they change it maybe, you know, there might be some some more wiggle room. But again for us as I mentioned it's very difficult because you know I mean for our previous bomb we I think we did something like 30 something different presentations to community members because again we want to show them what we are doing how much uh what it actually funds you know because to this day we still get emails from people I thought you were going to do this and so we and

097we said well here's what we're doing this is why we do it. Um so it's I don't have any comments if I may add Mr. do it's not only the imbalance in the allocation of the resources of the location of where they want to invest the the funds but also and and to us more importantly the timeline I mean when we when we've had the need to go to our community there's there's a committee that comes together there's there's numerous meetings there's numerous presentations that are done throughout our community to to share with them why why the need to go out for a bond or an override and to us it's just seems rushed um plus with an imbalance of resources um of where they're they're looking at investing um and and Mr. Rub just

098mentioned the group was that was in attendance at that meeting was pretty much you know against it and was not shy about sharing the sentiment with the superintendent and I came out and told Mr. She was not listening. Um, she was just not listening. Um, we talked about enrollment. We talked about the imbalance in the allocation. I talked about empty buildings. I talked about how some school districts are closing buildings. um and and and this comes in and competes when the time comes for us to renew our override um those measures that we have in place and that stay 100% in our community. So I'm not against C10 programs, but it at the same time this one it's it's a little bit hard to support. >> Yeah, it's too >> lopsided. And the thing is

099the central campus like I mentioned only has 4,200 students and and Miss Brown asked that specific question and for our district we have 26 students that participate at central campus. >> Um for instance Mirana who was in in that um who has um thousand students as a district said we only have 70 that attend the central campus. So it doesn't make a lot of sense uh for them to support it because if if all those funds are going and and only 70 students are receiving the benefit from the central campus and again we we support the J10. I mean we're we're members we're partners and but as far as this goes it's very difficult to support at this time. >> Yeah. I was going to ask you that worst case scenario is it possible for

100us to be you know to move away from JTE and do it on our own? Is that something that >> So, so that that's that's a question um that we we're exploring. Um again, it's something we've talked about previously of what that would look like to not only to create our own or just to have our own district um CED programs and what that looks like funding wise >> um and not necessarily be under the control of somebody else. somebody else >> but it does you know again bring us but it's something that we have to look at I mean it's and again just like for us it's always a process we want to we want to make sure that >> what that looks like when the timeline would be and how can we absorb

101our own programs and what our and the thing is the other thing about our programs is that we want to make sure that we're flexible because you know um we talked about South 32 coming in and they're going to need some workforce development which we're working with them already um healthc care is going to need to continue to improve their um infrastructure here in our community. So we're already looking at programs Dr. Lenderville, Mr. Borrow, Mr. Lopez are always looking at how can we do these things internally um and be fluid with what our community needs. Exactly. >> Um because that's the the main thing and sometimes we're at the mercy of the Jed when it comes to that. So again, we we've always explored that because we would love to have our own programs,

102but there are some programs that we just can't fund and so we have to send them there. >> Um, but we will continue to try to build our own. >> Mr. Anytime we send uh 20 plus students north, the money stays >> up there. Correct. >> No. So um a portion of it does. So, so they because our students still attend our school during the day. So, they're not full-time ATM over there, but they do receive a portion of our of our funding for the time that they're there. >> And we pay the transportation. >> Yeah. >> So, so, so that's the I mean, every day we're sending kids. It makes it a long day for those kids. I mean, those kids are are troopers. I mean, because they they're very committed to that program.

103They're here until I think noon or 1 in the afternoon and they get on the bus go and then they get home at 8 o'clock at 9 o'clock at night. So every so so that limits some of their um extracurricular participation, you know, so they're committed to those programs. And I think that's one of the reasons that we only have 26 because if they were still able to participate in some of the activities, we probably would have more >> more, >> but it's hard to to get them back. I mean, I had a meeting last spring with a parent that was very upset that their daughter couldn't play softball >> um because they they really love softball, but they were >> committed. >> Yeah. They were committed to that program and they could only be

104here one day a week. And it's well, it's hard to to tell a coach, keep this person on the team when they can only be here one day a week and they probably will miss half the games because they're committed to their program. So, it's hard, but yeah, some of the funding does uh portionally go to to them, but most of it stays with us because they're still our normal student during the day. >> Okay. >> Any other questions for anybody? >> Okay. So, do we have to make a motion from this one? >> Is there a motion? >> Where is it? Mr. To approve it. Uh >> I can I can do >> Go ahead, Mr. Uh move to approve uh the opposition letter regarding a potential FEMA uh joint technical education district special

105bond election. >> So moved. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. >> Okay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah. All righty. Uh moving on. Uh this is the district calendar. um the for the fiscal year 26 26 27 and 2728 Mr. Veroo I can't believe >> so I'm gonna invite Miss >> she's been working um since last spring I believe uh to get a two-year we used to do two years then we went to one year >> but that was an appetite from the team to to go back to it's easier to it's easier to plan >> and then kind of happening. And so, um, I'm going to go ahead and turn over to Miss. >> Good evening, board president, members of

106the board. When you have these two school year calendars in front of you, we are proposing to, you know, post have two school years, the next two available for our community. It helps so that people know where things are. We have been going year to year for a while and we have found that this is kind of that calendar we've been sticking with and so you're not going to notice many changes from the last few years. I will highlight um the the only change came from um our quarterly reviews with our teachers um that we have as part of our integrated action planning and it was shared by um some of our elementary teachers that the family conferences that we have in September and February that they do not have enough time to have quality

107conversations with their families. And so we added a an additional day for kinder through 8th grade family conferences. And you'll see then the family conference week that that would be uh it would include conferences on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday now. Right now it's a Wednesday, Thursday deal. >> So we took that feedback and trying to put it into action of honoring that time since that's an important family connection. That does not take away from talking and communicating with families on an ongoing basis. >> And that one is for October and February, right? >> Sorry. October and February. >> February. Okay. I was >> sorry. I think we used to do our conferences in September. >> I know. So I was like, wait, I don't see the stars. >> Yeah. So yeah, those are the

108major changes. >> I don't know if you have any other questions for me. These uh have the the principal spent uh two months gathering site feedback and so this is a result from the feedback that we received. >> Just just so the board I know that's that's generally a question from the board is did did the staff look at this? >> Yeah. Did the staff look at it and everything? Okay. >> And had numerous meetings then when they had conversations I said send it back to make sure that the last thing you wanted is to to have feedback. I said well I didn't know I didn't know. Um and so it has gone through a vetting process um and made sure that that everybody had a a voice to make sure that this is what

109we wanted as our calendar. >> Okay. Can I ask you a question? What is the the the check mark where it says learning check? Is that >> So when you were teaching at Calabasas, we would have called our progress report. >> Okay. Progress report. >> Focus on learning with the language that we're using. So that just is telling families they can expect their parent view. >> Yeah. learning. >> Okay. Okay. That's what I I didn't I had never seen that and I haven't been gone for that long. >> Put like the progress report dates on the calendar, but we started to so that people could anticipate it. Prior there were just the report card. >> So yeah, so that's like after four weeks, four and a half weeks, whatever of the kids being in school.

110Okay. Thank you. Thank you for the clarification because it was like blown me away. >> And this current school year, I think we finally found that balance. We again had feedback from our teachers. You'll see at the conference times that there would be a learning check that Friday before and that way there's that fresh data, a fresh report and now we're meeting as a family. >> Yes, I see that. I can see that here. Yeah, that's good. >> Any any questions? Mr. Mr. No questions. >> Yes. Okay. >> I I would like to see us do away with a PD on the day before Thanksgiving. And I'd like to see us the teachers get out early. I remember when Beach and I first started at Real. >> It's on there, isn't it? >> It's on

111there to erase. >> Yeah, they don't have PD. >> Well, it says on there. We're going to change that >> also. I'm sorry. not only our teachers to leave, but we also I gave if you see the email that >> I saw that yes, >> I was just going to mention their leave. >> I was just going to say hats off to you for that. That was awesome. The you the nice things that you said about the teachers, thanking them for all their hard work. I love that. >> Yes. >> And u it's nice that they get out. I like to see them get out though because I was just going to say in the days in the beach and I thought we get out like 10:30 or something like that and 11 o'clock, you

112know, just short schedule. I kind of like that. Everybody likes that. Teachers really like it after they've been working hard and you know, they want to get out and start their Christmas shopping early. That's really I'm not kidding. You know that. Everybody knows that in this room. Everybody loves to get out on that day early. So I I would like to see us not get out after like noon or something like that. you know, 10:30, 11:30 is a lot more reasonable and people are pretty sens. So, I'm glad that they don't have any PD. >> Yeah, I will. >> Okay. >> All right. >> That's also for December, right? I think >> December is early release. Yeah. On the 18th. >> On the 18th. >> Just because it's an early release. No PE happen. >>

113Nothing happening there. >> Yeah. Thank you, Mr. for time. The teachers they could leave 15 minutes after the kids were done and school is done. I I appreciate that very very much. >> Yes. >> Anything else? No. >> Back when Mr. Midas and I taught that's when dinosaurs roam the >> the earth. We we used to start August like 28th. >> Uh so our our school year, you know, was our our summer was actually three months. So, >> I have no uh it looks good to me and I think with uh community, not community, but teacher input, staff, admin, you covered all bases and I think if this is what they're happy with, I'm happy with it. >> Yeah, definitely. Me, too. I that's what I was saying. As long as the teachers know and

114you know, and all the staff and everybody, principles and everybody is happy with what's going on and with that little change that you will make, you know, to that one just so it won't say PD, so just say, you know, early release or whatever. I think that's perfect. Yeah. I Yeah. >> So, so the and I would recommend to the board that just to have one motion to approve 26 27 27 28 uh with the change of er versus PD on the day before Thanksgiving. >> Okay. >> What would be the motion? >> I second it. >> I can't make >> you. Okay. Somebody can somebody make a motion, please? Motion to approve the district calendar for school year 2627 to 2728 with the change >> from ED to >> ED to ER second. >>

115Okay. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Okay. We got our calendar for years. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Moving on. Uh policies. Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District policies. Mr. Verdubo. Thank you. We do have one policy for review this evening. Um, as our site visits have been happening. Um, I know that Miss Basquez and had some questions about dress code while we were on a discussion. We wanted to we talked to students and they said, "Well, it says that my undergarments aren't showing." And they just said, "Well, I'm not wearing any. >> I'm not wearing any." So, so they they found a way to circumvent, you know, >> of course. >> And so, of course, >> like the board, you know,

116adapt. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, we wanted to bring that back to the board to to add some change to that revision so that the board expectations are start members of the board. Um this is a fairly straight change um revision to policy 532 students higher. Um I added spaghetti straps. >> Let me see. >> Any questions? >> Let me see. I just want to Okay. So then that includes tops with spaghetti straps, >> tube tops and halter tops. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. because we did have issues with some of the kids when we were visiting them and you know so yeah anyway are there any questions Mr. Lariva >> no Mr. Guerrero >> Mr. Well, I know that we had discussed stuff like that, but maybe I'm glad you caught that. It's not in there,

117but >> of course, I'm a firm believer that we should have a very strong dress code. >> the kids are constantly going to challenge us. They'll come up with something new. >> Oh, yeah. >> I remember uh I don't know if it was we were having that discussion about how to wear things and that's to say shoulderto-shoulder across. >> Yeah. the things that we have to say because these kids are going to need to interpret it literally and then come up with something new. >> Yeah. And we've had the some of the kids coming up and bringing you know like the copy and say look where does it say this you know but that was it was like the understanding of it you know that you know well I'm not wearing it I have nothing

118showing I'm like yo the thing is that everything is showing but you know so yeah >> I appreciate your work and casting that. >> Thank you. Thank you um Mr. Beach. >> Yeah. So, spaghetti straps, if they have straps that are are thicker that are covering the bra with a little jacket, that's permissible. >> I would be up to the covering. >> Well, if that's what we're we're just focusing on policy and it says spaghetti straps, which I think they're real thin. >> Yeah, the spaghetti are the really thin >> ones that typically your undergarment is exposed. Well, as they just didn't wear an undergarment, >> so then there was other things. >> Okay? >> You know, um, other districts have put a limit on like more than 2 in this and that, but then

119we get into, for example, if you look at the cross country uniforms, they wouldn't meet that 2 inch. So, I I think maybe if we start here, that would be a good place to start. And then if we need to expand the the length, um, I also talked to Mr. for about potentially if this board has an appetite looking at having cage uniforms that's always something that that you can consider >> I don't want >> I know but so you're aware furthermore just just to your attention um administration also has the right under bullet number one where it says significantly interferes with the district's ability to maintain order blah blah blah um some of the administrators had expressed concerns about having discussions regarding dress that they felt was inappropriate. Well, if if it meets any

120of the they have the, you know, it doesn't have to say >> doesn't have to say >> inches or whatever. Uhhuh. >> If it's disrupting the educational process or causing or interfering with learning, then the administrator also has the right to determine that the outfit is not appropriate. >> And I thought that was sort of a a one where >> that's being a little bit more specific. Uh, and just for administrators out there, if you do deem something inappropriate, even if we don't have it at on uh on our our policies that at least I will have your back >> and me too, >> you know, and I think we can speak for the board that we'll we'll back you. I I always agree with Mr. Ramidz is we gota dress for success and also

121have a dress codes that's conducive to a learning environment inside the classroom. >> Absolutely. and uh touring all our schools including the high school. I think overall uh the students are very presentable. There is a very few that I would consider sending to the office to get a shirt to cover up, but o overall I'm I'm very impressed with our campuses and the dress code as it stands. So yeah, I have no problem. >> Absolutely. Uh Mr. Ramirez wants to say something. >> Yeah, I kind of when you mentioned K all the way to 12, that makes me worry a little bit. I don't want to be like Russia, you know. either that or it reminds me of a poem by Robert Frost when he talks about good fences make good neighbors, but then in

122there there's that irony when he says there's something about a person that doesn't like a wall, you know, >> and it just sort of reminds me of that. I I don't not a big fan at the high school level for that because I think by then they're young adults and should have their choice like we do. And but um it's going to go back to thing with the the uniforms. I may not not use the dress code. One of the things used to bother me when I always think about we used to say this too, Mr. Ruga about you're only as strong as you know weakest link, right? Or whatever. We used to always say that in sports. But one of the things used to bother me is that, you know, the girls would come

123in and with these coats, long coats, and they looked really nice, you know, and dressed up, and then they come into class, and then they knew, you know, that they would use that to get through security on campus, you know, >> they come into your room, they take their their coat off, and they look like they're dressed like an act for Vegas or something. >> It's just outrageous. And the only way that you're gonna stop that is if you have every teacher >> Exactly. >> you know, enforcing the rules. So, I appreciate if we could just give them a little reminder. You can't Well, everybody has to enforce that rule. And and that's part of our our site visits and we we've mentioned that and and and the the thing is again that the students

124which is I think a very positive thing for student agency that they're saying that they're reading the handbook and and saying not to me which is we want them to to have that that voice but also then understand this is what the the rules say and they have to follow it. So, we've had some conversation with students, but this gives a little more teeth to the Evan to allow them to say this, look, it's it's here and and there's no arguing because we do have those that continue to argue and say, "Well, show me show me." And then their parents and it's it's something that we want them just to get back in the classroom and focus on learning. >> Learning. Exactly. >> But thank you. >> Yeah. Exactly. >> Yep. You're welcome. Thank you.

125And I like I said, we have seen and like Mr. Mr. beach uh mentioned, you know, with us going into the, you know, to the classrooms and especially there isn't a real problem I per se in the elementary and middle schools as much. Okay. But the high school, okay, you have that little group that just kind of pushes it, you know, they they really want to see if you like you said, you know, oh, but I have my jacket. Well, but you don't have it on right now, you know. Oh, but I can wear, you know, stuff like that, you know, and and it's like And the thing is that if you let them change, okay, well, go ahead and change it. We did that once. Okay. And we kept walking. What happened? As soon

126as she was away from her, she took it off. You know, we went into one of the classrooms and you're looking at the girl and you're like, "What did I tell you?" You know, you you know, we you know, we know that that's what you do. I mean, we're not, you know, idiots or anything. you know, it's just, you know, so we needed to make sure that the kids understand, you know, we're here to learn, you know, and, you know, and we're here to for that everybody, you know, can be at the same place. I don't I don't ALS I don't think I like uniforms for the high school and I hope it doesn't come to that. Okay. But, you know, again, you know, when the kids, you know, push so much, you know, I'd

127like I want them to be, you know, uh, you know, to express themselves and to, you know, and to show, you know, everybody that they have, you know, style or this or that. But then there's a place and a time you know for certain types of of attire. Okay. And school I don't think is the the you know the place where they should do that. Okay. So but that's again my opinion you know but you know um >> so so there is a requested motion to policy. >> Okay. Does anybody have a motion? >> Madam chair I'd like to make a motion to approve the revision policy 5-302 student attires presented. Second. >> Second. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. >> Okay. Eyes have it. Motion passes.

128Uh the next one, moving on. Uh proposed and prioritized topics and possible dates and times for future board meetings. Mr. Verdugal. >> Thank you. So the conference is next week. I believe everybody will be in in attendance. And then after that, our next governing board. um opt for the holidays. Um that will be our organizational meeting as well. So we will have a regular meeting. Um the organization meeting as you know that the legislature changed the requirement to have separate meetings and so we can now have our meeting be the first meeting of the news any like um >> any any updates? Uh Miss Dear not Mr. Guerrero. Huh? Mr. Ramirez, >> is this asking for >> for anything you want to prioritize >> Future topics. >> I I would like I'd like to know

129just an FYI is good what what the deal is with uh just if you could just give us an update on our solar farm. >> I've been thinking about that and I was wondering it I know we probably don't have the money but it would be really nice if I don't know we have the land. We probably do south of there, right? to make make it even bigger maybe in the future. >> That's again that's with Unisource but Miss Brown and I have had that discussion looking at what our the term is with our lease and where that's at. So that's a it's a good timing question to >> Okay. Yes. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. >> Okay. Anything else? Okay. Mr. Beach. >> You have not and I have none either. Okay.

130So, uh we'll we'll just get an update on the solar farm. >> Okay. Uh, moving on. Consent agenda. Um, approval of the consent agenda agenda. Does anybody have any questions on it? Mr. Lariva? >> None. Mr. Cargo. Mr. Ramirez. >> None. Mr. And I have none either. We need a motion. Please. >> Motion to approve, accept, and ratify the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed? Nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> And oh my god. Let me see. Let me see. Hold on. >> Before you journ, I want to say it's nice to have our one of our former valadictorians. I was remiss to mention in my board. >> Oh yeah. >> Attendance here at our board. Thank you. >> Thank you for

131coming again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And uh we are adjourned. Okay. and it is 6:54 p.m.