001Well, hello Tucson Unified community. Can you believe January is already over? I'm your superintendent, Dr. Gabriel Trillo, here with the very latest coming out of our final Governing Board meeting for the month of January. Great stuff tonight. I want to start off by congratulating Sabino senior Savannah Ramos Smart. She recently was recognized by the Arizona Department of Education as a recipient of the state's Arts Seal of Excellence for her excellence in fashion design and visual arts. We were very very impressed with this young lady and her in her artistic excellence. This evening we also had an opportunity to welcome our TKAP that's the Tucson Korea Academic exchange program with delegates all the way from South Korea. They are here for the next couple of weeks with a delegation of South Korean students as part of
002this historic academic exchange program that's been in the district now for almost two decades. And the Korean students while they're here, they will be sharing homes. They'll be staying with host families with their fellow students from Tucson Unified School District schools. They'll be sharing cultural adventures, cuisine, food, and friendship. And we look forward to this summer when we can send our Tucson Unified School District students to South Korea to complete the exchange. We also heard tonight from our bond manager, Dr. Charlotte Carter. We've got a list of about 15 more schools that will take another bold step for safety and security and adding window security film to make sure that our campuses are safe for all of our students. And then lastly, we welcomed the auditor general to the school board meeting tonight to talk
003about the realistic challenges that the district faces financially. The district, of course, is operating at a higher financial risk than usual, but that doesn't mean that staff shortages and layoffs are imminent. It's more of a forecast and a roadmap to help us meet some of the challenges today so that they don't become crises in the future. So, I want to thank the auditor general for joining us this evening and talking about proactive ways that we can rightsize the district's budget and get right back to fiscal excellence. That's all I have for you. We're going to see you again in February. If you missed tonight's meeting, go ahead and catch the replay on the Governing Board website or catch up with All Things TUSD on Instagram, Facebook, and X. We'll see you next time.